The Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette

LITERARY VARIETIES. The wind doesn't behave well in winter, but in spring it turns over a new Ieaf." A French Grammarian once wrote a book in which he ac- cused Heaven of injustice, because participles were not appre- ciated in France as they deserved to be. Leigh Hunt was asked by a lady at dessert if ho would not venture on an orange. Madam,1' he replied, I should be happy to do so, but I am afraid I should tumble off." Harry," said a young lady, on a seat before us at the theatre last evening, how I should love to be an actress !"— An actress, Henrietta Why ?"—" Oh, it must be so nice to be made love to in such pretty words every evening. EIKB WRITING.—A country contemporary says—" Parlia- ment ia now fairly at work the Queen's Speech has been spoken, debated upon, and that ansiverahle sequestration, an echo address, has been unanimously agreed to In the Literature of Europe," Mr. Hallam sayg-" No one as yet had exhibited the structure of the human kidneys, Vesa- lius having only examined them in dogs." Human kidneys in dogs Talk of Irish bulls after this "All things considered," said Clement the Fourteenth, on one occasion, I do not know a single individual, a solitary work, or action—nay, I do not know any one virtue that can claim to be altogether exempt from censorship." It is no more possible for an idle man to keep together a curtain stock of knowledge than it is possible to keep together a stock of ice exposed to the meridian. Every day destroys a fact, a relation, or an influence; and the oidy method of pre- serving the bulk and value of the pile is by constantly adding to it.—Sydney Smith. TEBRIBLE REVKSGE.— In connection with the luncheon which followed the opening of the Bishop Auckland Branch Railway last wjek, the Mayor of Durham, according to the statement of the Durham Chronicle, committed some act of discourtesy to the paper, which the reporter revenged by giving his Worship's speech exactly as delivered. A young lady was travelling by railway from Paris. As she took her seat she observed that the carriage was occupied by three or four gentlemen, one of whom at the moment of her appearance was in the act of lighting a cigar. Observing the lady, he made a significant grimace, and with the characteristic politeness of a Frenchman said, would smoking incommode yeu, madame ?" I do not know sir—no gentleman has over yet smoked in my presence." He put out his cigar. There is a story current ill Paris, which is repeated Oil appa- rently good authority, of a Russian personage very high in the suite of the Grand Duke Constantine having so far forgotten the place he was in as to have under the Emperor's roof pub- licly beaten one of his attendants. It is said that the object of this brutal violence appeared to be a geutlemau, but dared not remonstrate. The act took place in presence of several of the household, and, amongst others, of the Cento Garde on duty. MODEST!—Sir Charles James Napier writes of himself— "Like all men, I have my sins of temper; of swearing like a trooper, which is a vulgar and vile habit of not being charitable enough: of ambition overmuch—that is, ambition to do my duty wen anù cleverly before men as wen as before God; of being too arbitrary and violent, letting judgment halt tamely after action in aU these things 1 am frail and culpable. But as regards a vile Government that lets such men as Lord Ripon control the fate of a better man than himself, as I am, there is no self-reproach." After the battle of Waterloo an English officer happened to enter the Duke of Wellington's opera box in Paris on some business. The Duke was sitting- alone in an upper dark corner of the box, the seats in front being tilled with fashionable London men and women, who were wiih great volubility dis- cussing the battle, and assigning all the honours to the cavalry. The Duke listened, laughed, and in a low voice said, I have told them that the British infantry won the battle, and all our battles; but it has been intimated to me that I know nothing of the matter, and I expect soon to be told I was not there NEW FOKM OF ACTION FOR BREACH OF PROMISE.-AS- SAULT BY A LADY-—The Northern Daily Express states that, at Darlington, on Monday, Miss was charged with assaulting Mr. a solicitor. Mr. stated that ou meet lig him the other day in the street, she" spat in his face and over his dress," and called him a liar and a coward; that she followed him for some distance, assailing him all the while. Miss ——- did not deny the charge, but said in justification, c, He came to my house for ten years, aud made me an offer, and has said to Mr. the grocer, that it was only for pas- time." Mr. —— having denied this statement, Miss —— said, I never told a lie in my life, and you are a liar and a coward." She also charged Mr. with having thrust a ''disgusting snd blackguard letter" under the dour. This also Mr. denied. Miss then said," I know I took the law into my own hands, and don't care for its being known to all the people that I spat at that liar and coward; and I wanted to get a stick to thrash him with, and, failing in that, I took the course I did."—The lady was fined £3 and costs. A SOLDIER'S DEATH-BED.—On the morning of August the 29th, at five o'clock, he expired like a soldier, on a naked camp bedstead, the windows of the room open, and the fresh air of heaven blowing on his manly face. Surrounded by the family and some of his brothers, he died. All his grieving servants were present, and at his feet stood two veterans of his regiment, gazing with terrible emotion at a countenance then settling in death, which they had first seen beaming in the light of battle! Easy was the actual dissolution, however, and as the last breath escaped, Montague M'Murdo, with a sudden inspiration, snatched the old colours of the 22ud regiment, the colours that had been borne at Meeanee and Hydrabad, and waved them over the dying hero. Thus Charles Napier passed from the world. An intrepid soldier in life, he died amid tro- phies of battle, and his camp-bed was his bier; the glorious colours of the 22nd waved gently over him, and between them the grand picture of Meeanee leaned forward above the pale heroic countenance, aa if to claim his corpse for that bloody field. On each side were placed Indian spears, supporting Belooch shields, and interspersed with rich sabres, matchlocks, and other spoils. At his feet was the chief Ameer's white marble chair of state, bearing on his seat his own g00d service sword, inherited trom his father, and never disgraced.—Life of Sir Charles James Napier. Two MILLIONS OF TONS OP SILVER.—The ocean holds dissolved two million tons of silver. To three French chemists the discovery is due. They took gallons of water from the coast of St. Malo, a few leagues from land, aud analysed it in two ways. A portion of the water they acted upon by the usual tests for silver and the presence of the precious metal was clearly ascertained. The remainder of the water they evaporated; and the salt they obtained they boiled with lead. This gave them a button of impure lead, which they subjected to what is called cupellation. This lather grand word denotes a very simple process. The button is placed upon a little tiny saucer made of lime, and submitted to heat sufficient to melt the lead, but not high enough to affect the silver, should any be present. The lead soon begins to melt, and, as it melts, it is sucked, up by the porous little saucer or cupel; it grows smaller and smaller, until 110 lead remains, and in its place is a little brilliant speck, tar brighter than the boiling lead. The cupel is then removed from the fire, and as it cools, the red hot spark cools too, and you have a houiieophatic globule of silver very much like one of those small pills that dru.ists delude smokers into buying to take away the smell of'the fragrant weed. The operation, as I have said, is very simple, and is the ordinary mode of procuring silver from the ore. Analyses are being made in this way, every day, at the Mint. When the presence of silver is doubtful, the work is most exciting. I saw an English ore so tested the other day, and sure enough, after a few minutes of anxious watching, shone forth a bright spark about the size of a pin's head, for which our eyes were longing. The ore proved a very rich one, and we shall most likely soon hear more about it, —- JJickcYis s Household Words. THE BENEFITS OF ANONYMOUS WRITING.