The Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette

MERTHYR AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. Sir John Guest paired with Mr. Robert Stephenson. on Friday, the 11th of April, upon the question of the exemption of tenant farmers from the assessed taxes. SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—On Saturday, at one of the mine pits on the Cyfaithfa side of Aberdare mountain, a little girl five years old, rejoicing in the multitudinous title of Mary Tomos Shenkin William Richard, who was placed to ride upon a loaded tram, fell under, and was verv severely injured. One of her legs was nearly broken off. Mr. Russell, the surgeon, completed what the trams had left undone; and under his care the little patient is doing well. PENYDARRAN.—At the close of last week an accident occurred to the machinery at these works, which threat- ened for a moment to be very destructive but fortunately the machinery was instantly stopped, and the damage done is no more than can be repaired in a few days. INQUESTS—On the 9th. at the Castle Inn, before Mr. Morgan, on the body of Eliza Dennis, aged 10 years who died from the effects of burning. Verdict, Accidental death. On the 12th, at the Dowlais Inn, before the same coroner, on the body of Charles Jackson, aged 26, found dead near the old forge at five that morning. Verdict accordingly,—On the same day and at the same place, ou the body of Mary Ford, aged 10 years. Verdict, Died by the Visitation of God. NARROW ESCATK.—Johnson described London as a place "where falling houses thunder over your head," and it appears as if our new buildings were about to ob- tain for us a similar notoriety. Some time ago we noted the falling down of a new pine end and this week we have to record a similar occurrence. On Wednesday morn- ing, the pine end of a new house fell down in conse- quence of being undermined by cutting the foundation for a house to adjoin it. The house was tenanted at the time, and there was a child in bed in an upstairs room; but fortunately all the inmates escaped. The crackling of the wall gave notice of the impending catastrophe, and all the people about the place had time to get out of harm's way. THE CIRCUS.—The arrival of Madame Macarte's troop of equestrians was the great fact of Monday; the streets weie thronged with expectant thousands, and, as each had some rematk to make on the pageant for the edification of some one else, there was a perpetual hum of tittle tallle from one end of High-street to the other; but whatever reflections or sage observations were lost to the public services in the Babel of noises, all was dire confusion, and not a word was intelligible VVe hear the sound of words, Their sense the air dissolves urjoiuted Ere they reach the ear." At last the band did come, and the Lilliputian carriages and the capering horses, and the pretty women, and lots ot other sights. In the evening came the grand rush to ,1 6.. Was filled to suffocation, aud became ecu e y unpleasant and very uncomfortable. More persons admitted than the place could in any way f i n?^ St iC,r°Wds Were all^ed f°rce their way free of charge. Thereupon there was such a scene hats were lost, bonnets crumpled, fighting here, pushing there, shearing on this side and fainting on that; and taken altogether there was such an uproar as is not often to be seen, even in Merthyr but at last some kind of order was restored,-Mr. Wrenn did the state essential service —and a great many persons who could not see at all, had tickets given them to come next day. This was an act of justice; but we cannot refrain from censuring the man- agement for letting in such^in excessive crowd of persons. In going away next morning en route for Aberdare, the driver of the chief carriage brought his vehicle in contact with the corner of the iron bridge, by which accident two persons were thrown off; but escaped unhurt. THE YOVNG MEN'S SOCIETY.—The first discussion took place on Tuesday evening, when there was a pretty full attendance. The subject was, "Of which of her great men has England most reason to be proud." Mr. Morgan Williams took the Chair on the occasion, and Cromwell, Alfred, Peel, Bacon, and Robert Raikes were among the number selected by Messrs. Andrew Fuller, E. Haines, T. Stephens. L. R. Lum'ey, and others. LEARNING IN DIFFICULTIES—We do not well know how to explain the lact; but it is well known that the neighbourhood of Pontmorlais, is famous for its learning. Once in the lapse of ages past, it boasted a Mechanics' Institute; since that it has had a monthly organ of its own and now, though the institute is no more, and the organ is dead, the people still maintain their reputation for learning. On any da) of the week, a knot of men may be found lounging on the Morlais bridge, equal to the discussion of any topic in existence; the Penydarran puddlers are competent to manage anything, from a penny whistle to a German flute, from cajoling an innkeeper to the government of a kingdom. Yet strong as Pontmor. lais usually is in the intellectual department, it latterly received a formidable accession in the person of a learned gentleman," who condescended to reside for a little time at a neighbouring tavern. 1*he new inan had the lebst touch in the world of an Hybernian accent, and g«ve out that though learned in most sublunary matters, his chief strength lay in the law. In this department our friend was very strong, and for the edification of anxious listeners would hold out for hours together. Some of his hearers, who had been once or twice in our police courts, remarked a certain originality in our friend's legal notions, which did not tally well with the law as laid down from the local bench, and communicated their doubts to the landlord but the orator immediately inun- dated his audience with Papinian and the Pandeets, Blackstone and his commentaries, and with frequent references to C'hitty 011 Bills, and Coke upon Lyttleton, until under the influence of this blaze of learning, the hearers smothered their scepticism; and the landlord, who intends to oppose Sir John Guest at the next elec- tion, became occasionally full of eloquence in his exposi- tions of the lex non scripla. The learned gentleman was sometimes absent on particular business, and as was shrewdly suspected, in attendance at the superior courts but after having enlightened the natives for a couple of weeks, treated his friends several times to glasses round, and run up a long score, the philosopher, with that for- getfulness incident to great minds, departed without giv- ing notice of the fact, and forgot to pay his bill. The future M.P. threatens to kill his learned visitor when he catches him and we in the meantime note down the exploits of JEREMY DIDDLER, A few other facts in the history of the illustrious stranger have since transpired prior to taking his departure, he raised the wind to the tune of 5s, by sending two coats up Uncle Blooms' spout; and Poll Sweedlepipes, the neighbouring barber, found the ticket in some gunpowder tea, which he had purchased of the learned lawyer. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MAY 10.—(Sittings in Banco before Lord Chief Justice Cresswell, Mr. Justice Williams, and Mr. Justice Talfourd.) — RICHARDS versus LEWIS.—DOE DEM. RICHARDS versus LEWIS.—Mr. Chil- ton, Q.C., and Mr. Pulling, showed cause against rules obtained in the present term by Mr. Keating, to have the verdicts returned for the plaintiff in these cases set aside, and nonsuits entered. The arguments of counsel occupied the court nearly two days. Mr. Keating, Q.C„ and Mr. Grove, having been heard at great length in support of the rule,—The Lord Chief Justice delivered the judgment of the Court. It was held clear that Mrs. Saunders had a right to settle the estate as she thought proper prior to her marriage. Whatever a court of equity might do in such a case, it was clear that no impediment existed at law. The rule, therefore, in the ejectment case, would be discharged. The effect of this would be to give the estates to the claimant under Rhys Morgan. The verdict in the action of detinue must be set aside, and a nonsuit entered, because sufficient evidence had not been given in that action that proper diligence had been exercised to produce the original deed of 18#). Secondary evidence of ils contents, therefore, could not be given under the circumstauces. Rules accordingly. Discharged as to the ejectment, and made absolute in the action of detiaue.

