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CARDTFF STREET COMMISSIONERS.
CARDTFF STREET COMMISSIONERS. A MEETING of the Members of this Board was held at the Town-hall, on Tuesday last, which was attended by ihe following gentlemen: — Mr. C. C. WILLIAMS, in the Chair, Mr. E. V. Richards, Mr. Griffith Phillips, „ Hecce, F.S.A., „ W. B. Watkins, „ Vachell, (Mayor), John Batchelor, „ W.riird, „ J. B. Hopkins, Thomas Evans, „ James l'ridc, „ B. Mai thews, W. Williams, H. L. Recce, „ Charles Milner, Guersoti, Captain Morgan, W. Harris, Dr. Moore. Tredwen, The minutes of last meeting and a statement of the accounts were read by the clerk. STATE OF BUTE-STREET. Dr. MOORE said that the new work in this important Ihoroughfare had been very imperfectly done and entered into a detailed statement to show wherein the defects lay. Mr. MILNER corroborated Dr. Moore; and said that the pavement was very imperfectly laid down—especially opposite to the Swan public-house. f. The CHAIRMAN said the best remedy would be to re- serve a portion of the payment till the work should be property completed. THE SURVEYOR'S REPORT. Mr. CLINTON'S report was read. It had reference to numerous matters of detail, all of which were fully en- tered into. He drew attention to certain difficulties which he had experienced in numbering houses, —for ex- ample where the present numbers did not run on conse- cutively,— Was he to alter the existing numbers so as to have uniformity 1 Mr. E. P. IIICIIAIUJS thought it would not be well to change the number of any house; and The meeting generally (in accordance with Mr. Richards's opinion) thought it was a matter of no consequence whether the numbers followed each other in consecutive order or not. ACCUMULATION OF MANURE. The CHAIRMAN" slated that the town now had about six hundred yards of manure: would it not be well to put it up by public auction and dispose of iff The question led to a conversation on the subject; and to a reference to a difficulty which was formerly felt respecting the want of a proper place of deposit for the town manure. It seemed to be the prevailing opinion, that the Chairman's suggestion should be acted upon and a desire was expressed to have the report of a com- mittee that had been appointell to consider where manure might henceforth be deposited. It was understood that such report is to be forthcoming at the next meeting. RODNEY-STREET. Dr. MOORE called attention to the state of this street, which runs from Tredegar-street to Whitmore-lane. It was said to be in a very filthy condition. From the tenor of a conversation that ensued, we infer that private arrangements will be made by the kind inter- vention of our excellent Chairman, for causing the owners of houses in the street to pave and pitch it forthwith. The state of Love-lane, Whitmore-lane, and the back of Bute-street was also adverted to; and strong opinions expressed as to the imperative necessity for having them cleansed immediately, — without any further delay whatever. RAILWAY BRIDGES. Mr. BATCHELOR, in the course of conversation, said that the South Wales Railway Company might by a general act of parliament (not their private act) be compelled to keep Uute-street in repair for (we believe) a hundred yards each side of their bridge.—This remark had reference to existing alterations; and to the future repairs of the street. The CHAIRMAN promised to give the subject his atten- tion but was not aware that there was such a clause. Mr. E. P. RICHARDS said that the South Wales Rail- way engineers were proceeding with the btidge near the Custom-house without providing a foot-way underneath, as had been promised. If it were not made now when the works were in progress it would not be done at all (hear). The CHAIRMAN said he would send Mr. Owen a copy of Mr. Brunei's letter on the subject, which would, no doubt, induce him to provide what was required. THE TROJECTED WATER WORKS. The CHAIRMAN said that the Cardiff Water Works Bill would be going into Committee on Monday, the G;h of May; but he did not know (of course) how long it would be under consideration. lIe should, therefore, be in London on the "th of May and he intimated that it would be well to have the next meeting on the 14th instead of on the 7th—the day on which it would take place accoid- ing to its usual colltse.-Agreed to. SANATORY IMrSOVEMENT. A conversation ensued respecting our prospects of being placed under the Healths of Towns Act this year. Mr. Rammell has not yet sent down his report; and it was the opinion of Mr. E. P. Richards that the act could not be applied to Caidiff before the end of Aug. He suggested, therefore, that immediate sanatory measures should be taken. —No order was made; but the meeting seemed to feel that this was the right course to be taken. STREET IMPROVEMENTS. Mr. GRIERSON (in accordance with previous notice) moved that Mr. Thos. Evans, solicitor, be requested to pre- pare the conveyance of the whole of the property purchased by the Commissioners in Smith-street and Queen-street. Having formally made the proposition, Mr. Grierson de- clined saying anything in support of it, inasmuch as he thought quite sufficient had been already said on the sub- ject, and as he and several others had fully expressed their respective opinions during previous discussions. Mr. TREDWEN seconded the proposition. Mr. R. I.. REECE moved, as an amendment, that the purchase of Mr. Lloyd's property—(the house occupied bv Mr. Pediazzini, and one or two adjoining tenements) should be altogether abandoned. lie thought the commissioner had cause to complain of the frequency of those discussions on a subject that had, at a very large and influentially-attended meeting, been negatived by a considerable majority, whose disinclination to make the purchase was unequivocally expressed (hear). The CHAIRMAN If we adhere to our rules-to the standing orders which we have established for our guid- ance-your amendment for the abandonment of the pur- chase cannot be put. You may meet the proposition with a direct negative, of course. Mr. R. L. REECE said that this matter had frequently been before the commissioners and he should like to see it finally settled. Firstly, the commissioners had de- cided on purchasing the Old Post House, which had been taken down. It was now proposed to go much further to remove the whole pile of buildings which separated Smith-street from Queen-street; and he opposed it on the grounds of economy. Besides, the commissioners could not legally effect the purchase. A gentleman to whom he looked with habitual confidence, and whose opinions he heard with the greatest respect—namely, Mr. E. P. Richards (cheers)—had very considerable doubts whether the purchase could legally be made (hear). Mr. Coffin's views were not only similar to those entertained by Mr. E. P. Richards; but he went further, and held that it was most impolitic to proceed as certain members of the board were desirous of doing. He (Mr. Reece) understood that the Chairman shared in those sentiments. At a former meeting he (Mr. Reece) had the misfortune to vote contrary to the opinions which he this day ex- pressed, as he believed that the purchase of the Old Post House ought to be made as a matter of expediency; and that being so understood by him he wished to strain a point so as thereby to have those buildings re- moved which were represented to him to be dangerous to the tiaffic of the neighbourhood and under that impres- sion he had voted for the purchase. But if lie had had the slightest conception that Mr. Grierson's views were so comprehensive as to include the whole of that island- building, he would have opposed him from the beginning; and he did not believe that two out of their whole num- ber would have supported fiim (hear). But it was car- ried that the Old Post House should be taken down—being considered absolutely necessary for the protection of the traffic of the district, and also for the safety of human life, accidents having happened to coaches and other vehicles. At a subsequent meeting Mr. Grierson pro- posed that Mr. Lloyd's premises should be purchased: the motion was negatived at a very full meeting by a very large majority. It had since been before the meeting with a different result. But on the present occasion he sincerely hoped that the commissioners would look at the matter, and dispose of it, as trustees for the whole town —(cheers)—and not be biassed by the circumstance that they have property in the neighbourhood which it is sought to improve (hear). He hoped they would look at the requirements of Cardiff,-that they would turn their attention to the neighbourhood of the Globe Inn, where the street was scarcely wide enough for two vehicles to pass at the same time; and that before they determined to make large outlays for the mere purpose of ornamenting the town, they should see whether the money could not be much more usefully and beneficially expended (hear). Mr. Reece slightly glanced at various parts of the town which require improvement,—pointed to the extreme narrowness of the road on each side of the town-hall- each great thoroughfares already, with twice the traffic of Smith-street, and with a prospect of having that traffic increased four-fold. For those and various other reasons, Mr. Reece wished to have the question re-opened; and by this day's decision set at rest, for ever, so that the idea of purchasing the property might be either unmistakably confirmed or wholly abandoned (hear). The CHAIRMAN It is not competent to move the abandonment of the purchase; but you may meet Mr. Grierson's proposition by moving a direct negative. Mr. E. P. RICHARDS moved the suspension of the standing orders and briefly stated his reasons for doing so. Mr. MILNEK seconded the motion, which was carried after a few remarks from different gentlemen. Mr. R. L. REECE then moved that the purchase of the property referred to should be abandoned and in sup- port of his motion entered into descriptive statements with the view of showing that by taking down Air. Richards's stable, and clearing Smith-street in a straight line eastwards from the northern corner of the house occupied by Mr. Pedrazzini, the whole street would be widened, and a most efficient thoroughfare be secured at a comparatively trifling outlay. Uf. W. B. WATKINS seconded the motion, on the grounds that the money which the contemplated purchase would absorb might be much better applied to effecting sanatory improvements. The CHAIRMAN said that as Mr. Grierson's motion had been before the meeting, it must be disposed of before other business could be entered upon. Mr. E. P. RICHARDS suggested that Mr. Grierson should withdraw his motion, with the understanding that it was to be brought forward at a subsequent period of the meeting. Mr. GRIERSON would adhere to the original plan, so as, if possible, to obyiate the uecessity of discussion, as the matter had been, at former meetings, so fully con- sidered. M r, E. P. R rcnARDS said that ni discussion was attempted to be stopped, he and those who thought with him were de- termined to have it; and if they were 10 be met by formal objections he thought they coul l use those matters of form with equal effect. The question before the meeting was tliis,—that Mr. Tho'n's Evans be requested to prepare a convcyance of the whole of the property purchased by the commissioners it Queen-stieet and Smith-street. Were the commissioners prepared to give directions to have the con- vcyance