The Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette and Merthyr Guardian

COWBRIIJG E. o. Tuesday, the 25th ult., at Penlline, near Cow- bridge, a little girl, aged 10 years, was left at houe to take care at an infant; she was in the act of lighting a fire, the child being in her lap when a lighted coal fell on her dress- She was so burnt that she died in three hours. Her mother was out leasing. WRECKING IN 1579. u To ney very loving cosen Sr• Edward Stradling, Knight. "Good cosen Stradling,-My very harty comen- daeons being had unto you. I have receavid yor letter by toy servant Robert Cotton, who shall £ eJ'e you advertisement of my dealinges 10 that behalf. And wkeras enformacon hath hyne geven unto me by myaayd servant of the wrek of a certayne boate wtbiu the lymittes of my manors of Barry and Pokery wcii bye divers psons, of wch the greatest aiomber bath byne of myne owne tenantes, hath sinis- terly byne imbeciled and conveyed awaye; I alii tlicrby occasioned (as psuminge of yor assured good will towardes me) to crave yor favorable assystance ttotl. my sayd servante, as well wth yor good advice as allsee wth yor frendly direction for the cominge to the true understandinge of suche thinges as are by iny sayd tenantes wrongfully deteyned, and in whose possession they are, soe as restitucon may be made unto me accurdinge to righte and equitye. And thus Ihopinge of the contynance ot youre frendly goode will towardes me, as well in this cause as all soe when tyme shall serve for the tryall of my longe delayed suite for the psonags of Penmarke, wch I will never leave tyll I have brought the same to some pfection, I ende, and rest assured unto you wherin my poore irendship may be any meanes pleasure you. From Blettso, this xviiith of November 1579. Yor loving cosen and assured trind, OLYVKR SEINT JOHN." Porth kerry, Glamorganshire. —(From the Stradling Correspondence, edited by the Rev. J. Montgomery Traherne.)

"#### LLANDAFF. It will be seen by an advertisement elsewhere, that the Lord Bishop of this diocese will hold a general ordination in the Cathedral Church of Llandall, on the 4th of October next.

<#1>11.1-## NEATH. Saturday last was a busy day at Neath, in conse- q«euce of the Caractacus" and "Owen Glendwr Lodiwof Odd Fellows, M.U., having fixed that day for celebrating their anniversary. At an early hour in the morning the town was enlivened by the strains of music, and about II the brethren formed in proces- sion, and alter perambulating some of the streets, proceeded to the parish church, where a most exce Jeut discourse was delivered by the Rev. Henry l ey Knight, B.D., rector, who took for his text, 6 Luke, 31st verse—"And as ye would that men should do santo you, do ye also to them likewise The rev. gen- tleman, in his discourse.which was listened to through- out with the greatest attention,impressed upon his hear- ers the necessity of exercising charity in all things, and particularly urged the young to use it towards the old, and with that feeling to let them govern and rule .the affairs of the society of which they were mem Ibers-to the old, again, he impressed the necessity of mot being harsh or cross towards the youug-and alluded, most forcibly, to the subject of fines, suggest- ing, that in cases where atty slight deviation of the ra £ es bad occurred, that charity should be exercised but, if any case of an immoral nature should come before iheui, such as profane swearing, &c., then to carry them out to the fullest extent. We had intended to have given a much fuller report of the discourse; bnt the prey of other matter, and the late hour at vwhich we received our report, reluctantly compels us tto abridge it. A QiQAt excellent dinner was prepared -on the occasion, and the evening was spent in a con- vivial and friendly manner. CONTRIBUTIONS TO A HISTORY Of SWANSEA. TO THE EDITORS OF THE GAZETTE PL GUARDIAN GENTLEMEN, — It appears probable from The Abbreviation of the Pleas 10 Edward II., cited in iny cursory view of The Great Proprietors of Gower, (between the time of King John and King Edward ML, that Mr Theophilus Jones has erred in making ITbojnas de-Breos the brother of Peter and William, as, according to the I ecord, he was the son of Peter, annephew of William de Breos. Thomas does not Hea .toe have married (as stated in the Appendix to the Hh&ary of Brecon, No. X.) Mary .daughter of Lord Roos—afterwards the wife of Thomas de Brotherton, son of Edwwd I., and relict, ultimately, of Sir Ralph iCobham (lisebeaAs 36 Edward III., Part 2,No. 9.) but yVilliam de Ureas. The Contributions ite tie History of Swansea leave wvitj.ohn de Breos, inserted by Jones in his Pedigree ell the family (Appendix, No, X.) This name, however, occurs in the Muster Roll at Carmarthen, 11 I., A-D- 1283. Further, in this Catalogue of the Towsr Rolls at so early a period as 15 Henry HI., we find jtbe following entry -the source of my opinion as to tfce extent of -'J urit;diction over Gower" at that time possessed. The King (A.D. E30.1) granted Hubert de Burgh ias in fee and belonging to the honour of Caermar- rthea and Cardigan the service of John de llreose ifor the honour of Gower." It was not then necessary 4bat a JwAding should be in capite" of the King to -conalituw it &u honour, but that there should be noder it mesne manors or lordships Let me add that it is probable William de Breose, Bishop of Llandaff from 12(53 to March 1'2S7, ami buried ori the north east side of that Cathedral, was brother to this John de Breos, whose name appears in Jones's Pedegree after the second of the four successive Williams, who lived between 1,200 and I 326. tn"TheContribut!ons,"thea)).stractofthePieas at Swansea, 33 Edward I., is inserted after the notice of the family dissensions of 14 Edward II.; in adding my mite I have followed the arrangement- "Pleas held at Swansea before the King's justices, 33 Edward I." I. A somewhat curious document, injured by damp and neglect, has recently come under my notice, from a quarter not geiierally accessible. It is a script of VV illiam de Breos of 34 Edward I. dated the day next after the Charter to the Burgesses of Swansea. Its purport is to annul the judgment by John de llarecourt, delivered on the Monday after the feast of the beheading of John the Baptist in the preceding year, 33 Edward I. (A D. 1305.) From page 4th of The Contributions" we find that it was agreed "that the tenants ought to be impleaded in the courts of William de Brewus, in his land of Gower and town of Swansea." In exact accordance with this the document in my possession anuuls proceedings before De Harecorte" against Gilbert de Landimor, David son of Thomas Adekin, William ap Howell, John, son of Philip Dobin, of Pennard, Henry, Walter, and Richard, sons of Philip, commanding the parties to be brought into the couunot of Gower (Anglica), and thereby the suitors, according to the laws and customs of that" Patr/rt," to be judged; and if they cannot he found, it directs that "they be called in court ("exigantur"). Dated at Sweynes, on Wednesday, after the feast of Matthias the Apostle, 34 Edward I. William de Breos must at this time have had his hands full of business, as, besides his quarrel with his mother, from whom he detained 800 marks, and his gross contempt of court, which led Edward L to compel him to make amends, and for a while to commit him to the Tower, the Bishop of Llandaff, John of Monmouth, complained, 27 and 28 Edward I., that lie forced the tenants of his manor of Byshop stone" to do suit to the court at Swansea. He had, probably, taken advantage of the vacancy of the see for nine years just before ) 1. 