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GREAT ADVANTAGE TO PEBSONS FURNISHING. if IN consequence of the duty having been taken off timber, combined with the distressed state of tr.de THE PROPRIETOR OF THE Isaow EAT WESTERN FURNITURE & BED MANUFACTORY abler! to offer goodsofthe best quality, manufactured ou the premises, from well-.seasoned materials, and by ''xperkneed S POI A IC J workmen, at one halt the prices usuallv charged. rale, instead of -S °0t,^nunia. public of the benefit derived by purchasi. Home-made Furniture, at run a i„Ke, All ordpr ° sent 'rom Bnstol, which are geneially got up tot Brokers and Audi HIS. of LookiDL'-irh.^t execu*ed', on th? shorft^ notice, and yoods forwarded with the greatest care. An extensive assortment Twelve Yard* fnr 7 ) D!rbUa] lmv. PncesJ a large stock ot i'a^er-hariging, of various patterns, commencing at a piece ol 0, 1 arcts tor <d., good at Is., and very handsome at 2s. EstablisShmem, m?h^?reTtS'^wporf S Great WeStern House,lold furniture Manufactory, adjoining the Clothing and Outfitting NOTICE. HIGH-STREET, NEWPORT. THOMAS AND LEWIS, RESPECTFULLY thank their Friends and the Public generally, for the long-continued Support which they have been R favoured with, in THE GENERAL GROCERY AND PROVISION TRADE And as they are now about RETIRING from the Business, beg leave to inform their Friends antf ill thoirT-.j' (while they sincerely thank them for past custom), that the Business is Disposed of -t> connexions, MR. JOHN DAVIES, OF CASTLETOWN. For whom they earnestly solicit a continuance of the patronage they have so many years enjoyed. A TO HEADS OF FAMILIES*«„-d Ac l'OBUvTf Newport, «, Vidua, w inform the Public, by means of a lundbill, of my intention »l n,™Vn"vi» »1,"1 compeinion- .0 adopt Iti,; "nJemable that =,1 Ij'tZw. ISprofitj? PleSe°' CUS'°"'ers ot lhe Establishment, »hose interests 1 will combine with my own, by a strict aVeremeto THE STOCK OF TEAS, BOUGHT IN BOND, Thus a Profit is Saved to the Retail Purchaser winch would otherwise be secured by the London Merchant COFFEES ROASTED ON THE PREMISES, OX AN IMPROVED PRINCIPLE, irength by stalen«s.reSerVe<1' Which W°Uld °lhemise be iftjuted '"y thc avoidable :ibus° received in carriage, and'the loss of It shall Oe my constant endeavour, by the strictest attention, to watch the chamresin ttip Mir-Votc f„, making Beneticial Purchases. And as this is the OLDEST GR')CKR.Y HOUSE IN THE TOWN I hoop In 'h Y vefa»ce, ,t will have a large share of Business. I am, the Public's most olidient Servant? JOHN DAVIES. OBSERVE.-No. Z8, HIGH-STREET, Near Lower Market-street, JOHN DAVIES, LATE THOMAS & LEWIS. STSWP03EIT COMMERCIAL ROOK. A VACANCY. THE COMMITTEE intend to OPEN this INSTITUTION J t THE COMMITTEE intend to OPEN this INSTITUTION J on WEDNESDAY NEXT, March the 1st and will meet at the Room, on TUESDAY, the 28th instant, at Four | o'clock, p.m., for the purpose of APPOINTING an ATTEN- DANT, whose Salary will be .£30. per annum. Applications to be delivered to Mr. VVOOLLETT, the Hon. Secretary, before Two o'clock on the day of Meeting. Feb. 24, 1843. BASS AND CO.'sTlMTDIA PALE ALE. THE ABOVE CELERRATED ALE, AS WELL 35 J- BASS AND CO.'S BURTON ALE, MAY BE OBTAINED, IN PRIME CONDITION, AT SMITH'S PORTER ST n r BANE'S WELL ROAD, Nrv » Wheie is also kept, as usual, a large sup- ?RT > GUINNESS & CO's DUB' t^pnPTI. R EDINBRO' ALE, i OK ILK, WILTSHIRE BEER, OAKHILL BEER DEV0NSH1 Hr ^inFR IRISH8" ^E^'RV. iv- DRAUGHT PORTER, £ .«H AND BRISTOL BEER, -lAVANNAH CIGARS, &c., &c. NOTICE. JOHN MZZIXIBBI'S ASSIGNMENT. ALL Persons Indebted to the Estate of John Miller, of Cotham Nursery, and Clare-street, Bristol, Nurseryman, beedsman, and Florist, are requested by the Trustees, foitii- pnTPP J amount 0^ their respective Debts to Mr. H. R. » ,or' St* Stephen-street; or to Mr. CHARLES r»KO AD, Accountant, Small-street, Exchange. Bristol, 22nd Feb., 1843. USK TRUST, AND CHEPSTOW AND ABERGAVENNY TRUS r SHI RENEW TON BRANCH, THE GENERAL ANNUAL MEETING of the Trustees for both these Trusts, will be held at the TOWN-HALL in Usk, on WEDNESDAY, the 23nd day of March next, at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon, as to Usk, and at Twelve at Noon for Shirenewton Branch. I Dated the 22nd day of February, 1843. 1 J. SHEPARD, Cler* MONMOUTHSHIRE SPRING ASSI SATURDAY, April lsr. 1843. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT the ASSIZES for the County of Monmouth'are op- pointed to be noiden at Monmouth, before the Ri°-ht IIo- nourable THOMAS EB^KINE, one of the Justices" of our Lady the Queen of th* Court of Common Pleas at Westminster and Sir WILL'AM WIGHTMAN. Knight, one of the Justicesi ot o-jr said Lady the Queen, assigned to hold pleas before tb^ Queen herself, on SATURDAY, the First day of April iiext, of which all Justices of the Peace, Mayors Co;-o- ners, Escheators, Stewards. Chief Constables, and Bailiffs. 01 Hundreds and Liberties, within the said county, and also al Jurors, Persons bound by Recognizance, Witnesses, and otl\"r- having business to transact thereat, are required to ta' p not>c- The names of the Jurors will be called over at the tiitt.nl of the Court for business, on MONDAY, the <frl r t next, at Nine o'clock in the Forenoon y 0 APri'. 5IR P1<;BY ■ACKWO/rffgfc. ° "trairr Tf 8 s 1S HEREBY GIVEN, X usual peri'-d °( ^ss'zes interfering with the SESSIONS T!„ folding the ensuing EASTER QUARTER Usk, on .vIONni va?lStI?les wiJ1 meet at the TowN HALL, in only r0t OD(,n: o e 4ay of April next, for the purpose turned T^rDcnUv which will then be immediately ad- 01S wh,n^LRSD,AY' ,he 6,h day of APrl'. Twelve A» Hnir the usual county business will be gone into. Anril »hl r tJNlnS °^clock on FRIDAY Morning, the 7th of X w Ud^d fett7 Jurors win be called over, and the and as ™ i?^SS Sesswns will proceed in the usual order, n ? J!LI blpointed out in 'uture advertisements. Dated this Twenty-first of February, 1843. A. WADDINGTON, Deputy Clerk of the Peace. PONTYPOOX. UNION. TH? GUARDIANS of this UNION having effected a .f" Division thereof, for the purpose of MEDICAL "ill proceed, on the 9th day of March next, to the ho^T 0rf^IE,>tCAL OFFICERS for Twelve Months, from the 25th of l^,arch next, for the following Divisions :— PONTYPOOL, comprising the parishes of Trevethin and Llanhilleth PANTEAGUE, comprising the parishes of Panteague Llanthewy Vach i" Mamhilad Llandegveth Llanvrechva Upper Glascoed, and the Llanvrechva Lower Union Workhouse Llanvihangel Pontymoile USK, comprising the parishes of Gwehellog Llangibby Kemeys Commander Llanthowell Llanbaddock Monkswood Uantnssent Trostrey Llangeview Usk and Goitrey Gwernesney The Salary for each Division will be X45. per annum, with the remuneration in Surgical and Midwifery cases, according to the order of the Poor Law Commissioners, dated the 12th day of March, 1842, for particulars of which apply to Mr. E. B. EDWARDS. The Medical Officers for the Pontypool and Panteague Di- visions, mustireside at Pontypool, and the Medical Officer for the Usk District, to reside at Usk. The Medical Officers will be required to attend all paupers falling ill, or requiring surgical aid within their districts, whether such paupers may belong to any parish in the Union 'lu I or not; to supply all medicines and appliances whatsoever; to make a weekly return to the Board of Guardians", to attend the Board when required and will be subject to all rules, ordeis, and regulations issued by the Poor Law Commissioners, and must possess one of the four following qualifications :— 1. A Deploma from the Royal College of Surgeons, in Lon- done together with a degree in Medicine, from an University in Eligland, legally authorised to grant such degree, or together with a deploma or license of the Royal College of Physicians, of London. 