The Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette and Merthyr Guardian

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. The Moniteur of yesterday week publishes a list of 20 newly-created peers. This ordinance has been long talked of a'nd expected. The Royal Family of France seem not to sleep on beds of roses; for we are told that every precaution is taken for tlieirlprotection. At nightfall the posts are doubled at the Tuilleries, and 300 soldiers are bivouacked in the garden. The intelligence received from Algiers gives a most painful description of the sufferings and condition of the French army. The soldiers are badly fed, badly lodged, and are the prey of a most malignant fever. More than one-fourth of the army has wasted and died in little more than 12 months; and two-thirds of those who are alive, are confined in the hospitals by by disease. SPAIN. The deposition of Count d'Espagne by the Cata- Ionian junta, and the appointment of Gen. Segara to the command of the Carlist army, in the room of the Count, are confirmed. It was generally thought that Segara was about to imitate the conduct of the mis- creant Marotto, and that a short time would only elapse before he and the other Catalonian chiefs would make their submission to the Queen's govern- ment. The latest intelligence from Arragon informs us that Espartero and Cabrera were closely watching each other's movements, but they had not yet come into collision, and it was even doubtful whether any serious operations would take place before the spring.

IRELAND. It is with pain and deep regret I have to announce to you the demise of that amiable, high-minded, and excellent Christian, the Hon. Charles Le Poer Trench, the Venerable Archdeacon of Ardagh, which took place at his seat, Macknay. Typhus fever was the disease which removed him from the scene of his use- fulness, and carried him off in a very few days. He caught the infection during his spiritual vocation, while attending at the°'sick Tied of one of his poor parishioners. As a minister, he was unceasing in his endeavours for the spiritual welfare of those to whom he was sent to minister, and his own life and conver- sation exhibited practicnlly what the Christian should be in word and deed. His loss will be irreparable in this neighbourhood, considered alike in all the rela. tions of a private gentleman, a magistrate, and a clergyman. He was very charitable, and, as a friend, neither time, trouble, nor expense were spared, when his exertions could be employed for the deserving.— Correspondent of the Leinnter Express. I'

REDUCTION IN POSTAGE. TREASURY MINUTE, DATED THE 12TH NOV., 1839. Their lordships are pleased to direct that all letters posted on or after the 5th of December next shall be subject to the following regulations:— General post letters shall be charged by weight as follows: 1. Letters not exceeding i- ounce, one postage. Do. 1 ounce, two postages. Do. 2 ounces, four postages, Do. 3 aunces, six postages. And so on, adding two postages for every ounce up to 16 ounces, beyond which no packet subject to postage shall he received. 2. All single postage rates between places within the Uuited Kingdom, which now exceed 4d., shall be reduced to that sum inferior rates to remain undis- turbed, but letters to be charged by weight. Addi- tional charges to which general post letters are now liable, if posted or delivered beyond the limits of the general post, free delivery; as also the additional half-penny on Scotch letters, and the additional penny for passing the Menai and Conway bridges, to cease. 3. All letters and packets exceeding the weight of one ounce to be prepaid and delivered in at the window; if not so prepaid and delivered to be charged double postage. Foreign letters and packet letters will be charged aceording to the preceeding scale of weight.

ARGYLSHIRE.-We believe that the Lord Lieu- tenancy of this county, vacant by the death of the Duke of Argyll, will be conferred on either Mr \V. F. Campbell, M.P., or the Marquis of Breadalbane. Had the present Duke (late Lord John Campbell) been a Liberal in politics, the office would have been conferred on hirx-Kelso Chronicle. THE FIRST CABINET COUNCIL will be held on the 18th inst., and all the ministers will be assembled in town on that day.-S.iinday Organ of the Whig Ministry. MINISTERS seem in a sad quandary as to the elec- tion of a Lord Lieutenant for Cornwall. Reports say Sir Hussey Vivian will be the man but, no, this will not do; the loss of a seat in Parliament is inevitable. Mr Pendarves, or Sir Charles Lemon, no; this is doubtful. Counties for a ministry so universally dis- liked are doubtful speculations now a days. Western Luminary. NAVAL APPOINTMENTs.-Commander T. V. Wat- kins to Pembroke, and Commander Edward B. West- brook to Bridlington Districts (Coast Guard service), vice Commanders Brown and Radcliff, whose period of three years has expired. HER MAJESTY the Queen has, through Sir Henry Wheatley, forwarded the sum of 100 guineas to the West Cornwall Diocesan Church-building Associa- tion. At the North Staffordshire Conservative meeting, on Tuesday, Mr D. W. Russell pledged himself to come forward for that division of the county at any I future election, and contest the seat on the Conserva- tive interest.-Derby Mercury. MR GEORGE CORNWALL LEGH is to be the Con- servative candidate for North Cheshire, in opposition to Mr E. J. Stanley; and Mr Tollemache is to oppose Mr Wilbraham in the southern division.—Hull Times.