1 now turn to Mr lllingworth's translation of the Charter of William de Breos to Swansea. The clause limiting rancour and ill will has been amply accounted for; it is in favour of those who had commenced suit against him in the King's Court. The clause empowering the burgesses to take the rest of the Woods" is obscure- Perhaps the barbarous word Brtllyivt7sta" may be in part compounded of BahaN," according to the glossary signifying" a heap cast up." The words translated a thief caught within the manour for a theft exceeding twelve pence," should be rendered, caught with the mainor;" i. e. in the fact, with the thing stolen about him: Hand-hahend or back bearend," as the old laws have it. The difference of meaning is con- siderable. Iftheale gavel, or toll for brewing, was 23 gallons, or even half that amount, it was unconscionably high. The abbot of Abbingdon had one penny in lieu. It was some times called Alesester, from the sextary of ale, containing 10 flagons, paid for licence to brew throughout the year. I suspect some mistranslation, for had the toll been so extravagant, "triers and tasters of ale" would have been wholly dismissed out of our borough of Swansea," in a sense very ditferent from the true intent and meaning of the charter. The charge for a writ is the same as that of the King's Courts. The stipulation to forfeit ^.r»00 of silver to the King, and 500 marks to the burgesses, in case of con- travening the charter looks ill. As to the names of the witnesses, I will, for the present, conclude by remarking that Sr William Inge, who is first on the list, was appointed a Judge in 1305. Sr Walter de Pederton had been Commis- sioner of Array forWest Wales in 1292, and Judge in 1295. "Sr Walter Halteleger> should be Sr VV. Halkelute, Commissioner of Array in Glamorgan, 1297. "Sr Kd. de LitrabeUa" is a mistake, per- haps, for Sr Edward Littlebere, who lived at that time.' And finally, Sr 11. de Pembroke" should be Sr Henry Pembrugge, or Pembridgo of Herefordshire, Commissioner of Array in Morgannwg. 26 Edward I. (A D 129), Lyshon of Avon may BE one of the D'Avens Leyson ap Morgan Gam, whose lather assisted Llewellyn ap Yoiwath in devastating the country in the time of Henry Ill. Yours, &c., 1st Sept., 1840. VIGI L. TO THE EDITORS OF THE GAZETTE & GUARDIAN. GENTLEMEN,—I take the liberty to transgress upon your valuable columus in order to call attention to the discontinuance of Raphael's communications. Being a passionate admirer of alliteration in VVelsh mctr.o«i composition, I have sought with avidity a continuance of his dissertation on the subject, and it is with real and unaffected concern I regret its omis- sion. Trusting that so able a writer will favour your readers with a continuance of his interesting commu- nication, I remain, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, Vale of Neath, Sept. 1. CASNODYN.

# NKWBRIDGK. On Saturday night, or early on Sunday morning last, some froticksomewags.whoassumethe garb of fgentlemen, had a little fantastical prank in this vil- age. At their first set out they drew a phaeton to the principal inn, called the landlord, who, having been persuaded that a certain gentleman had arrived from Merthyr, and wanted accommodation for his servants, horses, &c., was greatly surprised, when he opened the door, that -the worthies had disappeared. From thence they directed their steps to the tramroad, where they disturbed and alarmed all the neighbour- hood by knocking at the doors; lortunately there were no knockers attached to them, otherwise they should have he"u well employed in wrenching them off; but they were not contented with knocking at the doors, but broke panes of glass in several win dows. When they were surarised in this gentlemanly occupation, they proceeded to the mill, near the Rhondda bridge and carried a large boat and laid it against a shop door: from thence they bent their way to a druggist's, called him up, auddesit-ed him to go to see a person who was on the pojnt ot death but the doctor was wide awake, and refused to take the ad- vice of the redoubtable jokers Not satisfied with what had passed they rolled from there a barrel of tar to the river side, followed by the doctor and others but they eventually made their escape, and nothing more was heard of them that morning. To make their waggery appear more similar to the pranks of the Marquess of Waterfoid, one of them wore glasses to aid his eye-sight as it were. and look the more genteel the other, it is supposed wore false teeth, being himself by profession a dentist or a surgeon; the other had something similar to false whiskers of a ruddy hue, but they were not in reality. It is to be hoped that the gentlemen who, about two years ago, formed the police committee, would do their best to detect those delinquents, that they may he appre- hended and brought to justice.

.,1>## ABEltDARE. The annual feast of the LOfóil and Patriotic Order of Odd Fellows was held at Aberdare, on Saturday last, when four lodges met, who numbered above 400. bearing six beautiful banners, and were preceded by the band lately formed here, who played a great va- riety of airs most effectively, and were heard ten miles off oil the Brecon road. Having walked in proces- lIioll to the Independent Chapel, where two very ex- cellent discourses were delivered, they returned to the different inns, where the lodges are held, to partake of the most excellent dinners provided for the occa- sion. During the evening several patriotic toasts were drunk, and many merry and pleasant songs were suit, and the whole went off without any of the mem- bers being worse for partaking of the essence of Sir John Barleycorn.

