The Principality

THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE OF OLD STUDENTS AT PONTYPOOL. TO THE EDITOIL OF TUB PRINCIPALITY. SIR,—I am exceedingly rejoiced to perceive from your excel- lent paper that the proposed conference of old students at Pon- typool has received the cordial approval of yourself and that of my esteemed friends, Mr. B. Price, Mr. Evans, ot Pontrhyd- yryn, and of several other students, who have expressed an opinion on the subject. In the course of conversation last vaek with a few friends at Pontypool. it was asked, in case a •meeting be decided on, where would be the most convenient place to convene it, and who would undertake to make the necessary arrangements j and I am happy to state as the result of that inquiry, that a breakfast will be provided gratuitously at eight o'clock, on the Wednesday morning,, in the school- room under the English Baptist chapel. Whether the meeting will be confined exclusively to those ministers who have been educated at Abergavenny and Ponty- pool, must bo left, an open question to be discussed and decided on either at the meeting of the association, or in the columns of the PRINCIPALITY. The only reason for naming the old stu- dents is, that they owe a debt of gratitude to the above excel- lent seminary, and on them devolves the imperative duty to take the lead in the support of an institution from which they have derived so many advantages. If this meeting will do no- thing more than to impress a deeper sense of this duty on their minds, and to rekindb in their bosoms a feeling of more ardent zcLl in the cause of ministerial education in Wales., many sin- cere frjends and supporters of our Dissenting Colleges will .tejoice, and no one more so than an old student, and Yours respectfully, ,Abersyclnn, 5th May, 18-19. S. PRICE.

