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ADDRESS TO WILLIAM CRAWSHAY,…
ADDRESS TO WILLIAM CRAWSHAY, ESQ., Chairman of the Glamorganshire Catial Company. "TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE GLAMORGANSHIRE CANAL COMPANY. "Sin,—We, the undersigned, being the merchants, ship- owner*, ship-brokers, iron and coal agents,and others connected with the trade and port of Cardiff, beg respectfully to oiler to you our sincere condolence oa the lamented death of Mr. GROIWE FORREST, your late upright and efficient manager. tYe regret his loss and valuable services in all matters connec- ted with the shipping trade and interests of this port. In otfer- ing our condolence on the loss you have sustained in the decease of so valuable a servant, we thiuk it right at the same time to express the satisfaction and confidence we feel in the able and zealous services which have at all times been so efficiently and energetically iiccorded to us by your dock-master, Lieut. IIVDE, to whose exertions for the past six years in affording facilities for the transit of the largely increasing tonnage in the Canal Basin we all feel considerably indebted. DUXCAK & Co JAMES MARYCHURCH. agent for Messrs. Thomas Wood & Co. GEORGE SUI,LY, agent to Blaengwaur Steam Coal WILLIAM PRICHARD, wharfinger JAMES PRIDE, wharfinger H. H. PARRY, ship-broker BATCHELOR. BROTHERS, timber merchants D. EVANS & SON, wine merchants and ship-owners CHAS W. DAVID, ship-owner, Cardiff JOHN CALVERT, coal merchant W. A. BRADLEY, Cardiff DAVLD LEWIS, ship-owner GEORGE BIRD, ship-owner, Cardiff WATSON & RICHARDS, merchants, Cardiff BENJ. JONES, ship-owner W. B. WATKINS, agent for the Penydarran Iron Co. RICOD. CORY & SON, ship-brokers and agents for Southan & Evans, Gloucester WM. ALEXANDER, ship-owner JOHN ROWE, ship-owner JOSEPH JAMES, agent for the Aberdare Iron Co. W. M. & J. DAVIES, ship-agents and merchants JOliN OWEN, ship-owner BROWN & LUCAS, ship-owners EMWD. C. DOWNING, agent for Thomas Powell, Esq. GEO. INSOLE & SON, coal merchants WILLIAM MORGAN DAVIES, merchant RICH. W. PARRY, ship-broker DAVID BROWN, „ BAYLIS & Co., ship-owners and flour merchants DAN. HOOPER, agent to the Plymouth Forge Co. H. HOOPER, agent to the Plymouth Forge Co. GEO. FARMER JNO. JENKINS. iron merchant RICHARD COUPLAND, store-keeper (bonded) CHARLES MILKER, ship-owner JOSEPH ELLIOTT, bonded store merchant JAMES A. WISE, coal agent WILLIAM THOMAS, coal agent, and agent for Messrs T. W. Hooker & Co. Jos. DAVIS. French vice consul RICHD. DAVIS, ship-broker WM. RICHARDS for John Edmunds coal merchant." The above was transmitted to Caversham Park, in- closed in the following communication — "SIR,—Having been deputed by the gentlemen whose names !,re subscribed to the accompanying Address to transmit the Same to jou, we beg now most respectfully to do so. We have the honour to be, sir, your must obedient servants, D. EVANS & SON, W. B. WATKINS, To William Crawshay, Esq., W. PRICHARD. Caversham Park." To this communication the following reply has been reived:— "London, February 14th, 1818. To Messrs. Dd. Evans & Son, W. B. Watkins, Esq., W m. Prichard, Esq. GENTLEMEN,—I have the honour to acknowledge the re- elpt of the Address of the merchants, ship-owners, ship. ,brokers, iron and coal agents, and others connected with the trade and port of Cardiff, offering their sincere condolence on the lamented death of Mr. George Forrest; and also, at the **me time, expressing their satisfaction and confidence in the ttl)le and zealous services of the dock-master, Lieut. Hyde. I have lost no time in calling a meeting of the committee of the company of proprietors of the Glamorganshire Canal Navi- gation, to take into consideration the very great loss which the Proprietors of the Canal have sustained in the demise of their ''ghly.valued and efficient clerk; and at that meeting I laid efore the committee the address which you did me the honour 0 transmit to me as their chairman. I am requested by the gentlemen of the committee to inti- *ra'e the very high gratification which this Address has yielded in both its objects, as they cannot but feel interested in v e general sympathy which is manifested for the loss of so Jdued, so faithful, and so able a. friend, as their late clerk, Mr. p°n-est. The gentlemen of the committee feel that it is seldom a Salous and an active servant has the good fortune to please eyond his immediate employers; and can only attribute their 4te clerk's exemplary success to the strict integrity of his own conduct, aud to the honourable requirement, on the part of I hose with whom he had to administer the affairs of his em. ployers, of nothing more than what was right. The gentlemen of the committee request me also to state, at they have, to the best of their judgment, endeavoured to *^Pply the place of their late clerk so as to continue the good- will and kind feeling of the merchants, ship-owners, sbip- "r°kers, iron and coal agents, and others connected with the P°rt of Cardiff;—but they feel haw very difficult a task will be '^Posed upon a successor to their late most efficient servant and fr'end, and they venture, therefore, to call for the support of all Jnterested in that part of the trade of the port of Cardiff which 18 carried 011 through the Glamorganshire Canal, in favour of the appointment which they have made in the person of Mr. ujin Forrest, the nephew of the late Mr. Geo. Forrest. ■v." The committee feel confident that Mr. Hyde will continue jealous and active exertions for the good regulation of the |^vof the Glamorganshire Canal. I have the honour to-«ub- Cr*t>e myself, gentlemen, your obliged and obedient servant, WILLIAM CRAWSHAY, Chairman." CARDIFF COUNTY COURT.—FRIDAY, FEB. 11. [Before John Wilson, Esq., Judge.] The following insolvent cases were this day brought Up 0r hearing J°hn Thomas, of Forest Vach, near Swansea, eopper- Sof*1' ^ie learnetl judge observed, after examining the c Jedule, that it appeared there was but one creditor and 0 assets, and seemed to doubt whether an insolvent was nu«r such circumstances entitled to his dischaige. Mr. <( lt(J> who appeared for the insolvent, stated that in Protection" cases the commissioners had held that similar circumstances a party was not entitled to 1 ef; but when a person was in custody, he had no temative but to apply, or remain in prison; and it Quid be hard and unjust to refuse that relief to an in- vent with only one creditor which would be accorded an insolvent who might have twenty creditors. The solvent was ordered to be discharged. TK Jones, of Gwtter Favr, Llanguicke, publican. j e insolvent was opposed by Mr. John Morgan, of andovery, on behalf of Mr. John Jones, of Brynam- rn 11, and supported by Mr. John Bird. Insolvent sworn examined by Mr. Morgan: I have received since about £ 715. I received £ 50 from Mr. Lle- a I 7ni of Ynispenllwch £ 50 in July last, in security of ease I held. I was served with a writ at the suit of it Y detaining creditor in April. I defended the action Was referred. In November last I sold to Mr. Lle- ..e"yn all my property. I do not produce the deeds; ,ey are in Mr. Llewellyn's possession.—Mr. Morgan that it was incumbent on the insolvent to pro- UCe the deeds.—Mr. Bird observed that he was prepared J°. Prove the substance of those deeds, and verify the en- in the schedule relating to them.—His honor ruled it was necessary they should be produced, and ^journed the hearing for that purpose. (¡ Thomas Roe, of Swansea, baker and publican, was Il Pposed by Mr. Bird on behalf of a Swansea creditor, nd supported by Mr. Phillpotts. Insolvent sworn and examined by Mr. Bird I am in ^uatody at the suit of one William Jones. He is a car- Penter at Swansea. I owe him £ 26 or £ 27. He resides j*e whole of his time at Swansea. He has employed a f r* Williams, a London attorney, to proceed against me \vh t'le recoyery °f the debt I owe him. I do not know hetber he had sufficient confidence in an attorney at Nausea that he should employ one in London. I do know how he instructed him. I was arrested at Car- •u do not know by whom. Edmund Morris was ere; he is Mr. Phillpotts' clerk. (It appeared on re- e»"ence that Edmund Morris was named in the warrant of the sheriff's officers.) I was served with the *W"it at Cardiff, where I was arrested. I had intended fOing to France, and a man named Edward swoee-ttiat heard me say I was going. I was arrested on Mon- ay» the 27th December, 1847. My excepted articles ^revalued at Swansea ou the 2$th; my petition was IIlgnedon'the 29th,-and my schedule oa the 30th of that month. On the 1st of July last my property was worth consisted of stock, furniture, fixtures, and a horse aftd cart. I, sold the horse and cart to my father £ 13 or £ 14, Since that time I have bought goods of f*lr. R,ees an(j various other persons. I have not entered l* °iy schedule any statement of the goods I have pur- hased since July, nor how they have been disposed of. books are with Mr. Phillpotts; some of my invoices j^e here, and some at Swansea.—By Mr. Phillpotts: early all the debts due to me are due from workmen on le South Wales Railway. I attribute my failure to the IIIOppage of the works on that line. Several of the navi- gators owed me large sums of money for goods supplied 0 them.—Mr, Bird then addressed the Judge, and con- ended that the case was brought under his honor's l)olice by fraud, and directed attention to the circum- tances under which the insolvent was arrested—to the feditor being a carpenter at Swansea—his attorney re- ding in London—the airest being made upon a capias nder a judge's order, to avoid the delay and expense of an ordinary action, not at the insolvent's residence, but tk ^ardiff> and by the clerk of the insolvent's attorney— at the insolvent, instead of being about to leave the 0untry, must have come prepared with his books aud Papers wherewith to make out his schedule, for he was Rested on the 27th, his petition signed on the 29th, and J!