drawn if a valid doubt existed as to right to make the purchase ? He would be exceedingly clad to see the whole pile pulled down, if he did not doubt their powers to make the purchase (hear). And at a former meeting, being strongly impressed with the validity of that doubt, he had moved that the pnrchase should not be made, which motion was afllrined by the meeting; but subsequent to that, behind his when he was not able to attend, a pro- !1,)sÎlion was carried which had the effect of reversing his motion. He co-nplained of want of courtesy towards him, a-< during his absence certaiu gentlemen had undone what had been done in his presence. He strongly objected to Mr. Grierson's motion and he did so on this ground, which he wished to have distinctly understood —that he thought every penny they had should be expended in ejecting sana- tory improvements before they undertook any other kind of improvement (hear, hear). The safety of their own lives and of the lives of other people required, whether they ha,1 the Health of Towns Act applied to this town or not, that every halfpenny the Commissioners ha I should be laid out in draining the place before they advanced anything towards purchasing that property (emphatic cheer ing). He regretted that Mr. CoiTin was not present to state his views on this important question. He(Mr. Coffin) voted for the purchase of tliis property in the first instance; and afterwards re- gretted having done so. Was any one prepared to say the town would not be visited by cholera this year It was not practicable to have the Heaith of Towns Act brought into operation here for months to come at all events but ia the meantime the Commissioners were not to stand doing nothing (app!au;e). Let people talk of Stanley-street as being in a very bad state; and so it wa« but it was not worse (he said it advisedly) than some of the houses behind Mr. Grierson's shoo; and Mr. Grierson's life was not safe in the state of 'he drainage immediately behind his own place of business (hear, hear).. He (Mr. E. P. Richards) went from the vicarage to his residence on Monday night, between the hours often and eleven and the state of Saint John's-street, near Mr. Grierson's shop, was so otfeu.ive that it was quite enough to create a plague. And that being the state of things in the centre of the town, with other localities at least equally as bad, he thought the Commis- sioners should first lay out any money they had to spare, or could raise, in elfecting a complete system of drainage (applause). Those were the grounds of his opposition to the motion. He had no objection to pull down the property- except that it would tend to increase the rates. The Com- missioners might have his stab'e or not just as they pleased. The MAYOtt Have it by all means. :\1r. E. P. RICHARDS Then if you have that and the other property where are you going to get the money for drainage ? The NIAYOR Dy a borough rate. Mr. It. L. REECE: The rates are too high now; and I have often heard you say so. Mr. E. P. RICHARDS having again urged the necessity of paying immediate atteii,ioii to the sanatory state of the town, threw out some observations for the con-ideratiou of Vlr. Thomas Evans, respecting the legality of making the purchase. Mr. BE MATTHEWS had not looked at the Cardiff Improvement Act since the Old Post House was purcha-ed but he had no doubt then of the powers of the Commis- sioners. Mr E. P. RICHARDS proceeded and from the tenor of his remarks we inferred that his principal ground of opposition to the motion was that the purchase would abstract funds, for the improvement of a particular locality, which ought to be applied tor the benefit of the whole town. Mr lltiECE, F.S.A., considered that under all the circum.. stances of the case the purchase would be a wasteful expen- diture of public money. He had read the a:t carefully; an I his opinion was that tha purchase would be an illegal application of public resource*. He pledged himself to move the Court of Queen's Ilench for an injunction, or a mandamus, to stop it if the meetiug should determine to make it (hear). Mr. THOMAS EVANS concurred in the legal opinion given by Mr. E. P. Richards. If he (Mr. Evans) was to be held responsible for the acts of the commissioners he must oe- ctine taking any such responsibility 011 him clf. If preparing the conveyance involved the responsibility of the com missioned' proceedings he mu.t be further advised before he «ould undertake to prepare :t (hear). The MAYOII introduced, with very good effect, the story of a Scotch Dignitary ir, the Church, who when whe- ther he would have the Bishopric of Bath or that of Wells, replied "Bjmth." which was interpreted "both" by the English Ministry of the day, with whom the northern aspi- rant for ecclesiastical honours was a great favourite. And so if he (the Mayor) were a-ked with regard to this street improvement and public drainage, which he wouid have, he would say "both" (laughter). He maintained thjt itwas in the spirit of the age to hive all buildings removed which impeded the free circulation of air; and he went on to show that by razing the whole of the Man l-building. as desired by Mr. Grierson and otheis, and allowing the owners of property on the south side of Q ieen-street to advance their fronts a few feet, the sum which they would willingly pay for that convenience would materially lessen the gross amount of purchase money. And as to the legality of making the purchase, why was it not as easy to purchase this as ell as other property that had been bousht? Mr. JOHN BATCHSLOR thought the Mayor might as rea- sonably expect to gain both" drainage and these buildings as t" acquire possession of" Bath" (laughtei). Mr. KEECK He wants JVdlJ not Bath" (laughter). Mr. JOlIN BATCHELOR said they should first attend to the health of the town before they aimed at its beautification. The meeting divided,—ostensibly oil Mr. Grierson's mo- tion, but in reality on the question whether the buildings at the upper en.1 of Duke-street should be levelled or not, so as to hate no division between Smith-street and Queen-st. FOR. AGAINST. Mr. Grierson Mr. Milner — C. Vachell (mayor) W. Williams — Matthews Pride W. Bird Watkins — Griffith Phillips — J. B. Hopkins — Tredwen •— R. l» Reece Batchelor — W. H.irris Thomas Evans — E P. Richards Heece Captain Morgan Dr. Moore The motion was negatived by 13 to 6 as will be seen by the above list. Mr. R L. REF.CE moved that it was inexpedient to pur- chase Mr. Lloyd's property in Queen Street, and that the contemplated purchase be abandoned. This motion was seconded by Mr. Watkins. The MAYJR moved as an amendment,—that as a contract for the purchase had been entered into, and as it was neces. sary for the health of the town that it should be carried out, that measures be taken for completing what was originally designed by the Commissioners. This motion was seconded at the same instant by Mr. Griffith Phillips and Mr Grierson. Mr. JOHN BATCHELOR No contract has been made. The MAYOR That is a matter of opinion. Mr. R. L. REECE It is a matter of fact. Those passages forcibly called to the recollection of all present a well-deserved castigation which Mr. Bruce Pryce administered to one whom that worthy magistrate deemed ha i been guilty of indecorum and loud laughter followed in which nearly all preseut joined. Mr. E. P. RICHARDS after referring to the Minute Book said there was no "order" for purchasing Mr. Lloyd's house entered. The act required that the minutes of their pro- ceedings should be signed by five commissioners; but the "order" which was relied on as forming a "contract" to purc-h tse was only signed by four. If, therefore, it was the intention of any one to force the Commissioners to make the purchase they might plead the informality which he had just adverted to. This discovery led to an irregular conversation between several gentlemen and the practice of permitting the min- uses to remain unsigned was condemned. Up to this time, as soon as the business of a meeting is concluded nearly all the members leave immediately before the Clerk has had time to enter the minutes; consequently the bo«k can- not be signed but his custom is to get five or more of those who were present to append their signatures to such pro- ceedings should he meet them at a subsequent meeting. At the close of the proceedings this day several members re- mained behind and signed the book. In the course of conversation, Mr. E. P. RICHARDS put the following case by way of illustration :-At a meeting composed of ouly seven commissioners, an order might be made by four in opposition to three; but if that order were not signed by five could it be legally enforced I He thought it could not, as the act imperatively required that all orders should be signed by five commissioners. Mr. Richards did not, for one moment, wish to take advantage of any acci- dental omission; but he merely mentioned it to show that the commissioners were in a position to repel any attempt that might be made (as hinted at by a member) to force them into a purchase which would be inimical to the wel- fare of the town. Mr. MATTHEWS said, that as Mr. Reece had threatened them with the Court of Queen's Bench he (Mr. Matthews) would observe that Mr. Lloyd might threaten them with the Court of Chancery, as the resolution 011 their books, being a reply to a letter sent by Mr. Lloyd, constituted a contract that might be enforced. Mr. THOMAS EVANS said that if the resolution was signed t by five members it would constitute a contract at common law. Mr. REECE, F.S.A said he had ma,le no threat; he had simply expressed his determination to apply to the Court of Queeu's Bench if certain steps were taken by the commis- sioners. Mr. E. P. RICHARDS gave some further explanation of the legal points that had been raised; and ill adverting to the necessity for draining the town, spoke in the highest terms of the Mayor's philanthropy and kindness of disposi- tion towards the poor and friendless, whose safety required that measures for obtaining sanatory reform should be no longer delayed. SMITH STREET. Mr. R. L. REECE said that many gentlemen who had voted against purchasing the house occupied by Mr. Pedrazzini were inclined to vote for the improvement of Smith Street as it would only be completing a design which was now in a half-finished state. With regard to Mr E. P. Richards's stable, that gentleman had acted very liberally- He had said to the Commissioners—"Gentlemen, Name your own price. I will take whatever you choose to give "(cheen). Mr. Reece concluded by moving that Mr. Thomas Evans be in- structed to prepare the conveyance of Mr. E. P. Richards's stable and Mr. Evans's house. Mr. JAMES PRIDE seconded the proposition. Mr. GKIERSON moved as aID amendment, that before anything be done in the matter counsel's opinion should be taken as to the legality of the purchase,-which ameudmeut fell to the ground as it was not seconded and the original motion was carried. PUBLIC DRAINAGE. Mr. MATTHEWS moved that the Chairman, Mr. Coffin, Mr. E. P. Richards, Mr. Charles Vaclnll. Mr. R. L. Reece, with several others, should be appointed a committee to effect some mode of operations for the immediate drainage of the town according to the plan which met the approval of the Commissioners some time ago. This was seconded by Mr. GRIERSON and resolved unani- mously. Various matters having reference to the sanatory state of the towa were spokea of; after which the meeting separated.
