Monmouthshire Merlin

PREPARING FOR THE WORST. WE are very glad to learn that the owners of the sea- going steamers which leave the Clyde, have had their vessels provided with the full complement of oars for the boats, have removed the covers, and have had plugs properly fastened to the sides of the boats, in such a way, as to be instantly available and it is still more satisfac- tory to know that this was done as soon as the shameful want of attention to these matters, on board the Orion, became known; and is not, therefore, the result of the sentence on the captain and mate, and the merited stric- tures of the chief justice, which were some time subse- quent. We hope the example may be generally followed. But, seeing the recklessness which generally prevails- and that the danger to which captains expose their own Jives, is far from being a sufficient excuse for carelessness, we do think that the legislature should provide for an inspection of all vessels going to sea; and that those car- rying passengers, should, among other precautions, be compelled to have in them a supply of the various buoy- ant articles by which life might often be preserved, which is now lost In the recent shipwreck of the Bridgetown, off New- foundland, had the boats been in no better condition than those of the Orion, the extraordinary feat of saving all the numerous passengers, (except three infants,) in the short time before the vessel went down, could never have been accomplished. There are cases, however, in which no such means of escape avail, but in which, if persons had floating belts, cushions, &c., they might keep above water till assistance could arrive. With the rapid in- crease of travelling by sea, as well as of over-sea com- merce, this subject is every day becoming of increased importance.

DRAINAGE LOANS- that they THOSE who tell the agriculturists 0 eXperience has must make certain improvements, whic ]andlords, as shewn to be profitable, are generally nf want of capital- well as tenants, with a complaint ot J £ rij in some, This, in many cases, is perfectly true t 1;t iandlords, the true want is that of disposition. give at however, if they have no available oapi a par- least Bome security j those who cannot, are ties to stand in the way of any measures which may ap- pear to be requisite for the country's good, nor ought they to take upon themselves to represent that important in- tercst-the agricultural. Besides the ordinary means, however, of borrowing money -not like the encumbered individuals alluded to, to sink it in extravagance, but to expend it with a certainty of repayment and profit—and in addition to the plentifulness of ordinary capital—the government, much abused as it is by the country party," for some time past, offered loans for drainage on easy and advantageous terms. Of these loans the more enter- prising landowners have availed themselves. Still, they do not appear, in England and Wales, at least, to have been so extensively made use of as might have been ex- pected. Indeed, we think they are not known to many parties, and hence we call attention to them. Of the two millions sterling, voted last session, little more than half a million has yet been applied for. Of this, £ 4,000 is for Monmouthshire; but in Glamorganshire, and other neighbouring counties, nothing has yet been obtained. 9 11 It is to be hoped that agriculturists will avail themselves as far as possible, of this valuable aid.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. a NEWPORT CATTLK MARKET, WEDNESDAY. A Beef. 4d. to 4^d. per lb, Mutton..5rl. to 55d. per lb. Veal. 0d. to Od. „ [Lamb..5d. to 5id. per lb. Porkers from 7s 9d to 8s. 3d per score. Porkers from 7s 9d to 8s. 3d per score. Bacon pigs, 7s (id per score. There was a very large supply of sheep in to-day's market, chiefly stores, however, with some in killing condition. Good beasts were rather short in number; and calves are gone out" entirely. There was but a slow demand, and much remained unsold the Hill butchers and dealers being absent, it was supposed, ^at Abergavenny fair, their communication with that place, in the absence ot the Western Vailies pas- senger line, being considered superior to that with Newport. The defect in travelling here hinted at, however, will not be complained of much longer as we understand, with pleasure, that the line will very shortly be opened tor passenger traffic. NEWPORT CORN, HAY, AND STRAW MARKETS. Wheat, (new) ..38s to 39s Oats, 16s to 18s Wheat, (old) 40s to 4'2s Beans, 30s to .V2s Barley, (new).. 24s to 26s W inter etches, (seed per Barley, Cold) 22s to 24s bushei-s Od to 8s Od piour 333 t0 ;-j(is Potatoes,/0s to 80s per ton FREIGHTS FROM NEWPORT. Panama coal 40s 0d Gibraltar.perton,coal, lis Od Dublin (Is tid Barcelona, ditto 17s Od Liverpool, iron, os !id to Os i(I Malaga, (litto Os Od London, iron, Os to Os 0d Messina,ditto Os Od Glasgow,iron, Os od.to Is West Indies, ..coal 18s 0<1 Malta coal, 13s 0d East Indies, .coal 30s Od New York, iron, 20s Od an rrancisco coal (iOs Od Cork, iron <)s «><} Adelaide coal 25s 0d Hye, iron New^ Orleans, iron.. Ills Oil Newcastle Brazils, coal. l'Js Od

