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THE LATE HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN LEEDS.—Gn Wed- 1 nesday, at the Leeds Town-Hall, Theresa Watson and I r Martha Bates, the two women implicated in the late d violent assault and robbery of Mr. James Trafford, a si c manufacturer from Leek, in Staffordshire, were agam 2 brought up on remand. There was no additional evi- r ience, and the magiserates decided to discharge the pri- I soners on their entering into their own recognizances to j 1 appear when called upon,! I

MR. BRIGHT ON THE Krlr UKM QUESTION. MEETING AT BIRMINGHAM. The country has again been favoured with Mr. Bright's views on the subject of Parliamentary reform. At a meeting held in Birmingham, on Friday, the 6th instant, he enunciated, for the thousandth time, his sentiments upon the extension of the franchise", the ballot, the mea- sures of reform proposed by various statesmen from the time of Pitt to the present, &o. In a speech of about two hours' duration, Mr. Bright succeeded in developing no new phase of the question we shall therefore simply give nn extract or two from the least dull portions of the address:— At present theie are one million persons in the United Kingdom who can vote—who can vote at any election in England, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland: brought together, and counted over by tens and thousands, there is only one million amongst them. You may assume that these men represent a million of families— they do not for there are scores of families in which two persons in it have a vote. There nre one million of electors, one million of families, five millions of popu- lation because, on an average, every family in the country consists of five persons. Well, but the popu- lation of Great Britain and Ireland is thirty millions. What follows thLn-that there are five millions of men having no votes; five millions of families in not one of which is there a person who has a vote; twenty-five millions of people who are as entirely unrepresented as if they lived in a country where a Pailiament had never been heard of. Why, our nation is unrepresented. Outside the Constitution the population is greater than the population of any country in Europe excepting Russia, Austria, and France. It is greater, or as great, as the whole population of the United States at the last census it is as great as the whole population of England, Wales, and Scotland. What would you think if all the English parliament were assigned to Ireland, and Great Brit in entirely excluded from the franchise? But do you know that the Reform Act excluded a population greater than the whole population of the island in which we are met. Well, now, what is it that Lord John Russdl proposes to do ? To add half a million to that million. What will he leave when that is passed ? lie will still have four and a half millions of men without votes four and a half millions of families in no one of which is there father, brother, or son having a vote; and twenty-two and a half millions of population who are as entirely unrepresented as if they lived at this moment in the kingdom of Naples. I ask whether this is a state of things which ought to be allowed to remain ? A fe w weeks ago I made a speech at a meeting at Liver- pool on the subject of direct and indirect taxation, and stated that the indirect taxes ruised amounted to 42 millions sterling, and I stated that 2o,UUU,U0U ot unre- presented people paid by far the largest portion of these items of taxation—the Customs and Excise. A gentle- man in this neighbourhood has taken exception to what I said, and not in a manner particularly courteous, considering that he was Yiee-presidcnt, or something of that sort, of the Council of Education—an office wholly unnecessary. As you did not choose the candidate he provided for you, it is not likely that I should stand very high in his favour. Mr. Adderley the other day, speaking of some argument with which he was going to overwhelm me, said he was surprised that the Times had not hit upon that very argument. I am surprised too, but you cannot expect the Times, with all its capital and staff, to monopolise every bad argument. If the Times had proclaimed to the country and to the world what he did in effect, that if the working men would keep carriages and horses for their wives to ride out on sunny days like the wives of noblemen and such people at the west-end of London, their employers would be obliged to pay them wages to enable them to support thatVxpenditure. Mr. Adderley thinks that the Times, having used an argument like this, ought to have used an argument like that which he is about to use. Mr. Adderley says he had seen the point well met in a lette1.' to the editor of Aris's Gazette. "Mr. Bright's argument was simply this. He said that the working classes cousumed the greatest quantity of exciseable articles, and as such they were the greatest payers of excise. Of course every one must admit they were the greatest payers of such things as a body, but not per head, and that was where the fallacy of the argument lay. If they were takeu as a body they would be found to be really taxed as Mr. Bright states." Now, that is conceding what I said-that the unrepresented classes do pay the great bulk of the taxes. Mr. Adderley goes on to say, If they took them head per head they would arrive at an exactly opposite conclusion." Now, if Mr. Adderley expected that a working man, receiving 20s. cr 30s. per wt ek, was to pay as much in tax as that gentleman himself, with a fine estate, I confess that is a view which never entered into my mind at all. Mr. Adderley went on to say that I would give to the work- ing men the absolute command of the elections. He admits that they as a body pay the great bulk of the taxes, and he knows that the great body are entirely excluded from the representation, and that there is not a single member of the House of Commons who can be said to be returned by that body. Thisonly shnwsthe line of argument that a man may take who busies himself in finding reasons why power should be concentrated in his own class, and why the great body of his own countrymen should be exclnded from that which he so highiy prizes. Are the people of this country as a whole so ignorant, so brutal, so destructive, so dangerous, that when I have excluded twenty millions, and Lord John Russell in his bill has excluded twenty two millions and a half of the poorest and least educated, others being admitted, there is still danger to any valuable institution in the country ? Well, what is the Monarchy worth—what is the House of Lords worth—what is the Established Church worth ? —what are these worth if, after having these institutions in this country for many centuries, your population as a whole is so ignorant, so destructive, so untrustworthy, that when twenty-two millions are said to be unfit to be trusted with the franchise, there is still danger to our institutions from the admission of the small remainder of the people. If any man oppose this, put this seal upon him, that he is against representation altogether." Passing away from Reform, Mr. Bright ridiculed the expenditure on the defences of the country- I was looking over some figures the other day, and I discovered this astounding fact, that we are now paying t military expenses above £ 10,000,000 a year more than all your Government expenses,of every kind, military and naval, in 183S, exclusive of the national debt in both instances and although we are doing this, what is the humiliating position in which we find ourselves ? We sometimes see amusing characters of John Bull, which make men laugh. Suppose you saw a caricature of this kind, that John Bull lived in a parish in which the rates were twice as heavy as in any other, that the police force wa.s such that there was not a side of a house which was not watched by a policeman or a sentinel, and that such was his constant state of alarm that this un- fortunate John Bull was forced to sit night after night at his window with a cocked pistol, and loaded revolver, and could not get a wink of sleep. Such is the present condition of England. We have been told of the enor. mous cost of the nav), but in twenty years more it will be double if you permit it. Taxes are the means by which Governments provide for the expenditure of a country, and you may depend upon it that so long as that expenditure is allowed to be considered a justifica- tion for taxes, so long will the vast expenditure for the naval and military services continue—if your Minister of War—a Cabinet Minister—sits in his room, and alarmed Generals and Admjrals come in, and the talk is about nothing but breech-loading guns, rifled cannons, and volunteer corps, until he becomes himself so heated in that rarified atmosphere that he is unable to take a calm and rational view of the question. I do wish that Englishmen had a little more coolness, and that we were not so easily led away by a red-herring on a string 6Mr! Bright then recommended an organised agitation amongst working men— The working men have associations. They can get up formidable strikes against capital. Sometimes it may be on real, sometimes on fancied grievances. I ask, why are not these trade organizations made use of to obtain their political rights ? I hope it may not be un- necessary to make use of them, but if the question is not fairly settled in the coming session, I do hope that the working people of this country—those vast bodies of artizans whose labour fills all our warehouses, all our shops, all our ships, will take some steps to bring about what I may call a convocation of working men, with a view to bring their influence to bear on Parliament at an *arly period I don't for a moment mean to use the iancua"e of menace, for I think that Parliament requires 'helan^uage of menace less, probably, than at any former ;irne but I trust that in the session of 1860 the Go- vernment will be honest and courageous, and that the, Parliament may be more sound than it has been before.

i FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE. BANKRUPTS. I Friday.—John Augustus Josolyne and Thomas Tay- or High Holborn, London, miliners.—Heerjebhoy Elu'stomjee, London, merchant —James Greig. Holloway, Middlesex, baker.—John Chaniberlin. Bupett^reet, KfiaW -D.8viS'si^.», HlUgarde,, Lo„d»; «oss, Lc'tds draptT. Southampton, homeopathic T*T &»«•». g»^-Edmu»d jhymisi.—John vy h near Cardiff, common ■ Chomas Sha^w &t n 0>cl0ck) at the ( District Court of Bankruptcy sclicitors, Messrs.. Girling and Press, Bristol: Mr. Waldron, Car- [iff; official assignae, Mr. Acraman, Bristol. 1 itoate Date, Cardiff, flour merchant, Jan. 24 and Feb. at 11 o'clock, at the Bristol District Court of Bank- I upt^y: solicitor8, Messrs. Smith, Vassal and Pope, < Bristol: official assignee, Mr. v-ft'tlT^and loss, Truro, Cornwall, draper.—Robert Nuttal and f Nathan Crossley, Halifax, machine makers. ,¡. • •

WESTERN VALLEYS RAILWAY. FROM NEWPORT TO NANTYGLO AND EBBW VALE. i WEEK. DAY SUNDAYS »T VTIOVS. 1,2, 3,,], 2, 3 1, 2, SJ 1,-2,-3/] 773 A.M. NOON. P.M. I A.M. P.* Newport,Dock-streeti 7 0 12 0 5 30 8 30 5 15 Bassalleg Junction 7 12 12 13 5 43 8 43 5 28 Tydee 7 17 12 18 6 48 & 48 5 33 Flisca 7 26 12 27 5 57 8 57 5 42 Gross Keys, 7 32 '12 34 6 4 9 3 48 Chapel Bridge 112 39 6 9 9 7 5 63 Abercarn 7 42 12 44 G 14 9 13 5 58 Abercarn 7 42 12 44 G 14 9 13 5 58 Newbridge 7 48 12 50 6 20 9 IS 6 4 Crurr.lin 7 53 12 55 6 25 9 24 6 9 Llanhilleth — 1 2 6 32 9 31 6 16 Aberbeeg Junction. 8 6 1 10 6 40 9 38 6 23 Abertillery 8 14 1 18 6 4B 9 46 6 31 Blaina 8 24 1 29 6 59 9 57 6 42 Nantyglo- 8 32 1 H-7 7 7 |K) 5 6 50 iberbeeg Junction 8 6 1 10 6 40 | 9 38 6 23 Cwrn 8 17 1 21 G o! 9 49 fi 34 Victoria 8 24 1 29 6 £ 9 9 57 6 42 Ebbw Vale S 1 37 7 7 UO 5 6 bo On-Saturdays, an additional Train leaves Newport at 7.30 P.M., tor Crumlin, calling at intermediate Stations, FROM NANTYGLO AND EBBW VALE TO NEWPORT. WEEK DATS. SUNDAYS STATIONS. 1, 3 I, 2, o l, 2, ft 11, 2, j 1, 2,3 A.M. P.M. P.M. J A. >. P.M. Rbbw Vale 8 45 2 lc 7 2d |'0 25 7 10 Victoria 8 52 2 22 7 27 |1C 32 7 17 Cwm 8 58 2 28 — |1U Sti 7 23 &.berbeeg Junction.. 9 8 j 2 38 7 42 10 4S 7 33 Nant^glo 8 45 2 15 7 20 10 25 7 10 iJlair'a .j 8 51 2 21 7 26 10 31 7 1G A.bertillery; 8 58 2 28 7 33 10 38 7 23 Aberbeeg Junction 9 8 2 3'; 7 4- 10 48 7 3;? Llanhilleth 9 14 2 44 — 10 51 7 39 Crumlin 9 20 251 7 51 U 1 7 46 Newbridge 925 2 56 .7 50 11 6 7 51 Abercarn 9 30 3 2 8 2 ll 12 757 Chapel Bridge 9 35 3 7 U 17 S 2 OrossKeys. 940 313 811 11 88 Risca 947 3 20 8181130 B lo Tydee 956 330 1\ 8 2S 11 ,0 82D Bassalleg Junction. 10 3 3 37 8 35 ill 47 8 3i. Newport, Dock-street; 10 1-5 3 50 8 48 12 0 8 4^;

EASTERN VALLEYS RAILWAY. FROM NEWPORT TO BLAENAVON W E EK. DAYS. S U N DAY a. 5^ is c/i 1 -■ i 35 "sS a J ■c'Jj I t3 je -c S "5 1 STATIONS. -3 b i3, o 5°] <5" S"5 "Z 3, & I.H h!- H" | !~or A.I (L.Mjp.M. P.M. P.M.! A.M. P.M. P.M. Newport. 9 0 1 3*>i5 0. — 8 (,| 9 '<'<•> 8 0 Llantarnam.. 9 6i 1 41; <5 6[ — 8 6i 9 36 — ,8 6 Cwmbran. 9 10 1 45)5 10i -w 8 lot 9 40 — S 10 Pontnewydd.. 9 14i 1 49(5 14■ — 8 14; 9 44 — 8 14 Pontrhydyrun 9 18! 1 53|5 18) — 8 18; 9 4S — 8 ly Pontypool 9 35! 2 lO'o 35. — S 35J10 5 8 3a Pontnewvnyddi 9 391 2 14|5 39. — 8 39.10 9 — 8 3y \bersychaii.i 9 44; 2 1915 44j — 8 14 ^>44 Cwmavon 9 521 2 27 5 52\ S 52 10 22| 8 Blaenavon .il(i 0| 35|6 0j — i9 0! 10 3 M — 9 0 FROM BLAENAVON TO NEWPORT. WEEK DAYS.. SUNDAYS. u i i „ 1=^ «j i j I -6 a -5 jj j^" -a rt « I 'S j§ I"0"J "= £ STATIONS. +* u- M u i-« I V>i m CO -r. & J? « g* X CO | cc I A-M.l A.M. j P.M- P M.ip.M.f, A.M. P.M. P.M, Blaenavon .J7 30:11 30; 3 0 6 30 — | S 0!4 SO — Cwmavon.M 38 11 38! 3 8 6 38 — f 8 8 4 3tf — Abersychan..|7 46il! 46| 3 16 6 46 — I 8 16 4 46 — Pontnev.ynydd 7 50 11 <501 3 20 6 50 — 8 20;4 50 — Pontypool .8 0jl2 0| 3 30 7 0 — | 8 3</j5 0 — Pontrhydvrun;8 7jl2 7; 3 3" 7 7 — j 8 3715 7j — Pontnewydd..i8 11 12 11! o 4l|7 II — i 8 41 5 Hi — Cwmbran 18 10:12 15' 3 4-7 15 — « 8 45.5 15| — Llantarnam.. 8 21 12 211 3 51 7 21] — J 8 51',5 21' Newport .8 30'12 30i 4 01? 30; j 9 0;5 301 —

