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THE LATE PROCLAMATION VERSIFIED,
THE LATE PROCLAMATION VERSIFIED, My friends and my brothers, our army victorious, .Mas effected a purpose as useful as glorious I You remeiab?r that insolent fellow Mahmoud, Who, a Ttrj few thousand years after the Flood, Ran away with the sandal wood gates of Somnautb, To wur utter disgrace, and ovr infinite wrath wen, some folks may think that this terrible blow, Happening rather far off, and a long time ago, flight have slipped through a very great nation's greatmind, Jt Our notions of honour, had been less refined, And that, as you've contrived, ia a sort of a way To rub on, unavenged, until this time o'day, The matter might still be hushed up for the present, .Nor ended in anything very unpleasant 1 But, among the great names that with rr, cut a figure, Is an Irish Kkan called Sir Lucius O'Trigger, Whose strict code of honour appoints and commands, That so pretty a quarrel" should keep "as it stands!" And in fond imitation of him, we all try To have Great Britain's finger in every man's pie To return to the facts, we've revenged you at last! Your disgrace of eight hundred years' standing is past! We have put all those ra^al Afghans to the rout, VJ -4V? Mahmoud'sold tomb inside out, T-L '-J-1' 'low 'twould chuckle to see I he ridiculous tigure we've made of Ghuznee! Perhaps you imagine that this is the sum Of our <ropiiies and deeds—but the best is to come You surely have heard how, a short time ago, .»ur gorernment shook from its top to its toe, At the fearful exoloits of a Khan of gentility, Wno headed great part of the English nobility, In a series of dreadful municipal wars, W hen their spolia opima," were knockers, off door's. Seme envious wretches at home there may be W oo may think young Khan Waterford equal to me, But this answer I fling in the teeth of such mockers- My trophies are—doors, carried clean off their knoaier? 1 Receive, then, my brothers and friends, unde^d' Your sandal wood gates, which in fact ibe styled, In the words of a statesman whose !I'nse none infringes, The feature on which the who' question now hinges! Take your doors, but allow rjiC to hint. if you please, That your sexton henceforth take (jreat care of the keys, For should such an accident happen again, England ™'ght be, unwilling—1 say it with pain— j To waste blood and treasure—pohwhat do I say I A few nlillion pounds may be spared anv day. | T »k *c can !t ma,,er how much blood is spilt, j *n lp.c cause of religion economy's guilt! ad we feel, my dear friends, in our very heart's cores, What errors creep into a church—without doors Mv brothers and friends! I conclude with a prayer, j That Providence still may have me in its care, May inspire me still, for the good of all nations, I With a series of muoer-sublime proclamations, jVlay defend English arms from all checks and disgraces, A ad, abore all, keep India and me in our places! FROM ANACREON. THE* say, fair Niobe of ^ore Became a rock on Phrygia's shore
USK FISHERY.—LETTLK XIV. j
USK FISHERY.—LETTLK XIV. j To .1. Editor of the Monmouthshire Merit?i. S»,_Sora« few weeks ago there appeared very prominently your paper a Fact for Pyscottwr," aod indeed a very important one it was, inasmuch ds it tended to show the | consequences of allowing fishing putts to be down, or left opeu during the winter or spawning season, which now is, and has ilk f V<e1ja?<r P4*1. at that destructive poaching JP? p° c, ,s firm belief ihat there are as manv t fish taken when ont of season at that placc as in any other V/ P*'1 of 'he bevern; and tl,« consequent loss to the Usk and other neighbou.iag .nvers i, immense. It is a well known .!f» fact that previous to »y agitating this subject, loads of un- seasonable fish were daily brought into Newport every winter in a disgusting stale, and sold for food to those who though. v it to become purchaser*. Y Happily things have changed for the better—the pen and press have dispelled much of this ignorance in most parts of 'J! our country and although the traffic is still carried on to s certain extent, by and with parties who shun the light, and with whom it would be useless to reason or temonpitiate, still t"nt proper mun only, and take down, or stop up the mouths of his devouring putts in the fencc time. I would say, much good might it do him but, as he is reckless in this respect, and bids defiance to common sense, it is high time he should be tsaght bettei manners towards the finny race, to bis fellow- men, and to the outraged majesty of the law.* Too much praise canoot be given to my co-conservator, (J*pt. Richards, for his spirited attempt to catch the poacher ir, his own trap and ihoi!s>h he was baffled to a certain ex- tent by tlie stone throwing propensities of the man's atnazon- ian (better half), sided by the presence of several men were thee employed in the repair of the „ jtopo sufficient evidence has been o^a|(Jed fop • fixing him. r x It may b$asked, Why not have inircducbd him to the magistrates before this Ibe. Tair and softlv," says Gil ) ti.ag we have had weighty reasons for this delay. The public f may rest assured it has not been lost sight of, and that, if p Asibie, he shall yet, at an early day, experience the penalties ot the law for such villainous practices. i Be it remembered, these putts are in the Severn had they I tieen in the Usk, the axe of the Conservator would have sent I them long ere this floating many a rood" e'er the briny II ave. From the survey of c aptain Richards, he ascertained that there were b90 putts then visible, standing in tiers three deep, beside otheis not seen, being covered with the tide amounting ia the whole to about 1800! Every Salmophilus will easily conceive the effects of these infernal machines at Ihis season of the year. The fish taken ont cf one of them, j aad opened by Captain Rich.ird;, fras full of spawn and j u hen shewn and handed to the putt-man's wife, was by her, j ter some hesitation, thrown into the tide wi;h all her strength. The stone pelting then began, accompanied wiih a gprnish of I ostiu and execrations that would have disgr*cou even Billings- x tte. Mr. Richards and his men prudently sheering off out ot shot-reach, though sot out of ear-reach, and laying on their oars, intending to wait until the tide had sufficiently ebbed, In order, if possible, to get possession of the dead 6"{i but the evening coming on, and having about six miles to pull into the nVlJr, together with the pleasant prospect, unless they haste, of spending a dark winter's night on the Channel, in a small open boat, induced them to make for name. This is a short history of the case, and it proves that in | ti a effective and faithful discharge of his duty, the Con3er- v-tor has to undergo considerable personal danger. Nay, I 8¡n assured from the best authority that in the Severn, in every tide, he would not only meet with obstruction and insult, but, in many instances, run the risk of his life, unless was protected by proper assistance and the strong arm of tr.e law, and have authority to examine putts and traps of every kind, as there would be great resistance on the part of the unlawful fishermen and their employers. Pyscottwr himself hns been favouied with sundry good "Ishes and intentions from some of these gentry, such as a broken head and limbs, nay, making him a head shorter has t: "em talked fof, also a swim for his life has been hinted at, w hen caught on the bank" of the river he loves so well. But to the general question, and the progress of the cause. he experience of the good effects arising from the opening o. the boxes at Trostvey Weirs has been most granting the A Jods during the present winter, and the extraordinary mild- ness of the season, have been singularly favourable both for the deposition of the ova and its rapid quickening into life; arid I confidently anticipate another glorious year to come, b Jlh for the angler and tbe public generally. I have, Mr. Editor, a curious fact to inform you and your ti'irnerous readers of, and it is no less than a person catching txo salmon in November last with an umbrella! i Proh Ju- p ter, say you; Pyscottwr, that will do. Nay, but stop; I-ten first, and then give your classical exclamation, if you p'ease. Now then—On Isca s banks, about a mile