MERTHYR. It is with feelings of unmixed pleasure that we this week announce the approaching visit of Mr Alderman Thompson, M P., the independent member lor this borough. The friends of the hon. gentleman, who has on so many occasions, nobly asserted and main- tained the electoral freedom of Sunderland, will be at their posts on the 2d of September, in the Assembly RoolD, to concert measures to render the welcome of the worthy Alderman what it ought to be, We can- not this week pretend to enter into detail; but we shall, in our next publication, return to the subject.— Northern Times. On Tuesday last, an accident, likely to have been attended with fatal consequences, occurred at the new Baptist Chapel, now in course of erection in the lower part of the High Street. Three carpenters were en- o-aged in placing the cross beams, when one oi them giving a blow to a beam with his hatchet, the jar caused the pole which supported it to snap in two, when the beam itself, on which were three men at the moment, also broke and Evan Gravel and VVilham Morgans were thrown to the ground from a height of 24 teet. William Morgans was greatly stunned by his fall and received some severe contusions, and Evan Gravel received a severe blow in the side, and other injuries, but we are happy to state that no bones were broken, and they are in a lair way ot recovery. The third man, feeling himself woiljg, laid hold ot a beam, and continued a long time suspended by his arms before assistance was obtained to relieve him from bis perilous situation. 011 Tuesday last, in consequence, we understand, of the train being run off the rails, the London mail was delayed, so that the coach did not arrive in Mer- thyr ulltilllear five n'clock, instead of twenty minutes past three as usual. On Wednesday a detachment of the rifles arrived in Dowlais to n-place the detachment of the gallant 45th of the line, which was marched off the same uiorn ing at four o'clock. They are billetted on the public houses in Dowlais. On Monday last a great body of members of dif- ferenllorlges of Druids walked in procession, dressed in the varied and picturesque costume of their order. and displaying a number of beautiful flags and in- signia, which deselvellly excited the admiration of the beholders. Although there was considerabln solemnity of appearance about them, they rather met with a corn ic than a serious reception, as they were greeted occasionally with a loud laugh of ridicule; but they did not seem to regard it, and went on their way in great state, though there was a comicality about some of their faces and smiling eyes that ill accorded with the venerable beards they wore. They were preceded by a car, with two little bovs decked out (i la antlqite, and three bearded harpers. The car was not very romantic and contrasted rather strangely with the splendid garb and instruments of the iiiinstrel hards; indeed if it had not been for their dresses, &c., we might have thought that they were paupers removing to their parish. We are sorry to say that a little boy had his leg broken by falling under the wheels of the car, which, however, went at a very slow rate SHOCKING CIRCUMSTANCE. — On Thursday after- noon, about two o'clock, two brothers, named Jones, employed at the Dowlais Iron Works, quarrelled, when the elder, named John, struck the younger, named William, with a piece of iron on the back of the neck, which knocked him down, when John kicked him shockingly on different parts of his person, whereby he was so much injured that he died in about an hour after. As soon as he had committed the fatal deed he fled without coat or hat, and was not (aken until late at night, by a party of men who accompa- nied his father in search of .liim. He was taken on the mountain. Evan Davies, the Dowlais policeman. apprehended him the following morning, by order ol the coroner, and placed him in security. The de- ceased was about 17 years old, and his brother is about 2i). An inquest was to be held last night. Mary Richards and Sophia Thomas were committed last Saturday, by Sir John Guest, M P., for robbing Mr Harries, lillPn draper, of Dowlais, nf goods, to the value of Richards was a servant of Mr Harries and Thomas was a washerwoman. employed by him. They carried off the goods before the family were up in the morning, at several different times. TO TiJE EDITORS OF THE GAZETTE & GUARDIAN. GENTLEMEN,— A report having been circulated, either from interested or malevolent motives, that I intend, shortly, to relinquish my school here for an» other engagement, 1 beg, through the medium of your respectable paper, to contradict, most decidedly, that assertion. Having conducted a prosperous establishment here, for 2i; years. I should but ill consult the interest of my family by declining it, now, for any other speculation. From the period of my commencement, have advertised my school but once and that rather re- cently, to expose the fallacy of a similar report, ad- vanced from equally unprincipled motives. On this occasion, I beg to express my gratelul thanks for the long continued and steady patronage that I have experienced and to assure the xESt'EC r- ABLE FAMILIES of this town and vicinity, that, with I' ltv the eflicient assistance of my Sons and Daughter, my only prospective object is to merit a continuance- of their kind support. 1 remain, Gentlemen, Yours, obediently, TA LIES IN WILLIAMS. Giebeland Academy, Merthyr Tydvil, September 4, 1810. ro THE EDITORS OF THE GAZETTE 5c GUARDIAN. GENTLEMEN,—I beg to inform a correspondent of yours that it is neither a bell that is rung, nor a tin: tea kettle tingled on Sundays at onr parish church, but it is a part of a hell which your correspondent must have heard- Perhaps it would gratify him to hear the sound of six good bells, such as are heard in almost every village through the Principality, hut in a town like this, only having about 40,000 inhabi- tants, he must not expect such things. I am, Gentlemen, yours respectfully, Merthyr, Sept. 3. AN INH ABITANT.

JTTOUMOUTHSSFTTVE. Tho Duke and Duchess of Beaufort have taken Harriet Lodge, Cowes, the Earl of Belfast's villa, recently in tho occupation of the Earl of Durham. NEWPORT. TESTIMONIAL TO SIR THOMAS PHILLIPS.- The ser- vice of plate will he presented at a public dinner, which will take place on Tuesday, the 15th of September, in the National School HoolII at Newport. ACCIDENT.—As a car containing a party was re- turning from Newport races on Thursday week, it unfortunately passed over a little girl named Brain, of about six years of age. The poor child sustained some very severe iiijui-ies. GRAND DINNER Given by the Mayor, Corporation, and Inhabitants of Newport to the Officers of the 4.jtll Regiment upon their leaving Newport. Orders having been received for the departure of the gallant 45th for Ireland, the mayor, corporation. and inhabitants, anxious to shew their deep sense of gratitude for the gallant conduct of this corps during the Chartist rebellion, invited the officers to a granil dinner, which took place on Saturday evening, in the hall room nf the King's Head hotel The room was very tastefully decorated, and the fine band of the tj regiment being stationed in an ante-chamber, played several national airs during the evening. At 7 o clock the company sat down to dinner, which consisted of every delicacy of the season, under the able presi- dency of Mr t. Hawkins, the Mayor. Mr T. Jones I u Phillipps filled the vice president's chair. The cloth having been removed, Non Nobis was sung in excellent style, and the toasts of The Queen," Prince Albert," "The Queen Dowager and the rest of the Royal Family," "The Army and Navy,"&c., having followed, Mr Ho. ii IV ay, of Bed .veil ty, rose and said hewas about to propose a toast which they no doubt were most anxious to hear Colonel Boyce, Major Mont- gomery, and the officers and men of the gallant 45th Reiriment. (Great cheering). He would not dilate much upon the merits ot that gallant corps, or upon their services in the day ol battte, hut he might he allowed to express, not only his own sense of grati- tude but that' of the county of Monmouth, and indeed of the whole nation, for their gallant services at New- port upon the occasion of the lamentable insurrection. (Hear, hear.) These services, which were most gal- lantly performed, were at the same time of the most irksome description for it must ever be