TAFF VALE BAIL WAY. from CARDIFF TO MERTHYR AND ABERDARlj WEEK DAYS g SUNDAYS S STATIONS. A M. P-M. P.M. | A.M. P.M. £ ICarditf Docks.. 9 20 2 50 — 8 50 3 50 ll|CardifF 9 30 3 0 6 30 { 9 0 4 0 4JLlandaff 9 39 39 6 40 199 49 6i!Ptntyrch 9 47 3 17 6 48 1 9 17 4 17 8 Taff's Well 9 52 3 "22 6 53 I 9 22 4 22 12 Treforest 10 3 3 "3 t 5 1 9 33 4 33 13 Newbridge .« 10 8 3 38 7 11 9 08 4 38 L6.1. Aberdare Junction 10 19 3 49 7 23 | 9 48 4 48 18* Quaker's Yarn 1C 32 4 2 7 36 t?10 I 5 1 22 iTroedyrhiew 10 43 4 13 ( 48 E10 12 5 12 24 Dowlais Junction S 24 Merthyr TO 50 4 20 55 El0 20 o 2^ Iabbrdare BRNCHI ———- ———— 164 Aberdare Junction] 10 22 3 52 7 28 J 9 51 4 51 20J Mountain Ash.. 10 35 4 5 7 41 [10 4 5 4 SIISST io« «'i»!|io~« oij M Aberdare 110 47 4 17 7 53 0 16 5 18 FROM MERTHYR AND ABERDARE TO CARDIFF "WEEK DAYS. SUNDAY*- STATIONS. A M. r.M P M. A M. P.M Merthyr 8 20 1 50 C 35 9 5 4 5 JI i DowlaisJunction 2* Troedyrhiew 8 28 1 58 6 44 9 13 4 13 64 Quaker's Yard 83929657921424 8 Aberdare.1 unction S 52 2 22 7 II 9 37 4 37 m Newbridge 9 2 2 32 7 22 9 47 4 47 12i Treforest 9 7 2 37 7 27 9 52 4 52 16A Taff's Well. 9 18:248 7 3S|10 3 5 3 18 Pentyrch 9 23 2 53 7 13 110 8 5 8 20 Llandafl 9 31 3 1 2 31 SlO 16 5 16 >31 Cardiff 9 40 3 10 8 0 M0 25 5 25 24J Cardiff Docks.. 9 50 3 20 — |?0 35 — ABERDARE BRNCH [ Aberdare 3 22 1 52 6 41 I 9 7 4 7 lj Treaman 8 26 1 5G C 45 j 5 11 4 11 3; Aberaman — — I —„ ,— (Mountain A.sh.. 8 34 2 4 6 53 j 9 19 I 4 19 \berdare Junction 8 47 2 17 7 6 1 9 32 4 32

RHYMSEY RAILWAY. FROM CARDIFF TO RHYMNEY. STATIONS. Week Days. Sundays. a. rn..p. m.,p. m. a. m. p. m. Cardiff (Adam-st. Station) 10 0 1 40| 5 20 8 45! 4 25 Walnut Tree Bridge 10 18 1 58! 5 38 9 3j 4 43 Daerpbilly 10 30 2 lOj 5 50 9 19 4 58 Kstrad 10 45 2 25 6 5 9 37! 5 14 Hen^oed Arr. 10 50 2 30 6 10 9 441 5 20 Dep. 11 0, 2 40 6 20!10 0| 5 30 H T 2 47 6 2710 8! 5 38 Bargoed 11 14 2 54 6 3110 16 5 4G TvrPhil 11 23 3 3 6 43 10 26' 5 56 Rhymney 11 35 3 15 6 55 10 401 6 10 FROM RHYMNEY TO CARDIFF. STATIONS. Week Days. Sundays. ■a. m.!p. m.jp.m.! Ip. m Rhymney 9 30( 1 55 4 15) 9 10 3 55 Tyr Phil 9 42 2 7 4 27 9 24 4 9 Bargoed 9 51 2 16 4 36 9 341 4 19 Pengam 9 58| 2 23 4 43| 9 42 4 27 Hengoed Arr. jlO 5| 2 30; 4 50; 9 50 — Dep.|10 131 2 40; 5 010 0 4 35 Ystrad jlO 17; 2 451 5 5j.O 6 4 42 Caerphilly Arr. 10 30; 3 0 5 20)10 22 4 58 Dep.] — — Walnnt Tree Bridge 10 42 3 12 5 32jl0 37 5 12 Cardiff (Adam-st. station) ;11 0; 3 301 5 50jl0 5-5 5 30

VALE OF NEATH RAILWAY. FROM NEATH TO MERTHYR. WEEK DAYS. SUNDAYS STATIONS. j t -2,3 I.273Jl 2 3 f,2,31,273 A.M A.M. P.M A.M. P. M Neath 8 30: "2 45 7 45 9 20; 8 30 iberdylais 8 35 2 5C 7 50 92.5 83.5 Resolven 8 47 3 OR 0 9 35; 8 45 Ulyn-Neath 8 57 3 ft 8 8 9 43, 8 53 Hirwain arr. 9 17 3 28 8 28 10 3 913 Elirwain de,i. 9 23! 3 35 8 36 10 10 9 20 Aberdare .arr, 9 3 45 8 45 10 20 9 30 Hirwain dep 9 20! 3 31 8 31 10 6 9 16 Llwydcoed 9 271 3 38 8 38 10 13 9 23 Abernant for Aberdare 9 -37 3 48 8 48] 10 23 9 33 Merthyr. 9 50 4 0I9 QllQ 351 9 45 FROM MERTHYR TO NEATH WEKR DAYS. SUNDAYS sw'°-s- 'WImu TTUT2T3 ,« 1A.M- P-M. P.M A.M. P.M. Merthyr 8 55 1 50 6 0 7 4-5 5 50 Abernant for Aberdare 9 72 2 6 1' 7 57 6 2 Llwydcoed 9122 7 6 17 8*2 6 7 H"wi»lp arr. 9 18 2 13 6 23 8 8 6 13 Aberdare.. dep.[90 1550 6 7 60 5 55 Hirwatn arr 9 132 86 18 8 3 6 8 Hirw ain 9 21 2 15 6*25 TlO Tl5 Glyn-Neath 9 41 2 34 6 44 8 29 634 fteaolveo .«* 9 51 2 43 6 53 8 38 6 43 iberdvUit 10 6 2 55 7 5 8 50 6 55 Neath 10 10 3 C7 lo| 8 55 7 0