(ft I a morgan, Ittonmoutfj, k ti reeon Gatttt, AND MERTHYR GUARDIAN". MERTHYR TYDVIL, AND BRECON, Nov. 16, 1S39. THE" MORNING HERALD," AND THE MERTHYR RIOTS. The most emphatic denial is due from us of the correctness of the following paragraph, 11 r, which appeared in the Morning Herald, on Wed- nesday the C)tll illst. The deplorable carnage, by military executions, z3 at Merthyr Tydvil, some years ago, arose out of a local quarrel between some ironmasters and their men, and had no connection with revolutionary de- signs. Though the bayonet and the rifle-ball under Whig auspices were employed, instead of protocols, to settle' it, we thought at the time, and still think, it might have been settled by other means than those which produced such a dreadful loss of life. It was the mode of suppressing it which gave that disturbance the appearance of a political insurrec- tionary movement, which it certainly was not." To people resident in Merthyr at that dis- tracted period, it would be snfficicllt to point to this passage, and we know we should instantly hear from them an involuntary and unanimous contradiction of the statement it contains. Even if it had not been worded in the mischievous way it is,-if it did not sympathise with the one party, and obliquely throw blame on the other, —still being a statement, wholly, completely, entirely, and absolutely devoid of truth, it would be imperative on a Merthyr journalist to re- fute it. The question is, in fewwords, what was the cause of the disturbances in Merthyr eight years ago ? The Morning Herald asserts it was a local quarrel between some iron masters and their men. We say IT WAS NOT. The Morning Herald asserts that it was not a political insur- rectionary movement. We say IT WAS. Our assertions being thus so totally at va- riance, let us trace the progress of the events alluded to. We commence with the period of the Reform mania. That excited the people. They were mad for Reform,—altogether igno- rant of its true meaning. They looked to it as a means of gaining certain objects, which it was no way calculated to obtain. The workmen on account of this Whiggish excitement, fostered by political demagogues for their own private purposes, were in that state of ferment that they were ripe for any lawless mischief, and ready to to seize on anything which offered the shadow of an excuse for an outbreak. One of the firs! steps was to burn the Duke of WELLINGTON. and Sir ROBERT PEEL in effigy. Now as neither of these distinguished individuals are, or were then, numbered amongst the local iron mas- ters, it could be no such quarrel as the Herald states which led to this proceeding; on the contrary, it was only because they were known to be wholly inimical to the sort of reform which these deluded, infatuated, misled people desired. But to mark more distinctly the political and revolutionary character of the outbreak the next proceeding was to burn in effigy certain persons resident in this immediate locality, whose political sentiments were opposed to theirs. We shall only instance the case of Mr STEPHENS, a grocer, and a most respectable man, who be- cause he voted at the Brecon election for Col. WOOD, in addition to the burning, had every window in his house smashed. This surely was political. But to shew how thoroughly the spirit of re- volution, then nicknamed reform, was abroad amongst the people, it may also be observed that not a single circumstance, however trivial, es- caped the odium of the lawless mob, which seemed to be in opposition however remote to reform politics. A public-house known by the sign of the Wellington, was threatened with de- molition, unless some other designation were adopted. The sign of the house was altered and we believe that to this day it is known by that of Jackson's Bridge. The next feature in the disturbances which calls for remarks, is respecting the then existing Court of Requests. This furnished another ex- cuse for riot, and the mob were not slow in avail- ing themselves of it. We may premise,—and this shews still more clearly the animus of the disaffected populace,—that at that period this court was not pressing more harshly upon them than at any other time. There was no particular press of business before it there was no case of hardship to be denounced. However,regardless of all this, sonia goods having been seized, the mob in opposition to law, rescued them. Mr Coffin's house where the Court of Requests was held, was demolished, and the premises plun- dered of every article of furniture, and whatever else was deposited there. And when the wives of the rioters were running away with whatever they could lay their hands on,—«in short with whatever they could stealt-aiid that in open day,—what was their cry? ThisHere's glorious reform Here's the right sort of reform Hurrah for Reform!"—Still, then, the political and insurrectionary character of the movement is evident throughout. We may remind our local readers of a whimsical circumstance which took place during the destruction of Mr Coffin's house which shews also what the prevailing mania was in the place. One woman had seized a bottle, the contents of which she wasso anxious to taste, that she would not stop for the legitimate drawing of the cork, but snapped the neck oil, as a more ready method of getting drunk. Hurrah for Reform she cried, and put the bottle to her mouth, quaffing a draft of no small magnitude. But almost as instantly she dashed the bottle down, exclaiming-" D-n Reform She had filled her mouth with vinegar So far we have established the revolutionary character of the Merthyr disturbances* From the insults offered to the greatest living bene- factor of his country, down to the most trifling circumstances, and the most trivial occurrences, the one plea was Reform. We now come to another feature, at which alone the Herald has glanced. Wages at that period were lowered, particularly