and a h ilf below Trecastle, in Breconshire, is a splendid pool called Pwll Gwin" (White Po»l>; at the head of this pool the r ver rushes over a perpendicular ledge of rocks in catarscl r. ¡d foam—hence I presume the name of it. Near the end of the same a bridge of one arch boldly spans the stream at a considerable height to the rocks on each side, and called from 'i.e locality, "Pont Pwll Gwin." The beauty of this spot 11 ust be seen to be appreciated. The lover of nature may hjre spend many a delightful hour without weariness. Walton himself, had he been privileged to have seen it, would have immortalized it in his famed work. Dyer also would here h ive found a subject worthy of his charmingly descriptive use— Aud see the rivers, how they run Thro' woods and meads, in shade and sun," 4c. But to my tale On a certain day in November last, a v-mlemau walking on the high road, in view of the bridge and p'jol, taw an old man on the rocks fishing, as he thought, with a rod and line, Thinking it a straDge season for angling, be tiescended to the river, and soon saw what was goincr on. J'wll Gwin was literally alive with salmon, and they "were leaping to surmount the fall, in continual succession, to make tt eir way up the stream to deposit their spawn, which, it is v ell known, they will do even as high as the source of the i -er or. as we say in Welsh, llygad y ffynon" (eye of the veil). The old man had a strong rod and line, with a large < Imon-hook attached. As the salmon took the leap, (some of I' em being more aldermanic in bulk than others,j missed the sinie, and consequently tumbled back again into the boiling < afn of Ihe pool. These failures the old Waltonian endea- voured to take advantage of, by trying to hook them as they i iI. The gentleman alluded to, standing by, and having An i:^nbrella in his hand, was suddenly struck with a singulai idea, x hich ct-»rty exemplified the as-rotrr, -neceuitas non legem habct «:id opening the Paraplue, he stepped on a ledge of the rock, uallel with ihe fall of the water, and reversing the umbrella, extended it at arm's length, and in a few moments a fine f i.'ow leaped into it; but before he could be landed, being too h?uvy for gingham and whalebone, he floundeied in again another and another made the same false leap, and escaped in isesame weighty manner. At last the gentleman succeeded in leading tA in this novel net, one about six and the other I • !Jout seven pounds in weight but being, of course, out of asoo, they were very properly restored again 10 their native t iement. The old angler in the mean time standing witb eyes and Louth a-gape, gave vent to the exclamation, Well! well! I have been a fisherman oo the river for the last fifty years, and never saw such a thing before and putting up his tackle, wended his way to Trecastle, telling all whom he met that there vas some Irishman at Pw/l (twin catching fish with an um- brella It was, however, a bonny Scot who performed this exploit. I have had this umbrella in my hand, and its twisted and distorted wires bore evidence of the strange foray. am sorry to find that it has been stolen or strtyed it may ieriiaps be lying perdu in the curiosity shop of some collector i-t rarities; if so, let it be honestly returned. Mine host of j t.ie Crown Hotel, in this town, will receive it without any ques« t ons being asked, and hand, or forward it 10 its owner. 1'he foregoing umbrella salmon catching tale, will help to iiew the fact of the great quantity of fish that have gone up the 'tver this winter. The oldest inhabitant cf Trecastle and its 'tver this winter. The oldest inhabitant of Trecastle and its eighbourhood does not recollect any thing like it. It is na- ual to be supposed and expected that many of the fish are destroyed for want of a mote extended and efficient protection nd so it will be, in defiance of all writing and reasoning, destroyed for want of a mote extended and efficient protection nd so it will be. in defiance of all writing and reasoning, alii the measures of our Association are matured and carried I. ,tIt. 1 am informed that between Trecastle and the source of the ver a farmer killed 15 in one day. Nay, an old woman living near Cwm-Wysk Mill, in going down to the brook for water, ■1* one of those (<o her) strangers making its spawning bed* i.od tht furor piscatorius having been aroused in the old lady's od tht furor piscatorius having been aroused in the old lady's ",reast. she waded io, and after a severe scufflie, succeeded in scrambling the fish ashore. PYSCOTTWR. ( To be continued.)
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I o the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin SIK,— On reading your paper of last week, I felt much sur- prised to notice, in the account of the ball at the Council House he names of Messrs. Pollock and Davies alone mentioned as 'eaders of the Quadrille Band. Now, to the great delight of nil lovers of music in this town, Mr. Pittmanis well known to be the former and indefatigable leader of the very band which performed tn the orchestra on that evening and it may be as ■veil to add, that the music selected was from the valuable col- lection of Mr. Pittman. Now, in justice to a party who for nearly twelvemonths past has held the said band in constant veekly practice, his name at leaslought to have been men- 'toned in conjunction with the other performers. Not, Mr. editor, that by the?? remarks any thing personal is meant, or '.hat I imagine Mr. Pittman requires any nor ice of his talents 10 render himself better known or esteemed than he is at present, i>ut I do think a due meed of praise is the merited reward of '.very one who devotes his powers to the public service. And I feel confident, from your accustomed and acknc wled»ed liberal feeliog, you wili readily insert this, that the services of Mr. Pittman may at least be equally spoken of with the others, None better than you, Sir, kno* how gieat a difference there exists betweeu playing and pei forming upon an instrument; "nd all who have heard Mr. Pittrnan's style of execution must confess how sensibly alive he is to ali the delicate, tasteful, -ylph-like movements of our complicated fashionable quadrilles —music, evincing by every stroke of his bow, tact, sentiment, feeling, long practice, and intimate acquaintance with the best composers; and where, Sir, would be the charm of "the mazy windings of the dance," without the fatrv tones" whicb regu- late them. J 6 I am, Sir, Yours most obediently, ONE OF THE HAND. Newpoit, February 5tt», 1843. [All we can say with refeience to the above letter is, that tLf committee, without the slightest intention to disparage the great merits of Mr. Pittman, ne^ociated on the occasion with Mr. Pollock:—ED. M. M.] j
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ECONOMY tn PAUNo DEBTS.— An Oxonian borrowed two sovereigns of a brother collegian, promising soon 4o return them in some shape or other. I should like to have them back as nesily as possible in the shape of two sovereigns," observed the leader; "andl trust you will cot forget the old adage-bis oat qui cito dllt-he gives twice who gives quickly." Then we are quits," cued the boorower, instantly tossing back ODe 01 the. soverergns. WHY OO1"'r Yop DUN HIM V—This expresBon owes ITS origin to one John Dun, a famous bailiff of the town of Lincoln, so extremely active, and so dexterous in the manage- mi-nt of his business, that it bccamc a proverb when a roan reo fused to pay his dsbts, to say, Why don't ynu Don him ? '.hat is, Why doo't you send I3un to arrest bim 1 Hence it grew into a custom, and is as oitl as since the days of Henry Mie Eifthtb. j A NICE DI&TINCTIOV.—When the Prince Bishop of LIege: was riding to battle at tbe head of a fine body oI Iroops, he vas asked by a spectator how he. a minister of religion, could engage in the iniquities of war to which he replied "I Aar in my character of prince, not of archbishop. "An,! pray," continued the interrogator, when the devil .'arries ott he prince, where will be the archbishop ?" Yawning may be excited by taking hold of the tongs, au>! veiling them slowly several timed. Of course, those on when no trick is practised must not be aware of your cesiso. The aiue tnnieiiiinj; Mouble may be caused by opening and closing J
DOMESTIC NEWS.