}8 schedule on the 30th December—that the schedule ed was concocted and fictitious—and that goods had received by the insolvent since the July when his aCCOunt commenced, which had not been accounted for -and submitted that the insolvent should be remanded l,d ordered to file an amended balance sheet, and give resh notices to the creditors.—Mr. Phillpotts replied at onsiderable length, and contended that the schedule was sufficient for the purpose of bringing the insolvent airs before the court, and prayed an immediate dis- arge. His honor held that the schedule was lnsufh- le*U, aud remanded the insolvent. Evan Gay, of Aberamman, was opposed by Mr. R. LI. ^eece, and supported by Mr. Phillpotts.—Insolvent ex- uiined 1 am in custody at the suit of my mother. All S effects were sold off under an execution issued by my other. I gave her a warrant of attorney, and under it execution was issued. My mother and I are not on endlj' terms* I bought goods of Richard fiyaas, a maltster. I did not tell his servant that his master sent me for them. I did not meet Mr. Evans, and say his money was safe enough in my pocket.—Mr. Evans and his servant were called. The latter proved that insolvent bad told him that his master had sent insolvent for some malt, and by that means obtained it; and Mr. Evans swore that he had never desired insolvent to get the malt in question and that when he afterwards saw in- solvent, he told the witness that his money was safe enough in his (insolvent's) pocket. —Mr. Reece, having applied in vain to Mr. Phillpotts for the loan of his book, being supplied with one from another quarter, read the 78th section of the 1 and 2 Vic., c. 110, verbatim, and said that the insolvent, had committed the offence of ob- taining goods by false representations. —Mr. Phillpotts, in reply, said that he could not deny the truth of the charge, and urged that as the insolvent had been some time in prison, he ought now to be discharged. — His honor con- sidered the offence proved, and directed his discharge in three months from the date of his vesting order. Morgan Humphrey, of Dowlais, publican, was opposed by Mr. J. H. Langley for Mr. Pulling, of Hereford, and by Mr. Phillpotts for a man named Badger, and supported by Mr. John Bird. — Mr. Langley said that the only ground of opposition he had to submit to his honor was that a judgment in the county court had been obtained by the opposing creditor against the insolvent, and was still unsatisfied. He admitted that in his own opinion such a ground of opposition was not tenable, but, in com- pliance with his client's instruction, he asked his honor's opinion upon it.—Mr. Bird stated that he had been in- formed that such an objection would be taken, and had written to his agents to ascertain what the practice in London upon the subject was, and had received a reply that such a ground of opposition could not succeed.- His honour considered that the mere fact of a judgment being recorded in the county court was not in itself suf- ficient to justify the refusal of relief to an insolvent debtor; and as there was no fraud imputed to the insol- vent, he was entitled to his discharge. Ezekiel Morgan, of Dowlais, publican, was opposed by Mr. Bird for Mr. Prosser, and supported by Mr. Phill- potts.— Mr. Bird said that the charges against the insol- vent were very grave and strious; but, before entering into them, it was necessary that his schedule should be amended, as the objections made in the case of ttoe to the preparation of the schedule would apply still more strongly to this, and requested that the insolvent should be remanded, in order-that-a new schedule should be prepared. This being assented to by the insolvent's attorney, he was accordingly remanded. TAFF VALE RAILWAY. [BY QUit OWN REPORTER.] The general and ordinary half-yearly meeting of pro- prietors in this company took place at the White Lion Hotel, Broad-street, Bristol, on Wednesday last, WALTER COFFIN, ESQ., in the Chair. The meeting was not numerously attended, a circum- stance which, we believe, may principally be attributed to the fact, that an important and generally interesting public meeting, having reference to the Bristol Docks question, was held in another part of the city at the hour appointed for this meeting. Of the Taff Vale Railway Directors we observed pre- sent, in addition to the Chairman, Mr. Crawshay Bailey, Mr. W. Done Bushell, Mr. Thomas Powell, Mr. E. H. Lee, Mr. James Poole, junr., Mr. Henry Rudhall, Mr. Richard Jones, Mr. R. H. Webb, Mr. T. W. Hill, and Mr. John Jenner Mogg-the only absent director being Mr. Christopher James, who resides in Swansea. The Chairman having taken the chair, punctually at one o'clock, Mr. Kenway, secretary, read the advertise- ment; after which the Chairman affixed the company's seal to the uegister of proprietors. The secretary then read the following half-yearly REPORT OF THE DIRECTOBS:— It is with pleasure that the directors of the Taff Vale Rail- way Company present to the proprietors the usual half-yearly report. The gross revenue derived from the Aberdare Railway has amounted to £ 3'23g 19s. 3J., or nearly double the income of the first half-year; and though insufficient as yet to pay itself, still, it may be remarked, that the traffic of the Aberdare Line has greatly increased the receipts of the Taff Vale Railway. The directors are gratified in st.itin^ that the trallio of the recent half-yeilr has exceeded that of any previous half-year. The detailed statement supplied to each proprietor prevents the necessity of any extended remarks. The directors recommend that a dividend of £ 1 on each ori- ginal old share be declared, with a proportionate per centage beyond five per cent, payable to the Quarter and Ten Pouud shares. This dividend is exactly eight per cent. on the amount actu- ally paid up. The directors further recommend that the sum of seven hundred and fifty pounds be carried to the credit of the Depreciation Fund for this half-year. as well as a like sum for the preceding half- yeaf; which latter, for reasons then given, was omitted. The work of opening the Ynisgoy Tunnel having been satis- factorily completed, the double tine from Cardiff to the Naviga- tion House has been perfected, and it used for the increasing trade of the ^company. Since your last meeting the directors have elected Mr. J. J. Mogg, of Bristol, to fill the vacant seat at the board. REVENUE ACCOUNT—HALF-YEAR ENDING 31ST DEC., 1847. Taff Vale. Aberdare. '£,'7 s. d. X. s. d. TQ passenger traffic. 6,749 15 .3., 1.0U6 11 II Carriage of Mails 118 16 0.. General merchandize traffic.w 7'1. 3.. 502 19 10 „ Iron traffic 3.^37 17 10.. 11013 7 ..IronoretTaBle. 4,030 0, ^0.. 25 19 11 „ Coal and coke traffic 19,109 15 6.. 1,586 14 2 „ Rent. 20 « 6. Transfer fees 1. 18 1 6,. „ Interest account 50 11 11.. Totals Dr. 41,177 1* 3 3,232 19 3 By direction 500 0 0.. Secretary's office expenses- Salaries 341 1 0.. Current expenses 94 511.. Maintenance of ways & works- Salaries 202 10 0.. Wages and materials 1,453 3 6' 260 12 4 „ Locomotive department Salaries 125 0 0.. Wages of engine drivers, stokers, aud cleaners 1,217 16 6^. 176 0 9 Coke .,1.230 17 t.. 351 13 (j Stores oil, tallow, waste, &c.f for engines 395 7 8.. 54 1 3 7 Wages & materials for re- pairs of engines & tenders 1,523 16 11.. 14 i Stationery engine and iucline lllane- Wages of enginemen and bankriders, coal & stores 416 5 2.. „ Traffic department— Salary of superintendent., 150 0 O.. Salaries of station clerk*475 I 2.. 114 17 6 Printing, advertising, and stationery 226 14 4.. Coals, candles, oil, & other stores lor st itions 226, 15 7.. 22 14 7 Stores for carriages 108 710.. 3 7 5 Wages of guards, men, porters, and police 1,510 10 4.. 330 g 9 Wages & materials for re-" pairs of carriages, &c. 564 6 10.. 83 9 7 Ilorse-keeping 14 10.. 51 17 1 Coal-tipping expenses 556 6 0.. Working expenses of Llan- caiach incline 404 8 8.. Guards'& porters'clothing ,10 6 0.. „ Government duty on passen- ger traffic 330 15 7.. 49 12 10 „ Compensation for damage 4)1 15 6.. ig „ Parish rates 1,029 16 9.. j29 17 n „ Law expenses 129 18 Travelling expenses 103 9 3,. f) Freight aud carriage of stores 3-1 0 6.. Insurance 23 3 9.. Incidental expenses & stamps 84 15 10.. Rent of warehouse at Newbridge 11 13 4.. Amount paid Lord Bute for rent of wharfs, & wharfage on minerals, See. carried per railway, less sum received from sundry parties 011 sanie account. 477 810.. Balance 26 282 18 10.. 1,126 2 4 Totals Cr £ 41,177 12 3.. £ £ ,232 19 3 Theje balances—namely, £ '26,283 ISs. 10d. and £ 1,126 23. 4d. -are thus disposed of in the account' jray Vtile. Aberdare. By 8 months' interest on 1st tinort- 9. s. d. jfc*. s. d. gage debentures to Aug. 1, 1S47 2,104 8 6. 8y do. on 2nd do. to do. 1,325 7 3.. Da. on 3rd do,, to Sept. 1, 1847. 809:13 7.. „ Do. on quarttr shares to Oct. 1. 1847 4,045 3 0.. „ Do. on Consolidated Preferen- tial 5 per Cent. Stock, to Dec. 24, 1847 1,456 3 10.. „ Do. do. on 4J per cent do. to do 1,310 11 10. „ Do. on Aberdare Railway Shares to Dec. 31, 1847 1.250 0 0 Do. ou do. debentures to do..» 373 10 0 „ Income Tax 475 14 10.. Balance 14,755 16 0.. Totals 26,282 18 10.. !.<>« 1U 0 Thus, there is a balance of £ 197 7s. 8d. against the Aberdare Branch, as the expenditure ( £ '1,623 lUs.) exceeds the amount held in hand ( £ 1,1*26 2s. 4d.) by JL497 7s. 8J. GENERAL REVENUE ACCOUNT. To balance 30th June, 1847 £ 10,578 11 2. By dividend at the rate of 5-55 per cent. per annum on 2,996 original shares, being £3 10s. per share, paid 6th September, 1847, less Income-tax 10,179 19 9 •v Leaving a balance of £ 398 11 5 To which balance add that of revenue account, half-year ending 31st December, 1847, as above, less £ 497 7s. 8d., the balance of Aberdare account 11,258 8 4 Gives the general batanceon31st Dec., 1847 £ 14,656 1J 9 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF REVENUE. June, 1817. Dee, 1817 Passengers 6,535 13 0.. 7,756 7 0 Carriage of mails 112 10 0.. 118 16 0 General merchandize 7,101 19 0.. 7,724 19 i ,rou 4/218 6 0.. 3,368 11 5 ^roaore a,317 1 2.. 4,05ti 0 5 Coal and coke 14,311 1 3.. 20,696 9 8 19 12 6.. 20 8 6 Transfer fees 14 17 6.. 18 7 6 Interest 259 u 50 n Interest 259 u 50 n £ 35,920 a 8„ JS44,UQ li 6 *>
MERTHYR AND NEIGHBOURHOOD.
