Monmouthshire Merlin

J ,_i .11 m_. j 11 +* s TO CORRESPONDENTS. 1"4 Well -wisher," Swansea, has (we say it in all kindliness of I ee"Dg) entirely mistaken our object in the editorial article 0 which he refers Peace and good will between meo and faster were the motives. 'Tis true, public opinion is the ?0yereign power of modern times. For our portion of it, at *>st—|or portion, namely, as, amidst the dangers and !evolution3 of things, devolves on us, as independent journalists—we can answer. The public writer should feel great responsibility of his situation, placed, as it were, in some conspicuous pulpit, to speak words weekly on Ihe most exciting topics of life—words written in haste, "hich fly abroad, he knows not where, and which once spoken, c*o never be recalled. For such share in the formation of Public opinion as may fall to the lot 01 our paper, which cir- in such n district of industry and enterprise as South **ales, we ate justly responsible, and we shall scrupulously ^Jdeavour not to misuse our opportunities. Errors, we may, course, commit; things we rr.ay say in the warmth of c°otroversy or the haste of composition, which had been better "Qt&id but upon ihe whole, we trust to maintain the high ,Wacterenjoyed by the MERLIN. ^^VeUh^J3oy^andj)therJj»voors^jif^^

DISAFFECTION IN THE PRINCIPALITY. The condition of the rural districts of portions the principality at the present moment, ap- proaches servile war,—a war between master and dourer, who are ranged into hostile parties or Cai»ps, as completely and effectually as if they were j "0 armies in the field. j When the two classes of society composed rich and poor, are divided by a chasm so great 41 this, it may assuredly be called a bellumplusquam frile. How has this state of things arisen in a hristian country ? Could it have been possible e;cept by the most grievous and shameful neglect their duties, by those who were bound, by their and wealth in society, to have guided, taught, L, solaced their poorer and more unfortunate bre- thren ? In all ages and countries, the wretched Edition of the ruled, has been deemed, ipso facto, e condemnation of the rulers, What is the maxim tOw applied to the case of Ireland ? Have not ^ch Conservatives as even Sir Walter Scott de- cWed, that the condition of the Irish peasantry the disgrace of the landed gentry ? and will the world be ready to make the same reflection, ?11d to draw the same inferences from what is pass- es in South Wales ? For the sake of both par- es, it is right to speak out honestly and plainly, we earnestly hope that what we have to say ^ay be as a word spoken in season. Parts of Wales seem on the eve of events more those of the revolution of St. Domingo any that are recorded in modern history. The es and insurrections which terrified the south of ^gland in the frightful autumn of 1880, would kppear to be returning upon us but unquestiona- jy under very different circumstances, and occa- Sl°Hed by very opposite causes. At that period, the working population became insolent, and dishonest, through the long con- ^Ued abuses of the poor-law, which repealed the ^nalty inflicted by nature on idleness, impudence, ^odigality, and dishonesty, and consequently an- ^Ued the rewards which she offered to industry» j^ovidence, and honesty. Poor rates absorbed f 6 rents of the landlords, and the property of the .4r'ner, the labouring population looking upon their .^omes from the parish, as a fixed right, broke out rebellion as a means of enforcing payment of from the overseer or justice of the peace. The case now is very different. The dangers to ^»ch the social system is exposed, are the reverse those which follow a profuse system of compul- S°ry charity. It is honest, hardworking, industrious, poverty, complains that it cannot live that what ^Uh high rents, taxes, tithes, tolls, poor-rates, sta- tue labour, county cess, &c., it cannot pay Scot and but is forced, in sheer desperation, to fling down a^tQck and shovel, and join Rebecca. This is a state of things which no poor-law can Remedy. It has not existed so long without pro- ving the most disastrous effects upon the charac- of the peasantry, and here, by the way, we would Mixtion people against the idea which certain organs Of the press would convey, namely, that this part the country is a sort of innocent rustic Arcadia* v;e regret to say, that the system of rack rent, job- ,lng, extortion, and petty-foggery, has gone on so °°g» that it has produced the most injurious effects ypon the character and morals of those who have een the victims of it. The Welshman is falsely accused of being a Inean, petty-larceny, sort of a rogue, without the COUrage to dare great crimes, and to betray all the Perfidious arts and practices by which a slavish op- Pressed race are in the habit of defending them- Jives against their oppressors. If this be m an} Sree true, it only adds to the culpability of the.r Priors, who have taught them the vices, and we 0l% advert to it in sorrow, as an argument which so powerfully against the system. The time really seems to have come when i "ill be necessary to take an effectual and general Step for stopping the disturbances and that step is 110t merely to meet in county assemblages, and pass empty resolutions about toll gates, or atnendments promising to amend trustees accounts, tally holders mortgages, but to commence a re- action of rents. Because, if this be no one, quickly done, the probabilities are that a ew 5°re skirmishes, in which two or three rioters are ,°t» and in consequence of which, a few more are ^ed and transported, will have the effect of mak- ^8 the disturbances permanent, as they are, or .Sed to be, in Tipperary, and every country man- like those of the French seigneurs 111 1792, be a fortress in the midst of an infuriated po- tation, with no arm to defend it but its owner s. The feuds will become permanent, and for every ar.°P of blood spilled, or rioter transported, there be a treasured legacy of revenge handed down f0rQ father to son, -I' Alta mente repostum manet. f The absentee landlords, who are safe at a distance r°m the scene of disturbance, will, no doubt, hold I1!11 as long as possible, against anything of the ^d, but the resident gentry, ought, for their own to set the example, and see that it is fol- Wed. We question whether any part of Christendom could furnish such a spectacle as Wales does at pre- ?e«t, where hundreds of farmers and yeomen meet ]n the day time to hear what their landlords have J° propose for their relief, in a legal manner, and J night time re-assemble, it is suspected, lor ,e totally opposite purpose of breaking t r0US p6 law, and righting themselves in defiance o i. an it be that the same men assemble in the very of those whose gates and houses they de- *tr°y, yet that no man dare lay hand on them le- gally ? know that distant observers of these think so, because they are told that the out- ages are supposed to be the work of the farmers Jnd yeomen, as much as of mere labourers and ar*n servants. i T^e landlords need not alarm themselves, need- he8,sly, at the idea of reducing their rents. Some reduction will be necessary to quiet the people, we 0 are Persuaded, yet it is consoling to see how little ?*«*• to satisfy them. At Aberystwxth, thereduc- of twenty-five per cent, in the amount of the °Aon certain gates, gave general satisfaction to Poor farmers, as was expressed by their .pokes- to the lord-lieutenant and other gentry who attended the meeting.. purely this was no great price to pay for the m- ^aiable blessing of peace and good will. Local statutes, passed by private jobbing, em- Jeering the loan of large sums of money, not so for the purpose of making necessary roads as making places for lawyers, and good invest- for ^tain people's superfluous cash, may tft institute very heavy burdens upon the farmer. doubt, honourable gentlemen are willing^ when called upon, to rernove illegal burdens, but what is wanted is some consolidating Act of Parliament, amending all legal oppressions now existing in the different acts, and putting them all upon a system- atic footing. As for the tally holders, whose inte- rest may be reduced from five per cent. to three, we really can bear their misfortunes with Christian re- signation, considering the greater misfortunes of the poor farmers who have to pay it. It is local oppressions, such as these, which go far to induce the people to consent to the centralising system, which threatens to take all power of raising or spending the twelve millions of local taxes out of the hands of private, irresponsible, unpaid, shifting parties, to transfer it to head quarters in the metro- polis. The objections to this centralizing system are numerous. In France and Prussia, as acute observers have remarked, this system tends to make the whole middle classes, hunters after place pension, or go- vernment employment, or it transforms them into helpless children, under the guidance of superior authority, totally unable to do anything for them- selves without self-reliance, exertion or foresight. Our great unpaid and also our municipal autho- rities generally, from mayor to petty constable, must mend their ways, or the whole administration of their local power will be prescribed for them, by a set of functionaries in London, as if they had been so many children. We cannot help adverting, in this place, to cer- tain remarks recently put forth by a contemporary, in the disturbed districts, on the subject of the sub- serviency sycophancy, and pusillanimity of the Welsh papers. Our contemporary, in a burst of honest indignation, at the low estimate formed of their character by the squires and the squireens of the principality, launched a furious defiance against those despisers of the dignity of the press. Now, however true it may be in the generality of instances (of which our contemporary is a bet- ter judge than ourselves) that a Welsh editor is afraid to beard the hot peppery Fluellens, or to rebuke their ways, we take leave to say that there are a few exceptions, among which, with all due humility, we beg to include ourselves. Although, as journalists, we have seldom indulged in such a fiery outbreak, nor have we deemed it necessary to assert our social position by becoming the ancient pistol of the press, we have, nevertheless, at all times, and on all occasions, done our duty tempe- rately and firmly, afraid of no man's face and of losing no man's esteem, in consequence. The MERLIN "utters as brave words" (not "words of sound and fury signifying naught") either at the bridge or toll, as the importance of the times calls for. The MERLIN wears its leek, and let whoso I strike it that dares.

