The Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette and Merthyr Guardian

ADDITIONAL INTELLIGENCE AN INQUEST was held on Wednesday last, before W. Davies, Esq., coroner, and a respectable jury, on the body of Jacob Davies, who died from injuries he received that morning by a large stone falling upon him, atone of the Penydarran Company's coal levels, where he was at work. The deceased was a pen- sioner of the 53d Regiment of Foot, and served in nearly the whole of the Peninsular Wars, and after- wards in India for several years. Verdict—" Acci- dental death." FATAL AcclDFNT.-On Thursday morning last, a little girl, about 14 years of age, a daughter of W m. Jenkins, of Abercanned, came by her death in the following awful manner. It seems she was working at the Graig Colliery, and when the accident occurred was engaged in pushing a tram to the carriage then about descending to the pit, when, by some mistake, she pushed it into the wrong one, and the tram and she were precipitated to the bottom, and she was instantly killed. We understand an inquest will be held on the body. BAZA\R. —8ir Charles Morgan, Bart., has fixed that the Bazaar under the Patronage of Lady Rodney and Mrs Morgan, of Ruperra, shall take place at the School Rooms on the 2nd, and 3rd of January, 1840, the proceeds to be applied in aid of the building of the Schools at Newport for educating boys, girls, and infants of the poor, in accordance with the system of the National Society. THE CHARTISTS AT BRECON.—A Chartist meeting not very numerously attended, though comprising the whole of the profligate rabble of our halcyon little town, took place on the evening of Monday last. After its having been announced to be holden at the Black Cock Inn, a number of numbskulls, early in the evening, assembled but when the peaceable and pru- dent landlord became up to the drift of such a meeting, he, with the succour of our force, bundled them out neck and crop," when, after having been for an hour in quest for a chamber, they, by a handsome re- muneration, which cleanly swept their pockets, were admitted at, and countenanced by, the landlord of the Bull's Head Inn, notwithstanding the corpse of an unfortunate man was lying in the house at the time, to the amazement of all the humane inhabitants of our moral and decent place. The room was fllllycrowded and at the opening of the meeting the dissatisfied and bibacious rabble, in their filt.hy habiliment, mustered strong; and a doltish hot-headed Irishman (who was more accustomed to hoe or earth murfies than to conduct a meeting) took the chair: when, after what he called the proceedings of opening the meeting were gone through, he, (instead of attempting to explain the principle of the charter as is customary with these fellows) exposed, in the clearest manner, to our view, the subterfuges to which the Chartists had recourse to; and moved, and passed a confused jumble of re- solutions on the course which became them to pursue; and such a mass of absurdity, such a specimen of oratory, together with his imbecile arguments in de- fence of his cause, we never before gave our patient ear to. In the midst of these uncultivated animals we were, when a respectable deputation from an Odd Fellows' Lodge entered the room, when Pat (who we understand is a member) took the hint, and in a very abrupt way, dissolved the meeting; and he will be excluded the institution, for being the instrument of instigating our placid people to evil and discontent. The whole proceeding reflects indelible disgrace upon the Chartists: and there is no probability of them ever making the least progress in our town.

BIRTHS. Yesterday, at the Guardian Office, Merthyr Tydvil, Mrs J. E. Dibb, of a son. On Sunday last, Mrs Powell, Dowlais Brewery, of a daughter. On the I lth inst. at Newton, near Swansea, the wife of the Rev. T. Seavill, of twin sons. In Grafton-street, London, on the 18th inst., the lady of John Martin, Esq., M.P., of a daughter. At Whitehall-gardens, on the 20th inst., her Grace the Duchess of Buccleuch, of a son. On the 8th instant, at Stepney, Barbados, the lady of the Yen. Archdeacon Parry, of a daughter. On the 8th inst., at L'lwynybrain the lady of E. D. Thomas, Esq. of a son and heir. On the 10th inst. at Craig-yr-Anglesey, the lady of Walter Davies Griffith, Esq. of a daughter. On the 13th instant, Mrs Evans, wife of Mr John Evans, Lwyncelyn, Llangunnider, of a son. MARRIAGES. On Tuesday last, at Vaynor Church, Mr William Harris, to Jane, second daughter of Mr Lewis Lewis, grocer, of this town. On the 16th instant, at St. Mary's Weymouth, by the Rev. Willoughby Brassey, D. Lloyd Williams, Esq. of Plas Bach, Carmarthenshire, to Eliza, only daughter of the late Thomas Skinner, Esq., of Stal- bridge, in the connty of Dorset. On the 10th instant, at Beaumaris, by the Rev. Dr. Howard, Hugh Beaver, Esq. of Olvn Garth, in the county of Anglesey, to Isabella Janet, third daughter of Sir Duncan Campbell, Baronet, of Barcaldine and Glenure, Argylesliire. At Lambeth, on the 10th instant, Mr Thomas Ed- wards, of the Middle Hendree, near Monmouth, to Mary Ann, eldest daughter of the late Mr Sharp, of the former place. On the 15th instant, at Newland, by the Rev. Mr Pool, Mr James Watts, of Newport, to Louisa, third daughter of the late M r Jennings, surgeon, Coleford, On the 15lh inst., at the Priory church, Brecon, Mr David Thomas, of Newcastle Emlyn, (and formerly of Brecon) to Miss Mary Jones, of Brecon. On the 18th inst., at St. Peter's Church, by the Venerable Archdeacon Bevan, Mr Thomas