—If a man really desires to serve his country, why should he take a step which would put it in the power of any bravo with a pistol or a bludgeon to silence him for ever ? A political writer may ob- ject to have his head punched, to be beaten with bludgeons, or to be assassinated; but is this a valid reason why his opinions should be fallacious, and that the man who punches his head, or maims, or murders him, is entitled to the honour of having refuted him ? If a hard fist is to become the evidence of poli- tical truth, there will be joy at the Seven Dials and in the pur- lieus of Whitechapel. The Billingsgate Pet may strut with perfect confidence in the House of Lords, overturn the Chan- cellor, and rout the bench of Bishops. If the fighting system had prevailed among our fathers, Molyneux might have been Premier. He might have entered public life with the utmost assurance, and knocked down everybody who stood in his way. He might have answered every argument with a °,r a back-hander. He might have broken Lord natbam s head with his own crutches, and doubled-up the gre^Jjom?Kinef. with a single punch. But how would such a vr, settling disputes appear to sober people ? Who tj, 866 {he difference between Locke and • ^een Bentley and Boyle, settled by a stand-up 8 won ivirrmw ^er^aP3 there were many owners of the bauks of the Cam and the Isis W U nit have Grey three round.. But this would not have proved that he was wron°- in carrvina- the mei- ?UY°V,Sandn&RefTm- T,hero "ere certainly farmers in Yorkshire and Bucks who would have settled the com law auestion by a wrestle with Mr. Cobden in three minutes. But the qualities which make a statesman do not necessarily make a prize-fighter. A man may argue correctly and h* « weak and the f%m dtnin, f a weak l

CARDIFF POLICE—FRIDAT. (B,.fore C. Vachell, Esq., and W. T. Edwards, Esq., M.D.) Mirv Ward, 3;) years of agf>, living iu Mary Ann-street, was charged with having, on Wednesday last, stotenasilk necktie, the property of David Mills, smith, Cathays.—The prosecutor deposed that he was in a house in Mary Ann-street, on the day iia'TU'd, and when there the prisoner CUUJ in. While he was leaning liis head 01 his hand, the prisoner stole his handker- chief from his neck she ran away, and he followed her and gave her in charge of a policeman. Thc tie was in her pO!isel>- sion when taken.—P.C. Cambridge said about two o'clock on the day in question he was in Bute street, and saw the prose- cutor running after the prisoner; he went towards them, and the prosecutor said the prisoner had stolen a handkerchief fromhisneck. The officer asked her what she had done with it, and she said she knew nothing about it. He then took her to the police-station unjti takin.r her cloak o!F, the handker- chief fell from under her arm.—Committed for one month. C'ashnio Oldridge, a seaman, was charged with smuggling.— Thomas Nevin. officer of Customs, said he went on board the Italian ship Pirate, this mmiing. Hethoughttheprisoner was rather bulky about his chest, and on examiuing him found a quantity of cigars under his clothes: they weighed Hlh. The duty was lis. per lb.—The prisoner was ordered to pay £ 1 lis. fid. Edward Pa=iJoe, a mason living in George-street, was placed before the bench, charged with being drunk and disorderly, and with assaulting Police-constables Davies and Chaplin in the execution of their duty. —P.C. Davies said that yesterday morn- ing, at one o'clock, he was on duty in George-street, and hearing a disturbance he went to the spot. He then saw the prisoner with a poker in his hanll, defying everybody. lie struck at the witness and the other officer above mentioned.—P.C. Chaplin corroborated this statement.—The prisoner was fined £2 and costs, or in default one month, with hard labour. Thomas Harding was charged with having ass mlted Elizabeth Lock, who craved the sureties of the peace.—The complainant said that onMondaytast the defendant came to her house, and much abus.-d her, in consequence of which she was afraid ot him. The bench, however, after hearing both sides, dismissed the case. ATTEMPTING TO PICK POCKKTS.— George Macdonald, 23, painter, was charged with attempting to pick pockets at the South Wales lhilway station, yesterday evening. As the pri- soner was leaving the platform he was seen by the Superin- tendent of the station, and Inspector of police of the line, in the act of sounding" a lady's p icket, and immediately appre- hended. He wascommittedto prison foramonth. John Breezer, a seaman belonging to the schooner Fanny, was ordered to pay 5s. for being drunk and incapable 011 the previous Monday night. SATURDAY. (Before J. 1-1. Insole, Esq.) Martha Cornick and Edwin Heard, who admitted having been drunk, were fined 5". each. MONDAY. (Before the Mayor (S. D. Jenkins, Esq.); the ex-Mayor (C Vaehell, Esq.); W. D. Bushell, and T. E. Heath, Esqrs.) John Sullivan, labourer, having no abode, was charged with having offered a counterfeit half-crown to one Mary Gritlin. —The witness stated that on Friday last the prisoner asked her to change a half-crown for him, which she did, and subsequently discovered that it was a spurious one.—This being the only utterance alleged against the prisoner, he was dismissed with • caution. John Watts, boatman, Hill's Terrace, was charged with having created a disturbance in Bute-street, on Sunday last- alwut eight o'clock in the evening. — P S. Rollins deposed to having seen the prisoner all the thoroughfare obstructing it when persons tverecomingeut of church. lIe had been ill- using two boys very much, and the head of one of them w.ts bleeding profusely from having been knocked against the wall. —Fined 20s. and costs, or 11 days' imprisonment. Solomon Avery, labourer, East-street, was charged with vio- lently beating jane Smith, a neighbour. The complainant said that without her having given the prisoner any provoca- tion, he knocked her down, and kicked her while she was on the ground. This was at twelve o'clock on Saturday night. She simply asked him why he abused her husband. They lived together in the same house.—P C. No. 22 said, about half-past eleven o'clock he was on duty in Little Frederick-street, and seeing a crowd, went up. He then found that the prisoner had struck the woman, whose face was covered with blood. They were both in a state of intoxication.—The Bench dismissed the case, and reprimanded both parties. John Pool, labourer, Woinanby-street, was charged with obstructing the footway in Bute-street, and assaulting a con. stable. P.C. Its said, that while on duty in Bute-street last Saturday morning, he saw the prisoner on the footway, in com- pany with a convicted thief; he desired him to move on, but he only said he should go when he thought proper. He then became very insolent, and pulled the coat off the officer's back. Fined 5s. George Martin, a vagrant, was charged with having a rope in his possession of which he could not give a satisfactory ac- count.—P.C. 24 said that when on duty at five o'clock on Sunday morning, he saw the prisoner on the Dock Road with a coil of rope in his possession suspecting that he had stolen it, he interrogated him, aud the prisoner in reply said the rope had been given to him by a captain; afterwards he asserted that he picked it up against the docks. The officer noticing that the rope was cut and hearing these contradictory state- ments, took the prisoner into custody. —It having been shewn that the prisoner was in the habit of loitering about the docks, and that he had DO visible means of getting an honest liveli- hood, he was committed to prison as a rogue and vagabond for a month. Dennis Cohan, rope dealer, William-street, was charged with stealing 1) fathoms of rope, from the schooner Catherine, now in the Bute Docks,-The master of the schooner deposed to having missed the rope this morning and found it again afterwards coiled up at the furthei end of the vessel.—P.C. 32, said that this morning, about eleven o'clock, lie was on duty on the Bute Bridge, and saw the prisoner with two coils of rope on his back. lIe followed him to the shop, and the prisoner then said he had bought the rope of a sailor for 3s 5d. As he was not satisfied with this account he took the prisoner into custody.—He denied the charge, and was committed for trial at the sessions The captain and crew of the Italian ship Pirate, fourteen persons in number, were brought before the Bench on a charge of having concealed a quantity of spirits on board that vessel. Mr. Bird represented Her Majesty's Customs, and Mr. Wilcocks appeared for the prisoners.