ABERGAVENNY. ABERGAVENNY.—Distressing Accident.-On Sa- turday last, Mis. Crump, of this town, was returning in her spring cart, from Blaenavon liou Works, and while descending the hill, a little below the Gamderris Turnpike-gate, her horse became restive, dashed the cart to pieces, and threw her out, greatly bruising her. Mr. Baker, attorney, passed the spot soon after the accident occurred, and galloped into town to convey the melancholy intelligence. Achaise wasinstantly dispatched in which to bring the unfortunate woman home. Every assist. tance, which medical skill could render, has been afforded by Messrs. Steele, who have been unremitting in their attention, but up to Thursday morning she remained in a state of unconsciousness and had not taken any nourishment what- ever. We regret to have to add that Mrs. Crump expired on Thursday evening, not having spoken since the occurrence of the fatal accident. °

MON MOUTH. MONMOUTH RACES. We are requested to state that gambling tables will not only be prevented remaining on the course, as specified in the races advertisement, but all legal means will be taken to prevent their introduction into any other part of the town. [The Bath gang of roulette ruffians plucked some pigeons at the late Newport races,almost naked.] On Friday evening last, two lads named Dow- ding and Walkins, very narrowly escaped being crushed by a loaded waggon in Goldwyer lane, Over Monnow, Monmouth. A pair of trucks were lying on one side of the road, and the waggoner, to avoid them, neared the opposite wall, against which the boys were standing, and who remained theie, instead of going out of the way. The consequence was, that both of them were forced against the wall, by which one lad had all Ins front teeth forced out, and the other boy was most severely bruised. The sufferers had a very narrow escape of their livts. FATAL ACCIDENT.-On Saturday night last, an accident, which teiminated fatally, happened to a youih about fifteen years of age, named Henry Hardwick, whilst on his way to Monmouth from Leustan. The poor fellow was carrying a basket of fruit, and overtaking a waggon loaded with wheat, he asked the driver to allow him to put his buiden in front of it, to rest himself. The driver consented, and the boy -after placing his basket—attempted to get a tew plums from it to give his friend, when by some accident he fell down, and the wheel of the waggon passed up his leg, which ii crushed in a frightful manner. He was conveyed to his home at Doward, as soon as possible, and Mr Millard, after consultation with Dr I Holbrook, amputated the limb. He survived, he operation only a few hours, when death released him from his sufferings. A brother of the deceased died about two years since, also from an accident. On Tuesday evening last, the workshop of Mr. James, ironmonger, Monmouih, was broken open, and goods stoleo therehom. During the week some garden robberies have also been effected.

CARDIFF. A lamentable accident occurred on Saturday last to Mr. William Jones, sen., of Park Farm, mid way between Llamrissant and Cardiff. Mr. Jones, it appears, was inspecting his machine used for threshing corn, when oy some unfortunate inadvertence, part of his clothing became entangled with the wheels, the machine being then at work, the consequence of which was a fracture of one thigh and the breast bone, and a severe laceration of other parts of the body. It was a miracle that the sufferer was not immediately crushed to death. It is satisfactory to hear that Mr. Jones is going on well under skilful medical aid. FATAL ACCIDENT. -An accident this week befel James, eldest son of Mr. W. H. Pauloe, 01 Nantgarn, which we are sorry to state, terminated in the poor little fellow'sdeath It appears deceased was accompanying one of his father's work. men, with a loaded cart of pipes, &c., to Blackwood, at which place some conversation took place between the servant and a collector of a chain or toll bar, on the line of road, which oc c*sioned an ang'y dispute, during which deceased proceeded on with the cart but intent on looking back watching the pro- ceedings, he unfortunately stumbled against some pit wood which lay by the road side, and was unhappily crushed to death on the spot. A child fell from the top window of the Black Lion Inn, St. Mary street, Cardiff, on Monday night last, and nearly lost its life on the spot. It appears the little sufferer had been playing with his kite, which was outside the bed-room window, and when in the act of reaching it, overbalanced him- self and fell. When picked up, life was thought to be extinct, but the surgeon has good hopes of his recovery. A fire broke out on Saturday last, upon the farm of Mr. Griffin, of Ty-ing-coed, near Cardiff, which occasioned considerable apprehension, but which, happily, through the ex- ertions of Mr. Superintendent Siockdale and his police force, was got under, confining the damage and loss to part only of a large rick of hay. There are floating many rumours relative to this conflagration, some asserting it to have arisen from the hay heating, while others appear confident that an incendiary did the mischief. The White Lion St. Leger club of Cardiff, had its draw on Friday last, which was numerously attended. The favourite Coiherstone" was sent to Bristol: Piize Fighter" and NUl wilh" remained in Cardiff, while the outrider strolled about the country. The dinner takes place on Tuesday next, when the prizes will be paid over to the winnels..The dinner is expected to be well attended, and great preparations are al- ready making to insure an attractive feast.

