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LAYS FOR THE POOR.
LAYS FOR THE POOR. [WBITTEX POR THE MONMOUTHSHIRE MERLIN.] II Man's inhumanity to man, Makes countless tnousands mourn."
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WE all, with anxious earnestness of face, When better nature claims exclusive sway, In sympathizing tones to sufferers say— Poor man! your poverty is no disgrace." And truly, this in general is the case For honesty of purpose, worth, and truth, Are quite as often found with those, in sooth, Who are but wrapped in rags, as those bedec'd in lace. But why, then, do we-while we thus may speak- Shrink back from Poverty—proclaim, betray, Chastise, insult it—drive it from our way— Loathe it, abandon it—upon it wreak The stern neglect which blanches many a cheek, And leaves the pale, the care-worn poor, in grief, Without our pity, shelter, or relief, Their pathway to an unblest, cheerless grave to seek ? We shame to greet that shabby-looking man;" That ill-drest woman! who would speak to her ?" 'Tis thus we say; and 'tis because we fear Our neighbours would such DUTIES coldly scan: It is because we will not—though we can— Attempt to separate the chatf from wheat— Because the GARMENT we regard and greet, 'Stead of the creature formed by heaven's wise Artizan It is because we lack the moral power To walk aright in the true, noble road, Unless the powerful and great have strode The self-same pathway in their little hour. Alas, shortsightedness how doth it lour Upon the sunshine which might gild our way The streams of kindness, which well allay Our brother's anguish, ah how loth on him to pour The grave will hide us all: the hungry worm Makes no distinctions, when with him we lie; Then let us live as we would wish to die— In love with all—and righteously perform Our duties t'wards the brother whom the storm Of- life hath roughly crushed: 'tis no disgrace To look with kindness on the stricken face, For Want may claim the man with noblest virtues warm. Cardiff-road, Newport. J. M. S.
NEWPORT COUNCIL MEETING, DEC.…
NEWPORT COUNCIL MEETING, DEC. 5. At a meeting of the council on Friday evening last, there were present J..seph Latch, Esq., Mayor, and Messrs. Iggulden, Morris, Barton, Williams, Joseph Jones, J. W. Jones, J. Brewer. R. F. Wuollett, Evans, Townseud, Jenkins, and James Davies. The Mayor took the chair. The Town Clerk having repotted that Mrs.Edmonds had paid Ihe whole of hr purchase money for the Engine-house, a3 fol- as a deposit at the lime of the sale, and the balance, £207. this day, making together It was moved by Mr. James Davies, seconded by Mr. Jenkius. and "that the Mayor do now fix the corporate .1 to the conveyance, which was forthwith done- The report of 11.- "ollding committee having been read, it was mnllaA 1 Ir. Mr. R. F. Woollen and ordered that the same be received, and that cheques be given on the icnt account as follows:— Mr. Langdon's amount of his commission £40. Melus. Hunt and others on account of their contract £190. The following report was led by the Town Clerk :— At v meeting held at the Council house, on Monday, the ht day of December, 1845, present Mr. Dowling, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Llewellin, Mr. H. J. Davis, Mr. James Davies, and Mr Iggulden. After reading the opinion of the Solicitoi General and Sir. Thomas Phillips, It was determined, that it would be advisable to put the act 8 and 9 Vic., c. 127, for better recovery of small debts in force immediately within the present limits of the borough court, the same extending to the municipal boundaries of the borough. And that the couit should he holdeu every Monday at ten o'clock in the forenoon. It was then considered advisable that application should be made to the Queen iu council, lot the enlargement of the dis- trict of the court, so a* to include the whole of the division of Newport, Caerleon, Bedwelty, Pontypoo) and Abergavenny, and the lower division of the Hundred of Caldicot, which are intimately connected with Newport in way of trade, and where no othei inferior court it in existence, which can tonfer on those portions of the county the advantages derivable under the act; but inasmuch as it is believed that at Monmouth. Chepstow, and Usk, some ancient courts are in existence which may confer on their neighbourhoods the above mentioned advantages, it is not proposed to apply for an extension of the court so as to include those localities. Nevertheless, if it is the wish of the inhabitants of those'portions of the county to be included in the Newport district, the committee are of opinion that their wishes should be acceded to. The following letter has been lithographed and forwarded to the Lord Lieutenant and all the magistrates of the county, as well as of the borongbs 01 Monmouth and Usk also to the town cleik of Monmouth, the several solicitors and gentlemen of com- mercial importance in the different localities, in order to ascer- tain their views on the subject. Newport, 1st Dec., 1845. SIR,—-On the passing of the act of last session for belter securing the payment of small debts, the town council, after minute inquiry into the matter, and being satisfied of the great advantage to be gained by the inhabitants of the town and neigh- bourhood, if judgment debtors could be brought up before our borough court of record, and parties saved the expence, trouble, and loss of time consequent on attending before the Bristol Dill- trict Court of Bankruptcy in matters, which though individually of small amount, yet, from their multiplicity in this neighbour- hood, become of serious importance, laid before the Solicitor General and Sir Thomas Phillips, a case, in reply to which those gentlemen have declared that the borough court of Newport may exercise the powers conferred by 8 and 9 Vie. c. 127, withio its present limits, extending to the limits of the borough and that the district may be enlarged by her Msjesty in council, under the provisions of the act." The case and opinion were laid before the council, at their meeting on Wednesday the 26th ult., when a commitee was p- pointed to make arrangements for bringing the act into operation in the town, and such parts of the surrounding distiict as they might consider advisable. The Committee advised « court to be holden every week, for enforeing the payment of that class of debts, which the act of 1844 placed in such jeopardy, which, so far as this town is con- cerned, will immediately give us the full advantage ef the act; but looking around to the immense population of the mineral districts, the inhabitants of which will still be subject to the ex- peoce and losa of time in going to and from Bristol, often twice, or more frequently, in the prosecution of a case, believe great advantage will be derived, by obtaining the extension of the dis- trict of the court, to as to ioclude the whole of the division of Newport, Caerl,, Pontypool, Abergavenny, and Bedwelty, and the lower division of the Hundred of Caldicot, a line of country intimately cannected with Newpoit, in the way of trade. 1 But as It has been stated, that in Monmouth, Cbepstow, and Usk, local courts exist, with the necessary machinery for car. rying the act into operation, it is not proposed to interfere with those tOWDa, lbeir immediate ntigbboulhooch, unle's it shall be considered desirable by the inhabitants of those parts of the county; and are desirous of knowing the feelings, and obtaining the con- currence of the magistracy and other influential inhabitants of the county, before any petition is presented for enlrrging the dis- trict of the court. I have therefore, respectfully to request you will at your ear- liest convenience, consider the matter, and favour me with your epinioni as to the advantage to be derived to your portion of the county, getiiog it included in the enlarged district of our borough conn. And remain, your most obedient servant, THOS. WOOLLElT, Town Clerk of Newport. Whereupon it was by Mr. J. Brewer, and seconded by Mr. R.F. Woollen, that the same received* —
IMPROVEMENT COMMISSIONERS…
IMPROVEMENT COMMISSIONERS MEETING. At a meeting of the commissioners, held at the Council-house on Friday the 5th duy of Dec., 1845, It was moved by Mr. Jenkins and seconded by Mr. Jehoiada Biewer, that the surveyor be directed to place a lamp on the road leading from Pentonville to the Doa Works, in the most eligible situation, and that he consult with Messrs. Cotdes and Co., and Mr. Cottbie, as to the most suitable situation for the same. The meeting was adjourned to Tuesday, the 23rd Dec. instant, at 7 o'clock in the evening.
TAFL VALE RAILWAY.
TAFL VALE RAILWAY. Special general meetings of the proprietors in this undertaking were held Oil Wednesday, at the While Lion, in Kroad-itreet, for the purpose of empowering the Directors to raise the addi- tional capital authorised by the Company's Act, 7 and H Vict. and ""converting and consolidating into stock the capital autho- rised by the Company's Act, 7 and 8 Vict., upon such terms as .h311 be deiermined at such meeting." Waller Coffin, Esq., took the chair, and said, the proprietors were no doubt aware that their Act of Parliament authorised them to raise had been already raised, and the object of present meeting was to give lite directors power to raise the ether £60.000. and the directors had framed resolu- tions which would be submitted to the proprietors, and 011 whion, they (the directors) would take their pleasure. In answor to a question from Mr. Hill, of Bath, what the mo- ney was wanted for, The Chairman replied that it would be required for the loco. motive, and Ihe completion of the lines they had in hand. The resolution to raise the amount was then put and carried. The Secretary then read the other resolutions, which were to the following eflect:—" That the shares amounting to £60,000, authorised to be raised this day, be converted into capital stock That sock stock bear interest not exceeding 41 per rent. per annum, to be paid half-yearly ö" That it be not redeemable, or the interest reduced, until the expiration of ten years; and at the expiration of that period, the Company may redeem it if it think proper, but that the rate of interest be not reduced without giv- ing to such owners of stock the option of being paid oft' at par That the interest on such stock be payable in preference to any dividends on the shaies, under the 6th William and the 4th Vie. That beyond the payment of interest, the owners shall derive no profit from the undertaking That the subscribers of such atock shall pay 25 per cent. on the 1st of March, 1846, and 25 per cent, on the 1st of June, September, and December, and that interest be allowed on sums paid in anticipation, at the rate at which such stock shall be issued. On the motion of Mr. Ilollister, and after some discussion, it was agreed to substitute the words not exceeding 5 percent." for the 41 as originally proposed; and the resolutions being thus altered, were carried, and a vote of thanks being passed to the chair, the meeting separated.—Bristol Gazette. COUNTY OF HERTFORD,—-Mr. Halsey has offered himself aa a candidate for the county of Hertford, on the Conservative interest. Lord Granville Somerset left London on Tuesday for Norwich. A rumour prevailed in the clubs on Wednesday night, which we deem it light to publish, as a good deal of credit was attached to iI, It is said that the Duke of Wellington refuses to sup- port any alteration in the Corn-laws, and that in consequence of the difficulty thus created, Sir Robert Peel has determined to resign. It is added, io confirmation of this statemeot, that it was determined at the Cabinet Council held on Monday, that Parliament should be again further prorogued, instead of being mrnoned by proclamation for the despatch of buainess.