—Mr. Bird briefly gave an outline of the circumstances of the case, pointing out the ingenious mannerinwhichtnespiritshadbeenconceated. The quantity was 30 gallons, and was contained in 17 casks, found under the ballast of the ship. He only intended to produced sufficient evidence to-day to warrant a remand of the prisoners. He then called Mr. Tlios. Nevin, who said he was a tide surveyor; he re- collected the Pirate arriving, and he boarded her on the 7th; 113 searched her on the 8th and 9th, and found some cigars ou one of the crew who had been fined. In his search on the 9th, he found what hebelieved was a large box under about six or seven tons of ballast, which had to be removed. He and the others with him had great difficulty in tearing some of the ceiling boards of the ship, but when this was done they found the casks containing 30 gallons of brandy. The mooring chain of the vessel was lying upon the casks the spirits were 13 pevr cent. under proof. The whole of the crew, excepting the maste were on board the vessel at the time the discovery was made. Mr. Wilcocks, who appeared for the prisoners, briefly cross- examined the witness, who stated further that on seeing the captain, he expressed surprise at the circumstance of the spirits being found.— VIr. Argent, Comptroller of Customs, said: He recollected the captain of the Pirate waiting upon him at the Custom-house on the 7th instant, and handing in his report of the stores of the ship, which he declared was a true account of the ship's cargo and stores; 17 casks of brandy were not men- tioned in that report.—The case was then adjourned, and bail granted for the appearance of the prisoners. Theophilus Jones, a young man describing himself a boat- man, living in Rodney-street, was charged with having vio- lently assaulted Mrs. Henrietta Frances Hayden, residing in Crockherbtown.—Mr. Bird appeared for the prosecutrix, who deposed that last Sunday afternoon, about one o'clock, she was taking a walk near the cemetery against the gaol, when she saw the prisoner and some other men. The prisoner, without having received the slightest provocation from her, came np to her, and struck her in the face with his fist. The violence of the blow threw her down, and the prisoner fell upon her. —Miss Johanna Jones said: She was with the last witness at the time mentioned, and corroborated her statement. She added that upon remonstrating with the prisoner for his cowardly violence, he spat upon her.—The prisoner, in reply to the charge, said in a rude manner that he did not assault the com- plainant he pushed against a man that was with hiiu, and who fell against her.—Mr. Vaehell in strong terms reprimanded the prisoner for hi- brutal violence, and he was sentenced, under the Aggravated Assaults' Act, to four months' imprisonment with hard labour. John Evans, a man decently dressed, was charged with having committed a nuisance in the urinal of the Market-house on Saturday night. When detected by Mr. E. Leyshon, clerk of the market, the prisoner simply said he was not aware that he had offended against the regulations of the market. He was ..tranger in this part. Discharged with a cantion. William Mortimer, landlord of the Caledonian Hotel Charlotte-street, was charged with having, on Saturday night, the 2nd instant, allowed persons of notoriously bad character to assemble in his house.—P.S. Sheppard, in answer to Mr. Bird, who appeared for the prosecution, deposed to having visited the defendant's house at half-past ten o'clock on the night of the day named, and found a number of prostitutes there.—Mr. Vachell severely reprimanded the defendant for living upon the vices, immoralities, and crimes of his fellow- creatures, and told him that by doing so he had entirely per- verted the intention of the legislature in the establishment of beer-houses, which were provided for the refreshment of the working classes.—Fined 4Cs. John Webb, landlord of the Elephant and Castle, Bute- terrace, was charged with a similar offence ou the same day.—1 P.S. Sheppard deposed to having visited the house on the night of the day mentioned, between ten and eleven o'olock, and found a number of prostitutes drinking and dancing.—Mr. Bird, who appeared for the defendant, denied that the person3 found in the house were of bad character.—The Bench dismissed the defendant with a caution. Leary Sullivan, a man for whom Mr. Bird appeared, was charged with having refused to complete the terms of his ap- prenticeship as a ship smith with Mr. Charles Williams, Bute Docks.—The complainant deposed that the defendant absented himself from his service on Saturday night last, and had since engaged himself to another person.—Mr. Bird for the defend- ant asserted that the complainant had discharged his client by saying Go home; I dcn't want to see your face on my pre- mises any more." He called several witnesses in proof of the statement.—The Bench ordered the defendant to return to service and pay the expenses. TUESDAY. (Before W. D. Bushell, and T. E. Heath, Esqrs ) Hannah Keef, a woman of the town, was charged with hav- ing obstructed the footway, in Bute-street, by standing upon it with a number of other persons. P.C 21 said, at ten o'clock last night, when on duty in Bute-street, he saw the prisoner speaking to several men on the footway, and thus obstructmg it. Persons could not pass by in consequence.—Fined õs., or to be imprisoned for a week. Mary Clark, a girl of the same character, was charged with a similar offence, P.C. 21 said that at a quarter past ten last night he saw the prisoner standing at the corner of Herbert. street, on the footway, so a3 to obstruct it. The prisoner was drunk. Fined 5s. J$ui Jvuc? WM charged witb illegally vlMrvwtiug the Iwt- L' f way in the public steeet. P.C. 21 said at half-past ten he was n|^r the Bute-bridge, and saw the prisoner soliciting men in the street; he knew her to be a prostitute.—Fined 10s., or imprisonment for a fortnight. Hannah Driscoll and Mary Hnyes were charged withnsnni- lar offence. P.C. 21 said, about, half-past eleven o clock last night he saw the prisoners in Herbert-street, committing the offence charged against them.— Fined 5s. each, or imprison- ment for a week. Sarah Penton was charged with a similar offence. P.C. 27 said, last night ab nit half-past seven he saw the prisoner at the corner of Bute-street, talking to men and thus obstructing the footway. He had seen her there before. As she was not so bad as the rest, she was discharged with a caution- Margaret Thomas was charged with a similar offence. P.C. 27 said, at a quarter to twelve last night he saw the prisoner in Bute-street, talking to several seamen; he had seen her before in the same neighbourhood, the same night. She was dis- charged with a caution. Helen Driscoll and Bridget Sullivan were charged with stopping persons 011 the Bute-road, and causing an obstruction. P.O. 31 said he saw the prisoners in the act alleged against them they stopped several sailors at the same time.—Dis charged with a caution. Sarah Lint was charged with a similar offence. P.C. 17 said this morning, at a quarter to one, he was on duty ou the Bute-road, and saw the prisoner stop a sailor.—Fined 10s., or a fortnight's imprisonment. William Jones, a boy about 17 years of age, wa* charged with assaulting Mr. Edward Mason, Loudou-square, last night. —Mr. Wilcocks, who appeared for the complainant, said that Mr. Mason saw the defendant striking his broth r, and inter- fered in his behalf. The prisoner thenatrucklmn. lie did not, however, wish to press the charge to a conviction if the boy apologised and expressed regret for what he had doue. This the prisoner readily did, and he was accordingly discharged. WEDNESDAY. [Before the Mayor, and C. Vaehell, W. D. Bushell, and T. E. Heath, Esqrs.; Jane Evans, well-known to the police for her habits of drunkenness, was again charged with the offence and admitting j it, was fined 5s. James Wilson and Frederick Blake were charged with bav- iug violently assaulted John West.- From the fdaieiuent of complainant it appeared that hut night as lw was going" from work Blake knocked him down and Wilson kicked him while lie was 011 the ground.—John Harsh, wdio was with the last witness at the time of the assault, corroborated his statement, and added that he was knocked down himself by lilake, and the other kicked him. They had just come out of the Welsh Harp public-house, P.C. 23 said he was on duty in the neigh- bourhood at the time, and had his attention directed to the dis- turbance which was caused by the assault. The prisoners were pointed out to him and he took them into custody.—They were finedt:J each or two months' imprisonment. Caroline Morgan, a girl of the town, was charged with steal- ing a watch from the person ot an Irishman, named Dennis O'Brien.—The policeman who had her in custody said he saw her running at full speed down Bute-street and apprehended her.— I'lie prosecutor did not now appear, and she was there- fore discharged. Frederick Travail, landlord of the Pembroke Castle, Frederick-street, was charged with having his house open before half-past twelve o clock on Sunday last.-P.S. Hibbs said lie visited the defendant's house at 2o minutes to ten o'clock and saw three men there drinking.