SANATORY CONDITION OF MERTHYR…
SANATORY CONDITION OF MERTHYR TYDFIL. Mr. T. W. RAMMELL, superintending inspector, has just published his Report to the General Board of Health on a Preliminary Inquiry into the Sewerage, Drainage, and Supply of Water, and the Sanatory cpo lition of the inhabi- tants of the town of Merthyr Tydfil." He commences by adverting to the period when the inquiry was made; and gives a history of the proceedings at the public meeting and other matters connected with his inquiry .—all of which have already been fully reported in our columns-and then passes on to a general description"of the town — its climate and fall of rain"—its soil and geological strncture"-early his- tory, and its population, which he says consists of,- 1. Ironmasters (four in number), their agents and work- men; and- 2. Such professional men and tradesmen as are necessary for supplying the wants of the former. There are no men of middle station, none of the ordinary class of" residents who are to be found, more or less in number, in every other town in England, hoivever they may be discon- nected from the ordinary commerce of the place. To such all extent is this the truth, that it not only appears palpable upon a casual glance at the town and its inhabitants, but it was stated before me in evidence by more than one witness that, whenever a man md,le a little fortune or even a sufficiency for the supply of his future days, he tuok leave of the town of Merthyr, and settled in some other more agreeable or more healthy place. I have made these observations because I thiuk they will account for the miserable condition of affairs, as regards comfort and health, which the town of Merthyr exhibits, and for which it has almost become proverbial, From a small village" it has in half a century grown into an extensive town with a fluc- tuating and busy population of more than 4 >,000 inhabitants, but without the existence of a single regulation promotive of the good order or well-being of the community, or a single consti- tuted authority by whom such regulations, if existing, could be carried into etiuct. In a word, for all intents mid purposes of civic government, dill is as destitute as the smallest rural village in the empire. The public buildings, namely, Churches, chapels, and police-court-are then enumerated; an,1 the local govern- ment described after which the MORTALITY of the district is dwelt upon in forcible ter.ns. Tables are introduced which present an alarming position of vital statistics. The opinions of Mr. James Probert, surgeon to the Plymouth Iron Works, of Mr. T. J. Dyke, and Mr. J. L While, are also given, —the latter gentleman observing that the high rate of mortality at Dowlais is due in a great measure to the deaths uf children under four years of age." 'I SYSTEM OF RATING. Of the 7000 and upwards of houses in Merthyr Tydfil, inc'u- ding the whole town, there are about 6000 that are not rated at all to the poor: these will vary in rental from 3s. a month to 14s. a luouth. 1\1r. B. Lewis thinks that 7s. per month would be a filir average rental for tiiese houses, taking 13 months in the year. It has been hitherto the custom, aud indeed an understood rule, that any man deriving his whole subsistence from his lahuur-that having no properly—-should nut be rated to the poor, if he live in an ordinary cottage. Anybody owning any properly, however small, would be rated :— The number of houses rated in the town of Merthyr Tydfil are 1117; and their rateable value 1:19,4J3. Mr. Le, is Lewis, V'Ce-Chairman to the Board of Guar- dians, (AC see) does not approve of the system of rate and intimates that if the owners of all cottages were rated to the poor, it would relieve the present rate-payers to the extent of £40ùo per annum. Tiie present rate-payers are obliged to pay the county-rate (amounting annually to £1.t.>J) for these cottages, which do not contribute anything. WAGES. Mr. Crawshay gives the following statements of the average wages of various classes of workmen in the years 1810 aud 181S) respectively Average Wages for Average W ages for 1810. 1819. £ s. £ s. Finers 7 o per month. 4 0 per mouth. l'uddlers 6 0 3 10 Oittosc-eundhiitid.. 3 10" 2 10 „ llallers 7 0 „ 5 0 Rollers 10 0 and £ 21 5 to ai-il C L 5 Otm.tjm 3 Oandi. 10s. Blast-furnace 4 11 „ Engineers 4 1G „ 3 0 Miners 3 10 2 10 „ Colliers 4 lO" 3 0 „ The rollers getting the XIO per month are rolling bars, and the rollers gettiug the per month are rolling rails the roughers-down also in the same way. POOR RELIEF. There is no workhouse attached to the union, and conse- quently none but out-door relief. The number of paupers re- lieved annually is about lU,0J0 or 13,000, and appears to be on the increase. The quarterly abstract for the quarter ending the 25th March, 1818, shows a total of 4 988 paupers relieved during that period, being an increase of 14 18 upon the corresponding quarter ia the preceding year, at an expense (exclusive of euuuty rate) of £ 4359, being an increase of £ 1181 upon the correspond- ing quarter of the preceding year. The workmen employed in the various iron-works pay ljd. out of every pound of their earnings to the medical fund. The surgeons are at some of the works paid the whole sum thus stopped; in others they receive a certain determinate sum, and the cost of mediciue, house-rent, &c., is defrayed by the pro- prietors. In some of the works also there is a sick-fund, to which each man contributes a certain amount out of every | ound earned. During sickness they receive a weekly allowance out of this fund. INCREASE OF DRUNKENNESS. The inspector state! that" taverns and beer-houses are very numerous and add) a startling passage,— There is a great deal of drinking, amounting to drunkenness; and there is too much reason to believe that the women are the chief consumers of spirits, men generally preferring beer. Credit is given at most beer-houses and taverns, the men paying when they receive their wages. The practice of paying wages in beer-houses or taverns pre- Yailil to a considerable extent. This ii owing in great measure to the custom of handing the wages of some 20 or :10 men to a master workman, who very often keeps a beer-house. The beer house keeper, whether he be master workman or not, supplies the silver to change the notes or gold, alld every in all is expected to pay a certain sum, or to drink an equivalent quantity of beer or spirits, for the accommodation. DWELLINGS OF THE WORKING CLASSES. Generally speaking, but particularly in regard to the lwo latter classes, the houses have been built without any system or regard to the disposition of neighbouring property, and, with a view of saving space, have been picked together inclose courts and alleys, having very bad ventilation, and no regard whatever to drainage. In Dowlais some 600 or 80J cottagi s have been built within the last ten years, in which it is alleged that more regard has been paid to orderly arrangements, but the effect of which, in truth, is not very palpable. Mr. David Joseph, the superintendent of the Plymouth works, also states that the proprietors of these works have been "improving their cottages a good deal lately," that is, "since the stir about the cholera but these are only exceptions or mitigations of the general rule, which is one of extreme want of order, and general discomfort. The best cottages I have seen in this place are those near the Cyfartha works, built by Mr. Crawshay. DRAINAGE AND CLEANSING. The condition of the drainage, cleansing, and water supply is loudly condemned by the inspector, who describes the town as "crowded and filthy" with an amount of mortality higher than any other commercial or manufacturing town in the kingdom. Superintendeot Henry Wrenn states,- I have seen Liverpool, Swansea, Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, Bath, Gloucester, Dublin, and other towns, and I think that Merthyr is generally worse than either. In respect of human excrement to be seen in the immediate neighbourhood, and in respect of indecent exposure of person, I have never seen any- thing approaching Merthyr. All these towns have their local Acts. Merthyr has none, and 1 attribute the difference to this cause. Dr. Curte, assistant surgeon to the 14th regimeut, says,- When I first came here (14 mouths ago) I could scarcely be- lieve that people could live iu such a place It is now the west end of London, compared with what it was. This is since the Commission ha, been spoken of. If something is not. done by others besides the proprietors, it will sink into its for- mer state. I speak of Dowlais. Mr. II. A. Bruce, magistrate, says, In the application of the Nuisances Removal Act. cases of great hardship occur, owing to the absence of general drainage. Owners of privies, especially, are put to an expense which must be far greater than any contemplated by the Legislature, and which, as a magistrate, I enforce, as it is my duty to do so, but with very great reluctance. This expense operates almost as a premium to parlies not to have privies, or to abolish those which they have. And Superintendent Wrenn states that in November last he served about 150 notices for the removal of nuisances, which were mostly complied with, without recourse to sum- monses; but he adds,- The accumulations and nuisances begin again as soon as re- moved, for want of a permanent system. In one case a notice was served in the Market-field in respect of a cesspool. Instead of emptying it, the parties built a drain which cost jEl.), and for want of water that is ineffectual. The opinions of persons are adduced to show that the Sanatory condition of Dowlais is very bad; but (the Inspec- tor observe,) however rude and insufficient the cleansing machinery of Dowlais, her elder sister and near neighbour, Merthyr, has no such arrangement at Air. E. Lewis says there is no regular system of scavenging in Merthyr; and the Inspector says that the question of repaiting or cleansing these bye-roads, courts, &c., depends