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THE LATE DUKE OF SUSSEX.— At a lodge meeting of the Indefatigable and Beanfort Lodge of Freemasons, "O. 288, Swansea, held on Tuesday evening* the 9th instant, •he following resolution of condolence on the death of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, late M.W. Grand Master of England, was prepared Rod read by the P. G. Chaplain, the Rev. W. Hewson, D D., and unanimously adopted by the brethren present:— „ "We, the Masters, Officers, and Brethren of the "Beaufort and Indefatigable Lodge of Freemasons, being specially assem- bled for the purpose, do hereby nnstii-no«sly /es Ive to record 7r Cordial and submissive grief at tbat inscrotah e decree of the *JOrd Jehovah, which lias transferred his Rojal Highness, the Wake of Sossex, late Grand Master of oar ancient Order, from the labours of time to the repose of eternity. — ''We fervently acknowledge that tins highly distinguished Prince, less exalted bv illustrious descent than bv virtuous wis- donj, was a tower of strength to the essentt-n tntere-usof Masonry, J\h«oh be adorned by his attractive example, and promoted by bls unceasing exertions in behalf of the amversal brotherhood of mankind. "We derive some mitigation of oiir sorrow. from reflecting that the splendid virtues of the late Royal Grand Master of En- gUnd have not perished with his mortal body but will always «xist in the bright page of historv, animating, extending, and SUstaining the firm and comprehensive fabric of Masonry through- Out Ihe habitable globe. Whilst with pensive reflection on the instability of all human x Rreatness we contemplate his honoured remains in their hallowed resting place, we shall hear a still small voice," imparting a peaceful impulse to oar hearts, and counselling us to be faithful, united, and happy. We solemnly feel, that, as Masons, we shall best testify our dutiful reverence of the memory of our departed Prince and Be- nefactor, by an honest aud humble imitation of his personal and social attributes, which, as in the case of his royal predecessor In the temple of ancient days, raised him to an elevation above the grandeur of the lodge wherein they were exercised and S9. fired to him. in life, the admiration of the discerning world, and, In death, the meed of undying fame." The detachment of the 73d Regiment, stationed in ♦his town, marched hence yesterday for Cardiff, from which pl"ce another detachment of the same regiment arrived, and are to be stationed here. The officers are likewise exchanged, ^ith the exception of Mr. Lyon, who has joined the com* pany now at Swansea. The company which has left, gained the approbation and esteem of the inhabitants, for their Rood behaviour and orderly conduct during the time they 'Were stationed in this town, and we have no donbt the pre- SCnt company will eqoal mel it commendation. A handsome gold watch, of the value of 20l., was presented, on Saturday, the 29th nit., to R. B. Thomas, Esq., sllrgeon, of Maesterr, by the Maesteg District of the lnde. pendent Orderof Oddfellows, M. U., for hinaluahle service both to the lodge and district, he being at present a Past Provincial Grand Master of the same. CORN-LAWS.——On Wednesday last, Dr. Bowrintt presented a petition to the House of Commons from Swansea, *'trned by 2247 persons. Another was forwarded from MertUyr, signed by about 3448 persons, and one from Dow- >ais, signed by 3498 individuals. WILHF.M'S SIGHT SINGING-SO great lias been the Proaiesu of tbisoseful method of singing, that there are, at Present, no less than five classes (and another about to be formed), tanght the system by our townsman, Mr. Williams. (i* in contemplation to have a concert of sacred and se- music at Neath, by the public class first formed in this town. WORKS OF ART.—In the Sculpture Exhibition of the toya) Academy for 1843, the following busts, executed by Ir a'8 connetted with the Principality are displayed:— • A bust, in marble, of the late Walter De Wintpn, Esq., • "•> °f Maeslongli Castle, Radnorshire, pet fanned by Mr. J- E.Thomas, late of Brecon;—2. A bust, in marble, of v|r* Thomas Jenkins (Caswallon), Dowlais, performed by f^r< W.Jones, late of Merthyr-Tydvil;—3. A bust of Edward rmond Lyne, Esq., performed by Mr. J. Edwards, lute of 'ertbyr-Tydv.il. EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE.—Mr. A. Butt. hoot Bnd shoe-maker, of Goat-street, in this town, has in his PO*s<>s*ion a gnckiing at this time three rabbits, two ■"ttens, and a poppy, all of which live in perfect harmony together. BLACK WeRN, NEAR CARDIFF.—Mr. Joseph Butler's *we again /—This extraordinary little animal (certainly the *°*t prolific we ever heard of), has safely arrived over her eighteenth yeaning, having produced twin lambs each time, making together a flock of thirty-six. Last year, she brought ? wJ'ite ewe and a black ram lamb, the same appearance waving again occurred on the present occasion. Both lambs **lth the mother are going on well. BRIDGEND.