—-The defendant did not deny that his house was open, but said there were only two men in. Being' his first offence he was only required to pay the costs, amounting to 5s. David Evans, landlord of the Tivy Arms, Bridge-street, waschargedwithasimilarouenee. Headmittcdthechargc. and this being his first offence, was ordered to pay the costs. Elizabeth Hopkins, landlady of the Hole-iu-the-Wall, Wharton-street, charged with a similar offence, was ordered to pay the same sum. Mary Thomas, landlady of the Ship Inn, Charlotte-street, was charged with a similar offence, which she denied.->-P.S. Hibbs said lie went to the defendant's house at 25 minutes past ten o'clock, and found two navvies there sitting with *le before them.—The defendant said the men represented that they were travellers. She called a young man, named John Wharton, who deposed that he was one of the persons in the house at the time, and he had come with the other man from Newbridge.—The policeman said the wituess did not seem to be the same person, and he did not think he was.—The Bench considered the charge proved, and convicted the defendant, slit having been fined before, in the penalty of 20s. and costs. William Jenkins, landlord of the Cross Keys, Crockherb- town (who did not appear), was charged with having committed a similar offence. P.S. Hibbs said he went to the house at five minutes to ten o'clock on Sunday forenoon, and found persons in drinking. He was fined 20s. including costs. William Hixon, landlord of the London Hotel, Bute-street, was charged with having his house open during the afternoon of Sunday last.—P.C. Wines said he visited the house of the defendant at twenty minutes past three, and saw Mrs. Rixon drawing a quart of beer, and the servant a noggin of gin, and there were ten or eleven persons drinking in the house.—P.C. Pearce corroborated those statements.—Mr. Wilcocks appeared for the defendant, and admitted that the house was open and the people in it as described by the constable, but added that Mrs. Rixon discovered that she had opened the house before the legal time. She took the liquor back that had been drawn, and none of it was drunk. Under these circumstances he thought the information ought not to have been laid, such an opening" not being sufficient to constitute an offence. He called three witnesses to substantiate his statements.—The Bench convicted the defendant in the penalty of 20s. including costs. Ebenezer Miles, Colliers' Arms, Louisa-street, admitted having had his house open during the hours of Divine service on Sunday morning. Ordered to pay the costs, 5s. William Eyres was summoned for non-payment of 6s. due to John Bowen, a labourer, whom he had employed.—The de- fendant, iu reply to the claim, said the complainant did not perform so much work as ho ought to have done. He was ordered to pay 4s. Ann Gwyn, a young woman with a child in her arms, charged Elizabeth Desmond, another woman similarly circum- stanced, with having assaulted her. The parties live in Mould- ers' Arms court, Union-street. The affray was one of the ordinary specimens of female squabbles, and after hearing three witnesses for the complainant, the defendant stated her grievances, and produced a large poker, which she said com- plainant had threatened to knock her head off with.—She was ordered to find sureties to keep the peace, and pay the costs. Mr. William Sauuders, master of the Weslevan School, was charged with havin assaulted Christopher Moles, a youth H, years of age, apprenticed in the school as a pupil teacher.—Mr. Owen appeared for the complainant; the accused conducted his own case.—The complainant said he was a teacher iu the Cardiff Wesleyan School, being apprenticed to the committee, and the defendant's duty was to learn him to be a scho >1 master Last Wednesday afternoon a note came to his honse from the' master, ordering him to do the first five sums of compound proportion. That note came after school hours. He told the boy who brought it that he had not got his book. He went to the schoolroom, but could not get the keys. He went the next morning to the school half an hour before the usual time, iu order to work out the sums set liiin. He had only worked three when the defendant came, on which account he struck him three severe blows on the car, which made his head ache for the remainder of the day.—The defendant cross-examined the complainant for the purpose principally of showing that he had neglected his duties.—In re-examination, the complainant said the only faults of which he had been guilty since he had been apprenticed in the school were his having neglected a few lessons and occasionally been rather late in his attendance at the school.—William Verity, another teacher, was called in corroboration of the complainant's statement. He said he saw the blows through a window. He did not consider them very severe, but should not like to have had them himself. He had never seen a pupil teacher struck except once, when he was struck on the head with a cane.—Cross-examined: He considered the blows were such as to give complainant pain.— Thomas Charles Shelper, another pupil teacher, also spoke to ¡ the fact of the blows being given by the defendant. They ap- peared to be severe, and heard the complainant complain of the headache afterwards.—Mr. Owen produced a book of which the defendant made the complainant a present in February last, for his "willingness to do anything he needs."—The defendant said the present was made quite irrespective of his duties in the school, and simply for acts of personal kindness. He denied that he had any ill-feeling against the youth, but as- serted oa the contrary, that he had done everything in his power to forward the youth in his instruction, and had used him with the greatest kindness. He considered that he was justified in correcting him with moderation, being placed in the position of a parent.—After the Bench had consulted, Mr. Vaehell said they had no doubt that the defendant had acted from a good motive; they did not consider that the circum- stances warranted a conviction, and the case was dismissed.

HEAVY AUSTRALIAN MAIL.—The Australian mail which arrived at Southampton on Friday evening last was the largest ever landed in the port, and perchance the most valuable. The mail consisted of no less than 400 boxes and bags, and 26 packages of gold, of the value of jMO,000 sterling; the passengers had also a large num- ber of valuable nuggets in their possession. The whole of the above heavy mail was despatched to London on Friday night ill a special train of five large vans, and dis- tributed through the length and breadth of the land 011 Sunday morning. COD LIVER OIL. —Few persons to whom this highly popular remedy is recommended have the least concep- tion of the different kinds and varieties lif the genuine article, and the numerous adulterated and spurious com- pounds, sold at a nominally cheap price, under this de- nomination. A distinguished medical writer confidently asserts that at least three fourths of that ordinarily met with is either counterfeit, useless, or unfit to be adminis- tered medicinally. This is probably an exaggerated estimate but competent evidence taken before the Select Committee of the House of Commons conclusively estab- lishes a very large and even startling amount of adultera- tion, and that a great quantity sold is not Cod Liver Oil at all." The liverB of all kinds of fish are said to be indiscriminately used at the Newfoundland Fishery and for the common Norwegian Oil, whilst the Oil manufac- tured in this country is not good or efficacious by reason of the fish being considered unhealthy or not fit for the purpose. Chemists and Druggists of the highest princi- ple unconsciously dispense spurious and adulterated pre- parations, as the usual published tests are unavailing to detect the imposition and there is no security excepting in such precautions as are adopted in the preparation, analysatiou, and mode of selling Dr. de Jongh's celebrated Light-Brown Cod Liver Oil. The Lancet and all the leading medical publications confirm the accuracy of these representations, and the most eminent members of the medical profession unite in the subjoined testimony to the excellence of Dr. de Jongh's Oil, borne by Dr. Cowan the eminent Senior Physician to the Royal Berkshire Hos- pital Dr. Cowan is glad to find that the Profession has some reasonable guarantee for a genuine article. The material now sold varies in almost every establishment where it is purchased, aud a tendency to prefer a colour- less and tasteless Oil, if not counteracted, wilL ultimately jeopardize the reputation of an unquestionably valuable addition to the Materia Medica. Dr. COWIID wishes Dr. Jwgb Overl success iu bis neritoiww undertaking*"