GREAT ANTI-CORN LAW MEETING…
GREAT ANTI-CORN LAW MEETING AT BRISTOL. The Bristol Demonstration against the Corn-laws took phce in the large Public-room, Broadmead, on Fiiday evening last, Dec. 5, when a meeting was held for the purpose of hearing from R. Cobden, Esq., M.P., John Bright, Esq., M.P., Milner Gibson, Esq.. M.P., and other friends of the cause, an account of its present position and prospects. No sooner was the announcement made by the committee of the intention to hold the meeting, than applications poured in for tickets from all quarters. By Wednesday all were disposed of, and on Thursday and Friday a half-sovereign, and even a sovereign piemium, might be obtained for them. Before the hour fixed for the chair to be taken, the spacious room was crowded in every part by a highly respectable auditory, there being 1100 persons present. At six o'clock the Rey: J. Glanville asked a blessing on the proceedings of the evening, and the tea commenced, the ariangements being conducted in the same admirable manner as on former occasions. At half- past six the Hon. F. 11. Berkeley, M.P., entered the room, ac- companied by J. E. Lunell and G. E. Sanders, Eqll., and took his sent upon the platform amid the most tumultuous cheering. At a quarter before seven o'clock the noble chairman, Earl Ducie, entered the room, accompanied by Mr. Cobden, Mr. Bright, Mr. Milner Gibson, Mr. Thomas, and other gentlemen. Their appearance was hailed with reiterated cheers, and imme- diately upon their taking their seats a transparency, which bJd been erected over the platform, was instantaneously illuminated. It bore the following inscription from Lord John Russell's famous letter :—" Let us. then, unite to put an end to a system which has been pioved to be the blight of commerce, the bane 01 agriculture, the source of bittei divisions among classes, the cause of penury, fever, mortality, and crime among the people." The illumination of the device was the signal for such aLl out- burst of feeling as we have not often met with. Lord Dab., chairman, opened the busines of the evening, by a masterly speech, replete with information. He did not know whether be8might class Sir Robert Peel as an opponent now or not (loud cheers and laughter.) Sir Robert Peel had told them that a fixed duty was an impossibility that no government could keep that in operation in times of scarcity in the face of the un- equivocal demonstration of the wants of the people. Now, what he (Lord Ducie) wanted the meeting to do was this: he wanted them to let Sir Robeit Peel have an unequivocal demonstration of their feelings, of their want*, and of their wishes; he wanted them to tell him that they would no longer submit to the sliding, scale. He wanted them to tell Sir R. Peel that they would be satisfied with nothing less than the immediate and totallepeal of the corn-laws (cheers). He wanted them to tell him that they would have no more to do with sliding-scale?, dependent upon averages whose index now points to a moderate price, whilst pro- visions are dear. George Thomas, moved the first resolution, and deli- vered to the meeting a valuable statistical speech, shuwing that the corn-laws had been of immense evil to the great body of the people, while it was of no advantage to any one." Mr. Cobden followed in one of his usually bold and con- vincing addresses, in which, after descanting at some len«t.ii on his advocacy of the noble cause in which he was embarked, during the period that had elapsed from commencement of the Anti-Corn Law League. Ho proceeded to make the follow- in" observations OP 1,16 public announcements Icspectlng Ihe Premier llie Corn Laws. He said he had never despaired "r success, having been hopeful and sanguine from the first but if ever there was a time when he feit a cold shudder of apprehension come over him, it was when he read that startling article in the Times on Thursday. He had no sooner read thai aiticle than he sat down an.1 wrote a very hasty letter to their friends in Manchester, telling them not to have any throwing up of caps, for that this was just the time when cool heads would be most wan'ed. (Hear.) He ealled to their recollection what happened at the time of the reform bill, Licit was frittered away piecemeal by the £50 teoant at-will clause, and of the seven jears' apprenticeship, and of the twtntv millions of money attached to the result of the anti-slavery 8ltation,and he wained them to profit by the experience of the past. They were told, and he believed the report to be true, that. Sir R. Peel had so gained over a majority of his colleagues, that he had a carte blanche to act as he liked on the question of the Corn-Laws. Now, what sort of argument had he been using to bring over his colleaguel1 Had he been offering them some compensaiion 1 Had be been suggesting some nice conditions? Had be promised to get rid of the malt-tax ? Had he promised to re.adjust the taxation of the stale, make the towns pay the poor-rates, and highway-rates, and church-rates of the rural districts ? He (Mr. Cobden) had not been behind the scenes, but he suggested these as having been probable topics of discussion in the cabinet; and they had a right to assume that if Sir Robert Peel intended to be the protectionist minister still, he would be as ready to do their dirty woik in those matters as he had been in others. ( Loud cheers.) But the league did not mean to buy repeal; they de- manded it as a right, and they had no right to it unless they could so demand it. (Loud cheers.) They did not ask it as a boon. Sir R. Peel might have the statesmanship, the honour, and the fame in history of being the instiument to repeal the Corn-Laws; but he (Mr. C.) would beg to remind him that if he did repeal the Curn Laws, it was the league, and the league only, that enabled him to do it. (Cheers.) They were stronger than prime ministers; and why? Because they had been working honestly and consistently in the face of their country- men for seven years, and their countrymen trusted them but they did not trust the prime miuister. (Loud chee.) If Sir Robert Peel did repealtbe Corn-Laws, the league were ready to take it at his hands but if he came to them he should bear in mind that he came without a good character from his last employer. (Loud laughter.) He could not have a good cha- racter from his last place at all events; and they would expect him, when he came to their service, to act very differently from what he had hitherto acted. They would have no more of that donble-faced acting which he had seen to his disgust io the House of Commons in the last four years. Having such a statesman to deal with—and they should recollect that it was of Sir Robert Peel be was speaking—would they for a moment rely on his repealing the Corn-Laws? (No, no.) No, no it was not necessary that they should dream of relying on him or on anybody else. There was at this moment more necessity than ever for showing their resolution not by mere talk or empty words, but by resolule working it was work only that their op- ponents feared. They had never till now had to deal with a body of men who brought into a political conflict business habits and business energies, backed with just as much inocey as they chose to call for and could legitimately employ. (Loud cheers.) He did not wind up his speeches with high-flown perorations bat he asked them to form themselves into committee on the morrow and until the 30th January to let their sole watch word in Bristol be, Qualify, qualify, qualify." (Loud cheers.) Mr. Gibson, Esq. M.P., J. Bright, Esq. M.P., H. Visger, Esq., the Hon. F. H. Betkeley, M.P the Rev. G. Armstrong. and other speakers, also addressed the meeting in eloquent speeches and about eleven o'clock the vast assemblage present broke up.
ANTI-CORN-LAW MEETINGS.
ANTI-CORN-LAW MEETINGS. Numerous meetings have been held during the past month against the Corn-laws; and, at all, feelings of unanimity and harmony, in pursuit of the one thing needful prevailed. It is calculated, that by the first of February, theie will be few towns of any importance in which a demonstration in favour of the repeal of the Corn-lawa will not have been made. In order 10 afford our readers an opportunity of estimating the ex- tent of the movement, we have made a hit of places in which meetings have been held, or notices of meetings to be held have been given, through the month of November. This list will ne- cessarily be imperfect, but the e'ror will consist in omission. The names are all follows:—Halifax, Sunderland, Newrastle-on- Tyne, Birmingham, Saiford, Nottingham, Manchester, Bolton, Glasgow, Canterbury, Soutbwark, Dunfermline, Sheffield, Leeds, Devonport, Annan, Ashron.under-Lyne, Kennington, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Bradford, Wakefield, Leicester, Lambeth, Uury, Dunstable, and the West Riding of Yorkshire. We give the foregoing list, in order that farmers may see how actively the advocates of the repeal of the Corn-laws are pur- suing a course, which will speedily prevail. A great sensation was caused duringthe week, by an announce- ment in the rimes journaltbal the Cabinet had come to the reso- lution of calling Parliament together early in January, and of recommending to it thejabolition of all import duty on foreign corn, it was further stated by our contemporary, that Sir Robeit Peel in the Commors, and the Duke of Wellington in the House of 1 eers, were ro propound and vindicate the alleged Ministerial policy on this most important subject. re* |ie evening paper has since given the most unqua. lified contradiction to the announcement in the Times, and de. clares that the Cabinet has-come to no decision whatever respect- ing the corn-Uw«( and that Parliament will not assemble before the usual period. Olllle tatter (act, the Standard can know no- thing, for the day to which Parliament wiil be further prorogued ua matter which remains to be deteimined on by the-Queen, in council but, upon the nther and far more important pait of the subject, the Standard tells the positive tluth. To this conclusion our own inquiries have led us. It is without hesitation, there- fore, we Iale that the Tirnf's spoke without good warrant when it announced that the cabinet had come to the resolution that ihe corn laws should he abolished, and that the Queen's speech, on the opening of Parliament, would contain a paragraph recom- mending the consideration of these laws, with a view to their total repeal. In thus confirming the contradiction of the Standard, we must be understood as vouching oaly from actual circumstances, and not as predicating aught of the future or the probable. ft is beyond doubt that the announcement in the Times, suf- fered, as it was to pass without immediate contradiction, has given accelerated motion to the agitation against the corn laws that it has tended to confirm the hesitating, and to decide no incons derable number of waverers upon this vital question, and induce them to join the cry for abohtion. We ure reluctant to believe that our contemporary, as some will have ii, had this object only in "iew when it made its IItartling announcement for, however de<irable it may deem the end, sure are we that a journal of so high a character and influence would not resott to means so unworthy, lor the purpose of achieving it. Considering that the members of the cabinet are men who can have no interest apart from the public, we awafc-wiiii confidence the result of their deliberation on this great national question, satisfied that, whilst they will not he hunied into ill-considered legislation by the clamour of any faction or society, they will fed it to be their duty to give the most anxious regard to the wants and true interests of the whole community, agricultural as well as commercial, whose well-beiog the Constitution has confided to their care.——Observer.
