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GLAMORGANSHIRE.
GLAMORGANSHIRE. GLAMORGAN SUMMER ASSIZES. On Saturday, the flrh instant, a numerous company ff the leading gentlemen of the county dined with the hijrh sheriff", Richard Turbervill Turbervill, Esq. at the Anarel Inn, Cardiff, and proceeded with him to meet -the Hon. Mr. Justice Bosanquet, the Jude on the circuit, for the purpose of escorting- him into the town. They met his lordship, at five o'clock, between "Roath and Rymny hridje. The high sheriff was accompanied hy the lord-lieiuenant, the Hon. W, B. <*rev, Capt. Smith, R N., Robert Jones, R. II, Jenkins, W. Nicholl, R. Hill, I. I. Basse If, T, E, Thomas, Waiter Coffin, Wyndham Iewig, T. W. Booker, I. w! Bennett, J. Homfrav, J. IWoggridge, Henry Lewis, 'j, N, Lucas, I H. Deacon, &c &c. Esqrs Colonels Cameron and Bourne. Major Edmondes. Revds Hoht. 'Knight,(sheriff'schaplain) GeorgeThomas,O.Jenkins, f, Casberd, Windsor Richards, &c. &c. His Lord- ship then proceeds to the Town Hall and opened the commission. On the following day the Judge attended divine -Orrvice at St. Mary's church, when a very admirable. I-ellmon was delivered bv the Rev. Robert Knhrht. (the Chaplain) from the viith Psalm, 9th verse "0 let the wickedness of the ungodly come to an end, but guide thou the just." On Monday morning, at 10 o'elock, his Lordship proceeded with'Richard Turhervill Turbervill, Esq., the high sheriff, to the Town Hall, to commence the ,r als, and the undermentioned gentlemeu were sworn in at GRAND JURORS. Hon. Win. Booth Grey. Foreman. I. W. Bennett, Esq. John Mozsjridge. Esq. T, \V. Hooker, Ksq Whitlock Nicholl, Ksq. G. lio-irne, Thomas Penrice, Esq.' J. B. Bruce. Esq. J. Matthew Richards, Esq. Col. Nathaniel Cameron, Robert Savours, Esq. Thomas Charles. Ksq. Henry Seymour, Esq. Lewsrtn Hnpkia Daw Esq. Morgan Price Smith, Esq. Wm. Head Deacon, Esq. Thoina. E. Thomas. Esq. ttobert Jonu, Esq. I. H. Vivian. Esq. M. P. Henry Lewi*, Esq. Charles Wanle, fEsq. John Nicholas Lucas, Eq. William Williams, Esq. The usual formalities having been gone through, the learned Judge delivered the following chat.-e Gentlemen of the Grand Jury, Ii W hen last I had the honour of meeting you it was under circumstances far ditferelltfrom those at pre- tent existing, for then the country was suffering under a depression of trade and an extensive variety of diatress, too coninionly the haibinger of crime; and then, indeed, a heavy calendar of aggravated offences rendered the task of administering justice Mtremely painful. Far different, however, are the gratifying circumstances under which I now address you. Reviving trade and extending industry have brought a return of prosperiiy, and with it a diminu- tion of crime, under which we now have the smallest calendar of offences that has ever been known in the county. It has been too often my painful duty to trace out the causes of the increase of crime; and I have now the delightful occupation of accounting for the almost total absence of it, in a county possessing large manufactories of iron, copper, and tin, and a numerous population employed in various branches of trade and industry. G-ntlenien, this is most gratifying to me; and I -should not do justice to the county, if I aid not •scribe this to the practice of gentlemet) residing on their own property, by which trade is encouraged, education diffused, and immorality repressed, both by the exertions of an active magistracy, and, in a still greater manner, by constant examples of domestic virtue. Gentlemen, on this light calendar there are but two offences of a heavy die. or the-te, one is for cutting and maiming, and you will have to see, first slittlicr the injury imputed was done, and secondly whether it was inflicted with an instrument likely to imply the the intent to murder, or to do grievous bodily harm. You will-have to ascertain- whether it was done intentionally, and under circumstances bich. if death had ensued. wonfd have constituted the crime of milder if it be not so, the case amounts only to one of aggravated assault. I should observe however, that if the assault be on a peace officer in -the execution of his duty, then the case is one' in which the provocation given will not justify the injury done by the prisoner. Another case, not on the calendar, for forgery, will be brought before you; and the question for you here to conider will be in the first place, whether the instrument is forged; in the next place, whether the person who dealt with that instrument did so with a fraudulent intent, There is also a case of horse-stealing, which, if made 0.1, would formerly have been a capital offence, but gow, by a recent alteration in the law, is punishable \Ii il h transportation. Gentlemen, I think it tinneces- Jury to trouble you with any farther observations, and yon will now retire to the discharge of your important duties." In a short time, a true hill was found against Henry fisher, aged 35, for stealing a gelding, value IOI, the pro- perty of Elizabeth Morse, of Courtown farm, in the parish of Swansea. Mr. Sockett conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Vaiiglian Williams the defence. The facts (as stated in the Gaxette and Guardian, of June I) were fully proved tv- u Thomas Morse, son of the prosecutrix, tfichard Lewis, James Thornton, constable, and the urose- entnx- r Prisoner, in his defence, said he bought the horse, at a date pTior to that when it was lost, and gave £11 for it. kir. V. Williams, for prisoner, pleaded that he could produce witneises to character, but could not afford to hr,ng them from Devonshire, his native county. Guiltv t ""reported for life. Mr. Sockelt applied to his Lordship to grant a remunera- tion to the constable for his extraordinary diligence. The -learned Judge enquired what the expences of the consta. ble had been and was informed 2J 18s. He orderccllJÏOl to he paid 21.2s. besides. niiTZ bl" fWr fo,md aSain8t WiUiam V'illiamt, and David Jones, of the parish of St. Pagans, for forging the *igna ureof the Kev Henr Llewellyn to a bond for 100007 to recover 50001. v,vw«. f r. Sockett, for the prisoner Williams, pleaded that an action had been commenced against the prosecutor in this action for the recovery of t6his bond, and that he, a' attendant to that action, had put in two pleas, the second V which alleged, not that the bond was forged, but that it Dad D^cn obtained by fraud and covin. 1/e contended t.iat, as this was a very serious charge against his client this plea should be admitted as evidence. Mr. Evans, on the other hand, saiti, that though this was the plea, the record denied that the deed was executed by prosecutor, v After an argument between tl.e counsel on this point, tJie learned judge decided that the cause should proceed. In swearing in the jury the prisoners challenged about three. fourths of the jurors named. vMr. Evans then »tat<>*H as *this was a ease of felony, althonl,h, hy a recent Act of Parliament, it was not now capital felony, he would coafine his observations to a simple statement of the case. The prosecutor was a Bachelor of Divinity, in, he believed, the 78th year of his uge, bad never mairied, was strongly devoted to his reli- gious duties, and had little intercourse with the world. Fiie prisoner, IVil:i.ims, was a common carpenter, whom prosecutor, about four years ago, had received into his employ, from motives of compassion, believing that he had suffered some injury, and Williams being at the time distressed for want of employ. By a strong appearance of religious feclinrr, attendance at Church and at the Rev. Gentleman's player meetings, Williams in that time got into favour with prosecutor, and there was a considerable intimacy and confidence between prosecutor and him, and, in respect to things which Williams, from time to time, bought for prosecutor, there was an account generally sub- sisting between them. Things thus went on till February last, when prosecutor, in settling a small account of about 30i. thought it necessary to ask from Williams a written statement of accounts. About eight or nine days after, the prisoner came to the prayer meeting atnight, and staid nfter the others, as if waiting to speak to the Rev. Gentle. inan. Afr. Llewellyn said he could not speak to him that night, as he was to pray in the house of a woman who did not understand Welsh but afterwards, in going home to ms house, he met prisoner, who said, what do you mean by wanting that statemene of accounts ? Prosecutor an. SW'^re< 0nl>" want 8he-.v it to my nephew. Prisoner •aid,' people say you want to ruin mc,' and some warm langunge followed, when prosecutor said, I sec you are getting into a passion, and 1 shall take my leave of yoti. risoner went next day to Mr. Bassett, an attorney, at eat and told hina to proceed to recover 10001. part _principa and 2501. inteiest on a bond for 50001 which he held of prosecutor. Mr. Bafssett wrote accordingly, to pro- secutor, who went to his nephew, and showed him the note. .e nex mnrujn^ early, Mr. Edward Turbervill Llewellyn, nephew to the Hev. Gentleman, weut to Cardiff, to Mr. Reece, the Rev. Gent^emau's solicitor, to take immediate I steps in the business. Mr. Recce, who is a cousin of Mr. | E T. Llewellyn's, was from home, and Mr. 15. T. Llew- ellyn left directions for him, as soon as he returned, to call immediately. Mr. Basseti afterwards accidentally met Mr. Llewellyn W illiams, formerly solicitor to prosecutor, and exhibited to him the bond. Mr. L. Williams imme- diately said the bond was a forgery, and exhibited it to prosecutor. Mr. Llewellyn, till that time, had never known of such bond, and he said it could not be his writing but an imitation. The learned counsel said he should prove certain facts, which would show how this bond was concocted. It bore date 2nd August 1831, and and the first notice that the Rev. Mr. Lleweilyu had of it, was the 2nd of March 1833. The two prisoners went to one Llewellyn Prosser, whom the learned counsel desig- nated as a quack doctor, at Cardiff Heath, and desired him I to draw up a bond for 50001, from a gentleman. They went together to a tavern, called the Rummer, at Cardilf, where Williams produced a bond stamp, which Prosser filled up for 50001. Nothing further was seen of this bond till the 29tli of Pebruary 1832, when it was again shown to Prosser, at Cardiff. Williams then said to Prosser, I have received half a year's interest on the bond, and you, who drew it up, are the right person to witness my signature to the receipt. The prisoner Williams then signed a leceipt, which will be seen on the bond, for 125/. as half a year's interest upon it, and Prosser signed as witness to the signature of W iiliams. It is fortunate, said the learned counsel, that I losser is still living to depose to these facts, as otherwise it might be supposed that Jhc Rev. Mr. Liew- ellvn had, in the presence of Prosser, acknowledged the validity of the bon,], by a payment of interest upon it. Richd. Bassett, Esq. of Bouvilston, solicitor, deposed, that at the instance of Williams, he wrote to crosecutor. to demand payment of lOOm" and 2501. interest on the bond was surprised that in three days he received no specific answer; was talking with Williams in hisofficc about it, when he saw lfr- Llewellyn Willliams pass by; spoke to him about the bond, and that gentleman immediately said it must be a forgery appointed to meet him the following dav, when prisoner brought the botfd, and Mr. Llewellvn Williams pronounced it a forgery prisoner insisted that it was not so, and pointed to the receipt for interest upon it, as a proof that it was genuine prisoner was taken before two magistrates and committed for trial; witness declined being furtber eoneerned for him has frequently seen Erojecutor's writing; should at first sight have thought it is signature, but not so on a near examination. Thomas LlleweHyn Williams, Esq., solicitor, confirmed the foregoing testimony. Rev. H. Llewellyn, was upwards of 70 years of age, believed he should be 72 in August. The Rev. Gentleman confirmed the statement of the learned counsel, distinctly saying, I swear I never executed this bond, nor paid interest on il." The Rev. Gentleman was cross-examined by Mr. Sockett with great harshness, but nothing was elicited to shake his statement. Recollected one John Thomas, a carpenter, coming to his prayer meeting one evening; never heard Williams say, when desired to give a statement of his account, how can you expect me to give a clear receipt when I hold a bond of your's for which the interest is not paid f" Edward Turbervill Llewellvn, Esq nephew to prose eutor, confirmed the statement made as to prosecutor consulting him about Mr. Bassett's letter, and his calling on Mr. Reece on the subject. Llewellyn Prosser got a little money sometimes by doc- toring, but waii a schoolmaster. About two years ago the prisoners came to his house to write summut for them, to fill up a bond for a gentleman He did iio. There was no seal on the bond. On the 29th of February, 1832, he signed as witness to the signature of Williams, that he had received half a year's interest, but he saw no money paid. The Rev. Jaineq Thomas had seen the writing of prose- cutor believed the writing on the bond not to be his the character of prosecutor's writing was straight, and this was a crooked hand; and the two L.,s and the y were of a different character from prosecutor's writing. The Rev. Richard Pritchard, and the Rev. EvanJones, bad known the prosecutor about -50 years; been in the habit of corresponding w-itb him and believed this uot to be his writing. Thomas Charles, Esq. had known prosecutor 40 years; often seen him write believed this not to be his writing. The prisoner, Williams, put in a written defence, in Welsh, pointing out the improbability that he should, if the bond were forged, demand payment of it from the prosecutor during his life, instead of waiting till his death. He alleged that the bond was given for his good conduct and attention to the prosecutor; that it was filled up by Prosser at Mr. Llewellyn's request, as he wished his rela. tions not to know of it; that since the execution of the bond he was seized with a giddiness in his head, by which he was incapable of managing his affairs; that when prosecutor demanded an account, he (prisoner) had said, how can I give you a clear receipt when I hold your bond, with the interest not paid?" and that prosecutor had answered, that he could not pay it then, but would soon do so; that the other prisoner, Joues, his brother in-law, was acccused, only to prevent him from having the benefit of his testimony. The prisoner Jones said, that when he came to Cardiff he had no intention or idea of forging the bond. He came with his brother in law to Cardiff, to buy things, and bad no interest in the bond. Sarah Bennett deposed, that 15 months ago, she was servant to Williams, the prisoner. Remembered a conver- tion between prosecutor and her master, in which prose- cutor Mud, bethought Williams bad told the women about the bond, for that his family were very cross about it. Cross-examined.— Was about a yard and a half from them at the time of this conversation; they might have gone out of her hearing if they chose. John Thomas, a carpenter, was at a prayermeeting of the Rev. Mr. Llewellyn's; went there at Williams's request; followed him and Williams, as they were talking together. in the way from the meetinz to Mr. Llewellyn's house; overheard prosecutor ask Williams for clcar receipts Williams said, how can I give clear receipts, when I have I vour bond, with the interest, unpaid. Prosecutor asked if the time was up; Williams replied it was up since the beginning month; prosecutor said ho could not pay him that night, but soon would. Several witnesses spoke to the character of the prisoners, but of all these witnense* who were asked if they knew why Williams left the employment of a person named Morgan, said they did not know. The learned Judge snmmed up very minutely, and the jury returned—Guilty of the fraud, but not of the forgery. The judge said, that the verdict must be decidedly either guilty or not guilty. After some time the jury returned, Not Guilty. There was loud cheer- ing and clapping of hands, which was immediately sup- pressed. William Gardner, late of Eglwysilan, aged 21, was tried on a charge of cutting and maiming. Mr. Vaughan Williams stated the case. On the 5th of April the prisoner, with other associates, was at Caerfili fair, playing at an unlawful game called thimble rig. A constable named John Jones, about 10 o'clock, observed four persons playing at this game. of whom he attempted to apprehend one but, by the violent resistance of pri- soner and his confederates, his attempt was defeated. About nine at night, this constable, with the assistance of Edmund Harris, went to apprehend the prisoner, who was at a public house called the White Lion. and Harris saw him go to the back of the house, where he shut himself up in the privy- Harris went thither to apprehend him, and prisoner struck bim three violent blows on the left side. A bystander, who interposed, received from prisoner one blow on his hand, by which he fouud that he was cut with a sharp instrument. Harris, who was grappling with pri- soner, on receiving the blows, was badly hurt, and was taken borne with assistance. The following day he perceived a long wound on the left side which the medical" gentleman who attended him said was probably inflicted with a knife. The learned gentleman, after reading, and commenting upon. passages in several statutes relative to the case, called John Jones, who deposed that he was constable for Eglwysilan, and attended the fair at Caerfili on the 5th of April; saw there the prisoner, whom he knew as a thimble player, and others of his company. Betvveejv two and four he called one T. Richards to assist him, and appre- hended one of the thimble players, whom prisoner and two of the other thimble players then rescued. The next time be saw prisoner was about nine in the evening, at the White Lion; he then tried to apprehend him: a scuffle ensued, in which witness received a heavy blow on the ear from prisoner. He took out his staff and knocked prisoner down, who in about a minute got up and beat witness, there being about 20 persons in the house who appeared to be of prisoner's gang, and pushed witness out of the house. HLe then met lfarrill also a constable, and asked his-assist- ance." They went first to Mis. Ward' next door to the White Lion, then to the garden of the White Lion, where the prisoner was in the privy. The two constables at- tempted to apprehend prisoner, whose associates came out into the warden. Prisoner made a strong resistance, and witness wbt appeared to be a pocket knife, the blade about an inch and a half or two inches long, in his hand, while prisoner was striking Harris. Witness struck pri. soner on the arm with his staff and did not see the knife after. Priioner and Harris who were grappling, fell together inlo a ditch, and witness secured prisoner and lodged him in the black hole. Edmund Harris was next examined, and confiruied this statement, adding, that when he met Zones coming out of the White Lion he was all bloody. Prisoner knew that he, witness, was a constable. He received three blows from prisoner, after which he fell with him, and when he attemppted to rise he could not do so; was carried home ar»d put to bed • wr.s ill all night; and the next morning J-Jones called on him; he examined his side, and found blood and a cut, apparently produced by a knife. Had medical assistance, and was confiued to his bed five days. On cross examination he said, that in the scuffle he had bold of prisoner's neck-cloth, and prisoner of his, each twisting the other tight; when he seized prisoner, prisoner bawled oin for a knife. This witness produced the clothes be wore at the time, which were cut through, and the shirt very bloody. Edward Evans, blacksmith, brother-in-law of the lMt witness, who heard of the scuffle and came to give his assistance, confirmed several parts of the foregoing state- ments, The prisoner cross-examined all the witnesses with great shrewdness, and with a talent for browbeating which was quite surpassing but he conld throw no suspicion on the testimony. He said in his defence, that the two constables were accustomed, for drink and bribes, to connive at him and others playing at thimble and that this prosecution was got up only because he would not bribe them longer. He could bring a hundred people to testify in his favour as to this transaction, hut he could not pav there, and they would not come for nothing. He was an "injured man, but he trusted that the jury would do him justice Vcrdict— Guilty, transportation for life. 1 his man has obtained notoriety in the neighbourhood of Merthyr, under the nick name of Cock^/Bill." 'lJl:K V. John Jones, shoemaker, of Llantvissent, was indicted for perjury, in having falsely and maliciously sworn that Robert Thomas, of Glyn, in that parish. had been a dealer ill catrle and a chapman, by which he was rendered liable to the operation of the Bankrupt Act. It was clcarly proved that Mr. Thomas had never been, as represented, "i or a chapman and that since U'e year J8-J, he bad only occasionally bought cattle for his own use. It appeared, however, that the prisoner laboured under some decree of imbecility of mind, and on that ground the jury found a verdict-Not guilty. Vdttam Walter." aged 34, blacksmith, charged the oath of John Davies, with cutt'm°- and maiming, was discharged bv proclamation, prosecutor not appearing. Edward Thomas, aaed 49, labourer, Morgan Edmund, aged o3, labourer, John Davies, acred 21, cordwainer, surrendered in court, a true bill having been found against them for perjury, were convicted, and sentenced, the two former to 12 months' imprisonment, the last six months hard labour and J. Davics to nine month. the last three months hard labour. PRISONERS IN CARDIFF GAOL AND HOUSE OF COR KECTION t onvicted of Felonv ..4 Transportation 1 Misdemeanour 4 Bastardy >EATfr.^ This fair is not on the 22nd of this month, as stated 10 the Gazette and Guardian, but on the 31st. MERTHYR—We understand that the licensing day. for the sale of game, will be Friday, the 26th iuBtant, at the Bush Inn, Merthyr. The day for granting1 licenses to innkeepers and victuallers, is fixed for the 30th of August next, at the Castle Inn. laos TRADE.-The iron trade C-ontlitues brisk at the former prices. FATAL ACCIDF.NT. -Yesterday, a, younlt man named David Voyle, 20 years of age, a miner at Dow- lais, when he was about to begin his work in the mine, was killed by the fall of a large stone on his head. He was the sole support of an aged mother. MERTHYR POLICE.—James Meredith, William Morgan, the younger, John Morgan, Edmund Howell, Daniel Williams, Daniel Thomas, William Parry, Thomas Lewelyn and William Morgan, boatmen, were convicted on the 5th instant, before J. B. Bruce aud W. Thomas, Esqrs.; James Meredith in the mitigated penalty of 40s. and costs, for negligently suffering his boat to strike and break the Aberfan Lock gate— William Morgan, the younger, in 5s. and costs, for throwing small coal, and other rubbish, into the said canal John Morgan and Edmund HoweP, in 20s. each, ind costs Daniel Williams, in 10s. and costs Daniel Themaø, William Parry, Thomas Lewelyn at d William Morgan, in 5s. each, and costs, for navigating the aid canal without hauliers or drivers to attend _n-
MONMOUTHSHIRE COUNTY SESSIONS.
MONMOUTHSHIRE COUNTY SESSIONS. TK /11 S V°ncluded from our last.) following appeal cases were heard at quarter sessions, on Monday and Tuesday week, before Lord Granville C.H.Somerset, M P., Chairman SamuelBosanquet, J. H. Pritchard, J. Vaughan, JO"- I rice, Esqrs.. Rev j Davieg Rev j Colen, and Rev. J A.Gabb. Llangibby v. Trevet hi* —This was an adjourned app«»' from as sessions, and the question was how far relief given by an oVseer constituted a proof of settlement. The pauper, Mattha Jetferies had been married, but her husband s parish was unknown. Herfather, Richard Lewis, had resided for many years at Pontvpool, and died there, but his parish was Supposed to be Llangibby. From tb>* Richard Lewi, his daughter, the pauper, was also sup- posed to have deprived a settlement in Llangibby and Mr. Greaves, lor respondents, called Rachel Jones, who proved that, about 35 years since, she applied for, and received, rchef for the pauper and her family from Wm. Powell, the then overseer of Llaneibby, who made no scruple,to give ,t. Margaret WilllamS( a]so a tiaughtcr 0f Richd. Lewis- proved having been sent by her mother to the said Wm. Powell ("ho was a butcher, and had a standing in Ponty- pool market) for meat,*hich she frequently received, and understood it to he given by Powell, in his character of overseer. For the appellants, Mr. Nicboll endeavoured to show 'hat Powell had never been overseer of Llangibby till the year 1800; and that in his accounts with the par.sh there was no entry of relief afforded to Richard Lewis, or his wife, or his family; and that ;{ relief had been give" ,t would have been insufficient for the purpose of settle- ment, it having been so decided in the Court of King's Bench, in the cases King u. Edwinstow, and King v, Yarwell. Mr. Greaves argued that he had clearly estab- lished the payments of money and meat, and that the decisions cited strengthened his case.—Order confirmed. V? Bruto1' v. St. IVoollos.—An adjourned ap- peal. The pauper, Margaret Harris, who is since dead, had been removed from St. Woolloa to St. Paul's. Glou- cestershire ,_by mistake, instead of to St. Paul's, in the city of Bristol, to which latter place she was tranferred by the parish in Gloucestcrshire, and the appeal was made In consequence of the informality of the order. Mr. Greaves and Mr. Nicholl appeared for the appellants; Mr. Talbot for respondents —Order quashed. Aberdare v. Bedwelly.—Appeal against an order of re- moval of John Topping. Mr. Greaves, for respondents, called the pauper, who stated that he was the son of Isaac and Ann Topping, that he was about 30 years of age, and that the first place he recollected living was at Llwvddcord, Aberdare. A brother and a sister, older than the pauper, also stated that they lived, when very young at Llwyddcocd, and that they believed their brother John was born there. Sarah Giles proved that a family of the name of Topping resided at Llwyddcoed about 30 years since, that a child wasjborn there, who was afterwards called John, but she did not know whether or not the pauper was that child. Mr. Nicholl, for appellants, contended that the identity of the pauper had not been established; that, nuppoting-it had been, his settlement would have been, not where he was born, but in his father's parish, or, in the event of bis father having no known settlement, then in that of his mother's previous to her marriage; and it did not appear that any efforts had been made by the respondents to discover these parishes. The court, however, confirmed the order. Trevethin v. Monythusloyne. This was an appea' against an order of affiliation. Jemima Jones, the mother of the illegitimate child, underwent a strict examination by Mr. Jllstice, on the part of the appellants after which Mr. Greaves, for the respondents, said Jie could not expect the court to believe the improbable statement of the witness, and he would therefore consent to the order being quashed. Camrose v. Trevethin. Order confirmed by consent, and the pauper and her child immediately Jremoved to the ap- pellant parish. Several other appeals were settled by consenl, and sorre adjourned.
l Hh CA M BRIA N Q UA R TER…
l Hh CA M BRIA N Q UA R TER L Y MA G A ZINE. I HUGHE. ( Concluded from OUT last. ) Oa the summit of t!te mountain is a long and deep raville, pl11"SoleS the course of the lode in the great level, a no resembles what they term in Cornwall the Roman, or eld men's workings; but this is also overrtown with sod. and circumstanced as I was, afforded me no opportunity of gathering any opinion, without the aid of conjecture. It would be worth while, 89 an object of curiosity, to shodeorcut small pits in the bottom, across this ravine, down to the solid; and which, as the ground is loose, would he attended but with little expense, in the hire of a few uay labourers, with their ordinary trenching tools and there is good reason to expect that, either in the wasting, or in the solul. some satisfactory disco erv would be made of the mineral substance in pursuit of wliish the ravine was first made. 11 After a most diligent inquiry of near two hours, with. out discovering any satisfactory appearance of or., I at length found a few bits of galena, or lead mineralized by sulphur, of the size of a large hazel-nut each, in one of the great caverns, imbedded in the quartz and I afterwards observed in several other places, what I considered to be tuts of galena decomposed and converted into white lead. These small bits of galena had no connexion with each each other by a string or vein, but were imbedded in the -gitartz, surrounded by a softish saponaceous substance line to the slate of the country if decomposed, and may be termed kernels, or small kidneys of ore. The shale or slate, in some places contains much sulphur, which appears in the fracture of a metallic lustre, as fine as dust, and forms a principal ingredient in the stone whilst, in other places, the sulphur appears in the shale in the figure of a rhoirli, as chrygtallized mundic. ° II At present there is little or no water near the work but upon my expressing surprise at the want of top-water, my guide told me there were the remains of an ancient water-course at a little distance, which tradition related was for the purpose of conveying water to the mines from a distance of several miles up the country, nearly as far as Lord Cawdor's lead mine, but the communication had for many ages been broken, wid the old water-course was dry. "In contemplating a work of this magnitude, which affords so little internal evidence of the qhjoct for which it was carried on, the mind is naturally inclined to wander, and to receive the traditionary stoTies of the country people, that the Romans here got both gold and silver; but which, from any thing I observed, stands without the slightest authority, though it is possible the brassy lustre of the sulphur may, with the uninformed, have given riae to the opinion as to the former metal; and, as all lead ores are supposed to contain some silver, so, notwithstanding galena is considered to carry the least of the lead ores, the tradition of their getting the latter metal may he accounted for. Lead, I iiietine to think, was the substance sought after, but from tht unconnected irregularity of the works one part having scarce any reference to another, it must be considered as a bunching mine, which in some degree accounts for the wideness of the excavations, and that, 80 soon as one hunch or mass of ore was cleared away, they broke the ground in all directions in search of another finding no string or metallic leader, as in more regular mines, to guide their course. Whatever may have been the substance sought after, the extent of the workings bespeak their having been carried on by a powerful as well as skilful people, for the level is a superior work of art; and so may be considered the leading the water from so considerable a distance and the Roman name seems in early days the best to answer that description; the custom of etnpioyiug their soldiery in useful works during the periods of peace, or. what seems as likely, the putting their prisoners of war, or the suhju- gated inhabitants of the country, to such works of heavy labour, may be made to account for that wild extent of excavation, which, according to the modern method of mining, appears a waite of labour and money, and to be greatly unnecessary. The almost total absence of ore, or metal, induces the opinion that the mine was abandoned, from being unproductive, or worked out but, if the tradi- tion of its having been a Roman-work is entitled to credit, the circumstances under which the people of that nation left the island, and the character of the invading people who afterwards overrun the country, and its wretched inhabL tants, raised different ideas of the state in which it may have been left. Fifty years after it was abandoned by the Romans would fill up the bottom of the ravine with the falling in of the wasting by the weather and the winter floods, while the roof and floorings of the excavations would, in the like time, be so materially altered as to leave but little trace for the inquiring eye to form any satisfactory conjecture and if perchance a lump of ore protruded itself, it wonld be a chance indeed, if, during the long period of time that has elapsed since the Romans wholly abandoned this country, some person, conscious of its value, did not remove it, and such circumstance, equally with the workings, be now entirely lost in oblivion. Although to a set of mining adventurers fmust confess the work appears to me to afford no flattering prospects of success, yet, if I was the owner of the land, I would con- sider it a duty to myself and family, to make some trials to ascertain what all the workings had been about, and the result of which, if unsuccessful, I would record in some manifest way, to save my descendants from again engaging in unnecessary expense while, if it proved successful, the event would speak for itself. With this view, besides shoding the mine, as I have already noticed, I would spend a few blasts of gunpowder in some of the most prominent caverns, and, as the country seems of a nature to split well, a good deal of ground might be broken down at a moderate expense; but, as Welsh gentlemen have not the reputation of readiness to engage in works of inquiry, whatever may be their tendency to remote improvement, it is possible the present owner may not feel the same sentiment with me; yet, if the attendant expense should be his only objection, I have no doubt he will find as much manure in the different caverns, (Mu ine cropping ot the sheep, who have retired there from the sun and weather for ages, as will, if properly treated, by the increase of the first crop, defray the whole expense of any reasonable trial in proving his mine. One of my companions mentioned that a London com- pany had, about twenty years past, act some men on to make a trial; but such was their skill, that thev drove a shallow level through into one of the old open workings, and then, with chagrin at their folly, gave up the work. An old gentleman was also said, some years back, to have paid a good deal of attention to this place, and to have made several sinall trials, and which I apprehend to have been those which I discovered in some of the forebreasts this is not the way I would advise the irine to be tried, put rather to relinquish the forebreasts, and trv more at large by the force of powder. 3 reus, my dear Sir, have I hastily put upon paper my scattered thoughts, equally hastily formed, and from which, it any part affords you amusement or information, I shall derive much gratification but as they are chiefly formed from recollection, and are now upon paper, without a copy. be obliged if, when you have done with them, and becpme no more than waste paper, you will favor me their return,- as in that case I shall put them up with some memoranda of My dear Sir, your obliged and obedient, «T « ™ THOMAS PARKER. lo Sir Samuel Rush Meyrtck, Hausant/' The owner of this property is the possessor of Dolecothy. Should you conceive the above letter suitable to your publication, it is much at your service. Yours respectfully, r J L „ m £ AML* MEYRICK, K. v. Goodrich Court, May 7, 1833.
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IRON TRADE.-(From the Birmingham Journal.) —V\e bep most particularly to call attention to the following important remarks, from a correspondent, on the present very negligent mode of manufacturing iron As quarter day is approaching, and the iron- masters will have to fix the price of iron, I hope they wi II fix such a price as will enable them to bestow more labour upon it, and make it better; or it will come into disrepute not only in England but in foreign countries. The quick method now in practice to produce it, leaves it only part iron, the rest rubbish. If the hook which broke as abort as an icicle at the Town Hall, had been made of good iron, the men kined in consequence woutd, probably, have now been living; and here I would recommend an act ob- ligatory upon every smith to put his name upon every article he makes above a certain weight, or where it is to be used in a way wherein the life of man may be endangered, such as axle-trees, drag-chains, irons for coach-dickeys, ships' bolts, and many other articles and if death ensued in consequence of any article of the above description being made of bad, brittle, cold, short iron, the maker of the article should be tried for manslaughter. Three instances of dickeys break- ing off and letting two persons down head foremost and sadly hurt, may be seen in the newspapers and the frequency of drag chains breaking is notorious the coach going down a steep hill, with fourteeu outside and four inside passengers. About two years ago the English ambassador's carriage broke down going through France, the axle-tree broke short. It was nuts for the Frenchmen, who exclaimed "This is your English iron Instead of the old way of passing it through the finery and chaffary and well beating it under the hammer, it is now coaxed up into a ball just as it will adhere together, receiving two or three blows under tho hammer instead of twenty, put through the roller, and at once made into a bar, fit for nothing but to make palisadoes when cast-iron would do as well. Any iron work which makes bad iron is a positive nilisau-ce to society, and the master of it ought to be such among the ironmasters." A correspondentgives us the following information Iron appears firm at the present price, with every prospect of an advance. Iron stone is getting scarce, and higher prices are demanded. The immense quantity that will ere long be wanted for the Loudon and Birmingham, and for the Liverpool and Birming- ham, rail-ways, must also have a tendency to keep up, prices.'
THE CHURCH'S RICHESfr .
THE CHURCH'S RICHESfr rnow PARLIAMENTARY DOCUMENTS. The following importaut and interesting statement has been published by Messrs. Seeley, Fleet Street, and may be had for circulation at a very trifling exPence J, Only about two-thirds of the land in Eugland and Wales are titheable. 2. Laymen have one third of the whole of the tithes. 3. The whole tithe paid to the Clergy when the wheat was 31. 18s. 2d. per quarter, far higher than it is now, amounted to 1,426,5271. 18s. or less than a "silliofi and a half, v 4. If the tithes were equally divided, each parish Clergy. man would have, according to the present price of wheat, loOJ. a year. 5. There are in England and Walel- 176 livings under X30 year. 736 50 1315 00 J963 100 That is, 4190 tinder 1001. a year Inhere are not thirty livings worth 2,0001 a year! 6. There are. 4809 where there is no house for the Clergyman, and.vt these 3080 are undqr 160". year. Can the CLer-yman tuild a house when .he doea- not receive 1501. a year from- the living 1 All the houses are kept in repair by the Clergyman. At this very tiroe 220,000/. have been borrowed by Clergymen to build cr rebuild parsonage- houses. 7. The fees to the Clergy in country parishes vary from 3/. to 7/. on every 1000 persons of population. Most of the fees do not go to the Ctergy but are given to clerks and other officers. 8. Only eleven Bishoprics pay their expences and from three of these the subscriptions then are "h!i.n<>fl in ",n.. 8M I 3000i. a year each. r J\1{ theJrmrJf,!ha, parochial Clergy and of the Bishops, and the Cathedral property were equally divide,! among the parochial Clergy, „ would barely give 200/ to ES^iZS.01 ,h",h* "°"1J h*« » « These facts, b it oblerved, Were drawn from documents but by the farmers, who fancy the.Lfi n" heaVnomoreofythendl Ch,,r< ^0' now let" us has'been fully proveTtTbe'v^11! 'iVo^ the'h The duty annually paid into the Exrt! wholal tobacco and snu/ exceeds the who) °,f Establishment! 6 Wholt cost of the Chureh ih<bch<rch rrnt documents equally authentic as^. r H u™1 statement was extracted, a„d S f ,heKabovef demagog,,es-the decided enen £ th *Pe«ch?s of tution in Church and State °f eVerjr ValUab,e 'nSU* Then again with rspect to the penonl who contribute the support of this Church-who are they? Tht P°°r y pay littl8 or nothing. The inha- bitants of manufacturing districts? Kay, they pay but very little. J he farmers are the principal payers of tithe and what would these be th« ,K.> »I,» tithe was abolished? L*tetaL the landlords would immediaS "°M,^r-and th'S bf?"Se „ ,A, ""imeaiatcly raise their rents. A farm 1, lh„th,\JeT.rc'^ l*le '"he is 43. Do away CVrfain! h I.}101 l'ie landlord demand the whole 34s.? Certainly he w,I s,»pp08ing it to be fairly let at this moment at 30s. while subject to 4s. tithe. Thus the only persons benefitted by the abolition of tithe, would be the great land proprietor, and the farmer would be neither better nor worse for the change. In fact, tithe comes cut of the pockets of the landlords. The farmer is merely paying to the Clergy what he would atherwise have to pay the gentry. Tithe-free lanet alvays rents higher than any other. It has been said that the Clergy ought to support the poor, as their predecessors did. ullt it must be observed that since then four fifths of th* property of the Church have been forcibly taken from her. Restore her these, and then she will support the poor. Well then, my friends, what do we want to do with the Churcht Shall we try to reform it?' Yet; but do not let us give it over into the hands of her enemies—men who not only dislike our Church, but hatt Religion itself Let ns pray for such a Reform as one of the most.eminent Dissenting Ministers in Wales' wishes tc take place in our Church. Speaking of the Church, he says—" As for Reform in the Church, I wish to tyear of a scriptural and evangelical reformation in her, conducted by some of her learned, pious, and eminent Ministers but I cannotexpect any thing worthy of the name invented nor conducted by Infidels, who are the enemies of God and the Church." Copied from the Record, By an Enemy to the Blach List, or Falsehood.
SCRIPTURE ILLUSTRATIONS. j
SCRIPTURE ILLUSTRATIONS. j The mount called Olivet which, is from Jerusalaum a ■ Sabbath da!J'IJoumey.Ist Acts, v. 12. There are those who have quoted the above JI1 defence of Sunday travelling but if they will the learned Selden, de Jure Naturali et gentium, and Dr Lightfoot on Luke 24th, v. 50, and Acts 1, 12, they will find that it was the distauce between the Ark and the Camp when the Jews marched (see Joshua 3. v. 4,) viz. two thousand cubits and pro- bably the same proportion was observed when they rested. This is usually computed at about eight (ur- longs or a mile. But as the Camp took in a large extent of ground, and this was only the distance oC those who encamped nearest to the Ark so it it evident that as all the people were to repair on the Sabbath day to the place of God's public worship. j Sabbath day's journey was more than 2,000 cubit* to those whose station in the Camp was more from the Ark yet when they were afterwards settled in towns, they" allowed no more than 2,000 cubits fof i a Sabbath day's journey.— Dr. Doddridge, Seidell j Liffhtfoof. I A King of fierce countenance, and understanding dark: t sentences shall stand up," and his power shall be mighty* I but not by his own pow er.Dan. viii v. 23, 24. MAHOMET possessed not any hereditary I or authority, or wealth. In his early infancy he wa* I deprived of his father, his mother and his grandfather: I his uncles were strong and numerous; and ip th* | division of the inheritance, the orphan's share w** reduced to five camels and an Ethiopian maid-servant. As soon as he was of fit age he was sent with hi* camels into Syria. In his 25th year, he entered the service of Cadijah, a rich and noble' widow the service of Cadijah, a rich and noble' widow Of Mecca, who soon rewarded his fidelity with the of her hand and fortune. The marriage contract | stipulates a dowry of 12 ounces of gold and 20 camels | which was supplied by the liberality of his uncle. 1° the 40th year of his age, he assumed the title ot Prophet, and proclaimed the religion of the Koran. Th tee years were silently employed in the conversion > ofjourfecn proselytes, the first fruits of his mission- ) A mighty power arose from nothing He won an empire over the minds of men such as mocked tho ephemeral and evanescent kingdom of Alexander the Great; and without a single adherent at first,after he announced his mission, soon gave the law to million*- The roving Arabs were attracted to his standard by the hope of plunder, and the licence to s'ay the enerole8 < of the taith. Mahometanism, in its rise, progress extent, and fall, occupies that prominency, and di»- j tinctiveness of character, in prophecy, which it bM | maintained in the world. It is the contrast between his original powerlessness and the might and influence I which he attained, which are here marked; and øCJ contrast could be greater. In this, as in all oth«r I respects, he stands forth distinguished from all 'he I Kings that were before him. The camel-driver, a poof I Arabian trader, and the servant of Cadijah, are ft"" I gotten in the name of Mahomet.—Gibbon's Historfr I Vol. 9—Keith's Signs of the Times. J r )
SHIP NEWS.
SHIP NEWS. NEWPORT. ARRIV ED,-The Victor, Fornow, from Memel, with timber, deals, &c.; the Jane and Elizabeth, M'Carthy, with feathers; the William ntl Mary, Moye, the Economy* John, and the Shannon, Doyle, with cattle, sheep, and P'S*' the Swift, Parker, the Surprise, Sharm, the John alld I Hannah, Ball, the Ann, Jones, the Barnstaple Trader, Dulling, the Unanimity, Rollings, aud the Herald,Hu^he** with corn and flour; the Friends, Robinson, the Friend' I ship, Davics, the Mary Ann, Owen, and the Flower, Tippet'- | with iron ore; the Azores Packet, Gibson, the Margaret, Williams, the Dasher, Rosser, the William, Clampitt, ttla Mary, Coombs, the Bristol Packet, Scott, the Tredegar* Harwood, the George, Johns, the Carleon, Saer, the Mode. rator, Johns, and the Ann, Richards, with sundries. SAILEU -The Caroline, Besiack, for Rouen, de Olivlt Branch, Gibbons, the New Bee, Jones, the John an" Elizabeth, Harding, the Four Brothers, Jones, the Tine, Sawyer, the William, Clampitt, the Minerva, Owens, j Rosina, Pritchard, the Jane, Owen9, the Charles, j the Ann and Elizabeth, Jones, the Margaret, William" the Three Sisters, Jones, the Mars, Owens, the Maria k? j Bas, the Truro, Carter, and the Friends, Robinson, witl> I iron and tin plates; the Good Intent, Blackmore, the AnØ. Richards, the George, Johns, the Mary, Coombs, the I Bristol Packet, Scott, tbe Moderator, Johns, the Tredegsr» I Harwood, and the Carleon, Saer, with sundries. j NEATH. f CLEARED OUT.-The Fame, Davies, for Gloucester, thl Dispatch, Huxtable, the Auspicious, Lovering, the ohØ. Edwards, the Britannia, feddra,and the Lydia, William** for St. Ives the Westport Holland, Ellery, for Falmouth; the Happy Couple, Clark,and the Young Benjamin, Vig»**» for Truro the Neptune, Grace, the Mary, Parker, Albion, Walling, and the Harmony, Bedford, for Exeter, the Farmer, Fox, the William, "swaffin, the Industry* Smith, the Malta, Letten, the Two Brothers, Wheatell, the Humel, Swaffin, the Sandwich Bay, steward, and th* Laura, Shapman, for Dartmouth the Astrea, Furze, >n<* the Mary, Hoar, for Cork the Palace, Banle't, the Eli**» Gales, the Mary, Gaskin, and the P. Q" Whincap, {or Plymouth the Sally, Davies, the Hope, ltecs, the Mary* Davies, the Eagle, Phippis.the Lark, Evans, the Ciitherine. Evans, and the Victory, Davies, for Newquay; the John Lane, for Bideford the Alexander, Walters, for Looe. the Endeavour, Rolling, for Kinsale; the Liberty, Gregory* forBridport; the Neath Trader, Huxtable, for Bristol* the Ellen, Conner, for Wicklow; the Nadir, Gibbs, igr Exmouth the Albion, Pugh, for Cardigan; the Mtff Ann, Jones, for Aberayron the Unity, Brewer,for Padsto*'
Family Notices
BIRTHS. On the 4th instant, at Llanelly, Mrs. Rces, wife of th* Rev. David Rees, minister of Capel Alee, at that place, af a daughter. On the 42(1 instant, at Llanstinan, the lady of Lieutenant* Colonel Owen, M.P. of a daughter. At Lanfoist House, near Abergavenny, the ladv of j Wheeley, Esq. of a son. MARRIED. r On the 8th instant, at Temple Church, Bristol, by the Rev. F. Elwin, Vicar, Thomas Powell, Esq. of the Gserf I near Newport, Monmouthshire, to Mrs. Maples, widow 0 the late George Park Maples, Esq. Surgeon, of i and daughter of Mr. W. Williams, Temple Gate, Bristol* I On the 28th ult. at Llanbadarnfawr, Cardiganshire, W j the Rev John Hughes, Joseph Lewis Hall, Esq-J?* Blandina Anne, third daughter of the late Richard LI of*' j Esq. Llanerchbrochwell Hall, in the county of Montgomery- | July 4, at All Souls Church, the Rev. Richard StephOllot of Culver House, Devon, to Maria, second daughter ofth Lord Bishop of Exeter. At trinity Church, Mary-!e bone, the Hon. Lloyd Ke*" yon, eldest son of Lord Kenyon, to Georgiana, youtget I daughter of Lord Walsingham. On the 6th instant, at Saint John the Evacgetiat's, BreceB' by tbe Very Rev. the Archdeacon Davies, E. G. Ham, Surrey, Esq. to Fliza, daughter of the late capt" N. Penry Powell, Sixth Native Infantry, Bombay BIt. lishment. On the 8th instant, at Hay, by the Rev. II. Allen, Af" I James Masters, of that place, to Sarah, second daugh' of Mr. Magness, of Lion Green. July 2, at Marylebone, London, Mr. Thos. of Langford, Somersetshire, to Miss Margaret W'agst»B» Chepstow, Monmouthshire. July 4, at St. Lnke's, Chelsea, the Hev. 1. T. third son of N. Wells, Esq. of Pieretfield, to Margaret, fourth daughter of J. Bayford, Esq. f July 6, at St. George's, Hanover square, London. Albert Denison Conyngham, to tho sister of Lord and the Countess of CheaterfiWd. I DIED. At CarditT, on Thursday week hist, aged 42, Klizabe,| Ring Hicks, v.ifc of Mr. Samuel Hicks, hair that town. | On Tuesday, July 2, at Lesiane, in this county, I lingering illness, Mr. Lewis Williams, draper, of Card^ | aged 4.l>; he was beloved and respected by a large I friends. J At Cowbridge, Mr. David Lewis, of that place, 86th year. j0 86th year. At Llantrissent, Mr. Evan Jon of a rapid declins, io I the prime of life. e1 On the 5th instant, aged seven nrc.itbs, David Mol1 Watkins.only son of Mr. John Watkins, of Hirwain. At Neath, on Thursday the 4th instant, Mr. Howell, son of tbe late Mr. Benjamin Howell, Collec' Neath. On Sunday last, at Brecon, aged 36, Margaret, vufe I Mr. Thomas Jones. Minister of the Gospel. On Fiiday, the 28th uh. after an illness of three rno.t M Anthony Hammond, late of High- Woolastone, inouthshire, aged 48. g( Oa Tuesday week, aged 22, Maria, eldest daughter Mr. Timothy Davits, Cribin, Ca/diganshire, beloved respected by all who knew her. -j, On the 15th of June, at Manheim, in Germanv, the only child-of J. G. H. G. Williams, Esq. Llwyny" mood, aged 15. On Thursday se'nnight, aged 13, Elisabeth, JanS of Mr. John Loveless, of Swansea. At Marble Hill, Galway, aged 76, Dowager Lady th* mother of Sir J. Burke, Bart, and grandmother ot .4& Marquess of Clanricarde, Marchioness of Shgo, Countess of Howtli. njts At Tenhy, Ellen Maria, daughter of WilliaO Manning, Esq. MERTHYR TYDVIL Printed and Ptiblisbed b WILLIAM MAI.LALIEU, at the Office, Hifh jt where Orders, Advertisements, are requested to be addressed.
Advertising
N'OTU'KS TO CoRRlvSPONDENTS. I Cardiff Eisteddfod will appear in our next. The admirable -1 ()de on the King's Birth day." and Memorabilia of Rending," we are ejmpelled, most reluctantly, to postpone to our next. The Public are most respect fully informed that ADVERTISERS in the GAZETTE and GUAR- DIAN will derive the FULL BENEFIT of the late REDUCTION in the ADVERTISEMENT DUTY.
