The Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette

I ROYAL GLAMORGAN MILITIA. subjoined information respecting the staff of this will, no doubt, be interesting at this juncture. le following are the non-commissioned officers — >, ^erj'*a,)t Major Jenkins who has been 41 years a r',l(,h soldier, namely, 28 years in the line, and 13 years ln 'he militia. He fought at Waterloo and in several er well i on tested tit-Ids he took his share of 8,1,1 rendered all she rid in his power against, the enemies ''is country. i-ie will shortly obtain his discharge from ">* service, having been appointed to the Lodge of Cardiff ,as"e by the Marchioness of Bute. He' will be re- P'^ed by — Colour Seijear.t David Mitchell, who joined the Gla- "san from the S5th Liyht Infantry. He has been 22 |'e!lrs in the service in that distinguished corps; and when 'e left his re"iment the non-commissioned ollicers enter- him a° a public dinner, and presented him with a "ai)d8oine piece of plate in testimony of their regard an[i esteem. •The other non-commissioned officers are — an[i esteem. The other non-commissioned officers are- Serjeant Bernard Meehan, from the 47th Foot. Aithur Beakes „ 81st JauJes Stuart" G7th >» James Kneed 81st >• Alexander Oakley 7th Thomas Wi¡:ills" 53rd o Francis Gcodfeliow „ Royal Marines. »» Jenkin Ilees o William Laverty „ 3rd "West India Regiment. captain Armstrong, the respected and efficient Adju ot 'he Glamorgan Militia, has succeeded in o1 taining volunteer8, and might have had many motehad he at °ven ,0 accePl a" vvh° offered themselves. For example, \vh' 'J'r he has had a fine set of men, almost all of ol °'n are known the local magistrates. He hopes to 1 "aiti many more in the Metthyr District, on Monday believe that he proceeds this day (Friday) r,(1gend, aud lhat he will be at Swansea on Tuesday, ()?• al Wenvoe on Wednesday. Upon the whole we 'fik he has gone on very satisfactorily and it pains be to make the youug men of the rounty to compre- ^en'l the nature of the service icquired, we have no ) uuht volunteers will dock in by scores. a meeting of Lieutenancy for the Hundred of )n*sPoivi«, held at St. Nicholas, on Wednesday last, 2^fo,e J. Bruce l'ryce and Richard Bassett, Esquires, remarkably fine young men were attested (or the y.\al Glamorgan Militia, prin ipally froin the parishes 'I hint wit-Major, St. Donats, Wenvoe, Cadoston, and '• Eythans.

S:\LE BY AUCTION OF THE ESTATE FOR- MERLY THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE LORD LL.-VN OA I F, BUT RECENTLY OF THE MESSRS. ROM ILLY. On Thursday, the 21st inst., the sale by Mr. T. ^AT KINS, of the Llandaff Estates belonging to the ^U'ssis. liomiily, took place at the Cardiff Arms Hote!, III thi, town, and excited considerable interest. We I iiiiik that from two to ihiee hundred persons were l'lesent, amongst whom were many oi the leading gen. mea of the county. A spiritual competition was kept up for the several lot", which realized very high prices, the agricultural land averaging throughout moie than 40 years' purchase; Xvhilst the building ground, within a mile or two of the tOI\ r., leached E400 or i:500 per acre. Lot 36, con- joining 43 acres, sold for £ 5,lJ00 and lot 27, contain- ilJo l!7 acres, for £ 8.200; and were purchased, we ""derstand by the National Land Society with the in- tention of laying them out as building-giouud. The estate Oil the whole must have realized about f-°0.000, which we have beard was originally purchased by ll'L' late Sir Samuel Romilly for £ 11,000, —another *c«°mit says £ 21,i)00 but taking either sum, the result ■°J the --le affords a striking instance of the increased %a'Ue of land in this neighbourhood. Mr. Walking made a very effective opening address, ^"ich was listened to with marked attention and pro- "c<d an evident impression. Considering lhat the will be interesting to those who may not have fun llle Pleasu''e heafil)& n> we kr,ve n nearb' ln "The estates advertised for pale this day ate so well *lowii to nio>t of you, from their contiguity to this towr, "Ut my duty of calling your attention to the advantage* they p;e-ent: willl)c u';usudlly éIlS)'. Within the l i t few Years, several extensive estates in this county have passed u"Uer niy hammer, the most important of wliich have <le- ^'Ved increased value fioui the minerals beneath them, lo- 1 shall have the honour of offering you a property— P0*Sfsttiufr, (rug( |j0 minerals, yet hnviiii* on in surlace H "»ine, Hie vaue ol which is more easily^ ascertained, and '"ore readily realised, than the speculative worth of iron "til ore, with ali ititi uncertainty belonging to them a Illlne of wealth (to those who may become purchasers) in the extensive area it alford; for building site-, the tatuf of ^hieli, in the iiumediaie neighbourhood of this most rapidly increasing town, can hardly be too highly estimated. This Property, it is clear, derives a peculiar and extraordinary "ditte fro,n lyiftgin so elot.e proxiin'tv to a town progre — "hiK with so rapid strides in the race of commerce and "Population—a value wlocti is increased by the fact that Itht-r.. is no other land near, of which the freehold cau be 'Purchased, as it all belongs to a few large proprietors, from ^hoin it is only to be obtained utlder comparatively short ease'. There are few towns so peculiarly situated iri this fe,pect, and it is a circumstance which tends materially to '"haiice the value of the estite, a large part of which is liu- J'^diately available to, building purposes astill larg-r p >r- tlU/f may ea-dly be made so hy a judicious arrangement of > and the remainder, lying at easy distances t■■ om Car- diff—pleasantly situated on the only elevated ground near and commanding delightful prospects must necessarily, ere long, become ex(,vedit)glv valuable as sites for the Country villas of its merchants and tinders. Who, twenty y^ars ago, could foiesee the advance CaruifT was to make? 'thin this period, lands lying as distant from th>j then "wn as much as that weefaall have to sell to-day, were pur- 16 'ased tor less sums than they now yield in annual grouud "Pllts and I have the most strong conviction that any esti- nlate that cau now be formed of the value of this property tw, "ty years hence, will fall as far short of the reality as did the estimate of twenty years ago, 'n the ca-es referred But let us look for a moment at the results of the past, ■J^t we may be the better able to anticipate the promise ot future, lu 1831 the population ot G >rdi(f was only 6.000; ii, |84i h became 10.000; and in 185!, it amounted 1,0 Wore than 18 000 exhibiting an increase, within a period "°f "n years of no less than 60 per cent..—probably un ^alleled by any other town in the kingdom. At the foit- ^'Rbily meetings of our Local Board, pi .ns are usually tor 40 or 50 bouses; yet. rapidly a. tlie-e arise— *rb>uiiiu up almost like the PaLce of Aladdin, in a siugle lit-the present house accomntudation is utterly inade- qUate to the demand, the coti-equences of which are fright- overcrowding and enoi nious rents, oftlriog the strougest Inducements to speculators and capitalisis to invest their tnotie), in building. The increase of trade is yet more striking tfiau the growth of the population, the latter being only the effect of which the former is the cause. I hold in Illy. hand a table from the Custom House returns, from ^vhich it appears that in 1841—or ten yeacs ago—the coal ahlpped hence was 150,000 ions, and that in 1851 it amounted to nearly 700,000 tons; the other exports and imports in- Creasing iu a nearly equal proportion. ludeed, so rapid and unexpected has this iticrea-e been, that our dock—the li,,est, I believe. in tile worl(t, and wiiicii a few ye,i,o ago *as thought to be ridiculously large-lias already become too small for the requirements of the port; to meet which, additional dock is now in progress, c»pable of accommo- dating II far tdrger class of vessels than have heretofore been admitted, and tliu-, of course extending the facilities commercial enterprise. But this, after all, must only be regarded as the beginning of the end. Extensive ware- toouses are now being built for the importation of foreign Corn others are contemplated, if not already begun, for importing direct the produce of the Indies and I am in- formed that land has been taken in the neighbourhood for the erection of a cutlery manufactory, on a scale of consi- derable magnitude. Regard being had to all these circum- stances, it would certainly appear that, wonderful as is the sdvuncethttCardirrhaaaheady made. it has now arrived at that stage in its existence when it must necessarily in- Crease in a far more rapid ratio than heretofore, until the IUleution of the late Marquess of Bute to" make Cardiff a eeCoud Lioerpool" shall be strictly and literally accom- plished-w heD the fresh fields and the pleasant pastures, ^vhere we now enjoy our lural walks, shall be converted "Ho tall streets and crowded thoroughfares and the silence the country shall be lost in the busv hum of men arising r°tn the densely peopled town. But whilst dwelling thus 4)() the advantages of this estate for building purposes, let us tlot overlook its value (until it be so required) from an agri- CU^Ura' P°'n* view* The rents, whether under lease or ^'herwise—fixed, in many cases, long ago—must not be al(en to represent the present value of the farms, which ""founts, in many ca?es, to double the actual rental The bole of the land adjoining the town might readily be let accommodation and garden grouud at from £ 4 to an acre; the facilities for obtaining the town ma* I^ peculiarly valuable for these purposes. Odeed, when Cardiff shall be drained in the manner now Rreed upon, and the whole of its sewage converted jito a solid aud portable manure, possessing far higher fer- 'sing powers than guano, I can conceive no reason why he lauds adjoining should not rise in value like those in the Ileighbourhood of Edinburgh, Glasgow, and other places, *here, under similar circumstances, the price has advanced J"0ln £ 2 and £ 3 to £ 10 and £ 12 per acre. Having made nese remark*, it only remains for me to observe that I have endeavoured fairly and without exaggeration, to re- P"v«ent to you the important property, with the sale of ^hich I am entrusted, in what 1 honestly and sincerely be- '•eve to be its true colours, with regard to its present and prospective value, the full amount of which I trust you will as'lst me to realize." On the conclusion of the proceedings, we observed eeveral gentlemen very warmly congratulate the auctioneer Oil the admirable manner in which he had conducted the sale and on the success attendant on his efforts, Which must have been particularly gratifying to the vendors whom, also, we may venture to congratulate on the result.