ABERDARE PETTY SESSIONS—THURSDAY. [Before H. A. Bruce, Esq., W. Thomas, Esq., and G. R. Morgan, Esq.] SERIOUS CHARGE. Thomas Davies and Richard. Davies, two young men, were charged with having pushed one William Morgan out of a house, whereby he sustained a fracture of his skull. Morgan was a cripple; and a surgeon's certificate was this day produced to show that his life is in immi- nent danger. Mr. Bruce asked whether the man had been pushed out. and whether any further violence had been used P.S. Parsons understood it was merely a simple push but from the contradictory nature of the statements that had been made, he was not in a position to give an ac- count of the transaction. Rees Morgan, haulier in the Plough pit, said On Tuesday night I saw my brother pushed out of the house by Richard Davies. 1 can say nothing of the other de- fendant. They were carrying him out to the door, and then they chucked him out of their hands. He fell upon the crown of his head, and then turned over. I picked him up. I spoke to him, but he could not speak—he was perfectly insensible. I examined his head, and Mr. Jones told me it was fractured. Mr. Bruce said this was not an ordinary case of push- ing men who lift a man up and then throw him out violently must intend to do some bodily mischief. Rees Morgan said, in reply to Mr. Bruce, that his bro- ther was a cripple in consequence of injuries received in his spine some years since. William Thomas, of Aberaman, collier, said I was in the house at the time, and I think the last witness brought two chairs in. I told Thomas Davies this—" As long as you got the key of the house put everything out and lock the door." William Morgan was trying to go out. I went out, and he came tumbling after me but I do not know who threw him out. He came upon hia hands and knees, and afterwards fell upon his face. P.S. Parsons apprehended Thomas Davies, and told him the nature of the charge, to which the defendant replied—" I only pushed him." The assault seemed to have originated in a contest for the possession of a house, of which Thomas Davies had the key. The defendants were remanded for a week, but were subsequently liberated on putting in bail to the amount of ten pounds each. CAUTION TO PUBLICANS. William Evans, landlord of the Blacksmith's Arms, beerhouse, at Hirwaun, was charged by P. S. Parsons with having kept his house open at eleven o'clock on the 30th April.—Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined Is. and costs, as it was his Srst onence. Lewis James, of the Mountain Ash, pleaded guilty to a similar charge, and was similarly dealt with. Thomas Howells, of the 1..amb and Flag, Aberaman, pleaded guilty to a similar charge. He was fined some years ago, and the magistrates, therefore, made a distinc- tion in his case by convicting him iu the penalty of 10s. and costs. THE TRUCK PRINCIPLE. William Stephens was charged with the non-payment of wages to Michael M'Cragh, an Irish labourer, who claimed 15s. 8d. The complainant having made his ttatement, the defendant produced his book containing an account of the number of days on which M'Cragh had worked tor him and the sums received by him. But it appeared that only about 4s. had been paid in money, and the remainder in shop goods or orders on a shop. Mr. Bruce said that from the defendant's statement it appeared that M'Cragh had not behaved very honorably to his former employer, but still the latter had acted illegally: the magistrates must be guided by the law, and their order was that the applicant must be paid the sum claimed by him. THE CASE AGAINST THE ABERDARE IRON COMPANY. The nature of the proceedings against this company is abundantly evident from our report of what transpired last week, and which we may briefly repeat is a charge of keeping a truck shop." Mr. C. H. James appeared in support of the infor- mation and Mr. Stone, bamster-at-law, Bristol, for the company, being instructed by Mr. Smith, of Merthyr, and Mr. E. B. Edwards, of Pontypool. The proceedings excited considerable interest. Mr. James withdrew the information laid last week, and stated that he intended going on with another. This withdrawal, we understand, was in consequence of an opinion thrown out by Mr. Bruce, that the service of the summons upon Mr. Fothergill, at Hensol Castle, and not upon the members of the company at their ordi- nary place of business, was not a good service, inasmuch as it was upon "Rowland Fothergill and others" at Hensol Castle, and not upon the Aberdare Iron Com- pany. Mr. Stone asked that the case should be dismissed, as the opposite party could not withdraw an information of this natuie, after it had been so far heard. Mr. James consented to have it dismissed. Mr. Stone applied for the costs. Mr. James said that as the case was not dismissed upon its merits, but on a technical point, he should oppose the application. Mr. Bruce, after a few words of explanation, made an order for the usual costs, which will be very slight. Mr. James said he would willingly make the company a present of two sovereigns, as he intended to get them all back. Mr. Stone Of course. There is nothing like doing a thing willingly when you must do it on compulsion (laughter). The case this day proceeded with was an information against Mr. Richard Fothergill for having paid one David Williams otherwise than in the current coin of the realm. David Williams examined: A full report of his evi- dence was given by us last week, and therefore it is quite unnecessary to repeat it in this impression. On this occasion he said in addition—" They told me that Mr. Richard Fothergill was manager over all the works." The witness was going on to state the orders that he had received from Jenkin Howell respecting the trap shop, when- Mr. Stone interposed an objection by saying that if the sub-agent had given an illegal order, surely the company, his employers, ought not to be held responsible for that order. Admitting that this shop was the property of Mr. Richard Fothergill, and that Jenkin Howell had directed the men to buy their goods there, surely Mr. Fothergill ought not to be held responsible unless it could be proved that Jenkin Howell acted under his directions. Mr. Bruce fully admitted the principle that a master was not to be held responsible for the illegal conduct of his agent; but as the evidence went to show the system carried ou in connexion with this case, and as there was nothing illegal in telling a man, You must go and deal in that shop," he (Mr. Bruce) was of opinion that the evidence was admissible. D tvid Williams then went on to describe the system of payment recently introduced into this district by the company in question, for which see our last week's report. Cross-examined I never had any conversation with Mr. Richard Fothergill as to my dealing in the shop. I never spoke a word to him in my life. He never directly or indirectly interfered with me as to the manner in which I received my wages. I have been twice to the shop my- self,—once I got a pair of shoes, and the second time a book neither goods nor money. I have aaid that Jenkin Howell told me that they expected me to deal in the shop by "they" I thought 118 meant the masters,—I had no one else to think of. I cannot say whether I could have goods in other shops 011 credit or not. I was buying some little in other shops, which I paid for with money earned as my wages Hannah Williams, wife of last witness, was then ex- amined. Mr. Bruce's notes of her evidence last week weie read to her, stated by her to be correct, and by an arrangement they were admitted in this proceeding. A similar course was adopted with the witness George Newton. Cross-examined: I told you the other day that I dealt with John. He put me in the county court for £3 15s. 9d. I have not yet paid any part of it. Re-examined The reason I did not pay was that the people of the new shop took the biggest part of my pay. Hannah Newton, wife of last witness, was then qatled, and her evidence read by \1r, Bruce. Cross-examined: There was something to prevent me dealing in other shops. I had no money to pay. No- body compelled me to go to the company's shop. I do not know Mr. Richard Fothergill. I never asked for money but once, when I was told I ought to have asked the previous day. I spent the money I received at the office at different shops. I found no fault with the goods I had at Mr. Lewis's some of the things were dearer than they could be had at other places. I Paid Mr. ( Lewis 3s. 9d for a quarter of a cwt. of flour, and I ob- tained the same quantity for my lodgers, at other shops, for 3s. 6d. I have been put in the county court by Mr. Philip John since the company's shop began. Ite-examined: Mr. Morgau told me at the company's office,—" Mrs. Newton, there is no draw for you unless you came last night; but there's the shop for you." Mr. James Then for that week you had no means of getting victuals except you went to the shopt Hannah Newton: No. Mr. James: That's what I call "compulsion," Mr. Stone. Mr. Stone: Before you exult in that manner, Mr. James, just see what the answer is worth. She has already said she could get credit in other shops. M r. James: Yes, but they could not deal in other shops. Mr. Bruce: No, they did not. I suppose there is a principle of honour among them which prevents their dealing in two shops at the same time (laughter). Morgan Morgan, book-keeper at the Aberdare Iron Compauy's office, was then called. He was partially examined last week. Charles Evans Morgan Griffiths examined: I am cashier at the shop. I receive notes from Mr. Morgan, the book-keeper. I received no note on the 15th of April by Newton's wife. I was in the shop on that day. I advanced 5s. 3d. to George Newton's wife, I believe, about that time. I advanced 5s. 3,i. on the memoran- dum in Newton's book, "6s. M. M." Mr. Morgan's evidence was then resumed. He said: When I gave this order for 6s. it was an order for cash. Mr. James How is an order for 6s. obeyed by paying a person 5s. 3d 1 j Mr. Morgan It is plain enough. Since George Newton's wife did not want the whole, she could have called for the rest. I do not know whether she called for the ninepence. I have been in the shop, and I partly deal there. I went to deal there soon after the shop was opened. In the latter end of February last, Mr. Richard Fothergill was the manager of the Aberdare Iron Works. Everybody in the works does not take orders from him, nor can I say whether every agent or clerk does. I cannot give you the name of any agent who does not obey his orders. I had my orders many years ago from Mr. Rowland Fothergill, and I obey them still. I cannot say who gave the orders for altering the system of payment. I gave orders for cash at the shop, and I kuew they were to be stopped. Mr. Gaccongave me orders as to altering the draws—that there was to be only one draw a month. I put the draws in a book which relates to the colliers; and Mr. Gaccon takes it to the shop and there pays the men. There is a book of information by which the cashier at the shop is guided, I put into it the probable amount of what the colliers cut. I send it to the shop every week by a little boy mostly, who is not, I believe, in the employ of the Aberdare Iron Company. The transfer book is kept at the shop and it and the infor- motion book are the property of Messrs. Lewis and Co [The information-book was produced by Mr. James Lewis as soon as called for, & shewn to Mr. James. The transfer-book was also exhibited.] I do not know whether there is ever an audit of these accounts. The accounts entered in the transfer-book are carried into the rough pay." Mr. John Morgan keeps the rough pay." I do not recollect ever seeing Mr. Richard Fothergill looking into the rough pay." That book is in the office. The entries get from the transfer- book into "the rough pay" book. The total amounts of that book are carried into the main pay" book. I do not know that there is an audit of that book, but we make yearly accounts. The late Mr. Richard Fothergill died on the 12th of April, 1851. Mr. Gaccon generally goes to the bank for money. Mr. Richard Fothergill has a room to himself as an office in the same building where these books are used. We have no information-books from any other shop. Cross-examined I enter on the ticket the amount I get from the transfer book. I deliver the ticket to the men to get paid. David Williams knew perfectly well that the £ 2 16s. on the ticket was the amount of cash that the £2 16s. on the ticket was the amount of cash bad at the shop. He never objected to roy deducting I that from his pay, neither did he ever complain that he had not had the cash. There are scores of men who ( work in the collieries who do not deal in the shop, and ( their names appear in the information book. The object of that book is to let Mr. Lewis