The Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette

LLANGOLLEN EISTEDDFOD, FRIDAY, SEPT. 24. H. Davies, Esq., Cheltenham, was called to the chair, and opened the business of the meeting in a brief and appropriate English address. Mr. Morris read a short poetical address. The Welshman who had performed the greatest deed of heroism in saving life within the last three years, and was en- titled to the—Cambrian Gold Tongue of valour, was introduced to the notice of the assembly. Myvyr Morganwg then addressed the audience, in illustra- tion of the institutes of the Bardic order, and the Gorsedd of Britain. Bardic addresses in the form of englynion then followed. The Rev. Robert Ellis also delivered a witty address in the Welsh language; as also the Rev. Hugh Hughes (IIuw Tegai). Myvyr also recited some englynion. The awards were as follows: To the best female performer in costume, on the triple harp. Prize, £5, Awarded to Miss Roberts. Impromptu Poetical Contest, £2. No one came up to the mark in time. For the fullest collection of Welsh Proverbs, not published in the Myvyrian Archaiology. Prize, £5, Awarded to a collection of 5505, by Miss Williams, daughter of Ab Ithel. The Choir Prize, open to North and South Wales, to the singers, not less than 20 in number, of Can Dafydd Brophwyd, Old Hundredth, and Hanover, £10. Two choirs competed; and the prize was awarded to the Wesleyau choir, Llangollen, and received by their leader, John Pugh. For the Welsh Soldier in the 23rd or 41st Regiment most highly recommended by his officers for courage and conduct in the field, Cambrian Gold Tongue of Valour, said to be worth £30, Corporal Robert Shields was the most highly recom- mended by the colonel of the 23rd, and was invested with the prize by Miss Williams (ah Ithel). His deeds of valour at the Iledan were enumerated by the colonel, and the letter was read to the assembly. The authorities of the Horse Guards also backed the recommeudation. The Rev. g, C. Morgan stated his merits in a stirring and eloquent address and the Rev. J. Morgan, Incumbent of Beaufort, also spoke most highly of the moral character of his parishioner, Corporal Shields, and read letters from Colonel Herbert, Colonel Loysons, Col. Bunbnrv, and Col. Drew, in testimony of his bravery.—Shields, who is the son of a Cambrian mother, ar,d a native of Cardiff, bore on his breast the Cross of the Legion of Honour, and three other decorations, one of them having been presented at Beaufort, accompanied by a purse of 30 guineas and the others, the Cri- mean Medal and the Victoria Cross, which is accompanied by a pension of £10, The Chairman also enlarged upon his merits and said that. this award of a national assembly would render his previous laurels still more honourable. To the best female singer in costume with the harp, £5 Mrs. Parker, Hanover, and Miss Forey, Merthyr, competed,, and the prize was awarded to the latter, and ratified by the loud applause of the audience. To the best Poem in Welsh Triplets on the Welsh heroes in the Crimea, £5, No award. Mr. Davis's band played several pieces in the course of the day; and after an interval of half an hour, mid-day, two for. cible addresses were delivered by the Chairman and Mr. Francis, of Manchester. A Purse of Five Pounds, in lieu of the gold tongue for saving life, was awarded to Robert Williams, of Mold, engineer, who saved the lives of a number of miners, by stopping his engine, while maimed, at great personal risk. Dr. Games, of Liverpool, addressed the audience at this stage in a very sensible manner. Miss Forey was called for by the assembly. She sang "The Bells of Aberdovey;" and in such a manner, for her fine voice was in admirable condition, as to elicit an unanimous demand for repetition, when she sang" Y Gwenith Gwyn." Descriptive Ode, on the Landing of Brutus and the Trojan Colonists of Britain at Totness. The prize, £5, was withheld for want of sufficient merit. Twelve Englynion, on the Gwydd viriadur"—a Welsh Cyclopedia. £2. Six competitors. 'Awarded National Song. £2. No sufficient merit. Poem on Hell, by young people under 11. £1. Awarded to Morris Owen, of Pentrevorlais. For the best 20 answers, by a boy or girl under 16, to ques- tions from Morgan's History of the Kymry. Prize £3, Awarded to Rowland Evans, Liverpool, and presented by Mrs. Davies, of Cheltenham. Mr. Owen sang" Jenny Jones," and the audience sustained the chorus. (A SCENE.) One scene had occurred on Wednesday, between Mr. Whalley and Colonel Tottenham and another occurred on Friday even. ing, at the close of the Eisteddfod. Among the subjects pro- posed was this one For the best, Essay on the Discovery of America in the 12th Century, by Prince Madoc ab Owen Gwyneùd, £ 20, and a Silver Star." Seven compositions were received; but one of them occa. sioned the judges and the committee a good deal of uneasiness, for while six advocated, and some with considerable ability, the reality, or at least the possibility of this Cambrian discovery, one essayist, and that confessedly the fullest and ablest of the whole, arrived at a negative conclusion. The judges, therefore, failed to agree, The first judge, the Rev. D. Silvan Evans (our authority is Myvyr), gave his award in favour of the ne- gative essayist—" Gwrnerth Ergydlym." Myvyr Morganwg divided the prize between Gwrnerth, and the best of the es- sayists, on the affirmative side; and the third, the Rev. T. James, Netherthong, Yorkshire, declined to give any judgment on the question. The award, was, therefore, substantially in favour of the negative essayist; but instead of announcing the facts as they were, the Rev. R. C. Morgan said, that of the essays sent in, one was not on the subject; and of the others, the judges could not decide which was best; consequently. there would be 110 award. Mr. T. Stephens then stepped on the platform, and claimed permission to say a few words in