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TO THE Ncbility, C.ersy, Gentry and other Freeholders, OF THE COUNTY OF DENBIGH. My LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, UPON ilie resignation of HICBARD WTL- LIAMS, Esq., Coroner, and it having- been re- solved by the Justices in Quarter Sessions assembled, that Two be appointed to fill the duties of that Office, allow me, most respectfully, to offer myself as a Candi- dates, and to solicit the honour of your Vote and In- terest for that appointment in this division of the Coun- ty. Should I be so fortunate as to Iw elected to the office, be assured that I shall devote myself most sedul- ously to fulfill its important duties, to your satisfaction, and shall endeavour to acquit myself in every way Worthy of the trust reposed in me. I hitve the honour to remain, Gentlemen, Your most Obedient and Humble Servant, E. PIERCE, M.D. Vale-street, Denbigh, Jan. 3rd, 1848. 7,LAN BEIMl SLATE QUARRY. TO BE LET, WITH IMMEDIATE POSSESSION, For further particulars, and to treat for the same, apply to Mr. JOSEPH HIGGS, Aberartro Cottage, Llanbedr, Merionethshire, or to Mr. DAVID JONES, Auctioneer, Tre' Madoc. NORTH WALES. IN THE PICTURESQtTE v ALE OF LLANltWST, DEN- BIGHSHIRE, To be Let, Furnished, And entered upon from the lit of March next, THE tnuch admired Mansion House, Garden, and Pleasure Grounds of PLAS MADOC, in thorough repair and combining- every requisite for a Gentleman's Family Resilience. Land not exceeding 30 Acres may be also let therewith together with the the Shooting over the Estate consisting of about 36 ) Acres. For particulars as to terms, Sir., application may be made to the HOUSEKEEPER, at Pitts Madoc; to H. R FRANCIS, Esq., Harley House, Marlow or to Messrs. I RCGRES and ROBERTS, Solicitors, Bangor. FLINTSHIRE. To be Sold by Auction,, On or about the 20th day of MARCH next, at such place as will be hereafter notified, in Two or more Lots, (unless previously disposed of by Private Con- tract of which due Notice will be given). ALL that heelioid Messuage or Tenement and Premises, being*a Public House, at Cuerwys, com- monly known and distinguished by the name of PIC- CADILLY INN. Anff all those Four Pieces, Closes, or Parcels of Land therewith, held and called or known by thf severH) names ofTIR-Y-GLEGG, COED CAER PRYSIE, PEN-Y-FFORDD FAIR, and GARDD-Y-FAIR, con- taining- in the whole about Seven Statute Acres, more or less. And also, all those Two Fields, Closes or Parcels of Land, commonly called CAE EITIIIN, containing about Seven Statute Acres, more or less. The above Property is situate at Caerwys, in the County.of Flint, and entirely surrounded by the Pro- perty otthe Honourable Ed ard Mosiyn Lloyd Mostyn. For further particulars, apply to THOMAS WARING, Esquire, Solicitor, 4, White Lion Court, Combill, London. SALE BY MR. DAVID LEWIS. ABERYSTWYTH. IMPORTANT SALE OF FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD PROPERTY. MR DAVID LEWIS, AUCTIONEER. Has been favoured with instructions to dispose of by PUBLIO AUCTION, On TUESDAY, the 1st day of FEBRUARY, 184ft, at the GOGERDDAN ARMS HOTEL, in the Town of ABER- YSTWYTH, between the hours of 4 and 6 in the Eve- ning-, and subject to such conditions as shall he then and there produced. The blowing- lots of valuable and desirable property, belonging to Mr. John Jones, who is leaving- the Town. LOT 1. ALL that commodious and well-arranged LODG- ING HOUSE, with the Garden and Premises thereunto attached, known as PICTON HOUSE, and situate at No. 43. on the Marine Terrace, now in the oc- cupation of Miss Watkins, at the annual Rent of 50/. and consists of a large Kiteli, n, Housekeeper's Room, Pantrv, hack Kitchen ahd Scullery, with two Bed-rooms over; Coalhouse and other Offices in the area; one ]:) r;j ePnHm))-it) front a Bedroom in the back, and a spacious Hall on the ground floor; one large Drawing- Itooni, one small Drawing- Room, and one best Bed- room on the first floor; three superior Bedrooms on tlx second floor and three very excellent Bedrooms on the. attic; it has a Water-closet and other conveni- ences. The above Premises are delightfully siffiated On the Marine- 'ft-rrtwe, in rbr above much" frequented and fa- shionable watering-place, 111111 commands a magnificent view ot the Bay of Cardigan. The whole are held under a lease granted by the cor- poration of _>erystwyth, for a term of which 60 years are unexpired and free of pround rent. ■t 7 I w ,toaArornpa,'t HOUSE and PREMISES, situate at No J2, Church Street, and consists of a Par- V R rnnrii«'T~ROQ,?>: 8ma'l Drawing-room five is XVT" ,he ""V- which there is a lar^ WorkJho^ With a capital Yard. *8h°P btaW« 5 bhf,d. &<•! Tog-ether with THREECOTTArKa • i now in the occupation of Mr. William Inn ^lllean"c?urt' at tl e annual rent ofl-H. 10,. Um Jol*a>»nd others, Also the GROUND RENT of the Independent Chapel amounting- to 21. per annum. 1 *-naPe' The whole are held under a lease granted bv Powell, M.P., for a term of which 3f year, 7re "S pired. Subj. ct to a ground rent ot 3/. a year. u"ex" The above lot is well deserving- the attention of capi- talists and will he found an ehg-iMe inves men-. LOT 3. —All that excellent HOUSE and PREMISES situate at No. 13, Church Street, and comprises a hand- some Shew Room one large Drawing, room one small ditto- four good Bed-rooms; three Bed-rooms in the Attic; front and back Kitchen; Pantry, &c. with a Garden adjoining. c This lot'is held under the same lease, and for the same term as lot 2, and will be sold tree of ground rent. LOT 4.-A COTTAGE situate in Vulcan-place, now in the occupation of Mrs. Davies, wi low, at the annual rent of 61. TO B2 SOLD, FREE OF GROUND RENT. LOT 5.-All that FREEHOLD HOUSE and PRE- MISES, situate on the corner of Princess-street, ana High-street, and contains a good Shop Kitchen j Pan- try Dinitig-room; six Bed-rooms; spacious Cellar; Yard and other conveniences. LOT 6.