know what the men are gettin? per day. I do not know of any compulsion used to make the men go and deal at the shop. I remember Hannah Newton coming to me—the last time on a Satur- day, when I told her she ought to have come on the Fri- day to have the draw entered. If she had come she would have had what wis coming to her husband and that is the invariable rule of the establishment. Suppos- ing any parties had not attended at the shop on the Satur- day they might have it on the Monday in case of neces- sity. I wrote "6s. M. M." in Newton's book, which is what I should have entered in the information-book if I had had it there Mr. Bruce: I understand this—there are two entries on tickets, one in black ink and the other in red ink,— the former show the sums paid by Mr. Gaccon, and the latter those paid by Mr. Griffiths and spent in goods. Mr. Morgan said it was so. Workmen could have money at any time in cases of necessity. Certain per- sons deal at the shop and other persons do not, but both are paid their draws at the shop. I have seen cases where a man has received money without going to the shop. In the information book the money due to all the men is entered; and those who do not deal at the shop can get money there as well as those who do. The sums entered in the transfer book are other than those paid by Mr. Gaccon. I do not find those sums entered against those who do not deal in the shop. The rough pay-book is a mere transcript of the tickets. Re-examined: I cannot recollect names, but I am sure that money has been paid to parties in the office. [This witness made frequent use of the words "cases of neces- sity "—" men could always get money in cases of neces- •ity," he said—but he either would not or could not give the court the slightest notion what a case of neces- sity was.] I cannot say (he proceeded) how many of the colliers have received money at the office since this shop has been opened, but I believe some have. Augustus Gaccon examined I am the cashier to the Aberdare Iron Company, and have been for some years. Up to October last I was in the habit of paying the men three draws and one pay in the month. This was in cash and in the office of the company. Previous to Oct., and since June, Mr. Richard Fothergill was the manager of the works and is so still. About October I received instructions to make alterations in the system from Mr. Richard Fothergill. He superintends all I do, and I obey his orders in all 1 do respecting these works. The other agents do so as well to the best of my knowledge. I am not aware that he checks the books every week. He looks at my books; and I suppose he looks at Mr. Morgan's books. My cash pay-book contains entries of money paid to David Williams. No entries are made from the transfer-book into the cash pay-book. The whole of the money I pay to David Williams is enA tered in my cash-book. The rough pay-book contains all the entries of the transfer-book and of my book. This transfer-book was not kept before October, to my know- ledge; neither do I know that it was kept by the direc- tion of Mr. Richard Fothergill. I suppose that he is aware that there is such a book, as I may have heard him speak of it. Before October I used to go to Merthyr every week to obtain money to pay the men: now I go twice a month. I make two cash payments a month—one a draw in the office of Messrs. Lewis and Lawrence, and the other a pay. I went down to the shop to pay by the directions of Mr. Richard Fothergill. There are hundreds of men who do not get the whole of their earniugs in cash from me: they are paid by James Lewis and Company, and they are reimbursed by cheques on the banker. Those cheques are signed by Mr. Richard Fothergill. The Aberdare Iron Company are the owners of the house in which the shop is kept. No rent has been paid for those premises to the company. Mr. Richard lothergill has told me something as to the letting of that shop to the Messrs. Lewis. There is a written agreement between them. I believe it was made in duplicate. I saw one signed by both parties. One was left with Mr. Richard Fothergill. This agreement was then called for, Cross-examined I saw it about a month ago, and I gave it to ,\1r. James Lewis. Mr. James argued that if the agreement was not pro- duced he could give secondary evidence as to the nature of its contents. Mr. Stone said he was entitled to have the best evi- dence, which would be the document itself. The com- plainant had given Mr. Fotheigill notice to produce it, but the last answer of the witness showed that it was not in that gentleman's custody. Mr. James Lewis was then called before Mr. Bruce decided the point. He was asked whether he had the agreement, upon which Mr. Edwards objected to his producing it at all, and fortified his objection by referring to established rules of law on the poiut. Mr. James said that proof must be had somehow or other; and if the document was not produced, surely he was entitled to give secondary evidence. The matter was contested at considerable length. Mr. Stone differed from Mr. Edwards (who had argued that Mr. Lewis was protected), and held that a Crown- office subpeena would have forced Mr. Lewis to produce the deed and as a Crown-office subpeena had not been taken out, Mr. James had not used every due means to obtain the production of the document, aud till he had done so he was not in a position to give secondary evidence. Mr. James commented in a humorous tone upon Mr. Edwards s sudden interposition and opposition to Mr. Stone, with whom he had hitherto been co-operating most agreeably. Between the two legal gentlemen, it was clear, that an attempt would be made to withhold evidence which was material to the enquiry. Mr. Bruce held that Mr. Edwards was right io his ob- jection, which would, therefore let in parole evidence as to the contents of the document. Mr. Gaccon was then recalled He said,—I have read the document. It is an agreement for the letting of the shops between the Aberdare Iron Company and James Lewis and Company. It has reference to the shop at the trap, and the Llwydcoed shop, and a shop at the Taff Vale near Newbridge. No rent is mentioned. I hardly recollect the terms. There is three or four per cent mentioned in it. It is per centage on the amount of business done. I said three and four according to dif- ferent circumstances. The Aberdare Iron Company are to receive per centage 011 the business done at those shops. To the best of my recollection the three per cent is to be paid for a year, and four per cent afterwards. I think there is to be no further increase. I remember some other stipulations as to the goods, that Lewis and Com- pany are bound to supply the workmen with goods on fair terms-to be as good and as cheap as can be obtained elsewhere. There were stipulations as to detaining wages at the office. To my knowledge Messrs. Fother- gill have not guaranteed payment for goods to Messrs. Lewis and company's creditors. I am in the habit of paying cash to the men between the draw and the pay. Perhaps there are half-a-dozen of those kind of cases during the week. I presume they are "cases of neces- sity." I recently advanced money to a man to bury a child. Cross-examined I use no restraint over the men as to the disposal of their money. I attend at the shop to pay the draw. I pay all that is not in red ink. [A ticket with £2 16s. 10J. shown to witness. 1 Williams kuew what the £2 16s. IOd. was, namely, payments made at the shop. I paid him the balance, £ 1 Gs., and there the matter ended. I paid in hard cash at the office, in March, £2993. All who drew received cash at the shop—the only difference being that it was paid at the shop, and the pay takes place at the office. The three per cent. was confined to the general business done at all the shops. Under that agreement the Messrs. Fothergill had no interest in the profits of the goods sold in the shop. Mr. Richard Fothergill has no interest whatever on the pro- fils of the goods sold. There is no compulsion whatever used to induce the workmen to go to the shop. About a month ago I advanced John Rees, a collier, two pounds. In granting relief no difference whatever is made between those who deal in the shop and those who do not. Re-examined I have heard of two men being turned away for something they did in that shop. Mr. Richard Fothergill said that two men were to be discharged for their misconduct in the shop. He said they had not paid for their goods,—that they had taken money away with- out paying for their goods. Something was said about their being abusive to him when spoken to about it. Mr. Bruce: Can you state what proportion is paid in money, and what in goods 1 Mr. Gaccon I believe I pay three-fourths in money. Mr. Bruce The reason I ask you is this—that we have only the instance of David Williams before us; and he Was paid two-thirds iu goods. Thomas Morgan, grocer, Aberdare, examined 1 buy flour. I recollect a lot of flour coming up about which there Was a mistake. Messrs. Lewis & Co. took seven- teen sacks of my flour in November last. I called upon them in their shop, and told them they had made a mis- take in taking my flour instead of their own. I sent in my bill for the amount, and they sent me a cheque for £36 lis. 9d. I paid it to Mr. Davey. a tobacco man. Walter Thompson, manager of the West of England Bank, Merthyr, examined: The Aberdare Iron Company, and James Lewis aud Company, have each an account at our bank. I never received a cheque drawn in favour of Mr. Thomas Morgan for £36 lis. 9d. I have a cheque for that amount. I have not that cheque here, because it is not the one you summoned me to produce. It was paid into the credit of a tradesman in Merthyr, with JC90 in cash. I had it here last Thursday. Thomas Morgan's evidence continued The document was sent to me by my clerk. Mr. Bruce did not see how Mr. James could connect Mr. Fothergill with the shop by means of this cheque. James Lewis, of the firm of Lewis and Lawrence, was then called by Mr. James, in order to clear up the mat- ter, but his evidence did not carry the explanation much further, as it seems that he never saw the paper referred to. Cross-examined: Mr. Richard Fothergill has no in- terest whatever in the profits of our shop, neither have the Aberdare Iron Company any interest whatever. The goods we sell in our shop are wholly and exclusively the property of my partner and myself. We have not paid the Messrs. Fothergill any rent at all. I am Mr. Richd. Fothergill's brother-in-law, and Mr. Lawrence is my brother-in-law. Mr. James put a question to witness respecting the per-centage mentioned in Mr. Gaccon's evidence, upon which Mr. Stone objected to it. Mr. Bruce overruled the objection. Mr. James to Mr. Lewis: Have you not to pay three per cent on the business transacted at the shop Mr. Edwards Do not answer that question. Mr. Bruce thought that Mr. Edwards had no right to interfere. Mr. Edwards conceived that he might, as Mr. Lewis s attorney, advise him not to answer certain questions which would injuriously affect his interests. Mr. Bruce said that was a very different thing from open interference; and after a discussion on the point between Mr. Stone and Mr. James, it was ruled by Mr. Bruce than an answer should be given to the questiou. Mr. Lewis then said that the proprietors of the shop had to pay the Messrs. Fothergill three per cent on ALL business done at the shop, whether done by the Aberdare Iron Company's men or by the public generally. The second year the payment was to be four percent. From subsequent answers it appeared that the state- ment which had been made by preceding witnesses, and also by Mr. Lewis, to the effect that "the Messi-s. Fothergill had 110 interest in the profits of the shop," was a mere play upon words, as it was made manifest by Mr. Lewis's last answer that the company are benefitted to the extent of three per cent ou all business done at the shop by their connexion with it. The cashier at the shop was recalled, and said that Messrs. James Lewis and Company paid him the money he paid out. The amounts paid by him got into the transfer-book. Witness began with £3 or £4 this morn- ing, because he had paid large sums away yesterday, and had not seen the manager to obtain a fresh supply. Yesterday he had JE50 to commence with, which would not be an extraordinary sum. Other people are paid small accounts out of that drawer, if the manager should not happen to be in the way. Mr. Bruce put a series of questions to witness which tended still further to explain the system pursued at the shop. This concluded the case on behalf of complainant. The court wa3 afterwards adjourned to ten o'clock Friday forenoon (this day). Mr. Stone will then enter upon the defence in the mean time our readers will, of course, suspend their judgment until they have heard both sides.