COLEFOB.D, MONMOTJTH, TJSK, AND PONTYFOOL RAILWAY FROM MONMOUTH TO LITTLE MILL. FROM LITTLE MILL TO .MONMOUTH. WEEK DAYS fl SUNDAYS. I Tr-rrx- vo —2.^ 1 '2'3 1 -2'3 L2'3 ')2>3 l-2-3 12,3,11,2,3 jl,a,3 1,2,3 STATIONS. [1,2,3 1,2,3,1 ],2,3 1,2,3 l,2,3,il,2,3 1,2,3 1,23,12 3 Monmouth 8 20 — 2 0 — 5 45 — I 9 15)5 0 — Little Mill JuncilT"5l^T l~IT rTs T25 "3" iTTn 7~b £ lnfst°w 8 31 2 12 5 56 — j 9 20 5 11 — Usk 3!! — H 4 25 7 35 10 M t 20 I Raglan Real 8 40 2 30 6 1! 9 44 5 29 Llandenny 0 45 « ? 3° Sk e"ny Q 5t I b 49i 5 3^; Ra3]an R«ad ••• '0 so! i 40 7 50 — 11 10 7 35 "V,VV — °l 5 — Dmgestow ill 10! j 5s 8 13 11 9k 7 55 — Little Mi.1 June 9 15 — 3 20 — 6 40j — '10 151 5 55. — Monmouth 11 201 — 5 10 8 25 ■— n 40 8 5

SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. FROM PADDINGTON TO NEW MILFORD (MILFORD HAVEN). WEEK DAYS. SUNDAYS 1 st2u 11 st2U 1st & Exp. Ist2dt Lxp Mail. lst2U lst2d Lst2d Mai) ETATI0XS- ,&3rdK 3rd lstid! 4nd Ist2d:& 2rd Ist2d ;St2d lst2d UUd L 3di& 3d & 3d Ut2d ic C:ass- c'ass-.class, class.'class, riass. cisss.ielass, class, class, class, class class. Paddintrton A.M. A.AT. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.m A.M. r. P. m. P.m A.M. A.M. A.M. P.M. S \v i n don '• • V. ■ D e ii ar"u re « Uj 9 3o| 7 1^,0 S0| 2 _?| 4 5r-| 8 1» 8 0 2 0 Cheltenham ..Departure for South H'ales! — 630 — 10 so' ii -2 S«' r to1 91!° — 1 S 5 1» (iloucester Departure 6 4 Z n '? ? ,° 6 ,0i I 30 12 0 8 50 2 20 AM- Ntwuham 1- 1 2° 5 20 2 15 9 2C 3 0 2 Lydney 7 }' — — 3 f 8 10 2 4U — 9 48 8 2S J 40 Chepstow V. "b( < '« — 8 54 2 50 — loll$48 2 Sg Portskewet H 'i; 1 o0: — j 3»; 9 9| 3 14 — lu 38 4 15 3 14 Magor 8 ,1 !? 2/A 4 47i — 10 48 4 '25 Llanwern. | 91 ,j — 10 58 4 3a — Newport — R "a p' •> ok1 c II 3 4 40 — Miirshfield s u;; -Jl5i '6 3 4S 11 37 5 5 3 48 Cardiff a — —< r It I.' ? 9 11 46 5 14 — Elv for Llandalf 9 iq — 1 "('i ',c' 9 12l I 2,1 12 3 5 29 4 Uintrissant 0 3( f '^1 I ™ 12 5 34 Bridgend 1 10 0 o aTo' A 34« 5(' 12 53 5 15 4 S4 Port 1 albot 0 4 "2 A 8! 7 8 21 12 57 6 28 4 fi, Briton Ferry i! I 'I'l Z =;,C^ 5_iS | — J10 47 3 3 jOj — 7 40! — 11 4' y 3^1 Cj J. 1 41 7 <7 50 Swansea 8 O H 0 — 4 H 3 50 — 7 50! — ,5 3,! J:. } il 7 ? ~2 "aner'> S 37; 11 -S 4 45; 4 20 S13' 't. 17;jo ,3 8 24 6 ll Carmartr.en 9 20. |2 34 5 Si; 5 15 — 9 SO' — — 7 2'-II r — 11 7 Haverfordwest 'lo 821 1 46 6 4" 6 1'/ — —I — « ui ,n 1 ,2 New Milfcrd ![| 0j 2 j5 7 loi fi 301 -$Z Z {? I FEOM NEW MILFORD (MILFORD HAVEN) TO Pll'iJiAUTO.N. ° WEEK HAYS. j SUNDAYS. l.xp. 1 st2d Exp. 1st & 1st 2d Mail. Ist2d< 1st2U-1 st2a lst2d.Mail. lst2d STAT10SS- i:ft2c!i& 3rd lst2d ist2d 2nd Ut2d &3rd.lst2c S:rdU 3rd & 3rd & 3rd S L 3d jela&8 cla>s. class.jclass. class class, cla^. eias^. elas^.|clas8.jclass.:cl->ss. cUss. !class. New Milford M'i t'9- A,M*' f,*MJ l'X' j A"M' *'•»•{ A.M.! P.M.) P. Haverfoid'west i 7' 9'! G tl !l0 40 4 26 Carmarthen ,4! ,.T- "V, — t'' t Vj 1. °l 11 5 4 50l — Llanelly — ~12 40 5 6 '5 — — 12 24 5 59 6 15 Swansea .1 4 45| 7 8ciu js 9 3,'i 5 *i'> f.° — — 1 16 6 44; 7 6 Keath _i« nu n! 8 50, 2 10. 7 0.7 50 Briton Ferry s x l' o i- ',c' !i 3^ 3v Port Talbot 8 ->i U » 9 22 'l 31 8 22 Bridgend 5 23^ 9 0 II 41' •> l" — Z i m I PSO-i ii 7 42: 8 30 Llantrissaut • </ *>5 ii l->' .iO 2' 3 (3 8 7| 8 5S Ely for Llandaff n hi — f "l 5l'! — 10 34! 3 38 8 27 9 SO Cardiff r~fl i .r-: "V.~ t, — 4 J°l —.1 — — '10 55 3 39 —1952 Marshfield Un"l ,?i'2 ~V 4 Is; s JSfi — 8 0|l 0,4 6 S 49 & 58 Newport oxUn <1- I'd i saI "T-l S 2 11 3 2 4 21 — 10 13 Llanwern G_f 3y 1 t 2 9 — b 2/lil 231 4 3S 9 13 10 25 Magor z :{f^ z ,si 8 S4i !^46 Portfkevvei — |l0 56 2 e| — — — 5 o0l l IV' 4 54 Chepstow 6 53 11 9 2 21! 1 4C — — s 12I Q A-> a "t 5 4 — Lydney 7 s;„29 2 46 Z I Z Ntwnham 7 2o|il 5n 3 5 — — « 12 ir -)i t *<•! ■* • Gloucester 7 55|l2 40! 3 43! 2 42 — — <5 55 jj 2' Cheltenham Arrival from South Wale> 8 i' 1 2aI 4 10 3 20 — — 7 20 12 35; l"! 47 Swindon Departure 9 252 40! « It!' 4 1. — — 8 351 2 25s V> '■>' !el Pad ding ton 1! 10. 5 0 9 <5 K 1) — — |0 4!1 4 4 0 X 1*!