MERTHYR AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. By an announcement in our advertising columns, we perceive that a splendid Fancy Ball is shortly to take placp. in this town. ACCIDENT.— A man, named John Davies, was seriously hurt in one of the Cwmcannad pits in the early part of this week. SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—Ou Tuesday last, two men work- ing in the river level, Aberdire, were seriously hurt by a fall of co, One ol them is not expected to survive. LIBRARY.—The conversation meeting on Tuesday was very animated and interesting. Mr. Sliellard commenced with Sir Isaac Newton, whom he represented as the man of whom Britain had most reason to be proud. Mr. Morgan Williams thought James Watt more entitled to that honour; Mr. Stephens, with Mr. Luiuley, claimed it for the author of the Wealth of Nations; and Mr. C. H. James did much justice to the claims of John Millon j Messrs. Frank James, Criswick, and Kernick offered additional remarks upon the above mentioned heroes and the meeting closed with Mr. Shellard's reply. BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The well-ascertained fact that on the 5th instant, the Dowlais Company had given notice to several thousands of theirloen, that their services would cease to be required in a month from that date, has given rise to very serious alarm in the minds of the gentlemen composing the Merthyr Board of Guardians. Reticfis refused by order of the Commissioners to able-bodied men without the previous administration of the workhouse test. But in the anticipated conjuncture, this will beimpracti. cabte; and, therefore, to relieve them from this difficulty, the guardians on Saturday last passed a resolution to the following purport:That in consequence of a notice already given, it is probable that in the course of three weeks, several thousands of men will be turned off from the Dowlais Iron Wnrks, and be unable to find employ- ment elsewhere; and that in consequence of so unpre- cedented an occurrence, the guardians have determined upon requesting one of the Commissioners to come down, to assist them in their deliberations, and facilitate the discharge of their onerous duties." The trade of Merthyr and Dowlais suffers severely from the reduction of wages, and the uncertainty of a renewal of the Dowlais lease. TRADESMEN BEWARE!—Several petty robberies have, during the last few weeks' been committed, and traced to the unwelcome immigrants from the Emerald Isle, who seein to have a "cruel taste" for other people's properly. In addition to these reasons for keeping a sharp look out alter shutters, front entrances, and back doors, there are several parties prowling about and passing bad coin. Two men of this description were taken up on Friday night. It therefore behoves tradesmen to be ou their guard against the practices of these classes of persons,—since these evils are more easily prevented than remedied. ENGLISH TEMPERANCE SOCIETY We are happy to find that the cause of temperance is progressing; and that this society, which has recently been established, is pros- perous beyond the most sanguine expectations of its projectors. The room in which they usually hold their meetings is now too small for a society of nearly 400 members; and on Monday evening last, they formed a procession, and walked through the streets melodiously singing temperance hymns, to take possession of another and larger room. The weather was somewhat unfavour- able, but this was not allowed to prevent the intended movement; and, indeed, we should have been sorry bad such been the case, for the sight of a long array of well. dressed and umbrellaed moral heroes gave us much satis- faction. Having arrived at their new room on the Gfebfland, and taken their respective stations, the chair was occupied by the president of the society, Mr. D. Morgan, who opened the meetiogin a short and appro- priate preliminary address. The meeting was afterwards addressed by Messrs. Watkins, Maddie, and Harding in very eloquent speeches. Mr. Harding's remarks were, we think, deserving of more attention than has been hitherto given to such sentiments by temperance societies. It is not enough to wean ntea from drunkenness; for if nothing more is done the reformation, is not complete. The new convert must be introduced into new fields of enjoyment. He should be provided with other and more permanent sources of interest, amusement, and instruction than the mere repetition of temperance arguments and speeches; and no temperance society should be without a library of popular works for general circulation. A Tee- totaller should be a reading man or he is liable to relapse into his tormer habits. ABERDARE PETTY SBSSIONS, Feb. IO.-[Present., G. R. Morgan and W. Thomas, Esqrs.]—Wm. Thomas, summoned by Mary Howells, for refusing to maintain her illegitimate child: ordered to pay 15. 6J. per week and costs.—Kees Williams, summoned by John Donovan for refusing to pay him his wages, 17s. Id. ordered to pay the amount claimed, and 10s. costs. Howell Powell Hirwain, summoned by John Lewis for assaulting him 011 the 5th instant: fined 5s., and costs 10s.—WUliam Thomas, Newbridge, was fiued lOs" and costs 15s. for tres- passing upon the Taff Vale Railway. MERTHYR COUNTY COURT. William Price v. David Gwynne Owen.— [Heard at Merthyr on the 8th iust.]—This was an action brought to recover the sum of £ 20, alleged to be due to the plaintiff under the following circumstances :—The plain- tiff and defendant are surgeons, and in the summer of 1817 were in partnership practising at Llanvabon. Since that period a dissolution had taken place, and the de- fendant, who had now retired from the profession, resided at Monmouth. It was proved that, during the existence of the partnership, both plantiff and defendant had pri- vate patients, whom they individually attended, and that the proceeds arising from this practice were separate and apart from the partnership concern. It appeared also that Mr. Price had attended a private patient at Aber, in this county, and that Mr. Owen had, by the desire of the invalid and his friends, been called in to afford his ser- vices. Mr. Owen's witnesses proved that he at first ob. jected, stating as a reason, that he felt a delicacy in attend- ing patients who had first called in the aid of Air. Price but that as it was the wish of the invalid and his friends' he would, and did, comply with their request. After the dissolution, Mr. Owep on making out his bills for the private practice, discovered that the leaves of the book containing entries thereof, had been torn out and de- stroyed, as he alleged, by Mr. Price. He (Mr. Owen), however, made out his bill on the patient alluded to, and received in full £25, Mr. Price conceiving that he, and not Mr. Owen, was entitled to this sum, or at least, to a portion of it, had brought this action for its recovery. On the part of the defeudaut, it was proved by Mr. Mad- dever, who is now the plaintiff's assistant, that the patient and his friends expressed a wish to have the services of Mr. Owen instead of Mr. Price thatjt:5 10s. was, in his opinion, a sufficient remuneration for the services of Mr. Price, and which sum he believed Mr. Price had received, and that he had heard Mr. Thomas (the patient's uncle) say, he would not grudge a hundred pounds to Mr. Owen for the restoration to health of his nephew. On cross- examination, Mr. Maddever admitted that be had brought an action in this court against Mr, Owen at the instiga- tion of Mr. Price, who had bimsel/paid for the summons, but that there being no grounds upon which to rpaintain such action, he (the witness) h td that day withdrawn the plaint. He also admitted that the treatment by Mr. Owen of the patient was preferable to that of Mr. Price and that in consequence of the leaves before spoken of having been torn from the book, Mr. Owen had sustained a loss ofaboutjUaO. Messrs. Charles and Frank James, who appeared for the plaintiff, in addressing the court, expressed a deep re- gret that two gentlemen like the plaintiff and defendant, should have recourse to legal procedings for the settle- ment of existing differences, and submitted that if Mr. Price attended the patient for three weeks, he was entitled to a larger portion of the £2.) than Mr. Owen could be, whose services had been for a less period. Mr. Owen (the defendant's brother) conducted the de- fence in a very able manner, urging the legal and equit- table claim of his client to a verdict, aud maintaining that even if Mr. Price had attended the patient for a longer peiiod than Mr. Owen, yet that his convalescence was entirely attributable to the treatment of Mr. Owen, which, as it appeared from the plaintiff's assistant, was preferable to that of Mr. Price, and which alone was such as could be beneficial to the patient. His Honour said that in consequence of the evidence being so voluminous, he should carefully read it through, and reserve his decision until the March court. [Another aud much more detailed report of this ca&e has been received; but it is so illegibly written-so crammed—so interlined, aud also written on both sides of the paper, that we can make no use whatever of it.J William Hughes, Thomas Phillips, and William Thomas, insolvents, tiled their petitious in this court under the 5 and 6 Victoria. John Lasbridge. —This iusolvent was brought up this day and recclved his Hual order. Martha Jones, administratrix of John Jones, deceased, against John Alot'yan.