DONCASTEK, RACES. MONDAY. Match, £ 300, half ft. St. Leger course Mr. Payne's Mania, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Nat), beat Lord Eelin- ton's Blue Bonnet, 4 yrs, 8st 91b (Lye). Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas for three years 7st 9lb; four years, 9st; five years, 9st 91b six years and aged 10st. Four miles. Mr. D Cook's Trueboy, 3 years (Lye) I Mr. Cuthbert's Queen°f Tjnc, 4 years (Heselune) 2 I Lord Exeter's Wee Pet, 3 years (Pettit) 3 Mr, Isaac Day's Portrait, 5 years (Wakefield) 4 Mr. Hornby's Champagne, 6 years (Thompson) 5 Champagne made slow running to the gravel road, and then fell behind Queen of Tyne, who made the pace good, and was never disturbed in her lead until within the distance in the se- cond lound Trueboy, who had been lying off, then collared her, left her a few strides fiom home, and won cleverly by a length. Wee Pet was beaten at the stand, and finished a bad third Champagne broke down at the Red House. The Champagne Stakes of SO sovs. each, h ft, for two year old colts, 8st 71 b fillies, 8st 51b. The second saved his stake. Red House in (32 subs.) Mr. Williamson's The Cure (Heseltine) 1 I Mr. Osbaldeston's Sis. to Martingale. (Francis) 2 Mr. Irwin's (Nat) I The first start was badly managed, and proved a failure; in the second, all got off very well, except Sis to Martingale. The Cure took the lead, made running from end to end and won in a canter by two lengths. Fanny Eden. who coughed several times befoie starting, ran second to the bend and was there passed by the Irish colt, and the latter being caught half way up the distance by Sis. to Martingale, was beaten out of the second money half a length. Coal Black Rose was a bad fourth, All round my Hat fifth, and the others beaten off. A Plate of £ 50 for horses, &c., that never won plate or sweep- stakes; 3 years old, 7st 7lb; four, 8st ôlb; five and aged, 9si. Heats, St. Leyer course. Lord Exeter's Revocation, 4 years (Darting) I 1 Mr. Mostyn's Lytham, 4 years /Marlow) 2 2 Mr. St. Paul's Cheviot, 3 years (Lye) 3 dr Revocation was the favourite, and won both heata cleverly. TUESDAY. THE GREAT ST. LEGER. Mr. Wrather!s Nutwith (Marson) 1 Mr. Bowes's Cotherstone. .(Butler) 2 Lord Chesterfield's Prizefighter (holmes) 3 Air. Dawson's Trueboy (tourth) (Cartwright) 0 Lorn Exeter's Lucetta colt /Kobinson) 0 Mr Payne's Mania /Nat) 0 Major Yarburgb's Dumpling /jf.mp'enian^ 0 Lord Eglinton's Aristides (G. Noble) o Mr. Bell's Reviewer (W. Noble; o 6 to 4 on Cotherstone, 6 to 1 each Bgsinst Prized"1" Lucetta, and 100 to 6 against Nutwith. Won by a bead, Uo- iherstone beating Prizefighter by a neck. Run in ,hree roinu,es and twenty seconds. Lord Westminster's Coral walked over for the The Cleteland Stake, „„ £ SK.i«M •'Wh""e' beating Blue Bonnet and three others. The Selling Stakes were won by The Era.

Tax KINO OP HANOVER.—His Maiesty, on his late visit to Ibis country and his residence at Kewj distinguished himself in a manner little creditable to him as a promoter of science. The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew have, under the management of Sir J. W. Hooker, lately received so many additions, and attracted so many visitors, that an enlargement of the grounds and houses has become necessary, and for this purpose, the Commissioners of Woods and Forests had agreed to appropriate a space of about fifteen acres from the pleasure grounds. It was, however, necessary, to obtain the consent of the King of Hanover, who for some time obstioately refused, and at last gave only a reluctant consent; but such being obtained, the enlargement was commenced. Another more striking instance of his illiberally relates to the Observatory in Richmond Great Park, recently gianted by government to the British Associa- tion, and by them, at a considerable expense, converted into a magnetic and meteorological observatory. This building was erected at a great expense by George the Third, and has for many years been unused-it stands in the middle of the park, which is leased by the King of Hanover, the only entrance to it being through the gate of the farm yard, which is occupied by his bailiff. When the purpose for which the building was awarded was made known to him, the Kio" expressed hisstrong disapprobation, and at first threatened to shut up the gate, thus cutnog off all possible communication with the observatory!— Fiomi this, however, he has relented, although he has expressly forbidden that any path should be made to it, so that visitor. will have to walk across the grass, which will in some weather be very disagreeable, and that no carriage nor person on horse- back shall on any account by admitted. For some of the ob- servations it is necessary that the instruments should be sunk in the earth, but his Majesty will not even grant a square foot of ground for the purpose. POBTSMOUTH.—A large quantity of foreign wheat has been admitted at this port, for home consumption, withio these few days, at the duty of 14s. per quarter.-Hamp- shire xelegraph.

MERTHYR POLICE SEP. 8. Before G. R. Morgan, Es>j., and the Rev. C. Mayberry. David Lewis, landlord of ,he Three Horse Shoes, beer- house, was summoned by Mr. Superintendent Davies, for keep- ing his house open for the sale of beer before the hour of one O clock, P,M on Sunday the 3rd instant, which was proved by P.C. Forey.—Fined 5s. and costs. William Waikins, of Rhymney, beer-house keeper, was charged by John Davies, of the same place, with an assault on ihe 30th ult.—Fined Is. and costs. Thomas Jones, was charged by William Morris, both of Merthyr, with an assault on bis person, on the 29th ultimo.— Fined 6d. and costs. Howell Williams, haulier,of Merthyr, was charged with be- ing drunk and assaulting his mother on tbe 5th instant.—Fined 5s. and costs. Benjamin Williams, harper, brotherto the last defendant, was charged with being drunk and assaulting police constable 32 and 5, on tbe 5th instant.—Fiued 50s. and cext. William Smith Douglas was charged by William Watkins. beer-house keeper, of Rhymney, with wilfully daIDIgiog tbe- front door of his house, on the night of the 7th instlOl .-Or.. dered to pay the amount of damage, 6s:, rnd costs, and in it- fault of payment, was committed to the CaftMt House cf COI" rection, for 14 d<ys. Thomas Davies, tailor, of Dowlais, was charged kyThoma* Dawkins, on behalf of the Dowiais Jion Company, wwh steal- ing about 601b: of coflf, the property of the above Company,, on the night of ilie 7th instarf, from an enclosed yard.— Com- mitted for trivl at the next Glamorgan Quarter Sessions. Ad- mitted to half, Thomas Thomas Richard Jones, labourers, who were remanded on the 1st iosftfot, were fully committed for trial at the next Glamorgan Quarter Session*, for having to their pos- session a quantity of stolen goodf, pioperty of the Rhymney Iron Works. A few cases were settled out of Court. No cases were brought before the Bench on Monday.

