The Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette

BRIDGEND SAVINGS' BANK. 4 T THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the BRIDGEND SAVINGS' BANK, held ¡.f 1' BRIDGEND, JANUARY ITTII, ISHi, THE VISCOUNT A D A R E, M P., IN THE C H A I R. The Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting wcie read and confirmed. l'he Actuary's and Treasurer's Accounts were audited and allowed. i General Statement of the Accounts, in the form required by the National Debt Office, was submitted and il). moved, and aeveral Resolutions were proposed and unanimously agreed to. l'he General Statement was directed to be printed and to be publicly affixed in the Office, in the manner directed, by 9 Geo. IV. cap. 92. Dr. Trustees of the Savings' Bank, established at Bridgend, Glamorganshire. Cr, CHARGE. £ s. d. DISCHARGE. £ s. d. IJalanee Nov. 20, 1S44, ihciudinginterest 25,366 6 2 Payments to Depositors. 3,236 3 91 Sumsdeposited. 3,3.34 13 0 Interest received 20th May, 1815 392 7 9 Expenses of Management: Ditto 20th Novembei 399 9 8 SaIanes:-Actuary. 53 10 9 Interest on Drafts 3 (3 (> Accomptant 6 0 0 Sale of Books Rent and Taxes 4 G 5| Balance due to Treasurer 7o 0 11 Printing and Stationery 16 16 5 Sundries: — Repairs I 110 Coals. a 10 0 Care of House 6 15 0 Barrister's Fee 2 2 0 Postages 0 411 15 3 9 National Debt Office bear. ing Interest 25,6159 2 5 Ditto Surplus Fund 600 17 II .———————. 26,243 0 4 £ 29,512 I « £ 29,572 1 t) pE?ilirrLKET>} Auditor,. II. L. F. LOSSE, Actuary. 1 RICE, ) The Balance due on the 20th November, 1845, brought forward £ *26,210 0 4 No. of Total aiwonnt of Depositors. 4'ac'h Class. 274 Whose respective Balances on the 20th November, did not exceed each i,iO. 2,448 19 5 191 Ditto ahove £ 20. and not exceeding £50. 5,829 16 5 87 Ditto above £ -"<D. and not exceeding £ 100. 5,903 16 11 34 Ditto above £ 100. and not exceeding £ 150. 3,963 1 1 13 Ditto bove £ 150. and not exceeding £ 200. 2,190 10 7 9 Ditto exceeding £ 200 1,878 10 8 608 Total number of Depositors £ 22,214 15 1 1 Charitable Society 286 8 4 14 F riendly Societies 2,976 5 8 I 623 Total number of Accounts. JE25,477 9 1 Balance invested with the Commissioners on the "Separate Surplus Fund," on the 20th November, 1815 COO 17 11 Balance due to Treasurer 75 0 11 ——————— 26,153 7 11 Actual amount of Surplus remaining on the 20th November, 1845, accrued withia the year, and which is reserved to meet Incidental Exi)eiiseoi 86 12 5 "D. ADARE, Chairman. I

IRON FOUNDRY. TOWN OF CARDIFF. To be Sold by Public Auction, BY MR. MARK MARKS, On THURSDAY, the 29th day of JANUARY, 18-10, at the ANUEL INN, Cardiff, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, A Most desirable IRON FOUNDRY in St. Msiry- Street, in the Town of Cardiff, with a comfortable DWELLING-HOUSE attached, and lately built. The Found.) is most conveniently situated, having the main Street leading to the Canal on one side and the River on the other, and is fitted with every requisite for carrying on an extensive business. A Steam-Engine, of about 10 horse power, has been lately erected 011 the Premises, and also a new Limekiln on the yard adjoining the river. Also, 3 COTTAGES, belonging to the Pro- pert v and fronting the Street. There is also a nunner of Boxes, Patterns, &e., ■ft hieh may he taken at a valua- tion, at the option of the Purchaser. The Property is Freehold, and a large proportion of the Purchase Money may remain on the Security of the Premises, for a. term of years, thus requiring a less outlay ofcaptal. Any person accustomed to the Foundry Business, and with a moderate Capital, would find this a most advanta- geous opportunity of Investment and from the increasing trade of the Port of Cardiff, the proposed line of the South Wales Railway passing within 100 yards of the Premises, and the Terminus expected to be close at hand, together with the advantages of having Coal and Iron at moderate prices direct from the Works in the neighbourhood, a handsome return must be made. For further particulars apply to Mr. Thomas Williams, on the Premises; or to Mr. J. H. Langley, Solicitor, Caidiff. GLAMORGANSHIRE. CAYRA FAfDl, FOUR MILES FROM CARDIFF, AND EIGHT FROM COWBRIDGE. TO GENTLEMEN, FARMERS, BUTCHERS, A^D OTHERS. .ll valuable Stock of Horned Cattle, Horses, Sheep, Pigs, Hay, Corn, Turnips, Implements of Husban- dry, fyc. To be SGXiD by AUCTION, BY MR. E. LEYSHON, On FRIDAY, the Gth day of FEBRUARY, 1846, on the Pre- mises at CAYRA FARM, rn HE whole of the Live and Dead FARMING J_ STOCK belonging to Mr. Iln. P II tl.LPOTTS, who is leaving the Farm consisting of 2 prime Durham Cows in Calf, 4 prime Hereford Cows in Calf, 1 fat Cow, 20 three-year-old Steers, 4 three-year-old Heifers in Calf, 5 two-vear-old Heifers in Calf, 6 two-year-old Steers, 1 two-year-old Bull, 70 fat Sheep, 9 Cart Horses, 1 Hrood Mare, I Nag Mare 6 years old (a good hunter and road- ster), I Cart Filly rising two years old, 1 Nag ditto, I yearling Cart Colt, 14 Store Pigs, 1 Sow, and I fat Pig. Five Ricks of Wheat, 2 Ricks of Barley, 1 Rick of Oats, and 1 Rick of Hay part of a Field of Turnips, and about 30 Tons of Swedes. Three Waggons, 4 Carts, W innowing Machine. Pfonghs, Harrows, Rollers, Drags, Long and Short Harness, Hurdles, Sheep Racks, Ladders, Chaff Cutter, Potatoe Washer, &c. The Auctioneer begs most respectfully to call the atten- tion of Farmers and others to the above acknowledged superior Stock, the whole having been carefully selected, regardless of expense. Refreshments will be provided -Sale to commence at 11 for 12 o'clock in the forenoon. GLAMORGANSHIRE. Live and Dead Parminjy