fuligmtis STTTEUIGML- ——■—•— OiiDiXATioN OF T'IIE KEY. J. G. Ilcouns.—'The services con- r. jc:ed with the ordination of the Rev. J. G. Hughes, late of .Airdale College, as pastor of the Congregational Churek at o Jiham, took place on the 18th and Lith of On Wed- evening, an appropriate and energetic introductory ser- :in7):i\vas preached by che Rev. J. S. Pearsall, of Andover. On 'i iiiirsdav, April lDth, the services were introduced by the Rev. of 'Famham. The Rev. I). Thomas, of Stock well, •delivered* the introductory discourse, which was a most mas- terly exposition of the nature of a Christian Church. In reply to ä: few questions proposed by the Rev. Thomas AdkllS, of Southampton, Mr. ilu-hes read a paper, which contained a brief account of his religious history, his reasons for entering the ministry among Dissenters of the Congregational order, and his views of the principal truths of the Bible, The ordination prayer was offered up by the Rev. T, slater, of I.jmierlv the Independent miniate? at OaiMiu after which an impressive address was delivered to the young minister oa the q it of the ministerial oiiice, by the Rev. T. G. St urn per," of Uxhri I go. In the evening, a very excellent sermon was preached to the Church and congregation bv the Rev. Th »s. Ad kins, of Southampton. G;jn.i)"oiiD-sTar.F/r CHAPSL., SOUTHWAHK. -The above chapel h as been closed for renairs, painting,. &c" and on Sunday, the 6th Jn ;t.rat, was re-opened for divine worship,, when three sermons were preached on the occasion that in the morning by the Rev. David Da vies; that in the afternoon by the Rev. John Jones, Llanlivfn-i, Calvinistie Methodist minister, Carnarvon- shire that- in the evening by the Rev. John Davies, Mynydd- h ich, Glamorganshire then the sacrament of the Lord's supn'er was administered to upwards of 400 members. Tiiis congregation, with Us wonted liberality, cleared neatly ^the whole of the expenses incurred in the course of the day. The diVi^ront services were introduced by Messrs. Ilanis, Owen, and the Rev, T. D ivies, Morriston, Swansea. 1'r OrLIBENFIELD, I'IOLY'.TULL.—Monday evening, the 16th ult., the New Connexion Methodists of this place held a missionary meeting. The meeting was addressed by several speakers from lLtwarden, and the Rev. Mr. ilailett. The Rev. L>. W. Jones, the much respected and beloved Independent minister of lioly- well, presided on the occasion. SiiiHOWY. The Calvinistic Methodists of Monmouthshire heU their monthiv meeting at this place, on Tuesday and Wed- nesday last, when ivLessrs. Kbene&er W illiams, Rice Jones, J ohil Howen. Evan Harries, Daniel Jenkins, Jonah Phillips, Daniel Lewis, and William Davies delivered highly appropriate ser- mons to large congregations. JBITECON INDEPENDENT COLLEGE.—The following students be- longing to the senior class in this college have received unani- who has commenced his c), i r st the Plough, chapel, Brecon; Jlr. Henry Griffiths, who has also commenced his at Glamor- .^in-street chapel, Brecon Mr. D. Jones -will settle at Solva, Pembrokeshire; and Mr. Benjamin Evans at St. FLorence, Pembrokeshire. Tits WJSLSH IN SCOTLAND.—Motherwell, the seat of very ^extensive iron-works, was three years since colonised ay several workmen from Aoer [are and otnor jiart-; of axes. One of tne party who then emigrated writes to us as follows \Ve are exceedingly glad to inform oar Welsh countrymen, through the medium of the PIUXCIFALIT vr, that we, though of different denominations, cling togetner, and worahip Go together, in our dear mother tongue. The Rev. Mr. Jenkins, of Salem, Rumney, Monmouthshire, has been preaching amongst, us the i ist four or five weeks, during which period ho has ministered tlie Lord's Supper twice, and has received many into the C lurch. After the delivery of his farewell sermon on the 26th ui March, we desired that the congregation would remain,, in order that we might publicly present him with some proofs of o tr esteem. Immediately after the Rev. Mr. Classon, the minister of he Free Church, had taken the chair, Mr. Thomas ■Jenkin-i, the agent of this iron-work, wlu is well known by in in? hundreds in South Wales, came forward with a parcel in his hand, which contained the Hev, Mr. Jenkins's likeness, an excellent Greek Dictionary, the Christian Philosopher by Dr. Dick, and a New Testament in the Gaelic language, which in a suitable address he presented. After a few remarks from t' le chairman, and myself, Mr. Jenkins returned thanks to the people for their kindness. After singing and prayer the audi- ence was dismissed. The Welsh here wish to inform their -i that they labour under a very kind and liberal master, namely. L. Hill, Esq." E-VE.ORSR.KY, JLUIKFOIIDSHIHE.—On. Thursday aud Friday, the 3rd and 4th instant, the Great Oak chapel, in this parish, was set apart for divine worship. The various services were con- ducted by the following ministers :—Messrs. R. Thomas, of New Radnor; .Williams, of Penybont} D. Charles, president ofTrevecea College; D. IIowells of Swansea; Aldridge and Phillips, of Hereford Brown, of Builth; and L. Evans, üfTre- vecca. The attendance on Thursday evening was greatly af- fected by the awful thunder-storm which continued for so many hours, and by which so many of the houses of the village were" completely flooded. Oa Friday, however, tne weather was verv favourable, and the attendance of neighbours and .strangers, including a large party from Hereford, was truly en- couraging. The chapel and ch tpcl house are well built, and very beau ifuily situated near the wide-spreading boughs ot one •of the largest and most ancient oaks the county. The chapel belongs toC is connected with the llonie Missionary Society of that bociy. Its erection is to be attributed to the m leudigable exertions of the present muwionary, Mr. John Evans. The collections amounteu to £ 17 is. 9*1. "When the colic ting cards are brought in, it will be found th tt the inhabitants of the immediate neighbourhood have borne a considerable share of the expense incurred ia the erection. On the tilt, the half-yearly meeting of the English Inde- pendent Association of Ministers and Cimrclios Wü," held at the 1 abe-ri-iaeie, Lanvac'aas, Monmouthshire. On the previous even- t 'iri,, a sermon was pteocned by the Rev. W. 11. Lewis, of Usk. At eleven o'clock the morning the Kev. T. Jeffreys, ot Ebbvv Yale, delivered a very interesting and excellent discourse 0:1 thc given UI)JC.{;t, A-euvity incambeut on Christian C lll1J'('h, At two in the tile Pev. D. Lewis, of Lanvapiey, ad- dressed the audiencei and at half-past six in the evening the Rev. II. J. Buan, cf Abergavenny, p eached. All the services were highly impressive, and weli <m Undated to arouse the supine, to encourage tire faithful, and to i.iCite all to enlist their energies in [ the cause of tru-tn and righteousness. PRIMITIVE METHODISTS.—During the last and part of this week the annual district meeting In connexion with this useful and laborious body of was held in Swansea, and services of a deeply interesting and exciting uaiwewcre heid in the chapel and in the open air. On Thursday. May -ith, tit-e preaching com- menced en the quay at six o'clock, and con inued hi the chapel at seveii Ministers officiating were the Revs. T. Harüeii, • Bristol; Waters and Pontypof!. Friday, d:i themGrning and seven ia-the evening, services were heal n the chapel, Ministers were May lard, of PEMHRUKC;, Foizey, C-hippcnhaiu £ -1. Ivo* mul Harvey, font*t ii'b'oirie. t).i Saturday evening v. watl alistinen'CJ ineetmg iicui at tiiv- vch^pel, e i(i a'dressos of itu t'iiaiatter were siei-iveresj on ihe •» mornmg at six o'-eluck \V Jue^ker, id Stroud, preached at the cnap. 1 at nine o'clock T. liwfasonj,. of JJatlv ia the Miiiket-s^uj.rt and at fiaif-paisi teu o'clock Maylard, Harvey, Best, and Richards on the Burrows. In the afternoon the services were renewed on the Burrows, when the following ministers addressed the meeting: -Messrs. Hibbs, Hobson, Foizey, and Harries. On Monday morning at five, Mr. Harvey, from Frame, preached in the chapel, and in the evening the missionary meeting was held, when several of the ministers already named delivered addresses. The collections amounted to E12 133. 41d. Swansea has dene well. EPISCOPAL Lii.,rRI.LITY.-We may mention, says the Patriot, that the Bishop of London has followed up his blow at the Wesleyan Missionary Society with a similer one at the London Missionary Society. We understand that, in a correspondence with the Rev. Thomas Mortimer, in whose chapel the claims of the latter institution were to have been the subject of clerical advocacy, his lordship complained, that,, after what had taken place relative to the Wesleyan Missionary Society, he should have had the vexation and annoyance of learning that Mr. Mortimer had lent his chapel for an appeal on behalf of another Dissenting Society, with respect to which he (Mr. Mortimer) could not plead those personal reminiscences which he had urged in extenuation of his liberality in the former case. With much deference, but yet, with much fidelity to his own convic- tions, Mr. Mortimer is understood to have replied, that he had higher reasons than personal ones for countenancing a society which could count John Williams among its martyrs, and to have respectfully but solemnly referred his Diocesan to the Shepherd and Bishop of Souls, of whom -it is recorded, that he prayed, not for lus immediate followers alone, but for all those who should believe in Him through their word. Further we are not able to trace the steps of this curious negotiation; but we are informed, that the matter ended in the issue of a second prohibition, the Bishop of London having taken twenty years to discover, that a practice which has existed undisturbed for more than half a century, is one which it is inconsistent with his episcopal duty to permit., THE HON. AND REV. BAPTIST NO IST, preached at the Weigh- house chapel, on Sunday morning, and was present at the communion, at which Mr. Binney presided. It happened, singularly enough, that Mr. Binney had to make the announce- ment that, in consequence of the prohibition of Mr. Noel's late Diocesan, the sermon intended to be preached at the Episcopal Chapel, Gray's-inn-lane, on Monday, could not be delivered. Whose feelings, as our readers think, were most to be envied on that Sunday, Mr. Noel's or Mr. Mortimer's ?—Nonconformist.

AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE AND IMPROVE- GITT MENT. Upon the knowledge and industry of the cultivator rests the power of providing adequate food for our rapidly-in; creasing population. His employment of capital cannot be remunerating to himself without a skilful application of me- chanical and chcmical forces, and a thorough acquaintance with the best modes of culture. Although agriculture is the parent of arts—the first land- mark on the boundaries of civilisation-—the most honour- able and the most pleasing of all pursuits—yet, until, com- paratively speaking, the last few years, it seems to have been followed rather practically than scientifically-the only teachers having been tradition and example. Time and teaching are gradually uprooting the old pre- judices modern implements are now being universally adopted by the industrious and enterprising farmer, and the acquaintance with many things which those of a past gene- ration neglected or despised, lias elevated agriculture into a study of the highest interest. The efforts of science have, happily, in our day, been brought, to bear upon the landed interest, on the aid of which, and the application of good implements of husbandry, depends the prosperity of agri- culture to an inconceivable extent. The dispatch of business afforded by machinery is a very powerful and valuable recommendation for its adoption, and no agriculturist will do his duty to himself who neglects the aids and advantages which science and practice offer him. The question of feeding economically, upon expensive mate- rials, involves, as the terms imply, the highest art of manage- ment and we look upon the straw or chaff-cutter as one of the chiefaeeessories in accomplishing so difficult a purpose. Pro- tectionist farmers are accused," in this week's Economist, of buying up cheap foreign grain at Mark-lane for feeding their cattle. It will be recollected that, wherever grain is em- ployed as a feeding equivalent, the quantity perse is dispi-o- IJ'À. ,1"" 'II. .tfcl. (.t. V,L1Y ful to a hungry animal; and therefore the liberal admixture of such accessories as the straw-cutter affords must be far more generally studied under the new economy, which cer- tainly promises to include much more grain feeding than hitherto.—Scottish Agricultural Journal.

LORD BROUGHAM'S RETURN FROM RAILWAYS. The returns called for by the House of Lords, on the motion, of Lord Brougham, are to embrace a return of the share capital of every railway in the United Kingdom, and will be the most comprehensive and copious yet called for from the railway in- teresc. This rcturnis to set forth in full the capital authorised to be raised by their respective acts of Parliament—the number of shares issued, and the number allotted to each director—the amount of each share —when the calls on each share became due—when they were received—the capital raised by each rail- way in the United Kingdom—on the security of their debentures —when such debentures were issued—date of act sanctioning issue of such debentures—amount, of them—rate of interest paid to lender—terms for which such loan was made—commis- sion paid by railway companies to the broker or agent for ob- taining loans on security of debentures—cost of the construction of each railway, exclusive of land purchases-—Parliamentary expenses and law charges also the total law charges, stating whether taxed or riot-inoney expended in purchase of land and property—Parliamentary expenses—engineers' charges— cost of railway pLmt-amouat entered in each year's printed account for depreciation of plant—total annual receipts from passengers and for goods from first opening—total annnrq expenditure contingent on the working of the railway (exclusive of interest paid to debenture holders); also the mode by which the tixed dividends which have been paid to various share- holders, was ascertained. The following additions were made to the above on Thursday night:—"The loans made by each railway company to any other railway company, or person to whom, and when, at what rate of interest,and when repaid; amounts of subscription paid and agreed to be paid, and guarantees given or agreed to be given, of capital or interest, by any railway company or person to any other railway company or person; when paid or given or agreed upon, and for what purposes; of whom the shares were taken; the date of any act of Parliament authorising any railwav company to subscribe to, or hold shares or interest in, any other railway company, and to what extent."