Evans, printer, to Margaret, second daughter of Mr William Rees, Buffalo Inn, both of Carmarthen. DEATHS. Lately, at Port Royal, Jamaica, on board of one of her Majesty's steamers, after a few days' illness, aged 23, John, second son of Mr Win. Sibley, Bute Works. On the 12th instant, deeply regretted, at Fetcham Rectory, the house of her son-in-law, the Rev. R. Downes, Anne, relict of the late T. F. H. Hopper. Esq. formerly of Wetson Castle in the county of Durham. At Neath Abbey, on the 15th inst., Aun, the wife of Mr Thomas Hopkins, of the Hope and Anchor Inn, aged 55. At Neath, on the 23rd instant, aged 26, Samuel Peters, wheelwright, much respected by all who knew him. On the 16th August, at Tarsus, Benjamin Jones, Esq. her Britannic Majesty's Vice-Consul at that place-and umversaHy respected. Mr Jones, was a native of Glamorganshire, and formerly resided some years at Neath. On the 18th inst, aged 19, William Hamlyn, the only son of Mr John Davies, Postmaster, Swansea, after a long and lingering illness. On 11th inst. of scarlet fever, ed 7 years, Charles, son of Mr Morris, auctioneer, Strand, Swan sea. Oa the 20th inst., at Shepherds Bush. Middlesex, C. herine Matilda, the beloved wife of Edward Han- corne, and youngest daughter of the late Rev. Thos. Hancorne, vicar of Newcastle, Bridgend, in this county. On the 24th inst, aged 39 years, Mrs Hoggins, wife of Mr Wm. Hugging, nailor, Merthyr. On Saturday evening last, in the 32nd year of his age, of the small pox, at Pencrag, near Brecon, universally respected, Mr John Prosser, farmer. On Tuesday, the 15th of October, at his house, Portland-terrace,. Southampton, in his 71st year, Rear Admiral Sir Samuel Warren, K.C.B. K.C.H. Suddenly, at Paris, on the morning of the 16th inst., lady Hume Campbell, wife of Sir HUGH Hume Campbell, of Marchmont, Bart, M.P. for the county of Berwick. On the 18th inst., at the family residence, Hull- place, St. John's Wood, The Earl of Kingston. The late Earl, who was Viscount Kingsborough in the peerage of Ireland, and Baron Kingston in the peer- age. of the United Kingdom, was born the 9th of PN 771, and succeeded his father, the second earl, ITOI U- J °F APRI1, 1779' °N THE &TH OF I/Y4 his lordship married the lady Helena Moore, aughter of the Earl of Mountcashei, and aunt ofthe present earl, lady Jane Peel, wife of the Right Hon. W. I tes Peel, and Lady Robinson, by whom his ordship has left issue Viscount Kingsborough, (now Larl of Kingston), who was born in 1795. The late EARI "FAS elder brother of Viscount Lorton. Several noble families are placed in mourning by the death of his lordship. Oct. 18, at Newport, Monmouthshire, at tlie age ot 10 years, Matilda Maria, daughter of Capt. Barnes. Lanarth Street. M°nday last, at Newport, Monmouthshire, at the house of Hopkin Perkins, Esq., Stow Hill, Miss Mary Griffiths, at the age of 44 years. Last week, at Hedson Lodge, near Maidenhead, the seat of Lord and Lady Boston, The Hon. Wm. Drake Irby. The decea&ed, who was the second son of Lord Boston, and brother of the Countess o Orkney, was born in 1S03. 15S IN8TANTI 8UDDENLY, Mrs Cope, wife of Mr WI ham Cope, maltster, of Newport. nflltr T the 16TL» instant, Mrs Brown, wife 75 years.0* BROWN> chandler, of that town, aged ILLNLES^16 instant, at Monmouth, after a shor' clerk at Troy 2§' JAME8' 1W^Q THE,35TH J°stant, at Mr John Baker's, Over- OIM/OT r 1 A OR^ illness of the prevailing epidemic, Fila,™i' aines' e^est son of Mr James James, of LUwood aear Coleford.

THE IRON TRADE. ACCOUNT OF IRON Sent down the GLAMORGANSHIRE CANAL,* for the years 1829 to 1839, inclusive. (In Tons.) 1829. 1830. 1831. 1832. 1833. 1834. 1S35. 1836. 1837- 1838. Total. nuestandCo. 23,352 27,647 22,075 29,395 35.072 33,477 39,145 39,286 38,914 39,361 327,724 Wm. Crawshay, & Co. 24,768 19,892 15,465 24,668 37.380 34,952 35,090 34,654 33,580 36,986 297,435 Plymouth Iron Co 13,534 12,177 10,498 9,200 12.093 12,073 12,631 13,573 15,353 16,143 127,275 Penvdarran Iron Co. 10,085 11,744 11,819 10,582 12,150 12,752 12.834 12,537 12,834 12,707 120,044 Aberdare Iron Co 8,644 6,765 6,903 5,997 6.964 8.497 9,261 9,981 9,830 12,247 85,089 Blakemorc & Co 2,001 2,702 2,947 3,042 3,519 3,194 4.020 3,957 3,594 3,474 32,450 Brown, Lennox & Co. 767 621 626 737 890 1,163 1,854 2.437 2,756 3,394 15,265 jGadlys Iron Co 559 214 731 1,828 1,810 1,756 1,127 8,031 Bute Iron Works 166! 86 572 434 127 124 23 1,481 Taff Vale Iron Works 3,461 3.739 3,068 4,723 6,l7l 5,198 26,360 I Totals 83 876 81.548! 70,333 83.677 112.315 111,012 119,858 123,OSS 124,810 130,637 1,041,154 Not many concerns, if any, can say what this can. The canal dues for the year ending the 30th of Sep- tember last, if charged at the rates sanctioned by the Act of Parliament, and which were collected for many years, would amount to within COOO of the total original cost of the canal and its works. We observe that this fact was stated at the last quarter sessions, at Swansea, by Mr Meyrick, on moving to file the annual accounts of the Company; the amount being upwards of £ 10 1,000. ACCOUNT OF IRON Sent down the MONMOUTHSHIRE CANAL, for the years 1829 to 1838, inclusive. (InTons). 1829. | 1830. ^snTpis^ 18^ 18870 1838. Total. 1829. 1830- 1831. j 1832. 1833. 1834. 1835. 1 1836. j 1837- 1838. Total. Brought forward 117218| 113404 117481 i 1121259 1209931 1269574 152692* 149430j [137524J 155876* 131283S1 Nantvzlo Iron Co 174361 175J6 179551 21333J 21023| 22663ft 249971 I 25407$j 23972J 25241f I 217567^ iPontvmister Iron Co 1409 1358J 1007 1351 1047 1123 1039$1049} I 1122 2257} 12764 Rhbw Vale Iron Co 170821 182581 190771 1S34U 199051 20240ft 249941 229571(200351 23320f 204219f Jjctwa Jijo Co. •••••• 26Sj 26Si Tredegar Iron Co 133791 12335j 13339* 133721 123404 12920L 13917ft 12133* 12661 15538ft 131938ft 4 M Vartfff Iron Co • 94051 9436 11645? 