—Action for £2 3s. 5d, — Nonsuited. Plaintiff not having takeu out letteis of administration before action brought. v' David Jones v. David Griffiths. — An action for debt, £ 6 lis. Hit. In this case plaintif fprove 1 his claim, but defendant endeavoured to plead the statute ot liuiitaion, which was nut entertained —detendaut not basing complied with the rule of the court, requiring live da>s'notice of special defence. VerJict lor plaintiff lor the full amount. Rees Jones v. T. G. Phillpotts.—Debt of jES 183 0J.— Money bad aud received.—Mr. Owen appeared for de- fendaut, and pleaded Mr. Phillpott's privilege, he being an Attorney of Hev Majesty's Court of Law at Westminster. —Mr. F. James, wbo appeared for the plaintiff, examined defendant's certificates, who admitted them.-The Judge could not agree as to the construction which Mr. Owen placed on the 67th section of the Small Debts Act, which portion states that no privilege except as therein excepted shall be granted any one. There was a long legal argu- ment, the result of which was that t-io case was adjourned until the case of Thomas Japson Warner, an attorney, ai Banbury, who, it appeared, had issued his writ of priv le^e, and which is now about to ba arpued in the Court of Queen's Bench, before Lord Denmiii. The only ex ceptions to the operations of the Act are the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and certain other persons spe- cially named. Lewis Jenkins against Taff Vale Railway Company — This was an action brought to recover £1, being the price and value of a sheep which got on the line, in c msequcnce of the bad state of the defendants' fences. The plaintiff examined: I live at Ynyshowan Farm, about four miles from here. On the 22nd November las'. I h to. eighteen mountain sheep in a lield. Taff Vale Railway Company repair the fences of the field. On the 23rd of November last I went to the field and missed the sheep. Found they had got out in consequence of the very ba 1 state in which the fences were. Saw sufficient place-lanje enough-to let sheep out. I traced the sheep on the line I fo'ind seventeen sheep about two miles from mv house. One sheep was near Troedyrhiw Station. Was killed; head cut off. I saw blood and wool on the rail. I hare no doubt but that the engine was the cause of death. I saw Edmund Jones, policeman. Shewed him the sheep, and also my mark on the carcase. I left it there. It is the value of £ 1.-—-Cross-examined Field is near the roar. Was a mountain sheep. Could keep them in the field with the edge I have. Sheep found killed. There are gates on the line. Saw sheep in the field the evening before I found it. Saw them about three or four in the evening. Found one dead in the morning. Told Edmund Jone, I found the sheep. Did not tell Edmund Jones that the dog found it. A mountain sheep is not dear at £1. Bought same in Car- marthenshire Rave lis, 6d. for it. Tracked them through the Taff Vale Railway fence. S I w the track up to the place I found it. Ground was soft, and could easily trace the n.— Henry Williams examined Was with the plaintiff looking for his sheep. It was about the 22nd November last. Was with the plaintiff, who traced the sheep out of the field in consequence of the gap in the fence. Found seventeen live sheep. Saw the dead body of a sheep the head was off. A mark L J was on the sheep. Heard plain- tiff say it was his sheep. Head was off, and appeared as if an engine had run over-it. Saw'bldod and wool.—Cross- examined by Mr. C. H. James: First saw the sheep on the side of the rail. It was close on the rail side. Found the head un the !in e.-Adam Lewis examined h a farmer. Knows the field iti which the sheep was. Knows the fence. Noticed the wood rail fence which was bai. Was in such a haJ state that the sheep could go out.—Cross-examined -• The lower rail was oif in several places. Rails are in some places one yard high. Knows the place since the Taff Vale Railway was opened. Price of a mountain sheep of that description is more valuable than the mountain sheep we have. Are heavier and of a better quality.—Thomas Pritchard, farmer, was examined, and corroborated the last witness. Mr. C. H. James addressed the court ou belulf of the defendants.—The Judge summed up, and gave plaintiff a verdict for full amount aud costs,-g-rantin" plaintiff 17s. 6d., as witness money. This was, of course, for the plaimitf independent of the other witnesses. Court sat three days, and disposed of 80 case3. Next Court takes place on the 21st of March.
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NEW PATENT.— J. Bird, gent., Cwm Avon Works near Taibach, for certain improvements in liquid measures. NEATH—The rector and churchwardens of the parish of Neath have received this week from the bequest of the late Philip Elliot, Esq., M.D., the sum of £ 25—" to be applied by them at their discretion, for the relief of necessitous persons ill that parish." We believe that it is their intention to employ the generous and seasonable gift in repairing the alms-house in Water-street, left by John Gibbs, in 1670, for poor and aged women. Their object is to benefit permanently those classes who shared constantly in the considerate charity of the late Dr. Elliot and his amiable lady during their long residence at Neath. Out of a similar bequest by Mrs. Elliot of £25, upwards of JE20 have been laid out in clothing and other necessaries for the sick and indigent during the last three winters,—" The memory of the just shall be blessed." The late Dr. Elliot has also left £50 for the Swansea Infirmary, and £25 to the Neath National School. VALE OF NEATH RAILWAY.—From the report of the proceedings at the late half-yearly meeting of proprietors in this company—which we gave in our last number—it may be perceived that the undertaking, thanks to the judgment exercised by the board of directors, is in a sound and progressing position. The directors have had a due regard to the dangerous state of commercial affairs during the last eventful year, and, without exhibiting undue de- spondence, or displaying aa over sanguine disposition, they have managed to go forward judiciously with their work, and yet to so husband their pecuniary resources as to be able to show a balance in hand of nearly £75,000. This satisfactory position of the finances enables the di- rectors to spare the purses of their subscribers, and to dispense with any but very trifling calls during the cur- rent year. There is no doubt that the good opinion expressed by the directors in their report of this enterprise is fairly warranted by its merits. We need hardly say, that the profits will not begin to exhibit themselves until the railway is finished, and, therefore, that the true inter- ests of the shareholders are to be best served by energetic efforts to effect this desirable consummation. The direc- tors, we see, intimate their intention of going on very gradually. We liope the necessity for great caution will have gone by in a few months, and that wesballthen see general activity pervading all departments of this valuable undertaking. SWANSEA SAVINGS' BANK, FEB. 5, 1818. —- Deposits received, £318 14s. Id.; repaid, jEt34 Is. 2d.; notices to withdraw, £676 3s. 7d. Manager, Mr. J. W. Clark. FEBRUARY 12TH.—Deposits received, JE509 5s. 2d. repaid, £246 12s. 10d.; notices to withdraw, JE181 2s. 7d. Manager, Mr. Wm. Edmond. I
MONMOUTHSHIR E.