—A FREEHOLD COTTAGE, (adjoining- the above), situate at No 43, High-street, now in the oc- cupation of Mr. John Davies, at the yearly rent of 6/. For further particulars apply to Mr. JOHN JONES, 12, Church-street, or Mr. DAVID LEWIS, Auctioneer, 22, Marine-terrace, Aberystwyth. Steam Communication between Car- narvon and Anglesey. AT a PUBLIC MEETING held at the GUILD- HALL, CARNARVON, on WEDNESDAY, the 12th of JANUARY, 1848, THE MAYOR IN THE CHAIR, It was Rrsnhed, That a JOINT STOCK COMPANY be formed to consist of 240 Shares of j.'5 each share, for the purpose of purchasing- a Steamer to ply between Carnarvon aad Ang-lesey. The want of a better communication between the Town of Carnarvon and Anglesey has Ion,, been severely felt; and it is confidently hop. d that the attempt now made to improve the same will meet with the support of the Owners of Property, Tradesmen, and others in the two counties. A Provisional Committee having- been appointed for effecting- this object, application tor Shares is re- quested to be made to Mr. JOHN JACKSON, Carnarvon. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. W. B HUGHES, M.P. F. J. WALKER JONES THE MAYOR R A POOLE OWEN ROBERTS, Dinas J. BOGGIE, Trefarthin J. RICHARDS, Bryullwyd J. RFES ROBERT JONES, Surg-eon ROBERT JON ES, Ty'n'rallt H.P.MAN LEY S. KOBLEY R. B. OWEN 1 RICHARD GRIFFITH Captain DAV1 ES JOHN OWEN WILLIAM MATH EWS At a Meeting- of the Provisional Committee appointed as above, and held in the GUILDHALL, on the morning- of MONDAY, the 17rh instant, rheMiiyor in the Chair, following* resolution was unanimously alHrtned ■ The u re afer parr of the capital requisite for carrying- on effieient steam communication ^between Carnarvon and Ang-lesey having- been subscribed for, the Com- mittee hfir to call tiie attention of the Lauded Pro- prietors and others of both Counties to the pflblic ad- vantages which the scheme offers; and to request that all who wish to encduratre the undertaking will inti- mate to the Honorary Secretary the number of Shares which they wish to for. 150 Shares are already taken by the Tradesmen of the Town and neighbourhood, and it is hoped that the Proprietors of ttie Land will render such assistance as will enable the Committee to carry their object info, effect as speedily as possible, JOHN JACKSON, Honorary Secretary. To the Editor of the Carnarvon Herald.' DEAr. SIR,- fjlHE object of ,I)- course I pursue will, I trust, JL bear its own aprlog-y for troubling* you with the following- correspondencej <iz that of vindicating- my- self (as the only meaas) to the satisfaction afmy friends through the mediuu of the g'rt'at reformer of abuses and one of the ble?sing*s of a christian country, the public press, from ptrticipation in an act to which I was not a party. The facts are as follow. On the 30th November a gentlenun fulfilling- a hig-bly important and responsi- ble office in this imnediate neighbourhood, called and informed me that he had heard that Mr. Hugh Jones. thevicarof this parish, should have stater) that he had been informed that lie, Mr. —— and myself were seen playing- at Cards, at the Black Horse in this town upon whirh I wrote t declaration to the effect that such was not the case. On the 2nd of Decembfr I waited upon Mr. Junes, wit! a view of obtaining-the name of the party who had told him this, to which he consented dependent (which raher surprised me) upon a subse- qut-nt interview. I feft him with the full assurance in my own miud, that such would be the case but alas I was doomed to disappointment, for in lieu of the in- formation which I s«ught, I received the next day the foil. iwing- note Mr Jones present his compliments to Mr. Ashworth, and begs to say, thlt upon inquiring- about the subject of Mi- A's call yesterday morning- he finds, that his informant spoke inertly from rumours and as the fact alleged i-espt-etitiV, MI: A is not of a nature to do him any injury, and has he>n so satisfactorily refused, Mr. Jones does not see, tba'. any end could be gained by his giving-up the name of his informant, which therefore Mr. A. must allow him decline doing-. Mr. A. will understand that his name was only mentioned inci- dentally to Mr. J., and not with a view of bringing any charg-e against him. Vicarag-e, Friday. White Horse Hotel, Holywell, Dec. 6, 1847. REV. SIR, I beg- to acknowledge the receipt of your note, in which you state that your informant spoke mi-rely from rumour, and that the f»cr alleged 13 not of a na- ture to do me any injury" See. kc. I must confess this, anything- but satisfactory to me. In the first place your informant speaks nverelyfrorn ru- mour —which, I have no doubt was created by himself, and if there can be anything-more calculated to injure the character ofa person (especially that of a young- man,) it is that secret scandal which obtains circulation in certain sets of society that exist, without having- any clearly defined object, except to display their virulent hatred and dispositions towards others. In the second place, Sir, you may say that it is not of a riafure to in- jure me !—I have as well as others a character to main- tain, for I have not yet arrived at such a low ebb m so- ciety, as to be thoug-ht capable of taking part in any and every act imputed to n:e. 1 t The commission of the act has been refuted by All and myself suiffciently to convince yon 0 its being- false, but the stig-ma cast upon me has not been effaced from the thoughts of myself or my friends. As to my name been mentioned incidentally. M.v e, name was mentioned as beinp one of the parties in the affair, consequently, the mere assertion becomes a cbarpe.—Therefore, under the circumstam-es I trust you will not hesitate a moment in g-iving- up the name of your informant. With e^ery respect, Your Obedient Servant, C. E. ASHWORTH. SIR,- Vicarag-e, Monday. I am sorry, that you have thought it necessary to apply to me a second time in a matter to which I really cannot attach the importance that you do. Did I think, tba: any injury was done you by withholding- the name of my informant, who was not the author of the report, or that any advantage would result from my surren- dering* it, I should not hesitate to do so But as I can- not see that either result can follow from it, I must adhere to my first decision. I am. Sir, Yours faithfully, Mr. C. E. Ashworth. H. JONES, White Horse Hotel, Dec. 8, 1847. REV. SIR,— I am in receipt of your note, and in reply,, beg* to state that it is still more unsatisfactory than the former, as you appear to'treat the matter with indifference, and even contempt, as if my npme were