It i. reported that another reRimentil to be despatched Immediately to the Cape, to reinforce Sir Harry Smith, ARCHDEACON WILLIAMS'S visitation was held at Llan- daff Cathedral on Tuesday last. The attendance of churchwardens was numerous and highly respectable. TREFOREST.—The foundation-stone of a new English Baptist Chapel was laid at this place on Monday, May 12th, by Mr. Thomas Hopkins, of Cardiff. Addresses were delivered by the Revs. Wm. Jones and A.J. Fuller, of Cardiff, in English and by the Rev. D. Jones, of Cardiff, and the Rev. Owen Wrilliams, of Treforest, in Welsh. LLANTRISSENT PETTY SESSIONS, Friday, May 9th.— [Before E. M. Williams, Esq., and Evan Morgan, Clerk,J — Richard Dixon, of Treforest, victualler, and George Williams, of the same place, were charged with stealing £ 1 7s., from Thomas Jones, carpenter, on the 4th inst. —Mr. Bird, solicitor, of Cardiff, appeared for the accused. —The prosecutor stated that he was employed at Mr. Fothergill's works, and that he left off work about quar- ter to twelve o'clock on Saturday, the 3rd instant, and went to the Llanfradach Arms, at Treforest, and stopped there about an hour. That he then went to the Crown, kept by Richard Dixon (one of the accused), and had a noggin of whiskey there, which the landlord, Williams, and two other men partook of with himself. That after staying there about five minutes he left to go home, and was immediately overtaken by the prisoners, who caught hold of his arms-one on each side—and walked with him in that way until they got to Treforest bridge, and that they there commenced pushing him from one side to the other—at the same time holding his arms out—and that whilst they were doing so, he felt them searching his pockets that they accompanied him as far as Gwern-y- gern Turnpike Gate, and then left him, and he imme- diately afterwards discovered he had lost all his money, amounting to £ 1 7s. in silver and one penny, being the balance ofJEl 85. 9d. pay he had received that night, and which he was sure was in his pocket ill the Crown. He further stated that he did not resist them, or make a noise, because he was afraid to do so. That the prisoners talked to themselves, but that it was in English and he did not understand them. That the road they went with him was his right way home, and that be was sober and recollected everything that passed.—Mr. Bird cross- examined the prosecutor at great length, but nothing was elicited in contradiction to his evidence in chief; but he admitted that he and the prisoners passed a machine house between the Crown and the bridge, and that he did not call out there because he said "he saw no light, and was afraid the prisoners would throw him into the river if he accused them of robbing him." From the drift of the cross-examination it appeared that Mr. Bird wished to show that the prosecutor had drank much more in the Crown than he had stated, and that the landlord and Williams were only taking him home, because he was unable to go himself; but all this the prosecutor most positively denied. The landlord of the Llan- fradach Arms proved that the prosecutor was sober when he left that house about a quarter to one o'clock and the landlord of the house in which he lodged proved that when prosecutor got home he was not drunk, and that he immediately said he had been robbed by the prisoners, and wanted him (the landlord) to go with him to them then, but that witness persuaded him to leave it until the morning.—Margaret John, who keeps the toll-house at Gwernygern turnpike-gate, near Treforest, proved that the prosecutor called at the toll- house at a quarter past one o'clock, arid inquired what time it was, but thought he only wanted to annoy her, and sent him away, without giving him time to say more. She also said that somebody else came up to the gate with him and called "gate," but that when she went out he was by himself. All the evidence for the prosecution having been heard, the magistrates told Mr. Bird they would hear anything he had to say but that they thought they were prevented by the Act of Parliament, regulating the proceedings before them, from hearing any evidence for the prisoners.—Mr. Bird made an able and ingenious speech for the prisoners; after which the magistrates con- sidered the case for some time, and then discharged the prisoners,—Mr. Morgan (one of the magistrates) at the same time intimating that if he had heard the case alone, he should have committed them for trial. NEATH.—MAJORITY OF EDWARD EVANS, ESQ., OF EAGLESBUSH HOUSE.—On Sunday last the above-named gentleman attained the age of 21, and on the following day (Monday) great demonstrations were made in cele- bration of the event. Early in the morning the discharge of cannon gave notice that something of no ordinary nature had occurred. Flags floated from every available part of the house and demesne. The town of Neath was "on the move," and Eaglesbush presented a scene which the tenants and neighbours will long remember. Long and loud were the cheers for the young squire," whilst the "old 'un" was not for a moment forgotten. The bells of Neath Church sounded merrily throughout the day, and the union-jack of old England floated freely in the breeze. Refreshments were liberally provided at the house but such was the hearty good feeling exhi- bited in the town towards Mr. Edward, that they were declined, excepting at each one's own expense. A party of friends met in the evening at the house of Mr. Joseph Evans, the Royal Oak, where many a "Cardigan" was emptied in honour of the event. We believe there were also parties at other houses in the town. We are in- formed that the family of the Evans's is one of the most ancient in the Principality, there being a pedigree, with- out a broken link, tracing back for nearly, if not upwards of, three centuries, the fair daughter of Jestyn ap Gwrgan, the last Monarch of Waks, occupying a conspicuous position, NEATH MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.—On the evening of Friday last, the Rev. Russell Lant Carpenter, B.A., read to the members and friends of this institution some inte- resting extracts from the Journal of his American travels. They included a description of the city of Washington, together with notices of the lecturer's interviews with several of the most celebrated statesmen of America, re- marks on the baneful influence of slavery, &c. There was a fair attendance on the occasion, and the audience appeared to be deeply interested in the subject of the lecture. THE OPENING OF A NEW BAPTIST CHAPEL, AT ABER- DULAIS, NEAR NEATH.—On Tuesday and Wednesday- last, public services were held in connexion with the opening of a new place of worship, for the use of the Baptists, at Aberdulais, near Neath. The preliminary services commenced on Tuesday evening. On Wednesday morning, at ten o'clock, sermons were preached by the Rev. D. Evans, of Swansea, and the Rev. J. Jones, of Merthyr; in the afternoon, at two o'clock, by the Rev. J. Watkins, of Morriston, and the Rev. D. Evans, of Swan- sea in the evening, at six o'clock, by the Rev. W. Evans, of Hirwain, and the Rev. D. Davies, of Swansea. The services were throughout instructive, interesting, and impressive. The attendance was crowded, and the col- lections liberal. We understand that. the site upon which the chapel is built, as well as the stones used in the erec- tion, were gratuitously given by a gentleman highly esteemed in the neighbourhood. His example is worthy of imitation. On the day of opening the workmen em- ployed by him had a holiday for the purpose of enabling them to attend the services. THE FLOAT AT SWANSEA.—The inner pair of gates on the lower portion of the float were hung about a fortnight since, and the whole of the work upon it is nearly com- pleted. The outer pair, or the gates between the lock and the river, will be hung in a few days. The gates on the upper end of the float will be delayed a week or two longer. The whole of the works in connexion with this undertaking are progressing most satisfactorily and rapidly, the inner dock, or that constructed for his Grace the Duke of Beaufort, being now completed, with the exception of the removal of the embankment which separated it from the float (which is now being done), and the erection of wooden stages. SWANSEA FAIR.—At this fair, the first of the season, the attendance of buyers and sellers was rather thin, and the number of cattle exhibited by no means large. Among them we observed a very fine lot of fat cattle from Eugland, of the Devon breed. Sales were, on the whole, brisk, and the prices of the recent Llangafelach fair were fully maintained. In horses, there was a mea- gre show, and a comparatively small amount of business was done. LANE V. SMITH.—[Before the Master of the Rolls.] — In the Rolls Court on Thursday week, this case came before the court on the plea of bankruptcy filed by the defendant. It appeared that prior to 1840, the defendant had given a promissory note to the plaintiff for £500, tor the purpose of getting it discounted, and that he agreed to transfer to him certain debentures of the Swansea Water Works Company, as a security if the note was dishonoured. The note was dishonoured, and the plain- tiff, in 1840, filed a bill for a specific performance of the agreement as to the transfer of the debentures. In con- sequence, however, of the debentures being of little or no value, the suit was not prosecuted till lately, when the debentures having increased in value, proceedings were taken for that purpose. The defendant became a bank- rupt in 1846, and he pleaded this in bar of the suit, on the ground that all his interest in the debentures was vested in his assignees. It was contended for the plaintiff that a plea of bankruptcy subsequent to the institution of the suit was no bar, and that the plea was bad in point ofform.— The Master of the Rolls was of opinion that the objections of the plea could not be maintained, and he allowed it, but without costs, as the authorities were not altogether content as to the validity of a plea of bankruptcy which occurred after the institution of the suit. RAILWAY ABANDONMENT*—The Swausea Valley Rail- way Act has been formally abandoned by the South Wales Railway Company. Notice of forfeiture has been given to the trustees of the 500J South Wales shares held in trust for that act, which was obtained by the South Wales Company in July, 1847. The directors have shut up the Swansea Valley forfour years. The cost at which the South Wales Company held possession of the Swan- sea Valley amounts to £124,357,-28. 6d. We are informed the purposed narrow-guage railway system, which is pro- moted by the London and North-Western and Midland Railway Companies, is as follows :—The Llanelly, Swan- sea Vale, the Taff-Vale, and Newport and Hereford Railways, being on the narrow guage, down their respec- tive valleys, to the ports, with various branches, the con- necting railway from Pontypool to the Taff Vale at Quaker's Yard (sanctioned by Act of Pailiament) will be continued by Aberdare to Abercrave, in the bwansea Valley, and probably, eventually to Bryn Amman and Llandilo, on the Llanelly Railway, and to Carmarthen. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE. — On Thursday week Mr. William Powell, a respectable innkeeper, also farming his own land at Tavarney-garreg, in Ystradgyulais, was brought up in charge at the Petty Sessions Court, Brecon, charged with burglariously breaking into the house of David Wil- liams, at Trecastle, in the county of Biecon. The peculiar and mysterious circumstances of the case excited great iu- teiest, especially as one T. Williams, a blacksmith, had been tried and convicted at the last assizes as the perpetra- tor of the burglary, and had been removed to Woolwich, under sentence of transportation for seven years, The principal witness was a tinker named William Morris, who stated that the prisoner, on the night of the burglary, brought him to the premises of David Williams, on the pre- tence of getting him to drive some pigs to market. Pri- soner broke into the house, and witness at once ran away. Subsequently Williams the blacksmith, was charged with the burglary, and witness received from the prisoner £5 in money and a note for £10 as hush money, the prisoner un- dertaking, by influencing some of the jury, to procure the acquittal of Williams, who, however, was convicted of the offence. Witness then communicated with the police, as he was anxious to procure the liberation of Williams, whom he knew to be innocent. Several witnesses deposed to having aeen the prisoner and Morris together on the night of the burglary, and on several occasions previously and subse. quently to it. It Wall also shown that Mortis had received the note for £10. "and other sums of money from the pri- soner. David Williams, of Trecastle, repeated the evidence he had given at the last ass'ies relating to his house being broken open, bis being awoke from sleep, and seeing a man having a light coming upstairs. He swore positively now, as he did then, that the roan was Tom the smith, and that he knew him well. On cross-examination he said he held a mortgage on the prisoner's land for £800, and that the deeds were with Mr. Morgan, solicitor, of Llandovery. The mortgage had been originally for JE600, but he had advanced £20J more more than 12 months since, and on that occasion the prisoner was present when the deeds were deposited with Mr. Morgan, and it was then understood that he was to keep them until the prisoner should make arrangements as to adjudgement At the time of the burglary he had an action of ejectment pending, which the prisoner settled by giving a judgment two or three days before the Brecon assizes. On re-examination witness sai I that prisoner had been several times in hi^ house on busines-, but he never let him or any one see where he k.pt his papers; some papers had been taken out of a drawer 00 the night of the burglary, and were found in a sieve in the bick kitchen. The prisoner, who stated that he would resme his defence, tvai committed for trial.