111704 11028| 14953? 148H)| 11208J 104'20 £ 9856? 118945 Gojynos Iron Co. *# ••••*• 102*1 2507 35345 DL T 'p** omil Q'TJII QDFIFI S7()0 8301? 9036 7596 71521 8085 862874 Union Foundry Co 844 142J 149i 1591 5354 ClSh°Iron°Co.0'7430a 75731 7030$6542 7384 £ 6262ft 7652 7738{ 70871 9282ft 73984ft (John Brown, Jun 23j 56J 30i J23ft 182| 39f 391 97! 142j 311 067i Beaufort Iron Co..1 7l02i 6005 5153 6882 7522 980S £ 12979f 145671 11162.} 10917* 9210o I Win. Russell and Co. 570j 847 7I3J 9l5i 8881 724 574J 3744 British Iron Co 7917* 77611 90653 7994 73231 8505f 9724 12278ft 102591 118571 91689ft 2 ° ° 2981$2J81f Bute Iron Co. 9991 62284 75494 71791 5733 £ 3664 4I97f 5375i 69441 l3702f 70563^ PhiJIlip Woodruffe 2241 1'. '3 1292} Hunt Brothers Co 47624 54531 4988 41091 4443 4081 6527ft S2O7I 6898 1847f 51318ft Richard Walker 63f 6534 453j 548 £ 5311 107 138^ 24964 Blaina Iron Works 5137# 429J| 28944 8058 5062} 6074| 8581ft 9020ft 6380 7458f 62961 jPentwyn Iron and Coal Co 2(ii4? 20141 Pontypool Iron Works 36952 2823f 2982 3052 4597a 41921 7897 4912 5607ft 9078 4S8381 jSirhowy Iron Co 911 275 255 398| 165 2439 i 225 4669 Garndvris Iron Co 2242J 36774 41331 1833 3590| 22l5f 4286f 4258f 5605 5689 37532| John Yem 298| 298J Coalbrook Vale Co 24984 2621 2953 23181 2329ft 2982ft 3081ft 37691 3338 4000ft 29892ft John Kennedy | | I36j 1461 1081 476 3831 12514 Carried forward 1172181 113404 117481} ll21259 1209937 1269574" 152692? 1494301 1375241 1558764 1312838} > Total 11908»* "MM 119569} ^1247054 ^1254331 130042} 1555S83 151957} 1432131 167478} 11352826$ In connection with our account of the Iron Trade, or rattier the immense produce, the following docu- ment will 1m interesting to most of our readers. It is an extract from the Encyclopaedia Londinensii, vol. 7, page 398 for which we are indebted to Jesse Hartley, Esq., of Liverpool "On the 11th of November, 1776, Mr David Hartley, then Member of Parliament for Kingston- upon-Hull, made a most satisfactory and convincing experiment to prove the efficacy of a method invented by him, for preserving houses, ships, &c., built with the must combustible materials from fire. Mr Hartley had built a house expressly for the purpose, which consisted of three stories, and with two large rooms on a floor. The manner in which he conducted the experiment was as follows: He first ordered a fire to be made on the deal floorings of one of the ground rooms, then a large faggot of shavings suspended by iron from the upper part of the same room, was set on fire. After this the staircase was set on fire, both above and below, without the fire extending in either case, beyond the spot on which it was lighted. Lastly, the other room on the ground floor, filled almost to the top with fagots, pitch, and other combustibles was set fire to; but though they all burned in such a manner as to vomit forth a perpetual torrent of flame and smoke, and thereby rendered all approach within thirty yards of the windows on the outside, absolutely impracticable, the room adjoining to, and that immediately over this temporary vesuvius, con- tinued as cool and as accessible as if no fire had hap- pened in the house nor were its walls, floors, and ceilings, alone preserved, for even fixtures and house- hold furniture were thereby rendered proof against the rage of this otherwise all-devouring element, though found, at the same time, sufficient to prepare iron for the anvil; particularly, a bed being purposely set on fire little more of it was consumed than the part to which the fire had been immediately applied. But singular as the effects of this contrivance for securing houses, ships, and other buildings from fire, must appear, the means, perhaps; from their perfect simplicity, may be thought equally extraordinary. They consist of nothing more than the thinnest plates of iron itailed to the joists, &c and to the facility of execution, may be added the cheapness of it, as the additional expense of building scarcely exceeds three per cent." < _h, THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN, &c. TO THE EDITOR OF THg GAZETTE Si GUARDIAN. SIR,-f have read the Vale of Glamorgan, "the new work on Wales," as it was called in your adver- tisements of it, with more interest than I had ex- pected and as it seems likely enough to obtain a general perusal, perhaps you will allow a space in your paper for a few reflections that have suggested themselves to me, on the scope and tendency, I will not say of the whole work, but certainly of no small part of it. «.