entirely upon the owners and occupiers of the property." On the other hand, Mr. T. Davies states see page 27) that "the roads in Dowlais are generally worse than those in Merthyr." Numerous statements are put forward to show the almost total want of sewerage. Dr. Carte, after speaking of the filthy habits of the people out of doors, Mya,— I do not blame the people; they have no other place to go to. I think they are naturally the cleanest people I ever saw. They are constantly washing their houses. A Welshwoman does not cease scrubbing from one day to another. I have been often surprised at this internal cleatiliuess, compared with the external tilth. SLAUGHTER-HOUSES. The accommodation for slaughtering seems to be lamen- tably deficient. The evidence of the Rev. E. Jenkins, of Mr. Dyke, and Mr. J. L. White show that there are NO slaughter-houses, properly speaking, in the neighbourhood. "Dungheaps (says the Inspector) abound throughout the town, no care being taken to enclose the nuisance within walls." Pigsties are numerous; so are also cow. houses—producing a state of things highly conducive to disease. Then, the want of such accommodation as every human dwelling ought to have is almost universal—houses at higher rents than £10 being unprovided. Mr. J. E. Price, draper, and many more respectable tradesmen, paying heavy rents and rates, complain of the want, or deficient state, of this accommodation. In the lower part of Dowlais there are 279 houses with only 31 privies; but those privies, being undrained, are nuisances" rather than anything else. The evidence of Mr. Bruce, Mr. Dyke, Mr. White, Air. Robert Jones and others disclose a lamentable state of things, which ought not to be continued one hour longer, as the water supply" is thereby tainted with impurities of a most revolting nature. We pass over this head of the report as speedily as we can, as the details are too disgusting to dwell upon. WATER SUPPLY. The crowning evil under which the imhabitants of Merthyr- Tydtil labour, as regards their social and sanatory condition, is the utter want of provision for the supply of water indeed, not only are there no arrangements made in aid of the ordinary op- portunities presented by nature for the procuring of this impor- tant article, but the demands made upon the natural supplies for the use of the iron-works are so extensive, and the waste by soiling that which rum off so considerable, that the poorer classes are put to great labour and loss of time in collecting very scanty quantities for domestic purposes. Mr. T. J. Dyke gives a circumstantial account of the wanderings of the Taff and Morlais streams, and the various tributary matters, liquid and soil, which they receive in their course- The water used for brewing, wa-iiing. and other domestic puposes tmy be stated generally to be derived from, ht,- rain-water collected in casks and butts; 2nd, the Pond nnd the GUmnrjraneh're Canal, which i3 itseif supplied from the TaIT; 3rd, the Penydarran fish-pond, which is a collection of witer drained from a mountain brook. The water in each, says the last witness, is eminently impure and wholly unfitted, even after boiling, for human use, inasmuch as it coutains a quantity of animal and vegetable matter dis- solved in it. The springs, which are mo-tly used by the poorer classes, many of them lie at a considerable distance from the houses, and much time is occupied in going to and returning from them, besides that lost by the numerous applicants who always sur- round the springs an I have to wait till their turn comes. In summer especially this is the case; the water dripping from the spouts, or slowly aCCllmulating in small hollows around, having to be carefully collected in the pitchers or kettles. To the female members of the community usually falls the task of procuring water from clie springs, and the enormous amount of labour, inconvenience, and loss of time to which they are daily and nightly subjected in doing so, would hardly be credited iu any civilized community, but for the concurrent testimony of witnesses of undoubted credibility, by which the fact is established. Mr. H. A. Bruce states.- In dry summers many quarrels arise amongst the people waiting at the spouts. I understand they wait there the greater part of ihe night, aud that disputes often arise as to the right of priority. Many of thein come before ine as c.>ses of assault. I find most of the men's quarrels may be settled out of court, say two out of three; but out of all the women's quarrels, which have been very numerous, I have ouly known one settled out of court. many assaults take place in hich no summons is applied for. In this respect no doubt the spouts are productive of evil, besides the great loss of time. The evidence of Mr. H. A. Bruce, Mr. W. Thomson. banker, Mr. W. S. Clark, and others, show that the water supply is most inadequate to meet the requirements of the population; and in cases where parlies have wells upon their premises the water must be unwholesome, as there are cess- pools i-ll the immediate neighbourhood, the filth of which percolates through the soil. The supply of water at Ply- mouth Iron Works is better than at Mcrthyr. BURIAL GROUNDS. The same want of system w!ticit has marked the erec- tion of houses ill Merthyr, and the consequent formation of what ought to be, but cannot with propriety be called, streets, has been manifested in the selection and use of grounds for the purposes of interment. No adequate general provision appears at any time to have been made for the probable requirements of an increasing population in this particular. The consequence is, that there are now no less than 21 places of burial scattered about the town or its immediate neighbourhood and that many of these being in au overcrowded state, additional burial, grounds will have to be opened very shortly, both for parochial purposes and for the use of particular denominations of dissen- ters. ilhur of these grave-yards are held upon lease ouly, and with no so t of authority to regulate or restrict the use made of them, or to ensure the sanctity of the dead buried iu them. In one case, of an overcrowded grave-yard, the ieasehokler was proceeding to cast away the mouldering remains of its occu- pants, with the inteuliou of building houses upon it a proceed- ing attended with mauy painful and disgusting i.icideuts, and which the indignation of the excited bystanders eventually arrested. A list of the burial-grounds is then given and the In- spector afterwards has the following SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS. &C. The general conclusion I arrive at from the evidence I have heard, and the observations I have made, is, that the allegations contained in the petition presented to your Honourable Board have been completely substantiated. 1. Thai the town of Merthyr Tydfil is almost entirely des- titute of drainage. 2. That there are few or no privies in Merthyr, and that those which exist are for the most part it, a filthy condition, full to overflowing, and unprovided with the means foreihcientlv cleansing thein. That for want of privy accommodation it is the general practice to throw the nightsoil and slol s into the streets, or river, where they produce a most offensive nuisance. 3. That there is at utter want of proper provision for sup- plying the town with water, either for public or private purposes. That the few wells which exist in the town produce water of a bad qualify, either from natural hardness or from impurities permeating into it from the soil; and th it the inhabitants are obliged to send for their general supply of water to springs or spouts at distances in very many instances of from half a mile to a mile from their houses, at a great sacrifice of time aud labour. 4. That there are twenty-oue burial-grounds in various parts of the town or immediate outskirts, many of which are sur- rounded by houses, and all of which are objectionable from their close proximity to crowded neighbourhoods, and from the want of authority for their prolwr regulatlulI, 5. That all these circumstances (independently of the un- heallhy nature of the calling of the working classes materially prejudice the sanatory condition of the town it appearing that the deaths in the last seven years have averaged very uearly, if not quite, 30 in the thousand, of which an alarming proportion are of children under three years of age, and a very large num- ber of eases nf epidemic, endemic, and contagious diseases. 6. That the town is not lighled either by gas or oil; and that the streets are in a very bad condition as regards paving, owing to the bad manner in which they were originally formed, aud the neglect to repair them. That very many of tile streets, being private property, have never been paved or metalled" at all in the first instance, and have ever since being entirely ne- glected, the cousequeuce being that some of them are quite im- passable for carts in winter. 7. That there is no local Act for the paving, lighlin", or cleansing of the town of Merthyr, nor fur supplying it with water, nor any governing body connected with the place having authority for such purposes. 