FOURTH PA«E.—An extended report of the proceedings at the Bridgend County Court, on Friday last, in the cause Dixon t. Sadler, will be iound, with some important police intelligence, &c., in our fourth page. THE WELSH I)F.T It I AN.-( I i't-it te?l Io'r tlte -.NL'IERI,IN.)- An old friend and correspondent has consented, at our request, to furnish our readers with a series of papers, under the above title, containing sketches of localities, men, and manuers, taken by himself in every instance on the spot, during his frequent wanderings, by high-ways and bye-ways, on foot, throughout the lengtli and breadth of his native land. The papers (number one to appear next week) will, if we are not much mistaken in our judgment, be found peculiarly interesting. — Ed. M. IOLO MOUOANWG.—We are very glad to be able to call the attention of our readers to tho advertisement, in another column, of the Memoirs of lolo Morganwg. We shall give a fair account of the book as soon as possible. ERRATUM —We are requested to state, that Alr. Benjamin James, of Newport, was incorrectly named in a paragraph last week, to be the architect, as well as the builder, of the IUJW ciuiw.h at Llangwra Issa..Mr. Pritchard, the architect for the Diocese of Llandaff, is the gentleman selected as architect for the church referred to. NEWPORT FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY.—It is understood that the operations of this flourishing institution, in regard to the fine estate recently purchased by Mr. E. V. Jenkins, will shortly be announced, and will be found to promise a speedy manufacture of freeholders for the county. We per- ceive that other societies of a similar kind are quietly eifecting their objects. On Monday week, the Uxbridge branch took possession, with public celebrations, of 11 acres of fine meadow land near that town which will give 64 or 6ti votes for the county of Middlesex to the shareholders. On the same day, the Westminster Society took possession of 30 acres of land at East Moulsey, for which they have given ;E47(g), and by which they will gain about 200 votes for West Surrey. NEWPORT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—It will be grati- fying to know, that several amateur florists, of this town and neighbourhood, stimulated, no doubt, by the successes of the Chepstow Horticultural Exhibition, have determined on com- mencing operations for the establishment of a Newport Horti- cultural Society; feeling assured, that if they are liberally supported, our tine assembly-room will next spring be graced, not only with some of nature's fairest and choicest floral pro- ductions, but also with the flower of our" fair shire's" rank and beauty, and the elite of surrounding districts. HORSE AND CARRIAGE SALE.—Mr. Charles Phillips's extensive coach and horse establishment, (now almost unoc- cupied, by reason of the railway, was not very considerably reduced by his sale in front of the Tredegar Arms Inn, last Saturday afternoon. lr. Partridge, the auctioneer, disposed of some horses, harness, and carriages, however, at fair prices. BANKRUPTCY COURT, BRISTOL.—The last examination of Thomas Edwards, of Newport, ironfounder, w-is adjourned to Thursday, at twelve; and the dividend on the estate of George Matthews, of Monmouth, pianoforte and music-seller, was ordered for Thursday. RAILWAY EXCURSION.—Last Monday, fifteen carriages came up from Swansea, on an excursion to Chepstow and back, pretty well crammed with happy parties and on Tues- day, nineteen carriages were employed, but the crush was not so great as on the previous day. The numbers from Car- diff and Newport were not large. It is expected that the excursion from Chepstow, downwards, to Swansea, on Mon- day next, will be well supported, as a delightful opportunity will be afforded, at a very cheap rate, for a visit to the healthy and picturesque localities of Swansea. THE SOUTH WALES RAILWAY.—Tlie directors have been memorialised to complete the line between Swansea and Fish- guard; but the answer has been to the effect, that until the line between Gloucester and Chepstow be completed, they cannot take any steps for constructing the line from Swansea. This decision has caused great dissatisfaction in Carmarthen- shire and Pembrokeshire, i roceedings have been threatened, should the directors ultimately refuse to accede to the wishes of the inhabitants. But it is really unwise to be harrassing the directors in this manner; f-or, no doubt, as soon as they can possibly carry the line to its intended terminus, it wilM>e done,—not only for the benefit of the country below Swansea, but also for the interests of the shareholders. WESTERN VALLEYS LINE.-Tlie cause of the recent col- lision on this line, reported in our last impression, has been searchingly investigated, and the parties through whose con- duct it occurred, have been so heavily fined, that they are not likely to fall into a similar error again. INTENDED CONCERT.—It is gratifying to find that the pro- ject of a grand concert, on. behalf of that excellent institution, the Newport Dispensary, is expected to be most liberally sup- ported. The advertised programme will appear in the next number of the MERLIN. PARRY ?'. PRICE.— We understand that Mr. English has obtained nearly enough subscriptions:to cover the judgment (two guineas) and costs, ordered by the judge of the county court in this case. This kindness will be greatly appreciated by the officer. SOUTH WALES RAILWAY TimE.-Our readers will per- ceive, on referring to the advertisement of the South Wales Railway Company, in another column, that there will be an alteration in the time of leaving Swansea,—at one p.m., instead of two, p.m.,—from the 1st or October. THE DOCK.—There is at this time a large number of fine ships in the dock, and among the late arrivals, is that of the barque Messenger, Captain Treweeke, from Quebec, with about a thousand load of timber, consigned to Messrs. Grant and Company, timber-merchants, of this port and Cardiff. VESSEL SUNK.—The smack Betsy, of and from Gloucester, sank outside the river on the 20th. The vessel had sprung a leak, and, with her heavy cargo of iron ore, speedily settled down; but not, however, before Captain Diggins, of the steam-tug Hercules, perceiving their critical position, bore down, and took all the poor fellows off the wreck in safety. A boat, sixteen feet long, without name, has been picked up near Khymney river. BRISTOL, SEPT. 23.—The Malibran, Newport to Grenada, lias put back here, having been dismasted off the Western Islands. THEATRE.—A very able company, under the management of Mr. Rogers, from flath, have fitted up a commodious little theatre, at the rear of the Parrot, where the performances are pleasing, and the singing of Miss Rose, and the dancing of Mrs. Rogers, are said to be great attractions. IMPALED ALIVE !—An unfortunate horse, belonging to an Irish dealer, who had placed it, with a number of others, in the first field on the Cardiff Road, a few days since, at- tempted to leap over some sharp-pointed fencing on the side of the footpath, when it missed its leap, and was literally im- paled on the sharp stakes. The great struggles made by the poor animal to free itself, increased the size and danger ot the wounds iniiicted and when at length removed, it was obliged to be killed at once, to put an end to its torments. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.—We regret to say that it is of too frequent occurrence in Newport, that thoughtless an' often brutal fellows, exhibit great crueltj* towards the un' animals labouring hard on the canal banks and other place Those who so conduct themselves, however, should unae stand that they may be taken into custody at once, seen to commit any act of cruelty to an animal, wi^ warrant; and we trust our police, as they have y done, will always seize the first fellow they observe lendenng himself liable to punishment for this offence. ACCIDENT, AND NARROW ESCAPE- —SO many fatal gig and carriage accidents have occurred of late, that it IS some- what startling to the nerves to hear of a similar ca.su The- friends of R. Woodruff, Esq., were much alarmed on hat u- day last, on hearing of a carriage accident having befallen that gentleman, his son, and Miss Pope, who, while on the way from Newport to Macheu, and on the .frJP' y 10 Garth, near Bassalleg, were suddenly precipitated to the ground, and the shafts of the dog cart broken, through the horse falling on a heap of stones, on being pulled up by Mr. Woodruff, to avoid running over <x little cluld^ r ortuuately, neither of the suddenly-unseated party was iujured; and the immediate assistance of some good Samaritans enabled them to reach Macheu in safety shortly afterwards. STORM.—On Tuesday last, this town was :visited by a thunderstorm, and the raiu fell very lioavily; at Merthyr the torrents were so heavy as to indent some of the streets with channels, ALERAMAN.—Craw shay Bailey, Esq., High Sheriff of Mon- mouthshire, arrived at Aberaniau House, on Wednesday last, accompanied by his bride. We understand that a numerous body of the leading tradesmen and others, of Aberdare, and the neighbourhood, were resolved to offer their respectful congratulations to Mr. Bailey, on this interesting occasion but the recent melancholy death of his nephew, the lamented member for Herefordshire, operated as a barrier to a public demonstration. HEREFORDSHIRE ELECTION.—The protectionists, it ap- pears, will have the coining election all their own way this time. Apart from the upholding of political principles, the free-traders would have, personally speaking, an insinuating opponent in Mr. Booker, were they to contest the county with him. The blaudness of manner, and gentlemanly fascination of address, of the honorable gentleman, carry him very smoothly and amicably, we learn, through his canvass"; wherever Mr. Booker and his friends, (hats in hands,) are ushered into the presence of commercial reformers, or high duty advocates, in quest of their votes and interest, a civil reception is the result. SANATORY MATTERS—The Town-Clerk has received a letter from the General Board of Health, concurring with the view of tite council, that a local surveyor might be obtained, tor the prope r survey of the town, for sanatory purposes, instead of engaging a gentleman from the Ordnance Office. The directions tor further proceedings will be sent down almost immediately. CRIME IN NEWPORT.-For a day or two this week, the station-house has been entirely without prisoners; the doors have all been thrown open, and no one was foolish enough to desire a lodging inside. Perhaps the great extent of employ- ment given to the usually unemployed and vicious, in empty- ing the canal of its accumulation of mud, may have been the cause of this. We believe there has not been a thief com- mitted for trial during six or seven weeks past. OFFICIAL V ISIT,- \V e understand that an Inspector of Prisons, accompanied by two other gentlemen, visited the Newport police-station, on Wednesday, and expressed his approbation of the neatness and cleanliness everywhere observed; but he decidedly objected to having but one day- room, in which to thrust, indiscriminately, the innocent and the guilty, the impure and the yet untainted, as must be some- times the case. The inspector also objected to the principle of high-feeding"' for prisoners, believing it induced many to prefer the prison to industry and honesty. VINDICATION OF P.(!. have received two letters, one written by Mr Clements, of the Stamp Omce, and the other by Mr. Benjamin Price, draper, Cambrian Mouse, who were called to their bedroom windows by the late affray, near Sir Charles Morgan's statue, and both gentlemen deny most emphatically that PC Miles was present during any part of the assault. They stated that Miles was there before the row commenced, aud returned only after all was over. It is right this vindication of an officer who is said to be very efficient in the proper discharge of his duties, should be made public. ARBITItATION.-The cause referred to arbitration from the last assizes, Rennie r. The Monmouthshire Railwav and Canal Company," is now proceeding at the King's Head, in this town, before Mr. Gray, barrister Mr. Tyrrell, of a Lon- don firm, solicitor for the plaintiff, and Sir Thomas Phillips, Knight, barrister, for defendants, being the legal gentlemen engaged. Three or four witnesses were examined yesterday; and the reference will, it is supposed, continue for some two or three days longer. WANTON MISCHIEF. A few nights since, some malicious scoundrel flung stones at the front of Mr. Compton's lately- improved premises, by which one square of glass in the draw- ing-room window was broken, and some damage was done to the gilded lettering above the shop. A similar outrage was committed on the premises some time since. We un- derstand a certain person is strongly suspected of being the perpetrator. WESTERN VALLEYS RAILWAY.—On Wednesday last, the gentlemen composing the sub-committee of this railway, ac- companied by the chief clerk and engineer, went up the line to inspect the works, Sc., previously to issuing a notice to the railway commissioners, of their intention to open for pas- senger traffic, upon the approval of an inspector officially deputed by the Board. On this occasion the committee found the road greatly improved; it was properly ballasted; and, generally speaking, scrupulous care was evidenced, in making preparations for a passenger opening: the requisite booking- offices, engine and carriage sheds, will be soon completed and at Aberbeeg there will be an important junction station, tor engines, &c. Arrangements for working the single lines from this station to Ebbw Vale and Cwin Cclyn.are being matured, so as to avoid the possibility of collision. (pon the whole it is confidently hoped, that the neccssary works will be com- pleted in a very short period; and an advertisement in the MERLIN this week, shows the earnest intentions of the directors to proceed energetically. Mr Crawshay Bailey. the chairman, who has returned to this country, is exceedingly anxious to get the line opened ere the commencement of winter. Before closing this paragraph, we may in justice state that the untiring zeal ot Air. AV ells, in advancing the various arrangements, for the accomplishment of an object with which die best interests of Newport are so closely connected, reflects much credit upon that gentleman. ASTRONOMY.-Tlie Rev. Owen Owen, pastor of the Mill- street Independent Chapel, delivered a lecture on astronomy, at the 1 own-hall on Monday and Tuesday evenings last: the proceeds arising from which were to be added to the building tund tor the erection of a new chapel. We regret to say, however, though the lecture was a most excellent one, the audience was too small to permit a hope of the building fund being benefitted greatly by it. PROMOTION.—Mr. Thomas W. Phillips, searcher and tide- waiter of her Majesty's Customs, in this port, has been pro- moted to a higher-class port, Rochester and other promotions are likely to follow shortly. POLICE, THURSDAY.—There was not a single committal again to-day. Verily, honesty is getting better appreciated in Newport. There were only a few trifling cases of assault, &e., for adjudication, which did not occupy much time. MALP.VS NEW CHURCH.—A stained glass memorial win- dow, just completed for this church, is thus described: J t is a triple light window, containing eight medallions, in which are represented scenes in the earthly history of our Saviour, from the Nativity to the Ascension- The spandrils arc iiiled with the vino, spreading over a rich ruby ground, with varied appropriate borderings. The following inscriptions appear at the foot of the window: 111 niemoriam matris dilectissimae, adonis filii natu lnaxinii T. Pi-otliero., Qui manducat lneam carnem, et bibet ineuin sanguinem, habet vitam leternam, et, ego resuscitabo cum in novissimo die This rich and elegant window was designed and executed by Mr. George Rogers, ot W oroester, and now graces the east end of the elegant little church. M VSYDDYSLWYN CHURCH.-On the 20th instant, the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, attended by his chaplain, the Ven. Archdeacon Williams, held a confirmation at this church, when the attendance was numerous. The service having been read in Welsh by the curate, the Rev. J. IIughcs, in his usual impressive style, his Lordship addressed the catechumens, lirst in English and then in Welsh, greatly to the satisfaction of all present, and administered the rite, in both languages, to upwards of seventy candidates, concluding the service in Welsh, with which his Ijordship proved himself perfectly conversant. On leaving, his Lordship congratulated the churchwardens, to the great credit of the parishioners, upon the comfortable state of repairs of the church, and regretted that such a fine edifice was situated so remote from the bulk of the population of the parish BEERHOUSE COMBINATION.—1The beerhouse keepers of Newport are said to have entered into a combination, to sub- scribe towards a general fund, to assist each other when fined so heavily as some of them have been of late. GRATIFYING TESTIMONIAL.—Mrs. Baker, of Overndale House Ladies' School, near Downend, whose advertisements in the MERLIN, we understand, have induced many parents on this side the Severn to place their children in that estab- lishment, has received a pleasing testimonial from her pupils. On Thursday, the 12th instant, being the anniversary of Mrs. Baker's birthday, the young ladies of her establishment pre- sented her with a beautiful writing-desk, as a token of the high esteem and affection they entertain towards her. It was accompanied with a note, expressive of their gratitude towards their beloved preceptress; for her untiring efforts to promote their comforts and happiness in all respects, as we!! as their intellectual, moral, and religious improvement. This is the sixth consecutive birthday present which Mrs. Baker has had the high gratification of receiving from her pupils.

WELSH INSCRIPTION ON THE MORGAN STATUE. [TO THE EDITOR ] SIR,-Will you kindly oblige me with the history and meaning of the word Barwnad," inscribed on the monument of the late Sir Charles Morgan? I know something about Welsh, but this word puzzles me entirely. If this meets the eYe of Mr Rhys Stephen, perhaps he will be generous enough to help me out of my difficulty. I have the honour to be. sir, Your obedient servant, A WELSHMAN.

THE TREDEGAR CATTLE SHOW. [TO THE EDITOR.] ,S- IT,IVill you allow me to call your attention to a matter of some importance to the agricultural community? In the list of prizes to be given at the next Annual Cattle Show, is one, worded as follows, viz --C. C. Williams, Esq, a srlver cup, for the most useful implement. Now, sir, I think I may safely defy any man living, however goodliis judgment, or great his experience may be, to decide on such grounds—nor would he be able, under at least two days' labour, to make himself acquainted with the different purposes each imple- ment exhibited may be applied to There is another point, sir-what may be a useful imple- ment in one locality, might be totally the reverse in another, and therefore, to enable an individual to judge rightly, he must be acquainted with the different wants and require- ments of each locality, and what is more be a pretty good master of the rule of three, in the bargain. Would not the following be better: To the person who should exhjjlit. the best and most useful implements, AtC. The term useful is, I think, as above, in its proper place, for a judge would readily be able to decide, as t;, the greater number of implements being useful to those most in need of them, which is, 1 pre- sume, the grand point aimed at. 1 am, si .your obedient servant, A FARMER, AND SUBSCRIBER. Newport, September 23, 18f;0. -♦

