The Welshman

GOVERNMENT PROCLAMATION. The following proclamation was made generally pub- lic on Friday morning — XOTICE Whereas the assemblage of largo numbers of people, accompanied with circumstances tending to excite terror L n to excite terror and alarm in the minds of her Majesty's subjects, is criminal and unlawful And whereas not e-nly those persons who take an active part in such assemblage, hut those also who by their presence wilfullv countenance it, arc acting con- trnrv to Jaw, and are liable to punishment: and whereas an Act of Parliament, passed in the 13th year of the rei-rn of his late Majesty King Charles II., intituled An Act against tumults and disorders, upon pretence of preparing or presenting public petitions or other addresses to his Majesty in the Parliament,' it was unacted' that noperson or persons whatsoever shall repair to his Majesty or both or either of the Houses of Par- liament, upon pretence of presenting or delivering any petition, complaint, remonstrance, or declaration, or other addresses, accompanied with excessive numbers of people, nor at any one time with above the number of ten persons And whereas a meeting has been called to assemble on Monday next, the lotli inst., at Kennington-common, and it is announced in the printed notices calling such meeting, that it is intended by certain persons to repair thence in procpssinn to the House of Commons, accom- panied with excess-ive numbers of people, upon pretence of presenting a petition to the Commons House of Par- liament and whereas information has been received Ahat persons have been advised to procure arms and weapons, with the purpose of carrying the same in such procession; arid whereas such proposed procession is calculated to excite terror and alarm in the minds of her Majesty's subjects All persons are hereby cautioned and strictlv en- joined not to attend, or take part in, or be present at* any such assemblage or procession. And well-disposed persons are hereby called upon and required to aid in enforcing the provisions of the law, and effectually to protect the public peace, and 8uppress any attempt at the disturbance thereof. (Signed) "C. ROWAN, R. -11 AY N E, Commissioners of the Police of the Metropolis. Metropolitan Police-office, Whitehall-place, April 6, 1848." Energetic measures were taken by the government to preserve peace and quietness on Monday. Several regi- ments stationed in various parts of the country were or ered to London. Special constables were sworn in at all the police-offices.

MEETING AT BLACKHEATH. On Sunday a Chartist meeting was held on Blackheath, a working man named Robinson in the chair. There Mfrp about 1200 persons present. The Chairman said — We are determined to conquer tomorrow; nothing shall put us down (hear, hear); tries of Bravo, bravo." We sijali not by terrified bv tulle's or bayonets. They have no terrors for oppressed starving men (cheers). Fellow workmen, it is an old saving, that ihinsrs are yetting worse." Yes they have been getting worse with us, who are going down in the sinking soslc in proportion as our tyrants get in the ascendant. It was said that the repeal of the corn laws would benefit, would eniich the working classes. Has it done so (no, no, no) ? No But, although we have not benefitted by the repeal of t.-iose laws, the rich and the middle classes have received the greatest hcnefits from it, and by it have increased their wealth and reple- nished their tills (hear, hear, hear). Our taxation has been increase d, and to reduce that, and obtain tr.e sovereignty of the democratic principles, we shall meet to-morrow in thousands, and ill our full strength (loud cheering). Louis Philippe, a hoary-headed tyrant (groans), who has taken shelter in our palace (ruore gioaus), thought that he couid crush the people, and attempted to do so, but millions arose in thpir majesty, and drove him from his throne and his country, to wan- der all exile, wherever he could get shelter (immense cheering). Is not that a lesson for our tyrants (hear, hear). Should not such an example have an effect upon our government (hear) ? But nothing will teach them w isdom. In 1831 we fought for and obtained the Reform Bill, and were then told that it was nil for our Jl"r;d: and now, after 17 years, we are much worse off j than we were then, nnd have had imposed upon us audi- ti. ual taxes to the amount of Wc have ah-o an Established Church which costs be favoured t»ifb iri'oe churches (laughter). But this state of things cannot continue — we will not stand it (hear, hear.) j Intelligence, not wealth, must I)t, nothing short of universal suffrage v. ill satisfy the notion (milch cheering). Wc will not be willing slaves (liO, no). Thp iron has sunk deep into our souls—the j niilk and Money of tlir land have been absorbed by our tyrant*, and the gall i for us. Will you submit to robbevv (no, no;) Why has the Queen Dowager a year r (hear, hear.) What has she done! for it (lolld cheers and laughter). Will we allow her to have that inccrne, while the mothers of the sons and daughters, who are the bulwai ks and the piide of the country, ate starved in vvoi'i;hou_-es and Iastiics- ? No no," and cheers). We want tiot luxurious pauperism, not that thete should bp onr. law for the rich and -„jiUvthief, for.the i, r hear)..Al1 we want is heel of aristocratic tyranny that has for centuries crushed, and is still crushing them (cheers). That we