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P O K T it Y. ",,"""-"'V"-"
P O K T it Y. "V" EPITAPH ON THE DIKE OF WELLINGTON. AC¡,OSTIC. W srrior, adieu Thy race was bravph run E tern.il is the crown thou now h.i<t wo.i; I. aurels unfading lorg shall deck thine ui. ,— L nurels well earn'd, aud long with honuur worn. 1 11w irdly bent Truth's holy cau*e to sert'e, N ought from thy seine of right could make thee swerve t, n- itiifs' was Lhll1t>-true ^re^tness. which dhd.1US T o sacritice to sell stern Duty's p.iii.s O mav tl;y bright example powerful be — N utilest vj Nature's True Njbi-ity A LOVER OF HONESTY. Cowbridge, March, 1 S.3-3. 2 Timùt!1Y, ,1t;1 Cll;)"" itll and :Lil verses.
OPPRESSION.
OPPRESSION. "Oppression ruaketh a wise ii.an mad," So Solomon !u t h said; What marvel, tlwrt, if it should lurn A silly woman's head ? The inoffensive w"rm will turn, When beneath fhe heel Unjustly persecuted, "Int Must fiieudless woman feel I 0, to the desolate anù oppress'd, The world's a dungeon dark and ùrear; The iron penetrates their sou I They've Doue to wipe away lhe tear All who have influence and power. Their stiength for Right should use; But" woe to the whu Those gifts for Wrong abuse Gùu may awhile that wrung permit, Fùr ends to lB unknown But when He spes the moment fit. He'll make IIss power known. Then f t'' not for debate and strife," For God will you requite, If with •' the list of wickedness," The desolate 41 ye smite. Take heed how ye Chri. little ones'' In word or d-'ed oti"J: <' The cry oJ" tiie be sure W" in unto heaven asct n i. C wbridge, March, iS">3. SIT IXX.
PROVERBS, LOCAL WO!W--. &...,…
PROVERBS, LOCAL WO!W- & OF GLAMOK- < ANSHIK; (Continued from the Guard/an" of 26th February). Adeiladu cl,te1! ar ben C¡IWnen. See My v. Arch.. Vol. 3, p. 1S4. Krlid v pluvvn a I'hol1i'( wydd. Ttiere is a cirs'e ( halo) around the moon.") Mae bnaith o fivich y lieuad. The latp Ab 1.10 was much p'ui-ed with these three phrs'-es, and put them down in his common-place book, when I mention, d them to him. He etp-.titte.i largely on the mythological allu-d m in (he wurd buar'h [a row-yard), and reteiri-ii to a quarrel which had thell anseii in ln<iU between our soldiers and some of the naiives (1 believe in the war with the Seik-), in consequence of the soldiers hav-n^ maltreated some COW5-,1I1\1IIa!0 held sacred ly tne uat.ves, and venerated in conjunction with the moon. Nachais ddydd Linn, tia choll ddydd Llun. Sion pub man. "MOH yr mi sot! Ga lewth cn.,i Si-m LI"v 1 >n I'ollvd. lJecheu—dyn drcheu—pwaith declnu (qv. dean?) Tyuu draen 0 droed arull, a'i 0.0(1 yn el droid el nuo. Trwm yw'in planed. A tl astrological exclamation: ill- • tarred Gwse o';n planei annedwydd NVtlcd erioed liw dv rudd D. ap Gwiiym, p. 437. Flarted tair ceinic<r — a'ff e bvth yn rot (i.e. gr"aI;: i.e., lie i, burn with a uoo len spoon in his mouth, Dangos cesail-cesei:io, i.e., to favour. Disut—worthies?. Dyn uisut—brethyn di-ut. bastai, Cyn y gwyliau. Ar yn ail nine cario'r cud (al: cool). Pai a'm byddaru, hlentyn i.e., D.) not deafen me, child. II the English word bother derived from this Welsh bydJar Pais fjoch, cauw Is there any peculiar virtue io a red petticoat ? Yr oe id hi yn ei hoppo "e Shp was stopping, hindering him. The late Dean ot'LlandaH'suggested to trio that this word hoppo mi<;ht be the English nppott. But I am inclined to thii.k that it is a verb formed from the exclamation used in stopping or crying out lo cittle, as hup yr eidiuli-hop y vuweh. To the tate Dean I am indebted for the two sayings wItch i mnediatelv follow. He a louced them as proofs of th. existence of "unpleasant feeling"—once upon a time — between the English and Welsh :— Caw, wedi oobi ) Welshman's delight. A cais weui cro^i. l^is yw e,—syn He's an Englishman — beware.' TavlupeJido; i.e.. to give a hint; the ball is thrown on the tile ;ou keep II up.. Braichgan, aud forchgan—to side (for marcliocau?) (Tu be continued.)
THE ROBBERY AT THE FIVE BELLS,…
THE ROBBERY AT THE FIVE BELLS, CARDIFF In last week's GUARDIAN, appeared exclusively the par- ticulars of the above daring and a iroitly accomplished rob- bery. We are now enabled to lay before our readers the following additional facts regsrding it — On the committal "t the baref-tced act, the perpetrators would seem to have been too wary to trust t! emselves by any conveyance "hicll might be the means of their deteC'ion and accor linuly walked to Newport direct from Mie Five Bells. The polIce who had been placed at the Railway Stations, and who had ueen despatched by tne Superintendent 10 L'andatF, Ac, wilh lhe greatest were, therefore, as II mat-er or course, unaule t) learn anything concerning the parties of whom tlicy were ill search. P.C. Shepherd, in company with a little boy, named Ainslie, in the employ of Mrs. BrowD. was, alter soine hours spent in fruitless inquiry, sent off to Newport in a gig, reaching there very edtlyon Friday morning and assisted by the borough police searched throughout Ihe !orpl1.)on. but unsncces-fully. About twelve o'lock, however, Ainslie was strull ng through tile town alone. when he obi-erved three of the men he had seen at Mrs. Brown's the previous nijjht, leaving Ihe Salutati n tavern, in Commercial-street. The lad, having followed the wen until he saw them enter another hou^e—the Ki: g W il iam—histened to the station- house, aud informed Superintendent Huxtableot the fact, who immediately proceeded to the King illtam, but, un- forluna'ely succeeded in apprehending only one of the PiHtV: the other two had left the ronin just a" the Supet- intciident entered. The young man thus capture 1, who was drrs*ed very respectably,— is about 5 feet o inches,— and is of a verydaik and pile countenance, was imme- dtatelv couv-\ed 10 Caroifl j and on Saturday morning brought before his Worship the Miyor, William Wi.hams, Esq., when the following; evidence was gone into, .Mr. John Bird prosecuting, and Mr. U. Ll. li^ece attend ng on behalf of tlie accused, who gave his name as Henry Gordon — .Mrs. Jane Brown was the iii st wi:ne-s examined. She ftated she kept the Five Bells. On Thursday last, she lost a gentleman's o'd f\slitoned L'o'd ring, having a round of white plaited hair, set in red stones; a watch hook; and another smail gold ring; a little equare r^d .Morocco box, lio.d with white Satin, and containing tiinktsu. She missed also nb^ut t"e"ty-eit:t)t. pound-, in sovereig s and half-sovereignand ab^ut tlnrtv shillinf;S in silver, among which »ei e a toreepennv hit. much belli, and a shilling of a new appearance; one £ .3 note of the Brecon Old Bank, joined at the back a small canvas bag wldeh contained some copper money and papers; a jet necklice; and a silver ceam jug. All these things were in the top left hand drawer oi a chest of drawers in her bedroom upstairs. The drawer she had left locked, but it appeared to have been wrenched, aud much violeuee seemed to have been u*ed. She had seen the things safe between seven and eight o'clock on Thursday evening, and missed them about ten minutes past eight, when, on going upstairs, she found a Datchwhichdidnocbeiongtoheronthebed. The chests of drawers had been pulled out a little way from the wall; aad un the top, immediately above the drawer which had been forced open, was the mark where a bit of candle had been placed. On the dressing table close by, a small piece of candle had been extinguished by being turned upside down, and was adhering to the table. The other drawers had been tried. In one of them, were some small coins and a gold chain, but the latter being a little tarnished, was not taken, but thrown a<ide lipon a chair. About twelve o'clock on Thursday, three men eutered her house, and had a glass of beer each. They remained there but a very short time. One of them wished witness to give him a half-sovereign ill exchange for ten shillings in silver, wlrch she did. In order to get the money, she Wi1S obI ued to go into her bedroom, immedi- ate) over that in which the men were sitiiug and as they were a one, aod the house was very qu:et, they could dis- tinctly trace her footsteps as she went into her own rounl. She went 10 the drawer, unlocked it, took out the maner, and agaiu locked it. She Ilkewioe locked the door of her bedroom, leaving, as was her custom, the key in the lock. One of the meu nau a mark on his lower lip; another was rather tall and pale and marked with the small pox; there was also a "hort man, but witness did not tike particular notice of them. Between seven and eight o'clock witness w<is just going out, an l was sitting down tal king to a friend, when the three men who had b-en in the house in the morning again entered. They went in all of a cluster—one wanted to go out the backway—one ordered three glasses of beer — in fact, the hou=e was quite in an uproar. — The prisoner 'anghe i at thi". seeming quite amused at the de- scription given by the witness. -Vlr. li. LI. Keece: You need'nt laugh. This is no laughing matter, you know and if I am to defend you, you must conduct yourself properly. Airs. Brown then stated that she did not pay particular attention to the men, beyond asking them why they did not Hit down. They remained there about a quarter of an hour, and during that time the property was abstracted. Superintendent Huxtable, of the Newport constabulary, here produced £5 13s. td, which he had found on the pri- soner, and among which was an apparently bran new shil- li ng. He also produced a round of plaited white hair, two or three small red stones, some bits of glass, and a -mail lump of silver ore, stnting he would explain whence he got these arttctesrTesentty. Mrs. Brown positively identified the hair, as that which had been set in the ring in stones precisely the same as those shown her. Th.> ore she had in her possession for a ( long period, and at the time of the robbery it was in the cream jug. She was quite positive it was her property. I. he new shilling was very similar to the ocephe had seen among her silver. Cross-examined I C3nnot recognise rhe prisoner aq one oftnemen who came to mv house. I cannot positively swear to the shilling produced. Mine was very similar. Margaret Lewis, servant to Mr-. Brown, corroborated the evidence of her mistress as to the two visits of the men. I lie prisoner, she was quite certain, came there each time. In toe evening he asked her the way to the back yar i, and lnquiied at what time the next morning the train started lor launton. Soon after the men lelt, witness went up- stairs, and discovered the drawers open. and the things puoe out ot toem. W itnes had seen the hair produced, w ..i set in a ring, frequently. It was the property of her mistress. r r j Thomas Ainslie .tated that, on the night in question he MW thre- men, between seven and eight o'clock. Walking backwards and forwards in the passage of the Five Bells. One ot 1 he'n said ¡'I.' wou'd give him a penny to -how him the way to a printer's shop. Witness took him to Mr. Wil- liams's, Angel-street. The man went in, but came out im- mediately, and asi-ed witness to accompany him to the Griffin: whIch he did. Witness did not go into either place with him As they were returning to the five Bells, tne prisoner met them, and inquired if" he liaJ giveu the boy a penny. The man repJeJ that he had, and they both went away togetht-r. W itness had previously speo the prisoner and the other man in conversation in the Five Be'ls. Wit- ness searched Cardiff in company with the police, aud afterwards went to Newport. He was all over the town with several policemen, bit without any success. He then walked out by hnr s If. and [ assii:(j the Salutation saw three of the men coming lit of Ihe passage. He followed them, ► aw tiiein nter to- Kit g W.,i am. hastened back to the polu-e-9«..ti„u, »!