Stock, Hay, Corn, Farming" Implements, Dairy and Brewing- Utensils, Household Furni- ture, dkC. mm ID"J: BY MR, E. LEYSHON, On WEDNESDAY" and THURSDAY, 28th and 29th of JANUARY, 1846, on the Premises, at COLCOT, in the parish of Merthyr Dovan, THE whole of the excellent LIVE & DEAD STOCK, and other Effects, (the property of Mr. John Morgan, who is giving up the Farm); consisting of 3 Hereford Cows and Calves, 2 do. in Calf, 1 choice Bull rising three years old, 2 two years old Heifers, 1 two years old Steer, 4 Yearling Heifers, 20 Ewes of the Leicester and Cots- wold breed, 8 Tegs, 2 Rams, I Cart Mare six years old, Cart Filly rising four years-Old, Strong Pony seven years old, 1 Yearling Colt. Two Ricks of prime well-harvested Wheat, 2 Ricks of Oats, 1 Rick of Bailey, 2 Kicks of Meadow Hay, I Rick of Clover Hay. Winnowing Machine nearly new, Corn Measures, a new Chaff-cutting Machine, Turnip Drill and Roller, large Oak Roller, Drags, Harrows, 3 Carts, Barrows, Winnowing Fan, Drier, Waggon, Iron Ploughs, Chains, Sheep and Cattle Cribs, Long and Short Harness. Cheese Presses, Churns, Yates, Milk Tins, Pails, Butter Presses, Scales, Tubs, Pans, Buckets, Coolers, &c. &c. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, comprising Maho- gany and Deal Tables, Oak Chairs, Clothes Press, Eight- day Clock in Mahogany Case, Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Barometer, Fenders and Fire-irons, 5 prime Goose Feather-beds, Bedsteads, Washstands and Dressing Tables, Oak Chests, Dresser and Shelves. Saddles, Bridles, &c. &c. Three Months' Credit will be given to Purchasers of Farming Stock of £ 10 and upwards on approved Security, and also to Purchasers of Furniture of £ 5 and upwards. Sale to commence at 10 for 11 o'clock in the forenoon. TO BE SOLD, Pursuant to an Order of the High Court of Chancery, made in a cause SCALE v. FOTHERGILL, THOMPSON, and others, with the approbation of the Honorable Sir GEORGE RosK, one of the Masters of the said Court, npHE LEASES, WORKS, ENGINES, LANDS, X PLANT, and Effects, of the ABERDARE 180S COMPANY, in the County of Glamorgan, and a WHARF at Cardiff, in the County of Glamorgan belonging to the said Com- panv. The time and place of Sale will be shortly advertised when particulars and conditions of sale (which are in course of preparation) may be had (gratis) at the said ,.e Master's Chambers, in Southampton-Buildings, Chancery- Lane, London; of Messieurs Sharpe, Field, and Jackson, Solicitors, No. 41, Bedford-Row, London; of Messieurs Gregory and Sons, Solicitors, No. 12, Clement s Inn, London of Mr. Davies, Solicitor, Merthyr- Tydvil, Glamorganshire; and of Messieurs Maybery, Williams, and Cobb, Solicitors, Brecon. SHARPE, FIELD, & JACKSON, 41, Bedford-Row, London, Agents for WM. DAVIES, SHARPE, FIELD, & JACKSON, 41, Bedford-Row, London, Agents for WM. DAVIES, Meithyr-Tydril, Glamorgan, Defeuda&t's Solicitor. GLAMORGANSHIRE. 'I Valuable Oak, Ash, and other Timber Trees and Coppice Wood. TO BE m3 W At the ANGEL INN, CARDIFF, on MONDAY, the 9th dav of FEBRCAitr, 1846, at 2 o'Ciock in the Afternoon pre'- cisely, in the following or such other Lots as may be agreed on at the time of Sale, and subject to such Conditions of Sale as shall be then proposed — LOT 1. 11 O CAPITAL TIMBER TREES, mun- bered with white paint, 1 to 110; 50 Ash Timber Trees, lengthy and of large dimensions numbered with white paint, I to ;)U; 3 Elm Timber Trees, of su- perior growth and quality, numbered with white paint, I to 3; 40 Prime Beech Trees, numbered with white pniut, 1 to 40. Also, 2o Acres or thereabouts of Coppice Wood, adapted for Pit Timber and Hurdles. The above stand in Bears Wood Coppice, in the Parish of Saint Andrews. LOT 2.—81 Acres or thereabouts of Coppice Wood, chiefly Oak, about 22 years growth, standing in Penoytre Wood, in the Parish of Saint Andrews. LOT 3.-4 Acres or thereabouts of Superior Oak Un- derwood, standi ng on a piece of Woodland, called the H ill and Waste, with the Timber growing thereon, in the Parish of Saint Andrews. LOT 4.-8 Acres or thereabouts of Timber and Under- wood, growing in a Coppice, called Foxhole, in the Parish of Saint Andrews. LOT 5.-5 Acres or thereabouts of Oak and Ash Tim- her and Underwood, standing in a Ring Fence on Little Hampstone Farm; and 3j Acres or thereabouts of Cop- pice Wood, standing on Great Hampstone Farm, in the Parish of Saint Lythans. The above Lots are conveniently situated, and are about 7 miles distant from Landaff Yard and the Port of Cardiff; and are worthy the attention of Timber Met- chants, Ship Builders, and Railway Contractors—the Oak stores being well adnpted for Railway Sleepers. Mr. Dayid Thomson, Wenvoe Cottage, wilt show the different Lots, and further particulars may be obtained of him; or at the Office of Mr. E. P. Richards, Solicitor, Cardiff; or of Mr. John Morris, Timber Surveyor, Newport. Cardiff, 21 January, 1846. GLAMGRGASSHIRE COOTI BOlDS. SALE OF ABANDONED TOLL-HOUSES. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT the NORTHERN DISTRICT ROADS JL BOA RD will, at its next Meeting to be held at the CASTLE INN, at Merthyr-Tydfil, on SATURDAY, the 7th day of FKBKUASY next, proceed to SELL by AUCTION, according to the Conditions then produced, the under- mentioned abandoned TOLL-HOUSES 1. The Pandy Toll-House, on the Road leading from M erthyr to Brecon. ] 2. The Cross. Brook Toll-House, at Newbridge. 