2. A Deploma from the Royal College of Surgeons, in LUll- don, together with a certificate to practice as an Apothecary, from the Society of Apothecaries, of London. 3. A Deploma from the Royal College of Surgeons, in Lon- don, such person having been in actual practice as an Apu. thecary, on the 1st day of August, 1815. r 4. A Warrant or Commission as Surgeon, or Assistant-Sur- geon, in her Majesty's navy or as Surgeon, or Assistant-Sur- geon, or Apothecary in her Majesty's army or as Surgeon, or Assistant-Surgeon, in the service of the Honourable East India Company, dated previous to the 1st day of August, 1826. Application, accompanied with the proper qualifications, are to be delivered, free of postage, at the Office of Mr. E. B. EDWARDS, on or before the 8th day of March next. By order of the Board, EDMD. B. EDWARDS, Clerk. I Pontypool, Feb. 17th, 1843. TIIR BRISTOL AND NEWPORT iKlKKI^- STEAM PACKETS, G-XIAMOXLG-AN ARE INTENDED TO Pl.Y DAILY DURING THE ENSUING WEEK AS FOLLOWS:— From Brittel to Newport. I Fronc Newport to Bristol. February. | February. 27, Monday—6mom | 27, Monday—1§ after 28, Tuesday—6J mora | 28, Tuesday—1\ after Pases After-Cabin, 4s, Fore-Cabin, 2s; Children under 14 years of age, Half-price. Dogs, Is each. Four-wheeJ Carriage 20s. Two-wheel ditto, 10s Horses. 5s each Two-wheel Carriage or Light Phaeton, drawn by one Horse, with one Passenger, 15s; Horse and Rider, After-Cabin, 7s ditto, Fore-Cabin, 6s.—Newport to or from Pillgwenlly, Is Dogs, 18. each. TO and FRO same day with the same Packet (provided a To and Fro Ticket be taken) After-Cabin, 6s Fore-Cabin, 3s. The Proprietors of the above i'ackets give NOTICE, that they will not be accountable for any Passenger's Ltiggage, nor will they be answerable for any Goods Package, or Par- cel, (if Lost or Damaged,) unless Booked at either of their Offices, in Bristol or Newport; and if above the value cf40s. entered at its value, and carriage paid at the time of hooking. Pontypool and tbergavenny.—Coaches daily between these places and Newport. Tredegar Iron Works, through Abercame, Newbridge, ami Bed welty, and a branch from Newbridge to Nantijgto.- A Coach daily between these places and Newport; arriving at Newpot about ten o'clock morning, and starting atone o'clock afternoon Apply at the Bristol General Steam Navigation Company s Office, Quay, Bristol; or to JOHN JONES, Agent. Steam Packet Offices, Rownham Wharf, Hotwells, and Rodney Wharf, Newport, TO PARENTS AND <*UA3l2>^Ngt~ WANTED IMMEDIATELY, a v an APPREN TICE to a CP n respectable Youth as Apply to J. YARNOLD, iV' ",MrJS,T ^,d DRUGGIS1' —— .edical Hall, Chepstow. TO BAKT- '—— xi.S, GROCERS, dec. A BUSINF^c^^ DISPOSED OF, in th<:V IiI the above hne, situate in Llanarth-street, dlately on-" ;,vvn of Newport, the premises are situate imme- laoro- ,oslte the new street leading to the Ship Dock the p ..ghfare is very great, being the principal way to the Dock, Y<«nal, and W harfs, there is no shop of the same description in the same or opposite streets,the bakehouse is situate behind the premises and is well adapted to the Bread and Biscuit trade, vv.nch may be carried on to a considerable extent. The Shop fixtures and Bakmg I tensils to be taken to coming-in about (30., but if more convenient the baking utensils with part of ilie shop fixtures will be disposed of. Address, if by letter post paid, to W, W., at the Office of tws paper. Newport. 21th Feb., 1843. NEWPORT. TO BE LET from Lady-day next. 4 IIOL SE and GARDEN, now in the oc- I ^'P^^on ot JAMES GRI.EX, Esq., Enginer, Commercial- load. A Stabie and Coach-house, if required, and Mr. Green's household turnituie may be taken at a valuation. Apply to Mr. JOSEPH LATCH. MARKET STREET, NFAV LJ0RT. TO BE LET, WITH IMMEDIATE POSSESSION, O HOUSES with SHOPS, situate in the J. most eligible part of Market-street. Rent moderate. ^Hculars aPP>y Messrs. P ROT HERO and 1QW GOOD, Solicitors. Newport. HIGH STREET, PILLGWENLLY. TO BE X.ST, WITH IMMEDIATE POSSESSION, HOUSE and SHOP in good repair, i. together with a Workshop and saw-pit adjoining, but W, h a separate entrance. Rent moderate. TOWrpa-Itlcql-ars. aPP'v t0 Messrs. P ROT HERO and „ -»OOD, Solicitors, Newport, and to view the premises, -fir. JOHN COI,E, PillE,wenfly. WANTED TO RENT FOR A TERM OF YEARS. A DWSILING- HOUSE, Fit for the reception of a small genteel family. 0 any person having a House of the above description, and 2- desirous of a good tenant, the present opportunity offers every advantage. A garden indispensable. Apply to Mr. MORGAN EVANS, Bookseller & Stationer, or to Mr. O'DW hR, at the Mmn\ Office, Newport. LEY MILL, ALYINGTON, GLOUCESi LRSlIIRE. TO :;8:f¡ zjEx, AND ENTERED UPON IMMEDIATELY, 4 LL that Extensive PAPER MILL, called V ROWLEY MILL, with the DWELLING-HOUSE, larg" Gardens, Stables, Out-buiMsnsjs, Drying-Houses, :11 Premises together with a Small CO TTAGE adjoining eieto and also ;111 that Fiece or Parcel of MEADOW foAND. adjoining thereto, containing 3A. 2R. and 271'. The Mill contains a Paper Engine roller plates and cover, a :I:¡ ir of case-hardened roliers (iu excellent condition, nearly rieiv) wheels and shafts, four iron screw presses and frames, ,vti boilers and vats, and all the other machinery necessary for t: e manufacture of Paper. The whole is worked by a good -ound overshot water-wheel, IB feet in diameter, and 4 feet in width. The drying lofts and out-buildings are very extensive. Tiiese Premises are situated on an inexhaustible stieam of water, "having a mill pond covering upwards of an acre of ground, with a fall capable of turning a much larger water- wheel than the present at a trifling expense. The whole of the machinery, which has lately been used in t' e manufacture of Millboards, is in excellent preservation. hare are a quantity of moulds, and everything complete for a tenant to commence business immediately. 1 lie market-town of Lydney is within three miles of the a'lOve premises, from whence vessels sail to all ports ot the kingdom.—A workman is resident on the premises, who will For particulars enquire of Messrs. ROBER1. JAMES, and THOMAS EVANS, Solicitors, Chepsiow. TO ATTORNSYS, <&-e. TO BE LET, WITH IMMEDIATE POSSESSIONt In a highly-respectable and pleasant p-art of Newport, A SUITE OF ROOMS, handsomely F urnished, comprising A a spacious Drawing-room. Parlour (or Office), Bed-room, with a Dressing-room attached.