NEWPORT AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. THE SmrriNG TRADE.—The co^stin? trade this WPI k is in the same condition as when noticed hist. NEWPORT BOARD OF HEALTH. — We are ha;^y to per- ceive that gteat improvements are taking j>!acc' iu this town under the Board of Health Act. POPULATION OF NEWPORT. — We Ipam from a source which may be relied upon for authenticity, that the popu- lation of Newport was ascertained by the census to be 19,023, and that the barracks contained 5u0 persons. THE LATE STABBING CASE IN CAER-STREET. — The man who was so severely stabbed a few weeks back, and of whom there was then but little hope of his recovery, is now, we are glad to hear, fast recovering. SOLDIER'S FUNERAL.—A soldier's funeral took place on Tuesday last, the band playing the "Dead March." The deceased was a young man named Henly, of the 77th Regiment, a native of Ireland, who died of consumption. The barracks being so healthily situated, it is but rarely we have to record the death of a soldier. NEWPORT FLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.— We understand that the issue of subscribers' tickets have began, and that the 30th May is the day fixed for the society's first show, and not on the 29th, as previously stated. There are upwards of 200 subscribers, with the addition of donations from £2 2s. upwards.— See adu. NOVEL IMPORTATION.—Our market on Wednesday was supplied with a large number of pigs, imported direct from Brittany, in France. They appeared a sinsular breed, standing very high upon their legs, very different in shape and appearance to those so much admired by judges in this country. Theiewasagreatnumberof them sold for fattening. ACCIDENT ON BOARD THE ISCA."—An accident oc- curred on Monday, the 12th instant, on board the ship Isca, belonging to W. C. Webb, Esq., recently launched. The poor sufferer, a well known hard-working man, who is a "rigger" by trade, named William Rowlands, fell from the deck into the hold, a height of several feet. His fellow-workmen immediately carried him to his home when medical assistance was promptly procured. He is in a dangerous state. FATAL ACCIDENT.—A seaman belonging to a ship leaving this port was unfortunately drowned by the up- setting of a small boat in the river, near the dock, on Wednesday morning last. We have not heard of the recovery of the body as yet. Th> re were six other per- sons in the boat, who thus narrowly escaped a watery grave. WESLEYAN REFORMED CHAPEL.—The opening ser- vices of the enlarged chapel belonging to the expelled Wesleyans at Newport, were commenced on Sunday, May 4, and still continue to be attended by overwhelming congregations. We perceive, by handbills, that the Rev. Samuel Dunn and the Rev. James Bromley, two of the expelled ministers," are expected to preach and take part in these services, the former on Wednesday, May 21st, and the latter on Sunday, June 1st. NEWPORT CATTLE MARKET, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14.— Beef, 4d. to 5d. per Ib,; mutton, 6d. to 6|d. per lb. veal, 4|d. to 5d. per Ib, j pork, 7s. to 7s. 6d. per score; lamb, 8d. to 8|d. per Ib, The market was pretty well supplied with lambs and pigs, and the sales were rather brisk for good stock. SWANSEA FISH are brought to Newport in large quan- tities, and in good condition, at very reasonable prices. MAGISTRATES' OFFICE, NEWPORT, SATURDAY—[Before the Revs.J. Pope, and H. Williams,and John Russell, Esq.] —Matthew Francis, of Pillgwenlly, was charged with stealing a duck, the property of George Pepperall, and was com- mitted for trial.-James Thomas, ot" Christchurch, was fined 10s. and costs. for trespassing in search of Kame, at Nash. and was committed for a month, the ready" not being ready.— Thos. Wadley, for assaulting Mr. Wm. Watt, at Alteryn, was bouuJ over to keep the peace.-William Waters, of Alteryn, for fighting there, was also bound over to keep the peace. REMOVAL OF HEAD-QUARTERS FROM NEWPORT. At a meeting of several of the tradesmen of the town of Newport held at the King's Head Hotel, on Saturday last, re- specting the rumour circulated as to the bead-quarter s of the regiment being removed to Brecon, the following letter was agreed to be forwarded to Capt. Somerset, M.P.; R. J. Blewitt, Esq General Milluoan; Sir Charles Morgan, Baft.; Octavius Morgan, Esq.; Sir Benjamin Hall, Bart. and Col. Tynte, M P., being influential gentlemen con- nected with the town and neighbourhood. It was also agreed to memorialise the magistrates and town council to address the commander at head-quarters, and to endeavour if possible to interfere so that the town should not lose the regi- ment. It was so represented to the magistrates at their meet- ing, on Monday. It was also recommended that the town cterk would kindly draw out a memorial, and that the inhabitants should be requested immediately to sign it, & that the same be forwarded to the Commander-in-Chief. The following letter was written to each of the above gentlemen:- Newport, Saturday night, May 10th, 1851. "SIR,-In consequence of a widely-spread rumonr of the removal of the head-quarters of her Majesty's 82nd Itegiment from the Newport barracks to Brecon, a meeting of several re- spectable and inSuential inhabitants of the borough of Newport was held at the King's Head Hotel, last night, at which it was unanimously agreed that the removal from the Newport bar- racks of the head-quarters of the regiment would be seriously injurious to the interests and respectability of the town and neighbourhood and further, that steps should be immediately taken to prevent such contemplated removal. I am, therefore, desired to request you will kindly and at once use all your influence at the horse Guards in the matter, so that this certain injury to the town may uot be carried into effect. I beg to remain, sir, on behalf of the meeting, Your most obedient servant, WILLIAM POWELL, Chairman." The Chairman has received replies from the different gentlemen, and we beg to lay before our readers the follow- ing from Captain E. Somerset:— House of Commons, May 12th, 1851. "Captain Somerset begs to inform Mr. Powell, that on the receipt of his letter this morning, he waited on the Quarter- Master General at the Horse Guards, who informed him that the rnrnoval of the 82nd regiment from Newport could not be obvi- ated, all the arrangements being made but that they would be replaced by a stray depot (the 26th); and therefore in point of numbers the town and neighbourhood would be equally bene- fitted as if the 82nd regiment remained. There may be some difference in the band but most of the depots have a fair though perhaps not quite so powerful a band as the full baud of a regiment. Captain Somerset hopes that this arrangement may ill some measure make up for the removal oi'the 8:2nd regiment. He regrets that he could not succeed in obtaining for the meeting, of which Mr. Powell was chairman, the accomplishment of their wishes; but Mr. Powell must feel that when the authorities have once made their arrangements, there are fresh difficulties to contend «ith." We understand the 26th regiment has not arrived m England yet.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. May 13, at Fairwater, the wife of John Jenkins, Esq., Saint-y-Nill, of a daughter. May 8, at Belgrave-square, the Honourable Mrs. Saunderson, of a daughter. May 10, at London, the wife of Mr. S. Artaud, of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, of a daughter. May 7, the wife of Mr. William Smith, tailor and dra- per, 6, Oxford-street, Swansea, of a daughter. May 8, the wife of Mr. John Thomas, ironmonger, Castle-street, Swansea, of a son. May 7, at Neath, the wife of Mr. George Paddon, of a son. May 9, at the Cimla, near Neath, the wife of Mr. David Roberts, ofadaughter. MARRIAGES. May 15, at the English Baptist Chapel, Cardiff, by the Rev. William Jones, Mr. Thomas Rees, builder, to Mary Jane, youngest daughter of Mrs. J. Roberts, China and Glass Establishment, Cardiff. May 10, at St. Mary's Church, Cardiff, by the Rev. J. T. Wrenford, Mr. George Croslind Wass, to Miss Mary Rainbow, of the Prince of Wales public-house, Cardiff. May 8, at St. Mary's Church, Monmouth, by the Rev. E. F. Arney, Mr. William L. Hodgson, of Chepstow, to Mary, second daughter of the late Mr. Wm. Brewer, of the Great Corras, Monmouthshire. May 6, at the Tabernacle, Bridgend, by the Rev. John David Williams, Mr. David Evans, grocer, Oxford-street, Swansea, fifth son of the Rev. J. Evans, Three Crosses, near Swansea, to Miss Jennett Hopkins, eldest daughter of the late E. Hopkins, Esq., Tondu, Bridgend. May 6, at St. George's Church, Brandon Hill, Bristol, by the Rev. Francis Barnes, B.A., brother to the bride, Edwin Thompson, third son of Captain J. Turner, R.N., of Swansea, to Margaret Ann, only daughter of F. K. Barnes, Esq., of Berkeley-square, Bristol. May 13, at the Parish Church, Swansea, by the Rev. E. B. Squire, vicar, Mr. Thomas Nicholas, gardener, Glanafon, Margam, to Mary, daughter of the late Mr. John Rees, master mariner, Penclawdd. May 12, at the Parish Church, Hansamlet, by the Rev. Morgan R. Morgan, incumbent, Mr. John Jones, coal agent of the Aberdare Colliery Company, to Maria, second daughter of Mr. William Davies, of the Half-way House, Llansamlet. May 8, at St. John's, Hackney, Thomas, eldest sur- viving son of William Dealtry Jackson, Esq., of Tyron's- place, to Caroline Mary, second daughter of E. H. Jones, Esq., of Well-street, Hackney. DEATHS. May 13, at Crockherbtown, Cardiff, aged 14 years, Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the late Mr. David Storm. May 15, at Cardiff, James, second son of Mr. Adam Johnston, tea-dealer, aged nine years. May 12, at the Rectory, St. Fagans, Miss Harriet Pierson, aged 78 years. May I, at Cadpxton, near Cardiff, George Kingdon, son of Mr. Phillip Thomas, who survived his mother ten weeks. May 9, at the Mumbles, near Swansea, at an advanced age, ltuth; widow of the late Mr. John Lloyd, for many years Surveyor of H.M. Customs at that place. May 7, at Stoke Park, near Bristol, after a protracted illness, A. G. Harford Battersby, Esq., aged 64. May 1, at Bournemouth, Lady Harriet Hoare. May 7, aged 87 years, at Dalham Hall, near Newmar- ket, the Rev. Sir Robert Affleck, Bart. May 12, aged 61, the Hon. and Rev. J. E. Boscawen, canon of Canterbury and rector of Wotton, Surrey. May 12, at Coedkernew, near Castletown, Monmouth- shire, aged seven years, Edward Pritchard, the third son of the Rev. Morgan Powell, vicar of St. Bride's with Coedkernew. May 12, at Neath, Mr. John Roberts, aged 81 years, one of the oldest inhabitants of that town.