at une of the more extensive works. But what excuse did this afford for dissatisfaction ? None whatever. The iron trade was in a deplorable condition then and when there is no prosperity for the masters, the men can scarcely look for exorbi- tant wages. If wages were lowered, it is ad- mitted on all hands that it was a measure of justice to the capitalist himself. But wages may be lowered, and still the workman be well paid. He may be receiving less for his labour than twelve months ago; and yet have a very full equivalent for the work which he performs. And this we fearlessly assert was the case during the revolutionary maduess of the times about which we are writing. Wages had often before been lowered. They had on some occasions been at a less rate than at that period and yet that circumstance had never before been laid hold of, and considered by the mob as a suffi- cient excuse for a riot. But there was another reason why no outbreak should have occurred on account of the rate of wages. It will be re- membered that at that period provisions were moderate in price. They were generally lower than at this moment. So that even in that part of the affair which might in any measure seem to assume the form of a local quarrel between masters and men, it is very evident it offered but a most inefficient excuse for riot and plunder. The demagogues of that day, several of whom have continued to infest the neighbourhood till the present time with their hated presence, their infamous and wicked designs, deluded the po- pulace into the belief that reform would procure them vote by ballot, universal suffrage, paid representatives; and then through these, laws which would accord with their revolutionary ideas a division of property that every man should possess his three or four acres of land that he should have to labour at most for four hours a day together with several other equally chimerical projects. Such is a rapid history of the Merthyr dis- turbances; andso farfrom the aid of the Military not being necessary, our decided opinion is that it was so, (thanks to Whig doctrines!) and that the only error, if error there was, was in not calling them into active service earlier in the affray. It is no new doctrine for tis to promul- gate, that a few resolute shots, fired in the early part of such disturbances, prove the saving of many lives. Magistrates, to the honour of their humanity be it spoken, generally leave the order to fire to the latest possible moment,—later sometimes than is actually advisable. So it was at Merthyr; and the carnage" on that oc- casion is chargeable only on the Whig Govern- ment of the day, who called for displays of physical force; and who taught the doctrine of rebellious resistance to the laws, which they have preached at intervals ever since, and which in other places besides this has been productive of bloody results. Witness Newport. There an insurrection, in which not less than twenty thousand men were engaged, was put down by the loss of some thirty lives. True the rebels themselves forced the matter to a crisis in double quick time. Had they delayed doing so, after the fashion of riots in general, a hundred mis- guided men would probably scarcely have sufficed to have been hurried into eternity, with all their guilt upon their heads, before the riot had been quelled. This, however, by the way, as a proof of the value of early military aid. But now A WORD TO THE WORKMEN IN THE IRON WORKS. See to what dreadful results the sticklers for reform led you before You did not get the foolish and unattainable objects they professed to seek for you. But in place thereof your fellow workmen and others fell, deservedly fell, by the bayonet and the rifle; and the widows and orphans are still resident among you and some of them still suffering the effects of your lawless proceedings. Look again to Newport. And what have yourfellow workmen in Monmouthshire gained ? They have sown troubles and disquiet in a peaceful town. They have lost fathers, sons, and brothers. They fell pierced with balls, and steeped in their own blood, in the open streets. Others, more fortunate, have received wounds by which they suffer acute agony, and from which it will be some time before they recover. Others, still more fortunate, have had a fatiguing and wearisome march for llotlwzg. They have lost several days' work, and several days' wages the effects of which their wives and families will feel, those individuals who had the strongest claims upon them for support. They have for- feited their characters to most kind and indul- gent masters. They have lowered themselves in the estimation of all good and loyal men. They have broken the plainest commands of God's law. They employed the Sabbath in arranging their traiterous plans; they went forth in the spirit of murder,—of murder in its most dread form,—of malice aforethought. They went forth a band of thieves, for plunder and robbery. For whatever might be the first design of the rebels, whether they sought only the release of Vincent, or not, still in their pro- gress to Newport there was sufficient ransacking of cottages in search of food and arms to justify us in calling this mob, a murderous, thievish, riotous, lawless mob. Men of Merthyr! will you make the character of these rebels your own ? Will you suffer your- selves to be misled any longer by the Frosts, the Waterses, the \Villiarnses, the King Crispins, the Johns, and other rebels and traitors? You boast in living in a free country. Is this free- dom? The freedom for riot and bloodshed! The freedom of impressment of honest and quiet men to do their unrighteous bidding If there is one class of our fellow subjects we would desire to befriend, more than another, it is you,—you, the opsraitves of England and Wales. But some of you say, that from our remarks last week, we are desirous of holding you,—a free people,—in bondage, through