—A Stable may be had if 'L Applv'to EDWARD PRITCHARD, Auctioneer and House A'jent. Newport. TO TIMBER M EUCHANTS^cT^ TO n F. LET, WITH IMMEDIATE POSSESSION, A LL those exiensive TIMBER anil BONDED YARDS, Z u OFFICE, tbec., situate near the Canal, and opposite the Tredegar Wharf, Newport, lately in the occupation of the late Jones, Jones, Phillips, and Co., 1 imber and Slate Merchants. Application to be made to E. PRITCHARD, Auctioneer and House Agent, Commercial-street, Newport. T 0 W N OF NEWPOll T TO BE LET, A SMALL GENTEEL HOUSE, "1T7"ITH Garden tastefully laid out, a small Green-house, »T with other appurtenances, and a choice collection of Plants, Flowers, and Shrubs; may be taken at a valuation. AIso, the neat and modern HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, if required. RENT MODERATE. Apply to E. PRITCHARD, Auctioneer and House Agent, 22, Commercial-street, Newport. Feb. 24th, 1843. CHRISTCHURCH. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, ByE. P R I T C H J 11 I) On the Premises at COTT'S FARM, in the Parish of Christ" church, Monmouthshire, (about two miles from Newport,) On THURSDAY, March 2,1843, the whole of THE F ARISING STOCK, IMPLEMENTS, -1 N f) 11 0 U S E HOLD FUR N I T L'R E, Of Mr. John Morgan, who is leaving the Farm, COMPRISING two capital cows in calf and good season, C two yearling heifers, three strong and useful cart mares, cbesnut nag mare four years old, twenty healthy lambs, sow in fanow, two narrow.wheel waggons, broad-wheel cart, two nar- row ditto, three ploughs, drags, luuvows, lollers, three sets of harness, waggt n ropes, wheeihairow, three ladders, pikes, rakes, sacks, iS\c. a small quantity of wheat, ditto t.arley, two mows of well-ended hay to go off the premises. The HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE comprises mahogany and other tables, chairs, fenders, fire irons, glass, china. earthenware, tins, brasses, irons, saucepans, kettles, candle- sticks, &e., &c., tent and other bedsteads, feather and other (>eas, bed lmen, chest ot drawers, washstands, dressing table, diessing glasses, &c., &e.f together with the Dairy and Brewing l teDsils, which are in a very good state, but by far too nu- merous to insert in an advertisement. Sale to commence precisely ( wtthout fail) at Eleven o'clock. E. PRITCHARD 5 RESPECTFULLY informs the Public, that his Sale by I Auction of the.valuable and recently-purchased 'T 3iZNSN AND WOOLLEN DRAPERY, SILK MERCERY, Sfc., At the SCOTLAND HOUSE, Newport, will commence each ojtv precisely at One and Six o'clock, and continue until the w hole is disposed of. E. P. thinks it unnecessary to enter more fully into the nature and valueof the Sloe* as the crowded state of the Sale Room, ,md the repeater visits of the same parties fu\ly tcstify that it ix an unreserved sale, and the Stock of tirst-rate quality. GREAT TRELENNY FARM, Within 'Two Miles of the 'Town of CHEPSTOW, MONMOUTHSHIRE. '2-ih Sfitrj', .0 Cattle, 15 Horses, Farming Implemcnts, Cuter, Cheese, Bacon, Dairy and Brewing Utensils, A N I) HOUSSHOLD furniture, TO BE SOLD HY A UCTtON, By Mr. n. SCRIVEN, O i WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, the loth and 16't.h of Much. 181:3, 1\MIE Piopertv of the I tie Mi.(JAMES Pnosst-R, deceased -i the. particular* of winch will appear in Jlnndbills, and (itureadvertisernents. Kensington Cottage, near Usk, Feb. 23.
)FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. fu the north of France, as here, there had been a heavy fall 01 snow during the last week, which had rendered thp roads almost impassable. The coarierz from Havre and Calais had not arrived in Palis on Sunday, and the latest accounts Jro.u England were to the lGtli.' SWITZERLAND. An attempted revolution took place at Geneva on the thirteenth, but it was suppressed oil the following day, and the government were about to propose a general am' nesty; considerable discontent, however, prevailed among the Hadical Reformers. HOLLAND. According to the last accounts from the Hague, Count Nassau, the late King, continued in a dangerous state. ROME. Accounts from Rome of the «;tj, inst., state that the 1,Iber had overflowed Its banks, and laid one third of the city under water.
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HOUSE OF LORLKS.—MONDAY, FLB. 20. The Duke of Wellington moved a vote of thanks to the army | of the Indus. The motion led to a lengthened discussion, in which all who spoke bore testimony to the skill of the army. The vote was agieed to unanimously. TUESDAY. Fkiu'RARY 21. The only business biought before the house was connected with the accommodation likely to bo afforded to their Lordships in the New Houses of Parliament and after" short sitting the house was adjournd to Thursday.
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HOUSEOF CO:\ll\100iS.-l\IoN!J:\Y, FhB. 10. Sir Andrew Leith Hay aaked whether it was the intention of the government to introduce during the present session, a mea- sure for settling the unfortunate differences in the Church of Scotland. Sir James Graham said that on Thursday next he should be ready tngiveananswer. Sir Andrew Leith Hay said he would repeat his question to. morrow. Sir James Graham replied that he could not answer the ques- tion till Thursday. In answer to a question from Mr. Ewart, with respect to Paraguay, Sir Robert Peel said that he was inclined to think that mat- ters were in a very favourable state as regarded British mer. chants. After a question from Mr. Ferrand, relative to the late dis- turbancess in the maufacturing districts, which led to no result, Sir Robert Peel, in a long speech, proposed a vote of thanks to the army employed in Afghanistan. Lord John Russell followed, and concurred in the vote. After some other members had spoken, Mr. Ilume moved an amendment to the following effect :— "Thlit tile consideration of the thanks of this house to the Right Honourable Lord Ellenborough, Governor-Genera) of India be deferred until all the documents, consisting of letters from Generals Pollock, Nott, and others, stated In Lord Ellen- borough's letler of 1842 to he withheld by his lordship, should be laid before the house, in order to enable it to judge why— after the respective orders issued by Lord Ellenborough to Gen- erals Pollock and Nott to withdraw, those Generals, instead of withdrawing, had actually advanced, and saved the honour of thcBntisharmt," After some discussion, the amendment was withdrawn, and the vote of thanks passed. The house adjourned at half-past twelve o'clock. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21. After the presentation of a few petitions, Mr. T. Duncombe brought forward a motion for a select Committee to inquire into, and report upon, thc judicial con. duct of Lord Abinger, at the Special Commissions issued in October last." The lion, member quoted several passages from the charges delivered by the learned Chief Baron at Ches. ter and Liverpool, and strongly deprecated the indulgence of polilical feeling on the bench. The Attorney-General resisted the motion, contending that insulated paragraphs ought not to be selected, and maintained the facts did not bear out Mr. Duncombe's accusation. The discussion was continued at great length, occuping the whole of the evening. On a division there were For the motion. 73 Against it 228 Majority —115 Some returns moved for by various members were then or- dered, and the house adjourned.