COWBRIDGE.—ATTEMPTED HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—On Friday evening last, as Mr. W. J. Garrett, traveller for Messrs. Stephens, Ring, and Shaw, wholesale grocers, &c., Bristol, was coming from Lantwit-major to Cow- bridge, about half-past six in the evening, and had arrived near Nash, two men, one each side of the road, armed with bludgeons, suddenly laid hold of his horse's head, and demanded his money. Mr. Garrett put his hand in his pocket—but instead of bringing out his purse, brought out a pistol, and intimated that unless they allowed him to pass unmolested, he would fire at them. The threat had the desired effect, & the highwaymen decamped. The fol- owing morning information was given to Police-constable Pugh, and shortly after he took two men into custody. They were brought before R. C. Nicholl Carne, Esq., mayor, the same day, and remanded until the following Tuesday, when they were liberated in consequence of no one appearing to prosecute.

HUNTING APP OIN IMVTE NTS. -V' THE TREDEGAR HOUNDS WILL MEET ON Monday ..November 1st, at Lanarthen. Friday. '» õth, at. Bass;deg Garth Each day at half-past eleven o'clock. THE ELY VALE HOUNDS WILL MEET ON ,Illber Ist, at Fai-m Monday November 1st, at Cognn Farm Thursday „ 4th' at WeIlvoe tross Roads- y It half-past ten. THE CO\VBRlDGE HARRIERS WILL MEET ON Monday J November 1st, at Ogmore Down. ed need ay „ 3rd, at Llanblethtan Bridge. Friday 5th, at Aubrey Arms. Each day at hall-past ten.

TAFF VALE RAILWAY. Traffic Account for the Week ending Oct. » o Total £ 2820 2 9 Corresponding week last year, SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. TRAFFIC RETURN. ^Vcek ending October 24, 1852 (131 miles) £ 2619 Corresponding week, 1851 (100j do. ) £ 1519 1'

SHARES. Paid. Price. Taff Vale Railway £ 126 L 171 Do. j Shares 2o 3,51 -2 Do. New. 6 3i pin. Do. Stock 5 per cent IUlp.ct.pm- Do. Stock per cent ^3 P-CM"11, South Wales Railway 50 411 Newport, AberjjaveUB}, and Hereford 10 24 din, of$gtltl) < 11 <«t H < • <• MMf 1? f| <li|i