THE THUNDERER AND STANDARD.
THE THUNDERER AND STANDARD. The Standard — which professes to he the organ of the govern- ment, mikes the following observations on the article in the Times, which stated that ministers would, at the opening of Par- liament, eatly in January, recommend an immediate conside- ration of a repeal of the Corn Laws." We are now, we irejoice to say, in a condition to give the most positive and direct contradiction to the statement of a pro- posed lepeal of the Corn Laws, which appeared in yesterday's Times. The sllttement, it may be remembered, embraced three propositions:— First, that Parliament is to meet in the first week in January. Second, that ministers have resolved upon a repeal of the Corn Laws. Third, that the projected repeal is to be announced in the opening speech. Every one of these three propositions is false- Parliament will not meet in the first week of January, or much, if at all, before the usual time of meeting. The Cabinet has come to no decision whatever upon the sub ject of the Corn Laws. It must be unnecessary to add, in the third place, that a reso- lution not formed can hardly have a place provided in the Queen's speech. What follows, as our readers will perceive, was written before we had the perfect certainty that we now have, of the utter falsehood of the Times' statement. Upon what we have written above, we stake the character of this journal," And respecting the above remarks of the Standard, the 'Hum I dei-er thunders after the follov -g The surprise excited by the auoouncement in The Times of yesterday, on the subject of the Corn Laws, has been nowhere so intensely felt as in the offices of the twin journals," which have been for some time under the delusion that they are the or- gans of the government. It has been the monomania of these two melancholy prints to imagine that they possessed the confi- dence of the Treasury, and they have been babbling about the Corn Laws to the very last, under the eironeous impression that they would be the first to be apprised of any important resolution of the cabinet. It was only yesterday that the morning hall of these precious Gemini indulged in a dreary drivel to prove that the Corn Laws were no failure," and that therefore the pre- mier ought not to be expected to abandon them. The aged gos- sip was not aware that the question on which she was exhausting her garrulity had been already virtually settlcl. Having been amused at the blundering ignorance of the Mrs. Gamp of the press, we looked with some curiosity to what she would say in the character of Mrs. Harris. The effect producel upon that female nobody, is quite astounding. She don't believe a word of it,' for she has heard nothing about it from Mrs. Gamp, who is the o,.j!y authotity for the opinions of Mr., Harris. H There is something very ridiculous in the position of these two journals, which, after doing all they could to win the favour of the government, are not permitted even to have the credit of being the first to publish its intentions. The fact is, that the cabinet naturally shrinks from the ridicule to which it would be exposed by accepting the inefficient services which the veneiable twins are capable of affording it. Humbly and obsequiously have they been grinding their organs under the uiudows of Downing-slreel, ready to play any tune that might be most pleasing to the premier but lie has turned a deaf ear to their strains, and not e-en allowed his underlings an opportunity of throwing out an occasional morsel by way of encouragement. In vain have they looked imploringly up towards the garrets, or entreatingly down towards the kitchen not even the congenial flunkies have been allowed to show compassion to those miserable mendicants. The vigilance of the master, or the fidelity of the servants, has baffled the efforts of the persevering pair. They have not succeeded in getting hold eveu of a scrap of truth that they could turn to profit. "The reason is obvious. The repeal of the Corn Laws is a thing for statesmen to do, and not for old women to maunder about." ■www———i—a
DOMESTIC NEWS*
DOMESTIC NEWS* BREACH OF PROMISE.—In the Court of Queeu's Bench, on Saturday, Miss Wright, the daughter of a law-staiioner, sought to recover damages from Mr. Walker, a medical student, for a breach of promise to marry her. The plaintitt stated that she first became acquainted with the defendant about the beginning of 1842. The young lady was stated to be very accomplished and to possess great musical abilities. IK-r m -ji stic voice," 10 use his own expression, soon produced an effect on the de fendant, who was nlso addicted to musicnl pursuits and her ap- pearance and manners being agreeable to him, his sensibility soon led him fiom the chords of harmony to the chains of iote Letteis were produced and lead in court, which went to prove that an oRiu had been made by Mr. Walker. The fiist began Dear Miss. and proceeded in a business-like way to inquire whether her hand and heart were disengaged, and siding that she had produced buch an effect upon him as io induce him to offer her protection through life. Upwards of fifty other lettere were written, largo portions of which were read in court. The only thing worthy of notice in them was the way iu which his affections semed to increase from let er number one to letter number fiity two. His fust mode of address, it may be obstived, was respectful, Djar Miss." In a short lime Dear Jane" war. substituted. Then came My deai .lane," and uliinately, illy dearest Jane." The signature of the first billet doux was merely the" nllme in full," till, by various gradations, he ar- rived at "Your aidant lover." The evidence for the plaintiff went to prove iliat tlits.Vriglit was a vouiig I-,it!y of cotsidei- able persoudl attractions," that site was highly accomplished, and that she was go»ertus» in a ladies'school, an orlire which she was in every way qualified to fill. The evidence fully proved the case. The counsel for the defence, who in the outset de- clared that no promise had been made, said afterwards his client had declined to marry the young lady because he was unable to support a wife. The jury returned a verdict of £:20. damages and 40. costs. CURIOUS ROBBERY BV ONE OF THE CREW OF TUB TOR V.— On Wednesday evening, during the inquiry into the case of Captain Johnstone, late master of the Toiy, a curious robbery was committed under somewhat singular circumstances. Amongsi ths witne-kaes examined on Wednesday, was a woman named Blewitt. It seems that Blewitt, though a married woman, with a husband still living, had coutiacted an intimacy with Dunn during the voyage, and determinined to make him her second" in d>.spite of the laws against bigamy. Having to appear with her as a witness on Wednesday's inquiry, she re- solved that her intended should show to the greatest advantage, and to the end she rigged him out in spick and span new" toggery, and they went nrrn-and aim to couit. On the way she handed him the key of her apartment, of the contents of which he was, no doubt, well aware, for better security, fearing she should be flurried whilst giving her evidence. With the natural curiosity of her sex, Mrs. Blewitt, conceiving that she was the heroine of the piece, stood out the whole performance, but Dunn, as soon as he quitted the witness box, hastened to Mrs. Bie«it''s apartment, and abstracted as much from her desk as will, "lien apprehended, qualify him for a prominint appearance in the dock. Mrs. Blewitt, on missing her gallant escort, whom she expected to find in the oppo-lite public house, had sundry ntiss. givings, and hastening to her lodgings, discovered that her faith- less swain had anticipated her visit, forced her desk, abstracted X20., and bolted. She gave instant information at the Den- mark-street station-house, when it was ascertained Dunn had set sail for Liverpool. Sutveyors in connexion with the Tidal Harbour Commission are engaged in surveying the river Dee, preparatory to measures being taken for effecting its permanent improvement. At Marnheim, in Germany, an assembly of the citizens to dis- cuss various political matters, was lately put down by the autho- rities, by force of arms. By the demise of the Right lIon. Lady Lilias Oswald, for- mefly of Auchincruive, in Ayrshire, but late of Lausanne, in Switzerland, the sum of £ 30,000, pattol the life inte:est which her ladyship enjoyed from the residuary estate under the will of her late husband, Richard Alexander Oswald, Esq., reverts to her grand daughter, then Miss Liudsey, now Alis. de Bionoy, wife of Godefioy de Blonay, Esq. Mary Ann Taylor, aged 33, died in London, last week, from an effusiou of matter on the brain, arising fiom an ahscess on the bone, through constantly pricking fhe ear—a remarkable pro- pensity which she always showed when excited. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Mr. Burge (the Queen's couusel, and formerly Attorney-Geneial of Jamaica,) to the commissionership of bankruptcy, vacant by the death of Mr. Boteler. A cat, after being twenty-one days concealed under hay, in a store, in Surrey, without food or drink, has completely reco- vered. The wine crops of France are described at miserable, averaging far less in quantity than last year. The sale of the autographs of Gray, the poet, which took place on Monday last, realised upwards of £ 1,500. A project is now on foot for building, at the west end of Lon- don, a new theatre, on a grand scale, to be devoted to the en- couiagement of English authors, English actois, and English musical composeis, and for the exclusive illustiation of the Eng- lish drama. The new pier at Beaumaris is expected to be finished by the first day of May next. Lieutenant Phillpotts, who fell at New Zealnnd, in endea- vouring to foice the stockade, was a son of the present Bishop of Exeter. TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATP. SIDNEY BERNARD. -The Admiialty, to mark theu sense of the services this gentleman so nobly and self-devotedty rendered to suffering hu. manity on board the fever-stricken Eclair, took the first oppor- tunity. after the report of Mr. Bernard of the state of the vessel, to promote him to the rank of surgeon; but, alas! these honours wete lost on the dull cold ear of death," for this gallant officer was numbered with the last victims. Anxious to pay some tribute to such departed worth, the Admiralty, in the only way they had to confer it, have promoted to the rank of suigeon Mr. Robeit Bernard, assisiant-surgeon of the Pique, 36, in the West Indies, another of the deceased.— Hampshire Telegraph. MERCHANT SEAMEN.— Ihe following notice vvas issued oo Fiiday lait: License to Engage Seamen for Merchant Ships. -By order of the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council foi Trade, notice is hereby given that no further licenses for lO. ubove purposes will be granted until the 1st of December, 1846.-Boar,1 of Tiado, Whitehall, Dee. 5. 1845." The number of persons licensed for the port of London does nnt exceed 40, and the trade of the old crimps" has been almost entirely annihilated by the new act.
PUNCH'S PRIVY COUNCIL.