BRISTOL COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
BRISTOL COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. THURSDAY, FEll, 17. [Before Mr. Commissioner Stephen.] RE JOIIN CUNNINGTON, BUILDER, NEWPORT. In this case. Mr. Stone said he attended on behalf of Mr Mail: Chapman, the assignee, to oppose the bankrupt passing hIS final examination, on the ground of his having fraudulently disposed of eel tain property. Mr. Stone then proceeded to ex- amine the bankrupt, from whose replies it appeared that he em- ployed an auctioneer named Graham to sell off his furniture, Graham at the same time giving the bankrupt a check for £40, to enable him to pay his workmen, summonses being out against him the auctioneer taking possession of the furniture as security. Two days after this transaction the fiat was issued, and, notwithstanding a notice against it, the sale took place ihe following week. The whole of the £ 40 received from Graham he had paid away before the day of sale. The bankrupt having been ordered to amend his balance sheet, and prepare accounts of the sale of some houses, that the Commissioner said required being looked into, the exa- mination was adjourned. MONDAY, FKB. 20. JOHN DICKENSON, BUTCHER, NEWPORT. John Dickenson underwent his last examination, which was not finished, but adjourned until the following day, TUESDAY, FEB. 21. IN HE WILLIAM PRICE, OF DOWLAIS, INSOLVENT. The insolvent, who is a saddler and ironmonger at Dowlais, appeared, passed his first examination, and received his ordei nisi. BANKRUPTCY ADVERTISEMENTS.—In the Bristol Court of Bankruptcy on Monday, Mr. Haberfield very properly com- plained of abstraction of business from the local attorneys, who, under the old system, were in the habit of preparing for the press advertisements for meetings of creditors, &e. li appears flut those advertisements are now prepared by the oHlcial as. signee, and the insertion of them, uoder the modem syslem of metropolitan favouritism, is confined to the London Gazelle, which few of the parties most interested ever see.
M'NAUGH TEN THE ASSASSIN,
M'NAUGH TEN THE ASSASSIN, Since the postponement of the trial of the prisoner M'Naugh- fen, he bas tvincecJ the same calmness ünd self-possession which nave eharaeterisedhis demeanour, with few exceptions, ever since the fatal occurrence, lie occupies Ihe same cell in the gaol of Newgate, and his time is principally occupied in reading works of .1 religiouS¿character. He does not appear to be at all effected by the awful position in which he is placed, ?.nd his demeanour seems to be Ihat of a man conscious of !Hlving committed a desperate act, and prepared for the conse- quences at least such appears to ùe the opinion of (he officen of the gaol- He's under strict surveillence, in order that there may be no possibility of his doing any violence to himself; and Mr M'Murdo, the medical nflieer of the prison, who has had jreat experience in cases of monomania and insanity, is in con- stant attendance upon the prisoner, and ihere ia very little doubt that his evidence will be most important on the trial, where the only question that will be raised is the sanity or in- sanity of the accused. Immediately after the postponement of the trial by Lord Abinger, communications took place between Mr. Humphrey, the prisoner's attorney, and the Solicitor to the Treasury, and arraogemants were made to furnish the neces- sary funds for the prisoners defence, the receipt for £750. lodged in lf'e Glasgow Bank, that was taken from the prisoner, being still retained by the Crown Solicitor, in order to its be- ing produced at the trial. Agents have been since desp ■ clied to Boulogne, and also to Glasgow and different parts of Scot- land, where the prisoner has resided at different periods of his life, and i< is said thai a number of witnesses have been brought forward who will b' ¡¡o!e to give material evidence as to the state of the prisoner s mind, and with a view to show that at the time he committed the act imputed to him, he was not in a condition of mind to be able to distinguish between right and wrong- Die next session of the Central Ctiminal Court will commence on the 27th instant, and it is generally understood that the trial will take place on the Wednesday, which is the first day o Me C^ueea s Judges taking their seats on the bench.
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Lord Normanby moved for a return of all the unsold copies of his novel of Matilda," with a view to a motion on the sub. ject of (waste) paper currency; showing aho the evils of a non cllculatmg- medium. A certain lady-one of the Lacquer class, who will not bear dropping down upon todiuner unexpectedly-was one day much alarmed by the sudden arrival of some hungry visitors from the counliy. Knowing that the carte dlLjolLr of her kit. chen was not very extensive, she despatched her servant to the nearest confectioner's for some large tarts (which, by the way, the Lacquers call tourtes). Theartictee in question appealed at dinner, and made a very passable dish; and all would have gone off very well but for a sudden attempt on the part of the mistressat conventional show-off. Wishing to exhibit her igno- ranceot their contents, she pointed to them, and turning round to the footman with an air of great dignity, exclaImed" John —what are these tarts T* Whereat, John, in the innocence of bis heart, looking at the tarts in a commercial, rather than a cu- itnarypomt of view, briskly replied, "Fourpence a pieee, ma'am?" BARN-FLOORS.— The present price of oak timber renders a barn-floor of that material an expensive articte and if any substitute could be found, the landed proprietor would bemuchbenerittedbythedtscovery. It is not, peihaps, gene- rally known that beech has been tor the last half centuiy used for that purpose in Buckinghamshire, with great success. It should be cut early in the winter, and laid on oak sleepers, til- ling up the interstices with a composition of coal-tar, sand, and coal-ashes, so as to come in contact with the plank, which may also, it exposed to a damp situation, have its under surface coal tarred also. This will effectually protect it from all moisture arising from the earth. There are two sorts of beech, the black and the white tbe blackshould be prefe red. One of these floors will last nearly as long as an oak one of the present day for the quality ot the oak now-a-days is sacrificed lo the vaiue of the bark, by cutting so late in the spring. Two beech floors may be had for the price of one of oak. MomAmY AMONG DOCTORS.—Dr. Graves, a Dublin phy- sician, in seconding a resoluiion of the Medical Benevolent fund Society of Ireland" lately, gave the following account of the mort,altty of the healing profession in that country :—"Com- pare wit i ihe other professions, physicians are very short lived. h,yen lawyers enjoy greater longevity. But in Ireland the mor- ta ity amongst medical men isintinitety greater than in Eng- an or inj this country lyphus fever alone cuts off more than one-fourth. Jr EXTENSION OF THE APPLICATION OF IRON.—As another in- stance of the increasing useg to which iron can be applied, we may men ion at a large iron mansion has been built by Mr. all-street, Birmingham, who has invented an entirely new plan in the appli(;ationBof lron for buildings the house in ques ion, which is made up of separate plates, is now creeling for public exhibition, prev,0u9 to u« shipment to Africa, where it is o e erected as a palace for oue of ihe native kings. j h.s novel fabric has three principal floors and all attic; the cement story is seven feet high, the second ten feet, and the third, in which are lie state apartments, is twelve feet; the principal room ot which, the presence chamber, is fifty feet by iiirty, and ornamented in a sty |eof magnificence rarely equaHed. r„ prevent the annoyance tranl hem in such a climate as Africa, ;» currtnl of sir is Ruinitltd bolwppn *1. • a »u V r yween the outer casing and the nit s inside, and which can be rM.,|A,„ 3 r Sent of Mining Journ. al pleasure.-Lor, SWANSEA HOUSE OF ConntcT,UN.WR. W „ ,HE ARCHI_ ;,ct. has been appom.ed to supenntend some extensive alteia- i0ns intended to be made in our House ot Correction, the plans for which have bee., approved of by ,he Secretary of vale, and by Major Jeb >, the Government engineer. The •relations iMilbe ^effected upon the.puncip!e of the Model l'ri- ,0!1, lately approved of by the Government, and accommodation il be provided tor ou more prisoner. T!,esumoff2000 i.-s been granted by the Colinty Magistrates for the purpose' utd we understand thy works will ue mmediately proceeded with,—Cambrian,