most irksome to any portion of the British army to be brought in contact with their own countrymen. (Hear.) He sincerely hoped, however, that if any part of that army were again called on under similar circumstances, they would do as the 45th hail done—act with firm- ness and forbearance. (Cheers.) The gallant 45th were now under orders to leave them, be deeply re- gretted it but he hoped that wherever they might go every happiness would attend them, and that the orderly conduct ot the men in barracks would endear them as much to the inhabitants of other places as it had done to the inhabitants of Newport and the county of Monmouth (Great cheering). The toast having been drunk with 9 times 9 and one cheer more, the band playing the 45th's march, Major Montgomery rose to return thanks. He regretted that the indisposition of Colonel Boyce had prevented his being present to witness the very flat- tering manner in which the last toast had been re- ceived. (Cheers). Mr Homfray had been pleased to compliment the regiment upon the manner in which they had done their duty at Newport. Every other regiment in her Majesty's service would, however, he hoped, have done the same, on seeing the Queen's laws and the Queen's authority wantonly and rebelli- ously attacked and many regiments might, perhaps, have performed the duty better. It should, however, he recollected that the 45th had only landed in this country from India in 1837 and 1838, a mere skeleton, and that. therefore, the company engaged at Newport consisted of mere recruits, wit qnly a few old soldiers among them. They were, therefore, not so fully disciplined as they ought, but still they were suffi- ciently disciplined to show by what they did how utterly tutile must be the attempts of an insurgent mob, and to convince the nation that they need enter- tain no tear ot any such attempts while protected by any portion of the British army, however small. (Great cheers). The morning of their arrival at New- port had been gloomy and cheerless, but they had been amply gratified by the glorious sunset of their departure. (Cheers). He again begged to thank them, and as those who were rebellious had speciously adopted as their motto Peace, law, and order," he trusted that they now knew that both the civil and the military powers were determined to maintain "peace, law, and order" throughout the Queen's realm. (The gallant major sat down amid long and coutiaued cheering). I' Mr Prothero, in an excellent address, proposed the Members of the County Sir Thomas Phillips begged to be allowed to pro- pose a toast. The health of the 45th Regiment had already been responded to. He was about to toast a section of that regiment a section, whose gallantry md whose services would never be forgotten, "• Major -Stack. Captain Gray, Ensign Stack, and the 8th Com- pany of the 45th Regiment, Newport's gallant defen- ders." (Cheers). The annals of the 45th formed Dart of the history of their country; and the highest judge of military skill this country ever produced, the Duke of Wellington, when posted upon the hills of Toulouse. had declared that he had 20,000 British soldiers under him, who could march and do anything." The 15th was there, and formed part of the 3;1 division fcheer); and, although it was said that in Newport they were mere boys, yet, boys as they were, they remembered the military glory of their regiment, and were determined to add another laurel to its Wreath. (Clieers). He (Sir T. Phillips) was warranted io saying that Colonel Considine, the Commander of the District had declared to him that although so lately recruited there was uo body of the British army more ready for service, or more fitting to encounter an enemy than the 4oth were. (Cheers). He (Sir Thomas) was the only civilian in the room with them when the \Vestgate was attacked, and although they were young, nothing could exceed the coolness and the military gallantry of these young men. Ignorant as they "ere of the numbers oppose ) to them-fired upon and attacked by offensive weapons of every de- scripiion surrounded by a lawless mrlh. their whole cond ict was directed to the attentive and cool per- formance of their dutv (loud cheers); aid if his friend f"jor Montgomery felt grateful for the manner in which they had been treated by the inhabitants of the county, how grateful must he (Sir Thomas Phillips) and the whole country leel to one section of the regi- ment for the preservation of their lives, and property. (The toast was then drunk amid loucI cheering). Captain Erskine briefly returned thanks. Captain Ni, l'o proposed the "Health of Sir Thomas Phillips." (Chrers). Sir Thomas Phillips, in acknowledging the toast, said if he had not been so much use to their kind- ness he should have been unmanned bv the manner in which his name had been received, and tor which, if he did not feel grateful, he should be utterly un- worthy of their esteem. Oil the occason to which allusion had been made he was placed in a situation of difficulty, and did as he hoped all others would have done—he had, he hoped, done his duty (cheers) for doing that duty he had received their kind acknow- ledgments, and felt deeply grateful for them. (Cheers). Circumstances might sever him from them, and from the officers they met to night, but wherever he was removed, or however placed by circumstances, never should he cease gratefully to remember their kind- ness, and he trusted every happiness would attend them. (Cheers.) After several other toasts, the party broke up a late hour. "1" ABERGAVENNY. Mr John Bowcott, Little Mill, Abergavenny, whose fall from his horse we recorded in our journal a tort- night ago, departed this life on Saturday last. On Thursday, 2/tli instant, Mr Prior gave a grand display of Fire Works at the Tennis Court, Aber- gavenny, at which we are sorry to say three children were severely burnt, a spark falling on and igniting one of the rockets that lay on the ground. Weare happy to say they are doing well. ABERCAVENNY CYMREIGYDDION SOCIETY.—The committee of the above society are most diligently preparing for their ensuing meeting, which is ex- pected to be on a more magnificent scaie than any of the previous meetings of tins excellent institution. The workmen are busily eugaged in building the pavilion, which is to be finished and tastefully deco- rated by the beginning of October. The members of the different Odd Fellows' lodges in the vicinity have kindly offered to join the procession, with their rega lia, which, with the different banners of the society, &c will, no doubt, make it superior in appearance to every thing of the kind previously witnessed in the town, as the committee seem determined to meet his Royalllighne the Duke of Sussex and the rest of the nobility in the most splendid style. The society are now about forming a committee ol five gentlemen, who have been elected by a majority of the Cambrian Literati, with a view to establish a standard of Welsh orthography, It is a curious tact, but no less true, that there has been no standard of Weisti orthography since the ancient Bardic Alphabet was confused at the time of the Ron;an invasion. Different authors made use of different systems, which perplex the young student, and deforms the flowing and copious lan- guage of the Cymry. If this attempt to establish a standard be successful, it will add one more of the many obligations which the lovers of Welsh literature owe to the Abergavenny Cymreigyddion Society.