will have, and with less we will not be contented (cheers.) Mr. Holt addressed the meeting. He said that the working classes were in duty bound to strike terror into their oppressors to-morrow (we will, we will). All de- pended upon to-morrow, which would decide whether the fleup.e or their oppressors would conquer. No doubt the preparations they were Snaking were calcu- lated to strike terror into the hearts of the boldest, and blanch the sternest cheeks still they should hok nol to their fears, but to the results of that glorious day (loud and continued cheering). They need not be afraid of the military the soldiers are brave fellows, and would not slaughter the people (a voice: "They are with us, and we know it," loud cheers.) Yes, they were, hut he feared the police were not (groans, and cries of "Who cares for them ?") It behoved every man to join the procession, and also to act in a legal peace- able manner, although a gagging bill was prepared for them, by which they could be transported for speaking their honest feelings (loud cries of No, no we won't have it it's no go!") LNo they would not have it had they a friendly press; but the press, with a few exceptions, was dead against them (cries of Hear, hear.") They should also go to the root of the evil, which was the representative system. That they should alter, and have themselves properly represented in the House of Commons (hear, hear.) Let them be united, let them be temperate, let them be determined, and they would ultimately conquer (hear.) A Mr. Bright next spoke, and enforced upon t he Char- tists the necessity of forbearance, union, and determi- nation, tempered by good sense. He insisted upon the present government being deposed, unless its members fulfilled to the workin classes their promises of 1831. He assured the meeting that the people of England and Ireland were united, and they were resolved to stand and fight, and die together (loud cheers.) In conclu- sion, he moved a resolution expressive of their determi- nation to support the People's Charter, and attend, at all hazards, to-morrow's procession (cheers.) Mr. Pavis seconded the resolution, which was carried amid the most enthusiastic cheering. The Chairman reminded the people that it was not cheering but acting they wanted, and that although the bullet and bayonet might, on to-morrow, mow down a few of them, they should remember that the tree of li- berty, spririkled-with their blood, would increase in size and strength (cheers.) In conclusion, he implored of thcmtopart at once and peaceably, and on t(,-iiiorr -0" to proceed to London to support the delegates, who would head the procession, and face the brunt of danger, and battle if necessary (cheers.) The meeting then separated.

MEETING OF THE LIVERPOOL CHARTISTS. (From the Liverpool Albion.) -I I 1 _1 ".1 vn rriaay mgnt anotner crowueu meeting or me fraternal democrats" of Liverpool was held at the Music Hail, for the purpose of passing resolutions call- ing upon the members for Liverpool and South Lanca- shire to support the national petition for the People's Charter. The room was crowded to suffocation. Mr. Pletts, a working man, was called to the chair. Mr. T. Jones addressed the audience as "brother slaves." He said, as slaves they had come to ask their oppressors to strike the manacles off their limbs, and set the captive free (loud cheers). They had petitioned- petitioned, perhaps, too long (hear, hear). For his part, he was sick of petitioning; lie would petition no more (loud applause.) The last petition to which he would ever append his name would be rolled into the Honse of Commons on Monday next, to be treated, as all previous petitions had been, with scorn and contempt (hear, hear). Would the people stand quietly by and see the last remnant of their rights wrested from their hands ? (loud cries of No. no.") Should their petition be rejected on Monday, he asked if they were prepared for further action ? (terrific cries of Yes, yes," waving of hals, and loud cheering.) Were they prepared to make themselves heard, and if need be felt ? (loud cheers.) Let the National Convention be empowered to make laws, and should the government declare war against it, declare war against the people—then let it be war to the knife (loud and deafening cheers.) Mr. Matthew Somers said, if the Queen of England told them they should not bear arms he would consume the throne, as the throne of France had been (loud applause.) If the people of England wished a republic —if on the 10th they were prevented fiom marching in their might, to make known the wishes and the will of the British people-if on that day they were prevented from marching along the streets of London—then he asked the iieeti!iq, as B.itons, what were they pre- pared to do ? (strike home.) Were they prepared to assert their rights ? (loud cries of II Yes, yes !) Then, if they were in earnest in their prayer for the Charter- let them be prepared for the worst (loud cheers.) He warned those present that it was no use opposing brist- ling bayonets with sticks. (A voice, We'll have pikes !") He had been asked where they could get the arms he had spoken of at the last meeting. He believed if any of them called on Dr. Reynolds, he would be able to procure from him good pikes (uproarious cheering and waving of hats.) For my part I'm not accustomed to the use of the musket, and prefer a pike (loud laugh- ter and continued