CARDIFF UNION-SATUKDAT. At the weekly meeting of the Guardians, on Saturday last, there was a larger attendance than usual, in consequence oi A notice which had been given by Mr. C Vaehell that he would on that day bring forward a charge against the master of the workhouse of having refused admittance to a female, who was accompanied by a policeman and an order from the relieving officer, on the night of the 25th of April. Then; were present, E David, Esq., chairman the Itcvs. T. Stacey, Canon Morgan, James Evans, C. li. Knight, A. H. Jenuer, C. W. Evans, II. H. Iiickards, W. Bruce, and R. T. Tyler; C. C. Williams R. Bassett, W. Perkins, H. Lewis, C. Vaehell, Esqrs.; Messrs. J. Pride, E. W. David, F. Goddard, C. Pearson, Jones, James, D. David, J. Evans, &c., &c. THE CITARGE AGAIXST THE MASTER. Mr. John, master of the workhouse, having been called into the Board-room, Mr. Vaehell informed him that as he had a statement to make affecting his condud as master of the workhouse, he had desired that he should be present to hear it. He then pro- ceeded to state, that last Monday week he happened to be on the Bench at the Police Court, and after the business had been disposed of, Mr. Stockdale, addressing the Magistrates present, said he had a matter to bring before them, not as the superin- tendent of police, but as a ratepayer. On the 27th of April a woman was found in a state of complete destitution and very ill ill the street. A policeman at once went to Mr Lewis, the relieving officer, for an order to admit her into the workhouse, which he very readily obtained. In pursuance of that order, Mr. Stockdale sent Police-constable No. 8 with the woman to the Union for the purpose of being admitted; about 12 o'clock the officer knocked at the gates, stated his business, and Mr. John refused to admit the woman. He would read Mr. Stock- dale's statement, and would state beforehand that he himself had no motive for bringing the matter forward, except his duty as a Guardian, and he did not wish to implicate the master more than necessary. Mr. Vaehell then read the following statement of the Superintendent of Police:— "Cardiff, April 27th, 1857. "Elizabeth Keef, aged 19, was found by the police late at night 011 Saturday, April 251 h, destitute, homeless, and in ill- health, in the streets of this town. No house could be found to admit her, and without aid she must have remained iu the streets. The relieving officer, Mr. Lewis, was applied to, who im- mediately gave an order for her admission to the Vaioa; tLc order was addressed by name to Mr, Edward John, the master. William Price, police-constable No. 8, conveyed the female, with the order, to the Union, where she was peremptorily re- fused admission, and was again consigned to the streets, des- titute, diseased, and houscless. I J. Box STOCKDALC." Mr. Vaehell then continued: That was the statement of Mr. Stockdale. The woman was brought to the workhouse, and taken back in a state of great exhaustion and suffering. Mr. Stockdale found it necessary to have a bed made in his own house, which was done, and he believed the woman was the next day admitted into the house. He had been looking into the law, and found that it was the duty of the master of the workhouse, under all circumstances, as far as he understood, to admit paupers into the house. Although Mr. John was the master, he was only in that house for a specific purpose — namely, the protection and sustentatiou of the poor. It ap- peared to him that the master had no discretion whatever, and that he was bouud by the law, as well as by those feelings of humanity which ought to actuate a man, to admit persons III extreme destitution. He would just ask, what would have become of this woman, sick with disease, if she had not been provided for by Mr. Stockdale? The workhouse was built for, and appropriated to, the destitute; and if the poor were I e- fused admittance there, where were they to go ? Were they to go to Cardiff, and perish in the streets ? This woman was a poor, distressed object, who had 110 friends, and was she to be an outcast ? He could assure Mr. John, and every person present, that lie had no feeling in the business further than a a desire to do his duty. He was asked by the magistrates to bring the matter before the Board, and he considered it his dnty to do so both as a guardian and as a magistrate. Refer- ring, then, to a volume of John Frederick Archbold, Esq" entitled The Poor Law," Mr. Vaehell read the following pa- ragraph relating to the duties of the master of the workhouse —" To admit paupers into the workhouse in obedience to the orders specified in Art. 88, and also every person applying for admission who may appear to require relief through any sud- den or urgent necessity; and to cause every pauper, upon admission, to be examined by the medical officer." He should now be very glad to hear Mr. Johu give any explanation for acting with this harshness. In reply to the Chairman, Mr. John (master of the workhouse), said: I believe Mr. Stockdale says the woman was found in the streets of the town by the police ? Mr. Vaehell: You had better have the policeman in. Mr. John: I believe he said the woman presented herself at the station-house. The newspapers said so, Mr. Vaehell: But I was present at the time Mr. Stockdale made the statement. We are not bound by newspaper re- ports. Mr Perkins It would have been much better if Mr. Stock- dale had been here. Mr. John: I deny having refused admittance to any sick or diseased or debilitated person. The policeman at 2U minutes p ist 12 o'clock this night fortnight brought the girl to the gate. I enquired if anything was the matter with her, and he said, Nothing that I am aware of." I found she was a girl named Catherine Keats, a girl that had gone out of the house after dinner that day, a common prostitute of the town, who had nothing the matter with her. She had been in before. She only came into the housc (as she stated) for the purpose of getting her clothes washed. I think it is a hard case to have to go down to the gates at one o'clock in the morning to admit such a person, after it was too late for her to carry 011 her trade in the town. If I have done wrong, I only say I am sorry for it. I think the law never contemplated that the house should be open to let persons in of that character at that hour of night under such circumstances. Mr. Vaehell: We should have the policeman in. The Rev. Canon Morgan said the only discrepancy was as to whether it was 11 o'clock, or 20 minutes past 12. Mr. C. Vaehell: Time makes no difference I wish to have the policeman in. The Chairman The master does not deny the fact of the non-admittance. Mr. John here handed in a memorandum which ho had made at the time, stating that he was correct in his statement ife to the hour when the application for admission was made. He added: I asked the policeman the girl's name, and she said It was Emma Price. The Chairman Did you know it was the same girl who left the house after dinner on the same day ? Mr. Jolin I will prove it by my books that she went out after dinner. Police constable Price, No. 8, was then called in. Mr. John said the same girl had been committed to gaol by the Cardiff magistrates a few months ago for breaking the windows of the workhouse. Mr. Stockdale then said she was one of the worst characters in the town, and had been several times before the magistrates for disorderly conduct- P.C. Price, No. 8, said I found the girl at the police station. She said she was sent there by the relieving officer. Mr. Vaehell: Mr. Stockdale says she was found in the streets by the police. P.C. Price Mr. Stockdale sent me to the relieving officer to know if she had been there at nine o'clock to get an order to go into the refuge. I went to the relieving officer and found she had not. He gave me an order and I brought her here with the order. It was twelve o'clock when we came to this gate. The Rev. Canon Morgan asked the policeman if he could tell from his own knowledge whether she was suffering from illness. The Policeman replied that he could not. Mr. John (to the policeman): Do you not remember me asking you if there was anything the matter with the woman ? P.U. Price No, I do not. I will swear you did not. You only asked me who I had there. Mr. John Did I not ask you? P.C. Price: I will swear you did not. Mr. John: I did. I put the words down iif my book at the time. The Rev. R. T. Tyler (to the Policeman): What name did you give ? P.C. Price: He did not ask me her name at all. I)id you not say her name was Emma Price ? ?T •J1CT 1 ?0-' 0U ^ked me how long I had the order, and I said I had just come from the relieving-officer. I had been at the gate a