reference to the announce- ment made by Mr. Morgan; but the Chairman and Cam Ingli begged he would refrain from doing so; and Mr. Morgan or- dered the band to play up, in order to drown the voice of the speaker; but the audience, urged on by Mr. Francis, of Man- chester, claimed a hearing for him, and said, it would be a burn- ing shame to refuse a hearing to a man of Mr. Stephens's lite. rary reputation. The chairman yielded to the cry of—" Stephens to the platform and this gentleman then came forward. He had risen, he said, to protest against the terms of Mr. Morgan's announcement. He had said that one essay was not on the subject. This was not correct. The essay was strictly to the point, and he would not hesitate to announce that the essay pointed at, was that of "Gwrnerth Ergydlym," of which he was the author. The real objection was, that the conclusion arrived at, was at variance with the preconceptions of the committee and if they had manfully announced the actnal fact, he would have made no remonstrance; but they had now thrown dust in the eyes of the assembly, and committed an unfairness to him (hear, hear). He had obtained honours at almost every Eis. teddfod in Wales, and generally had the credit of writing clearly, strongly, and directly to the point. Could they there- fore believe that he had sent in an Essay to Llangollen that was not upon the subject ? (No, no.) He had, of course seen that the committee held the affirmative view; but lie had before denied and would continue to deny that an Eisteddfod was to be an arena for special pleading, but rather for the pro- mulgation of truth and he indignantly protested that no com- mittee had any light to look upon their prizes as fees for the advocacy of one-sided views or disputed questions (hear, hear). This mode of business had been under discussion for 50 years; and it was therefore not to be wondered at, if the competitors took different sides. For his own part, he treated it as an open question and as the committee gave great prominence to the motto Gwir yn erbyn y byd," he was led to conclude that that there was to be full liberty of discussion, and that their object was to arrive at the truth (hear, hear). In that spirit he had written; and he had sent them an essay, which in his judgment, would exalt his own reputation, and be not unwor- thy of that Eisteddfod (hear, hear). Mr. Stephens then briefly adverted to the Madoc tradition, and showed that the early affinnation of Madoc s discovery was made in 1559, i.e., 67 years after the discovery of America by Columbus (1492), and that this account, in itself a reference to Lopez de Gomara, a Spanish historian of New Spain (hear, hear). He said he was supported in his views by several of the ablest his- torical critics in Wales, by the late Mr. Humphreys Parry, the Rev. Thos. Price (Carnhuanawc), and the Rev. Walter Davies (Gwallter Mecham), (hear, hear). His ambition, he said, was to be the interpreter of the claims of the language and literature of the Principality to neighbouring and continental nations; he had hitherto done so to the best of his ability, and had the satisfaction to find that he was considered to be an honest ex ponent of well-founded claims; and he would still continue to urge strongly and persistently every merit honestly pertaining to the history or national character of the Kymry (hear, hear) but he thought it lowered them as a people, to be argnin" claims which they could not prove, and that they were only clouding their own reputation in attempting to deprive Christopher Columbus of the fame to which he was justly en- titled (hear, hear). He, for one, would be content with simple truthfulness; he would never be a jackdaw decked out with borrowed feathers, but would be content with his own plum. age, brilliant or plain, as that might be (hear, hear). He then concluded by entering his protest against the announcement made by Mr. Morgan, as being that of the committee and not of the judges, as being in itself untrue, and as being at. variance with what he knew from private information to be the opinion of the adjudicators (applause). Mr. Stephen spoke in an impas-.ionsd manner and made a favourable impression upon his audience. Carn Ingli (the Rev. J. Hughes) then replied that Mr. Stephens was under a misapprehension. The announcement was not intended to be final; and gave a pledge to have the decision reconsidered. Mr. Stephens said there was no reservation in the first an. nouncement but since they had promised to reconsider the subject, he would, pending that decision, withdraw his pro. test (hear, hear). Mr. Whalley obtained the sanction of the meeting to two resolutions, affirming the desirability of a national museum for the preservation of MSS., &c., and appointing a committee to carry out the object. He offers ground for its erection on his own property, or to purchase a site, if thought more de. sirable, elsewhere. The Eisteddfod was then brought to a close in due form. There was also a concert in the evening, when the instrumental parts were sustained by Davis's band, Mr. Ellis Roberts, and Mr. John Owen, and the vocal parts by Llew Lwyfo, Miss Wynne, Miss Forey, and Miss Williams. It was announced at the close that although between six and seven thousand persons assembled every day, there had not been a single breach of the peace. Three cheers to the Queen, to the Welsh Lan- guage, to Ab Itbol, &c., terminated the proceedings. Concurrent with the evening Concerts were meetings of the Bards, &c., in which questions of importance were discussed, and, among others, the settlement of the orthography of the Welsh language. Ana it was resolved,—1. That Mr. R. J. Pryse and Mr. T. Stephens prepare a list of the words that are variously written. 2. That they send copies of that list to six literati in North Wales, namely, Ab Ithel, Eben Fardd, Dr. Lewis Edwards, Rev. Thos. Rowlands, Rev. W. Jones, Nefyn, and T. ab Gwilym; to six literati in South Wales, viz., the Rev. Chancellor Williams, of Llandaff, Rev. J. Emlyn Jones, M.A., Rev. D. Charles, B.A., Trevecca, Rev. Thos. Rees, Rev. D. Griffiths, Ciliau Heron, and Myvyr Morganwg; to all the Editors of Welsh Periodicals; and to the heads of the principal printing establishments in Wales; and that Messrs. Pryse (Gweirydd ab Rhys), and Stephens, report the sense of their 6W .VOT tht JKHpon, t9 the Denbigh Sisteddftfd in 1*??,