FAIRS TO BE HELD IN SEPTEMBER. MONMOUTHSHIHE Kington • 19 Abergaveny • • 25 Longtowne 21 Oaerleon- 21 WORCISTER. Tredegar- 23 Bromserove 24 Caeileon. 21 WOPTCESTEPL. rredegar. 23 Bromserove 24 GLAMORGANSHIRE Evesham 22 Cardiff 19 Redditch 18 Capely Creinant 29 Tenbury e -26 Oowbridge 29 Worcester 19 Lantwit Major 28 GLOUCESTSK. Penrice 18 Barton Regis 28 Wain 25 Gloucester 28 CARMARTHENSHIRE Newent 15 Llandilo-fawr- 28 Painswick • 19 Llanelly- 30 Thornbury 18 Llaugharn 28 Wotton-under-Edge • 25 l.langathen • 22 SOMERSETSHIRE Llanboidy 18 Bruton • 18 Llandarog 27 Buckland 21-2 2 New Castle in Emlyn 20 Decuman's St. J8 Tally 21 Glastonbury 19 lavernspite 25 Mark 18 White House on Tave 19 Montacute 20 BRLcoNSHinE Samploid Arundel 19 Crickhowell 24 Sonierton • 35 Maesy Cwmforth 28 Stuford. 28 Talgarth- 23 Stowey 18 HEREFORDSHIRE Wilvescome 26 Dorstone 27

TINIES OF HIGH WATER AT NEWPORT. HIGH WATER. DEPTH AT DAYS. MORN. EVEN. DOCK OATES HIGH WATER. DEPTH AT DAYS" MORN. EVEN. DOf'K OATES I, SEP. H. M. H. *"• rr. IN. Sunday 10 37 U 19 20 4 ft* Monday 11 30 0 12 19 7 ^•Tuesday 1 16 2 2 20 6 Wednesday 2 56 3 22 23 6 »{'Thursday 4 4 4 27 26 10 5' Friday 5 2 5 20 29 10 < Saturday 5 51 6 10 32 2 =

MERTHYR. DRAGOONS.—About fifty of the Fourth Light Dragoons, from Cardiff, arrived at this town on Saturday last on their route to Llandovery. One of the gallant fellows had the misfortune to be placed in the Lock-up House from that evening till Monday morning, when, it is said, he had to walk to Brecon, instead of riding his horse, for a misdemeanour at the Angel Inn. It seems that he endeavoured to get a kiss of one of the fair "angels" in the bar, which she thought it right to refuse. The police were sent for to repress the ardour of the son of Mars, when a sharp encounter took place be- tween them and the Dragoon, but he was ultimately obliged to march to the civil guard room. On Sunday, the company at- tended Divine Service at the church, the street being lined with persons, amidst whom it was with some difficulty the police kept a marching line for the Dragoons. They started from this place on Monday morning about half past seven, through Bre- con, amidst hundreds of spectators. DOWLAIS.-lt seems that twelve additional car- penters have been engaged at the new forge there this week. There are many carpenters again out of employ. FATAL ACCIDENT.—A miner of the name o John Ford, aged sixty, was killed at the Plymouth Iron V or on Thursday the sevemh ins'.ant, by illall IIf earth. An in- quest was held on the body before William Davies, Esq.^an a respectable jury, when a verdict of "accidental death was returned. Three men were burnt in a dreadful manner by the damp in one of ihe mine levels on Monday, and a horse was suffocated by the sulphur. LIFE ASSURANCE.—IT may have been seen that AT««IFRTN^RA' of the pioprietors, of ihe Brtta.011'3 u f„n«' sanSuine expectations of the directors UDwards y reaJlsed> and that in the short space of five y upwards of four thousand policies have been issued. ")e success is to be attributed to The oSa? principles upon which this establishment is founded amongst which i» novel one of retaining the profits as a'do^ble gua-autee to the assured-a principle which ought to be more fully earned out, for it is the want of faith whicfm a g^aT^gee prevents those who are desirous of insunnp, and thus proving for their fami- lies, from taking so necessary a course i LLt the habit of the journalist to allude to one society more than to another, but here the very novelty observed Spon demand, a pass"»8 expression ot congratulation, and ,t is freely accorced to those who have assisted by their confidence the spimed projector of the experiment.— hvening Paper. p F J