— Malin. ODD FELLOWS ANNIVERSAY. On Wednesday, August 26th, Gwenynen Oerddi Gwent Lodge of I.O.F., Abergavenny district, held their second festival. The brothers assembled early, in order to initiate several tradesmen who wished to become brothers and form into procession. At half-past 11 o'clock nu- merous brothers from the neighbouring lodges bad arrived, and being tully dressed in their scarfs and aprons, the procession was formed by P- G. Dean, and proceeded to church, the officers and brothers bearing the splendid regalia in the following order — two guardians, with swords the dispensation, beau tifully decorated wi h dahlias, supported on each side by Sir B Hall's coat of arms; the band; a new and handsome banner p esented bv Mr VVatkins. draperi, the design taken from the new emblem of the order, having the name ot the Gwenvnen Gerddi Gwent Lodge, Abergavenny district, emblazoned in gold letters the sun, moon, and stars, carried by three brothers; brothers, two and two; three brothers, bearing handsome hands and hearts burnished in gold brothers, two and two three secretaries, bearing large acorns beautifully burnished; brothers, two and two V. G., bearing a burnished sceptre, supported by two brothers bearing gilded battle axes; brothers, two and two; very large and elegant banner of the order N. G., bearing burnished mace, with two sup- porters, carrying two beautifully carved and gilded doves; three brothers bearing splendid burnished crooks; brothers, two and two; a lartre number of P.G.'s, bearing splendidly gilded maces and sceptres, the breasts of most of them beiug decorated with silver medals voted to them by their respective lodges for their deserving conduct. Upwards of itio brothers attended. On their arrival at the church the orgau pealed forth an inspiring anthem, performed by bro- ther Howells. The worthy vicar delivered a most excellent and appropriate discourse from the 119th psalm On quitting the church they formed in pro- cession in precisely the same order, and perambulated the principal streets, calling on their way on brothers Robson and Prothero. The weather was particularly line the banners fluttering in the sunshine and the breeze, added to the respectable and orderly conduct of the brethren, elicited universal admiration. Re- turning, at three o'clock, they sat down to dinner, aud did ample justice io the good things provided by the worthy host, grace before and after meat being said by P. G. Phillips. After the cloth was removed, Mr P. A, Phillips was unanimousiy called to the chair, and Mr J. Dean to the vice chair. The following toasts were given in rotation:—" The Qlleen." Tune -I' God save the Queen." Prince Albert, Queen Dowager, Duchess of Kent, Duke of Sussex, and the rest of the Roya) b'amiiy," and were all drunk enthu- siastically and with the usual honours. County and Borough iMembers." "Capet Hanbury Leigh, Esq." Tune—"Fine Old English Gentleman." Sir B. Hall and Family. Tune—Scots wha hae." "Ihe Vicar of Abergavenny," Tllne-Old 100th psahn, and a great nuihber of other toasts. Thus was the evening spent until the room was ordered to be cleared for the dancers. At half-past nine the music struck up, and at ten the room was thronged with the wives, sweethearts,and friends of Odd Fellows, who threaded the mazes of the dance, upon the light fantastic toe, till three next morning, when all departed happy and comfortable to their respective homes, highly delighted with the foregoing pleasures. The whole ot the splendid regalia was made by Mr J. Powell, carver and gilder, Nevili Street, Abergavenny. .##<# BEAUFORT, Last week handbills were circulated in the neigh bourhood of Beaufort offering a reward ol i 5 for the discovery of every £100 worth of goods, said to have beeu clandestinely removed from the premises of Richard Marsden, of Brynmawr, a bankrupt. An Immediate look out was commenced by the police and constables, and they intruded themselves into the premises of various tradesmen in the neighbour- hood, and in one instance behaved in such an lnjus- tifiable manner as cannot be overlooked. On Mon- day last, a policeman employed about the works, by the Messrs Bailey, of Naniyglo, accompanied by another person whose name we have not been able to ascertain, entered the shop of a tradesman at Beau- fort, and stating that information had been given that goods belonging to the bankrupt had been secreted there, proceeded to read a warrant after their own version, apparently authorising a search. On ex- amination of the iustrument, however, the shopkeeper found it bad no connection with such a business, and remonstrated with the policeman on the unjustifiable- ness of the proceeding, when he was assailed with a volley ut the most dreadful oaths and imprecations, and an assurance that the premises should undergo a scrutiny. The keeper of the shop having at this time the flap of the counter in his hand, it was dashed violently from him, and preparations apparently about to take place for carrying the threat into execution, he armed himself with a pistol, and it was only by a threat of blowing out the brains of the first person who entered that he succeeded in clearing his premises of these intruders- As far as we have heard, the police of this neighbourhood have hitherto conducted them- selves with credit, and have reflected honour upon their employers. We need not point out now the rare occurrence of Sunday fights, formerly so preva 'ent, as a proof of ihe necessity of a police force on the hills, aud we believe that the policeman in ques- tion has exerted himself with more usual energy in the suppression of this vice and of every other kind of irregularities. How he became so far for- getful of his duty as to take part in the violent outrage recorded above we know not, and trust that the tradesman who has thus been so grossly insulted will not allow this conduct to pass unpunished. The following is a copy of the addres of a Ipttpr which passed through tho Brinmawr Post Office :—. David Evans at Jools Jones Mount rasgal II Cendle Bregnog shier I' o with speed."

BRECOTWTRE. BRECON. BUECKNOCK INFIRMARY.—SFPT. 1st. In. Out. Patients remaining last week 5 38 Admitted since. 1 n In. Out. G 49 Cured and Relieved 0 10 Dead. 0 0- 0 10 Remaining 6 39 Physician for tlie ensuing week. Dr. Lucas. Surgcun ditto ditto Mr Batt. On Thursday week the Marquess Camden gave a handsome entertainment to his tenantry and friends in the neighbourhood of Brecon, to celebrate the birth of his grandson Lord Viscount Bay ham, and son of the Earl of Brecknock. About 50 sat down to dinner at the Bull's Head and another party at the Star; the dinners were very excellent, and the good things of this world were in rich profusion. The chair at the Bull's Head was taken by Mr Hu^h Jones (the Marquess's agent.) Among the company present were the Rev. Thomas Vaughan, Thomas Batt, Esq., and—Laurence, Esq. Several very excellent speeches were delivered, and the healths of the nohie founders of the feast were toasted in buuiptio deep The wines, which were of excellent quality, were seen to inluse a generous warmth into some of the company, who will long live to remember the birth of the heir to the titles and estates of the Marquess Camden. [\e have received a more detailed account of tliest- festivities, but it reached us at so late an hour that we were reluctautly compelled to postpone its insertion till next week.j Two companies of the second battalion of the rifle brigade, under the command of Major Bulier, arrived on Wednesday last at Brecon, from Windsor. BRILLIANT STAG HUNT.—On Monday week, the Brecon hounds, while out in search of an otter, near Abercamlais, came upon one of the stags which had escaped from the Park, and a chase immediately ensued, which lasted two hours and twenty minutes without a check; the stag being ultimately killed near Devynnock, having made a circuit of nearly 25 miies of country.—The same pack, on Thursday week, killed another otter in the river Llyrioi, near Talgarth,after acontioued hunt of five hours' duration. POST OFFICE ARRANGEMENTS.—The delay of the Milford Mail at Gloucester having been long com- plained of, John Powell, Esq., Mayor of Brecon, addressed a letter to the General Post Office on the subject, to which the following" reply has been given:- General Post Oflico, August 25th, 1840. Sir,-Yo,ir letter of the 4th instant, requesting, cm the part of the Town Council of Brecon, an alteration in the time of the arrival of the London and Milford Mail, having been suhmiiteii for the consideration c-f tlie Postmaster General, I am directed to inform you that his Lordship cannot, under existing circumstances, accelerate the London Mail without serious delay of the correspondence from Liverpool anJ the North of England, which would be left behind at Gloucester; but he hopes that it may be in his power to extend the H ai I wa y accelerations to South Wales, when the line of Railway is completed between Birmingham and Gloucester. I am, Sir, Your obedient humble servant. THO. LA WHENCE, Assistaut Secretary. J. Powell, Esq., Brecon. Since, we are given to understand that the Post Office have it in contemplation to start a mail direct from Hereford to Brecon, for the purpose of bringing the correspondence ol the North, and thus obviating t e (lifficult to. This beyond all doubt w 1 he