3. The Chapel Toll-liouse, on Road leading from C'yinmar to Lantrisaint. JOHN JONES, Clerk to the Board. January 19th, 184G, CARDIFF GAS LIGHT AND COKE (mpAM. THE DIRECTORS of the CARDIFF GAS LIGHT and COKE COMPANY are prepared to receive the Loan of £ 1,400, in Sums of not less than £100, for periods of 3, 5, or 7 Years, at the option of the Lenders, on the Security of Mortgage Debentures, bearing Interest payable half-yearly at the rate of 4j per cent. per annum. Applications, by letter, stating the amount proposed to be advanced, to be made on or before the 4th day of February next, addressed to Mr. E. P. RICHAUDS Cardiff. TAFF VJULE GENERAL HALF-YEARLY MEETING. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, rpHAT the next GENER\L HALF-YEARLY A MEETING of the PROPRIETORS of this COMPANY will be held, pursuant to Act of Parlia- ment, at the WHITE LION HOTEL, BROAD-STREET, BRISTOL, on WEDNESDAY, the llthday of FEBRUARY, 1846. The Chair will be taken at 12 o'Clock precisely. J. J. GUEST, Chairman. Notice is also hereby given, That the Books kept for the Registration of Transfers will be closed from Wednesday, the 4th day of February next, until after the holding of the said General Half- Yearly Meeting. By Order, A. F. MORCOM, Secretary. Railway Office, Cardiff, ) January 22d, 1846. ) Duffryn Xilynvi and Porthcawl Railway Company. January 14, 1846. WE, the Undersigned, being holders of at least Five Shares each in the above Company, do hereby direct you to summon a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS, to be holden at the WYND- HAM ARMS INN, BRIDGEND, on WEDNESDAY, the 4th day of FBBRUARY next, at twelve o'clock precisely, to consider the propriety of reducing the Tonnages and of opposing any competing Line of R ailway which may be applied for in the ensuing Session of Parliament. DIGBY MACKWORTII, W. H. BUCKLAND, HENRY STOTHERT, JOHN HALCOMB, WILLIAM JONES. To Mr. W. S. BRADLEY, Clerk to the Co. NOTICE is hereby given, that in obedience to the foregoing Requisition, a SPECIAL GENERAL MEET- ING of the PROPRIETORS will be held at the WYND. HUI ARMS INN, BRIDGEND, Glamorganshire, on WED- NESDAY, the 4th day of FEBRUARY next, at twelve o'clock precisely, for the purposes stated therein. W. S. BRADLEY, Clerk. Porthcawl, Jan. 15, 1846. Spring Wi19.1t for Seed. A GOOD SAMPLE of WHITE ESSEX SPRING j 1\. WHEAT, for SALE. Apply to Mr. WM. WIIAF- 'I.U'. of Bonvrlstone. THREE CRANES INN, Cardiff. WM. CLARK BARBER, BEG" to inform Persons liable to be dravrn for tho 'I MILITIA, that he intends forming a Club, am: respectfully requests his friends to meet on TUESDAY, the 27th inst., where the rules, &c., are for inspection. Several influential Tradesmen have alieady subscribed. THREE CltVXKS m, CARDIFF. W, 0. BA51E1, IN returning his most sincere thanks to his Friends and the Public generally, for the very liberal manner in which he has been supported since the Re-opening 0: the Three Cranes Inn by him, begs respectfully to inform the Inhabitants of Cardiff and its Neighbourhood, that it will continue to be his study to provide Wines, Spirits, Ales, &c., of titt very best description in addition to which it will, he trusts, ulso be found that his house affords the mast comfortable accommodations for strangers. The HOUSE-WARMIXG DINNIn and B VLL is intended to take place on the 211d and 3rd of February. namely, the DINN Ett 011 the 2nd and the BALL on the 3rd; upon which occasions W. e. B. trusts to meet with as many of his Friends as can conveniently attend. Dinner Tickets—2s. 6d. each; Ball Tickets~2s. January 22nd, 1846. Crown Inn, Merthyr-Tydfil. A MILITIA. CLUB is in course of formation at the above House. The First Meeting, to establish the same, takes place on THURSDAY, JANUARY 29th, 181o. JOHN DA VIES, Secretary.

Britannia. Life Assurance Company, No. 1, P lUNCl-S STKliKT, BWK, LONDON. Empowered by Special Act of PtJrliltllJellt IV. Vict. cap. IX DIRECTORS. William Rardgett, Ksq I liot)ert Esq Samuel Bevington, Ksq I Era>inus Uol>t. foster, Ksq Wm. Fcc.hnuy lilaek, list) I Teipr Morrison, Egq George Cohen, Ksq I Henry l ewis Stnale, fclsq iViillu Coventry, Ksq I John Urewelt, i:«q AUDITOR*. J. B. Bevington, Esq.—I4'. 1'. Oockerill, Esq.—J. D. Dow, Esq. MEDICAL OFUCKIt. John CI end inning, M. I> f. It S., 16, Wimpole St., Cavendish Square. STANDING COUNSEL. rhe Hou. John \shk-y, Nc* Square, Lincoln's Inn.—Mr. Serjeant Mmp!|y» Icmjde. goncii'oit. William Bevan, U»q., Old Jewry. I;ANKK|;S- Messrs. Drrvvelt and J''o#ier. tfincc: Street, Bank. Thii 1 usUtuti'iu I* empowered by a ■'ifiecial Act oj' Parliu- ment, and is no consiitmed as 10 atforu tli^ heneiitj ol l.ifi; Assurance in their fullest extent to i'ulicy- lioi.lcrs, aud lo present greater facilities and ai-coaimovi iiinn ihau are usually ollereii hy any oilier Companies. Among others, the following Important Advantages may b» numerated: Increasing liales of l'r«iiiia'ii, on a new and remarkable plan for securing Loans or Debts a less immediate )>aynie>it being required oil a policy for the whoie term oj life than in any other ogi, C. C*EDI I- l'AELK.