DOMESTIC NEWS. SHIPWRECK—Total Loss of the ship Georgt M'Lsod, another lndia.man.Intelligence was, in the coarse of Fli. day, received by the undet writers at Lloyd's, of the de- struction of another fine Indiaman, named the George M'Leod, homeward bound, with a valuable cargo of rum, find 3,700 bags 01 sugar on board, which occurred a shor' tune since, in co!!ser," i her running tiport a hard an .olt on the coast of Scotland, in the Solway Frith, within a few miles northward of Skenburness. The George M'Leod was commanded by Captain W. Murdock, and had a crew of sixteen s^arrien, besides officers and mates. She was about 600 tons bnrden in measurement, beins$the property of Messrs. Leishman and Huntley, merchants, residing at Glasgow, and sailed from the Mauritius in the early part of November last. On Tuesday last portions of the wreck, namely, a head-board, with the name George M'Leod" painted on it, and the top of the round- house, were picked up, by z sailing vessel, between Pori Cailisle and Skenburness. It is not at present known whether the owners are insured. WRECK OF THE LARKINS INDIAMAN, OFF MARGATE. —Another vessel is added to the list of homeward bound, which, at the veiy close of their voyage have suffered shipwreck in the channel. The Larkins a fine ship, be- 'otiKinn to Messrs. Haviside and Co., of Cornhill, which arrived in the Downs on Thursday last from China, after breaking from her moorings oh Saturday right,eameashore on the Walpole Rock, about one mile to the east of Mar- gate, at hall-past four o'clock on Sunday morning. The Larkins rode out the «a!e well during Saturday morning, having a hundred and twenty fathom of cliatn out, but about midnight it was discovered that she vas dnving on shore, and Captain Hibbert considered^! advisable to cut both the main and mizen masts away, in order to save the ship from striking. In this, unfortunately, he was not successtul, as she came on shore with the flood tide at about four a.m., on Sunday morning. The ship sits well, and great hopes are entertained that the cargo will be got out without much damage, though the sea was too hiah up on Sunday night to allow any steamer to ap- proach her, and her position precludes the possibility of communication from the land. Captain Haviside lelt town for Margate an early hour yesterday, 'ihe Lar- kins is laden chiefly witb it ;••• fried only one pa«- si'tiger. Captain Hibbert remains 011 ;rl the jhip, wan the greater part of the crew. REDCAR.— Drfw/FW/ Loss of Life an. Pyojterty.—A letter from Redcar mentions the total wreck of the bri<2 Liberty, Captain Liddell, belonging to Sundeiland, She was bound from Lynn for that port in ballast, and during the dreadful hurricane on Friday, was driven on shore near Redcar, about one o'clock that morning. The most stre- nuous efforts were made by the men belonging to the Red- car life-boat to save the crew, but five of them unhappily perished. One of them named William Phillips, was miraculously saved, having been driven on shore by a It^avy sea, after the. others met a grave in the abyss of the ocean. Upwards of thirty vessels have been wrecked or driven on shore, and the hurricane appears to have been experienced about the same time both in Ireland and I Scotland. The Queen has been pleased to appoint D Pollock,Esq., barrister-at-law, to be one of the cotnujissioners for the relief of insolvent deb'.ors, in the room of Thomas Barton ilowen, Esq., deceased. One of the last official acts of the late Mr. lrummond was to write an order by direction of Sir Robei Peel, for summoning a cabinet council. We understand that Mr. Stephenson, junior secretary to the premier, will succeed Mr. Drummond as chief private secretary, and Mr.Ar- buthnot, of the Treasury, supply the place of Mr. Stephen- son.—Standard. The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, Earl of Pembroke, Lord Allen, Lady Caroline Maxe, Hon. Captain Macdo- laid, Lord A. Fitzclarence, and a large party dined with Mr. Standish on Saturday in Grosvenor-street. The four Irish representative bishops to Parliament this year are—Armagh, Tuam, Derry, and Limerick. The sum of forty-seven thousand pounds a-year is paid by the corporation of London to the Lord Mayor and magistrates. The installation of Mr. Fox Maule, as Lord Warden of 'he University 01 Glasgow, took place on Thursday, in the common-hall in that city. A PRACTICAL JEST,—A man named Moore, who deals in young trees, shrubs, seedlings, and other juvenile vege- Ltbles, near Carlow, was knocked up lately, at an unsea- sonable hour, by a person travelling on a jaunting-car, who demanded if he did not keep "a nursery" "Yes" siid he. "\Yell, then, here's something in your line." JJefore he could open the door, his customer had gone off jit a slinging trot, and left a nicechitd at the threshold. It. of course, has been seen among the olive plants. The movement against the poor-law is becoming gene r.il throughout Ireland, at many meetings a tOlallepeal is demanded. The destruction by Rebecca and her daughters first levelled against the toll-gates in South Wales, has now be- gun to be directed against the workhouses which are threatened with nctices to that effect Neither the military I or yeomanry have yet been able to apprehend a single offender. The individual who personates Rebecca appears to possess much influence, and is frequently replaced by another; these insurrectionary parties appear at different places at the same time. The Presse says—It appears certain that the French and English governments have come to an understanding relative to a treaty for the mutual giving up 01 criminals. The Town Council of Gloucester have imposed a pe- I.ally of five shillings upon the members who do not attend the meetings or assign a sufficient cause for their absence. At one of the late appeals in the county of Sussex iigatnst the Property and Income Tax, a farmer being esked on what ground he appealed, replied wiih great simplicity—•« On seventeen acres." We find it staled in the Gateshead Observer that on Wednesday, the first instant, the town council of Newcas- tle-upon.Tyne, on the motion of Mr. W. A. Mitchell, seconded by SIr John Fife, adopted a petition to Parlia- ment against the Property and Income Tax, by a majority of two to one; and that a requisition to the Hi^h Sheriff of Northumberland, to convene a county meeting on the subject, has received the signatures of several hundreds 01 electors, farmers, tradesmen, and others. THE TEMPERANCE PRINCIPLE ON BOARD MERCHANT VESSELS.—A committee of the House of Commons, in the year 1836, on inquiring into the cause of shipwreck, ascribe a large p oportion of them to the practice of drunkenness among the officers and crew; and much evidence was ad- duced to piove that numbers of lives and an immense amount of property, were occasionally lost iiom this cause alone. Besides this, it was also proved that the Americans wt're getting a superiority of the carrying trade, princi- pally from adopting the temperance principle, the practice of which was rewarded by the American marine insurance companies on the return voyages. At Liverpool and New- castle the same principle is fast growing into use, and some of the chief merchant; and shipowners who tried it partially have now adopted it wholly. Whatever may be said of teetotallers on land, it is quiteclear Ihatleetolallers at sia must greatly conduce to the safety of vessels. With this view a new marine insurance company, under the name of "The Temperance and General Marine Insu- rance Company" is about being ushered to public notice, under high patronage, making returns on premiums after safe voyiges, and granting prizes to captains alter a certain number of years. EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—William Stephenson of the Plough public-house, on the road from Caistor to Nettle- ton, has not had any sleep since the latter end of August last, so that for five months he has been deprived of this great restorative. He is fifty yeaisof age, and was consi- dered one of the best ploughmen on the extensive wolds about Caistor. One of our correspondents sees biin dally, and spoke with him on Monday last. He can walk 10 Caistor, and about his cottage grounds much as usual, and appears active but looks rather sickly. He is a very careful man, and eats moderately of plain but good food. He has a small family o* health* children.