The Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette

Great Eastern and Western Railway. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That application is intended to be made to Parliament in the ensuing Session for an Act or Acts to authorise the construction and maintenance of the railway and branch railways hereinafter-mentioned, or some of them, or some part or Parts thereof respectively, with all proper works, ap- proaches, and conveniences connected therewith respec- tively; that is to say, a railway commencing by a junction ^ith the line of the proposed Worcester, Hereford, Ross, lad Gloucester Railway, or by an independent terminus station, at or near the Priory, in the parishes of Saint teeter, Saint Owen, Saint John otherwise Saint John the baptist, and AH Saints, or one of them, in the city of He- dford, and within the liberties thereof, in the county of Hereford, or commencing by a junction with a proposed deviation of the lineot the Monmouth and Hereford Rail- way, at or near the turnpike-road leading from Bromyard to Hereford, in the parish of Saint John otherwise Saint John the Baptist aforesaid, and terminating by a junction with the proposed Vale of Neath Railway, at or near Nant-Lieclie otherwise Nant-Lioche, in the parish of ^strad-y-Fodwg, in the county of Glamorgan, and the Parish of Penderyn, in the county of Brecon, or one of them, which said intended railway and the works connec- ted therewith will pass from, in, through, or into, or be situate within the several parishes, townships, and extra.. parochial or other places following, or some of them; that 's to say, Tupsley, Hampton Bishop, the Vineyard, Saint l'eter, Saint Owen, Saint Nicholas, Saint Martin, Grafton, A Saint John otherwise Saint John the Baptibt, and All Saints, or some or one of them, in the city of Hereford, e.nd liberties thereof, and in the county of Hereford ^ordiford, Huntingdon, Upper Bullingham, Lower Bul- "flgham, Clehonger, Haywood, Haywood F'orest, Treville, Abbey Dore, Allensraoor, Callow, Dewsall, Killpeck, Much Pewchurch, Thruxton, Saint Devereux, Didley, Worni- ridge, Ewias otherwise Ewyas Harold, Iventchurch, "^enderchurch otherwise Howton, Rowlston, Llancillo, 44(1 Walterston, all in the county of Hereford; Langua, Crosmont, Llangattoc-Lingoed, Oldcastle, Llanfihangel P'Bgcorney, Penbiddle, Llautillio Pertholey otherwise ^'andeiio Bertholey, Abergavenny, Hardwick, Lloyndu, ^Unfoist,Llanwenarth,Llanellen, Aberistrwylh otherwise laenau Gwent, Blina, Hed welly, all in the county of Mon- mouth Cwmyoy, Fwthog otherwise Tootling, Bwlch Tre- "yn, in the counties of Hereford and Monmouth, or one of them Llanelly, Aberbaidan, Maesgwartha, Llangattoc, *^«Ballt, Prisk and Killey, Llangynidr, Blainey, Duffryn, Xr°f Faenor, Coed-y-Cyminar, Dytirin otherwise DyftryD, Gelli, Cantreff, Nant Ddu, Ystrad-fellte, Ystrad-fellte "higher,Ystrad-fellte Lower, Penderyn, Penderyn Higher, Lovver, all in the county of Brecon Dowlais, ^eUygaer, Mertliyr Tydfil, Forest, Garth, Gellideg, Heol- ;ermood,Taff aod C ynon, Aherdare, CefnP ennar ,C w mdare, ^orchaman, Llwydcoed, Ystrad-y-fodwg, Clydach, Home, "fiddle, and Rhigos, all in the county of Glamorgan *'so a branch railway from and out of the line of the said rat-mentioned intended railway, commencing at near Abergavenny in the parishes of Aber- £ *venuy and Liantillio Pertholey, otherwise Llandeilo or one of them, in the county of Monmouth ^foresaid, and terminating by a junction with the .Monmouth Branch of the South Wales Railway, In the parish of Ragland, in the county of Mon- tnOttth, which said branch railway and the works connected therewith, will pass from, in, through, or into, ilr be situate within the several parishes, townships, and *j*tra-parochial or other places following, or some of them; T. is to say, Abergavenny, Hardwick, Lloyndu, Llr.n- dljo Pertholev otherwise Llandeilo Bertholey, Llanthewy ^irrid, Llanthewy Rhytberch, Llanfetheiine, Llanvapley, jr'angattoc-juxfa-Usk, Llantihangel-juxta-U«k, Llansaint- *!faed, Trostrey, Bettws-Newydd, Usk, Gwehellog, ^■^scoed, Llanarth, Clytha, Liantillio Crossenny, Bryn- Llandenny, Llangoven, Tregaer, Penrose, and j^aglaod, all in the county of Monmouth. Also another 'ranch railway, from and out of the line of the said first- ^utioned intended railway, commencing near Llanfoist "ouse, in the parish ofLlanfoist, in the said couuty of Mon- *>uth, and terminating at or near Pont-y-Moyle, in the Irishes of Llanfihangel Pont-y-Moyle, Pantt £ g otherwise aoteague and Trevethin, or one of them, in the county of aforesaid, which said last-mentioned branch <tilway and the works connected therewith will pass liom, J1' through, or into, or be situate within the several pa- r*8he8( townships, and extra-parochial or other places fol- ding, or some of them that is to say, Llanloistf I ti^Seilen, Llanover, Llanvair Kilgiden, Goytre, Mamhilad, "^ofiliangel Foat-y-Moyle, Faulty otherwise Paote&gue, frevetliin, and Pont-y-pool, all in the said county of Monmouth and it is also intended by such Act or Acts o take power to alter, or divr-rt, or to stop up, whether eiui.orarily or permanently, alllurnpike and other roads, "ail ways, tramways, aqueducts, canals, streams, and rivers within the aforesaid parishes, townships, and extra-paio- ^hial or other places, or any of them, which it may be necessary to stop up, alter, or divert, by reason of the construction of the said intended works, or any of them; and it is also intended by such Act or Acts to incorporate a company for the purpose of carrying into effect the said intended undertaking-, and to take powers for the purchase of lands and houses by compulsion or agreement for the purposes thereof, and for levying tolls, rates, and duties in respect of the use thereof, and to confer certain exemp- tions from such tolls, rates, and duties and it is also intended by such Act or Acts to vary, alter, or extinguish all existing rights or privileges in any manner connected 4 e with til e I ds or houses proposed to he purchased or taken for the purposes of the said intended undertaking, or which would in any manner impede or interfere with the construction, maintenance, or use of the said intended works, or any of them, and to confer other rights and pri- vileges. And Notice is hereby further given, that maps or plans and sections of the said intended railway, branch railways, and works, and of the lands proposed to be taken for the purposes thereof respectively, together with books of reference to such plans, containing the names of the owners or reputed owners, lessees or reputed lessees, and occupiers of such lands, will be deposited, on or be- fore the 30th day of November instant, with the clerk of the peace for the county of Hereford, at his otlice in the city of Hereford; with the clerk of the peace for the city of Hereford, at his office in the same city; with the clerk of the peace for the county of Monmouth, at his office in Usk; the cleik of the peace for the county of Brecon, at his office in Brecon; and with the cierk of the peace for the county of Glamor- gan, at his office in Cardiff: and that a copy of so much of the said tnôpS, or plans and sections, and books of re- ference, as relates to each of the parishes in or through which the said intended railway, branch railways, and works are intended to be made, will be deposited, on or before the 31st day of December, in the present year, with the pai ish clerks of those parishes respectively, at their respective residences.—Dated this 10th day of November, 1845. ELMSLIE and PRESTON, 47, Moo"gate Street, London.