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NEWPORT MECHANICS' INSTITUTE. LECTURE ON POETRY, Mr. Hood, a gentleman from Cardiff, last Tuesday night delivered the first of a series of lectures on Poetry, at the large room of this To wit-hall before the members and friends ot this Institute. We are sorry to say that the attendance was very limited, though we hope, from the great applause with which the first lecture was received, and the attractive talents of Mr. Hood that the audience next Tuesday and Tuesday week' at the'second and third lectures on the same subject, will be more creditable to the Institute and the town, and more gratifying to the lecturer. j Mr. Hood commenced his lecture by an apology for the study of poetry. While each man (he said) is going to his farm or his merchandise, while the principles of Bentham are becom- ing universal, and every man an utilitarian, while the question qui bono is the one great absorbing question of all society, does it not seem a bold thing and a presumptuous, to dare so far to infract and invert the order of things as to attempt a discourse touching that pretty thing called poetry ? While all men are engaged in earnest discussions on the Corn Laws and Chartism and Complete Suffrage and Ireland and Rebecca and Father Mathew and the Teetotalers, is it not attempting too much to suppose that any one in his or her senses can so far forget themselves as to dare an adventurous flight amongst the airy spheres of poetry. No, I belieVe not: but for me, in this thrilling Ind stirring age, poetry has a thousand charms. Tell me who enjoys the beauty of the park, the softness of the pur- ling stream, and the bracing air of the mountain not the man so much who lives sheltered by the spire of the one, or on the banks of the other, but it is he who flies from the noise, the hum, the bustle, and the smoke of cities, like a stricken hart, to lay him down in the peace and seclusion of the calm and clear shade, in Nature's own world and even so with thee, oilman of the world, while its business and its carking cares engross thy thoughts, dost thou not love to turn an eye to ihe worlds of light and beauty which shine beyond, and give their reflection within. How often have we, when upon the waters in the depth of the still blue moon-hallowed night, bade the boatman rest upon his oars, in order that our ears might catch the melody of some flute, that came wafted over the billows from a distance; and it is even thus that we repose upon the oars of business, while the breath of poetry comes wafting to us its divinest strains, the music from an unseen world, the soft, the mighty, the overwhelming breath from the shores whi- ther the immortals have already preceded us. I, ladies and gentlemen, am not a poet, but an ardent lover of poetry I am always in contact with my fellow men the man who strives to lift his race, and works to this end with his brain, equally with the man whose thoughts are of ledgers and day books, must be a man of business and of the world: he must forsake the realm ot phantoms and of shadows, the land and the lan- guage of Utopia, hailing him in his day dreams with a sunny splendour he must leave the realm of the grot and the grove, tin; glories of the mountain and the beauties of the herb and tilt-flower; he must give himself over to thoughts stern and deep. V et, let us recollect that a taste for poetry, once ac- quired, is rarely, it ever relinquished. What Coleridge said it was to him, it is to every one, a soother and a consoler and its own exceeding great reward." I am not much older than you. my young brother; we both are boys in years, but I have seen the world, and you, perhaps, have not; and I tell thee that though thou may'st lose some portion of the enthusiasm and energy ol yoath, yet the fine feelings which once shone so brightly on the surface of rhe heart will only beam less brightly, because, like refranged and refracted rays, they are broken, but formed in their passage through the waves; and as the tra- veller in the night looks up to the pompous heavens, where the moon leads on the radiant retinue of worlds, all gleaming pro- foundly in the blue ether, and wonders whence those shining lights stream forth to lead his wildering pilgrimage—so in our journey ttircugh life, a thousand stars and golden lights from distant worlds will illuminate our path. We may not he able always to give them theii data, yet will they stream ever he- nignantly upon us from their pure heaven of poetry, once all our own. On the variations of poetry and prose. Mr. Hood remarked that prose might be defined to be the statement of a fact, the naked asseltlon of a truth poetry clothed the fact in a beauii- t'ol drapery. Prose would walk over an ancient hall or castle, and examine the brickwork, the mouldings, the floorings; but Poetry re-peopled with the past; it made the old building re- echo with the strain, the inspiring strain. of ancient times. So with the battle field sober prose merely thought of the battle in itself, or its consequences. Poetry brought back from the land of shadows and phantoms, the contending troops beneath the dust, it remembered, were mouldering and rusting the glaive and the gauntlet, the helm, the corslet, thf spear, and the en- tire panoply; and there, likewise, the dust once active, full of life and energy, like ours, and this feeling is poetry. After some remarks on poetry in its philosophy and its spirit, the lectu.er noticed the influence of poetry on general civiliza- tion it is an influence, he said, almost insensible, but mighty aod energetic it is the sure stream, bearing on its tide the fluc- tuating passions of men. We are accustomed only to notice as the leaders of civilization, wars, the exploits of statesmen and heroes, but in all ages Poetry had been the handmaid of liberty of thought and freedom of conscience. We speak of the press and the Reformation and the revolution in England, as though these alone were the causes of English civilization but before the Press had spoken, Chaucer had written: he looked out from the mountain of poetry, even as we look out on the sun, through the mists of the morning the influence of his cool, quiet, satire undermined the superstitions and the oppressions of his age: flom him and men like him came the silent power which shook the holds and the hauots of feudalism and now the influence of German literature, in Gcethe and Schiller, is working out great principles of amelioration, even as our litera- ture has tended to work out the civilization of the world. The influence of the historical associations of England on its poetry was then noticed. The facts of the history had been enwrought with it, until they had become a part of our poetry. The old battle fields, where the white and red roses, the cava- liers and the roundheads, had contended for supremacy and this influence was aided by the scenery of England, where all of the sublime met with all that was beautiful: this was illus- trated by remarks on Tintern and the Wye. Stand on Wvnd- cliff, said the lecturer far beneath you, a'thousand feet, spreads the tangled underwood; in the distance rolls the channel, and there the Wye, like a thread of silver, holds its course, while all around the up-reared fabrics of old grey limestone, the castles built by God, of whose far foundations Geology telb us: there, on either hand, you have the history of England in a hand's-breadth; on the one side Chepstow^ feudal magnifi- cence, battlemented grandeur; on the other, Tintern, ecclesias- tical power, monastic solitude. These remarks were further illustrated from SI. Michael's Mount, in Cornwall, Blackheath, and Stonehenge. In remarking on the poetry of the Elizbethean era, Mr. Hood said he could only compare it to those old mansions remarkable as belonging to the architecture of that period: they bore an appearance half utility—half folly. There are as many gablt-s an i corners to the poetry of the time, as to the mansions. When one approaches the study of the poetry, I can only ex- press my own feelings by saying it reminds me of the approach to Mr..Blewitt's elegant mansion: there sit and glower at it, uncouth and ugsome figures, the children of ailegory and fable and the style of the li erature of the period is even the same As we pass over one ot those ancient halls from every comic" and from every niche the grim figures of multitudinous animals stare and frown: here I am terrified by the ethgy of a rudely sculptured gryphon, and there I am convulsed with laughtei while I gaze on a peeping satyr. The style of the architecture was unnatural, so was the style of the poetry. There is, it is true, a vastness about the building, but it is the vasiness of ir- regularity-the massiveness of incongruity. We range through an hundred rooms and we halt to admne the beauty of thi, pillar, and the tantastical arrangements over that fiie-place 01 that ceiling, but the old wainsco.iting and flooring look cheer less and heartless, and the fireplaces are so large that the seem not intended for the communication of any of the domestic and social feelings of our nature. This is the poetry of the Llizabethean era. At its head stands Spenser. While I am reading Spenser, 1 am conscious I am on en- chanted ground, but how different the ground to that of Shak- s.'eare. When. after the "lempest," 1 am upon his island, ] could stay the.e for ever and hear Aria) sing, and w..tch old frosperoj but in Spenser, beautiful and abundant as are the green valleys, the broad woods, and the twinkling rills, I want to be away from all. Grand master as he was, lie so heaped allegory on allegory, aod fable on fable, that while reading him we Hiust frequently pause to enquire, not of our hearts but of our heads, the meaning, and when the meaning is obtained we cannot but remember how much more terse and concise our dear old father Shakspere, would have made the lesson. vsiA number of other topics were touched upon in the lecture. Of Shakspeie, Mr. Hood remarked that hisexquisite knowledge of human nature biought him before us as a man and a brother, lull and fair in all the proportions of body and mind. Milton was rather in the cumbious and complex character of his learning a mighty giant leaning on his mace and armed from head to foot in a coat and panoply of mail. Milton reminds me, said he, that I am reading and that I must read; but Shakspere seems to lead me through a process of self-analysis. All 1 have to do in reading him is to feel. Pope and Dryden were described as the masters of style; other bards painted to the eye. and contented themselves if they might strike the chords of the heart; but these make the air eloquent and fLng over us a spell uttered by the song,—these kings of the lyre de. serve attention, whose sublimity and beauty are equalled by their flowingstrains and graceful numbers- In Pope, however, we cannot lorget the artificiality of his verse. It is only in some of his most happy efforts that we do not see the nice ad- justment of the plumb line and compasses of poetry. The feet, the bars, the syllables for ever and for ever increase their at. tention upon us. In him that poetry of passion, that giand cateractand storm of words, the tempest of the soul, which in Shakspeie holds, rivets, and fascinates, and in Milton some- times like the might of a volcano bursts forth, is never found. He is a man of the world, of this moving, dying world, and the more grand and towering facilities which were really in his nature, were subservient to the organ of order and arrange- ment. Seldom indeed does he burst the barrier of criticism, and if he does it is only to give some precedent from the inefficiencv of preceding rules. After other remarks on the poets of wit and humour, Swift and Butler, described as the Hogarth and the Teniers of poetry .op the ancient lyrics, ballads, and minstrels of England, the poetry of Gray, Collins, Goldsmith, &c., the lecturer concluded his lecture, the first of the.course of three, by announcing the lecture for next week, on The Poetry of the Age." His lecture was interspersed wifh a great variety of extracts from the principal poets, and occupied nearly two hours and a half in the delivery.

