The Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette

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HIGH WATER AT CARDIFF. DECEMBER. Morning, j Evening. Sunday 21.. j 10 13 i 10 33 Sunday "21.. 10 13 10 38 Monday 22.. H I 11 5 T uesday 23.. li 37 0 11 Wednesday ^4.. 0 55 1 30 Thursday S £ 5. 2 9 2 44 Friday 26.. 3 | ;j 52 Saturday 27.. 4 22 4 51

THE CARDIFF AAD MERTHYR GUARDIAN. -# FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1845. r" The Marquess of Bute has, we understand, transmitted thirty-four pounds to Andrew Miller, Esq., treasurer of the Cardiff Infant School, as his Lordship's donation towards discharging the balance of thirty-four pounds due on the building account. His Lordship has also become an annual subscriber offive pounds. CHRISTMAS DAY.— In our weekly calendar we inad- vertently omitted to give the following notices respecting the Church service for this day—Morning I-essotis-Stli ch. Isaiah and 2nd ch. Luke; proper Psalms, the 19th, 45th, and 85th. Evening Lessons—7th ch. Isaiah and 3rd ch. Tit.; proper Psalms, the 89th, 110th, and 132nd. CAUTION TO HIGHWAY SURVEYORS By the 5 and 6 Win. IV., cap. 50, sec. 24, surveyors are directed to cause stones or posts to be erected where two or more ways meet, with inscription thereon, in large legible characters not less thau an inch in height, containing the name of the next market, town, village, or other place, to which the highway leads, as^ well as boundary stones of poats containing the name of the parish in which situate. By another section of the same Act, the surveyor is liable to a penalty of £5 for neglect of duty. As, however, very few officers have complied with the statute, in the above respects, it may be necessary to caution them that persons are on the look out to sue for penalties, and, therefore, the sooner they look after their duties the better. CARDIFF MARKET, DEC. 13.—Beef, Gid. to 7d.; beef, per quarter, 46s. to 48s. mutton, 6id. to 7d. veal, 7d. to 7|d. pork, 7d.; geese, 7d.; ducks, 3s. Gd. to 4s. Gd.; fowls, 2s. Ud.to3-i.; butter, fresh, Is. 2d.; do. salt, Is. Id.; eggs, Is. per doz.; potatoes, 10s. to 14s. per sack. Among the gentlemen who lately passed their examin- atiou at Apothecaries' Hall, was Edward Bates, son of Edward Bates, Esq., of Cow bridge. LLANDAFF SCHOOL CLOTHING CLUB: \Ve briefly noticed in our last week's paper the meeting of the ladies of LlandalF and its neighbourhood on the 10th instant- friends to this institution,—and which was the annual meeting for the distribution of the children's clothing. We learu that each child in the school contributes a penny per week, which sum is reserved for them; and at the end of the year is made up by subscription amongst the ladies and other kind contributors, to Gs. Gd. This sum is laid out with great care in the purchase of the most useful articles of clothing, put together, numbered and ticketed for each. The number of recipients this year amounted to fifty-five; and it was pleasing to see the smiling little ones receiving from the hands of their fair friends their treasures, which at this season of the year must prove so very comfortable to them. The bonus thus added, induces the parents of the children to contri- bute most willingly the weekly penny and too much praise cannot be given to the ladies who so kindly and generously assisted in this good work. We noticed at the distribution Mrs. George Thomas and family; Mrs. in F. Crawshay; Capt. Hill; Mrs. Parker Miss Homfray; Miss Beaumont; Miss Jones, Deanery; Miss J. Prichard. At SHAW HOUSE, MBI.KSHAM, the following young gentlemen received prizes on the lf;tli instant •.— For diligence and [food conduct — First class prizes J. Ball, Minctiinhampton; E. Bletchly, Hawkeshury, Upton; J. Bletchly, Hawkesbury, Upton; W. Btovvn, Monk- ton; It. Edwards, Bath; II. Hammau$, Garford; B. Hay ward, Trowbridge; J- Mullings, Devizes; S. Huddle, Bishop's Cannings; E. Vaciudl, Cardiff; R. Watson. St. Nicholas. Second class prizes: F. Fisher, Nailsworth; W. Grant, Erie, Stoke; J. IJaze- land, Shaw; J. Hughes, Trowbridge; A. Neate, Cher- hill; T. Ruddle, Bishop's Cannings; T. Tanner, Devizes; H. Watson, St. Nicholas. Third class prizes: W. Bird: South Fields; J. R. Evans, Mclksham; A. Gregory, Trowbridge; I. Little, Msrshfield R. Tarr, Trowbridge! For general improvement— W. Brown, Monkton; H. Hammans, Garford; J. Bletchly, Hawkesbury, Upton; R. Watson, St. Nicholas; M. Hazeland, Shaw. For the best Essays—J. Mullings, Devizes, first prize; W. Brown, Monkton, second prize; E. Vachell, Cardiff, third prize. Fur drawing—R. Edwards, Bath. For perspective- W. Brown, Monkton. ACCIDENT.—A lad, aged 14 years, named Geo. David, was conveyed to the Infirmary oil Monday evening, suf- fering from concussion of the brain, which injury he sustained by falling into the hold of a vessel. The Cap- tain, while at dinner, heard something fall heavily, and on going to see, found the boy insensible ill the hold. He is now progressing favourably. CARDIFF SAVINGS BANK.—Saturday, Dec. 13. Depo- sits received, t 142 13s. 8d.; paid, £ 136 6s. 6d. num- ber of depositors, 33. SCARCITY OF SEAMEN.—We understand that masters of vessels find much difficulty in procuring their full com- plement of seamen in this and the neighbouring port of Newport and an instance which, within these last few days, came under our notice, tends to show that such is actually the case, as a master of a coasting vessel, now lying at Newport, came to Cardiff on Saturday forenoon, with the view of engaging two men, having tailed to get them at Newport. He remained here until Tuesday evening, making the most diligent enquiries in his power, but was obliged to return to his vessel without accom- plishing the object which led him to Cardiff. It is also stated that freights are up" in this quarter. ROBBERY OF JLlaO IN BANK NOTEs.-At Bow-street Police Office, Loudon, on Tuesday last, Charles Bowen, Charles Wood, George Lake, John Bancock, George Bates, and Joseph Bailey, were placed at the bar on suspicion of stealing £ 150 in Bank of England notes, the property of the Rev. Mr. Lewis, of New House, near Cardiff, from the Trafalgar Hotel, Charing-cross, a few days since. Some of the prisoners are waiters at the Trafalgar, and the whole were apprehended by Inspector Otway, of the A division, 011 Sunday night and eaily 011 Monday morning. Evidence of the robbery having been given, the prisoners were remanded, with the exception of Bailey, who was discharged. Between £ <30 and £ 70 of the property has been traced.