8. That the comfort and health of the iuhabitants would be promoted and their condition improved by—- a. A system of drainage, and art adequate amount of privy accommodation ill conuectiun therewith. b. A copious supply of pure water. c. The etlicent paving and scavenging of the streets. d. A system of lighting by gas. e. The discontinuance of interments in the present burial- grounds, aud the formation of one or more cemeteries, on a larger scale, out of the town. RECOMMENDATIONS. I therefore recommend:— 1. That the Public Health Act, 1818, be applied to the town and parish of Merthyr Tydtil. it. That the boundaries of the district to which the Public Health Act is to be applied be the same as those of the parish of Merthyr Tydfil. III. That the local Board of Health to be elected under the Public Health Act consist of 15 persons, and that the entire number be elected from the whole of the district. IV. That every person, at the time of his election as mem- ber of the local Board of Health, and so long as he shall continue in office by virtue of such election (ueing resident, as in the Public Health Act is required), be seised or possessed of real or personal estate, or both, to the value or amount of not less than five hundred pounds ( (500), or be rated to the relief of the poor of the parish of Merthyr Tydfil upon all annual value of not less than twenty pounds (£20). V. That one-third in number of the local Board of Health go out of office on the 25th day of March in each year subse- quent to that in which the first election takes place. We have now gone through this report. In our next number we shall give an abstract of his remarks on the works of water supply," and" the woika of refuse drainage." being for the information of the future local board. We mav in the meantime state that his estimates are— For the works of Water Supply .f 23.000 For the works of llcfuse Drainage 17,000 And then he says— £ 40,000 In order that the requisite funds for carrying out the works may be procured without the necessity for immedi ite heavy outlay by owners and occupiers, the Board, as soon as the proper plans shall have been prepared and submitted, will doubtless exercise the power contained in the 119th section of the Public Health Act, 1818, and sanction advances by way of loan upon mortgage of the rates, by the Conunisaioners of Public Works or others, for the full period of 30 years, the same being repaid by annual instalments of principal and interest. Assuming that these advances would bear interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per aunuro, the annual expenses of the new works of water supply and drainage may be stated as follows ANNUAL EXPENSE OF TIIE WORKS OF WATER-SUPPLY. AlInual instalmeut of prindpal £ a. d. £ s d. and interest at 5 per cent on jt'io.OOO =* 1,350 16 8 Repairs and superintendence (say) 300 0 0 -——-——— 1,660 16 8 ANNUAL EXPENSE OF TIIE WORKS OF REFUSE DSAINAUE. Annual instalment of principal and interest at 5 per cent, oil £ 20,000. = 1,005 1C 8 Repairs and superintendence (sa;) 150 0 0 -————— 1,155 16 8 Total annual expenses.. 2,816 13 4 These annual expenses would be met by the following char- ges upon the house property, the rate in each case being calcu. lated upon the amount of the estimated rental (iross amouut £ 54,050). Fur the annual expense of the works of water-supply, a rate of 7 iJ. (,¡earl) in the pound. For the annual expense of the works of refuse-drainage, a rate of 5.Jd. (nearly) in the pound. The annual expenses of both classes of works would be met by a rate not exceeding Is. OJd. in the pound. The above-mentioned sums, however, do not represent the total charge that would fall upon the town for the new works as the public portion of thein only beiug included in the estimates, an outlay will necessarily have to be incurred for the works upon private premises, which will be required to render these available. The Act provides, however, that even this portion of the works may be executed out of a public fund, raised by way of loan or mortgage of the rates, and repayable by instalments of principal and interest, presisely as in the case of the sums raised for the public works the annual amount of instalment being levied upon each particular property in the shape of a private improvement rate. Supposing such a course to be adopted, the total annual charge for the new works upon houses of the rentals of X3 and £ 10 may be stated as follows TOTAL ANNUAL caARGE UPON A HOUSE OF X5 RENTAL, FOR WATER-SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE. For water-supply— s. d. s. d. Public rate at 7 Jd. in the pound on rental = 3 Oi Private improvement rate (being annual in- stalment of principal, and interest on 20s. expended upou pipes, tap., Sic.) = 1 2! Total annual charge for water-supply.. 4 21 For drainage- Public rate at 5Jd. in the pound on reulal=2 2l Private improvement rate (being annual in- stalment of principal, and interest on 30s. expended upon house-drains, water- cluset, pan, 91 —.—— 4 0 Total annual charge for both water-supply and drainage 8 21 TOTAL ANNUAL CIIAITUE UPON A HOUSE OF £ 10 RENTAL, FOR WATER-SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE. For water-suppi)- s. d. s. <1, Public rate at 7Jd. in the pouml on rental=^5 0i Private improvement rate (being annual in. stalment of principal, and interest 011 35s. expended upon pipes, taps, &c.) I 6 Total animal charge for water-supply 7 6; i For drainnge- Public rate at 5|d. in the pound on rrnfa! = 4 41 Private improvement rate (being annual in- stalment of principal, and interest on 35s. expended upon house-drains, water- closet, pan, &c.) -=2 1 ———— 6 5j Total annual chargB for both water-supply and drainage ] | 0 The abjve charg-p, at least so far as the public works are concerned, arp calculateij upon the basis of the rating for the relief of the poor as the only fixed rule that presents itself, not that it is considered that such a distribution of burthens would be a strictly equitable one. The charge upon each houf should accord with the benefit which the occupants of each "ill derive from use of the work., and the amount of this benefit would hardly be in direct proportion to the rental. I
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CORNS.—There is nothing so distressingly painful as Com, and yet nothing which can he so easily remedied* We have ourselves given a trial to that excellent Corn Plaister, known as «■ Paul's Every Man's Friends." and are so convinced of its efficacy as to recommend it to the notice of all our readers. Paul's Every Mau's Friend, can be obtained of any respectable Chetnist in town or country. in boxes at Is. llti., or the quantity of three small boxes in one, for 2s. !)d. Ax ESTABLISHED FACT THAT HOLLO-WAY'S PILLS ARE A. CERTAIN CURE FOR DROPSY. — Mrs. Jane Thomas, house- keeper to a nobleman, residing in the West End, had been pre-disposed for YClirH lo this insiduous disease, anJ al. though (she had received the best advice from the most eminent id the faculty, yet all ih-ir efforts proved fruitless in checking its baueiul effects on her constitution, which appeared rapidly declining; in this hopeless stale, she commenced taking HOIIOWMV'* Pills, and to the utter as- tonishment of herself and all her family, this wnnderful medicine has effected a cure. Females at the iu»-ridiau of life, or girls entering into womanhood, should always have I fcourse to the.e iovaluable Pillll.
FRIDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE —BANKRUPTS.…
FRIDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE —BANKRUPTS. Henry Brading, Stioplierdess-wulk, City-road. Middlesex, licensed > ictualler. James lloniiiall, Dunston, Wickham, Darham, anchor al-d chain rable-inanuftctmcr. James t'&ssand llolylaud, Pore.street, London, inlllwld..r. John Clarke, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, grocer and pro- visiou-dealer. P. Stranger, E. livans, and S. Cross, Birmingham. nianufac, tisrer-,t or crowit alld sheet glaots. J. D.Tresdale, llosion, Lincolnshire,horse-dealer & victualled \V 10. James, London, bonded storekeeper, biscuit-biker, aud general merchant. H. S. Saunders, Stawell, Moorlinch, Soinersetsliire,(Iliarryisisti- Henry fans, Liverpool, grocer, and to-, and provisi.in-dcalrr. James Galley Watson, Sunderland, Durham, grocer. TUESDAY'S LONDON UAZKITi:BANKRUPTS. E. Hoile and J. Wonfor, Battersca, manufacturing chemists- r. Coluigwood, Abingdon, butcher. G. Williams, W.t.twich cainnion, builder. VV J. J(„-t IScxIey-hcaili, shipbuilder. | J. Donovan, Oxfdrd-»ireet, fishmonger. I C. J. Hubbard, Salln>n VVaiden, hop merchant, U. T. Johnson. II. II. Juhmon, aud G. 11. Johnson, Alderuiaiy church)aril, wholesale lea dealers. J. Aiundell, Tichfield, brewrr. I It. I lean, Sou.hwark, builder, S. Saunders, Stawell, Somersetshire, quarryinan. M. I). Kobius in. Dudley, confeciioner. A. Brown and W. I odd. Liverpool, provision merchants. U. II. Iiereslord, S oebport, linendraper. U. A, V. Doiuiher, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, merchant.
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L O N D O N_M A It K E T ij. CORN-EXCHANGE, MONDAV. At this morning's mraker the fresh iupp.'y of ICn^lish wheat was again small, but the continued large arrivals of foreign wheat and flour caused the trade to be very dull, at a decline of Is. to'2s. per quartci from last Monday. Ku^lish barley was very ditlkult 10 sell, and only malting sa uples obltineJ last Monday's prices. Foieign for griudiug and distilling re- mains about the same. Malt continues in the same depress d state in which it has been for some time past. rhe immense arrivals of foreign oats occasioned a decline of 6J. to l!). pef quarter wheie the sales were pressed to piuvent landing charges. Deans aud peas met a slow sale, but the prices re- main about the same, excepting for Egyptian. Flour bag been very much depressed, out the the top price of English is lit Id the same. The seed trade has been very dull, and the anxieiy to sell before the sowing season closes induced tonro decline in both red und white clover CULTICLN I' i,ttiCieSof Cs tt,i I N & F I,OUII iu M AllK LAM'* s. s. ¡ s. s. Wheat English. 40 45 Grey Peas 22 24 Ditto, red 36 .4-' Beans la 21 s. s. s. s. Wheat English. 40 45 Grey Peas 22 24 Ditto, red 36 .4-' Beans la 21 Kye -21 .25 Tick Beans 20 *22 Barley 19 2.'> Oats (Potatoe) 18 20 Malt 42 50 Ditto ( Peed) 14 16 White Peas 23 25 Flour 2tJ 3b M'.KDS, &c. Clover, red, 3Gs to 48s. white 34s. to 50s. per cwt. liapeseed, £ ^8 to per last. Liuseed, crushing, 3ss. to 43s. sowing 50s. to 56s. per qr. Canary seed, 60s. to Obs. per quarter. Mustard, white, 6. tu Hit., brown Iii to }.2s. per bushel. Trefoil, I 4s. to 20s. per c*t. rye grass, 17s. to 3Us. Cake liuseed, per 1,1)00, jKU 5s. 10 t9 10s.
CARDIFF POLIC E.—MONDAY.
