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SPAIN. The St. Sebastian correspondent of the Courier hnr forwarded to our contemporary a letter from a Mr R. B. Stephens to a Mr. Mitchell. Mr. Stephens, accord- ing to the Couriers informant, is the able correspond- ent of a Morning Tory paper," while Mr. Mitchell the public need scarcely be reminded, is the veracious correspondent" of another Morning Paper. The letter of Mr. Stephens bears internal evidence of its authenti- city. Its style at once identifies it as proceeding from the same graceful and graphic pen that has contributed those amusing, picturesque letters to the Morning Post.. Assuming the letter, then, to be genuine, we present it Lo our readers :— Durango, Tuesday, Dec. 27. Mv DF.AU MITCHELI.,—Thank God I'm alive and T write to tell you that wC arc all safe that is Ranelaidi Buf« ind Son, Humphrey Bell, and myself; we have had a most nfemal drubbing. What has become of the army, heaven mows it has been a complete dchaclc. I know li'tUe more Jian that Espartero took the broken bridge of Luchana Saturday evening because it was not defended by a sufficient fcrce. Ranelagh and Bell fought like devils, charging at th* lead of thirty men to retake the advanced post; but a srrmn Irelly Captain of the 6tli Regiment of Biseaye who 1 will be publicly disgraced, said that he was of the reservL ind drew off his men, so that our friends found themsebes ighting against Espartero with five Biscayans. Qlle vouln "ouz? The Trincadouras came sweeping up, and clearing he causeway with grape shot; the column gained a footing >n the lull, and made a hurra on the Banderas. which thrv •arned before the dawn the cry along our line then wa, they are coming. 1 his was quite enough lor me so 1 nounted my mule and galloped off ventre a terre, along ?he .anuno Real de Monguia. 1 he mfantrv fled through IK mow to Galdacano the Prince and suite! with the artillerr t. all that was saved, to Guernica Ranelagh, Col. Utu .nd Son minus their baggage gamed the same place o f0 -poor Ranelagh, in a magnificent dressinc-cown A V he Fourteenth. The whole of his baReace T* splendid toilette case, well stocked with lielcroix'g"8 ixquisite perfumery, and twof T,«fit's elaborately-Bad^ >vigs, fell into the hands of the Chnstinos for myself 1 orf in, without a pesctta in my pocket to find out the Senora ^alle, who gave me a couple of dollars instead of two him Ircd, alleging that she would soon be in Bayonne, and wouM hen pay me the rest-cold comfort this! Entre voug th«. ;ame is up, and I shall cut my stick you may thereforp ex- iect to see me in Bayonne almost immediately • to » 11 he truth, I'm dead beaten 1 hope the new you :hine has not been dispatched hither from BaTon^ vrite and tell me if I have any chance of findine on he Pyrennees my surtout, umbrella, and the two bolt* r ■'ci.tch whiskey—there's no swallowing their ies of lente; also how the devil I'm to gel across '\Z r,t lun with my baggage, and whether 1 could travel better J° it. Jean de Luz with or without my mule I know I ra M ier at Irun for what she cost me at Estella. but 1 don't k f I can manage my baggage so as to avoid <!elav at luk^' without a help, but after all sell her I must, for 1 am arly cleaned out. 'lell me also what I am to sav to th rCKU~ le at the Passport-office there. 1 shall retain m, n e fieo" ceipt for my English one. Shall I bring one f,om °l>ne luhelmo Sierra 1 1 he day after 1 receive your letter 1 V°n tart for Bayonne, and happy shall 1 be to find m«Plf lore with a whole skin at the Hotel St. FtieTn? f°nrf ave had quite enough of this cut-throat wort • >i V ..est tha. h"»g the M*s d^I iL« ll e, £ 1fore r(j- :tters and newspapers for me lest thev shrmt.i ° eP a'' » • £ >»«» to all Inw m SlV »•« f'" •awiWto, •»« Ifcc suoiv jaiy '» tru)y yours, '• y„ i>( RTEpjjrvi -hr-cmng ( lironick,

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fHonmouttj anli (Glamorgan ISantt* A 1 a MEETING of DIRECTORS, held this day,—It I ^J?s,resolved. that the CALL of £ 5 PER SHARE re- i'>\ Ar i r made by the terms of the original Prospectus, -• «'»; re l'ie 1st day of February, 1837, be accordingly af \r ° on.e of the Banking Houses of the Company, Pontvpool, Chepstow, Usk, or Tredegar, tiead uihce, Newport, PHILIP JONES, Jan. 4, 1837. Chairman. f«0nei>. 1"? A X- 1° Advanced on approved Security,—One ~N* 01 ° and several smaller Sums, down to £ 200. 1 nan ™ade in case of any application^ C»r a P-th rw l, Mortgage not be completed in cSuseqitence, of iho i> ."n^ appearing upon investigation in Uie ^e itonrv • l0pjrtJ ProP°sed as Security, or of any other contin- 'i a? s,l'ictest privacy will be observed. Pnmi^r/ i ter (post-paid), addressed G. G., Post Office, ontyPOO1, or Post ioffice, Newport. ,In, BRISTOL AND N E W P 0 R 1 W&tram iJariifte, TLL SAIL NEXT WEEK AS FOLLOW NEWPORT. rrom Briitol to Newport. From Newport to Bristol. January. e la„„3rv *><> &« i January. <ja n"ay—8 morn. '23, /Monday—6 morn. 9-' morn. 24, Tuesday—6i morn. OR'-TL nes(lay~^morn. 25, Wednesday—7 morn. 9i i.Hrsday~8i morn. 26, Thursday—1\morn. £ r,day—9 morn. 27, Friday—7 £ mom. morn. 28, Saturday—8 morn. »o —After-Cabin, 4s; Fore-Cabin,2s; Children under Tears of age. Half-price. Dogs, Is each Four-wheel ^arriage, 20s Two-wheel ditto 10s Horses, 5s each Car- _^?e 'irawn by one Horse, with one Passenger, 15s Horse p Rider, After-Cabin, 7s ditto, Fore-Cabin, 6s. ontypool and Abergavenny.—Coaches daily between these Places and Newport. 1 rede gar Iron Works, through Abercarne, Newbridge, and e,'uelty, and. a branch from Newbridge to Nantyglo.—A daily between these places and Newport.; arriving ,"ewport about ten o'clock morning, and starting at one ° clock afiernoon. th ?'°prietors of the above Packets give NOTICE, thai ney will not be accountable for any Passenger's Luggage, lo.r wjll they be answerable for any Goods, Package, or Par- n<r Lost or Damaged,) unless Booked at one of their O/fices, in Bristol, Chepstow, or Newport; and if above the value of 40s, entered at its value, and caniage in proportion paw for the same at the time of booking. Apply at the Bristol General Steam Navigation Company's *•«»«, 1, Quay, Bristol; or to JOHN JONES, Agent, Bristol. Refreshments may be had on board. Steam Packet Offices, Rownham Wharf, Hotwells, and Rodney Wharf, Newport, January 21, 1836. PETITION TO PABLIAMEWT. To THE HONOURABLE THE COMMONS OF THIS UNITED KING- n01( OF GIIEAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED. The humble Petition of the undersigned Inhabitants of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, SLIKWETH, • I- J THAT a new method of treating various diseases, termed "THE HVGEIAN SYSTEM," has for some years been practised, in connexion with thewse of certain.,Medicines, •CATLTM MonitfoN's VWKTAHI.* U*TTEI«*4. PILLS, ana "which, in the experience of many of your Ftettftoners, have been attended with the most successful results, after the una- vailing efforts of regular Medical Practitionei*. That the adoption of this System, and the use of the Medi- cines employed in it, have been so extensive, as to become a subject of great public interest and discussion and have given rise to many contradictory and exaggerated state- ments, calculated to mislead the Public. That your Petitioners, therefore, beg most earnestly to ex- press their hope, that a subject so intimately connected with the interests of Medical Science, and the Health of the Com- munity. will be considered worthy of the attention of your Honourable House and that you will be pleased to appoint a Select Committee, by whom the principles and practice of the Hygeian System may be fuliy, scientifically, and impar- tially considered.. And your Petitioners will ever pray, ctc. Signatures for the Petition are received by all the Agents for Morison's Medicines. The doctrine of Hygeiaism has now been practised for the last ten years, during which period an immense number ol. cures have been performed, many after the cases had been pronounced incurable bv the faculty. This system is, how- ever, assailed by the Doctors and why? because it enables all those attacked by illness to become their own I hysicians. This has been, and is, the sole cause for the opposition that has been raised by the medical profession. All that is meant by an universal remedy P*°P*r purgatives have a natural and powerful tendency to ex|*1 i purities from the blood and thereby rest°ie health- 1 lie tende cv has, in thousands of eases, terminated in 'mph over diseases pronounced incurable by medical men • too, of every varied charactcr; but success has not attended tvery application of the same means (and who but a madrnan would expect it?)-yet such failures do not prove the .insur- ability of the practice, they only prove the unconquerable ob- stinacy of disease in advanced stages, and that life V, times be terminated by its Author, regardless o a means for its preservation. The supporters of this system are content to submit to any fair and impailial enquiry that may be institute J nestly call upon every one, whether opponents oi » to sign the petition. fa. BALSAM OF SPERMACETI. g, Colds, flOUGIIS, Asthma, Shortness of Bi-eath, V\ ca^.in^. Co c s^, most Affectious ot the CHtst nnu I> "U. 1>.ATSAI\I mites, by taking one dose of O ) i)i,nps Persons OF SPFRM -\CET1, or PECTORAL COUGH Ditors. erso.is doubting the ^ficacy of this Medicine may take a Proprietor's SI,o„ before .he, Z"S,e s't ■;« clirf afforded in numerous cases of the above Ceten «'»»",»? V"661; "VH cT.su»$™ tat.1. Is IJd, 2s 9d, 4s 6d, «n<l 10s 6d each. UNDER THE ESPECIAL PATRONAGE OF HIS MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY. As the following letter received from Major-General Sir Henry Wheatley, Keeper of the Plivy Purse, testifies Sir,-I am honoured with the King's commands to ex- press his Majesty's sense of your polite attention in sending the two bottles of Essence of Ginger. His Majesty has been pleased to direct me to forward you ten pounds in payment for it—enclosed you will find that amount.-I am. sir, yours obediently. H. WHEATLEY. St. James's Palace, June 25th, 1835. To Mr. Decimus Woodhouse." WOODHOUSE'S ÆTHEREAL ESSENCE of GIN- GER is recommended to all cold phlegmatic, weak, and ner. vous constitutions it is certain in affording instant relief in Cholera Morbus, Spasms, Cramps, Flatulence, Languor Hysterics, Heartburn, Loss of Appetite, sensation of t utness. pain and oppression after Meals also those pains of the Stomach and Bowels which arise from Goutv Ilatiilencies: Digestion however much impaired, is restored to its pristine state by the use of this Kssence for a short time. The undernamed, and 208 other Medical men, have given certificates of their unqualified approbation of the value of the Essence, as also of its superiority over all other similar pre- parations. Drs. James Johnson, Physician to his Majesty. D. Davis, Surgeon to their Majesties, J. H. Curtis, Aurist to his Majesty. These Preparations are prepared only by DKCIMUs WOODHOUSE, Operative Chemist Extraordinary to his Majesty, 18 King William street, New London Bridge, and *oid bv'him wholesale and retail; and to be had of all medi- in town and country.—Country venders may be supplied through their town agents. Sold in Bottles at 2S 6c 14s 6d 10s 6d. and 21s each, by HEBBEHT WILLIAMS ^CAUTION to see the London Bridge, is engraved on .he Cjovemment HsUmp, gthfririw cannot he Gtumntt .t" 43,055. ) Pursuant to the Act fur the Rt,lieJ't)f Insolvcnt Debtors in England. The Court for Relief of Insolvent Debtors, on the 13th day of January, 1837. UPON the Filing of the Petition and Schedule of WIL- LIAM ROBERTS, late of Newport, Monmouthshire, Ship-Builder,—a Prisoner in the King's Bench Prison, in the county of Surrey. It is ordered and appointed that the Blatters of the saul Petition and Schedule shall be heard by the Court, at the Court House in Portugal-street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, on the Tentli day of February next, at the bour of Ten in the morning precisely: of which all Creditors and Persons claiming to be Creditors of the said Insolvent for the sum .of five pounds or more, shall have notice, by service of a copy of this order, made within such time and in such manner as is prescribed by the rule of court in that behalf. BY IHE COURT. EDWARD COLE, Attorney, 14, Great Charlotte-street, Blacklriars-ioad, Surrey. TAKE NOTICE. 