the terror of an armed military force. Such is the language understood to have been used. Be it so: especially as it gives us the better opportunity of explaining to the la- bouring population more fully the reasons why we desire so strongly the establishment of a military dopfit, or station, in our immediate neighbourhood. In the first place we beg most emphatically to declare that we desire the accomplishment of this object fur the benefit of the honest and in- dustrious operative. There are many ways in which you need protection, and such as can only be effectually rendered by the military. Again we 'direct your attention to the lawless proceedings of the Monmouthshire Chartists, us detailed in another part of our paper. See how often in the course of the evidence against those traitors to their country, it comes out, that men, having wives and families to protect and provide for, were impressed into the wicked service of Frost and the other Chartist leaders, by threats of, in case of refusal, being instantly deprived of life. To refuse their unreasonable request was to brave the plunging of the assassin's dagger into their breasts, upon the spot; to go with them, offered the mere shadow of a chance of escaping with their lives. Under these dis- graceful circumstances, of two evils many an industrious operative chose, last week, that which to him seemed the least; and our position is thereby proved that the military, if a defence to any class of the community, would not be the least so to the labouring man, who desires to do his duty in that state of life in which it has pleased God to call him. Besides, military as well as magistrates are a terror only to evil doers; they are both a praise to them that do well. Their active services cannot be called for except in case of sudden, extensive, and lawless outbreaks, like the former disturbances at Merthyr, and like the recent Chartist insurrec- tion at Newport; and in such cases the sooner they can be on the spot the better. Witness any other town where there arc barracks. The sol- diers are not put in opposition to the people any the oftener because they are in that town but in case of riot they are ready to quell it, without the delay consequent on having to send miles across the country for their assistance. Their presence then, if a check at all, is a check only on the bad men who call you together to mid- night meetings, and on all their wicked artifices, to make of honest and industrious men rebels and traitors to their Queen and country, dis- obedient to their GOD. And now A WORD TO DISSENTING MINISTERS. Last Sunday evening, being the first after the discovery of the awful conspiracy of the Chartists, and the fearful catastrophe at New- port, we understand that Mr RICHARD JONES, the Independent Minister at Sirhowy Iron Works, delivered a most powerful discourse relative to the occasion,from Isaiah ix. 13—18:— tor the people turneth not unto hiiii that smiteth them, neither do they seek tAe Lord of hosts. There- fore the Lord will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day. The ancient and honourable, he is the^head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaheth folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is streched out still." After the sermon he expelled every member of his church, Illale and female, that he kllew to have had any connection with these outlaws. It is generally known that hundreds of Chart- ists were members of various dissenting deno- minations on the Hills; and we sincerely hope that every minister in that district will follow this chrisiian-like conduct, and prove them- selves to be true lovers of peace and order. Mr JONES has been active from the beginning in trying to quash the Chartist proceedings in that neighbourhood, for which they have threat- ened more than once to take his life away. We could mention similar instances among the more orthodox non-conformist ministers, in Merthyr and Dowlais, if it were necessary. In what bold relief do these stand out from others calling themselves dissenting preachers! it is well known that in certain chapels in Dowlais as well as Merthyr, the most abominable dese- cration of pulpits has taken place during the last six months. Chartism has regularly been made a subject of prayer; the most solemn appeals to the Deity have been put up, in place of prayers for repentance and the salvation of the soul. "Fill us, 0 Lord, with the spirit of Chartism," exclaimed a demagogue at Dowlais. "Fill us, 0 Lord, with the true spirit of Chart- ism. As for those" < [mentioning a loyal sect of Christians which we need not here specify]—" they are our greatest enemies but they shall die like dogs in the corners of the streets while in the strength of the Lord we shall prevail over our foes; and to that end 0 Lord, fill us, 0 fill us with the true spirit of Chartism." We blush while we thus soil our columns with such blasphemy. But it is time the world knew that it was uttered. And as a proof that it has been, and as a proof that dissenting preachers have taken such a part in Chartist proceedings as to have rendered themselves amenable to the law against traitors, the law against the promulgators of sedition, one Unitarian preacher not ten miles from here has abscollded; and it is expected that at least one other will seek safety in flight. To the more respectable body of noncon- formist preachers in this town and neighbour- hood, we appeal. Let them still continue to teach submission to the powers that be; for the powers that he are ordained of GOD." They have dismissed many from their communion, because of their connection with the Chartists; and to their credit we rccord it. Let them continue to teach their followers to honour all men, to love the brotherhood, to fear God, and to honour their Queen and then they will not share the guilt and disgrace of some who call themselves their brethren.