«•»• J allude to the stories dressed up <n illustration, as the phrase goes, "of the superstitions of our pea- santry;" and what 1 object to is the dressing up of any stories at all of the sort; and especially the doing of it in the way adopted here; where the belief of simple-minded people in a world of spirits around them, is mixed up with the grotesque and liamouroust and so made the subject of ludicrous exhibitions. No roan paid more attention than the vene a John Wesley, to that sort of belief; o was more careful in noting the instances in which it was spe- ciotlly evoked. His works. and particularly his Ma- gazines, abound with them; and I wou the author of this book to those, « a ghost story may be related, without ? » whether on.h. Whoever the ,<tor lady or geutleman or even, as some plished Clergyman heor she needInc. volumes would not yield improvti«^i|v "TdouM not. Sir, bit v» that Mr Wesley raided it asi [ wor|d ,)f the interests of religion that the belie spirits here present with us, and ^1^ should he fostered in all, but yacCompUshed s.intry. He, although an educ«^ 0„ the earnest Clergyman, would throw no tt was the belief of the illerate, in such matters. unbelief of the age iu all things spiri d t bled Mm, ,»d the of .tat him to have taken hold of his brother jyy tl made him a Methodist. He thought, • catlnof tl,». tliere are .Lings in be referred to matter, or be reasoned I J Rule of Three, Mid that it is for the interest o "onto recognize, even however blindly, the presence here of spiritual existences and agencies, and a rela- tion between them and man. It therefore seems to me, Mr Editor, highly ob- jectionable in this book, that such a subject is ap- proached irreverently. Indeed, I would deprecate the application of literary talents to the trotting out of any credulities whatever of simple, honest, rustic folks, for the drawing-room amusement of simpering young ladies and idle gentlemen. If literature be not content to treat these things in the way that Mr Westey did, it should leave them undisturbed in the umbrageous rural retiicineut that is native to them and not bring them out to make a ludicrous exhibi- tion before scoffers. But even more reprehensible than this seems to me the author's picture, under the table of "The Re, vival" of the occasional excitement of the devotional feelings of the Welsh. Can any one, whatever may be his disapproval of jumping, help regarding it with awe? Can anything he more unfit to be meddled with by a Dilettante Litterateur ? I will only add, in conclusion, that I am sorry to see occasion for these strictures in a work that in other respects throws much good genial feeling, and a proper appreciation of slInpltclty and homeliness. 1 remain, Mr Editor, Your constant reader, A WESLEYAN. [We insert the above only because Nos Calan Gauaf" is so near. Ghosts, according to the common acceptation of the term, are ridiculous things; ghost stories still more ridiculous; and those in the Vale of Glamorgan, nearly the most ridiculous of all. The above letter may fairly be included in the same cate- gory, for two reasons:—1st, for even the siiiall praise it bestows on a worthless book.-2nd, for encouraging the progress of superstition, rather than the spread of truth. The Wesleyan" is surely an exception to the general body at the present day 1 EDi roit ] .1. ROYAL SAPPERS AND MINERS. [The following is the well merited tribute to the memory of Lieut. Dashwood, which we mentioned in our last, but which was omitted for want of room. In the paragraph last Saturday, Lieut. Robe's name was misprinted Rote.] We regret to announce the death of Lieutenant and Adjutant R. Dashwood, R. E who died of inflamma- tion of the heart, on Saturday last. He appeared to have enjoyed good health up to Thursday, the 12th inst., when he was suddenly taken ill; and although the best medical advice was procured, it was not found possible to counteract the disease. He has left a widow and five fine children to mourn his untimely loss The following order will, in some degree, ex- plain how much the deceased was valued and re- spected:- «• General Order, Sept. 26, 1839. "It is the Commandant's painful duty to announce to the Garrison the death of Lieutenant Dashwood, R. E., whose burial-is fixed for to-morrow, (Friday 27th ) at eleven o'clock His Lordship being anxious to pay his mournful respect to the momory of this estimable and promising young officer, and knowing how much his loss will be felt, that although the funeral is directed to be strictly private, he neverthe- less feels it his duty to make this announcement. MEMORAtfDLM. Such officers as are wishful of meeting his Lordship the Commandant, are requested to assemble at a quarter before eleven, a little advanced on the rand from Long's Hotel, towards Charlton." His Lordship the Commandant, and a number of the officers of all the corps in the Garrison, followed, as a last tribute of respect to his memory. 1t was gra- tifying to observe the whole of the non-commissio officers of his corps off duty, following, wearing s family-vault at St. John's Wood. I he and unlooked for death of thisnble and ta cut off in the prime of life, has thrown a gloom over the whole Department. irected that The Commanding Royal Engineer has directed that all men under punishment ^ervice of the late high sense he entertains of THE d by lieutenant, whose death is most sincere y D the whole corps.- ivoolwich AdvertISer. EATINO NEW EXTENSIVE LOSS OK SHEEP ° WillouKhby Conw.—Last week, several sheep on T Farm, Broomfield, were discover'e j(Umediate dead, and many others in Jies* but the flock recourse was had to suitable rem forty-two continued falling under the j^ncss of some died. It appears, that by the ca of r re persons not belonging to the farm. anJ the cently cut wheat field had bee" # rakings not having been carried aw<j> a)so broken in and over fed broken into an adjoining field of »• t cnot-uned food thus obtained, led to the serious ios on the occasion. Several of the slittp most of the ewes in lamb.—Taunton Courier. SPOTS ON THE SUN.—There is AT the present time on the sun's face, and not far from its cen e, splendid group of spots, visible through the London fog to the naked eye, or which, when the planet.shines strongly, the eye, protected by a smoked or dark glass, will INSTANTLY DETECT.