—The public will be glad to learn, that ",e«-e is now a probability of a new Townhall being erpcted t '.hi* place- Meetings have been held to Carry Ollt this "esiraMe object, and it is to be hoped no petty interests or •le jealousies will be allowed to mar the accomplishment 'his useful work. The site for the new building has not 'een definitively fixed upon, but in tfie opinion of many "e most proper spot for its erection wotild be the site at !!m 8.eiu occupied by the Leicester Honse, and opposite the « hall. There are obstacles, no doubt, in the way of its |>eing built there, but with a li'tle energy and eood manage, 'ent on the part of the Committee, they may be easiU- Oyercome. A building for the transaction of public business ''?ht to be in a central and public place, adjoining a good orivnghfare, and the situation pointed out offers all these •antages. The present Townhall is a nuisance and eye. filtf ,0 t',e P'ace» of no manner of use—a recepticle for h» and a lounging place for the idlers of the town. ICHTHYOSAURUS.—There MAY .now BE seen in the £ eafh Museum, a portion of the fossil remains of this ex- honH ar^ reP,i,e- Thev were dug up in the neighbour- Bristol, and consist of the two ooracoid bones, a anr • •'aw' ant' fi^teen of the vertebra. The Ichthyos- and"* 'oun<* Principally in the lias and Oolite formations, inarkPMSen,S con,Wnati«»s of form and structure as re- li»hii .a-8 t,,ey aPI,ear to have been well adapted to the filp monarch of the deep. It was furnished with wh»tye.? t',e vertebr» ef a fish, the paddles of a cro^i 8^rnum °f 'he oi nithorincns, and tlta teeth of a len^ t • "e °f the exceeded thirty fee* in remart T "Pwards of six feet, and the. eye was \m fl • e' f°n y t0r,,he Pec«»i«rity of its constrnction, cJ i,v • US RrC't tUe' ,he dwmeter of the orbital iZZn 9°m\ mea,(»f'nK fourteen inches. The reD i L J!rrU,8 U Tr | y °"e °f ,Ue mo8t c«rinus of extinct epnieg which geology has presented to ns, aud the progres- l/nd 2rr,.0t 118 8,r"CV,re by. C"»yb,are, Buck- cel».' ant'C',v,er. occupied a period of as many h S'r °f T-r,,y' In ,'5e?f «•»■« »" ",15: Pulchrp 1? c °* 8cle"cem,<' f°T' ,lr°m its rocky se- ini. e ia««an remains, we should l,e g«i|tv of vreat •"justice were we to omit tbe name of Mary Ann Annin!- «f lT« .iUi,.h h!r ^eoloS'Cal hammer, she battled it with beds T *1" she dislodged from its quiet resting p|ace between io«.iT eg.is and Charmonth, in the year 1814, the first I remains of an Ichthyosaurus. .y*»*nTHEK-ri?rom a Correspondent).—On Fri- livere^i"111? las" Mr. J. Jenkins, M.A., of Swansea, de- mar.1 8 "r,h and last lecture at the Coonty Hall, Car- ninr=|ien'i^e Corn-laws illustrating their bearings on the the nr/f0*? of 'he community. Mr. William Evans, Dlv °** the Carmarthen Journal, attempted a re. tfiere ain i ° down- w« understand that next Friday Jeiikln. J di*ciis!ion upon the same subject, when Mr. advocate* f Thomas Evans, Esq., M.D., will appear a8 in addition ? Vorn-law repeal. It is also threatened, that, a not le«« T l,roPrietorof the above mentioned journal, •locate for »I»T* Us. bounty Magistrate will appear as an ad- continuance of the Corn-laws and Monopoly. PORTATYT UF^R' ^°BB, THE POSTMASTER AT NEW- this *Zl ,I. ,th ,n,,ch regret that we have to announce *«di%idn»l .T me,a«cboly death of this much-respected deceased «,i er most distressing circumstances. It appears a friendo» w-T" remar»™b!e for sobriety, went out with which et,nesdny se'nnight, on a fishing excursion, on however si -"j -V ,00'c a horse and phaeton. The horse* totally nnm look lr««ht on the road and became jumped out =n?8/e»'e» wl,en, injudiciously, the decease brain • bis .on ^8 head, causing a concussion ot the •liinai w»« companion remained, and, when the fuiions The unfori,8., ,ie a,igb'ed from the vehicle unhurt. to a hi, ;.e deceased was soon picked up and conveyed *°d lie wa, \et^' ^*P',ere 'e hest medical aid was rendered, 10 Mond as Isubst'quenlly considered to be going on well up and he di.»<t Yt 5° an ,,n^avo',r',ble alteration v>ok place, 10 denlor* „ f f |ft a wife a°d three small children <V<ore 1MS melancholy deaih. THE LATE TIRE.—IN accordancewitb a resoTutioh of the Town Council, a dinner was given the detachment of the 73d Regiment, stationed in this town, on Friday last, in acknowledgment of the important services rendered by them in subduing the late alarming fire on the Strand. The dinner, which was served up in a manner highly credit- able to Mr. David Evans, of the "Recruiting Officer." con- sisted of good roast-beef and ptum-pndding. The sergeant, on behalf of himsetfand the detachment, thanked the Cor- poration for the kindness and good feeling evinced by them in acknowledging the services of the military; and con- cluded by proposing the healths of the Mayor, Town Council, and inhabitants of Swansea. The Mayor briefly acknow- ledged the compliment—expressing his own satisfaction, as well as that of the inhabitants generally, at the conduct of the detachment during the late fire, and spoke in hish terms of the character which they had sustained during the time they had b«en stationed ill the town.