CARDIFF POLIC E.—MONDAY. [Before C. Vachell, Esq., Mayor, and C. C.Williams, EsqJ INGENIOUS MODE OF DEFRAUDING THE REVENUE — Thomas llawhes, of the Hayes (a middle-aged Englishman), was charged with having fold beer without a license.— Superintendent Stockdaie said that defendant's mode of proceeding was this :—He issued tickets, at a shilling each, as if for a tea. parly. anù got the attendance of numerous parties, many of whom were supplied with tea; but there were on the premises some casks of beer, tbe conlelJts of which were freely distributed among the guests -A young man, named Thomas Gwynne. pro>ed that he drank a piut of beer on Monday evening last, at defendant's house, and paid him for it.— P.C. N».-h said that between two and three u'dock on Tuesday morning he found two barrels of beer in defendant's hou-e, There were several cups Hnd glasses 01) the tables, as if beer had been drank out of them.—The defendant sahl he had been a long time out of work; and had endeavoured, by having a tea-party, tn rai-e II little money. The beer was for family consumption, and not for salt.—The magistrates disbelieved his story, and convicted him in the penalty of 40* including costs. A BAD TENANT.—With reference to the defendant in the preceding case, Mr. Benjamin Evans, dealer in china and glass, wished to make a statement to the magistrates. Mr. Evans said :—This here man came to mv house on the 21st of March, and asked me had I not a house to let, and what was the rent. I told him the price was £24. He said it would require £ 50 to put it in proper repair, so thilt he might carry on business. "Give me a paper," says he, "thattam to have the house, so tllat I may go on getting materials to repair the; house." He got a paper from me- a bit of memorandum—upon whieh he took the hOllse 10 pieces —he has cut it all to atoms (laughter) —drove people out of the other houses (laughter)—and has kicked up such a row there that Mr. Evans was proceeding to detail the story of his wrongs, when the magistrates interposed and said they could afford him no redress. CAUTION TO BEER-HOUSE KEEPF.RS.— Tlninus Thomas, landlord of the Lame Chicken beer-house, W hitmore-lane, was convicted in the penalty of 2Us., including COôts, for allowing card-playing in his house. Paid.— P.S. Robins gave the necessary evidence; and "aid it was a house fre- r¡ uenled by disorderly characters.— Superintendent StoekrlaIe said tfere had been 8 preat many complaints against thc house, upon which Mr. C. C. Williams desired the convic- tion to be registered. AN ImsH How.—John Sulliran and James Stilliran, two great burly Irishmen, but no relations of each other, were charge.1 by Superintendent Stockdale with having been the ringleaders in a most disgraceful riot, in Kenton's-court, 011 F, iday evening.— Mr. John Bird appeared for deiendants,- From the evidence of Margaret Bryan and her daughter, Mary, it appeared that there was a general row among the Irish inhabitant* of the court—that pieces of wood were thrown about, and that (as usual) pokers were introduced into thc fight, Margaret Bryan's window was wholly driven in by John Sullivan, who afterwards burled a block of wood at the woman's head. This man was also seen with a hatchet in his hand. The origin of the disturbance seems to have been the inhuman conduct of this man towards his wife whorn he beat, and thereby attracted the attention of some children. He desired them to go away: they refused to do so. upon which he struck one ot them—a child named Tobin. This child's brother came out and ti>ok her part and as a mere tritle, such a9 biting one's thumb, will cause Irishmen to fight, a most disgraceful and murderous affray ensued, during which the lives of men and women were imperiled. The police having been called in PC Nash and two other constables ran to the spot. Nash said-" Tllere were at least 150 people there so that I could hardly get into the court. Two men were stripped. One of Ihe windows was wholly destroyed—glass and frame. The people were actu- ally getting in and out through the windows. The defeti- dants were drunk."—In adjudicating on the case the Mayor said to defendants,—" It is most likely that if it had not been for the interference of the police-officers you would have committed murder or some other 8trocioèl:S crime. You arc tined 5s. for beiug drunk: and we regret that we have not the power uf punishing you more, And further, you must enter into sureties to keep the peace for six months. you rsel ves in £ 10 each and two others in £ 5 each.-Tne Mayor reprove 1 Johll Sullivan for his demeanour in court. ASSAULT.—John Tobin was charged with assaulting Jas. Sul- livan ill Kenton's Court,on Friday evening. Tins a-sault arose out of the riot referreLl to in the last case. A witnes1 named Cain more that Tobin struck James Sullivan on his head with a poker. Another witness named Cornelius Mauly swore tbat Tobiu did nut strike !lim.-The Magistrates convicted T0biu in the penalty 0t 20s., including costs, in default 0f payment to be imprisoned for fourteen days. Al-otoea- ier into sureties to keep the peace for six mouths,—himself in £ 10 and two others in £ '5 each. COWARDLY ASSAULT.— Ja nes Griffin, rail-inspector under the Dowlais Company, (re3i.ling at Cardiff, we believe; was charged with the following wanton and cowardly ùutrag, A slightly-built lad, named William Williams, who we un- derstand is almost totally friendless said, -1 was coming down by the Hayes, by Davis's shop, on SaturdaT night at about half-past teu o'clock. This man heaved me oil the pavement. I did nut say auything to him first, He knocked me down scusdess. He kicked me in the side till I was senseless. I know no mote. I had done not/dug nor said nothing to him before. I know nothing of him. I do not know Ùlat I ever saw the mau b fore. The Mayor to Griffin Well, YOll hear what he say?. Do you wish to a-k him any questions Griflin; He struck IDe lirst. This reply excited the contemptuous indignation of a crowded court, as the utmost strength of the poor hapless boy, whose cheek had almost been laid open by a kick from hi, huge IIssail:1nl. could scucely have made au impression upon a hearty IllaU. "1..rKaret Ihrry, an unfortunate girl, s:.riJ,-1 was coming down along" ,¡tll Ihisllttle boy—walking side by side on the pavement—svhen this mall caule on between us — separated us violently — flinging me against the wall alld tbe boy into the middle of the street. The boy got up, and we went into Caroline Street. It was then ascertaine(1 that the boy, in his anxiety to be brief. hJ,1 passed over some immaterial circumstances. Margaret Barry continued: We were both talking to- gether in Caroline-street when James Griffin cane over and asked us were we saying anything to him. He stood in a posture of fighting—[that is. confronting a woman and a child]—and I said to him—"James Griffin, do nut strike the boy," when as soon a3 1 said so he struck me on my eye sen-eless against the wall. [Witness's left eye "as much discoloured and swollen,J When I was called out of the house the boy was senseless un the ground. P.O. Thomas Mor^au I saw this boy carried in to the cellars. He was bleeding and looking very poorly. I -ent for a doctor. I took the defendant out of the Milford Arms beer-house. Superintendent Stockdaie: The Milford Arms is a. brothel of the worst description and the defendant, who is a mar- ried man and an inspector of rails under the Dowlais Com- pany, was there drinking. P.C. Morgan; He was not altogether sober. He had been drinking in company with a lot of girls. For the defence, a mason named Robert Hurd was called but his evidence proved of no funher avail than to confirm the impression made by previous witnesses. The Mayor then addressed Griffin, saying,—" It has been clearly proved that you have committed an outrageous as- sault on this boy and that your conduct has been very dis- graceful as a man-mOle disgraceful still as a married man. I hope it will be a warning to you.Fined 40s. and cost3; in default of payment to be imprisoned for fourteen days. Superintendent Stockdaie: Will you adjudicate for the assault on the woman, Sir 1 The Mayor She does not complain. Superintendent Stockdaie Oh yes. Sir, she does. The Mayor We consider it all one transaction. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—John Gleeson, an Irish lodging- house keeper, Whitmore Lane, was charged with having attempted to drown himself in the canal. He quarrelled with his wife; and being determined to stand no nonsense he rushed out of his house and into the canal. When his ardour had been somewhat cooled he was got out by the police, who were obliged to procure the services of a person to watch him. He admitted that he was drunk.—Fined 5s. and costs. INTEKTEKING WITH THE POLICE.— Henry Nelmes, sea- man, of the Economy, of Gloucester, and Charles Adams, seaman, of the Trusty, of Bristol, weie charged by P.C. Abraham Waterhouse, with having been disorderly in Lewis-street. Nelmes was taken into custody, upon which Adams attempted to rescue him. As the men were not violent the case was dismissed. OBSCENITY.—Margaret Miller, an unfortunate girl, was committed to the House of Correction, there to be kept to hard labour for fourteen days, for using obscene language on the public streets at a quarter past eleven on Friday ni^ht. P.C. Nash gave the necessary evidence. BITTEN BY A DOG.-James Mitchell, watchman under the Talr Vale Company, was charged by Catherine Donovan, (an Irishwoman) with having set his dog at her, causing the ferocious animal to lacerate her leg with his fangs. The evidence negatived the charge, and the case was dismissed, —the dog having suddenly ran on and bitten the woman. STEALING SAND. —Catherine Donov m (complainant in last case) was then charged by Mr. Fisher, Geueral Superin- tendent of the Taff Yale Kailway, with having stolen sand, —the property of the company.—Mr. Fisher said that pri- soner and other women were continually trespassing on the company's line, which they endangered by stealing portions of the works. They had been often warned; and it was while trespassing the prisoner had been bitten. This wo- man had been caught four times stealing coal.—Case dis- missed with the concurrence of Mr. Fisher, as the woman's leg had been torn by the dog. AN IMPROPER BALANCE.—J. Hopkins was charged with having unlawfully, and wilfully, and improperly used an inaccurate balance (01 scales) in Cardiff Market.— The de- fendant did not appear; but sent his wife, who admitted it was an improper balance, but they did not know it at the time. She proceeded,—"I came to Cardiff with my scales quite correct; aud on the way the two sides of the scales came off. I brought them to market in that state. When they were put up in the market my husband said the scales would not balance. I put this hook oil one side; but never weighed anything with it,1.\lr. Gregory, market-constable, said that the beams were quite correct; but that the iron- hook caused one side to over-balance the other. It was hung at the meat end of the beam. Mr. Gregory saw the scales used three or four times while iu that state.—The Mayor: Well, then, this iron-hook was weighed as meat — Mr. Gregory: It was, sir.—The Mayor: 1 had information con- veyed to me that there was great inaccuracy in the weights used in Cardiff Market; and I desired Mr. Yorath to inspect them. He found a great number inaccurate. Originally there were four pairs of public scales provided for the mar- ket, but one of them was stolen consequently, there are only three now for the public use. Many said that the private scales were exceedingly inaccurate and the weights deficient. 1, consequently, gave Gregory strict charge to be more careful in future. This is the first case which he has discovered. We are not disposed to press the case as this is the tirst, as we hope that in future parties will be more cautious. I believe it is the intention of the finance com- mittee to provide regular scales. This case is dismissed— Payment of costs (6s. 6..1.) was subsequently ordered. NUISANCES.—Superintendent Stockdaie drew (he attention of the magistrates to various nuisances in different parts of the town; and also to the water used at the Slaughter Houses and to thedungheaps which are permitted to remain there— polluting the air and (there can be no doubt) tainting the meat.—The Magistrates said that all Mr. Stockdale's reports should be attended to. STEALING WOOD — Margaret Williams (a decenl looking married woman) was charged by the police with stealing tim- ber form the works of the South Wales Railway, and using it as fire-wood; but as no one appeared to prosecute she wa s discharged. An application was made for a warrant against a shipwright named John Lucas who refuses to contribute towards the sup- port of a child of which he has been adjudged to be the fUe UtiTe father. A conditional order made.