MERTHYR AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. TIMOTHY TIMBER.—The Temperance Recreation Society had a repetition 01 this piece at the Temperance Hall, on Monday evening, when a large number of persons came together to see this amusing performance, and were much delighted therewith. FATAL ACCIDENT. — A man named John Florence Petherick. of Italian extraction, received a fatal injury at one of Mr. Hill's coal pit" at Abetcannaid, on Tuesday last. While at work on that day, about five tons of rubbish from the top fell upon him, and injured him so severely that he unly survived haH an hour after having been carried home to the Glebeland- He has left a wife and several children. EAIILYCLOSING ASSOCIATION.—The fortnightly lecture at the rooms of litis society, was delievered on Tuesday evening last, by the Rev. W. W. Robinson, Minister of Twytiyrodyn Chapel. He took for his subject "John Howard," and treated it in a pleasing and effective manner; but the audience was small, and contained much fewer young men than might be expected,—seeing that the As- sociation bas beeo furmed ønù ill mainlained (Uf their belle- fit. A vote 01 thanks wxs given to the lecturer at the close. INQUESTS.— I he following inquests have recently been held before G" Overton, Esq., coroner. On (be body of Jenkin Rosser, aged 40 years, at the White Lion Inn, Aberdate, on the 25ih September. He came to his death bv a stone falling on his tide, at the Scyborwen Colliery. Verdict,—Accidental death. On the body of Ann Wil- liams, aged 2 year?, on the 27th of Sept., at the Windsor Arms, Newtown, Rhymney. She came to her death by drowning in a small pool of water near her father's house. Verdict accordingly. At Neath petty sessions William Hopkin, labourer, was charged with having stolen a knife, value 9-1., the properly of a licensed hawker, named Daniel Southall, residing at Meilhyr, on the 4th instant. Complainant detailed the circumstances of the thnj't, which were nor. roborated by his wife, Emma Southall, and further sub- stantiated by r. J. Lynn, Superintendent of the Neath Borough Police, whr, from information recpiveù took rhe prisoner and locked him up.—The defendant electing that the case be summarily disposed of, the bench con- sidered him guilty and he was sentenced to twenty-one i!o}s' imprisonment. THE REGISTRATION-.—On Wednesday the 22nd inst., Alexander Pulh u Eeq attended at the Vestry room, to revise the list of voters. Mr. John Bird of Card.1f was retained on the conservative aide the liberals were repre. sented hy Mr. H ork ins of Swansea. The result, so far as we have been able to ascertain it, was in favour of the cnn. servatives. There were 570 names upon the register, and there were 195 new claims. On the other hand there were 369 objections, 93 from the liberal side, and 206 from the consfrvativcs of these about ?00 were sustained, and we believe we are correct in affirming that the conservatives sustained a larger proportion of their objections than 'he liberals. The number of voters on the list for 1858 is therefore less, notwithstanding the new claim-, than it was the last year. Many voters however, were struck off from simple iion-attendauce when their names were called. It has hiiher o been the custom to retain such cases to the last; but on this occasion Mr. Pullen adopted a more stringent rule; the names were called once instead of three times, and if the parties did not answer, their names were crossed. There was no alteration in the Borough tist this contains 77S naur s, and there were neither an) new claims nor objections—the overseers having rtvistd it before- hand. THE BANANA TREE. — Most of our readers bfne a pretty distinct recollection of the fine BaDana irete sent by Mr. R. T. Crawshay, to the Merthyr flower show. in July last, and some of them will probably recollect the account we then gave of its importance to the iohabitan s of eastern countties.and of the Urge quantity which it yields of a kind of bread-fruit. Whatwe stated as the result of oar read- ing, we have this week had 'he satisfaction of verifying bv actual inspection. The Bananas', three In number, at Cyfarth-'a Castle, are now in fruit; the fruit appears in three stages of growth, and the largest enables one to appreciate the glowing descriptions of this tree and its use- fulness, given by travellers in the east. The conservatory contained ginger, croton oil, and other rare plants, and affurded us rich treat. At the hack of the castle the grounds are laid out with great taste, are studded with flowers, in great variety over a considerable extent of ground and have a very pleating effect. AI f. Crawshay has gone very thoroughly into horticulture and bus evidently devoted much time, money, and attention, to bring his new and spacious gardens to a high state ol perfection. He showed us over the whote and we were much struck both with the rarity of several of the plants, such as that of the tobacco, and the perfection to which they were grown. Many of these, such as Mangolds, &c., are being grown for competition in comiug shows. The vineries also showed considerable progress and careful culture; and some vines were shown us with nine or ten large clusters of grapts, which had only been planted 15 months ago The pineries also were fuU of promise, and the ohjects o t care. We were much pleased with the inspection o the Cyfarthia Gardens, and have to cungratulate Mr. Crawtih-yonthe success which he has attained, and is likely to attain in horticulture. ♦ THE SOUTH WALES MINERAL TRADE. The past week has been scarcely so dull as we ttitVf lately experienced, Fevaal of the works hjving received fresh orders. 