to be made use of in any manner that certain parties may think proper. I did expect that you, as the pastor of the parish, would be the first to suppress any rumour or remark made detrimental to the welfare o< your parishioners, in lieu of screening* the scandalizers, more especially as you know and admit the accusation made against metobeafatseone. I am unwilling: to trespass upon your valuable time, but injustice to myself I cannot allow my character to )f tunipertd with. Therefore,, 1 do hope you will g-irti up your authority for malting- such a cernjjirk, as I should be sorry to attribute the orig-in of the assertion to yourself, which I must necessarily do, if you persist in your previous decision. You will remember, upon my interview with you, you promised to give up the name ot your informant, to obtain which (in case of refusal) I must adopt some other course. Your obedient servant. C. E. ASHWORTH. SIR,— Vicarap-e, Thursday Morning*. In reply to your note just received, I ha<'e only to say, that my view of the matter referred to remains un- changed. If there was any appearance of contempt in my last reply, I am sorry for it, for iv was quite unin- tended on my part, although I certainly cannot attach such importance to the matter as you seem to do. Any promise, that I may have made when I saw you, was only conditional, depending upon a subsequent in- terview with the party, who had (riven me the informa- tion". You may remember, that this was the reason which I guve for not giving up to you the name of my informant at the time. With regard to the threat at the conclusion of your note, I know of no course by which I can be compelled jo {rive up my authority for a rumour, which I ha ve /e?r ?"'y« Hnd in the circulation of which, if it he cir- !.lmve had no part. furtt." trust shall not be troubled with any er COlnmunication upon the subject. I am, Sir, \» r. t. Your faithfully, Mr- C- E- Ashworth. H. JONES. excepYu) exnre^' Editor, without any comment, not prompted Mr re5rret that common courtesy had as suTSroceS ni°ntS t0 act in » different manner, fende icv of subieiui' "^checked, will have the different ways, ^ithoTt the FeastVh them be ever so immaeulJte hailCe °' redr"89' Dear sir, your obedient wrvant, L ™ C' E- ASHWORTH. Holywell, December 20, 1847. WANTED, THE Sum of ±2,000 on Mortgage of first-rate i Freehold Property in North Wales. Apply at this Office. Faron HI: 1 Coursing- Meeting, BY PERMISSION OF SIR RICHARD BULKELEY, BART. WILL take place onTUESDAY,8th of FEBRUARY, to meet at the CASTLE GATE, BEADMARIS, at 10 o'clock- A Silver Cup will be run for, of the value of 15 Guineas. Dog-s to be entered on or before the 7th of FEBRUARY. Thacker's Rules will he strictly adhered to T. R. DEW, Secretary. Beaumaris, January -0th, 1848. ~Bitvmposd houss SCHOOL, (LATE CASTLE HILL,) HOLYWELL. M R. C 0 L E, HAVING remrven lo more commodious premises purposely arrang-ed for the convenience of a School, will be happy to receive ihe Young Gentlemen entrusted to his care on the'26th instant, when theduties of bis School will be resumed. Holywell, Jan. lltli, 1848. Classical, iv?ath^matlcal, and Com- mercial Education. THE GROVE SCHOOL, near Wrexham, con- ducted by Mr. SIBSON, will be Re-opened on the 25th inst. Cards of Tt'rms may he had on application to the Principal, or at the Office of this paper. Wrexham, 12th Jan., 1848 Saint Asaph. EDWARD GREEN BEGS respectfully to apprise his friends and fhe public generally that he has left the White lion Inn, which has been closed up, and that he now carries on the Coaching- and Posting business at the GOLDEN. LION INN, where he hopes to be favoured with the same kint? patronage as heretofore. Good horses;itid steady drivers always toady. EiD UCrA Tie) N—B tf Tiki. X w. M R. W. DAVIS, -jVTOST respectfully informs the Inhabitants of JLYJL Ruthin an I its vicinity, that at the suggestion of numerous friends and patrons, he intends openirig- a School in RECORD-STREET, on MONDAY next, the 24th instant. Mr. Davit's having had Fourteen Years experience in Teaching, trusts that those Parents who may favour him with their patronage will be satisfied with his arduous exertions to fulfil the most sanguine hopes they may entertain of his performing the responsible duties of thoroughly instructing his pupils in those branches of education which he professes to teach. The assistance of his daughter, Miss H. Davies, will be combined with his own efforts to merit a share of the public support. Cards of terms may he had at Mr. D.'s residence, LJa':rhycl:strf'f't, Ruthin. N.B.—Vacancies for two or three Bdarders.' Ruthin, December -29th, 1847. To the Humane. THE lamentable accident by which JOSEPH DAVIES, late driver of the Tun-y-bwlch Mail, has been suddenly deprived oflife, leaves to the bene- volent consideration of those who can spare a trifle for the alleviaton of suffering, a widow and four orphan children, for whose support no provision has been made. It is to be hoped that a small contribution from the many by whom the unfortunate man was deservedly re- sheeted, wilj produce the means to place his afflicted wi,1ow in It position to maintain her family. Subscriptions will be thankfully received by SAMUEL EDWARDS, Uxbridge Arms Coach Office, Carnarvon. -=.r- TO corresrondentsT The communications of several exteemed correspon- dents have been received, but too late to be attended to this mceft. A trip to the Tslc of Man" has been perused with interest: and will be noticed in our next. ,1 i wsEsi v__5 A *• E w 30 A ki Last quar.. 2S d«v U 41 M; HIGH WATI.W. « FAIRS AND Carnarvon LiverfaJ/^ £ now .iy ot ■' mvu !»nnrn eve-B nvorii even Q |— Q REM 4KK AB Lrj O H. M. H M. H u. M "23 23 S 3 after Epiphany 10 45 II 4 0 48, I 7 24 21 M Long Partiaieer.t diss. I(i79 II v4 11 40> 1.'28 I 44 23 2'j Tn Conversion ol St. Pa 1 0 # 15 2 12 U> 29 6 VV Sunday Schools estab. 1784 0 34 0 50 2 37 'i 54 24 21 M Long Partiaieer.t diss. I(i79 II v4 11 40> 1.'28 I 44 23 2'j Tn Conversion ol St. Pa 1 I II I) 81.5 2. 1.2 III 29 6 VV Sunday Schools estab. 1784 0 34 0 50 2 37 'i 54 V 27 I'll MangoHen I 9 I 30 3 11 S 31 2S28 F H. nrv V II d. 1547 1 48 2 8 3 51 4 li 2'JW S George III d. 1820 U5 3 ,11 37 5 7 We shall be obliged by a week's notice of fairfctf Ew held.