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OUR LETTER BOX. -.►»•••««.— io the Editor of the Monmouthshire. Merlin. SIR,—Having in my previous communications pointed out some of the most prominent evils with which the iron and coal masters of this district are afflicted, and traced them to their true source, namely, the extravagant rates of tonnage exacted I hf the Canal Company, and ihe had construction oj their road*. 1 will now proceed to show the cost of maintenance of that com- pany's roads and canals, and in doing so I am disposed to give them every fair play in the matter. 1 will allow them, from the time of their first establishing themselves as a company, the ample time of 35 years, <or the purpose of putting themselves straight, and will, therefore, take the fifteen years ending 1842 as the basis of my calculations. From the half-yearly statements furnished to their shareholders. I find the following items, which 1 at once class under the head ot ni,iiiite?iaitce (,f v.*ay .t. s. d. Tunherand sawing 10,845 0 1 Smith work, bariron,shop goods,&c 12,015 12 8 Boating and hauling 4,091 7 5 'J ram-plates, castings, &c. 37,070 5 9 Engineers, and surveying 320 0 0 Glynn reservoirs 6,273 14 11 Abcrearne bridge 92 7 9 Carpenters' work 5,700 1 2 Masons' work 6,53t 10 11 Labourersoncanal,lock-keepers,&c.51,355 7 4 Lime, stone, sand, &c. 7,677 7 7 Railway at Blaenavon and Beaufort 1,554 13 7 I jg 143,530 9 2 From the same accounts I find that during this time 1,999,700 tons of iron, and 7,677,815 tons of coals, had beeu conveyed along their line. From and after the 31st of Dec., 1833, the tonnages were re- duced from three-pence per ton per Inile on iron to two-pence half-penny, and upon coal from three half-pence to five farthings per ton per mile. The quantity of coal up to the end of 1833 I find to be 2,912,828 tons, and receipts therefrom £ 155,014. 13s. 8d., which, divided, shows an average distance of about 81 miles, as the distance travelled. Taking the quantities of coal from that time to 1842 at l^d. per too per mile, and dividing it upon the amount received for tonnage in the same period, we have, near enough for practical purposes, 4,7(54,987 tons carried an average distance of 7 £ miles. The amount of receipts for general merchandize is £ 04,455. 7s.7d. Presuming the average distance toiM travelled at nine miles, and the average rate of tonnage exacted 2d. per ton per mile, will bring this equal to 859,405 tons. The total quantity of iron conveyed is 1,999,700 tons. I would here observe that, with regard to the distances that coal, iron, and general merchandize have been conveyed, I had no correct data to go upon, other than my looal knowledge 01 the district, &c., afforded me, nor could 1 have, without re- course to the Canal Company's books, and having bad to pay rather smart for information, which ought to have been afforded gratuitously, on two occasions, I was deterred in consequence. from again applying. However, shoald my statement in this particular prove incorrect, I shall feel much obliged to any gen- tleman who will correct it. The iron account will stand thus An aooount of iron sent to Newport by wayof the Monmouth- shire Canal Company's roads and canals, for tifteen years, ending 1842. Ions. Miles. Equal to carried 1 Nantyglo and Beaufort 442,600 mile. Clydach 109,800 Pontypool 72,100 BIaenafonandt-arnddyrit 155,700 9 7,021,800 Tredegar 193.400 Sirhowy and Ebbw Vale- 152,669 71 2,682,035 Rhymney 134,400 2 268,800 Golynos and Pentwyn 104.400 12 1,252,800 Britishnon- 134,500 11J 1.546,750 Varteg 150,160 14 2,102,240 Blaenafon 20,000 15 300,000 Victoria- 15,000 17J 262,500 Ehhw Vale 146,700 181 1,246,9,50 Cwm Celyn and Blaina 96,660 11 1,836,540 Coal brook Vale 48,400 20 9(58,000 Sundries, say 23,211 10 232,110 1,999,700 19,720,525 The above statement shows the average distance paid in that time for iron conveyed to Newport, along the Mon- mouthshire Canal Company's roads and canals, to be rather less than 9 9-lOths miles. But for the prohibitory tariff of the Canal Company this wonld have been increased from 9 9-10ths to 13 6-lOths miles, or thirty-seven per cent. The whole will then stand as follows Tons carried 1 mile. 2.912,828 tons of coal to end of 1833 conveyed 8, miles 24,759,088 4,704,987 „ 1842 „ 7j „ 35,737,402 859,405 general merchandize 9 „ 7,734,645 t,099,700,, iron „ 9 9-10ths „ 19,797,080 10.53C,920 Total-tons. 88,028,115 This brings the cost of maintenance of way upon the Mon- mouthshire Canal Company's roads and canals to be 0.391 peuce per ton per mile. The charge for maintenance of way upon the Stockton and Darlington Railway, as well as other similar lines, is 0.2 pence per ton per mile. Here we have the cost of maintaining the badly-constructed roads of the Monmouthshire Canal Company, nearly cent per cent greater than that of a railway. Let ns now examine the account for general expenses of this Company, for the same period of 15 years. The charges are- i,. s. u. Committee meetings- 5,22S 7 7 Taxes, tithes, and rents 10,198 13 6 Stationery 912 4 8 Printing, stamps, &c. 993 8 10 La,v, ,in(i I)arlietriiuntary cliargei- 8,514 9 8 Salaries 20,764 3 8 Rewards for informations 107 0 0 *3* Total—- £ 46,741 7 10 Query—What portion of the last item was paid for informa- tions against parties travelling along their lines at a greater speed than a good walk? This brings the cost of general expenses 0.127 pence per ton per mile; or nearly cent per cent greater than upon the Stockton and Darlington. Notwithstanding, the latter has the usual and necessary staff of pelice, porters, guards, gas lights, &c., &c. Let us now enquire into the cost of trams and haulage for coals along the Monmouthshire Canal Company's l'oads- wretched roads. I have it upon undoubted authority, that the average cost of hauling and keeping trams in repair is a fraction more than one penny per ton per mile. For sake cf argument put it at one penny. The present rate of tonnage is lid. Total for tonnage. haulage, and trams, -21d. per ton per mile. In December last, that spirited and enterprising gentleman ,who has been in a great measure driven by the enormous exac- tions of the Monmouthshire Canal Co. out of ollr county, to seek investment for a large sum of money in Glamorganshire, I mean Mr. Thomas Powell, of the Gaer-applied to the head- manager of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, and was in formed officially by that gentleman, that the charge upon cual for tonnage and haulage upon that railway is 10-16thsof a penny per ton per mile, and for waggons 3-16ths of a penny per ton per mile. How does this contrast with the cost of conveyance in Mon- mouthshire ? Why that in the latter county it is 276 per cent higher than the former. Put the same case upon iron and the difference is 430 per cent. I am sure that the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company would be very happy to convey the quantity of iron annually sent to Newport along their lines at the same rate as coal. Here is a staitling fact for us, in addition to the many others, namely, that as long as the present wretched construction of road is persisted in by the Canal Co it is utterly impossible that the coal trade of this county can be put on a footing, as regards cost of conveyance, with that of the North of England, unless the coal masters are allowed to travel free of all charge for tonnage, and, that they also be paid, by the Monmouthshire Canal Co- 3-16 of a penny pel ton per mile for all Coal carried along their roads. I will not shew the disparity upon iron, let it speak for itself, lest it may be thought that the Stockton and Darlington Rail- way is what may be called a Fieighter s line," 1 will only observe that it was made at a great expense, at a time when railways were in their infancy, and that in 1840 the price for a jglOO. share was £260. I would also observe that the quan- tities conveyed along that line, fell short of that upon the Monmouthshire lines. With these facts before us-facts which the Canal Co. WILL NOT grapple with, because they oaitnet-can any man in soberr seriousness, I ask, dispute the necessity for a Railway,-o that anything short of a Railway can remedy the present de structive system of transit. No Mr. Editor, WE WILL have a Rail-road, and that soon. We will not rest until the county of Monmouth has (as Mr. Blakemore said at the Dock dinner it ought to have) all the facilities that can be afforded for the raising and carriage of its mineral wealth, and the transport thereof to the wide markets of the woild." I am, Sir, Y'our obedient servant, JAMES BROWN. Cwm Celyn and Blaina Iron Works Fbe., 21st, 1843.