—^Stamford Aler. Immense flights of wild pigeons, supposed to be visitors from America, hive appeired in the vicillityof the lakes and hills of Cumberland. THE OYSTER TRADE.—The Courrier de la Bretagnc states that an oyster bed, two leagues in length, and a league wide. and filteen or sixteen feet thick, has been dis- covered on the coast of the department of Cdtes-du-Nord. It is said to be between the island of Thoui6. and the small town of Penvenen. The Royal Siables at Windsor have just been completed at an expense of—say .t;30.000.W ho dare maintain, after this that Prince Albert is not a munificent patron of the Mews (M use ) 1 NEW CLOCK.—-At a late meeting of tbe Royal Scottish So- ciety of Arts, a clock, or time-piece on IA new construction was exhibited. The pendulum cf the clock has a rotatory motion, is without an escapement, and shews the hours, minutes, and seconds, or any part of a secood. It possesses an advantage over most other tii'.e-pieces, viz., perfect silence, itll motion being accompanied by neither heat nor sound. OXFORD CIRCUIT. The Right Hon. Thos. Erskine; Mr. Justice Wightmau. Berkshire Tuesd iy, February 21, at Reading. ()xfordshire—-Sad rday, February 25, at Oxford. Worcestershire- Saturday, March 4, at Worcester, City of Worcester—The saine day, at the city of Woi* cester. Staffordshire tut>jrday, March 11, at Stafford Shropthire —Tnuuday, March 9-3, at Shrewsbury. Herefordshire—T-je.-day, March 28, at Hereford. Monmouthshire—Saturday} April 1, at Monmouth. (Gloucestershire—Wednesday, April 5, at Gloucester. City of Gloucester—The same day, at Itie city of G!ou» Cester.
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PRISON DISCIPLINE.—" I'eople" (says M. Pigou) ''have jlamed ihe seveiity of those who have spokeD of 'he state of prisons, but they -have seen only the outside; but our reply, and ample juntificu'ion, is the discipline, dirt, and cells of N'orthleach, Derbv, Springfield, Sallord, and Bedford — to say nothing of Aylesbuiy, where two men were killed outright upon that tread-wheel, and four maimed. I proceed, in con elusion, to ask whether unoer such treatment, the common people can be loval, the upoer ranks safe—they who make then enactments, and carry them out in their full rigour 7 Would
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. The order of the day in the Chambtt of Deputies on Friday, was the paragraph on Spanish affairs. M. Guiiot rose at first, and said, that in the present pending state of negotiation he must decline taking part in any debate. M. Herryer observed that in that case it were bettor to omit fion.) the paragraph all its political part. The reporter of the commission denied that the paragraph was at all po- litical. It said, We bear a sincere affection to a friendly people. We j have merely a view to protect our legitimate interests, and to preserve to Queen Isabella II. a sincere affection." M. Barrot thought the Government gave to our policy in this paragraph a character much too personal,—a mere family-policy in fact. Heobjected to this; and to obviate II, he proposed saying, that a sincere affection was pre- served to the constitutional government of her Spanish Majesty. After a great deal of argument, cavil, and objection, the Reporter of the Commission consented to adopt the amendment of M. Barrot, which was accordingly inserted in the paragraph, and it then passed; I This is a great triumph over the nafrow and dynastic policy of the French court towards Spain. The chief news from Paris of Saturday is, that the Address, the discussion being closed, passed iheChambers onJFriday by 278 votes in its favour, against 101 dis- sentient. We have noticed in another place what occur- red with regard to the Spanish paragraph. Nothing else passed of moment that was uttered by the Commerce Minister on the subject of the Belgian treaty, not throwing any new light either on the subject or upon its intentions. SPAIN. Accounts from Barcelona of the 29th ult. state that the I military authorities appeared disposed to relinquish the enforcement of violent measures, and the irritation which pervaded the city for some days had in a measure subsided. A report prevailed at Paris that a second insurrection had broken out, and that M. Lesseps, the French consul, had been murdered. The French government, however, had received no intelligence to that effect: but it was known that conflicts had taken place between the soldiers and the inhabitants, and that in one of these an officet had been killed. OVERLAND MAIL FROM INDIA. BOMBAY, JAN. 2. At the date of our latest account3 (18th December), fiom the camps of the army returning from Afghanistan, the first brigade, under Sir R. Sale,a id General Pollock, with the 2nd brigade, and all the Cavalry and Artillery, had crossed the Sutledje, and made their entrance into Fe. rozepore. The remainder of General Pollock's force was expected on the 191h; and the Candahar troops on the fol- lowing day. The whole were to have moved a day sub- sequently but heavy rains threatening, it was feared the river might rise, and the pontoon bridge be carried away. The honour of priority of entry was given to the illus trious garrison," as a reward for their defence of Jellala- bad. At one end of the bridge over the Sutledje, a pavi- lion had been erected, whete Lord Ellenborough, stationed himself, with his secretaries, while the troops passed. He politely raised his hat and bowed low to Lady Sale and some other ladies on elephants, who led the column. On General Sale crossing, the Commander-in-Chief rode up and shook him warmly by the hand, which pleased him much," The "Army of Reserve"was drawn up in a line to receive the returning force, whose appearance is thus de- scribed :— This morning, Major-General Sale, with the garrison of Jellelabad, marched in, with the honours directed by the Governor-General in April last. The whole army was drawn up in one line, stretching from the left of the Artil- lery Camp towards the river, according to precedence of arms The Governor-General and the Com- mander-in-Chief, attended by the staff, army and personal, proceeded to the bridge, where they met Major-General Sale, and thence returned with him; General Sale, and the colours of the 13th and 36th. were saluted. as they respectively passed regiments, and on the former coming in front of the Foot Artillery, a salute of nineteen guns was fired. The Europeans marched steadily and gravely, but the natives gave unequivocal signs of joy at their return to Hindostan; the occasional shout, and the good will with which they closed their open files to front, were sufficiently indications of this. The Jellelabad me da! glittered proudly on the breast of each member of the garrison, while the unique attire of the sappers and the mountain train, and the diminutive guns and long-eared cattle of the latter, were new and pleasing to many of