NEWPORT, ABEE6AVESSY, AND H E ±t E F OETTMTWAV FROM HEREFORD TO NEWPORT. -AX. wax. ^T:1VDAYS. PCNDAY6." i Exp. I.V. > 2 1 2,3 |1,2,3 123 23 STATIONS. class.jelass.jclass. class.Jclass.!class, class, class.|ol:'SS. class, class.' a. m |a. m.ja. 111. a. mJp. ro.ip. m.'p. m a. m. p. m. Z1Z .7~S7 Hereford — 3 o! 9 30 12 4-51 2 0: — <5 55 9 0 — 5 30 Tram Inn — 8 11! 9 51' 3 0i — 7 6 9 12 — 5 43 St Devereus. — 8 1*U0 t 3 7! — 7 io 9 19 — .5 51 Pontrilas — 8 28'SO 26 1 0! 3 17j — 7 22 9 29 — 3*2 Pandy 8 4010 45 3 30 — 7 35 !> 42 — 6 J— Llanfihangel — S 47:10 55 — 3 37! — 7 42 49 — 6 5' — Abergavenny — 9 o1 Ll 10 1 2b| a 491. — 7 h:10 3-6 3r, Penpergwm — 9 Sill 20 — 3 67 Is 3,0 1 1 6 44 — Goitre — 9 10; 11 "82 — 4 4; — .8 10 10 !9 6 5! — kittle Mill. — 9 22|11 -.0 — 4 I0i 6 45= 8 17110 i6! — 6 5d —- I'ontypool road Arrival —■ 9 3' |1] 55 1 5o| 4 18! 6 ,55| 8 2^10 82i — 7 5 — Pontypool road Departure. — 9 3cil2 10 — 4 — 'IT"^ 10 35! "IT" "T"] 5 ~~HT Pontypool — 9 40;i2 15 — 4- 28! 8 3( 10 40 — 7 20 — Crumlin — 9 5-5,12 30 — 4 40! — 8 45 10 66 — 7 S5 4 Crumlin — 9 5-5,12 30 — 4 40! — 8 45 10 66 — 7 S5 Tredegar Junction 10 5112 40 — 4 48 — 8 53 iI f, — 7 4f. Pihymney Junction 10 10' 12 50 — 4 58 — 8 5s 11 i'j — 7 50 Llancaich — :10 20 1 0 — 5 1 — 9 J" 11 2v! —■ 80 Quaker's Yard — 10 30 1 10 — 5 9 — 9 if j 35 8 10 — Troedyiliiew — jlO 43 4 2 — — — 9 31 11 48 8 21 — Merthyr .Arrival — :10 50 4 10 5 25 — 9 4f j 55 8 35 Pontnewydd 9 50 l"i 4 — 4 ^8i — *8 30 !0 ^1 ZI 7~90 Newport '10 ^'J-2 2 5 4 7 3o! 8 4, ,o fto I ,n T FROM NEWPORT TO HEREFORD. "WEEK DAYS. ■ — 8TJNDAT 8. BTATIOX8. (class class.'class. class.jclass.'cla^. cla^. cla^l^s'cla^ class. a. m.la. Ei.ia m. a. m p. ra.jp. r; Ip. m. «. rn. Newport — 8 01 9 0 11 10 3 Cl 6 30 10 0 P4 Pontnewydd — 8 10' — 11 20 3 If 40} 10 H) 5 Merthyr ..Departure — — 10 Id 1 45 o 401' 9 V, ~ZT "TTT Troedyihiew — — .10 19 153 — — 9 2S| 4 55 Quaker's Yard — — ,10 40 2 15 5 55| — 9 ?.3! — 55 Llancaich •• — — — (10 47) 2 2o 6 5| — S 4"! — 5 14 Rhymney Junction — — — 10 57; 2 35 6 lo! — 9 5?' c Tredegar Junction — — — 11 2 2 4< 6 20 — 9 57i r Z.. Crumlin — — — 11 12 2 50 6 30 — 10 7! Pontypool — — — 11 25 3 5! 6 42| — 10 tol — 1 Pontypool road Arrival — — — 11 32 3 12j 6 49} — )o 25 — 5 Pontypool road .Departure — 8 21' 9 35 11 35 3 23 6 53 HT U)"7)7i T~Tr Little Mill — 8 IS. 9 45 11 42 3 31 7 0i — lji W. « — Goitre 8 35| — jll 4- 3 39 Jo gi I Penptrgurm — 8 43( — 11 66 3 47 7 14 — 10 4S! — Abergavenny — 8 5'■ — 12 C 3 6i- 7 22 —11 n! ic Llanfihangel — 9 i — 12 16 4 8 — !1 11'i « o t'andy 9 H |l2 23 4 15 7 37 11 iS; R Jr Pontrilas — 9 25j — jl2 36 4 2- 7 4 — 11 S9: e St. Devereux 9 341 — |l2 45 4 37 11 S — Tram Inn — 9 42; — 12 52 4 4f — n 1 8 — Hereford 9 55' -ii f 4 I) S 10i 7 16

SHREWSBURY AND HEREFORD, MANCHESTER, AIvTD I,IVP =:-pTTTTT^T: JL 3° FROM MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL FROM HIKeSS to TO HEREFORD. A\n Tn-n ^ANCHESIER ™^vs. SUSDAYS. EIU °°L l,2,31st2d 1,2,3 lst2d ,1,2,3 — sryDArE- STATIONS. Mail, classjelassi class class Mail, class STVTIOXS lstid 1,2,3 lst2d a- Sr c, — Manchester departure 6 4o, 10 0 — — Hereford .departure — 9 55 2 40 5 20 P' P« 2fi AVarnngton — — 8 8 — 10 of, — — Leominster in an 3 1- r, r. of- X Chester arrival i_5o| 11_45 Ludlow 7 5,^ <' 8 47 Liverpool departure — — 8 0; 9 30 1 45 — 8 30 Shrewsbury arrival 9 10 12 301 4 55. 7 ,5';b 0 — 1ft n Birkenhead — — 8 20: 9 50 2 5 — 8 5' T l,2,3l l^fdj am Chester „ — — 9 0 10 45 2 45 — 9 50 fhrewsbiuy .departure 10 35^12 50' 5 J 7 JO 11 7 q « 1 S Wrexham — — 9 25.11 1G 3 10 — 10 29 Llangollen Road n 15; 1 34 5 48 8 on oc r c Llangollen Road — — — 111 39 — — 10 55 Wrexham n 34: j 5;; g 7 g 49^2 12 10 48 6 30 Shrewsbury arrival — — 10 30,12 35 4 15 — 11 50 ^stef arrival 11 55; 2 2^ 6 30 9 10'2 35 11 '^0 7 K Exr. 1,2,3 Birkenhead 1 5| 3 I 7 10 9 45 5 1511 55 8 10 Shrewsbury .departure 3 15 8 0 10 40 12 45 4 20 3 15 j^ll^arrival 135 3 20 7 30 10 5' 5 3^2 15 8 30 Ludlow 4 4o 9 26 11 40 1 48 5 35 4 4o — Chester donn-hire 10 1"TV- Leominster 5 15 10 0 12 10 2 10 6 0 5 15 — Warrington -CleraitUre J?| 0 g 4a — 6 15 6 0 — Hereford arrival] 5 45 10 40,12 40 2 40 G 40J 5 45 — Manchester arrival 2 0' 7 s 8 35 8 35 8 10