WELSH SOUTH MIDLAND9 OR CHEPSTOW, FOREST of DEAN, and GLOUCES- TER JUNCTION EXTENSION RAILWAY. NOTICE is hereby given, That application is intended 1. to be made to Parliament in the ensuing Session for an Act or Acts to authorise the construction and maintenance of a Railway or Railways, with a Branch or Branches, and all proper Works, Appioaches, Bridges, Stations, Erections, Warehouses, and with such Piers, Quays, Docks, Canals, Cuts, Basins, Breakwaters, Land- ing Places, Approaches, Wharfs, Stages, and other Works, and conveniences, as may be necessary in con- nection therewith, commencing at Chepstow, in the parish of Chepstow, in the county of Monmouth, and terminating at or near to a place called Quakers' Yard, there or near thereto to join the present or intended Taff Vale Railway, in the parishes ofLlanvabon, Gellygare, and Merthyr Tidvil, or some or one of them, in the county of Glamorgan and also for making and maintaining a certain Branch Railway or Railways, from and out of the said last-mentioned Main Line of Railway, to commence at or near to Pontyinoile, near to the town of Pontypool in the county of Monmouth; and to terminate by a Junction with the Newport and Pontypool Railway in the parishes of Panteague, and Trevethin, or one of them, near to Pontymoile, and the town of Pontypool, in the county of Monmouth. Also another Railway or Railways, and Branches, with all proper Works. Approaches, Bridges, Stations, Piers, Quays, Docks, Wharfs, Stages, and other Works, and Conveniences as may be necessary in conjunction there. with, commencing at Chepstow, in the parish ofChep- stow, in the county of Monmouth, and to terminate at or near to Pontymoile, near the town of Pontypool, in the said county of Monmouth. Also, a Branch from and out of the last-mentioned Railway, to commence at or near to Pontymoile, near to the town of Pontypool, in the county of Monmouth, and to terminate by a Junction with the Newport and Pon- typool Railway, in the parishes of Panteague. or Tre- vethin, or one of them near to Pontymoile, and the town of Pontypool aforesaid. And also another Railway or Railways, and Branches, with all proper Approaches, Bridges, Stations, and other Works and conveniences as may be necessary in con- junction therewith, commencing at or near to Ponty- moile, near the town of Pontypool, in the county of Monmouth, and to terminate at or near to a place called Quakers' Yard, in the parishes of Llanvabon, Gellygare, and Merthyr Tidvil, or one of them, in the county of Glamorgan. Also a Branch from and out of the last-mentioned Railway, to commence at or near to Pontymoile, near to the town of Pontypool, in the county of Monmouth, and to terminate by a Junction with the Newport and Pon- typool Railway, in the parishes of Panteague, and Tre- vethin, or one of them, near to Pontymoile aforesaid. And which said intended Railway, or Railways, and Branches, and other Works connected therewith, will pass, or be made from, in, through, or into, or be situate within the several Parishes, Townships, Townlands, Hamlets, extra-Parochial or other places following, or some of them, that is to sayChepstow, Chepstow Cas- tle and Wood, Hardwick, Saint Kinsrsmark, Saint Arvans, Saint Lawrence, Itton, Howick, Mounton, Shire Newton, Shire Newton Parish End, Shire Newton Village End, Newchurch East, Newchurch West, Kilgwrwg, Wolves Newton, Lanviangel Tory Mynnyd, Llangunnock, Llansoy, Llangwm Ucha, Llangwm Isha, G>yetwey, Lloudvupxl Llouseyiew, Gwitolog, Uak, Borough of Usk, Llanbaddock, Monkswood, Goytre, Glascoed, Mamhilad, Llanvihangel Pontymoile, Pan- teague, Trevethin, Pontypool, Llanhilleth, otherwise Lanhiddell, Crumlin, Mynnyddyslwyn, Newbridge Clawrplwyf, Mynnyd Maen, Penmain, Bedweltye, Ishlawcoed, Bedwas, Gellygare, Cefn Hengoed, New- bridge, Llanvabon, Garth, Glyn Ilumney, Merthyr Tidvil, Taff Cynon, and Forest, in the several counties of Monmouth and Glamorgan, some or one of them. And it is also intended by such Act or Acts, to take power to cross, alter, divert, or stop up, whether tern. porary or permanently, all Turnpike Roads, Parish Roads, and other Highways, Paths, Railways, Tramways, Aque- ducts, Canals, Streams, and Rivers, within the aforesaid Parishes, Hamlets, Villages, Townships, Townlands, and extra-Parochial, or other Places, or any of them, with which it may be necessary to interfere in the con- struction of the Works hereinbefore referred to. And it is also intended by such Act or Acts to incorporate a Company or Companies, for the purpose of carrying into effect the said intended Railway or Railways, and Branch Railways, and other Works hereinbefore referred to, with power to levy Tolls, Rates, and Duties on and for the use of the same, and otherwise and for the compulsory pur- chase of Lands and Houses and that it is also intended to vary, repeal or extinguish all existing rights and pri- vileges connected with the Lands and Houses so proposed to be purchased, or which would in any manner impede or interfere with the construction, maintenance, or use of the said intended Railway or Railways, Branch or Branches, and Works, and to confer other rights and privileges. Anil it is turtner intended by such Act or Acts to en- able the Company thereby to be incorporated to sell, or let on lease, and transfer all, or any part of the Railway or Railways, Branch railways, and Works hereinbefore mentioned, of which such company may become possessed, or which they may be authorised to make or maintain under the provisions of such Act or Acts, or to unite or amalgamate with any other Com- pany or Parties already formed, or to be formed, and to enable such other Company or Parties, or such united or amalgamated Company or Parties or any other Com- pany or Parties. to purchase or rent the said intended Railway or Railways, and Branches, or any part thereof, and also to raise and contribute funds for or towards the construction, maintenance, and use of the said intended Works, and generally, to enter into and carry into effect such arrangements in reference thereto as may be mu- tually agreed on between them and the said Company or Companies, or Parties, or either of them intended to be incorporated as aforesaid. And Notice is hereby further given, that Maps or Plans and Sections of the said intended Railway or Railways, and Branch Railways, and other Works here- inbefore referred to, and of the Lands and Property proposed to be taken for the purposes thereof, together with Books of Reference to such Plans, containing the names of the Owners or reputed Owners, Lessees or reputed Lessees, and Occupiers of such Lands and Pro- perty, will be deposited on or before the Thirtieth day of November instant, with the Clerk of the Peace of the county of Monmouth, at his Office in Usk, in the said county of Moninoath; and with the Clerk of the Peace of the county of Glamorgan, at his Office in Cardiff, in the said county of Glamorgan. And that a Copy of so much of the said Maps or Plans and Sections as relates to each of the Parishes in or through which the said intended Railway or Railways, and Branch Railways and Works are intended to be made together with a Book of Reference thereto, will be deposited on or before the Thirty-first Day of December, in the present year, with the Parish Clerk of each of such Parishes, at the place of abode of such Parish Clerk. And Notice is hereby also given, That it is proposed by the said intended Act or Acts to obtain power to deviate in the construction of the said intended Railway or Rail- ways, Branch or Branches, and Works, from the Line or Lines thereof respectively, as delineated on the said Plans so intended to be deposited as aforesaid, and to such extent as will be defined upon such Plans. Dated the 8th Day of November, 1845. W. T. H. PHELPS, Newport, Mon-) mouthshire; AND (Solicitors to a BECKETT, SOM, & SYMPSON,f the Bill. 7, Golden Square, London, j JONES & WALMISLEY, Parliamentary Agents.