CHURCH EXTENSION. It would be impossible to commend the fol- lowing letter too strongly to the attention of our readers. We had intended enforcing the sanlP. point, from precisely the same considerations; but it is no v unnecessary- We could not hope to command more forcible language than that of our correspondent. TO THE EDITOR OF THE GAZElTE AND GUARDIAN SIR,—When I last addressed you on the subject of Church Extension in our iron and coal districts, I little thought so tragic a com- mentary on the subject was so close at hand. Did there need proof as to the absence of those sound principles in tie which alone can ensure the happiness of a people and the stability of its institution, the events of the fatal 3rd and 4th of November, too amply supply it. Worked upon by the inflammatory and treasonable harangues of a few designing dema- gogues, we see a large portion of the men of the hills arming themselves with every offensive weapon within their reach, appointing the evening of the Sabbatlt. for their murderous desigits,-carrying terror into a peaceful dis- trict,—and, finally, meeting their just reward from the muskets of the brave men, whom, in their madness, they dared to assail. Every friend of order must be thankful to the Almighty Disposer of events, that it pleased ifim at once to shipwreck their insane outbreak. The leaders are in custody, and they must pay the penalty of the offended law and order. Bur who will compensato the widow and the orphan for the lives lost at Newport?—and who will ensure iis, when the memory of this signal defeat is somewhat faded, from a similar scene? The immediate danger is now gone by; and, it should be the present duty of every reasoning mind, to search into the root of the evil, and arouse the energies of the country to provide safeguards against its recurrence. In prepar- ing for the late fearful rising, a subordinate leader was provided for every ten men-he was to instruct them in what was expected from each, and to lead them to the attack. Let it be asked how many Christian teachers, officers of the Church Militant, have been placed among our people, to teach them their duty towards God, and towards their neighbour, to point their road to Heaven "and lead the way?" One to every hundred—or thousand—or five thousand or indeed to every ten thousand ? Verily we are to blame in this matter. What have we done to keep the festering iuasses from corrup- tion? Nothing, absolutely nothing. More has been accomplished for the heathen, than we as a Christian community have done for the con- gregated thousands of the iron districts. Con- tent to hear of manufacturing activity, ourselves have looked on in apathy, our merchants, i ) the breathless ardour of competition, have had no time to listen to the "still small voice." Our Church has not lifted up its voice, "crying in the wilderness," as it might have done. Now we awake from our fancied security, and lo, it is it e reani If ever, then, the cry for Christian pastors,and Christian instruction should come as with a trum- pet call, this is the moment. If ever was a time to awaken the rulers of this Christian land from their deadly slumber, and to call on them to give means of Church extension liberally, now is the time. If ever there was a period when the heads of the Church should redouble their efforts and rally all true Christians around them. If ever there was a moment when the private in- dividual should contribute his utmost aid of pen or purse, or prayer, to disperse the dark cloud ofignorance, now brooding over the hill districts, and to convert the armed Chartists into peaceful and loyal subjects, now is the time. Let the op- portunity pass unimproved, and the Almighty in his just wrath may never vouchsafe another. I am sir, your obedient servant, A LAYMAN. ■

To THE EDITOR OF TIIE GAZHTTE & GUARDIAN DEAR Sllt,-No man with proper judgment and feeling, could have read the melancholy accounts given in your last number, of the se- rious outbreak and loss of life at Newport, without being deeply distressed, and also feel- ing an anxious desire, to discover the origin of such fatal consequences, and, if possible, a means to prevent the recurrence of events so truly deplorable. It is well known to all living in this district, that the men engaged in this senseless and wicked attempt to disturb the peace of society, were not urged to it by want; for employment, with liberal wages, was never more universal than at the present moment. And the fact that most of those engaged were men who had left their work at the bidding of others (whose hearts must have been even worse than their heads) to join in this mad enterprize, is a suffi- cient proof that other causes must be looked for to account for this serious