NEWPORT TOWN HALL.—MONRAY, SBFT. 11. Before the Mayor, and Thomas Frolhero, and Lewis Edwards, Esqrs. A fat, bluff, youngster, named Charles Williams, whose face and shirt were indicative of a contempt for the usages of decent society, was charged with trespassing on certain gardens,&c. P.C. Hill proved the charge. He had seen the prisoner, with a bundleunder hisatm, about oneo'clock on Sunday morn- ing/ in Friars-' Fields, and, suspecting him, he gave chace, when the prisoner Bed and dashed, at the top of his speed, over several gardens. On coming up with the night bird, Hill found that the bundle had been thrown away, and could not be found. He then toek him to Ihe station-house, and locked him up The prisoner made a strange and pieposteroos excuse for be- ing out at such an improper hour, and in such an imptoper place. Ordered to pay 4s. expenses, and lectured severely by the Mayor. A GREAT OBSTRUCTION. A long, lank.visaged boy, of the Don QuUCtH style of beauty, rejoicing in the name of Jem Flin, was chairged with obstructing the foot path in Commetcial-street, on S:iDd»y eveniag. P.C. Bath stated that the prisoner and two others were seated on the edge of the pavement, wheie one watched opportunities to lay fhold of the ancles of females who were passing, while the prisoner occasionally lay on his back and obstructed respecta- ble young women who passed iliat way. This was one of ihf- customary pranks of such blackguards who nightly infest ib>- corners of Cross and other streets, to which nuisance respecta- ble parties are frequently obliged to submit. The Mayor, in addressing this pnsoner commented wilh much just severity on the practice, and informed him that the penaltv of 40s. or three calendar months'imprisonment w.;uld be inflicted on all who offended in future. This being the first proved offence against the prisoner, the Mayor convicted him in Is. penalty, and 7s. 6d. expenses, "r fourteen day's hard labour at Usk. A few proper inflictions like this, would, we think, deter those who usually infest the corners of streets, shocking decency with their obscenity and ruffianism, and forcing persons to walk from the pavement into the streets. We hope the police will conti- nue their vigilant service, for the abatement of this nuisance. SUSPICION. William Havard, an aged man, was charged with having a piece of coal and a piece of timber, in his possession, under sus. picious circumstances, at three o'clock this morning, in George- stieet. P.C. Pennimore said he saw prisoner coming from George- street, this morning, with a piece of (dthwood, and a knob of coal, in his possession, which, on bew^'iaterrogaied, he said he had found on one of the yards. He did not mention which yard, and giving but a poor account of himself, witness took him into custody. Prisoner said that he h^d found the timber and coal on a Prisoner said that he h^d found the timber and coal on a whdrf. The Mayor observed it was fortunate for the prisoner that this suspicious case did not turn out a robbery. As it was, there was no proof, however strong were the suspicions, that the prisoner had stolen the properly; and recommending him to be more careful in future, ordered his discharge. THE WIDOW AND HER PERHCUTOR5. James James was charged with assaulting Mrs. Mary Wil. liams. The complainant, who is a quiet and inoffensive looking wo- imn, on being sworn, was desired by the defendant in a rough tone to kiss the book again, as he did not believe she had kissed it properly the first time. Having re-ki?sed^ the volume, the complainant staled that she was coming home i>"om Mr. Gough s Commercial Wharf, on Saturday fortnight, when was mel by prisoner's father, who scoffed at her, and the defen<>.an' af. terwards Ireared her grossly, charging her with having IIX glau' dered horses. The compLinant told her tale with much art- lessnesss, and in very Wershy-English. A voice io the crowd And so you have got glandered horses, as I knows of. Witness resunoed He was spit at me, and I am poor widow. He has threatened to shoot my horses, and 1 was afraid he will hurl my dear children. 1 Prisoner here went into a cross-examination of the prosecu- trix, and concluded a violent harangue hy saying, Hold your bother, I'm damned—I don't care for you, nor no one here." The prosecutrix then swore that she was afraid the prisoner would hurt her horses, and injure her person. Prisoner: You'll swear anything. 1 never spit at her—] am not one of that sort. Didn't you grin at me yesterday ? Prosecutrix 1 didn't see you, James. Prisoner, violently You did. Don't tell your liea; here. The Mayor ordered the brutal fellow to be bound over in two sureiies of £10 each, and himself in £20., to keep the peace towards the complainant for three months. The Mayor read a certificate from Mr Morgan, veterinary surgeon, certifying thatlhe six horses which he had examioeu for Mrs. Williams, were not at all diseased and his worship. iD commeoling on the violent and brutal manner In which tht^ prisoner and his family constantly toimented and annoyed the poor wIdow, told the father 1\ut he onght to he ashamed 01 SUI h conduct, that he ought to be .oade to pay the cost of such examination; and if the case were brought before him (Ihe Mayor), he would make him pay every farthing. He warned him to cease from such unmanly conduct towards an unpro reeled female, or it would prove a serious matter for him in the end. The Mayor then repeated the sentence of the Court against theprisoner, and added, that if he did not immed lately find sure- lies. he should go to prison for 8 month's hard labour. Prisoner Then very well, I'll be d—d if I don't go to pri- son hUI d-o me if you gives me hard labour. Mayor Policeman, lake that fellow away. THE TROUBLES OF MRS. DAVIES. ) John Williams, John Roberts, and Mrs. Roberts, were ohorged with assaulting Mrs. Elizabeth Davies. Mrs. Davie* i I was down to ."e Mr.— — Mr Pyke .\ow, my good wonllu" don't gi«e us too long > story. Just come to the matter, at once, will you ? Mrs. D. Well, I be a coming to the matter at once. I wa a-going to John Jones's, and Mr. Pyke Now, my dear madam, don't bother about Join Jones, or any other of the Joneses; but come to the case a once. Mrs. D. Well, 1 be a-coming there inrectly-this ere in suit was preciously aggravated. 1 was struck by John Jones John Williams, and all the rest. Mr. Pyke Slay, stay, we shall never get at the case, I feai Just tell us what took place on the occasion you speak of, a. far as regards John V\ illiams. Mrs. D. with much petulancy and sharpness Lor, Sir, i, you don't let me tell my own story, 1 shall be here till my nex great washtng day. (Laughter.) Mr. Pike Well, then, tell us your story as you like, bu don't be in a hurry, for it will be impossibld to lake do»n al you say, if you go cn at that galloping pace. After this curious colloquy, the goorf old talkative machin*- ^xplutneii herself thus :— That on Thursday, the 31st 01 Au^us' [ put in a person to ctstffiin on the goods of John Jones, wI" ren's a hou-e of me, and hearing a great noise there, [ went n> and got knocked about by John Roberts, John Wilkins, an. John Williams, who knocked me on the head, squeeged me 01 my arm and kicked n.e in a lapscallious way, sir. The goo, old dame wen! on to explain how the rent had been paid. Pa,, had come to her in the shape of a pi«. and part in coppers, an. the rest more in blows tbancoppers. And if you II allow file, sirs, I'll tell ye the whole stot.y." And here the matron most heatiically and strangely looked at the trench. The Magistrates here intimated a wish thai the prosecutrix would havetesstosay; at which the good lady turned up her ^nub-nose scornfully, miimating her wonder at the dislike 01 the music of her voice. Susan Fennel, who seemed well qualified to supply nayjist, with Fennel sauce, proved a ponion of the old woman stale, and said her husband was one of the much-abused called bum-bailiffs," or "catch-poles." She saw no blow, though Mrs. Williams said she had been struck by John Wilkins, in the mouth, and on her breast by John Roberts, and knocked on her arm by Mrs. Roberts. Mr. Fennel was then examined, and proved the assault upon Mis. Davies, and the general attack of the three prisonets on • he house, the goods, and himself. It was a most terrible affair, altogether, he said, sitch as he never seed or beard on afore in all his boro days whatsurodever." The Mayor complimented Fennel on the clear and manly manner in which he stated the case. Mrs. Roberts was advised not to get in the midst of broils again, to assault shei'ffs' officers, or any other minister of the law, or to distress herself about other people's distress-warrants; she had probably acted from mistake, in conjunction with the prisoner Roberts, her son, but John Wilkins seems to have mingled in the disturbance more wilfully and improperly, with 'he direct view of resisting the officets. The worthy Mayor ihen went very ably and distinctly into the law between the landlord and tenant, showing thaI in a case where lodgers liveu In a house into which was put a distress warrant, the goods ot those lodgers were also liable to be taken under that distress. warrant; and that all persons resisting the sheriff's officers in the exeeUlion of their dUly, wele amenable to Ihe law. Mrs. Roberls was fioed 2s. 6d. and expenses, or seven days' impri- sonment John Roberts, discharged; and John Wilkins fined 5s. end expenses, or tourleen days imprisonment. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. Bef,re the Mayor, and T. Hawkins, W. Brewer, and Lewis Edwards, Esquires. THE LATE VIOLEN1 ASSAULT. John Evans was placed at the bar, charged with inflicting a dreadful fracture on the head of a man named James Matthews. The particulars of this case were given in the police report in the MERLIN of last week, when the prisoner was remanded to await the issue of the unfortunate man's fate. He was this day again placed at the bar. Mr R. F.Woilett, surgeon to the Newport Dispensary, being sworn and examined, said that he had been attending James Matthews since he received the injury; that he saw him this morning, when he was in such a stale as to be wholly incap^lt- of attending that if he were even to improve daily for a month he could not in less than that period pronounce him out 01 danger; aDd that a crisis in his case will probably take place next week. The prisoner was remanded to Usk for a fortnight. Mr T. Woollett, for ihe prisoner, applied to be allowed to put in bail for his appearance, to which the Beuch declined to accede.