GLAMORGANSHIRE MICHAELMAS QUAR- TER SESSIONS. (Continued from our last.) The Marquess of Bute on the first day of these Sessions, brought under the consideration of the Magistrates the Rural Police Act, passed in the last Session of Parliament, and gave a history of its pro- gress through both Houses, and of the causes which led the Government to bring forward that measure, to secure the peace of the country in the disturbed districts. His Lordship then adverted to the applica- tion of the Magistrates of the lower division of the parish of Caerphilly and Miskin, for the appointment of a rural police in their districts, to consist of an inspector and three police officers in each.—The Chairman observed, that if the police officers were once appointed, they would be fixed for ever—there was no power under the act to discontinue them. The Secretary of State might reduce the number of officers but nothing short of an Act of Parliament could do away with the operation of the Act if once put in force. He, therefore, suggested that an opportunity he afforded to the rate payers of objecting to the Act bein" carried into effect iu these districts, as it would entad an expense of four-pence in the pound, in addi- tion to the present countr-rate; and, therefore, as the Magistrates of the other hundreds of the county did not deem a rnral police under the Act necessary for the peace of their districts, he suggested that the ap- plication of the Magistrates of the lower division of Caerphilly and Miskin should stand over for further enquiry and consideration. The Noble Marquess then said that he had felt anxious that the Magistrates should not go home without taking into consideration the operation of the Act, and to afford the Magistrates connected with any of the hundreds an opportunity of stating their opinion then, or to report the result of of their further enquiries at an adjourned quarter ses- sion. The interval would give him time to write to Secretary of State, to have his authority for discon- tinuing the potice at the end of six or twelve months, or any other period they might name. Mr Hutchins stated that tho Magistrates at Mer- thyr had taken the act into consideration, and they were of opinion, that, if at any time a police force be. came necessary in their district, that there should be a local Act obtained for that purpose—for they con- sidered it a hard case for the rural portion of the county to be called upon to pay for the preservation of the peace in the manufacturing districts. It was finally resolved that the Clerk of the Peace should give notice of an adjourned Quarter Sessions, to be held at Cowbridge, on the 29th instant, to take the subject into further consideration. Mr Jones and Mr Hutchins were added to the list of Visiting Magistrates of the gaol at Cardiff, and the Rev. John Collins, to the list for the House of Correction at Swansea. A County Rate of one half- penny in tho pound (and not three farthings, as stated in our last,) was ordered. APPEAL.rhe parish of Llandilo-talybont against tho parish of St. John's, Swansea. The order of re- moval was confirmed with costs. WEDESDAY, OCT, 16. John Nash, charged upon the oath of Joseph Harries of Dowlais, with stealing one hat, of the value of 11 twelve shillings, and three shillings, the property of the said Joseph Harries. Joseph Harries examined bv Mr.Meyrick.-Iti July last, I was at Merthyr; I was in the Butchers' Arms, on a Monday night; I had beendrinking there 1 had not drank to excess; 1 knew what I was about well enough; I left the Butchers' Arms, about 11 at night; I went towards home; I did not go home, but staid at the Castle Inn 1 sat down and slept there about an hour and a quarter; when I awoke I found that I had lost my hat, and three shillings from my pocket; another hat was put on my head instead; when I left the Butchers' Arms, my own hat was on my head, and I had the money in my pocket; I am quite sure that I had my own hat on when I went to sleep; my own hat was rather new the hat I found on my head was an old silk one; tho next dav I saw my own hat on the prisoner's head, in a bowling alley, in Merthyr; I asked him to deliver it up; he refused, and said it was his own, that some Mary'Anne had bought it in Poiitypool; I said if he would not give it up I would have a warrant for him upon which he threatened to strike me if I said any more; I went for a constable and gave him iu charge. [Witness then pointed out some marks on the hat, so that he could swear posi- tively to it.] Thomas 1 homas, constable, examined,—1 found the hat I now produce on the prisoner's head; he said he had it in Pontypool; I took him into custody, and kept him till he was rescued, when rescued he ran away. The first witness, Joseph Harries, was shewn the bat and identified it. Mr Walters addressed the Jury, and said, that, by Harries's own statement, he must- have been in a beastly state of intoxication, so much so, that he had fallen asleep in the street; he could not say whose hat he had Oil. Mr Walters made several other remarks. The Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. Jane Jones, wife of John Jones, chargcd with stealing one cotton gown, of the value of five shillings, and one flannel gown, of the value of four shillings, the property of one David Powell. The only witness examined in this case was Anne, the wife of David Powell; she stated that she put the gowns out to dry on the line, and missed them from there; afterwards saw one of the gowns on the prisoner's back, and had her arretted. The evidence clearly established the prisoner's guilt. Verdirt-Guilty. Sentenced to 1-1 days con- finement in Swansea House of Correction; owing to her having a very young child, S:IC was not sentenced to hard labour. Attorney: Mr Meyrick. William Lawrence, charged with unlawfully carry- ing away, on the 20th of September last, one chest of drawers, and other articles of furniture, the property of John Phelps, of the parish.of Gellygure. William Lawrence and his brother were bailiffs, and employed to make a distress on the household furniture of the prosecutor, John Phelps. Through some error (he distress was illegal, and John Phelps, therefore, indicted the prisoner for felony. Under the direction of the Court, the Jury returned a ver- dict of-Not Guilty. Attorney for prosecution, Mr Meyrick, John Jones, charged with stealing five promissory notes for the payment of five pounds each, and of the value'of five pounds each, the propcity of William Halket, of Newton Nottage. William Halket, examined by Mr Attwood-T live at Newton Nottage, in this county on the night of Saturday, the 28th of July, I was at the Wyndham Arms, Bridgend: Saturday is the market day at Bridgend when I went in to the Wyndham Arms, I had my Bank Cheque Book, it contained five jM notes in one parcel, and seven in another; they were provincial notes; I went into the bar; it was between nine and ten o'clock fit 'light I was preparing to go home; I had occasion to take out the bank book to find an account; I t,,c" *cn| ,,ome almost immedi- ately; I did not tike the book out of IIly pockct t[jat evenin" afterwards; on the lollowing morning I exa- S m "p«etet. I found ttat l had l„»t o„c°of tl.e parcels of notes; I supposed that I had lost them when I took the book out oi my pocket in the Wyndham Arms; they were my own property; the notes were issued by the Monmouth and Glamorgan Bank; I had no marks on the Cross-examined by Mr Meyrick—The notes were similar to all the notes issued by that bank; I put them into the book between one and two o'clock, and