THE NANTCOCH MFRDER AND THE POLICE [TO THE EDITOR ] Some men arc born to greatness some Achieve greatness: others have greatness Thrust upon them." DEAR MR. EDITOR,-One of those kind friends," from whom, sometimes, it is so desirable to lIe saved, one, whose ar- dent and extraordinary admiration of the merits of our su- perintendent, seems completely to have obscured his better judgment-fabricated the following for the Cardiff Ouurdiav, of the 31st August:—" Palmam qui mt.ritit'fcrat,-fc an adage as true as it is old; and to no one In the whole community, does it more aptly apply, than to Superintendent English, to whom, and to tho police under his pruidance aud direction, are en- tirely due, the capture of the murderers, and the direct appli- cation of evidence to convict them. It was not enough to reward him with the compliment of the Chief Justice, and of which he has reason to bJ proud but we say it is a duty of the people of Newport, and of the county of Monmouth, to give him ti tangible and substantial pro f of their appreciation of his services, h. presenting him n ith a sum of money, and en- hancing the gift by doing it speedily. Kreru corporation in the coutry should aid in the good work and every inhabitant should urge it on. We say it i oithout fear of contradiction, there is no man amongst the police so eminently deserving of it; and it will be treating a good and faithful servant wrongly, to omit it. We call upon the people of Newport, especially, to rouse themselves, and reward a faithful officer, who is a credit to his country and to his titries." Your readers, after perusing this powerful outburst of en- thusiastic eulogy, may be disposed to inquire what effect its publication had upon our superintendent himself—what, indeed, he, the subject himself of such a modest effusion, thought of it. "Humbugging!" said a learned counsel, what do you mean, madam, by the term humbugging ?" Why, sir," said the witness, if I were to say that-you are a very handsome man, don't you think that I should be hit mini s- ging you?" Our superintendent knew he was not a Wellington, or any other great hero of modern times; and, therefore, when he read this fulsoniely-lavish panegyric upon himself, his keen discernment, 110 doubt, made him feel at once, that his kind friend was humbugging him and that it would be auabsurdity, greater even than the panegyric itself to treat it In any other light. Possibly, he may have remonstrated with his « kind friend," for his OIIT blldllfSS. A vain 11Ia indeed, might have been so gratified by seeing himself eulo- gized in print, as to carry the panegyric in his pocket, and bestow a perusal, when, and as opportunity offered, upon hk other kind friends and admirers but, of course, our simerin- tendent was not the sort of man who would be likely to do Be it as it may, however, nevertheless and notwithstandii, during the following week, the same kind friend wit) dour unabated, fabricated again another modest effusion "j m due course the Monmouth Beacon disclosed tlie folio U Yes! we say it, without fear ot' contradiction ho iu ^"g: entitled to the substantial gratitude of the who'ip fminei'tly mouth and it is a duty incumbent on the T M" landed proprietors of the county, to aid in the work » *aUf Here was a murder committed in the onpn A. sun shone brightly in the vault of heaven r, the road, by fiends, who escaped the moment th^v a puV1,c ln«h murder, and who, but for the intrenuiiv r i co,rnmitted the tondent English, might have finally escVnJfJ+!y<\(*by Superin- gone to the rcpigiuin peccatorum at f I, tlle.kingdom, and lantic. It mis entirely to his tac'. that th s^e °f l'le A1" hntcd, and not only their capture hut f,lr.CaPl"re.may be attri- his ingenuity, be brought evident a '°lr conv'ct'on as by as not to leave them a leg to stand c"^ntly against them, a craven confession in despair Tl.' an<? °l»l>getheni to make connected with the murder w.>r! ot" the incidents mystery, until HE elucidated then, envflo')0(1 111 a cl<?l,d of noonday." and made it as clear as we believe the superintendent i to tllis.we add, as of keen discernment, of la> l ? ''l,niai1 ot strlct lllte«rlty,' calculated and uelt education, a man veil which he now hnM* 0 a fir higher place, than that which lie now holds with so much credit to himself, and so much benefit to the public. We have sufficient faith in the discriminating power of the magistrates and gentry of the county of idonmouth, to leave the matter to them, now. We call upon them, in the name of the people, for their protec- tion, and to maintain our own safety, to stir themselves ill ilus go d work, and 10 do it quicklu. We'feel pretty confident they will not neglect it." Now, this was really too bad What were the facts? A murder had been committed --our superintendent was a police conslahle-It was a part of his duty to assist in capturing the murderer? he was paid a. regular salary to perform his duty, and —he_ did his duty nothing more. Our superintendent knew tins very well himself, aud it did not require a kind friend to make a fuss about it. Every man feels a satisfac- tion in having done his duty, and thereby earned his salary— in having given the full consideration for his wages and of course, so felt our superintendent. True, the Watch Com- mittee recommended that a sum of Jx should be given to him; and as he had been put to some extraordinary expenses, he was fairly entitled to this, to cover those expenses. W hat. no doubt mentally exclaimed our superintendent, his large and ample education" of course, supplying him with the appropriate language "llall we now Contaminate our fingers with base bribes, And sell the mighty space of our large honours For so much as may be grasped Ili,, s The "tangible and substantial proof," the gift of "a sum of money," and the "substantial gratitude of the whole county of Monmouth"-were not required by our superintendent. He had only done his bare duty, and he had been paid for it more could he care for? If other murderers have to be captured, he will do his duty again, so long as he receives his salary tor doing it; or there are plenty of others, equally competent, who will readily take his place -oil similar terms; and of that, our superintendent is, of course, well aware. But, sir, notwithstanding all this, in the Hereford Times of last week, a -Ur. S. Davies, of Biakeney, comes forth and saj's: I should not have interfered in this matter, bad I not seen in the Ilonmouth Reacou, of the 7th instant, an announcement to the rtrect tlat Superintendent English, of the Newport force, wei] merited the rewards he has received at the hands of the Lord Chief Justice and the Watch Committee of Newport; and singling him out, together with P.C. Harlow, as the only persons to whom praise is dno. Now, sir, it is a well known fact in this neighbourhood, that instead of the apprehension of the murderers being traceable to Superin- tendent English s keen discernment, and his ingenuity and tact in tracing the criminals to Cheltenham, we find in this case, titilt" (Mr. Davies then describes tracing and capture, of the murderers, by the Gloucestershire constables and It,ii-low-an(i then proceeds) < beg to assert, w-ithnui fear oj contradiction, that Superintendent English had nothing iciuitevrr to do a ith the in rest, lie being at, Bristol, and not arriving in Cheltenham until the men had been apprehended." Now, this is the unkindest cut of ill On the one hand, the kind friend" says, that to Snprrin tel/dent Fnglish.and to the police under tins guidance and direc- tion, are entirely due the capture of the murderers while, on the other, Mr. Davies asserts that Superintendent Vnglish had nothing whatever to do with the arrest The statements are directly at variance one with the other. If one is true, the other must be false. Shall we believe the kind friend," or give the preference to Ali-, S, Davies, who guarantees tho truth of his assertion, by publishing his nirgvj ? One thing is cer- tain, that both the assertory are u uhontfea.r of contradiction so that our superintendent need not attempt to set either of them right; otherwise, perhaps, he might possibly be disposed to lean to his kind friend," and not incline to Mr. Davies. However, as the people of Newport and of the county of Monmouth," have not yet discovered their dill! as to the tan- gihle and substantial proof—as also, "every corporation in the county," does not yet appear to have seen the propriety of "aiding in the good work," and as "every inhabitant" seems rather backward in it ,m, pcrhaps the question is one that need not canse any of us serious consideration. Indeed, the kind friend himself says, he has "sufficient faith in the discriminating power of the magistrates and geutry, to leave the matter to them, now." And, doubtlessly, that discriminating power will allow the matter to remain as it is, and treat it as it deserves,—with cold indifference. But our kind friend," finding his stirring appeals have failed of effect, may not be disposed to let the matter rest. If not, I will venture to offer him a suggestion. He seems to have in his composition a small quantity of that metallic sub- stance, known by the name of btass. Now, a very small quantity of this article will do tor the purpose. Let him se- lect some one, who, in his estimation, is a little hero, and well calculated and well qualifWd to fill a far higher place." Then the kind friend" may divert his leisure, by fabrica- ting a small brazen statue ot this little hero—and when ele- vated on the high pedestal, created by his own imagination he may proclaim it to the world, as that of a man c. who is a credit to his country and to his times;" while, at the foot, he may subscribe, in italic characters, I'ulmam qvi meruit fera.t, his (tat qui cito dot." or any other choice bit of Latin, that he may happen to have at his fingers' ends. I would suggest also to our "kind friend," before we part the following ever memorable words of a now-unknown classic writer: — Vestra inflati scripti nos provokus, Scribere hoc hocus pokus jokus." Adieu, "kind friend," adieu 1 remain, dear Mr. Editor, Yours ever, A. SCRIBLERIUF, JLJN. Newport, September 25,1850. [The writer of the above letter has enclosed his name.]

NEW WHIT fOR HEREFORDSHIRE. — In pursuance of the directions of au Act, passed in the 24th year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Third, intituled An Act to repeal so much of two Acts, made in the reign of his pre- sent Majesty, as authorises the Speaker of the House of Commons to issue his warrant to the Clerk of the Crown for making out writs for the election of AIembcrs to serve in Par- liament, in the manner therein mentioned, and for substituting other provisions for the like purposes:" I do hereby give notice, that the death of Joseph Bailey, jllU, Esq, late a member serving in this present Parliament for the county of Hereford, hath been certified to me in writing, under the hands of two Members serving in this present Parliament, and that I shall issue my warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new writ for the electing of a Member to serve in this present Parliament for the said county, at the end of fourteen days after the insertion of this notice in the London (liizelle.—Ciivfn under my hand this 1 Sth day of September, 1850,-CHAHLES SHAW LEFEVKE, Speaker.

ABERCARN. ABERCARN FAIlt.-OLir country readers will perceive, in our advertising coiumns, the announcement of an October Cattle Fair, at Abercarn. The central position of the place is highly advantageous to both buyers and sellers; and should the weather prove favourable, a tolerable amount of business is anticipated.

ABrsRCAVENinr. ABERGAVENNY FAIR.—A great number of sheep were in market,—perhaps as many as were ever brought to a Septem- ber fair,- and found ready buyers, at better prices than have been obtained for many months past. The supply of cattle and horses was good, aud those of the better sort sold readily, but at lower prices than were f>f>cte First quarter cheese sold at prices varying from 48s to 53s. The quantity sold was greater than usual. L^ANOVER.—COURAGEOUS CONDUCT.-Oll Saturday, the 21st instant, a few tradesmen met at Pen-cefyl, Llanover, to smoke the Ciliiiiiet of Peace," with Cwrw-da, and talk over social matters; but, much to their annoyance, they were accosted by a boatman, named John Matthews, alias Bold Jack, who, having taken an extra, dose of alcohol, was in rather a pugnacious humour, and bid the landlord and four other gentlemen defiance and, very wisely, the whole of them retreated to the highest apartments they could find in the house (viz. the garret). Mrs. Lewis, the landlady, possessed of more courage than the whole of the gentlemen, took the precaution of locking them in the room, and came down and remonstrated with their daring challenger—Bold Jack but all in vaiii he kicked, cursed, and steamed, like a much-restrained high-pressure engine; vowing and threat- ening, that if the Missus would not inform him whore the gentlemen had retreated, he would lay her prostrate at his feet. Thus threatened, she obeyed his command, when Mr. P., who was well armed with a kitchi n poker, hearing that the Hector was determined on finding t'teni out, and seeing his comrades bolt, thought that he would do the same, — bearing in mind the old adage, lie that fights and runs away, lives to fight another day when Bold Jack, finding that he had no person to pummel, flung a cannon ball, which he informed them came from the Afghanistan war, through the window, and went away singing, The chaps they wont come out to fight, come out to fight, &c The cannon ball only consisted of a common white turnip, which is in the possession of the worthy constable of the parish, who is anxiously wishing to ascertain the veteran's whereabout.

MONMOUTXf. FREE GRAMSIAR ScnooL.-—At a, visitors' meeting of the Monmouth Free Grammar School, which was held on Tues- day last, ten new pupils were admitted on the foundation. LECTURES ON TRANSPORTATION. —On Monday and Tues- day last, two lectures on this subject were delivered in the Borough Court, Monmoulh, by a returned convict, named Samuel Cockney, who appeared in a felon's dress and chain. The details of the sufferings of. convicts, of their hardships, Privations, &c., and the impositions practised on them, were sufficiently harrowing to impress upon the youthful mind the sad consequences involved in departing ironi the paths of honesty and virtue. A peculiarity in this part of the lecturer's subject, however, was that the illustrations which he detailed were not the legitiefleots of transportation, hut abuses of trust and power on the parts of dishonest and tyrannical jacks in office. Samuel Cockney is an uneducated man, as his delivery at once tested but Ave have no doubt that his sad tale tends to do good, and especially as the low price of admission to his lectin es reaches tlie masses of our population. y The Marquess of W orcester, M.P., has joined his troop (7th Hussars) at Cork. JUBILET: SEPVICF"O" tle 1/th instant, the following services were held at Ruardean Imiepcndent Chapel, to cele- brate the Jubilee of the Ministrj ot the it, John I forlick, who for FIFTY YEARS has sustained the pastoral office at the above place, and at Mitcheldean. n the afternoon, a. public service took place, at which the Kev. I hoinas Giiiman, of Newport, presided. A hymn having been sung, the Rev. Thomas Young, of Biakeney. leaved. Mr. (■; rahain, of Blue Broom, Secretary to the Jubilee fund tomnnttee, then handed to the chairman, a purse, containing 58 sovereigns, from the Ruardean friends, and another containing 17 sovereigns, from the Mitcheldean friends, which the chair- man, with a few appropriate remarks, presented to Mr. Hor- lick who, in a feeling manner, thanked his friends for such a valuable token of esteem and attachment. After the presenta- tion the meeting was addressed by the Rev. Messrs NV. F. Buck, of Ross; J.Hyatt, Gloucester; J. Lander, Mitchel Dean; D. Thomas, Coleford ii. Jenkvn, Little Dean W. Finn,' Whitchurch T. Davis, Little Condon aud Mr. Gra- ham. The chairman then pronounced the benediction, and the meeting -separated, delighted with the interesting pro- ceedings. The chapel was tilied to overflowing, and many could not gain admittance. In the evening, at six o'clock, the chapel was ag-aill crowded, and numbers flocked to the win- dows, to hear a sermon from the I lev. Joseph Hyatt, who took for his text the three last verses of the 1)2nd Psalm. This sermon closed the services of the happy day. Many hearty good wishes were expressed towards the aged servant of Christ, by Ills numerous friends, who had. met in such great numbers to celebrate the Jubilee. WHOLESALE SHEEP Sn,AT.lI"G. On Wednesday week, Robert Hawker, one of the Cinderford gang, and a most no- torious character, was taken before A. Gibbon, Esq., at Cole- tord, and committed on a charge ot stealing from an open part ot the Forest of Dean, near Lydbrook, fourteen ewes and lour lambs, the property of Mr. Lewis, ot Camomile-green, JJ,ear Lydbrook, and one lamb lroin Mr..John oice, of Carter s Piece, near English Bicknor. The prisoner drove the sheep down towards Newport, where he was arrested.