Vale of Neath Railway. NOTICE is hereby given, that application is intended .1. to be made to Parliament in the ensuing session, for an Act or Acts to authorise the construction and main- tenance of the railway or railways, and branch railways hereinafter mentioned, or some of them, or some part or parts thereof, with all properpiers,basins,breakwaters,land- ing places, approaches, and other works and conveniences connected therewith that is to say, a railway commenc- ing by a junction with the South Wales Railway, at or near the town or port of Neath, in the county of Glamor- gan, and terminating at or near the town or borough of Merthyr Tydfil, in the same county; which said intended railway and other works connected therewith, will pass from, in, through, or into, or be situate within the several parishes, townships, and extra-parochial or other places following, or some of them (that is to say,) Bag- lan, Baglan Higher, Baglan Lower, Britonferry, Lantwit- juxta-Neath, Lantwit Lower, Clyne, Resolven, Neath, Cadoxton-juxta-Neath, Blaenhonddan, Coedfrank, Duf- fryn Clydach, Dylais Lower, Dylais Higher, Neath Lower, Neath Middle, Neath Higher, Glyn-corrwg, Blaengwrach, Ystradyfodwg, Home and Clydach, Pen- rees, Rhygos, Ystrad-y-fodvvg Middle, Aberdare, Cefn- pennar, Cwmdare, Fforchaman, Llwyd-ooed, Merthyr Tydfil, Heoly-wormwood, Garth, Gellideg,Taff and Cynon and Forest, in the county of Glamorgan, and Ystradfellte, Ystradfellte Higher, Ystradfellte Lower, Penderyn, Pen- deryn Higher, Penderyn Lower, Coed-y-Cummar, Duifryn, Gelli, and Vaynor, in the county of Brecon. Also a branch railway and works, diverging from and out of the said intended main line of railway, at or near to a place called Blaengwrach, situate in the said parish of Glyn-corrwg, and terminating near to the wharfs or yards of the collieries of Aberpergwm, Pwllfaron, and Maesmarchog, in the said parish of Cadoxton juxta-Neath, in the said county of Glamorgan, and passing from, in, through, or into, or being situate within the several parishes, townships, extra-parochial, or other places following, or some of them (that is to aav) Glyn-corrwg, Blaengwrach, Cadoxton-juxta-Neath,Neath Middle, and Neath Higher, in the said county of Gla- morgan. Also another branch railway and works, diverging from and out of the said intended main line of rail- way, at or near to a place called Abernant, in the said parish of Cadoxton-juxta-Neath, and terminating at or near a place called Dynas Rock, in the said parishes of Ystradfellte and Penderyn, or one of them, and passing from, in, through, or into, or being situate within the several parishes, townships, extra-parochial, or other places following, or some of them, that is to say, Cadoxton- juxta-Neath and Neath Higher, in the said county of Glamorgan, and Ystradfellte, Ystradfellte Higher, Ystrad- fellte Lower, Penderyn, Penderyn Higher, and Penderyn Lower, in the said couuty of Brecon. Also another branch railway and works, diverging from and out of the said intended main line of rail- way, at or near to a place called Hirwain, in the said parishes of Aberdare and Penderyn, or one of them, and terminating at or near the Limestone Rocks, to the North of a place called Penderyn, in the said parish of Penderyn, and passing from, in, through, or into, or being situate within the several parishes, townships, and extra-parochial or other places following, or some of them, that is to say, Aberdare, Cefn-pennar, Cwmdare, Fforchaman, and Llwydcoed, in the county of Glamorgan, and Penderyn, Penderyn Higher, and Penderyn Lower, in the county of Brecon. Also another branch railway and works, diverging from and out of the said intended main line of rail- way, at or near to a place called Gellytarw, in the said parishes of Aberdare and Penderyn, or one of them, and terminating at or near the terminus or intended station of the Aberdare railway as at present authorized to be made near the village of Aberdare, in the said parish of Aberdare, in the said county of Glmorgan, and passing from, in through, or into, or being situate within the several parishes, townships, extra-parochial or other places following, or some of them (that is to say), Penderyn, Penderyn Higher, and Penderyn Lower, in the said county of Brecon, and Aberdare, Cefnpennar, Cwmdare, Fforchaman, and Llwydcoed, in the said county of Glamorgan. And it is also i .tended, by such Act or Acts, to take power to alter oi .tvert, or stop up all turnpike and other roads, railways. tram ways,canals,aqueducts, :ipes, streams, and rivers Wit.in the aforesaid parishes, townships, and extra-parochial or other places, or any of them, with which it may be necessary to interfere in the construction of the works hereinbefore referred to. And it is further intended, by such Act or Acts, to vary, repeal, or extinguish all existing rights or privileges in any manner connected with the lands proposed to be purchased or taken, or which would in any manner impede or interfere with the construction, maintenance, or use of the said intended railways and works, and to confer other rights and privileges. And it is also intended, by such Act or Acts, to incor- porate a company for the purpose of carrying into effect the said intended railways and works, or any of them,and to take powers for the purchase of lands and houses, by compulsion or agreement, for the purposes thereof, and for levying tolls, rates, and duties in respect of the use of the said intended railways and works, and to grant such exemptions from such tolls, rates, and duties, as to such company may seem meet. And it is further intended, by such Act or Acts to enable the company thereby to be incorporated to sell, and transfer, or let the said intended railways and works, or any part thereof, and all or any powers of such com- pany in connection therewith, or in relation thereto, to the South Wales Railway Company, and to enable such fast-mentioned company to purchase, or rent, or construct the said intended railways and works, or any part thereof, and to exercise such powers, or any of them, and also to raise and contribute funds for or towards the construction, maintenance, and use of the said intended railways and works, and generally to enter into, and carry into effect, such arrangements in reference thereto, as may be mu- tually agreed on between them and the company intended to be incorporated as aforesaid. And it is also intended by such Act or Acts to enable the com- pany thereby to be incorporated to purchase or lease, al or any private Railways and Train Roads, which may b> interfered with by the said intended Railway or railways. And it is further intended by such Act or Acts to alter, repeal, or amend so much of the powers and provisions of an Act, passed in the thirty-eighth year of the reign I of iiLicg George the Third, iutitutai "to Act 191 ex- tending the Neath Canal Navigation, and for amending an Act, passed in the thirty-first year of the reign of His present Majesty, for making the said canal." as prohibits the erection or building of houses or buildings on certain farms or lands therein mentioned of the Right Honarable Lord Vernon, on the east side of the river Neath, called the Demesne Lands of Briton Ferry. And notice is hereby further given, that maps or plans, and sections of the said intended railways and works, and of the lands proposed to be taken for the purposes J thereof, together with books of reference to such plans, containing the names of the owners, lessees, and occu- piers of such lands, will be deposited, on or before the thirtieth day of November in the present year, with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Glamorgan, at his office in Cardiff; and with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Brecon, at his office in Brecon and that a copy of so much of the said maps or plans, sections, and books of reference, as relates to each of the parishes in or through which the said intended railways and works are intended to be made, will be deposited, on or before the thirty-first day of December next, with the parish clerk of each such parish, at his residence. Dated this fourth day of November, 1845. W, 0• and W' Hunt, Whitehall, London. > Solicitors for the Bill. H. S. Coke, Neath,

Notice is hereby given, 'PHAT application is intended to be made to Parliament, JL in the ensuing Session, for leave to bring in a Bill for constructing a PIER, or LANDING PLACE, and other Works connected therewith, in the parish of WESTON-SUPER-MARE, in the county of Somerset, for the embarking and disembarking of Passengers, Goods, and Merchandize, on and from Steam-Packets and other Vessels, and Boats, resorting thereto, and using the same Pier or Landing Place and for forming neces- sary approaches to such Pier or Landing Place, in the said parish, by means of a Bridge and other Works; and also that it is intended, by the said Bill, to obtain au- thority to levy and collect Tolls, Rates, and Duties on Passengers using the said Pier or Landing Place, and on Goods and Merchandize landed or embarked thereat or therefrom. And in the said Bill it is intended to apply for power to deviate from the lines laid down on the Plan hereinafter mentioned, to the extent thereon defined; and also for the powers usually conferred for the compul. sory purchase of the Lands and Houses to be described upon the said Plan and also for power to vary and extinguish all rights and privileges which may in any manner interfere with the objects aforesaid, and to confer other rights and privileges. And further Notice is hereby given, that Duplicate Plans thereof, describing the line or situation of the said Pier or Landing Place, Approaches, Bridge, and other Works, and the Land to be taken for the purposes thereof, together with Books of Reference to such Plans, containing the names of the owners or reputed owners, lessees or reputed lessees, and occupiers of such Lands, will, on or before the 30th day of NOVEMBER next, be deposited for public inspection at the Office of the Clerk of the Peace for the said County of Somerset, at TAUNTON and on or before the 31st day of DECEMBER next, a copy of such Plan and Book of Reference will be deposited with the Parish Clerk of the said Parish of Weston-Super-Mare. Dated this 24th day of October, 1845. JOSKPH EDGAR, > w e HENRY DAVIES.f w^ston-SuPer-Mare EDWARDS, MASON, & EDWARDS, Moor. gate-street, London, Solicitors for the Bill.