applause.) No man deprecates the shedding of blood more than I do, or the burn- ing of a warehouse but this I wish to be noted, that it may be carried on the wings of the press, and the go. vernment may know;i^t there is an organisation ir. Li- verpool that there is an organisation in Manchester that there is an organisation at the foot of the throne itself; and I tell the merchants of Liverpool—as I think I see Warsaw in flaiiies-to take care that the spark of ignition may not reach to this town and at the same time I tell them, that before the news has been four hours in Liverpool of an attempted massacre of my countrymen—I care not, mind you, gentlemen, if there were 200,000 bayonets here, or 100,000 special consta- bles-iii spite of them, the martyrs dying on the scaffold or on the plain will have the consolation, in looking up to Heaven, to see the skies reddened with the blaze of the Babylons of England (The speaker was repeat- edly cheered while delivering the latter part of his speech, and sat down amidst defeaning applause.) Dr. Reynolds said it was his intention to set up in the ironmongery business, and to deal largely in muskets and bayonets, and pikes. The former he would sell at 12s. 6d., the latter at 2s. a head (applause and laughter). At the close of the meeting a person rose in the room announcing himself as Thomas Murphy, of Bond's- court, Upper Frederick-street, and stated, amidst cheers, that he could supply Dr. Reynolds with 619 good steel blades 22 inches long, with ash handles, at 6d. each. The meeting did not break up till 20 minutes after 10 o'clock. CHARTIST MEETING AT LAMBETH.—RESIGNATION OF MR. O'BIUF.N, ONE OF THE DELEGATES.—Last night (Sunday) a very crowded meeting of the Chartist body took place in the Assembly Rooms, Webber-street, P, lack friars- road, when Mr. O'Brien resigned his seat as a member of the convention, in consequence of what he described as the unwise policy" of that bodv in ordering the procession and demonstration to take piace after the government had expressed its deteitnination to put them down.

THE CHARTIST DEMONSTRATION OX KEN- NINGTON COMMON. The proceedings connected with this demonstration which has been looked forward to with an interest blend- ed with anxiety which has been unequalled by that produced by any event in London for 30 years, took place on Monday. On the morning of that day. London presented such a scene as it has not witnessed for many years. The precautionary measures taken by the Government were very extensive, and the authorities evinced the utmost vigilance. Every precaution had been made at the various public offices to meet any disorder that might arise out of the proceedings of the day. Somerset-house had been packed with the household troops the Admiralty with a detachment of the Sixteenth and the Sappers and Miners: while the Horse Guards and the Home-office were taken possession of by other regiments of the line. The minor offices, as the Board of Control, &c., were also defended by armed detachments. The line of road from the Strand to the new Houses of Parliament had all the appearance of a thoroughfare in a besieged capital the residence of the Duke of Northumberland, at Chai ing-cross, Montague house, aud the residences of Sir Robert Peel and other noblemen and Commoners in Whitehall-gardens, were fastened up. At an early hour in the mon¡jn abo\e 2,000 of the Guards were sent to the Common, and at a later hour another large attachment of the loth Regiment were ordered to follow. The citizens who have during the last few days been sworn in at the different police-offices paraded the streets in numbers, with their distinctive badges upon their arms. In all other parts of the metropolis equally vigilant measures were had recourse to for preserving the peace. At Trafalgar-square large bodies of police were sta- tioned. The entrances to St. James's Paik were guarded by files of the Guards. In the city, the Tempip gates were closed, and no persons permitted to pass through except on business. A gieat number of the members of the Inn were sworn in during the morning. The Bridges wore al! guarded by police. At the Docks, the labourers sworn in as s pecials were musteicd at an early hour. The Royal Mint had an accession of troops, and was strengthened in ever y way to repel an attack Arrangements for securing the fortress of the Tower of London «eie also made The Electric Telegraph Station, behind the bank, was in the hands of the Government. A military guard was there on duty. Processions of Chartists from various parts of the metropolis were on foot from an early hour. The trains which arrived at the Huston-square station of the Lon- don and North-Western Railway brought a9 immense, quantity of persons from Manchester, Birmingham, Roch'hile. Liverpool, and other parts of Lancashire, alii(:n to be (l,ii;ng the proceedings of th; day. At i.in?? 0 r!ock. a procession from Slepuey Green, with numerous banners, and headeu by a band, passed dc?n Wi.iteehapel-road over London Bi idge to Ken- o%pr L,,)iid(,n t(i Keii- direction of Kentish Town and Hampstead. A similar of '1,),n and A iiiii i a,- The Chartist Convention met at 9 o'clock in Euston- square. A discussion then tonk place as to the propriety of the procession being persisted in, it having been all- nounced :hat the petition would be received in the House of Commons, but the procession would not, be pe-iiiitted.Ilr. O'Coiitior iriaiiitaiiied that they should 'I argument prevailed in the end, and a resolution was carried by acclamation for the arljollrnlent to the com- mon. The delegates then set out, in two large cars, which had been prepared and gaily decorated for the occasion. A large number of persons fallowed on foot wearing rosettes, and many carrying white wands in their hands. The procession was cheered by the crowd. The procession began to move about half-past ten, and proceeded quietly and orderly down Holborn, and along Farriagdon-street, and across Whifefriars Bridge. 