long time, and it might have been twenty minutes past twelve when you were talking to me V- Wi'liams: What is the name of the person ? P.C. 1 rice: She gave me the name of Emma Keef, and that was the name upon the order. The Rev. H. II. Rickards: Did she apply herself for the order ? P.C. Price: The relieving-officer said she did not. Mr. Lewis (relieving-officer), in reply to the Chairman, said: She did not apply to me for the order herself. It was about half-past eleven o'clock. At that time my sister called at my room door; I was in bed at the time; she said there was a person at the door who wanted an order. I asked who it was, and she said it was a person of the name of Catherine Keats. I said, I know the girl very well, where has she been all the day that she has not beeu here before ?" She persisted in saying that she had been there before; she had not, for I had not been out of the house all the evening, after coming from the Board. The Chairman Are you quite sure that you were at homa from 9 to 11 ? Mr. Lewis: Yes, quite sure; I was not out between nine and eleven. After some further enquiries, I ordered my nephew to write out an order for a night's lodging. The Chairman: Did you know the girl before ? Mr. Lewis r Yes, she has applied to me for an order when suffering from disease; and at other times she has been ad- mitted as a vagrant. I find that she has applied twice under false names. The Chairman: Did you know that she was in the house on the morning of that day ? Mr. John • I do not believe the woman was so destitute as she represented. She was in the habit of lodging in Mary Ann ttreet, and I believe if she had been in want of a night's lodg- ing, she could have obtained it there. 0 s g- Mr. C. C. Williams asked if she was the woman who was ad- mitted into the house on Wednesday night, and went out again at two o'clock on Saturday afternoon, and sought for admis- sion at twelve o'clock the same night ? Mr. John said she was. Mr. Lewis said when he gave the order he enquired if any- thing was the matter with the girl; she said there was not but wanted to find a place of shelter. Mr. C. Vaehell, in order to simplify the matter -as much as possible, suggested that the question before them was— Has Mr. John refused to admit a pauper with an order from the relieving officer, contrary to the duties of the master of the workhouse, as laid down in the volume called Poor-law ?" from which he had previously quoted. The Chairman said the board admitted that, strictly speak- ing, Mr. John WILl obliged to comply with the orders of the relieving officer. It was not denied by Mr. John that he had refused to admit the girl at the time stated, which was after 12 o'clock on the Saturday night. The question for the Board to consider was, in his opinion, whether they should allow the house to be made the lodging-house of prostitutes of the town of Cardiff, or keep it for the purposes for which it was in- tended—the relief of the destitute and infirm poor. Mr. John had, he believed, acted ill the manner stated with the know- ledge that it was at variance with the orders lie had received, but he was desirous (as he had informed him) of raising the question, and of knowing what the opinion of the Board was— whether be was gWiged, tg admit clwracters Q! the denviptivn of the girl in question. Ho know at the time that the girl had been in the house, and what was her character, in consequence 1\ of having the disease somc few months before. He had Mr. Paine's medical book before him, in which her name appeared, and also her disease. She hall come into the honse 011 the Wednesday previous for the purpose, as she said, merely to get her clothes washed, and on Saturday she left the house after dinner. The object of her going out must, of course, be well known to Mr. John, who knew her character so well. She had walked the streets he (the chairman) supposed until the hour she came there, which was twelve o'clock, and the question the Board had to determine was, whether such cha- racters ought to be admitted into the house- The girl in ques- tion had not only been guilty of being a common prostitute, but she had been a refractory pauper in the house, and in Feb- ruary last was committed for breaking windows. It had been stated that she was poor and destitute, but he (the chairman) believed that was altogether contrary to the real facts, because he understood that the girl had very good clothes, and there was no occasion whatever for her being out at the time, as she had a lodging-house in the town to go to'lf she had thought proper; but instead of which she preferred making the union her lodging-house, and seemed to think she could go there at any hour she pleased. He really thought it would be most improper for the Board to sanction such proceedings, and hold out an encouragement for persons of her description to walk about the streets of the town until midnight, and then come to the workhouse to lodge, and walk out on the following day to pursue the some course. Within the very same week they had a similar case to this, in whichaman had walked up to the gate with a woman, and called out, at 12 o'clock, that she had an order for admission. It appeared that the order had been obtained at an mdy part of the evening, but the woman had thought proper to continue out until thatTunseasonable houi. It was most improper to encourage such people to come there. & he thought it was full time that they should pass some resolution to that effect, and he intended himself to conclude by proposing to the Board that no persons should be admitted into the house at so late an hour except in cases of necessity. He trllstNI that the Board would pass no resolution reflecting upon.Mr. John for having exceeded the duties which he had to perforin, lie certainly entered into Mr. Vaehell's humane feelings he might not know the character of the woman, but he begged leave to tell hilll that he had been imposed upon, and was, perhaps, frequently imposed upon by characters of her descrip- tion. He did not think Mr. Vaehell could be aware of the woman's having been in the house two or three days previously in order to get her clothes washed, as sho said, so that, in fact, siie might be made clean and smart, again, and go into the town to pursue her old avocation. He did Hot believe that if Mr. Vaehell had known these circumstances, he would have brought the charges ngainst the master in the way he had done, but having brought them forward, it was for the board to deal with them in such manner as they thought proper. The reso- lution, therefore, that he proposed was as follows That the master of the house shall not admit paupers into the workhouse after nine o'clock at night in winter, and ten o'clock in sum- mer, except cases of urgent and unavoidable necessity." Mr. T. U tddard How is that to be known ? It occurs to ine, how came the relieving officer to give her the order if he knew her to be such a notoriously bad character ? The Chairman said that he was in bed. Mr, Lewis said: I was in bed at the time, and gave her a night s lodging until the case should turn up again. The liey. W. Bruce suggested that if this resolution were adopted, it might prevent deserving paupers from bein" admitted. 3 The Chairman, in reply, read the last clause of the resolution to Mr. Bruce, upon which the rev. gentleman appeared satisfied, on hearing that cases of urgent and unavoidable necessity would be admitted at all hours. The Chairman said he considered the responsibility of re- fusing admission to any party who was really entitled to it rested with the master of the house; and he must take that responsibility upon his own shoulders if he refused admittance to parties who could not have obtained an order at the proper time so as to have been admitted at an earlier hour. In the present case theie was nothing to prevent the woman from coming at the proper time. If she had presented the order at eight, nine, or ten o'clock, it was probable she would have been admitted. But the policeman had admitted that it was twelve 0 clock when they came to the gate, "nd twenty minutes past twelve when Mr. John came to the gate. He thought that was an improper hour, and he had therefore proposed the resolution he had read in order to prevent its recurrence. He was not doing it without some precedent, because he believed the same measure had been adopted elsewhere. He had made a distinction between winter and summer, and he saw no reason whatever why persons in a destitute state should not apply within the hours he had mentioned for admission, and if Mr, John then refused them admittance, lIe would act con. trarily to the feelings of the Board, and take the responsibility upon his own shoulders. Mr. Vachell said, that as