ADVANCE OF PROTECTION.—We understand that a great protectionist demonstration is fixed to take place at Win- chester at the latter end of the present month. The elec- tors of North Hants are resolveJ to eject the Speaker and Mr. Portal, the present members, at the next election, and supply their seats with two staunch constitutional protec- tionists. A Preston paper computes that 100,000 oysters were eaten on Easter Monday and Tuesday, by the visitants of Blackburn fair. The shells alone tilled three carts, and one oyster dealer sold more than 15,000. The championship of the Thames was contested on Wednesday last between Coombes and M'Kinney, of Richmond, and after a seveie struggle was again won by the former, who, besides retaining his title to the cbam. pionship, was the winner of £-100 stakes. A copy of the first edition of Cocker s Arithmetic, "printed for Thomas Passenger, on London Bridge, 1678," was sold by auction at the rooms of Messrs. Put- tick and Simpson, on Saturday last, for £8 10s. There is no copy in the British Museum, and the catalogue described this as one of only two extant copies. Dr. Dibden haa never seen any addition printed in the seven- teenth century; he mentions the thirty-second as the earliest he had met with. While Mdlle. Lind is pursuing her successful career over the American continent, she is giving rise to a per- fect mania amongst her admirers to possess the furniture and objects used by her in her different residences. These "relics" have produced enormous sums at their sale, and, up to the present time, the sum realised is estimated at between £3,000, and £ 4,000. THE HIGH ESTIMATION IN WHICH HOLLOWAY'S PILLS ARE HELD rOK. THE CURE or INDIGESTION, &E.— IN a letter written by Mr. H. Bell, of Geelong, to the Agent for the sale of Holloway's Pills and Ointment at Melbourne,. Port Phillip, he says :—"Gratitude obliges me to publish the great benefit my wife has received from the use of these unparalleled Pills We arrived in Melbourne about nine year* ago, when she was attacked with indigestion, and constipation of the bowels; after going to considerable1 expense for other medicine, without relief, she tried Hol- loway's PIlip, and by continuing to take them. tor a 8'iort time she is perfectly cured, an i ts now enjoying the be4t of health."

T AJLANTHISSENT FAIR.—MONDAY, MAY 12.—The quar- y fair at this ancient town, on Monday last, though from a bad one, was much less brisk and encouraging than the late fair at Cowbridge, which was attributed to |"e want of English Dealers." Our countrymen are too °nd disparaging the Saeson, but they are very glad to lee them when they have cattle to sell, and have often found them friends in need. The Goodmans alone would have bought 100 head more cattle at the Cowbridge fair » they could have had them. Peglerwae at Llantrissent, and some of the usual jobbers, and a good deal of busi- ,4 was done among the grazier farmers but, for want "brisk demand, theie was a falling off of from 10s. to f5s. per head from the Cowbridge prices. There was no "!(,(:k worth noticing at this fair, scarcely as good as usual. CARDIFF FAIK was held on Wednesday; and the re- marks which we have made on Llantrissent fair may also j well applied to that held in this town. TnE QUARTERLY RETURN of the marriages, births, And deaths registered in the divisions, counties and dis. Wets of England and Wales have been published, and he results are satisfactory: the mortality is low; the "ths and marriages are much above the average. During the quarter ending December 31st, there were 45,296 Inarrillgeg celebrated. The marriages are always more ^Umerous in this quarter than in any other quarter of e year. The mortality in Wales was generally below e average. Scarlatina and measles prevailed in New- Jjo«t, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydvil, and raised the mortality. 'e following are extracts from the returns:—Monmouth. Births 44; deaths 41. The deaths have exceeded the Usual number. Measles has prevailed here a little, but (jtl y 4 cases proved- fatal. Newport-—Births 181 158, The past quarter has been distinguished by a somewhat high tate of mortality. Scarlatina has largely Prevailed, and there have been registered fiom that dis- *ja«e 22 deaths; measles, pneumonia, bronchitis, and ysentery have also contributed considerably to the list, of P°Pu'at'on has suffered largely. The deaths y0 children of one year and under were registered dlirilig the quarter, and the deaths of 13 of two years old under. The season has been a wet one. CARDIFF; intent.~Births 103 deaths 76. The deaths are 0Ye the average. Scarlatina and measles have been 1%JREVA'ENT« MERTHYR TYDFIL; Aberdare.— Births Pa .{ ^eath« 155. Deaths above the average, owing fatal l° Preva'ence °f measles, 23 cases having proved tle^E a"D(*e<* 'a8t week to the sudden absence of a gen- &bi'Ban ^rom this country, who had purchased A consider- ? estate, upon which he had resided for some time, but ■o Jrua|Verj diCFerent. name from that in which he was ell known in 1844,—see the files of the Times or any orning paper for August, in that year. He came to t0 t remtote quarter of this district of the kingdom, ping, by change of name, &c., to avoid the conse- 2 0 former actions. The solicitor who sold the former = ° 'T,Pa^ed his rirfres and respectability (the and un fCC^U1 J' me»ns detailed in the Jimesoi 1844); of th ° 3 recen* Period some of the principal men en e counl}' in which he resided assured those who made man'68 resPec,'no Mm that he was "a most respectable n" How he was recognised we do not know, but the j^P°rt spread that "he was the man," and a Captain who disagreed with our hero on a question of Partndge shooting, taxed him with the identity of B—r ,i B J the latter turned deadly pale, made no e'"al, and left the place. Soon afterwards the labourers Were discharged from bis property, and a sale of stock announced. This discovery of a person of whom public had for six years lost sight, has furnished food for very considerable local gossip. TilE NEATH AEBEYCOAL COMPANY versus THE SOUTH YALES RAILWAY COMPANY.—This compensation case for the injury done to the works of the claimants, at Briton Perry, by the formation of the railway across Baglan 13 3,Y, Was finally decided last week by the umpire ap- pointed by the Board of Trade. The arbit ration took th °e 81 an^ examination of the property by ,0Y»Pi*. and also the evidence adduced on both sides, Ah', ul' three days. The amount claimed by the Neath fown Co,nPan>' was £ 16)000 and the award of Mr. cja:%e umpire) is for £ 1850. The counsel for the comnanv TVuW," M- James, Esq., and for the railway P J j. H. Lloyd, Esq. AMBERS WHO VOTED ON MU. CAYLBY-S MOTION FOR HEPEAL OF THE MALT TAX. T Ti/ i>r ^ePea^ | Against Repeal. c™ t0ker R Dlakemore Sir Geo Viscount Eralya y'er John Evans Sir J. Guest Sir B, Hull Pryse Loveden David Morris John Nielioll Sir John Owen Colonel Uomilly Sir John Komilly I.ord James Stuart C. 11. M. Talbot Viscouul Villiers J. H. Vivian Col. Watkins ^hut 0N MR" URQUHART'S MOTION, l>iofegei'le r^cent fct of the Pope in dividing England into *he cond' an aPP°in'inS Bishops thereto, was encouraged by act and declarations of Her Majesty's Government." Ll- ft » Urquhart', Motion. Against. n. Blakemore Joseph Bailey Blewitt Viscount Emlyn W. Booker Jobn Evans Capt. Somerset gir j. Quest Alderman Thompson Sir B, Hall Sir George Tyler pryge Loveden Marquess of Worcester David Morris John Nicholl Col. Romilly Sir J. ltomilly Lord James Stuart C. R. M. Talbot Geo. Rice Trevor Viscount Villiers J. H. Vivian Col. Watkins UNÆNSWERABLE REASONS FOR BEING AP. f OUSTED ON "THE KAFFIU COMMITTEE." M THOUSE OF COMMONS, FRIDAY, MAY 9TH. "as a W .n, ^r'aras> M-P. for Macclesfield, said that. hi« countrv vlh? had ren80n 10 complain that one of tee. \yhg .e,n no* ^een nominated on the commit- doubtless creat'6 Rew9 reached the Principality it would *vere peculiarl\e^kiSensa,'°'1' l^e mores°as Welshmen countryman of his' k .tose.r?e 011 8Uoh a committee. A had assured him' tK ° ^Just returned from Kaffirland, BETWEEN THE L T'IERE WAS A GREAT RESEMBLANCE KAFFIRS! R-Y^GVAGE °F THE WELSH AND THE t!'e comparisons 1 "I beUtS Fluellin by notches. "In ^ouih the 't 00 ^ou' Macedon and Mon- xny fingers Uallons '8 both alike" —"as my fingers to t»culations*86 ^ove(^en' M.P. for Cardigan, "whose ges- ^^riment. "Iif, amusing, and caused great 'Edition f 011 Monday would vote for the §jr g0, Ashman to the committee." ireagor) V advanced a much more unanswerable" g a member should not be on the committee. 8a'(l, he must most decidedly oppose the *ol(1< l0» °f the hon. member for Dublin (Mr. Rey- Ijin, an(^ he would state the reasons which induced the ho COn,e ,0 'bat conclusion. He did not think that •cientiv'V Sentlemari, the member for Dublin, wa3 a suffi- <hear »!nipartial Person to be placed on the committee — lhat houear^~an<1 f°r th'S reason» for he had declared in "8e"~Publicl.V> deliberately, and solemnly—that he g0vernm C a"y PIOP°sition whatever of her Majesty's ^v°Uld do a"i!