11. vvas cheered by the people throughout the whole I route. It arrived on the Common at eleven o'clock. The different bodies came in succession with their re- spective banners, &c. About, 100,000 people were sup- posed to be present. Some excitement was caused by Mr. O'Connor withdrawing from the deputation it was supposed that he was about to be apprehended. In a few miulltes he returned, when it transpired that he had undertaken that no breach of the peace should take place. Mr. O'Cunnor, after the usual preliminaries, addressed the meeting at great length. He said the government had not interfered with that meeting, though they threatened to do so. The authorities had, however, taken possession of the bridges. He implored them not to damage their cause by intemperance and folly; and called for a show of hands in favour of the plan of the executive committee taking the petition to the House of Commons, and not the procession. All hands were raised in favour of the Course recommended. The petition, con- taining 5,106,847 signatures, was deposited in two cabs, and delivered to the officers at the House of Commons. The vast assembly then quickly dispersed, and in less than half an hour there were not a hundred people left. Neither police or military were seen, but were judici- ously posted iu great numbers in the neighbourhood.

i IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, MONDAY, APRIL 10. The Marquis of Lansdowne, in reply to a question from the Marquis of Northampton, stated that the meeting at Kennington had been dispersed by the police without the slightest difficulty. The Duke of Wellington said, that no great society had ever suffered such a grievance as that endured by London during the last few days. If such scenes were to be repeated, he trusted that effectual means would be taked by the Legislature for securing the peace and trade of this great commercial metropolis against similar interruptions. The noble Duke then sat down, ex- pressing his satisfaction that the interference of the military had not been necessary. After some further discussion, in which a high com- ponent was paid by the Marquis of Lansdowne to the generous spirit of emulation with which the whole com- munity had come forward to support the Government, the subject dropped. Their Lordships then adjourned. TUESDAY, APIUL 11. The Duke of Beaufort called the attention of the President of the Council to the great number of foreigners of bad character now in the metropolis, many of whom were doubtless playing, or ready to play, the part of seditious propagandists. He wished to ask, whether since the repeal of the A'.ien Act the Govern- ment possessed any power to remove such persons, and if not, whether it was their intention to ask for authority to effect that object ? The Marquis of Lansdowne held in his hand a bill containing ample powers. He should therefore lay the bill on the table at once, and propose that the second reading should take place on Thursday next in order that it might pass through its various stages with as little delay as possible. Lord Brougham then moved for the production of certain correspondence between the British Government and that of Sardinia. The Marquis of Lansdowne had no objection to pro- duce the papers in question. Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, MONDAY, APRIL 10. The first public business of the evening was the pre- sentation by Mr. F O'Connor of the monster petition agreed to by the Chartists that morning on Ken- nington-common, in favour of the six points of the Charter. Lord J. Russell then moved the order of the day for the second reading of the Crown and Government Secu- rity Bill. Mr. S. O'Brien rose and repeated the sedition and treason he had spouted elsewhere. The lion, member then sat down amid loud hootings, such as have seldom greeted any member of Parliament during the last 30 years. Sir G. Grey rose amid the most vociferous cheering, and observed, that, after the long absence of Mr. S. O'Brien, he had entertained some hope, albeit it was a faint one, that he would disavow, with that indignation which a loyal subject ought to feel, the imputation cast upon his loyalty, and that he would, with that fervid eloquence which characterized his harangues elsewhere, though not in that House, have disclaimed those senti- ments which had been imputed to him, if from no better feeling, at least from a regard to that oarh of allegiance which he had repeatedly taken to the Sovereign of England. What, then, was his pain and regret when he found Mr. S. O'Brien professing with lip-service allegiance to his Sovereign, and yet glorying in the im- putations which bad been cast upon him, and charging the Premier himself with high treason? He had not called Mr. S. O'Brien a traitor; but he had read to the House the message which that gentleman