MONMOUTHSHIR E. NEWPORT.—On the night of Friday, the 11th instant, some evil-disposed person or persons, broke into tbe dwelling-house of F. Justice, Esq., of Bellevue, near this place. The thieves gamed an entrance by cutting pieces of a door away by means of a centre bit and other imple- ments; they were then enabled to put their hands in and undo the fastenings, so that the door was opened. There I were stolen a gold snuff-box, a gold pencil-case, and se- veral small articles belonging to a lady's work-table. On the same night—Friday, the 11th instant—about one cwt. of lead was stolen from the roof of St. Woollos Church, Newport. Access to the roof was obtained by means of a ladder. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN NEWPORT.—Considerable excitement was occasioned in certain localities by the rumour, that a respectable inhabitant had taken poison after having had a quarrel with his wife. As soon as the family suspected that the rash act" had been com- mitted, they instantly sent in all directions for a medical man. Fortunately, one was soon procured; and he was informed by the husband, that he had taken arsenic. The proper antidotes were quickly administered, and the sufferer experienced almost instant relief—much to the gratification of his wife. The medical gentleman, it is said, has (and had) a shrewd suspicion that the rash act" was allludge-that poison had not been taken but that the husband merely said so to frighten his wife! DARING BURGLARIES AT NEwroRi-. —On Thursday morning, the 10th instant, about two o'clock, the house of Mr. George Gelhing, on the Cardiff Road, was broken into, but the inmates having been awoke by the noise, got up, and the fellows decamped, taking with them a silver spoon. On thursday night, Mr. Allfrey's house, Malpas, was broken into, but the robbers were disturbed in the course of their operations. It is supposed this attempt was not made by the fellows who entered Mr. Justice's house, as they proceeded in a bungling manner, whereas the men who attacked Mr. Justice's house were experienced hands at the business. The new superin- tendent of police has commenced duty at a busy time. NEWPORT ATIIENJEUM AND MECHANICS' INSTITUTE. —On Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, 51 r, Sherer J delivered his vocally-illustrated lectures on Scottish Song, at the Town-hall, to respectable and well-pleased au- diences. Several of his songs were enthusiastically encored. On Tuesday and Wednesday evening next, the celebrated lecturer, Mr. George Dawson, of Birming- ham, intends delivering two lectures on "Historical Characters Riconsidered." On Tuesday nigbt the lec- ture will be oil the Life and Times of Michael Angelo, the great artist," and on Wednesday mght, on the Life and Character of George Fox/tfci'fbunder of the Friends, or Quakers." On the 11th instant, Lord Sudeley (brother of the Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire), was sworn in Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire. On Tuesday last, at a meeting of the Newport Watch Committee, one of the lately appointed policemen, named Cottle, was discharged for being found drunk on his beat. THE VVater Works at Newpoit are approaching com- pletion. The pipes connecting the reservoir with the town pipes, are ail laid and the large reservoir at Ynis- y-bro, is nearly ready for the water to be let in. The contractor, Mr. D. Jones, commences the town reservoii and engine-house next week. WE hear the colliers are all out upon the Monmouth- shiie hills, the merchants are requiring a reduction of wages. A large meeting of the colliers assembled on Monday at Blackwood, where it was agreed not to accede to the terms proposed by the coal-merchants. DEATH BY DROWNING.—On Tuesday last a labourer, named John Bobbert, who was employed at the bridge now in course of erection over the river Usk, at Newport, by the South Wales Railway Company, was kuocked into the water by a "crab," with which he was rising a large "monkey." The poor fellow's body bad not been found up to Wednesday night, although the river has been dragged in all parts since the unfortunate occurrence. NEWPORT TOWN-HALL, MONDAY.—[Held before tbe Major, T. Hughes, and T. Hawkins, Esqrs. | — William James, charged with stealing one cwt. of sugar, was re- manded till Monday next.— William Thomas was fined 5s. and costs lor drunkenness and John Thomas, whose case presented some extenuating circumstances, was ordered to pay the costs (Is. 6d.) tor drunkenness. —John Uran was charged with having reluscd to give up the re- gister ol the ship Susan King, to William V eal: case uismissed, the evidence being insufficient.—James Pool was fiued lùs., & 13s. od. costs, for keeping his beer-house open for he sale of beer after the hours named iu his license. — Charles Church, for a similar ollence, was liued lUs., and lis. (id. costs and John 1 homus, also tor a similar offence, was fined 20s., and its. HJ. costs.—Jaite Grant was required to enter into recognisances to keep tlie peace towards Elizabeth Morgan, whom she had assaulted. —George Smith was fully committed for trial, charged with stealing a piece of beef from Mr. John Allen, of the Tredegar Arms laa, Newport. — iii. s At the Magistrates' Office, Newport, Saturday, Feb. 11. CBefore the Revs. James Coles, Thomas Pope, and H. Williams.]—John Lr.wis, butcher, Newport, was charged with trespassing on the land of Mrs. Cummings. in the parish of Saint Woollos, in search of game, and William Stephens, of Market-street, Newport, beer-bouse keeper, with a similar offence. On Mr. Ebenezer Jones, th3 informer, being called, he stated he withdrew the informa- tions. This was commented upon by the bench as ex- ceedingly improper, it being without the cousentofthe court. Mr. Jones was ordered to pay the fees forthwith. — Samuel Musgrove and Charles Harding, of Undy, farmers, were changed with trespassing in search of game at Penhow. The witness who had sworn to the triuli of the information, now equivocated, and gave no certain evi- dence. He evidently had heen tampered with. The cases were dismissed, but the witness was ordered to pay the fees.—George Thomas and William Lucas were com- mitted to ttie assizes for trial for stealing six bushels of wheat from the barn of Mr. Edmund Chapp Dutfield, at Penhow. The bam was broken into at night, and in the morning, scatterings of wheat and foot-marks were traced to Thomas's house. Prisoners did not deny the charge. The bed, upstairs in Thomas's house, was full of oats, and, on being cut open, about six bushels were taken out, helonging- to Mr. Hodges, of the Grange fartn, Magor,— in fact. the house was a complete store of plundered pota- toes, oats, wheat, mutton (fresh killed), &c. &c. MONDAY, at the Royal Oak Inn, Christ Church, before the Rev. Thomas Pope.-George Thomas, one of the last tumed prisoners, was committed for trial for stealing Mr. Hodges's oats. I UESDAY, at the Magistrates' Office, Newport, befois John Russell, Esq.— William Morgan and Thus. Morgan, two houseless vagrants, were committed for a month.- Ellen Brian and Joanna Connelly were contmitted for fourteen days, for stealing turnips, growing in land, the property or Edward Turberville. ABERGAVENNY. — DISCOVERY OF ANCIENT POTTERY, &c., AT ABEKGAVBVNV. — On the nursery grounds of Messrs. Saunders and Son, one day last week, as the workmen were engaged in the operation of trenching, they noticed in one place a large flat stone, which excited their curiosity. The foreman, a most intelligent man, who fortunately happened to be present, carefully removed the slab, and having excavated still deeper, fojyid that there were other slabs placed in a pe'rpendicular position. 110 ultimately discovered that these stones formed a small vault, in which was placed one jar (which perhaps would hold from a pint to a pint and a half) in a saucer; and another small jar in a kind of basiu. All four specimens are of the most elegant and chaste patterns, and are per- fectly uninjured. There were also two other vessels of a different substance, which crumbled to dust when exposed to the action of the atmosphere. There were in the vault a quantity of bones, in smtll pieces, which evidently were human. Several gentlemen well versed in these matters have seen these relics, and no doubt is entertained that the vessels are of Roman manufacture. Subsequently many other vessels were dug up by the workmen, but uu- fortuuately could not bi preserved whole. Human bones were dug up in several parts of the ground twelve ot thirteen years ago, when it was first trenched for cultiva- tion as a nursery. These discoveries are most interesting, and we think the investigation should not stop here.