^ 'ie ^ave l'le bouse to understand that he hear' l^ier ProPosition was right or wrong i*ch had'' .ear^' ^be present proposition was one hId ori,Iinated whh the government, and if the Hedge8 er 'or Dublin were consistent with his own ^'th t^e bave to go into the committee-room It, the.. foregone conclusion" of voting against the ^'Sht. He'e .l^le merits of the question what they Member for I) 'be talents and abilities of the hon. C°u'd not be v" 'le VVas not an 'mPart'a' person, Cu«imitteeleWetl S°' a"^ ou8lu uot t0 be placed upon TIIE Ma CARI>IFF COUNTY COURT. at th^N OUr,r'f>r an(' its neighbourhood was WILSON* CARDIFF' ON Monday Inst, before "'Sposgj f i C,SQ" Judge A great many plaints were of, but ello, ^ureandof no'nu^r'f•them ^erf"ctly '» 'heir Su')joined. <nterest with the exception of those This was an ap»^"°vMAS Versus MORGAN. is was an action br.ugilt by the plaintiff, Mr- Mor. !u,l< f £ 5 aliened to liH.J k defendant, to recover the bV- to the between the L«me Chicken" and fi 0°' raC<> tH°k place rn U.iwJowne course, two >ear "2,!r! ^ru'n"'aK>-m B<,y," ,et 4-20 to £ 15 on the » Chicken '• but'.l t"! tle'eQtiant J? deposit, he borrowed £ 5 of plaintiff ^ilvlnK "y £ 15 cross-examination by Mr. th*«-^kes- ^efe'HUnf, he e;.id that the Chicken" was 0/ l,L: ^ad llIm ,n ,rai"K for two mo.uh" a"d that defend,"nl WaS a man of ""bB.anre. The ul s"ore that the wager was laid as describe' K f0dl""tf\ that he did not borrow £ 5 to make up the Dl'- -i'ad ahove ^50 in bis possession at the time; that "risk" wished to join in the stakes and to partake in the th that tJe,ttUdant advanced £ 13 and plaintiff £ 5 t),at t>oMrrfCe Wa.9 lost by lhe Chicken," and consequently that c,1. ,lle j and the i.5 went to the winner; if the in ti Cke" t,acl Won' the plaintiff was to ha»e participated si 'e Pr"'its. His Honour thought the defendant's ver- Cor frobable, and as the plaintiff's statement Was not «ml« *ra,ed' be directed a verdict for defendant. Advo- flie s fee allowed. 7110MAS MORDECAI versus THE TAFF VALE RAILWAY In tv,; • » COMPANY. ^"d M t ^°bn Bird appeared for the plaintiff, 'or ♦», instructed by Mr. Thomas E>ans, b'ou 'ht to r rT,tle Ui'Way Company. It was »n action 'iif h the p'aintiH Fh a,m>lges ^or 'be loss of a load of chaff I' l'»d.iru, Wertl.vr by ^'a in till in his ex.un.fa.iou bv M^r- ° Ju"e' '849' The lle Chaff in que-tion to ^ta,ed that he se,)t directed to W.lliam Hughe^M'fftfla"on', and, th,«! .? <y«^fth"vinK iCe" theKChtafil at flh?>,Merthyr Station » few him „ fter » wa" 9ent' bu^ del,Ied 'bat It was delivered to W1"that he ev,'r 8'K" re'e1pt °r "• He Wa8 cross? trip.tted at some length as to his signature of several en- to h,*1." 'be company's delivery book ail ot which he (ienied to (1. lQ bis hand-writing excepting one that did not telate *h0,„ Boo''8 ill dispute: he never signed any receipt for DavfeRo«d8 in the presence of William Morgan or Stephen "that h"'a,Tl Hughes was examined for the plaintiff. Ue paid >as,, Sa^ the chafF at the Meithyr Stinion, and that he *basintr.tf 'n company with plaintiff —that he proposed pur- ?lo,itliB,lt^>llt c°uld not come to terms, but in about two fclarrj^ afterward« he bought the same chaflt of lhomas ?''e MCe",S.8"e*8nilna"oo he admitted that he saw the chaff at i.n com' ,,r S'at*«n on several cc-asions, after he was there uRht with 'be plaintiff, and that at the time he ? w««nt?irch*ffof Harris he koew h t0 be the property ° Kir." •r'|>eed 'be plaintiff's case. > Cotnn^1.' ca!led William Morgan, yard-foreman at ffter Mtr,byr Station, who proved that a few days ^'ere and ?rr,.Ved «t that station the plaintiff called ,i e plait,tin- 6-1 ,11' was delivered to him by witness, h Nenro'1? receipl'or in the delivery-book in hf8s BINQ Drn« d7h tes! "nd lMr- s'epben David. The wit- £ liulo be',U .nadeVb;tiSnalUreS aCnied tbt' j^'d not attprnnt'to6^* a"d 8aid that after such evidence he i>t»eot for tPhp ,nm^the case any further.- °^ed pauy accordingly,—Advocate's fee wIsIL^r' PRIFCE VE"'J' CHARLES TAYI.OR. 0'Ce- "ur reo,. p °r,an a93au,t' brought by Mr. William C'!i" 'be defendant. Mr. T. V'1" defend' ap^ared fur the Plaintiff, and Mr. Owen 'lu the tent f »,nTS ^'ere 'aid 8t for'y shillings. ciaj e'end<jnt ^nce f evidence we gathered that tllli I efend<lllt was at oue tilDe in his service and that he Ch ted- Tavlor T1 rUe!u ,n" ThU M'. Price -TVed so Cal eJ,for ril',ney' we Ul'derstand, and bi! i''nR thLT°Pfi y 1 nce l1'rected him to leave Tavlhou"ler anH per a"d th;'mb of tlle left hand upon *U« then P;,I"VI,e ,he door with his right h.Tnd. ^Pted ,0 lfu^ Mr. Price 00 his side with a stick and Put hitn down. Mr, Price closed with his u- siilant, threw him down, and jud)?infj from the man's pre- vious orderly habit* that some one must have prompted him to mak. the attack he (Mr. Price) punched his head against the flour, asking him deliberately between each punch— Charles, who put you up to do this ?" But Charles would not confess. Atr. Price, who had seized his visitor by the hair of his head, renewed biN punching and repeated the question, but with no greater succecs,—Charles^ remained oodttrate. The punching had hitherto been against a deal boarù-compariltiyely a soft material against which to thump a thick head an i so Mr. Price removed the fender and beat the man's head asain*t the hearth-stone, but still Taylor wou'd make no acknowledgment of defeat, and in fact it is probable he would have ''died and made no sign if some one I ad not interposed. Mr. Price then permitted the man to get up and led him out like a mule," by the hair of the head. Considerable amusement was occasioned during Mr. Price's cross-examination by Mr. Owen, but the facttofthe case as previously stated were not altered in the slightest degree. However, it transpired further that Mr. Price had teen struck on his forehead by the defendant. William Jones was called to corroborate the complain- ant, and WHS examined by Mr. Phillpotts and cross-ex- amined by Mr. Owen. This concluded the complainant's case; after which Mr. 0« en addressed the Ju-lge, observing that Mr. Price's con- duct was more like the actions of a savage beast than a rational creature. Fancy." said Mr. Owen, a man pum- melling another's head against the floor after getting him down, and then moving the head Hgainst a stoue^simply be- cause the board was not hard enough. His Honour said it would come to this—Who committed the first assault ? The excess of punishment on Mr. Price's part would possibly operate in mitigation of damages. The defended was then cilled and awore that he did not strike Mr. Price with a stick but he (defendant) had been very violently ill-treated, as Mr. Price kicked and" would have drawn all the hair out of his head if he (defendant) had not ratched in his haud.In his cross-examination he admitted that he took a stick with him to Mr. Price's house, and that he was not in 'he habit of using one. His Honour awarded the plaintiff 20 shillings damages. INSOLVENTS. William Harris, of Cardiff, victualler; John Tilley, of Tredegar, grocer; and Richard John, of Aberthin, farmer, were ordered to be discharged forthwith. Attorney for insolvents, Mr. Bird. David Watkin*, of Hirwaio, grocer, discharged on bail. Attorney, Mr. Bird. John Lewis, of Merthyr, founder, wa? opposed by Mr. Bird, on behalf of several creditors, and supported by Mr. Phillpotts. Remanded to next court, to amend schedule. David Llewellyn, of Treforest, publican, applied for final order; but it was refused until a sum of money, named by the Court, was paid to the officer. Attorney, Mr. Phillpotts. GLAMORGANSHIRE AND MONMOUTHSHIRE INFIRMARY. A Special General Meeting of the Subscribers to this Institution was held in the Committee-room on Wednes- day last, "for the purpose <Jf receiving the alterations iu the rules and regulations, proposed to be made by the Committee, and of approving of the same or making such alterations therein as may be deemed expedient. Also, for the election of a physician, in the room of Dr. Moore, who has resigned." The meeting was attended by the following warm and influential supporters of the institution:—Walter Coffin, Esq., in the chair C. C. Williams, Esq.; E. P. Richards, Esq,; Rev. Thomas Stacey Rev. W. Leigh Morgan; Benjamin Matthews. Esq. Charles Vachell, Esq.; Dr. Vachell; Dr. Edwards; James Lewis, Esq.; Edward Evans, Ksq.; H. J. Paine, Esq.; W. Jones, Esq.; and M essrs. W. Richards, C. W. David, James Pride, Thos. | Hopkins, David Rowland, J. B. Woods, Nell, Kernick, and Mr. Evans, house surgeon. The amended rules and regulations were submitted to the meeting, aud were fully discussed for about three hours. The proceedings were opened by — Mr. C. C. WILLIAMS, who has devoted a great deal of time and attention to this matter, and has been zealously aided by the resident clergymen and other members of the committee. Mr. Williams briefly recapitulated the occur- rences of the last few months, commencing with the annual meeting held on the 2nd of January, which we reported at the time, and went on to state that Dr. Moore had re- signed the odice of physician to the institution, which he had for many year, very ably and worthily filled. The com- mittee heard of Dr. Moore's intention with regret, and with the view of inducing him to recal his resiguation a deputa- tion waited upon him and informed him that Dr. Vachell was prepared to assist him in any manner that would be agreeable to him, but he (Dr. Moore) firmly declined to allow his name to be retained in conuexion with the office of phy- sician to the infirmary. A conversation then ensued as to the mode of proceeding to be adopted. It was ultimately agreed that the rules, as amended by the committee, should be read by Mr. C. C. Williams, and that every material alteration