the spectators. The brigade passed head-quarters, and en. camped in front of the Governor-Genera! MARCH FROM PESHAWUR TO FEROZEPORE. The match through the Punjaub was effected without difficulty oi obstruction, but so hurriedly, that it resembled a retreat rather than a retirement from a conquered poun- tiy. Sickness prevailed to a fearful extent among the OItO of Colonel Wilde's brigade during their progress; the disease, which was dysentery, carried off numbers daily, and disabled the majority of the force. When they lelt the encampment at Peshatfcur 400 were in hospital seven days afterwards the hMber had increased to one thousand Nor did the othejS-Tnigades escape; the 2nd sometimes averaged 100 sick men per regiment, and in the 4th, small-pox was very prevalent. On one occasion Colonel Wilde applied 10 General Pollock for permission 10 proceed, be e.1!iY marches, to Ferozepore, the celerity with which they travelleJ being detrimental to the health of the men, and was informed, in reply, that he might use his own discretion, but that ihe march must be completed by the 26th December. Hackeries, however, were after- wards procured for the sick, and the Brigadier conceived delay unnecessary. The following officers have died during the progress of the troops:— Lieutenants Sayers, Pender, and Tritton, of her Majesty's 31st Foot. Lieutenant Frere, of her Majesty's 14th Light Infantry. (Japiain White, of the 3rd Dragoons. Captain Hoppe. of the 16th Native Infantry. Captain Webster, of the 43rd Native Infantry. Lieutenant Terry (from the effects of a wound received in the Khybur Pass ) The rivers of the Punjaub were crossed without trouble __thiee of them provided with pontoon bridges. The Seikhs appear to have behaved in a civil and otJerly nanner, and to have brought in provisions for the force, which they disposed of at reasonable ratesi General Pollock at first intended to have performed the whole of the march without halting; but before he had performed half the distance, discovered that a day's occa- sional rest was absolutely necessary to preserve the health of the men and recruit the strength of the fatigued cattle, His arrival at Ferozepore, therelote, took place a few days later than was at first expected. On the lat'er part of the march he wasass-sted by elephants and camels, sent to him from Ferozepore for that purpose. Differences were many and frequent between theofficers of the force and it excited general regret that those who had fought so well together should disagree while return- j ing from the scene of their exploits. The old jealousy j between Generals Pollock and Nott appears to have reo vtved as General Nott tendered his resignation of the com- mand of his dIvision, which, however, the Commander-in- chief refused to accept. A quarrel also took place between Brigadier Wild and Colonel Moselpy, and the latter gen- ttemanwas for some time under arrest. The matter, how- ever, was eventually settled ky General M-Caske)). Now that our gallant troops have completed their ar- duous task, and returned to the British provinces, it is to be hoped these differences will cease, and that all will receive the honouis and the rewards they so well deserve, with feelings unembittered by resentment towards their fellow-soldiers and competitors in the race for fame. The absurd idea of erecting a tiiumphal arch for the passage of the army of Affghanistan, has been abandoned, and Lord Ellenborough has determined on providing for the Sepoys, the more substantial gratification of £2,000 worth of "sweet meats." And let us hope, for the credit of our sober-minded nation, that if any other piece of folly-and several have been mentioned-has enlolalled his lordship's attention, he will think twice on the matter ere he carries it into effect. CABOOL. The Calcutta Englishman publishes the followrngeJttracl from a letter dated November 18, direct from Cabool, torn which it would appear that Akhbar Khan, instead ot aV'hK as former'y stated, to Candahar, is in the ne'^ °ur^0°d of Bamian, where troops are being collected "f a| h'm 'n regaining possession of Cabool. The party o l ie Sirdar will, no doubt, receive Dost Mahomed with open arms, and use their endeavours to restore him to the throne he formerly occupied. r ii CHINA. nte igence from Kong Kong to the 5th of November, and Irom. Chusan to the 29th of October, has reached Bombay since the departure of the last overland mail. Ihe news is not of much moment. The Chusan letters inform us of ihe arrival from Woosung of the last division of the iang-tzii.K.eani; fleet. The vessels sailed on the i 12th o October, under convoy of her Majesty's ship Blonde, and reached their destination on the 17»b. Her Majesty s plenipotentiary. Sir W. Parker, and Sir Hugh trough, arrived °ii ,tle 1911^ 20th, and 21st respectively. I Sickness prevails to a great extent among the men in the army and navy, and several cases of cholera have occurred al Chusan, two of which terminated faiai.y. The secon msta rnent of the twenty.one thousand dol lars is 1 e.y, it is sai t0 ta. )n (j|e fjpnr,g but noiwiths and.ng the probability ,hal fVsts 0f a settlement of our claims, barracks are about lo be con slructe or >e r ops at Chusan, for which purpose ap- plication has been made to the Chinese for buiia.ng mate- rials and workmen. 6 The practice of kidnapping continues, notwithstanding the conclusion ol the war, and two officers of her Ma- jesty's 98th regiment have had a narrow escape from falling victims to it. The shipwrecked crews of the Ann and Nerbudda hav, not yet been delivered up, but her Majesty's brig Serpen to ferrtlosa to demand From Hong Kong we hear cf the arrival of H.M. ships Blonde, Modeste, and Columbine, with treasure, and also of the Belleisle and Jupiter, together with about twenty transports. The plenipotentiary was expected in Decem- ber, and it was said Sir H. Gout;)) wouid soon proceed to Calcutta in the Marion, and thence sail to England, touch- ing at Madras on his way. Of the intended departure of the admiral nothing was known. Captain Balfour, of the Madras Artillery, has been ap- pointed consul-general in China, and is to uke up his residence in Shangha. The selection f this officer for I the responsible situation in question, has given general satisfaction. Major-General Lord Saltoun is in command c?Jthe force I at Hong Kong,|and Major-Gensral Schoedde of that at Chusan. The following is a statement of the troops to be left at CHUSARJJI Annoy, and Hong-Kong:— At Chusari.—Head-quarters of H.M. 55th regiment, left wing 18th Royal Irish, 2d Madras, N.I., 1st company Madras artillery, 50 sappers and miners. At Amoy.—A wing of H.M. 5.3th or 18th. a wing 41st Madras N.I., a quarter of a company of European artillery. In the Delhi Gazette of the 21st of December, will be found an account of the murder of the envoy, which is not only more circumstantial in its detail than hitherto published, but affords a good deal of information which is wholly new to us. If true, it is conclusive, as to the in- tended treachery of Sir W. M'Naghten that officer being as clearly proved guilty of plotting against one of the chiefs with whom he was negotiating, as Akhbar Khan is known to be of imbruing his hands in the Envoy's blood. You will observe it stated that had not Captain Lawrence —the commander of the escort-left his men to be present at'the conference, the Sepoys probably would have main- tained their ground, and succeeded in rescuing the whole party The eruptions of Etna have diminished, and the period ¡ of their termination seems fast approaching. The fo- I reigners assembled about Catania are beginning to disperse.