Family Notices
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. Feb. 11, at Singleton, the lady of Henry llussey Vivian, Esq., of a son and heir. Feb. 6, Mrs. Divid John, of the Marchioness of Bute, Great Frederick-street, in this town, of a son. Peb. 12, at Newport, the wife of Mr. Vernon, surgeon, Bide- ford, of a son. Feb. 8, at Clayton Rectory, Sussex, the wife of the Rev. Jas Garbett, of twin sons. Feb. 11, at the National Provincial Bank, Gloucester, Mrs. Young, of a daughter. Feb. 12. in Eaton-square, London, Lady Pakington, of a son. Feb. 10, at Lilleshall, Shropshire, the wife of the Rev. Henry G. Bunsen, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. Feb. i.-), at Merthyr Church, by the Rev. J. C. Campbell, Rector, Mr. Thomas James Pierce, of the Glamorgan and Mon- mouth Tea Warehouse, to Margaret, youngest daughter of Mr. Thomas Davies, Bush Hotel, Merthyr Tydfil, Feb. 12, at the parish church, Aberdare, by the Rev. John Morgan, Curate, Mr. Ebenezer Richards to Miss Jaue Davies, both of Mountain Ash, Aberdare. Feb. 8, at the parish church, Eccles, by the Rev. Thomas Wynne Edwards, Vicar of Rhuddlau and St. Asaph, his eldest son, John Copner Wynne Edwards, of the Inner Temple, Esq., Barrister-at-Law, to Maria, third daughter of Wood Gibson, Esq., Hope, Lancashire. Feb. 2, at Llangathen, the Rev. Charles Lloyd, Rector of Bettws Bledrvvs, Cardiganshire, to Frances Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the Rev. George Wade Green, Court Henry, Car- marthenshire. Feb. 8, at Trinity Church, by the Rev. Charles Baring, Robert Emilius Wilson, only sou of Edward Lumley Wilson, Esq, to Isabella Catharine, eldest daughter of the late John Jones, Esq.,of Portland-place, and DeryOrmond, Cardiganshire. Feb. lo, at St. Peter's church, Hereford, by the Rev. John Venn, Vicar, Edward Maybery, Esq., H.E.I.C.S., youngest son of the late Thomas Maybery, Esq., of Brecon, to Kennethina, youngest daughter of the late Captain Kenneth Scobie, R.N., North Britain. Feb. 3, at Shalford church, Wilts, the Rev. John H. Sapte Rector of Cranlev, to the Hon Caroline Gifford, third daughter of the late and sister of the preheat Lord Gilford. DEATHS. Feb. 15, at Llandaff, aged 70, Eleanor, the beloved wife of the Rev. Richard Prichard, B.D. Feb. 14, aged 85 years, Thomas David, of this town, an old inhabitant, Feb. 11, aged 59, Sarah, wife of Mr. John Thomas, tailor and draper. High-street, Merthyr. Her death was sudden and deeply lamented by all who knew her. Feb, 10, at the advanced age of 84, Mary Griffiths, at George Town, Merthyr. Feb. 14, at Ruperra-street, Newport, after a long illness, the brother of Capt. Smith, of the barque ''Economist," of that town. Feb. 10, Sir Thomas Reynell, Bart., Colonel of the 71st Regiment. Feb. 7, in Hampshire, Lieut.-Col. D'Arcy, late of the Royal Artillery, aged 69.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Froir. the IOtll to the 16th February inclusive. BUTE DOCKS--Entered Inwards. Feb. 10, Gannett, Bridgwater.. Fury, Cork, and Pacific, Portsmouth. 11, Jane and Frances, George, Merchant, Kinsale..Sarah, Neptune, Cork.Tom Scott, Truro..Ro)phin, St. Cuthbert, John, Bristot..Downs, Emeline, Watertord..Septima, Arab, British Oak, Captive, Success, Thomas & Maria, Gloster.. Thornhill, Venus, Ark., Bridgwater.. Margaret & Elizabeth, Youghal. 12, Hippocampi, Western Star, Waterford.Perseverance, Clara (s.), Gloster I-iiiie. Morleix. 13, New Minerva, Dublin. Maria, Eliza, Ross..Three Sisters, Wexford Fame, C ,ombe Commerce, Gloster. Three Sisters, James, Britannia, W atedord.. Two Sisters, Barnstaple. It, No vo Felix, and William, Bristol.. Friendship, Watchet .William, Marv. Itose of Macroom, Cleveland, \Vaterford. Pacha, Dublin.. William, Comhe,. John Sc Elizabeth, Emblem, Bideford..Otter, Stokesley, Cinderella, Gloster.(rusader, Windrush, Cork..Stag, Heed, t'enzance. 15, Affo, Bristol Blizibeth & Ann, renzaacc.Fame, Cambria, Bridgwater. Cleared Outwards. Feb. 10, Clara, London.. Eilus, Mary McLean, Alpha, Waterford.Success, P.>rtinadoc.. Edward Prothero, Dublin ..lngegno, Constantinople ..Susan, Malaga Lilly, Barn- staple. Minerva, Chepstow ..Jane, Gloster Louisa, Pen- zance. 11, Barbara, Emma, London.John Medley, Brido-water. Elizabeth. So "bampton.. Black Diamond, Dublin.Lclean, Fowey.. Herald, Venus, Penzanee.. lineas, Waterford. 12, Camilla, Jane..Eclipse, St. Ives..John. Bristol.In- dustry, Chepstow.. Catherine O'Flanagan, Scilly. Auspicious, ltayle. Uuity, Bidetord.Skylark, Liverpool.. North Durham Havre.. Davenport, Plymouth.. Margery, London.Clara (s.) Gloster. 14, Delhie, Lonilon Thomas & James, Bridgwater Superior, Cjrk.Daring, Hull .Hnaget, Waterford.. Captive, Gloster. 15, Fiiends, Commerce, Success, Glister..Famf. Combo ..Punch, Messina.William Penn, Jane & Frances, Waterford .Tom Scott, Truro. lG, Fame, Bucks, Biistol..Cinderella, Superb, Gioster. G LAUQ UGANSHllt U C IN AL—Entered Innards Feb. 10, Wilheluiina, Kwden liagelioa, Sapemeer, ballast..Fowca. Whitehaven, ore.. Mary Elizabeth, Gloster 11, M otiutain Maiil, f.ouddn .Sjjcedy, Watcrfard, each with sundii.-s.. Henry, Plymouth, ballast. 12, Isabella, Corx Alice, Brixham, ballast ..Economy, Gloster, ore. 13, Hero, Standard, Regent, Fowey..Galley, Gloster, each with ore..Castle, Bristol, sundries Faith, Brixham ..La- bourer, Newpoit..C.uherine, Elsfurth, bnlla<t. 14, William, Bristol, timber.. l»o>>eit, Newport, bricks.. Patriot, Dartmouth.. Sliced, \Vmcrfor.t..n.i!anuia. Brixham, ..Friends, Bridgwaier.. M ary Ann, Br'x'ja.n.each in ballast. 15, Cardiff Trailer, Nottingham .Prudence, Gloster, iron and iron ore.. Hope, Newport, bricks aud tin Newport Trader, tiloster, iron.. Cathcrina, Breineu, ballast. 16, Captive. (;lo;;ter.. (jew, Wexford, each in ballast.. Good Intent, Miuebead, pig iron.. tUizi, hxeter, ore.. Con- cord, Stromness, oats.. Stamford, Bridgwater, Hour.Olive 15ranch, Aberthaw, stones.. Caioline, Pomnadoc, sla-es. Cleared Outwards. Feb.- 10, Thomas & Sarah, Newport, ballast Royal Forester, Bridgwater.. Betsy, St. Ives. Douro, Beltast, eacb coal,. Eliz., Concordia, Bremen, each with iron..Osprey Liverpool, tin.. Demetian Lass, Portrush..Ann. Watchet. Nautilus, I]-) Belfast.. Elisabeth. Douglas. each with coal .Halton, London..Cortn.st, Gloster, iron.. Beryl, Port brawl, ballast. 11, Kl>za, Mary Ann l liza, Fowey..Jutenburjt, Nantes with coal.. Ann, Bristol.. Mary, Susan, LonlJl)11.i^jai.y an(j H.iz tbeth, Gloster, each with iron. IZ, Merchant, J.llle & Mary, Gloster.. Alice Xtlliam, Duu- more.Henderika, Kotti rdain.K.tU){stonl London.. Friends, nristol,eacli with iron.. Albatrosi. Card^»u.Gmile, Natites coal.. Augusta, 1 ollllcawl, ballast. 14. Providence, Chepsto.v.. Ark, Newport.. William, Bridgwater.Mary, Bristol, iron.Merthyr Packet, B.isiol. Ducca di Genoa, Athens, coal..Sisieis, \ewnham.Chailes, Newport, ballast. 15, Betsy, Srilly.Prosper, St. Aubin, intci.. Catherine, K>\vey.. S wift, Newpo t, iron.. William Turtle, Uullow, ballast Caixibtiati Packet, Newport, ballast. 10, W ilh. luiina, Kngfh.a Helena, Bremen.. Kinily Jane, Dnb'iu.. lleio, Falmouth, conls.. Fiiends, Uridgo.ater, irou and coal. Lowca, Newport, ballast. Fine weather with from North, Wednesday evening.
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CAHDIIT ROADS. —The Wellington, for Callao, lias sprung a leak in the outer roads, aud is expected to l'e- turn. The Mary Hentiey put back here on Friday night, having been in coutact with a sctiooner, name unknown, off the Nass Point, and received considerable damage- tbe schooner lost her bead, started stern, and received [ sundry other damages.