NEWPORT Imports and Exports, for the week ending the 17th of Sept., 1843

IMPORTS. Zorg Vliet, Berchois, Rotterdam, iron and bark.—Mandarin,* Colley, Antwerp Rio Grandie, Cousins, ditto Alice. Rees, ,'Virdt; Friedrtcb 'Wilhelm Fourth, Reimeck, Jersey lduna,, it li*' ditto; Maria Frederica, S.'hmedt, Havie de Grace; ,,° Niemann, Nantes; Isic, Hopkins, ditto; Catherine, ar' <er lam Ocean Child, Roderick, Rouen, ballast.— f;vat!s; •. Duddndge, Bridgwater; Charles, Howe, lit'io Kiuv Dre." dlUo Mitchell, ditto; Bles.. h a,, di.t J and Mary, Guy. Gloucester t dittl N>Porl Trader, Jackson, ditto, flour.— Ceres Inman. dittc. N;. f j cUle—Excellent, Doughty, Lady Ivemnaie. James, lo, • Eichatds. ditto; Di- Bariow Ma. Rare«, tey, Padstow Maria, Hoskin, licence, Re^s, dl"° sund-.es -Hero,Sawle. ditto, iron ore.—Sisiets, CooKe, x5u • D #in I ruro; Ibex, Davies, Swansea; Sisters, Knapp, Gloucester; WilliatP.- Nutt New Thomas Bavl.ff, Ulverslone, pt^dcr.Hope, Nutt, Barnstaple, porter.—Una. Hughes, Portnw(ioc> ""ef- And the market boats from Biistol, with t'unanes.