POETRY.
POETRY. -J THE DEFORMED CHILD. The little or.e was weak and frail, Unlike the laughing crew, Who rich in health, and strength, and Jouth, Their noisy sports pursue. s The neighbours said when he was gone It was a hlest release ;— But ye may not by such sophistries A mother's grief appease. » Sloe misses aJl the anxious fears His failing health inspired She misses all the constant carr3 His feeble state rcquir'd. And it seems as if in losing him :he bore a greater blow, Than had God summoneu one of those Whu did not need her so. TeOlrful she looks upon his crutch, And un his vacant chair; As if t11"t sweet, pale, littie face, Might even yet be there. There are mysteries in a mother's love, Aid well mankind may boast, She clings with double tenderness To those" h'J need it must. • V I S lOX E D JOY. Fu!! oft by many an irp.a; bright Our path of life is crvs»'d, Whose lorn', long f",deillrum 1111' sight, 13 not tn memory lost, A,1,1 thus 1'11'111 yonder sririt3' house, [n visions to the soul, ill t: oughts of Miai.gest beauty come, Thdt muok the miud's control. In vain our hearts repine, When false our pleasures prove; Our lot is ever to resiaa The joy that m0st we love. Perchance for purpose high, unknown To eaithiy wi-ihjiu's price, That yet the humble heart may own, Is joy to mall denied. And when the sainted soul shall soar To worlds where sin is nul, Their bowers of bliss may yet restore Those visiolls unfurguto
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E eeL E S I A S TIC A L I N TEL 1.1 G E N C E. [FROM THE MORNING rosT.] The foilowiug preferments and appointments have taken place DEANERY RURAL. The Ivev. Henry Edward Abney to the Deanery Rural of DeroY. ° r.ECTOTtI ES. The Rev. II, EUridge to the ltectoryof Desford, Lei- Ct' ersh ire. The Rev. J. H. Toivnsend to the Rectory of East Down, Devon The Rev. John Miles Cux to the Rectory of Church- K"0wl. Dorset. Tiie Rev. Thomas Dix to the Rectory of Thwaite All Saillt", Norfolk. The Rev. WiiliaTi Wilkinson to the Rectory of llamblc- dnn, Surrey The Rev. Henry Butler to the Rectory of Llandystll<), Moirjioineryshire. TLC Rev. George Granado Graham Foster Pigott to the Rectory of Abm^don-in-the-Clay, Cambridgeshire. The Hev. Gèúrge Liwless to tile Rectory of CIon beg, Tip e.ary. The Rev. Francis Lear to the Rectory of Bishopston, Wilts, The Rev. II. Cag in to Ihe Rectory 01 Upwaltham, Sussex. The Rev R. H. Cooda( re to the Rectory of Water1ali, Will the Perpetual Curaey of Cauhlon, St 'ffoidshire. The Rev. H. R. Smythe to the Rectory uf llcctJury, Salop. VICARAGES. The Rev. H. C. Knox to the Vicarage of Lechlade, (;)1: e i T-ii it1. Th.- R-v. Lhn Montague Haa,L,¡1I to the Vicarage of Latiiih HI H :di.)p. Norfolk. The Rev. Divtd Evans to the Vicarage of Llaogathen, C irrn irthenshire. The Rev. William Lloyd to the Vicarage of Whitechurch, 1):. ,:ibf'>keshire. The Rev. l-Ienry ParsonJ to the Vicarage of Much Dew- church, Herefordshire. The Hey. William Gill to the Vicarage of Kirk Malew, Isle of .Man. The Rev. Richard D,iwki:1S to the Vicarage of Bdtws, Montgo nervshire. The Rev. Ctiarles Macdonuell to the Vicarage of Garris- to > n, Dublin. The Hey. Robert A, Parke to the Vicarage of ClondufT, D ;wnsh reo The Hev. T S. :or.ck tn the Vicarage of the Union of Innistiosje, and Prebend of Clonamen. county Kilkenny. ïhe Hev. C. E. Prichard to the Vicarage of Holywell, Oxford. The Rev. C. nnrney tf) the Vicaf:1ze of Halstead, F.ise". The lie' John Gritlith tu the Vicarage of Llauynyf, Den Lighohi re. CURACIES, &c. The Jtev. John Stock to the Perpetual Curacy of St. George's, Chorley, Lancashire. The Rev. E. Roberts to the Curacy of Belles Owen, near Birmingham. '1 be Hev. D. Carles to the Chapldillcy of Warwick Gaol. The Rev. Georsje Appicby Cuxson to the Chaplaincy of the Ducks County Gaol. The Rev Robert Simpson to the Chaplaincy of the Drill- tol Bridewell. The Rev. J. R. Harding to the Curacy of Sedburg, West Riding of Yorkshire. The Rev. D. Evans. Vicar of Llangafelach; to the Incum- bency of St. John's, chapel of ease, }lorristO:I. The Rev. Edward Evans to the Perpetual Curacy of Ej 1 wy-nevvydd, Cardiganshire. The Rev. Thumas Lewis 10 the Slippndjary Curacy of Gareinon, in the parish of L1angyfd"ch. Glamorganshire. The Rev. W. E. Brckley to be Professur of Clas3ical Literature at the East India College, Huileybury. The Rev. Donald Walker Cameron to the Incumbency of the Episcopal Church at Girvan, diocese of Glasgow and Galloway. The Rev. William Strong Hore to the Curacy of All Saints' and St. Julian's, Norwich. The Rev, George Maximilian Slatter to be Lecturer in the Cathedral Church of Exeter, on saints* days, See., 13.;0-51. The Hev. Horatio Nelsou William Corayn to the Perpe- tual Curacy of W olcott, Norfolk. The Rev. John Eddowes to the Stipendiary Curacy of Loppington, Salop. The Rev. William Doyle to the Stipendiary Curacy of St. Saviour's, Chorlton. The Rev. Francis Buckley Broadbent to the Stipendiary Curacy of Chorley. The Rev. C, A. Marratt to the Assistant Curacy of Beù- ford Chap\:1. Exeter. The Rev. F. W. Roherton to the Perpetual Curacy of Trinity Chapel, Brighton. The Rev. Robert Paul Bent, to the Curacy of St. Mat. thew, \V 01 verhalll pton. The Hev. Thos, Brutton to the Curacy of Brixliam, Devon. The Rev. Charles Leopold Stanley Clarke to De organising Secretary S.P.G.F.P., for the diocese of Chichester. The ROev. E. Lane to be Chaplain to the Right Hon. the Earl of Airlie. The Rev. 11. Jones to the Curacy of St. John's, Nottingham. The Hev, J. Richarùsoo to the Curacy of Staluoine, Lan- caster. The Rev. Sidney Phillip Robertson to the Perpetual Curacy of Rowton, Salop. The Hev. John Sargent, of St. George's, Douglaa, Lan- cashire, to be Diocesan Inspector of Schools. The Rev. Hugh Martin Short to be Surrogate in the Diocese of Ripon. The Rev. David Williams, orgtlnising Secretary S.P.G.F.P. for tile dioceses of St. Asaph aod Bangor. The Hev, Samuel Mountjoy Smith to lhe Curacy of Stud lev, Warwickshire. The Rev. Jermyn Pratt has been appointed Chaplain to the Sheriff of Norf01k. The Rev. Thomas Cox to be Assistant Master in the Upper Department of the Grammar School, Preston. The Hew. Talbot Aden Leigh Greaves to the Stipendiary Curacy of St. Joho, .\Li}tield, Staffordshire. The Rev. David Pniiips Lewis to the Perpetual Curacy of Bnttinfzdon, Montgomeryshire. The Rev. John Sedgwick to be Senior Classical Master of the Ordnance School. Carshalton, Surrey. The Rev. John Sllellcy to the Perpetual Curacy of Bradley, Staffordshire. SCRÏWGATES,- The following clergymen have beet1 ap- pointed Surrogales for the granting of Marriage Licenses in the counties of Oxford, Berks, and Buckingham, and for preving wills iu the county of Oxford The Rev. P. Bliss, lhe Rev. Jacob Ley, the Rev. Robert Walker, the Rev, William Langford, the Rev. William Rawlings, the Rev. James Henry Ashurlt, the Hev. Richard Philip Goldswor- thy Tiddemau, the Rev. George Riggs, the Rev. Thomas Dand, the Rev. John James Campbell, the Rev. Edward Clajton, and the Rev. James Gerald Joyce, Burford. RIGHT lÜv, DR. EWJ.NG.—We understand the Right Rev, Alexander E*iDg, late Incumbent of St. John Epis- copal Chapel, Forres, lias been appointed, in consequence of the increasing age and infirmities of tbe Ordinary, to visit the diocese 01 Moray, &c. The Rev J. Amirau Jeremia, D.D., of Trinity College, Dean and Professor of the East India Company's Civil College, Haileybury, has resigned that office, in consequence uf having been appointed Hegius Professor of Divinity, in tlds University. TESTIMONIALS -The following clergymen have recently been presented with testimonials of esteem and affection :— The Itev. Joho Boyle, Incumbent of St. Mark's Portobello, near Edinburgh the Rev. Bryan King, of St. George's in the East, London the Rev. R. P. Wandby, from the teach- ers of the Croston Sunday-school; Rev. W. Wilkinson, late Curate of Lytchett-Minister, Dorset, from the parishioners; the Rev. George W. Lungmead, Garrison Chaplain, Ply- mouth, from Lieutenant-Colonel Ale-siter and tbe ofIicers of the :28th. on the depRrture of the re#{iment; the Hey. W. Eade, frolD the inhabitants of Moor Monkton and Hessay, Y orksl1ire; the Rev. E. D. Tinling, Government Inspector, frum the schoolmasters of National Schools the Rev. Francis Parsons, late Curate of Saint John's, Manchester, trom the congregation the Rev. Edward Roberts, Curate of the Episcopal Church at Kiug8wood, near Manchester, frum the congregation toe Rev. John Stock, late Curate of the parish Church, Chorley, from the congregation; the Rev. Jolin Griffith, late Incumbent of Llannerchymedd, from the inhabilants of Llannerchytnedd, Cordana, and other fl iends; the Hev. William Blackburn, Secretary aud Geueral SuperIntendeJlt of the Manchester City Mis8ion, from its frienù3 and supporters. ORDINATIONS APPOINTED TO BE HOLDE:s.-Trinity Sun- day.-Arclrbishop of Canterbury, Bishop of Bath and Wells, at Wells; Bishop uf London Bishop of Chester, at Chester Bishop of Chichester at Chichester Bishop of Ely, at Ely; Bishop of Exeter, at Exeter; Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, at Gloucester; Bishop of Hereford, at Hereford; Bishop of Lichfield; Bishop of Lincoln; Bishop of Llan- dafi Bishop of Manchester; Bishop of Oxford Bishop of Peterborough, at Peterborough. Sr. Peter's Day.-Biøhop of Winchester. July 7.—Bishop of Winchester. September 22.—Bishop oC Worcester, at Worcester.