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. We do not see how this company can go on much longer as they are. Of close boroughs, tne Great. Western is notorious for being the closest. Even lately they refused to a shareholder- a privilege urtiversaUy conceded to shareholders in other com- panies, namely, to inspect the books of accounts. They success- fully contended in a police court against this right claimed by, a shareholder. The magistrate grtve judgment in their favour, and as.brv.; 1 a s o->e rea -oa that the number of shareholders in the Great Vv. sk-ru was too vast to allow of the rightbeiug, exer- cise h-eea'aso iio.v co d-t all do so, and w.iy saasiu not all as- wel c-.x'o e:;?rcise the right- 1 he in .i.-a'ata d't-iaed that the only means upen for suarehal -e:s to inspect the -act-ounu was to fb-rm tacmsilves i no a co;na,i.-te.. of inquiry at a; medii g. 'The tab ait» however, 'which has veiled the affairs- of th:' company in secrecy for so long a period promises at length to overreach itself. Inquiry there must be. It is impossible that the accounts can run much longer without inspection. The capital account almost groans under its accumulated weight; powers for calling are exhausted to within £300,000 or E400,000 the issue of new shares stares us in the face. The enormous expenditure (out of capital) at Swindon, and other places on the main line, is to many inexplicable. And then those awful engagements, the South Wales, the South Devon, the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, the Birmingham and Oxford (competitor to the last), purchased at so enormous a price that its cost will exceed the cost of the main line of the Great Western from London to Bristol by about 50 per cent. per mile; the Oxford and Rugby, the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth, the Berks and Hants, the three W.'s, the Bristol and Exeter line, the loans, the appropriation of the working stock for the new lines, the contracts for coal, the loans to auditors, the secretary's salary (now said to be £ 3,000 a year, besides a magnificent house to live in); his arrears of calls and repudiation of South Devon shares, and consequent destruction of a large subscription paid by the Great Western; the consti- tution of the direction, and management of other lines and last, but not least, the dividend.—llerapath's London Journat.

CURRENT PRICES OF METALS. ENGLISH IRON. a £ s. 1. Bar, bolt, &sq. Lon. per ton 6 15 0 Nail rods „ 7 10 (1 Hoops 9 0 0 Sheets (singles) 10 0 0 Bars, at Cardiff & NTewp. 5 7 6 RefhiedMetal, Wales™ 4 0 0 Do. Auihracite* 4 0 0 -old -ist 4 5 0 Do. liot-tilast 3 10 0 Do., 1, Clyde, giet, c. 2 5 0 Blewitt's Pat. 'aefLIron for bars, rails, &0. free on brd. at Newport* 4 0 0 Do., do., for tin-plates, boilerplates, &e. do. „ 4 10 0 Stirling's. Pat., Tough- ened, in Glasgow. 3 2 C Do. Wales 4 0 0 Staff. bars at the works" "10 0 Pigs, in Staffordshire" 3 10 0 Kails 5 15 0 Chairs 4 0 0 FOREIGX IRON, b Swedish 12 0 0 CCND PSI „ —— .,ii-eilailgel 12 0 Gourieff FOLIKION STEEL. C Swedish kegs 14 5 0 Di., flf,-t 15 5 0 ENGLISH COPPEa. d Tongh cake 88 10 0 Tile 87 10 0 ENGLISH COPPER. d Si. S. d. Ordinary sheets per lb. 0 0 10 Old cOliper e 0 0 83 FOREIGN COPPElt. f South American in bond" 75 0 0 ENGLISH LEAD. G per toii I (,50 Sheet 17 0 0 Red „ 17 10 0 White 22 0 0 Shot (Patent) 19 10 0 FOREIGN LEAD, h Spanish, in bond 15 10 0 American ditto —— ENGLISH TIN. i Blocks per cwt. 4 4 0 Bars 4 5 0 Refined „ 4 11 0 FOREIGN TIN. k Banca, in bond 4 10 0 Straits „ 4 8 0 Perm'. Gmo. Z!,p.ct. dis." —— TIN PLATES. I IC Coke .per box 18 0 IC Charcoal „ 114 0 Ic cl,- IX ditto 1 18 6 SFKLTER. In Plates,warehousedpertora 16 0 0 Ditto, to arrive 15 15 0 ZINC. » English Sheet 21 0 0 QUICKSILVER, 0 Per lb 0 3 Terms.—a, G months, or 2t per cent, dis b, ditto c, ditto d, 6 months, or 3 per cent. discount; e, 6 months, or 2! per cent. dis.; f, ditto; g, ditto; h, ditto; i, ditto; k, net cash 1, 7 months, or 3 per cent. dis.; m, net cash; n, 3 months, or 11 percent, dis; o, ditto, li dis. » Cold blast, free on board n Wales. REMARKS.—The metal trade generally continues exceedingly languid; and the business transacted during the week has agiiin been on the same limited scale as mentioned in our last.-Welsh bar-iron and rails are to be had on easier terms, and some of the makers are willing to take orders at £5 5s. per to i for bars at the port; whilst second hand parcels are offering at lower rates. The market shows decided symptoms of weakness; and the appearance of the largest holder of stock as a seller, has added very considerably to_the_ depression previously existing in this article.—In Stafford- sliire iron, although pnce3 remain nominally the same as those no, go on with, have m'aci^sali^muclUrelov^^ it is, therefore, probable some general reduction will shortly be de- clared.—Scotch pig-iron is again lower; and we have to report a few sales of mixed numbers at 45t:. and 41s. 6d.—cash in 14 days. We quote the price to-day, 4-ls. 6d. to 4-is., according to brands.— The production of Scotch pig-iron, as compared with last year, has increased from 6,000 to 7,000 tons per month and when we look at the almost total cessation of foreign demand, and the unsatisfactory position uf oar home trade, there can bj no doubt that the stock is rapidly increasing.—A reduction of £5 per ton lias taken place in English tin.