calamity. Mr Editor, I candidly own I am not a politi- cian; if I ever was one, it was when men could hold and express their political opinions in a manner which did not compromise those higher duties and feelings, which every true Christian must acknowledge the love of our God and our neighbour to be. Can any man in his cooler moments hesitate to admit that these high and holy duties enforced by the command of the Almighty, and with which man's happiness must he ever identified, have, been during the last ten years, more than ever sacrificed at the unholy shrine of party politics, descending from the high courts of the Houses of Parliament, by the active agency of the press, through every grade of society, down to the pit of the once happy and contented collier ? This apple of discord, nay I would say, this fiend of hell, which would mislead each man to think himself more entitled and qualified to make laws than to keep them, is, in my humble opinion, the im- mediate cause of the blooft which unhappily still stains the streets of Newport, and of the many other calamitous judgments which at this period afflict us as a people. If any man doubt this assertion I would appeal to matter of fact. I have at various periods, during the last twenty- five years, had occasion to visit London on business, my usual recreation when there was to visit the gallery of the House of Commons, and I am old enough to remember debates in which many great men now nO more were en- gaged- I happened after the lapse of several years to find myself again in the same situation, •luring the last Session. Oh, what a change! Instead of the calm, forcible, convincing, and dignified eloquence of former days, when gentle manly feeling always checked the warmth of debate, a scene of noisy clamour which appeared often more like a pantomime than anything else, convinced me that some great and most unde- sirable change had taken place, and that even the goddess Reason could not be worshiped, when her voice, notwithstanding the utmost efforts of the speaker, could not be heard. But, again, let any person who never having L:ft this county, can take but a more limited view of politics, look back at the local papers published ten to twenty years since let him compare the spirit of the press then, and now. and must he not admit that latterly instead of dipping the pen in ink or even gall, the political partizins now use the poison of asps to express his bitter and often ill-digested spleen against his opponents; and if mn to whom God has given many talents, do grossly abuse them, and so constantly watch for opportunities to excite the same malevolence in the less talented but more easily inflamed m nds of their poorer fellow-subjects, when they have too unhappily succeeded, is that the moment to meet their un- happy misled dupes with the sword, and deadly weapons, and say "hitherto shall you go, but no f(irther ?" But, Sir, I must not trespass too much on your patience, I would urge every reflecting mind to ask himself, does part of the responsi- bility of this blood-shedding even remotely rest on me, by either exciting bad feelings in the minds of my fellow creatures, or not doing my utmost to promote Peace and good will amongst i)ie?z And let the mall who feels guilty in either case seek pardon of his God, and Go and sill no more. I am, Sir, your very obedient servant, ) J BENEVOLUS.

We understand that a petition is in course of sig- nature among the legal prolession of this city, having for its object the employment ol the three existing ex-Chancellors, now receiving £ 5000 per annum each, in assisting to bring up the arrears of business in the Court of Chancery.—Exeter Gazette. Is TUB PRLIC, we should like to know, prepared to tolerate a job which is about to hurst upon them ? Sir Attorney General Campbell has, says rumour, bargained for a speedy transier of himself and poli- tical character to the ollice of Lord Chancellor of Ireland and this in the obvious contemplation of a speedy flight on the part of the rabhle-ridden ministry, and his consequent seizure of the retiring pension of £ 1000 per annum- Such is the sordid and hateful job now, we arc told, med'.tated, it not quite settled —a job for which impeachment would be far too gentle a visitation upon its authors. Old Plunket, as an inducement to play his part in it, is doubtless to be gorged by some further bribe, in addition to the previous hundred by which his name goes down adorned to posterity.- funeS. THE NEW JUDCE.