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SMITH FIELD, MO.NL>v. The arrival of beasts and sheep from the Continent lliU port of Loudon duriug the past week has been very small. The official return gives only 105 oxen, 87 cows, 40 calves, J and 402 sheep, making a total of only G10 head. The tranc ai Suiithfield to day was a little boiler, the sup- ply being laiher short, aud ihe demand somewhat better. 1'iie supply ot beef comprised full 3,200 bead, tor which ihe demand was good, Lut no advance oil the rates of last week was obtained. The current rates were, for prime Scots 3s. 4.1 and I"r inferior quality 2s. 6.1. and 3s. per stone, which is at the rate of 5d.,4id., and 3jd. pei lb. Of sheep there welts below 2!),U00 bead on show. Tne mutton trade was active, and the salesmen were enabled to obtain a rise of 4d. per stone on downi and half-breds. the former selling at 4s. 2d. in the wool, and the latter al 3s. iUJ. Polled sheep were id. per stone dearer, the rate being 3s. 2d. These quotations are equal to 6^.1., 5jd and 4iJ. per lb, wholesale. The veal trade was steady, ai ot. lo 4s. per sioue. Lambs went otl steadily also, at os. to 5s. 10d■, being a shade higher iu pric?. In pork no change occurred. Comparative Statemeul of Prices io Market. Per stone of bib., (sinking the otfal. ) lieef 2s.Gd ,3s.0d.,3s.4d. Pork 3s. 0J.. 3s. 8-i. Mutton.3s.0d.,3'.lUd., 4s.2d. I Lamb ,5s.0d.,6s. lOd. Veal 3s. 0d., 4s.0d. I Head of Callie at Market. Beasts.. 3.239 ) Sneep.. 19.700 I Calves.120 I Pigs.. 280 llAY and ST It AW, per Load of 36 trusses. Hay, 92 ill. 6d. to .,C3 10s. Od. 11 Clover 0 5s, Od. to £ 4 10s. 0J. Straw. i; I h. Od. to £ 1 Us. Od.
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T ii lu Ai E i" A L TRADE. JE s. d. If. 8. d. IRON—Bar,bolt,& square, London.ton 5 15 0— COO Nail rods 0 0 0— 6 la u Hoops. 7 15 O-M 0 0 Sheets 0 0 0— & 15 0 Bars, at Cardiff aud Newport. 0 0 0- 0 0 Ueliued metal, Wales 3 5 0-310 0 Do. anthracite. 0 0 0— 3 15 0 pi6,, No. 1, WiLles, 3 0 0- 3 5 0 JJo. do. hot-blast 0 0 0- 2 15 0 Do., No. I, Clyde.net cash 2 4 0- 2 5 0 Blewitt's Patent Ueliued Iron > t'r for bars, rails. See., tree 011" 0 0 0— 3 15 0 board at Newl)oi Do., do., for tin-plates, boiler J plates, See., ditto J w U u 4 10 u Stirling's Patent ( in Glasgow. 2 17 0- 3 0 0 Toughened Pigs$iu Wales. 3 10 u- 3 15 0 Staffordshire bars, at the works 0 0 0— ti 0 0 Pigs, in Staffordshire 0 0 0 3 5 0 Kails 5 0 0— 5 5 0 Chairs 0 0 U 4. U 0 Swedish 12 10 0—12 0 U COND 0 0 0-0 0 0 PSl 0 0 0- 0 0 0 GourieU. 0 U 0— 0 0 0 Archangel 0 0 0 0 0 0 STEBL—Swedish keg 0 0 0—14 15 0 Do. faggot 0 0 0—lo 0 0 CorPBR—Sheets, sheathing & bolts., lb. 0 0 U— 0 0 10 Tou.hcake .tou. 0 0 0-8810 „ Tile 0 0 0-1)7 10 0 Otdeopper.ib. U 00-00 8i South Americau, ill bond 0 0 0— 0 0 I) i LBAD—Pig ton 18 6 0-18 10 o Sheet. iy 5 ?—1915 0 lied lead iy 0 U—19K) 0 White ditto 0 0 0-2,) 0 0 Patent shot 0 0 0-2"1 0 0 Spanish, in bond 0 0 0-17 10 U American ditto 0 0 0- 0 0 0 TIN—Block cwt. 0 0 0- 4 0 0 Bar,; 0 0 0- 4 1 0 Hctmcd. 0 0 0- 4 11 0 Bauca, in bottd. 4 2 0— 3 17 0 Straits. 4 0 0— 3 15 0 lleruviaik ( 6 ino 21 p. cetit. dis.) 0 0 0- 0 ú 0 TIN I'LATBS—iC Coke .box I 8 U- 1 íI (J lC Charcoal. 1 12 0— 1 13 0 IX. ditto 0 0 0— 1 0 SPELTER—Plates, warehoused .ton, 15 tj 0-16 0 0 Do., to arrive 0 0 0— 0 0 0 ZINO—English sheet ton. 0 0 0 22 0 0 lb. 0 0 0- 0 4 0 » SATURDAY, APHIL 20, lsod. Published by the sole Proprietor, lIENUY WEBBER, at his residence, Crockherbtown, in the Parish of Saiu John the Baptist, in the Town of Carditi' aud Comity of Glamorgan, and Printed by him at his General 1 riming Office in Duke-street, in the said Parish Of Saiut John, in the Town and Couuty aforesaid. Advertisements aud Orders received by the following Agents :— b LONDON: Messrs. Barker & White, 33, Fleet-st. Messrs. Newton & Co., 5, Warwick-square Mr. U. Ueynell, 42, Chancery-laue Mr. Deacon, -1, Walbiook, near the Mansion-house; Mr. Joseph Thomas, 1, Finch-lane, Cornhill; Mr. Hammond, 27, Lombard-street; Mr. C. Barker, 12, Birchin-lane W. Dawson and Sott, 74, Cannon-street, City; Messrs. S. and E.J. Eyre, HI, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street; Mr. W. Thomas, 21, Catherine-street, Strand; Mr. W. Kineaid, 43, Hastings-street, Burton-crescent. LOCAL AGENTS ABERDARE. Mr. Thos. Evans, Schoolmaster BRECON Mr. John Evans, Clerk of Peace Oltice BUIDGEND Mr. W. Leyshon, Stamp Oflice BIIISXOL 11. M. Kuox, News Agent, &c., 10, York- Place, Brandon Hill. MERTHYR MI. H. W. White, Stationer NEWBRIDGE Mr. C. Bassett, Chemist, &c. NEWPORT Mr. M. Evans, Stationer NEATH Mr. W. P. llees SWANSEA Mr. E. GtitHths, Printer, High-street TAlI3ACH.Mr. James Bird, Cwin Avon Work. And by all Postmasters and Clerks on the Koad This paper is regularly filed in London at Lloyd's Coffee-house, Cit), -Peel's Colfee-house, Fleet-btreet v -The Chapter Colfee-house, St. FaiU'i.—Deacou's Coffee-house, Walbrook.