had not taken them out once, only when in the Wynd- ham Arms; the book had a clasp to it; I am quite sure that I had not once referred to the book in the street. Mr William Betterton examined by Mr Attwood— I am the Inndlord of the Wyndham Arms, Bridgend I recollect Mr Halket, being at my house on the night of the last Saturday in July; 1 saw a book in his hand; he took a paper out of it; he came to me the following Monday morning, and told me that he had dropt £ 25 in my house the prisoner was in my em- ploy on that night ostlers use a candle and lantern after dark; on that Saturday, the prisoner had asked me for Is. 6d., which was due to him; he said he wanted the Is. 6d" for he had no money: I did not give it him; on the following evening, he came to my house very drunk; he asked for some beer; I would ul(i not give him any; after Mr Halket came to me on Monday, I went to the Butcher's Arms, and found the prisoner there; between nine and ten in the forenoon; he was drinking; I asked him where be had got money to spend in that manner; he said that he bad received some money for rent, from Mr Davies, of Merthyr. [A ground plan of the Wyndham Arms, was now handed to Mr Betterton, by Mr Attwood.] I consi- der this a correct plan of my house. Mr Meyriek declined cross examining this witness. Hannah llowells, examined by Mr Attwood-I am a servant at the Wyndham Arms, Bridgend; I was there in July last; it is part of my duty to sweep out the bar after a market day; I recollect that on that day there was a great deal of sand in the bar saw some pieces of paper there; I swept all to the passage and then to the yard; the yard is enclosed; I swept all to the right side of the yard the stables are oil the left; there I left them. Mr Meyrick, declined cross examining this witness. Mrs Mary Thomas, examined by Mr Attwood— I am the wife of Griffith Thomas; we keep the Butchers' Arms; I recollect the prisoner coming to my house, on the last Sunday in July, about nine o'clock in the morning; he called for a pint of beer; he remained in my house about an hour; he askod me to change a five pound note; it was issued by the Monmouth and Glamorgan Bank; be produced two other live pound notes; I changed the first one for him 11 I gave him X4 10s., and the remaining ten shillings ho owed me i he afterwards gave me (wq five pouud I notes to keep for him I kept them till the following morning; he then came there for them he remained there till nine; he changed another of the and paid ine; he used to frequent my house in conse- quence of malting with his brother-in-law; I never changed a five pound note for him before. Mr Meyrick also declined cross-examining this witness. Mr Thomas Phillips, examined by Mr Attwood-I apprehended the prisoner on Monday, the 29th July be was in the Mackworth Arms public house, drink- ing porter; he was not sober, nor very drunk; I took him to the Swan; in about two or three hours after [ went to search him; ho drew out a sovereign, six half-crowns, and a shilling; ho said that was all be had, and that I might take them; he threw them oil the table I found nothing else; I took him then to the prison-house a person was there of the name of Evans, an attorney's clerk, who told prisoner it would be the best way for him to make it out where he had the money, that he might be liberated the prisoner said that he had another five pound note, and took it out of one of his shoes; the prisoner afterwards confessed that he found the money on Sunday morning, about six o'clock; [Mr Phillips now produced the note.] Messrs Meyrick and Walters, (whodefended the- prisoner) objected that the prisoner's confession, or rather the latter part of Mr Phillips's evidence, should not be received as evidence, as an inducement was held out to the prisoner to make that confession; the Courtdid not at first take the same view of it, but it was ultimately rejected. Mr Thomas Francis examined by Mr Attwood-I am the landlord of the Swan in Bridgend the pri- soner has been in the habit of frequenting my house for years; the prisoner's mother died about eight or nine years ago. [Mr Attwood was going to put some question to witness, but was stopped by the two gen- tlemen (Mr Meyrick and Mr Walters) who conducted the defence, owing to the length of time that had elapsed.] On the last Sunday in July, the prisoner came to my house, about seven in the morning; I was in bed he came up stairs aud asked me to come down, that he wanted to pay me; I asked him where he had the money he told, Laq, a man from Merthyr gave it him, that it was the,rent of his property; he owed me f2 and -03 for a coat I bad sold him I paid the money away to a Jew; in the course of the same day, he paid me two pounds for a watch that I had soid him; I think be had about two or three sove- reigns left; he was rather gone. The depositions taken before the Magistrates were now produced, and the prisoner's confession read-it was as follows: I found the money on the pave- ment, and I think finding is not stealing." This concluded the case for the prosecution. Mr Meyrick and Mr Walters consulted together for a few minutes, when the former rose and addressed the Court,and contended that as the money was found on the highway, and had no marks whereby the owner might have been traced, it could not constitute felony. [Mr Walters handed a book to Mr Meyrick, that con- tained some cases which seemed to support his argu- metit.) Mr Meyrick, therefore, put it to the Court whether the case ought to go to the Jury. In his opinion the evidence certainly did not warrant it. This point was argued with great ability by Mr Attwood and Mr Meyrick, and the Court (if we may infer from the time they took to decide) seemed in doubt which way to decide. At last the Chairman said that under all the circumstances it was not a case of felony, as they were found on the highway, and had no marks so that the owner might be traced it was his duty to take upon himself to say it was not felony; however, it was a very close point." The prisoner was consequently liberated. Mr Thomas Attwood, for the prosecution; Mr Meyrick and Mr Walters, for the defence. Joseph Jones, cordwainer, charged upon the oaths w of Mr David Jenkin, of Swansea, victualler, and others, with stealing one pair of shoes, the property of David Jenkin, the younger. Verellct-Guilty. Sen- tenced to three months* imprisonment and hard labour, the first and last week in solitary confinement. -41fred Moxley, aged 18, labourer, charged with seallllg five pieces of iron, of the value of one shil- ling, of the property of Sir John Morris. Acquitted. THURSDAY. William tailor, charged with having feloni- ously assaulted Jane Jones. Mr Meyrick, in addressing the jury, saidi-Gon- tlemen of the jury,—Jane Jones is a very young girl, the daughter of David Jones, a labouring man of Merthyr, and who was introduced by an accidental circumstance to the prisoner, who, enquiring for Mr Williams, a flannel manufacturer, at Penrheol, near two miles in the country, the little girl was sent with the prisoner at the bar to the factory; and it will appear that on their return the circumstance took place, for which he is now called to account. I will not detail. the particulars to you, as you will hear it from the little girl herself; and, I think you will have no difficulty in making out the charge brought against the prisoner, which amounts to a felonious attempt, and this you will calculate from the manner in which he conducted himself towards the little girl. Jane Jones, on being examined by Mr Meyrick, told a very simple artless tale, evidently making out the charge preferred against the prisoner. Mr Jenkins, in cross examining for the defence, overturned the indictment, but elicited facts that so criminated the prisoner that he was by the Court remanded to be tried for the capital offence at the next assizes. William Knight, charged with unlawfully and de- signedly, by false pretences, obtain from John Wil- liams, and Phoebe his wife' 3 sovereigns and 5 shil- lings, with intent to cheat and defraud him of the same. Phoebe Williams examined by Mr Meyrick.