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W. B. Hug-hes, Esq., M.P., has presented the Bi-yn- giencyn Lodge of Oddfellows, Anglesey, of which he is W' ft member, with the munificent donation of 11. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On the afternoon of Wednesday last we regret to say, that a melancholy accident, at- tended with immediate death, betel the driver of the Carnarvon and Tanybwleh mail. It appears that, as the vehicle was on its way from this town, when about 10 miles on the journey to Beddgelert, the near fore wheel passed over of the numerous large stones which so often are to be found on the roads. The sudden jerk, caused by the wheel passing- over the obstruction, threw the dtiver, Mr. Joseph Davies, from his seat; and he was pitched off the left hand of the coach, on to the road. He fell heavily on his head, the blood gushed from nose and ears, and he died immediately. The body was taken up and conveyed to Beddgelert; whence it was brought to Carnarvon in a hearse on Thursday night. AninquestwiUbeheMonthisdav, (p-aturday.) The deceased, than whom no one was more respected for kindness, and civil, and obliging conduct was well known in this portion of the Prin- cipality. He had been for some time guard and driver of the Chester mail, afterwards of the Queen of Trumps, and more recently of the coaches between Carnarvon and arid the office of driver of the mail, on which he lost his life, had not been held above a month. The deceased was about 44 vears of age, of sober and industrious habits, and bore" a good name for general integrity. He has left a widow and four children, to lament the loss of a kind parent; for these we hope that the charity of our townsmen will not be solicited in vain, as we find that a subscription is im- mediately to be set on foot for their benefit. BODY FO('ND.—hujitf&t.—On Thursday evening- last an inquest was held before E. G. Powell, Esq., the coroner for this district, on view of the body of a man found drowned in the course of that day near to the Talsarn slip. It appeared from the evidence ad- duced that the name of the unfortunate man was Owen Roberts, a mine agent at Danbens. About six weeks ago the deceased left his lodgings without stating where he was going, and from that period he had been missing. No surprise was created at the time, as de- ceased was in the habit of visitinir his parents at Am- Iweh, for several weeks together, without making known his intention but on strict enquiry being' made nothing could be heard of him. The body when found was in a very decomposed state. He is supposed to be about 40 years of ase. A verdict in accordance. with the evidence wus returned. PWLLHELI.—Several respectable families in this town, must of necessity, in the coining year, close up the greater part of their windows, and air holes owinlf to the unparalleled severity, caused by the window taxes, now in the course of being charged. POISON YOR RATS.—Having at different times tried many nostrums for the destruction of rats with very indifferent success, owing to the sagacity of the rats preventing them from eating poison, I have adopted a phin which may not be generally known its simplicity (and as I have always found), its infallibility, being its recommendation. If you should think it worthy of in- sertion in your valuable paper, I think its use will be attended with success. Take a red herring, and having opened it along- the belly, rub the inside with arsenic, then sew it up. bÙLi"t!re th- tiiLi u no none ot the poison on the outside, place it in the barn, or other piace infested, and you will find it quickly disappear, tis also the rats. Perhaps if you were to allow a her- ring unpoisoned to be first consumed, it would give the vermin more confidence.—Benjamin Thomas Ellis, Pwllheli. PORTH DYNLLA EN.-On the night of the 13th inst. or early on the following morning, some person or per- sons bored the floor of the Custom House, at this place, by which means they succeeded in emptying a hogs- head of Rum, which was placed there to await its shipment to Liverpool. The perpetrators of this illegal deed were, doubtless, accustomed to the practice. Ahout a dozen holes were bored in the floor of the room. There is a stable under the office, into which they entered; hv this means they got clear off with the contents of'the hogshead. The thieves have es- caped the strictest inquiry. AMLWCH.—An inquest was held in this town, on Monday last, before Kent Jones, Esq., deputy coroner for the county of Anglesey, on the body of a man found near Porthwen, on Sunday morning last, a verdict of Found Drowned" was returned. The unfortunate it is supposed, was one of the orew of the illfated ship Franhfield, which was wrecked in Cemaes Bay, a short time back, nineteen out of the 21 of the bodies have n-w been discovered and decently interred. POLGELLEY.—Our obituary of this day announces the death of the venerable Col. Vaughan, at the seat of his sister-in-law. The health of the gallant colonel, as was evident to all, has for some time been declining, and he was taken very suddenly with a most severe attack of shivering, whilst out watking- on Friday, the 14th inst. It was with the srtate8t difficulty that he reached the house. His medical attendants were im- c reached the house. His medical attendants were im- mediately sent for. and remained in constant attend- ance. On Monday all hopes of recovery were given up, and he continued in a deep stupor until death took place at noon on the 19th inst. The dowager, and Sir W. Vaughan, were unwearied in their attention to him, and remained at the bedside to the last. The news reached this town about three, when the shops were half-closed, and at six a muffled peal was rung upon the church bells. Any eulogiurn that might be passed upon the character of the deceased by the public jour- nalists will be felt as useless, as every one knew of his unbounded charity and hospitality. BARMOUTH.—The True Ivorites held their annual meeting here, on the 13th instant, they assembled about 11 o'clock in the morning, and walked, headed by the band in procession, attired with the sashes and insignia of office to the church, when the Rev. Hugh Roberts, of Llanwnrla, Carnarvonshire, preached a very appropriate sermon. On leaving the church, they proceeded to the Gors-y-gedol Arms Hotel, where an excellent and sumptuous dinner was laid out for them lny ,th« worthy host and hostess. Upwards of mnety Bat'down. Tbe meeting dispersed at an early hour. ■ Oh Sunday miorniug, 16th instant, a child, about two years old, the son of William Lewis, of Barmouth, a labourer, was burnt to death. The mother had gone to a neighbour's house, leaving her three children in her own dwelling. It is supposed that on her leaving the poor child began to play with the fire. The parent was absent but a short time, and before she returned the boy was so dreadfully burnt that lie died in a few minutes. An inquest was held on Monday before a respectable jury, and a verdict of "Accidental death was returned." A great quantity of oatmeal was distributed among the poor people in the neighbourhood of Barmouth, on the 18th instant, through the hands of Hev. E. Jones, the Curate. Upwards of 150 were recipients of this charity, which, we understand, is the proceeds of collections made in the churches during the summer months.. BALA.—A meeting OF "a^a Jishing Club was held at the Lion Hotel, Bala, on Saturday the 15th inst. The funds are in a prosperous state, and it is in contemplation to put additional keepers on the rivers after the next month. ,n'ardson, Esq., of Aberhirnant, near Bala* and Georg-e P. Lloyd, Esq., of Plas yn dre, were both proposed and admitted members of the society. It is to be hoped that the tradesmen of the town will also joiir as it is admitted on all hands that strangers are induced to visit the neighbourhood for the pleasure of anglingi thus directly and indirectly benefiting the neighbourhood generally. Indeed many gentlemen subscribe foi this reason alone, as they have no sympathy with the art so skilfully handled by Isaao Walton. Henry Richardson, Esq., who has lately returned to his seat in this neighbourhood, Aberhirnant, near Bala, after a lapse of several years, nnd who had not qualified as a magistrate in the present reism, did so, at the last General Quarter oessions of the Peace, held in this town. He is a g-enerous, kind-hearted, and liberal minded landlord, and his return to this neighbourhood, was hailed by rich and poor, with delight. Long may he live to enjoy his otium cum dignitate."