CARDIFF SCHOOLS. THE THIRTIETH ANNUAL MEETING of the subscribers to the Cardiff Schools, established for affording education to the poor, took place ill the Committee-Room, Ciock- herbtown, on Monday last. We observed present The Lord James Stuart, M.P., in the Chair; E. P. Richards, Esq., Rev. J. Montgomery Traherue, Rev. Thomas Stacey, Rev. W. Leigh Morgan, Rev. James Evans, C. C. Williams, Esq., David Evans, Esq., Andrew Miller, Esq., Robert Daw, Esq., James Lewis, Esq., and John Lloyd, William Bird, George Bird, Griffith Phil- lips, Thomas Price, &c. &c.. His Lordship having taken the chair, rose and brien* addressed the meeting; and then called upon the Rev^ Thomas Stacey, one of the honorary secretaries, to read the annual report, from which we gather the following highly-interesting particulars The pupils under instruction amount to one hundred and forty boys and about seventy girls. The average ) a»ett'mves bare uiulergvue no material change but t4e t lIumher has not been quite equal to that of preceding years, nor certainly proportionate to the known nccessi ties of the population but work being plentiful amon" the labouring classes, and wages comparatively high, parents in a certain condition, who formerly gladi availed themselves of the economy of these schools, now make an effort to send their children to schools of, a- they consider, a higher grade. The treasurer's account* present the same favourable aspect as in former years. The schoolrooms have been made much mote comfortable by the substitution of a timber floor for a stone floor, at an expense of more than £90. The Girl's Sunday School continues in Euccessful progress. There arc under regular instruction about one hundred children. In the Day School there are eighty-six boys who are able to read the scriptures and forty-five can write a good legible hand. One hundred and ten boys are under instruction in ciphering, many of whom have gone through the four elementary rules, and are attaining con- siderable proficiency in the higher rules of arithmetic. One hundred and five boys left the school during the last year for their several employments in life, after having made the usual progress in different branches of instruc- tion and eighty-five were admitted into the school during the same period. In the Girls' School forty-six are capable of reading the scriptures, and the whole number of pupils are pro- gressing most favourably in writing, arithmetic, and needlework. The Noble Chairman then called upon E. P. Richards, Esq., treasurer, to read his report, from which it ap- peared that the payments amounted to JE240 10s. 8Jd., and the receipts to but JE227 lis. 8d., shewing that the sum of 1:12 19s, Old. had been kindly and most gene- rously advanced by Mr. Richards, who, we are informed, together with our highly-esteemed resident clergyman (Rev. Thomas Stacey), takes the most lively interest in doing everything calculated to maintain the full efficiency of these schools, which are acknowledged by all to be 'most admirably conducted ill every respect. The Rev. J. M. Traherne said he had been requested to move the first resolution, and it afforded him great pleasure to do so. The report which had been read to the meeting was so comprehensive—embraced so many points of iiiterest-tliat no remarks were required on his part, and he would consequently merely read the resolu- tion—namely, "That the report now read be adopted, and, with an abstract of the treasurer's accounts, be printed and circulated in the usual manner." This proposition was ably seconded by Andrew Miller, Esq., and carried unanimously. The Rev. James Evans said he had been entrusted with the second resolution, and which was- That the thanks of the subscribers be given to the committees- both of ladies and gentlemen—for their past services." He (Mr. Evans) regretted that in consequence of the distance of his residence from Cardiff he had not been able to render the committees any assistance by attending at the schools as often as lie wished to do but he would observe that he called occasionally, and lvid now great pleasure in stating that when he did call he invariably found the schools in the best order—in such a state as to reflect the highest credit on the master and mistress, as well as on the committees. (Hear.) The resolution was seconded by Mr. Griffith Phillips, and carried unanimously. The third resolution—moved by C. C. Williams, Esq., and seconded by Mr. William Hird—was also unani- mously carried—" That the following ladies and gen- tlemen be requested to form the committees for the current year, viz. LADIES' COM:lIITTEH. The Marchioness of Bute Mrs. Miller The Lady James Stuart Morgan Miss Stuart James Lewis Mrs. Stacey David Kvans Traherne William Bird C. C. Williams George Bird Moore Miss Towgood GENTLEMEN'S COMMITTEE. Rev. J. M. Traherue Robert Daw, Esq, W. L. Morgan David Evans, Esq. T. W. Booker, Esq. Mr. William Bird C. C. Williams, Esq. Mr. W. A. Bradley John Langley, Esq. Mr. W. Pearson ilitill-Is Leivis, Esq. Mr. William Williams Andrew Miller, Esq. Mr. J. B. Woods The fourth resolution was proposed by the Rev. W. L. Morgan—seconded by Mr. John Lloyd, and resolved una- llimously-61 Tliit the thanks of the subscribers be given to Messrs. Towgood and Co., treasurers, and to the other officers of the institution, for their respective services and that they be requested to continue them." R. Daw, Esq., moved the next resolution-" That the cordial thanks of the meeting be given to the Venerable the Archdeacon of Llandaff, for the able and impressive sermon preached by him on behalf of this institution, in Cardiff Church, in June last." This was second-ad by David Evans, Esq., and carried unanimously. The business of the day having been concluded, his Lordship left the Chair. After which, James Lewis, Esq., rose and said, it afforded him much pleasure to move "that the respectful thanks of this meeting be^iven to the Lord James Stuart, for the deep interest he continues to take in these schools—for kindly taking the chair this day—and for his able and courteous conduct therein." Mr. Lewis added that he was proud in being the humble instrument of bringing this resolu- tion before the meeting but every one present was so well acquainted with the deep interest evinced by his lordship's family in the prosperity of everything calculated to benefit the town and neighbourhood, that it was not necessary for him (Mr. Lewis) to make any further ob- servations. Mr. George Bird having seconded the resolution, it was carried by acclamation. His Lordship briefly acknowledged the compliment. He was at all times happy to meet the gentlemen present, and he felt great pleasure in presiding at the meeting which had just been held. He was delighted beyond measure to find that the committee took such an interest in promoting the welfare of the children of the poor-Hot only by affording them the means of acquiring religious and useful knowledge at these schools, but by e\ illdng such attention to their personal comfort in having, at a very considerable outlay, caused the floors to be boarded —an improvement which was most obvious. CARDIFF POL ICE.-THURSDAY. [Before R. Itiece, F.S.A., Mayor, the Rev. James Evans, aud Whitlock Nicholl, Esq.] Giioss AND WANTON OUTRAGE.—Mr. J. G. Bird, a highly-respectable inhabitant of this town, preferred a charge of trespass" against a man named William Richards, who appeared in the garb usually worn by men who work about the docks and canals. By the statement of Mr. Bird, and by the evidence of several persons, it appeared that on Wednesday afternoon at about half.past two o'clock, whilst Mr. Bird was absent from his offices, situate in Bute-street, the defendant was observed by Mr. Bird's little boy walking up the street. The child, from some unexplained cause, when he saw defendant approach, went inta the office and closed the door. In the course of a few minutes defendant entered the passage leading to the office door-walked on to the door, and kicked it open with grear violence, doing con- siderable damage thereby. Mr. Bird's little boy then ran out-told the woman, who keeps a shOlp under the same roof, that a strange man had entered the office in the manner just described, and she, consequently, went there and put him out. He was very drunk at the time. He then went outside and deliberately struck a coloured pane of glass in pieces with his fist, upon which pane was an inscription very beautifully and rather expen- sively finished. It was also stated-but not legally proved by evidence—that defendant broke three panes of glass in Mr. Bird's offices the same evening, at a later period, by throwing a large stone (which was produced, and which weighed about -201bs. probably) into the room. When asked by the magistrates what reason had he to assign for such outrageous conduct, defendant replied with a malevolent grin that it was drunken foolishness he supposed." Convicted in the penalty of twenty shil- lings-the value of the coloured pane of glass—and costs in default of payment, to be impi isoned and kept to hard labour, in Cardiff House of Correction, for the term of two calendai months. Committed.—This case occupied the attention of the magistrates for a considerable time, but the foregoing outline embraces all the points of par- ticular moment in the evidence. Dinah Moss and Margaret Godsell were brought up in custody, charged with having behaved in a most riotous manner in Crockherbtown, at half-past twelve last night or rather this morning. The countenances of these "unfortunate" and most unruly creatures were disfigured most horribly—cuts, gashes, scratches, contusions, black eyes, &c., so that scarcely a feature could be distinguished; and those injuries, by the evidence of P.C. George Davies, who took them into custody, they inflicted upon each other in a fight which was maintained so furiously as to require the united exertions of three strong men to separate them. The pavement was covered with bunches of hair, and fragments of caps, gowne, handkerchiefs, and bonnets, so that it must have been a most disgusting exhibition. The magistrates very properly committed the prisoners to prison for one month, there to be kept to hard labour. Mr. Farish, landlord of the Rummer Tavern, was charged with having permitted persons to sit and drink in his house at a quarter past one on Sunday morning last, at which hour thirteen men aud boys, P C. George Davies said, were turned out of the house and behaved very rudely upon the streets to the sad discomfort and annoyance of the peaceably disposed inhabitants. It was also stated that youngsters were accustomed to meet and play at cards in the house. — Mr. Farish said he was not aware of it. It might be the case in the kitchen which was detached from the house, and into which he se dom entered.— The magistrates toid him hews legally respon- sible for anything done upon his premises as far as regarded gaming, &c. P. C. Geo. Davies swore that upon one occasion he saw parties playing cards in the kitchen at between four and five o'clock in the afternoon. —Mr. Whitlock Nicholl said he very frequently spent some hours in the house in writing letters, as it was very near to the post-office, and Mr. Farish permitted him to use his desk; and he thought it due to Mr. farish, that he (Mr. Nicholl) should state, that the house was gene- rally managed in the most orderly manner.—After some further conversation, the magistrates discharged the com- plaint, cautioning Mr. Farish not to offend similarly for the future. ATTEMPT TO STAB A POLICEMAN.— William Bennett, a man having the appearance of an excavator, was charged rriib ¡¡"VÚli attempted to itab /osepfc ferry, It appeared by the tenor of the evidence adduced, that the prisoner went to a house of ill-fame somewhere near the canal-bridge, in .the Hayes, and persisted in remaining there although repeatedly requested to leave by the in- mates (two women). It was very late at night—in fact approaching Tuesday morning, and the women appre- hending personal violence, took the precaution of calli-ig to their assistance the policeman Perry, who after vainly endeavouring to induce the man to leave the house put him Dut by force, and then told him to go home. What followed we give in the policeman's words—" After I had put him out I told him to go home peaceably and not to create a disturbance, and followed him slowly until 1 came to the top of the bridge, which is the termination of my beat. I then stood. He went on from 30 to 50 yards, saying nothing, only goiug his way. He then turned—took out his knife which I saw open in his hand —came back towards me 15 paces, and said that if I would not go from there he would make me go. I !old him I was not afraid of him nor of his knife, and walked on towards him to a spot where I could meet him on level ground. When I drew near to him he stood in a position to thrust at me. He did thrust at me with his knife." Witness then detailed a series of combats which he had with the prisoner, who was ultimately lodged in the station-house. The magistrates thought that as prisoner had not struck the policeman, the charge could hardly be sustained. However, they committed him to prison in default of finding sureties to keep the peace. The policeman (Perry) gave his evidence remarkably well, and seemed to have behaved-with great courage, and the most commendable coolness in repelling the un- warrantable attacks of his cowardly assailant, who, when he found that he had met his match" turned and ran. Mr. Bicherton, landlord of the King's Head public- house, was charged by Superintendent Stockdale with harbouring or permitting disorderly characters to assem- ble in his house, contrary to the terms of his license. Case adjourned. Thomas Morgan was convicted in the penalty of three shillings for cutting a tarpaulin belonging to the Dowlais Iron Company. David Jones was convicted in the penally of ten shil- lings for assaulting Thomas Lewis. [On Monday no business was transacted. The mayor entered the hall punctually at half-past ten, as he inva- riably does but after remaining there fifteen minutes, and finding no applications made to him, he left the room, stating that those who wanted magisterial advice or assist- ance, must be punctual in their attendance.]