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their horser. MONMOUTHSHIRE. MONMOUTH.—We understand a question of impor- tance will shortly undergo legal investigation to try the right and appropriation of pews in a Chapel of Ease in the county of Monmouth. The circumstances we understand are, that the ch;opel was built by sub- scription-a person subscribing a certain sum had a pew allotted to him the question is now whether the original subscriber has a right to dispose by will of that pew, or whether the pew is the right and at the disposal of the Vicar. MONMOUTH INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.— At the Court for Relief of insolvent Debtors at Monmouth on Wednesday last, before John Greathed Harris, Esq. the following persons (three of whom were opposed by Counsel) were, declared by the learned Commissioner to be entitled to the benefit of the Act, and ordered to be forthwith discharged Michael Phillips, late of Ragland, Monmouthshire, inn- keeper. Joseph Davis, late of Trevetbiu. Monmouthshire, tabonrer. James, Cogan, late of Pontypool, Monmouthshire, painter and glazier. Josrph Robson, late of Abergavenuy, Moamouthslure, tea dealer. William Hullett, late of Monmouth, baker and haullier., William Love, late of Newport, Monmouthshire, publican. Samuel Robins, late of Newport, Monmouthshire, dealer and chapman. John Smith Thomas was opposed by Counsel on behalf-of the detaining creditors, Messrs. Jones and Co. Bankers. Newport. Adjourned by consent, in order to arrange matters with his detaining creditors, and if not arranged to give a further account of his estate, <Scc. next Circuit.
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IMPOSTOR.—The public are requested to be on their guard against a fellow. who is travelling the country with a false petition, pretending that} he has recently lost his cart and three horses, which, he says, together with his son, the driver., were carried away with the stream and drowned, near Sandersfoot, Pembrokeshire. He has the names of many respectable individuals of the counties of Pembroke and Carmarthen attached to his petition. He talks very religiously, and his tale is so artfully and pitifully con- firmed, that he has carried his impostures to an astonish- ing extent. He says that be lives ht Pendine, it dressed in the garb of a waggoner, and a ftout, able bodied man. He visited Llanelly last week, but made his escape before he was detected. It is supposed that he is now in Gla. raorganshire.-Cat-martheii Jour?ia.. LIBERA.LITy.-The highly respected Vicar of Harborne, the Rev. James Thomas Law, has, we understand, remitted seventeen and a half per cent, on his tithes for the past year.
CONVOCATION. ) .
CONVOCATION. ) TO THE EDITOR OF THE GAZETTE AND GUARDIAN. SIR,-While every interest in the kingdom whose rights and properties are likely to be affected by any proceedings in Parliament, are in full activity, while the East India, the West India-, the Bank and other interests are in active aud successful communication with the government oil the subjects relating to their several concerns; while every sect of dissenters are acting in bodies, and, from their regular communication with each other, are able, without loss of time, to take advantage of any incident in political affairs that may forward their views; while even political unionists, who, by their numbers and attitude, threaten the disruption of society, meet together and act in concert; the clcrgy alone appear inactive, supine, and dormant, even while their rights and propertieil are in the most imminent danger. They seem like sheep led to the slaughter, they are dumb and open not-their months." Whence does this inactivity arise? It is to be ascribed chiefly, if not entirely, to their want of a,-iy regular and legal means of communication with each other, or with other bodies. From the House of Commons they arc ex- eluded by an express law, in that house they arc, as a body, unrepresented; their voice cannot be heard, nor their petitions explained and defended there. In the House of Lords, it is true, they have their natural and acknowledged guardians. But, however willing the Archbishops and Bishops may he to guard the interests of the clergy how- ever much they arc, from their ability, their learning, their station, and their sacred character, entitled to attention; yet the paucity of their numbers, atid, I nay add, their modesty, while they are surrounded by many, of great in- fluence, who are hostile to the establishment, and by many more who are indifferent and therefore likely to be wrought upon by the tumultuous agitation of those who are bent on change, if not on spoliation, the paucity of their numbers thus circumstanced, renders them of little weight, even on subjects which come under their peculiar cognizance. Besides, from their having been so long considered as the regular supporters of government, (and many I have no doubt were so from principle) they are now assailed with the most violent threats, or treated with derision and con- I tempt whenever they dare to act any wiie in opposition to those in power, But, the clergy are not only unrepresented in one house, and have but very little weight in the other, but they arc absolutely precluded bylaw, from holding any convocation.• or synod national, provincial, or diocesan, but by royal authority. And what are these men who are thus treated, who thus lie, as it werei tinder, the ban of the state? What evil have they done? They are the men to whom the country is chiefly indebted for whatever degree of civiliza. tion it enjoys, for whatever degree of submission to the laws of the land is still paid; they are the men who labour to promote the peace of society—to fit men for the discharge of the duties of this life, and who hold out to their view the glories of the next; where is the spirit, where is the good taste of Eugl'shlnen> of Briton*, to suffer men, who, in all quietness, are devoted to the pro- motion of their best interests, thus to be given up bound hand and foot to the power of the disturbers of society ? Under these circumstances then, what is to be dene? Let the clergy, and as many of the lally also as fed any interest, not only in the stability of the Church of England. but for the very existence of the Protestant religion in these kingdoms, in its purity, let them, I say, unite in addressing the throne for the immed,lalc restoration to the Clergy of the privilege of meeting ID eonvocation and in diocesan synods. This would be but a measure of justice at all times; under the present aspect of affairs it would be mercy likewise. Let no time be Jost. none else will begiu this necessary work, let Glamorgan take the lead. I know there are among her laity some spirited, able, and well-affected men, who have not yet "owed the knee to Baal." Let them originate such a me asure. or if that be too much to expect from them, let them raise their voices to- gether with the clergy and in their behalf, In petitioning the King for the restoration of that Prtlt eUe°i self defence, which the law gives them, which i* not dsnied to any other interest within these realms* Mr. Editor, with much respect, your humble sei'vaut* H, V, July 4th, 1833.
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BRISTOL CATFIIEDITAL.- ",e regret to state that this beautiful structure has sustained considerable injury by the fall of an arched buttress whioh sup- ported the south-west angle of the tower. Divine service at the cathedral has been discontinued in con- sequence of apprehended danger.-Bristol Journal. Jomf BULL says everything seems infected by the destructive spirit which is abroad. One of the chancery advertisements in the neswspapers an- nounces a cause, CHURCH v, KINCiL A YOUNG CO(YPLE.Pet-th, Aug. 29, 1618.-Mr. John Guthrie, on ane Sonday cfter the efternoon sermone, mariet the master of Sanquhar with Sir Robert Swiftis dochter, ane Inglis kuyght in York- acliyre. Nather of the parties ezceeded thirteen zieris of age..&cotirman. SUET, TRV comEDIAN.rhis person having offended another, the aggrieved party was determined on revenge, and waited at the theatre door to punish him. The night was extremely wet and dark, and as the actors passed, most of whom were muffled in their cloaks, the enraged raan was obliged, leat he should cudgel the wrong one, to inquire if he was whom he wanted. At length the wished-for man arrived, who, rushing in, wrapped in his roquelaire, and drenched wilb rain, was addressed with the usual query- Are you Suetl ? No, replied he, » I ant drip- Ving and paused unhurt into tie theatre-