1. If any Creditor intends to oppose the said prisoner's discharge, notice of such intention must be given by entry thereof in the proper page and column of the book kept for that purpose at the office of the Court, between the hours of ten in the forenoon and four in the afternoon, three clear days before the day of hearing abovementioned, exclusive of Sunday. and exclusive both of the days of entering such no- tice and of the said day of hearing: —Notice to produce at the hearing any books or papers filed with the schedule must be given to the officer having the custody thereof, within the same hours on any day previous to the said day of hearing. N.B. Entrance to the Office in Portugal-street. 2. The petition and schedule, and all books, papers, and writings filed therewith, will be produced by the proper officer for inspection and examination on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, until the last day for entering opposition inclu- sive, on this notice being exhibited :-and copies of the peti- tion and schedule, or such part thereof as shall be required, will be provided by the proper officer according to the Act 7 Geo. 4, c. 57. sec. 76. 3. Opposition at the hearing can only be made by the cre- ditor in person, or by counsel appearing for him. VINCENT'S GOWLAND'S LOTION,- FOR THE SKIN AND COMPLEXION. EVERY description of ERUPTIVE MALADY by which the FACE, in either Sex, may be disfigured, speedily yields to the application of this truly CONGENIAL and EFFICACIOUS Preparation, which, warranted by the experience of nearly a CEN I UHY, presents, in an ELE- G A NT form, the ready means of removing a Class of Dis- eases alike inimical to COMFORT and the PERSONAL GRACES, while as a Preservative of the Complexion and constant appendage of consiani THE TOILET, GOWLAND'S LOTION enjoys the most extensive and dis- tinguished Patronage as inducing unrivalled PURITY of the SKIN and fitting it for the retension of the roseate tints of BEAUTY to a remote period of life. Its balsamic quality of sustaining unimpaired the elasticity of surface peculiar to Youth, renders it also a specific for counteracting the Effects of extremes of Temperature, and has obtained for it the first place in the DRESSING CASE with all who can appieciate the advantages to be derived from a PLEASING EX- ERIOR. Prices 2s 9d, 5s 6d, and 8s 6d. VINCENT'S TOOTH POWDER, a Dentifrice, com- bining incomparably MILD and ANTISEPTIC qualities, will be found worthy to rank in its sphere of utility with the preceding article. It preserves the Enamelled surface of the I'EETH in a state of PEARLY WHITENESS, prevents decay, gradually eradicates every Scorbutic taint of the Gums, improves their Colour to healthy brightness, and promotes in an eminent degree, the enviable possession of a pure and SWEET BREATH. Price 2s 9d.—Caution Observe-the same juui vidietAtff thePMprietdrr Robert Shaw, street, Cheapside, London, is engraved upon the Government Stamp of both articles, without which none can be Genuine. Sold by all respectable Medicine Venders, Perfumers, and DruggiM.—And by Herbert Williams, Chemist, Newport. KSDZCAX. TESTIMONIALS. FREE HOSPITAL, GREVJLLE-STREET, HATTON- GARDEN, LONDON. THE recent meetings of the Governors of this Institution, relative to the dismissal of Messrs. Ilentsch and 1'wee- die. two of the medical officers attached to this charity, for having given written testimonials of the efficacy of" Frank's Specific Solution of Copaiba," and the statements made to the governors, render it incumbent on the discoverer and pro- prielor of this medicine to publicly state the grounds upon which the above-named gentlemen, and others most eminent in the profession, gave their testimony in favour of its-efficacy. The proprietor of this medicine, having discovered the chemical affinities of several valuable drugs with the Balsam of Copaiba, which, from their peculiar effects upon each other, destroy the irritating and nauseous properties of the Balsam, and at the same time greatly increase its efficacy and having in his public practice (which was necessarily considerable as resident medical officer to a large public dis- is pensary). during a period of eight years, administered it with uniform success, he solicited that its effects might be tested in several.of the metropolitan hospitals, viz.. St. Thomas's. Guy's, St. George's, the Free Hospital, Grevillc-strret, &c.. The majority of patients at the last-named hospital were per- sons who were labouring under those diseases for the cure of which the Balsam of Copaiba was invariably administered and Franks's Specific Solution of Copaiba" having been uniformly. found, after repeated trials, to be the best form of that valuable drug and medicine the medical officers could prescribe,, the proprietor requested to be favoured with their testimonials, which were given without hesitation, and with- out any injunction or reservation as to their publicity, or otherwise. Since these certificates have been published, the proprietor has been openly accused of having committed a breach of professional etiquette, in having made the said pre- paration a stamped medicine, and appended the testimonials to its adverti emeuts. Upon being applied to to withhold them from publicity, he refused to accede to such a request, from a conviction that the gentlemen who had testified to the efficacy of the medicine were too honourable, and held too high and distinguished a rank in their profession, to have certified falsely. Medical jealousy have thus been excited, and the gentlemen who have thus honourably and conscien- tiously certified in favour of the efficacy of the medicine, have since been made the victims of professional persecution. At the last general annual meeting of the Governors of the Free Hospital, Grevillc stieet, Messrs. Tweedie and Hentsch, both enterprising members of their profession, declared most emphatically, that they still continued to use the medicine in their private practice—Mr. Tweedie stating that a large pro- portion of the cases which came under his care were of that class for which the Specific Solution of Copaiba was usually administered:—" lbe Balsam of, Copaiba was deprived of its irritating qualities by Mr. Frank's preparation." When Mr. Franks applied to him for his opinion of its effi- cacy, he had no hesitation in giving him a letter testifying that he had found the preparation effectual." That in giving that letter he had only acted as others, more expe- rienced members of his College, had done, viz.: —Sir Astley Cooper, Sir Benjamin Brodie, Mr. Green, Mr. Bransby Cooper, Mr. South, Mr.TuckefiP(on board the Dreadnought), and several