MERTHYR AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. The appeal meeting against the Property and Income Tax was held at the Angel Inn, in this town, on Monday and Tuesday. The passage and a part of the stairs were crowded during the greater part of those days. III our report of the proceedings at the coroner's in- quest in the case of suspected murder" we are informed several typographical errors appear in the technical terms introduced, unfortunately, by the surgeon into his evi- dence. Our correspondent has sent us a list of the errors with corrections; as for example—"for libimini read labium pudendi externum, with one or two others of 110 great moment. Would it not be well if medical gentle- men, when examined before a jury, were to bear in mind the recommendation given to a surgeon by Mr. Justice Coleridge the last time he visited this county,-nal1ll'iy, "Speak plain English, and use the most simple terms you possibly can, as this is a matter [as the case at Mer- thyr was] affecting the liberty, if not the life of a fellow creature." MORTALITY. —The number of deaths from the scarlet fever and other diseases have been more numerous here for the last the or six days, than in so many weeks a few months ago. Filthy streets and stagnant pools of water are more injurious to health than the generality of man- kind seem to believe. We are astonished that no public meetings are held on the subject of the state of this town. DOWLAIS.—A company of the 37th Regiment of Foot, under the command of Captain B. Villiers Layard, M.P., arrived lately at the barracks in this place. INQUESTS.—O11 Monday last an inquest was held at the White Hart, Abercanned, before Wm. Davies, Esq., coroner,on the body of Margaret, the daughter of Samuel Jones, aged 11 years, who died the previous Saturday from injuries sustained by her clothes having taken tire. Verdict, "Accidental death."—Another inquest was held on the same day, before the same coroner, at the Ivy Bush Inn, 011 view of the body of Mary, the daughter of George Evans, shoemaker, aged 7 years, who died on the 14th, from her clothes having taken fire. Verdict in accordance with the evidence. Her parents' hands were very much burned by their endeavours to extinguish the fire. Daily experience proves that paients should have guards" to prevent children from going too near the fire. InoN ORE.—[In compliance with the wishes of many of our Merthyr and Dowlais friends, we give insertion to the following extract from the Kendal Mercury] — "Dalton, 22nd Nov., 1845. Messrs. Town and Rawlin- son, of this place, who have hitherto been very successful in finding iron ore in this district, have, a few days ago, discovered an entirely new vein of this useful mineral. It is on a range of hills close behind this town, called the Ricket Hill?.' The company thought this an appropri- ate day to treat their workmen. Mr. Jos. Rawlinson, the acting partner in the firm, and a few of his friends, and the whole of the workmen, assembled at the new pit to drink success to the undertaking. After the men had sufficiently regaled themselves, Mr. Philip Hartley, of Ulverstone, addressed them as follows:—' I beg to say that I rejoice with you all on this very auspicious and important discovery. The finding of this mine is, to all appearance, of the highest consequence to the interest and future prosperity of Dalton, especially the labouring part of it, and is worthy the highly respectable company it belongs to; but, in naming respectability in this pointed way, permit me to add that ail the other mining companies of Furness are also highly respectable how- ever, I can say, in reference to Mr. ilawlinson, that the discovery has done him gieat credit. I am told that it is the first realnèw mine that has been found in this local- ity in the memory of any person livinir. You see it is a domain nevei before attempted upon; hence it must have seen skill and judgment that guided him in the under- taking. I am happy to state also, that Mr. Rawlinson, in all his undertakings, has been entirely successful. This is, indeed, a great tiling to be able to say. It is said the great Wellington always led his men to victory. When men have confidence in their leader, as you must have acquired ill youis, they then doubtless work or fight de- terminedly: knowing their guide, they go with resolute vigour to clfect their object. I do not (continued Mr. Hartley) know anything of ruining, but yesterday I had much pleasure in going over the different works of Messrs. Town and Rawlinson; and, professing to know some- thing of mechanics, I declare that I was astonished to find the contrivance, skill, and mechanical knowleùge- and more, the ^adaptation }n u scielltific way of every movement to tne object to be obtained. Scarcely is a cotton mill fitted up with more correctness than I wit- nessed yesterday, lhus you have in your leader the mystery of mechanics, and the perhaps greater mystery of a mineralogist. "Ith these objects, and this discovery before us, I shall proceed to give you a toast suited for the occasion; & let it be responded to with cheers, long & loud, vibrating along these vallies, & such as will make the very heart-strings tingle at Water-park.' Such having been done with enthusiasm, the assemblage thenadjourned to Dalton, w!ien, in a large barn fitted up for the occasion, they were treated to a substantial good old English supper. The healths of < Messrs. Town and Rawlinson,' and 'Success to the iron ore trade,' and that of'Sir John Guest,' and Success to the Dowlais Company and the iron trade' (the Dowlais Company, of which Sir J. Guest is the principal, are the largest manufacturers of iron in the world), were drunk with the greatest enthusiasm, all being well aware one cannot prosper without the other. About ten o'clock the meeting broke up, the workmen (whose excellent conduct on the occasion cannot be too highly praised) depaited to their homes highly pleased with the urbanity and kindness their employer and his friends had shown to them during the evening. This is as matters ought always to he between master and man, the welfare of both being indivisible." MERTIIYR POLICE. [Saturday, Dec. 13th, before T. W. Hill and W. Thomas, Esqrs.]—A case of poaching ill Breconshire came before the bench this day. The poacher was fined £ 2.- [Monday, Dec. loth, before T. W. Hill, Lsq.] Ihis day the case of a drunken man only was decided by his worship.