LONDON CORN EXCHANGE. onDA.y.—■ Yv itfi foreign wheat we were heavily supplied, and offers continue to arrive hither from the Continent at COlll- paratively low prices. The supply considerably exceeded the wants of the buyers. The supply considerably exceeded the wants of the buyers. Scarcely any English barley was on offer, but the supply of foreign was extensive. The best malting samples were mostly held at full currencies grinding aud distilling sorts were some- what easier to purchase, although we have no actual fall to notice in value. The quantity of malt on oiler was on the increase, and prices with difficulty supported. For oats the inquiry was limited. The best samples were mostly disposed of at lata currencies. Infe- rior qualities were somewhat lower, with a dull sale. Tick beans were quite as dear as on this day c'nnight. Most kinds, ü-f peas moved oil at la-t week's quotations. Indian corn and meal were held at full prices. Both sick and barrelled flour, the supply of which was good, was lower to purchase by from Is. to 2s. WHEAT— S. a. E.«*ex a:i'l Kent, Red S8 to 4S Ditto, Whit: New 40 52'| Norfolk nail Lincoln, Red 38 40 Ditto, White 41 „ 4 8 Irish, Red 39. 42 Ditto, White •„ 47. K V! Old 23 27 New '>3 21 B.uira-rx — Grindianr -n 25 ? 2S „ 20 3 J 33 MAT.T— Suifalk and Norfolk 57 55 Urown 43 50 Kingston and Ware 57 58 i Chevalier 59 „ 60 OATS— 8. 8. Yorkshire and Lincoln- shire, Pe.vi 16 to 20 Potato 21 21 Yon;:hal and Cork, Black 11 17 Cork, White 11 20 •Scotch, Feed 80 '23 BKAXS — Tick 2 34 P goons 40 41 PK.43 — Grey 30 33 Maple 33 33 White 21 27 Boilers 27 „ so To-vn made 41 .Suffolk 8-i 38 Stockton aad Norfolk 33 36 \Y KKNESDAY.—1 he totalarrival of English wheat for our market tins week has been only 33G quarters. Upwards of 15,000 quarters of foreign wheat have come to hand. The millers purchased cau- tioiwly, and late rates were with difficulty supported. No English barley as. raaraot, but the supply of foreign was good. All kinds moved off s:tiwuy.j at barely lace rates. In malt so little business vras transacted that prices wcro almost nominal. The oat trade was in a very depressed state, and the currencies bad a downward ten- dency. Beans, ppas, and Indian corn were held at full quotations. Flour TO lower to -purchsse.