other highly-distinguished members of the medi- cal profession." The Council of his College did not only not disapprove of his conduct, but fully exonerated him." Mr. Bransby Cooper, who attended the meeting, stated, in refeience to the certificate he had given to the proprietor of Franks'* Specific Solution of Copaiba, that he had only given what he thought just and honest to a man who had made a valuable improvement of a valuable old medicine." And Dr. Uwins, Consulting Physician to the Free Hospital, declared that the Medicine in question was a new preparation of a known remedy:—" lie must give his opinion that it was the best preparation of that remedy that he had ever em- ployed," and which he had that day given to a near rela- tive of his." The testimonials of these gentlemen, in addition to those which, for the last twelve months, have been before the pub- lic, cannot fail to bring home to conviction to every reflecting mind, that FBANKS'S SPFCIFIC SOLUTION OF COPAIBA" is not only, in every essential, what it professes to be, viz. the most effectual, safe, and speedy remedy for the cure of all urethral discharges, gleets, spasmodic strictuies, irritation of the kidneys, bladder, urethra. and prostrate gland, and su- perior to any other medicine for thr se and similar disorders < but that, from the concurrent testimony of these gentlemen, and of many other of the most eminent and distinguished members of the medical profession, it has now assumed a high rank amongst those legitimate and adopted medicines which are daily prescribed by the faculty, in their public and I private practice. This circumstance cannot fail to convince the most incredulous and sceptical, that all the liberal por- tion (the large majority) of the medical profession, have at 1 length overcome their eaily prejudices against, a Patent Medicine," and that they now view the discovery of Mr. Franks as one of the most valuable preparations of an old and well-known drug ever submitted to the searching and scrutinising test of professional experience. It must now be evident that justice, however tardy, has at length been done by the medical profession at large to the propl ietor and d:s- coverer of this preparation.-April. 1836. ] XoTE.—-Upwards of S00 Cases at these Hospitals v.cre cured by FranV.s's Specific Solution of Copaiba," before the Testimonials were given, besides n great number in the private practice of the te. ipec'Jve Surgoons. } c SACRIFICE 11 REDUCTION I ATTHE WATERLOO HOUSE, COMMERCIAL STREET, j NEWPORT, OF FURS, CLOAKS, MERINOS, ZAMORAS, BLANKETS, FLANNELS, WINTER GLOVES, STOCKINGS, &c. 17IDWARD MORGAN takes this opportunity of informing his Friends and the Public in general, that he will commence tl SELLING OFF the whole of his IMMENSE STOCK of WINTER GOODS on MONDAY NEXT, the Kit!, mst., AT A VEK Y GREAT SACRIFICE, to make room for his Spring Stock. A large Assortment of WOOLLEN CLOTHS, CA SSI MERES, CORDS, MOLESKINS, II ATS, CAPS, BONNETS, &c. at a very great Reduction. K3- OBSERVE—The WATERLOO HOUSE is next door to Messrs.'WALI. and WINTLE, Wine Merchants, Com- mercial-street, Newport. THE LOWEST L'RICE ASKED, AND NO ABATEMENT. .NEWPORT, 12th January, 1837. < •fTTHE Proprietors of the BRISTOL BAZAAR have tha hvn^/jtf *nnouncing to the Inhabitants of IvEWPORT a-nd _L MONMOUTHSHIRE generally, the arrival of this wholeWf their new and ELEGANT ARTICLES, purchased (to an unlimited extent) expressly for the present Season, comprising LAiNIPS'ftyr the Drawing and Dining llimmn, Hall, Passage, Library, Study, and Bedroom, from the most superb and costly designs, to the cheapest and plainest. An elegant Six-Light Drawing Rooln Lamp (of this season's pattern), for f5; 10s n Table or Sideboard ditto, uith neat Classic Pedestal, complete, for 25s: handsome Hall or Passage Lamps, in the Gothic, Etruscan, and Medician Style, from 12s 6d. An immense Stock of the PA TEN I CAN DLL LAMPS, comprising the greatest possible variety of Patterns, from 12s 6d also, the Patent Candles, at p2r lb. A superb and most elegant collection of LUSTRES and CHIMNEY PIECE CANDLESTICKS, in Brome orOrinulu, from 19s 6/i per pair; in Gloss, from 18s per pair .-also, a choice collection of the much-admired CORNUCO- PIAS, from 18s to 4 guineas the pair, with an almost endless assortment of ORNAMENTS, adapted for the Drawing Room, Dining Room, Parlour, Toilet, or Boudoir, in Bronze, Ormolu, China, Shell, Papier-Machee, Glass, &c. About 300 beau- tiful fancy INKSTANDS, in Silver, Plated, Buhl, Shell, Rosfewood, Bronze,Ormolu, Papier-Machee, China, Glus, &c. The stock of SILVER PLATE has received considerable additions of elegant Tea and Coffee Services, Salvers, Baskets, Cups, Communion Services, &c. Also" the Sheffield Plate, ;"ith massive Silver Edges, of handsome sets of Dish Covers, Side Dishes and Warmers, Tureens, Epergnes, large Salver^ (30-inch), Waiters, Baskets, Cruet and Liqueur Frames, Branches and Candlesticks, Tea and Coffee Services, Castors, Snuffers and Trays, Wine Coolers, &c. A set of handsome Side Dishes and Covers (forming 8 without the handles), for Kri»e Guineas a set of Five elegant plated Dish Covers, with Silver Handles and Shields, 12, 14, 16, 18, and 20-inch, for Twenty Guineas. Handsome Liqueur Frames (three Bottle, 35s to Three Guineas Cruets, from 21s to £ 3 10s Candlesticlfs, from 12s 6d to 50s per pair Snuffers and Tiav, from 12s 6d; Toast Racks, 9s to 20s Pint Cups, 12s 6d Half Pints, 9s. Elegant Tea Services, E5 to Eight Guineas; Cake Baskets, 42s Pickle Frames, 45s Wine^ Coolers, £ 7. 10s the pair Butter Coolers with Silver Cow. from 30s to 60s; Canisters for Inns, Sic.; Desert Knives and Forks (plated on Steel blades, with Silver, Pearl, and Ivory Handles, from 45* per dozen pair. MERRY'S nrst-quality BRITISH lLAlE lableSpoons ahd Forks, 30s per dozen; Dessert, ditto, ditto, 24s Tea, 15s PC To the GENERAL FURNISHING DEPARI MENT. Jias been aidtd elegant and tvell manufactured Cabinet Furni- ture in all its branches. Chimney and Dressing Glasses; Siipeib London Bronze Urns and Kettles; 500 Sets of Papier Machee, and Japan Tea Trays, from the plainest and cheapest, to the mast beautifully ornamented Table and Fancy Cut- lery, by the best makers Bronze Fenders and tire Irons Bjest Britannia Metal Tea and Coffee-pots Brass Poleing and Ornaments. Block Tin Dish Covers (six to the set) 10s 6d ;Anti-patent, 15s. The Stock of BEST CUT GLASS will be found most choice and extensive, comprising all the newest Patterns. Cut Willes from 7s tiel a dozen Strong Half-pint Cut Inmblers 12sj(Sd a dozen Cut Quart Decanters 9s 6d per Pair. Every other article in the same proportion. y A Splendid Assortment of Elegant Drawmg-room, Dining-room, and Hall CLOCKS, with and without music.