•;> teturiffir) companv with Superinten- dent huxtabU, who touK. the prisoner. The other two meu had just goaeo-tt. Superintendent Iluxtab'e deposed to apprehending ami searcung the prisoner, on whom he found tive soveieigns ar.d a halt, and three shillings an i sixpence in silver, among which was a th'ii:ng of ISo'J..Mr. Charles Phillips, livery- stabie keeper, to!d witness, in the presence of the prisoner, that the prisoner and three lither men had engaged a phaeton ot hitn to take them to the New Passage. His mau was to drive them. They had paid 16s. for the conveyance, and 2s. for the' driver The Super- intendent continued-" I took the prisoner to thegtattoo, and seamen over the town in search, atlu discovered that two men had slept at the Sunderland House, and the laud- lord. Mr. Harris, gave me the hair, Bla8s red .tones, and ore, which I now produce. At the station 1 stripped aud f seaic.ied the prisoner, aud found him to be one of the pro- less.0oal thieves by the marks 1 found about him. He is marked wittl live dots between the thumb and forefinger of the right hand, which is a mark of his belonging to-The Forty ihieves,' It is a mark by which th-y know any of their profession, it 1 were to meet one of them, and could not show tnosii marks, he would not phce any confidence io me, I!1 the prisoner's I found the pocket- nt the hock in-tead of III the usual plsce. 1 ha»e apprehended a great many professionals' In my time, not of the common ciass uf ann have found thern all marked in a slmilsr manner. The common class are never marked 50' Mr, Henry Harris, of Itie Sunderland House, Newport, slated thai about two o'ciUl:k on F rid ay morn ng, I he ptisoaer Ok anotiter wan come t > his huuse, & asked If they couid be accommodated witll two bed. for tour pl'r:io1Js, Witness let them hive one bed, in which the prisoner and hiõ COIII- paiiion slept. TheY.ili,! they belonged tn the circus cOln- i>any, and had been oui "'on the spree." They inquired how tar Card-ff w-as from Newport. Alter partaking of some refreshment tbey went to bed, requesting 10 be called a little before -even o'clock. '1 hey siei t in the room over wit- ne-f. who shortly after they lud gone up-stairs heard a knocking. Mrs. Harris thetn If they wanted auy- thing. No answer wa. returned, and the knocking ceased. It appeared as If "ome one was hammering a hard sub- stance. A,bout,teu minutes a' ter, Ih," kill cki ng organ an a in In,1 the men did not retire to rest for twenty mioutes after getting up-stairj. They lell ilt seven o'clock 111 the morn- IIII!. Witness received rhe things pto.luced by Supeiinten- dent Iluxtable trum hi.5 servant. Witlless positively iuen- tHie.1 the pri-ouer having slept at hi, house. Ann Morri«, servant tu the previous witness, deposed to ¡iI1din:.c the stont's, &c 011 the carpet and dressing-table, all'! under the grate. The carpet was put down ouly just before the men went to bed the toilet cluth was put Otl the rable quile "lea;) ,t the saine tune. She was certain tbe prisoner was one of the two who slept in the hou-e. The witnesses «eie all crus"examined by Mr. Reece, but nutlllng was elicited iu the prisoner's favour. 10 reply to the Mayor, Supe. iutendent Huxtable expressed his opinion thilt not tbe slightest chance remained of Liking tOe other implicltel parties. No doubt, on their COIII- panion being apprehended, they had directly changed their: dutht's, ha l obtained a boat at the dock., and Oël'1J pur across tn the moors. Every clue to them had becu cou- sequently lost. HI. Worship then, after the customAry caution, inquired of the piisonerif he had anything to say in answer to the charge PI isouer (in a low toue): My solicitor will eay something for me. .\1 r. Heece: N'lt here. The prisoner wus Lilly committed for trial. ♦ CARDIFF POLICE.-MONDAY. [ Before W. W ilium, Esq Ma_\ or, and G. Phillips, Esq ] CtlARGK or PER¡¡;ny. Mr. John Bird swplleu to IlIe MayiMrites LII a summons against Mr. W, p, Price, surgeon, of Newbridge, tn appear on Thursday next. to answ er a charge úf having commuted wilful and corrupt p-rj:ry at the County Court, iu this tuwn, on Fr1.Jay last. -Tile Bench granted the application. To ANIMALS. Jolin Phillips and John Oar is, bOntrnen on the Glamorgan- shire Canal. were charged with ill-treatinc their hoises — Mr. John Bird appeared for the latter prisoner, and Mr, Abbott attended on bdudt lJllhe Society.tur the Prevention ofCrueltvto Animals. P.C- Kyte stated that 011 Fiiday afternoon, abod four 0 clock, tie was going down Ihe canal bank. whell he saw the two prisoners taking along tw,) boats. Phillips's boat was behire that of DHi" who waõ urging his horse on to endeavour to IJdS. the oilier bOilt. H, "lid bye a 1II'ln jumped out of one of the boats, and lashed them buth together, upon "hie" the prisoners got ou the hank, 811d began cuttina their horses "ith whips, and then" up wllh the r leet alld kicked the anima's in the belly." Cros.-exairiiued IJ.. could not sav whether thp fir-t boat was Did not know whi-tner there" a. it rule by wh'ch a01 empty boat was 10 take precedence of a lldell one. P.C. Lewis saw bo h beating their horses shauiefuiiy. Ue witnessed Davis kicking hi, horse for ten minutes, as hard as ever he about t'le Icgõ and belv. Cross-eximined Waõ not aware whether either of the boats WH empty. For the defence. John Harris, c ip'ain of Davis's boa', was called. He deposed that the horse attached to the boat was h:s property, which at the time in question was empty, but the other boat wai ladtn. Con-i queutlv, hi, boat had a right to!US" the other. Witness dill not see Davis kicking his hor-e. neltiler ha,1 there been any injury done to the animal. He was quite Sati.Ded ",ilh tbe treatment it hlid experienced. Dy Superintendent Stockdale; I was steering the boat. I was looking at Davi, all the time. Superintendent S ockdale: D0 you mean t,) say there is a rule by w hich an empty boat is pd. ilege to pass an"t her? John Barr IS: 1 cannot eay ihat an empty boat hl18 a right to pass. SlIperintpnJent Stock,lale Very well. Mr. Bird Wily. you staled mjust now. I he prisoners, who had been locked up since the offence was committed, were fined 5s. each. including costs, or seven days' imprisonment. A DRUNKEN J'HOLIC. Henri; Trash, a seaman belonging to the Transit, of Shorebain, was charged wid} breaking down 8 C'ist Iron silute by tile house of Mr. Mayor, Bute-street. About half- past twelve o'clock 011 Siturday night, the prisoner ami several of Ills companions, all in a state of drunkenness, were running at the lOp 01 their speed through Bute-street, whell lIear the shute one of th"lI1 3tumbled. "nd the prisoner tell over him. 1" hi, endeavour to save himself, he grasped the shute aud pulled il down. No one appeared to state the amount of damage, or to claim the sa ne, and the pri- soner, in cousequence, was only fined 5s for drunkenness. MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES. Mary Murphy, a woman of the t >wn, who'- wilks" Bute- street regularly every night, clad in an old plaid cloak, was charged with refusing to desi-t Irom so doing. She harl been repeatedly cautioned, but of no avail; and ou Saturday night P.C. Wines conveyed her to" durance vile ::)everølof tbe inhabitants had complained of her.—The Superintendent said the woman was attended by a" bully," about õlX feet high, who stood aloof till sume unwary passer-by was inveigled bV her, when he appeared iu prop ia perS07&û, and the uufortuna e fellow, whoever he might be, was glad to escape lit any price. As this was her first appearance before tue Bench, the Mayor dischargjd her with a c .ulion. Margaret Mucarthy was charged with stealing 6s. 6 I from the peisou of Thumas C inan. ot Frederick-street.—Prose- cutor did not appear, aurl the accused was ordered 10 attend On Thurs lav. Jane Roberts wa- charged wth being drunk and incapible úf taking care of herself S'le was found lying on the ground, quite helpless, near tlie gas woiks,at eleven o'clock on Suudny morning.—F'ned 5j. ASSAULTING TIIE POLICF. John Musfjrare WnS charge t wltll creating a disturbance in the Fisligutrd Arms. Hute--tret.>t, and aim with assault- ing P.C. Wines. The prisoner and two companions were betiuviuK themselves very unruly ia the huuse named, and tile constable was called in to remove them. In doing so. the prisoner endeavoured to give the officer the Liver- pool trip," while another of the tellows struck him Ii vinlent blow between the eyes. — Fined IUs- aud co ts, UI fourteen days' imprisonment. FELONY. Thomas Mite., boatman, of X,}, 32-3, WdS charged with stealing a quantity of breHl. cheese, Ie", and sugar, the property of another boatman, naned John Thomas. — Mr. Bird attended to prosecute.—It appeared that the prosecu- tor left Aberdare on Friday evening, and having reached the Melingrilfitli luck, tied his boat up there. lie Btarted agaiii at fliur o'clock 011 Saturday morning tor Cardiff, aud theu found Ihat ihe things meutlUnbl had been abstiac ed from the cupboard in his boat. He had seen them safe at hall-pa.-t one o'clock.—P.C. Dykes stated that, on rec- iving information lif the robbery, he went 011 board the prisoner's Dual. which at tir,t he wai n ,t allowed to search. \1.. then broke open the cupboar t. alld in it found some bread and cheese, "hich the prosec itor immedidtely identified as be- longing to him.-ComlIJitted, CAUTION TO LANDLORDS. Wm. Lewis, JantJL¡r¡1 01 t'le Red Lion, North-street, appe,ne!1 to answer to a complaint against him, arising out 01 the following cireJlnshnces :-1',C. Down stated thdt, at halt-past olle o'clock Oll Sunday morning, he saw five lIIen leave the Red Lion. Tocy appeared tl) be quite drunk. Soon after, in company, witb Sergeant Rollins, he obtained admittance into the house, and saw a man sitting with the landlord. Several ClipS were 00 the table, one being be/ore the party whom he found in the house. Witness, however, could not say whether there was any beer in it or not. —Mr. Lewis stated that four meo hall knocked at his door, and, to his inquiry, answered pol ire, He opened the door, when they rushed in, but he refused to supply them with any drink, and turned them out. The person Wlh) was iu the house when the constable entered was Mr. James, with whom he was transacting "onle business. Mr. James was then present and would confirm the truth of his litatement. -The Bench cautioned the def..nrl8nt as to keeping Rood hours and dismissed the case. [This house is generally very well U,¡niel8uUivall, of the Butchers' Arms, Mary Anil-street, was charged Wllh keeping his house open lifter the specified time. aud likewise with allowing cards to be played therein. -1',C. Shepherd deposed that un Thursday night, at ten minutt's after eleven o'clock, he entered the hou-e nccom- panied by 1',5. Rollins. He saw some meo sitting down at a table with cards dealt out before tbern. On Ills snatching them up. one of the men. not perceiving by whom they Ind been takeD, called out for hi. money to be returncd,- Defendant denied that any cards had heen played in his hull.e. and the case was adjourned till Thursday ill order to enable him to produce evidence in support of his assertion.