in old rules, and the new rules introduced, should be discussed sepa- rately. Nothing of importance was said till the 20th rule had been read, which has reference to votes at elections, and at general meetings. We subjoin the rule as agreed to after Mr. E. P. Richards. Mr. C. C. Williams, the Chairman, and other gentlemen had spoken:- "20. That a governor is entitled to vote at elections, and at ail annual and special general meetings, provided he has been a subscriber for six months previous, and his sub- scription paid up to the time of his claiming to vote. That the heir-at-law, or legal representative of a deceased sub- scriber, continuing the subscription of his predecessor, need not have been a subscriber for six months previous to his being entitled to vole." The next rule that occasioned a discussion was the thirty- fourth, namely :— That the medical officers shall consist of a physician, a consulting surgeon, two surgeons iu ordinary, and a house surgeon. That at all future elections to the offices of physician or surgeon, it will be necessary that the can- didates should exhibit satisfactory proof to the committee, if required, with regard to the physician, that he is a Doctor or Bachelor of Medicine of the University of Oxford, Cambridge. London, Edinburgh. Dublin, or Glasgow, or otherwise legally and properly qualified to fill the situation; and wirh regaid to the surgeons, that they are members of the College of Surgeons in London, Edinburgh, or Dublin, and Licentiates of the Apothecaries' Hall, London, and that, it elected, they will not be eligible to hold the appointment, if not residing within one mile and a half from the In- firmary. That each of the medical officers, except the house surgeon, 8:1all have the privileges of a governor," &c. The words in italics, having reference to the physician, were omitted, on the motion of Dr. EDWARDS. The same gentleman then drew attention to the second line iu italics, intimating that it wo.uld be quite sufficient if the surgeon was a member of the College of Surgeons, and that it was not necessary to require tuat he should be also an apothecary. He moved that the words should be expunged. Mr. E. P. RICHARDS seconded the motion upon the grounds that if they required the surgeon to be a member of the College of Surgeons and a Licentiate of the Apothe- caries' Hit), they should also stipulate that tile physician should be a member of the College of Surgeons, which was clearly unnecessary. Mr. Richards argued atcoostderabte length in fivour of Dr. Edwards's motion. Mr, C. C. ILLIAMS said that if the surgeons in ordinary were not Licentiates of the Apothecaries' lIall, as well liS surgeons, the hou.e surgeon—who by the rules must be an apothecary as well as surgeon—would possess sunerior qua- lifications to those who were his superiors in the institution The CHAIRMAN entirely coincided with Dr Edwards and Mr. E. P. Richards. Mr. C. C. WILLIAMS reiterated his arguments in support of the words sought to he expunged, and expressed a strong opinion in favour of their retention If the motion should be carried, the iustirution would be degraded. The question was then formally put from the cha r, when there appeared EIGHT in its favour, and six against it. The words were, therefore, struck out. When the thirty-fifth rule had been read, which had re- ference to the duties of the physician, Mr. E. P. RICHARDS reviewed the circumstances of the last few months, and expressed his I egret that Dr. Moore had not remained connected with the institution, as the meeting would have been glad to have conciliated him by adopting any regula- tionshemighttuggest. The whole of the rules were adopted with the alterations above mentioned and a few trifling corrections. IVIr. Bv A NS, house surgeon, then mticnoted to the meeting that it would be actually impossible for him to do the amount of duty required at his hands by the new rules, and in support of that view of the case adduced Dr. Moore's opinion, who had stated that "the committee were endea- vouring to impose a duty 011 the house surgeon, which it is impossible for one individual to perform; and if a second physician be not appointed the committee would have to appoint another salaried officer at £ 100 a year. Mr. Evans entered into details to show that the duties which, under the new rules, would devolve llpon him wire too onerous; and as he could not h >pe to di-charge them, he respectfully announced that it was his intention to resign his situation at the t'xpiration of three months. A conversation ensued upon the subject. Mr. E. P. Richatda seemed to be of opinion that asih hou-.e surgeo-i was appointed under the old rules it might be well t<> con- sider how far he should be required to act in conformity with those newly adopted, The Rev. Thomas Stacey, the Chairman, and other gen- tlemen, also spoke, and a general desire »as manifested so to orler mutters as to induce Mr Evans to reconsider his determination. However, it appeared from explanations which Mr. O. C. Williams entered into, that the duties whi. h the rules "ill henceforward require the house surgeon to perform are not heavier than those discharged by the house surgeon-* of Swansea InfirIDary 8nll olher hospitals, Mr. KERMCIC spoke highly of the house surgeon's ex- emplary attention to his duties. It was under-tood that Mr. Evans is to reconsider the matter, and to see whether he c-anuot go on comfortably under the new regulations. THE ELECTION OF PHYSICIAN. Mr. C. C. WILLIAMS said that the next business would be to elect a succes-or to Dr. Moore, who had resigned. As the meeting had already lasted a very long time, he (Mr. Wiiliam») would not detain them with a lengthened adoress upon a question with which they must all be familiar; he shoul I, Ill>wever, wish publicly 10 exprdls his great regret that Dr. Moore had withdrawn his services from the institu- tion, iu connexion with which he had been not only an effici- ent but also all exceedingly kind and careful officer: and his valuable services had also been rendered to the poor of this place at the dispensary,previous to the establishment of this Wilh tegard to the gentleman whom he (Mr. Williams) had the pleasure of proposing as Dr. Moore's successor, he had merely to observe that many months had not elapsed since he was called upon to ftate his qualifica- tions tor the office of e-urgeon in ordinary, to which he had been elected, and the duties of which otlice he had since that time discharged in a most satisfactory manner, exhibit- ing the greate-t care, kinduess, ao/1 attention, in the treat- ment of all the patients underhischarge; and the meeting could not have a better guarantee for the future than the past.—Mr. Williams concluded by formally proposing that Dr. Ydchell be elected Physician to the Infirmary. Rev. W. LEIGII MORGAN seconded the proposition; and sympathised with all that Mr. Williams had stated respect- ing Dr. Moore's resignation. He (Mr Morgan) knew, very well, that the poor of this town valued Dr. Moore most highly, and spoke of him with the greatest respect and thankfulness. But although the meeting regretted the 11"- signation of Dr. Moore, he (Mr. Morgan) thought they were highly privileged in having a lucce>80r to lum. a gentleman of such high standing aud character as Dr. Vachell. The appointment of Dr. Vachell was unanimously I1ffirmed. Rev. THOMAS STACKV, in a speech expressive of his re- spect for Dr. Moore and of his high estimation of his ser- V~es behalf of the infirmary, moved a resolution to the e That this meeting, deeply sensible of the services r'-h D, M00re so long uuweaiiedly and success'ully ex- ended to the objects of this infiimaryand dispensary, beg o pxpress to him, on his retirement from the i-ffice of phy J*'018" to the institution, the grateful iecoll?etious they en- f f'.n bis benevolent labours, and their sincere desire d o m e s t ich ^'T' "C lnany years °' health and personal and lecHnir^o=^u^1CHARDS seconded the resolution. Recol- Densarv ui *'• 'lid ,llat ,he establishment of the dis- Snued atlZV orI«,nLat,;d witl> Or. Moore, and his con- subsenuenil "K°- interests of that institutiou and diaUv seco ided t'h he (*Ir" Richards) most cor- FFI LX h resolution, wnidi he hoped would be Mr. s,.„, „r^CrSVb" knowing Dr. Moore for upwards of thirty years, and knew that it was impossible to speak too highly of his services, and it wa. impossible not to regret that after such a long period of service he should have parked with this insti tution on any terms which could be termed unsatisfactory to himself. The resolution was unanimously affirmed, and is to be signed by the Chauman, on behalf of the meeting, and transmitted to Dr. Moore. Dr. VACHULL felt much honoured by the vote of this meeting, which had unanimously elected him to the office of Physician to this Chanty. He offered his best thanks to the gentlemen present, and to the subscribers in general, for this further proof of iheir good opinion. It was aunounced that the faff Vale Railway Company had doubled the amount of their annual subscription to the Infirmary, which is to be paid in the name of W. D me Bushel), Esq., Managing Director. We understand that Mr. Coffin has also doubled his annual subscription. After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, moved by Mr. C. C. Williams, seconded by Rev, T. Stacey, and uuani- mottfly affirmed, the meeting separated.