PO-tfT y?ooi. T WELSH GIANT."— Mr. John Suminerfield,?our re- spected townsman has commenced his travels to astound the natives of this and the adjoining comities, wnh the sight of what the parish of Trevethin can produce as a sample of the growth and stature of its mountain-bred inhabitants. His aai\ .} stone. Air. S is a first cousin to the de- Pused when infornied that d ivnS NVil|iam^, t SUoW™ harvest/if he sm> 1 illgweully. Ho is hkt.J• woll as ]1C has done at Pont coeds throughout his,jouru J lanfraith and Tredegar ironwoiks- PONTYPOOL POLICE I3U SIN h. PONTYPOOL POLICE BUSIM^S. P n vid Jones, and E. H. Phillipps, Esq. Before the Rev. Da W tkins with beS'SaK'to W a week and the costs. hcs -Case settled out of court. James Eewis r. "d to answer to a summons charging William French appear thereby his employer, Mr. him with neglecting J^jned a loss.— Ordered to pay os, the vin) not being licensed convicted in 20s and 12s. costs. cuilty to the charge, an SEKV|,S ANOT11ER. GU1 ONE GOOD TURNcliaI-ged by David Keiivm with Thomas Morrison v uiuled to, he ("Morrison) not heing selling the game abo i>eft'iidant pleaded guilty, and was licensed to sell ^aV'f.w,osts and in default of payment was convicted in 20s erection at Usk for fourteen days- sent to the House ot o ()1' the evidence, that the parties It appeared, in the co tcrII)s for some time past, in conse- were not on the be ,■ a sovereign and so when Mori'1' queiioe of a disputei |K> (Kenyin) told Morrison in a son sold Kenvin tlie t liim in his power for selling game lark," that he had no ^.1,1, Morrison went and laid an m- withoutii license, uR -n for buying game, he not being formation against Kenvin retaliated by laving an licensed so to do, up rJ.jsou lor the selling of game without information against MO a license. Eighteen summonses against defaulters in payment of poor poor rates, were disposed of. A CAUTION TO DRUNKARDS. A young man, named Walter Saunders, was summoned to appear in the Police Court, on the 14th inst to answer to a charge of drunkenness, of which a report appeared in last week's MERLIN. He was, in default 01 payment of 115s, to be put in the stocks for six hours. The money not being forth- coming, he was secured in the leg prison, immortalised as the detainer of the great Hudibras and his squire Ralpho, from seven o'clock in the morning until one, where he was laughed at by hundreds a similar sight not having been seen in Pon- typool for twenty-five years. Several unimportant assault and other cases were disposed of by, the same magistrates,

NOTE ON ANTIQUARIAN MATTERS. [TO THE EDITOR.J SIR,—Passing recently from thy town into this neighbour- hood, I chanced to observe, at a short space on this side Mal- pas, a deep ditch or fosse, with embankments, as of a line of fortifications, stretching to some distance on either side of the highway, which highway, moreover, was carried across a bridge similir in construction to those used by the ancient Romans.for the like purposes. A pproaching this town, I became aware of like embankments and erections, which J should have set down to the early Saxon period, but that I find no mention ol them either in Doomsday Book or the Liber Llandavensis. 1 am in ignorance as to what good purpose they could have been applied. Perchance, some one of thy contributors, inte rented in the traditions of the neighbourhood, can explain the meaning of these still-standing useless cuttings and incum- brances of stone and mortar. Truly thine, ARCHJEOLOGUS. P.S.— I marvel that I could not travel hitherward by railway (as this town seemeth to me of a flourishing tendency), but truly, had 1 been able to do so, I might not have noted the above curiosity. Pontypool, Sept. 24th.

PONTYPOOI. COUNTY COURT.-SF-P-r. 24TH. Before J. Maurice Herbert, Esq The business of this court is evidently on the increase, the list to day showing an entry of sixty-three rases. There were two insolvencies also, the one a case supported by Mr R. (jreenwtiy, in which the insolvent passed unopposed, upon Mgning the usual papers the other possessed a degree of inte- rest from its being the second attempt of the insolvent to avail himself ot the benefit of the act; his former petition having been dismissed. John Row li cry, formerly coach proprietor, was opposed by Mr James Keyse, corn merchant, of Newport, in person.—111- soIvlnt was supported by Mr E. B. Edwards.-It appeared that upon the former occasion, the insolvent was opposed by Mr J. Piiillpotts for Mr Iveyse, and his petition was then dis- missed, because his debts exceeded £ 300, he having defended an action up to trial, when a judgment was obtained against him. the costs of which being added to the debt, made the amount exceed the jurisdiction.—Mr Keyse now opposed upon the ground of a vexatious defence, and produced a record of the judgment in an action Keyse n. Rowbery," indorsed with a potea-Debt, £ if)16s; Damages, E2; Costs, f32 los.-But his Honour was of opinion, that Mr Keyse having sued for £ 32 originally, and the jury having given a verdict for jE29, being a lesser amount, the opposition upon that ground did not lie. His Honour also read and explained the section of the Act of parliament, showing, what grounds alone could be used in opposition to an insolvent upon his first hearing; various others not being allowable until an insolvent appeared to apply for his final order —Mr Keyse then opposed on the giound of a fraudulent disposition of property, and the insolvent was examined, and deposed that he had been proprietor of two coaches between Pontypool and Newport that they and the horses used in working them, had been taken from him by parties who had previously lent him money upon them and that he informed the parties a week previous to their taking possession, that Mr Keyse was suing him. This line of exa- mination being considered to be more applicable to the last than the first meeting, Mr Keyse then examined the insolvent as to how he had reduced his debts below £ 300; and lie swore that he had been released by the following creditors:—Mr Hodges, of Bristol, £10: Mr Thomas Walker, coach pro- prietor, jEI2; Mr Gorrell, saddler, of A beisychan, £ 4 &s Mr \Vood, druggist, Pontypool, £ 5 4s Mr Harrison, £ 7; and Mr Edwards, ±o is Honour said nothing short of a deed of release would (lo and the insolvent went to his house to fetch the papers received from the various parties but although Mr E. B. Edwards (lid all legal ingenuity could suggest, to assist his client over the difficulty, stating also that. lie did not take a lele'iso, from the poverty of his client not enabling him to afford the 3os stamp duty, required by thejaw to be allixed to it, his Honour said nothing short of a release would do; and therefore, on the ground of an ouster 01 jurisdiction as to amount, he should dismiss the petition. James Bn wright r. Robert Flahavan.—This was an adjourned anion to recover a tieer score amounting to fl Ids 91. A book was produced to-day, in wi, icii certain entries were made, that His Honour at once, with his usual penetration, saw had 1H en made since the last court; he therefore examined the party who produced it upon the subjcct, and made her write in his presence the words she had sworn to having been entered at the time, and under the dates appearing in the book. The re- sult was anything but satisfactory, and the case was again adjourned for the production of a witness. In the case of Daniel Desmond v. James Askins, adjourned from the last court, judgment was given for fl Is. The cases, although numerous, possessed no feature of public interest, and being dry matters of account between creditor and debtor, are uninteresting to the general reader. The professional gentlemen present were—Messrs Charles. Thomas Edvards, J. G. II. Owen, E. B. Edwards, and Richard Gi eenn's y.

USKL. THE SESSIONS.—The business at the approaching sessions pro- mises to he lighter than has been known for a,considerahle period' HYDHOHHOHI.V — Recently, the head ostler at the Three Sal- mons Hotel, w.i-; bitten by a supposed mad dog, and immediately apprehending hydrophobia, had his little finger cauterised, and he has also taken nine dips in the healing waters of the Severn. The diffusion of knowledge, and the progress which the arts and sciences have made during the last forty years, have not entirely eradicated the superstition with which successive generations have studiously and effectually impregnated the mind. The supersti tious emphatically enjoined on the suffering man, that he must sub- mit to be dipped nine times, and only nine, in order to be cured. liether there can be any specific virtue in the saline properties of the sea, to produce a perfect cure in persons bitten by a rabid dog, doctors must decide but that the patient should be plunged nine times, and not submitted to the tenth, requires more than the powers of a Delphic. Oracle, to prove to the satisfaction of one not over credulous —However, the patient submitted to the nine (muses), and his present hopes as well as those of his numerous friends, for he is much respected, lead him not to apprehend the necessity of using any other means for his restoration.

CaEaPHILLY, A NEW VEIN OF COAL.—This usual quiet little town was th ecne of much festivity and rejoicing on Monday last, on which occasion, John Edmunds, Esq., was invited to a public dinner, trot up by the cen'leincn and tradesmen of the neigh- bourhood, to commemorate the opening of a new vein of coal, about four feet six inches in thickness, on Mr. Edmund's land nt Werndda. A procession, formed by the tradesmen, workmen, ke., paraded the streets with banners; whilst the loud roar of cannon throughout the day, proclaimed for miles round the interesting proceedings. In the gay procession, were eo-il waggons, the horses being arrayed in flannting ribbons. This was a particular object 01 attention. A dinner was held at the Wheatsheaf, to celebrate the event, at which about forty gentlemen sat down, the health of the fortunate Mr. Edmunds was pledged with the strongest manifestations of enthusiasm; and the toat was responded to by Mr. E. in appropriate terms, in which he assured the company, that he would now make Caerphilly equal to Newbridge for his dearest object was to do all the Lood )ie could to the dear old town. About 200 women were regaled with a capital tea among the ruins of the cuttle and running in sacks, and climbing greasy poles con- cluded the sports and festivity on the tollowing day. We un- derstand that the coal discovered, is of the same quality as Mr. Russell's Risca coal; and the produce of the mine will be uht to Cardiff hy means of a horse railway, and taken from thenct 10 the Glamorganshire Canal, about three miles distance. Mr. Kdmuuds has upwards of 1000 acres of this coal, the side* very rich. Iron ore and limestone inclose proximity to each other. Notwithstanding several barreis ol powder were IusI'd on the above occasion, and the excitement which prevailed among the workmen, who were plentifully regaled with cwra ,ldR, X-c., no accident occurred throughout the day.—[Since the above WHS put in type, we have received another account from an obliging correspondent, witnae favours we are ahvay pleased to receive.] lJDnW, DEATH.-The Revd. Mr. Edmund", Welsh Baptist minister at Caerphilly, was found dead in his bed on Sunday morriini; last. The deceased retired to his room on the previous nh!ht ill hi lIsua! goorl heAlth, and his sudden demise next morning, has cast a deep gloom over the whole neighbour- hood.

CARDIFF. TAFF VALE RAILWAY TRAFFIC. For the week ending Sept. 21, 1850. Total E,2,364 14 11 OPENING OF THE NEW WESLEYAN CHAPEL.—This build- ing, which is so much admired for architectural elegance and cor- rect taste, erected at considerable cost, in Charles-street, by the Weslevan body of the town and neighbourhood of Cardiff, was opened for Divine worship on Wednesday last. The day being ex- treinely favourable for the occasion, crowds of visitors, of both sexes, flocked in at an early hour, by the South Wales and Taff A ale Railways, ladies and gentlemen from Newport being very nu- merous. The first service commenced at eleven o'clock in the fore- noon, when the celebrated Dr. Newton, of Liverpool, delivered a very eloquent discourse, which seemed to rivet the attention of the congregation, numbering at least one thousand persons. At the conclusion of the sermon, Dr. Newton remarked that he had not seen a more uniform and compact building, than the one which they had that day dedicated to the service of Jehovah. A collec- tion was then made, which amounted to £ 53, to be appropriated towards the building fund. In the afternoon, an impressive dis- course was delivered V the Rev. J. S. Jones, of Bridgend. The singing was led very efficiently by Mr Trice, who presided at the organ. The collection after this service amounted to £ 2-'5. The Rev. Dr. Newton being announced to preach again, at half-past six in the evening, the people were literally crushed together indeed, so much so, that groups of persons were not able to obtain admis- sion. The sermon was decidedly a masterpiece of pulpit oratory. The collection at the close of the service amounted to £ 26, making altogether, the liberal sum of £ 1:12, which, as previously stated, will be applied towards the building fund. The chapel, which is in the Gothic style, was designed by Mr. Wilson, architect, of Rath. It has three handsome towers, "and forms a very ornamental building, in the locality of Charles-street. The interior of the cdiiice contains sittings for nearly l,50O persons, 400 of which sittings are free and unappropriated. The roof is filled up with Gothic tracery, in varnished oak; and the pulpit, which is com- posed of Bath stone, is richly worked. The whole of the works reflect the highest credit on the taste and judgment of ilr. David Lev. is, the builder. MILANCHOLY AND FATAl, OCCURRENCE AT TONGUIN- GLIS. — An iuquext w..s field at the above place on Thursday llbl before R. L. Itees, Esq on the body of John Sutton, aged twenty, who was drowned in the river I'aff, under the follow- ing distressing circumstances -On Monday evening last, it appeared that 'he deceased called at the house of one of the sub-agents 01 the Glaiuor^ausbiie Canal Company, residing at the Ton and beinif refused something that he asked for. kept looking in at the window, and looked about the agent's house, till seven o'clock its the evenintr, to the great annoyance of the family, who were suspicious of the man's intentions. About half-past seven, the decensed.siill lingering about the premises wns asked what he wanted there. He replied that he was vvaiting to see a party who owed him some money for work Ihe agent, earning who the party deceased referred to was They walked together a few'yards^' due/°,hin)l \c*„r,\ rteti'or's dwellincr «.i }a,Us>> 111 the direction of the al- and said lie had received his money^ T' he also said that he was wnthout a f /r l W° T "° i" j could not get a lo^in* for the ni«ht R 'tT would procure him a lod^ 1 he agent then said he ceased refused and the a-ent thinl • Jn expense, which de- -nll irod hini tn k J i .n^lnR him a strange charactcr, t li r him In ordpv t agent and several persons £ £ ■ £ ? SSr, ";r to. M i.i rh IIP lnncired rn K increased by the ram and al,1r K | h coa he lV" "em swimmer, yet, having on a PM,rfoi an on couM1 ereJht> «*ched the opposite side, allt! i„ aboiT an b r°ndcr assistance Ilis body was picked up our afterwards A verdict to the effect, that decease ^ceiontally drowned, while endeavouring to evade appielunsion, was returned by the jury. BoAun OF At a meeting ol the board on Tliurs- ,lBy' ^t^fo^ashorV?' s,lrvfyor under the old bod v. was re-appomted tor a short tiill,, tili a stirvevor under the Publit, Health Act be appointed; ami i, medical officer; but. us the A ,f 1 r-^ «cnel was nominated as elect that officer, the nomination !M "°.\n!ake 11 jmperative to on was withdrawn for the tune. TEMPERANCE.—Dr. Lees cf Lpp,1. r i tuTe on this subject, to a^ood audtr ddlv,'red,a sUrrintr lec- Wednesday evening. "ounce, at the lown Hall, on NARROW ESCAPE. ANINTOX- R nearly run over by the train at h r T ff>mM arsh fie Id, w a, imprudence, on Thursday. carditt station, by his own BANKRUPTCY COURT, BKIS-RR.T „ „ of Cardiff warehouseman, • George Colston Bayliss, •ion; and 'a final dividend haa beenL1!1-hiS contractor, Cardiff. etn ordered in re David Stoim, THB TIMBER TRADK—Afinenh;. T TT„m:i ton, laden with timber consigned to th "ametl.lhe Jol,n arrived at the Bute Docks on Saturday lis? °' ° TOWN- COUNCIL —I he following r office the 8o.ith ward, in NovemhJ3nt,emf'n wil retire from M. Lis),, and VV. B. U'atkins. Mr Iredwiii, an active canvass lor municipal lionm, l,p commenced a long list of supporters. ,10«tra, and already possesses 1 oi- NI ITY,—The: remarkable oase L,R« R I i f magistrates Monday [see police! nR,,t ''ef°re ?UI ''Ti-* identity ot a young ina^.Ls caused UsPec,lnK lhc ""st*ke" more especially as, understand cotli'|derablc conversation, last Brideend County Court resn» -,ere w*s » ease heard al the dill'botchers, a servant ma'n 0| C.llQR some Newport and Car- passed ba«e coin at .St. !YJarv li 7i ,vas sworn as ^svinB company of his master nil d i r> whereas he was in tlie svvoin to by the vwtnesses "ercntlv dressed to the style comes off at oui approaching ttle Poor fellow. As the trial and the youns m:»n ii,a, r^f sessi°ns, we trust that this person and restored to »beir faniili/1 to'- n,ay 1)0,11 be ac.^u,,te f ihcy arc innocent, unstained by even suspicion, if CARDIFF UNION.—At a meeting of the hoard of puardians on Saturdav last, the Revd. John Hughes, of Taff'i Well, was appointed chaplain to the Union Workhouse, in the room of c the Revd. Judah Jones, who. we understand, has been ap- pointed to the church at Caerphilly. CARDIFF CASTLE.-Oil Saturday last, through the kind- ness ot K P. Richards, Esq., all the teachers in connexion with tbp l«t#. organization at Saint Mary's schools, were permitted to view the interior of Cardiff Castle with its splendid walks &c„ Mr. Richards was present, in company with the Misses Richards Miss St aceysa nd other lad.es. Ihe party was ex ■tutiiaras, i Kichnrd's remarks on this ancient °n,i,ri»i of, eaiuce anu us colours the ancestors of the noble wL.ch poor rayed whose shattered walls be- house of btU' • keJ on that venerable pile by the hero speak the £ together with the dungeon in which the unfortunate Duke Robert of l'i ormandy was confined for unfortunate Du e 0t,ject8 of interesting attraction, twenty-three } opportunity for tlie teachers for the whole forming V' jntorroation on historical subjects, storing up ot much valuat^.n. t|le cloHe 0j! tbe which was tb'ly «PP 0shorne, on the port of himself and proceedings Mr. U g ibanked Mr. Richards for the intel- the rest of tefSd^^ them, and a letter, express.ve of lecti/al treat he affo subsequently forwarded to Mr. thanks, from -he same the kindness of the Smart, secretary of the Atheme, q{ committee in allowing the Qarcjjg- rooms, &c., free of charge^ be)on?,ing l0 liitE— A seiious hie parm( on Saturday morning Mr. David Le«is, of I ie_ put together prematurely. la«t. It appears thnt the b y resuiicd in ignition, the lurid and considerable heat in 1 several milts round. The flames illuminating the hot directed towards the above attention of the Cardiff Po',c Sa,u|d;ly m0rninR, and shortly locality at an early houi on the attendance imme- afterwards a messenger arrive q with his usual diately of the town fire-engines. uies and a capital bri- promptness, set off at once wit difficulty, subdued the fire gade of twelve men, who, with gt tw0 5)^5 0f in about three hours. One hundre v destroyed. We legret oats, and a stack of barley, -re entirely destroye^ to learn, that although the rates 0 ]t is lemaikcd, as reach ol all. the property was not^ insure d the 0bMrT.. somewhat singular, tnat the J;onfld8 0f that body being (ion of the county cousiabulary, not one 01 seen at the fire, till all danger was past.

THE VVHllCHl ItCH FL'JWKR ^HUnr^'fiWOr,hY The decided success which has aMendctl »e j( ,Q efforts ol the exhibitors at the above exhi■& n The more than the mere paragraphic allusion a're pr0_ senile and charming pu.sun of cultivating N ductiom- deseives all the encouragemenf that tlie 1 res a/Ford it,' and we shall in future feel a P may, at annual meetings at Whitchurch, hoping..ha he s.ice y m y. no far-distant nenod, bear a comparison with tbe attractions the famed Castle number of visitors, 1 he day being g oriou ete«anily-attired ladies, were including man,he surrounding neighbourhood. Soon present, from Ca.diff and m ()t Whltcburch pre- ,h,e Kay hoslso, "s,t0" ::r„b?,ina6 the -St dd^-=n t e r i wU Km surpeon, Rev.W. L. and Mrs. Morgan. Miss wmeH H Heec'e Esq W. Lewis, Esq., Wbitlock Nicholl, EsZ CoupUnd Haddock 1 Hawthorn Cottage), lluck- we?i, Jackson, Sawyer, Fisber. Cornehus Eva,s ( Newport) C Douglas, Clements, Harvey. Doughtoo, H..1- Davis, IJavid Evans, &c.. the Mesdames Jones(Pantmarw). Hudiwell. Roberts, Wood. Kittle, &c.. and the Misses Roberts, Thomas (Court Hou^e, Mi-rthvt), Griffiths ( Bonvilstone),kittle. Brown, Griffiths (Melingriffiiii), Davis, Hiliard, Wido«son. Alexander (Tr^wofdanhi"s:V^na.; roses, &c., excited immediate regard. They bloomed in rich profusion on thestands eviden- cing great care and high cultivation, exceedingly creditable to thThe "ge'able department presented the monsters which dame \ature in her freaks, sometimes produces. 1 be immense sixes of the onions, carrots, and other roots, uere the subject of prdise d wonder. The show of those productions was equal, if not • « those of former limes. "Tasteful devices there were in plenty, which. however, ,hough L could not come up to the almost-inimitable very beaut 1I0I,, <|and, Ksq., at the last Chepstow show, creations ie,)reSenting a Welsh harp, full size, and c(,inposed of dahlias ofmi,"Y colotirs-tilf! %)rk of Mis.H.Lewis, composed ot was much admired, as was, also, a moss of Greenmea 0 |\jr, Matthew Giitfi'hs, of Llindafl. A cottage, cotifUucit » d d t0 Mrg> ot Cardiff, for a certificate of rmo 't V sti,nd of plebdid wax flov%'ers We subjoin t e (or ttie best stand of twelve dahlias, and 1st prize j)avid Evans, Ash Grove. 1st for cocKscomos- • j aaj ^nd ditto—Mr.E.Lewis. 1st f„i ve,t,en<M'vv Lewjs -nd for asters "h u jahiias—Mr. D. Evans, and 2nd— 1st for stand ol eighteen u Mr. W.Lewis. numerous other prizes—Mr. Nelson, of 1st forfoschus, and numero KioRsdown, Bris'ol. four dshlias—Messrs. Garraway and Best sund "I ,a'eni^ol|ier prizes also. Maize, Biistob w"° Halilias, 1st prize for chiniasters, 1st 1st prize lor 'he b^1 > flowers—R. H. Nicholas, Esq, prize for the bet nosegay o Stow Hill, N> wPor'' cr:ffi(hs. 1st lor device—Mr- u nl|emen's gardeners.—1 st for red cab- Vegetables: i":7's '° «■'<,n(k2nd for ditto, with first lor celery baRe-To Evaus, O f Griffiths. bage—T. E.aos, O f Griffiths. — W. Lewis, 2nd Jr^lr;,e for best basket of vegetables—W. Cottage gardens S Tnseoh Poole. Lewis, and 2nd ditto crapes—Mr. Kb Evans. Is' for Fruit: M V'7* .j01, j:,t0_W. Lewis. 1st and '2ud lor peais baking apples, nod j\I. Griffiths. — P. Evan'. 1st foi peac roceed 1 iurs, a raffle was got up At the close of the in vetet.ibles. I he Royal Glamorgan for most of the flo«ers anthem, the visitors began to Band having played ",e hoWever. adjourning to the 1 hree retire, a number of geni.t" .f ca|)jta| dinner, provided for Elms inn, where ll,t* pa' [ ewjs, an old and usetul member the occasion by Mr. ueorrtn^,s being disposed of, "Success to of the society. Society." was pledged with warm the Wbitcbuich Ho"'c aijy shorliy alter sepaiated, having enthusiasm, and the » enjoyed a veiy pbasa ^n nS

r H 1)1 Ft1' POLICE.—MONOAY. r Vachell, Esq., Mayor, and C. C Magistrates present: E,q> sharped «*itli being drunk and disorderly Pa,rick/ryab,r.-F.«ed 5s and costs. 00 Satuidav n'B" i8„dlord of a beer-house near the reil- Samuel Di«t B wa( biought up for not haying proper way bridge 10 t> p,emises. The Magistrates stated conveniences a,g |o i()em o( th# cencies"constancy uking place ou-.ide the defendant's house. 11 Sundays, while the congregation was passiug to especial ) Ma,v»s Church.—'Thedefendant was ordered forth- with mTemedy the evil compUintd of under a penally of £ 10. Catherine Tuckfield. a respectable looking female. was charged win, assaulting Joseph Brown, «u officer of the Coast Guaid ger,ice._li appealed that • quarrel had taken place between the complainant and tbe defendant's husbsod. 1 he defendant, not being pleased a. some rema.ks made i.D ber presenceb by the cum- pUjnani, rl,bed up to the latter end struck ttim. The com- pTå1DlIftTfnadc no remonstrance, but am;tvateti the defendan i by calling her curkies," and further charged her with being drunk. The Magistrates, considering the respectability of the parties, bound them over in the sum of 1:10 e.ich to keep the peace towards each other for the space of six months, Henry Thomas, butcher, was charged with furious dnving, &C.—P.C. Evans proved the charge against the defendant, who was fined in the sum ot 20s and costs. Wiiliam Morgan, a poor looking lad, was brought up on a charge of stealing Inpe.-The prisoner was discharged, as no one appeared against him. Chirles Lewis, a tailor, was charged with crying out Mur- der," and other words of nlarm. — Fined 5s aod costs. FRXTHAORDLNARY CASE —MORE MISTAKKN IDENTITY. A respectably-artired per.-on, ol rather superior demeanour, a i- ,!5 l0 tha bench for advice, under the following circom- wbicll, if true—and there is 110 apparent cause to doubt n if'Pd facts—will form an additional ground lor believing • Ai „i»vitv of a solemn oath is not sufficiently regarded at !l t J hi reference to identity. The applicant, one Mr. ail times. hjs o(|) about twelve months since, bad been Davies, sa magistrates, on a charge of highway iobb«iy committed$arjs'tritd at the Biidgwater Ass ses. was ihere and being aite pVidence adduced againsl him, although he Iound guilty 0 enipi1a*icnlly declared his perfect innocence most, earnestly a tiai)spoilation for tilieen years. Tbe very and was sentenc been obtained, that his son was not near best testimony ''a J u'hery was commiUed, but that he had been 'he spot where tbe rt(;ne. and there wag now no doubt wbai- at Bristol at the *er; made a most lamentable mistake, ever that the wilnes* '.jenll|v>—'['he worthy Mayor, appearing in respect to his son s essed father, said be had some knowledge to commiserate the Jjls. 'hac| t,een pressed painfully on his atien- 01 the case. Indeed, recently London, hecommunicated tion so that when he regarding the unfortunate matter; with the proper aU jto|or«ard all information elucidative of and be had been desirea^ obtained further paiticulars, with the transaction, *1bel,f, noW have the createst pleasure in com- which desire, heLstl0U;,n ° r(,d much affected by the kindness of plying.—The father »l P .JJ 11,3oked. and left the court. 1 his .he mayor, whom he hea.u y ()f the glaph,c pictures case bears a pa'nl" j()t<;resting woik, "Now and lhen, drawn by Warren, tn '» cled widi the trial and sentence to of the vaiious ioe'dents cana ed death of one against whom denrPi and who by .lie un- for murder, upon 0°'^ viUage rector, found his sentence weaned ,or life 5 when a .er twen y years commuted to «'«Dlsp0,l1""n confessed himself the perpe rator of banishment. another Ay!,ft'e" had been falsely charged. the crime with whic t P D's qu si ION. has been caused here m particular cir- Some lifle »eD.Ml^rjs' question," winch appe.ns to be mote cles, bv a ne>v d|,7rds' question on thy late bread absoi bing than Ihe 0f Cardiff has shown, throughout his stnfts" policy-. 1 nat.on .0 repress whatever appeared to mayoralty, a hrm a|i,y in the town over which he exercised him HS tendmc and hence, beer-shops, saloons, the dunes of duel ui-iKi- hJs w0rs|1,p,s paiticulai watchful- &c., have been an obje Qn t,le bench u ]s uo parl of ness when <idmini>r" >• a.cl on, 01 assign motives lor, ma- a correspondent's duty >|ale ,a(.,s. W_e will not, there- pisienal decisions; H ■- (^e v!~Xnta qneitio in the saloons. I'oie, express any op,(! flv state, that at the police court, this now at issue here bn t|,e tfu'e Arms, attended lo obtain day, Mr. 1 ,ylt!r .^Jor that house. Whereupon the Mayor a renewal of lu«; licence iuVt-iRh, to some consideiaMe extent, took the opnoimm y ^jttle-alleys—the Utter being resorted against music saloons e uS a beallhy and pleasant manual to, it is sa'1* n'd«-ncy to indulgence 111 dr.nk. Be ihat exercise, 'h»n <>r • s as we st.ite ami also chaiged Mr. as it mar. «"» ,r'> ^pek, issued a handbill, announcing a Taylor with Iiaying, ua_or of ("ai di*3'would patronize! Mi. performance w >ic 1 0i;f(,rV',nK ihat ihe worthy magistrate Tavlor replied sma pe,fo!,nanro 1 l.ouu'l, be (Mr. Tav- had given tie o it mU (|)e ij||—The Mayor appeared lor) was no party 10 ,,d tone adopted by Mr.Taylor. There- surprised at t .e rem said, a lustier fur consideration newal of his license would °n Thursday. ia„dlord of the Gi iffin inn, on m king ap- Mr.. K f 1)1S llr,„nse) a,so received what is pi.catiori for' the rt on the sklU|e. alley question Mr! Thomas having recently had an eye to the comfort and respectability ot that depa.tment ol bis uctl-con- ducted establishment, am! provxieti superior ace. those who prefer a little relaxation by "bowling. —I be Mayor said that the Bench had come 10 the determina'ion ol withhold- ing licenses from all who permuted skittling on ihcir p.e- m'iW and Mr. Thtmas, like a prudent man, who knows the inflexible principles of civic cluets, whose laws are like those ol Hie Mcdesand Persians—for one year, at least—very readily in- timated bis intention 10 abolish his al.ey and thereupon re ceived a hint from tbe Heuch, tti.it he stood a good dunce of obtaining a tenewal of* his license on Thuisday next. r THURSDAY. TilE VICI IT A I S Mr. Taylor and Mr. John Thomas again appeared on this question when tbe Mayor inquired of Mr. Taylor if lie intended 10 continue his saloon; for if he did, his license should not be lenewed.—Mr. Taylor answered in the negaiive; and the license was lenewed. And Mr. Thomas, also, having made a promise di-contin,,e,1, %I that his skittle-alley sliotild he gnilariv favoured. Several application* for new licenses « ere refused, except one to Mr. Gieenfield, of the New ma Tavern.. t,j ;n A brutal fellow, named William Williams, was c°"c lfor a the penalty ol £ 0 and costs, or two months' imprison » cowardly and savage assault oil an utkforttinate-" Two or three other assaults, &c., concluded the bus.nes

HERTS*11, bad coin in this FU.SH COIX.—Two men hive been ijrac past. They place and neighbouring districts for s are now committed for trial. romance was given on the SACUBD Mrsic.—A grand Perfort"Jhe English Independent occasion of opening the new organ chapel recentlv. tuat Mrs. Williams, of Llan- SUICIDE —We regret to state, mind rcspPCting domestic vabon, who wus in great disti' (,e a fcxv days since. troubles, put an end to her exi V Ebenezer Jones, haulier, SUDDEN DEATH.—A „T work. fell dead one day last weeK at),ietic game finds warm sup- QuorTs.—This manly an ]y|erthyr. The socicty, chiefly porters in the good to^°om Scotland, has been in existence supported by gentlemen a)jnuaj competitions for the society's about ten years, and M always been looked forward to medal, worth about competition, on 1'riday, the with much 'wjth great anxiety, especially as one ot 2oth, was regar e^ game, Mr. J nines Mitchell, who is the chief vetcra wh(,n „ot contesting for a prize, was de- generallv OCCasiou to put forth his best nerve to win the termincd on ratulate him on obtaining the honour and present our readers with score lames Mitchell, 21 James horester, 9-majoritv, H. William T«it, 27 John Griffiths, l4-mnjority( 7. Kvan Rees, 21; John Edgar, 4—majority, 17. John Craig, tl, Benjamin Phillips, 3- majority, ]8, SECONil TIES. James Mitchell, 21 Kvan Uees, lo—majority 6. John Craig, 21; Williani I'ait, 10-illaiurity, 11. THIltD TIES. James Mitchcll, 21; John Craig, 13—majority « Ihe medal wus won by James Mitchell

NEWPORT. Imports and exports for the week ending Sept. 26. IMPORTS. T3. THE DAVID, Hawkins, Gloucester, sundrlM.—* Secret, 1'ophan, Fowey, block tin. Ellen, w altera, Bridgwater; Maria, Phi lips, Barrow, iron ore.— ^aHESiTredegar, Withers, Gloucester, sundr es.— I rial, Farrot, Jersey, potatoes.— Hope, Nutt, Barnstaple, flour. Eliz», Jersey, potatoes.—-Eliza, Trathen, Rouen, now. Union, John, Waterford, oats. Dasher, Squires, Bldeforn, grain. Star. Richards, Bridgwater, flo'r.-Bristol Packet, livers, Bristol, suodriea.-William. Hillman, Bristol. timber. Modeiator. Williams, Bristol, sundries.-Ceetleon, Harwood, Bristol, sisidries.-Thelin, Davies. Glasgow, pig iron -Mary, Haydon, Barnstaple, oats.-Eliza, Langbarrie, Whitebaven, iron ore. Venus, Walford, Bridgwater, potatoes.-Ceres, Hindman, Gloucester, flour.-Fanny, Jackson, Bristol, sundries.—Anny, Howard, Ipswich, flour.-Clouride. Lancelot, Nantes, flour. Alert, Roberts, Portroadoc, slates. Sarsfield, Shea, Butter and porter.-Gein. Mills, Cork, general cargo. Nancy Brown, Morrison, Cork, pitwood. Eliza, Stevens, Cardiff, coke. Hibernia, Jones, Glasgow, pig iron. Fancy, Crocker, Swansea, iron Lily. Squires, Glouces- ter, iron.—-Diana, Massop, Shediac, deals.——St. Agnan, Cleozean, Nantes, flour. Resolution, Harrington, Kinsale, cattle.-Henry. Gibbon, Youghal, cattle.-Dart, Bootyman, Youghal, pitwood. Edward. Jones, Price, New Ron, porter. Margaret and Elizabeth, Stanuistrat, Youghal. cattle and 9 11 pig8 Lady of the West, Price, Quebec, timber. Jersey Tar. McCarthy, Youghal, pitwood.—Gteorge, Clancy, Cork, floor. Emerald, Guest. Cork, pitwood. Burton, Tivers, Bristol, sundries Neptune, Edmonds, Bristol, atindries.- Bristol Packet Duddridge, Bridgwater, bricks Derby, Windows. Bristol 'gtolle.-OctELvia, Carr, Whitehaven. Iron ore. -Harriet and Jane, Sheen, Youghal, pitvrood.-Swantwa Packet, Duddridge, Bridgwater,sundnes.-Catherine, Murray. Cork, cattle, Kitty Long, Lydney, stone. Minerva, Fryer, Chepstow, pitwood.— Minerva, Johns, Neath, iron —rrnice or Wales, Brown, Quebec, timber. Lively, Duddridge, Bridg- water, flour. — Jaue. Parker. Neath, iron. Rebecca and Mary. Gainev, Cardiff, stone.—Sisters, Cook, Porthcawl, iron.— Flower, Knight, Gloucester, flour. Robert, Jones, Cardiff, stone—St. Tudwaifs, Roberts, Portmadoc, slates ^-Spank- awny, Gardy, Dunearvon, oats.—Tredegar, Lucas, Potncawl, iron.—Hope. Davies, Cardiff, stone.—Mount Charles,Boitigwsa, Fowey, iron.—Ann, Trick, Youghal, oats.—Mea»enger, TN- week, Quebec, timber. EXPORTS. Providence, Johnson, Jersey, 55 tons coal.-Leon, Oustavo, Bihon, Nantes, 27 tons coal.-Mals, Mariza, Grache, Ftio d* Janerio, 232 tonil coal. Paul and Annie, Bojen, Nantes, 60 tons coal.—Forrester, Brook, Genoa, 132 tons railway iron — Armiline. Rsdeniirie, Trieste, 350 tons coal 49 tons iron.—— L'Amiable, Eulalie. Tesserot, Poulegnen, 97 tons coal.- Genoa, Kelly, New York 765 tons iron. Panama, Thomas, Bombay. 120 tons patent fuel and 512 ions coal.. Lord John Russell, Winterton. San Francisco, 450 tons coal.—Lord Nel. son. Le'Feuvre, Jersey, 76 tons coal. Margaretta, White, Gijon, 100 tons iroij.-Com Mora, Hart, Newhaven,; Augusta, Porter, Liverpool; Catherine, Davies, Liverpool Two Brothers, Francis, Liverrpool; Nymph. Davies, Liverpool Adelphoi, Jones. Liverpool; Agnes, Hughes, Liverpool; Hawke, Jones, Kiverpool; Jane and Mary, Phillips, Liverpool Experiment Anning. Rve Peter and Mary IEvanR, Liverpool; Charles Walker, English, Wexford; Tredegar, Witheers Gloucester; Dukit of Montrose. Kearon, Liverpool Dahlia, Roberts, New Ross; Elizabeth, Pearson, Belfast; Mary, Griffiths, Neath; Providence, Owen, Liverpool; Mary Anu, Tarnlin, Swansea, Union, Manning, London; Cardiff, Packet, Williams, South Shields, Windermere, Cardiff; Aithur, Hodgt, iWisbeach; George, Edwards, |Aberystwith; Maria and Martha. Laugharn*, Liverpool: Harmony, Smith, South Shields Elizabeth. Evans, Liverpool; Spread FAzloo Richard, Liverpool; Resolution, Mudge, South Shields, iron and tin plates.

GLAMORGANSHIRE CANAL. Imports and Exports for the week ending Sept. 24. IMPORTS. September I Stl).- Amity, Friends, Bristol; Eliza. Gloucester, stlyi tries.-PIiza and Mary, Barrow, iron ore.—Ark, Newport. nig iron.—John Ivans, Nevin, ballast. ,„ 19th.—Cattle, John, Uristol, sundries.— Newnbam, M Ullam, Active, Builow; Bransty, Whitehaven; John, Barrow, uoii ore. 20th.—E ie Nantes, Barrow, iron ore. 2is..—Join:, Geoige, Bridgwater, sundries.—Robert, New- port, bricks.—Elizabeth, Fowey, Eliza, Gloacestert iron ore. 22nd.—Emma. Mary, Jones, Barrow, iron ore. 23rd — Argyle, Ellen, Pheasant, Barrow lurtle, Sea Swal- low, William', Builow, iron ore.—Ada, Mliford, St. Agnes, &i. ^I^h.-rbornas, Milford, oats. Elizabeth, Galley, Men Collier, Bullows, Pallas, Fowey Jane, Barrow, iron ore.- Tomlinson, Dublin, ballast. BKPORT8. September 18th.- Thomas. London; Lovely Lass, Liverpool; William. Harris, Rotterdam, iron. Jeune, Marie. Henrl. Nantes; Catherine, Bremen; Neptune, Liverpool Garside, Bridgwater, coal. Mountain Maid, Bute Dock Fannv, 19t°h.—Resolute, Liverpool, iron. Active, New Ross; Eliza, Gloucester, coal. si,™i, 20th. Fidelitas, Constantinople; John, Evans, Shoreham; Kate Cao'iz Ark, Bridgwater, coal. John, Bristol, light. 2i9t._Vivid. Naples; Richard, Carnal, London; tfary, Bristol, iron-Abooiia, Gloucester, light 23rd.-Alarm, Oporto, iron. Bridsea, Ballringgann, Shelina, Hanbury, Bransty, Liverpool, coal.-J ohn,Chepstow William, Aberthaw, light. 24tll.-J\lilford Packet, Liverpool; Brothers, Bideford; John George, Bridgwater; rerseverance,Brietoi, light.

MISTAKEN IDENTITY.—Some years since t'ne masteir tailor of a hattalion of the Foreign Legion and his wife and child were found murdered in their bed in the barracks at Pau. Tw,, sub-officers of the regiment were tried for murder, one of whom was acquitted, and the other, notwithstanding his protestations of innocence, wns condemned and executed. An old cantm"- of the regiment has lately, it is said. made some revelations on her death bed relative to the said murder, which comple" prove the innocence of the sergeant who was executed, and seriously compromise other individuals.

13IRTHS, MARRIAGES,& DEATHS. BIRTHS. On Saturday last, at Newport, the wife of Mr. Evan Enn, chief mate of the Abbotsford, of Gloucester, of a daughter. On the 19th instant, in Agincourt-square, Monmouth, the wife of Mr. Dubberley, watchmaker, of a daughter. On the 18th, at Abergavenny, the wile of Mr. William Price, °'on^the'25th. at Cardiff, the wife of Mr David Richards, hal- ter, of a daughter. On the 26th, at Cadogan-place, London, the Lady Louisa Spencer, of a daughter.. On the 19th, at Frittenden, the Lady Harriet Moore, of a S°On the 20th, at tbe British Museum,Lady Madden, of a aon. On the 19th, at Wilton-terrace, Viscountess Seaham, of a daughter. ■„>. J On the 19th, at Addiscombe-house, Croydon, the Hon. Mr Robert F. Handcock, of a daughter. On the 15th, at Gloucester-terrace, Hyde Park, the wife of J. Vaughan, Esq., barrister, of a daughter. MARRIED. On Monday last, at the Registrar's office, Newport, Mr. Elisba Johns to Miss Cecilia Jones, both of this town. On the 24th, at the Registrar's office, Mr. John GoomlN to Miss Maria Parsley, both of Pillgwenlly. On the 23rd. at Mount Zion chapel, by the Rev. unffith Griffiths, Mr. David Williams, of Newport, to Mrs. Amy Ed- wards, of Cefn Perva. On the 18th instant, at Christchurch, by the Rev. Thomas Pope, Mr. Richard Trew, of H.M. Customs, Newport, to Ann, second daughter of Mr. Wilkes, of the Dos Wo' ks. On the 24th instant, at Risca, by the Rev. William Phiiiips. Mr Thomas Lewis, school master, Llanishen, near CardiU, to Miss A. Thomas, both of that parish. On the 19th, at the Independent chapel, Abergavenny, by the Rev. H. J. Bunn, Mr. John Havard to Miss Joan Prichard, both of A bcrgnenny. On the 19th inst., at Tredunnock chucrch, by the Rev John Jones, Mr. A Pollock to Miss Hannah Gill. On the 18th, at the Independent chapel, Llanwityd, by the Rev. John Griffiths, the Rev. John Davies, Llanelly, Brecon- shire, to Miss Jones, eldest daughter of Mr. Thomas Jones, grocer, Llanelly. At St. Mary's, Cardiff, by the Rev. Mr. Wrenford, Mr. Henry Feighley to Miss Margaret Rees, daughter of Mr. Thomas Rees, assistant tide-surveyor of the Customs, Cardiff. On the 16th, at St. John's church, (ftrditf, by the Rev. T. Stacey, M.A., Mr. J. B. Matthews to Miss Margaret Evans, eldest daughter of the late Henry Bvans, (Harri Ddu o Ddyfed,) both of Cardiff. On the 26th instant, at Bedwellty Church, by the Rev. Edm. Eeigh, Mr. William Jones, postmaster, Blackwood, to Mary, widow of the late Mr. Daniel Lewis, shopkeeper, of the sama place. On the 23rd instant, at Gelligaer Church, by the Rev. E. Price, Mr. Adam Lewis, of Tyuewydd, near Merthyr Tydfil, to Ann, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Lewis Williams, of Nant- wen, Gellygaer. On the 15th, at St. Martin's church, Caerphilly, by the Rev. J. Jones, M.A., Mr. John West to Miss Mary Ann Mailey, both of Caerphilly. H On the 24th, at All Saints' church, Hereford, by the Rev. J. M.Tandy, and afterwards at the Catholic chapel, by the Rev. W. Waterwoi th, Mr. Jcmes Thompson, grocer, &c., 01 Mil- cheapen street, Worcester, to Miss M. A. Gardiner, third daughter of Nir. J. Gardiner, bookseller and stationer, Here- ford. On the 21st. at St Dunstan's, Stepney, by the Rev. R. Lee, rector, Mr Henry Moore, of Broad-street, to Mary Ann, widow of t'.ie late ;\Ir Sackville Owen, of Maindiff Court. Mon- mouthshire, and youngest daughter of John Stayner, Mile-end- road, London. On the 17th, at Cheltenham, by the Rev. Francis Close, A.M.. Stanhope' Teinpleman Speer, M.D., only son of Thomas Charlton Speer. M.D., late of the Fifth Dragoon Guarig, to Maria, second daughter of Augustus Eves, Esq., F.R.C.S., of Cheltenham. On the 24th, at St. George's, Hanover-square, by the Rev. Samuel G:unlcn, rector of Bossnoll, Yorkshire, Charles Arthur Gamlen, Esq of Clifton, Gloucestershire, and of the Hereford- shire regiment of militia, to Miss-Frances Dyer, of Hereford- street, Park-lane, London, eldest surviving sister of Sir Thomaa Swinncrton Dver, But. On the ICtli, at Brighton, the Rev. Reginald G. Bryan, Vice-principal of the Malta Protestrnt college, third son of the Rev. Guy Brynn, rector of Woodburn Walter. Essex, to Sa- lome, eldest daughter of Sir Thomas W. Blomfield, Bart. On the 19th, at Kdinbnrgh, James Robertson, Esq., eldest son of the Hon. Lord Robertson, to Isabella Trail, fourth daughter of the late William Balfour, Esq., of Trenaby, On^"e^9th at Farming Woods, Northamptonshire, George Wodehouse Currie. Esq., eldest son of Raikes Currie, Eq., M.P., to Evelyn Vernon, only daughter of the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, M.P. T On the 18th, at St. Peter's church, Eaton-square, London, Captain Ormsby Gore, 13th Light Dragoons, M.P. for the county of Sligo, second son of William Gore, Esq., of Porkington, M.P. for North Shropshire, to Lmilj Charlotte, of the brig Rattler, of Bideford, to Miss Amelia White, of | Bridgwater- DrED. r> .1 „ oi.f instant, "t Newport, Mr. John Davies, aged 31, eldest son of Mrs. Danie., landlady of the King William, in thOn°he l«th instant, at Newport, Mrs. Elizabeth Jenkins, "^On ^the^Oth instant, at Newport, the wife of Mr. Joseph ^TthcTsth in-tant, at Henllis Mill Farm, Mr. John Evans, agOn th/l3th, at the parish of Goldcliff, Mr. George Prosser, aged 81 years. On '<' 18th, at Catsnsh, Mr. William Bucher, aged 55. On the 16th, at Abergavenny, after a long illness, Mr. Geo. Am?us, tanner, agea 00. On the 13th, at St. Marylebone, London, after a lingering ill- ness, Sarah, the beloved wife of Mr. Robert Palmer, late cf Chepstow, in her 65th year, deeply lamented by her family On the 15th, at Garway, near Monmouth, aged 70 veira Mrs. Mary Lewis. r On the 21st, at Ely House, near Cardiff, Catherine „f the late Mr Christopher Williams, aged 75 ploLceely' Llandaff' at an advanced age, Dr Hopkins, of that Lately, -tt Pendyre Cottae"r¡c IOlVell, aged 75. Mr. Da- r7*Mr- rr respected. mness. nmch and deserve lly On the 14th inst., at Monk-street u .v beloved wife of Mr William Jone* V' ber6av1ennT» Jane' the On the 18th, at Ganarew, Miss W "vT' rg!l61 loway, London, sister of tho M*™ T U Albion-road, Hoi- At Brynmawr, ag,d6l ,V^b- of Tretire. Griffith Thomas, of NewnlvJ £ ? hom&s\mot^ °/ Thomas, formerly for SP J 1 pubhcan' and rehct ,of Mr mill, Bridgend and sf,h yea/S T,roPrietor of the factory mill Gower M'V, &ubsequently proprietor of the Penrice Caerphilly"' ° he died- Mrs Thomas was a native of donUMr instant, in Museum.street, Bloomsbury, I'vi- fr-in' r n 0111 Morgan, eldest son of the late Mr: John Mof- rV, ° J en„rose. in this county. un the 24th instant, at Belitha Villas, Barnsbury Pa-k, n"on, Robert, Smith, Esq .secretary to the New British Ircn Company, aged 00 years.. J 'n the 151h, aged six weeks, Agnes Martha, daughter cf "r- iiliam Tapson. Queen-square, Bristol. On tbe 10th, at Penciaig Court, Herefordshire, Thomaa Broyk, Esq., aged fiO years. On the 14th, at his residence, Hagley, Herefordshire, Lieut.- Colonel William Green, IC.H.,in the 6<5th year of his r.ge. H« '-erved upwards of "29 years with his regiment, (the 35th,> chief! v on foreign service, and, 111 addition to the order of K.H., had recently received a medal and clasp for the battle of IVJaida, in which his regiment acted so distinguished a part. On the iStb, at Tiverton, Devon, Thomas M&cmil]an Fogo. Esq., M .D., late of the Royal Artillery. f

NEW POUT POST TABLE. "r.r- r-, "r-n' ,V" Mails. Due. ^2 Dispacb -1- A.M a.m. I'.M. P.M. 11. At. r.M. London ;) 2() 7 0 6 J5 6 0 5 45 7 15 P.M. P.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. T\M. Bristol 12 35 1 30 11 30 II 0 li) 4.5 12 '20 Swansea. 12 11 1 30 11 30 11 0 10 45 12 20 P.M. P.M. P.M. A.M. Tredegar. 5 30 *6 0 10 0 8 45 8 40 7 30 A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. r.M. Abrgavenny. 10 15 1 0 11 15 110 10 45 '2 15 P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. A.M. Peinbroke 7 3 8 45 8 45 8 36 5 20 -r- -v, There will be no delivery by letter carriers after the Pem- broke and Tredegar Mails. This refers only to parties bavirg private boxes. NIOWIRN--ORI)En OFVTCE-operl from 9 a.m., till 6 p.m., ex- cept from (7 till 5'37 p.m. Plertvsfroni which letters (¡re sent and received by each Alail Londort.-England. Scotlaud, Iltdand, North Wales, Brecon shire, Merthyr, llhymney, Abergavenny and Cardiganshire. 1reJeSar Kbca, Abercarn, Newbridge, Blackwood Brynmawr. iJvan'y^0, ''oal brook vale, BI aina, Victoria, Ty dee ,Pont y mister. &rwtol— Ireland, Norili VYales, Northern Counties, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Northampton- shire, Rutlandshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershiie, Somerset- shire, V\ iltshire, Berkshire,Dorsetshire.Devonsliire,Cornwall, and Monmouth. *rwantca—Cardiff, Cowbridge. Bridgend,Taibach, and Neath. *>rynmawr—Risca, Abercarn, Newbridge, B lack wood, Ebb w vale, t ydee, and I'ontymister. Abergavenny—Caerleon, Usk, Pontypool, Monmouth, Hereford, ttnd Ross. The MONMOUTHSHIRE MERLIN maybe sent, postage free, (if within one week afterdate,) to Antigua, Bogota, Bahamas, liar- badoes, Berbice, Bermudas, Brazil-, Bremen, Buenos Ayres. Canada, Caraccas, Cai thagena, Caphaloma, Columbia, Corfu, Cuxhaven, Demerara, Denmark, Dominica. France, Gibraltar, New Grenada, Greece, Guatemala, Halifax (Nova Scntia), Heligoland, Hamburg, Honduras, Hong Kong, the Ionian Isles, Jamaica La Guayra, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Oldenburg, Prussia, Peru, Quebec, Spain (via Cadiz), St. Domingo (Hayii), St. Kitt's, St. Lucia. St. Vincent's, To bago, Tortola, Trinidad, Van Dieman's Land, Venezuela, and Zante. (The Channel Islands are considered as part ol Great Britain.) To any British settlement not above enumerated, the MFBI.IN may be forwarded through the post-office on payment of a penny; (Sydney, which had a free delivery of Newspapers, is, for the present, under this arrangement;) and to foreign places not named in the list, on payment of twopence; to the United States, Id. NEWSPAPERS, &c. Newspapers and other Stamped Periodical Publications are delivered fiee, if sent without a cover, or in an envelope open at the sides, and with no other written or printed marks upon such papers, or the covets thereof, than the name and address of the party to whom they are sent; hut if addressed to parties who have removed, they may be re-directed and sent without extra charge. Infringement of the legulations subjects eachpaoket to a treble rute of postage. By a recent regulation, Newspapers. &c., may be written on and sent by post on affixing a penny postage stamp but no other writing will be allowed on the cover ihan the name and address of the party to whom such paper ig addressed.

SUNDAY LESSONS. September 29-18111 Sunday after Trinity. Morning Lessons Ezekiel 20 Mark 2—Evening Lessons Ezekeil 24 1 Cor. 14. WEEKLY CALENDAR. Moon's age New, 5th day, 2h. 56m. afternoon. ¿ -(- -{_- M<mthl Rises. Sun Sets j Ri°™. pl°°n Seis.f 29 j 5 58 j 5 41 11 7 2 19 272 30 6 0 < 5 39 morn 3 10 j 218 £ 6 2 5 37 0 17 3 53 274 J 6 3 5 35 1 33 4 28 275 3 6 5 5 32 2 53 4 59 27<> ? 6 7 5 31) 4 13 5 2(> < 277 ? 6 7 5 30 4 13 5 M < 277 Q > 6 8 5 28 | 5 33 5 52 < 278

TO CORRESPONDENTS. J. Hamlyn."—A charge of assault can be settled after the issue of the summons, without the sanction of the magis- trates. A Member" (Freehold Land Society,) is marked for insertion, as is also the interesting letter in reference to Emigration. patbos more~lriumphantly developed. The concert by her singing the prize song, for which Ilt. Barnum a premium of 200 dollars. But if Jenny Lind's wonderful vocalisation astoi delighted, how much higher did the enthusiasm rise Barnum anounced her noble munificence to the ch other public institntions of New York! At the co the concert Mr. Barnum came forward, brushint bouquets before him, for the platform was literally c these floral tributes, and spoke as tollowt; Ladies and GeotlemeD,-I have but one favoui you, and that is, that in the presence of that angel (i the door where Jenny had just passed out) I may he sink where I really beloog-into utter insignificance, has ever been a moment when I aspired to have thf generally asked, W he Ie is Barnum ?' that time has for ever. I acknowledge frankly, that after such a dis have had to-night, Barnum is nowhere. But, my frie to tell you where Jenny Ltnd is. I shall not spe musical talents-you know what they are better than you you have shown by your ungovernable applausi that you appreciate her incomprehensible and inch vocal abilities; but 1 must announce a ciicumstance her which I cannot allow you to leave without kno' begged me not to do it. On ordinary occasions t would every w ish, but I feel it is due to you to state the lac1 to. Under the contract between Jenny Lind and in, is entitled to one-half the net proceeds of every cone under our agreement. On this occasion, the expen more for the firsi concert than will usually be the case, lion of the profits will be in the neighbourhood of 10,0( ] received a messaee from her thisidoining, in which sin that she would not receive one penny of the proceec concert, but will devote every farthing of it to morrow for charitable purposes. It will be disposed of as lolic To the fire Department Fund Musical Fund Society Home lor the Friendless Society for the Rel.ef ot Indigent Females" JJramatic Fund Association Home for Coloured and Aged Persons Coloured and Orphan Asylum Lying-in Asylum for Destitute Females New York Orphan Asylum Protestant Half Orphan Asylum Roman Catholic Half Orphan Asylum Old Ladies' Asylum Total In case the money coming to her shall exceed this will hereafter designate the charity to which it shall b priate. The entire amount received for tickets to the firet cone • but it is said to be somewhere fio/n 30,( to 40,000 dolls. Jenny Lind's second concert took place on Friday even It was quite at well attended as the jtirst. The mayor ai authorities of New York, the Turkish envoy, who lias "ved, and many other distingues were present; and there were crowds of citizens from Philadelphia and The tickets for the second concert sold at from 3 dolls. II each, and the amount received must hav- n" fl. Jennr 1

IRISH REAPERS. BRITISH agriculturists, in some parts of the kingdom, have been lamenting this season, the scanty supply of those useful auxiliaries in time of harvest—the Irish la- bourers who usually present themselves in such numbers at this period of the year. Their absence in some districts has caused much addi- tional expense, as well as inconvenience. Now this is a subject deserving of more than temporary attention it should occupy the attention of farmers after the present inconvenience has passed away. Why do these poor men come over in such swarms- labouring with great assiduity, and displaying, in the husbanding of their resources, and the disposal of their earnings, an economy and foresight so strangely con- trasting with the ordinary habits of this people when at home? It is simply because of their wretched poverty— because their own land, more fertile than ours, is not suf- ficiently cultivated with corn to require their labour even aUhat busiest period of the year ;-because this short evenarinacouhit. j with the means of SIS' S fhi" „,ay not «lw.y. be the cM;; the permanent relief of then con i tc«v T,]a;ns 0f which tin, ,0 In Dromisethema lasung ycmeatB are m progress, Ireland, itself, t°0, o h Somewhat by slow degrees, the result of winch, :1 ,> T ent. In a healthy state will be a great increase ulation> for many of things, Ireland wiH y .tg ()wn great natural re- years to come, to therefore, that this long-relied- sources. It is possible, ready just when it is upon supply of extra ia m>(jen afterwards—may, ere wanted, and entailing jf this be possible, it is long, cease to be availably ™rjtjsh farmers should not certainly a question which g respect, has nothing to overlook. The immigrant, Qur C0ast in a state of thank us for. If he appears ^ie year than that destitution, at any other *1Ilie.nplain of having to re- whicli suits our interests, "W'cc0 (Tajn. Assuredly, thcre- lieve him we send him back <lo work, as soon as he fore, he will cease to do our hai can get employment at home. for that extra aid Where, then, can the farmer recarious climate de- which late-ripening crops and a. 1 manufacturing mand ? In the lighter kinds of ds to the contigu- towns usually supply a number ot jiad in the more Qua districts; but even these can" rin" operatives who remote parts; and the manutactur o ^rfc, are not find it worth their while to go to ha ovvners, and of adapted for heavy labour. The P°~\C" nUniber of labour- many rate-payers, is to keep down 11 prospect Ave ers in every agricultural parish. independently of can see for a good supply in harves In tended manual extrinsic aid, is in the adoption of sue ^nds required labour as would increase the number 0 u:eCt is one to during the rest of the year. But wur £ sts should give to which, we repeat, practical agricul their consideration.

THE ABUSES OF THE MINT. SOME time ago we dwelt in detail, on the w*ay in which a small body, called the Monej-ers of the Mint, claiming to be a corporation, and exercising a monopoly of the execution of the coin of the realm, extract from the pockets of the public an enormous annual sum for the services they perform. These monopolists, five in num- ber, received between 1842 and 1847, no less than X105,187 12s. lid. while a functionary, called the me Iter, received from 1821 to 1849, the enormous amount of £ 49,650 7s. lid. The evidence of the Right Hon. R. li. oaiel, the master of the Mint, given before the late committee on official salaries, has brought these mon- strous abuses again before the public. We are glad to hear that Mr. Shiel is making strenuous efforts to upset the abominable system which has so long prevailed. Re- c gret has sometimes been expressed, that his eloquent voice has been so seldom lifted up in support of popular measures, since he accepted office. It is said, however, that since he quitted Greenwich Hospital for the Mint, he has shown considerable aptitude for business, in addition to his great oratorical powers and he does seem ready to promote the reform of his own department. If he can overthrow the present monopoly, he will do more real good than could be effected by one even of the best of his rhetorical efforts. It is reported—and we hope it may be true-that the government have given notice to the moneyers, of the termination of the contract which they have so long held, to their own enrichment, and to the public loss. The moneyers, however, intend to resist the measure, impudently declaring that neither the govern- ment nor the public can put an end to their contract, which is perpetual. Surely this insolence will rouse the public spirit, even though their grasping avarice failed to do it. The contract, it seems, was made in 1770; and must the British people of the present day, because their ancestors at that time were the prey of a set of vampires in all the government departments, and had not intelli- gence and determination to shake off the burden, be coolly told that the nuisance is to be perpetual? No! If through the venality of their predecessors of that day, her Majesty's ministers find difficulties in the way of their free action, let them appeal to Parliament, and let the heavily-burdened tax-payers of the kingdom demand that these harpies shall be got rid of without delay. -r"