ABSTRACT OF PASSENGER TRAFFIC…
ABSTRACT OF PASSENGER TRAFFIC HALF-YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1847. No. of Passengers. Miles travelled. Heceir-fs. First class 6,828 100,294 £ 819 4 l Second class 32,0984 •• 361,502 2,206 y b Third class 99,608J 1,101,868 4,730 13 5 138,535 1,566,664 £7 756 7 0 I W ALTlm COFFIN, Chairman. The Chairman then said-Gentlemen, I have to move — "That the report of the directors, now read, with the statement of accounts, be received and adopted; and printed for circulation amongst the proprietors." Mr. Hollister seconded the proposition. Mr. John Hill begged leave to make one remark on the statement of accounts and the report, which had been offered by the directors for the consideration of the pro- prietors. He begged leave to say that he did not uuder- stand why they should be charged with fifteen hundred pounds for the wear and tear of carriages, and also have to contribute towards a depreciation fund. He per- ceived in the statement of accounts to which reference had been made, charges for each item connected with the wear and tear of carriages. He referred to the loco- motive department; and under that head he saw this entry By wages and materials for repairs of engines and tenders, £ 1528 16s. lid. on the part of the°Talf Vale Etailway; and a further sum ofE466 14s. Id., for simi- lar purposes on the part of the Aberdare Railway. These sums, he conceived, were expended in the due maintenance oflocomotives. In an account of the expenditure of the traffic department he saw charged for wages and materials for repairs of carriages and waggons on the Taff Vale Rail- way, £564 6s. lOd. and for the Aberdare line, the sum of JM3 9s. 7d. If the proprietors were to pay for wear and tear of locomotive? and engines, he did not see why they should be called on to pay a contribution of £ 1500 towards a depreciation fund. If the money had been ex- pended in purchasing new engines and new carriages, he supposed such engines and carriages would have been required by an increase in the traffic, otherwise he really could not see why every half-year should not bear its own -expenses in some way, and that the proprietors ought not to be called upon for £ 1500 in addition to the sums charged in the account for wear and tear. He saw nothing of the JE750 which were voted two years ago: he saw nothing of that sum or of the depreciation fund generally in the account. The Chairman said that if he Understood Mr. Hill rightly, the statement he (Mr. Hill) wished to make was this-that there should be no charge for the depreciation of stock which amounted to £ 91,988 2s. lid.; but that the proprietors were to content themselves by merely paying a sum for the wear and tear of engines and car- riages. He (the Chairman) thought that would be a most unsafe position for any company to take (hear, hear). He thought the depreciation fund was small enough it was only £ 1500 a-year; and if anybody were to show him that that sum was more than adequate to counter- balance the waste and depreciation of stock, which amounted to nearly £ 92,000,"he should then be disposed to agree with the observations which had been made by Mr. Hill (hear). The directors were only carrying out the resolutions of former general meetings and on the present occasion the proprietors ought to adhere to the practice which had formerly met almost their unanimous sanction (hear). It was his (the Chairman'.s) duty to put the proposition which had been moved and seconded to the meeting, and to take the opinion of those present upon it. The proposition previously given was then formally put from the chair, and carried unanimously. The Chairman next moved—"That a dividend of E4 per share, on each original share of £ 126, be now de- clared." This was seconded by Mr. Surrage, and carried unani- mously. The Chairman then moved the third proposition, namely —" That such dividend be payable on the Cth day of March next to the proprietors of original shares, whose names appear on the register of the company at the closing of the transfer books on the 9th instant." Mr. Harley seconded the motion, which, like the pre- ceding, was unanimously carried. The Chairman then said-Unless any proprietor has anything to bring before the meeting, the business is over. Mr. John Hill begged leave to state that he had written a letter to the secretary, in which be had suggested that some notice should be taken of the expenses which the company had incurred in connexion with the Ely branch, which scheme had been abandoned, lie (Mr. Hill) wanted to know what was the amount of expenses incur- red-how much had been paid for land, and how much had been recovered from the land back again. The pro- prietors had had no account of anything of the sort. He had been given to understand that some shares had' been given to landowners for the value of the land taken by the company these shares should, in some way or other appear in the accounts. It had been stated to him that certain parties, who were landowners, had had shares given to them for the value of their land. Mr. R. H. Webb (a director) Your information, sir, is wrong altogether. The Chairman: Allow Mr. Hill to finish what he is going to say. Mr. John HtH: I want to know how that account is closed; I mean the account of the company's expenses in reference to the projected Ely branch. The Chairman said the secretary had laid a letter of the kind referred to by Mr. Hill before the Board of Directors, who had given it their consideration. The account was now in course of being made up. The account of the dif- ferent agreements which bad been entered into for the land was at present in an incomplete state. If the di- rectors were to include ia their annual or half-yearly- report all the information which every proprietor wished to hare given, it would make the document exceedingly voluminous and it would not be a very clear production (laughter). Mr. Hill was in the habit of coming often to Cardiff: if he would at any time step into the com- pany's office, the secretary would show him the ledger- would show him all the accounts, from which he might make any extracts he pleased (hear). As -to the allot- ment of shares for land, that matter was the production of Mr. Hill's imagination altogether. No shares had ever been transferred in the manner referred to (hear). If there was no other question to be asked, he (the Chairman) would declare the meeting closed. The Chairman then left the chair. Mr. Harley moved a vote of thanks to the Chairman and Board of Directors, for the very important, able and valuable services rendered by them to the company (loud cheers). This proposition waa carried by acclamation-briefly acknowledged by the Chairman in a few appropriate re- marks, after which the meeting separated. CARDIFF POLIC E.—MONDAY. [Before James Lewis, Esq.] THE BUNCH OF GRAPES INN.—Mr. John Iteed presented a memorial, most respectably signed, in which the memo- rialists requested the mayor & other magistrates to "extend their favours"tolleed by transferring the license of this house to him. The memorial was not very respectfully worded, in- asmuch as it indirectly censured the magistrates for havin'gon a previous occasion refused to make the transfer.—Mr. Lewis in reply, said that being alone on the bench this morning, he could not give any other answer, than this,—he would place the memorial before the Mayor and the Rev. James Evans, the magistrates who, with himself, had on a previous occasion, after a week's careful deliberation, peremptorily refused to transfer the license to Reed, or to his daughter. It was also observed that magistrates did not sit to extend favours" to any, but to act justly and uprightly. INDECENT LANGUAGE.—There is a class of offenders who, despite the punishment which is generally imposed upon them, very ofteu make their appearance in this court, much to the disgust of the magistrates. Sometimes the delin- quent is a man but (we blush to say so) more frequently a woman is the guilty party! We cannot conceive conduct more absolutely shocking than that of a man who grossly violates public or private decency by the utterance of filthy ribaldry, or foetid obscenity. Besides, the disgusting prac- tice is not only essentially brutish, but also contemptibly absurd. Indecent words admit of no defence For want of decency is want of sense." This morning the Superintendent of Police charged one ilavy Anne Ashford with having, while drunk, at half-past twelve on the night of Thursday last, made use of the most obscene language on the public streets. She had only been discharged from custody that morning, having attempted to rob a master of a vessel. Mr. Stockdale then very sensibly observed— When persons are drunk, sir, and are met on the streets, we invariably endeavour to take them home if we know them.-and if they'll go home; sometimes they obstinately refuse to move; but I must again, sir, beg to observe that there is a class of persons who when drunk, and sometimes even when sober,, publicly make use of the most filthy aud disgusting language,—habitually do so-not ag merely cursing and swearing, but using language which cannot be repeated or described."—The charge against this woman was proved by P.C. Hurman. Sentence—To be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for one calendar month STEALING IRON. — Mary Bryan, asied 13, a miserable looking object, was charged with having stolen some pieces of pig iron, the property of Crawshay Bailey, Esq., who has recently lost large quantities by the agency of parties who have hitherto escaped detection. She was directed to appear on Thursday. -Superintendent Stockdale said that a seamau on board of the Mary Mills, a vessel which sailed last week from Cardiff, had been stopped in Bristol by the police with 15 cwt. of iron in his possession, which had, there could be no doubt, been stolen from parties in Cardiff. L)avid Phillipe, Hill's Terrace, was fined 5s. and costs, fur drunkenness. Allowed a week to pay. Henry Cooke was charged with the following outrage:— A seaman was observed to be going down Saint Mary-street in a state of intoxication and the prisoner was seen to emerge from a public-ilouse-Nvalk up to the defenceless seaman, and very courageously knock him down. P.S. Aubrey was at band, and promptly seized the cowardly as- sailant, whom he foi thwith consigned to durance vile. The seaman was directed to be in attendance at the police court this morning, but neglected doing so; consequently the charge against the prisoner fell to the ground. He was severely reprimanded by Mr. Lewis, who told him that his character and mode of living were pjrfectly disgraceful. There can be no reasonable doubt but that prisoner's object was to plunder the seaman, which he would have done had it not been for the opportune appearance of P.S. Aubrey. STURDY BEGGAHS.— i'hontuts Ree,it a native ol Pembroke shire, and Thomas lirown, a native of Lancashire, was charged with hating broken the public lamps. P.C. Jones gave the tu cessary evidence. The prisoners uublushiugly avowed that their object was to get into gaol for a while. In this case it appeared that Rees had actually broken the lamp and he was committed to prison fur the term of one calendar month, there to be kept to hard labour, in default of paying a tine of 20s. and costs. Thomas Brown was discharged, to his evident chagrin and disappointihent. In the course of a few minutes he entered the hall in custody of P. C. Hurman, having confessed that he had stolen a shovel at Newbridge on Saturday, the property of a man named Grilliths, who is employed at the Coke Works. The shovel had been sold to a Mrs. Stacav for tenpence. The prisoner was remanded. STEALING CLOTHES.