BRIDGEND LABOURERS' FRIEND SOCIETY. The annual Ploughing Match of this society took place in a field on the Watertown Farm, on Wednes- day last, October 27th, and, as usual, attracted a large concourse of spectators. The work done by the ploughmen was pronounced "first rate;" but owing to the lateness of the hour when the Judges were enabled to enter upon the task of adjudication, they were not in a position to name their awards at the dinner arrangements have been made for receiving their decisions on Saturday (Oct. 30th). The principal gentry of the neighbourhood visited the field, anions whom we observed Sir George Tyler, M,P., the president of the day. The Dowager Countess of Dunraven was kmd enough to attend for a short time in her carriage. In addition to the Ploughing Match, this Society has also an annual show of vegetables, and compe- tition in other articles appertaining to rural industry and domestic economy. The vegetables were exhi- bited in the market-place; and although in point of magnitude the show has no great claims to remark, stilf the quality of the produce would secure for it honourable notice in any horticultural exhibition in this country. A singular feature in the day's pro- ceedings, and we trust it will prove an encouraging one, was the triumph which cottagers achieved over gentlemen's gardeners. This circumstance was ad- verted to at the dinner by Sir George Tyler, who made some very judicious observations upon it. For further particulars we refer our readers to the list of awards. THE DINNER took place at the Wyndham Arms Inn. This house has lately received considerable additions, and its internal arrangements have been greatly improved, so that with the spirit which the new landlord and landlady—Mr. and Mrs. CRAGO -throw into it? management, and the assi- duous care bestowed by them upon the comfort of their quests, this establishment bids fair to secure an increased share of the good will and confidence of the public generally. The Chair was taken (in accordance with previous an- nouncement) by Sir GISOUGE TYLER, M.P., who was supported on the right by Howel Gwyn, Esq., M.P., and on the left by Richard Fratiklen, Esq. The Vice. chair was filled by Mr. Daniel Lewellin, the society's Honorary Secrptary. At the head of the second table we saw C. R. M. TALBOI, Esq., M.P., Lord Lieutenant of the County, who was supported on the ri^ht by M. P. Smith, Esq., and on the left by John Popkin Trahcrne, Esq., of Cefn Ydfa. '1 here was a most respectable attendance of the gentry, clergy, and other inhabitants of the tou n and neit'hbcur- hood of Bridtrend, as the following list will testify: — Rev. C. R. Knight, Rev. H. L. Blosse, Rev. William Somerset, Rev. Paul Ashmore, Rev. Henry Rajer, Rev. Richard Evans, (Marg-.im), William Llewellyn, Esq., (Court Colman), Dr. Lewie, (Maesteg), William Prichard, Esq., William Lewis, Esq., Solicitor, Samuel Cox, E-q., Solicitor, Charles Drumniond, William Lewellyn, Esq., Grenfell, junr., Esq., John Randall, Esq., Wm. H'ilket, E-q., George H.ilkei, Esq., Henry iiandall, Esq.. J. H. Allen, Esq., and Messrs. Thomas Lewis, John Lewis, Francis Dire, Edward Love!uck, Philip Price, William Edwards, T. G. Smith, Francis Marendaz, Robert Evans, Satnuel Maiks, Lewis Williams, William Leyslion, John Simpson, William Pethenek, Tutie, John David, David Thomas, George Metmoth, John Phillips, Bryant, Rees Powell, Gronow John, J. W. Hall (Cardiff), John David (Cefn Cribwr), Richard Lewis (Merthyr- mawr), NVilli-iin Powell ( M erthyrmawr), John Williams (Kentii;), Giilfilh Powell, Yorath (llernstone), Yorath (Watertown), Thomas Joseph (Marias), John Llewellyn, Jenkin Joseph, & The dinner was a most substantial one, and the ready and obliging attendance of waiters made the repast a very agreeable prelude to the excellent glass of wine which followed the removal of the cloth. In proceeding to "business," the CHAIRMAN s.aid,- Gentlemen, The first toast which is usually drank, and I should say, generally drank upon occasions of this kind, or anv other of a public nature, is the health of Her Majesty, the QUEEN (applause). Therefore, withuut further preface I propose to you the health of Her Majesty (applause). The CHAIRMAN then gave —" Prince Albert and the rest of the Royal family." As a farmer and as a general supporter of agricultuml interests Prince Albert's health ought to be drank with enthusiasm (applause). The CHAIRMAN: Gentlemen, I now rise to propose to you the health of the Bishop and Clergy of this Diocese -(apllause) -and I am sure I need not point to you who are here the great zeal and attention which 'our worthy Diocesan has shown, ever since he has been amongst us, in the discharge of the important duties which devolve upon hirii, but more particularly by his attendance at all meetings connected with public insti- tutions for the spread of leligious and moral principles,— for the benefit of the Church and the people generally (applause). I beg to give you the health of the IJishop of the Diocese and the Clergy and if you will allow me I will couple the nan:e of the Rev. 11. L. Blosse with that toast (applause). The Rev. H. L. BLOSSE, in the name of his Diocesan, and of the clergy, returned thanks for the honour paid to them on that occasion. He would take the earliest opportunity of mentioning to the Bishop the honour that had been paid to him that, evening; and he wassute his lordship would be gratified thereby (applausE). The CHAIRMAN said he had then to propose, as the next toast, the sister services of the Army and Navy, In proposing that toast he could not but allude lo the great loss the army had sustained by the death of the illustri- ous DUKE OF WELLINGTON (hear, heai). lie was not only a great soldier, but he was equally great and eminent as a statesman (hear, hear). This country had been benefitted by his services in both positions and he (the Chaitman) trusted that whoever followed him would equally receive the kind betievolsn;e and real feeling of the country, which had been exhibited towards the Duke (hear, hear). With respect to the army he (the Chair- man) regretted not to see many military men present; but as we are now about to raise a force t.) keep the country in quietness and peace —he meant the Militia force, which was a constitutional force, and one that he trusted would receive the utmost feeling, and also the great support of all loyal subjects of Her Majesty—(.tp. plause)-he would introduce to their notice the name of a near neighbour who having retired from the army hadj however, re-entered the auxiliary service mentioned, and was again prepared to draw his sword in defence of his country (applause). As that gentleman was present he (the Chairman) could not do better than couple his name with the toast. Up, therefore, proposed to the company the health of the "Army and Navy," and with that toast the health of Captain TRAHEllN E, of Cern Ydfa. The popularity of the family of which this gentleman is a member, aud the respect generally entertained for them throughout this neighbourhood, ensured a warm reception for the toast. Captain TRAIIERNE, in responding to the toast, said it was now some time since he had had the honour of serving Her Majesty; and, perhaps, it might be consi- dered presumption in him, as he now only had the honour of holding a commission in the Militia, to return thanks for the army. The gallant Chairman, however, asso- ciated his name with the toast; and he would, therefore, beg the company to accept his best acknowledgments for the kind manner in which they had received the proposi- tion that had been so ably made to them (applause). THE AWARD OF PRIZES. Mr. DANIEL LEWELLIN then read the following list of prizes, &c., awarded to the various competitors men- tioned — CLASS 3.—GARDENERS' VHUBTARLKS. 40 Oniolll-First prize, Satnuel Parker, gardener to Capt. Napier, 10s.; second prize, 20 ditto, Wm. Lewis, gardener to W. Llewellyn, Esq., Court Colmau, 5s. 20 Leeks—First prize, Wm, Hosier, cottager, Coychurch, 10s.: second prize, 10 ditto, David Jones, cottager, Coy- church, 5s. 40 Carrots-First prize, Wm. Lewis, gardener to Mr. Llewellyn, Court Colman, I Os. second prize, 20 ditto, Alfred Hunt, gardener to Itev. H. L. Blosse, 5s. 20 Parsitips-First prize, Alfred Hunt, gardener to Ilev. H. L. Blosse, 10s.; second prize 10 ditto, David Humphrey, gar- dener to Wm. Pricliard, Esq. CLASS 4.-POULTRY. Dueles-Fir-st prize, Wm. liosser, Coychurch, 7s. 6d.; second prize, George Davies, Bridgend, 59. Powls-First prize, Wm. Rosser, Coychurch, 7s. 6d.; second prize, Hannah James, Brynglas, 5s. CLASS 5.-CoT'fAGI!ItS' VEGBTABLRS. 40 Onions-First prize, George Davies, Bridgend, 10s.; second prize, 20 ditto, Daniel Jones, Coychurch, 5s. 20 Leeks-First prize, Daniel Jones, Coychurch, Wi. second prize, Iu ditto, David Thomas, Penyvai, 59. 40 Carrots-Daniel Jones, Coychurch, ,10s.; second prixe, 20 ditto, David Thomas, Penyvai, 5s. 20 Parsnips—First prize, no merit; second prize, 10 ditto, George Davies, J)j. CLASS 6.—COTTAGBS. First prize. Wm. Francis, St. Brides, E-2 second prize, Thomas Bevan, St. Brides, L1 10s. third prize, Ann Thomas, Newcastle, £ 1. CLASS 7.—GARDENS. First Prize, Daniel Jones, Coychurch, JE2; second prize, Wm. llopkin, St. Brides Major, £1 10s.; third prize, John Griffith, St. Brides Major, X I. CLASS 8.—SPINNING. First prize, Mary Stradliug, Coity, 10s.; second prize, no competition. CLASS 9.—STOCKINGS. First prize, Ann Watkin, Pencoed, 10s.; second prize, no competition. c, CLASS 10.—MARRIED MEN WITH FAMILIES. First prize, Win. Johu, St. Brides Minor, having brought up eleven chitdrea without relief, £a; second prize, Thomas David, Margam, having brought up nine children without relief, X2.— Sixteen competitors. CLASS 11.—WIDOWS WITH FAMILIES. N First prize, Mary David, Newcastle, having been a widow thirteen years, and partly brought up eleven children, X2 second prize, Anne Arthur, Coychurch, having been a widow thirteen and half years, and partly brought up seven children.- Three competitors. CLASS 12—MEN LONGEST IN AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT. First prize, Thomas Lewis, having worked thirty-one years with Mrs. Bettertor, and predecessor, X3 second prize, Wm. Edmund, having worked twenty-seven and half years with the Right Hon. John Nicholl, Merthyrmawr, JE2. -Nine competitors. CLASS 13,-WOMEN IN AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT. First prize, Ann Nicholas, Margam, having worked thirty years with C. It. M. Talbot, Esq., M.P., £ i; second prize, Anne Morgan, l'yle, having worked twenty-one and hatf years with Mr. John Simpson, A: I.- Four competitors. CLASS 14.—WOMEN IN DOMESTIC SERVICE. First Class, Ann t,oveluck, having lived seventeen years with Thomas Hopkin, Newcastle, £2; second prize, Mary David, having lived sixteen years with William John Bayden, XI. CLASS 15.—UNMARRIED FARM SERVANTS. Evan Griffith, having lived ten and hall years with Evan Thomas, Maesllan, £ 2 William Howell, having lived nine and half years with Gwillim T. Lewis, Aberbaden, t). CLASS 16.-MEN UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE. First prize, Thomas Lewis, having lived nine years with John Williams, Maendu, £2; second prize, John Thomas, having lived eight years with Thomas Thomas, Blaeu- malwg, dEl. CLASS 17.—WOMEN UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE. First prize, Maria Morgan, having lived twelve years with Miss Turbervill, Danygraig, £ 2; second prize, Martha Francis, having lived six years with James Francis, COitvt iCl- CLASS 18.—AGED AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS First prize, Evan John, Coity, 79 years of age, £ 3 second prize, David John, Oldcastle. 76 years of age, 92; third prize Evan Thomas, Pyle, 74 years of age, £1. CLASS 19.—HOEING TURNIPS. First prize, Simeon Collier, New Castle, having hoed four acres for Mr. Lewis, Sea Lawn, .£2; second prize, Thomas Williams, St. Brides, having hoed fuur acres for the Countess of Dutiraveti, XI 10s.; third prize, Jacob David and Son, St. Brides, having hoed eight acres forthe Countess ofDunritven.jEl fourth prize, Evan Thomas, Wick, having hoed five acres for Air. William Donne, Monkton, 10s. The CHAIRMAN: Gentlemen,-I beg to propose to you as the next toast, one which, I am quite satisfied, will be received by you with the greatest enthusiasm and fulluesB of heart. It is the health of one who resides amongst you—of one who is always present upon all occasions when his presence is necessary-and of one wholle object through life, as a public as well as a private individual, has been the prosperity of this county, and the individual benefit of its inhabitants. Gentlemen, I need not name to you that I mean to propose the health of the Lord- Lieutenatit (applause). Were he not present upon this occasion 1 might have said much more but I am sure it will be more gratifying to his feelings that I should now leave the tooqt with you. as I am convinced you will do ij juftwf f fesf 19 we drink the toast with three times three" (protracted cheering). The LORD LIEUTENANT, on rising, was hailed with several rounds of applause. He begged to make his best acknowledgments to the Chairman for the very kind manner in which he had proposed the toast, and to the company for the very flittering manner in which they had been good enough to receive it. The office of Lord Lieutenant, which he had the honour to bold, had been one of a sinecure naiuie sillce his appointment till very lately; there was very little work connected with its duties, and he had, consequently, very little to do ;but at the present moment it was one of great responsibility (hear, hear). He liked occasionally to mix business with pleasure, and he would, with their permission, point out to them how they could facilitate the proper discharge of his duties. They were aware that last session an Act of Parliament had been passed for enrolling the militia; and it was hardly necessary for him to say that it depended upon the people of this county whether a regiment would be enrolled by obtaining a sufficient number of volunteers for that purpose. If they did not succeed in raising a sufficient number of volunteers they would themselves be liable to be drawn next year. He, therefore, hoped they would exercise any influence they might possess in their respective neighbourhoods, and in- duce persons to become volunteers (applause). It afForded him great pleasure to meet the company at this annual dinner in that room. The attendance was certainly not so numerous as it had been on former occasions. His table put him in mind of a field of turnips where the grub had been at work (laughter). He hoped they would take the advice of an old friend, and cultivate that room better next year (loud cheers and laughter). HOWEL GWYN, Esq., M.P.: Gentlemen, I have the permission of the Chairman to propose a toast; and it is one which I have great pleasure in proposing, and which I am quite certain everybody here will have equai pleasure in drinking. I beg leave to propose the health of the Members for the Couuty — Mr. Talbot aud Sir George Tyler (applause). And I will only say that we know them to be staunch friends of the farmer, and supporters of the agricultural interest (applause). The LORD-LIEUTENANT rose, and said he had to return thanks in the second capacity in which he appeared be- fore the company—namely, as member for the county in connection with his honorable colleague. That being a Labourers' Friend Society, it would be quite foreign to the objects of such a society if he were to say one word on the subject of politics, however tempting the opportunity might be he would, therefore, abstain from any political allusion. They would shortly meet in Partiament, and then they should see what they should see (laughter). In the name of his honorable colleague (who, no douot, would address them), and in his own name, he (the Lord-Lieutenant) would simply say that he was greatly obtigedto the company for the kindness they had done them in drinking their health (applause). The various successful competitors were then intro- duced by Mr. DANIEL LEWELLIN, and received from the Chairman the amounts to which they were respectively ent itled. The Judges were—Of the ploughing, Messrs. Joseph Joseph, Margam, William Williams, Seulunds, and Robert Leyshon, Island Fdrm of the poultry, Messrs. M. P. Smith and William Leyslion of the- vegetables, the Rev. John Harding, and Messrs. M. P. Smith aud William Lewellin. The CHAIRMAN reminded the company that the last toast was "the county members," to which Mr. Talbot ha,1 been kind enough to respond for him; Imel as he did everything better than allJbody else could, he (the Chair- man) would not disturb the arrangements he had made relative to the exclusion of political allusions. As one of the county members he thauke,1 them for the hononr they had done him; and then, in complimentary terms, proposed the health of the members for the Glamorgan- shire Boroughs (applause). At the request, of the CHAIRMAN and company, Mr, BHYANT eung with exquisite tiste and feeling,— Then fare thee well, I1IY trim built wi¡err> And was loudly applauded. He availed himself of his privilege of making a call" by naming MR. RoBEur EVANS as the next person to sing. Mr. Evans kindly complied with the wishes so expressed, by giving with I1dmll,lule effect, "A queer little man who has a fir way to goo," He sung with so much spirit as narrowly to escape an encore. Tile CHAIRMAN, having received a communication from the Secretary, said he was sorry to inform the company that owing to the closing in of evening, the judges had been unable to come to any decision on the respective merits of the ploughmen. He suggested that a committee should be formed, to receive the awards ot the judges and to meet on Saturday,—the committee to consist of the Rev. H. L. Blosse, Mr. Fratiklen, Mr. Llewellyn, Rev. Robert knight, Rev. C. K. Knight, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Gronow John. The company approved of the suggestion and it was arranged that the committee should meet at eleven o'clock on Saturday. The CHAIRMAN: Gentlemen, With your permission I will propose a toast, one which I will propose with great sincerity and fiiendly feeling- It is> tbcheaithotmy honourable friend on my right—a gentleman who is well known to you ill this couuty —(loud cheers)—one of whose devotion to the cause of agricultural prosperity there can be no doubt—(loud chcers)-as 110 one has shown greater zeal or greater inclination to serve that ill- terest than the honourable member tor Falmouth, Mr. Gwyn (loud cheers). The toast was drank with "three times three" and sevetal additional rounds of applause. BOWEL GWYN, E-q., M.P., Oil rising, was received with loud cheers. He said,—I beg leave lo return you, Sir, my very best thanks for the very kind manner in which you proposed the toast, and to thank the com- pany for the equally kind manner in which they have all drank my health (hear, hear). For the compliment which you have paid me I assure you I feel deeply obliged. It is true that I take a deep iuterest in agricul- ture, and in agricultural pursuits, because almost all that I have is dependent on the success of agriculture (hear, hear)'. This is the tirst time I have ever attended the annual meeting of this society; and it was with great pleasure I saw the show of vegetables and other things that were displayed in the market-place this day, and for which premiums have been awarded because I consider that nothing so much conduces to the comfort aud well- being of a poor labouring man as a well-stocked garden and a comfortable cottage — (loud cheers) — because those lhir.»s make hun contented with his home, and prevent him from resorting to public-houses and fiom keepin" bad company (loud cheers). 1 think this society ought to be supported (renewed cheering). The Ilev. H. L. BLOSSE proposed the health of Sir George Tyler—the Chairman—as the next toast and observed that whether ou the quarter-deck, or in the House of Commons, or in the more humble sphere which he filled that day, as England expected, so Sir George Tyler was, always ready to do his duty; and to do it in that kind, amiable manner that must endear him to all (loud cheers). The rev. gentleman alluded iu complimentary terms, to the prosperous lands of the gal- lant Chairman; and concluded a most effective speech by formally proposing the toast with three times three."—It was drank with prolonged cheering. The CHAIRMAN warmly thanked the company for their kindness, aud assured them he should always endeavour to do his duty, lie knew that he was indebted to his agricultural friends for the position he held in this county aud that conlidence was placed in him by them in the hope that he should perform his duty according to the manner in which he trusted by their verdict that day that he had done (cheers). He had presided over their meet- ing that day with much gratification; and he felt grate- ful to those who had selected him. He spoke of the usefulness of societies of this nature —mentioned that Priuce Albert had been present at the meeiiug of the members of a similar institution, and encouraged the promoters of this society to proceed. This society had been formed for many years; and it had been instru- mental in inspiring the cottagers with a love of neatness in their dwellings and intbeirgardens. The appearance of the cottages in Bridgend and its neighbourhood made him feel rather ashamed of those in his own neighbour- hood but in and about Bridgend they had more cottages of a recent date than were to be found in his district, where the tenements of the industrial population were ancient, & not built with that attention to comfort which he should wish to be kept in view in erecting cottages (hear). It was difficult with large properties to replace ancient cottages with those built upon modern architectural principles whenever he had an Opportunity he had not failed to attend to the comforts of his labouring population (hear, hear). He pointed to the necessity for promoting the interests of agricultural labourers, and adverted to the usefulness of that humble class of men, by whose assist- ance the resources of this country were developed. The inhabitants of Wales, he said, are more addicted to local attachments than the English, with whom a different spirit prevails. He, like his friend Mr. Gwyn, could say that the greatest portion of his means was produced by agri- culture the greatest portion of his property was ill iand and, therefore, he could not refrain from expressing a hope that means would be taken to encourage labourers to keep together, by treating them well, housing them well, and paying them well (hear, hear). We all are members of an association in this world, dependent on each other, each having duties to perform —some adapted to labour, some for mechanical pursuits, others for dif- ferent avocations. But they should all bear this funda- mental principle in view—that useful labour was the most valuable quality they could have. The Chairman concluded by proposing the health of Mr. JARRATT, the founder of the society (loud cheers). Mr. HALL, uf Cardiff, complained that the skim- coulter8 of some ploughs (furnished originally by him, we believe) in the field had been removed by order of the honorary secretary, Mr. Daniel Lewellin. The skim- coulter was a most essential part of his ploughs (those patented by the Messrs. Howard)—and by ordering its removal the men who used his implements were not in a condition to compete fairly. He contended that as a matter of justice, not of favour, that if a ploughman took an implement into the field that implement should be left untouched. Mr. Hall highly eulogized the ploughing of the men with wheel ploughs, although the skim-coulter had been removed; and said he was so delighted with the workmanship of one of the competitors that if he were not successful iu winning a prize he would present him with a sovereign. The CHAIRMAN was sorry there should be any subject of complaint. He had been on the field, and he thought the ploughing appeared to be exceedingly good. He thought Mr. Hall should take the removal of the skim- coulter more as a compliment than otherwise, because it showed at once that the other party admitted the supe- riority of his (rw r. Hall's) ploughs over the swing-ploughs; and if Mr. Hall's implements should beat the swing- ploughs without the skim-coulter, why he would be made for life (cheers and laughter). The CHAIRMAN alluded in pleasing terms to the exer- tions of the Judges, and proposed their health (cheers). Mr. GRONOW JOHN acknowledged the compliment. The CHAIRMAN proposed the health of the "Successful Candidates;" and alluded particularly to a line hale old fellow, 79 years of age. who had that day won a prize. That old man had this year mowed an acre of bay- (cheers)-from which circumstance and other matters the Chairman drew the inference that a life spent in rural activity was favourable to longevity. The toast was well received. WILLIAM LLEWELLYN, Esq., of Court Colman, rose and was welcomed with several enthusiastic rounds of applause, a gratifying proof of the position he holds in the neighbourhood. He said that he felt himself rather unexpectedly called upon to return thanks for his gar- dener, who had had the good fortune to obtain prizes from the society. He (Mr. Llewellyn) wished to call particular attention to this point: on referring to the paper the company would see two classes of competitors for vegetables,—one open to gentlemen's gardeners and to cottagers, and the other—class 5 open to cottagers alone; 110 that, although gentlemen's gardeners have the privilege of competing for vegetables, there was one class in which they could not enter the lists with cottagers, and he thought that was one of the best arrangements made by the society (hear). It showed cottagers what could be done, and gave them an opportunity of competing with gentlemen's gardeners. He felt the greatest pleasure that day in learning that cottagers had taken the prizes tor leeks, although opposed by gentlemen's gar(feners-thear) —and he should have been equally gratified if cottagers had taken all the prijes (cheers), Now with regard to the cottagers. As he had to return thanks for one success- ful competitor, who was in his service, he suppose4 he nitt! raturn (JipH fw M$5 third prize for the neatest cottage. He was quite satined with that award. The first |ir.ze had been obtained by the brother of the parson he was referring to and he thought that as that was so the company would azree with him in the opinion that there was something good in the family (hear, hear). Besides, the woman who had received the third prize worked with bim(Mr. Llewellyn) from eight in the morning t::i six in the evening; and to keep her house in such a s'ate as it was found evinced a Urge amount of merit on her pait (hear, hear), The CHAIRMAN then proposed the health of the Earl of Dunraven, president of the society, who would have attended the meeting had it not been for the precarious state of the health of Lady Dunraven. The Chairman spoke of the noble Lord's devotion to his public and private duties, and of the high respect in which he is held in this county, concluding by again formally proposing his health, which the company drank with prolonged cheering. The CHAIRMAN proposed the health of Mr. Franklen, -a gentleman who resided in the immediate neighbour- hood of the town, who was a most active supporter of this Society, and who had expended thousands in agri- cultural pursuits, sparing no expense. He had not yet met his reward for that generous outlay, but it might be "looming in the distance" (laughter). The toast was drank wirh much cheering. RICHARD FRANKLEN, Esq., thanked the Chairman and company for the unexpected honour they had done him. They were all fellow-labourers in the cause of agriculture; and, he was quite sure, they all were equally sincere in wishing the labourer prosperity (hear). They were all bound together in the same lot and he felt confident that meetings of that kind tended to produce good-will amongst the various classes of society. He most heartily wished success to the Society, aud to all its members (applause). HOWEL GWYN, Esq.: Gentlemen, I have the Chair- man's permission to propose a toast. I feel it is one that ought to have been given earlier in the evening; but from circumstances which have occurred-from the fact that the gentleman whose name I am go:ng to mention being unfortunately no longer in the public situation which he formerly occupied in this county, and having left for some time, his health was not proposed. —With a few further remarks, Ilr. Gwyn proposed the health of the Right Honorable John Nicholl, of Merthyrmawr which toast the company drank with great and prolonged cheering. The CHAIRMAN alluded to the deep interest taken by the Dowager Countess of Dunravcn in every institution calculated to be of public use, and then proposed that excellent lady's health; and in doing so observed that she was not only a blessing to the neighbourhood her- self, but the cause of making others so also he was quite sure th at her residence in the neighboui hood in the trills of her ancestors was felt to he most beneficial (hear, hear). The toast w-s drank with enthusiasm. The CHAIRMAN gave the health of the indefatigable Secretary of the society, Mr. Daniel Lewellin, whose en- lightened zeal and energy in the discharge of his duty were warmly eulogized. With this toast the other officers were coupled.—Drank with "three times three aud one cheer more." Mr. DANIEL LEWELLIN returned thanks; and said he es- was happy to s;)), zlie society was still jroing all progres- sively, having fresh subsciiptions from year to year; and this year it had been en ibled to offer new prizes. The attempts at public benefit hitherto made had answered very well,.for the vegetables that had been exhibited weie most creditable to the neighbourhood, and in that respect the most sanguine expectations of the society's fiiends had been realized. It was once said by the farmers and cottagers, —" What chance have we ill competing with gentlemen's gardeners 1" It turned out that day that cottagers had competed with gentlemen's gardeners, and had beaten them, too (cheers). He did not think he had ever seen finer leeks tnan were, grown by an old neigh- bour of his-a coltager, He (Mr. Lewellin) was sorry he was not in the room iviieti Ilr. Hall spoke. He thought Mr. Hall had that day used him as a medium for advertizing his ploughs (laughter). He (Mr. Lewellyn) did not think it was fair to allow the use of skim-coulters, as the wheelwas quite enough of advantage without a skim-coulter in audition. He (Mr. Lewellin) certainly admittecl tÍJat the wheel piough was a very good imple- ment, but not so good as the swing plough for land that was very stiff (hear, heai). The company separated shortly afterwards.