-A Round (Ei'rht-duy ) Ilali Clock. Four Guineas. Also a variety of very large and curious Musical Picture Clocks. The Stock of GOLD and SILVER WATCHES is most Extensive, including the Flat, Geneva, Horizontal, and British Patent Lever, with their latest improvements. A I alent detathed Lever, with Engine-turned Silver Cases, Cap'd and Jeweled (highly finished), f6. 16s.—An Elegant 1:1at Genera Horned Wntek i4 (igld Cases, exquisitely finished movement, Jewelled in 4 Holes, Nine Guineas; the Vertical, Escapement, In (701d Cases, f6. JO.-A n Extensive Assortment of Town-made SOLID GOLD GUARD CHAINS, bew Patterns, l| yards'long, from Three Guineas.—L\D 1ES SOLID GOLD NECK CHAINS, from Fire Guineas.—A Complete and t-ashionabte Stock of Best London-Manufactured GOLD JEWELLERY, in the most Fashionable Articles.—A recent importation from France of the Newest Patterns in Imitative Gold Jewellery, Roman Pearl, Jet and Berlin Ornaments also a choice varifety of Cameo Ornaments. The largest and cheapest Stock of 1'ANCV CABINET WORK in the Empire Writing Desks, from Nine Shillings to Twelve Guineas IVork Boxes, from 3s 61 to 11 Guineas Dressing Cases, /ro»« 14s to 50 Guineas Caddies, from 4s ii<l to 9 Guineas;. Work Tables, Teapoys, Liqueur and Medicine Chists, Leather Travelling Cases, Dressing Cases, &;c., and Musical Work Bt,.r!An Assortment of Large and Powerful MUSIC At BOXES also about 300 Small 2 and 3-Tune Ditto an excellent 2-Tune Box at 25s.—French and German According, from 6 to 21 Keys.—A variety of superior HARMONICAS (Glass) at Reduced Prices.— Excellent FLUTES and every ither description of Musical Instruments. A quantity of East India and Chinese Work Chess Men, poards, Card Boxes, Counters, Backgammon Boards, Playing Cards, Bagatelle Tables, lovs, Combs, Brushes, Soaps, Barbmeters, Thermometers, Microscopes, Telescopes, &c.; and a variety of useful and ornamental Articles too numerous for insertion. CARD CASES, in Silver, Pearl, lvoiy, Shell, Lea- ther, &c.; Lancet Cases, Scent Bottles, &c.; Gold, Silver, {Shell, and Steel SPECTACLES, to suit all ages or defects of Sight (Gold, with Pebbles, 35s Silver, with Pebbles, lSs^; jBlue Steel, with Coloured Glasses, 3s 6d per pair). THIS UNIQUE STOCK must he seen to be appneinted jthe Public, therefore, are respectfully solicited to inspect it, and will not be expected to purchase, unless compatible with their wishes. The Proprietors continue to Furnish Houses completely, by (Contract, having the resources always on the Establishment, for supplying every Article from the Kitchen to the Attic. All Articles purchased at the Bazaar exchanged if not ipproved.—Merchants, Captains, and the Trade supplied. variety of useful and ornamental Articles too numerous for insertion. CARD CASES, in Silver, Pearl, lvoiy, Shell, Lea- ther, &c.; Lancet Cases, Scent Bottles, &c.; Gold, Silver, {Shell, and Steel SPECTACLES, to suit all ages or defects of Sight (Gold, with Pebbles, 35s Silver, with Pebbles, lSs^; jBlue Steel, with Coloured Glasses, 3s 6d per pair). THIS UNIQUE STOCK must he seen to be appneinted jthe Public, therefore, are respectfully solicited to inspect it, and will not be expected to purchase, unless compatible with their wishes. The Proprietors continue to Furnish Houses completely, by (Contract, having the resources always on the Establishment, for supplying every Article from the Kitchen to the Attic. All Articles purchased at the Bazaar exchanged if not ipproved.—Merchants, Captains, and the Trade supplied. LAMPS, GLASS, AND'PLATE LENT TO HIRE. The Principle on which this Business is passed is that attending the various Manufactories Personally, and purchasing r for cash, to any extent—a system as^sminently Jt<lvantag94us;to them^bli&«<iit bas been successful io thp.proprietors. The Prices anil Quality, which are always open for Inspection, ujust eflfablislk tbal fact, beyond all boubt; a*d, if further con- firmation were nccessary, Pe.rsons living only t« direct theiMattenpfm to the peculiar feeling (the very reverse of that arising from fair competition) exhibited on all occasions by aportiqn of the Bristol Trade, who are affected by this system, and wliose motives a discerning public cannot fall to appreciate, j Country Orders punctually attended tn. To PERSONS in SEARCH of UNCOMMON ARTICLES for PRESENTS, THIS ESTABLISHMENT OFFERS ADVANTAGES SUPERIOR TO MOST OTHERS. NO BUSINESS TRANSACTED ON SATURDAYS TILL EVENING. LEVY'S BRISTOL BAZAAR, 7, UNION-STREET; MONMOUTH RAILWAY. NOTICE is hereby given, that a DIV1DENI) of SEV EN SHILLINGS per SHARE will be paid to the Proprie- tors, on application to HENRY DAVIES, Esq., Treasurer, at the Balik of Messrs. Jones and Davies, Monmouth, on the: First day of February next. JAMES IIALL. Upper lledbrook, near Monmouth, January 16th, 1837. PROSPECT US OF THE tSrecoit k ffltrt{)pr fEiUfciii ltatlDJilV. TO RE INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT. No Subscriber to be liable for more than the amount of his Share. To effect this highly desirable object, a Capital of £ 100,009 will be requited, which it is intended to raise by One Thou- sand Shares of £100 each—the Deposit to be 1:5 each Share. No further call to be made until the Act be obtained. TT^HE Conditions for forming and maturing the objects of ■ this Company are as follow — Firstly,-That a Company of Directors shall be appointed from the Shareholders, and that no subscriber holding less than five shares shall be eligible to be appointed such Director. Seeondly,-That the management of the Railway Business, IIhall be entirely vested in the Directors. as well as the ap- pointment of Officers for the management and completion of the undertaking but the power of such Directors shall cease after holding office for one year, unless re-appointed at a Get- neral Meeting held for that purpose, by the majority of tlio Shareholders then present. Thirdly,—That all Accounts respecting the management both Parliamentary or otherwise, and all expenditures