—Ry this Table, the Premiums may renniri HUjaid lor live years, w^/on satislactury security iic:ng givcji or the lujiii. ration of the same, at the expiration of that perioU. HALF CREDIT KATES OF PREMIUM. Persons assured according to these r..ics, are allowed cre.lii (without security) for half the amount of tin\ firtt seVtll Annual Premiums, paying interest thereou, at the rate of Five pe Cent, per Annum, with the option of paying oft" th» Principal at any time, or havina the amount deducted from the sum as«ured when the Policy becomes a claim. Policies uPy thus be effected at lowrr than are gene- d.ly required for the term of sevell years only whilst the ho ders have the sallie seclllity for the payment or th. ir claimi, whellecer death may happen, as if they paid dou Ie the amount of premium*, winch would be charged for assurance effected in the same wv. Policies revived without the exaction of a tiue, at any time within tweive inon'hs. Extract from Increasing Itat"s of Premium, for au Assu- rance of ttUO. for Whole Term of Life. Age of the Assured in very ca.f admitted in the Policy. Medical Attendants remunerated in all cases for their reports. A Board of Directors in attendance daily at 2 o'clock. A)t)tual pi-enti,(.nis i)ayable (iiirl,irl First Second Tiiirl Fotii-tii Reiniiii-i > First Second Third Fourth Remain i Five Five Five Five der of i Years, Years. Yreais. Y'ears. Life. j £ s. d.1 £ s. d.; £ s. d.' £ s. d. £ s. d.j 1 1 4 1 5 10: I 10 111 1 16 92 3 H > I 6 4 1 12 2; 1 19 L! 2 7 4 2 17 6 1 1G 1 2 4 41 2 14 6| 3 7 3 4 3 4 2 1(5 7 3 lJ *1 4 5 5j 5 6 3 G 13 Ext root from the itaiv Gredtt Haten of Premium• Annual Preunaai required (or an Assurance of £ 10!). for the whole Ter. of Life. Half Premium for VTho.e Premium oe- seven years. after sev«n vears £ • •{ d- £ s. d. 30 ] M 2 3 6 3a I 4 11 2 9 10 40 19 2 2 18 4 45 1 I* >0 3 9 8 50 226 450 55 2 12 9 5 5 6 60 3 8 6 13 t OR,,l ):N7- |>I;TKR MOKIUSON, lies Ment l*>r">:lor. Detailed Prospectuses, and every ri-iiiiisite information as to the mode of effecting Assurances, maybe obtained upon application to the following AGENTS- NEWPORT Mr. R. Jenkins, merchant. CHEPSTOW Mr. J. I., Baldwyn, solicitor. BRISTOL.. Mr. John Moxha^ Bank-court, Corn-street CARDIFF Mi. W. D. Horwood

JlailUirty fattelli&encc, GLAMORGAN CENTRAL MINERAL RAILWAY'.—It is currently rumoured, jn this town (Cardiff), that this scheme is at an end—at least as far as the present session is concerned. We cannot, however, vouch for the accu- racy of the report. ASPECT OF THE Yery little is to be said con- cerning the progress ot the raiiivay system this week. Numbers of the schemes which promised such important advantages have become defunct, and before the week has elapsed, we fear that the deposits required for Parliamen- tary procedure will have determined the existence of many others. The meetings which have occurred this week tary procedure will have determined the existence of many others. The meetings which have occurred this week are of the mostiasigrJ\6cantcharacter. They relate chiefly to extensions and branches counected with the Scottish lines, and other companies who have just made their ap- pearance for public favour. RAILWAY ENGINEERS.—Some of the railway engineers seem determined to outstrip even the lawyers themselves, both in the amount of their bills and in the promptitude of the means to be adopted to recover payment. The Chair- man of the Leeds and Carlisle Railway Company stated the other day, at a meeting of the shareholders, that their engineer, Sir John Rennie, had sent in his bill for £ 12,800 before the amalgamation of their line took place and that on the directors expressing their astonishment at the largeness of the claim, Sir John forthwith wrote them, demanding the name of the solicitor of the company, in order that process might be served for the recovery of the amount,—Advertiser, It is understood that George Hudson, Esq., M.P., in behalf of the Newcastle and Darlington Company, is in treaty for Jtbe purchase of the Hartlepool Dock and Rail- way, if, indeed, the terms have not been actually agreed upon. Of the value aud importance of the purchase there can be no doubt. Newcastle Journal. The same paper says it is quite false that Mr. Hudson M.P., has repudiated his purchase of the Duke of Devon- shire's estate in Yorkshire, and forfeited the deposit of i:40,000, as reported by a London journal. THE DEFUNCT RAILWAY SCHEMES—In our paper of the 17th of November, 1845, we inserted a list of all rail- way companies provisionally registered, 1,263 in number (exclusive of old lines); ri79 of such companies failed to deposit their plans on the 31st ot December, 1845, and are therefore not prepared to proceed in the present ses. sion.-— Times. A RAILWAY PROJECTOR.—ln tlie -^ewcastle-on-Tyne District Court of Bankruptcy, on Friday, Duncan Wriirht appeared for his first, examination. The peti- tioner's schedule stated debts ('ue *10|n him amounting to upwards of £ 9,000—the principal part incurred in 1845. while it did not show a fraction of assets lor his creditors. It was stated by his solicitor that his debts were divisible into two classes the one class comprising bona fids debts, or those for which he had received value, amounting to upwards of £1,000; and the other class comprising liabilities for which he had received only the scrip or allotment letters of railway projectors. The petitioner, it appeared, had been a clerk in the office of Messrs, Allhusen and Co., of Newcastle, down to October last, at a salary ofjE200 per annum. He became the pro- jector and secretary, at Manchester, of a project called the York and Kenyon Railway, on account of which he had incurred debts to a very large amount, to surveyors, lithographers, printers, &c., and shares to the amount of many thousand pounds in sundry abortive railway pro- jects had been allotted to him. On the present application creditors attended to oppose the petitioner, but the grounds of opposition were not entered into, inasmuch as the learned Commissioner, after perusing the schedule and hearing the petitioner's solicitor, decided that the debts must be held to have been contracted by the petitioner without a reasonable prospect of his being able to pay them and that it was not a case entitled to the benefit of the act. The Court theiefoxe adjudged that the petition be dismissed.