UNITED COUNTIES' LUNATIC ASYLUM. A numerous meeting of the Visitors of the Lunatic Asylum for the counties of Glamorgan, Carmarthen, Pembroke, and Cardigan, took place at the Town-hall, Swansea, on Tuesday last, for the purpose of reconveying the Danygraig estate to the Earl of Jersey, or otherwise disposing of it, the Board of Commissioners of Lunacy Ii ;vii)g objected to the site ou account of its vicinitylo the Crymlin Bog, and the nuisance of the smoke from Mr. Lambert's Copper Works. There were present HENRY THOMAS, Esq., Chairman. Visitors for Glamorgan- Visitors for Carmarthen- shire. shire. Sir George Tyler, M.P. Earl Cawdor J. H. Vivian, M.P. Lord Dynevor Walter Collin, M.P. Mr. Lewis, Stradey J. Bruce Pryce Mr. Neville Rev. Robert Knight Dr. Prothero For Cardiganshire. for Pembroheshire. None. Lord Einlyn, M.P. J. H. Phiilips, M.P. « Nicholas R >ch The nectssary measures for carrying into effect the above object were adopted, and a committee, consisting of Mr. H. Thomas, the chairman, and tile Members of both Houses of Parliament, who were visitors, was appointed to wait on the Secretary of State without delay for further instructions.