the chairman had alluded to him he wished to say that the reason he had brought the case before them was, not from any extravagant feelings of humanity, as the chairman seemed to suppose. Itwasamatterbrought before the magistrates, and there was nothing unreasonable in the manner in which ho had brought it forward. Even pros- titutes were not to (he III the streets. That woman did uot come to the house 011 her owu accord, but with a policeman; and the fact of a policeman having charge of her was prima faae evidence of her being a proper object to be admitted. The Rev. A. H. Jcuner: If the policeman is acting under the orders of his superintendent. Mr. Vachell quoted a passage from a pamphlet containing rules recognised in the metropolitan district, in which it was laid down as the duty of the master of a workhouse to admit persons in a state of destitution when brought by the police. The Chairman said that observation applied to the metropo- litan districts they acted here by the relieving officer's orders. The policeman ought to have taken the woman to the lock-up at that hour of the night as a vagrant, and not brought her to the workhouse, as her charader was well known to the police. Mr. Vfchell said it appeared to him that the master of the house reany had 110 discretion wheu an order was presented he was bound by law to admit the bearer. If he was easily imposed upon, Mr. Stockdale, the Superintendent of Police was not, and he had described the woman as sick, and in a state of great destitution, and such a circumstance might occur again. He did not want to injure Mr. John, but he only wanted to do his duty as a guardian, and tor Mr. John to do his. If the woman had been perishing from her own corrupt practices she had a right to be admitted, and if the master refused to admit her, he was guilty of a dereliction of duty. Mr C. C. Williams said he thought this case had not been properly brought before the Board. He thought with Mr Vaehell, that whatever the character of the woman was, she deserved to be taken care of; but a person having left the house on the same day at two o'clock could not be considered to be destitute If since that time she had got intoxicated, or from any other cause debilitated, and found at the hour stated by the police, it was the duty of the superintendent not to send her to the relieving officer, but to take care of her and lock her up as a vagrant (hear, hear), and not to have sent her to the work- house at half-past eleven o'clock. The master of the workhouse knowing that she had only left the house at two o'clock that day. was aware she could not be a destitute person. The letter of Mr. Stockdale was itself prima facie evidence that she ought not to have been brought there at that hour of tilic night, but locked up as a vagrant. He had not the least desire to exone- rate Mr. John if he had been guilty of any dereliction of duty, but would be the first person to sanction his or any other offi- cer's dismissal under such circumstances but at the same time, he thought Mr. Lewis was to blame, knowing the character of the woman, in giving her the order. lie ought to have told the constable to have taken her to the superintendent of police, and to have locked her up till the following day. He could not consider her to be a person in a state of destitution, having left the house after dinner. P.C. Price: The master of the workhouse did uot know who the woman was when I had her at the gate.—The chairman ad- dressing the police-constable said, he had no right to interfere, and ordered him to withdraw. The Rev. T. Stacey asked if Mr. Stockdale had not a discre. tionary power ? The Chairman said, Mr. Stockdale was authorised by the board, and requested to relieve cases of destitution, and to charge the board with any expenses incurred by so doing, and for that he was also paid a salary of £5 per year by the union. The Rev. T. StaceyThis is a case that should have come under his care. Mr. Perkins paid, he had heard what the chairman had said, and begged to endorse it. His sentiIlents were fully in accord- ance with his own. He was not disposed to blame Mr. Vaehell, but he thought that in this case there was no real cause of complaint. If there had been any mistake, it was with Mr. Lewis, who was in a very awkward situation but e had been blamed before for refusing to grant orders for admission. He told them the woman was not destitute, as there was a house open for her. Without blaming or censuring him, he thought there was a little mistake in giving the order. He did not think there was any cause for censure upon him, or any of the others who had been mentioned. He, therefore, had great pleasure in seconding the resolution of their worthy chairman. Mr. Lewis said, there was no provision of the law to prevent him from giving such an order, but as his conduct had been canvassed, he should I ke to have some rule for his guidance; for if anything was to happen to the life of any person who had been refused an order, he should be responsible. The Chairman suggested that all cases of refusals of admit- tance in consequence of this resolution, be brought before the board at, their next meeting. The proposition was carried unanimously, the only dissentient being Mr. Vaehell. WDMHHaWaiWBHMaMMM

"YE MANNEKS AND CUSTOMS OF YE ENGLISH."— On Monday, a remarkable wedding took place at Bradford Parillh Church. James Tetley, a pauper, well up in years, was married to liettjr Stockdale, whose previous Lubbaod Was killed at Bowling Ironworks. The parties had lived some time as man and wife, and the legislation of the mar- riage was necessary to secure pauper relief. A procession lelt the neighbourhood of Sticker-lane, where the conple resided, shortly after eight o'clock, accompanied by thou- sands on its onward march, and the multitude still increas- ing in density as it passed down Leeds-road and up Vicar laneto the Old Church. Itwasledbyamanonhorse. back with white hair, 97 years of age. dressed in a scarlet cloak, and this patriarch jf the cavalcade gate away the willing bride. Two other horsemen followed, one dressed in a soldier's coat and a sorry hat, with a face painted as redaethecott; and the other in a bearskin jacket or cape, with hat to match, and his face painted like that of a satrage New Zealand chief. 1 hen followed, in a cart, the bride and bridegroom, with an object sitting low be- tween them, resembling in his crouched position, the figure of Old Nick playirg the bagpipes in Tam O'ShaiHer." The bride sat calm and meek, seldom looking around her, but the excited bridegroom often gesticulated violently, showing the intended wedding-ring on the little finger of his right band. Thirty riders, on patent-looking donkeys, came next. Many of tbem were smoking, haJ their faces coloured, and were dressed in all imaginable costumes. Behind these came several vehicles full of weddingera" and others enjoying the singular scene, and to add excite- ment to all, a band of musicians made the welkin ring with their furious execution of See the conquering hero comes." By the time the procession had reached the top of Church Bank, no fewer than 20,000 persons, who had escaped chiefly Iroin mills and warehouses, crowded the churchyard aod many of the adjacent streets. When the knot was tied, they were preveuted from parading through the town by the police, aud went to a public-bouse up JUerrovrgate»ioad; thousands still following. 4 f.

CORRESPONDENCE. [The Editor is not responsible for the opinions of 1"6 Correspondents.]