LLANTIUSSENT PETTY SESSIONS.[Held Dec.' 12th, before K. F. Rickards, Esq., and Capt. Hewitt.]—Mary Williams, of Lantwit-vardre, applied for a summons against John Martin, of Bridgeud, whom she alleged to be the putative father of her illegitimate child lately born. He is to appear on the 2fith inst., to have an order made upon him towards the maintenance of the said child. Granted.—Ann Annett, of the parish of Llantrissent, also applied for a summons against John Nicholas, of Cowbridge, whom she alleged to be the putalive father of her illegitimate child, to appear the 26th inst., to have an order made towards paying weekly for the maintenance of the said child. Granted —James Hodge, of the parish of Lantwit-vardre, applied for a summons against Thomas If illiams, of the same place, for trespass; to wit. for damaging and injuring the front door of his dwelling- house, on Saturday, the 13th inst., at Dyhewidd, in the said parish of Lantwit-vardre j and also threatening on the first opportunity to do him some bodily harm. Granted. BRIDGEND PETTY SEssioss.-[Held at the Town-hall, on Saturday, the lath December, 1845, before Richard Franklen, Esq., and the Rev. Robert Knight.]—Evan John, ot the parish of St. Brides Minor, was charged by Superintendent Corr, with keeping his victualling-house open during the usual hours of afternoon divine service, in the church of the said parish. The information was withdrawn, with the consent of the magistrates, upon the defendant paying the costs. — Morgan Howell, of the parish of Newcastle, was charged with a similar offence. The information in this case was also withdrawn, upon payment of the costs.— Thomas Ihomas, ot Maesteg, was charged with an assault upon Catherine Esaia3, of the same place. The defendant pleaded guilty, and was con- victed in the penalty of £2 10s. aud costs.—John Howe and Miles Morgan, of the parish of St. Brides Major, were charged with an assault upon William Morgan, of the same place, and were convicted in the penalty of £5 each; and in default of payment, they were committed to Cardiit house of correction for two calendar months.— William Cook, of Oldcastle, tailor, was charged by William John, relieving officer, with not maintaining his wife, and leaving her chargeable to the palish of Coychurch. The defendant having made an ofter to pay 3s. a week, which was accepted, nothing further was done in the matter.— Thomas Gawtem, who was brought up, under a warrant, in consequence of his disobeying a summons last week, was charged by Samuel Levindle, with an assault. The parties were alloyed to wmpwause matters,

SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. Important Public Me:}tl:1g' at On Monday last, the loth of December, a most an- portant meetiilg of the gentry, clergy, tradesmen, and other inhabitants of Bridgend and its neighbourhood, took place in the large room of the Town-hall, and which was numerously and most influentially attended. We observed present—The VISCOUNT AVARI, of Dun- raven Castle, M.P., in the Cliair Rev. Robert Knight. R. Nicholl Carne, Esq., Rev. H. Lynch Blosse, William Llewellyn, Esq., (Court Coleman), William Lewis, Esq., Samuel Cox, Esq., George llalket, Esq., Rev. Samuel Jones, John Randall, Esq., R. L. Reece, Esq., Abraham Verity. Esq., Cadogan Williams, Esq., William Lewellin, Ksq., (Bank), Henry Verity, Esq., Rees Jenkins, Esq., G. H. Verity, Esq., J. M. Williams, Esq., Leyshon Morgan, Esq., the Rev. Edward Evans, the Rev. J. E. Jones, and Messrs. William Edwards, Thomas Lewis. Phillip Price, William Bryant, jun., William Halket, Walter Hibbert, Richard Lewellin, Daniel Lewellin, W. H. Morgan, James Watts, William Morgan, Dan Popkin, William Betterton, Thomas Popkin, Henry Randall, George Bird, Edward Jones, William Williams, Thomas Evans, Hopkin Evans, James P. Petherick, John Hib- bert, Samuel Marks, William Leyshon, Robert Price, Thomas Jones, David Prothero, Thomas Millward, Richard Williams, — Prythers, David Jenkins, Thomas Williams, Thomas Arnott, &c. &c. The Noble Chairman (who on rising was received with loud cheers) opened the proceedings by reading the ad- vertisemel1: by which the meeting was convened, and which stated that the business to he transacted was, to take into consideration "the expediency of memorializing the Directors of the South Wales Railway in favour of the original coast line, and against the recently proposed line of deviation intended to pass to the north of the town." His lordship having read the advertisement, said he begged to mention to the meeting that some of the most influential inhabitants of Bridgend did him the honour to call upon him, and to ask him if he wouid attend this meeting and preside over it. His lordship did not take quite the same viewof the matter to be consi- dered at the meeting as those gentlemen did, namely, as to the ruin impending over the town, which it was urge,1 would be the effect of '.lie abandonment of the original coast line. However, on a little reflexion, he (Lord Adare) thought it was wrong to hesitate ia assenting to their wishes that he should preside at the meeting this day, as it might thereby appear that he preferred consult- ing his own feelings rather than the wishes of the inha- bitants of this town. (Hear.) His lordship did not wish that any one should think that evenis of recent oc- currence should have influenced his views in the slightest degree, as his presence at the meeting was simply the consequence of a desire on his part to promote any mea- sure calculated to benefit the interests of the town. (Cheers.) He would not allude to an absurd story tli.t he hall reccived some wonderful information respecting late public occurrences. He came to attend the meeting with great pleasure, as it afforded him an opportunity for shewing how deeply he was interested in tile prosperity of the town of Bridgend, aud his wish to coincide ill the opinion already formed by the inhabitants. (Hear.) William Lewis, Esq., then rose and said:—My Lord and Gentlemen,—I had hoped that Mr. Knight would have led on this occasion by moving the first resolution; but as he seem" disposed to move another, [ take leave to move the first; and, previous to doing so, to congratulate the meeting on the present occasion in having for their president a nobleman who has always eyinceli Sèl much interest for the prosperity of the town of Bridgend. (Hear.) Some years since the inhabitants of this town had occasion to meet in order 10 consider of measures necessary to be taken for the protection of their interest- and now, when circumstances rendered it necessary that this meeting should be convened, we naturally turned to that nobleman, to whom, I believe, the inhabitants of this place have most reason to turn when they want a friend and protector, and who is so largely interested in the prosperity of the town. (Loud cheers.) Mr. Lewis then read his proposition, which, with the others agreed to at this meeting, and the memorial, will be found in our advertising columns. He then said—Gentlemen, it is not necessary that I should say anything in support of the resolution which I have just submitted to your con- sideration, as I conceive it is olle which will receive your readiest assent and concurrence. (Hear.) The memo- rial which has been prepared embraces ail that can be said in favour of the coast line, as originally proposed and, therefore, as I have just stated, it is unnecessary that I should do more than move the resolution. (Cheers.) Mr. William Edwards: I have great pleasure ia se- conding the proposition made by Mr. Lewis. His lordship then formally put the resolution fiom the chair. Carried unanimously. The second resolution, moved by the Rev. H. L. Blosse, and seconded by Abraham Verity, Esq., was also carried unanimously as was also the third, which was moved by William Lewellin, Esq., and seconded by Samuel Cox, Esq. The Rev. Robert Knight then rose, and said it became his dut)., at a very short noticc, to read a memorial which had been prepared in conformity with the resolutions which had been unanimously carried by this most respect- able aud influential meeting. lie was sorry tu h ive to tell the meeting, that it was only sioce he came to town this morning that he had seen the memorial at all. He had read it over, and fully concurred in by far the greater portion of it—indeed, he might s >y he concurred in the whole of it (cheers); but, as he should take the liberty of reading it to the meeting before he made any com- ments upon it, he trusted they would pardon him for any imperfections iu his mode of reading (laughter), as he perceived a few crosses in it which might nut be quiie intelligible to him. (Laughter.) He would, however, try and read it to them. Mr. Knight then read the memorial, which wiil be found well worthy of a most attentive perusal. [S.e advertisement.] He then proceeded — In the prayer of this memorial I fully concur in every part but that in which it might seem to direct Mr. Brunei —an engineer of great eminence -with respect to those t.lings of which he is a much better judge than we are, namely, gradients and curves. Perhaps our suggestions will have neither a good nor an evil cifect. As to the importance of the change to the town of Bridgeud, I fully agree with the statements made. (Cheers.) If I were asked myself whether I would prefer, individually, for my own comfort and convenience, the northern or upper line, or the coast line, I should say instantly, that for my own individual convenience I would prefer the northern or upper line (hear); but looking at those lines as I do as questions of public expediency, or rather, pub- lic utility—looking at the position of the town of Bridg- end, which is daiiy increasing in size and in importance —looking at the handsome building in which we are assembled, and which has been erected at all expense of between two and three thousand pounds, and which building I hope may in time be used for county purposes (loud cheers)—looking, gentlemen, at the very handsome and substantial buildings which have been erected in this town by private individuals, many of which were com- menced subsequent to the passing of the South Wales Railway Act of Parliament last session, Iconi-idcrthat all private considerations should at once be dropped, and that we should join heart and hand in requesting the committee of management of the railway- not to cut off so important a place as this town unquestionably is from the minerals of the upper district. (Loud cheers.) Gentle- men, I