• smitiifield., MONDAY.—COMPARATIVELY speaking, tho arrivals of home-fed. stock fresh ki p. to- thi* taovniagt's market were very moderate. The supply was reasonably extensive,, and of excellent quality. The plainest' Scots sold readily at from 3s. 4d. to 3s, (1, per 8 lbs., and at when a good clearance was effected. The numbers of sheep were .considerably.less than these exhibited on Monday last; hence the mutton trade was steadier than for some weeks past, and prices' p adyanocd frŒ'l 2. to in some instances 4d. per 8 lbs. There were very sheep in the wool, and our quotations refer solely to those 1'riee for the best old Dawns was 3«. 8.1. per 8 lbs. st'1 iiirnlx xve were tok-rablv '.veil, 'out not o sav heavily, khd- piled; breeds moved off steadily, at fall, prices, xi-2., from is., a-v. co o». _per 8 ihs, A fail average amount' of hs..8ihesi was transacted ia calves, the prices of which improved 2d per 8 lbs- here was more inquiry for pigs, at a trifling advance in the ciao- tations. 1 Price per stone of S lbs. (to sink the offal) j „ J x tations. 1 Price per stone of S lbs. (to sink the offal). 00 d I x Inferior Bcasta 2 4 to 2 C Second Quality 2 8 „ 2 10 Prime Large Uxen. 3 0„ 3 2, Second Quality 2 8 „ 2 10 Prime Large Uxen. 3 0„ 3 2, Prime Scots 3 4 3 G Large Coarse Cilves. 3 4 3 8 Prime Small ditto. 3 10" 4 2 Suckling Calves IS 0 „ 27 0 Inferior Sheep 2 tO 3 0 8. d. 8. tI. Second Quality Sheep. 3 2 tb 3 4 Coarse-woolledditto. 3 4 3 6 Southdown Wether 3 6 3 8 Ditto, out of the wool — |SSB{SSUR-R J4; 5 5 Quarter old Tigs 16 0 21 b t Lambs 4 8 „ 6 tf

SEEDS. MONDAY.—Clover and canary seed are in moderate request, at about stationary prices. In all other seeds so little is doing- that the quotations are almost nominal. The best parcels of rape seed are held for more money. Turnip, White, per bushel. 11 to 12 lied and Green 11 12 Mustard, Brown 8 12 White. 8 12 Tares, new 6 7 Old 4 c Canary, per quarter 100 ".20 Rye grass 20 24 CfOver, Red English, ewt. aD 54 White 32 44 Foreign Red 28 40 White 30 40 Trefoil 12 17 Si s- Carraway 29 to So Coriander HS Ii Hempseed, per quarter 32 3" Linseed, English Sowing 43 50 Crushing 36 40 Baltic. 36 42 Odessa 36 42 Linseed Cake, per 1000— English 9/. 10s. 10/. 0; Foreign 6l. 0S. 71. 04, Rape Cakes, per ton il. 5s. il. 10a llcipeseed, per last 30/. 0s. 33, (>s.

BREAD. _,Tho juices ofwheaten bread in the metropolis are from 6id. to d* » of household ditto, 5d. to (kL per 41bs, loaf

WOOL. MONDAY.—Large supplies of wool were received in London la-ia week, viz., 1,209 bales from Port Philip, 1,763 ditt,) fro n A.U > Bay, o7o ditto from Bombay, 41 ditto from the Cape, 22 baas frcm Hamburgh 4 bales from Thisted, 452 bales 1 bag from Port Beau- fort, 2,193 bales from Adelaide, and 4,767 ditto from Sydney or a total .importation of about 11,000 bales. This i.s one of the largest quantities ever received ia one week. The supply of wool offefinir in the piivate market, is not to say extensive, yet the dealers have purchased with cxtrenu- caution, at almost nominal currencies.

HOPS. BOROUGH, MONDAY.—We have no new feature to notice in our mancet. line Hops are scarce, and quite as dear as last week; but all other kinds are a very dull inquiry. Sussex Pockets.. 44,. to 58s. VV eald of Kent ditto 52^. to G8s. Mid, and East Kent ditto (jgs to 138s-

TALLOW. MONDAY.—pUr market has continued in a very depressed state since Mooday last, and paces have declined quite 3d. per cwt. To- day P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted at 38s. 6d. per cwt. For forward, delivery, the quotations are nominal. Town tallow, 37s. 9d. to Pei* "et cash. Hough fat has fallen to 2. Id. ner 8 lbs. Advices lrom St. Petersburg!! represent the trade heavy. 1

PONT YPITIDD.-IAIAY 9. 8. a. s. D. W heat per bmh. 4 0 to 7 0 Bailey 11 4 0 — Oats ,,2 6 — Bel-f per lb. 0 5 0 7 Mutton. 0 0 7 Veal fj ft 6 0 7 8. d. s. d. Lamb .per lb. 0 9 to — Butter, Fresh. 1 0 I I Do., Salt n 7 0 10 Cheese. 0 5" 0 7 h Potatoes pr. qiiar. 1 6 E 9! S Ie,- d, 0 6 0 7