—Sir It. Rolfe (late Solicitor General) took his seat last Monday morning as one of the Barons of the Court of Exchequer. is Lord- ship was congratulated by the bar on his olevation to the bench. This appointment causes a vacancy ia the representation of Falmouth. Mr Baron Mau.e is removed to the Common Pleas, as the successor of the late Mr Justice Vaughan. His Loruship was sworn in the same morning before the Lyrd Chancel- lor as one of the judges of this c&art. LoRt* IMELiioUR^k'*> ApeiviriK. We doubt whe- ther anything that happens beyond the walls of Wind- sor Castle is likely to affect his Lordship's appetite, who for the last year or two has shown us that he can eat and drink any given quantity. TOWNSHIP OF CLIFTON, YO,RK, Earl de Grpy has presented a site of ground in this township, I'o* the erection of a chapel-of-ease. Fne site selected is nearly opposite to Collegiate School. Steps will 1<. immediately taken to procure the necessary and for raising a fund to defray the expense oC the erection, which will of necessity be considerable Her MAJESTY the Queen Dowager, tyhosc- progress through the country has been marked by every de- monstration of loyalty, llhctlOU, and raspect, left Warwick Caste last Monday on a it). Sir Itobeyt and Lady Peel, at Drayton Manor, wlwre her M- I j ellly would remain uutii Thursday,

(Elamorsangiure. GLAMO«O\NSHIRS AND MOV.MOUTHSHIKE I.NFIRMAKY AND DISPENSARY, CAIIDIFF. Abstract of House Surgeon's Report to the Weekly Board, from November, 4th to November II th 183 J inclusive. IN-DOOR PATIENTS—Remained by last Report, 7; Admitted since, 1-8, Discharged-Cured and Re- lieved, I Remaining, 7. OUT- Doolt PAfl ETs, -Rem;,ined by last Report 107; Admitted since. 17-124. Discharged-Cured] aud Relieved, 15; Died, 0 1.5. Remaining, I Ug. Medical Officers for the Week. Piiysici-ii) Dr. Moore, —Consulting Surgeon, Mr Reece,-Surgeoll. Mr Lewis,—Visitors, Messrs. VVatkins and Williams. II. J. PAINE, House Surgeon. CAWRDAF is very wroth with us for condemning his English verses. He terms the Merthyr Guardian a (lisii-clout" (clwtyn Ilcstri) a very appropriate term, as we think, seeing that we wiped him up com- pletcly He, indeed, now confesses that he is na ietliwr na Hardd," whieh, as we understand it, means neither a linguist nor Bard and yet, as we before stated, he has not only claimed a niche among the living Welsh Poets:" but also, "not twctve months since, assisted at a Ciorsedd, dispensing poetic honours to his countrymen." To make his recantation as com- Illete as possible, he now classes a nobleman among "despots," (trawsortbrymwyr) to wholQ but a few weeks since be addressed some lines intended for lau- datory poetry! We are happy to hear that the officer sent by Ooverninent to take the command of the troops (the expense of which the Chartists have entailed upon the county) in the Monmouthshire coal district, and the adjoining places, is Colonel Considine, who is con- sidered one of the most distinguished officers in tho British army. It is a curious coincidence, that the 45th Regiment, now stationed at Newport and the Chartist Districts, is the same which was called on to act against Court- ney alias Thorn, near Canterbury, on which occasion the gallant Lieut. Bcnnet, of that regiment, was shot by that maniac. A large and influential meeting of the Conservative Association of this county was held on Tuesday week, at Bridgend, for the purposeof receiving the report of their committee on the late parliamentary registration. We are happy to state that the report was in the highest degree cheering, and that no doubt remains that at the next election the large and wealthy county of Glamorgan may be represented by two good men. and true. Mr Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot has built his splendid new mansion just in time for his occupation when released from parliamentary duties. The Rev. HENRY LYNCH BLOSSB, Vicar of New- castle, Bridgend, has undertaken the office of Collec- tor and Depot Manager in that District, for the So- ciety for Promoting Christian Knowledge, in the room of the Rev. J. Harding, resigned. CONSTABULARY FORCE.-By a letter which ap- peared in our paper last week, from the Secretary of State for the Home Department to the Marque* of Bute, our respected Lord Lieutenant, it appears That the appointment for a limited period of a Constabu- lary force for the whole or any part of this county," cannot be sanctioned; and if once constituted, can- not be put down altogether." CARDIFF Bonoucit -'t'he number of electors for this borough, as revised by John Wilson and James Evans, ICsqrs., entitled to vote between 1st Novem- ber, 1839, and 1st November, 1840, is as follows:- Cardiff. Freemen 138 1 1ULI!ielioldL-rs -St. ioliti,s 192 St. Mary's. 151 -216 48* Coivbridge, Freemen 42 Householders 50 98 Llantrissent. Freemen 172 Householders. n 183 Total 7 65 CARDIFF BOROUGH—The following is a list of the burgesses of this borough, as revised by the mayor and assessors for revising the burgess lists:- Saint