—William Rice, seaman on board the Jupiter, of Hull, was charged by David Griffith, another seaman, a native of Newport, Pembrokeshire, with having toleoa bag of clothes* in which was a large piece of home cured bacon, weighing about 201 bs. From the prosecutor's story it appeared that on last Thursday wee'< he forwarded his sea-chest and a bag coutainingclothes to Haverfordwest, in order that they might be sent by the Osprey steamer to Bristol. They were put on board and taken to*Bristol, but Griffiths did not reach Haverfordwest in time to accompany them. On the following week he took care to be more punctual; but, to his dismay, found so^n after going on board that some one hal stolen the bag: the sea-chest had been left untouched. The crew of the steamer recollected that 3 seamen had formed part of the passengers that day week Sc had, in all probability, taken away the has, either inadver- tently or by design. Upon his arrival in Bristol the prose cutor succeeded in tracinsjout the boarding-house at which the three seamen referred to had put up during their stay in Bristol; but the birds had flown—had gone no one knew whither. Despairing of ever being able to find his property, the prosecutor arrived at Cardilf on Sunday in search of a berth. On Monday morning as he was sauntering listlessly alonii he accidentally met the prisoner and, to his extreme gratification, saw that an article called a "frock" which pri- soner had on formed a portion of the property placed by him (Griffiths) in his bag. He immediately accosted him— charged him with the robbery, which prisoner did not deny having committed, and ultimately gave him into custody. In the Old Bridgend boarding-house was found the bag containing nearly all the articles of wearing apparel; but the bacon had vanished. Griffiths, with touching simplicity asked Air. Lewis,—"Who is to pay me for my bacon? This, fellow did tell me that he did sell it for Mr. Lewis told him that he must bear the loss; and then ordered the prisoner to be remanded till Thursday for the production of further evidence. THURSDAY.—[Before J. Lewis, Esq. & Rev. J. Evans.] STEALING ROPE. John. King, seaman, was charged with having in his possession a large quantity of old rope, which he catted "shakings," which old rope belonged to The Crusader, of Abeideeu, Superintendent Stockdale said—" This man was stopped in Bute-street, in the pos- session of two bags of rope, supposed to have been stolen. There were two men in company, but as soon as a police- man made his appearance, one man dropped his bag and ran away as fast as he could. I sent to the captain of the vessel, requesting that he would come to me, and inform- ing him, generally, of what had occurred, I received a note from the mate, in which he informed me that he had authorized the person incustody to sell the old rope. The captain says he knew nothing of the matter, & that he gave no authority whatever to any person to sell the rope how- ever, he did not like to prosecute."—The magistrates said the owners of the vessel ought to be written to. After some conversation, in the course of which the captain's con- duct was severely animadverted upon, the prisoner was sent to tell the mate to attend before the magistrates. Superintendent Stockdale said that in all his transactions with owners of vessels, they had invariably told him that the captains, even, were not.^llowed to sell anything be- longing to the vessel without the sanction of the owners. OBSTRUCTING THE PuBUC THOROUGHFARE John Watts, an itinerant merchaift, of the cheap John" class, and Thomas Lovell, his assistant, were charged with hav- ing obstructed the public thoroughfare in Bute-street, by holding one of their auctionis. There cculd be no doubt but that the offence had been committed hut as (by their statement) they seemed to have been in some measure misled by Mr. Gould, who gave them permission to occupy the public ground, the tine imposed was only 5s. and costs. Paid. Walter Poole, seamen, of the Isabella, of Sunderland, was fined 5s. and costs for drunkenness. His conduct., it was said, was very violent. Tne flue was paid. ATTEMPT TO RESCUE, AND ASSAULTING A POLICEMAN, —Elias WULiami and Thomas Roderick, of St. George's, were charged as follows, by P.C. Thomas Lyddington: —On Monday night, a woman named Anne Richards, gave one Jenkin Thomas in custody, charging him with having robbed her of 7s. As soon as Thomas was in custody the defendants attempted to rescue him, violently assaulted the policeman, and gave him a black-eye. The prisoner was eventually secured by the assistance of Mr. Hipwell, Saint Mary-street. The defendants were drunk. The attempted rescue was commenced in the Milford Arms beer house, and continued in Saint Mary-street. The superintendent of police said it was evident that the defendants came into town for a "spree," and went to one of the worst houses in the town. Fined 20s. each, including costs; in default of payment to be imprisoned for fourteen days. Paid. David Edwards, pilot, Lewis-street, and John Gale, pilot, Penarth, were each fiued as; and costs, for being drunk and disorderly on the public streets. Allowed a week to pay. STEALING YLovz.—Rjberl Adair, seaman, and Robert Fluker, apprentice, both of the Royal Sovereign, of Leith, were charged with having stolen a large quantity of rope from that vessel, being the property of her owners. When the case was called on, the magistrates asked the master, Mr. William Bird, whether he appeared to pro- secute. Mr. W. Bird No, I cannot. The Magistrates: What do you come here for? Mr. W. Bird I came here to get my men clear. Superintendent Stockdale: I do not know how it is but captains of vessels are afraid to prosecute in those cases. I will prefer the charge against the men. Mr. W. Bird I cannot swear that this rope belongs to my vessel. Superintendent Stockdale: The men told me themselves that it did. The Magistrates: Have you examined the places where this rope ought to be, if it were Jours 1 Have you found any rope missing! H Mr. W. Bird My mate has been dowii this morning: I told him to look very particularly: and we cannot swear that this rope belongs to the vessel. The Magistrates: W hy did you not look yourself 1 You do not seem to care much tor the interest of your employer. Mr. W. Bird I went with the mate. Superintendent Stockdale In answer to that I have to say that the men told me they had taken the rope from the Royal Sovereign--™z.1 the mate had given it to them. Mr. W. Bird: Well, Sir, I know nothing about it. I do not think this rope belongs to my vessel. The Magistrates If jou do not assist the officers of justice in getting this felonY-for 80 it appears to be- properly investigated, we shall feel it our duty to write to your owners on the subject. Superintendent Stockdale it is the owners who are robbed; the captains seemed very much averse to prose- cuting. The Magistrates We shall write to your owners. You are winking at this robbery. Mr. W. Bird: If it be proved that this rope belongs to me The Magistrates: W hy, you are the person who ought to prove it, and you will not give us any assistance. After some further conversation, the Magistrates de- termined to proceed. William Bird examined I am master of the schooner Royal Sovereign, of ^e'th. She now lies in the Bute Docks, and lay there on I uesday la5t. She belongs to Hugh Francis Cadell, bsq., 0f Cockenzie, by Preston- pans, Scotland, The ship and all her stores belong to him and others, rrancis C-adell, John Mitchell, and others are also owners ot tins vessel. [A piece of good rope shewn to witness.] I do not think this rope belongs to the ship. All my old rope was sold in Belfast before I came here. Rev. James Evans Do you call this old rope ? Witness I can't say this rope belongs to the ship it might; it is a hard thing to swear to rope. I have rope of this description on board, ,The prisoners belong to the ship. I gave them no leave to dispose of any rope. P.C. Thomas Lyddington sworn: On Tuesday night, at about seven o'clock, I saw the prisoners with two bags, containing rope, in their possession-each having a bag. They told me they had junk in the bags, and had had it on board the Royal Sovereign both said so. I Asked them if it was theirs, but they said No"—the mate gave it to them. 1 and another policeman tpok them and the rope to the police-station. Superintendent Stockdale said that soon after seven p.m. on Tuesday last the prisoners and the rope produced were brought to the police station. The prisoners said they had got the rope from the Royal Sovereign, of Leith. They said they were going to fxiUt. Subsequently they said the mate had given it to them. While Mr. Stock- dale was writing, the prisoner Adair said that the mate had not given it to them they had taken it themselves. The prisoner Adair said he had taken one piece from the bottom of the dock whilst raking for a marling-spike which he had lost. The prisoner Fluker said he had taken certain pieces of the rope produced out of the ship. Robert Kay, the mate, said [pointing to a sound piece of ropej—" There was apÁeee of tope like this on board on Monday. I missed that piece yesterday. I saw Adair on Tuesday pick the piece of rope he has re- ferred to out of the dock. P.C. Lyddington re-called: tiesaid that when he ar- rested Adair he had only the piece of rope taken out of the dock in his possession but both men were in company. Adair was then dismissed; but Robert Fluker was committed for trial on Monday rteit. The magistrates reprimanded the captain in severe terms for the unwillingness evinced by him in bringing the offenders to justice—far from assisting he had en- deavoured to impede the officers of justice in their efforts. It was also intimated to the captaiu that his owners would be written to. Thomas Jones, labourer, Bridge-st., was fined 5s, and costs, for having while drunk assaulted a police-constable named Thomas Morgan. The defendant's conduct seemed to have been very reprehensible, but not violent. David Davies, Millicent-stieet, was charged with hav- ing assaulted P.C. James Perry. It seems that this man was beating his wife violently on the public street with a stick, upon seeing which Perry rail up, and defendant escaped into his house. Perry thought it his duty to in- terfere for the protection of the wife, but in doing so was assaulted. Husband and wife. Perry said, were one as bad as the other. The husband was drunk." The magistrates determined to treat this as a case of drunken- ness only; and fined the defendant 51!. and costs. Al- lowed a week to pay. lhomas Brown, a strolling vagabond, was committed to take his trial oil Monday next, charged with having stolen a shovel, the property of Griffith Thomas, of Newbiidge, mason. William. Rice, seaman, was this morning fully commit- ted for trial, charged with stealing from the Osprey steamer a bag containing wearing apparel, the property of David Griffiths, seaman, of Newport, Pembrokeshire. Jenkin T/iouias, of I\'eatb, labourer, was charged with stealing a tin-box fiom Anne Richards; and with assault- ing the police when he was ,apprehend,ed..No one ap- peared to prosecute for the telony. Uischargtd on his own recognizances in the sum ol £10 to appear when called for. John King, seaman, who was charged with stealing rope from The Crusader, of Aterdeeu, entered the toota with the captain of that vessel, Mr, William Naughton. A conversation ensued, similar to that which took place between the magistrates and the captain of the Royal SOvtreign, Mr. Naughton said the mate had made up the rope in question — had it sent ashore, and had told the prisoner to get it exchanged for brooms. The captain had not authorised him to do so, but had directed him to get brooms and it was a common prac- tice to exchange old junk for brooms.—Superintendent Mockdalo said that the prisoner's statement when taken into custody was that he and his companion were going to sell the rope, and to divide the money equally among the crew, expecting to realize two or three shillings for each man. Mr. S. then added—" Captains of vessels do not want to prosecute in these cases they do not wanf the system to be made known they do not want their owners to know any thing at all about it. e ntil I put a man in plain clothes to watch those places we were continually hearing of ropes being cut away and stolen the port got a bad name; the masters would insist that it was persons from the shore, and not the crew, who com- mitted the depredations j but now, when thecrew are detected, the masters find some excuse, and refuse to prosecute." Mr. Lewis: Instead of thanking Mr. Stockdale for his vigilance, masters of vessels actually wink at these things. I shall request Mr. Stockdale to write to the owners. ° Mr. W. Naughton Very well, sir. I shall send them a full account of it myself.