had sent fiom Paris to Mr. Duffy. He asked Mr. S. O'Brien distinctly whether he was prepared or not to disavow that mes- sage ? The House had d awn its inference from it, and what that inference was Mr. S. O'Brien might read in the cheers with which the House was ringing. Sir G. Grey sat down amidst the loudest cheers. After speeches in favour of the bill from Sir B. Hall, the Solicitor General, Sir R. Inglis, Mr. C. Anstey, Mr Aglionby, Lord Nugent, Capt. Archdall, Mr. P. Wood, and Mr. H. Drumtnond, and speeches on the opposite side from Mr. Hume, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Osborne, Dr. Bowring, Mr. Bright, Mr. J. O'Connell, Mr. Crawford, and Mr. Wakley, Lord J. Russell, on the part of the Government, declared that if he could believe that the liberties of the people would be infringed by this Bill, he would not be a consenting party to it. The House then divided, when the numbers were for the second reading—Ayes 452, Noes 35, majority in favour of the bill, 417. After some further conversation, and 3 divisions, the bill was committed pro forma. The other orders were then disposed of, and the House adjourned. TUESDAY, MARCH 11. I On the motion for reading the order of the day for go- ing into committee on the Crown and Government Security Bill, Mr. F. O'Connor opposed it, on the ground that if this bill were passed, it would place every public man in the country under the control of the Attorney-General. In such a contingency he should become a Republican. Mr. Horsman thought that the bill ought to be made temporary. Colonel Sibthorp thanked Sir G. Grey for his firmness on Monday last, and also for his having introduced this bill, which he should have liked better if it had been ten times stronger. v After some observation from ether hon. members, the House divided, when the numbers were for the motion- Ayes, 321 Noes, 19. Majority in its favour, 302. The House then resolved itself into committee, where the bill was discussed till 3 o'clock. At that hour Sir G. Grey suggested the adjournment of the discussion. His suggestion was agreed to, and the further discussion of the bill in committee was suspended till Wednesday. In the evening Mr. John O'Connell moved for leave to bring in a bill to repeal the legislative union between Great Britain and Ireland, and to enable Her Majesty to summon her Parliament of Ireland. He proceeded at great length to allege that the union, as it had ex- isted for the last 47 years, was unjust, injurious, and unwise—that it had begun in injustice—that it had been maintained by injustice, and that it still subsisted in injustice. Sir W. Sotnerville met the proposition of Mr John O'Connell with a direct negative. On the motion of Mr. Reynolds the debate was then adjourned till Thursday. The other orders were then disposed of, and the House adjourned. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12. I The motion for going into committee on the Landed Property (Ireland) Bill, was postponed to enable the house to proceed with the Crown and Government Se- curity Bill. The Tenants at Will (Ireland) Bill was postponed for the same reason. On the motion that the Speaker do leave the chair for the purpose of going into committee on the Crown and Government Security Bill, Mr. G. Thompson opposed the motion, as did also Mr. Bernal Osborne. no% living in t i mes when Lord J. Russell said, we WNe now living in times whcn persons think it riht to cail together councils and con- federates, in which they declare that war ought to be made against the Sovereign. When persons are advised to arm themselves, and the soldiers and the police wili not be able to withstand them. When persons, even in this house, show how they shall advise their countrymen for the success of rebellion. He agreed that great latitude in discussion should be allowed, and inflammatory speeches should not be hastily interfered with but he believed the opinions of the country to be that tne country had waited too long rather than otherwise; and that measures of precaution against traitors were necessary— (trememdous cheering), to prevent the country from being deluged with blood Under these circumstances he should be ashamed of himself if he were so much in awe of Mr. Fox, and of principles of his that might be urged against him, as to hesitate to come forward with measures that seemed to him to be of necessary precaution. With respect to some objections that had been raised, that part of the bill which related to open and advised speaking had only a temporary effect. This bill had been introduced from a deep conviction that the peace of this country was worth preserving, and that its mo- narchy and institutions were not to be lightly given up (thi noble lord sat down amid loud cheering.) The house then went into committee on the bill. Mr. Feargus O'Connor called upon the government to give time to the country to consider the provisions of tae bill. The house havi):? resumed, Sir Geo. Grey moved that this hOl1 meet a,pin at 12 o'clock on Thursdav. Mr. Hume oppos'd the motion. Mr. Moffatt moved as an amendment that the debate should be adjourned till Monday. Mr. Fagan supported the amendment till six o'cloc struck, when, according to standing orders, both motion 1 F M 'H1nrl nrl tho !|,5!13P JJR). I The publication of the Welshman commences on Fri- day morning in time for the Giamorganahiie waii, wliieli leaves Carmarthen at eight o'clock.

Seldom, even during the twenty-two years' war, which terminated in 1815, did the voting of the annual sup- plies, especially that portion of them which were re- quired for the maintenance and support of our war es- tablishments, give rise to longer or more animated de- bates than they have called forth during the present session. When Mr. Fox Maule, the Minister at War, on the 30th ult., proposed that, for the ensuing year, the amount of land force for the defence of the Empire and its dependencies should be fixed at 113,847 men, exclusive of the men employed in the service.of the East India Company, Mr. Hume and Mr. Cobden contended that such an amount of force was by no means necessary either for the safety of the parent state, or for that of its foreign possessions. These gentlemen maintained that, in the present embarrassed state of the finances, and of the commercial and manufacturing interests of the country, the most rigid economy ought to be enfor- ced by the Government and the Legislature. But in the course of the speeches which the hon. members addressed to the house they, saw meet to assert that never had this country less need of a powerful and well- appointed army, and an efficient navy, than it has at the present moment; and in this line of argument they were cordially supported by Mr. Bright. Such asser- tions, however, had but little influence with those to whom are intrusted the important task of watching, as legislators, over the safety, the interests, and the well- being of the whole body politic. A large majority of these are endowed with sufficient clear-sightedness to perceive the difference that exists between a crotchet which assumes the form of a long-ridden hobby, and a sound and well-founded principle. Economy, in itself, is not a crotchet; but when misplaced—when hugged I and clung to in opposition to sound discretion, and so pursued as to prove injurious to the interests of society —it becomes such. For want of the nail the shoe was lost, for want of the shoe the horse was lost, and for want of the horse the rider was lost." It has long been held as a sound maxim, that one of the best modes of averting war is to let all the world see that you are prepared for it-that should its tide approach your shore, you are provided with the necessary means and appliances for rolling it back. A brief survey of the present state of the continental nations ought to teach such legislators as the three gentlemen whose arguments in favour of the rigid economy in the application of the national revenue we are considering, that if ever there was a time when it was imperative upon the advisers of the British crown to be on the alert to place the defences of the country on a proper footing, and to adopt every necessary- measure for securing the inviolability of the hearths and homes of the British population, now is that time. By calling out the young conscripts of 1847-and such is the intention of the Provisional Government—the French army will number nearly 570,000 effective men, and the National Guards, gens d'armes, and Municipal Guards, fall little short of 800,000. And be it known to Mr. Ilume, Mr. Bright, and Mr. Cobden, and to every Briton, that all these men—these soldiers of every grade and denomination—have fraternised with the Sovereign people, and are ready to do the behests of that many-headed monster Sovereign. Pay they must have and as the anarchy which is fast pervading France threatens, in a short space of time, to crush and destroy the sources, lieii ce a national revenue can alone be legitimately derived, to foreign aggression, pillage, and spoliation they will naturally look for that which the blessed rule of the million has put it out of the power of the country to supply. Indeed, from authority on which the utmost reliance may be placed, we learn that propagandism, in all its ferocity and wonted horrors, has now millions of advocates in France and new Marengos, Jen as, Austerlitzes, and Eylatts impart a kind of beatitude to the bright visions of their day- dreams. And in the face of this state of things in a country that lies within two hours' sail of our shores, a country whose population amounts to nearly 35,000,000, and with which, first and last, England has maintained more wars than she has with all the world besides, three of our senators, who are viewed by many as sagacious men, take upon them to assure the Government, the Legis- lature, and the public, that a foreign war was never more unlikely, and that the present is a fitting time for reducing our military establishments, and for weakening those national defences, which, according to the theory of the great apostle of Free Trade, are more likely to excite the jealousy of our sensitive neighbours than to be of essential service to ourselves Richard Cobden seems determined to realize in his history the truth and force of two pithy well-known adages- Stat sua cuique dies, and