TAFF VALE RAtJLWAV. N07'ICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of JL the PROPRIETORS of the TAFF VALE RAILWAY will be held at the WHITE LION ISX, Broad-Street, Bristol, on WEDNESDAY, the 10th day of DECEMBER next. for the purpose of empowering the Directors to raise the additional Capital au- thorized by the Company's Act, 7 and 8 Vict. J. J. GUEST, Chairman. Railway Office, Cardiff, 1 November 12th, 1845. 5 The Chair will be taken at One o'clock precisely.

"SIT C UR A FUTURI." FREEMISONS' AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE, Sroan, annuit, unto ftebenstonarj) Snteregt (Uniting the advantages ef a Mutual Association with the Security of a Proprietary Company.) No. 11, WATERLOO PLACE, PALL MALL, LONDON. Capital £ 500,000. PATRONS. The Right Honorable the Earl of Scarborough The Right Honorable the Earl of Mexborough The Right Honorable Lord Viscount Dungannon The Right Honorable Lord Viscount Combermere, G.C.B. The Right Honorable Lord Reay The Right Honorable Lord Saltoun, G.C.B. Sir Frederick G. Fowke, Bart. Sir George Magrath, K.H. Rowland Alstou, Esq. DIRECTORS. Swynfen Jervis, Esq., Chairman. The Hon. S. T. Carnegie, R.N., I James Jeplison, Esq. M.P. William King, Esq. William Day, Esq. George Goldsmith Kirby, Esq. Sir William Henry Dillon, R.N., George Henry Lewis, Esq. K.C.H. Sir Thomas Ussher, R.N., C.B. Frederick Dodsworth, Esq. and K.C.H. Joseph Holl, Esq. TBUSTEES.—S. Jervis, Esq. II. U. Thomson, M.D. Sir W-H. Dillon, BANKERS -The London and County Bank, 21, Lombard Street The London and Westminster Bank, St. James's Square. MEDICAL ADVISERS.—H- U. Thomson, M.D., Piccadilly ™ a Tii- Esq., Gowcr Street H. b. Illmgworth, Esq Arlington Street LEGAT. ADVISER,-William Hayes, Esq. MANAGING DIRBCTOR,-O, G. |Kirby, Esq. PROSPECTUS. IT too often happens that families, habituated to the comforts aud even, luxuries of life, are on a sudden left destitute by the death of the relative upon whose exertions they depend. 10 obviate this serious evil, Life Assurance was devised; at first, in the form of a Mu. TUAL SOCIETY, as in the Amicable and Equitable, the earliest Establishments of the kind. For an annual pay- ment, under the name of premlum, a stipulated sum was agreed to be paid to the holder of the Policy, or a no- minee, on the decease of the peison therein named, and this annual payment was calculated according to the existing knowledge of the extent of human life, so as to cover the demand on each Policy when it became due, to defray all contingent expenses, and also to put by a yearly sum to form a guarantee fund. The fund, thus reserved, was intended to provide against all possibility of loss to the Assured in the event of any extraordinary occurrences, such as the visitation of epidemic diseases, which could not be made the subject of calculation. But it soon ap- peared that the data, on which these offices had gone, were incorrect, inasmuch as the premiums charged ex- ceeded all reasonable limits. These high rates, and the enormous profits made by the forfeited policies, caused such an immense increase of accumulated capital in one Society, as almost staggers belief. From the knowledge thus acquire(jf an(j {0 protect the public against well-founded complaints, Companies were formed under the name of PUOPRIKTARY, wherein a number of Subscribers paid down a large sum of money as a guarantee fund, and engaged, at diminished rates, to secure to the Assured the exact amount of their respec- tive Policies, but retaining and dividing the whole of the profits among themselves. The great value the shares of these Companies acquired in the market, soon led to the establishment of other Companies, combining the two principles, heuce called THE MIXED; the Assured were guaranteed by a paid-up capital, the Shareholders taking to themselves only a small portion of the profits nominally, but still retaining the worst features of the older offices, forfeiting Policies for want of due payments, aud perplexing the question in a variety of ways, making that complicated, which in itself ought to have been sufficiently simple. Still the public submitted, for there was no better or cheaper market; and at first there was this excuse for the Di- rectors, the laws of mortality were very imperfectly under- stood. But, with time, has come a better knowledge; experience has shown, that although nothing is more un- certain than the life of a single individual, yet the average duration of life may be calculated with almost mathematical precision. We have now seen three forms of Assurance—Mutual -Proprietary-and Mixed—which last partakes of the principles of the first two at the same time, it has been shown, in what each of the three modes is defective; and a fourth plan is now submitted to the public. This new mode of Assurance, it has been thought proper to denominate MODERN-MUTUAL." In fact, the business of this Company consists of two branches, one called the "Modern-Mutual," the other the" Proprie- tary." THE MODERN-MUTUAL BRANCH Differs from other Mutual Assurance Companies in hav- ing as a guarantee fund, the Capital subscribed by the Proprietary body, which those Companies have not, un- less acquired by accumulated profits. Thus in the Modern-Mutual Class," the whole of the profits made in this department, will be divided, and the assured have in addition the security of such guarantee fund. THE PROPRIETARY BRANCH Is more adapted for those who may tiud it convenient to pay a lower rate of premium, and desire to receive only the exact amount of the Policy, and to persons with narrow incomes it is certainly the most beneticial. The Assured in this, as in the Modern Mutual Branch, wilk have the security of the Capital of the Company forming at all times an ample guarantee fund, answerable for any unex- pected event. NEWPORT, Monmouthshire. Medical Officer,. Mr. W. W. Morgan Agent Mr. James Hill, Beaufort Wharf Assurances are granted on the Lives of other Persvnt tfpun the mm terms «< un eltuff of fTwm<»§9M%

PUBLIC MEETINGS AT COWBRIDGE. On Friday week three public meetings were held in the Town Hall, Cowbridge, namely,—The Anniver- sary Meeting of the Cowbridge District Committee of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; the Anniversary Meeting of the Society for the Pro- pagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts and a Spe- cial Meeting of the Subscribers to the Glamorgan- shire Clergy Charity. Previous to commencing the business of the day, Divine service was celebrated in Cowbridge Church, where, after the prayers had been read, a most admir- able discourse was delivered by the Rev. Lewis Anthony Nicholls, rector of Saint Brides-super-Ely. Precisely at one o'clock the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Llandaff entered the hall and took the chair. His lordship was accompanied by the following clergymen and gentlemen,—The Venerable Arch- deacon Williams; The Venerable Archdeacon Craw- ley; The Rev. Hugh Williams, Chancellor of the Diocese; The Rev. J. Montgomery Traherne, Chan- cellor of the Cathedral; Rev. John Webb; Rev. Thomas Stacey; Rev. H. L. Blosse; Rev. R. T. Tyler; Rev. J. C. Campbell; Rev. W. Bruce; Rev. W. L. Morgan; Rev. Daniel Jones, Caerleon; Rev. Francis Taynton; Rev. Evan Evans, Landough; Rev. Thomas Edmondes; Rev. Samuel Jones. Coyty; Rev. Thomas; Rev. L. A. Nicholls Rev. John Powell; Rev. Thomas Powell; Rev. J. Williams, Marcross; Rev. F.Wood, Penmark; Rev. — Morgan, Lantwit; &c.; and J.Bruce Pryce, Esq., Duffryn; M. P. Traherne, Esq., Coytraherne; Dr. Lewis; Lieut.-Col. Taynton Griffith Llewellyn, Esq., Baglan Hall; D. Thomas, Esq., Pwllywrach; &c. The Bishop of Llandaff, in opening the proceed- ings of the day, said the meeting would proceed in this order:—The Christian Knowledge Society, being the oldest, would take precedence, and the Treasurer and Secretary of the Diocesan Committee (Rev. T. Stacey) would be desired to read his report. Then certain resolutions would be passed. The meeting would then proceed to discharge the usual business of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. The Treasurer's report would first be read and tken certain resolutions would be submitted for approval. After which the business of the third meeting would be proceeded with. CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY. The Rev. Thomas Stacey, Treasurer and Secretary of this Society, then read his report for the year, con- taining a statement of all matters appertaining to the management of the Society; after which a series of resolutions were duly moved, seconded, and unani- mously carried, for which, together with the treasurer and secretary's statement of accounts, &c., see our advertizing columns of last week. SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL IN FOREIGN PARTS. The accounts of the Society were audited by the Rev. H. L. Blosse, and found to be strictly accurate. The Rev. J. Montgomery Traherne then read his annual report to the society, which contained a state- ment of the accounts, &c, and a letter which had been addressed to him by Viscount Adare, M.P., in which his lordship stated that engagements of the deepest importance in the Vale of Neath rendered his attendance at the meeting a matter of impossibility. The Bishop of Llandaff said Mr. Traherne had made a very acceptable communication for although they were much indebted to the gentlemen present, yet it was remarkable that so few attended the meet- ing, the subject under consideration being equally as interesting to the laity as it was to the clergy. His lordship hoped that in future they should have more evidence of the interest taken by the laity in the pros- perity of the society; and in making that observation he wished to join with it his acknowledgements to those gentlemen who were present, for the value of their attendance. The usual resolution was then moved by Griffith Llewellyn, Esq., seconded by the Rev. John