—On Monday, the Mayor distributed amongst those persons who had assisted in extinguishing the fire, the sum of 20/ voted by the Cor- poration. The sum of 10;. was given each man who had been on the roof, and had mostly distinguished themselves, 5s. to those who worked most actively at the engines, and 2s. 6d. to others who made themselves useful.—We beg to draw the attention of onr readers, and particularly the members of the Town Conncit, to a letter, embodying useful hints for carrying into effect the establishment of a Fire Brigade, &c which we deem well worthy of perusal. DISCOVERY OF STOLEN PROPERTY.—A. few weeks back we announced that the shop of Mr. J. Williams, draper, Cottege-street.ofthis town, was entered by removing a pane of glass in the back window, and that a large quantity of drapery was carried away Wednesday, a considerable por- tion of the stolen property was found by some workmen in a quarry, near the Jews* burying-grnnnd, and was brought by them to town, and identified by Mr. Williams as his pro- perly. The police being on the watch, the goods must have been conveyed there by the burglars under the influence of fear, being apprehensive that the discovery of the pro- perty in their possession might lead to their conviction. Loss OF THE BRIG ELIZA, OF SWANSEA, CUBA TRADER. —A letter, bearing the Falmouth postmark, and dated May 8th, on board the steam-ship Avon, at sea, in longitude 16, 27 W., latitude 44, 11 N., brings intelligence of the entire loss of the above brig, which sailed from this port a few days ago. The letter, which is written by Mr. John Lilly, the master of the brig. states that, during the night of the 4th instant, when it blew a fresh breeze, rained, and was rather bazy. the took-out on the forecastle reported "a sail right a head." The mister immediately "put the helm hard a-starboard, and brought the ship to the wind," and then advanced to see the course of the ship, but ere he had reached the forecastle, the vessel, which afterwards proved to be the steam-ship Aron, struck against the brig with tremendous force, carrying away the nowsprit. and com- pletely forcing in the bows, and "ripping np rhe whole of the forecastle deek above and below." As it was then fonnd it wonldbe absolutely Impossible to keep the vessel above water for any length of time, the crew, consisting of thirteen persons, took to the boat, and succeeded in getting on board the Avon, which sailed tor Falmouth. The crew saved nothing from the Eliz«» not even their clothes, with the exception of those about them. The vessel, which was the property of persons in this town, is insured to the full amount. SWANSEA POLICE, May 8th. Before the Mayor.—Eliza- beth Wheeler, the-wife of John Wheeler, of Swansea, mason, was charged with drunkenness.. Reprimanded and discharged on payment of costs.— Samuel King, and Anne, his wife, we e convicted of being idle and disorderly persons, and were severally adjudged to be sent to the Hoose ot Correction at Swansea, for one calendar month each. for begging alms in Swansea —Daniel Davies, of tbe parish of Swansea, labourer, was charged with being drunk and disorderly. Reprimanded and discharged.— John Jones and Griffith Evan. two navigators, were brought up, charged with drunkenness. Reprimanded and discharged.— Tlios. Mainwnring and Edward Davies, both of Swansea, masons, were brought up on a similar charge. Discharged on payment of costs. John Erans, of Swansea, labourer, was charged with stealing 28. but was discharged, as no one appeared to press the charge or give evidence against him.—Thos. Lodwick, Thos. Williams, and John Thomas, all of Swansea, labourers, were charged with drunkenness. Discharged on payment of costs.—Jas. Pritohard, seaman, was charged with disorderly conduct in the streets. Discharged, having been reprimanded.—John AllIIn, of Swansea, was charged wilb drutlkeoness. Reprimanded and discharged. ——Before the Mayor and Richard Aobrey, Esq.—Rohi. Perry, of S^ausea,labourer, was convicted of being idle and disorderly, and.adjudged to be sent to the House of Correction for one ca- lendar month for begging; and Thomas Perry, hia son, was con- victed and committed to prison for the same period, for a ^'milar offence. The latter was also convicted in the penalty of 11. 4s. od. inclnding costs, for assaalting one Martha Canning, when solicit- ing aims of her. The fine not having been paid, he was coin- mitted to the House of Correction for two calendar months.