-I am the wife of John Wiliiams. I live at Dowlais, in this county; I keep a beer shop; the prisoner was in the habit of coming there for about two months; he owed my husband money; I remember his coming to my house on a Saturday ni-ht in July last, and asking me to fill a jug of beer for him and said, here is a five pound note for you; I took it' he told me to take care of it, and I took it up stairs and put it in a trunk; he said there was no matter forthecbange until Monday, only for him to have five shillings to have a bit of a spree; I gave him this sum in two lialf crowns. I cannot read English. Bvan Davies, policeman, examined -This note was delivered to me by John Hughes, on the 8th ou July last. [Here a note was produced, of tbe following is a copy.] Bank OF Elboance. 1 promise to pay on demand the sum of Five Pounds, if [ do not sell articles cheaper than any body else in the Universe, July 24th 1837. For mvself & Co., H. Bln:A"1 & .G. GI..B.ERT, £ h. yo. 1 > LittleBritaiii. John Williams examined-I am husband of Phoebe \Villi;ms; on a S:iturtfay ni¡{ut, iJl July Illst, hc pri- soner informed me he had given £ &■ to my wife; he then offered me drink- I gave him three sovereigns in change for the note;' I then wcnt to in7 wife; she told me that she had received a ib. note of the pri- soner; she then gave me the key of the trunk to go and take the bill; I went and found the bill, which 1 took to John Hughes, to pay him for shop goods we owed him; I owed him £ 3, and he returned me two sovereigns change; John Hughes said, by its appear- ance, it was a Bank of England Note the prisoner owed me about 50 shillings, but at this time only in- tended to pay £1. 15s., which, with 5s. given him by my wife, and X3. by myself, made up the f- 6. note; I cannot read. John Hughes corroborated the evidence of John Williams, relative to receiving the note; he could read, but not read German text; and as it had the appearance of a bank note, he did not minutely ex- amine itat the moment. Mr Nath. Jones skilfully defended the prisoner, and attempted to shew that he might have been imposed on and so inadvertently have paid the note in the same way John Williams had done to John Hughe3. But the chairman remarked it had been shown neither John Williams or his wife could read English, and though John Hughes could, he was not in the case of the prisoner, for John Hughes, when discovering the note to be worthless, made it appear from whom he had received it, so likewise had John Williams and his wife, but the prisoner had not, and it appeared he could read and write ^e' The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to one months imprisonment in Swansea House of Correction, the first and last three days in solitary confinement. The Queen, on the prosecution of Mr Lewis Rotely, against Mr J. T. Jenkin, Mr I. D. Rees, and Mr William Rees, all of Swansea, for an assault. This bill was found at the last ^at" Quarter Sessions, and traversed to the preseot. 1 here was also a cross in- dictment found at the present sessions, the Queen on the prosecution of Mr* D. Rees, against Mr Lewis Rotely for an assault- ° trials occupied the Court from three i" ^"e "fternoon of Thursday, to nearly two o'clock tbe morning. Jn the first prosecution, the Jury found a verdict against the three defendants, and in tbe sccond, a verdict against the defendant. The seutcllce of the Court was, Mr Jenkin, flned e2 to the Queen, and to enter into sure- ties himself in Xloo, and two sureties in ,£50 each, to keep the peace geuerillly *or two years, ]_ Rees, X3. to the Queen, and to enter into sureties, himself in i?50, and t^0 sureties iu £ 35. each, to keep the peace generally for two years; Mr Win. Rees, 10s. to the Queen; Rotely., 5s. to the Queen, and to enter into sureties, himself in £ 100, and two sure- ties into £ t»0. each, fco keeP the peaco generally for two years, Richard Lewis, Richard Reest Thomas Davies, Elizabeth Jones, and Ann Daniels, wore discharged by procla.mation. The Magistrates, at the above Sessions, 32 in num- ber, dined on the first day at the Mackworth Arms, where a most sumptuous dinner was set before them which, with the excellency of the wines, gave general satisfaction, The Grand Jury also dined at the Mack- worth Anns on the above day, and were also much pleased with the sumptuous entertainment they re- ceived. .10..1-1- 1'#1 1>I<4t OBSERVANCE OF THE FIFTH OF NOVEM. BER. To the Editor of the Standard. ,ir,-As the 5th of November approaches, which is appointed as a day of thanksgiving for two of our greatest national deliverances, I trust you will take an early opportunity of reminding your readers of the necessity of a due observance of that day. I think it is particularly imperative on tti(I clergy to open their churches on that day. The Rubric posi- tively requires it-and what is more, the recent editions of our Common Prayer Book contain a posi- tive order of her present Majesty, dated the 21st of June, 1837, and signed by Lord J. Russell himself, requiring the Church service for the 5th of November C". to be used yearly in all parish churches and chapels," as well as in cathedral, and collegiate, and university churches and chapels. The liubric also requires every minister to give public notice of it on the Sunday preceding, -it morn- in service. I hope, therefore, that our clergy will universally comply with their duty in this respect, and that all those amongst the laity who value the liber- ties of their country, now threatened on every side, will assemble to return thanks to almighty God for his past deliverances, and to intercede for a continuance of His mercies. The service for the 5th November contains a beau- tiful prayer for the Queen, "and all that are put in authority under her. Begging that you will kindly give this a place in your excellent journal. 1 am, Sir, your obedient servant, J. D. MER THY R. EDWARD LEWIS RICHARUS, Esq., Barrister at Law, took the necessary oaths and qualified as Magis- trate of the county of Brecon, at the last Quarter Sessions. M. MAIXAN, the celebrated dentist, is about to visit this place.—(See Advertisement) Tits FIRST LOCOMOTIVE.—James Watt is said to have contemplated the application of steam to the purpose of impelling- carriages upon a railway, about the year 1760; but the first successful employment of a locomotive engine on rails took place in ISOt. at Merthyr Tydvil, in South Wales. The engine used upon that occasion was constructed by Messrs Trevi- thick and Vivian and, on its first trial, it drew, at the rate of five miles an hour, as many carriages as contained ten tons of iron.-Mininq Journal. William Lewis, the Chartist tailor, who indecently assaulted a little girl, some weeks since, while return- ing from the factory of his silly leader, Morgan Wil- liams, at Penrheol gerrig, was on Saturday last re- committed by William Thomas, Esq., to take his trial on the capital charge, at the next assizes: the evidence given against him at the last Swansea ses- sions, having rendered this proceeding necessary.