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Jewish Disabilities. At a meeting in favour of the Bill for the Removal of Jewish Disabilities, held at Pendref Independent Chapel, in this town, on the 18th instant, the follow- ing Petition was submitted, namely, To the Honourable the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled. The respectful Petition of the Congregation of Pendref Independent Chapel, Carnarvon, SHEWETH, That the Petitioners observe with satisfaction the introduction to Parliament of a Bill for the removal of Jewish Disabilities, and they earnestly pray your Honourable House to pass the same into a law." The Rev W Williams, minister of the place, in proposing the Petition said, we have met here this evening to take a very important subject under con- sideration, namely, the condition of the Jews as civil subjects. This noble race have suffered persecutions, of the most violent and degrading character, on ac- count of their religious opinions. They have been held up as a scorn and a curse, and deprived of their rights as citizens, for centuries, by a class of men who call themselves Christians. It is rather trying for a race of people who can trace their origin as far hack as the Patriarch Abraham, who were the "peculiar treasure" o the Lord, and the objects of his particu- lar care for agss to whose ancestors the law on Mount Sinai was delivered and whose prophets proclaimed the glad tidings that a Messiah was to be born at Bethlehem Ephratah, to be treated as the offscouring of socit-ty. Our Saviour was a Jew; and his Apostles were Jews. Every syllable of the Sacred Volume was written by Jews. We are debtors to them. If they do not approve of the doctrines which are held forth in the New Testament, concerning Jesus of Nazareth, if is not by keeping them in bondage they are likely to be converted to the Christian faith. No man should suffer persecution, nor be disqualified as a citizen, on account of his religious opinions. Religion is a mat- ter between,.tu.an and his maker. No individual on earth has, a right to -step forward and tell his neigh- bout, what be should ..btjittve. I was glad to witness the courage of Lord, John Russell and his colleagues in bringing forward this measure. My heart did burn within me in reading the most splendid speeches which were delivered in the House of Commons on this in- teresting subject. Even Lord George Bentinck, and Mr. D'lsraeli, have exerted themselves on behalf of the Jews but it is feared that an objection will be raised in the House ef Lords. Lord John Russell has not pleased some of the Lords Spiritual in his recent selection of a Bishop. His lordship thought it more advisable, nowadays, since so many of our prelates and clergy are jogging on to Rome, to stick to the principles of the reformation, for which so many died, than to give those who are tinted with Puseyism any more latitude. Dr. Hampden is considered orthodox and liberal in his views as a divine. There is some- thing very strange in the constitution of the Church- the clergy are not allowed to hold convocations. The Premier either thinks that they are not fit to be trusted together, or he was determined to shew that the Church is a mere creature of the State, intended for political purposes, and that it is of the greatest im- portance for Prelates to be of the same mind as the Premier if they wish to know the road to Lambeth. However, a number of the Bishops and the Clergy are against Lord John Russell's choice but he cared not a rush about any of them; he was decided in his opinion. He would not give in. It is supposed that the way some of the Tories are going to retaliate upon 0 him is by frustrating his plan of liberating the Jews. The greatest nonsense in the world has been uttered already on the subject in the House of Commons. Many of the members are silly enough to suppose that they all will be converted into Judaism, if any of the Jews come amongst them and that our legisla- tors, henceforth, will have to wear long beards, and to curry boxes of jewellery and trinkets; that it is im- possible to breathe in the same atmosphere as a Jew without imbibing: his principles, and being contamina- ted with his heterodoxy. They do not consider that the two Houses of Parliament are made up, at present, of very odd materials. That a Methodist and a Quaker; an Independent and a Moravian an Infidel and a Presbyterian and an Unitarian and a Church- man, may constitute both Houses of Parliament. It is not religious qualification ve want in a legislator. We, certainly, do not object to a religiously dispesed individual, if we have in him the qualities of a legis- lator as well. It is the confounding of our holy re- ligion with politics that has invigorated the man of sin and urged him on for many centuries to try to plant the religion of the New, Testament amidst rivers of blood, and heaps of human bones. We want to sepe- rate them, and to render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's^ and unto God that which is God's. There is every; probability. t^t, we, ^re op the eve of a prvst moral revolution. Many happy changes for the fur- therance of the Gospel will take place. The Hampden controversy has done more to enlighten those who would not be convinced, that the Church is an engine invented for political purposes, than anything that has happened since the days of Elizabeth. The Bishops, unawares, have turned fellow-workers with the Anti- State Church Association. I have no doubt that they will do their work effectively. The Hampden affair is not to be "buried in oblivion. There will remain burn- ing embers still, which may easily be fanned into a blaze. There are plenty of combustibles in tha Bishops of London and. Exeter, and there is no lack of zeal in the Bishop of Oxford. Lord John Russell will have plenty to do to keep them under some sort of discipline and order. But as long as his lord- ship is their master, he will do very well with them and it is strongly hoped that he will carry his bill to remove Jewish Disabilities in spite of every opposition. If any one doubts Lord John Russell's influence as a Premier, let him read his Essay on the Constitution," where he expresses himself as follows:— In the church, the immense and valuable patron- age of Government is uniformly bestowed on their po- litical adherents. No talents, no learning, no piety, can advance the fortune of a clergyman, whose politi- cal opinions are adverse to those of the governing party. The utmost that is permitted to a Bishop is moderation in his manner of maintaining the orthodox political faith any hesitation in his vote is an unpar- donable sin. He may be a high Calvinist, or a con- troversial Arminian, a bigoted enemy of all other re- ligious opinions, or an enlightened friend of toleration hut if he shows himself of different creed from his patrons in civil concerns, and is guilry of political heresy, his furtheT rise is stopped for ever." The petition was unanimously adopted.