of great coliveniciiee to the public, but we appre- hend that without extending the line of mail to Merthyr the greatest portion of the benefit will be lost; if this were done the Northern letters would be delivered in Merthyr in a very short time from their date, and the facilities for travelling to Birmingham and Manchester would be greatly increased. If the extension to Merthyr does not take place the inhabi- tants of that town wiii be placed in a worse position than at prest nt, as their letters will be delayed both at Brecon and Abergavenny. \e hope however to be able to state something positive on the subject next week. Silurian LUNELLY. BRECON-SHIRE. — On Saturday, ti)e 2-2d ult., the t'sk N'ale Breconians held their anniversary. The members met at the Lodge room in the morning, and proceeded from thence (beaded by a banner and the excellent Llaneily band) to Llanwenarth Chapel, where an appropriate discourse was delivered by the Rec Francis lliley; from thence they returned in due form to the Lodge room, and partook of a good dinner provided by host Motley After the cloths were removed, the chair was taken by Mr Hopkin Morgan, Llaugroiney, and the vice chair by Mr Richard Hopkins, liiaenavon. The following toasts were given and drunk with due honoursThe Queen and her Consort," The Duchess of Kent and the rest of the Rovul family," Lord Brougham, as an Odd tellow and a patriot," The Minister of the Day," ''Lancelot Powell, Lsq" "The Rev. Mr Vintin," "loan all Gwilim," 'riie itev. F,,vaii \Vratkins,1 "1r Joshua Morgan," "Mr William Morgan," and Mr Charles Jennings." Some good and eloquent speeches were delivered by Messrs. V intin, \Vatkins. and others Several scientitic vocalists performed their part and the band plaved our national airs at intervals and this feast of mind was concluded by the whole party, singing" God save the Queen." .1'###1'-# DINNER TO THE HON. COL. RICE TREVOR, -II.P, AND JOHN JONES, ESQ M.P.—These hon. members have been invited to a public (linner by the freeholders of the Llaneily polling district of Carmarthenshire, and the invitation having been accepted it w ill take place at the Thomas' Arms Inn, Llaneily, on Wednes- day. R. Goring Thomas, Esq., of Llannon, will pre- side on the occasion. The announcement has excited great interest among the Conservatives and a number of gemlemen of distinction are expected to he present at the dinner. The invitation was signed both nume- rously and respectably. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev George \Vaddington, M.A., to the deanery of the cathedral church of Durham, void by the death of Dr John Banks Jenkinson, late Bishop of St l)avid's. On Saturday evening last, some little bovs went to b.itlie in the river Towy, near tho Tin Works, at Carmarthen, when one of them, about seven years of lge, %vilo was bathing near the edge of the river, unfortunately slipped into a deeper part and was drowned. The Duke of Newcastle does not intend to dispose of Hafod, as erroneously reported. His Grace and the Ladies Clinton do not leave that romantic domain until the close of next month, when thev so to Clumber. & The Earl and Countess of Lisburne and family have arrived at Crosswood Park, Wales, for the summer. His lordship has recently purchased the Abermaide estate, near Aberystwith, of Mr E. Gatacre. Mr John Attwood, the plaintiff in the rhinoceros case, as Lord Brougham termed it, of Attwood v. Nnall, has, we are informed, purchased the estate of fcir John Owen in Pembrokeshire. The purchase money is stated to be about £ S'00Mi).— Wo/verhamp- ton Chronicle. ABERYSTWITH.—At a recent meeting held at this place, r James Hughes, of Glanrheidol, stated some home and striking truths respecting the immense sums which strangers annually spend at Aberystwith, and how vitally the continuance or withdrawal of such an expenditure aftects the rental, not merely of the town itself, but of the neighbourhood also; and, therefore urging the inhabitants to spare no expense in making the stay of those come amongst us to spend so much money as delightfnl and agreeable as possible. For the purpose of furnishing a practical illustration to the above, we were much gratified to hear at a meeting of the town commissioners on Tuesday last, that it is not only intended to keep on the present excellent band of music that performs daily in all our public promenades, but it is also firmly determined next sum- mer to engage one of the finest bauds in England to play here during the whole season. When we state that our present worthy Mayor, together with Alfred Stephens, Esq., and John Hughes, Esq., aldermen, have taken this business in hand, there is no fear but that everything will be done as it should be done.- Carmarthen Journal. VVELSH BISHOPS. (From the Courier of Monday.) One of the first qualifications requisite in a teacher is unquestionably a knowledge of some language which his pupil can understand; but when we ap- point mere Englishmen to Welsh benefices, we com- mit exact'y the same blunder as those who, according to the Parliamentrv Report.gave to Irish schools in which the pupils spoke nothing but Erse, masters who spoke nothing but English. A similar absurdity is noticed by Goldsmith in his Vicar of Wakefield; the poor scholar, as every body will remember, goes to Holland in order to teach English, and does not discover until after his arrival that it was necessary that lie bimselt should understand Dutch. VV hen a case of this kind occurs in the conduct of a private member of Society-if ever such a blunder as Goldsmith describes were committed-it is simply laughable; but in those of the Irish school and the Welsh benefices there are two distinct acts of gross injustice—the misapplicatoin of public funds, and the prevention of that instruction to which the contri- butors are fully entitled. VVe do not consider, and do not treat this Welsh matter as a party question we trust no one else does. But we cannot close onr eves to the fact, that ministers, anxious to obtain "the electioneering or parliamentary influence of a clergv- man and his friends, too often act as if they had totally forgotten that the person on whom they plare their patronage has certain duties to perform, with- out the performance of whi> li his receipts, in the shape of tithes or other revenues intended for real services, are neither more nor less than direct robberies of the public. It cannot be pretended that Welshmen who speak and understand British only, derive the slightest benefit from clergymen who read English prayers, preach English sermons, and if ever they are called upon to administer the last consolations to tie sick and the dying, administer our holy sacrament to the sufferer in an unknown tongue. NVe are not ignorant that the practice has been defended on the ground that it tends to lead the VVehb to abandon what must in the present state of society be regarded much the same as a foreign language. When did praying or preaching in either English or Latin, teach those tougues to those who previously Tinew not a word of eitlier" By the death of the Bishop of Chichester an oppor- tunty is presented of making amends for the injustice which has formerly been done to the South Britons. Let a Welsh Bishop be translated to his see, au(i a Welsh Clergyman, possessed of the indispensable qualification, be promoted to that see which is so ren- dered \,IC<int, and which ought in the first instance of a reformation of this kind to be one in which tlu inhabitants are most ignorant of English. The Mer- thyr Gnardtan coutams some judiciuu> observations on the subject, which we cheerfully transcribe "Tlie demise of the Bishop of Chichester afford, to her Majesty's government an opportunity of repairing their late neglect of the claims of a native of Wales to the bishopric of St. David's by translating one of the Welsh prelates to the see of Chichcster. and th is mat e room for the elf-vation to the episcopal bench of r* Wels' man, v.ell versed in the lansruajre and literature ef'h s country. Upon a late occasion it was stated that no feel- ing on the subject had been evinced by the Welsh clergy Or people, and the Noble l'remir, who is said to have made the observation, when this assertion was instantly confuted, avowed his willingness to give the mailer his favourable ronsideration at a fitting conjuncture. After what took place lately, when not only Wales helt a large proportion of the nation evinced the deepest interest in the question, his J-oniship will not say that the Welsh have shown any indifference respecting it, and we do sincerely hnpe that he will not listen to the declaration, that the Welsh would prefer a stranger, totallv uncon- nected with their country, to a man sharing their own blood and speaking their own language, a man who had passed his youth among them, had been broaeht up with them as their friend and had lived among them as their beloved pastor and faithful spiritual counsellor, who understood an,l entered into all their feelings, wish s, and even prejudices for anything more unnatural or contrary to truth and even common sense could never have been conceived, and the assertion could onlv be made by an alien to th prIncipality, opposed to its truest and most saered interests, and an enemy to the Church Of Christ iL,If. I While we advocate the appointment to Welsh benefices of gentlemen who are capable of performing their religious functions in that language which is most likely to beutSt the spiritual welfare of th° people, we would by no means he understood as desiring the perpetuation of British as a means of social intercourse. On the contrary, we do not look upon any but the common language of the United Kingdom as now worth retaining for public use, whatever Erse, Gaelic, or British may have been formerly. But whether Fa or not is no question the matter is simply this-sha'l people be still compelled to pay for that which is of no sort of use to them, and the oftering of which has a tendency to alienate the mind from the first of all duties—that to our common parent? Lord Melbourne has now an opportunity, which we hope he will not neglect, of retrieving the errors of aud-pmiecesRors. He can now with great ease confer -instin,- benefit in the establishment 01 a precedent, upon the episcopalians of \Vales, and he can at the same time, renard the learning, piety an] universal charity of VVelsh divines, of wuora we are happy to say there are many, who, though placed in 'humble spheres, are calculated to become the greatest ornaments of the Church. As to the notion of praying or preaching to the people in a language of which they are ignorant, beiug a means of enabling or compelling thm to learn it, we consider it as too absurd to deserve serious refuta- tioli but a VVelsh preacher may occasionally shew that his hearers would derive both temporal and spiritual benefit from the acquisition of the means of communicatiug fanii iarly with the mass of the nation. Tbere are no doubt be--ter means of enfixing such a notion in the minds of the illiterate natives of Wales, Ireland, and Scotland. That does not enter in.o the present consideration but let us no longer witness the gross public injustice of appointing men to es sential offices, of which, from ignorance ot the language of the country, they are totally unable to perform some of the chief duties. Dr. Otter, late Bishop of Chichester, I hear hy a private communication, died on Friday last. The few-II)e veriifcw-%Velsil, A,Ijo iiive ativ regard for the welfare of the National Church, and the main- tenance of its pure doctrines in Wales, should now unite their weak forces, and endeavour, by all lawful means, to procure tiie translation oftbc Bishop, lately thrust upon them, to the new vacant See (one more valuable tou, and OtiC ill wbicll he may be of use), and get appointed to that of St. David's a person understanding the language of those over whose im mortal souls be is expected to watch and who so able as that eminent!v-taiented man, of whom both his country and the Church may justly be |>roud—the Reverend and Worshipful the Chancellor Knight ? -Frorn a Correspondent of the Cambrian. IIIUNIIIICE%Cl-, OF THE LATE BISHOP.—When the late Bishop was in the full enjoyment of health and strength, he promised the munificent sum of X20t) towards the repairs uf the parish church in Aber- gwilly; a short time previous to his decease, lie, re- membering his promise, gave strict orders that it should be fulfilled, and it has since been certified to the proper authorities that the money will be paid wiienever called for. CarmartheTt Journal. '#0'#-#4> (From the Courier of Wednesday.) O'CCNNELL AND THE LATE SIR. W. W. WYNN. To' the Editor of the Courier. Sir,-In his late harangue at Liverpool the head of the ministry asserted that Sir Watkin Williams Wvnn and his 475 little squeaking Welshmen'" were guiitv, in 1793, of horrible atrocities. How dare this Jesuit in cendiary recall to our minds the events of that epoch? Can he have forgotten that the rebellion was com menced by a troop of his own popish countrymen,who, quartered with an equal number of Ancient Britons, volunteered to take picquet duty for the night, and setting fire to the forge with which the barrack was filled, suffocated the very men with whom they had three hours before caroused ? Can he have forgotten, that, disguising his co-conspirators in the uniforms of the murdered loyalists, Lieutenant tsmonde led ■them to surprise the main body 0f Welsh under Colonel Gwillim Lloyd Wardle, or how the Cvmri, warned by escape of one comrade from the flames of Prosperouse, stood ready for the onslaught? Is it surprisingthat under such circiiiiistances the spurs of the Cymraig horsemen were plunged rowel deep— that their sabres raged quick, fierce, and masterly- or that the traitor Esmonde found that in assuming the uniform of a gentleman he had but donned the wind- ing sheet of an assassin I That he was hung on the spot in his sash and helmet I readily allow; but did ever felon deserve his fate more worthily ? Would even the cool Scotch have shown mercv" to such a wretch as that ? He says that of 475 Welshmen but 35 came back alive to Wales. Be it so: there is no dishonour in that. Of 120 Welsh Fusiieers at Bunker's Hill but five lived to reach the redoubt; of 500 at Alhuera but 50 escaped unscathed by musketry, yet the 3d has not generally been considered the worst corps in the service. His statement is, however false. Not more than 150 Ancient Britons perished, and of them more died by secret assassination than in lair fight. Not one deserted: it is their proud distinction that whilst in every English regiment employed there were some, and in every Irish many traitors, not one individual of Cymraig blood proved unfaithful to his King Heuce these tears; hence the mandate forbidding Lord Melbourne to appoint to St. David's a Bishop of Cymraig blood hence the never-ceasing vituperation bestowed upon us by the priests of Rome. Pardou me, Sir, for intruding on your columns so lengthily, but the Cyinri have suffered so much by wrapping themselves up in their own pride that it becomes a duty to claim for them their just share of merits Permit me, therefore, in conclusion to remind Mr Daniel O'Connell that whilst it took England seven hundred years to conquer the barren mountains of \V ales, 4.000 "little squeaking 'e]shmen," aided by 1 :200 Normans under the VVelsh Fitzgeralds, in six months reduced the whole of Ireland into a fief of the British Crown. I have the honour. Sir, To remain most obediently yours, JULIUS. ""#.#I'I'### FAIRS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. Glamorganshire.-Xeath. Saturday 12. lireconshire.—Brecknock, Wednesday 9 C(triiiarth nshii-e. Carmartlien. Wednesday 9; Llangadock, Friday 11. Cardiganshire- — Cardigan, Tuesday 8 Talsarn, Tuesday 8. Lady Mostyn Champneys and the Hon. E. Mostyn have given sufficient land for the site of the new church at Llandrino. Her ladyship has also pre- sented a costly silver communion service to the church. NORTH AND SOUTH WALES BANK.—The fourth yearly general meeting of the proprietors of this com- pany was held at Liverpool, yesterday week CHRIS- TOPHER BENTHAM. Esq., in the chair, when the directors announced that, after a minute and careful examination into the affairs of the Bank, there was a dear profit of £ b,302 7s. Out of this sum they re- to m -iided that a dividend of I i per cent* for the half ye ,r should be deel red, making the dividend for the year 5 per cent. While the din ctors regretted the Rinallness of this dividend, the best guarantee was at the same time afbr ied of the permanent prosperity of the bank, in the assurance that it had been safely r.arr;ed through a period of ncexamp ed difficulty, from the eflects of which but few other establishments had altogether escaped.—Mining Journal. CHUISTIAN NIUIIIICENce.-Tite parish church of Church I loneyl oanie has b '(')) entirely repewed. a new nailery has been erected, and a beautiful arch raised between the nave and the chancel, making tiie church one of the neatest in the diocese. The improvements have been effected m der the able superintendance of Mr Harvey E-,iiitoti, by order of the Yen. Archdeacon Otislow, who is sole trustee of a bequest lelt by Mrs Attn Williams, of Bourtoti on the Hill, w.iose husband W IS vurar of the parish 3 vears airo. Titis truly ch.->ri- tal le lady not only left f 5(10 for the purpose of le- p,tiriii: atil oi-iiini,,tltiiig t,he cliureti. L,u, also left -)tie hundred guineas per annum for ever to the vicar. Near v .L600 has been expended, of which sum about k 100 wiil he raised by a rate in that paiish and CJW Honel bourne, which is annexed to it. The parish- ioners have come forward in a very handsome msnu 'r, and will, in addition, erect a tablet to the memory of Mrs Williams, and we believe an altar piece. The Archdeacon will al'ow o £ 50 to remain in the. funds to accumulate, which will perhaps be expended in a similar way li ereafter, "orceslcrsh ire Guardian MODE OF PRESERVING ANiNIALS.-Ni. Salomon directs, for this purpose, that reptiles especially be immersed for two months in strong alcohol, and then placed in a stove, heated to 104". until they are com- pletely dried. After this preparation, they may be kept for any length of time without exhaling any dis- agreeable odour.—Athenaeum. THE SIAMESE Twiis.rhere,-tre very fewpersoi,s who know what has become of Chang and Eng, or tijer are. They may be gratiifed to learn that they have "settled down for life," on a fine farm 011 Trapp Hill, a post town in Wilkes county, N.C. They write us that they are delighted with their fanning operations, and they arc as happv as lor,is.-Bostoii Transcript. OLD ENGLISH NEEDLEWORK.—" Perhaps the work was a broidered scarf for some spirituai father, a testiin.>ny of gratitude and esteem from the convent nt large; perhaps it was a tunic or a girdle which some lJiglJ and wealthy lady has bespoken for an offering, and which the meek aud pious sisterhood were happy to do for hire, bestowing the proceeds on tiie necessities of the convent; or, if those were pro- vidid, on charity. Perhaps it WHS a pair of s, n fnIs, so magnificently wrought as to he destined as a present by some I fty abbot to the pope himself, like those which Robert, abbot of St. Alban's, sent to the Pope Adrian the Fourtti; and which alone, out of a multitude of the richest offerings, the pope retained or if it were in England (for our domestic scene wilt apply to all the Christian world) it might be a magnifi- cent covering for the high altar, with a scriptrre history embroidered in the centre, and the border, of regal purple, inwrousht with go'd and precious stot e*. We say, if in England, because so celebrated w;.s he English work, the Opus Anglicum, that other nalion* Qagoily desired to possess il. TueeutWotderud vestments of some English clergymen were so much admired at the papal court,that the pope, asking where they had been made, and being told in England,' de- spatched bulls to several English abbots, commanding them to procure similar ones for him. Some of the vestments of those days were almost COI ered with gold and precious stom S. The accounts of the rich embroidered C'ccleda-ticaln I'l'stm(>nts -roles, at- dals.gir lies, tunics, vests, palls, cloaks, altar cloths.and veils cr hangings of various descriptions, common in churches in the dark ages — would almost su pass belief, if the minuteness with which they are enumer- ated in SJine few ancient authors did not at'e-t tilC fact. The cost of many of these garments was C lormous, for pearls anl precious iewils wete liter- ally interwrought, and the time and labour bestowed on them was almost incredible. It was no uncommon circ imstance for three years to be spent even by these assiduous and indefatigab e votaries of th2 needle on (tie gariii(,tit." Bjt nsidlewoik was not thus confined to s iri u d uses. The cress of secular greatness derived great value from the labours of the embroiderer, and tho knightly banner received a similar decoration. The great St. Dunstan himself, who. with his goldsmith's ,oldsillitil,s tongs had held the very devil by the nose, did not dis- dain to assist the labours of a" lady, by painting the subject for her embroidery :— One of the most magnificent specimens of ancient needlework in existence, and which is in excellent preservation is the State Pall belonging to the Fisliiiiougers' Company. The end pieces are similar, and consist of a picture, wrought in gold and silver, of the patron, St Pcter, in pontifical robes, seated 0:1 a superb throne, and crowned with the papal tiara. Holding in one hand the keys, the other is in the posture of giving the benediction, and on each side is an angel, bearing a golden vase, from which lie scatters incense over the saint. The atig' l's wings, according to o d custom, are composed of peacocks' feathers in all their natural vivid colours; their outer robes are gold raised with crimson: their under vests white, shaded with sky blue; the faces are finely worked in satin, after nature, and they have long yellow hair. There are various designs "on the side pieces: the most important and conspicious is Ciirist delivering the keys to Peter. Among the other decor- ations arc, of course, the arms of the company richly emblazoned, the supporters of which, the "merman and mermaid, are beautifully worked, the merman in gold armour, the mermaid in white sijk, with long tresses in golden thread. This magnificent piece of needlework has probably no parallel in this country." -,dtlien(rum.

BIRTHS. August '27, at Brighton, the Lady of Charles Morgan. Esq., M.H., of Huperra, of a son. At l.lanbtpthian, on the 2.?d ult., the lady of the Rev. Thomas Edmondes, of a son. MARRIAGES. On the 29th ult., at St. Mary's Church, Swansea, by the Rev. W. Hcwson. D.D., Wm. Gibson Craig,Esq.,M,P. for Edinburghshire, to Betsey Sarah, eldest daughter of J. H. Vivian, Esq., M.P. The lady was given away by her father in the presence of Sir Richard Hassev and Lady Vivian and several relatives and friends. After the ceremony they partook of a splendid dejeune at Sin. gh ton Abbey, and the happy pair took their departure the same day on a tour through North Wales. On the 27th ult, at Chertsey, by the Very Rev. the Dean of Bangor, the Rev. J J. Jennings, Prebendary of St. Peter's, and Rector of St. John's, Westminster, to L. Evans, only daughter of the late Wm. Shaw, Esq., and niece to Win. Evans, Esq., Sheriff of London and Mid- dlesex. On the 29th ult.. at Merthvr Church, Mr John Lle- wellyn, to Miss Margaret Williams, both of Plymouth Street. On the 31st ult., at the same place, Mr T. Williams, of the Mountain Ash, to Miss Jane Morgan, of Peny- darran. On the same day, and at the same place, Mr Edward Bfb, to Miss Jane Mathew, both of Briant's Field. On the 1st inst and at the same place. Mr John Sheppard, to Miss Catherine Micle, both of Caedraw. On the 80 h ult., at Ynysgau Chapel, by the Rev. T. B. Evans. Mr Dan. Hall, of Ithydycar, to Miss Margaret Davies, of Giler Street, both of the borough of Merthyr. On the same day, and at the same place, by the Rev. T. B. Evans, Mr Ebenezar Jones, Caedraw, to Miss Ann Thomas, Mill Street, both of Merthyr. On Tuesday last, by the Rev. T. B. Evans, Mr David Bowen, of Dowlas, to Miss Rachel Beynon, both of this borough. DEATHS. August 30th. at Neath, Jane, wife of Mr Edward Morgan, aged 63 years. On Saturday last.G wenllian, the youngest daughter of Mr William Morgan, of the Wyrfa, near Aberdare, ged 21 years. On Monday last, suddenly, at Bath, at an ad vanced age, Mr John Abbott, boot and shoe (maker, VValcot Street. <

il,,iulg(, tile honpot having convinced you, but 1 will Jtope I lint I have succeeded in drawing your attention to the subject. If I have sained that point, 1 have attained the end I lliive in view in addressing you upon Ihe subject of our common interest. The rest I leave to votir own good sense confident that if voti con- sider the subject minutely in all its several aspects, you cannot but arrive at a just conctusion-aco nclu- sion founded on reason and common sense. I remain, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, FAIR PLAY.