EXPORTS. Rapid, Weeks, Rotterdam, iion metal,—Brontes, Curtis, viatangas; Leon, Tuibe, Nice; Active, Adar, Gluck.^adt; Johannes, Steffens, Stettin William and Maria, Sealey, IS»>ar- seilles; Ennomia, Schade, Fushorn Tiibune, Harris, Algi. Iron.-Agdls, Peppetell, Malta; Providence, Baker, Lisbol Lord Redesdal B -yley, Cadiz Pendenms. Scoble, Gibraltar; Lydia Jane. Mordue, Grenada; Renovation Ball Malaga; Duke of Clarence. Rogers, St. Thomas.coal.—Martha, Jones, Liverpool; Victoria, Davis, ditto; Excellent. Doughty. ditto lohn, Black, ditto AtbioD Evans, ditto; Charlotte. Wil- liams, ditto; Tyro, Edwards, ditto; New Thomas, Bayhff, ditto; Una. Hughes, ditto; Jane. Owenx, ditto; Catherine, Evans, ditto; Champion, Lewis, ditto Hannah, Jones ditto: Blossom, Watt. ditto; Diligence, Rees, Runcorn; Saltrann, Pill, London; Two Sisters. Jewell, Plymouth; Brilliant, Murphy, Wexford; Queen Victoria, Vivian, London Eliza, Richards, ditto; Perseverance, Hoie. ditto; Ann, Pearse, Folkstone, Exmouth, Parker, Hull, iron and un_—Ann, Koberts, Newry, iron and bark—Hero, Sawte. t ruro; Facility. Way, Salcombe James and Ann, Trick. Bideford Blessing, Duddridge, Bridgwater, iron and coal.—Ara>>, Whelan, Dun- garAan, coal and wood hoops.—^Mafgaiet, Evans, Liverpool; Ylurgaret, James, ditto Star of .Brunswick, lleison, ditto; Saltern's Rock, Mollard. Dublin BeMona. Davis ditto Pro- vidence, Mc. Kenzie, ditto; Lydney Alpass ditto; Grasitude, Richards, Sheries Francis aii-d Mary, Dobson, ditto; Robert., Yeo. London; Dove, Youlden, ditto; Ibex, Davis, Swansea Charles, Howe, Bridgwater; Persian, Fisher, London ind Sunderland Swift. Hiscox, Chepstow Milo, Poole, Brisiol; Luna, Oxland, ditto, iron. The market boats for Bristol, with sundries and 200 vessels or various ports, with coals. I VESSELS ENTERED OUT ANV LOADING FOR POKCIOX PA1TS. Destination. Name. Matter. Tonnage. Agent lunlirk Cornucopia Beynon t7Edwardt, Rogers °illes William & Maria.Sealy 79 ditto o. Th,n 'u Duke of Clarence Rogers. — 459 dittor Marseilles Saphir Bancan 113 ditto Marseilles. T.vdia Jane Merdrew 227 ditto York Packet.Lamont 685 ditto £ rf,nada £ 1%, Thompson 635 ditto P,ltt0 Curtis 291 ditto -• .Duport 105 ditto "a"ellles ,-urle 145 ditto Lisbon Providence "m 2 £ Ditto Faith £ o Gibraltar Pendennis Seoble ° Ditto Cerus Tyrer Malta Ajalist Pedperalt !5S Konitrsburgh William Penn .Robertson 80 St. Thomas Stately Edejr 479 du.«0 Messina Catherine .Wadely 126 ditto (iibraltar Caroline Rodd 9 Algiers Tribune Harris IS# ditto Stettin .Frederick Win. 4..Reimoch 13* ditto Ditto Marie Fredericke..Sehmidt.M: ditto Ditto Bazaar Nieuman 200 ditto Ditto Iduna Holdt 120 ditto „ St. Thomas Belgrave Donaldson 140 Moreton&Co. Ditto .Mandariu Colley 214 ditto Ditto Rio Grance Cousins 217 ditto Malaga Renovatio .Bell. 84 diito Ditto Lord Riddesdale-.Bayley 157 ditto Bordeaux Pallas Blanvilliao 72 ditto Palermo Treasurer Lowrie 170 ditto Smyrna Jedith Dumaresque .105 ditto Madeira & Cape > Rit Duthie ,2C djtto of Good Hope, t Stettin William Ash -Morrish 253 ditto Dordt Isis .h.:>nkins 117 ditto El ushorn .Eunomia Sefi., de 84 ditto Ditto Nicolaus Ehren g7 ditto

An account of Coal and Iron broughtdo»JrnCanal during I the week endinc September 9 •'— TONS Thomas Prothero •• •• •• •• TQ Thonfas Powell Martin Morrison R.J. Bleuiitt •• •• •• •• 400 Monmouthshire Iron and Coal Company.. •• — \V. S. Cartwright.. •• 250 Rosser Williams .0 o. 21. John Davies. •• •• ^0 J. F. Hanson •> 12& John Vipond •• 00 •• 400 W. Whitney •• — Harris Total .0 00 1946 Iron 1,822 Tons 3,768 An account of Coal and Iron brought down the Tram.-road luring the week ending September 9 TONS CWT, Thomas Prothero. 0 o. 2211 0 Thomas Powell o. 1958 17 Rosser Thomas and Co gg/t 14 T. Phillips & Son 270 19 Martin Morrison jg Joseph Beaumont ^2 13 W. S Cartwright gg| g The Tredegir Coal Co 94.5 g Rock Coal Co 1197 11 Roger Lewis 405 6 Joseph Jones 250 3 John Jones, Victoria J60 1 Latch and Cope 1022 17 John Russell, and Co. 1167 19 James Poole 89 4 Total 12,648 17 IRON, TheTredeparIronCo. 579 2 Ebbw Vale Co 313 13 Ithymney Iron Co 562 12 Cwm Celyn and Blaina Co. 639 15 Coal Brook Vale Co 70 0 Total 2165 2

WEEKLY CALENDAR. Sept. 17.—Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity. Lessoas for the Morning Service, Jeremiah 5, Matthew 18. Evening Service, Jeremiah 22,1 Corinthians 2. 20.—Ebber Week. 21.—St. Matthew. 23.-Autumnal Quarter begins. MOON'S Af-F.—New 23rd day. 53m. after 10 afternoon.

BIRTHS. At Newport, on the 2nd instant, the ladj of E. S. Barber, Esq, civil engineer, of a daughter. On Sunday, the 10th instant, Mrs Cobb, poat-raistress of this town, of a posthumous daughter. On Monday, the 11th instant, the wife of Mr Samuel Bern, Risca, of a daughter. At King's Pyon House, Herefordshire, 9th inst, the lady of the Rev. T. B. Webb, of a daughter. MARRIED. At Bridgwater, 7th inst, by the Rev. James Woollen, Mr George Taylor, draper, Newport, to Abla. ooly daughter of the late Mr R. Webb, of the foimer place. On the 9th mat, at St. Mary Redcliffe church, Bristol, by the Rev. J. Leaton, Mr. John Swain, jun, of Naotyglo Iron Works, to Martha, youngest daughter of Mr William Foord, merchant, of Bristol. 00 the 11th instant, Mr John Bevan, of Grosroont, to Mist Sophia Mary Davies, of Broam Hill, near Hereford. On the 5th instant, at Ciickhowell, Mr W. Osborne, grocer, nf London, to Margaret, only daughter of Mr William Dayer, grocer, Abergavenny. August 29th, at the British Embassy, at Vienna, the Hon. Fiancis Charteris, son of Lord Elcho, grandson of the Earl of Wemyss and March, and M. P. for East Gloucestershire, to Lady Anne Frederica Anson, second daughter of the Earl and Countess of Lichfield. DIED. On the 14th inst, of consumption, aged eleven years, John, son of Mr J. B. Roberts, of the Military Hospital, Pill. He was a most intelligent and promising youth, and a good Latte scholar. At Tintern, on Tuesday last, Mrs Waugh, mother of Mr R. Waugh, of Monmouth. On the 1st inst, at the residence of her brother, Harewood, near Ross, Miss Mary Hannab. Waring, daughter of Mr Elijah Waring, of Gloucester, after it severe and long afHictioti, born* with.Ciustian foftituile/fcnd resignation to the Divine Will.