PUNCH'S PRIVY COUNCIL. (Prom our own Sworn Sir Robert Peel (Itiq.) Remarkably mild day for the time of year. Earl of Aberdeen I see by the papers it's been freezing just a wee bit in the noifh. Duke of Wellington Paperi; Who cares for papers Fel* lowø-tut!y call 'em editois, I fit-lieve-followa who itrite, will it write anything. Threatened to hang three in ttie They never wrote again. Sir James Graham Well, about summoning the Parliament ? Sir Robeit: Well, I don't know. Last session was veiy hevy. The members weie worked to death upon tarl»»ays, and- Sir Edward lvnatchttull Talking about railways, you've won theheaits of the navigators, Sir Robeit. You gave such a quiet Jig to the land, thty look upon you as one of themselves. Sir Robert: No compliments let us to business. After all, is it really a fact that ilia potato cior has failei I If so, don't you think we can venture to open-- Lord Stanley Open what ? Open the ports ? Sir Robert No, oo just one port; and that only a very little way. Sir Edward Good bye to the British Lion, then. Wih the first port that's opened. he's a carcase. Y 011 lIIay hye him stuft^d, and send him to the L'j-tgue directly. Sir James Even il it should turn out that there is a want ef corn, I am proud to find, from Uuckland's repor', that we .have our owo English peas and beans. The Doctor has found that peas-pudùilil; was a national dish at the Iiin t, of out- gfeateit iia lional greatness. 'I'lle I)uke thin, to fight on. Earl of Hardwicke I have no doubt that Agincouit and Cressey, if we could come at the truth, were vvonupon pea*. The Queen has only to order the tune of Hot Peas upon a liench- er lo supersede for six months the National Anthem, and we get over the difficulty. Sir Robert A most statesmanlike thought. I shall recom- mend it immediately to her Majesty. 'I be oidersisall be gazetted to-morrow. Well, I think we have met the evil now ? All: Decidedly. Lord Wharncliffe Then the Council is dissolved. SirJair.es. One moment. Sir Robert, what do you thillk or Lord Johnny's letter to the electors of the city ? Sir Robert: Pooh! The papers ought to ba-e printed it among the advertisements, Wanted a Place. Pit ilclt. APOI.LO PUNCH" TO THE STANDAIII). Pray, Goody, please to moderate the rancour of your tongue; Why flow such stuff and nonsense from your brain Remember, when the judgment's weak, thnt prejit(iice is stral,g, A blunder why will you maintain ? Buy me, Try me, Piove ere yon belie me If you blame me. Don't defame me If you blame Ole, Don't defame me Grouudlessly sgaio,-Punch.
CHURCH RATES.
CHURCH RATES. To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. StR,—I really did uot think that the remaiks I made on the subject of Church rateq, would have been replied to in such a spiiit of vindictiveness and hostility. Had 1 anticipated this, 1 should not have middled with the .subject at all. Expecting thai my opponents would be Christitins, I also iioped that they would have replied in a spirit of Christian candour. On the contrary. they seem to he perfectly satisfied at quoting words and detached passages from my letters, and make such observations on them as best suited their feelings, interlarding the same with quota- tions from the Bible, and with language the most abusive. Because I stated what I believed to be correct, I am uncere- moniously described as an infidel-a thief—a liypt)ci-lte-a Beel- zebub-a Judas Iscariot, and a Satan transfori-ned into an angel of light. Such language may be in keeping with the species 01 Christianity taught at the Tabernacle Chapels of Trevethin, but the Christianity which the Church teaches me is to bear no malice or hatred in my neart, and to keep my tongue from evil speaking, lying and slandeiing." It is no merit to call people names. 1 might also pick out a dozen equally opprobrious epithets, and retort them on your correspondents, but unhappily I have not learnt to do such things. I leave it in better hands, even to those people of Trevethin, who wish to be likened to the first Christians. O Piimittve Chiistians of Pontypool and Aber- sychai) veiily, eveo your words (much more your aciions) dis- prove your pretensions to that name. Fortunately, the good people ofPontvpool have something besides the harmlessness of the dove. They have also a good stock of the wisdcm of the serpent. They will judge people by their practices, not by their professions by what they really are, and not by what they pre- tend to be. A few more ob-ervations and then 1 shall have done, as I deem it infra dig to take any more notice of your corres- pondents' coonmiiniediio iiq. It is a well-known fact, that a pub- lie grant to tha amount of many thousands of pounds is yearly given to the support of Dissenting preachers or ministers. Of course this public or government grant is deiived from the taxes which are each year levied on Churchmen, Romanists, and Dis- senters, without distinction. If a Churchman refuses to pay taxes, distress warrants will be issued, and the police ere long will take his goods and sell thetn, is they lately did in Ponty- pool. And yet why should not &iciiiireiiman object to pay taxes, on the ground that pait of those taxes went towards Ihe support and propagation of doctrines or opini(>ns from which he differed ? Why might not he also say that.his conscience will not allow him 10 pay tàxl's 1 The very same arguments (if such stuff de. serves the name) which the church-'rate recusants employed, may surely be employed by every Churchman and Romanist with re- gard to the paymeut of taxes.. But verb.um sat sapienti. It may inteiest your readers to know_vvliy the Dissenters (especially the Baptists) are so violent against the Tiuck System, so much so indeed, that the pulpit is freqoently. used to decry it. Listen, senile reader, and I will tell you in few words, By the truck system less nlOneycomes into the hands of the working rUisses, and consequently they have less to give at the weekly and monthly collections for the paeAchers. "Money is the root ol all evij it is very dearly the root or the cause ol the Baptist outcry titick. I am no advocate of truck myself, but 1 am very anxious that the tight slate 01 things be properly under- stood, and Iltnt merit bt2 not asenbed to those who act fiom in- leiested motives. '] tie de-icoi:s and other iniiiential folks ecn- nected wiih the various (Iiz,,se-tilog cliai)el%, vt,ry iiatucally joict the preachers hand and heart in their declamations against the ttuck system, because (asthepoor in consequence of the system are not able to pay all the expenses of the chapels) they (deacons) are frequently obliged to put their fingers in their ptirsea. and ruake up the deficiency. Of conise they puteud that they are actuated by the purest motives of philanthropy, but pretences will not do in the 19lh century. They might have done very -ell l,i the dark ages utid days of l'oiii Becket. But they will not do now. There is one other point deserving consideration. One might naturally ask why the Baptists of Pontypool aie so inimical to tha incumbent of the palish. Heie is a clergyman most active and devo ed to the woik of the minisirl; in character unblemished, in conduct, most exemplary and yet these people and olUtrs of the same stamp basely insinuate that he is building his present house from public money, or by some means illegal or irregular. l.et any one take the trouble of reading over the GilLert Act of Parliament," and he will be at once satisfied of the groundlessness and the absurdity of the insinuation, and will find that the conduct of Ihe Jtev. T. Davies, so far from de. serving reprobation, deserves the highest commendation. It is much io he regretted, that the Baptists of the p esent day have lust the spiiit of true Christianity. Insisting so much on the out ward ceremony of Baptism, they, like the Pharisees of old, neglect weightier matters, such as justice, mercy and tial). It is always characteristic of the human mind, when it dwells too much on outward matters in religion, insensibly to neglect the refornintion of the hear), which was the great end and aim of the Chustian religion. That WeS the error into which the Jewish nation had fallen, when the.authorof our holy religion appeared among them. But the Baptists do not, or will not see the stmi- laiiiy that exist3 between them and the Pharisees. Of late many good people at I'ontypool, nauseated at the doses of calumny and politics that had been for many years administered unto them, and finding that their spiritual life was almost extinct, left the Tahernaclcs and resoiied unto the parish church, in order to breath the free and pure air of Christianity, There the systam has been wonderfully restored from the effect of the boluses. Hence their unmitigated hostility agains' the minister of Tieve- thin church. It is an unvarying feature in the Baptist sect to speak well and friendly of all cleigymen that are less devoted to their sacred duties, and frow whom they therefore have less to fear, but whenever they come in contact with active and indu. trious ministers of the chuich, against them they employ every means to injure ti-eir character, or diminish the estimation in which they are held. By hints, by insinuations, by misconstru- ing their motives, by inistaiing their words, and by misrepresenting their aciions, they are thus capable of doing them much harmdin the opinion of the lower classes of society, who leceive greedily what they hear, and seldom take the iiouble of examining the coirectness of the statements. One of your co respondents, who styles himself No Churchman," calls my letters puerile, but puerile as they might be, thty seem to have given him n great doal (If annoyance, and he labours to cay something in r«p!y, but failing in the tak, he apparently apologises to his own party by saying, I make no endeavour to confute them," and leaves it to his brother Observer. Then Observer, after ouseiving that some things I said were leally childish, finds himself also stick. ing in the mud, an:! calls to his aid the Edinburgh Review and one Dr. Joynes. By the bye, who on earth is Doctor Ioynes ? Does he practice in Poo'ypool? ,Does he administer preaching boluses to Ihe townsmen ? Hoping that the present observations will not annoy yout conespondents, as much as my former, nor draw forth such a volley of imprecations on my poor pale, I remain, s'.r, your obedient servant, A CHURCH RATE PAYER.