HEREFORD STEEPLE CHASE.
HEREFORD STEEPLE CHASE. This Sleople Chase, which was appointed to come off on Monday last, was postponed, in consequence of the wetness of the weather, to Wednesday, when it took place. The follow- ing s the result of the running :— M • \'V. Ekins's g-g Peter Simple, l"2st. 121b, (Frisby) 1 Mr. J- Green's ch g Forty-Two, list 81b (Worth) 2 ( NJ, Mr. C. Mare's Nimrod, lOst 10lb (Scott) 3 Mr. Powell's b g Spangle, list 21b (Owner) 4 Mr. Davies gg Regulator list 101b (Abbott) 5 Mr. Hunter's b g Bucephalus, list 101b (Whitworth) 6 Mr.^obn Bosley's b g Pedler. lOst (Byrne) 7 The following also started, but were not placed:- Mr. Oldaker na Baron Rothschild's cli g Consul, 12st 31b 0 Mr. King's b g Vanguard, 12st (Newman) 0 Mr. Bird na bg Dragsman, list 91b (Holman) 0 Mr. A. S. Featherstonhaugh na grey g Buffoon, list 71b 0 Mr. C. B. Codringtonna chg Werner, list 21b (M'Donogh) 0 Mr. J. Anderson's br g Negro, list 21b (W. M'Donogh) 0 Mr. Tollitt's ch m Sis. to Ferneley, lOst 71b ( Davis) 0 Air. O'Brien's cli g Rebel, lOst Barker) 0 Mr. Vevers's b g Charity, list 91b (Oliver) 0 Captain F. Price's Selim, 12st (Owner) dr Mr- G. H. Moore's b g Anonymous, 12st (Owner) dr The race, owing to the heavy state ot tne country, was run at a very slow pace, and won easy. The following seven pay forfeit of fifteen pounds each .— Lottery, Lucksall, Croxby, Pauline, False One, Highty lighty, and Zethus. The following, having declared timely forfeit, pay five sovs. each Lather, Duenna, Aggravator, Matilda, Goblin, Legacy, Roulette, Cora, Tally-ho, The Page, and Charles the Twelfth.
I•.ANALYSIS OF THE DIVISION.
DIVISION ON LORD HOWICK'S MOTION.-The following members, connected with this part of the kingdom, voted as follows:—For lhe motion, It. J. Blewitt, Sir B. Hall, Hon. C. Berkeley, Hon. H. Berkeley, Hon. G. Berkeley, J. H. Vivian, E. B. Clive.—Against the motion, O. Morgan, Lord G. Somerset, R. Blakemore, J. Bailey, J, Bailey, jun., B. Hale. I .ANALYSIS OF THE DIVISION. Majority (tellers included; 308 Minority (ditto) 193 Pairs (45) 90 Absent Conservatives 23 Absent f 37 Speaker 1 Not taken seat ( Sir S. Spry ) 1 Yacant (Sudbury, Monaghan, C.avau, and Coleraine) r) 658
TAFF VALE RAILWAY COMPANY.
TAFF VALE RAILWAY COMPANY. (Condensed from the Bristol Gazette.) The half-yearly General Meeting of the proprietors undertaking, was held at the Angel Hotel, Cardiff, on Tuesday# Ihc :2lst inst. From various circumstances, the meeting waS one of unusual interest, and the large room of the hotel wa; crowded wilh shareholders, many of them from Brisiol, an k other places at a distance. The chair was taken at one o eioc by Sir John Guest, M.l'. 'The business was opened by the Secrelary pro tern., Morcom, reading the following 11EPOKT oi THE Dirtinous. The statement of accounts annexed (o this report, s |)S that the receipts from the working of the line for the six ,n°"7q ending on the 31st of December last, have been 13s 1011, The disposable balance, after paying the whole of the '{j^ terest on the loans and new shares, is £ 342 2s, which prevent this meeting from making any dividend on the old slia this half-year. The sum of £18 14s 6d per share is carried to the cre I. of the old shareholders as capitalized interest, making the minal amount of each share £118 14s 6d. The universal depression in minera) and manufacturing dustry, in which the coal and iron trades have so largely sbar will in part account for the small improvement which has take place in the income of the Company. "The Directors have to inform the proprietors that an un nimous resolution of the members of the Board has led termination of the connexion which subsisted between M Burgess, their late Superintendent and Secretary, and this Co01 pany. By a reduction of the rates the Directors might have se cured a considerable income from the Llancaiach branch. Ii The Directors have given to thi* subject the calmest all, most anxious consideration, and have deemed it wiser to fice an immedaate return to the permanent interests of'1 Company. 0 The delay in the formation of the Dowlais branch has a gieatly tended to keep down the income of the Company. The Directors hope that such arrangements will i0°n(|1g effected as will secure the important trade dependent on t accomplishment of this part of the undertaking. The erection of the machinery for affording facility* shipping coal in lhe Bute Ship Canal, and io which rectors were led to rely for a great increase of trade on the' has been protracted very long beyond the period fixed (or .y eompletion; but it is hoped the able assistance afforded y Mr. Dodds, the engineer of the Dowlais Company, will soon render this machinery effective for the purpose it vvaS 111 lended to answer. bl Since the last general meeting the Directors found that t contract made for maintaining the permanent way was » disadvantageous one to the company, and they have the aabey faction of informing the proprietors that the atrangements t bl' have made for taking up this contract, will form a consider* item in the saving to be made in the annual expense of woi I the line.. The general reduction in the price of coal has also eo» g{ the Directors to effect a saving of 14 per cent. on the prtC coke.. ÚJe "Two modes naturally present themselves, by whICh {tit revenue of the Railway may be so improved as to insure a tb' return on the capital embarked in it: first, by increasing th' traffic; and, secondly, by decreasing the charge for worluøg line. 08; Much, without doubt, may be accomplished by and ihe Directors are actively and anxiously occupied in eJt« ail in their power to add to the trade and to diminish ry peoses of carrying on the business of the Company i" eve d department. But due regard will always be had to the efficient working of the line." 19 The accounts of the Company were next read. The reC^'g[» on the general account from the commencement of the uD taking, were £ 575,056 19s 6d, which was balanced by a0. fe, penditure of an equal amount, including £ 8,879 13s Apce rest paid on debentures, and £ 4,759 16s Id interest, ba f of general account.— The revenue account for the hal ending Dec. 31, 1842, showed an income of £ 16,300 's 0f and an expenditure of £ 10,508 14s lOd, leaving a balaD £ 5,791 13s out of this had been paid interest on It loan-notes, and new <;■>vpr shares, amounting to £ 5, e 8d, leaving a balance oi .;t;4J lis 4d.