of the Company, shall be settled annually, at a General Meeting of the Shareholders one month before the Directors for the year shall go out of office. This Railway has for its object the connecting the Agri- cultural districts of lireconshire, Radnorshire, and Hertford- shire, and in some respects'those of Carmarthenshire and Car- diganshire, with the immense and still increasing Population of the Mining Districts of Mcrthyr and its Neighbourhood, and by means of Cheap Carriage, and quick tiansit ol pro- duce and Goods, to etiable the Agriculturists to sell, and the consumers to obtain Corn and all other Agricultural pro- duce upon the most advantageous terms :-lndependent of these advantages. Coal and Lime will be rendered to the Public at two-thirds of their present cost in the Town of Brecon. The above Railway, by means of the TAFF V AI.E line, (with which it will be connected) will also form the mott direct, expeditious, cheap and safe conveyance for Goods and Merchandize from BRISTOL to BRECON, for the supply of at least Thiity Miles to the North and East thereof and render a very great saving in every description of Car- riage. Such being the circumstances under which this Railway is presented to the notice of the Public, it is quite superflu- ous to add any thing more with resect to the advantages likely to accrue to all parties desirous of promoting the same, whether as regards the interests of Agriculturists, as pro- viding a certain and regular Market for their produce, and at the same time affording them an opportunity of obtaining Lime and Coal at a very considerable reduced price, or as proving a very great saving to the Consumers of Agricultural produce and the trades generally in every description cf Carriage. In addition to these, this Railway offers a far better pros- pect of paying not only a remunerating interest, but holds out greater benefits over any other in this part of the King- dom, not only from the great traffic which must necessarily pass over it, but also from the circumstance that the expence attending the undertaking, is much less than that of any other Railway of the same distance now projected the returns made being such as upon a safe calculation to offer a profit of at Icast Ten per cent. for the outlay of Capital. CONSULTING ENGINEER—H. H. PALMER, ESQ., Great George Street, Westminster. ENGINEER—Mr. E. POWELL, Hagley, near Stourbridge. BANKERS — Messrs. WILKINS and Co., I he NATTONAL PROVINCIAL BANK.—Messrs. BROMAGE, SNEAD. and Co., Brecon. An F.NTS AND SOLICITOUS.—Messrs. BICKNELL, ROBERTS & FINCH. 57, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London; Messrs. SA- VER Y & CLARK, Bristol: Messrs. BARKER & SON, Mr. C'N nrsTopjtF.R RonrnTt. and Mr. DANIEL 1 ROWLINSON, Birmingham; Wnr. BOVCOTT, Juti., Esq., Kidderminster; Messrs. PERKINS & BROWN, Merthyr Tidvil, and Messrs. VAUOIIAN & BEVAN, Brecon, Solicitors for the Bill, of all of whom Shares niuv be secured. Dated at Brecon, the 10th day of Jan., 1837. I N.B. Several applications having been already made for Shares. Persons wishing to secure them should apply with- out doiay, I TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. WANTED, by a MEDICAL MAN,—A respectable YOUTH, as an IN-DOOR APPRENTICE. The Advertiser, who (in addition to a good private practice) is the Medical Officer to an extensive Union, can, consequently, offer great advantages to any Young Gentleman placed with him. Premium not so much a matter of consideration as re- spectability .—Address, postage paid, to M. W., at the Office °f this Paper. ANEW CASi-lRON BILLIARD TABLE, made to order by Sharpe and Robeits, Patentees, but from par- ticular circumstances not now wanted, is lying at Monmouth, and will be SOLD at the makers' price, free of expense of carriage Immediate application must be made, if wanted, to Mr. Whiting, Beaufort Arms, Monmouth (if by letter. Post paid) as, if not sold, the Table will be shortly returned to the makers. Great Reduction in the price of Tea. ^TTILLIAM DAVIES. DRAPER. COMMERCIAL- w STREET, NEWPORT, the Agent appointed to sell% THE EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY'S (I-l'clrbr,,Itebl iuarfcft Htm, In this District, begs to inform his Friends and the Public, that a further Reduction in the price of Teas has just taken place. In recommending the Company's Teas to their no. tice, to descant upon their SUPERIOR QUALITIES and CHEAPNESS is now unnecessary, the great and increasing sale they experience being the surest proof of it. The Agent can supply Families with Ordinary Black Tea, at 2s 6d per lb. Good Congou. 38 4d. The Best required for general family > use > Green Teas, from 3s 6d to 7s. ECONOMY, FACILITY, ELEGANCE, AND DURABIILTY OF WRITING EFFECTED BY BRAND'S CONCENTRATED ESSENCES FOIL PREPARING mm & writing .iFlmfcs, SO portable that a Sixpenny Packet will make in one mi- nute half a pint or more of W riling fluid, which is less than a third of the usual cost of that quantity. The Fluids will not become mouldy, clog quill, or corrode metallic pens and the great depth of colour they alain when written, is Wvitrw^nleito be permanent. Sea air or water have not the slightest wfedl upon them, however long exposed to their in- fluence. This property, added to their portability, render fluence. This property, added to their portability, render them well worthy the attention of Merchants for exportation. The introduction of these preparations will ielieve the retailer from the heavy cost of carriage of Fluid Inks, as well as risk of damage from breakage. Prepared only by the Inventor, W. C. Brand, Chemist; and sold wholesale by Renshaw and Kirkman, Budge-rovy, London; and retail by all Stationers, in packets at 6d, Is, and 2s 6d each. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. FAMILY E N D 0 W M EN T S t) C I E T Y, F for Endowing Future and Existing Children. OFFICE, 12, CHATHAM-PLACE, BLACKFRIARS. CAPITAL, 2500,000. TRUSTEES. PascoeSt.LegerGrenfell.Esq. I Henry Porcher, Esq. Martin Tucker Smith, Esq. DIRECTORS. Henry George Ward. Esq., M.P., Chairman. George A. Muskett, Esq., Deputy Chairman. W. Butterworth Bayley, Esq. Edward Lee, Esq. Bazett David Colvin, Esq. Major John Luaid. Bazett David Colvin, Esq. Major John Luaid. W. Butterworth Bayley, Esq. Edward Lee, Esq. Bazett David Colvin, Esq. Major John Luaid. John Fuller, Esq. Thos. Willis Muskett, Esq. PascoeSt.LegerGrenfell.Esq. Major George Willock. Actuary, Mr. William Lewis. Secretary, Mr. John Cazenove. This Society undertakes to provide for families, without re- quiring the previous death of the parent. By the payment of a stipulated sum, or annual premium, parties may secure to all their future children (however nu- merous) any sum (from £ 25 to f-2000 ell,ch child), on their attaining any specified age, from 14 upwards. Endowments are ateo hnoted to existing children. 