CARMARTHEN.—MAY 5. Our corn-market is nearly the same as last week • nriees a« "allows :— 1 s. d. s. d. Wheat per Imp. (J'in. 5 6 to 6 0 Barley „ 3 5 4 0 Oats 19 2 0 Beef Co. 0 4] 0 6* Mutton 0 5 0 6j Veal o 3 0 5.J Pork — — Tallow 0 3.J 0 4 Butter 0 8 0 SJ n tt', s' d■ «• <1- Cow Hides pevlb, — to 0 U 'Vtl, keys e (t to o 1 k, Geese ¥- Ducks "13 Fo-,vls I (I I 2 Cheese .per avi. 27 0 29 G Ss 5 for 0 2 Potatoes S lbs. for 0 6 Plants for setting, 120 0 4

ABERYSTWYTH.—MAY 7. s. a. s. d. Wheat, Xcw per bush. 6 9 to 7 6 Do., Old. — — o,tts 2 6 3 0 Beef .per lb. fl 5i 0 6 Mutton 0 51 0 7 "Veal „ 0 2} 0 5 Pork 0 5 0 G s. d. s. d. Bacon s to 0 1) Batter,^Fresh g 94 0 U Goose .each — —. Turkeys M fowls per couple 1 6 2 Ducks fresh Oysters, per 120 — E&as per doz. 0 4

jGrrt!J£í. Lately, nt Market-street, Haverfordwest, the wife of Mr. W. Blefbvn, cabinet-maker, of a son. On the 3oth ult., at ITill-street, H, vost, the wife of Mr. J. Brows, wine merchant, of a son. On the 2nd inst., the wife of Mr. John Williams, Charles-row, Maesteg, of a soil On the 3rd inst., at Chapel-street, Carmarthen, the wife of L. Lewis, Esq., of a son. > i > On the'iird inst., the wife of Mr. Anthony Furnace, manager of Llvnvi Iron Works, of a daughter. On the 5th inst., the wife of Mr. Iters Hopkins, Fforchlas Michael-super- Avon, )ft son. Ou the 6th inst., at Peithill, near Aberystwyth, the kdv of J P Prvsc Esq., brother to Pryse lJryse, Esq., M.P., of a daughter. On the 2jth ult., at the eatbcd/nl, St. David's, Mr. Thomas Price ffrocer Merthyr Tydfil, to Mary, second daughter of :\11". Stephens, lute posi master o t St. David's. Marriages solemnized before Mr. David Lewis, Registrar, Merthyr.—On the otli inst., at the Registrar's office, Mr. John Phillips; to M iss Jane"Jones.—On the 7tli inst., at Caersalein chapel, Dowluis.by the Kev. W. It. Davies, Mr. Benjamin Jones, to Miss Elizabeth Vau^iura.—At the Registrar's office, Mr. John Thoirsns, to Miss Adelaide Williams: and Mr. James Griiliths, to Miss Ann Iteynolds. On-the 1st inst., at St. Peter's church, Carmarthen, John Williams. Esq., of ITantygio, to Mrs. George Pliillips, Carmarthen. On the 2nd inst., at Mount Zion chapel, Newport, by the Kev. G. Griffiths Mr. Wm. Morgan, Coychurch, to Miss Elizabeth Powell, of Whitson. •' On the 4th inst., at .Mount Zion chapel, Mr. David Williams, to Miss Ann Waters, both, from Mynytidyshvyn. On the 9th inst., by license, ai Park-street, chapel, Llanelly, by the Rev. David Roes, Mr..I s11 Willurns, Talyhont, Fenibrcr, shookecpcr, to .Mrs. Lewis, widow of the late Theophiius Lewis, Llanelly". On the 10th inst., at St. Mary's church, by the iiev. W. L. Morgan, vicar, Thomas I'opkin, Esq., of Bridgend, attorney, to Ann, youngest daughter o f the late Wm. Pic-hard, Esq., of Urntjji On the 28th ult., at Ktin.u\ Pembrokeshire, George Martin L ioyd, Eso., aged IS, fi flh son of the late Taos. Lloyd, E,tl., of Broilwydd, Cardiganshire. I On the 28Gil ult., at Sunny Hill, near Teu'oy, aged 'In, deeply lam en tt-d, Charlotte Hester, daughter of Mr, James Iliggon, formerly of Court House, Haverfordwest.. On the 30:h ult., deeply lamented by a wide circle of fiijnds, Mr. Henry Evans, c,v-hon5(" Penywain, awed 47. Ilia end was peace. On the at Richmond-terrace, Clifton, Bristol, greatly respected and beloved, Wm. Williams, Esq., of lion h House, near Cardiff, aged 72. On the :2nd inst" at Lanyum Feiry, lUary, the wife of Mr. John F;mi1h, butcher, Haverfordwest, aged 3f). On the 5th inst., at Lalcston, near Bridgend, aged94, Mrs. Lewis, mother of Mr. Richard Lewis, farmer, :\Icnhyr:n:nvr. Oil the 5th iuct., at the Abergavenny union workhouse, after a short iUncss, Mr. Seth Evans, formerly and for many;, ears surgeon and apothecary, Fro*- more-street, Abergavenny. On tll" 7.11 inst., .awfully wul.len, Mr. Richard Ellis, storekeeper to the Bwlehewnrerlin mine c\)npa1:ya, aged (13. On the 9th inst., at iter Coleridgc-house, Margeret Ann, widow of tlic- late William Bask land, formerly of Portsea, in the county of Hants, awl ?\'i1'h,J11,l' ::II. Buckland, Swansea, aged U1. On the 10th inst., at Maria, the wife of Mr. John Broad, agent, I'entvrch Wi.rka. Printed and Published by DAVID EVANS, at his office, No. 7, North-Street (near the S Iving-s 13a b the town of Cardiff, in the parish of St. JohB the Baptist, G^amo ;■ aiisJii.-p. Friday, May the litis, m, I