THE PONTYPOOL CHURCH-RATE…
THE PONTYPOOL CHURCH-RATE AGAIN PDOCSEDINCS BEfORE THE MAGISTRATES. On Saturday last, the 6th inst. three Dissentmg Ministers, two Independent, and one Baptist, with twelve other individuals, appeared before the Magistrates, E. H. Phillips, Esq., and the Rev. D.Jones, to answer to a summons for non-payment of a church-rate alledged to have been ftiade on the 161h of May las'. Mr. Robert?, superintendent of police, first gave in the result of the several levies, and the proceeds of sale. He stated he had received 22,. for a box of whit he tupposed to be cigars, which he had levied from the shop of Mr. W. Conway, but which rroved to the purchaser to be sawdust. (Laughter.) He was much sot ptised that Mr. Conway, for whom he had great respect, should have so served him. He had gone into Mr. Conway's shop, and said he had come to perform an unpleasant office. Mr. Conway said, Here is my house open to you, take what you like;" upon which he (Mr. R-) looked around, and saw what appeared to him to be a pi:e of cigars, and s*id, Then I'll levy on some cigars." Mr. Conw-ay said, "With all my lieart." Mr. Conway then came to where the cigars were, and pointed to several boxes, saying, Here s 0\18 at 14s., another and another at 28s." The one at 289. I took. E. 11. Phillips, Esq. (amidst some visible interruption) said, this was a very serious matter, and very disreputable on the part of Air. Conway. He ordered tbe policeinau to make a second few. Mr, W. Conway: I want to know if the Magistrates ate content with merely the evidence of the policeman ? I beg to say, the statement is a gos combination ol falsehoods. He was prepared to piove Ile (lid Dot direct Mr. R,,beiltj' attention in any way whatever to the boxes. Mr. E. It. Phillips (in some excitement) Policeman, take N-it. Conway into custody for insulting the The policemen lorkeit cri one another in mute astonishment, while ti,e bystandeis, half confounded at the sudden exhibition of the scene, and half choked w-iih suppnissed laughter, whixpeied to each other, Wha-t a towering passion Mr. Conway Alii I not, tilei), to he allowed to lebut as. sertions which 1 am piepaie-i to disp.ove by tltr, c, witnesses ? Mr. Phillips Mr. Conway, I insist that you leave the Court. Mr. Conway What remedy have I then to vindicate my cluracifr ? Mr. Phillips By your attorney. Taylor, take hlr.(,'Pn way out. tAlr. Cooway Dispute him the tiouble. Mr. Conway, yiej4jo^toi"i, withdrew, and diate.'y returned, by the'ftiSHH^teMtorney. After this curious pielu^p^KjsSf Mr. Isaac Hiley, of Vtftsg, Wa^pe fiut called, and he ad- dressed the Magistrates^ HJlnws?'Gen,tlt/llclI,.my poaitiou at preseift, I can,a»&ure yon, Ijf to p»3-,AS painful as it is new. But as I am allowedto stand, h#s Estate my reasons fertile 11011- paymunt of a chu.;ciwate lit^y^matided of me, I irni-.t proceed' to do so. From the firlt movemept in this unhappy affair, 1 firmly believed that the proria^dipgs.were illegal, and I still con- tinue impressed with the same persuasion, being c(it:fii,llc(i in my jU'lgo.eut by eminent professionalauthority. A poll of the parish, when demanded, was denied. This was an infringement of our just rights as raie-payers, Your cour?e, therefore, in making and enforcing a Y.Ie under sticia eiretirnstallvcq io, by high ami sound jijdgmeni, pronounced illegal. A poll, when demanded, i is invariably granted everywhere, as a legal provision to ensure fair play to all r^te-payers but our jiist rghls have, in this instance, been denied. If the sense of the whole parish bad been taken, a vasl majority against the r.te would no lioubt have hfn "le resllti I therefore "OticlO'lt- t'lat the rate now enforced is notleg il. If a minority i=. empowered to make and enforce n fate, 1 cannot see tha utility of convening a vestry meeting for tho purpose. The functionaries m'ght as well proceed nt will to tax our pockets whenever they 'hink fit. Now, being thus per- suaded of the illegality, injustice, nod ieiquiiy of your proceed- ings, cannot submit to pay this rate, disputing, ss 1 do, the legal validity of 'lie same. Pe'mit me, in addition, to say, that I protest against all kinds of compulsion in all spiritual mutters. I am truly sorry for the painful and disgraceful state of thing1? now existing in this parish of boasted light and liberty, where peace and concord usua'iy dwelt. 1 am a sticnuous advocate for civil and religious libe rty, seiuiing to every rnin his sacred birthright—the inviolable pierogative of ptivate judgment, as well as an unfettered s-viy of the high claims of conscience. A professed sceptic (if he be a good and peaceable citizen) is not on that account to be denied his just lights as a subject of the tealm. The charming principles of eflu,a' ^ree<lom love-ilip odious practice of coercion I ahhúr. 1 oe lovely elements of equity and justice I admire-the di<gi»ceiul practice of oppres- sion 1 spurn. I therefoie proiesi against the conduct of the o/li- cials in this painful affair. Mr. Isaac Evans, Henry Ilarii9. ami y ni. Morgan, were suc- cessively called, and stated ibeir determination oot to pay. On behali of the last mentioned IVlf. Gwen, solicitor, appearelJ, to submit to the Bench certain objections to the proceedings. Mr. Owen to Mr. Phillips: believe you were one of the proposers of the rate, and that you lonk gieot interest an,) showed yreat vaimth on the occasion anil I sul mit to you, dence and great respect, lhat no man should sit as judge on a case in.whtch he is himself n interested party. 1 therefore consider it my duty 10 make that objeclion. Air. Phillips 1 consider it my duty to sit as when you produce lel;al authoii'y lo show that I oubl oi, 1 shaSl be convinced, but I am accountable foi what I do in the execution of my office 01J thii occasion. Mr. Owen quoted Paley, and remarked: You proposed ti. rate, took an active pint therein, consequently, yotf are a paity, and therefore cannot sit in judgment. Mr. Phillips: To be a party I consider it necessary tha! I should be in some way or oilier in'eresled iu the matter, which I um not, as J do not leceive tithes or rates of any ki!lIl whatever for, of (ioi-ii Ilic- Church. It is my intention to sit to dispense justice in a fair way, and therefoie shall proceed with the ia e. Mr. Owen The next course ij to caii on you to prove that Jue notice was given. Mr. Phillips If I considered it necessary that the notice should be proved, and thep >rties were not here, I should deem it neces- sary to adjourn the case but we are perfectly satisfied on that point. Mr. Owen quoted 58 Geo. HI. chap. G9. sec. 1. I request you to prove that the notice was put up. I do not dispute the validity ol the rate, but the preliminary forms should be corn, plied with. Mi. Phillips You must give proper notice to prodnce papers in this Court it may happen that the person is at a distance. Mr. Owen I'll wait for an adjournment. Mr. Phillips I'll prove that it was done* properly. Mr. Owen ll" the preliminaries aie gone through thete is an end to my interference, as I do not question the validity of the rate but suppose we appeal, you must then put in the notices. Mr. Phillips This is not the Court to take the course you have taken the churchwardens have not had notice to produce. Mi. Owen I object, 1st, That the notice is not produced 2ndly, That no legal demand has been made by thechurch- waidens. Mr. Herbeit Daniel, Independent minister, said,— Gentlemen, [ was born and bred in this parish, and my father before me; and I can trace my ancestors in this neighbourhood to the ninth generation, and cannot find out that any one of IlIem "as ever summoned before n magistrate for anything wrong. But I now appear before you for the first time, and that for conscience sake. You, yourselves, gentlemen, may know quite well that nothing else could induce me not to pay the late, because I have paid "laxes in tbis parish these last 17 yeais. I never, during that time lefused to pay any lax to any collector whatsoever, but 1 never paid a church rute. I never was required to pay a church- tale before this one nor was this demanded by any person but Mr. Wallace. Then 1 said No. If any oue tladasked me for 11 voluntary subscription I would have given a sovereign, if not two, with all rnyheorl. Now, then, for my reasons, for not paying the rate. If I am not wrongly inloi wed, and that by I, highly respectable men, who were at the meeting at Trevethin Church, on the 16th ol May last, the rale is illegal. r was not there I never was but once in my life at a parish meeting. I must coufess that in this respect I have been wrong, as 1 am now convinced that every rate-payer ought, if able, to be at all parish meetings, to see what is going oil, and to know what is done with his money. But to leave for the present the question of the legality or illegality of the late, my reasons for not paying are taken frtfir) another quarter, I believe that ihe ritte is mo rally wrotig I consider it unjust thai a poor Dissenting minister, like myself, having a wife and eight children dependent on me for support—living in a remote put of the parish-and doing what good I can there, iu a neighbourhood totally ncglected hy all the Clergy and Dissenting ministers, except lI,y,e!í-- should be compelled lo support the chuich of the itch. We hat? built a small chapel there, and are endeavouring to support it as well as we can. I not only labour for a tnfle, but give as much as any one towards the support of it. I live by my own indus- try, nnd yet 1 am compelled to pay towards the support of a rig-li and Ifflklellt church, whether I have it l,it of bread for my 1<He family or not. h that Christian!l!1 I If it is, I believe ti has been the means of creating thousands of iutidels, in what is called a Christian land, and therefore must be morally wrong. 1 helieve what 1 profess to be true. I believe that the Bible i, the word of God, and the only book of religion that God has given to the world; and that it i, the only rule of faith and prac- lice to the childlen of IOcn. 1 have lead my Bible, every syllable of it. several times over, but never saw anything in it that countenances a compulsory mode of taxation to maintain religion. When the tabernacle vvas built in the wil- derness, it was built by the free will oflfeiings of the people. The Temple in Jerusalem, also, was erected by the tree will offerings ot the people. So of eveiything else connected with ihe religion of Jehovah. I also believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is the only true and promised Messiah and that in the fulnes' of tiuie He came into the world to do away with the former dis- pensation, and to lay the foundation ot the Christian religiou in his own blooil, when he died on Mount Calvaiy. And I cart find nothing in the doctrines taught, the commandments given, or the promises miide, that countenances a compulsory mode of support- ui £ religion. Was there anything in the spirit, language, or conduct of the meek, holy, and humble Jesus of Nazareth, lhat xfiowed him to be wishful to have any human authoiity to main ta:n his religion ? I say No, but quite the reverse. Oli, how foreign it is to the true spirit of that religion which .rdm (Ihiist tanghl his followers. Now, the question is this—Whom ought I to obey ? The word of God--tile, e.%aliki,le (,( and ot his Apostles,—and the dictates of my own conscience in a point of religion-or human laws Whom ought I to obey,—(iod or man Judge ye. I revere my Queen; 1 love my country; I obey the laws 1 respect Nou, and ilt ()tile, here present. I do not consider myself second in point ol loyalty to any man in the kingdom; ye t' in this matter, I must say No. Gentlemen, my only consolation in standing before you this day is, that the Judge of all the earth will do right. I now bear a conscientious testimony to my religious piiuciples as a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ, who, though he was rich, yet, for our sakes became poor, and at who&e bar weslull all veiy shortly appear, when the line character of the proceedings, at Pontypool, on the 6th of December, 1845, shall he shown openly in the light of a flaming univeise. t Air. William Phillips, J lanhiTlerh.J\.