WHERE ARE THE POLICE AUTHORITIES P TO THE EDITOR OF THE CARDIFF AND MERTHYB GUABDIJ.$ SIR,—May I ask, through the medium of your why it is that in a town like Cardiff, where the streets are^ themselves unusually narrow, they should be rendered m°riv> by the tradespeople being allowed to leave their "S°°cC. either by their doors—so that if two people are walking ther one must go 011 to the road—or else on that part 'aC1-tfi the door, so that if you are driving you must be content stopping a few doors off from where you wish to go. ^aturaI1il is, perhaps, the busiest day, and the most traffic going oD'ti)at yet any stranger going up Duke-street or Angel-street ou | day would think just the contrary, from the fact that they made a receptacle for barrels, packing cases, Ac. ONE WHO SPEAKS FROM EXPERIENCE. May 11,1H57. DISSENTING CHAIUTY.—THE NEW CHURCH AT CYFARTHFA. ø TO TIIE EDITOR OF TIIE CARDIFF AND MERTHYR SIR,— I entertain the very largest possible charity every member of a dissenting community. I cannot b<«' f spect the offspring of that body which kept abve the l'S the Gospel in our land during the ages of darkness ^11 difference. I know the work they wrought,, and I respc- nnd revere it. But. sir, there is a limit even to ^'l'lS,c 0f cjiaritv; there is a boundary beyond which even the '°V God does not extend. Aii(I I aik- whether the case to lv, I no.v call the attention of your readers is not one ot t" where a protest should be made. T A Church was lately built in the parish of Merthyr. f ti not detail the circumstances under which the building °* church was commenced some unknown, but munificent sent the Bishop a thousand pounds. It became the nuL' around which the rest ot the subscriptions grew. Many Pf^y woulu say, this was a holy work. Most people would, at' rfc rate, say, that it was not a work to be ridiculed,—not a » j to be held up as a subject of scoffing to ignorant and preJI1 •. readers. \t:t this has beuii done. A paper, which has a c°c0,|. derable circulation among the Welsh-speaking population, ov tained an article last week on the consecration of Church, which must raise a blush on the cheek of every it minded, honest Christian. I call attention to it beca'15 ()f is right and just that our gentry, and the educated P,I" I tlko the people of this land, should know the character and temper of those who affect to be the teachers of the And I beg of them to consider what must be predicate" country, which boasts of a Christianity, that can give x such odious and abominable blasphemy" The article is "r' ,,1 by one of the editors, and affects to be extremely vitty funny. Funny and witty, in the easiest way of being r^jusf and witty, by using holy terms and expressions in a !Jail ,J at d and ironical sense. It says that a new church was George Town on the 7th of Apiil, and that there is belo" unto this holy place a beautiful bell, and that about If *1-1 ,M)pll- the morning of consecration the bell was rung to bring the P"l|lt;if together, and as a summons unto the host to leave tents. The tone of the bell was clear, silvery, heavenb> s there was something not right with the bellman—he ^'1/ novice at his work—he could only give it a ding doitf W hen an old sexton tolls the b"ll we at once recoga1^ j\ sound "Come." But it answered the purpose this t"n%hc3 brought the Bishop and a host of Clergy after him- K jt, could be seen one with a staff and a silvery hook on top opening the heavens before him, and the Bishop f°l%' of Then by the instrumentality of the Staff, the Holy J, Unction descended on the Bishop, and from him to the g' and forthwith the place was consecrated Then follow8 jjU<r old man in a white garment, aud a bag on his back, pjL.rVi and confirming the consecration after him came the two and two, walking together in order to secure to the the seed that had been sown. This was done round at'd a tile inside and outside, and so the place was consecrated to shaH God of the Armies of Israel. This is the Gospel, and whei"e we find it but in the Established Church? Then f'0.1 ,Ll; account of" the sermon of the Right Reverend Father in aud then the sermon ended, the singers sang, and l 9t dinner." At three o'clock the Vicar of Llandaff preadp/j]^ six the Rector of Neath preached on the text, that gates of hell shall not prevail against her." He po»n<Tj,0il- that the whole world was in a state of fermentation, an attil ing like mad against the Church; but for all tha > all the counsellors of the devil to boot, they should vail against her. Then follows a sneer at Mr. Howel > a word of warning to Mr. Jones, of Penydarran, to ro'i ^|uit and his people out of their sleep. Look at Penydai"riJ0' wide and spacious field, lamenting for a new Chm'c"' D,it groaning for a house unto the God of Jacob. If 0eoP.'c a new Church there soon the cause will die; respectable V ^.jjl will not go to worship at the back of public-houses; t" J is not frequent the dens and courts which harboured bugs- not in the Lack, no, it is in the front that the cause of is to be upheld." lCfl uch is the language used by men believing themse be Christians. There is no doubt that this much en\i° abused Established C'tlurch is making rapid strides in ,j She is lousing herself from that lethargy which once destroyed her, and her people. But we put it to all ies| £ j,jc!> ble dissenters, and we ask them—Is this the language they countenance as fit to apply to her, because she is .ojoii* ing her tents ? We can afford to smile at the frantic ebm of these twin editors. We know that the better part 0 scoters, and their ministers, repudiate aud disown them- erely there are people who believe in them; we bring- them ,0reii- before an intelligent public to shew how ministers of oHe gion can exercise charity towards those of another. A CHURCHMAN, teri I Who would spurn to ridicule the way VlSiJen dedicate their own houses to Ood.

DEBTS INCURRED IN SUNDAY TRADING ISLE.—The caution necessary to be observed by I' ca8t« trading on the Sabbath was strictly exemplified >n heard before the County Couit Judge. A keeper summoned a hurdle maker, named Wiilia<n criioi for the balance of an account for shop goods. A P t#t«d of those goods, to the amount of about £ 't wer to have been had on the Sabbath. The defend#'1 • ever, though raising fictitious arguments against t 9|l merit ot the money, persisted that il could i'0 ^jl)j)tel' owing, as he always avoided—in fact.be never# Subbath-d.iy trading. — Plaintiff said the goods (jit*1 by defendant's iuotliLM-in-law, who was living w ^yiiiif at the time. His 11 onour said that, defendant u,|d tikeu exception to this part of the account, be was to say that credit given on the Sabbath was not xeC ble, though it wis a very dishoiiest objection to Hereford Juuniat. 1) -The VISIT OF DUKE CONSTANTINE TO ENGLAR,I'*F.JIPHI'' Nord, of Brussels, publishes the following le'e^uei»fi4 despatch, dated Paris, May 7,4p.m. -"In c0" of a gracious invitation from her Mnjesty Queen given to his Imperial Highness by Lord CowW lie had the honour of being presented to him, Duke Constantine, after visiting ^'ler^our^esty at Ostend for Osborne, on a visit to Her Maj Queen of England." The French government J now confirm the statement that the Grand ill retofi stantine is going to Eneland, and add that he to France attei his visit" to Queen Victoria. A" rier de Paris says that when Lord Cowley gave in ]t 1>' tion to the Grand Duke, the latter said he must ctJn brother the Emperor, and accordingly sent a despatch to St. Petersburg, which soon brought ,t,e (fici4 permission. The visit will have nothing of character, but will be merely an affectionate coiBP^iH' to the Queen and the woman." The Coufier that this statement is founded on an erSo' by the Grand Duke himself to the nobles about yesterday morning. THE LATE DR. MEDHURST. We understan tfjt Medhursthas left a widow and unmarried d»ug^ Ut9^ out any provision for their future support. £ geCe'V i of Victoria (Hong Kong) says, in a letter tot e e|y ^A ] of the London Missionary Society;—"I' 's sC8 ted cessary that I should remind you that our ei[C.0jSl» might, if he had chosen, have left his widow g Prtttr, stances of affluence. He declined the offer ° # government to fit! a situation, with nearly £ L as interpreter, aud preferred labouring as a mi () the limited stipend furnished by your society* .geoi Q{ friends, who hold in the highest honour and e c|ai'I'S character and labours, and who feel the f°rc' .-gd hi» widow and bereaved daughter, have deterfl" g0rii their influence in raising a sufficient amount to1 j annuity adequate for the comfortable sUP?°[f,is 0 qV Medhurst. Towards the accomplishment of c the directors of the London Missionary SocU J 0l tributed the sum of 200 guineas, the comua' j British and Foreign Uible Society have Ke"el[?,jc>iis a grant of £ 200, and the committee of the Rf 0f t> jj» Society have kindly co-operated by a donatio fSui's Several gentlemen, engaged iu mercantile y8|Ue^ ChinH, who knew Dr. Medhurst, aud highly .j0 P important and disinterested labours, have l'e liberal contributions. — Record. SATURDAY, MAY 16, l8fi7* Published by the Sole Proprietor, HENRJ b of & „T/ his residence, Crockherbtown, in the Pa' d C° "J John the Baptist, in the Town of Cardi Qe, of Glamorgan, and Printed by him at j f#rl Printing Office in Duke-street, in the Saint John, in the Town and Couuty »lorc LOCAL AGENTS.- P* ABKRDARE AUTN'p BUIDGEKO Mr. W. Leyshon, COWBHDOE MERTHVR Mrs. M. 1 NEWBRIDGH Mr* C* NEWPORT, Messrs. JohiH, Booksellers, fhe Advertisements and Orders received oj t Agents:— M^lb LONDON: Robert Faulder White, 33, Newton 8c Co., 5, Warwick-Square; be*1** 0' 42, Chancery-lane Mr. S. Deacon, street; Mr. Hammond, 27, Lombard- S^' ri«' Barker, 12, Birchin-lane W. Daweo Cannon-street, City; Mr. S. Eyre» C- gt0i" ) street, Fleet-street; Messrs. ■ .j, I'1 2, Crescent Villa, Cauuonbury P*1 This paper is regularly filed in LoP fleet-Ii Coffee-house, City.-Peel's Cotlee- o The Chapter Coffee-house,, se. fall _'t .1 ;:v :><