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, FIUDAY, MAY 4. (Before Sir I. K. Bruce.) IN ItE GLOUCESTER, ABERYSTWYTH- AND CENLtAL WALES RAILWAY COMPANY. Mr. ia-taliiis aiid Mr. Bacon appeared for competing petitions in this case, also under the Winding-up Act, but both were ordered to stand over. The petition on which Mr. Malins ap- peared was unopposed, but that in support of which Mr. Bacon was counsel was opposed. IN HE THE HEREFORD AND MEItTHYli TYDFIL RAILWAY COMPANY. Mr. Malins, Mr. J. H. Palmer, and Mr. A. M. Shee appeared upon this under the same act,.and the order for winding- up was made.. —

BRECON AND ABERGAVENNY RAILWAY. At the half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the canal of this name ou Tnursday, it was resolved on nuking a survey to ascertain whether it would be practicable to convert the canal into a railway.

MONEY MARKET. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING.—-Consols have this morning been 9lJ f, and since 9H 4 for transfer; and 91 jj g for Account. The New Three-ancl-a-CJuarter per Cents, have realised 91 to 91a. Bank Stock is worth 192 to 191. Exciiequer-bills have been 45s. premium. The Foreign Securities generally are very quiet this morning. Spanish Three per Cent. Bonds have realised 33,1, and Portuguese Four per Cents. 2SJ Brazilian Small Stock has been marked 79; Dutch Two-and-a-idalf per Cents, have been 50 to 501; Mexican arc 31f to 1.

MINING MARKET. A fair proportion of business in mining shares has been done this week, and the prospect of an improved market continues to present itself.

PRICES OF WELSH MINING SHARES. Shares. Company. Paid. ico. 1,00(1 Aberg-fresuyn g 3 10,000 Ulanwen Iron g g 8,000 Blaenavon 50 16,000 British Iron, New Regis §" Do. Scrip j0 1,000 Cwm Erfln 3 gi 8,000 Dyfngwm jo }■»«, 6,100 Gadair 2 2 100 Grogwynion 1,060 Llwyn Malys 73, g 3,600 Llyuvi Iron 39 50 5,000 Merionethshire Slate and Slab 8,000 Pennant and Cra^gwcn 2 ax 10O .Perirhiw. — 10,000 Rhymney Iron. 50 13 10,000 Do. New 7 gi 2,500 RhoswWddol and U,wheidol1 10 10 TAFF VALE RAILWAY. Traffic for Week ending May 5, 1849 £ 1,817 3 0

MEKTHYR.—MAY 5. s. d. d. Mutton per lb. 0 6 to 0 6A Beef. 0 4 0 7 Pork 0 6 0 6j Veal 0 4 0 6* Geese — — Dried Salmon — Bacon | — — Onions Butter, Fresh. o II 11 Do., Salt o 0 9 s. d. s. d„ Skimmed Cheese per lb. 0 4 too 7 Caerphilly Single Glo'ster — — Ducks per couple — — Yowls 2 8 3 tt .I),r 11;0 Eg-s per 10 0 6 9 White do. 70 Rhubarb prr bunch 0 1 4

SWANSEA.—MAY 5. s. d. s. d. I Wheat .per bush. 6 0 to 7 01 Barley „ 3 8 4 8 Oats „ 2 4 is Z Beef,prime(«»&q#)». 0 54 — Good 0 5 — Inferior 04 Mutton, prime 0 — Goo.1 „ 0 6" Interior 0 5 Lamb, prime 0 8 — Good „ 0 7 — Inferior — Ven 1, prime 0 fi — Good „ 0 5 Inferior 0 4 Pork, prim. c 0 5.} J s. d. s. d. Pork, Good {sink off.) lb. 0 3 t, Inferior 0 4 J Butter, Fresh (19 oz.) 11 14 I>o., Salt, in cask lb. 0 7 ? 0 S Skim-milk Cheese 0 3" 0 3A Do., New 11 Fowls per couple 2 4 3 0 D:lcks 11 — — Geese each — Turkeys — Carrots .per cwt. SO 4 d Turnips 1 e E £ £ S B to 10 for 0 6 Pot atoes, 4 to 7 Ihs for 0 6 Onions per lb. 0 ]