ú.Wîlliam Hiley, and Mr. Ttiomss Lewis, declined payment on similar grounds. Air. Alaurice Jones, Independent minister, Gam, in addres- sing the Bench, stated the religious grounds on which lie refused the payment of tho rate, but we are unable to give a repoll of his address. tVjr. David Edwards, Baptist Minister, taid--f refuse To pay this church-rate, because I believe whal 1 j tofess. I am con- scientiously opposed to every kind and degiee of legalcompul- eion for the support of any religion in the world because I be- lieve such compulsion to be contrary to the Word of God, to whom alone all men are responsible for their religion. Inas- much as Christ is the only Head of the Church, I cannot ac- knowledge any church to be His whose religious concerns a-e governed by the laws of earthly kings. I believe the workings of Fill Established Churches, in all ages, and in ail countries oil earth, furnish sufficient evidence that their union with the state is not of God. Under the diteciions of one af the bishops of the Established Church in Poland, the eyes of innocent women are now taken out for nonconformity to the national religioo.— [Mr. E.was going to proceed, but was prevented by the magistrates, who considered such statements highly improper, and would not hear what they regarded as reflections upon individuals who were not present to defend themselves.] Air. John Havard, on being called, said-13m a Noncon- formist ;-and to those who know the true principle- of noncon- formity, it is not difficult to understand the motives which in- duce me to object to all exactions for the support of religion. The cause of Christ must be carried on by voluntary agents, and by the voluntary contiihutions of those who have the piospeiily of genuine Christianity at III:alt. The Lord loveih a cheerful giver;" and for those individuals who call themselves Christians, to rob their neighbours of the r propeity under the piefext of supporting religion [The magistrates here interiupted. and peiemplorily forbad, Mr. H.'s proceeding with his observaiions. They demanded whether he would pay the rate. to which Mr. II. replied, that lie never would pay a farthing, be the coiise. quences what they might.] Mr. Samuel Long, Mr. C. Davies on beiirilfof Mr. Jones, Mr. \Vm. Bild, Bod Mr. Benjamin Jones, urged similar objections against the rale, and refused to pay it. All the hfteen were ordered to pay, and are expecting the po- lice to levy by distraint upon their goods. Thus the Parliamen- tary Church extoits the means of support from a reluctant popu- lation, and excites popular hatred by its great injustice and oppression. How utterly opposed to the "kingdom which is not of 'his world, is a system which rests upon state support— and is guarded by the tenors of human laws, and employs the official agency of magistrates, policemen, and auctioneers It is woithy of notice, that in the course of the proceedings, one of the magistrates, the Rev. D. Jones, remarked that that was not the time and place to enter into the arguments for Church Establishments but that, on another occasion, he was ready to meet ay petfhu to discuss the question. At the close of the proceedings, therefore, Mr. Stephen Price, of Ahcrsychan, asked the rev, gcntlemau whether he meant his observations as a chal- lenge to the Dissenters to publicly discuss the suljeit, as there weie parlies pre;ent prep red to take up the gauntlet. Mr. Jones critd, No no!" Mr. Piice sllifl-" Ttnt is best for you."— (T.aitghUr.) —(brom a Correspondent.)
IVICE CHANCELLORS' COURT,…
VICE CHANCELLORS' COURT, FUIDAV, Die, 5. (Before Sir L. Shad well.) MONMOUTH MIN1NU COMPANY V. S1U BENJAMIN HAM. of ceitaHi papets and documents which passed between the lej;al advisers of Sir B. Hall and the Moiirtiouthshire Bunking CUIIl. puny, relative to gi an ting a new lease of the Victor ia Iron Minis, and which were contended to have passed at such a poind ol the transaction as to lender ilitin privileged comn unicaiion- IIi, IInonr s-ti.I, the plaintiffs, as crr-dilors of the oiiginal les- tees, having recovered judgment in 1843, and issued a fa. which was in the hands of tho s lies iff, imsed a serious objection how far the li,. ta. taken out hy the judgment creditor would ioleifere with the right which the original lessor had to buy the traifttbad'.i arid the plant under the proviso of the lease. A great deal ol correspondence parsed between ihe agents of Sit H, Hull and ihe I)Iaintiff, as to what was to be done under the ciicum- siunces, end his Honour thought, that though there might have been a trealy carried on about which there WHS no di?pviic, the treaty might fail, and therefore, independently of :he question of a binding agreement, there remained the question of the righ's of those who represented the lessors as against ihose who issued ihe ji.ja., and, therefore, he w as of opinion that the papers und do cuments which passed after October, 184.'», were privileged.
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TnF. DUKE OF WETXINOTON AND THK Cleans.—The general Older ngainit smokiug in ihe army lias occasioned a deep sensa- lioll in every meswoom in the kingdom, and created such a pa- nic in the cigar maiket, that good cheroots were done a' an un- usually low lrnr." and the Manillas were down at a penny, which had been commanding threehalfpence, with n lair spiink- Of boyeik, for (he last eitjlit months. The cabbage growers Are a despair, for the youny officers had been the chief con- sumers 01 the hardy vitur(tr savoy, which must now he sold f(s. food for the U*er classes, instead of being packed in ivoiy cases,, for mess-room tables, as the best Havannnhs. imported dueet from Ilavanni-h by Ihe llommersmith 'bus. As to the military themselves, meetings are being called in every tegiment, to con- sider whether the ollicers shall cofi'Vly submit Idatfow the Duke of Wellington to put all itmit, pipeg 0ijY. The Duke of Wdliuglon has blown a cloud over the whole of the army bv his inionside- raie endeavour iW Canisii the cigar fotn the mess room. The officers natuially ask what tliey are to do when they meet for they are restrained fiom boxing, wrestling, leap-frog, blind- man's-buff, as well as prohibited trotri smoking, anil they dread the possibility of being thrown upon their conversational re- sources, which must have a most dreary effect.- Punch. 11 OLLOU'A V's OINTMENT ANn Pri.r.s—Ex ri?AORIUNAM V CoriR- —A never-Jniling remedy for all coses of Scurry, Scorbutic Humours, und Scrojnla.— Ileniy Hill, now u footma n to Lord B., was lately discharged from the Duke of D 's seivice, in consequence of hi- having laiue scorbutic blotches all over his hands and face, to his great disfigurement. For twelve months he was treated hy his master's medical attendants, bill to liD purpose and the can; was at Isisl declared incurable, and he was dis- charged. The poor fellow then, as a forlorn hope, commenced using Holloway's Pills and Ointment, which tflfcctually eradi- cated the disease fiom his blood io less than three weeks, j -i .# -.I t
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CAKDJJBT. "SALIS POPUL1 3UPREMA~LEX." At this dark, dismal, and inclcment season of the year, it might not be amiss to call the attention of the auihoiities of this 11 town to ceitain portions of thir piopeny, which, as far as the safety of the public is concerned, are in a very dangerous and insecure state. First, let us look at the roof of the oid workhouse, (lately bought by the corporation,) situate in St. Mary-street, one of the leading thoroughfares of the town and a public pump adjoining the tottering premises, which is visited daily by some hundreds of people, to their gieat pelil. Is it proper, that during this season, when, il we may use the expression, the elements are let loose, such an enoimous mass of rotten timber and slates should be recklessly left to be blown about by tiie wind, to the imminent tfunger of the public? Many who have been in the habit of going to the pump, can prove that several times, when passing the luinous building, slates have been blown off, and fullen within a few inches from their heads. There is not a passenger who takes the opposite side of the street, and diiecSs his eyes to the decaying mass of roof, but must be aware of its insecure Mate. Had it been the properly of some private tiades- man in the town, we have no doubt that long ere this it would have been indicted as a nuisance; and it would be but light, had it been so. We remember, but a few years ago, a house nearly opposite this building, the roof of which was bad, but nothing like to bad as this—shipped, for the safely of the public and we eincerely hope soon to see the same done to the old woik- licuse, for the protection of the brains and limbs of the good people of Cardiff. Secondly Take a walk down to the Hayes bridge, at the top of Caroline-street, and what do you see there 1 A bridge, they ) call it surely it does not deserve the name. At both ends ot the north side, there are large openings, with nothing to prevent the near-sighted, or the stranger, finding himself either with broken limbs on the lowing, pillh below, orstruggling against a watery grave in the canal. It will be remeinbeied that since Lewis-street has been opened, the greater number of sailors visiting our port come up that strett, and have to cross that miserable apology for a b;idge and those who letu rn by the Slme route in ihe dark are liable, in turning round by Waterloo Buildings, to walk right into the canal. Ought such traps for human life as these to exist in a flourivhing town like Cardiff, calling itself a corporate borough. Shame! shame I Sometime ago, on the south side of this bridge," there was an opening, where a man neaily eighty years of age fell over and was much injured. At that time we noticed the subject in our columns, in conseqcence of which, railings were put up. And now we would ask why, in the name of common sense, and in common regard to public safety, are not rails put up on the north side, to prevent similar occurrences 1 Whilst we are on this subject, we may as well stale that some time ago we understood that £ 200., if not more n,ltney, had been subscribed to build a new bridge across the canal near this place; tloll early in this year, we read in the Me1-tlll¡r Guardian newspaper, an advertisement for tenders to be sent unto the town surveyor, for the erection of this bridge; but that wa all we heard about iI, One would almost be led to the conclusion 'h-it no tenders had been enl in at all but il is very evident that whether there weie or not, the subject has been h it a dead letter nil the summer, and -it the present time is in the bl.,IO before described, so well calculated to increase the bills o moitaliiy. f Again go down Lewis street, and on the east side you wil find a larye pX"3valioll, some six or seven feet deep, meant at one time lor the foundation of a cellar, quite exposed, where any one n ay fall in, and be dragged cut a cripple for life, or a two- 1.1onths, patient for a skilful surgeon. Why not have this filled I)P ? or why not compel the person who had it dug, to put up "■omeiliing for the protection ot the public ? At Ihe bridge by ihe bottom of Bute-street, a lamp is very mucii wanted. Only two or Ihree weeks past, a sailor, on hi, way to his vessel, at night, fell into the canal, and would inevita- bly have been drowned, had it not been for the timely aid of a gentleman, well acquainted with the locality, who was psir.g at the time, and who lichly deseives a Humane Society's medal. The foregoing aie undeniable facis, and we throw ihem out in the nrdent hope that they may meet the eye of the proper authorities—niCu of riglil minds and good hearts, who, for the ciedit of the town, and the cause of humanity, will, e trus!, •iiircourthe public, by prompt remedial measuies. On Saturday last, there were about 300 sail of vessels in Pt-narih-roads, wind bound. CORONERS' INQUKST,—An inquest was liekl on Friday last, at the Sea Lock Hole', before R. L. llt-ece, Esq., coroner. n the body of John Allen, aged eighteen, a seaman, and apprentice on boaid the schooner Fragment, of Siocklon, John FllOtoo, master. From the evidence, it appears deceased died from suffocation, The master being sworn, said the deceased was a native of Stiomness, and went to bed on Wed- nesday night. last, with a fire in the forecasllc. There being no fireplace, ti e fire was put in an o!d iron kettle, and placed in the forecabin for the purpose of warming it, and it was burainti until seven o'clock that evening. lie (the mas er) did not hear of the accident before the following morning, because he was ill 'he tovo.Williaiii Sinclair Henry said he was a seaman on board the Fragment, and went to sleep about half-past ten on Wednesday night, in the forecastle. He saw deceased, who was in bed, and who rose and gave him a light. The pan which the file had been iu was under his (witness) bed, to warm it. lie went to bed quite sober, butawoke in the night and was vety sick, and unable to gel out of his hammock.