1 his Society grants Annuities to wives, payable after the death of their husbands, i xiinlple A person aged 25,. by a half-yearly payment of .f6. 2s 9d would ensure to his wife, now aged 20, an annuity of f60 during the remainder of her life. after his death. All other Annuities, deferred and contingent, are also granted by the Society. 1 he usual Commission allowed to Solicitors. rriI, ,_TN aGFNT ron MONMoiriHsmnr., EDW AKD I->t)WLING.—Applications to be made at the Merlin Office,

Somrettr News. PURLlC DINNER TO W. EWAIlT, E-SQ., M.P.—This dinner is to take place on Thursday the 19th inst., and the presence of our popular Representative will, we are certain, be hailed by Reformers with the greatest plea- sure. The amphitheatre has been selected for the oc- casion. We are rejoiced that the Liberal paity of Li- verpool have come to the determination of making this public display of their sentiments on the great subjects which now occupy men's minds. The toasts given and the speeches made on the 19th will tell both the country and the Ministers in what quarter the wind blows here. The Tories have had their turn. The Reformers have wisely reserved 4heir fire until the eve -of Parliament. Not only in Liverpool, but in Leeds and Middlesex and many other places, public dinners are announced. The demand for tickets here has already been immense. In- vitations have been forwarded to many Liberal Members of Parliament.— Liverpool Albion. Lord Castlereagh is to be entertained at Bangor on the 20th inst., by the Conservatives of that town and neighbourhood. DEATH or SIR F. PONSONBY.-It is with feelings of the deepest regret that we announce the death of Major- General Sir Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby. He died suddenly at Merwell-green, near Basingstoke, on Thurs- day night, when on his way to London. Sir Frederick Ponsonby was the second son of the Earl of Besborough, and brother of Vicount Duncannon, and was in the 54th year of his age.—Evening Chronicle. DREADFUL ACCIDENT ON FRIDAY NIGIIT AT COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.-Friday evening, as Madame Louise Irvine was making her hazardous ascent from the stage to the gallery, the rope being rather slack caused her to miss her footing upon her return, and she was suddenly precipitated with the balance-pole to the stage. The audience, upon seeing the terriftc circum- stance, rose, and simultaneously uttered a cry of horror. The curtain of course fell, and the greatest anxiety was manifested to learn the consequences. By the aid of the performers she was conveyed into the green-room, where she fainted away, and some restoratives that were applied being unsuccessful, Mr. Lane, surgeon, was sent for, who promptly arrived but upon seeing the lady, declared that the accident, though not so severe as at first imagined, was yet likely to produce serious effects. Mr. C. J. Smith communicated the result of the sur- geon's arrival to the audience, who shortly after left the theatre. It is extremely fortunate that the fall occurred t so near the ground as, if it had taken place over the orchestra, the consequence must have been fatal; and it is to be hoped that this horrifying exhibition which has so long disgraced a national theatre, will henceforth be discontinued. DARING ATTEMPT AT HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—Two MENSnoT.—On Wednesday evening, as Mr. Stevenson, a respectable farmer residing at Lee Chapel, Laindon, was returning home from Romford market, three high- waymen rushed from the lane leading to Buckingham's farm, as the horse was walking slowly up Laindon-hill; one of the ruffians caught hold of the horse's head, and endeavoured to force the animal and chaise back. upon the bank, with a view to upset it. At the same iestant ;,& fellovtc^one to thegi £ ,and said in a gruff tone^Who are you 1" Mr. Stevenson presented a loaded pistol to the man at the horse's head, and declared he would shoot him if he did not forego his hold, and desired the man near the chaise, who, on seeing the pistol, had retreated n few steps, to move on. The man replied, Shoot on," and approached the gig. Mr. Stevenson fired, and lodged the contents of the pistol (a charge of sparrow shot) in the man's face, which was immediately covered with blood. The wounded thief made ofT, and Mr. Steven- son was attacked from behind by a man he had not pre- viously observed, who began striking him over the head with a bludgeon, the man at the horse's head calling out, "Come here, Jem." The ruffian left off his attack to go to his companion, but as he was passing received the charge of Mr. Stevenson's second pistol in his cheek, and fell back. The third ruffian, still holding the horse's head, said, Never mind, Jem, he's got no more, we can do him yet." Mr. Stevenson exclaimed, "I have another for you, and stooped forward over the horse, on which he let go the bridle, and ran away. Mr. Steven- son bad,with him a high-spirited mare, which stood fire remarkably well, or he would have stood as much danger from the animal as from his assailants. The shot marks may be the means of discovering the highwaymen. Mr. Stevenson has offered a reward of £10.- E.m;,r Herald. The extensive flour mill of Mr. Badger, in Summer- row, Birmingham, was entirely destroyed by fire on Wednesday morning, together with the grain and flour, and the whole of the valuable machinery. The damage is estimated at betweeu X4000 and £5000, of which only £2500 is insured. IMI-OSTORS.—A party of fellows, in the garb of sailors, are going about the country with a forged printed form, appearing to be signed and certified by Mr. John Grove and Mr. Tennant, of Swansea, two magistrates for this county, purporting to be a license to beg during ninety. one days from the 5th December last, in consequence of the loss of the ship St. Domingo. We trust ere this the vagabonds are doing penance on the treadmill for their impudent imposition on the public.