RE-OPENING OF SAINT BRIDES MAJOR PARISH CHURCH. This interesting event took place yesterday (Thursday) under most auspicious circumstances. An achitectural description of the sacred editice we must defer till our next number; and have now only room to give the fol- lowing particulars About eleven o'clock the Bishop of the Diocese, ac- companied by the Rev. J. Harding, Rector of Coity and Coychurch, -Rund Dean, entered the Church, followed by the Dean of Llandaff; the Rev. C. R. Knight, Vicar of the Parish the Rev. H. L. Blosse, Vicar, of New- castle; the Rev. Thomas Edmotides, Cowbridge; the Rev. W. Somerset, Tythegston the Rev. Paul Ashmore, Porthkerry; the Rev. J. Williams, Marcross; the Rev. F. Bailey, &c., all dressed in their canonicals. The Bishop and Clergy repeated the 24th Psalm. His Lord- ship then proceeded to the altar, and read the special service for the occasion: after which the Vicar read the Morning Service,the Rev. H, L. Blosse read the Lessons, the Dean read the Communion Service, and the Rev. J. Harding read the Epistle, aud the Dean read the Gospel. The choir, in a most efficient manner, sung after the 3rd collect the 3, 4, and 7 verses of the 81 Psalm; and before the sermon, the 3, 5, and 7 verses of the 132 Psalm they also chanted a small portion of the service very creditably. The Bishop then ascended the pulpit and preached a moat impressive and eloquent sermon, which was listened to with marked interest by the large congregation who attended on the occasion. His lordship selected for his text the 34, 35, and 36 verses of the 8 chap, of Proverbs. After the sermon the Peau read the prayer for the whole church then the Vicar and the Rev. H. L. Blosse read the offertory, and a collection was made towards the fund for rebuilding the church; which realized thirty-seven pounds; after which the holy com- munion was administered by the Bishop. Among the company present we noticed the Countess of Dunraven, and a large party from the Castle, including Sir Geo. Tyler, K.H., M.p. Howel Gwyn, Esq M.P., and his Lady the Misses Williams, Aberpergwm Miss Harding; Mrs. Wyndham Harding Miss Richards; J. P. Traherne, Esq., and Lady; and several other visitors: we also noticed Capt. Lindsay Wm. Llewellyn, Esq., and Mrs. Llewellyn, Court Colman, and party; the Misses Traherne, Coytrahen Griffith Llewellyn, Esq., and Lady Dr. Lewis and Mrs. Lewis, and Miss Eagles; Mrs. Blosse; Wm. Prichard, Esq. W. Lewis, Esq., Sealawn Mr. and Mrs. Randall, and H. J. Randall, Esq. C. Drummond, Esq., Broadlaud and a great many others whose names we could not ascertain. We noticed also the Rev. Messrs. S. Jones, Coychurch Erans, Wick; Evans, Llangan; Edwards, Ewenny; Morgan, Merthyrmawr Rayer, St. Athans. After the service was over, the Bishop and Dean, and a large party went to Dunraven to lunch; and a very large com- party lunched at the Vicarage, and were most hand- somely entertained.

PORT OF CARDIFF. I IMPORTS In the William Ward," Johnson, from Quebec, 775 pieces of timber, 917 deals, 23 cords of lathwood, for Watson and Itichards. In the" Home," Muir, from Quebec, 760 pieces of timber 1751 deals, 18 cords of lathwood, for Watson and Richards. In the "Auckland," Long, from Quebec, 374 pieces of tim. ber, 300 deals, 6 cords of lathwood, fur Batchelor Brothers. -4 VESSELS LOADING FOREIGN. 22nd to 28th October, 185!, both inclusive. Ships Matters. Tons. Cargo. Where Bound. Charles Crooker, Duncan 1602 iron New York Thetis, Hellyer 1400 coal Panama T. P. Roger, Herberts 700 iron New York llenriette, Jenkins 800 coal Panama Holly oak, Perkins 650 iron New Orleans Panuige, Vasselin 5l>0' coal Moulmein Rembrant, (Jrivel 450 coal Trincomalee Recovery, Anderson 660 coal Malta Charles Kerr, Davidson 600 coal San Francisco Attica, Gooding 520 iron Savannah Eagle, Curtis 529 coal Rio de Janeiro Dukeof Manchester, Madge, 600 coal Sail Fraucisco Tyne, Bosestoir 500 coal Cape Good Hope Maria Julia, Dycke 500 coal Panama Catherine, Swanston 4110 coal llio de Janeiro Hermes, Snelllnan 560 coal Cape Good Hope Isabel, Griffiths 500 coal Madeira Carl Sc Emma, Holt 400 coal Rio de Janeiro Mary, Jack 460 coal Sierra Leone Louise, Meulenbrough 3)0 coal Rio de Janeiro Lady Sale, Davison 300 coal San Francisco Columbine, Anderson 6UO coal San Francisco Angelo Saxon, Harrison bOO coal Mataro Castarelli, Dickey 550 coal Messina Rover's Pride, Bower 500 coal Malta. l'etronella, Hornbottle 500 coal Cadiz James Gibson, Squires 300 coal Rio de Janeiro Tempo, Verona 350 coal Trieste Rehoboth, Powell 249 iron Constantinople Korsveigen, Gruny 598 coal Gibraltar Coldstream, Atkinson 400 coal Oran Eliza, Tollett 200 iron Valencia Oceanus, Lemakim 450 coal Stettin Regina, Pratt 300 coal Barcelona Monarch, Downing 400 coal Cronstadt Giamitlo, Nresch 615 coal Alexandria Souvenia, Vesconte 280 coal Cadiz Clementine, Ginders 220 coal Marseilles Foasegot, Chiutausen 2;,5 coal Frederickshall Queen, Wheeler 35U coal Barcelona Sarah, Petrolluzzie 255 coal Naples Danneborg, Hay 150 coal Messiua Ocean, Holman 140 coal Lisbon Iledwig, Kuhl 351 coal Alexandria Sarah, Kendall 150 coal Havre Emmanuel, Peron 200 coal Toulon Diana, Cosulich 100 iron Trieste Pembrokeshire Lass,Davies 140 coal Naples Aquila, Dodero 240 coal Genoa Frederick Peterson, Jansen 4)0 coal Rio de Janeiro Royal George, Grudry 100 coal Charente Lieut. Petersen, Tornquier, 192 coal Bahia Thomas, Prosser 11:;0 coal Fecamp Arabian, Bas 148 coal Cadiz Schmells, Everet 4,0 coal Lubec Ed. Snule, George 150 iron llurburg Ceres, Zilliig 170 coal Lisbon Felicia, Itobiu 250 coal Marseilles Diligeuce, ltuthyn 400 coal Stura Meldon, Webster 350 coal Charente Guiton, Russell 274 coal Toulon lracles, Berne 350 coal Athens Liuge Catherine, Minck 250 coal Malta Oporto, Weolunghau lv;0 iron Oporto Malabar, Crocker 57i iron New York Maria Jeune, Liget J 00 coal Lutitrieux 1ai 1.;1,141 UuMeem*

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM CARDIFF, DATED SEPT. 24, 17S3. An accident has lately happened at a village in t' i. neighbourhood whieh shows the powelful elreds 01 superstition in an extraordinary li;;ht i-a Ilrge bin:, a stranger to this countiy, driven hither, as I suppose, by the violence of the late storms, settled in a fiehi near the habilation of two very old women. The bird made a stranire noise (piobably only calling to his companions whieh he had lust), These olJ women tuuk it into their heads that this strang-e bird was sentasamessenger of some good tidings to them and expressed their hopes that no one would on any account hurt the bird, for, if any mis- chance should befal it, not only they should die, but also most of the parish. It happened that a man passing by with a gun shot this bird, upon which the old women immediately broke forth into dreadful exclamations against the man, auguring the worst evils both to them- selves and neighbours. Sure enough one of the old women died the next day, and the other about three days after and now every one that is taken ill is under the most terrible apprehensions and in despair of recovery. The apothecary of the village has just been with me, and tells me he is sent for every moment to visit people who have only slight disorders, but on whom the story of the old women has had such an alarming effect that they be- come seriously ill, and he adds that he shall not wonder if several of them die." FROM A BRISTOL PAPER, OF GTII MARCH, 1789. We hear that during the late severe weather Lord Mount Stuart gave the poor of the town of Cardiff two fat oxen-anoÎher fat ox to the poor of Cowbridge— another to the poor of Caerphilly, ami another to the poor of Llantrissant, together with a proportionable quantity ofbread: ———- CURIOUS APPLICATION OF THE LAW.—FROM A GLOUCESTER PAPER, OF APRIL, 1792 At the general quarter sessions for Monmouthshire, held last week at Usk. a fine of seventeen guineas was levied upon a parish for having suffered the officiating clergyman to be assaulted, in receiving a severe beating and having his clothes torn.