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MOLD.—-An inquest was held here on Saturday last before Peter Parry, Esq., coroner, and a respectable jury, on view of the body of Elizabeth Lewis, a young child not three years of age, who had been most fear- fully burnt on the previous day in consequence of her clothes catching fire. It appeared that she had been left by her mother, alone in the house when the awful event happened and the neighbours attracted by her heart-rending screams, only arrived in time to see the poor creature in the height of her agonies. She lingered until the following morning, and then died in extreme suffering. The jury's verdict was merely Accidental Death." In our opinion catastrophies like the present are becoming far too frequent, since hardly a week pusses without a similar one occurring in some part of 'other 6f the country. Alas! when will the maternal portion "oF'tiie lower classes learn to C!. exercise a little more of ordinary care ? Accident after accident takes place, inquest after inquest is held, and yet no warning seems to be taken. Are the laws of England such that culpable neglect is to meet with no punishment ? Forbid it, common sense, forbid it, public opinion, forbid it, all possessing humane feel- ings !—From a Correspojident. ST. ASAPH LITERARY INSTITUTION.—The annual meeting of this society was held at the member's read- ing room, on Friday last, J. Sisson, Esq., in the ab- sence of Captain Thomas, occupying the chair. The secretary submitted a statement of the accounts which were exceedingly satisfactory and afforded a substan- tial and gratifying proof of the prosperous state of the institution, there appearing a balance in the hands of the treasurer, after discharging all liabilities, of up- wards of 101. which sum it is intended to lay out in the purchase of standard works. In the course of the evening a letter was read from Captain Thomas, the chairman, announcing his recent appointment in India, and the deep regret he felt in having to resign his seat as chairman, and that if it were the will of Divine Providence to permit him once again to visit his native ]and he trusted he would return to see the institution in a far more flouiishing state than it even was at pre- sent, and that the founders and patrons of it would be amply rewarded in the realization of the anticipated results-a wide diffusion of sound information and of moral and intellectual improvement. A deputation was appointed composed of the following gentlemen- Doctor Roberts, J.Sisson, J. Moses, J. Story, R.Davies, and R. Hughes. Esqrs., to wait upon Captain Thomas, with a responding address, expressive of the great ob- ligation of the society towards -him, as one of their most zealous and generous patrons, for his never failing attendance upon all special occasions as chairman, the regret of.the members generally at his unavoidable re- signation, their fervent wishes for his health and hap- piness and their ardent hopes to see him once more presiding over them. J. Sisson, Esq., of Plascoch was- unanimously elected chairman—and a committee ap- pointed to report as to the most approved publications for the next purchase.

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 22nd, 1848. It will be seen, by referring to another column, that, on the strength of the report of the Commis- sioners of Enquiry as to the Sraie of Education in Wales, the 'Examiner' newspaper has branded the Principality as the "British Boeotia," and a slough of sensuality. Although the report of the Government Com- missioner may wanant a stranger to Wales in orinino; a very low opinion of the country, both as respects morality and knowledge, we feë1 assured tll,,1 it does not justify the sweeping, damnatory, con- clusions arnved at by the conductor of the journal we Ilave named. t Ir> fact, we never perused in the pages of the xammer,' and scarcely ever in any other print, an article containing more assumption and less ar- gument, more rashness and less fair dealing. fct us analyse the document as we go on. t ie first place, the nick-name so freely be- stowed upon poor Cambria does not apply. Ad- mi ting the children and peasantry of Wales to be as described -ignorallt and untaught-it does not follow that they are spiritless and dull, incapable of e o t, and inapt. Shrewd, high spirited, enterprising, anc capable of improvement, they are universally and deservedly admitted to he. Why, then, is their country branded as the Bceotia of these islands ? It is a burr that will not stick. 1 vVl1!' ,rc^erence ,0 several of the foolish replies e id ted by the Commissioners from the youth of ales, we are credibly informed that they Were drawn forth by leading questions. This observation is not made merely on the authority of one sect, or ot one schoolmaster, hut on the testimony of trmh- speaking individuals of every creed. In fact, the complaint is a most common one; and would al- most justify the infeience that to suggest and elicit y 11 foilv was the normal rule of the Commissioner. And, alter all, the ignorance shewn in many of these extorted replies, it but what might have been expected. A child who has never rambled a mile from its mountain home,however well taught and well- informed, is sure to be unacquainred with much th.it is known to the most untutored juveuites of crowded cities. An abbreviation of the Queen's first Christian luime, and*.etn ignornnce of her plxte, are not demonstrative of general deficiency in mental culture. One boy may be ignorant of his multipli- cation table, and give excellent answers in geography. Another may place Dublin in Scotland, and yet possess a knowledge of figures surpnsing to all who know bun. V\ e feel assured that nothing but a silly leading quest on could have caused a bird to he classed as a vegetable and all who are acquainted with the praC'tlC'al education of children, are aware that they may^ >e stultified into any admission, however tdiolic, in ore er tQ escaj)e from a persecuting querist. ake a probable sample. <5 .evv ^er4rs Day is in December, is it not?—Yes, lf i. ■> 0V^ °^,en does Good Friday fill on a S >- ur ay —Don't know Sir—It falls so in Leap Yga», does. not Oh t Yes Sir.—What is longlltude 1 a i u e is nt it 1—Yes Sir. Aud what is latltude?