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I MISCELLANY. — WOMAN.—Woman was made of a rib out of the side of Adam not made out of his head to top him-not out of his feet to be trampled upon by him—but out of his side, to be equal with him-under his arm to be protected—-and near hIs heart to be beloved.—Matthew Henrif. WOMAN'S LOVE.—Women generally 10,e less for youth, beauty, or fortune, than for fame, especially the higher minded portion of the sex and this proves the purity of their affections —for what, after all, cm be the object of true love but mind— the high and noble mind—which attests itself by the loud voice of fame, and the reluctant evidence of envious mankind? A noble, spirited woman, in the prime of youth and morning of beauty, whom will she choose T on whom bestow her affections 1 Not on the gay youth of her own age. priding himself, like another lady, on his smooth face and flexible form. She will turn away from the fair brow without a laurel, and the delicate hands which reaped no harvest from the field of honour, and place her heart in the custody of him whose vigour and energy of thought have given him a place amongst the great of this world. Opinion and belief are influenced by affection as well as by propensity. The noted story of a fine lady and a curate view- ing the moon through a telescope, is a pleasant illustration.— I perceive," says the lady, two shadows inclining to each other. They are certainly two happy lovers." Not at all," replies the curate. They are two steeples of a cathedral. Kamei's Elements of Criticism. IRISH HEIRS.—Irish heirs too often find themselves in the position of that one once described to an enquiring traveller by his Hibernian guide, who said that Mr. So-and-so "was heir to £ 5000 a-year—that was spent l-'—L. s. d„ A'«. 1. Dr. tranklin says—What maintains one vice, will bring up two children. The A em York Herald says, that the Fermington Canal Com- pmy, IN Connecticut, have this year made their first dividend. I hey mowed the tow path, and divided the hay BLUNDERS OF THE PRESS—I\Ir. Wilson, the Scottish min- strel, who is very particular in correcting the bills of his enter- tainments, was not a little annoyed lately, in the country, when he saw the song of Behind yon hills where Lugan flows," to find it thus announced Behind yon hills, where sugar grows When the vaudeville of the Welsh Girl" was played at Liverpool, the bills announced that the music was by Mr. John Pairy, the celebrated Welsh "methodtst," in- stead of "melodisl How ro MAKE MONEY.—Let the business of every body else alone, and attend to your own. Don't buy what yon don't want. Use every hour to advantage, and atudy to make even leisure hours useful. Think twice before you throw away a dollar, remember you will have to make another for it. Find re- creation in looking after your business, and so your business will not be neglected in looking after recreation. Buy low, sell fair, and take care of the profits' Look over your books regularly, and if you find an error of a cent, trace it out.-— Should a stroke of misforlune come upon you in trade, retrench work harder, but" never fly the track." Confront difficulties with unflinching perseverance, and they will disappear at last. Mehemet Ali was born in 1769, at a small village fleiflr S&Umika—I believe Casia. His father was what is termed a vender of stnoke.'—A person of the lowest consideration in a Turkish city, a man who endeavours to pick up a miserable subsistence by hawking about tobacco to those who are so poor (and in the east they must be poor indeed) that cannot afford to have a pipe of their own. It is the custom of these dispensers of the soothing weed to parade the streets, calling out 'who wants a smoke!' carrying with them a bundle of tubes, and a leathern bag fell of the needful. Being hailed by some miserable loiterer, they furnish him with a pipe of tobacco for the small sum of one parah, and, unless he he an acquaintance, probably stands goasipping at his elbow uutil the pipe is done j such are the vendors of smoke, and such was the sire of Mehemet Ali AN EMPEROR'S ODE ON THE METHOD or MAKINO TE4.- The Emperor Kien Long, who died in 1799. wrote an ode on the mode of preparing tea. We give a translation of it, to show the mode of making it, though it will give but a poor idea of the merit of the inspired author, whose other produc- tions are far from contemptible :—" Place over a gentle fire A well-seasoned and long-used vessel, (jlJed with the pure walet of the crystal fountain boil it until the steam emits a cloud, and then pour it upon the choicest tea in a pot of the finest porcelain. When the thick cloud rising from it becomes a thin mist floating on its surface, pour it iato the cup, and drink it oft. The delicious state of quietude produced by such a beve- rage is only to be Ht-it cannot be described." A "LirrLE" COURT NEWS.—We hear that a mite of a fellow," named Grubb, son of a shoemaker in the Ram-yard, has just got a betth at Court, but what is the precise nature of it does not clearly appear. The boy is a curiosity, the beau ideal of a tiger," being twelve years old, and under three feet high. He was in the service of the Hon. Alberic Willough- bv, of Trinity College, ::od when that gentleman left Cam bridge, his tiger accompanied htm. Rumour has it that Mr. Willoughby'A sister, who is one of the maids of honour to the Queen, saw the boy, and had him sent to Windsor Castle and, further, that the Queen was so amused by his diminutive boots, that she forthwith appointed him "tiger," or something of that sort, to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. If all this be true, Master Grubb has grubbed up a prize in the lottery of life.—Cambridge Chronicle. Wealth breeds cares." saith the old proverh j and it is a fact that during the recent great fire at Liverpool, where scores of terrified people were hastily carrying away their furnfute for safety, one poor WOMAN calmly stepped out of one of the houses in danger, and in a satisfied tone of voice, exclaimed, Well, thank God I've nothing to remove Zeno, the philosopher, believed in an inevitable destiny.— His servant availed himself of this doctrine one day, wnile being beaten for a theft, by exclaiming — Was 1 not des- tined to robl" Yes," replied Zeno, and to he corrected also! FACTS.— Facts are the landmarks to the understanding he who is without them resembles a mariner who sails aiong the treacherous coast without either rudder or compass.—Lord Bacon. Rents collected," as the darning,needle said to the poet's panifllooris. There is a man in St. Andrews who is so great a liar that he even lie, when he's asleep. "What so timid," asks the Rev. Sydney Smith, "as the hare ?" The clergyman in the presence of his bishop." A ditch is defined to be "a place in which those who have taken 100 much wille, are apt to lake a little water." The Northern Whig (Belfast paper) announces a steain- impelled machine for milking cows, the invention of a gentle- man at Lisburn. I-Lulu GROOVING ON THE TONGUE.—Dr. Forbes mentions a singular case of a medical student, who after complaining for some time 01 dyspepsia and a stichu sensation in the mouth, discovered that hairs of considerable length grew from his tongue. They were detached in vomiting, but they grew again, and when Dr. botbes saw him thev were an inch long.