MERTHYFT AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. GALVANISM.—A gentleman, named Mackenzie, has this week and last delivered a series of lectures ON gal- vanism. HE has a very excellent set of apparatus, and illustrates Lis subject very .succft-sfutly. PUBLIC DINNKR.—T|ie;e WAS A public dinner on Thursday last at the Royal Oak, Troedyrliievv, to cele- Irrate the receut, marriage of Robert Clive, E.-q., M.P. Tills was felt to BE an event of SUAIO iuterest auLl I.uj.IN- tance to such ol the people of I'roedyrliiew, as HUD erected houses upon ihe property of the Clive family; AND accordingly a capital party assembled, and spent the even- ing in HI.raiony aud good-fellowship. SAVINGS' BANK.LFE are infoimed.on good authority, that it is the intention ot Sir John Guesr to eslah'IMI a savings' bank, at Do^lais, undertaking lo be himself per- sonally rtuponsible jar the deposits aud ENGAGING to pay £ .5 10s. per ceui. iuterest, or 3s 4d. per cent. uio:E than tiie rate paid iu savings' banks of tiie ordinary kind. We h,\illhe proposal with pJ"<lsure. A correspondent writes — "There are now living at the hor Arm: al Pontcoudiver, a couple named William and Louisa Williams, who have six sor.s aud six daughter', who eat their dinner together daily, -the six girls widl their mother 0:1 one side of the table, and the father WITLJ the six sons on tile other side of the lable. Panicondiver is in the parish of .Merlhyr Tydvil. » OPENING OF ADEKDAIIK CUUKCII. — We aie g!ai IN notice the following additional subscriptions, which would have been put into the plate at the general collection, had not the several parties been prevented lJy unavoidable absence from home or indisposition. Mrs. liins, of Vaynor, £ 5; Mrs. Overton, £ 1 Ls. Mr. Williams, of Gaeth tla!i, £1. This makes the total collection at the opening £ !3t) 3s. Id. — a coHectiou truly tuuuiliceut and unprecedented. An inquest, touching the death of John Morgan, collier, aged 00, was held at the Red Cress, Aberdaie, on the 23rd of October, b'efoie G. orge Overton, Esq. After hearing the evidence, the jury returned this verdict,— "Aecidelltal death from a tall of the roof in the Aberatnau pit." ACCIDENT.—On Friday last, as a little gir!, about three yeais of ago, daughter of Morgau Davies, of Taif's Well, was playing in the road, near the Railway Inn, a cart heavily laden with lime passed over her foot. No blame can be atHihuteJtu the driver, who was on tiie right side, and could not observe the unfortunate iitiie creature, who is, we are hai,py to hear, progressing as satisfactorily as can be expected. T R O E D Y R H I W. This place bids f-TR to be a st ir of the first magnitude. It formerly had only a chapel, two taverns, a few cottages, an engine-house, the remnant of a mid, and a miserable shed. dignified by poetic license with tiie name of u railway station. But certain speculators fixed their eye, upon the little place; certain event, brought the t'rouud into the hands of a man of business, aud ihence into what we may term the building muket; and the remit has been that it ha« risen unto a pla e of «ome little magnitude. The spec 1- lativespiriti.IT Messr-. Lewis Lewis, J. C. Wolrige, William Harris, J. Gr lUau, and ot'.iers, has leu to the erecthn lIt numerous cottages; by perpetual battering, the T iff Vale Railway have been induced to improve their stition and the place has been successively adorned with villas, a new church, and two ur three Ilew meeting-houses. Let us add to this, that Mr. Cra*»hay has erected a uevv engine-house, and that nearly all the houses have been built under the sauc:ion of the Board of He.i.tii. and are really what human H ibitatioos ought to be. The pretentions of the place are rising with its extension ami WE have of late hail several evidences of incipient civic hie. It recently attaiued to the dignity of a public nuisance, which was of sufficient import- ance to merit the attention of I he Local Hoard; a policeman has been addp.ito the live st ck in that locality; a receiv- ing house for letters—the bud furm of a petty post-office— is about to be added to the attractions of the pl.ce and it will SOOIl receive daily visits from a perambulating G.P.O., indicative in Ireland of" God Preserve O'Connell,' and of "'General Post Office" on this side of the water. We have uot yet heard of its having an Atfier'asum, but it hils hal all Eisteddfod two or three times; and the lueality is so rich in bard", that the worship of Bacchus is cJrfled on in rhyme, and ''fetchings'' for the neighbouring works are supplied to orders couveyed in the form of Welsh Emjlynion. The place has, during the last year or two. as- sumed all the importance of public dinners; Our own may probably soon be called upon to grace the township with his presence, and N'VE us faithful reports of ils brilliant oratury and its public meetings and at.llo dig, tant peiiod we shall possibly tind the place aspiring to tile d'gni YOFA Corporation, having turtle soup, civic robc" atdermanic paunches, a Lord Mayor, and N Guildhall. When that time comes, his Lordship will need an acquaint- ance with the Heralds' College. Au historical status would gild and retine his honours; for, as Sjhiller observes,— Time consecrates, And what is grey with age becomes religion ;— and aecordiogly we place the following facts at his service The district in which Troedyrhiw is placed, is extremely rich in historical association on the hill above ( i.e., 10 the left from Merthyr) are several cistvaens, of a date so old as to baffle speculation to explain their uses; traces of a Roman road 1'1'0111 Cardiff to the Gaer, near Brecon, through Caerphilly; and a stone pillar, supposed to bear the name of Julius Frontinus, the conqueror of the Stlures, about A.D. 78. We descend therefrom by Rhiw Cyimo, and Troedyrhiw derives it. name from being the troed, or foot ot that rhiw, or mountain path. Thrown across the Tan* is Punt Rliun; an,1 as the parties concerned in the convey- ances, &c., pertaining to this new Church were completely adrift in a sea of unfounded etymologies, we beg leave to enlighten them. as well as the ideal Mayor. Pont Rhun-Ihe Bridge of Rhun-derives its name from one of the British Saints. Rhun, the son of Brychan Brycheiniog, was a Saint who lived in the fifth century, near Mara, or Llangors Pool, in Breconshire. He was slain, together with his brother Rhawin. by the Pagan S ixous on Pont Rhun, near Merthyr Tvdlil, when he was defending the bridge against them." (Williams's Biog. Diet, of Eminent lVehhmcn,) The circumstances under which this took place are more fully detailed under another head —" Tudvyl (the daughter of Brychan). She was a Saint in MerthyrTydvi), in Glamorganshire, where she wa? slain by the Pagan Suons, while she was there holding inter- course with her father, who was an aged man, and her bro- thers there with her. visiting her father; wtien the Pagan Saxons and Gwyddelion Picts (?) rushed upon the place, and Rhun Dremrudd, the son of Brychan, was there slain and Nevydd, the son of Rhun, who was a beardless lad, beiug roused by seeing bis father slain, collected meu to him and routed his enemies. Tudvyl, the daughter of Brychan, was the wife of Cynghen, the son of Cadell Deyrnllwg, and mother of Brochwel Ysgèthrog." (loto MSS., p. 521.) And now, gentlemen dedicators of Troedyrhiw Church, a word with you. Merthyr Church, with a becoming reve- rence for historical associations, has been named from the martyr Tudvyl; and in the name of the ancient British Church, we call upon you to dedicate the handsome new Church of Troedyrhiw to the Christian martyr, KHUN AB BUYCHAN BRYCIIEINIOG. Cilvach yr Encil is supposed to derive its name from the same circumstance, i.e., the hiding-place of fugitives. Nor is this all. Pont Rhun had an iron works in the reign of Edward the Sixth (Mushet on Iron and Steel) and this work was the subject of a Chan- cery suit in that of Queen Elizabeth (Public Records— Merthyr Vestry Room). A little later, similar works were erected in the neighbouring vatteys and among iny MS. data I find the following :—" Davydd Llechan found several silver coins of Charles J-, If., and Cromwell. at the old fur- nace at Cwm Pontygwaith, Rhondda Vach Valley, in mov- ing the stones to make a sheepfold." (Communicated by Mr. David Llewelyn.) What has become of them? There are historic associations, such as Abercannaid, Vavasor Powell, &c., but these will form subjects for special articles; and 80, most noble Mayor, and most worshipful aldermen, I bid you all a fair good night, With pleasant dreams and slumbers light.

SWANSEA AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. FATAL ACCIDENT.—About eight o'clock on Monday morning last a fatal accident occurred on board the ship Nagasaki, now lying in this port. It appears that the deceased, K. M. Monsen, a seaman on board the vessel, was engaged on the main yard with another man, Harry Dyksman, unloosing sails, when from some cause the bunt gasget got foul. Deceased then cut the tail of the gasget, which caused a heavy sail to fall, carrying the deceased to the ground, who pitched on the winch. He was taken up immediately, when it was found he had broken the bones of his breast, causing death in about five minutes after the accident. The deceased was aged 22 years, and was a native of Baren, Norway. CAUTION. —At the Swansea Petty Sessions, held on Tuesday last, John Griffin, of the parish of Lansamlet, pleaded guilty to a charge of selling half a pint of beer without a license. The magistrates, in giving their opi. nion, said the system was extensively practised, and acted as a serious injury to the fair and honest dealer, who was heavily taxed, and ought consequently to be pro- tected. They had the power to inflict a penalty of £20, but as the defendant had pleaded guilty, and as this was his first offence, they would mitigate the penalty to £5 and costs. NOVEL APPLICATION. —John Morgans, ship-tinman, of Mill-lane, Cardiff, applied to the Swansea Bench of Magistrates for an order to make his wife return with him to Cardiff, who had left him and now refused to live with him any longer.—Wife: I wish peace and quiet with him he has ill-used rne, and I left him because I could not live with him. I do not wish to trouble him at all. He has not threatened to beat or kill me since he came to Swansea, but when I lived with him he did.— Husband: She has left me three months. She never told me the reason for her leaving. I cannot make it out ia any shape 01 form. — Wife: I left him because he ill-used me.—Husband: I have used every kindness towards her. I have ottered to give her two sovereigns to go back and live with her mother, and also five shillings per week till she is reconciled to me.—Wife If I were to go back to my mother he would come to me there.- Husband: I merely wish to get her baek witll me by the help of God. I will even give her three sovereigns.— Wife, with great warmth, slapping her fist on the dock: If you were to offer me a hundred sovereigns I would not go a step with you I will never alter my mind.—Magis- trates: Suppose your husbaud was bound over in two heavy sureties to keep the peace, would you then return 1 The wife still refused.—The wife's sister, who was in court, then said the husband was suspected to have another wife in Cardiff, and that was another reason why she would not go back.—The Magistrates said they could do nothing in the mattft; but persuaded them to make their differences up, and live happily together —After a long argument between this "loving pall," the wife agreed to no home to her mother B, 4tid the husbaud agreed to allow her five shillings per MEEK till SHE was reconciled to him, and three TOYERCI^DV TU PAY her E*PEQSPB, AND the HUSBAUD