—Francis Taylor said he was mine of the Fragment, lie called the men on the morning 01 Thursday, about seven o'clock, bill had no answer, and then removed the fore-hatch, and went down. He saw the lust witness, who had fallen from his hammock, on the floor helpless, and scarcely able to speak, lie caught hold of deceased's hand, which was tilr, and fioth proceeded from his mouth. He was quite dead. A surgeon was sent for, who said deceased had been dead some time.—Verdict Accidental Death. A VE SSKL'S VICISSITUDES.—On the 26th ult. the baique Penelope, of Anlwerp, bound to Sierra Leone, with sperm and palm oils, and wine, was, through tistiess of weatbei, driven up the Bristol Channel into Penarlh Roads. It would appear that this vessel foimtrly belonged to a firm in London, and was called the Beatrice. She went to Antwerp on a voyage, and there became a wreck, and was bought by the present owners at a public auction. She was again made sea-worthy, and has since been trading between Ant-meti) and Sierra Leone. Imme- diately the late owners were made aware of her being in Penatili Roads, they put her under arfest, and a litigation is now pending. PEDESTRIAN ISM.-A foot-race of two miles, £10 a side, took place on Monday last, between William Bevan, alias "Pont try var," and Evan Weir, alias "I lie Muindy Boy." The ground chosen was from Rumney Bridge to the Railway Bridge at Caidiff. Notwithstanding the unpropitious state of the weather, upwards of 2000 persoos had congregated to witness the contest. Each party was sanguine of success, and bets were offered and freely taken consequently a great deal of money changed hands, but when the two men stripped there could be but one opinion on the subject. In consequence of the superior condijioo of Btvan to Weir, the first half-mile was well contested but Weir got all nbroad, and Bevan came in a winner of full 200 yards. Another race will take place on the 5ili of January, X-25 a side, a distance of 200 yards, between William Robinson, a noted pedestrian, and Rees Meredith, 01 Aberdaie. Robinson to give Meredith 10 yards start. HOUSE-WARMING SUPPER.—Mr. and Mrs Evan Moreton, of the Homeward-bound Ship," entertained theii fiiends on Monday lasl wish a sumptuous supper. Between 40 and 50 respectable tradespeople of the town met with their wives and sweethenits, and paitook of the repast, which did the greatest credit to the catering powers of Mr. and Mrs. M. After supper dancing commenced, and was kept up with the greatest spirit to an early hour, when the party broke up, highly delighted with the evening's entertainment.
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Com Trade. Sensitive as all parties have become by the constant rumours of intended alterations, the first shot of the Times on Thursday made a great impression. Thl! way in which the attack was fol- lowed up was ceilaitily not calculated to weaken the belief lhat, by (one meitns or oilier, that journal had become possetised of information respecting the doings at Ihe late frequent meetings of the Cabinet Council the subsequent announcement in the Standard gave rise 10 hope, butdid not allay fenr; and up to Ihe present moment the utmost douht and uncertainly arc felt. In this state of aff.iis the regular course of trade hu been interrupted and -o averse are all parties to enter into fies-h engagements whilst the impoltallt point remained undecided, that business in corn has been completely paralyzed. At the principal piovincial markets the effect has been quite as serious as at Maik-iaue nnJ so shaken is public connlleuce in the present ministry, that nothing can now be expected to put the trade on a sound footing except an official denial of the statements referred to. Even before Ihis new source of uneasi- ness come into play, the going over of Lord John Russell find Lord Morpeth to the League had made some impression on the minds of holders of wheat, and the somewhat firm tone which characterised the trade last week was not maintained, business being decidedly dull at several of the leading markets held on Tuesday and Wednesday. Ihe ifipoits from Liverpool, of Tuesday, inrord us that sellers had begun to malliffsl u greater desire to realize whilst purcliHSers had displayed less inclination to ndd to their stock wheat, consequently, fell Id. to 2d, per 70lbs., flour Is. per sa.ik, aud meal 1- per load; whilst prices of spiing corn and pulse had also a downward tendency on lhat day. Later iu the week Iile drepression was materially increased by the news liom London, and on Friday business was at a complete stand. Fiom ino-t of the oilier influential lovvng ihe advices are of a similar character; and the well-grounded calculations of an advauce in the value of agricultural produce Imvo been for the present wholly upset by the mere possibility of a legislative in- terference with the eXisting tate of things. Under these circumstances, it may not be altogether useless to enter into an examination of the probable consequences of a repeal of the corn-laws: we do not mean the ullimale. but the immediate consequences. The first point for consideration is, whether the abolition of the duty would cause a larger present importation (tho presumption of which has unquestionably been the m"in reason of the depression in prices.) We think it will not require very suitable reasoning 10 prove that, so far from increasing the foreign supplies, the first effect must be to throw gieater difficulties in the way of our obtullllOg wheat from abroad, should we really need it. When, some weeks ago, it \as f'urrently nrmou,e'! that the'Hlilih (Joverhmfnlwtre bbolil 1o i-sne an older in council to hdmit foreign corn fiee, prices immediately advanced materially all ovel the continent, and vie have no hesitation in asseiting that the same effect will he pro- duced on the maikets abroad by the late accounts from thence. The orders -.which, rnay. sent out will, therefore, Ie. niiii(i unexecuted meanwhile the time is fast approaching when froO! )hust put a slop t-) r,)-i rite frooti tte BAltic, and until the spring we cannot ieaso;jubly calculate on receiving any quantity from that quniler heyootllhat Already bought, To the Mediterranean, the only ports at which there are any avniloble stocks of moment are Marseilles and Leghorn, at both of which places prices were previously too high, as compared with quo- tations heie, to lenipt our merchants. The prospect of a tree trade iili England would be quite as sure to raise the value of the commodity lli<ire as elsewl.eie; and, though shipments might bo made from theme throughout the winter, we feel lully satisfied that in the first instance holders of wheat would demand sudl extravagant rates as greatly 10 enhance the difficulties of obtaining large supplies. From Canada nothing beyond what is now on passage can be expected till next summer; and bv the latest accounts from the United States we learn that flour had lisen, on the of the supposition that England would buy largely lo fully the value of the ariiele here. Whatever, therefore, might be the ultimate effect on piices of agricultural produce, a present repeal of the corn-laws would certainly not lessen the evils of scarcity and high prices which the agitators for a repeal pretend to diead and we would caution farmers not 10 be led away by a senseless panic to saciifice their propeity thiough Deedless alarm. Contrary to what is customary just before Christmas, when farmers generally require cash for a variety of purposes, and — therefore send supplies to maiket freely, the arrivals of wkl j coastwise into London have been very small this week, oi | 3,284 qrs. having been reported up to this (Saturday) eveni4 | The quantity exhibited at Maik-lane by land-carriage sam t from the home counties has also been trivial notwithstandN which the trade has remained in a very quiet 3tate. Of the fll runs shown on Wednesday on the Essex and Suffolk sands (from Kent there was literally nothing offering)-only the parcels could be placed at Monday's curfttney and as be were not inclined to accept less money for the ordinary ki the extent of business transacted was unimportant. On Frii 1 it would have been impossible lo have sold even by submittii j to a material reduction and as holders did not place suffici credence in the assertions of the Times to deem themseH warranted in ac epling less money, business was at a per stand. Holders of free foreign wheat have also, up to the p sent, remained firm, and being unwilling to take the reduti rates at which alone progress could have been made in the d posal of the article, scarcely a bargain was closed either on W nesday or Friday. So far from speculation in bonded wh having been increased by the rumours of an intended alteralfa in the laws, the reverse has been the case importers have reduced thereby to insist on higher terms, which, however, tM have found it impossible to realize, and even less has been do in the article this than the preceding week. TSSjt m flour has become very difficult of disposal, and, though variations has occurred in quotations of town-manufactured country-made Bour might have been bought on rather eAsi$fL.- terms at the close than in the commencement of the week. i The arrivals of bailey have been quite moderate, and the be*! Ir malting qualities have been taken off at about the currency Monday last; secondary and inferior sorts have moved off soi»^ what tardily, still previous prices have been nearly supported, j 'The transactions in mall have been on quite a retail scale, the value of the article has remained nominally unaltered. 1] I he market has been rather sparingly supplied with oi^f and of the 16,464 qrs. reported, a considerable proportion caio4 to hand previous to Monday's market. There has, neveriheleW been a plentiful show of samples at Mark-lane, a large quantitf of the abundant supply received from Ireland last month sti reroaiuing unsold. On Wednesday it was difficult to induce J dealtrs to continue their purchases at Monday's reduction, at^ 'j to have Bold largely on Friday a further decline must have bed submitted to. It is now preity certain that the duty on this grat Q will not fall below the present rate—3s. per qr.-but whether t i bonded stocks will be entered for home consumption whilst the J, is a chance of the corn-laws being altered, is queationable. < Beans and peas have come to hand sparingly, and no variation* requiring notice has occurred in piices of these articles since th begionin., of the w eek.- Mark- layie Express. f J In consequence of ihe increased ptice of grain, thepiice*^0 whisky has been advanced 6d. a gallon by the distillers in Sco'1^ land. gc ft was decided the other day by the magistrates at Colcheste^0 ,hat an apprentice could not be legally bound, to a woma I), he lifetime of her husband.