TAFF VAL35 RAILWAY. [BY OCR OWN REPORTER.] A Special General Meeting of the Proprietors of thi, 'ompany was held ;it the White Lion Inn, Bro:ul-street, iristol, on Wednesday last, the 2lst day of January, for lie purpose of taking into consideration the expediency >>f making certain extensions, bra ich railways, and other vorks, in connection with the Taff Vale Railway; anil o authorise the directors, if so deternvned upon, to apply or an Act in the ensuing Session of Parliament, to em- power the company to make such extensions, branch railways, and other works, and to raise the capital neces- ny to complete the same; and to take nil such further iteps as they should deem necessary relative thereto. Sir J. J. Guest, Bart., M.P., took the chair. We also •>bsei'ved present Walter Coffin, Esq., the vice-chairman, several of the directors, and a numerous body of the proprietors. The proceedings of the day were formally opened by the chairman, who called upon the secretary to read the notice by which the meeting was convened. After which The Chairman rose and said, the gentlemen present had been called together, in order to consider of the pro- priety of applying to Parliament in the ensuing Session for further powers, for the purpose of extending the Taff Vale Railway. Since the first formation of the railway it had been deemed necessary to extend the line, and to go into two or three valleys, which contained )a-ge quantities of coal&iron. It WM always the intention of the company to extend their line into these valleys, as collieries should he opened in them. It was proposed to commence these extensions by forming a line in connection with the Taff Vale Railway into the Rhondda Valley, which valley was a continuation of the valley in which Mr. Coffln raised his coal. Into this vailey the directors proposed to extend the line to the distance of 9L miles. Perhaps many gentlemen present were aware that this was the valley into which a rival company -a company which the chairman believed was called the Rhondda and Ely Extension Company—intended going from Cardiff—to go through part of the valley which the directors of the Talr Vale Co. now proposed entering for the distance just named (Semites), and thereby to endeavour to secure for their projected undertaking the minerals which naturally fell into the valley. That projected company intended taking seven or eight miles of the upper part of this valley, which was full of eoal; and consequently the Directors of the Tatf Vale Railway Company thought it was their duty not to let the ground be robbed by the witlidiawal of those minerals from the Taff Vale line; and therefore they took immediate steps to survey the line up the valley,—that is, the extension of Semites, and they found that to complete it au outlay of £ 80,000 must be incurred. Out of the same valley extends the Little Rhondda Valley or Rhondda Vach, which was also very full of minerals. It was proposed to extend the line into this valley for five miles, for which purpose an out- lay of £ 41,000, or thereabouts, would have to be incurred. Some gentlemen present may be acquainted with the dis- trict of the Rhondda Vach, and be aware that in it the coal which comes from Mr. Coffin's collieries is raised. This coal is a source of considerable revenue to the Taff Vale Company but the district in which it is raised does not communicate with the company's present road Mr. CotHn has a tram-road down to the railway, over which his coal is brought a distance of three miles. The directors proposed to extend their line into this dis- tiict, and Mr. Coffin has consented to abandon his tram-road. The directors proposed to extend their road to his works, which works are now in active oper- ation, sending down daily large quantities of coal on the Taff Vale line. This last mentioned extension would also intersect two other collieries. Another extension contemplated, was of three furlongs and two chains to the Dinas collieries, at an expense of £ 397d. Another of one furlong seven chains to the Cymmer, requiring an outlay of £ 2579. Another of eight furlongs three chains to Airw, requiring an outlay of JE7417. This colliery belongs to N. V. Edwards Vaughan, Esq. The directors also were desirous of extending the Llaucaiach Branch, one mile and one furlong, in oider to bring down Mr, Powell's coal. This extension would be into the Cwmbargoed valley, in which collieries are now opened. The expense would be £ 8401. After noticing these several extensions, they then came to the question of making a road along the banks of the Bille Ship Canal, in fulfilment of an agreement made in Bristol about a year ago with Lord Bute, by which agreement it was stipulated that the Taff Vale Railway company were to make a line along the eastern side of the Bute Ship Canal of sufficient height to allow coal to be shipped into vessels. After a long and tedious negociation, which had been brought to a point at last, matters were tin-.dly con- cluded. The company were to make the line, in length one mile, at an expense of £ 39,000, out of which the sum of £ 10,000 is to be allowed by Lord Bute. These several sums just enumerated, as being necessary for making the various extensions, amounted to £ 190,000. The land which was to be purchased would cost £ 1:2,000 —making in all £ 202,000—from which deduct the 110,000 to bj contributed by Lord Bute, and it would leave abalance of (Hear.) It must be re- membered, of this eastern branch along the side of the Bute Docks, the company would have to fill up the road in order to form the tips. As the company would be put to an increased expense in making these tips, a tonnage would be charged to the shippers of coal, from which source a considerable amount of revenue would be pro- cured. What the directors wished is, that this resolution should be carried by the meeting:—"Resolved—That the directors be, and they are hereby empoweied to take all necessary steps for applying to Parliament, in the ensuing session, for an Act or Acts to authorize the con- struction and maintenance of the branch railways and extensions in connexion with the Taff Vale Railway, and for other purposes coinpiised in the Parliamentary notices of the intended application, or such part thereof as they may deem expedient." This proposition the Chairman formally moved, and then resumed his seat. It was seconded by Christopher James, Esq., and unanimously carried after a few words from Mr. Harley, which were very indistinctly heard. The Chairman again rose and said, that having passed the first resolution, the next question was—How is the money to be raised 1 The Directors had given the matter their best and most serious consideration and having done so. thought it but fair and right, anticipating as they do that this railway will yield a very good revenue, that all parties should have an opportunity of taking subsciip- tions in proportion to their shares in the original under- taking. (Hear.) It was proposed that the money should be raised in X 10 sliares-each proprietor of an old share, now valued at £ 126, should have the opportunity afforded him of taking five shares: every proprietor of a quarter share should have the opportunity of purchasing one share. It was rather given in favour of the new shares, because the old shares stand at £ 126, and not at £ 125. The second proposition was then read-" That the Directors be empowered to raise and issue shares to the amount of £216,000; and that such shares be of the amount of £10 each and that the same be offered to the present proprietors in the proportion of five shares to each holder of a £ 126 share, and one share to each holder of a £ 25 share—with a deposit of £ 1 per share." Mr. Webb rose and said he had very great pleasure in seconding the proposition which had just been made. lie had no doubt but that the greatest benefit would fol- low the opening of those branches and extensions. (Cheers.) Mr. Christopher James said he should like to take his number of new shares immediately. He had a colliery in that valley, and should certainly like to take as many shares as could be allotted to him. The second resolution was formally put and carried unanimously. After which, The Chairman said—We have nothing more to do but to close the meeting—except gentlemen wish to sign an application for the shares which may, by the arrange- ments, be due to them. It is a special general meeting, called for a specific purpose and, therefore, no other question can be brought before the meeting to-day. AMOUNT OF ESTIMATES. Length of Estimated Extensions. Name. Expense. 