need not now detain you by describing the vast importance of the upper district. It comprehends, by Dr. Auckland's statement, who is one of the first autho- rities in the kingdom, the largest field of the bes; kind of minerals that can be employed in the manufacture of iron, tin, and other most important materials of com- merce. (Hear.) It therefore is, gentlemen, of great impoitauee that a town like ours, capable of providing all the necessaries of life for such a vast population as must be brought together in the district to which 1 have just adverted, should be within the reach of that district. (Hear.) I have repeatedly contended, that by taking the main trunk line of the South Wales Railway to the north of the town of Bridgend, we should be cut off from supplying the upper district with all those necessaries which the tradesmen of this place aie so cnpable of sun- plying, and that a new town, somewhere to the north of LH, will bc^erected, to the manifest and serious disadvantage of the inhabitants of the old town—Bridgend. (Hear.) I think that would be unfair to Bridgend in every respect. (Cheers.) It is the old town—situated in the very centre of the county of Glamorgan; aud from its position, and the enterprising spirit ever evinced by its tradesmen, is deserving of consideration. Look at the rivers which How in the district—they all unite in one stream, and that one stream runs through the very centre of the town. (Hear.) Private considerations apart altogether, it is our bounden duty to endeavour to the utmost of our power to support Mr. Bruuel (loud cheers), who is so favourable to the coast line. His line is the coast line; and do not think he is a man easily turned. Any assistance we can give him may be of some service. (Hear.) Gentlemen, I have great pleasure in proposing this memorial for your adoption; and that Viscount Adare be requested to sign the same on behalf of the meeting. (Cheers.) R. Nicholl Carne, Esq:—My Lord and Gentlemen,— It will be impossible for me to add anything to what has been so ably addressed to you by the Rev. Gentleman and I therefore beg to say that 1 have great pleasure iu seconding the proposition which he has just made. (Cheers.) The memorial was unanimously adopted. Mr. Price, chemist, rose and said he had great pleasure in moving a resolution which had been placed in his hauds, and in which he was quite sure they would all heartily concur, us it conveyed an expression ot their sincere thanks to the noble cnairman for presiding. (Cheers.) As an inhabitant of Bridgeud, he (Mr. Price) felt deeply grateful to his lordship for presiding at tins meeting; and he (Mr. Price) was quite sure that all pre- sent would heartily concur iu that sentiment. (Cheer?, j Mr. Price then read the resolution, which, having been seconded by Samuel Cox, Esq., was carried by accla- mation. His Lordship rose to acknowledge the compliment, and said he felt exceedingly flattered at witnessing the kind manner in which the last resolution was received by the meeting; and assured the meeting he should be most happy to sign the memorial and to forward it, as required, to liie Directors. (Cheers.) He telt great pleasure, as chairman, ill presiding at. a unanimous meeting he had much pleasure to find they were ail unanimous, and hoped this was not the last and only occasion in which they should have a unanimous meeting in this building. (Loud cheers and laughter.) The meeting then separated. [No OUIEtt REPORTER WAS rfifiSSM-J J SWANSU.v SAVINGS BANK.—Dec. 13.h, ltU->. D-CS received. E-5 It 17s. '2d.; paid, £ 2t7 l!s. 2d.; 11 le .-to withdraw, £ 13S lis. 41. VICE CHANCELLORS' COURT. —TUESDAY.—(Be.n-e Sir L. Shadwell.)—THE DCKE OF BEAUFORT var.t- SIR JOHN Mortnis, BART., SKETTY PARK, SWANSEA. Mr. Bethel! (wi>h Mr. M. James) applied for an injtin ■<> to restrain the defendant from working or diirsring c or minerals under the bed and soil of the river Taw<\ iu 'he county of («lamor<j.in, an,1 also from keeping o; • 1 communications or passages utidt-i- the soil of th■> and conveying coal by means of them; and a1':(I run keeping open the passages between th? Penfre i.o: and the land called Cae Grobo-s, and from malumr ue-Y adits to the same -place. The Duke of Beaufort, by vir- ue of an old grant from the Crown, was possessed Of ;he seignory of Gower, in the county of Glamorgan, withm which the mines in question were" situated. The Lan-iore Colliery, which belonged to the plaintiff, was exe.v::e! to a level lower than tho ,e of the adjacent collieries, several of which had been long discontinued, and had been consequently filled with water. The Landore Col- liery was kept free from the water which lfowed from the adjoining land, by means of a steam-engine, which had been only sufficient for the purpose. The latterly l)"l'!1 engaged in working the mine ill his i, is- session, so as to connect the Cae Grobos land With th_> Pentre Colliery, the effect of which would be to tap, as it were, the disused mine, and to discharge its contents into the Landore mine. As it had fortunately happened, the defendant, when a lessee of this very mine, had ob- tained from Lord Eldon, in ] SOo, :1.11 injunction couched iu the same terms as that now sought. Another p.ut of the motion was to restrain the defenlhnt frnm removing the coal from the eastern side of the Tawc. which w,, the property of the duke. Further 011 the Kilvey side of the Tawe there was a solid block of coal intervened between one of the deluged coal-mines, but which, if not worked with great caution, might o-ien a passage tor the water. —Mr. Stmrt, with Mr. Walpole, opposed tiie motion. The defendant wis not so infatuated as to com- mit the act imputed to him, which would drown his own collieries as well as that of the duke's. As to that part of the motion which related to the soil of the river, it was plain that nothing could be done without the concurrence of the proprietor, who was not a party to this suit. The case was adjourned On Wednesday, Mr, Stuart re- sumed his argument for the defendant. After which the Vice-Chancellor said he was unwilling to decide until he had carefully read the affidavits. SWANSEA.—RmtiF.ra- BY AN APPP.NTICE.—On Tues- day last, a youth named WiUia,ii 'I'himas was brought up ill custody before T. Edward Thomas, Esq. K 'v. Samuel Davies; L. Llewelyn Diliwyu, Esq.; J. D. Berringtoa, ES1.; and Evan Morgan, Esq., charged wiiii having robbed his master, Mr. Moses Moses, of High- street, pawnbroker. The case of the prisoner having been publicly made known, and a reward of £ 20 offered for his apprehension, crowds witnessed his going along the street escorted by a police officer. The Town-hall was also crowded to hear the examination. Mr. Moses j being called upon and sworn, stated-—" The prisoner Wm. Thomas i, an apprentice of mine—has been in my j service eversince the year 1819. He left my service i without any leave ON Sunday morning, 7th ins! ana did not afterwards return. His n <t returning 111 the evening, 1 alarmed me, and so that between nine and .ten o'clock I looked over my stock, and discovered that several of my wateiies and other articles were missing. On the following morning 1 discovered that a c irpet Im' was missing; also seals, rings, and other articles had been taken away." Here a police officer of Deplford was* directed to produce a carpet bag, containing various arti- cles, which were spread upon the table, from which Mr. Moses selected a silver pencil-case and a gold seal as articles with which he wis very familiar, as the pencil- case he generally used, and the sold seal he frequently wore when going from honis. Ati produced, he most 1 assuredly believed, were his; but of the carpet has, seal, and pencil-case he had no doubt. Tiie carpet- bag he valued at 3s., the seal, !0s., and the pencil-case, 2s. Here the prisoner, with sarcastic effrontery, commented upon Mr. Moses' valuation of the pencil-case, which he said was of German silver, and worth no more than sixpunce. -.Tuhn Evans being sworn, stated- [ am a police odicer residing at Deptford, in the county of Kent. I apprehended tiie prisoner on Thursday i.)S), 1 Ith inst., in one of the stre?ts of Deptford. He had nothing in his hand. From tiie accent and appearance of the prisoner, es I suspected him to be the person advertised. lacked hirnhtsnan-n. He said it was Ilem-y Williams. I him to the station-house; and 0:1 the way I asked him what he was. lie said, a pawnbroker, and that lie came from Swansea. When at the station-house I searched him, and fouud iu his left hand pocket the pencil-case and seal I now point at. I asked him wiiere he lodged at. He said, < At the Spotted Dog public-house.' On the following morning I we.tt there, and, after some conver- sation with the landlord, he handed me the caroet bag with the contents'I now produce. I took the whole to the station-house, and sliotvedthetnto the prisoner and on our way to Swansea he t dd me the whoie was the property of Mr. Moses. I used no language to induce the prisoner to make any such confession."—The prison T being allowed to asl; the witness any question, made some remarks upon his evidence. Tiie magistrates told him those remarks could do him no good, but rather tended to coulÍrm tile eyiJeace against him. The pri- soner seems a youug man from IS to 20 years of agé', of sallow complexion and slovenly appearance, but of very cunning aspect: frequently his countenance bore a sneer- ing and offensive smile, more especially wheneyein-his late employer Mr. Moses. to his tri:.l a; tiie next Quarter Sessions for the county. COrrER ORES SOLD AT .SWANSEA, DucuMnaa 17 Lis. 1S43. •Mines. :1 Cwts. f'urcu iscrs, Pi-ice. £ ». d. Knoekmahoa lit fVivian and Sons o 13 0 Do 107 7 I 0 DJ English Co'iaci' Cosnnanv.. (i i < 0 Do !>•> «>o..A 7 Li ii Do *2 Vivian and Sons 5 li 0 Do «'■> D>. 5 1:5 0 Do 0'5 Do. 3 2 0 Santiago. 1- Do. li 14 (| Do William^, Poster, and Co.. Li 1., o Do 1;^ <• it 12 u Do • I it 11 J i iti U Do t91 Do. li 1-; 0 Cobre English Copper Company.. v> II 1; !).). *'(d Williams, Poster, & Co. 07 (j L).). ?';> P.iscoe Greufell, & Sons !> 5 ;¡ Do, ••• English Copper Company.. ;) li Uearhavcn 1- W idiam*, Foster, & Co. 7 l-l f, Do L'd Mines Royal Company. I <; Ballvmurtagii ''d Paseoe Gienfeil, & Sous 2 1; I)o.! 1> -j (; I Jo P°- 3 5 () Victoria Lo. (j 0 (j Do ^ims, Willvams, ,\evi!l, P' uce, ot Co 11 0 0 Kaw-aw \i Uiianis, Poster, & Co. M ;7 c 1 Do Pascoe Grenfell,*& Sous; iiiii aii(I S)6 () Do 11 Vivian and Sous Jj t: 0 l)o "2 a ascoe (j rented, 6i Sous ..17 0 0 Cronebane 4LSoni 2 4 li