John's Parish l16 Saiiit iniiiry's 102 248 North Wir(I 13-j South Wii-d 116 248 THE nALT. at Cowbridge on the 7th instant, under the patronage of Mrs Bruce Pryee, Lord Adare, and Mr Bailey, Jun M.P., was one of the best we have foi- iii,-ttiy years. There were from SO to 100 of eHie of the county, among whom were the countess of Dunraven; Lord and L:nly Adare; Lady Morris and lamily Mr and Mrs Morgan of Ruperra; Mr and Mrs Bruce Pryee, and family Mr and Mrs Robert Knight and family Mr and Mrs George Traherne Mr and Mrs lintwistle; Mrs Bassett and family ■ Mr r rank!en; Mr and Mrs Shepherd and Mr Maudi-' Mr ^■11B,,°kCr;1Mr Miss Oouul. and Miss Wi.hams tho Miss Camorons Mrs M. btMcori and Mr and Mrs Richards; the Misses Williams, uf Aberpergwm; Colonel Turberville; Colonel Ent- wistle; Mr and Mrs C. Jenner; Mr Gwyn; Mr and Mrs r. Kdmondes; and a long list of the principal gentlemen's tamilies of the neighbourhood. THE ANNIVERSARIES of the Societies for Promoting Christian Knowledge, and for the Propagation of She Gospel in Foreign Parts, were held in the Town Hall, at Cowbridge, on Tuesday last, — Ixird Viscount Adare, M.P. in the chair. The Secretaries, the-Rev. Thomas Stacey, Rector of Gelligaer, and the Rev. John Harding, Rector of Coychurch (who acted for the Rev. J. M. Traherne) read the reports, and re- ceived tho warm thanks of the meeting for their zea- lou, and efficient exertions. At this meeting the- Chancellor of the Diocese and the Rev. J. M. Traberm • were deputed to correspond with the Parent Societies and to request a deputation for the ensuing year, to. preach in behalf of these important Societies. Pre- vious to the meeting, the subscribers attended Divine- service at Cowbridc ClnadL. where the sermon to* the occaston was preached by the Rev. James C, C,iinl)bell, IZ t-etor ol' St. Nicholas, from 13th St. 1 latthew, v. 33—"The kingdom of Heaven is Trko unto leaven wltieh a woman took and hid in tfiree measures of meal, till the whole was teavMfd." V> e have lieard from various quarters that a more powerful and eloquent discourse has seldoio beer* heard than that which Mr Campbell delivered en the above occasion. TIIE GESERAL ANNITAL MEETING of the Glamor- ganshire Agricultural Society was held at the Reaf Inn, in the same town, on the same oa,-ir, Charles Morgan, Ksq., M.P., President of the Society, in tile Chair. This meeting was attended by Lord Adare- M P., and J. Bruce Pryce, Eq, Vice-Presidents-' and by Llewelyn Traherne, Esq., the Rev. Robert Knight, Colonel Entwislc, llugti Entwisle, Eq-r Evan David, Esq.. of liadyr, tout several oilier gen- tlemen, most interested in tiie agricultural advance liieiit of, this county. Mr Itradiiey, the indefatigable- Secretary, conducted the- business of the (Jav. (vee advertisement) wil., Ili", usMa) zeal and assidutty. LEWIS WESTON DSLLWYV, Esq., of Shtty Hull, on Saturday, the, (jth jnst-, was unanimous!v elec tedi Mayor for the Wough of Swansea. • THE QUFC,We commend the following !"S "Ppropriate remarks to certain persons wcat hy til. rU>- LOYAL unEitAL," which appeared in 0 undard last week. 'They contain the ruhe of ^onservative conduct; and we are well conteiitto' a" other and hypocritical practices to oui,- po. 1 iCill opponents:—"There is one charge broi'ght n3ainst the Conservative meetings, which we regret 1 ''eply wo cannot answen as effectually as we ca'i the- ^barges of treason and sedition. It is said th 't the- Sfueeo's health is iv>t drunk with enthusiasm would that \Vn could contradict this statement—wou<d that?- her Majesty's name challenged the same enthusiastic rereptioii that ever greeted the name of her sainted grandfather. But to produce like effects, like causes; are requil,eti-liel- Majesty must be believed to be likc, her grandfather in principles and in spirit, before s'ste can receive that homage of the heart of which he isito 'die object. Loyal men will always treat the mane of the Sovereign with respect, in cases where iiey I have reason to be dissatisfied with the administration, as well as in other circumstances. They will tot. in this respect like Cordelia, 'according to their iJond, 110 more, nor less;' and this reasonahle taud itiolf-rite- affection will be found in the end more durable and' trustworthy than tiie termagant adoration of Popish' Regans and Whig-Radical Gonerils. But though' loyal men will always treat the Sovereign's name with respect, they are too honest to affect an en- thusiasm which they do not feel atid thav nre iiot. the degraded slaves to feel enthusiasm for a Queen,, represented to them by her advisers as their iinpla- vable enemy, as the patroness of their foes, and as eager for the destruction of their most loved ilistitu- tious. We arc oot yet brought so low- as this." -L.