9,1 miles Rhondda Valley £86,8G8 1 1 5 „ Rhondda Vach 41,64119 8 3 fur,2chains..Dinas 3,976 0 1 I >> 7 i, ..Cymmer 2,579 10 0 S „ 3 „ ..Airw 7.^17 19 2 1 mile 1 fur.Liancaiach. 8,404 12 10 1 mile East branch for Bute docks 39,260 13 0 17 miles. 190,148 15 10 246 acres of land 12,300 0 0 202,448 15 10 Deduct amount to be returned by Lord Bute 10,000 0 0 Balance to be raised. £ 192,448 15 10 But the Company go to Parliament, as stated above, for £ 216,000, in order to provide against any unforeseen contingencies. Mr. R. H. Webb, Mr. James, and other large pro- prietors, expressed their willingness to take all the new shares coming to them, and several gentlemen entered their names on a list for that purpose. Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the meeting, which was a very numerous one, broke up. GUAGE EXPERIMENTS. The broad gnagc was established for the express purpose of havinw more powerful engines, and taking greater loads at higher speeds. The broad guage is 7 feet j the narrow, as in contradistinction it is called, is 4 feet 8 j. The broad guage, therefore, is 50 per cent. wider than the narrow. If foil ad- vantage is to be derived from the breadth of the gauge, it is evident that the diameter of the boilers should be as the breadth. That is, supposing the engines to be of the same length, the capacity of the boiler should be as the square of the Juage or, as 1 to 9 or 1 to '2j. BUI a broader guage will enable one to have a longer boiler, in fact, longer in the same proportion. Therefore the capacity of the boilers on the broad and narrow guages should he as the cube of 3 to llir; cube of 2* that i? as '27 to 8, or as 10 to 3 in round numbers. By so much should the power of the engines be greater on the one guage more than on the other. Such ought to be the advantage of the broad guage if it really has the merit it should have. The engines, at the least, ought to he 2i times moie powerful; but it would not be unreason- able to expect that they should be more than 3 and 1-3.d times more powerful. There is however a great difficulty in comparing the engines, in consequence of the Great Western being a line with such incomparably easy curves and gradients. The line that has been selected for the narrow guage trial is the Great North of England a very good but a very exposed line, and possessing gradients far inferior to those on the Great Western. If the experiments are fairly compared, these disadvantageous gra- dients and curves on the Great North of England should be taken into the account. So commercially should the relative "Oll of tiie two lines form in i'n if tniVions have h-* p ot to n't-iin a c--rtai,i ad iri woifcjrw, 1:1" co>t liieli rhar advantage i. purchase) is t part of the exp'Mwe tiie inventio i to cli it bel iigs "id catutor fie arro a nothing. Tii.: c >si of tin*- '.Ve- i** £ 5'f0J') mil.- of the CJirat N'orth of England tni.l^-r £ 25,009, or not half ■ i> ainoiin-. IJ.'ubtl'-ss the character for gradients of the CreAt No-th of Kn-^Und is vrrv good, MI compared other line*, but f, r inferior to the (Jri-at Western. Nine, ll.J, aud 14 f<*ct a mi'f iradon'g ar.: good but i' will h- ..bs-rved tlrit the !p-«st oi these £ '■'] is twire, ,iiid the greatest [14] a!'0<pe. tiui s steeper than thr 4 :">*e' a iniic on thn Gr«- it Western. Ihsid, s. 'n the length (45 miles) of the >»rest North of lioclan I, tie I ri.e at Darlington above York is 1"29 feet bill in 45 miles fin the Great Western tovraf's Oi ;cor, the rise i. onl» 91 fe." aod ill the, whole run (55 miles) 11 is only I iö tret. This diff. rence of lev«:ls mig it b- considt-rc.) as giving an advai tiige to the Great North of K tgUn l in tin: reiuru 'n i so it unfo tuoatelv in that rat-ii-ii the sorst arailtent < n the wholi- line (that of 14 feet i mile) must be ascended, an- hat gradient to make it still wors> happens on a curve. Though the tir.-at North of England is a very good line, it i- therefore greatly inferior to the Great W.-stern. Take it which ever way we wiil, it cntainly is not fair to compare m iximKio eiforrs on two lines, nuu of which has gradients of three and a half titnes thr amount of th" other. For it is very ofivioii- that a load which could he taken with facility up the one coulu not be taken at -til on the other. The oniy true mode of eOIll- p-tiison is, as have observed, by the average of evcry-daj word over a long period. However we will for the presen; w.tive this point, and just glance at the facts published in our last. The experiments there given are — Great Western engine, 22.i ton*. Miles pfer 'Ions. M^asuie. hour. of w >rk. 5'2.9 X 60 = 3.7.40 no wind. 47 5 X 80 = 38 i.OO head win-J. Both these experiments were from London to Dtdcot, lip- hill, but wiih no gradient exceeding 4 feet, a mil*. In the first experiment tlie lails were wet, but in good order. We need not remark to our readers, that a thoroughly wet and itry rail are nearly the saute. The slightly wet or greasy rail is the evil. On the narrow guage the two following experiiMtuts were made — Narrow Guage engine,-vt.'tons. Velocity. Load. Measure of work. 41.3 X 80 = 354.40 sfJc wind. 4d.6 X 50 => 243.00 ditto. These experiments were "p-hill from York to Darlington. To each of these measures of work we must add one-eighth of itself, because the Great Western engine is one-eighth heavier than the narrow guage. That will make the measure of the work thus 398.7 and^TO.O on the narrow jpiage, against 380.0 and 317.4 on the broad guage. Here the experiments are one in favour of one, and the other of the other and nothing decisive can he s..id iu favour of either. Hut if we cousider that in both of the narrow guage experiments they had a side wind—that worst of all winds foi a train, in consequence of its driving the flanges against the rails—while the wind in the broad guage, as if i! had designed to favour thein, was it, one instance a head wind, and in the other a perfect calm, we must admit that both the experiments were d cid dly it, favour of the uarrow guage, without taking into account the disadvantage of the narrow gti;ioe gradients anti curves. This is the cUllclusioullicrely ou the question of the engines, and has nothing whatever to do with the guages—the principle which the bri, %,I guage part) wished to make the ohj"ct aud foundation of inquiry. tf, then, we merely multiply the uarrow guage results by 2j, to Oiin^ them to au equality with their competitors on the principle of the giiages, we shall have 897 1 and 627.7 Against 38I) and 317.4 | Here the elfect is incomparably in favour of the narrow guage, not withstanding tire disadvantage* of gradients, curves, and exposed situation of the narrow guage line. Had we multiplied the experiments by 10-3rd8, the results woald have been s ill worse. But as we have over and over repeated, results of this sort are perfectly useless in calculating the commercial relations of the t-vo guages. It is the every day work that is done which should be the test. We should examine, what is the paying load these rivals can carry, alld do carry and at what cost to their c jtnpanii s. In this lie the public and the private inter.st, and the puMic and the private utility of the two system?. If the Great Western are obliged to consume 40 Itls. of coke per m le to rarrv their gross )<<), as it is said they do, and the narrow g'ta,;e perhaps 30, tint alone answers the questiou of greater cost. But if, in addition to this, the broad guage has to CHry a dcs) weight in car.