The list of su;r;eri;)Li0 ls f0r the testimonial ,Sll. Charles Morgan, Hart., is Idling rapidly. W u hear that it is intended to erect, a statue in the new market-place.. Our market on Wedues lay last was well attended. \VC noticed, four very line bullocks (Hercfords), belonging Mr. Reece Reeve, for which the owner asked £ I3j, There was a large quantity of sheep aud pigs, most of which changed ban.is. ) NEWPORT POLICE. — MONDAY.—Charles Morgan WAS fully committed tor trial, charged with obtaining goods under L lse pretences from All,. of the Heathcock Inn. Another charge wiil also be preferred against hi;n at the assizes.—Several disorderlies and a case of tion were disposed of. — Thomas James was full.N .('->1 milted for trial, charge-l with having robbed his employer. Mr. Henry Sheppard, grocer, Commercial-eet. — 0;i Thursday several trilling cases were disposed or. CONSCIENCE. — An incident which has just occurred at Pontypool shows in so remarkable a manner the value of the. plea of conscience in the resistance of paymcat of that it deserves an especial record. Several persons in that town having decliJhd to meet the Lg;1! demand, warrants of distress upon their good3 were ne- cessarily issued. Mr. Conway, a tradesman, was one of the recusants, and the Superintendent of Police, entering his shop for toe purpose of making a levy, considerately offered to lake any article which it would be most con- venient to part with. Cigar-boxes were agreed upon, and Mr. Conway poinred him to one which he said wis worth twenty-eight shillings. The Superintendent accordingly took the box, but 011 afterwards opening it, found that it was filled with saw-dust! Thus, then, it appears that a person can resist as contrary lo the laws of God, a le^al demand with which every good subject is buuud lo com- ply until it be abolished by parliament, and yet without hesitation tell an untruth! Read Proverbs, chapter 6th, from tlie IGtii to tho ID th verses inclusive. The whole passage is instructive. PONTYPOOL TOWN-SCHOOL. — On the 10th instant an interesting examination of a portion of the children of this establishment (the total number instructed in which, taking the day and Sunday schools, amounts to no fewer thauolQ), took plaec in the presence of Joha liarloy, L>q., >\no presided, and several odier friends. Thepro- ceedings were also vaiiud by the singing oi .sacred music at inteivais. After prayer, examinations took place iu Scripture, in natural philosophy, the air pump, diving bell, cte. secular history sacred geography; the geo- graphy of Europe; natural history; mensuration, &?., in all of which the proficiency of the pupils was as re- markable as gratifying. The whole concluded with the National Anthem, not less than oue thousand persons ùeill; present o 1 the occasion. — Hereford Joitniai. l.s-QfiiST. An inquest was held at the Kiug of Prussia Inn, ill the parish of Ciiristchurch, Monmouthshire, 011 the 13111 inst., before Wm. Brewer, Esq., coroner, all view of the body of Mary Ann Lemon, aged one yeai and eleven months, dau- liter of William Lemon. It appears that the father was at work on the Ihii inst.. Mid- that the mother had left the house 011 business, leaving toe eniid in the hjus" with another child only tive jeais o.d; 1:k;t the point of a pair of bellows which was led hot ae i- dentally came in contact with the chilu a < l.nhiug and s.t fire to it. Her cries brought an old mail who lived in another part 6f the Jiouse to her assistance and he, hav- ing put. the tiie out sent fo. a suigeon, woo arrived in a short time, but the child did on ujst. Verdict «• accidentally burnt to ileaUi." NEW-TOUT.—ACCIDENT. — As Mr.'Joseph Josies's ser vant was proceeding into to wn from his master's residence on Tuesday last, riding a spotted pony, the anim: took fright, and the poor lad was thrown with much violenc-3 against the wall. He was taken up quite i.isensibie, but 110 bones were broken. IMPORTANT IMPROVIDENT IX MAR;;I;SKI«V.—Vicror. .1 IRON WORKS. — It. having been found requisite to sink a pit which had formerly been employed in working some of the top measures of iron stone fo a lower depth so as to command the bottom mines at the above works, and a spare steam-engine not being disposable for the purpose, ie balance maehhrery by wlii -'i it ha I formerly bec:t worked was taken down and re -.loved. A .leave wheel wa; iirmly iixe., on ton of the framir. over which a rope Mat commanded the bottom of the pit, passed, being attached at the outside, or land end, to a ir«ia niled with iron, &e. This tram ran \11)0:1 :in inclined nlane of about I in 8 fall, so (!ut when the water or spoil required to be raised trom the bottom o:'the pit a horse was attached to the tram, aud with liaie exertion draws the sitae dow.t the phne, tne pst-bucket ascending. Whe.i the same is discharged on the top the horse retains Wi.h the tram up the plane ready to start again, That so simple and cneetual :111 application of power should so long have bce;1 overlooked is matter of surprise to every one who has seen this admirable invention.

Blir.COX IXr-IR'HIlY.—Dee, 1C, ISiS. 1: 07; Patients r.nn iinin«: !t e< k t Ad mi tie 1 sin e 0 ;•( Cured an I Relieved s> (I Dead. 0 0 It.' 111 1Ll! 11: II 7 Physician for theensuins? week Dr. Lucas, Surgeon, &e T Mr. Uatt. JBCILTH.—This fair, on Saturday se'nnig'ut, was one of tiie best experienced by the farmers for many years. A lar^e number of dAlers were present; and cattle, sheep, and pig?, were all readily bought up at high prices. Bare ON- MABKF.T, DEC. 13.—Wheat, Gs. to 7s. 4d. j barley. ■'><■ 9 1. to is. 3d. orts, 2s. Gd. to .Is. fid.; grey peas, .is. d-.l. fo 5s. 8d., per imp. bushel; beef, 0d. to 7.1.; mutton,ijd. to 0; veal, <1. tj 7.1. pork, 0^1. to 7d. 2s. fid. t0 3s. (i.1. ducks, Is. 6 1. t0 2s. eaeh 0nions, 2s. to *2s. -id.; p >; s'oes. Is. Sd. to 2s. per peck; fat pigs> 0s. per score; an I salt butter from lid. to llj per ib. per tllb. HAV.—GLOUCESTER, ABsnvsTwrrii, AND CCNTR VL WAI.ES, AND HEREFORD AND MRRTUYR TYDTIL IIAIL- —A meeting of the inhnbitaats of the town of Hay anJ its vicinity was held on Tuesday afternoon week, at the Swan Motel, for the purpose of meeting a deputation from the promoters of the line, and to !t?ar fro-a them nu exposition 01 its nature. A mo i^st the gentlemen pre- sent were Col. Powell, of liar.!wick the Rev. F. W. irumorr; toe llev. \Y. De Winton Tomkvns Dev. Esq., of Whitney-court the ller. If. Dew tlie Rev. llic-hard I.. Veiiables the -v w. Charles King; the Rev. Tho in.«s Powell, vicar of Dorsioue vYiiliain Snead, Esq. L. augnan, L-^q., and numerous ctii^r gentlemen aud inhabitants of this district. Colonel Powell was called to the chair, and requested the deputation to in- form them of the proceedings au I prospects of the com- pany. W. A. Hill, Esq., deputy-chairman of the Gloucester and Aberystwith Company, after relet ring to the satisfactory position whie:1 tiie company, heLl, called upon Mr. fit!ward Powell, C.E., to explain to the meet- ing tiie practical detail of his proceedings upon the line, who thereupon rose and stated that, the Gloucester na;l Aberys'wylh Railway would be constructed tin ler vorv favourable circumstances, consequently at a low estimate of expenditure, and the traiHc fully showed that 11.' diidculty would arise to prevent the passing of the Act, the; whole distance of 03 miles being throu ;i a Vevel country from Hereford to L!an-erry. A line" would h i carried from this main line at Giasbury to the collieries and iron works on the Monmouthshire hills, a..d those of Glamorganshire near Tredegar, meeting and xormfti^ a junction with the Tredegar and Newport Railway, the best port with tiie exception* of Cardiff and Swausea on the south coast of at which port an immense quan- tity -ot minerals (iron and coal) wcie exported, conse- quently proving that numerous bands were employed ia this distiict, and piobabiv more than in the vale of Tail", to which this line of wiil give a dhectcornmuni- cation. 1 Prom this district coal wiil be ',(- Breconshire, Radnorshire, a a i the adjacent country at Brecon, at 8s. per ton, and arllay at 12s. lime at is. a barrei ut Brecon, Is. 3d. a bar.el at Hay, Agricultural produce would be curried to these collieries and iron works at one-hull of the present rate ot carriage, and timber particularly; the thinning of plantations would be. carried as pit wood, rendering considerable profit to the lauded proprietor, which, by the present mode of conva< mice, scarcely prod need niore than the expenses. At a cheaper amount of carriage, the pioduce of the fertile districts oi Herefordshire, Radnorshire, and Breeoiishlre would lind a market iu the ifroii districts, which were now- cine fly supplied from LeLiud, Somerset, and Devon, the carriage of a sack of flour, being, from Cork, Is. 3d., when from Brecon alone, a distance of Id miles, the car- riage of a sack of flour is 2s. ifd., but 011 the construction of this railway the carriage would be. reduced to od. a i-aek, thus restoring a market to ilreconsiiiiv, Radnor- shire, tr.vd Herefordshire, from which thev have hi'hw- o been debarred by the cheaper seaborne goods fro; 1 Ireland aId the' shores of Devon and Somerset G. T. did!, Esq., solicitor to the company, entered at con- sul era bio length lnt0 tne details, showing the prospects of the iine iu the qoorse tli,at had hi.herto been pursued by tne boatd oi uianngeiiieut, a:iJ tiie plans that had boi a detei niiued ou to ensure the success of the undertaking,—« Mr. Bluvyn, limner merchant, ami several other geutle- rncu addressed tiie meetine, after which it was proposed by m. hnead, Esq., seconded by tiie Rev. Franc.s W aiwyn Trurnper, and ,cRrri,d unanimou -ly — That the report and explanations of the deputation from tlie Gloucester, Aheiyslugth, a ..i Ct Wales Rail.vay company are. jmwt sahslaeimy to the inhabitants of Hay and. tne Surrouiidiujy ilis»ilot, and .thai the thanks of tiie niee- iug be tendered io th deputai iou for. i'.u-ir attendance, tiei c 10 ua\,and this tu01 ting pledges H.-eif to support and a»MSt tiie company in carrxiui; oat the object of th • undertaking. — itie rL^v. Tims. Po.veli, «f D >rstono, th:* chairman, an other gentlemen, then ad.:re*>, t.ie nveel- mg in Javour of the line, after which, it was :nove*t -by V»". A. Hill, Esq., and seconded by C. K. Greeji, Esq.— "That tiie thanks of this meeting tie given to th; chair- man, l'o;oae' Powell, for h;s aide ,uid impailial conduct :n tjie chair." Tiie meeting theu sep.ua-ted.