- 'HVf|n 1 So ^ar HS that Sir. Our opinion at the i 1 7 .'n" t',at the querist was the most out of his latitude of the two Ihe real point at issue is this:-Did the Com- m.ss.oners endeavour to get foolish replies, or to aSCL-rlalll lie a(:tual state of the children's mental cull J n Our view it is not improbable that the whole m dp- ° "ature of a pious fraud—a well-meant nf \\li|0lir. '°i Promole the education of the people j' 1 ,e expense of their character for common seiise; and, as will be hereafter shewn, for common morallly also. BAd it been otherwise, had the object been to IVp vnuth r*vv,'?C'Se averaSe mental condition of f ? ,° a'es' they would have been examined a.r y ,e'r Pfoper classes, and on such subjects as are usually taught elementary schools. or a eution would h tve been p.lid to tlieir ca- paci y in rea mg, writing, and accounts; and fewer perp exing questions put to them relative to natural history, geography, the names and abodes of princes' and the subtleties of divinity and creeds. Let us take a peep at the d.vinity part of the ques- tion. The evidence of the Kev. 1. Pugh, Rector of Llandilo Fawr, is appealed to and a boy of sixteen is dragged, by name a*:d address, upon the stage, in 0 d^r to shew, as the Examiner' terms it, that he is as ignorant as a pig-" The boy, as will he seen, is the victim of paternal avarice, and inattention to religious duties. He has never been sent to school or chapel; he has never been taught to pray and, as might be expected, he is ignorant of human responsibility, and of the at- tributes of God. Yet, some of his answers evince that the questions winch diew them forth, were more cunning than wise, more wily and sinister than sincere. We feel assured, that the father of that boy had made himself, in some way, inimical to the querist. But suppose we are mistaken in this That boy is not a fair specimen of the youth of W ales, although in the neighbourhood of Llandilo and Carmarthen, there may be a hundred who have never entered church or chapel: for, in general, the people of the Principality are proverbial for the rigid discharge of what they deem the obligations of religion and, al- though, in the vicinity of the archiepiscopal palace of the English Primate, an insane impostor could get hundreds of English Yeomen to regard him as a Messiah, the same delusion could not have taken p'ace in Wales although a few mountaineers, igno rant of 'he resources of the country, mmht imagine that Frost would fight his way to London, and con- quer the whole kingdom. The paragraph relative to the ignorance and self- conceit of Welsh farmers, is descriptive and apropos; yet, we remember, twenty years ago, witnessing si- milar stupidity on the banLs of the Soar, and along the rich valley of the Tient. We know many English villages, where, twenty years ago, there was no builder who could measure a wall; and no schoolmaster able to teach him how to* do it. On one occasion, we were outself engaged in collecting Educational StatisMcs, and can safely say that many of the schools, in the densely crowded town of Nottingham, were blessed with teachers not a whit better informed than the one to whom the Examiner' has referred although, they had not, as in his case, the difficulties of two languages to cope with. < With respect to the malversion of the funds of en- dowed schools, and other abuses of the kind, we Wish that the Examine!' had bestowed more scru- tiny and more space On this topic his ahle pen could have been most usefully employed. We next corne to the name of the town in which we dwell. Poor Carnarvon! All Wales is ignorant and immoral, but" Carnarvon has a pre-eminence in Welsh ignorance and immorality," for Calekitryll bus caused to be put upon reeord the following em- phatic statement:—"They are beastly in their habits in this town." To what habits, we would ask does this allegation refer? To what species of debauchery does it apply ? Doubtless there is inebriety hrre as elsewhere, and other errors also, but we cannot escape the convic- tion that the picture is ovei-drawn. If a man has earned twenty-six shillings during the week, lie will scarcely have had leisure enough to spend twenty- one shillings of it in the ale-house. Ale, In this town, is sold at six pence per quart, and though a veteran toper might get through h IS gallon and a half, day by day (Sunday included) he would scarcely be in a condition during any part of the week, to work for the guinea he was so lavishly expend ing. Tfiere must be a delusion in this statement; and we greatly question the L orat rectitude of caricatured descriptions. The Duke of Wellington may have a large nose, but he ought not to be punted as an elephantine probocis standing on no bodll at all; a nasal organ in the abstract, nose, and nothing but nose. Relative to the alleged inadequate nautical edu- cation of our mariners, one of their number utteied, in these columns, a few weeks ago, some very spi- rited and sensible remarks; but, on the whole, we are free to admit that as it regards the science, Wales I s is considerably in the rear: and had the 'Examncr' confined his remarks to the intellectual condition of the people, we should scarcely have thought it worth while to criticise the article. Our chief quarrel is with his attack upon the morality of the place The terms in which the chastity of the Welsh Vyomen is impugned are caustic in the extreme — iii fact, the very essence of bitterness is concentrated -in' the paragraph. They are described as animals, wallowing in the slough of sensuality. Even their admitted freedom from venal prostitution is tn«tde use of to strengthen the parallel, tba* likens them to the brute;. They are sa d to sin without the slightest touch of shame, and to hold chastity in no sort of honour: and though, it is admitted that they recognise the state of wedlock, and desire it, it is said, that such state s "every thing but waited for Now expressions like thtse have no applicability to the real case. Unfotunanty, a dangerous custom of night court- ship prevails in some parts of W ales, and in others, also too little regard is paid to continence, arid the privileges of wedlock are anticipated. None can be more re^dy than ourstlf to admit this fact, and to lament it: nay moie, we have done all we car: to lessen the evil, and have called upon juries to dis- countenance it as far as possible, aud to give as small an amount of damages as in ay be to any parent whose lax guardianship of his daughter's honour has sloped the way to her seduction but whilst we la- ment and denounce a great social evil, and devise the best means lor its extinction, are we to confound all distinct loifs- describe frailty and folly in terms only applicable to morbid passionless impmity, and insult the entire womanhood ot a country a* sensual and unchaste? Tiere is not one single term, in this bitter attack on the part of the Examiner' that is correctly used. lhevi'timsof night courtship, of youthful impa- tience, or too confidmg trust, are not necessarily "unchaste and if they felt no