10 Fome part. alf"irs remain in thu stale 8A when we last wrote, but the demand for railway iron ^ives more activity geuerVj. The continental enquiiy is becoming more brisk, a'!llthe new railway projected in our own dis- "iet serves to give a firmer lone to the market. Several fre.h lines lire proposed, the chief of which "e have already referred to in previoHi reports. Whether they Will all ever be commenced, is perhaps, a matter of doubt, bnt tbe III (0. bability that they will is not unattended with good results The propo.1 10 construct the railway betwpeo Mertl,yr and Abergavenny it be ng pushed torw.ird with dcterurnation, and the sh ires are being pretty frrely taken up. It is in. tended to contru, t the line ItS far as possible with the funds already in hand, onli prEliminary operations are now going forwaid. There does not appear to he any great interest manifested in the scheme if) tlu large w< rk«, bur 1> h'lI s this ie in a ure-it measure accounted for by the slackness so long prevalent. 1\1" Crawshiy Bailey is very desirous of seeing 1 he plan completed, and, no do jb», it would prove of great service to him. At Merthyr no meeting has y..t been held, nor do we hear of any progress having been made there with the public. The depression in trade this year has prevented the en- largements meilitated in more than one 01 our princillal wn, k. Where sufficient business could not be obtaiued to keep establishments in their present state employed to their "ull capacity, 't was not to be supposed that additional capital would be infested in carrying out extensions. For the last month or two, however, speculation hs- been reviving, and the additions long contemplated will be vigorously pro. ceeded with. At Blaenavon, the new furnace, and other appliance- will soon approach a forward state, although, of course, some time yet will ehrue before all is fiuwhed. Under the management of Mr. Plum, the works are in a much more satisfactory state generally than they formerly were, and the interests of those connected with the concern are more likely to be much better served. The extension will give occupation to an additional number of bands, and transactions will be carried on on a much larger scale. We hear of se»eral alterations at Tredegar, although not so im- portant as those just referred to. All th4t is wanted is more trade to encourage many similar design?, the resources of the district being more largely developed eveiy year. The supply is unquestionably equal to any deroaud that may spring up. A long period has elapsed since the Tin Trade in Mon- mouthshire showed any symptoms of activity. The w..rki at Pontymoile are still carried on, but their operations have been limited for many months past. A more regutarde. mand is now beginning to be esperienced, but we are afraid it will be some time ere they will be in a truly flourishing condition. This department of our trade is comparatively insignificant, but many suffer by its depression in districts where the works are situated. The w.iges of the work- people, a large number of whom are girls, are very low, and a smaller number are employed than formerly. It is stated that the Eail of Shrewsbury is causing shafts to be sunk on the Llwynsaer and Berihandren estates, for the purpose of ascertaining whether any hematite be pre- sent. Up to the present time success appears likely to at- tend the experiment. Mr. Whiteman, of Blaendare Collieries, has become lessee of the Laotwit coals under Mynydd Maes, belonging to the Marquis of Bute; and a firm has taken another tract near Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, from the same nobleman. The cosl will go by the Rhymney line to Cardiff. Mr. David Jones, uf Waun Fisgyu Collier V has leased the hematite property belonging to Mr. E. ap Adam, knowu as the Llwyo alilnes estate. The Llanhirry and Trecastle Mines and Collieries, belonging to Messts. Plant and Cadman, have been stopped for some time. and it is not known when operations will be resumed.—Mining Journal. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ORES, Mr. Wm. Brown, of Hejford Iron Works, near Weedon, in writing to the Engineer,)** T he ore of this county is percolating in vast quantities, not only into Derbyshire and Stafford- shire, but a'so into Wales. It does seem to me to be quite a providential arrangement—that just as the ex- tensive mines In Staffordshire are being drained of their mineral treasnres the vast resourceaof this county appear, as if to fill up their place. When this ore was first utilized, some few years ago, vast numbers of persons came here, examined the stoms, shook their heads, said it never would be of any worth, & went home again. Now that good iron, and ircn second to none, can be made from this ore is an established fact, and may be proved any day by a visit to these works. If the stone were not very rich, containing as it does, 49 per cent. (I speak of that from Gayton, near Blisworth, that being what I am using), it would never succeed as a commercial enterprise to make iron in this county, and for this reason, that fuel is very expensive owing to the carriage. Should coal ever be found to exist in this locality, this county would stand pre-eminent as a vast iron-making district. The stone requires no calcination before being put into the furnace, and I find that it seldom, if ever, takes more than 50 cwts. to make a ton of iron. The iron made possesses toughness with softness, and is well adapted for castings of almost every description. Castings made frotn it have a smooth face, and require little 'fetling' afterwards. For machinery castings it is very suitable, as it turns well in the lathe. For forge purposes it is equally good, giving agoodyietd, and making the finest description of iron. The stone is readily fused, and this will be the more apparent when I say that 1 have actually made iron in a common tobacco pipe io a drawing-room fire,"