— Sarah Gill, aprostilule, was convicted of being idle and disorderly, and was committed to the House of Correction for 14 days. May filh.—Before the Mayor and Richard Aubrey, Esq.-Joseph Macnell y, master of the brig Satnl John, was convicted under the bje-laws and orders of Harboor, in the sum of 11*. 6d. inoluding costs, for having moved the said vessel froin a certain plaoe wiihin the pjers of the Swansea Harboor without having taken on board a pilot for that purpose. The fine was paid. May UHh.Before the Mayor.—Edward Hellen, was convicted in the penally of 5s. 6d. including oosts, for having, on the 9lb instant, unlawfully stolen a parrot, tbe property of one William*, end was adjudged to pay the farther sum of 1011, being the value of the said parrot Paid. May t2 —T. Gwvn was this morning elected a Police- man, vice Richard Jones, There were thirteen candidates. SWANSEA PETTY SESSIONS.—Present, Rev. William Hewson, D.D. and W. I Jones, Esq.—W. Nelson, of Swan- sea, seapfan, prefei red a complaint against Jacob Johnson, of Swansea, victualler, for asaanttinghim; bot which was afterwards withdrawn.—Mr. George Harry, agent to Mr. George Rolls, and others, applied for, and obtained, a war- rant ninder the statute 1 and 2 Vic. c, 74, to recover posses- sion of a house and premises in Singleton-terrace, Swansea, held over and detained by one Thomas Smith.—William Griffiths, of Llangefelach, miller, was convicted nnder the statute 9 Geo. 4, c, 31, s. 27, in the penally of I0s„ includ- ing costs, for assaulting one Margaret Samuel, which was immediately paid.— William David, of Morriston, labourer, was convicted under, the same statnte, in the penalty of 145. tJd't including costs, for assaulting one Elizabeth Tan- cock, the wife of Wm. Tancock. The fine not being paid, he »a* committed to the House of Correction, at Swansea, or fourteen days. NKATH PETTY SESSIONS, May5th.- Before Howel Gwyn, Esq., Mayor, F. Fredrlcks, and Griffith Llewellyn, Esqrg.—William Thomas, labourer, was charged by John Bentley, relieving-officer for the hamlet of Dyffryn, with refusing to .maintain lii« wife and six children. Committed to Swannea Honse of Correction fdf one calendar month.— Messrs. Penrose and Evans were summoned by two work- men. HowHl Jenkius and John Thomas, for refnsiug the payment of wages, for working in a colliery belonging to the above firm. Messrs. Penrose and Evans stated that the men had left off working, without giving a proper notice, and that a conspiracy existed among them, with a view of ad- vancing wages. The men as a reason for leaving work, said that they had been sent to work to a pit where their lives were endangered, there being an old pit filled with water above the pit in which they worked. The case was adjourned nntij Friday, to give Messrs. Penrose and Evans the oppor- tunity of disproving the men's statements respecting the danger in the pit, &r. Mr. Randetl attended on behalf ot the defendants.—Mr. Sims, agent to Lord Dunraven,charged Ann Morris, wtflt stealing a quantity of wood. Settled out of Court.—Rees Thomas, of Aberavon, was summoned by Griffith Jones, of the same place, for having damaged a wall. It appeared that the wall was disputed property between the parties. The Magistrates dismissed the case, the complainant having to pay 10s. costs.—Three brothers, of the dwarf tribe, David, James, and Charles Harris, well- known as the little ferrymen of Briionferry, were charged by Mr. Slater, of the Vernon Arms, Britonferry, with cre- ating a disturbance in his honse, and breaking a chair. This case created much laughter, in which the Magistrates joined. A witness was called to prove, that David broke a chair by striking another man on the head. The Magistrates having asked the defendant what he had to say for himself, the latter contended that witness was too drunk to see a chair, and even if that had not been the case, att the candle# were 'extinguished in the "row," which rendered it impossible for witness to identify him as the person who broke the chair. James and Charles were exonerated, but David was con- victed in the penalty of 12s. 6d. including costs. COWBRIDGE POLICE.—Before the Bailiff.—Thomas Jenkins. mason, John Griffiths, watchmaker, Evan Rees, nailer, Evan Jenkins, mason, and Gilead Spencer, labourer, all,of Bridgend, in this connty, for creating a disturbance iu the said town of Cowbridge, were adjudged to pay 13*. each, with the exception of Gilead Spencer, who was fined 8s. 6d., or in default thereof to suffer six hours' punishment in the stocks.. The fine was paid bv Evan Jenkins-and Gilead Spencer, and the others suffered the disgrace of being publicly exposed in their degraded situation, to the gaze and hsses of the market folks

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