-ia^es, as 74 to 44 on the nariow gu *ge, and as 4j to 3 in trllc"" and wa^gnns; ant) if we consider that the dead wei lit is u; ially two or ihiv.: times the payiog load, there surely can be no question which is commercially the more useful system. To iliustrate this, let us iake a grosr load, say 100 tOilS, 011 the Great Western, out of which the paying load will seldom exceed or eq ial 25 tons. Suppose, however, it to be 25 tons, then ihe dead weight will be 7j tons. No-v. if this dead weight be re.iuceJ »u the ratio of only 7 to 5, it will give a dead wright ow the narrow guage of 5;j4 lonf, which K-ai-es a paying load of to 25 011 the broad ziiag-. Were there- fore the expenses of draft in both cases the same, the narrow guage would be able to take 464 tOilS at the same cost at which the broad guage could take 23 that is at very little exceeding one-balf the cost. Hut the expense of haulage is not all. The expenses of porters and horses, when they use them, is increased exactly in proportion to the increased dead weight of their truck* aud carriages to be moved, Vor example, if the deall weights of the carriage; and trucks arc as 7 to 5, it will take at every station and point ou the line 7 men on the broad to 5 on the narrow guage to do business of shifting the trucks, carri- ages, &f.. and that for aiiout oue-half the paying load, or 25 tons to 46 j. Now if it take the same expense to haul 25 tons on the broad guage that it does to haill 46J on the narrow, and a st..ff be- sides of 7 meu to 5 be waited to answer the requirements of the load throughout the lillo, it is clear the narrow guage can carry much cheaper, and still with much greater proiit to them- selves than the broad .411.1. is ,h..refore more advantageous to the public now, and will be much more so hereafter should the government take the railway into its own bands. We say, hence, that looking at the matter commercially which is the only true point in which it should be looked at- the broad guage is most undesirable for the public interests, as well ai tor iheir own Proprietors. — Herapath's Journal. < _t_ ',j-.

(Bmctal MiøttUany. MONEY MARKET.—THURSDAY AFTKRNOON.—Public securities hive been firmer this morning, but the transac- tions have not been extensive. Operations on a large scale have been for the time suspended, until something more definite is learned respecting the financial measures of the Premier. Consols were done for money at 94j at the opening, but the latest price was 94|, and 95 for the account, deduced Three-per-Cents. were last sold at 955, the Threc-and-a- Quarter New 97 £ Exchequer-bills 20 'i'2 pm., bank stock 207, and India 253. L.A t-ESf.— Consols for account, 94; 5. QUEEN VICTORIA AT OSBORNE HOUSE.—Her MA jesty and the Prince are out all weathers. Let any one conceive to himself a country 'squire and his lady, after his London season, once more back into the country, to their own pet place— tlieir"turtle dovery." ifyoulike -that they are having some alterations made in the shrubberies and grounds—that they are superintending them -that the 'squire or the Prince, has a spade in his hand (not made for show but use, the same as the gardeners and labour- ers use), and is digging a hole in the pleasure grounds to plant a shrub in—that his lady, or the Queen, plants the shrub, and holds it while he treads it in. This may daily be seen at Osborne by all persons having business at the house and no more notice is taken of the parties or of the children who are playing near them, than of a 'squire or his lady. A piece of ground is being laid out and planted, to screen the view of the stables from the house and grounds. One gentleman sent one hundred curious evergreens, and quantities have been sent from Wiudsor, &e. and we know instances that, were the land has not been dug deep enough, and a certain person cannot send the spade so far into the gravelly soil as it ought to go, we know he can make the pickaxe turn it up. The work being completed, the lady takes his arm, and with one child on each side, away they trudge together across the park to admire the views, or observe the progress of some improvements like an old Etiglish Isquii-c and his lady. — Boulogne Gazette. THE LATE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—A DREAM !-The following statement is communicated upon such authority that we have no doubt of its truth. The engine driver, Hedges, resided with his wife at Elf. On the night previous to the accident Hedges was awakened by a loud scream from his wife, which was followed by an hysteri- cal fit. Upon her recovery she said she had had a fright- ful dream—that he was killed by an accident to the train. He laughed at her timidity, and ridiculed her supersti- tion, but on the next morning she implored him, with tears in her eyes, not to drive the engine that day and as he left the door and bade her good bye she was seized with another fit of hysterics, to which she was not sub- ject. He went back, kissed her, aud left her in charge of a neighbour. She never saw her husband again alive but within 24 hours of her vision she stood beside his mangled remaius.-Bury Post. CURIOUS COINCIDENCE. — QUITE A THAGIC AFFAIR.— On Wednesday, at the Marylebone Police Court, Macready was brought up for disorderly conduct, and immediately after that case was disposed of, Kean was charged with being a deserter, and was committed. ADROIT TRAP.—^On Thursday evening vreek, a gentle- man of this city, having put a newspaper into the hole of the box at the post-office, was surprised to find that it would not descend into the basket. He pushed, and pushed again, and still it stuck fast, and therefore he went round to the door to notify the circumstance. The post-office clerks, equally surprised as the applicant, na- turally turned to the box itself for all explanation of it, when they discovered all artful dodge," which, had it been successful, would have seriously damaged the credit of the establishment, by cheating a large number of per- sons of their letters and papeis. A silk bag had been let down into the aperture, bullets being placed in each corner to distend it, and it was secured to the mouth of the aperture by hooks of wire. The bag was nearly full of letters and papers which had been dropped into the hole, and this was the reason that the paper through which the discovery was made would not descend. Probably the practice of this trick would account for many of the post-office losses. Unfortunately the trap was not left until the thief came to remove the bag and the spoil, and therefore he is quite unknown.— Gloucester Chronicl.. a SPRING CIRCUITS, 1816. HOME.—Lord Dennian and Baron Alderson. MmLAKD.—Lord Chief Justice Tindal aud Justice Coltman. OXFORD.—Lord Chief Baron and Baron Rolfe. NORFOLK.—Baron Parke aud Justice Maule. NORTHERN.—Justice Patteson and Justice Coleridge. NORTH WALES. —Justice Williams. SOUTH WALES.—Justice Wightman. WESTERN.—Justice Erie and Baron PJatt.