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A MAMMOTH LOCOMOTIVE haõ been built at Trenton, for the Camden and Amby Road. It weighs 3 ) tons, is equal to 3;)II-horse power, and is designeù fur burning coal, and a trial-trip was attended with most satisfactory results. The Trenton A merican gives the following account of itõ mecha ni- cal pl'CIJ I iarltie,This engine differs from other locomotives in several particulars. The first lõ the manner In whIch lhe motive-power is communicated to the wheels—viz., by con- necting the cross-head by a rod, with a pendulum, or long lever suspended from a sh ift, supported by pedestals lixed on top ofthe boiler. This lever vibrating, gives a very slight angle to the first cunnectlon rod, aod consequently occasions very little friction between the cross-head and guide. The main connection takes hold with a fork, at the lower ex- tremity of the first connection, and passes hack to a wrist in thethird pairof w heels from thIs passes anotherconnection- rod to the fourth or rear wheels—then to complete the ar- rangement forward, the third pair of wheels has fhed 01) the centre of the axle a spur gear, communicating thrnugh an intermediate wheel to another tixed or tile axle of the se- cond pairor rear truck wheels these wheelsare connected by side rods to the Iront truck wheels, making the whole eight wheels, or four pairs, driving wheels. Another striking pe- culiarity of the engine ii, the manner of heating the water before it enters the boiler. In the first place, the tank is connected by hose to the pan, ",hich ii made with a double bottom, st) as to form a space of 3 inches between the sheets, to contain water; from thiõ the water passes through an internal pipe. enclosed by the exhaust pipe; thence to the smoke -box, where it passes out tn the pumps. which are ver- tical, and tixed on (he oulside of the smoke-box, and worked from an arm fixed on the peudulum shaft. By Ihis arrange- ment the wilter iõ heated to nearly the boiling point before it enters the boiler. The engine is calculaled for freight trains, having wheels onlv 4 feet in diameter. The boiler is 24 feet in length and 50 inches in diameter; taperingeach way. forming a line on the bottom. The furnace is 47 inches wide and 7 leet long, having a bridge J2 inches frum the tube sheet. A STRANGE STOUT. Among the rainy prisoners (said Mr. Webster) who were taken by the Conewllgo In<lian9 duritip the old French war of 1756, in the immediate vicinity of Elms Fitrra, anå sold to the French iu Canada, was a lIIau named Pet-r Bowen. When peace was declared, he ob- tained hlõ liberty and returned 10 hiõ Í<ilnily, who resided in Boscawen. In the yeir 1763, two Indians uf the Conewago tribe, Sebate and his son, came th", borders of Canada upon II visit to the valley of Merrimack, 1111<1 happening to fall into the cumpany of Bowen, spent the nig-ht wilh him for old acquaintance sake, and, 10 the enthusiasm brought on by forest recollections, the party went through the perfor- mance ot a drunken frolic. When the lime came lor the Innians to return, Bowen accompanied them a few mile. 011 Ihelr WIiY, when, as thev "ere in Ihe act ofcrossing a stream running through Elmõ Farm, and known a3 Indian Brook, tile white man suddenly tell upon his red friends, shooting one and killing Ihe other w th thp. bL.' of his gUil, aud se- creted their bodies in the top of a fallen tree. Weeks passed on. aud It was rumoured far and near that Sebate and tiis son had been murdered, aud that Bowen was the mur- derer. The inhabitdots of the Merrimack valley were well acquainted with the characteristic code of Ihe Indians, de- manding blood for blood, and in self-defence thought it tlleir dub 10 h tie Bowen arrested ani. punished. Hi;! was arrested, tried, found guilty, "net condemned tv be hung, IInd Ihis in- telligence was transmitted io the Conewago Indians. During the imprisonment of Bow^n. however, iu thegiol at Exeter (to which he had 10 be Iemoveil). a portion of the inhabi- tants became impressed Wllh the idea that DO white mill ought to he hung for killing au Indian, whereupon a party of them di-gulsed as .Mntlawkj Indians, broke tile Exe- ter jail open, lind gave Bowell his freedom, and he lived III peace on his farinduriu< £ the rem.iuder uf his day". W hen Bow en died. Ire left his farm to all 0111 y son, who lived quietly upon it until he was seventy year, of age, and the head of a large family. The story ot his tattler's wickedness in mur- dering the Indians, though it occured before his birth, had tintied w it h ¡¡ 100 [II P. veil his happier day". and now I h e I h u ugh t Came to posses* hii mintl thai he must atone for the deed committed bv hill [..ther. His friends remonstrated, but nothing could dttcr him trom hiõ purpose. LIe parled with his ti1:udv; ninny lerir. were shed aud lamentations utte.-e J, but he tntered upon his line tomaich fur Cat. ad a, feeble ana o,d, and gav., himself up as it pr soner to tne Cooewagu nation. The ludians wue astonished at this instance uf heroism, and. instead of taking blood for blood, rhey adopied him a chief among ttkir chiefs, alid subsequently per- mitted liÍm to return to the Merrimack va¡]ey, II here he died ¡u the midst uf his d¡¡ld¡ell.-LUc vj Daniel ilebster.
CARDIFF TOWN COUNCIL.
CARDIFF TOWN COUNCIL. At an adjourned meeting of the Council of this Borough, held at the New Town-hall, on Monday last, March 14tb, there were prespnt,— Vlr. William Williams Mayor, in tlio Chair. Alderman Bird Aldermau Moore, M.D. „ Lewis „ Morgan, K.M. And the following councillors Mr. Johu Batcheior 1\1r. Montague Grover W. A. Bradley W Harris U. Cory Grillith llliiliil)3 Dr. Edwards ) J. Williams. Mr. Edward Evans, junr. The Council fir-t Sat ag a W atch Committee. The Supci intendenl's elltries ill Irs journal, made 8ince the last meeting, were reid bv :\lr. John Lloyd. Dr, Edwards s"hl he hdd been told bv uue of the rate- paypr; ot thi8 town that a very dlscrcJilable quarrel had taken place between two of the policemen, one of whom was aserjeiiii; and foe therefore wished to illquire whether it was correct or nut that such an OCl urrence had h3ppened. It was said that one of the constables had broken the windows ot the house in which tile other resided. :\1r. Cory sdid It had taken pidC" at the police station; and tint \las tbe very thillg he thought 10 enquire about, and 10 know, ill cllllllexion with that, whether about a dozen panes of gla-s had not been broken by t' e man. — 1 want to know (continued Mr. Cor), for the information of this meeting. I want to know who is 10 pay fur repairing thl3 w'ndow-the riltrpayers or the person who broke il? There i- no report of it at 1111 in lhllt book. Why is that omittec1 ? The Mayor: The affa;r to which allusion i8 made was brought before me. 11 was a quarrel partaking more 01 a domestiC nature than anything else. Aldertnau Lewis IlhinkthatlO those quarrels It 18 pro- per to know who the aggressor is. Dr. Edlo\ard8: I was told by a ratepayer that what oc- curred was exceedingly discreditable to the fOlce. I hesi- tated whether I should speak 01 it to Supcdntendeut Siockdale or not. 1 do not think the circumstance is one which should be passed over, but that it should be reported 118 other occurrences, of less importance, are. The report which is current is thl8.-that a sergeant in tl)2 police force — Sergeaut Rollins, 1 helieve-buried his wife a short time 8ince. and wai left a widower with fix children and that he indnced the wife of another policeman to cohabit with; hitn. The Mayor It is quite incorrect. Mr. Ed ward Evans: I rise tu order. I CU1not qpe whit the C,.uncil hive to do wilh the domestic squabbles 01 the po ice any more than tney h ,ve a I ig t to interfere with the differences which may take place in tiler far>ii ie«. A.lolIg as the police do tht.>ir duty to the IOwn, they discharge lill rhe public incumbent on them, and we have 110 right to interfere with tlleir dome-tic dilFereuces. 1 beg tll move that thi. matter be dismissed. Mr. Cory: I heg to move .e are regularly in order. Mr. Edward Etans: Certainly not. Mr. Cury: I think Dr. Eiwards was perfectly in or fer; and 1 aID glad he has brought il before this meeting It is not a quarrel of a domestic nature, but of a pubic nature. It oCC,trre,1 in tile police barracks. Tile windows were smashed there by a policeman; alldI think it i. due to the ratepayers to kno", who is to pay tor repairing ihein. It is not onh disgraceful conduct 011 the part of thl8 mall that we pay to keep tile peace, aud this here lIIall brelks the peace. I thillk as how things have been smuggled up ton much, and the conduct of Dr. Edwards is perfectly in orùer, Dr Edwards: 1 dID much obliged to you lor the remark but I hHp brought this matter forward liS I c uicvive it is tile duly of this c.nn niitee tn watch the couduct of the pol.ee toice, and to maintain it as efficient In ils general integrity alld mor") probity as it is possible. J conteud that whell we tind the Superintendent leaving out such an im- ponallt i em Irom hi; report, it becomes the paramount du y of this board to investigate the reason for such an omission, as the occurrence, I -1In led 10 believe, is calculated to throw discredit 011 the force; and being of that nature, surely we ought to kno-v why the report is silent with re- ference to il. I believe, with Mr. Evan-, tloat we hiVe nothing to do with the domestic squabbles of the police any more thall Vlith those of utljer men; but wheo we hear tlHt this wa3 not a mere squabble, but was 01 suco importallce as to betaken b^iore Ihe magNti a'es. and when we tind It,is omitted from the report, I tbiuk 1 am clearly III order In asking for an explanation. Mr, Edward Ertns: 1 would just ask Dr. Eiwards whe- ther he is prepared w,th evidence t" subSlautlale his state- ment, wlrch appears to me to amount to a most gross charge, namely, that a police sergeant in our force bad induced another constable's wife to live with him. Dr. Edwards: 1 made no charge of the kind. Mr. Edward Evans; You made a statement to thai effect, and it was a very improper 81atement to make. Alderman Lewis Ih0ught tl1PY had the responsibility of watching the police force of thl8 town; and whell he heard the charge against I{ollins, man who had been many years ill tile force, he felt very wrry, He was exceedillgly glad that Superintendent Stockdale had, very properly, taken the circumstance ill question before the Magistrates. He thought Dr. Eiwards had done what was quite right; but he also Ihought that they (the Watch Committee) were relieved of a great deal 01 unpleasantness ann were not upun to make any further enquiry because they had heard that the Borough M'gistrates, who ha,1 811 the in- formalian thaI could be g-iven 10 them, no doubt. had ad- judicated Oil the case. Therefore, unless the Magistrate II thought It nece3sary to pursue the matter further, he dill not see that tbe committee cluld inierlere, indsmuch liS the circumstances had bt'1'1I dealt with by the Magistrates, who had power tu suspend Ihe men, or either ùf them, or to dis- charge them altogether, al their discretion. That being su, he thought the committee were relieved from any further enquirv. Dr. Edwards: I feel that the course taken by my friend, Mr. Evaus. J¡ ,8 thrown roe into '1 unpleasant position, wh:c!1 I did not anticipate. I merely repeated a statement which I had heard; aud itS what is said here IS reported ill the newspapers I am particularly anxious that 1 should oc, cupy my right POil!i.1II aot tar "8 this atfa'r is concerned. I have not bi ought auy charge against any man. I merely ask a question, — Why was ihere 110 reference made, in the Super- intendent's report, to the quarrel which took placebetweell two policemen, more especially as it was of sufficient illl- portance ill his estimation to colli for an investigation before tbe Magistrates? With regard to all infradlon of the public peace it IS the duty of the Magistrates to deterlUlIJe each case. upon its merits, when takeu before them, whe- ther the charges be against the police oi against others But we holve, officially, to l1eal witb policemen and. tUere- fore, their cooduct is a proper subject for our investigation Iln,1 w is this disturbance of the public peace, whatever it was. I conceive Ihllt the power of dismissing a policeman does not rest with tile "i.tlllg magistrates ollly. They may puni-h offenders fnr breaches of the peace; but dearly "uch otrences by policemen are tit Ulalters for us to inves- tigate. 1\lr, Griffith Phillip* I real1y must ri-e to order. With all due deference tu I hose gentlemen who dilrer from me, I mu-t exprC"8 my opiniotl that we are out of order 011 this occasion. That very question, which has been raised by Dr. Edwards, was brought before the Magistrates by the Superintendent, — was carefully enquired illto lIy the Ma- gistrates, alld then dismissed dnd I contend that having beell so dismissed we cannot dj,.clJ3s II auy further here, because we sha:1 thereby be l'nterlng upon au enq:,iry as to the propriety of Ihe .\1 ,gi-¡rares' decision. Mr. Cory I do beg tl) make thi. a public question. It is a well-known fact Ihat them windows häve been 8mashed lind I call bring forward evidence to prove that the Super- intendeut was 5tanding looking Ht the man doi.ig it, and laughing al the time it was done. Superintendent Stockdale: That ii not true, Sir. Mr. Cory: I can bring forward evidence to prove it. Superintendent Stockdale 1 deny it. Mr. Cory: And as to paying fur tllell1: who is to pay for them ? Superintendent Stockdale: The man who broke them, 1 Sir. In the course of some further remarks made bv two or three members, we understood Mr. Cory to say that a rate- payer, or rate-payers had linimadvertfd upon the conduct of tile policemau who had hroken the wiudows of his comrade. Alderman Lewis did not thiok that the opinions of in- dividual rat'-payers, upon ex parte statements, should have much weight with the meeting. He did not pay that amount of deference to the opinions 01 rate-payer., so ex- pressed, on everything appeltaining to the aflairs of the town generally, with the lIlcinagement of wlllch the coun- cll were entrusted. As far ao; the repairing of the windows Wd8 concerned tbe committee had no right to cornplain till they saw the glazier's bill presented to them for liquida- tion. Dr. Edwards: I really think this matter is very unfairly treated. 1 consider it is tue duty of the Superiuleudent to report to us if a policeman ig found drunk on his beat, and it is equally his duty to report to Ug when auy infringemenl of the peace, such 3tI tint alluded to, is detected. It is clearly not any part of Our Magistrates'duty 10 excuse one of our servants who, may be guilty of unseemly violence. They should treat It as any other civil case brought before them and It becomes afterwards a proper subject for investigation by us. home fUlther sentences, which we indistinctly heard, we believe went to the effect of claiming for the Watch Committee paramount authority in all matters ap- pertaining to the management of tile police. Mr. Montague Grover reminded Dr, Edwards that there was. an order on the minute book, by whicil all complaints against policemen should be taken before the magisirates; and if they should not like to deal with any case, "hey were requested to bring it before the committee. That was a resolution deliberately entered into by the council: Bud if Dr. Edwards had merely taken the trouble to make inquiries, he would have found Ihat the Superintendent and Ihe magistrate3 had acted in perfect accordance with that resolution and this discussion would have been avoided. If Dr. Edwards hitd spoken to the Superintendent on the subject, he would have received every information of what had taken pldce; and no doubt the explanatlOu would have been satisfactory to hitn. Dr. Edward3 was not satisfied with the manner in which the case hdd been treated. If it had been laken before the Magistrates, and had been adjudicated upon by tlIPII1, whv was no allusion mlir1e to it in the Superintendent's journai ? Mr, Edward Evans: The statement you heard wa3 wholly untrue. Dr. Edwards: Is it true or not that the window was broken ? Mr. Edward Evans: That is quite another matter. I refer to the very serious charge to which your statement amounted, that Sergeant Rollins had induced a policeman's wIfe to abandon her hU8banl1 and to live with him. Alderman Morgan The wiudow has bee II repaired and paid for. The Mayor: And paid for by tbe policeman. Dr, Edwards If paid for by the policeman, it must hue been broken by hitn and 1 again repeat that such Ii cir- cumstauce should have been rpporteJ to us. I brought no charge. I think that we ought, as per!ong who have taken public duties 00 ourselves On behalf of the town generally, not to burke any important question. I really am surprised that the mere suggestion which I threw out at this m'!etiog without any consultation with any other person, should have occasioned thiM discussion. I had heard of the dislurbance between the two men, but I never opened my mouth to give an opinion on the subject, but waited for this 1I11'elmg, as I thought I should hear something of it in the Superinten- dent's report, and that would have been a proper opportu- nity for expressing rln upinlon upon the matter. The report was stlent respecting it j but I hear from ttle sitting magistrates that It was brought before them, anti thlt they disrnisseJ it, Alderman Morgan After being carefully enquire<1 inlo. Dr, Edwards: 1 cunteuli rhit it is the part of ttie Magis- trates to act in this case as they woul,1 in other civil ca^es; and I mainta n lhat no just reason hai been shewn at this meeti"g why the circumstance has not been repol ted bv our SU!Jer<ntend..nt.. Mr. Montague Grover wished to know whether Dr. Ed war is brough a charge xgainst the Superintendent for nut repotting ti e 1I1atler, or against Ihe Magistrates fur dealing with it as tnev hud. Alderman Levsis said he had been twice Mayor, and four years a Mag sttate of thl- town; and hild, therefore, some experience in police matters. It was tbe duty of the Super- intendent to tiring complaints against the men before the Magisirates, more especially before tile M ivor, who had tile pONer of s u ■ pend < n g or ot tier a isL. punishing a delinquent but if Ihe .M igi.-trates -noul 1 feel themselves incompetent to deal with a case, or not j stified ill going- to the ulterior measure of discharging a man, they have Ihe powei of re- ferring the case to the W ate i Committee. 1.1 the disposal of this case the ,\11(!I-trates sce ne I o hive hud 110 ,,¡ffi. cnlty and he (Al leniMii Lewi,) was vvdiing 10 be,ieve that if they h id feit any difficulty Ibey woull llive referred it 10 the Committee. He thought as rl matter IIf practice and U'8¡!;e, independently ol supporting gentlemen who are dis- the duties of Borou <h Magistrates, the Cotn!lIi"ee should support them ill the r cisi n; ,n tilat they -hould not impugn their cmduct, IJ. pU: t iheni aO" i ten,ion of b irKi.1; a v erH};ry, or ■ j.t,¡ ,t..{ by '» to have offences dMj. i^ed t o, 1 ei. 11 ■>• 1. a-y :<,utlem.1I on the Com itie couid 0, au, -pe itic ch.ii^e with releience to ih.s -wri.-i, or any other, t .'d- 111 tiis poAtr to do '0 j but as far as ihe Superuiten ieir WdS concerned, if he gave notice of the nccuirence to he Chiel Magistrate of tne Borough, aud took it 1,-e'oie the sitting Magistrates, he did what was required of him and if the Magistrates took cng''¡ZII1Cl! of it i h", Committee were quite iuca. able of referring t'-J it unless it should I". fellt belore Ibem oy the Magi-ttate=. .\1,. Batcbelor and Dr. Edwards intimated that they dis- sented Irom the vie w s ut Aid, rm-in Lewis; and — Mr. hatchelor (wno had not been long ill the r ,n) asked whether me ease alluded 10 lIa,1 been eutered iu S,M,ei it,- tendeut S ockdile's 1;01;. ? Dr. Edwards: No. Mr. liolidlelor: 1 hen I contend, Mr. Mayor, that an) charge brought f1:1lt.t a policeman should Hive been eu- tetedand reported, so that as the Watch Co niniltet -houid hive some cognumce of It, even II It had bef'1I dis- p0ged of by you. 1 contend furtber that we are guardiaub of the righ's of policemen, as we'I as of those of the public at laro(t!, —Mr. Bitchelor argued in favour of the views held by Dr. Edwards. Alderman Bird s;iid they had been led into that discussion by what he conceiveù was an accidplltal omission on the pHt of the Superintendent, who bad taken the case before the Magistrates, ami they had adjudicated on it. Now if that had been entered upon tile bouk, all grounds for remark woulJ have beeu removed. Mr. Cory I beg again to give notice that all business in conncJtion wittl the police force shall be brought before tile Watch Committee. 1 give Botice thiit that there motion shall be rescinded. I believe I am peifectly in order. It is now more than three months since 1 last brought it for- ward, and I only lo-t it theu by Mr. Watkins not coming in. I ¡¡;ive not'ce that all matters belonging to the police lorce shall be brought before theWatchCouunittee. Mr. Batcbelor begged tl) propose that it be an inslruction to the Superintendent to report every case to the Watch Committee t/lat c noes before the Magistrates as agaillst Ihe men under hi. charge, and also the WdY iu wuich the Magistrates dispose of such cises. Dr. Edwards had heard the hw laid down so explicitly at that :ncding Ihat he coul,lnot consent to receive il. They had been told that it was the part of the sitting Magistrates — the Mayor and ex-Mayor — lo hear charges brought belore them, by the Superintendent, respecting the police, and to dismiss any case, should they think proper to do so Bnd thdt it was not iucnmbent on the Superintendent to notice in hi. journlll that such a charge had been brought forward. With respect to this individual charge, he (Dr. Edwards) knew nothing of its merits: he mereiy heard some state- ment, and expected to hear some reference to it in the Superintendent's report,but was disappointed. He thought it was clearly the duty ot the Superintendent to report to the cOlnmittee all charges tnade agJiuat policeman, whether made justly ot unjustly. Mr. Montague Grover: On the 10th of November, 1851, this resolution was entered into by the Council That whenever any misconduct of a policeman takes place, the Superintendent may susneod him until the next meeting of the Magistrates, to be disposed of by them. ur referred to the Watch Committee." Now in this case the Superinten- dent and the Magistrates appear to have acted in strict ac- cordance with this resolution. Air Bachelor: That may be so; but it does not obviate the necessity for reporting it to the committee. Mr. Montague Grover: This is an order to refer cases against po! cemen to the Magistrates; and the Superinten- dent his dnlle so, and his therffo-e done his duty; hut you Contend that be ought to report it to t. e coinmi'tee Mr. Batcbelor: No, I now move that it be an instruction to the S ipeiinfendent to repoit every ci*e to u<. Upon this ord r he acted pe, teclly right. because he took the case before the Magistrates, and had their dec sion upon it. Vr. Edwards: 1 am much obliged to Atr. Grover for calling my dttention to that It was passed fore I became a member of the Couucil. I think that the Superintendent was perfectly In order in the course be took in submitting the case to the Magistrates but I think he WiS out uf order iu not recording suc'i a step ill bis report. Mr Batcbelor: He has general v done so. Aider nan Bird I think it must hive beed an accidental omission on his part. Mr. Cory Tne facts of tha ciseisthis. It i. better for some men to stcdllhe sheep thin for s line men to look overthehfdge. It so happelli thi- i, a pe m III of hii, Superintendent Stockdale lie is not. 1 have no pet man Mr. Cory: He i!1 your pet man. Superintendent Stockdale He is not, Sir. Mr. Cory He is your pet man. Superintende it Sto.kdale He is not, Sir. Mr. Cory: He is your pet mm. S iperinterrlent Stockdale He is not, Sir. Mr. Griffith Ph ilips rose and left the room, saving,— I withdraw froin the Corporatiou." Mr. Cory: Aye, yo i may go, you may go. [To Mr. Stoekdale, ] I say again he is your pet mail. Superintendent Stockdale: And 1 say again that he is not. Sir. Mr. Cory Yes he is. yes he is. He is your pet man. Superintendent Stockdale: It is faLe, Sir. You are speaking what is false. Alderman Lewis interposed, and — Mr. Batchelor hoped the Mivor would not let Alderman Lewis speak to Mr. Cory or to any one else; b .t to address the ll1E'etinj;t through the Chairman. Superintendent Stockdale Will you »llow me. gentle- men, to take th s opportunity to thank the Watch Com- mi tee for having increased my sala- y. I am raucn obliged to you and I hope I shall deserve it. I slull enJeavour to do BO. The notices given by Mr. Cory and by Mr. Batchelor were entered for future discussion. POLICE CLOTHING. Tenders fur supplying ttie Borough Police with clothing, &c., were opened. Mr. Cory asked how the clothing used for the last twelve months harl worn. Superintendent Stockdale: No! so well as the London clothing. Mr. Cory: Did they wenr so well as the clothing supplied by Mr. William Lewis? SupVintemie it Stockdale: A greit deal better. Mr. C >ry Bat th -y ai 1 not wear so well as the London clothing ? Superia'en lent St ckd ile: No, S r, not so well as the London clothing. Mr. Cjry It is a pity we have ^iot g >t goo I tailors in Cardiff. Superintendent Stockdale: The tii'ors in Cardiff can mike the clothes very wdl-as well as London tiilors, but not at the pi ice the London tailors can. SomeofthpLon- don great coat., llave been in wedr four years, alld are still iu very tolerable condition. Acompiete suitof po ice-clothing was produced, which had been sent down by Messrs. Gilpin, Northumbedand-street, Strand, London; and Wli. much approved of. AN Me-srs. Gilpin's tender was the lowest, it was accepted on the mo- tion of Mi. John Batcnelor, seconded by Mr. Cory and 1\1r. Montague Grover at the -ame moment. Tenders were received from Mr. George Bird, Cardiff; Messrs. Hibbert and Compmy, London; and Messrs. Gilpiu & Co London,—the latter being the contractors for supplying the Metropolitan Police, and other large budief. POLICE MANAGEMENT. We believe that at this stage of the meeting it was re- { solved thit the suggestion made by Mr. Bilchelor. to the effect that the Supei inteiideut should enter everything in his journal relating to the police, whether taken betorethe ,\1 agistr,1 tes or not. should henceforward ue acted upon. Superintendent Stockdale inti nated hi. readiness to carry out the instructions of the committee. The esse which had occupied so much attention that day arose out of a squabble between women; 111)(1 he was ashamed to enter such matters inhisjourna). One of the men got jealous of his wife— without 8UY j 18t ground, as it now appeared -and he went and broke two or three panes of glass. He had been told to mend them, lind hG.;Î d-me 00. Dr. Edwards: 1 know nothing of the merits of the cise. I only spoke of the irregularity uf hut noticing it in your book. I feel perfectly ulistied with Jour explanation. Mr. Cory He omht to have been sent about bis busi- ness, if he had his nue. Superintendent Stockdale The Magistrates decided it, Sir. Mr. Cory: Decided it, indeed. Aud a pretty decision it was. APPOINTMENT OF A SALARIED MAGISTRATE. The meeting sat as a "Town Council," and proceeded with general business. Theconsideratfot) of this question was adjourned for a short time, in order that the Town Clerk, the member for the borough, and Alderman Williuns (who are now in London on public busine-s con- nected with the borough) may be present, and take part in thediscu-sion. For that purpose Mr. Montague Grover proposed that the meeting should be adjourned for a week, atitsrising. Mr. Batchelor gave the reasons which induced him to think that an adjournment f ir a longer neriod was desirable. The adjournment was ultimately to Easter Tuesday. HEATING THE HALL. At the last meeting it was deter,nine 1 to take mea-ures for heating the hall, which is in au alarming state of damp- ness: this day tenders were received, through Mr. Horace Jones, the architect, for fixing a heating apparatus, the charge for which from one person was named at £:28i; and from another at £ .28both instances exclusive of brick work and carpenter work. This was felt to be a large amount; and Mr. Batchelor said, The question for us is to consider whether we can. not adopt some cheaper mode. This tender is nearly £:]ClO. exclusively of brick work, &c,, which will swell the amount to about £500." Mr. Montague Grover thought they had better have Mr Horace Jones down. M r. Chittenden, clerk of the works, was sent for. On his arrival he said he had ftopped the progress of the work, because he might have to tip it up again to fix the heating apparatus. Alderman Wil.iams was in London, and in- tended seeing Mr. Horace Jones that day. On Thursday last he (Mr. Cil,ten"e") '^<le a plan for iftting up the police court aM a temporary Nisi Prius Court; and that plan Alderman Willia111* mtendell showing to Mr. Jones. Mr. Batchelor said that the price of a heating apparatus, as stated, was a large sam of money to lay out for such a purpose. He did not viiow whether Mr. Horace Jones had any experience in such matters; and he (Mr. Batchelor) thought that before they had any conference with Mr. Horace Jones they should snbm.t the plan to some competent person. He enforce his proposition by referring to the successive failures in the House of Commons, when it wa. attempted to have that building properly warmed and ventilated. Alderman Lewis suggested that the clerk should write to Mr. E. P. Richards and Mr. C. C. Williams, requesting them to fix a spec a ijY for having a meeting which Mr. Horace Jones might attend. Mr. Batchelor thought that tbase gentlemen, being in London, might ta 'e t le opinion of some person who has had great experience in such matters. By the plans before them, the apparatus. 1fixing, &Ci) would cost about £500, besides the sum of £ *0 or £,:>0 a year to kpep it going. He (Mr. Bitchelor) had no confidence in Mr Horace Jones: he did not think he had auy experience in such matters. In reply to Alderman Bird, Mr. Chittenden said theie was no provision made for taking the heat over the building. Alderman Bird: llien every room in the buildiug will have to be torn to pieces to take the pipes through. Mr. Chittenden said they might be concealed by casings. Dr. Edwards thought it would be well for Mr. C. C. Williams and Mr. E. P. Richards to consult with two or three authorities in London, and then have a special meeting of the Council to take the suhjectinto consideration. It was understood that communications should be opened with Mr. Horace Jones on the subject, and that it is again to be fully considered before any expenditure be iucurred. THE SLAUGHTER-HOUSE AND MARKET. The Mayor said that great complaints were made against the slaughter-house. Ivecently four beasts had been killed there, and shortly afterwards a portion of each had been taken away. He had been asked to allow a policeman to attend there. Mr. Batchelor: I was, told the other day that a dead ox was taken there to be killed (laughter). Mr. Jjhn Williams said he had been credibly informed that a beast on a trolley had been taken to a slaughter- house at Canton; and on Saturday week, in the evening, part of that animal was conveyed into Cardiff market, wrapped in a counterpane. Aldennau Lewis condemned the state of the market generally. Durit g the last week he had been in one or two maikets in other places, and he felt ashimed of our market, when he thought of the condition of things else- where. Filth and dirt abounded in Cirditf market, and he thought the whole system of management was bad. Mr. Batchelor said his attention had been call..d to the defective slate of certain conveniences in the market-place. Alderman Lewis: Everything,—the whole thing is bad I he agreement with the lessee was most stringently drawn, and he was required by it to keep the matket-place quite clean. He neglected to do so; and although the Council had ample powers in their hands, by which he might be compelled to act up to his engagement, those powers were not used. The charge tor accommodation to butchers and others was high, but means were not taken to keep the market place in good order. Mr. Mout.jgue Grower thought this was a fit subject to be more seriously inquired into at the adjourned meeting. Air. Batchelor did not think they would haye II fuller meeting ai the adjournment; and as the state of the market was discredit tble to tlICIO, wily not take measures at ouce to have it improved? Mr. John Williams said nothing was required more than to have all efficient cle: k of the market, to see that the poor wete protected in making their purchases, and to have the regulations propel ly adhered to. The agent of the k-ss e(Mr Lewis, of Swansea) here tinn ed the room, having been sent for. Hesaidhehadno lou.,t that the robberies, said to have been committed at the slauglrer hon^e, might be traced to the disreputable lot of per-ois wlinri tiie butchers em ployed as occasional assistants. If he rpo<e i() tho-e men, ami siid —" What business have • on here?" their .mswer was ready—" We are waiting tor Ur So-and-So, to kill for him Alderman L-wi< a-ked whether the fligging in the marKei-piUve was ever WasheJ. Ue believed it had not Seen. Mr. Lewis's agent said he had been here about ten months, HId it had 1J0t been washed in hIS time .VIder man Lewis «!escribed the •>tateof th ■ fl igs, shambles, Sic., and urged the immediate iieces-ity tor having the whole place well cleansed. Mr. John Lloyd said that til? agreement with the lessee teq.iiie 1 him t0 keep ihe place clean throughout; but he •vis not required to wash it. the term wash" was noi used lie Wd" merely to keep il quite deall. A'der.n III Lew s said he would take his oath it had not oeeii cleaned these seven yeirs. Mr. Batchelor said tlut it behoved the Council to do iOii'.e;lung 'ii the matter. Mr. John Lloyd said that the present lessee's term would expire on the -nil 0f February, 1854. illr. Batchelor observed that Ihe lessee's neglert to clean the in irket had been spoken of several times: could he not be compelled 10 keep the place clean ? Mr. John Voyd "aid that the lessee let out thegreatfr pa't of the stal's, and had Ii condition with dle persons who occupied them that Ihey should clean then. It occurred to him that if ihe Council had a cierk of the market, that omcer might see that things were kept ill proper urder. Alderman Lewis had no doubt that they might clean the maiket, and charge the lessee with the expense. A great deal wis said of its present cuudilion by country gentlemen and 01 h..r. Mr. John Williams s«id that the statements which they had heard clearly pointed to the necessity for having a com- petent person appointed as cleik of the market. lie knew a very steady, intelligent man, whom they ail knew, namely, Mr. Evan Leyshon, who would undertake the duties ot such au otlice; aotl he (Mr. Williams) proposed that he should be appointed. Mr. Montague Grover said that the sum hitherto allowed to the Clerk ufth,! Market (£1:3 It year, we b-lieve) was all inadequate remuneration. They could not expect to have th- duties properly perlorrned for suih a salary. Alderman Lewis said tllat the supervision ot the weighing was now generally given to a little boy whom some person appointed. Dr. Edward" said there was always gieat inconvenience in having meat weighed. Alderman Lewis: 1 never saw so irregular a market in my life. Alderman Morgan was convinced of the necessity for having n Clerk of the Market; ani he begged to second Mr. John Williams's proposition. ,.0 Alderman Lewis would rather consent to give a man £ 50 oyearthangoonastheyhadbeen. Mr. Ltyshon was a very competent man and it bethought it worth his while to accept the office, no man could discharge its duiies better. If there was a deficiency of water now in the Market, he (Alderman Lewis) should move that a supply should be ob- taIned from the Water Company's maius. It was stated that the pumps yielded an abundant supply. Want of water was not the evil, but the want of persons to apply it for the purification of the Market-place. Dr. Edwards said that if they could obtain a competent person who would devote the whole of his time on Saturdays, and some time during the week to the duties of the office, £20 a year would IIOt be 100 milch. Mr. Batchelor eaid that if they required the duties to be petfonned in a really efficient manner, .£20 a y. ar was little enough. Objections were made to the late hour at which the Maiket is closed on Siturday nights. The Mayor, in reply to Mr. Corv, said it ought to be closed at eleven. A desultory conversation ensued. Ultimately it wa. agreed that all adverliscfllent should he inserted III the local papers for a competent persou to fill the office uf Clerk 01 the Markft, at a salary ofjE20 a year. Alderman Bird said it should be distinctly understood that 1 tie person to be appointed should devote the whole of his time ou Saturdays to the market, from the hour of opening in the morning till its close at nixht and that he should go there occasionally during the week 10 see if the market was properly cleansed for Saturday alld if not to take IIfeps to have it done. Mr. Bitchelor said it had been suggested to him thH the C ern: of the Market should wear a uniform or dres. of a conspicuous nature, so II,at strllllger8 or any one requiring his assistance mlgllt iuslautly be enabled to distinguish hitn. These suggestions were considered important. HEALTH OF TOMXS* ACT. The Mayor read a letter fronl Worcester, in which state- ments were made relative to the. oppo ition winch the authorities of that place, or some of them, were going to offer 10 this act. The grouuds uf dissaiisfaciiou were aho fully stated. A LETTER FROM THE ARCHDEACON OF LLANDAFF Was also read by the Mayor. It contained an expression of thanks to the Councillur the use ot the grand jury room to hold the Diocesan Meetings for Church Exteusiou and for promoting popular education. SMITH-STREET. Dr. Edwards called attention to the miserable-looking tenements which divide S filth-street from Queen-Street; and asked when were the v to lJe pulled dOWII, Mr. John Lluyd gave fu 1 explanation of the steps that had been laken; and we understood him to say that they would be sul.1 by auction, aud Ihe purchaser ..ould bi re- quired to clear the site by a certain day. It was felt that no unnecessary delay whatever should be allowed to occur in taking down the bouses which be- longed to the Corporation. The Council then separated.
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-THUUSDAY. LAW OF EVIDENCE & PROCEDURE BILL, h Lord Brougham moved the second leading of the Law of Evidence and Pro- ceduie Bill, the object of which was to amend in many respects, and declaie in some important particulars, the law of evidence and procedure. The Lord Chancellor was sure that the country must feel indebted to Lord Brougham for his perseverance and zeal in currying into greater effect and operation that great measure on the law of evidence which he proposed two years ago; notwithstanding that he (the Lord Chancellor) was not able to approve of all that the Bill proposed. Lord Brougham thought that the course for him to pursue would be to divide his measure into two bills, the one con- tainingthe provisions which his noble and learned friend agreed to and the other of the doubtful portions. The Bill was read a second time. EASTER HOLIDAYS —Ihe Earl of Aberdeen gave notice that he should move the E.ster adjournment from the 18th of March to the 4th of April. BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION AT ELECTIONS.— Lord Brougham called the attentiou of Lord Aberdeen to the necessity of introducing a measure for the purpose of pllt- ting an end to bribery and corruption, which had been proved to perYade their electoral system. Their lordships then adjourned. FRIDAY. A long discussion eusued On the presentation ofa petition by Lord Ellenborough relative to the alfiirs of India. There was nothing ot public interest in the statements, and no progress was made in the q iesdon, the debale beiug only of It preliminary characttr. Several Bills were lorwatded a stage, aud their Lord- ships adjourned. MONDAY. The Earl of Aberdeen, in reply to a question from Lord Brougham, stated that the Governmput wa- ahout to iB ue a commission to inq iire into the law nf partnership. Lord Colchester moved for certain returns connected with recent legislation on the merchant service, au.1 called the attention of the Hou«e 10 vaiious grievauces under which shipowners laboured. After soine ob-ervations from Lord Stanley of Alderley, the mot011 was agreed to. Lord Lvtidhurst called the attention of the House to the immense difficulty of the task which the Lord Chancellor had undertaken when he announced his intention otcon- solidating and codifying the statu'es. A discussion ensued, in which the difficulty of the under- taking was Inliyadmitted, for not only was there an im- mense mass of statutes to he digested, but the unsatisfac- tory manner in which numberless recent acts had been drawn up andwordedwassuehthatany attempt to under- stand. and tnucii less to 41DI;;UJ thein, was pronounced to be hopeless. The County Elections Polls Bill passed through com- mittee, and was repot ted. Lord Brougham called the attention of the Government to the corrupt practices which had prevailed at borough elections, aud hoped that some measure would be intro- duced on lite subject. Tlte Edrl of Aberdeen could state confidently that an attempt would be made to check these malpractices by a legislative enactment. The various bids before the Houso were then forwarded a stage, after which their lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—TH URSDAY. TnE CASE OF MARY HILL.—S r De Lucy Evans asked the Secretary for the Home Department a question re- specting a recent decisiou of Serjeant Adams at the Middlesex Sessions. It was stated in the published re- ports that a woman. n8me;1 Mary Hill, had been sentenced to seven years' transportation for robbery, but afterwards received a sentence of three years additional, simply for calling a policeman a pig. He wished to know whether the noble lord had seen the report, a", if true, he (Sir De L. Evans) should certainly feel it his duty to found a motion 00 the subject. Lord Palmerston promised to make inquiry. He had not seen the report alluded to. ATTORNEYS' AND SOLICITORS' CERTIFICATES.—Lord R. Grosvenor a-ked for leave to bring in a Hill to repeal the Attorneys' and Solicitors* Annual Certificate Duty. It was the custom to stigmatise the members of the profes- sion upon whom it pressed JS "blood-suckers" and "vampires," and when the question was first brought forward by Mr. Pitt, somebody had said that the only difference between an attorney and a solicitor was the dilference between a crocodile and an alligator. But he maintained that the blood-suckers and vampires were those who imposed upon one branch of one of the learned protes-ions a tax which amounted to £ 120.000 annually, without counting the cost for stamps on entrance, which increased it to nearly £200,OOU. He contended equally against the principle and operation of the tax, and asked if it was just, why was it not extended to surgeons and physicians, and all other professions? He anticipated. the objection that would be made by the Chancetior of the Exchequer, but maintained that the present was a time to consider the tax, which was so exceptionable and so ob. jectionable that it should be repealed at once, whether there was a surplus revenue or not. Mr. Cowan Was in favour of the motion, and believed that an auuutllicensing certificates duty upon all trales alld professions would be a just substitute. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, whde agreeing that the question was one for consideration, denied that it was J an isolated case, and denied that the present was a time to consider it. He thought that theie were several other questions connected with the tax which it would be more appropriate to entertain, whether, for instance, it would j not lIe better toequalise Ihe difference between the amount of the tax in town and country, or to reduce the duty upon the entrance certificate. He believed that there were other taxes, involving as great or greater grievances, aud thev must be considered in relation to one another and the general question. Sir F. Thesiger ridiculed the idea of waiting for the repeal of a tax until a Chancellor of the Exchequer chose to say that the time had arrived, which he was never likely to do, He opposed the taX as a gross and shameful im- position. Mr. Hume would not vote for the repeal of the duty iu question while other licensing duties remained in lorce. He was for a committee to consider taxation generally. The House, which had long manifested great impatience, would scarcely hear Lord U. Grosveuor's reply, but pressed for a division, when the motion was carried by 219 to 187. OATHS AND DECLARATIONS—Mr. A. Pellatt moved for a select committee to inquire into the subject of oaths, and the Acts of William IV. for the substitution of declarations in lieu of the oaths in the Customs, Excise public offices, and corporations named in the Acts in question, and the advantage of extending I he principle of those Acts to courts of law and further to inquire into the oaths now taken by members of Parliament at the table of the House, with the view of substituting one uniform declaration for the mem- bers of all 1 el ig ions persuasions. Ihe hon. member entered at some length into the general question, basing his argu- ments upon the princude of religious toleration, the ex- perience of • he good effects of the reform as far as it had gone, and the moral benefits which would result from its entire development. Adveit'ng to the religious part of the question, tie alluded particularly to the ca-e of ttle Jews, who would, undel the funn whIch hc proposed, be ad- missible into the House, as they had been admittedj into the corporation of London and other public bodies. Mr. Hume supported the motion, 011 the ground that a bid man would ofteu take an oath when a good man would refuse. The Chancellor of the Exchequer agreed in the main principle uf the motion, but hoped that it wuuld not l'te pressed, because, with regard to reforms alteady made, in- vestigation was unnecessary. With regard to the case of the law courts, a commission was preparing a report; and, with regard to Parliamentary oaths, the subject was not one for investigation by a committee; aud, as far as the case of the Jews was concerned, it was already be'ore the House. Mr. J. Ball, Mr. iMa^uire, and Mr. Vincent Scully made some observations as to the uature of the present oaths as affecting Roman Catholics. Mr. Y. Smith was satisfied with the explanation of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. C. Fortesque, as a Protestant, was opposed to the preseut system, a. (jl) injustice to all classes. Mr. A. PellaH withdrew his motion. ASSAULTS ON WOMEN AND CHILDREN.—Mr. Fitzroy asked leave to bring in a Bill for tile better prevention at d punishment ol aggravated assaults upon women and chil- dren. He described the frequent and increased uature 01 tlie i>rossest species of assault committed toy" bruies who called themselves men," bud tne inadequacy of the presellt law to meet the evil. He proposed for that purpose to give increased summary power t, Magistrates, to the extt-ntot -1.( 1I1<>lltll,' 1111,lrI>OIlI\1"l)t ..¡ h h Hd ¡>tbour, or .£:!O !i'¡e ill ■asts of tile kind. By so doing tlley would llllly be placing the unfortunate fem.dc" in a po-ition of equality with the I poodle dog or the K;ng Charles's spallid-a privilege which they do not lit present enjoy. Mr. Phinn wellt further than Mr. F¡tzr(,y, believing tbe infliction of corporal punishment to be appropriate 10 such cases. Mr. J, Phi limore, Mr. Packe, and Mr. Siaple'on made some suggestions ill giving thtir general support to Ihe motion, alld leave was given '0 bring III the Bill. PUBLIC HEALTH ACT. Colonel H ireourt cilled atten- tion 10 the conduct 1'1 olficers of the Board (If Health, in hiving accepted e I1p'oymt'lIt H« engineers, in Carrying out the works which haq. bet'1I executed under the authority (II the Public Health Act. Hea lude 1 to a ca»e in which 811 otlieH (If the Bond of llealih had ex..ctJt.1 ceitain work. III the 1.1.. of Wight, and he concluded by mo.in¡! for certain papers. Sir \Y. Molesworth explainel that Ihe Gnverllmellt had 110 present control OHr the Board of Health, but he would not refuse the paper*. CHATHAM ELECTION. \lr. L. King called attention to. resolution ul the Chatham ElecriulI Committee, that therr were strong gr >unds tor believing that.. witnets, named Mount, had been guilty of wilful and corrupt pet jury, and moved Ihal the Attorney-General tie directed to prosecute Mount, dud that ill all eases where 1I.'ommittpe should so report the Attorney-General be directed to prosecute at once. Mr. liramston, Chairman of the Cmnmittee, seconded the motion, but recoinmeuded the omission of the latter portion. Lord Palmerston COllcltrre.1 in this suggestion. lie I agreed with that part of the motion which relared to tie prosecutiou of Mount; but thought it better, ill regard to tbe future, to leave 10 the committees to pur8ue lhe regular course, lind not take out of their hands the functions which properly bplonged to them. Mr. King consented thus 10 alter his motion, which was agreed to. CATHEDRAL APPOINTMENTS.—The Cathedral Appoint- ments 13111 was reall a thild time, after a dl8cussion upon a clausc proposelj to be introduced by Mr. Frewen, which, ou a division, was negatived by i3 to6.5. METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS U[LL.-The debate upon the Metropolitan Improvements (repayment out (If Conso- lidaterl Fund) Bill was resumed by Mr. Henley, who comblltted the arguanellh of the Chancellor of the Esche- quer, on the previous day, in favour of the bill. Sir Henry Willoughby auù Mr. Alcuck followed iu reiterated objections. In com,lIittee upon the bill, :\J r Gladstone made some additions tll hi8 former explanation, stating thAt. 80 far from the measure increasing the prife IIf coals, it would eau e considerable reductiou ill that aitiele. Ultimately, aftcr Ii renewed discussion, the Bill passed through comaiittec, alld the Ilou-e anj .urn.d. Fit ID AY. BETHLEHEM [JOSPITH,I.I reply t'l S r 8. Hall, Mr. Fitzroy was not aware ot anv further report \111 reference 10 Beihlehem lIo-pita!. "here was however, Ii Bill before the House to place this establishment under the same supervishlll other lunatie as\ lurn-. A petition was presenled trom Mr. Bnwen, to be liberated tr.,m the custudv of the Setjeaut-at-Arms, he having been cùmlllitted 10 custudy because he bad letused, frum con-c ent'ous motives, to llike au o,.th. The election committee thought tile praycr ollhe petitioner oughr to be granted. The motion lur di charging the petitioner having been put, it was carried. J.1DIA.Jr, Bright called attention to the alfdirs of India as connected with its Government by the Board of Control, the President of wbiih wa- Chdll/ote.1 with every uew ,\1ln!Slry. and strongly deprecated any a'tempt al peuna- uent Ipgislatron uut,) the present COiIJulittee had closed its labours "lid made its report. Lurd J. HUs8e11 complained of the course pursued by the honourdble gentleman, alld said Government were bound to bring forward a measure calculated to pro^i iu fùr the wellare alld government of the inhabitants of India. A measure having II,at object in vjew, would lIe brought fJr- ward oy Government during the presellt ses>ion. Mr. Bi.ickett, Mr. Mills, Mr. D. Symons, and Mr Olway, regretted the precipitate determination of Governmeut. Lorct Jocelyn thought Government had iuformation enoueh, anù \\a-, therefore, in a conuiuou 10 legislate Wltla benefit. Mr. Cobden was of opinion legislation oughl to be delayed unt,1 the committee had made [heir report. S'r R, Inglis thought the question 01 the [ndian Govern- mellt ought not to be left 10 Manchester manufacturers. Mr. Disraeli said the question could not be brought fur- ward belore June or July; and it would be impolitic to legislate on sO vast a subject at the end of Ihe 8ession. Mr. HUlI1e recommended suitable delay before legis- lating permanently for India. After some further remarks, th" conversation d, opppd. JEWISH DISABILITIEs,-Sir F Tllesigpr argued strongly against Ihe aJIII¡SSIOllot the Jews to Parliament, and CUII- tended Ihat the words, on the true faith 01 a Chri-tian,' effeclually excluded them fur though the word8 were in- serted to keep out Jesuits and other dangerom perSOIlB, they \Youl,¡ have beeo made also spec,ficd;ly 10 apply to Jews, had it t'ver been contemplated that the Jews would have become nUIIlerous enough to for such a privilege. He was willing to coucede all civil rights to the Jews-but not political rights—because the Jews, though in this country, were not of thIs country. They were a separate nation and were all imbue.1 ith the notion, that at a dis- hnt day they were destiued to meet in Palestine. He should, therefore, move that the B.lt be read that ùay six months. Lord Montagu Graham secolide.1 the amendment. Mr. B, Osborne ridiculed the idea of tile Jews being a 8epar8'e nation. He contended they were ent,tle,¡ 10 equal privileges, alld that it wuul.1 lIu more unchristiauize hlr- liament 10 lidmit Ihem to the legislature, than it had un- chrwiianised the counlry in admitting Ih..1O to certain civil offices. After an able review of Sór F. Thesiger's speech, alld Ii sharp criticism on the recent speech 101' Sir R. Peel, the hon. member concluded by hoping that the House would pass the Bill by a m.j-JrIlY worthy uf them and the limes ill which we liveù. Mr. II. DrUlllmond admitted that on political grounds there was nothing to be urged aga nst th" claIm. of the Jews, but 01 religious grounds, he asserted the objections to their admission to Parliament were insuperable. Mr E Ball supported the Bill. L'nd A'lolphu"- Vane said tile Jews had no right to ask to be receivetl illto the LeAi8lature. Mr. Newdegate was strongly opposed to the bill. Mr. V, Scully was in favour of tile measure. The H>>use then di.iJeJ- For the second reading 263 Against 212 MHjorlty for the second reading. —51 The IJou8e adjourned at half-past twelve o'clock. MONDA Y. Among the questions 8ddreMset! to different memhers of Ihe Government, was otle hV Mr. Disrae i to Lord J, Rus- sell, whether o/licial intelligence had been received to the effect that the ultimatum "f Au;tria-periloos, 88 bethought, 10 the independence of Turkey—had beeo accepted by the Porte. one arlide of hich required the immediate evacua- lion of Montenegro, and .lIoth..r virtually closed to Brillsh commerce Ihe ollly two porl8 iu the Adriatic io which its commodities were admitted lit the Turkish low rate of duty. L >rd J Hussell said her Majes'y's Government hdd re- ceived official informstloll of the final adjustment of the relations between Austria allll the Porte, by the compliance 011 the part of the Idller with the demands of Count Lein- ingen, which included the evacuation of Montenegro, aud the cession of Kleck and the Sutorina by Tu. key. The Metropolitan Improvements (repayment out of Con- solidated Fund) Bill was read a third time, after Ii few ex- planations, and passed. The House then went intn committee on the Jewi8h Dis- abilities Bill, the clauses uf which were agreed to afler a 8hort discus-ion. The Lind 1;J)provernent (Ireland) Bill WII9 read a third time, with an amendment proposed by Mr. J. Fnzgerald, and pas8t'1I. The Oaths in Chancery Bill went through committee. In reply t,1 IIn inquiry by Mr. B. Brown, Mr. Uardwell saill the subject of railway accidents wa. under the mllst cueful inquiry by tile committee appointed by the late Government, sId that many of the most eminellt Iwrsons connected witll the raÍl way interest, a; well a8 other witnesses, had been examined. Mr. Brown thereupon pnstponed a motion of wbich he had given notice. The Lord. Ad .ocate moved thit the House do this day resolve itself into a committee to consider the admission of prolessorsto the lay chairs ill the Universities of Scotland, with the view of bringing in 8 bill to regulate the same, the provisions of which he briefly stated. The motion W3S agreed to. Tile House then adjourned, lit eight o'clock.
THE COAL TRADE-RAILWAYS.
THE COAL TRADE-RAILWAYS. The waut of railway accommodation bas hitherlo pre- vented the great coat lield of the Forpst of Dean being brought iuto Ihe metropolitan and provincial markets. This will 110 longer be the caS", as a branch 01 the Great Western I{ailway, running through Ihe miningdistrict, 19 now being constructed, and the line is to be opened by the eXPlratton of the present year. This will open up the whole line to t'le mine9 ot the forest, and place them IU direct alld ea8Y communication 111111 more than a hundred Inland and sea- port towns. Among the places which will be thu8 made accessible as markets, in addition to London, are Colnbrook, Uxbridge, Windsor, S ough, Egham, Maidenhead, Great Marlowl High Wyc,Hnbe, Reading, Basingstoke, Pang- bourne, Gating, Newbury, Wallingford, Woodstock, Ox" ford, ABIUGDOIR, Wantage, Farringdon, Swindon, Tetbury, Cirencester, Briuscoinbe, Stroud, Stonebouse, Cheltenham, and Gloucester. All thes.. places will furnish ready mar- kets for produce, as coals are now selling in them at a much higher rate than Ihey could be prolitably supplied at from the Forest of Dean. As IIU insttU1Ce of the fdcility with which produce mlY be disposed of at some of the neighbouring seaporl tOwns, we may point to Gloucester, where vessels now take in ballast for the purpose of proceeding 10 Cardi[ffor cargoes of coal. When the railway is opened, the Dean Forest miners will be dble to supply coals at tlldt port at about the same price as is now paid for balla-t and it is VHV imprubalJle that vessels will then Joto tll Cardiff. Another outlet will be afforded by Southampton, with its large Heet 01 "cean steamers—a market which the railway will render available. We may expect Ihat" great stimulus will be given to the mining industry of the di-trict by these clrcar,nstallcc9, From peculiar local advantages, the coal can be raised at So cheap a rate as to allow of its being sold at a considerable decrease Upon the presenl market rates.-a consideration wtiich is sutricient t'l incre3se Ihe quantity 01 capaal em- ployed there; and if the spots be judiciously selected, obtained On fair terms, and worked economically, there is every prospect of a large return. During tlw past week a company has been brought before the public, under the title of" The Woodside Colliery Company, Furest of Dean," which proposes to take advan- tage of the increased fdcilities of traRk. A lease for 1000 ye .rs haM lken oblliined of a coal field. comprising ao area of about 275 acres; the bed of coal averaging at least 4b feet in thickness—in some places it has proved to be as mu di as 10 teet. The concurrent te.:ltil\lollyof perS!)'18 for many years engaged in working mines immediately adjacent goes to show, that the nearer the property of the cOIl1;,any is approached, the better is the quality of the cual obtained. The fact is, however, placed beyond conjecture, as four pits hive already been sunk, and the specimens IItHailled show that thp two kinds of coat which will be got are of tiret rate qualÎty-the one for parlour purposes, the other for m1chlllery. In other respects the pits are very advanta- geously situated. Tiley ale so high up in the land thllt [he expense of driinage will be comparatively small; and the dip of tile strata is W favourable, that it is necessary to sink only 7 3 yards, a depl 11 tdr smaller than that of auy otller pit in the forest. The undertaking appears to be a really bona fide onbe. The owners of the property evince their cOlllioellceTI y taking a great part of the purchase-money ill shares. directors are gentlemen of high commercial standing, the additional advantage of not being extensively in speculating transactions. The estimates, as (^lJnotjera.' appear to have beeu framed with great care Bj ttvera«e lion. The price of getting set down is above "V price paid in the forest. The allowance for e ,g Uiat incidental expenses is ample. The l'O.t •» to COntraCt, at which the ratlway company wOllld be 71:" is so 10 and the amount calculate 1 on as the selling pr.«, so low that the error, if any there, is sure to be on he £ '1 s.de. When coals are now selling at rates vary 6d. to £ 1 8s. 6d. per ton, it is hardly 'L *com">ny which calculates on 12s. will not ''n< J 1 k-ven at this low pI ice, the nett profit c» < 1 n a quantity, which Ctn certainly be easily f.tot. wIll reach 3 per cent. 011 the capital employed. There are ot ™r. aovau!!j,i{e., which it is scarcely necessary to notice, a* sing from the gredt thickness of the seam, whiCh r< m ei s le working very easy, tile facility lor drainage alf'r<ii'(1 by the dIp, and the of explosive gases, wlJlch renders aCCIdents arisiug frorn that cause Iare occurrences III the In,rest or Dean. With the present pleoty ul capital, s-eekiug fùr mearu of profitable employment, we iugui the success of companies so r. soectably Iorlne,¡ as the Wornl-i te C unpany, and otFeting SUell evident commercial advantages which IJ,IIY be secured with a diminution In present pr ces, and a corre- spuudlog benefit 10 the pub¡ic.- Ilining Journal.
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OINTMENT AND PILLS have performed a most extraordinary cure of HU inflammation ill t'ie IIlde. Extract of a letter frotn Mr. F. Arnott, of Breahouse, Lotbian-ma'l, Edinburgh, dated SUth April, IK-31 Professnr i lolUiway,-Sir, — For ruore thall twenty years my wife sutrerelj severely from au iijfl.iinm-*1 ,<>n10 tHe side, for which she was blistered and bled repeatedly, aud ap- p'ied oilier remedies, hut wilhout auy good eftect. It Wad then resolved lllat your Pill" and OlfltlueUl si.ouid have a trial, aud after usiog thctn Tor about three weeks a cure was established. Four years have since elapsed, uut there has hi'el1 no recurrence of her complaint. The skeleton of a human bo ly, supposed lo have been one of the passengers lost ill the unfortunate Rothsay Castle, was last week discovered near the Orme's Head, deeply imbedded in tlie sand. A shoe, on the sole of which were cm tbe initials W. (). was fastened on one ol the teet by a ribbon. Tbe bones, which were as white as ivory, have been buried iu a neighbouring churchyard. Pu HAKRYS KEVALENT.V AKABIC* FOOD supersedes the expenses end miseries of the materia tnedi ;a, brings new tile and cheerluiuess to the invalid, aud lenders the process of cure both pleasant ami certain. FIFTY THOUSAND well- knoAii and recorded cases establish tins j and the number I witne ses to Its tilers is daily increasing. Amongst the female sex it- salutary ejects are as marked ns amongst ma es..Miss Eliz ibeth Jacobs writes, from Naznitt Vicarage, ne»> all barn Cros*, Herts;—•• I have been suffering, at le»-t, seven years, in the loriine ol life, trom indigestion, nervousness, hetsd-aches, intUmmaiion, and gathering-, low • pirit', general debility, sleeplessness, and delusions; and, during all th it time, I have.requirerl, every year, so much medical attendance, that I have been almoet ruined by bill, She then presents her heartfelt gratitude to Atfs-irs. Du Barrv, for the complete cure effected by DI1 Barrv's Food. Mrs .Mary Godsmark, ot ilunton, writes: —" Your excellent Food has released me frotn an incre- dible accumulation ot sutlering, for which, duiing tbe last eight years, 811 kin 1% of medicines had be»n tried in "ain" My feelings and sufferings, previous to taking your Food, were the following Indigestion, nervousness, biliousness, affection of the liver and kidneys, coMivenens, palpitation of the heart, noises iu the ear, paillø in almost all the body, low spirits, general debility, loss of memory, wre'cbedness, thoughts of self-destruction." James Porter, E-q., of Perth, returns thanks on behalfof a lady, who had been for thirteen years afflicted with indigestion, prostration of strength, &e„ accompanied by cough. Mr. Thomas Walker, of King's Ituad. Chelsea, expresses his "gratitude aud pleasure" for the good done by the Food to his wife, who, previous to taking it. I- had been suffering for a ljng time from dyspepsia, producing alternately diarrhuea, and the opposite state of the system and although medicine gave temporary relief, it proved of too liitit)g benefit." Mary Geloert. of Trevagler, near Penzance, savii Eighteen years' nervous debility, violent palpitation of the heart, throbbing of the temples, violent pains in the left side and back, shoitness of breath, cough, numutie-9 of the ex- tremities, cramps, spasms, flatulency, retelling, and such general weakness, that I was constantly feilrful of falling, when on my legs: all these symptoms have been removed by Du Harry's excellent Food." It is impossible to make room in a newpaner paragraph for the varied but concur- rent language oi thankfulness in wh ch the writero describe their escape from their suff-rings. It is a proud and en- viable posiiiou for Messrs. 1>11 Barry to feel themselves thus the acknowledged benefactors ot niultiiudes of their fellow- beings. For further particulars we refer our readers to Messrs. Du Barry's advertisement in our to-day's columns.
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FRIDAY'S LONDON GAZE V l'E. — BANKRUPTS. J. B. Houiishara, Stoke, Newin^tou-road, sehoolma81..r iS. B. liibbs, Connauijht-terraee, Edgware road, chemist J. l'limn er, Ifriiten-street, brewer ™ It Uaxter, Wisbearh Saint Heter, Cambridgeshire, currier. A. It. Jenkius aud E. J. Woudhouse, Gloucester, viiue-mrr- chants C. F. liewitt, Illyinouth, but(!Iier J. Walker, Halifax, liuendraper I*. W Baker, Liverpool, tobacconist J. Buryess, Over Tabley, Chester, contractor J. J. Smith, Stoektou-upou-Tees, shipowner li. Solomon, I lolboru-hill H. Prior, II .ckney-road, and II. Atkinson, Wood-street, Man- chester, warehouseman U. Simmons, Sussex, builder TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZEITR.-BANKRUPTS. r-r John Gaily Hartley and William Jubilee Road, Princes-dock, Rotherhithe, ami New-street, Fore-street, Limehouse, ship- wrights Francis Robert Graham, Fleet-street, licensed victualler Robert Temple, lirisley, Norfolk, grocer Joseph Dunthom, Broadwall, Christchurch, Blackfrur's-road, eorn-dealer Francis Youn^, Union-place, Wal worth-road, draper Robert Syer Hojjgar, Wolverhampton, builder Wiliia n Butterworth, Mansfield, grocer Nicholas Crook, Preston, tailor William Gill, late of Manchester, fustian-manufacturer I James Burges Over Tabley, Cheshire, contractor
LONDON MARKETS.
LONDON MARKETS. CORN-KXCHANGE, MONDAY. At this m irning's market there was a m'lderate show of Wtieat bv samples from the neighbouring counties. The condition was injuriously affected by the extreme humidity of the atmosphere, a circumstance which naturally inte fered with the sale. Most of the Essex supply was, however, plJcerl at prll'l'S simi!ar to those current 011 this day week, but part of that from Kent remained unsold though offered at an abatement of Is. per qr. The transactions in fuieigil Wheat were on quite a retail scale. Hitherto only three or tour cargoes of the Black Sea supply have fouud their way to Loudon, and there is consequently no material pres- sure. There was nevertheless a good deal of anxiety tll realise this morning, and the turn was certainly in favour of the buyer. Tile inquiry for floating c.,rgoes was c-' ceedingly slow, and the tendency ot prices was downward'- The nominal top price of town-made Fluur underwent no change, and for fresh ship maiks former rates were asked- Foreign hung heavily on baud, and American might have been secured at 6d. to Is. per bairel cheaper. Englis'1 Barley was not in such active request as of late; choice malting sorts hardly sold so well as ou this day se'uuighW and other descriptions were parted with at prices which would nOlI then have been accepted; still the decline hardly quotaule. Foreign Barley for grinding moved 0 in small quantities, at much the same prices as before- Malt was held firmly, aud its previous value was steadily mainta ned. There were not many Oats fresh up from of quarter, nor is there a prospect of any immediate iucre,-Pd iu the supplies. Beaus met with little attention, and itevr were obiaiuable on somewhat reduced terms. White boiling Peas brought last Monday's prices. Other torto moved off slowly. Floating cargoes of Indian Coru were inore pressingly offered. CURRENT ritlCK.SofGRAI\& FLOUltiu M ARK 1, A Wheat English. 43 52 White Peas 37 Rye 28 32 Gray Peas ;«) & Barley '29 32 Oats (Potatoe) 19 Malt 54 53 Ditto (Feed) It) Beans 34 31 j Flour 41 SMITHFIELU. MONDAY. The ihow of foreign stock in to-day's market was season ably extensive, and in full average condition.—Although the arrivals of home-fed Beasts fresh up this moru< were somewhat less than those reported 011 Monday 1111110 the supply of that description 01 stock was seasonably tensive; whil-tits general weight and quality were gooi. The attendance ot both town aud country buyeis somewhat on ttie increase nevertheless, the Beef trade, owiiid, in some medsure,to the change in the wea'her. in a sluggish elate, in prices, however, uo change to place. Tne primest Scots sold Kt 4s. per 8lbs.— numbers of Sheep were ajjain very limited; but we ok" served a large quantity of clipped te^s. Most wool' Sheep sold steadily at fill prices, the primest old Dù"'læ being worth 5s. 2J. Those out of the wool moved () If slowly at late rates, the best Dowus being quoted at 45 2 per Sibs. We weie tolerably well supplied with Calves. Prime Veal changed bands steadily at full prices wise the trade ruled dull.—Pigs, tbe number of which *•' but moderate, moved otI slowly on former terms. Beef. 3s. 0.1. 3U0d. 4s. Od. i Veil 3s. 81. 4s. 61 Mutton 3s. 10.1. 4s. 101. 5s. 2.1. 1 PorK 3.,8.1. 4i. 0-1 8r THE M E T A L T K A D E. no £ a.d..E!).d. IaoN— Bar and bolt ton 0 0 0- 9 10 0 In Wales « 10 0— a 0 0 In Liverpool 0 0 0— 900 lu Staffordshire 0 0 0-1010 0 Sheets (single) 0 0 0 -I J 0 0 (double) 0 0 0-1-1 III 0 Hoops 0 0 0-1:1 0 0 Nail rods 0 0 0 —11 0 0 Rails (Wales) 0 0 0—815 U Ditto(Statlbrdshtre). 0 0 0-10 0 0 Chairs. 0 0 0- 5 0 Ù Pig, No. 1, C13 de. net cash 0 0 0-211 0 3-5ths No. 1 & 2-5ths No. 3.. 0 0 0— i 10 0 No. 1. in Wales 0 0 0- 4 0 0 Scotch Pig. No. 1, in London. 0 0 0— 3 15 II Stirling's Patent t in Glasgow. 0 0 0- J l:t 6 Toughened l'igs$in Wales. 4 0 U- -1 5 0 Refined metal, Wales 0 (I 0—0 0 0 Do. anthracite 0 0 U-U U 0 Do. do. forge. 0 0 o o 0 0 Swedish 10 15 0 —0 0 Russian CC.NU J 0 0-17 0 0 PS1 0 0 0— 0 0 0 Gouriett. 0 0 o- u 0 0 Archangel 0 0 0 -0 0 0 Indian Charcoal Pigs in London 000—C 0 0 STSKL—Swedish keg 0 0 0—20 0 0 Do. faggot 0 0 0- 0 0 0 S¡'SLTER Plates, warehoused, pertoti 0 0 0-22 10 0 Dilto,toarrive. 0 0 0—22 10 0 ZINC—English sheel 0 0 0—30 0 0 Corr it it-Iiee lie,,Lh ii6 ',L uuits-. it). 0 0 U- U 1 3 Toughcalil'toil. 0 U 0 I j i-, 0 0 Tile 0 0 0-13.3 0 0 Old copper Iu. 0 0 U- U L 2 Yellow Vletal 0 Q (j— 0 i 11 NVett,-rst,dL's Pi,t. ,v t. 1 16 u- 1 18 0 South American, iu bond ..ton U 0 0 0 0 0 LBAD — ._>i u u—05 u 0 sll(-et 1C» 0—26 0 0 Pipe. (J 0 0— 0 0 0 Red lead o o v-\)O 0 White ditto U 0 u- 0 0 0 Patent shot 0 U v- 0 U 0 ::i¡Iauis!l, III bO'lli 0 0 0 -0 0 0 TIN-Block .cwt. o o 0-03 0 Bars 0 0 U Ö 2 0 j* 6 U 0 0 0 0- 6 0 0 Straits U U 3 "Is II Tin Pi-ATBS — iC (! Oi'.e ,0'4 U 0 0-1 7 ti IX ditto u u 0— 113 d 10 Charcoal 0 0 0—1J5 0 IX ditto.. 0 0 0-2 1 0 Canada plates 0 0 0 0 0 0 QUICKSILVER per lb. 0 0 0-0 2 4 J. l. itie iron trade in Stauoiu uuc uontinues well ?ustain<"U end makers are fully siPPlled with orJelS for all oescrip" tions of manufactured Iron. For rails, tile price 01 last week has been held by lhJ makers; and aith"Ug.i uo new orders to ativ great e.e,lt have been taken, the market maÍlHaius a lirm appear"0"" £ 8 15s. to £ 9 per ion- „«.r toll. Scotch p'H ias a en duiing the week about cash. The rnai kef '•* v with quotations at 5^' Spelter h flit at £ 22 10s. Lead I?0^vs.<e 'criptions, a trifle easier- Copper-— Without alteration. te, 'pU1 PI F 1r,'n*at present advance^ Second k i 1 Plates—-Coke, owing t„ the quant.0^0'1 ^n'.N; may be bought a lower. Br'n— Journal. !ii 1853, SATURDAY, MARCH Published by tiie sole Propnet°r,:a t_jle pap^1EBB,l!R,i^ l'is residence, Crockherbw^ of- Is1 John the Baptist, Hither J"A County ol Glamorgan, and *\9treet, in the said o "J Printing Oltice in alld County j'' Saint Johu, in theoraers received by Uii A.d\ertisemeuts auu J Ltl<- following Agents:— Carker & White, 33, p|„a, ,r LONDON: Messrs Warwick-square, if ?!'VIes" xNe wtou & ur_ 1JeaCiJ| e > IU. Reyneil, 42, Chancery-l W alurook, ne^r tne Mansion-'1011 r f1': >o<na3, 1, F.iich-la.ie, ComhiUi Lombard-street; >1,. .uer 12, Ijirchui-Uae • iir (j. 1 H. Dawsou au I :v>tt, 74, Cauuou-street, City J Alr. Uaav<,rltt. street, l'leet-aireei r. VV 21, tlatliei me • gtreef, Strand; Everett and Son, U, Fmdi-laae, and 17, Royal hxchauce. LQVAL AGENTS:— ABERDAKE .< Nlr. Thos. Evans. BitEC',)N J Evans, Clerk of Peace Uhce BIUDGENU Mr.W. Leyshon, Stamp Oihce MISUTHYU .Mis M. \V. White, Stationer NKWUKIUUB MR> C> Uilssett, Chemist, \C. NbWi'Oiit .Mr, M. Evans, Stationer, and Mrs. Etlwards, Cominercial-itreet. NKATH Mr, W. p. Rees. ,\lr.A(fredHnyfnan, Chemist SWANSEA GtnhUis, l'nltlel, liiga-sireet 1 AlBACii .Mr. James liird, C.vm Avon Works And by all Postmasters and Clerks ou the Road. 1 his paper is regularly tiled ill Lioadou at Lloyd's Coltee-housc, Cit.>Peel's Coifee-honse. Fle"t-*treef. -Thd Chapt' r Coffee-house, St. Paul's.-De'icolI'" Coffee-house, Walbrook and at the City of London News Rooms, fill, Cheapside.