non semper arcum tendit Apollo. He has had this day, and a brilliant one, too. He would do well to take care that its evening shall not be obscured by clouds which he himself has been instrumental in raising. The domestic annals of his country will consecrate a golden page to record his powerful exertions in a cause which was worthy of a gifted patriot. But let him not presume too much on his oratorical powers, nor on the effective manner in which, above most of our modern eloquent reasoners, he possesses the talent of dealing with facts, and of reasoning from cause to effect. There are departments of national and inter-national policy, and branches of political economy through which the hero of Free Trade cannot see his way a whit more clearly than can thou- sands of men of much less pretension. Ne lixa ultra craticulam—let the scullion stick to his gridiroiz-is a sound maxim. We are aware that Mr. Cobden is organising a new League," which, among nearly a score of objects contemplated by its founders, is in- tended to denounce, and deprecate, and check war. And what good man, what true Christian, can be the advocate of war, which is but another name for inter- necine murder upon a large scale, under the sanction of supreme authority ? Of all the sore evils to which sin has given birth, war, in every s hape and form, is one of the sorest and fearful is the responsibility which he iru-urs who needlessly or rashly engages in it. But is Mr. Cobden prepared to ad vocate that special tenet of the Society of Friends which denies the lawfulness of even defensive war ? Should it please the Sovereign people of France to depute five or six score thousand of their armed citizens who have been regularly trained and disciplined as soldiers, to invade this country, either for the purpose of taking permanent possession of it, or merely to enrich themselves with its spoils, and then return to their own land, would Mr. Cobden and the members of his new League really counsel his fellow countrymen to look tamely on, and permit the marau- ding Frenchmen to work their pleasure ? On the battle- tield Britons have long been famed for passice couraqe- that is, the courage which, even against the most fearfui ollds, can, coolly and unshrinkingly, look death in the face. It was this species of courage which, in spite of the brave and long-sustained efforts of the mailed legions of France, won for us the memorable battle of aterloo. But notwithstanding the peace-loving and war and vio- lence-hating tendencies of the Fiiends' Society, we doubt much whether the wrath of many a sturdy John Hull Quaker would not wax hot against the armed Frenchman who should violate the sanctity of his comfortable home, and make free with his goods and chattels; and whether his spirit would not move him to grasp a stout oak cudgel, for the purpose of trying whether Monsieur's head were proof against the argu- mentum ad baculum. We have read an incident of a -4.' t. point:—During our wars with Napoleon, this Friend was one day on board of a large and well-manned mer- chant vessel, when a French privateer hove in sight. Escape was impossible, and the captain and crew, there- fore, resolved to fight to the last extremity. The Quaker was asked by the tars whether he would lend a hand in beating off their opponents. Friends," said the conscientious follower of George Fox, "I am a man of peace, and inay tiut figtt oil anv account. Is it not written, If thine enemy smite thee on the one cheek, turn to him the other also ?'" Jack can spin a yarn,onanoccasiot),with any man but he is no dia- lectician. He turned his quid in his cheek, therefore, hitched up his trowsers, and left the Friend to his own meditations. Meantime, the privateer gained rapidly upon the merchantman, and at last came near enough to pour a broadside into what the rovers of the deep viewed as a prize that would soon be their own. Anxious, however, to capture the British barque; in as little a damaged state as possible, four boats were sent off from the privateer, the numerous crews of which were soon in the act of climbing the merchant vessel's sides. And now in good earnest, commenced the tug of war. Never had old Aluion less cause to blush for the conduct and bearing of her gallant sons than she had on this oc- casion. On every point the foe met a reception that taught "him to respect the heroism of British sailors and foremost in the melee, armed with a formidable handspike, strode the sturdy Quaker. As a man of peace," he would, of course, have nothing to do with cannon, and balls, and gunpowder; but when the evils intentioned Gauls showed a determination nolens volens to come on board the ship in which he sailed with the felonious purpose of making booty of the same, his indignation was kindled against them, and therefore, seizing the above-named weapon, he laid about him, as all the world knows a true John Bull can, and often does lay about him, in