sense of sin, they w III feel no touch of shame. Iheir indiscietion and folly however deserve chastisement and rebuke and nature on the one hand, and society on the other, are certain to supply these in the shape of art admitted degradation. Ihe stare of wedlock, says the Examiner,' is de- sired Does not this fact then show that the un- wedded mother knows and feels that she has been tricked and injured, and that had she had more patierce, or less credulity, she would have had a legal tather to her child, and have been elevated to that state of wedlock which is the object of her desire. Notwithstanding the conf sion of ideas in the 1 Examiner's' moral code, he yet admits the compa- rative absence of prostitution in the women of W ales Here them, at least, they boast a high pre-eminence. They may err and suffer. They may love unwisely or too well. They may confide and be betraytd, an(f. feel the resulting sorrow, the misery of desertion, the self-reproach that dogs the heels of foolish trust; but they are not venal. They have not like the women of other lands invited the caress of strangers for greed of gain, and made a market of their beauty. And is the womanhood of such a country to be branded as unchaste, and the country denounced as "a slough of sensuality ?" For a correct answer we refer to one of our lead- ing articles of last wee' To that part of the Examiners' article, which at- tributes the benighted" condition of the Principa- lity to its barbarity perpetuating tongue," we shall not i!ow advert. Much may be said on both sidss of tins subject: and after all the truth may be in the middle. ur business is at present with the libel which has been passed upon thecourtry. Ihe xaminei* says, "We have seldom seen a better conducted investigation: the field has been most thoroug 1 ly explored, and the specimens of evi- dence selected wiih excellent discretion." Thetiut i of part of the observation is admitted. Much Industry has, indeed, been shewn; and the field has been throughly explored. But to the as- sertion 1 ,a the specimens of evidence have been selected with excellent discretion," we decidedly de- mur and altogether question the power of the writer, from his position, to be able to state it with any knowledge as to us falsity or its truth. How can he know from what mass of evidence the selections have been made? He can only judge from the specimens themselves. We have, as far at least as this town is concerned, other and better op- port unit ies. We cannot see why the evidence of an uncom- promising teetotaler, like Mr. William Williams, of Bridge Street, confirmed, though it be, by that of his namesake the Independent Minister, should be re- regarded as conclusive against. the entire town, on the charge of drunkenness: for we feel certain that had more extended enquiries been made, the charge would have been greatly modified.' Mr. Williams, the chemist, thinks that men who spend from 15s. to 22s per week 111 tippling, and only bring home from three to five shillings weekly to their families, can really have earned the money which the hours would be all too few to enable them to spend and neither the Government Com miSSioner nor his commentator had the sagacity to see the pal- pable absurdity. There is doubtless much intemperance here as elsewhere; bu; for a labouring man to drink twenty Shillings worth of ale, and earn the amount to pay for it, during the same six days, is an obvious im- possibility. Yet this is one of the Examiner's "specimens of evidence selected with excellenl discretion." We greatly ques'jon the "excellent discretion of branding a town as d.unken, on the statement of a pietist and a teetotaler, even though a score of poets in the form of mllllslers of the Gospel should indulge their peculiar vien by asserting They are beastly in their habits in this town" We mean no disrespect to Caledfryn. We esteem him much But we do think 11\ has been rather too poetical in his prose on this particular occasion for we feel assured that even "beyond the different reli- gious circles there are scores, aye hundieds of the young men of Carnaivon, by whom his statement is regarded as all undeserved and stinging calumny.

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FUNDS.—WEDNESDAY.—The funds have slightly improved to-day, but the difference between the open- ing and closing prices is only I- per cent. Consols for Money and for the Account in February opened at 87 to £ from which price they went down as low as 87, but afterwards rallied, and left oft at 87f, both for Money and the Account. After business hours they were done at 871 for Money and Account. The other stocks close as follow The Three per Cents. Re- duced, 87 j Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 88* 2 Bank Stock, 198; India Srock, 236; Exchequer-bills, 27.v. prem. There has been very little business doino* in the Foreign Market to-day. The following are the last quotations:—Spanish Active Bonds, 19' the Three per Cents., 29J Passive, 4}; Peruvian, 39; 4 4 Portuguese Four per Cents., 26 Mexican, 181 Da- nish, 84; Dutch Two-and-a-Half .per Cents., 54| 2 Dutch Four per Cents., 85 Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 90 Brazilian, 83 Buenos Ayres, 33; Chilian, 90 Equador, 3 Grenada, 19^ Venezuela, 8; Deferred, 11. Prices have been well maintained to-day at the Share Market, althoug-h the business transacted has not been extensive. The closing- prices are :-Buck- inghamshire, 2,4 dis.; Eastern Counties, 15J ditto if Northern and Eastern, 52% Edinburgh and Glasgow, 44; Great Western, 19 £ London, Brighton, and South Coast, 43f London and North Western One Fifth Shares, 1 q; Midland, 114 Norfolk, 91 North Staf- fordshire, 10 York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 34| ditto G. N. E. Purchase or Preference, 9-J ex int. Northern of France, 101 ex int.; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux. 5 ex int. COR:" EXCHANGE.—The present week's arrival of English wheat, coastwise, has been rathar large, viz., 3,060 quarters, and the show of samples here to-day was considerably in excess of the wants of the buyers hence the demand for all descriptions was heavy, at barely the reduction noticed in the quotations on Mon- day last. With foreign wheat we were fairly supplied. All kinds moved off slowly at late rates. The best par- cels of barley was quite as dear; otherwise the trade was in a very sluggish state. Malt was a dull sale at unaltered figures. The supplies of oats being on the increase, that grain was heavy, but not cheaper. Beans, peas, and Indian corn were quite neglected. Flour was a slow sale, and prices were with difficulty sup- ported.