—Th#General Account showed on the credit side a balance to June ,,0, '0 be as per former account, of £4,376 13s 4d, to which WIS£4 411 added the £40 lis 4d up to December, 1842, making 29Z4 5s 6d on the debit side was, dividend of 28s per shsreon shares, deducting income tax, amounting to £ 4,07j leaving a balance of £ 342 2s. nheV1' Mr. D. James regretted that it was not in the power of oceS; rectors to present a more favourable report of the they could not, however, command success. He conclu aod moving that the report with the accounts be receive adopted. Mr. Perkins, of Merthyr, seconded the motion.. tben A very lengthened and rather recriminatory discus"afe» ensued on an amendment for appointing a committee of holrlers to investigate circumstancesconnected with the e foJ of Mr. Bargess, and on another for appointing a co.mlue investigating the affairs of the Company generally- gp Mr. Vaughan supported the amendment for referring ^0(P» neral affairs of the Company to the investigation °'at 0(rii» miitee, and hoped that that committee would not vran, spirit to enquire into the difference between ,|,e lhe Company. Mr. Vaughan then entered at large in matters in difference between Mr. Powell and the to It appeared to him that Mr. Powell had laid ou pita! in carriages for the purpose of trave P°.° f parliaroep'l^ and he had done so on the strength of an Ac jpttef'M and lie had a light, not only by lhe spin* bu J onrr\ed the Act. to expect that the condition shou Ie. 1840 JltI From the Acts passed from 1836, down to the last In s#me principle was recognised by the Board, that any or any person who chose lo carry passengers, or c :Dg cti' rals, in their own carriages, had a right lo do so on P"^|ar rail" lain lolls to the Company. In fact the line was a te2^ cert*'1* way, on which any one had a right to travel on 1\'lr- tolls. On the faith that that Act would be carrie ^oCOfp0' Powell laid out his money in carriages, and purchase ^er tive engines lo haul his own coal; and it was not u b<5 that capital had been expended, that he was inforrne would not be allowed to do so. He naturally inquired f son, and the answer was, that it could not be done w' ji.pO'8 chief and inconvenience. He (Mr. V.) did not <* Yet that, although perhaps by proper regulajions the ft? and inconvenience might be avoided but what he did aard to this, that under these circumstances, if the Company Mr. Powell, "you must pay us certain tolls," and he that he could haul his coal at a cheaper rate, then the Ø1ighl pany ought to submit such a proposition to hiin that he fall into. For instance, if the Company proposed ,gj Mr. Powell Is. 1 l$d. per Ion, and he could get 'l, tb*1 Is. lOd. per ton, then the Company ought to take >' sura* Mr. ^0 Mr. Thomas Evans said, if the Company had led b« ell (o buy engines, they ought to take them of 'j'' ent ought to pay the full rates—the rates which he hi"186 jftbe1 Parliament to obtain. What would he the consequeD 0 tbe reduced Mr. Powell's rates ? Why that they must Ie Dee tbey rates of Mr. Coffin, and other freighters. He said atO had better stand fast at what they had got. Veoft Mr. H. R. Hall exhorted the shareholders not to take as re- thing from the rates charged to Mr. Powell. He spo I presenting the majority of the Bris'ol Sharebolders., st¡lerPeØ Mr. J. Poole begged to distinctly deny Mr. Hall ^jder8* that he represented the majority of the Bristol slia,e ep,S( I"1 Several shareholders having delivered their amendments were put severally, and lost on a divisioo. "ho at" Sir John Guest requested Mr. Bevan, a gentlew80 ess tended the meeling on behalf of Mr. Powell, 10 e. gePjt Mr. Powell, for himself, the directors, and the n,ee'g to4* rally, that ihey entertained the best possible fee'' him (Mr. Powell), and that they (the Director*)'^ Ibal a, happy to meet his views as far as they possibly c°u 'j regarded the speed of travelling, they were prepare^aP°*u. the rate of 12 miles per hour, or even slower, if ggeO wished it. lie would have been happy to have Powell at the meeting that day.. rPeell07: Mr. Bevan said—rl did not intend addressing but fearing that a false impression may go abroad '° t culations of the relative cost of the Canal and ^(a,e •" given by Mr. Thomas Evan»> I think it right to pr such calculations are incorrect. I have come here pared to enter into the particulars of Mr. Powell sC, of the cost of bringing his coal down the Canal ■ by which be would shew a difference in favour ot h'0^ an equivalent to which difference he asks you to a,j0g but observing the feeling which existed in the j, treating the dispute between Mr. Powell and the a matter of busioess, but as, has been so elegantly of knuckling down" to him, I have refrained 'T0 • any remarks on the subject. ito*11' ke Thanks were then voted bv acclamation to the £ btO the meeting, which lasted from one o'clock until si*» up. ==aBiB The 1 tD
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CARDIFF MECHANICS' INSTITUTE.11 0( of this institution received recently an interesting alvj. j3o,e' pd its collection, by a present from the Marqu^9 twelve volumes of the Bridgewater Treatise, ^ly p.^ in calf. This valuable donation, indicative it niay pr°9Pl'e<i sumed, of the regard of the noble Marquess for 1 ^0o^e}'jo of this excellent institution, has been suitably a acc°r by the committee in a vote of thanks unanimously his Lordship. uCe 0 eo CAHDIFF.—Another Steeple Chase.— In consequ be,vV.je) inability of the umpires of the last chase to £ f pr'^ the rival pretensions of Ragged Jack and Tartar ((> be it was arranged on Friday evening, that the 0( ^ifrr\\e over again by the same batch of horses, on the ? iuded* in which those great rival quadrupeds are to be lD^agge^ J, lovers of this sport are promised a fine treat- gjjder6*0 and Tartar, in particular, will, in the interim, II IS undergo a rigorous training. f t|,e ABERYSTWYTH FISHING CLUB.—The effor'8 0 spirit of this club have met with a success equal to < prompted their measures and the skill with w t of ibe c been carried into effect. By the good roaD.a6eme £ :|ing' -ve" a gentleman may now be sure to have capital g A boUe "øød HISTORY OF REBECCA AND HER DAUGHTERS- by years ago a turnpike-road was made betwee or0ug^^a Opo' Carmarthen, with the view of securing a grea J one'* ?ut it between Ireland and London. The Liverpoo lea¥'D.^0fd» litan railway has, however, frustrated the tj int or 32 miles of road from Carmarthen to Hobb s mor'e th*° » as a passage for the mail, which seldom carries t. a|o0g It, e"" passengers a day. Very little thoroughfare ex and the carrier goes but once a week between e(j to p# jo oroke, by which ihere is not money sufficien (oa ((J interest for the capital expended, much less o 'f0>s repair. The trustees have the power, by c |0 jiut up toll-bars on lanes and by-roads, b jthatp". he expense of the main road on the Pan* xcjted they ha»e exercised, which appears to 'The ig{ wintry to the late and continued acts o niarkel c8. re' u pon the road amounts to 12s. 6d.iupon .i 12 miles, besides which the people g clear, 1LyiPf lleb.ee. has .IOTJj J^iU f K,J- iVendergare, and Pime toli-g • faithful, at ff0(0 f f 500 men true an 'oeS »««'» T h'1" Seejiiy b. uPSt. By order of the Home secretary, du,yof pu i' inbroke dockyard have been recalled, and th the malcontents has devolved «P»? yeomanry, who in 1798 so nobly dlstlngUlS e,isbS-uj. dei Earl Cawdor aguast the French troop» at
IDOMESTtC NEWS.