CORRESPONDENCE. CARDIFF. To the Euifor of the Cardiff' Sf Merthyr Guardian. Sir,— After the pertinacious nrsrepresent itii ns of the opsone: ts of draioa-ie, tiie fact t!-at ti e nutn s'wt'ri of the t.iV.n ."lo not co^si-it «;f a nine-, rich pipe, i.^s t-ken tie n;t»- i-ivers l»y su- prUe, aud to avoid use dam ■• v, hich :.i oi- covery vi ill do, tiiey are now etuleavoi.: i,- £ to u. that the plans aie altereo. It is foitunate for the c.us ■ of truth that the plans were seen by a great number of per-ons when thev first came to Cardilf, and tracings of them ere now in the town. It is hoped that in the for'hcomiog elections the ratepayers wif) mark their sense of the decep- tions which have been so industriously practised upon them. But my object in writing to you is to correct an error in my letter of October 16th. Speaking from memory, I stated the outfall in Mr. Raintnell's plan to be three feet six inches by two feet eight inches but, upon referring to the plan which is now betvre me I find it IS (our feet six inches by three feet. Injustice to Mr. Rainrnell I be„r you will correct this mistake. A RATEPAYER. 111 To the Editor of the Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian. Sir,—The article, in which you justly comment on the enormous pluralism of Archdeacon Hale, reminded me of an anec lote I once heard of that overbuithened functionary — The Aichdeacon of London being taken ill, an apothecary was ser.t for, who felt his venerable puise and prescribed. Ou the same day he felt the pulse of ihe Vicar of St. Giles, Cripplegate — then that of a Canon of I St. Paul's—then that of the Master of the Charter-House —then the Chaplain of the IJishop of London--ami, | lastly, that of a Sub-Almoner. What was his surprise ¡- when he found the pulse of these six functionaries all bc:>.ting the precisely same number of stiokes! Aud well they might, for they were all one and the same J iudividual! We have heard of the famous Dragon of Wantley, I whose swallow was so capacious, that— Houses and chu'clies | Were to him gees.- aud turkey? I Aod a kiue.iom bread a,:d butter! I But what W'ts the Dragon of Ws»nt!"y to IF. Hate ? th.- wiiale who would not only swallow Jonah but the cit\ of 1'\ ineveh with him. The Dragon ot Wantley must have had a prevision of OLe of the m eat vampires in his celebrated lincs- I Oh I <>h Mr. Mm-re, You j-oii (j ¡ a w » 1 wi-l. 1 had known of your tiioks before A modern edition would have su"'i■ f' Oh! oh Mr. Hale, You sou uf a y, hale, I wiih I could fiv inv flaws in vour tail Your si-; v.■ t. A lyr.linE-iVAh CURATE. To the E iitor of the Cardiff a»d Merthyr Guardian. Sin,— When I asked, in your list number, for a trans- lation of the eie-iaut Sapphics on il-e Well at Ll.tiwtty. e<;n.rae:.cii)g Ayuifdta mitseosu latit'ius iN antra," I h-oi (I am ashamed to sa\ ) fer/otteu thai they were lo b- found iu Jones's !Ii>toiy of Breconshire, wl.-o says the) v- ere "written by Lieut.-Colonei Thomas, of the G'.h Regiment of Foot (a native of Cwr-wauu, near Lhn- K'stloc, CariiMrth<'tishi:e), v. ho was killed at the siege of toe Havanua." Theoph.lus Jon.'sadds, "They were not unhappily translated by another of my countrymen, though certainly uot equal to tiie o: i:;in-.1." The following is the translation T. J. uhudes to — "Sweet Nymph, thou Goddess of the roo-sy cave, V» it h sulphur i e ,11 p'ri dg Ill. soft 11 .>wins wave. Whose streams to bless mankind first bid to fl.)W, Ease fr0l11 dire Iq\Îu. and roseate health bestow; With offerings meet I hail thy sylvan s.irine, With purple violets, and rosy wine; Th) streams salubrious, power contain '1"0 cleans.- aud l-1;lC.; ti1Í1)'cd vt in Hence golden Jij/kiis, once toe Pod's theme, Shall yield the paim to thy more precious name, Anil Baiæ'õ baths, though raised by fame so hi^!?, The mu-e foretells 110 more with thee shall vie Oh siiil exert thy gentle healing power, So may no summer's sun, or wiutei's shower, Willi beams unkind lb, limpid waters ihain. Or with loul floods thy crystal current staiul" The word gratia in the second Sapphic should be grains. I aiii, Sir, Jour oLedicut servant, BOVIENSIS. MEC n AN ICS' INSTITUTES. To the Editor of the Cardiff a.id Merthyr Guardian. Vicarage Aberdare, Oct. 2;), 1832. Fm,—You will oblige me, and you will, I trast, ad- vance the cau'e of po,>ui-ir ed icat'ou, of whici you Hre 8v strenuous an advocite, by publishing, verbatim et literatim, the fallowing very sensible letter, which I received by thi« morning's post, from a f for hi hi) Man. I have n" idC; who the writer is: 1 can only hope that there are many of his ditSS Aberdare, Oct. 24, 1S32. "REVEREND SIB,-Having read your letter in the Cum- brian, Hiiu-iins t" the Mechanic's Institution of Aberdaie I have taken the liberty to address these few lines stating my opinion lo von, Sir, as to the c mse of the above Institution not being supported by the Working CL.«s of Ab-rdare. I doubt you m »v little hlar,ine as Nine Tenths of the Work- nwi knows uot the Kuh-s ami Regulations ol ihe Institu- tion, or « ho'to apply to for Information. Shopmen have in general 'h it Ambition to consiler themselves above the Working CI i<s, and if Inquired of, although they uew tiiesta- bility "ftbe Inst tution depends in the merea-eot its Attend- ants, yet thev will evade ie ling a Workman if inquired of. This coul i be easily temedied by the fo lowing plan: if a few lines were sent to each Minister of Every Denomination in the Diftrxc to ask him to publi-h the same either of a Sunday or in the Week it would then be seen where there would not be an Increased Attendance. As to frequently there is an ill feeling between Different Sects or Religion, perhaps the request would be better complied with. if it was made by Mr (I. A. Bruce. As for what I have seen of that Gentleman if he thought us any ben-lit would be to the Working men he \\oulJ Immediately consent to do ir. Before concluding I must remind you, as there i« some- thing lit home to be done, which is. to come 10 a Decision upon the Pews and Sittings in the New Church, there is a greater "hyness iu Working tnQIi, perhaps, than you Imma- pine they do not like to be intruding tor they would rather pay for a sitting, and if they cannot be accommodated with such they will then stay away. I knows a Worktnun who have lIot Attended any Religious Service for upwards of Four years UI1.\el' the above pretence, and yet he takes the Eight verse of the Sixth Chanter of Micah for his motto. I rem1ill. yours trdy a WORKMAN OF ABEUDARE." lean only add, I regret, he has not given me his name I hope, however, he will yet favour me with it. With regard to the sittings in the Church I am glad to have the opportunity of informing him that there aie 459 of them Any one of these the workmen may use, and it is a source of great satisfaction to me to see so many workmen occupy them each Sunday night, ever since the Church has been opened. But, should any workmen prefer having seats of their own, I refer them to the Parish Cierk who wiil be at any time glad to let them. Also, respecting my friend, Mr. Bruce, I have no doubt he will readily comply with the" Working ManV^ request. Moreover I may observe, that it is in contemplation to a-k Mr. Bruce to preside at a public meeting, with a view of putting the Institute on a more satisfactory footing, as well as to ask him to become its president. I remain, Sir, with many thanks, Your obedient servant, JOHN GRIFFITH, ViCarofAberdare. THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING HERALD. SIR,—The letter of your correspondent "X. IJ. N." being, I fear, calculated to mislead some of our friends, and to deter them from joining our society, I think it right to address a few words to you on the special subject of his communication—viz., the probable result of the operations of this and other societies. Though strongly recommending our society, as every staunch Conservative who has taken the pains to investigate its claims to the support of the party must do, your corre- spondent somewhat inconsistently says that the only effect of its proceedings will be that a great additional number of voters will be polled at county elections on both sides, as if this result was of no moment. Now, Sir, this is just what we desire to accomplish. Hitherto these societies have swelled the number of voters on the Radical side only, and consequently in Lancashire, East Surrey, and Middlesex we have actually been beaten, while the members for Herts, South Essex, West Surrey, and West Kent may well tremble at the probable result of another election, as tegards themselves, if our oppo- nents' proceedings go on unchecked. The great support we have already received from Conservatives of all grades will enable us to track our opponents about from county to county, and apply the antidote where the bane has been at work. Notwithstanding the supineness and in- difference of some of those who are most interested per- sonally in the result of our operations, we shall be able to effect great changes in their constituencies. It is very easy for Conservatives to excuse themselves from joining the Conservative Laud Society, by putting forward one objection or the other, which,.if allowed to prevail, would produce but one result—radicalism, ram- pant in the counties as well as the boroughs! Diffi- cultie" and doubts there may be-a thousaud objections may be raised by captious minds against any active and bold steps for the defence of Conservatism,—but whenever our objects and plans are explained to thinking, working Conservatives, their great advantages are at once ad- mitted. Some persons, I believe, keep aloof, for the reason pointed at in your correspondent's letter —namely, that in any new measure of reform, whether brought in by the Premier or Mr. Hume, Sir James Graham or Lord John Russell, it will be possible to stop the proceedings of our opponents with reference to the 40s. freehold franchise, and thereby render our own society unne- cessary. A little reflection will show the vanity of such a notion. Recollect, Sir, that this particular franchise has been in existence since the year 1429, that it is the most popular ingredient in the whole electoral system, inasmuch as every one above the condition of a pauper can obtain it for himself, and that the people are daily becoming more and more wedded to it, as I can testify from a practical acquaintance with the working and proceedings of these societies. Auy attempt to restrict the acquisition of this particular franchise would equally fail, and be productive of a violent political agitation, as being an aristocratic attempt to narrow the franchise. In these days, when even Conservatives talk about a moderate extension of the franchise, the course proposed would be the most Hibernian way of extending the franchise that an inve- terate Paddy could devise. Let not Conservatives delude themselves with the notion that any such escape from the dilemma in which their opponents have placed them will be provided. If possible it would not be expedient; for without professing to be a political, 1 would venture to ask whether there is not something in this movement of the Radicals themselves amongst the masses," which will greatly check the cry for a new Reform Bill, at all events in respect of an extension of the suffrage? It a man can always enfranchise himself by means of these societies, what need is there for the legislature to do it for himl Will the man who has enfranchised himself by his saving, be inclined to support a measure which will level him, politically, to the standard of the idle, the spendthriit, or the intemperate manl As far as regards the Conservative party generally, I am happy to tind the widest interest felt in our proceed- ings. We are not left to pick up votes amongst a few operatives, but members of parliament, men of fortune, clergymen, barristers, and other professional men, trades- men, and others, whose adhesion to Conservative princi- ples is not a matter of speculation, but a fact, have joined us, to confer on tbemselves additional political power. Let all who desire to enlist in our increasing electoral army, enrolled to defend our own position and privileges, and not to attack those of others, come forward at once, and it will soon be shown that the avowed attempt of Cobden, Bright, and Company to beat us in the county constituencies will end in their complete discomfiture aud dismay. You will add another to the long list of obligations you have conferred on the society if you will find a place tor this letter inyournextpaper. Youratrufy, CHARLES E. LEWIS, Secretary pro tempore to the Couservative Laud Society. H, New {$o«v?el!-coui't, LincoluVitin, Oct. -3, 1352, c

To the Editor vf i!te Card- /nai Merthyr Gutt-'dii. I' "■>. 1i-, 0d. 21-t, 185?. MY DEAR SIR, —Will y-.u h-rve the KINDNESS t > in- sert the acccmpin i:;g no; e i o tG UAK:>IAN of this w. ek but if not in tune for this > k, in tl.e GUARDIAN of next week. o;; s -— E. JENKINS. CONVOCATION. ¡ j t To the Editor <f t,ie Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian. Dowlais Rectory, Oct. 21st. 1852. Dear Sir,—I cannot subscribe my name to the Convoca- tion Society's petition to be presented at the meeting of Convocation in November of the present year,—because my deliberate and c'ear convictions are—that the Revival of Convocation," under the existing circumstances of our Scriptural and Apostolical Church, and the feelings of our country, and constituted as it is, will inevitably loud to separation," that is, to a tearful rent in the body of Chriit; and separation will speedily destroy our National Church as such,—and the destruction of our National Cnurch wid be the heaviest calamity, and the greatest curse that can befall our hitherto privileged and Protestant country therefore, my earnest prayer is—From the Revival of Convocation, under present circumstances, Good Lord, deliver us." I am, dear Sir, your faithful Servant, „ E. JENKINS. To Gillett Jonathan Ottaway, Esq. To the Editor of the Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian. Sir,—Allow me. as one of the Cowbridge Hunt Race Committee, to make a few remarks ;n reilv to "Old Towler." 3 In country towns it is too mnchthe fashion for persons to fat cv that, by subscribing to » Race Fund, they have (ione ali which can be required of them, and that owners of horses »r.u-t put up «its any kind or ftablin-j thev choose to provide,—forgetting the impolicy of the iliinn-. Thus it was :n Cowbridge, Bud rule 7 v.as ma,ie, rwt to increase tile fuuLl, but in order to place the available .ta- bling iu the hands of those most likely to study the conve- nience of the public. T'ie regulation has Itillv answered that purpose, for the .1a.,ti:"rds ,°f, Ihe Beir, Greyhound, Co* bridge Arms, and other ininciial inns, have already forwarded to the committee a list of Sosialis ano boxes d .y qualified in theiown .-ilone; wl.u-t tin' fund vra- bench i-d o;:ly to the exteu? of-no guiilei. i should strosigly a-lviso my brother stewards to st!v:ti.m a rule, without wavh »<• td'Ould hive been uaabl* to secure tcr those owners of lnT'e- who tivi* support the n.. etiug --a h ;,cco.m!tou.uio.i us they undoubt dly ba»e a rii;iit t x. ec.. 1 am, Sir. von'■ b .iic-.t :<1' G. MON r-JO••!}• v Tic AiIEr.NI-1, Cnjii, aiau of Cournntee. St. Hilary, Oct. 23th, I?52. At the N ;iv;.o:t S -ptoiuber m< c.it'S the f, I'ov.mry r-.le wis in f<ir e :—'• Hor^s tube p',a>ej by sni t:<s only w;w» are ru;>ser.r« of <.ne ^.u u-i a-i.-l t -taod at an i',m or St/bles <d » pt-rs >•< i* -i .-u.i'C' a( ol least une guinea, or 'lu>y w.ll he disqn .-t'-nugh wiunrr. 5

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BIRTHS, M A iii,J At; IIS, A > ^AiM-. r;:• s. Oct. 19, at South-nark. Ayr, N.B., t!i« v.-i,V of (.'apt. G. C. J a( kson, half-pay 1G h t.ancets, Oct. 27, .Mrs. Hopkins, the wi.'e of Mr. John ilonkins, spint-meichain, Duke street, CaiV'l/, o! a Oct. 24, at Cardiff, the wife of Mr. George Osborne, master of the Infant Scinol, of a n iu.~hier. Oct. 28, at Caidiif, the wite of Air. E. Jones, stationer, H i;;h-sti eel, ot a daughter. Oct. :3, It, TOIJ,w:i;¡is, near Cardiff, the wife oi Mr. David Jones, of a daughter. Oct. 19, at Oiiho; n-liali, St..(Ford-hire, the residence of her father, Edward Bulh r, Esq., the v. i»'e of Johu Wm. Phillips, Esq., of ITey bridge, lit a sou and heir. Oct. HI, at Skdty, near Swansea, the wile of Mr. F. J. Lloyd, or a son. Oct. 24, at the Priory, Brecknock, the wife of Win. de Win;on, Esq., of a daughter. Oct. 23, at No. 12, Castlo-square, Swansea, the wife of Mr. \V m. Mathias Brewstei, ol a daughter. Oct. 21, hi. Herbert-hall, Cackuoweil, the wife of E.iw. DUNies, Esq., ot A sou. MARRIAGES. Oct. 2G, at Bassalh'g Church, by the Rev. Wm. Phiilips, cume of Ilisca, ami brother ot the. biide, assisted by the Rev. Chancellor Williams, M.A.. vicar of BassalleT, Robert Gully, eldest son of Rnberl Culiurn, Est; comp- troller of li.M. Cns'oms at I)ofer, to C-iiheiine Viar-.ivt, seventh daughier of Wm. Phillip*, Esq., R.N., G.eat Oak Villa, Newport. Oct. 20, at St. Martin's Church, London, Capt <;a Frederick Graham, eldest son of the Right Hon. Sir James Graham, M.P., of Netherby, to Loly Rennione St. Maur, daughter of Lord Seymour, and grand-daughter of the Duke of Someiset. O' Oct. 20, at Beest-m, near Nottingham, th" Rev. Octavius Clay don, of Bredwardine, Heiefonl, to Eleanor Mai kham, eldest daughter of the late Rev. J. Btown Williams, vicar of LlantrSsaut, Glamorganshire. Oct. 24, at St. Mary's Churtn, Cardilf, by the Rev. W. L. Morgan, vicar. Mr. F. Parker, gardener, to Miss Jane Rosser, of Cardiff. Oct. :13, at Aberdare Church (by license), by the Rev. Isaac D. Jenkins, Mr. Eleazer Ljwis, to Miss Phoebe Hushes, both of Aberamau. Oct. Zl, at Aberdare Church (by license), by the Rjv. J. Griffith, vicar, Mr. Rhys Howeils supei intendent of the Aberdare Branch of the Taff Vale Railway, to Miss Margaret Rees, ot Gamlyu, Aberdare. Oct. 2G, at Aberdare Church, by the Rev. David Griffiths, Mr. Thos. Thomas, to Miss Elizabeth Llewellyn. Oct. 23, at Skettv Church, by the Rev. Henry Elliot Graham, rector of Lulgvan, Cornwall, George Byng Mortis, second son of Sir .lolm Morris, Bart., of Siteuy- paik, Glamorganshire, fo Emily Matilda Smith, only daughter of Charles Henry Smith, Esq., of Derwenfawr, Glamorganshire, and grand-daughter of the late Sir Geo. Leeds, ilait., of Croxton, Cambridgeshire. Oct. 21, at Troston, by the Rev. Evan Baillie, Francis, second son of (Jr. Maiden, of Worcester, to Harriet Lucas, youngest daughter of Lieut.-General Morse, of Troslon II all, Suffolk. Oct. 11, at Tabernacle Baptist Chapel, Merthyr, by the Rev. John Roberts, Mr. William Jones Davies, draper, to Miss Catherine Davies, of Cardiff. DEATHS. Oct. 8. at Usk, deeply regretted, Thomas Reece, Esq.. iu the 71st year of his age. He was far more than twenty years the efficient and faithful clerk of tile G lamorgan- shire Canal Company (preceding Atr. Forrest). On his retirement to his property at Usk, he became one of the most useful magistrates of tbe county of Monmouth, and (unassisted) revalued the whole of that county at the request of hjs brother magistrates. Such was his judg- ment, that we believe the valuation was submitted to without a single appeal. Aug. 14, at Monte Video, after a residence of twenty- six years, Thomas Lamb, Esq., aged 47, brother of Capt. James Gosselin Lamb, of Cardiff. Oct. 18, at St. Fagans, near Cardiff, af:er a short ill- ness, Mr, Thomas Phillips, aged 7 f, late of Penheved.- Mr. Phillips was one of the principal tenants on the Ply- mouth estates"—now the property of The Hon. R. H. and Lady Harriet Clive, & was universally regarded an upright and conscientious man in every respect. He was for thirty years a member of the Calvinistic Methodist So- ciety, and carried into practice the strict principles of that influential section of professing Christians. His end was peace! Oct. 18, at Pond House, Merthyr-Tydvil, at the ad- vanced age of 86, Mrs. Mary Williams, very much respected. Oct. 25, at Aberdare, Mr. John Jones (brother-in-law to Mr. Robert Jones, Black Lion Inn). Oct. 23, at Westbury-upon-Trym, aged 45, Robert, third son of the late William Thomas, Esq., of Llan- blethian, and brother of David Thomas, Esq., of Pwlly- wrach, Glamorganshire. Oct. 20, at the house of his daughter, Mrs. Evans, grocer, Caerphilly, Mr. Edw. Morgan, farmer, late of Bed was, aged 78 years. Oct. 19, at Caerphilly, Mr. Francis Evans, shoemaker, aged 58 years. T' Oct. 25, at Gellyhir, Llanvabon, aged 17, Mr. William Thomas. Oct. 18, aged 64 years, Rachael, the beloved wife of Mr. William Harries, Gellywrenlawr, Llangefelach. She was a consistent member of the Calvinistic Methodists upwards of 44 years. Oct. 20, while presiding at the Galway Quarter Ses- sions, W. D. Freeman, Esq., assistant-barrister for that county. His head was seen to drop as he was addressing an advocate, and he died the moment he was carried from the bench to his private room. Aug.16, at Calcutta, aged 44,Henry Whitelock Torrens, Esq., of the Bengal Civil Service, Political Resident at the Court of the Newaub Nazim. The deceased was eldest son of the late Major-General Sir Henry Torrens, Adjutant-General of the Forces. Oct. 24, the Rev. Dr. Chapman, Master of Caius College, Cambridge, aged 83 years. Oct. 19, at the house of her son-in-law, Mr. James Kenway, Ann, widow of the late Mr. Thomas Thomas, builder, Neath, aged 76. Oct. 21, Mary Gwenllian, the only child of Mr. 1. P. Jones, Bridgend, aged one year. Oct. 24, at Mainstone Court, near Ledbury, Jessie, wife of Mr. Peter Caldwell, formerly farm bailiff at Dutfryn, St. Nicholas. Oct. 24, at her seat, Brook House, Eastry, Kent, in her 89th year, Mary, relict of the late Wm. Boteler, Esq., and eldest and last surviving daughter of the late Capt. John Harvey, R.N., who died from the wounds he re- ceived onboard H.M.S. Brunswick, which ship he com- manded during the action of the glorious first of June, 1794. Aug. 16, at Cape Town, on his return in ill health from the Kaffir war, Captain Borton, of the 74th High- landers, only son of John Henry Borton, Esq., of Bury St. Edmunds. Oct. 25, at Ashcott, Somersetshire, in the 56th year of her age, Catherine, second daughter of the late George Warry, Esq., of Shupwick, in the same county. Oct. 22, at her residence, Southport, Elizabeth, relict of the late Mr. Joseph Heaton, of Manchester, and sister of the late Henry Pocock, Esq., of Staple Inn, London, and Beech-hill, Usk, Monmouthshire. Oct. 17, at Florence, Helen Colquhoun, daughter of the late Sir James Colquhoun, of Luss, Bart., and wife of John Page Reade, Esq., of Stutton, iu the couuty of Sutfolk.