— Cumbrian. A SWINDLER.—On Wednesday se'nnight,a man, well dressed in new black clothes, enteied the shop of Mr. Smith, mercer, of Eastgate-street, Gloucester, and re- quested to see some black silks, stating that he wanted to purchase a considerable quantity for the purposes of a funeral. He was shown several lots, and with the eyes of a judge, he selected two pieces of a superior de- scription, the one containing 75 and the other .53 yards, value £17. Having, as he said, some business to trans- act elsewhere, he went away with the promise of again calling in a short time, which he did, and then directed his purchase to be made into a parcel and sent after him to the Saracen's Head Inn, where lie was staying. Mr. Smith, it appears, had some doubt as to his customer, and accordingly directed his shopman on no account to part with the goods without the cash. The young man arrived at the inn, and found Mr. Mead (for that was the name he assumed) sitting comfortably discussing a glass of brandy and water. Having looked at the bill, and minutely cast up its contents to see that they were correct, he called for a pen and ink, and desired the messenger to write a receipt, while he went up stairs for the money, taking the parcel of siik with him. Not making his re-appearance after some time, the shopman became alarmed, and inquired of the landlord if he was sure the "gentleman" was gone up stairs. Mine host said he believed he was, but after waiting a little longer he went to look after him, when it was found, that in- stead of going up stairs he had vanished. Information was immediately given to the police, and search made in all directions, but the scoundrel was nowhere to be found. He appeared to be about 35 or 36 years of age, five feet five inches high, daik complexion, nose rather aquiline, and his head a little bald. lie arrived at the Saracen's Head on the preceding evening, and slept there: he had no great coat or luggage, but during the day a parcel was brought for him, which he left in his bed-room, and on being opened was found to contain an old black coat and trousers, and a pair of old dark olive < cotton cord trousers. In one of his pockets was found a bill for the identical suit of clothes he had on, made out on the 5th of January, in the name of Winfeld, by 1 Mr. Collins, Peter-street, Bristol. He paid for what re- « freshment he took, and appeared to be respectable in his manners. The fellow was seen on Tuesday near Newaham, walking towards Gloucester, and on being ( questioned, said he had come licm Lydnev, so that it is J most likely he came from Bristol to Chepstow. A part [ of the silk has since been found at a JI I\\ nbrokers in Cheltenham, THE F-DOEWARE-ROAD MURDER.—The mystery in which this horrible and extraordinary affair is involved appears rather to thicken than diminish. On Sunday, at an early hoar, preparations were made by order of tfwi Regent's Canal Company for emptying those portions of the canal within about 300 yards on either side of the- Edget»are-road but owing to some unforeseen obstruc- tion in the pipes, the water had not sufficiently run off" before dark to allow the men, who were in attendance with drags, &c., to commence dragging for the legs, which it was considered probable had been thrown into that part of the canal. Monday morning, however, they commenced operations immediately after day-break, and continued dragging tmtil about oue o'clock, but neither the legs por anyihmg at all likely to afford any clue to the discovery of the murderers or the identification 0( the body was discovered. Inspector Feltham and Peg- ler, the policeman, were in attendance and superintended the proteedings, which were watched with the most in- tense curiosity by hundreds of persons who lined the banks, among whom we noticed several of the parish officers and members of the vestry. During Sunday and Monday no applications were made to see the head and trunk, which are still unintered, nor have the police received any information at all likely to leild to any clue. The supposition, therefore, gains ground ilut the ill- fated woman must have been a stranger in f.nno iji ami probably she had only just arrived from Ireland. THE I.ATf; MURDER AT KrRTON LI\D.«»V. Join* Dimsey, alias Irish Johnny, was brought to I|,m pU,' Friday, having been apprehended the day before ai 11150 house at Sheffield. He appeared very sullm, and un- willing to enter into conversation. This roomily he underwent an examination. The witnesses before the coroner, with two or three others, again gave their evi- dence; and on Dimsey being asked whether he wouM make any statement, he replied, I have nothing to say at present." He was remanded for further examination. On Wednesday week, a dreadful accident occuwred at Gainsborough gas-works. Mr. It. Brown, the lesser, finding that Itle gas escaped in the tar-well, sent a man named Airy, down, who had not proceeded far before he gave a scream for help, and fell into the well. Mr. Brown then went down the ladder, and, catching hold of the man's foot, called loudly for assistance, but before its arrival, Mr. Brown shared the fate of Airy. Both these unfortunate persons, on being taken out of the well were quite dead. A jury returned a verdict of—"Ac- cidental Suffocation."—Lincolnshire Chronicle. DINNER TO Mn. O'CONNELI..—The hon. and learned Member for Kilkenny has accepted an invitation to dine with the Carlow "savages," as that excellent landlord Col. Bruen, called them. The dinner will take place on Wednesday, the 18th inst. The representatives of Carlow, Bruen and Cavanagh, will be entertained on the 17th instant. We may now hazard an opinion that the dinner to Mr. O'Conneli will be remembered when that to the "slaveowners" will be jo rgot tell. all's Journal. THE MASTER OF TIIF. ROLI.9.—It was stated in the as. sociation yesterday, and believed in town last night, that the paralytic attack of Sir W. M'Mahon terminated in the demise of the learned judge.—Dublin Paper. A field of corn, cut previously to the late disastrous wet. tk«F KM L*TI week-offered for saW in the neighbourhood of Queen's-head, at twopence per sheaf, and without finding a purchaser, it being fit for nothing except to manure the ground for the nest crop.—Halifax Ejpress.