ir 4 To the liihhv. *>f ihe CardtJ' ana Mcrtirtr C.tardigw. SIR, —In leading the forcible r.ppen! rt our late vener- ated Dean, I ob>er-, 'd if sta'cd that the Church of Llandaii' was lirst bulk about the .» ear of Christ, ISO. I should feel greatly ooiiged to any of your ah hi tonccpon- dents and aiiikuiariaus, if they would be j..e;v a io furnish your subscnoers, through tne meuiui.i u, your very vain- able paper, with an aceounr by what denomination of Christians was tne Chnreh built in that early period. i'our obedient Servant, A St'ii'-iCniBER. 'l /ti /-drier ij the C.tniif and jle-rih rr Gn.trdijn. Sin,III your paper of l ist itur.hty ('i:R'i inst.), I mid a paragraph Headed—t-mbsciip.as Clergy to tne uestoratiju of Llandaif Cathedra. 1 is.jing to correct any hose i.pres.n which niav atise from tiie manner in which ii is wcvihd, I beg to say that the late itev. Dr. Casberd, my father-in-law, not ouiy put down bis name for £ o0'' us stated in that paragraph, but aC!Ilr.t'i;'l DH) pay £:"J, his donation towards the expenses of the proposed restoration cf the Cathedral, having remitted the same to tiie iate i'eiu of J.landa'l', 011 the 2/ih February, Itii'I. Your iuser'aag th.s Rtlei in yoar next p.; ;er will oblige, Sir, \out most Ouciiicnl .servant, ROUT. RO'i'iiLE; Llandough Casile, Lo December, IS{.3.

BIRTHS. Dec. l.s, the wife of Mr. L. 'Y.di-r, of the thv.U ihitain Esle-htishmeut, Duke-atroet, Cavdbi', of a s. irately, at t/eorg? row.i I'err.ice, iei't.ar J„h 1 .i,^a', Anaidje agent at OyfarthtJi works, o: a a ca ,;h. Dec. at Ke:kaelu, new. 2\eai.h, the vn.e o! Mr. W. T. uf a sja. M ARRI AG I: 3. Dec. 1, at St. DogweH's Church, Pembrokeshire, b* the Rev. '.V111. Tucker IvlA-ardes (che brother to the mide), Captain B^radale, of the Ho. 1. I £ ist J ¡¡JÜ (;>1 Jan"'s ser. iee, fo MSIT, e'ae-t daughter ol' Wiiliaai L. K l,vai\i, ttr' Se.»lyhain/ ia flw above OOU1\t\ Dec. I!, at Churchover, ia the ,of Warvfiek. by tha lIoR. aud Hev. An ;ustus Duiejinbe, On irics Home Drammontlj Esq., second son of Henry IJonte ilriimmiwd, t3*i.,ol-Biidr Drmn- for thL-county of IVrtli, to the L:idv Aita > Wear ;hu. Douglas, youngest daughter of -Charles, late Ma "pii, m Qaaea — l>errv. Dec. U, at \V;„va, by the .Bev. Henry U.sivnn;, Edward Ivleyriek tfjutbarn, *JiIe4t s.>.» yt air. N it bar.i, to Juii.1, daughter<•■ It. Cartwright, ;,r.r. far tiie county of Xprthainplato, and niece of 01 ;• t'tiy; Barf of Llaitrithy^. „ Dec. 8, at ilijfU-street Chapel, i-S wle.. by ih- Thomas &lvra«is to Miss Joanna V. hha.a*, ,lv Dec. II, V>> the sa aie minister, Mr.'jVux Herryto Miss Jjne J* ans, all ,u- Merth rr.' l« seems that the anajun, ement in oar last, that Mr. J-.Yi Sa-eedeabauk m-"l bee 1 marrfe-l Vt-Vayuor Chnreh to Mi-w afargar* ',r' is .correct. The-st Ueinent was conveve.I tj us in a le.»er oe^nag ta'e D jwUis and Morthvr TvdcH ujarks, aiid signed p. Evaos. We inteul '.brwar li ,-r tho 1 iuui's arg.-ie.-ed -bv'tho iu-.erti.o, ia order ta tiicj ma\ i, tola, trace tne author oi' the lie.vriiess lab id- eation, j DEATHS. D,,c- 10- -t Neath, Amelia Kliza, dnyhter of Mr. Je.ikia '-vour.s, Castle Inn, Neath., aged 2 years. Dee. 1 <!j"at Neath, Anil, daughter of Mr. John Davies. cooper, aged one year. This Is the second ehd.t since i-Ci _.oveinher I. t from scarlet fever. It f n-aierly l'elioiV of Jesus Cuiiege, Oxoa, seeo.ul son the tale Wiilinm Davies, of L'.«vy agorass, Fe.nbrake '.hire, in tiie 72nd year of his ile was iueumbbnt'of this valuable'livings of Holyhead and B;idedera, in Anglesea, v; \ir of Mn.Ugrjv-e ami Bayvil, and of MartU-twy, in ihe county of Pembroke. Dec. 14, Air. -Masters, ironai.in^er, ort, itfou-» in tilths hire,

The PADDLE-WlIliKL V. THE ScttEW-PROVEtLKr!.— The Fairy, Royal yacht tender, propelled by screw machinery,. Captain Crispin, took the members of the Privv Council from Southampton to Cowes, on Wednes- day week, on which occasion she was followed hy the South-Western Steam-Packet Company's paddle-wheel vessel the Little Wonder. The parties on hoard, f<;eliiig certain that the Fairy would return to Southampton, though! it a good opportunity for trying the "peeu of the Little Wonder against the Fairy. The Fairy lining embarked the Duke of Wellington, Sir It. Peel, and the other members, started on the passage back, the Little Wonder challenged, and a very sharp trial took place, all parties, and especially the distinguished personages on board the yacht, taking much interest in the result. In th-tun, however, of 50 minutes duiation, the Litt-e Wonder gained an ai vantage over the Fairy of three minutes and a half. The following particulars, however, of the two vessels will show to which propelling principle the victory is in reality to be ascribed. The paddle. wheel vessel is of 350 tons burden, and IGO-horsu power. She had nine tons of coals on boatd, an.I the piessme at which she worked during the trial was .Lib, to the square inch. The sciew yacht is of 32G tons burden, and 128- horse power. She had :í tOllS of co:t\s Oll boanJ, aud was working at lSlb. pressure to the square inch. Sir Thomas Lcthbridge has addressed a letter of ad- vice to the Duke of Richmond, as the representative of the agricultural interest. Alluding to the late meeting in Bond-street, lie tells the Duke, tli.it he an 1 Mr. Miles, like the chicken sliding in its egg down the Irishman's throat, have spoken too late. At one time they might have secured a Used duty; now that, hope is gone. Lt the Agricultural Committee of 18*21 and 1822, Mr. Hnskis- son and other authorities of the day warned the landed interest that if it did not then agree to a fixed dury the day would come when the ports would be open with no duty at all. The year 1S15 or 18 it; will probably verify that saying and whs.t then ? Arethelandownersand occupiers lost 1 Are they to lay down their arm; and say there is no retreat, no future safety'? Far from it, my Lord Uuke They will rather put their shoulders to the whee!, and see if they cannot undersell the foreign grower in the home market. Your Protection Society may cry out, A vain hope but I deny it. I say, if the Corn-laws are repealed, you will, with justice on your side, demand an entire awl complete revision of the taxatioil uf the country. You can then show, that the land can no longer be called upon to pay the tithe, rent- charge, two-thirds ot the poor-rates, the land-tax, the church-rates, the parochial highway rates, the county rates, nor can it longer sutler the inquisitorial malt-tax. This is no farmer's question. It is the question of justice or ii.justiee to the landowners and to the consumers ot the general food of man. Let food come in at all times from all quarters-we shall want it; and if a duty can be kept up, then readjust the ta\es with a view to their equaliza- tion. This will be something worth struggling for; and will be done easier than some persons will allow-if not all at once, by degrees; and landowners and occupiers will never have cause to regret that they up undue protection for just and equal taxatiou. LOVE EXTRAORDINARY.—A young damsel, living on Nancekuke Common, attempted suicide some few days since, by I oisouing herself, but a medical man was called in in time to counteract the effects of the poison. She declared she was impelled to attempt self-destruction, in consequence of her ardent affection for two young swains of the neighbourhood, neither of whom, it appeals, could be induced to reciprocate her love.—Plymouth l imes. FORTIFICATIONS AT SHEERS ESS.—The alterations of the old fortifications, so as to mount from 60 to 70 guns of the largest calibre, which have been impeded for some time, owing to the experiments lecently instituted at Woolwich as to the best mode of pivoting the carriages for the guns, to determine whether or not they are to be secured to the masonry, are about to be re- commenced with vigour; the result of these experi- ments being in favour of fixing the platfoims by phots to the masonrv, which must necessaiily be strong to bear the recoil of snch enormous guns as are now intended to be placed on all our fortifications. The excavations for the masonry on which the several travelsing platforms are to rest are now being bedded with concrete, and the greater part of the stones are already hewn and ready to lay down. The following guns have arrived from Wool- wich :—Eight 8-inch guns, each GO cwt., and nine feet long; thirteen 61-inch guns, 56 cwt. each, nine feet six inchns long; four 61-iach guns, 32 cwt. each, each G ft. 6 in. long; and four 8-iuch guus, 98 cwt. each, eleven feet long.