GREAT western^RATlway !—!—! — LONDON TO BRISTOL. WEEK n.XYS. SUNDAYS. STATIONS. 1 i' & 2 1 & 2,1 & 2 1 & 2 ll 2 i -2 1 "&~9 ^s.^class. £ ^class.|class.;class class. Exp, class, class class KS„"ip*di,°"'°n "•>•»"«°«"»»"«xn p3 "4 ik vi 1 ■ l2«»-g«;.r SJ K l £ f Swindon J Arrival 9 5)12 0 11 20, 1 15 1 50; 4 10 5 55 6 40 10 35 U tc, 5 i DeParture 9 15 12 25 11 30' 1 201 1 O 4. 9n r n I, 1 5< 5 »55! 1 f;i;°° iIt Ik 1 S13; ?S »;•1 22 5X 0 7 35 7 5512 20 2 25 6 40

BRISTOL TO LONDON. — —— WEEK IVA} S. ST'XPAYg. STATIONS. EXP. jiait 'iil" «'i"'3 chô S, classl class lst2d 1,2,3 class — — cla3_s|_E_P. cla«s! Class class claLs class Bristol Deuarture &8 "o 10"o fi Tri 19 T- Urm" I1' ,n" m" a* P* nl* Bath uepamue « o w o i 1012 u 1 o, 2 55; 4 20 6 4512 4510 0«30 Chi^e»ham 8 50 10 S1! 012t 30 11 & Swindon ) Arrival 9 15 11 20; 1 30 2 15 2 28 4 b 6 "o 8 2^ 1^12 8 DHOO. » » |> » i » » » 5 «: i 6 iS 11 2 • 15 Reading £ ™ ?? °R ™ 3 50; 7 5 9 25 3 5 1 28 9 10 London (l'addington) J ,1; °i — 8 0 9 55 3 35* 2 20 9 45 jn 10 2 2aj 3 50 8 R' 5 o; 6 o; 9 25 10 45 4 45i 4 10 10 45

BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY FROM BRISTOL TO EXETER — EEK DAYS. TTNTUY- RTATTOVJ |lst2dfl, 2,3 lst2d .lst^di 11:t2drlsti?clj lst2d ,I 9 —^ MAIL c^aES class class EXP. class MAIL classjclassl EXP. clas.s JIATL class class ™ Departure 12 40 ^6 45 "o "o 4C 1 j 30 12 S|Pi wHi"% ^osaKrss«sr™ z jss*f-d »»»«j ?1 itanweii 718-1015212 z■ Ji-1Ii f«:ci°i c^710 722 Weston Junction 1 25 7 25 8 27jl0 27 12 20 — 2 "o 3 45 5 is! c 31| S 30 8 50 7 95 — 7 45 Ilighbndge — 7 40 8 45 10 44 12 42 — 2 20 4 2 — fi 47 « 45 In c Bridgwater 1 50 7 55 11 0 12 55 1 3* 4 19 7 21 8 55 7 « f Uurston Arrival 8 5 — 11 10 1 5 1 48 — 4 32 — 7 I4I I 5? — „ ^2 Taunton 2 15 8 19 — 11 31 2 5 2 0 — 4 44 —. r <k' a 8 d, 8 38 Wellington 2 30 8 33 — 11 50 2 23 — — 5 0 — 7 I9I b 19i 8 53 Tiverton Junction 2 50 8 55 — 12 19 2 53 — — 5 26 _U p | 3 38| — 9 10 Exeter Arrival 3 20 9 35 — 1 O 3 35 2 50! 6 10 L I 8 55| — 9 35 b 4-|10 5 — | 9 35 — 10 20 FROM EXETER TO BRISTOL. ———————— WEEK DAYS. srNpAYs. STATIONS. S i lSt2dX>a.3l8t2u<8t2d ijr — — Ss £ !lis BE: class MAIL ela'ss class MAIL Epter Departure!11'10 n ?2^'Pi Z P'm' P7^ P^- Tiverton Junction 1" jO 0 1 50 12 53 3 30 5 35 8 0 9 45 6 Ol 3 30 9 45 l Z JZ ?42uJ!S!t |r,'l"n — 8 26 11 ID 1 54 1 431 4 L' V 9 10 10 W 7 15 4 33 10 50 mSS'e r5 IS■ » \i l" f z; Weston Junction 7 12 9 19 9 q 12 ^7 9 f S° — I 40 9 50 8 4 5 10 — Banyell 7 20 9 2° 5 5 25 80 11 40 8 28 5 25 11 40 IHI% 12 22 | til hi sToxols, Z rm Z Brt"°' J i! 2 g!».oiojiroj.ra IS JS ,.1

SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY. FROM EXETER TO TRURO. WEEK DAYS. SUNDAYS. STATIONS. aMmL ft m3 I'^ 2 2 Exp" 2 MAIL 1,2,3 1,2,3 Exeter P; "• P; ™: P: ™n|P- P- "»• a. m. a.m.'a.m. p.m. p.m. SSS'1 -• 4 3 7 30 1» 25 J 2 50 5 ") 7 S|» « 4 1 ? » ,g gl Z i f g sr- ••• ',&»»\» f»,j-}.»!«»«lf .8?| -1 JS FROM TRURU TO EXEFER. WEEK DAYS. SUNDAYS. X.XI0S„ 1'2'3 l» 2 E3CP- "Att|l,2,8| 1, 2 1,2,3 MAIL 1,2,3; 1, 2 ,1,2,3 1,2,3 MAII. Truro TATI0»»- a. m. a. m. a. ia. noon a. m. p. an. p. m. p. m. a. m. a. m. p. m p. m.jp. m. Plymouth 6 40 8 55 10 40 12 40 2 lsj 5 5 — 7 fo 6~*0 12 40 !~25 Z 7~o Exeter* o In A I It 20| 6 55 7 47 8 52 8 35 2 27 4 27 8 52 ••• "• *• 9 3fl 1. 85 12 45 3 101 5 101 7 40 8 35 9 34 9 30' 3 IO! 5 16 — • 9 it J*