I DOMESTtC NEWS. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET.— FETRMARY 22d, 1843.—We continue a steady, though hy no means brisk demand for Sugar without alteration in price. Not more than twelve hundred bags of the late import of Mauritius remain un- sold. There has been a better demand for rums, and there are now no more than :300 puncheons remaijung in first hands. ANTI-CORN-LAW MEETING,—A meeting of the mem- bers of the Bristol branch of the national anti-corn-Iaw league was held a' the public rooms,Broadmead,on Mon- day evening. The chair was occupied by Mr. George Thomas. Upwards of six hundred membeis were present. In the Court of Common Pleas on Thursday, a verdict for the defendant was given in the great cause—Wood and others against Sir Matthew Wood, touching the will of the late Mr. Jas. Wood, of Gloucester, It is rumoured that the county of Gloucester races are not to be discontinued. The U-refordshire association for th3 protection of the river fisheries in thai county, now numbers a hundred and ten members, and prou.utis a very .seful We s ouid not be so ry to hear of a sin, as-ociatidlR,being formed in our own neighbourhood.— G'/<-u'ciJouhial. DISTRK?! OF THE COUNTRY.—Extract of a fetter from J^iichestev, February 18,1843 :—" The applicants at our workhouse are seven hundred and forty-six mote weekly than this time last year. We are advancing to famine at a full gallop speed. Our mills are again stopping^ Two miscreants, one who has given his name>Simpson, but who is believed to be a baronet and a deputy-lieute- nant, and a gentleman's servant, have been committed for the commission of a nameless offence in Hyde Park. In the Court of Bankruptcy, Mr. Harvey Tuckett, who fought a duel with Lord Cardigan, appeared forexamina- tion. His name was given in the list as merchant and co- lonial agent. The creditors in his books were put down for £ 3,322. 11s, 9d., his liabilities £ 581, 18sj 10d.f the capital on embarking into trade, at eight hundred and four pounds six shillings, and his profits at two hundred and iifty-five pounds fifteen shillings and six-pence. There was owing to his estate, debtors, £1 Î3. 16s. Cd.^and pro- perty £ 361.13s. 6d. The further hearing was tdjourned for a month. On Monday evening, an individual who had been en- gaged to subpeena Sir James Graham to attend at the assizes at Lancashire, attended in the lobby of the House of Commons to perform that duty. Having been noticed making particular inquiries after the Home Secretary, he was accosted by an inspector of police, and desired to follow him into the office of the Sergeant-at-Arms. Upon arriving there, and refusing to transact business unless with Sir James Graham and S:r James personally, he was taken before Sir James Graham and Sir Willian., Gossett, when he served Sir James with the subpeena to appear as a wit- ness at the ensuing Chartist trials. ABuses IN SAVINGS' BANKS.—In consequence of the notice taken in several journals of a small pamphlet, re- cently published, exposing some of the abuses in savings' banks, the managers of one of these institutions in London, have very properly interfered to put a stop to the abuse which has been extensively tolerated by the chief salaried officer (solely with the view of swelling the amount of the funds, and thereby increasing the profits), in receiving de- posits from tradesmen and persons of capital, ostensibly m trust for children, but absolutely for their own indivi- dual benefit, and therefore contrary to the spirit of the act of Parliament. The following is the resolution adopted on the subject:— "7th February 1843. Money deposited, after this date, in the names of ciiildren will not be repaid to them until they attain the age of 21 years, unless the Managers (on satisfactory proof of its being intended for the children's benefit) shall otherwise allow, but in the event ot death before attaining twenty-one, will be payable on a month's notice, to their nearest relative." The subject of the abuse and expense of Savings' Banks has gained additional importance from the recent debates in Parlia- ment on the national distress, and particularly trom the speech of Mr. Matthias Wood, a conservative member.—Sun. COLERAINF ELECTION. — Return of the Frenbyterian Caneiidale.-On Friday evening lhe põll closed as follows: —Dr. Boyd. 106; S'r Hervey Bruce, 84; Majoriiy for Dr. Boyd, 22. I)r. Boyd was declared duly elected on Tuesday. There is great rejoicinjj amongsttltt.,Presbyie" rians. Several Catholic electors voted for Dr. Boyd on Fiiday, and thus decided the contest. F\TAI. COACH ACCIDENT.—On Saturday evening a se- riuus and fatal accident befel the Aberystvvith mail, on its up journey irom Hereford to Cheltenham. The coach was at the time under the charge of the coachman Eyles, for- merly of the Magnet, and Paul Pry, and a very steady and experienced driver. The coach was leaving Hereford on S-aurday eVeOlng, the weather being very boisterous at the time, and when clearing the turnpike near the city, the wind caused the gate to rebound against the leaders, who immediately took fright and darted off at a rapid pace, and coming in contact with a donkey cart, the poor woman who was driving, was so seriously injured that she is now In a dangerous stale; the donkey was killed, whilst a poor child who was in the cart at the time escaped, almost mi- raculously, without a bruise. Poor Lyles, who was on the box of the coach, in endeavouring to rein in his horses, to avoid the catastrophe, lost his seat,and was precipitated on th" road, and falliug on his head survived the injury but a few minutes. The guard jumped off the coach at Ihe moment the hoises took fright and escaped without injury, as did also the passengers. Eyles, who was a man very generally respected, resided in Fairview-place, Chel- tenham, and has left a widow and nine children to mourn his untimely end. We have heard that the woman was not dead when the Mazeppateft Hereford, on Tuesday morning; but there are small hopes entertained of her recovery. SALMON FISHING.—On Wednesday se'nnight, the fish- ings on the Tweed were re-opened, but, in consequence of lhe quantity of ice whIch floated on the river, few of the stations in our immediate vicinity were in a working state. Those, however, above the mouth of the Whitadder were fished, and, we heai, with tolerable success—both salmon and trout having been caught at nearly all of them on the first day. Appearances are favourable, and we hope the weather will soon moderate so as to allow these being realised. The retail prices are:—salmon, 2s. 3d. per Ib, trout, Is. 2d. per lb.— Berwick Advertiser. SUICIDE.—On Monday last, Mr. Wakley, M.P., held an inquest at No. 3, Southampton-place, New-road, the late residence of Mr. Thomas Pickard, aged 62, a gentle- man of large fortune, who committed suicide on the morn- ing of Saturday last. Patience Priestwell was housemaid in the deceased's service. On Saturday morning she was called up about seven o'clock by her mistress .to go 'n search of her master, as he was missing from the bed. She went down stairs, and on entering the back kitchen, she found deceased lying on his back on the floor quite dead. On further examination she found he had gone to a stone trough there, and with a razor, which he had taken from a casein his dressing-room, had cut his throat over it, nearly filling the trough with blood, and had dropped the razor into the midst of it. Mr. Hogg, surgeon, had occasionally attended deceased, who had been out of health the last lour or five years, and would secretly consult various me- dical men on his state of health. Hetastsawhtmabout three weeks since, when he appeared very nervous. It further appeared that deceased had recently married a young lady of great beauty, but the cause of his commis- sion of the act did not transpire. Verdict—"That the deceased destroyed himself with a razor; but what was the state of his mind at the time there was not sufficient evidence before them to prove." MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.—At Exeter, Mr. Thomas W are, one of the vicars choral of the cathedral, on Friday night attended professionally a dinner of the glee club, but finding himselt indisposed at about nine o'clock in the evening, left. He was seen about half-past ten, at the commencement of Okehampton street, in a decided state of intoxication. On Satuiday morning he was found lying in a dying state in the road near Okehampton-street, ex- claiming, "Oh, my God, my God!" The condition of Mr. Ware was pitiable in the extreme. The night had been piercingly cold,and there he lay frozen to the ground. He died soou afterwards. The snow stonn which prevailed on Friday night and during the greater part of Saturday, was felt severely in various parts of the country, but more particularly in the southern and western coun'ies, which may be attributed to the strong north easterly wind, with which it was ac- companied, having caused the snow to drift into the various vallies and lowlands, in many places to the depth (if from twelve to fourteen leet, by which many of the roads were tendered impassable. The Exeter-mail before it reached Andover, had been frequently compelled to diverge from I'.ie high-road and pass over mellows, faHow lands, and ;.touched fie 1 os. So great was the drift, and which so completely enacted the face ot the country, that the mail ,^a-i obliged to work from farm-house to farm-house as the 'oiy marks to dirt-ct it, for the space of three hours dur- ot! which it only progressed six miles. Several other '■ relies were also detained the Bristol coach, tire Prince Wales, which should have reached town at nine o'clock 'tie forenoon, did not arrive till three in the afternoon, ['"p cross mail coaches to and from the Great Western, 11 i'-iol and Exeter stations met with similar obstructions, d before some of the trains conldquit Bath,it was found '■ecessary to sendon the porters, police, and other persons to clear the snow from the rails for a considerable distance