° The earth battery, with its deep fosse, forming opposite" the dockyard-gate, progresses mast rapidly it is already very nearly carried to the height of the platform. MURDER PREVENTED BY TEETOTALISM.—We find the following story (of the extraordinary-if-ti ue kind) in a late number of the Liverpool Mercury:—On Wednesday evening, at the total abstinence meeting in Beviugtan Hill, an individual came in considerably the worse for liquor whilst a Mr. Strick, from Leeds, was speaking and pointing oat the awful consequences that had occurred in his own famiiy, through the love of strong drink. It wrought so much upon the mind and conscience of the individual alluded to, that he came forward and produced a pistol, which he had purchased that evening for the purpose of shooting his wife. He felt conscious ot the evil of drink, and signed the pledge. ConN LAW FACTS.—The great benefits to the public bv the loIU price of corn may be judged by the following facts:—In the year lbaG, the average price of wheat was 40s per quarter; & good flour might be obtained at from 34s. to 36s. per sack. The price of bread at that time, in tiie metropolis, was 7d. to 7jd. per quartern loaf. Kow this clearly proves, that the lotO price of flour does not always produce cheap bread, nor will it so long a3 master bakers can meet, and regulate the price cf the loaf to suit themselves. COMTLIMENT TO NEITHER PARTY.—Neither Conserva- tives nor Liberals, are a Constitutional party. They are not equally profligate, it is true; in their evil dignities there is, it must be confessed, a difference of degree. The Whigs have their type in Jonathan Wilde, the Tories in the Corsair—both clever men, but both with principles too loose to be entrusted with honest men's property: each faithless to his social trust, but each exhibiting his faithlessness in varied and genial lights.—Church and State Gasette. In writin" of recent events, an able eontempoiary observes, that the great dispute of the day is no longer the question of the corn-laws only: "It is a vast and momentous proposition to expose all the main brancues of British industry to unlimited competition with the whole world. Lord J. Russell himself has been obliged in this way to enlarge his plan, and to recommend a free and untaxed admission of 4 all the main articles of food and clothing.' From this proposition he must not be permitted to recede. Our woollen, linen, and cotton manufacturers must all be warned to prepare for the ter- mination of their protective duties of 10, 15, and 20 per .cent. Our manufacturers of hats and shoes, aye, and offl-iss, and paper, and hardware, and of 50 other arti- cles must all have due notice, that in the days of free trade,' they must expect to have neighbours' fare.' WHO OR WHAT is "THE LEAGUE V'~ The League is nothing more or less than Mr. Cobden, a calico-printer, and Mr. Bright, a cotton spinner, with their hired as- sistants, Mr. R. R. Moore, a barrister, Mr. Fox,formerly a Socinian preacher, and Mr. Sidney Smith, who we believe, was formerly a hosier somewhere in the City. True, when these people perambulate the country, they -always endeavour to get some person of respectability in the citv or town they visit, to lend them his counte- nance." Thus, at Gloucester, they thrust forward poor Lord Ducic; in Hertfordshire, a half silly farmer of the name of Lattimore and at Leeds Mr. Baines, the prin- ter of the Leeds Mercury. Still, however, the working men are always the same, and we never hear ot a mo\em- inent of any kind but "Cobden Bright, and Moore," or Bright Fox, and Cobden," are sure to be the real operatives. Take these two manufacturers and there Slwee paid agents away, and what would the League be 1 N-o more than the Repeal Association of Dublin without O'Conuell. Are, then, Messrs. Bright and Cobden, and tfheir people, to frighten or to overbear the thousands of jEuglish country gentlemen, and the scores of thousands of English farmers Can such an idea be entertained for a single moment'! Or, could it be realized, would En- gland be a country tit for men of honour and principle to live iu i Dut we will banish sueh all idea, as too pre- posterous to be entertained. Let not, however, the agriculturists be supinely confident in their strength, ti.et them arouse themselves and get together in battle sariav. The agriculturists of England cannot, to all (human appearance be overborne by the cotton spinners .of tillee or four counties. They cannot be overborne, we mean, if they use common piecautions—if they adopt evctfi -tlie simplest organization; and, above all, if they take c&re to let the justice of their cause be known. WHAT IS TO BE DONKI—The agriculturists of En- land, of every class, must address themselves, without delay, to the task of organisation for self-defence, if they would escape the inglorious fate of being sacrificed to the factious purposes of as despicable a band of con- spirators as ever invested a civilised community. One tQf the journals of the League announces that that body thus just resolved to raise, without delay, a new sub- scription of two hundred and fifty thousand pounds A quarter of a million sterling is to be collected, without delay, to meet the present crisis? Itisimpossiblewe suppose, to imagine a plainer confession of the deliberate iiilention of these people to purchase, if they can, a House of Commons to suit their own purposes. Any ,o her mode of disposing of this enormous sum, as by delivering lectures, or circulating tracts, is plainly out iof the question. A twentieth part of the sum would deluge all the constituencies of England with tracts, as rthey well know, having already tried that experiment. No such sum as a quarter of a million can be employed Mt a!ny .other available way but the bribery of the consti- tuencies, iC the case of a general election; or the purchase of £ he purfcbasea'5'e Porti°ns of the public press. We heard, more ihan a fortnight since, that one of the prin- cipal morning journals of London had been secured by the League. Wjiether the purchase-money may have been already paid, iJr stili remains to be raised, we know not, but the evidence of such a conversion has been open to the public view for several days past. It is high time that the agriculturists set to work in good earnest. We hesitate not to say that an intelligent and hardworking committee of landowners and farmers .ou-?ht to be now sitting day by day, m London. They .ou"ht to take instant steps lor the wide diffusion of in- formation among the people. They ought to have their agents at woik as well as the League. They ought, too, Hike the League, to be looking first to the counties, and sthen to the boroughs. Instead of losing strength at a general election, they ought to gain it. We have no j cktubt that they can gain it, if only proper and earnest endwourg are ueeil far that purpose.—Hcrald> GRIUT AGRICULTURAL SHOW IN LONDON.-The grca' annual show of cattle, agricultural implements, roots, see ls, &e., took place in London last week. The show of cattle was not so extensive as on some previous meetings, but was considered by the judges more select, particular the Hereford and Devonshire breeds. The sheep and pigs were quite equal in quality to any former show, if not superior. In the department of implements there was a most extensive and superior exhibition, which excited great attraction. There was also a most excellent show of roots. The turnips, mangel wurtzel, and carrots, never were so fine at former shows. Mr. Skirving of Liverpool exhibited a new variety of Swede turnip, and a new sort of bullock yellow, which were much admired. Tin* roots of the swede weighed from ?0 to 2d tbs.each. Of this kind of turnip no less than forty tons to the statute acre have been grown on the farm of his Highness Prince Albert, on his Nor- folk farm al Windsor, for which he has received the premium of the County Agricultural Society." Some very fine specimens of the roots from his Ilighness's field were seat to Mr. Skirving to exhtbit on his stall. The attendance of visiters was more numerous than on any former occasion. His Royal Highness Prince Albert alld party visited the show on Saturday. He inspected minutely the whole stock of cattle, sheep, and implements, and seemed very mtt^h pleased with every de partmell t. -=