I THE HOWLAIS BURIAL BOARD. At the second meeting of the above Board, a short aceount of which appeared in the GUARDIAN of last week, — the Hector of Dowliis in the chaii — the following is the substance of the remarks which were made by the rev. chairman on the occarion: illy dear friends and parishioners,— Before we proceed to the business of the evening, namely, to decide upon the members of the Board, which has been lugiiHy esthblisbed by a decided majority of those who were present at our first meeting- the number of ratepayers in the parish of Dowlais being aboui700,thirty-twoof tthom voted fora newburial-trround — I trust the meeting will extend their indulgence to me for a short time, while I am making a few obiervations which I feel are no less due to myself than to my parishioners generally. It is never pleasant to speak of one's self, and Die never does so from choice; but there are times and circumstances when one has no alternative, and when silence, in the opinion of ri|(ht-thinking men, would be blameable and injurious. I have been placed in that painful position. If I am what some are anxious to re- present me to be the tyrannical oppressor of the poor, I am not fit and worthy to be a minister of the Gospel any- where, much less in so large and important a parish as Dowlais. I have been accused of exacting exorbitant fees for burjing at the Pant, and thus oppressing the Dowlais workmen. I know a professor of religion who has been saying that "he was pure that I pocketed every year upwards ofjESOO from the fees at the Pant!" What are the fees for burying 1 F. d. Workman's grave, 9 feet deep 8 6 t. opening do., the first time 8 0 opening do., the 2nd, 3rd, &j., time 6 6 New grave for those wljo are not workmen, namely, for any gentleman, or tradesman, or master of business 10 6 Opening do 8 6 New parish grave—for which the clergyman receives NO FEE 5 0 Opening do 5 0 New bricked grave, 9 feet deep 21 0 11 It 10 II 25 0 Opening do 10 6 The above includes the whole of the clergyman's and sexton's fees. The graves are considered to be the pro- perty of those who pay for them and where could the woikmen get graves nine feet defpcheapert It has been said that I make an enormous charge for burying tea hawlers. I cannot find out that there has been more than one tea-hawker buried at the Pltllt-his name was David Davies. I buried him withcut any fee, and I paid the sexton out of my own pocket for digging and filling his grave. Some months afterwards his wife •lied. I buried her also without any fee. and I paid for the opening of her grave. My fiiend, Mr. Evan«, of Caer. salem, publicly said in this room on this night, week- since the present butinl ground at the Pant had been given GRATIS by Mr. Clive, the people should be buried GRATIS there." In the first place, I believe that most of the chui chyards throughout the length and breadth of the land were given gratis, and yet I have never known of a single instance wheu and where the dead were in- terred gratis. But that is not to the purpose, for these are days of new inventions and new discove- ries therefore, in the second place, I hereby enter into an agreement with Mr. Evans, that if he wiHiittd. a bond Jide sexton, that wiil dig all the graves nine feel ] deep gratis. I will take good care that no other fee shall be charged, and then all will be for nothing I ha^e been accused of making a high charge for erec'ing tomb stones and headstones. 1 have never received one penny for tomb stones iri the Pant, and the only charge for a head stone is one shilling! and I have not received even that nominal fee for much more than one-half of the head stones. It I had been anxious to be oppressive and to make a large profit I could have done so-tlie charges might have been much higher. I could have made a charge lor the GROUND us they do in many places. Manj rlubs come to the church every year. I never make a charge for my services on such occasions. It is the wise, the considerate, and pious order and provision made by our church that the poor should have the Gospel preached to them without money and without price. "tcor.tidantt) ask, when have I been guilty or grinding and oppressing the Dowlain workmen 1 With a heart fu!l of gratitude I say it. I have been instrumental to save them hundred and thousands of pounds. When I came first to Dowlais, the workmen used to pay for coffins to carpenters not connected with theworksfromjES to 95, the average price for the coffin of an adult was about 1:3 15-. I represented this to the lute Sir J. J. Guest, whose ears were alwajs open to all matters relating to the welfare and interest of hia workmen. I told him that I believed that the price of the collius was unreasonably high, and (list his workmen were sadly imposed upon. Sir John kindly promised to consider the ii)titler, and in three or four da), he sent for me, and he said I have found that what you told me is all correct. He then asked me what pl-in 1 hail to recom- mend 1 I answered, for the company to be Kind enough to allow the coffins to be made in the wo-ks, and charge somewhat about coat price fur tjjem. •• Very well," said Sir John, 1 will think the matter over." And he did I think it over, and what was the result 1 From that day to this the Dowlais Compati}, in the most handsome and liberal manner, have allowed the coffins to be made by their own carpenter, in the works, and the charge has been about ONE POCND a coffin!! I could mention other instances, but the above one is sufficient to prove my point. It has been said that I exerted myself tup-ocure the prl'se t bllrhl ground for the Cut:Rcn. Such an as. sertionhasnotashttdowof foundation it- truth. I piO- cured it for the parish, without any more reference to Church than to Dissent. ttittteneverbeenundertheit.. fluence of such nariow, bigoted, and sectulian views. Whatever cln ities and benevolent rnatteis have gone through my hands since I have be?n in Dowlas?, 1 have never made any difference between peisous on III count of creed. I have never asked, are you a Churchman, or are you a Dissenter? Are jou a Protestant, or are you a Roman Catholic 1 I have asked two questions, and shall continue to do so. Are jou really in distress and in poverty 1 and, are you a temperate, sober, person 1 The movement which has brought us together this evening is not a movement between Church and Dissent -no such thing. It is a movement between the Dis- senters of Dowlais and the ratepijets of Dowlais-thal is the red naked truth. And here I cannot refrain from observing that, in my opinion, the Dowlais Company, myself, and the ratepayers, have not beeu u<"d well and property. On this night week Mr. Menelausin the most kind, feeling, and urgent manner, asked you to postpone -not to IIbandon- but to postpone the movement for awhile, till the iron trade should tevive and come a little better, and when there would be more money in the market. You refused to accede to Mr. Menel-aus's te- quest; I am thankful I was not one of the number. I feei that I also have some little cause to complain. This movement has been going on in the parish for a very long time, but I never received a single hint, officially, respect- ing it till about six or eight days ago, when Mr. William Jenkins called on me and informed me what was going on. I have alwnys lived upon friendly and brotherly terms, with the Dissenters in my parish, and it would have been only friendly and courteous in them to acquaint me of what was going 00. And I think the ratepayers he it body have cause to be dissatisfied. Things htve been misrepresentell to them. Not only have thej been misled with reference to the expense of burying at the Pant. And are you certain that the expenses of burying in the new ground will be less than they are now? Hut they have also been to).) that all the burial grounds in Dowlais have been closed by an order in council. The truth is, not one of them has been closed, but the church- yard belonging to the church, and the ground belonging to Bethel Meeting-house -which ground was closed about 20 years before the said Order in Council was ever thought of; and the Bethel burial ground his ever since been a disgrace to humanity, and an insult to bit who pass by it. To say that "some of the Dissenting congregations were permitted for a time to re-opjn their graveyards" after they had once been closed by an Order in Council is perfect folly, for no one-not even the Lord Chancellor himself-has any power to set aside the obligation to obey an Order in Council, but through the power of anotherOrderin Council. The line for disobedience is a heavy one. The ratepayers again have been misled with reference to the present burial ground at the Pant. They have been told that the ground is nearly full, and that soon there will be no fresh ground to be had there. This has been the burden of the song. But what is the factt Total quantity of ground for burying is 301 perche*. We have used 82; so tba* we have left 219 perches, which is sufficient to bury in for the next twenty- six years, at the rate we have been burning during the last 10 years, -during which period we have been visited twice with the cholera, and that very heavily, too, espe- cially in the year 1849, when we buried 505 who died from that awful scourge. But since it was. the will of the majority of the meeting last Friday evening that there should be a new burial ground, so far as I am concerned myself I will go with the movement heartily and sincrely, provided it Is placed on its right foundation—not on the foundation that more ground will be immediately wanted, for that is not the case, but because the Dissenters are anxious to have a burial ground of their own, where they can bury their own people in their own way, and according to their own forms. Place the matter in its true light before the ratepayers—tell them it is contrary to our con- science and creed to bury our dead according to the ser- vice and forms of the Church of England. We wish to live and diedissenters from that Church, and, consequently, we are most anxious to have a burial ground for ouxetves; and will you, ratepayers, grant us a rate, so that our long- cherished and ardent wishes may be realised 1 We make our appeal to Churchmen as well as to our own people. This, my friends, woulli be open, candid, manful, and truthful and it would be honest towards the ratepayers; and my belief is, that the movement would gain much strength by such a straightforward course. If in any ap- plication or notice to the Secretary of State it will be necessary to mention that a new burial ground is wanted because the present ground is nearly full, I, for one, could tut sign such a notice."—Here the Rev. B. Williams, in the most respectful manner, addressed the chair,, and said — "I wish to ask you one question; did I understand you to say that you would never sign a DQtiÇt to \11, Secretary of State for a new btirul-ground 1"-1 answered and said, "I believe that the fotm of notice to the Secre- tary of State did not specify any I articular reason but that it was iti general terms, and. therefore, I would most wil- lingly sign il; but I never would, knowingly, attach my name to any document that contained that which was nut true and correct." Now let me urge jou to appoint true and honest men to be members of the Board men that will do their duty faithfully without any reference to paltry party feelings — men that will be determined not 10 put the parish to one shilling more of expense than what will be really necessary.

NEWPORT. TUE SHIPPING TRADE,—The docks ami river berths present a miserable appearance at preseut, theie being only from forty to fitly vessels in the whole port Coast- ing and Baltic freights are looking up a little, while thosfl to the Mediterranean and West Indies are almost sta- tionary. N t;\v CUSTOM HOUSE.—The fine new custom-house, built in Dock-street from the designs of Mr. Watkins, architect, has been taken possession of, and Í4 fully occu- pied by the staff. It is certainly a more commodious and better situited building than the old custom.house. NARROW ESCArE AT NEWPORT.—On Thursday morning se'nnight a boy, named George Harris, had a narrow escape from being killed, by a wheel of the milk-cart of Mr. Hetny Collings, Dulfr) n. near Marshfield. The boy I is in thes-rvicf of Mr. COlling-, and accompanied the milk cart each morning into tOWII, the cart being in the care of a man named Thomas Allen; and on this occasion, while near the t, 01.1 Pound," coming up the road towards Stow Church, he fell from the shaft, with his head directly befoie the wheel. Happily Alien was close at hand, and he, with praisewoithy promptness, caught the spoke and abtuptly stopped the cart at the it.stant the wheel came in contact with tile poor boj's head, which wns much bruised. Had it not been for the decisive act of Alien, the bo) 's head must have been smashed. NEWPORT. — ACCIDENT. —A strange accident took place in Commercial-street on Saturday afternoon last. A party of children were playing in the street, nearly opposite the I West of England Bank, when one, a boy aged about 8 or 9 years, was knocked down by a passing timber waggon, Ihe tore wheel passing over his legs, which, strange to say, were not broken. This remarkable preservation may be ascribed to an indent in the road, and to a brick over which the wheel passed at the moment the boy was knocked down, and which, doubtless, caused the wheels to jump clean over his lega. PERMISSIVE LIQUOR LAW.—Dr. Lees, the celebrated temperat.ee lecturer, whose name has lately been brought prominently before the public in the law court- in the action Lees v. Gough, delivered a lecture, on the above subject, at Newport I own-hall, toarespectubte audience, on Tuesday evening. The chair was 01 cupied by Mr. Hemy Phillips. The lecture wsis of a practical character, lis- tened to with marked attention, and elicited frequent bursts of applause, as the crator, in his masterly »t)le, forcibly pourtiajed the miseries occasioned by drunken- ness, and the blessings of temperance. Boy DROWNED. — An i. quest was held at the Tredegar Arms, Pillgwenlly, on Wednesday before W.H. Brewer, I'sq on the body of James Williams, aged 8 jears, who was drowned in a.clay-pit at the Courtybella brick-yard, on Tuesday afternoon. It appeared on the evidence of another boy, that the deceased was amusing himself by walking .IJl)g a plank, one end of which was in the water (of which the clay pit was pretty full), and the other on the bank, when he went too far on, his weight overbalanced it, and he fell into the water, and before assistance could be rendered was drowned. Verdict—found drowned. SUDDEN DEATH OF AN INFANT.—An inquest was held on Wednesday, before W. H. Brewer, Esq., on the body of an infant, aged 14 days, found dead in bed on that morning, at about seven o'clock, by the side of its mother, at 15, Jones-street, B&neswed. In evidence it appeared tlmt when the father left the house at six oMock to go to woik, the child was alive aud apparently well. CASTLETOWN. —FEARFUL ACCIDENT.—An accident likely to result fatally, took place on the turnpike road, in the parish of Coedkernew, near the village of. Castletown, on Monday; A boy, aged about 10 years, named Spooner, the Ion of a labourer, reaidiog at Mirhaelstone Vedw, was allowed to ride on the shafts of a waggon, and while it was going along at an ordinary walk, the fore axle-tree broke, throwing the body of the waggyn forward on the ground, crushing the poor boy in a shocking manner. Wearesorry to learn that up to Wednesday there was but a faint hope of his recovery. The practice of riding on shafts is highly dangerous, and too f requently persisted in, both by drivers and those whom they may think fit to favour with a ride. RE-OPENING OF L.VNSOY CHURCH, NEAR USK.—The restoration of this church having been completed, the re- opening took place on Tuesday last. The morning ser- vice commenced at eleveu o'clock. The praters were read by the Rev. C. Rvanson, brother to.the rector, and the communion service was performed by the Lord Bishop of Llandaff and the Venerable Aichdeacon Crawley. The termon was presched by his Lordship from Matthew xxviir., 18 to 20 y. The collection after the aervfee amounted to upwards of £13. A grednumber of the visitois repaired to the Rectory, where It bountiful and tastefully-laid luncheon awaited them. The evehin'g service commenced at six. The prayers weie rCtdbythe Hev. C. Evauson, and the lesllou- by the Rev. S.:Ci B iker and the curate of Lansoy. The sermon was preached-by the Venerable Archdeapon Crawley, from. Psalm xlii., V. 1 and 2. The sermon was a very impressive one, and was listened to with very grelltatteutioll., The collection at the close amounted to upwards of £ 3, making in the whole £10 !5'. Both services were nu^ierc>uslj[ attended by the clergy and gentry of the neigbboaihooU. CHEPSTOW. THE nORTICULTU ILUr SOCIETY'S SHOW. These cood and Ust exhibition for-the season of Cliepst.'w Horticultural Society was hetd on Thursday week, within the ruiosof the Castle; and takiug every- thing into consideration, it may certainly 4M termed a sue- cesslul one, and favourable to tbe continued vitality of the society. The pliols. nnwerM, frlli" &c-, shown a-idio- tended to bav<* been shown, have been seldom surpassed in beauty, variety, or qiialitj; the arrangements made were generally excellent; but {,be weather acted as a con- siderable drawback, rendering a visift to the fe e a'matter of limited pleasure. ■ For several years past, upon each similar occasion, it l as been usual to dilate, occasionally at some lfengtb, 00 the peculiar inducements to visit Chepstow at euch seasoos-Io speak of the enchanting scenes and merry events which have ministered unto the soul's delight? during rambles through thioJ" faity land"-to draw pic- tures of the romantic vicinity of Piercefield, of that glory of monastic ruins, Tiotern Abbey, the sublime heigbtapf the Windcliffi*, und the almost wondrous scene presented from its summit. Some, 100, have favoured their reader* with a dissertation upon the feudal pile itself, contrasting the scenes and times ot old-waf and revelry and mirth— with the refining entertainments now provided within the walls. To pursue these themes now, cut bono ? Besides, very little opportunity for the enjoyment of these attractions was presented. The day previous to that fixed for the show was most unfavourable, nor was tbe state of things at all improved on Thursday. During the night and early hours of the morning, the raia fell in torrents, accompanied by a perfect hurricane of wind. About uiue o'clock, however, thfitun shot forth his eD-- livening rays, and to Chepstow flocked numbers of per-- "ons by the Bristol and Porlishead packeta, by the various* trains on the South Wales Railway, and by the Greatr Wesiein from Swindon. Indeed, it was surprising to as large a company of excursionists as has been tbe case when the weather was by no msans so fickle or so unpro- mising. The teots, too, after a time, afforded little or no shelter from the incessant dripping of the raiD, umhreJlae beiog of as much utility insiJe as qntaide. All other places, which offered any kind of shelter were continually occu- pied, especially in the second court, where the band nf the- Monmouthshire Militia was pltced upon a raised platform- under cover, and went through a programme of choice. music, uuder the superintendence of the band-mister, Mrh Periy. The tent erected in immediate proximity to the bandl was devoted to stove and greenhouse plants, variegated! geraniums, fuschias, cut flowers, 8cc. In number, there was a considerable tatinn off, Messrs. Garraway, of Bristol, having been prevented by the boisterous weather bringing their choice and always conspicuous collection across the New Passage. The quality of this portion of the exhibition was, however, really excellent and superiort ladies and gentlemen of the neigh()Qroood, and the Bristol nurserymen, as usual carrying off the principal prizes.. ihe cut flowers-aingle and groups—arranged aroundi Were exceedingly choice. Of dahlias, there was a rich) variety of specimens. Tbe ahow uf roses, however, wa*' incomplete. In this department, the Rev. \V. F. Cfesswelt deservedly stands high. He has prepared some exquisite stands for exhibition; but unfortunately an. accident in conveyance rendered them useless and deprived the visitor* ofatichtreat. Theornamenta) baskets of flowers were very pretty, and some cockscombs alongside — Mr. Bezint'A. we believe-were the source of much attraction. The fruit show was of superior quality, and was ¡¡¡'if" best that has been shown for years. Mr. King of Cbep»t»w, was awarded an extra prize for an orange tree in bearing. Some uoble pines weie s*nt by the Lord-Ltteutenant, and grapes tqually commendable, by Sir Charts Morgao, Bart. The fruits contributed by Mrs. Herbert, of Llauartb, and by residents in immediate proximity to Chepstow, were highly praised by the judges. Mr. Cox, gardener to Mr. Pain, Longlord House, Gloucester, exhibited a new apple — the Riesen Rarnbour-a really beautiful frail; but as it was not intended to compete, no prize was awarded for it. Two or three immense marrows were shown, and re- received proper recognition. The cottagers and the exhibitors of garden produce had the upper court devoted to them. The display here walt very fair. Monster rpecimens of the vegetable world were ranged side by side, the potatoes nnd carrots being remark- able for size and cleaoliness. There were likewise several large nosegays. Mr. Cramb, gardener to Earl Ducie, Tortworth Conrtr Gloucestershire, and Mr. Griffin, nnrseryman, of Wentoa* rondf Bath, Ihe judges.