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r; 1.' 4 A- l: -t. .f LONDON MARKETS. 0- GORN £ XCHANQ2> MARR.LANE, MOIIDAY. Fn. 6, 1943. The supply of English wheat this morning being ahorter th for some time past, and the condition somewhat improv factors have been able to realise an advance of Is. per qr. pood dry samples there has been a moderate sale for ie* fine qualities of foreign, which in some instances have brouf rather more money-Barley with difficulty snp\>ortR last nee .aies.—BMn and pens are unaltered in value.—In additi 'I' to the quantity of oats reported, a few other vessel got in t morning from Lincolnshire and Yorkshiie, and one en two tn Ireland; this article has met only a limited sale, a" hold generally demand higher prices, and our dealers and coot I tiiers hold off purchasing inexpectation of further arrivals.. Current Prices of Grain rer Imperial Quarter. s s I J s s J Wheat English .46 to 58 Old Beans. 32 to llye 30 ta 32 Tick Beaas 30 to Barley 24 to 33 Oats (Potatoe) 23 lo Malt.54 to 60 Ditto (Feed).».20 to White Pease (Boilers) 32 to 38 Flour »<r- .33to White Pease (Boilers) 32 to 38 I Flour .33 to Grey Pease 31 to 33 Official Corn Averages and Duty, Jan. 28. Wht. | Barl. I Oats. I Rye .1 Beansl Fe Aggregate average s. d.| s. d.l s. d. s. d. s. d.| s. of 6 weeks. 47 11 26 9, 17 l) 29 4 28 0, 30 qr. qr. qr. I qr. qr. qf« Duly onFor.Com 20 0 10 0 8 0 11 6 11 6' JO bl. bl. 1 hi. bl. bl. bl. |0 0. 0 Oi 0 0/0 0 0 SMITHFIELD MARKET—FEB. 6. The beef trade was comparatively steady, and tbe pri< advanced upon those noted on this day se'nnight aboul 2d. P 81bs.; the very primest Scots producing, without difficult 4s. 4d. per 81bs. The number of sheep was by no means Iar( and there was evidently a better feeling manifested by butchers to purchase hence we have to notice a rise of 2 per 81bs. upon the quotations of last week, and a good cles SMITH FIELD MARKET—FEB. 6. The beef trade was comparatively steady, and tbe pri< advanced upon those noted on this day se'nnight aboul 2d. P 81bs.; the very primest Scots producing, without difficult 4s. 4d. per 81bs. The number of sheep was by no means Iar( and there was evidently a better feeling manifested by butchers to purchase hence we have to notice a rise of 2 per 81bs. upon the quotations of last week, and a good cles ance was effected by the salesmen. The epidemic was a apparent, but not to any serious extent. We had a few larn and shorn sheep offering, but they commanded little fn calves very little business was passing, at rather loxver en reucies. Prime small porkers were quite as dear; uullar hogs were a mere drug.-No importations of live stock ha taken place from abroad, either in London or at the outpo' during the past week. Per st. ef. BIbs., sinking the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s- Beef 3 0 to 4 4 I Lamb. 0 Mutton 3 0 to 4 4 | Veal 4 0 to 5 Pork, 3s. 8d. to 4s. 8d. HOP INTELLIGENCE. The market for hops is very firmly supported at the "uot tions of last week, and the holders evince no make sales at a turn in favour of the buyers. Tbe supP'^ all sorts may be considered bare. WOOL MARKET, FEB. 6. Per lb. s. d. s. d* Down Tegs. 0 11 tol 0 Half-bred Hogs 10 1 1 Ewes and Wethers. 010 0 lot Blanket Wool 0 5 0 7t Flannel ditto 0 86. Om WAKEFIELD.—We have had scarcely any transactions in ■" description of either combing or clothing wools this week » believe on the one hand there is less consumed. Man»j* turers are still further reducing their bands, and working time and on the other the supply of wool in the particularly coinbinc, is so scanty, that notwithstanding 1 languid demand, prices were firmly sustained
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FROM ANACREON. TnEif say, fair Niobe of yore Became a rock on Phrygia's shore And Pandion's hapless daughter fiies, 'I In form a swallow, through the skies. -Had I the power to change, like they. Heaven knows I'd change without delay. I envy all that marks the place I Which Rosabella deigns to grace The shawl that keeps her shoulders warm, The stream, that bathes her angel form, The gems, that on her bosom blaze, The mirror, where she's wont to gaze, The perfumes, on her hair she sheds, The very dust on which she treads,
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SONNET, ANGELO In COSTAXXO. "Qualor t'ett che si veloce arrira." i the cold touch of withering Time comes on, To shake the frame and dull the cheek's pure dye, sw ie^°n' arme.^ with thoughts sublimely high, wt 8 vanquished senses from their throne— oeo strength, the nurse of vain desire, is gone, A !5Vlry love's fading fire must die, And those who dearly loved must deeply sigh O'er erring hopes and years untimely flown. Then all amidst this stormy sea must strain To gain the welcome port, ere evening close. And heaven grow darker in the coming night. My Jove alone must even in death remaiu— The flame divine that in my spirit glows, Is one where reason may with sense unite.