Webb, and carried unanimously. [See advertisement of last week.] GLAMORGANSHIRE CLERGY CHARITY. The Bishop of Llandaff said they would now enter upon the business of the Glamorgan Clergy Charity -namely, proceed to the election of a treasurer to the diarity, instead of the late revered and lamented Dean of Llandaff. The Venerable Archdeacon Williams then rose, and said that before entering upon that subject he was sure there was one resolution which all present would expect to hear proposed. The subject already alluded to was one which would never be absent from their minds at any meeting of the Glamorganshire Clergy Charity for many years to come, or as long as any of the present generation were left. He would say no more, but simply move this resolution:—The sub- scribers to the Glamorganshire Clergy Charity cannot meet on the present occasion without expressing their deep and heartfelt regret at the loss which they have sustained by the death of their late treasurer, the Very Reverend the Dean of Llandaff, nor without recording the high sense which they entertain of the value of his services to this institution, which is mainly indebted to his un.vearied diligence, steady perseverance, and personal exertions, for its present position of important and extensive usefulness." Mr. Thomas, of Pwllywrach, seconded the pro- position. The Bishop of Llandaff then said—This resolution has my cordial concurrence; and I am sure it will have yours. I propose it to the meeting as a matter of form, and I trust it will pass unanimously. [Carried.] His lordship then said that the next duty they had to perform, having paid this tribute to the great-to the extraordinary services of their departed treasurer, was to fill up the vacancy as well as they could. He believed, from communications which had been made to him, that he was in a position of pro- posing for the subscribers' approval the gentleman who had succeeded the late treasurer in the dignity which he held, and which was connected with this diocese-namely, the present Dean of Llandaff, whose talents and whose character it would be quite useless for his lordship to enlarge upon. The Dean of Llan- daff would, no doubt, accept the office, and regard it as one eminently calculated to promote an interest which they had all at heart-the interest of charity as connected with religion. His influence-his well- known character-his disinterested views upon every subject would, his lordship thought, communicate a spirit to the association which could not fail of pro- moting very successfully the objects for which it was formed. His lordship, therefore, begged to propose The Very Reverend the Dean of Llandaff as the treasurer of the Glamorganshire Clergy Charity; and added-" I need hardly put the proposition to the meeting in the usual form, as I am sure it will be carried unanimously." Carried unanimously. Mr. Bruce Pryce said a motion had been put into his hands, which he had great pleasure in proposing —" That the best thanks of the meeting be given to the Lord Bishop of Llandaff, for his kind attention in taking the chair this day, and for his able conduct in it." This proposition was seconded by the Rev. John Webb, and unanimously carried. The Bishop of Llandaff, in return, said it was very gratifying to him to have the duty of acknowledging so welcome a communication as that which his friend, Mr. Bruce Pryce, had just read and moved, and which had been seconded by Mr. Webb. He could assure the meeting, that every year of addition to his connexion with this diocese had endeared it more and more to him; and he had no doubt, that as long as his life was spared, that this increase of attachment and affection, on his part, would be continued. He thanked them for the instance of esteem and attach- ment to him which they had just given, and which was truly gratifying to him. Before the meeting separated, he would take this opportunity of intro- ducing a subject which he touched on in the meeting of the other Archdeaconry of this diocese, not long ago. It related to the Diocesan School Association, which had been formed chiefly through the instru- mentality, and by the zeal of the Archdeacon of Llandaff, and who had since been most ably supported by his colleague, the Archdeacon of Monmouth. The institution in its present state did not extend beyond the county of Monmouth. In that county the experience of its benefits is highly estimated. The training School, which had been established at New- port, was quite sufficient for supplying teachers for that county, & his Lordship believed, quite sufficient to supply Glamorganshire also, in case the county of Glamorgan was disposed to unite with that of Mon- mouth in supporting the institution. The machinery was all ready. There would be no trouble required for preparation. The Clergy and Laity of Glamor- ganshire would only have to express a cordial wish to partake of the benefits which the other Archdeaconry is enjoying, and which benefits are progressively in- creasing. The great advantage would be that by superintending their own national schools, they would be rendered almost independent of that other super- intendence which government had thought fit, and his Lordship believed very prudently, to exercise over all those schools which received grants of the public money. But there was one inconvenience belonging to that system of superintendence, which ranged over the whole kingdom, and which did not take sufficient cognizance of the peculiarities which existed in every district, and which ought to affect in some degree, the conduct of the several schools which were in action in different parts of the kingdom. His lordship explained that a system of education which might be well adapted for large cities, would probably be totally inapplicable to the circuqtftauees of the more simple and poorer districts and in the reports made respecting the different schools visited, and recommendations of one general principle of education, the peculiarities of different districts had not been duly considered. Too often the persons who inspected schools carried with them one general principle, and as the school came up to, or fell short of, that mode of action which they had previously considered the best, was their censure or commenda- tion awarded. The plan of conducting a school should be modified according to the circumstances of each place; and that object would probably be best attained by putting the various schools of the diocese under the superintendence of the Rural Deans, who would most probably not refuse to undertake the duties of the office and after tliev had visited and inspected the schools they would have to report thereon to the Archdeacon. By adopting a system of inspection of this kind they would be enabled to dispense with inspection from strangers, which was never very agreeable, and often did some harm. Under such a system of inspection as his lordship had just suggested, he thought they would best suc- ceed in adapting their proceedings in the best manner, humanly speaking, that could be done to meet the peculiarities of each district. The Right Reverend Prelate then requested the attention of the meeting to a scheme which had been prepared by the Archdeacon of Llandaff, and which his lordship having looked through, had found to comprise almost everything one could wish to embody in such a system; and he therefore begged the Archdeacon to read it to the meeting. Archdeacon Williams, in compliance with the right rev. prelate's request, read a statement of the plan he had prepared for the consideration of the meeting, and which, it appeared, was in accordance with the sug- gestions of the lord bishop in his recent charge. The introductory paragraph stated, that from inquiries made during the late personal visitation of the archdea- conry of Llandaff, it appeared that out of 111 parishes comprised within its limits, there are only 34 which en- joyed the advantages of day and Sunday schools, while there are 15 with day schools only, 13 with no means of instruction but on the Sabbath, and the large number of 49 without any school, in the week or on Sunday, in immediate connection with the Church. After thus showing that a necessity existed for exer- tion, the archdeacon proceeded to detail the particu- lars of his plan. First, it was proposed that a board be formed in the archdeaconry of Llandaff, for the promotion of the objects contemplated—for giving assistance to those locally interested in the various parishes towards the building or enlargement of school-rooms, with houses for a master or mistress in connexion with the school-room; and for the improve- ment of education, it was suggested that a union be formed with the board already existing in Monmouth- shire, so that the training school established at New- port may henceforth be conducted at the joint expense, and for the mutual advantages of both arch- deaconries. The facilities which the training school offer are these,-the pupils, whether male or female, learn the practical and mechanical part of their duty by teaching in the large national school of that town, under a competent master and mistress, while they receive private instruction, especially in religious mat- ters, from the clergyman to whom the general super- intendence of the training scholars, as well as the care bf the middle school, is confided by the board. This plan has now received the sanction of experience, and, during the five years that it has been in operation, several well trained teachers have been sent forth, who are still continuing their useful labours to the satis- faction of their employers. It was remarked that this important object had been obtained at a compa- ratively trifling cost, viz., a payment of f20 per annum to the Newport National School Fund, to provide a master and mistress competent to the in- struction of the training scholars, and to secure the privilege of the pupils obtaining a practical know- ledge of their future profession in a large and well ordered establishment. The only other payment is that of fl5 per annum to the clerical superintendent, a sum certainly unequal to the services rendered, and which it has been therefore proposed to increase. These expenses, should the intended union take place between the two archdeaconries, would be henceforth common, as the advantage of the training school would be equal. It has been customary to allow to the training scholars, whose circumstances required it, a sum equal to about half their maintenance while in training; this, however, would be an expenditure which, with other local charges, each archdeaconry would bear for itself. Another most important point would occupy the attention of the board (to which his lordship pointedly adverted in his charge)-the annual inspection of schools (with the consent of those locally interested) by the rural deans in their several districts, and the preparation of a return showing their condition and progress during the year, a plan which, without cost, has been found most beneficial to the advancement and improvement of our parochial schools. These objects it is proposed to pursue by the establishment of a Board of Educa- tion under the sanction of the diocesan, similarly constituted with that already in operation in the other portion of the diocese, with which it would unite in all common objects, such as the joint support of the training school at Newport, while each archdeaconry would devote its own funds to the peculiar exigencies of its own district. Such a board would consist of the bishop as president, the archdeacon, the rural deans, the chancellor of the diocese, the chancellor of the cathedral church, with others, perhaps of the clergy from different parts of the county, associated with such of the laity as will kindly lend their assist- ance to this, as they do to similar objects in which all have a common interest. The Bishop of Llandaff then said, that as Arch- deacon Williams had read his paper with so much perspicuity, it would be quite unnecessary for him (the Bishop) to read it over again. He would, however, draw the attention of the meeting to two points contained in it—namely, the recommendation that a union be formed with the board already exist- ing in Monmouthshire; and that the training school, established at Newport, should be conducted at the joint expense of both counties—Monmouth and Glamorgan—which would be a great saving of expense to each Archdeaconry, for no additional cost would have to be incurred. The situation of the school at Newport was also advantageous, being manifestly the central point of the whole diocese. His Lordship's remarks occasioned a general con- versation upon the subject of the Archdeacon's scheme. Ultimately a provisional committee was formed, under the sanction of his Lordship, consisting of the eccle- siastical officers mentioned in the Archdeacon's paper, together with J. Bruce Pryce, Esq., Lieut.-Col. Tayn- ton, Griffith Llewellyn, Esq., M. P. Traherne, Esq., D. Thomas, Esq., and J. Lewis. Esq., M.D. It was also determined that the Archdeacon's paper be printed for circulation, and that the Clergy and Gentry of this county should be requested to become subscribers.

MERTHYR LITERARY INSTITUTION. On Thursday se'nnight the members of this society held their usual meeting. The night was stormy, the wind whistled cold, and the rain came down in most unseasonable quantities but notwithstanding these discouragements, a very respectable and highly intelligent, though not numerous, audience had assem- bled. The president having taken his seat, Mr. Shellard was called upon to deliver his promised lecture On the principles of Phrenology applied to Education." Of the lecture we present a brief summary. I "A very cursory glance at our present modes of instruction will reveal the rather humiliating fact, that they are neither guided by any well-defined principle nor directed to any fixed purpose and there is not in the whole language a word more frequently used, though less clearly understood, than the word Education. Every one has his own notion upon the subject, but unfortunately for the interests of instruction few men agree in their opinions of what it really is. and what it should consist in. The best meaning that can be attached to the term is a course of training. Educational training appeals to the higher faculties of man; but from the diversity of opinions which prevailed among metaphysicians as to the nature of mind, much confusion is evident in our popular system of tuition. Methods widely dissimilar, led necessarily to results essentially different, and the Babel of conflicting views created a desire for something fixed and determinate; but it remained for the science of phrenology to involve a system at once simple in its principles, uniform in its tendencies, and beneficial in its effects. It would be taking up your time unprofitably to recapitu- late the arguments adduced in support of phrenologic science at the preceding debate; at the same time that such a course would complicate unnecessarily my present discourse. I will now assume the correctness of a system of mental philosophy, which, with all due deference to those who hold different opinions, is believed to be founded in nature, and calculated to be of incalculable service to the human race. Proceed we. therefore, to its practicable application. In the adult, we perceive that certain organs, and particular dispositions stand to each other in an invariable order of ante- cedence and sequence; or to useJllore popular language are inseparable causes and effects. Taking these facts as data to ground our opinions upon, it is a fair presumption to state when we find children with certain organic developments, that their future conduct will exhibit corresponding and easily anticipated actions, subject of course to the modifications of education, pursuit, society, and all the various elements which go to form the external circumstances among which they are or will be placed. This is a truth which should never be lost sight of- all men are born with certain dispositions. Nature gives each of us the materials for the constitution of a character. A wholly different one cannot be formed, though the natural character may be greatly modified. To effect this is the business of education. Cerebral organs are observed to exhibit a growth proportionate to the frequency with which they are exercised; and organs seldom called into act ion, ex- hibit a relative decrease. This is the fundamental truth w len lies at the base of all sound education. At the outsi e t le inclination may be discerned and a wise and judicious parent will encourage the virtuous tendencies, and withdraw all incen- tives to vicious conduct. Perseverance in this plan has been> and, I confidently affirm, will be crowned with success a organic developments are latent powers which, unless placed in circumstances calculated to excite them to action, lie dormant, while, if bought in watact with th. appro^riat? stimuli, they start into full activity. (The lecturer here introduced several" illustrative instances, of which we can only retain oae.) An in- structive instance came under my own notice, where an extremely passionate and very ungovernable boy had been, by judicious tieatment, led to abandon his wicked inclinations, and trained to very different courses. He had a habit of beating his head against the walls, the fljor, or anything that came in his way and against this propensity precept an 1 punishments had been touad to be equally unavailing-the rod and the remonstrance had proved equally futile, until the father bethought him of leaving the child's passions have their full plav. In pursuance of this resolution, whenever the boy's rage was excited, the things were taken from his way. and the family left him "alone in his glory." Finding nothing else to knock about, he set to belabouring the floor with his head; but seeing himself alone with no one looking on, he began to find that mortifying the flesh" was very poor fun, and so gave it up. This mode "of dealin- with the impetuous youth had the desired effect, and he is now a quiet, well-behaved young mm. In almost every position in life phrenology will be found equally serviceable; but as even an enumeration of these uses would take up much time, I will confine mvself to a short notice of its value to parents, in choosing professions, situations, and modes of living for their children. Whatever a child's leading inclination may be, that is the one which will best harmonise with the wishes of the adult; and as he will have less relish for any other pursuit, we ought, perhaps, to reverse Pope's axiom "Just as the twig is bent, the tree's inclined," and alter it into Just as the twig's inclined the tree will grow." And now while speaking of axioms, there is another which ought to be some- what modified. Agesilaus, a king of Sparta, is the father of the saying, Train up a child in the way he should go ought it not to be—In the way he would like to go ? There cannot be a doubt but that thousands are at this moment engaged in occu- pations for which a phrenologist would pronounce them unfitted, and prevented by original misdirection and present poverty from attaining the positions they ought to occupy, or moving in the spheres they are best calculated to adorn. (Illustrations were then deduced both from personal knowledge and from general history; the latter are best known to our readers.) Scott, the most imaginative of modern writers, was intended for a barris- ter; Hume read Virgil and Cicero when his father fancied him engaged with Coke upon Lyttleton Priestley, though brought up a preacher, was fonder of the pestle than the pulpit: and Schiller, the greatest of German poets, deserted military tactics for the society of the Muses. Addison, our first prose writer, made but a wretched uuder-seeretary of state and Napoleon found Laplace, the first mathematician in Europe, to be a mise- rable minister of public instruction. The lecturer was very warmly cheered at the close of his very valuable lecture. We understand the next subject for debate to be. Which are most conducive to good morals, agricultural, or manufacturing districts 2" • .—— CYMREIGYDDION Y DDEHWEN FREINIOL.' The fir-t anniversary of this promising society was celebrated on Monday evening, the 18th of October, at the lung room of the Royal Oak Inn, Merthyr Tydfil, which was crowded to excess by ladies and geatlemen of first rate talent and respectability and at the appoitfed hour, the deputation appointed by the managing committee, announced the result of their attendance 0111 TI Onager of the Plymouth, Pentre-bach, and Duffi^ 11 iron works, who had consented to preside 011 the occasion, and whose arrival was greeted with shouts of applause, and acclamations of joy when he was conducted to the presi- dential chair, which was elevated an a platform in one end of the room, decorated with branches of old Cambria's oak and evergreens, intermingled with gilded acorns and leeks, as was also the vice president's chair. In the centre of the room was suspended by branches of laurel and oak, a large gilded acorn, bearing the insignia" Tra mor tra Brython." Oes y hyd iaith Gymraeg''—displaying the finest taste on the part of the worthy host Mr. Richard Davies. The chair being taken (as noted above) by Mr. Joseph, supported by Messrs. Thomas Joseph, C.E., and Mr. Thomas Davies, furnace manager, of Plymouth works, and the vice chair duly occupied by Mr. Thomas Davies, minister of High-street chapel, who was unani- mously voted to it, the chairman, in a very appropriate speech, opened the meeting; after which the air of lloffder y Gwyn- eddigion," was played on the Harp, by Mr. Wm. Frost, jun., who had been engaged to perform on the occasion then were delivered congratulatory addresses, both in prose and poetry, by Messrs. Thomas Davies, Baptist minister, William Frost, Sen., Timothy Davies, (Tab Dewi) Jonathan Reynolds, (Nathan D if fed) D. Daniel, J, Morgan, and others, succeeded by sing- ing, according to the manner and style of Gwent and Morganwg, by several of the Merthyr minstrels and vocalists, among whom the audience were highly delighted by the melodious strains of "Eos Fach," who sang Mr. John Thomas's (lemn Ddu) arrangements of Yr Aderyn pur," Sir Harri Ddu," Hedydd Ion," Difyrwch Gwyr Harlech," aud Flair y Waun," from the pen of the late lamented bard, William Davies ( Grawerth) after which Messrs. Francis Jonas and Thomas Davies, of Dowlais, accompanied the harp with pennillion singing, after the manner of North Wales. Then the judge of the poetical compositions, Mr. Robert Roberts, was called forward to declare his opinion of the merits of the several poetic effusions of the Awen, sent in for competition, which, after some prefatory re- marks, he did in the following maiiner Worthy President, Vice-President, Ladies, and Gentlemen, -It is by the earnest desire of the committee of this society I undertake to pass my verdict on its poetical compositions and it is more than probable that I would have rejected the office, as my time is so limited, and other matters calling for my more serious attention, had I not seen the chief subject for composi- tion, viz., an elegy in commemoration of the late much lamented and respected Richard John Hill, Esq., and consequently I could not refuse, for one thing, because 1 considered it an indispensa- ble duty upon me to promote the memory of an individual who had been such an ornament to moral society; aud, on the other hand, owing to the juvenile intimacy that existed between the deceased gentleman and the old man, my sire;—they were play- mates, and ever since the subject under notice and his brother seemed eager to supply my father's family with any kindness, when an emergency presented itself. On this subject two can- didates only appear to contest for the priority, under the ficti- tious mottoes of One that found him good," and Mournful;* and my impartial belief is that they arc two very good compo- sitions, worthy of the subject, nearly co-equai in sentiments, but the one being superior in consonancy, and the other more plain and simple in construction, and easier to be comprehended by the majority of the population; consequently, I believe no better can be done than to divide the prize between them—Mr. Wm. Evans, agent, (Cawr Cynon), Dowlais, and Jonathan Reynolds, wheelwright, ( Nathan Dyfed), Merthyr, being the successful candidates. On the subject, The best Stanza (Englyn) to the Royal Oak,' I received four compositions and on the other, 'The best Stanza (Englyn) to the family of the Royal Oak Inn,' I received four others, under the titles 'Eiddil,' 'C)"mro,' Macwy,' Carwr Cyfeillach,' Yshryd y rhaw,' • Ewyllysiwr da,' Mwynwr,' and Cymmydog,' of which eight I selected four, and of the four I selected two-viz., l\IaCII, and Cymmydog,' whom, when called upon to answer the names, Jonathan Reynolds again answered to both, and received the prizes offered for them. Mr. Thomas Davies then stepped forward to declare his opinion on the lectures delivered by Messrs. Wm. Frost, sen., and Thomas Rees, ou the Progress of the Plymouth Iron Works;" and after noticing their contents in such a manner as to elicit considerable applause from the hearers, awarded the prize to Mr. Thomas Rees. Next was read the names of the competitors 0:1 singing after the manner of North Wales, and Gwent and Morganwg the tirst prize was awarded to Mr. Francis Jonas, (Alaw MeirionyddJ, and the second to* Mrs. Anne Rees, (Eos Fach.) The health of Anthony Hill, Ksq., was drank with musical honours, together with a fervent prayer for the welfare of him. self and his esteemed family. The next toasts were—the Rev. T. Davies and family, Mr. Morgan Joseph and family, the Town and Trade of Merthyr, &c. &c. Then the bards, vocalists, minstrels, See., sang God save the Queen," accompanied by the harp, and the company separated at an early hour, highly interested with the proceedings of the evening.

BRECON.—INQUEST.—On Saturday week, the town of Brecon and neighbourhood, was thrown into a great state of excitement, and reports of murder, foul play, and self-de- struction were very current, in consequence of the body of a well dressed person having been found in a slate of consider- able decomposition on the top of a small stack of hay in an outhouse near the Craig, in the possession of Mr. Bright. H. Maybery, Esq., coroner, having heard of the circumstance went to the spot, and then gave directions to the police to re- move the body to the Castle Hotel the clothes were removed from the body, and in the pockets were found 19s. iu money, a snuff box, pocket pipe, some mathematical instruments, and various letters addressed to G. W. Young, E-q., by which means it was ascertained that the deceased was the son of a solicitor in London, aud had come to Brecon on the 16:li of October by the Bristol coach, for the purpose of bein^ em- ployed by Mr. Day, solicitor of the Welsh Midland RaMwav. By direction of the coroner, Messrs. Batt and Giugeli, sur- geons, made a postmortem examination of the body on Mon- day week. There were no marks of violence, and upon opening the chest, the lungs, and heart were found healthy; but upon opening the abdomen the whole peritonial coat appeared to have been in a state of long continued disease. The liver was tolerably healthy, but the intestines gene- rally in a diseased state, giving the appearance of long con- tinued indisposition. The contents of the stomach were very carefully examined and tested, and not the slightest appearance of poison of any kind could be traced, nor was there any thing to account for death beyond the disease of the intestines. The father of the deceased having been written to, he arrived at Brecon on Tuesday morning by mail, and in the afternoon of that day an inquest was held at the Castle lloiel, before H. Maybery, Ksq., and a highly respectable jury, when it appeared from the evidence of the waiter and other attendants at the Castle, that de- ceased ariived there on Thursday evening, the 16th of October, by the Bristol coach, appeared unwell and out of spirits, had a basin of milk gruel and went to bed he arose on the fol • lowing morning about 8 o'clock, made a very scanty breakfast, and then went out and did not return again,—his liugage hiting been left in his hedioom, and he had not paid his bill. It appeared by other witnesses that the deceased had goue to Mr. Day's office, where he said that he did not thiuk the climate of Wales would agree with him, and was offered employment at Birmingham, but considered that town too smoky. Nothing more was heard of him, but several letters had been received from friends making inquiry for him. After a very careful investigation the jury came to the fol- lowing verdict—"That the deceased was found dead, but by what means he came to his death there was no evidence to show." A letter was found at the post office directed to the deceased, and upon opening it, it was found to be from his medical attendant in London, to whom he had written for advice; it contained several prescriptions tending to allay intestinal irritation. As may naturally be suppoSec| the in- habitants of the town were much gratified at the result of the inquiry, and that no murder had been committed. From the decomposition, there can be little doubt but that the body had remained where it was from the 17th of October, and that probably deceased finding himself tired by his walk to the Craig, where be had probably gone for the purpose of sketch- ing, of which he was very toad, had gone into the shed and lain down on the bay and soon afterwards died. One of his gloves was on one band and the other grasped in the other hand.