uncertain' whether he had succeeded in achieving his Mr. Phillips then came forward, and with considerable approbation, mingled wi pandi- cordant sounds He appeared before the™ a came date for & seat in the Town Council. i J room forward was known to every gentleman 1 sj He had frequently been presented wit a }!0nour signed requisition, but had hitherto ^onto stand On the present occasion, bchalhada dgath of as a candidate for the vacancy crea deman Eurton> their late lamented If th elected and the elevation of Mr. lo^nse^^ hU utmost h!m as their representaave, he n him in faithfully to discharge the duties h;g that office, and endeav°ur by bor h_ He was power to curtail the taxation o r( in!erest. perfectly unshackled by P"tv fc B P ? Politics, m his Judgment shoul P them enter into th 0 bt t0 be totally distinct and sc-parai- J 0 treated as such. T ? Voices: What about Mr. <0*' Mr. Phillips: That is a matter which, as you arc ail aware, is in an unsettled state. Voice: Vl., all knows that. Another-oire And w«> want you to settle it "Mr Philips When that subject comea be.ore mv, i will act as fairly "nd a3 l with R v5ew 10 common cood. (Uproar.) A voic* If yoU nre c'Rctod "s our r c- will you do your bed to give Mr. Fox the s;ck ? Another voice Aye; that's the way tojmt it- i Mr. Phillips: I think when I tell my iners«. uatl ■ give the subject my boat consideration Here Mr. Phillips v/as interrupted by a_ voucy J hisses, ard a acost disgraceful scene of uproarious confu- sion ensued, which completely silenced ,.SP' V' j After a while, a voice was heard above tie disco i noises, inquiring—" How long will it t.tke yoa to sider the natter Mr. Phillips: Gentlemen, gentlemen, will jouJive me time ? I think it is only fair to give me a It is not fair to shut up my mouth — The Chairman The meeting has listened to the gen- tlemen who have previously ad Iressod it. I trust you will manifest-to wards Mr. Phillips the same courteous dmeanour. Mr. Phillips I think it is unfair, whi n any onocomca forward to attempt to fetter him with pledges Wiiaout any regard to political feulings or party irfiuence tie would act solely for the common good facers and tokens of disapprobation, amid wiucn Mr. I hul^s re- sumed his seat.) TT^ ■ > .1.- TTt:. Q.{l Mr. B'own then appeareu on uio p.cu.unu. Mr. Phillips bad iold them tLat wbell the mog|s^* cb clerk question came before hnn, it shou.d h*ve ° considers tie o. (Laughter.) He would ask Mr. if the question had not uonie before the magistrates af.er the decision of the ju.lges. (Disorder.) There was a very long interval between the decisicn in uie Court of Queen's Bench and that in the Court of Error. Had the Town Council had the assistance of the magistrates, the question, which had been pending ^or six year. rm^ have been settled in a sho.t time, The question have been settled without going to the Court of Error, in the interval to which he had referred. An unpardonable outburst of feeling on the part of the audience here prevented some remarks being lear from Mr. Hcmfray, apparently in explanation of some mistake under which Mr. Brown was labouring. Mr. Brown then proceeded to read some extracts from old copies of the Monmouthshire Beacon and Morning Advertiser, which, he c intended, proved the iiHgauty of Mr. Fox filling the office of magistrates' clerk and yet the discussion of that question had been prolonged for six years. The Chairman doubted if Mr. Fox was justified in going back to the period to which the extracts had reference. Mr Brown: I am coming to the point. He then continued How did the meeting know what arrange- ments existed between Mr. Fox and Mr. Kessick. They must wait for a quarrel between those gentlemen, and then they mi ht know. The ratepayers, with the ex- ception of one or two meetings that had been called to discuss the magistrates' clerk question, had had no opportunity of jessing ,their ■op^ns. The, wanted CouncYl Board! Hence the question was i^t whether a candidate for municipal honours was a Soman Catholic I a dissenter; "he question was, whether he was, or was not, in favour of Mr. Fox. lie (Mr Brown) would pro- pose an early day to be chosen on which to hold a meet ing of the ratepayers to decide what was to be done. iie He would co to the head of the magistracy to tne Secretary of State, and ask whether he would tolerate the conduct of the magistrates. It was no use for him (Mr. Brown) and one or two other gentlemen at the Council Board, to stop up the hole where the pounds, Shillings, and coppers went out, while the ratepayers Suffered those ho'es to remain out of which hundreds of pounds escaped. Mr. Phillips could not have been in the town for so many years, and not have formed an opinion upon the point at issue. lie believed when the communication from the Town Council, reques^"8 magistrates to acquaint them with their^op1 vvas the decision of the jucges u^}e c* recommended that laid before the Bench, Mr. Phillips ,^°^tmconfusi.,n.) the letter should not be replie • Mayor if 1 Mr. Phillips Will Mr. Brown asu j ^Tbfchairmon I never heard any such remark from Mr. Phillips. He might have said so, but I never ^eard hlMr. Shefpanl (to the Mayor) No man has a greater regard for. or bsi wish to interfere with, the dignity of your offic", sir, than I have; but I was present at the meeting referred to, and can assure you that Mr. Phillips uttered the words attributed to him by Mr. Bro.vn. That you do not remember tie. cir- cumstance, I nm convinced but in order to refresh your memory, I may remind you that Mr. Williams said^ in reply, '• Oh yes, the letter must he answered." The Chaiini.:n: I don't remember hearing it; but I know it was the general feeling of the meeting that the reply shOf.i1d be 8e"I. Mr. Phillips: Really, Mr. Sheppard, I assure you I never did say it. Mr. Brown would suggest that the sense of the meet- ing should be taken which candidate should retire, but it was determined to allow this to stand over until a subsequent period of the meeting. Mr. Murphy next addressed the meeting ile saiu o had promised to give his reasons for coming the first place he had a great interest at stase in th^l and he was desirous of bavins? a voice in the expenditure of the borough finances. He was necessarily a Ir.ige rate-pay-r, and he observed there was now a poor-rate ot t, Uce tMn 9S in the pound—an amount, ae believed ,o no less uan m V iR(lioated great distress and if be (]i.-in:s-- would be greatly he were to stop h 3 was no similar establish- augmented, se^ ng tr bis men coul:1 filld employ- Tnlm He C„ht the taxes should bo reduced; L the poor-rate — the recipients he did not mean Ue %Q_^n) of that money » nljp-]it be greatly reduced, but there wtie ra es, ^Ught against him. The There were several objec,.on an IrUhmant first he should notjee^vas U „ llter.j And then, of v. 1 ^01i no\l £ 'P ^• 0f sterling worth, who, they had had one [nshroan-ama.. him t0 leave up to the time when illness con.p the town, had served the °tt°d and 'whose —whose decease was deeply re tQ the late memory was held in respect—^h-e < continued lamented Mr. Edward Dowlmg—(lono ocntle- cheering)-and he thought if he emulated that gentle- man and served the ratepayers as he h chosen as their representative, they would ha^no reason to re.ret selecting a c' He would objection was that he was a It-man < • Heaven like to know whom he hindered from getting to Heaven by holding certain -eligious tenets e,1Cn f any another man. He had never stood in the ^5 m cuosmg his own religion, ana the hundred men emph yed by him he von to ask any of them, in the presence^ of that meetii whether ever he stood in the way of their going to 'Uic chapel—or in any way interfered as to then ie Io1~,n- When he asked for wor]_ hig CU £ tomers never troubled about his reliRion and he would scorn to exercise a tyranny over his workmen on a matter respecting which he himselt was allowed perfect freedom of conscience. Religion wasa Personal matter. He sometimes did work for Mr. L, B. Moore, and he would ask him whether the subject was ever mentioned between them. Mr. Moore >> e have never spoken about it; but why mention my name ? Mr. Murphy: Because I understand you are opposed to Popery. Mr. Muvpny then remarked that he was opposed by gentlemen who constituted themselves the Permissive Liquor Law League. He had not come there to interfere with the Teetotallers but he did not agree with the Permissive Bill. 0 A voice: To the point." Mr. Murphy replied that was the point. He was Opposed to the Permissive Bill, because it it applied to the closing of any public house, it must