-X- HOUSE OF LORDS.-THUMDAY Her Majesty opened the Session of Parliament on rfiursday in person. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Earl of Jersey (Master of the Horse), entered the state carriage at Buckingham Palace, about Inlf-past ine o'cluck, and proceeded through St. James's Park, with the usual escort, to the House of Lords. Her Majesty and her illustrious Consort were loudly cheered by the thousand. who had assembled on the line of road to witness the gorgeous spectacle. The liveries and carriages of the Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers, and those of the principal nobility, were exceedingly splendid. The Royal corttge having arrived at the House of Lords, the band of the Life Guard3 played the national anthem, and a discharge of cannon announced the Queen's entrance into the house. In a few minutes afterwards her Majesty, having taken her seat on the Throne, read the following most gracious Speech:- THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. MY LOIIDS AND GENTLEMEN, It gives me great satisfaction again to meet you in Parliament, and to have the opportunity of recur- ring to your assistance and advice. I continue to receive from my allies, and from other Foreign Powers, the strongest assurances of their desire to cultivate the most friendly relations with this country. I rejoice that, in concert with the Emperor of Russia, and through the success of our joint media- tion, I have been enabled to adjust the differences which had long prevailed between the Ottoman Porte and the King of Persia, and had seriously endangered the tranquillity of the East. "For several years a desolating and sangui- nary warfare has afflicted the states of the Bio do la I lata. The commerce of all nations has been inter. rupted, and acts of barbarity have been committed unknown to the practice of a civilised people. In conjunction with the King of the French, I am en- deavounng to effect the pacification of those states. ihe convention concluded with France in the course of the last year, for the moreeffectual suppres- sion of the slave trade, is about to be carried into immediate execution by the active co-operation of the two powers on the coast of Africa. It U my desire that our present union, and tha good ullderstandinJ which so happily exist3 between of 'hn 7 3 VayS be e'upl°yed to promote the interests munity, and to secure the peace of the world. • r^et that the conflicting claims of Great Bri- an t e United States, in respect of the territory on the north-western coast of America, although they have been made the subject of repeated negociation, still remain unsettled. "You may be assured that no effort, cons:stent with national honour, shall be wanting on my part to t nng 111s qu-ation to an early and peaceful termina- <,1GENTUSMEN OF THE House ow COMMONS, 'f The estimates for the year will be laid before you at an early period. Although I am deeply sensible of the importance of enforcing economy in all branches of the expenditure, yet I have been compelled by a due regard to the exigencies of the public service, and to the state of our naval and military establishments, to propose some increase in the estimates which pro- vide for their efficiency. U My LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, I have observed with deep regret, the very fre- quent instances in which the crime of deliberate assassination has been of late committed in Ireland. It will be your duty to consider whether any measures can be devised calculated to give increased protection to life, and to bring to justice the per- petrators of so dreadful a crime. I have to lament, that in consequence of a failure of the potato crop in several parts of the United Kingdom, there will be a deficient supply of an article of food which forms the chief subsistence of great numbers of my people. The disease by which the plant has been affected has prevailed to the greatest extent in Ireland. I have adopted all such precautions as it wis in my power to adopt for the purpose of alleviating the sufferings which may be caused by this calamity; and I shall confidently rely on your co-operation in devising such other means for effecting the same benevolent purpose, as may require the sanction of the legislature. I have had great satisfaction in giving my assent to the measures which you have presented to me from time to time calculated to extend commerce and to stimulate doinestc skill and industry by the repeal of prohihitory and tht relaxation of protective duties. "The prosperous state of the revenue, the in- creased demand for labour, and the general improve- ment which has taken place in the internal condition of the country are strong testimonies in favour of the course you have pursued « I recommend you I, lake mto your early conside- ration whether th. principle, au which you have acted may not with advantage be ytt m0're es.ensively applied, and whether it ma7 not be in your power t Z £ Vn many s, e p o uce or manufacture of other coun- tries, to make such further reduce and remissions as may tend to ensure the continuance of the great benefits to which I have adverted, awl by enlarging our commercial intercourse to strengthen the bonds of amity with Foreign Powers. Any measures which you may adopt t*r effecting these great objects will, I am convinced, Le accoin" ponied by such precautions as shall prevent pfo-nianent loss to the revenue, or injurious results to an) of the great interests of the country. "I have full reliance on your just and dispaqsiotatg consideration of matters so deeply affecting the pullic welfare. It is my earnest prayer that with the blessing of Divine Providence on your councils, you may be ena- bled to promote friendly feelings between different classes ot my subjects, provide additional security for the continuance of peace, and to maintain content- ment and happiness at home, by increasing the coin- forts and bettering the condition of the great body of my people.

Mil. MORGAN'S HOUNDS WILL MEET On Monday Jan. 26th, at Coedkernew Pound Wednesday.. 28th, at Laiiruraney Lodge. Friday 30th, at Piecorner EACH DAY AT U| O'CLOCK.

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THE ClRDIFFAXD MERTHYR GMItDLlJ. FRIDAY, JANUARY J3, 1846. Lord James Stuart left Cai-difr Castle on Wednesday morning last for Cheltenham, from whence he intended proceeding to London, in order to be present at the opening of the Session of Parliament. CAKDIFF SAVINGS' BANK. — JANUAKY 17th, 181C-—- Amount received, JE209 Os. Od paid, £217 5s. 2d. Number of depositors, 37. I TAVK VAt.E RAILWAY—PRESE?fTAT!ON OF PLATT TO EDWARD IIIGUTON, ESQ.—On Monday evening laatr 81 deputation from the servants of the TatF Vale Railway Company, headed by their respected secretary, A. If". Morcom, Esq., waited on Mr. Edward Hightou, the late engineer of the company, at his residence, for the pur- pose of presenting him with a service of plate, on his resigning his appointment, as a testimonial of the grrat regard and respect in which he was universally held by them during the time he had the management of the Ine. As a proof of the good feeling evinced towards !he- above named gentleman, we may mention tha.t subscrip- tions were commenced in three different) depaalsmeut* of the railway simultaneously, having one object# via.-