BETTS s PATENT BRA, DY.-WE understand that the Messrs. Betts have not availed themselves of the recent advances in the price^ of raw spirit, tc increase that of their Pa cut Brandy,' either in bulk or in the capsuled bottles but ihat the public have still the ad vantage of purchasing, even in single bottles, at the usual rate. If, however, in conseq tice of the state of the corn market, and of generul supli,ies, the price of spirits shall go still higher-aud of which there is considerable apprdlen,ion-it may become difficult to obtain a Christmas stock at the present rates. We, there:.>re, venture to remind our rtaders of the old proierb, that" ood store is no sore." And, at the same time, I hey" ill do > ellto ob. serve hat the words" Bells's Patent H:md 7, Smithtield fifirs," are embossed oa the Pawnt Metallic Capsules,

(pper Langley, Lower Langley, Wolverton, Wolverditig- y Norton Linrlsey, Upper Norton, Norton Curlieu, Slir«^li y, Slirewley Common, Beausall otherwise "eauhdle, Bt-ausale Common, Haseley, Budbrook, Hümp- !°n on the Hill, Hampton Curli, Lower Norton, Slier- turtle, Guy's (JiifTe. Wedgnock Deer Park, Wetlgnock' ,tlrk, Old Park, i'lie Cape, Saltisford, Saltisford Ward J)*r vick, Market Place Ward Warwick, West Street Vv R'.(l V/nrwick, High Street Ward Warwick, Jury Street ^anl Warwick, Saint Mary Warwick, Castle Street }\rd, Smiili Street Ward Warwick, Bridge. End Ward }y»rwick, Saint Nicholas Warwick, Emscote otherwise Edtnonscote, Leek Wootton, Church Wootton, Hill Jvoo!ton, Milverton, Leamington Priors, Saint Mary Leamington, Newhold Comyn, Lillinglon, Offchurch, *Wlforii Semele, Cubbington, Weston otherwise, Weston "Pder Weatherley, Houingham,. Hyde's Pastures, ^peribtiry, Eathurpp, Long Itchinton, Stretton upon ^"nsninre, Pi iucethorpe, Marton, Frankton, Bourton otherwise Bourton upon Dunsmore, Draycott otherwise I'faniote, Birdiiighury, Leamington Hastings, Dunchurch, I'lurlaston, Causton, Hilton, Church Lawlord, Newbold- nP<>n-A von, Long Lawford, and Rugby, all in the county NN or Warwick: also, a branch railway, with all proper W(»'ks, approaches, and conveniences connected therewith, and out of the said intended main line of railway, Cl>uiiii, ncing near a bridge over the Worcester and Bir- mingham Canal, in the parish of Tibbarton, in the county of Worcester, and terminating at or near Berry lliil, in f,e parishes of Dodderhill, Saint Nicholas Droitwicli, ?alwarp, Saint Andrew Droitwich, or some orone of them, 'n the county of Worcester aforesaid, which .said intended branch railway, and the works connected therewith, will pass from, in, through, or into, or be situate within the several parishes, townships, and extra-parochial or other pUces following, or some of them that is to say, Hindiip, Martin Hussingtree, Oddingley, Claines, Warndon, Sal- w»rp, Saint Andrew Droitwich, Saint Peter Droitwich, Hads'nr, Dodderhill, In-Liberties Droitwich, Saint Nich- °'as Droitwich, al! in the coun'v of Worcester: al»o branch railway, from and out of the line of the Said tirst-mentioned iiiten,led railway, commencing at or "ear Row Farm, in the parishes of Ipsley and Studlev, in l'>e county of Warwick, or one of them, and terminating at or near Ncchell's Green, in the hamlet of Duddeston- cum-Nechells, and parish of Aston, in the county of War- wick aforesaid, which said lHst-men'ioiied branch railway, and the works connected therewith, will pass from, in, through, or into, or be situate within the several parishes, townships, and extra-parochial or other places following, Or some of them; that is to say, Feckenham, Wehheath, Hedditch, Bentley Pauncefoot, otherwise Bentiey Upper L iwer, Alvechurch, King's Norton, Moseley, Withal!, Hall Green, an I Beoley, all in the county of Worcester; I arùehigg, in the counties of Worcester and Warwick, or 0,K; of them Ipsiey, Studley, Tutnail and Cobley, Soli- hull, Packwood, Lapworth, Kingswood, Edgbaston, Bir- mingham, Deritenii and Bordesley, Duddeston-cum- ■^ecliells, and Aston, all in the county of Warwick. And it is also intended by such Act or Acts to take power to alter or divert, or to stop up, whether temporarily or Permanently, all turnpike and other roads, railways, tram- *.iys, aqueducts, canals, streams, and rivers within the foresaid parishes, townships, and extra-parochial or other places, or any of them, which it may be necessary to stop UP, alter, or divert, by reason of the construction of the said intended works, or any of them and it is also in- tended by such Act or Acts to incorporate a Company for the purpose of carrying the said intended undertaking into ifect and to take powers for the purchase of lands and houses by compulsion or agreement, for the purposes thereof, and for levying tolls, rates, and duties in respect °f the use thereof, and to confer certain exemptions Iroiu such tolls, rates, and duties and it is also intended by such Act or Acts to vary, alter, or extinguish all existing rights or privileges in any manner connected with the lands or houses proposed to be purchased or taken as aforesaid, or which would in any manner impede or interfere with the construction, maintenance, or use of the said intended Works, or any of them, and to confer other rights and pri- vileges and it is further intended by such Act or Acts to enable the Company thereby to be incorporated to sell, or let, or transfer the said intended railway, branch railways, and works, or any part thereof, and all or any powers of fit such Company, in connection therewith, or in relation thereto, to a Company proposed to be incorporated by and under the name of The Great Eastern and Western Rail- Way Company, and to enable such Company to purchase, or rent, or construct the same or any part thereof, and to exercise such powers, or any of them and also to enable the said Great Eastern and Western Railway Company, if so incorporated as aforesaid, to raise and contribute funds for or towards the construction, maintenance, and Use of the said intended railway, branch railways, and works, and to guarantee interest on the capital to be expended thereon, and generally to enter into and carry into effect all such arrangements in reference to the objects aforesaid as may be mutually agreed on between the said Great Eastern and Western Railway Company and the Company to be thereby incorporated And Notice is hereby further given, that maps or plans and sections of the said intended railway, branch railways, and works, and of the lands proposed to be taken for the purposes thereof respectively, together with books of reference to Ruch plans, containing the names of the owners or reputed II woen, lessees or reputed lessees, and occupiers of such )andt>, will be deposited, on or before the thirtieth day of Kovember instant, with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Worcester, at his office in the city of Worcester; with the Clerk of the Peace for the city and county of the city of Worcester, at his office in the city of Worcester; with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Warwick, at his office in Stratford-upon-Avon and with the Clerk of the Peace for the borough of Warwick, at his office in the borough of Warwick: and that a copy of so much of the said maps, or plans and sections, and books of reference, as relates to each of the parishes in or throngh which the said intended railway, branch railways, and works, are intended to be made, will be deposited, on or before the thirty-first day of December, in the present year, with the Parish Clerks of those parishes respectively, at their tespertive residences.—Dated this 10th day of November, 1843. ELMSLIE and PRESTON, 47, Moorgate-Street, London. HENRY FOLEY, Worcester.