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L 0 l\fDO N MAR K tT S. MARK-LANE, MONDAY, DEC. 8. The continuftd reports of a probable change in the corn-]aw have had a very unsettling effect on the trade this rnotising, b causing'the millers to reliain from purchasing, and factors h»$*< to submit to a decline of 2s. to Us. per qv. to clear the slamls of'ai the English supply, which was only moderate. Foreign freo, wheat is Is. per qr. cheaper, and bonded wheat is nominally tba same as last week, and we have very little doing, as there is II inclination to purchase. Flout meets a dull sale, at Is. pf^ sack decline on ship flour. fi Barley is unaltered in value. Good barley sells roadily, butf inferior meets a slow saie. f Beans are I i., white peas Is and grey peas 2s. per qr. lowtri We are moderately supplied with oats, but the show of sawfo pies was-large from previous arrivals. The oat tiade has par'K taken of the general depression, ^.nd the market has been verffe dull this iiiorning and the business transacted has been at decline of Is. per qr. since this dav se'nnicht. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. VViiF.vr.Essex &: Kent, new red 58 61 White 63 0' „ <>'< red 61 65 Ditto 86 7*I' RYE,old. 34 38 New 40%* BAHLEY,grinding>3134 malting 36 — Chevalier..36 & 4 7, 27 28 Bere 27 lit MALT, Suffolk and Norfolk 58 63 Brown .56 C0;K Kingstone and Ware GO — Chevalier ..65 L OATS,VorkshSt I.incolnsh,feed '26 27 Potato .27 29 Youghall & Coik, black. 26 27 Cork, white.27 ic Dublin 27 — Westport ..27 -"to Waterloid, white. 27 — Black 26 2^ i 1 Nevvry 28 — V Galway 2a 26 L Scoloh, feed 28 29 Potato ,30 36 ij Clonmel 27 28 Limerick 28 M Loudondeiry 27 28 Sligo 26 27 t BEANS,Tick, new 42 -14 Old, small.52 5* f i'EAS,Grey 44 46 w ,e 4g 1' White. 52 M Boilers fi#'fi H i.oL'ii. l ovvn-niade. ) CO SuflblkSO per sack oi 2801b* Nlockton & NoHulk 48 Irish ..50 52 IV fORLlbN GRAIM AND FLOUR IN BOND. WHEAT DanUic 56 58 fine — 62 Hamburg 52 54 4 n Rostock 54 56 if ^An" v 26 2H OATS, Brew 24 28 Feed 25 29 FO BEANS 44 48 1, f,A I 5') 55 j Fi.oun, American,per barrel.. 28 32 Baltic. — fi LONDON, MONDAY, Dec. 8. t The ai rivals last week from Ireland were 1,833 firkins butler, and 1. I tm bales bacon, and from foreign ports 3,987 casks butter. The butler maiket continues extiemely dull, and but a small, amount of business transacted during the past week holders i being anxious to sell, a decline of 2s. to 4s. per cwt. was sub' mitied to, when buyers could be met. Fine Dutch being in & limited supply, advanced to 106s. to 108s. r In the bacon market there was a moderate demand, prime fresh sizeable meat selling at 52s. to 53s.; and heavy, 50s. to' 51s. lauded. Onboard nothing doing. 12' Lard sells lowly, at a further decline of about Is. per cwt. M Hams in good demand. 2( F. It. I BACON. *7 Stock. Delivery. Stock. Delivarr. 1343 59,710 8,070 8,710 2 410 fee 1844 23,160 9.520 1,390 2,700 .&( 1815 48,030 7,350 4;230 3,100 "n 1845 48,030 7,350 4;230 3,100 "n BUTTER, BACON, CHEESE, AND HAMS. IRISH Bin-run (new)s s. CnEtsE, per Cwt. S. S. per cwt. — Double Gloucester 62 68 I Cdilow, new, on brd 100 — Single ditto 48 53 ia Sligo 92 — Cheshire 56 76 ,< in Coik, Ist 98 HAMS. ENGLisii BuiiER. Iiish 56 64 Doiset,pei ifrkin 54 — Westmoreland 66 I FOREIGN. York gg 7g ;ie< Piim, Friesland, ct 104 — BACON, new 48 6*2 IL'3 Ditto,Kiel 100 —| Middles — *i SM IT 11 FIELD CATTLE MARKET, Mow. DEC. 8. L The attendance of both town and country buyers being large, a the beef Irade ruled firm, at prices fully equal to these obtained -11 on this day se'nuigbt,' and at which a good clearance was ef* ». fected. |B Although the numbers of sheep were on the increase, the „ mutton trade was firm, at full prices; the best old Downs teadily producing 5s. per 8lbs. FX' r»:,e oo -hiu ,b<! ",<ie—s In pigs a steady business was transacted, at full prices. The gllat Christmas market will be held here on ftlonday next. Per 81bs.,to sinlt theofTat. fl s. d. a. d. s. d s d JL Coarse and Inferior Prime coarse wool- Beasts .>.2 10 3 0 led Sheep .4 6 4 8 Second quality do.3 2 3 6 Prime South Downs li Prime large Oxen.3 8 4 0 ditto .4 10 5 0 Prime Scots, See..4 2 4 4 Large coarse Calves4 0 4 6 Coarse and Inferior Prime small ditto..4 10 5 2 i Sheep 3 4 3 10 Large Hogs 3 10 4 6 Second quality do.4 0 4 4 Neat small Porkers.4 8 5 2 Suckling Calves, 18s. to 30s.; and quarter-old Store Pigs, 16. to 21s. each. Beasts, 3,441; Sheep, 25,400; Calves, 59 Pigs, 381. LATEST CURRENT PRICES OF METALS. 1 LONDON, DEC. 5, 1845. £ s. d i I HON—Bara Wales o to?i 9 6 0 p London 10 0 0 f Nail rods 10 10 0 f Hoops (Stal.) 11 10 0 1J Slicet 12 10 0 ? Itars „ 11 0 0 A Scotch pig b Clyde 3 15 0 Rails 12 0 O M It ussian c CCND 15100 S PSI 16 0 0 Gourietf 14 10 ft Archangel. ]3 15 Q Sweedish d, for arriv 0 0 0 onthespot. 12 0 0 Steel, fagt 15 15 0 „ kegs e 15 5 e COI'p[R-Tilef. 92 0 0 'j't.ugh cake 93 0 (> Best selected # 96 0 0 ()i-(.Iitiary sliects o. lb. 0olot bottoms 0 0114 i TIN — Com. blocks Cwt. 5 6 0 hars 5 6 € Refined 5 10 0 Sirait-, it 4 13 0 Banra 4 15 0 I 11n I tilt!i—'Ch-; IC.i •••••• ••••• •*••••••.box 1130 If IX 2 10 Coke, 110 0 IX 1 16 0 I FAD-Sheet k 20 5 0 Pig,tetined. 21 0 0 c"iiin)on 19 0 0 Spallish, in bd 18 10 0 American )7 |5 0 Srn.Tf R—(Cake) I w ZINC—(Sheet) 1/1 export 30 0 y QlllCK.SILVF.il « .V. 0 4 6 iNi LTA L J"li 726 « I'isoount per cent. b Net cash. c Discount I 2 per cent. Ii Ditto. e In kegs and tinch. r Discount 3 2 percent, g Ditto 2J pei cent, h Net cash, in bond, i Dis- COUllt a pH cellt, k Ditto 2J per cent, l Net cash bond m Discount IJ per cent, n discount JJ per cent. For home use it is per ton. REMARKS. ,es the same as last week, and the market appears finn. Scotch pig rather more in demand. Cori-EH.—In fair demand, at quotations. I N.-J,,nglisti rather unsettled; "om qutlllg comlnon block f, at 103s., and others at 105s.; the slock is still very low. Banca ami Straits looking up, and some holders ask 2s. io 2s. Gd. ùe- yond our quotations. TIN ri A) Fs and LTAD continue steady, at last week's prices. SrKt.TKn.—A few parcels sold this week at X'2I, ]Os. stock about 7Oi 0 tons. PRESENT PRICE OP TIN PLATES. NEWPORT, DEC. 6. »| it. s. d« JU s d t No. IC.perl)ox I 1100 Wasters.0 2 0 V No. IX. per box 030 „ No.1\X. per box.•••••• 2 3 0 0 3 U —— ■— —— ■— BRISTOL HAY MARKET, Die 9 Hay pei ton. 2 7 6 to, 4 0 Straw per Dozen 0 1 2to 0 111 i Newport, Saturday, December 13, 1845. Printed and Published fr the Proprietor, EDWARD HOW 1.1 NO, of Sto v Hill, iii the Parish ot St. Woolos, in the MEIUIN Oeneifel Printing situate in Corn-street, in the Borough of Newport, by WILLIAM CHRISTOPHERS. of No. t, Charles-street, 10 the said Borough- London Agent5 :-Mexsrs. Newton and Co., Warwick-square, Mr- R* Baiker.33. Fleet-stieet; Mr. G. Reynell, 43, Chan- cery-lane, Mr. S. Deacon, Coffee-house, No. 3, Walbrook, near 1 h« Mansion Houe., where this paper it regularly filed,