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lo the Editor of the Monmouthshire Met iin. SIR,-A word or two W through the medium of your well-con- ducted and interesting p6per, in reference to the proposed railway from Newport to Nantyglo. It appears that your enterprising neighbours the Anti-Canal ICGgu-tbe brave band of country-coal geDtry" from whom o II scoeme emanated, and for whose convenience and ^ayaotage it is designed-have determined (thinking, no doubt, H would be as well to get hanged for a sheep as a lamb") Upon having a Double Line," for which they seek only the trifling consideration of £280,000! Of that pietty Utile sum they themselves, who. by the bye, have in prospect a saving of something like three halfpence per ton per mile on 300.000 loth of coal annually, besides a dividend of (">) 10 n*r likely.it is reported, to provide at their own ri*k S £ 10,000, giving the public (good-natured souls ih k!™ r, « Mbacribiog the small remainder of £ 270 Q<v> t theb€nefit of But Mr. Crawsbay Bailey has »• i u j 50 shares, aod has, moreover ° g consen,ed ,0 ,ak« mention of hi. name ( no 8'Ve° us permission to make I it is true) in Conner-' P*,ng u«, on the committee, Indeed! Then we :?B W t,,is undertaking, once, by reco-r' ttHfi "fe,J d'8Pose of that little matter at demoostr- r,„ „r'Lg 'f nBthened catalogue of events MunH-a.- ,r* bailey s »hrewdness as a reasoner, and -aws as a calculator. Does he not, think yon, reason ""TVo n,UeJ somewh»l af,« »his fashion If these Jolly Colliers succeed in their object—and who can say What impression a dashing prospectus, issuing from the pen of I the talented and honourable member for Newport may make I upon the Brave Boys" of Bristol, Bath, and Worcester who. for ought I know, may have a little loose cash still-it will certainly be a comfortable sort of thing for me. It is co busi- ness of mine to offer an opinion as to the probable fate of the shareholders, nor will I commit myself by taking a prominent or active part in the affairs but if I am to have a slap up" railway brought to the furnace yard, a handsome sum paid down for the spot which will be required for the terminus, and, in ail probability, a good amount for rails, I cannot do less than agree to cast a trifle into the pot-say 60 shares, which at 4 per cent would amount to just £ 100. a year-then I shall have a delightful conveyance for myself and friends to Newport." And In .kV :• ei*cl|y i,he c#nil Co- mu»l h>ve' will • they» ,,lher than suffer my iron to go by rail, re uc^ their tonnage to a halfpenny per mile, by which I anan ,av« from £10 to £1.200 a year." Catch Mr. C. Bailey i ID. the wrong box" if you can Now to the prospects of the shareholders. Nearly three. fourths of the estimated revenue is to be derived from the traffic in coal and iron, and the railway to be. therefore, almost eii- tirely dependent upon, and at the tender mercy of about a dozeu coal proprietors, and three or four iron masters, (some of the latter, it is greatly to be feared, will have smoked their pipes out before the railway, if set about to-morrow, would be 1 in a eooditioo to receive their favours), inasmuch as they will j blYc 'the rival conveyance 10 By to at pleasure. Ilut it may be said, they will take care, although they do Hot court the honour of being principal proprittors as well as principal traders, to give their darling railway their support, and submit to such rates of tonnage, as will ensure a dividend of 10 per cent. Here the vulgar saying, Don't you wish you way get it" would not come amiss. But the questions for serious consideration are these Is it probable that the undertaking will be completed for less than £450,000, and that the cost of working the line, &c. &c. &c. would fall short of f500 per week ? Is it probable that the traffic in coal would amount to 300,000 tons per annum, and that the proposed rates of lon- nage would cover the cost out of pocket," to say nothing of interest an capital ? Is it probable that the merchandise and passenger traffic would realize £200 per week. Men of considerable espeiience in such matters have already ventured to say, Ceitainly not;" if you wish to get at some- thing like the probable result of the undertaking, double the estimated cost of constructing the line do likewise by the estimated weekly expenditure in working, &c.; lake the re- "eDue at half the estimated amount, aud then see how matters ttnnd. Let Bi, however, take a more favourable vievo of the subject and try it thus Interest on £ 450,000 £ 22,500 Coat of working at £ 500 per week 26,000 0" .c.. J48,500 Tonnage on, My 200,000 tons coal £ 15,000 Ditto on iron 6,000 t Merebandise and paasengen 10,000 £ 31,000 It opould be CTuei Iii "strike the balaree," and I thall, therefore, quit the subject for the present, after assuring you that I have not the bonout of being one of the Monmouthshire Canal Company, but in truth one of those who have a great; abhorrence of the joint stock bubbles by which so many fa- mi lies have been reduced to poverty and wretchedness. j I remain, Sir, Your obedient servant, February Ind, 1&43. J, ,f. C.
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The respectable solicitor, Mr. David Williams, of Newport, is we ■mdurstand, law agent for the Eton College property, in these parts nd we feel assured when the above startling statement meets that gentleman's eye, be will resolve on such measures of redresi as the ubhc will reasonably look for through him.
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SONG OF THE H E N E n r c T. SUGGESTED BY HEARING A ruinous STORM BLOWING VROM THE MOUNTAINS, WHILE SITTING BY THE YIRE-SIDE. THE summer flowers mav wither. Anti the winter snows inay fall, And the stem. rJisrobiug hand of time May touch and darken all; But grant rne, Heaven, the quiet fire-side, Enlivcnetl hy my wife, And I care not what transpires without, In the wilderness of strife. For there is but little wisdom In tbe pining after change Man never vet found true delight In the wide world's constant range He always, when his wanderings ceased, Came back with grief o'ercast, And made the dear domestic hearth His resting-place at last. Search where you will for pleasure. Roam all the earth around— Pursue the vision, Happiness Where'er its gleams be found But I know from sad experience, That the search will only prove, —The young heart will not lose its griefs, 'Ti1J merged in wedded love. Then let the frosts of wiuter Destroy the summer's flowers; Let tempests howl in furious might, Throughout the evening's hours Let hollow friends betray their trust, And false coquettes smile on, Till the one has not a dupe to cheat, And the other's wiles are flown; From the storm !')) gather morals, From the world t')f lessons learn, That shall teach me from the worldling's path With better thoughts to turn And while the latter still cheats on, 1 will its snare" deride, And from the former snugly rest 1'1 that nook-my own firc-side! Aye summer flowers way wilbe. And the winter snows may fa And the stern, disrobing.hano 0llime May touch and darken all: