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STATE AID ASSUMPTIONS.
STATE AID ASSUMPTIONS. THE dangerous assumptions of State Aid men seem to be endles3. Having started on a wrong path, their errors form an endless chain. Their stock in trade being unsound premises, all their issues are rotten conclusions. We ate triumphantly told that every poor man has an inalienable right to get his physical and moral wants provided for by the country in which he lives. No political heresy can be more pernicious. No moral axiom can be more contrary to the principle of moral government. We hold that no poor man has any such right cither physical or moral. But let us examine the plausible position—First of all what consti- tutes a poor man, or in other words what is the standard of poverty ? Is it the acceptance of parochial relief? If Government aid is to be confined to children, the parents of whom are in the receipt of such aid, then the question is narrowed into a very small compass, and will touch, perhaps, two p-r cent of the population of Wales. What in truth is meant by the children of the poor ? If the meaning is wider than we have already suggested, what is to be the standard of poverty ? Is the high-sounding phrase anything beyond a clap-trap expression, designed to excite sympathy in behalf of Government education ? We trow not. If the poor man has a right to have his physical and moral wants supplied by the country, we ask what is the „ nature of this right ? Is it a natural right similar to that which subsists between parent and child ? Evidently not, as the relationship is dissimilar. Is it a social right? If %oo it riti it be comprehended within the object of Govern- ment. But the object of Government being no other than the protection of life and property, it follows that the alleged right cannot he sustained. Further, if the poor man has a right to have some of his physical wants provided by the country he has a right to have all his wants supplied. And this must be the case with regard to his moral wants; if so, State religion, for the poor is an inalienable right. Religion, of course, is a moral want, and the State educationists say that the moral wants of the poor must be supplied by the country, in which they live. That is to say, the Sultan must provide Mahomedanism to supply the moral wants of his subjects; the Emperor of China must supply the moral wants of his people with the doctrines of Confucius; and Queen Victoria must supply the moral wants of her people with Paganism in India, Episcopalianism in England, and Roman Catholicism in Ireland. But if this is the right of every poor man, then every po JV man must have his own choice morse) of moral food; such food as will agree with his moral digestion. And where will be tne end of the moral culinary process ? In truth, this doctrine must be sweet savoury meat to such sects as have to uphold error in defiance of all the light of truth. We deny the right altogether, physical and moral, under any and under every circumstance, with the exception of that when the State deprives children of their natural pro- tector. What the poor man cannot do for himself, must be done for him by CHARITY, and to that charity he has no natural or acquired right. We make this statement after a full consideratiotl of its consequences. We regard State support for the poor as impolitic and prejudicial to the intcrests of the community. In saying so, we do not mean to affirm, that legal support for the poor should be immediately withheld. That course would be both cruel and unjust, as the Poor-law has been in existence for some ages. It is therefore not inconsistent in us as Dissenters to oppose the introduction of one vicious principle, though we do not tleinmd the instantaneous suppression of another. We have never admitted that it is the duty of religious denominations to educate the people. It is the duty of the people to educate themselves, just as it is their duty to clothe and feed their bodies. We advocate the present movements on behalf of secular combined with religious education, simply as a matter of policy. The Established Church of thes8 realms attacks our civil and religious liberty, by means of schools. It therefore becomes necessary that we should :vfont similar tactics. We are driven to it in self-defence. But we have no business to interfere with the secular educa- tion of the people; it is their own concern. Our duty is •imply to provide religious instruction, and before we can do so, we must have a Normal College wherein young men will be taught the best way to administer religious information to their future charges. To banish religion from it, is to banish the very thing for which it is intended. We support it not as Independents, Baptists, and Methodists, but as benevolent men, and friends of civil and religious freedom, both of which are placed in imminent danger by the stealthy introduction of Government education. As such we admit that the term voluntary principle, as employed in this contro- versy, is not strictly appropriate. Education is not to be maintained by the voluntary principle in the same sense as feligion is. la regard to religion, it means, that no man should be compelled to pay for the support of his own reli- gion, or the religion of any other man- Religion is a mat- ter. between God and man, education is not so; it is a matter between parent and child. As such the merits or demerits of the voluntary principle has nothing to do with the ques- tion. But as religion is an essential branch of education, it is perfectly evident that the State has no right to interfere yrith it. It cannot become a national teacher, because it eanriot teach an important lesson. As to the Jesuitical allegation that Government docs not interfere with the religious instruction in day schools, we are for the sake of the parties who make the assertion, that we have only to say that it is untrue and what is worse, they themselves must knowlt to be so. Government nid is not* given to any school whose trust deed does not jDrovide for religious illstruetion. Let the Swansea Herald, its correspondents, the Rev. Daniel Davies, or the min of all work, Mr. Mordeeai Jones, memorialise the Lords of the Council on behalf of a school in which purely sccttlttr editea- tion only will he given, and the APPLICATION WILL BE REFUSED, unless their lordships will frame a special minute in order to defeat the PRINCIPALITY. The appeal to secular education is a sheer pretence, an unmitigated mockery, and a most insidious snare, in order to delude Welsh Dissenters to abandon their sacred principles. It is a piece of wanton mischief, and our only wonder is, that religious men are so far led astray as to adopt such disgraceful sleight of hand. We may as well expect education from the moon, as expect a purely secular system to be established by the English Government. The very idea is scouted, and deservedly so, by the leading men of all parties. It must also be distinctly understood, that if once State aid is received it cannot be returned. Once it could, but we arc now credibly informed that it is so no longer. A clause in the trust deed secures inspection, and though every one of the committee may repent their entering the house of bondage, they can never get out. This is a feature well worthy of the attention of the doubtful and hesitating.
IIOW THE MONEY GOES.
IIOW THE MONEY GOES. THE grand object of Government is the protection of life and property. Before that object can be obtained the Go- vernment must be strong, and it can only be strong by pos- sessing the means of efficiency. It must, therefore, have money, and money can be had either through direct or in- direct taxation. If the taxation be inadequate to meet the wants of Government, its operations must be inefficient, and consequently the ends of its establishment will not be ob- tained. On the other hand, if a system of taxation is car- ried on which produces more money than what is actually wanted for the due administration of law, it is evident that there ought to be a speedy reduction. Government is to give protection to the people, and if it takes more from them than is necessary for that purpose, then clearly it contravenes the very purpose of its existence. Property instead of being protected is plundered. Such is the case in these realms. Our taxation is burdensome, and is in reality a millstone which threatens to sink us into ruin. There is almost nine hundred millions of national debt, which is augmenting, and for ever increas- ing. Scarcely a session passes without some sensible in- crease. The addition this year has been two millions sterling. In short, the mere interest of the national debt, which this year is £ 31,280,600, takes up somewhat more than ten shillings out of every pound we pay in taxes. The estimate for the army and navy this year is £ 14,532,405. The esti- mate for the ordnance is also 1,2,801,760. Here again some seven and sixpence in the pound are taken away. In short so enormous is our taxation that one-eighth of it, or hait-a- crown in the pound, would amply suffice to maintain the dignity of the throne, the administration of justice, and every other department necessary for the protection of the lives and property of the subjects. In this estimate we do not include the army and navy, but were even these included with their present enormous and extravagant expenditure, the whole sum would not exceed ten shillings. Our expenditure for this year has been at the rate of £ 64,000,000, including the ten millions for Ireland. Many of our country readers, and others who may not be expert arithmeticians, will be at a loss to know how such a sum of money can be possibly expended. They will count and say, ten hundred is only a thousand; there must be ten thousand ten times in a hundred thousand; a hundred thousand ten times in a million and a million is expended sixty-four times by our rulers. How in the world do they contrive to go through so much money ? The present paper is written with the view of furnishing some information on the subject. Well then, in the first place, let us look at the Iloyal family. Her Majesty the Queen (long may Heaven preserve her !) is allowed X385,000 per annum, or some twenty thou- sand more than one thousand pounds per day for every day throughout the year. Prince Albert receives ;C30.000, which, joined to the income of the Queen, amounts to £ 415,000, a tolerably handsome portion for a family to live upon. It is no less than one thousand one hundred and thirty-seven pounds every day, and somewhat more than forty-seven pounds for every hour in the twenty-four. Then we pay the Queen Dowager the princely sum of £ 100,000 annually; to the King of Belgium, £ 50,000 to the Duchess of Kent, £ 30,000 to the King of Hanover, £ 21,000 each per annum, besides countless thousands to countless num- bers of royal relatives. That is one way in which the money goes. And then there is the endless pension list. Time.would fail us, and our letter cases would not contain a sufficient number of figures, if we were to place before our readers a list of all the good people we pay for doing nothing because their ancestors did something. What that something is, history itself frequently can scarcely determine. Some arc paid because their ancestors fought on land, others because they fought at sea, and others for not fighting at all. Up to this very day and very hour, it is difficult to ascertain how large our annual payments are for the support of the illegitimate descendants of our royal rulers in past times and their relatives. And if the particulars could be obtained, it would surprise many of the Christian men of these lands how much is actually paid to the descendants of abandoned characters who sold themselves to minister to the unhallowed passions of our most religious defendants of the faith. And that is another way in which the money goes. The committee on miscellaneous estimates has lately re- vealed several important secrets relative to the money-going method. We find that the Queen Dowager, who by the way receives £ 100,000 a year, wanted new fountains at Bushy Park, which would have cost £ 1,200. The sum of £ 1,000 was wanted to restore old roofs and build a chimney for the apartment of two or three ladies at Hampton Court. The painting and papering of Lady Jocelyn's house cost £ 1,500. It cost £ 650 to extirpate the dry rot from the King of Hanover's house the fences round his pleasure grounds cost £ 500; and the rebuilding: of a peach houes £ 650,. The Dachess of Kent, in addition to her £ 30,000 per annum, wanted this year at Frogmore £ 1,100 for green- houses and vineries £ 1,405 for widening aud warming two centre houses in back range in garden £ 1,650 for pits and pipes for hot water in the same l,2,200 for an early vinery and an early cherry house and £ 400 for two pits to raise asparagus. None of these requests however were granted, owing to this secret-revealing committee. But she has been allowed £)OO for an early melon ;C200 for a move- able glass frame for forwarding apricots; 0 for a fir the same; and £ 750 for repairing forcing-houses and examination of warm water pipes and cocks;" in all £ 1,930. The secretary of Prince Albert wanted X260 to make new windows in the stables of St. Alban-street, where lie keeps his horses. He was obliged, however, to be satisfied with £ 50. A warming apparatus for Windsor Castle cost £ 4,574. The painting of the Queen's kennels cost X70. What will our mountain readers who rise early, retire late to rest, and labour hard in order to earn their-daily bread, and pay the taxes, say to this item ? Seventy pounds for painting the dogs' kennels! Are there not many of our poor in danger of exclaiming, Would I were a royal dog The warming of a dining room and a music room comes to £ 450 and the draining of Windsor Castle to £ 1,600. The expenses of the military establishment of the household, consisting of the gentlemen at-arms and the yeomen of the guard, amount annually to £ 12,229. The master of the music and the band cost £1.916.. The salaries in the Lord Chamberlain's offices are £ 3,110. The governor of Windsor Castle receives £ 1,120, and the lieutenant, governor £ 173. These,, then, arc some of the ways in which, the money goes. The Labuan job cost £12,00.0. Sir Charles. Trevclyan had £2,500 for a few months' extrt service. £ 10,000 are given to the Poles, and £ 4,400 to the Corsicans. In useless stations abroad it has been ascertained that may be saved. The steam navy job, according to Mr. Cobdcn, costs £ 8,000,000, or more than all our merchant steam navy. There are palace jobs of X.18,000, and Church jobs in the colonies of -911,575 per annum. In short, as the Standard olPreedmn well observes, there are jobs at home and jobs abroad, jobs in offices and jobs by commission, jobs every- where and in everything," and jobbing will never be done away with until Government by patronage shall be swept away. Men must be sent to Parliament to mind the people's business, and not their own they must go thither to serve the country, and not to serve themselves. We trust that we have made it plain how the money goes. It goes in extravagant allowances, in enormous pensions, and in extravagant and wasteful expenditure. We have but two alternatives before us—retrenchment or ruin. To proceed in our present career must inevitably destroy us. And though it is late to commence a course of reform, still better late than never. Perseverance will be certain ruin, reform may be the means of restoration to a state of pros- perity and happiness.
" OUR HOUSE AT HAME."
OUR HOUSE AT HAME." ABUSES do not exist alone in our high court of Parlia- ment: our local legislatures, "our houses at hame," equally need the censorship of the press. During the present Par- liamentary vacation we shall therefore devote an occasional article to the subject. We begin with Cardiff; but will follow with the different localities in which our journal circulates. Since the PRINCIPALITY has been published in this town, although silent or nearly so with respect to local abuses, we have not been unobservant of them. They have been noted down against the day of reckoning. No one, we honestly believe, could reside in this town three months without coming to the conclusion that it is one of the worst managed towns in the kingdom. If this be true, then we are sure it is time that all who are interested in its welfare should unite to work out a reformation. We will help them. As far as we are concerned, the particular shall not be lost in the general. While for national reforms we will work with an energy no difficulty shall sub- due, still we hope ever to find a place for efforts to overturn the abuses that obtain in the home districts of our fatherland. The corporation of Cardiff is one of the oldest in the king- dom, and by virtue of charters given soon after the conquest and in later times, became possessed of privileges and property that, by she pure neglect of the corporate body, have long since passed away. We regret not the loss of the privileges, but it is far otherwise with the property: That should and might be recovered. Some of it is now owned by persons who possess no valid title to it, and whose ancestors, we believe, for it have given no legitimate consideration. It is said, we know not with how much truth, but wo should like to hear it contradicted, that the magnificent docks, named after their noble and enterprising founder, and of which Cardiff may be justly proud, are built upon pro- perty formerly belonging to the corporation, but which was assigned over to an ancestor of the lale Lord Bute for the consideradon that a dinner should be given annually to the burgesses a consideration for years scrupulously observed, but now forgotten by all except the "oldest inhabitant." This is, the way that some of our fine town properties have been squandered away by the old corporations; and in many places things have scarcely been better since the Municipal Reform Act has been in operation. It was the intention of the Act referred to that the go vernment of our towns should devolve upon persons possess- ing the confidence of the people. In Cardiff, since it first came into operation, it has been notoriously otherwise. The corporation has been for the most part filled by the nominees of the landocracy, who, having obtained the honour, have neglected the duty, and have scarcely ever been present at the council board except to carry out the views of their patrons. With a corporation such as this, what could be expected ? Grapes come not from thistles. It is true that they have not sold their property for a song or a supper but they have paid the piper for others revelry. They have allowed one of |hcir former treasurers to leave them with'a deficit of how many hundreds of pounds we dare not venture to say it is unknown, probably, to the corporation itself. This must have been gross negligence, and those were deeply culpable who were guilty of it. None but men who are in love with naught in councildom but its badge, would have permitted it. The corporation are in receipt of a handsome income an- nually but in our opinion there is very bad management displayed in expending it. One source of revenue is from the shipping frequenting the port, and that, we believe, forms a very large item— £ 600 a year, or more. Had that amount been judiciously expended upon improvements in the harbour from year to year, the corporation would have been in the position, if they had the spirit to undertake it, of being able to construct docks capable of accommodating the ship- ping from which they derive so much revenue, and thus have secured to themselves and the town a princely income in perpetuity. This, we say, they ought to have done. It was a great oversight, and in consequence we have lost, as a corporation, the advantage of one of the finest roadsteads in the kingdom, and a river which might have been converted into wet docks at a comparatively trifling expense. We take it that the proceeds of the shipping tax ought in fair- ness to be applied for the purposes of accommodating the shippinghat pay it; but our corporation thought differently. They have, however, lost their opportunity. Private en- terprise has seized it, and it deserves the success it has already realised. Part of the municipal revenue, we are happy to find, is annually applied to the disencumbering of the estates. This is as it should be. We like to give praise where it is de- served. But we demur most stoutly to the policy and justice of paying the police out of the corporation funds. The po- od I lice should be paid by a rate levied upon property. By the adoption of the present mode property pays littler for its protection. This is wrong, and ought to be altered. Our municipal revenues should be devoted entirely to improv- ing the town, to the erection of buildings for the accommo- dation of the people, to the widening of our streets, and to the pulling down of those nuisances which, to everybody who enters the town, tell unmistakeably of rhr- wi-J<dieti management of our puLllu urid winch bear on them this inscriptionDKVOTKD TO THE OLDEN TIME. LAY NO SACRILEGIOUS HANDS ON THE 1VKMNANTS OF ANTIQUITY. IMPROVEMENT MUST NOT ENTER HERE. Mm; OF NEW- FANG LEDVNOTIONS WILL BE PROSECUTED." Our space this week is exhausted. We will take up the subject again on an early day, when, perhaps, we may be enabled to go more into detail with Our house at hame."
('.Vlii'iiT.
('.Vlii'iiT. TATT YAI-E RAILWAY.—The traffic on this railway during the week ending September 9, 1848, was il,924 78. lid. GLAMORGANSHIRE COUNTY ROADS BOARD.—At the Cardiff Arms Hotel, on Saturday week, the tolls arising at the several tnll-wates in this county were let by auction as follows:- Lots 1 and 2.—Cross Buchan, Cardiff East, North, and West Gates, Llanrlaff Gates, and Radyr Chain, were let for £ 1,540 to Mr. George Temple. Lot 3. —Cefn Glas, Trebannos, Aberdare Upper and Lower Village Gates, were let for J155 to Mr. Shellard. Lot 4.—Newbridge, Llantrissent N oïth and South Gates. and Pontclown. Chain, were let for £ 315 to Mr. Thomas Belbmy., Lot <5.*— Margam, Aberavon West. Neath South and West, Cwm Gorse, Ilheola, Cefn llhigo: Nant-y-gwenith, Penydar- ran, Plymouth, Black Brook, Dowlnis, Rhymney, Wainypound, llhydyhlew, and. allygarw Gates, and Gwern-y-gwern Gate and Bar, were let for £ 2,700 to Mr. Henry Hodges. Lot 6..—P vvll-y-pant, Bed was Bridge, and Laiivabon Gates, were let for £135 to Mr. Wm. Davies. Lot Pe-.itre, Ilafod, St. Helen's, Gorse-lanc. Ynys-derw, and Pontardulais Gates, were let for £ 2,700 to Mr. Henry Holmes. Lot 8 .-Cowbridge East (two gates), South and West, Bon- vilstone, Bridgend East and West, Aberkenfig, Brmeethiu or s, Ceyehurch, and Bed Hill Gates, were let for £1,6\:0 to Mr. Wm. Lewis. Total amount, X9,145, being a decrease in the amount to be received, as. compared with, last year,, of £ 1,341. POLICE, MONDAY, SRPT. 11 .—(Before the Hayor and Joine* I Lewis, Esq.)—William Boons, charged with obstructing the fooi- path in Duke-street, on Monday hut, aid a bo w.th refu-ung t«» remove when ordered by the officer* on-duty therj^. was fined 03. anol costs. Tmnvan Elliott., charged with assaulting Mr. Twigg, of tho Black Lion, Saiut Mary-street, 00 Thursday hut, was, the matter was attended with mitigating •crreusndances, lined only 2s. (id. and costs. Anne Nicholas, for whom Richircl Ttoeee, E'1', appeared, charged with assaulting Elizabeth P4:lthews 0:1 the canal bank, was dismissed. John M'Guier, a deserter from her Majesty's 15th. regiment of foot, having been l'ully Identified, was committed to gaoi to be dealt with according to the provision* of the act. therein made aud provided. Thomas Property master of th B-jck*. of Bristol, charged with I -RDre assaulting two women in Wiiitmore-lane, Was advised to settle the case out of court. POLICE, THURSDAY, SEPT. 14.—(Brfore the Mayor, Lewis, and Henry Lewis, Esqrs.) Jones, shoemaker, aged 19, of Trinity-street, appeared tf) answer the charge of Ann Lewis his mother, for habitually beating her, and breaking the furniture, was fined -10s., and in defuu.lt of to be impri- soned for a month. Anne Moss appeared to answer the complaint of Mr. Superin- tendent Stockdale, for being drunk and disorderly in tit. Mary- street, and John Morris with attempting to rescue the prisoner, it appeared from the evidence that the male prisoner is a young iita.1 of good connexion, and his father, who was in court, said that 1; had but recently put a stop to the union of the would-be happv pair. Their worships gave the female twenty-four hours to con- sider whether she would return home to Swansea, and remanded the male prisoner for the present. George Smith was charged with fighting in Mary Ann-street. Although prisoner has lost his left arm, when called to pugilistic action he managed to screw on an artificial member, which made powerful execution amongst his opponents. He was fined 2ds. and costs. George Gould, charged with dangerously wounding Jeremiah M'Carthy with a tea-tin on Wednesday evening iast, was re- manded, prosecutor being unable to attend from the bad effects of the wound. John Smitlt, who was remanded last Monday, charged with stealing a silver watch, guard, and appendages, from David Davies, mate of the Martha, a Gloucester trader, was committed to the Sessions for trial.
WHITCHURCH FLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL…
WHITCHURCH FLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL bHüW. The second show of the Whitchurch Floral and Horticul- tural Society was held OH Wauntrodau Common on Wednesday last. The weather proved favourable, but the attendance was not so large as on the previous occasion, especially that of the more influCiltial and wealthy of the neighbourhood. Amoni* the company present we noticed T. W. Booker, Esq., of Velindra, and family, Henry Lewis, Esq., of Green Meadow, Wvnham Lewis, Esq., Heathfield, James Lewis, Esq., of Cardiff, and family, Rev. W. Emeson, and T. Goddard, St. Fagans, W. Jones, Esq., Rose Villa, Rev. Hugh Williams, Bassalleg, and family, &c., &o. In the course of the afternoon. Dr. Price, of Pontypridd, made his appearance on the common, on a small chesnut pony, and dressed in his usual ancient and peculiar style. He was accompanied by his daughter on a donkey, a beautiful and interesting little girl of about.six or seven years of age, dressed in the ancient costume of the royal court of Glamorgan. The attention of the spectators was for a lime directed to the representatives of the ancient court of G la- morgan, and the doctor appeared to enjoy the scene. The county band was in attendance, and contributed to the harmony and enjoyment of the company. The show of flowers was splendid, cspeciallv of e, which looked extremely well. The devices, particularly the lilid crown and harp, which were elegantly and tastefully decorated, obtained the general encomiums of the observers. The prizes which obtained th2 silver medal and half dozen of silver spoons were much admired. The show of fruit was small and ordinary, although there were a few tine specimens to be seen. The show of vegetables was large and satisfactory. The prists obtained by the cottage gardens looked remarkably well, and reflected great credit upon the humble cottagers. It is unnecessary to dilate at great length upon the quality and excellence of the several articles exjiiaiied— we shall merely subjoin a list of the prizes as given by the judges-:— Aj.lA 'l'E1J Ii. 1st Prize. 2-id Prize. Potatoes Geo. Lunu, Three Elms II. J. Da'.is, Al»'Ua Griffith. Peas. Geo. Luun, W. John; ludaev Beans. TJJOS. White, Mr- Vv illuula, Llyn Mullo. CeUery Win. Lewis, Holly Bush Wm. Join, .Ueliu Grirtlta. Carrots Mr. Williams, Llyn Alullo John Tuoui:w, Parsnips.. "Wm. Luun, Holly Bush Thos. White, „ Savoys WJOU Lewis, AVM. John Red Cabbage. Jolm ThomBs, Wm. John, Tumipi.. John Thomas, Thos.Wiuta'; Onions Evan David „ Osa. Lewis, Basket of Vcgcta- bIcs. Win. Joli-a, Win. Lewis, jst. Prize. 2.id Priz<>. Apples fbaking) David Evaus, Asil Grove II. J. D.mcMclia Griffith A F. Lewis, Derry II. J. IXiVics, Pears F. Lewis, John Thomas, „ White Gripes P. Lewi.9, Black Grapes Hi Evans, Vine Cottage y Desert.. ASèX. Jones Frederick Lewis rKTOA A silver medal given by Henry Lunn,. Esq., for the be»t stand oi' twenty- David Evans, Ash Grove four Dahlias J 10 n • 1st Prize Sad Prize, lb Dahlias, open to all classes W. D. Haddoch J. Parker 1,2 W. D. Iladdoeh 'Geo.. Lewi* 6 ■ J X.Morgan W. £ >. li.uljifh 6 ruclisias Wm. David W.I).H..d.i..ch Asters „ W. D. HadJoch Tims. White Green House-plants Thus. White IV-,Il. HaJdoob. Ditto ciitto Wm. David -OX Balsams Wm. David V,'hi". David Nosegay \y. i). iladdoeh} >Viu. William# J.Parker ) LlvnJUIU'O Half-dozen silver spoons given) by >ir. Nelson, Bristol, for the > J. Parker, gardener to Henry Lewis, Ksq. best varietv of Verbenas f B?o5fKir' **«■.«»- < ™.»> c« 10L Prize 2ild PrÍiæ 3rd Prise Basket of Cut Flovvera, op^n to all • • • » Wm. David H. J. Davies F. Lcwiô Dsvice „ W. D. Haddocb W, Cox D, E v COX;:Olll g" W. David W. Cox Best Specimen Plants W. D. Haddoch W. David COTTAGKKS. = 1st Prize 2nd Prize 3rd prixx Best basket of Vege-) WmJ Lewis, E, Li-ston, T. Evans, tables ( carpenter lack keeper Meiin Giitiich Nosegay Juhn Thomas MARKET 1st i'w.e 2nd Prize Cellerr Thoa. Evans, Llandaff Thos. Evans, Llandaff Red go Thos. EVHUS, Thn«. Ii> Onion,,> Th.o.ø. ,t .Has't of Vegetables Thos. Evai s, After The close; ot the exhibition, and ths removal of the good things from the marquee, a large party adjourned to the ad- joining inn and partook of a sumptuous ditm :r. The c\Úk,\vati occupied by :\Ir, Eli Evaus,of \y,umtroJ.all, and the vice-'ohair by Ilr. David Evans, of Whitchurch. After the c loth wm removed, the usual loyal to-ists were drunk, Henry Bookor Esq., entered the room and was received with the £ reate*t applause. He was immediately voted to the cliair. Mr Booker t hen proposed among others the following tOastS-: l'h2 judges," which was responded to by Mr. N successful candidates," responded to by Mr. En Ev.uts. who in the eoursa of his address referred to the healthy conditio.n;<'«f- the society, aal the flourishing state of the funis. snsfcssthl candidates," H. Lewis, Esq. and Wyudlixm Lewis, Egq." The viee-chairmm proposed the health .of T. W. Booker, Esq., of Velindra, in very eulogistic terms, Was most enthusiastically received. Mr. Booker returned thanks in behalf of his father, and said that he believed his (father's) highest delight was to minister to the comfort and-enjoyment of his fellow-men, especially those in circumstances of; poverfv and distress. • Mr. T. HddoÓk gave" the pregs," which was responded by Mr. Evans, of the PKiNciPALiTY-office. Several gentlemen enlivened the company with some f vouritcsongs. Thus terminated the proceedings of thedav N.A.TivE TtL-r--qT.-We noticed on the grollu:1adj)inLg t.h;} marquee a very handsome plough made on an improvedprin- ciple by a blacksmith at Whitchurch, It drew considerate^" attention, and was much admired by those who have to do with the cultivation of the soil. ESCAPE PROM GAOL AND CAPTURE or THF. FI/GJTTVE.—ON Sattirdiy last, one of the men who was committed at a 1, te •' a I sizes to a terni of imprisonment for being engaged in the "Whi t- more dane murder," got. 01.1 the waJl of the prison, jumped down; and secreted himself for n time in ashed. He was discovered hy one of the workmen on Tuff Vale ra' L(,'iiptUL'eC!, aad &afely lodged occe mow within the precincts of tiie gaol. (Vontmmd in the eighth page),
MEltTMR.
MEltTMR. We are given to uodersUnd that the Dowlais Company received a iroi raik iW Russia. I.
WEEKLY SUMMARY.
-=:.E: election fell on Mr. Blair, who is said to be a Peelite. The necessary steps have been taken towards proving that Mr. Berkeley is not qualified to take his seat for Cheltenham. The Scottish Press says that the Berkeleys ought to be pro- secuted under the Crown and Government Security Act for bringing the Government into contempt. Austria has at length accepted the proffered mediation of Great Britain and France on the Italian question. A peace convention will be held in Brussels next week, where Elihu Burritt will have an opportunity to scatter some of his olive leaves to people of different nations. Prince Louis Napo- leon is again a candidate for Paris. It is stated that he is .supported by the Communists and the Red Republicans. Some of our readers may have observed two attacks on the editor of the PRINCIPALITY in the Merthyr Guardian for last week. To these attacks we think it quite unne- cessary to reply, so far as our editorial duties are concerned. The columns of a newspaper are not the place to settle the question of our being an incendiary and a promoter of physical force Chartism, and every other species of political crime. Oar grammar, our style, and our knowledge, we are quite willing to leave to the decision of the public, es- pecially as our accuser is no other than the erudite Guardian. Our mind may be very I- little" indeed when gauged by the self-esteem of our contemporary. That mind, however, has caused him no small amount of pain, and has inflicted upon his sensitive feelings a wound which has remained unhealed and has bled sorely for many weeks. The Sorrows of Shy- kick held him in tenacious grasp; He writhes, and groans, and grins in vain. We must, however, bring the I- profes- rionai" scribe to himself. Let him not think that every editor writes for bread and cheese, and fruit and cucumbers. To a "professional" man this may be very unintelligible, it is, nevertheless, a reality. There is something that we covet more than the half-condescending smile of the rich, or the rude applause of boisterous lewd fellows of the baser sort." That something is the approval of the good and virtuous of all classes. Our ambition is somewhat beyond the province of the obliging lap-dog. Truth and justice are with us matters of weightier moment than will allow us to make a professional" traffic of them, by pleading either for or against with the coolest indifference, as the beck of party mCty command U8. We shall add no more at present than that the charges of the Guardian will be laughed at by those who know us, and will be suspected for their gross- acss by others to whom we are strangers.