apply to such houses as the Westgate and the King's Head—it must apply to spirit merchants, such as Mr. Harihy. e a ever been an advocate of temperance; but he would never be the man to deprive another of his glass o eer. He was an advocate of civil and religious liberty. e had seen a bill in which the members of the League were ordered to vote for Mr. Phillips. (Tremendous uproar.) He would rea<^ the bill. No doubt Mr. Phillips was favourable to temperance on moral grounds." That bill was an attempt to make the people do just as the League would have them. A voice: What will they do when they get the bill ? This query was the cause of another ebullition of I feeling. | Mr. Murphy I want to know if the public houses are all shut up, whether the publicans are to be consigned to the poorhouse ? (Cries of To Fox," and indescribable commotion.) The Chairman You had better hear Mr. Murphy. After order had been partially restored, Mr. Murphy continued": There was only one other point. He believed he had not asked a single indivi- dual-not even one of his own workmen-to vote for him and if one glass of beer would purchase the whole of the voters, he would not give it. As to his work- men, they were perfectly at liberty to vote for Mr Phillips, if they choose he should not inteifere. And then, as to Mr Fox He thought Mr. Toogood had cleared up that matter." He believed it could have been settled by the magistrates long ago and he believed, now that the judges had decided, the magistrates would see oc illega- lity of the appointment of Mr. Fox. It was not so much the ouestion of a few hundred pounds, as the fact of the magistrates being at variance with the Corpora- tion. The waste of money certainly created a feeling of irritation between those gentlemen. He would ask the magistrates how they could commit a poor boy for stealing two pennyworth of coal, and still suffer such an iniquitous proceeding. Mr. Murphy then stated that he believed his services as an engineer would lme been useful at the Council Board and conceded by saving believed his services as an engineer would have been useful at the Council Board and concluded by saying if any gentlemen wished to ask any questions, he should be happy to reply. Mr. Moore then came on the platform, and was greeted with all sorts cf noises—whistling, shouting, &c —and ;;f;er vainly attempting to obtain a hearing, he at last took a seat on the table, apparently deter- mined upon waiting until the contusion subsided. The Chairman then rose, and after some minutes, was understood to say I must ask you to hear Mr. Moore, patiently. Mr. Murphy Mr. Moore has got up to answer a question. Mr. Moore I say it is due to every honest man- The hubbub at this period became intensified to a degree beyond anything which had previously taken place, in the midst of which a voice directed to Mr. Moore was heard—" Say what you've got to say, or else sit down." To add, if possible, to the uproar, 4r. Bateson was seen approaching the platform, which he ultimately mounted, and commenced waving over his head one of the Liquor Law League bills, ap- parently hararguing the audience but not a word of what he was saying could be heard. The Chairman Mr. Moore has been caLeti upon to answer a question but if you will not hear him, I have no alternative but to dissolve the meeting. Mr. Moere Mr. Murphy has made a charge against me—— Jdr. Murphy I asked you a question. 11r. Bateson (taking the bill); It appears to me that we are to be dictated to by Mr. Homfray It is impossible to keep order when so many mouths are open. As it is getting lite, put it to a show of hands whether Mr. Moore shall speak. Mr. Moore Mr. Murphy asked me whether I was employed by him. I want to ask Mr. Murphy why he wanted the priests to be allowed into all our schools. I Mr. Hyndman is anroyed at the lengue because it was through them that he lost his seat The Chairman I will ask the meeting to give their opinion of the several candidates. Mr. Biown again brought forward his suggestion that the sense of the meeting should be taken whether Mr. Murphy or Mr. Lewis should retire, Mr. Phillips de- flininor to be guided jy a show of hands as to whether he should go the poll. The Ch.'Irman Three candidates have been nomi- nated, and their names are legally entered on the Cor- poration books. Mr. Samuel Batchelor I have no authority for saying so, but as Mr. Lewis came forward at the solicitation of the ratepayers, I think he would consent to being left entirely in their hands. I therefore suggest that it be put to the meeting whether Mr. Mtirphy or Mr. Lewis bethucandidate. A voice They are both good men. Another voice And we only want one if both stand we shall lose both. The Chairman Three men are nominated. Mr. Murphy: Put it to the meeting, and then we shall have order. Mr. S. Batchelor: Mr. Phillips is not agreeable to the euggestion that the three names be put, and the candidate against whom is the show of hands retire. Air. Murphy in reply to the Mayor, thought Mr. Phillips shculd be put first. The Chairman then put the candidates to the meeting, and on the show of hands the majority were declared to be in favour of Mr. Murphy, only six hinds being held up for Mr. Phillips, when it was declared that the can- didates who would go to the poll were Messrs Phillips and Murphy, it being understood that Mr. Lewis would retire. Mr. Brown Allow me, as an old experienced hand, to give you a word of caution. It suits the purpose of certain gentlemen here, that the three candidates should stand. (Great confusion.) Will you please to listen. If you allow the meeting to get into disorder, you but-- The Chairman Heally, Mr. Brown, I must pretest. The Chairman then declared the meeting to be dissolved, and a vote of thanks having been passed to the Mayor for presiding, Mr. Murphy said that in these war-like times, we ouiht to be loyal subjects, and proposed to give three cheers for the Queen, which was accordingly done, and t, the meeting separated about eleven o'clock. THE POLLING. The votes were taken at the police-station, Pill. From i nn Thursday morning the f,lends of the an early hoai on iiiurbu^ ami through- respective candidates were on the qui out the day considerable interest was manuestecI omn buses and flys being in constant requisition. Both A E. J. Phillips and Mr. Murphy had committee rooms .n the vicinity of the polling place; but Mr. Lewis s re- tirement was announced-soon after the poll was opened, a notice to- that effect being issued, signed by i r. Henry Sheppard, and calling upon the electors in con- sequence, to record their votes for Mr Murphy. From the commencement, Mr. Phillips took t c ea an maintained it throughout. At one o'clock that gentle- man had polled 103, Mr. Murphy, 38, and Mr. Lewis, who, as already stated, had resigned, 4 vo es. o mal declaration of the poll was made at fou:rocilock,, but the following numbers were published by -lr. Phillips's committee. Phillips -I4J Murphy 147 Majority for Phillips 77 Mr. Mullock officiated as the presiding alderman. At the close of the poll, Mr. E. J. Phillips, who was greeted with cheering, addressed the crowd. He stood, he said, in a very different position to that he occupied the preceding even- ing at the Town-hall, when the show of hands was against him. The promises kindly made him previously, however, were such as to lead him to believe he should be successful, notwithstanding the decision of the meet- ing and he was proud to say he had not been deceived. Mr. Phillips proceeded to repeat the assurances given by him at the Temperance and Town-halls, to do his utmost .to economise the borough expenditure and reduce the taxation. It was, he said, his interest to do so for he had by no means a small stake in the town. It was a pleasure to him to see so many working men had accorded him their support.-a fuct that should end would act as an additional incentive to him to pay particular rfgard to their interests. r Mr. Murphy also expressed his acknowledgments to the electors who had supported him by their votes, and those gentlemen who had exerted themselves so strenu- ously on his behalf, plaoing him in such a position on the poll, Amidst cries of "No, no," Mr. Murphy expressed his assent to Mr. Phillips being the better man, and bore testimony to that gentleman's honourable and straightforward conduct as an opponent. At some future time, when less important questions were agitating the public mind, he (Jlr. Murphy) might be asked to again come forward and in event of that, he promised to comply. The proceedings then came to a termination.