jftonmoutligiuve. THE REV. GEORGE ROBERTS, Vicar of Monmouth has been appointed by the Chancellor of the Diocese a Surrogate for granting Marriage Licenses within the Diocese of Hereford. MONMOUTH SESSIOSS.- Tho report of the proceed- ings at the Michaelmas Quarter Sessions, will be found in our fourth page. A "LIGHT" FROM THE 73eac-Talkiiisr of dead things being revivified, we are reminded of the Cym- reigyddiou Society, rhe object of it is to cail a dead language into life again. Sweet the Welsh may once have been, but at present it sounds marvel- lously discordant. But, then, the legends which are wrapped up in its venerable and mystic foldings are our wondrously touching and marvellous. Translate them Mr Professor, and rather seek to anglicise the welsil than to Llewellynize the English. Teach the Welsh peasantry English, and give them plenty of Bibles— [And Cliurelies.-ED- G. and G.] LLANOVER.—A party broke up at Llanover, last week, consisting of Viscount and Viscountess Adare Sir J and Lady C. Guest, Sir J. and Lady Mary ll! Williams; the Misses Williams, of Aberpergwm; Lord and Lady Rodney; Sir C. Morgan, Bart.; Sir C. Salisbury, Bart.; Sergeant and Mrs Taddy; the Lord- LibutCIIRllt of the county, and Mrs Hanbury Leigh; Colonel and Mrs Lewis, of St. Pierre; J. Rolls, Esq., and Mrs Rolls; Mr Vaughan, of Court- field, &c., &c. WE ARE GLAI) to hear that the Rev. Thomas Pope, one of the conducts of Eton College for nearly 12 years, has been presented by the Rev. the Provost and bellows of Eton to tho vicarage of Christ Church, near Newport, sn Monmouthshire, vacant by the pre- sentation of the Rev. Richard Roberts to a living, by the Earl 01 Eremollt. The parishioners of Eton, to testify their sense of the valuable services of Mr "nnS his residence and labours among them, .^termined to present him with some testimonial of their esteem, and already f60 have been subscribed for this purpose. We are sure we speak but the feel- f. every person in the parish when we say, that the depirttit-e of the Rev. Gentleman will be most deeplv felt; for ill every thing having for its object the increase of the comforts of the poor, to say nottlillg of his earnest desire after their spiritual amelioration, lie w-isever most ready to take an acLive V?1" u vacancy in the conductship occasioned by f1 resiff"ation has been filled by the Rev Frnk Voules, B.A., who will enter upon his minis- terial duties the first week in November. — Wtndsor and Eton Journal. LITTLEHAMPTO-V We regret that the Thornton, of oristol, Thomas Turner, master, laden with iron. from Newport, bound to Gaiusborough, sunk 15 miles. S.W. of Littlehampton Pier, on Friday, the lIth 111st. The ship suddenly sprang a leak, lId filled so rapidly that the crew, six in number, had time only to escape with their lives, by taking to the boat and leaving all behind them. They reached this place in the evening. Mr MORGAN'S hounds will meet on ,Monday Oct. 28tb at Castletown Wednesday 30til at Higlicross Friday Nov. 2nd at Duffryn Each day at 11 o'clock. TREDEGAR PETTY SESSIO. On Tuesday, the 22nd October inst., a Petty Session was held in the Town Hall, Tredegar, before Samuel Homfray and Summers Harford, Esqrs., when five colliers, of the Rock Colliery, were brought up from Blackwood for having neglected and deserted their work, in the employ of Messrs Welsh and Co. Mr Vaughan, one of the partners, attended and after the case had partially been beard, with the consent of the magistrates he withdrew it; and after some conversa- tion,and the promising to return to their work, thanked the magistrates, and took them back into his employ. William Lloyd, of Tredegar, was committed, by Summers Harford, Esq., to take his trial at the next Quarter Sessions, for stealing iron from the Tredegar Iron Company. John Jones and William Morgan, for assault on Mrs Gwenllian Jenkins, ofthe Golden Lion,Tredegar, was convicted in the penalty often shillings and costs. David Thomas, alias Burn's Justice for illegally and fraudulently obtaining the sum of £ 2 10s? and appropriating the same to his own use, the property of David Davies; the case was adjourned to the next Petty Sessions. The next Petty Sessions for the parish of Bed welity, will be held at the Rock Inn, on Wednesday the 31st instant. .Ii>Ø##II'I"###.ø THE GLANBRANE E«TATB. -This Principality, near to Llandovery, extending to 10,000 acres of land (several thousand are mountain land, it mav be ob?erved,) has been in the market some time in consequence of a supposed defect in the title. 'Mr Lewis Loyd, the eminent London banker, bought it a few years since, and in consequence of a misnomer only in the Christian name in the marriage certificate, became dissatisfied with the soundness of the title, and objected to complete, although the opinion of Dr. Lushington as to the validity of the marriage, and Mr Presten and Mr Knight Bruce, as to the validity of the title, were all favourable. However it was a defect that required a tedious process of law to over come, and the consequence was, the great and rich banker was relieved from his purchase Mr Gwynne the proprietor, then sought the assistance of Mr Geo' Robins, to find another purchaser. Mr Loyd itsboul l bo observed, gave ^85,000 without any'previous knowledge of a technical defect in title. This princely domain has just been sold by Mr Robins to Mr Crawslmy Bailey, thc. wealthy iron master, for eighty thousand guineas, independently of tim- ber, and with all its supposed infirmities on its head. We are led to these remarks because there is a diver- sity of opinion as to the progress of agricultural pursuits, and much argument has been expended on both sides of the question, to illustrate the varied opinions; one thing is happily demonstrated this sea- son, viz., that laud is rising in public estiraatiou,yuz

Summary of Objections made. Radical objection* 46 Sustained 14 Failed. J 32—46 Conservative objections. Sustained. 46 Failed 'v. 43 Omitted to be published by overseers 100-189 HUNDRED OF NEATH. Summary. New claims by Conservatives 22 Objections sustained by ditto. 7-29 New claims by Radicals. '4 Majority for Conservatives 15 Objections made. Total objections by Conservatives 45 Sustained 7 Failed 7 Omitted to be published 31-45