the lawful defence of what is dear to him. Still the worthy Quaker was averse to the shedding of the blood even of buccaneering Frenchmen and ever as one of them attempted to gain a footing on the deck of the British barque he halloaed to him, I say friend, forbear, thou hast no business here. I would not wil- lingly hurt a hair of thy head; but I cannot permit thee, in a hostile manner, to come on board this vessel." And ever as he uttered these words he sturdily dealt his blows right and left on the sconces of the assailants, more than half a dozen of whom he sent headlong into the water. The priva- teer was compelled to sheer off. Victory crowned the gallant efforts of the British sailors and had Nelson been present he would exultingly have borne witness to the fact that, on that day, the Quaker verily did his duty." The moral of this incident is obvious. Britons, as a community, have no desire to go to war, at the present moment, either with France or with any other state but they cannot shut their eyes to the signs of the times. That France, in the present posture of affairs within her, can long remain at peace with all the world, is believed by no one whose opinion is worth anything. Austria, Italy, Prussia, Poland, and the whole of Ger- many may be said to present the aspect of one vast smouldering volcano, in which there are ample materials for an eruption sufficient to shake and astound the world. The Cobdeu policy, therefore, however humane and well-meant may be the motives by which it is dictated, cannot safely be that of this country at present. All good men deprecate war, but nearly all the good and wise agree that we ought ever to be in a condition to repel aggression.

Thanks to the firmness of Government and the pre- cautionary measures which they adopted, the monster meeting on Kennington Common with which the Char- tists, or rather the 49 incendiaries who act as the prompters and ringleaders of that motle and non-de- script body, threatened the peace of the metropolis on Monday last, passed o\er as quietly and as tamely a the most peace-loving members of society could have wished. Indeed, from the tone of the" delegates," as they are pleased to designate themselves, on Saturday the 8th inst., at their preliminary meeting, it was evi- dent that the courage of Feargus O'Connor and his gang was completely quelled. A force of 130,000 res- pectable householders, all of whom voluntarily came forward to be sworn in special constables, together with 23,000 regular troops, pensioners, policemen, &c., pre- sented an array which, even to the valorous Feargus, was rather imposing; but above all, the undeniable fact that the sympathies, feelings, and sentiments of the mid- dle classes are decidedly against the Chartist movement tended to damp the ardour of the squad. Fortunately the redoubted Feargus has a most accommodating and pliant sore-throat and a pain in his side which are ever ready to come to his assistance when their aid is ne- cessary and as ready to make themselves scarce" when their services are no longer wanted. On Saturday and Monday last these useful auxiliaries were wanted, and accordingly they were in attendance, and did their patron a kind turn by rendering him incapable of taxing his lungs and exerting his voice just at the time when he found it the wisest policy to say as little as possible. As Feargus was unable to speak, therefore, and as he had told his admirers that such was the fact two days before the meeting, of course it was needless for five hundred thousand bold Chartists to come and listen to a speechless orator, patriot as he is. Accordingly, as we have said, the meeting was a poor affair an abso- lute break-down and plate-glass and provision-shops obtained a respite.

 L O C AL I NT E L LI G E XCI^ CARMARTHENSHIRE. The Lord Bishop of St. David's has been pleased to institute the Rev. George Enoch, Vicar of Cayo, to the Rectory of Whitechurch, in Pembrokeshier, on the presentation of Thomas Davies Lloyd, Esq., of Bronwydd, the patron. GUARDIANS OF THE POOR. The FOLLOWING gentlemen have been unanimously elected Guardians for this parish for the ensuing year: -Itev. D. A. Williams, Messrs. Geo. Davies, C. Brigstocke, and J. L. Philipps. OVEHSUEIIS. The following were, on Friday last, appointed overseers for the ensuing year:—Messrs: Howell Howell, jun, Upper Market-street; Frederick Davies, Draper, Upper Market-street; John Thomas, Printer, Priory-street; and Thomas David, Ironmonger, Lammas-street. CARMARTHEN POLICE.—On Friday last, John Tho- mas, smith, was charged by P. C. Thomas Burch, with being drunk and disorderly. The prisoner admitted the offence and was reprimanded and discharged. John Jones, butcher, was charged by Mr. James Lewis Col- lard, Inspector of the Market, with having exposed unwholesome veal for sale in the New Market on the Saturday previous. The defeii(iant-adiiiitted the offence, and was fined 5s. and 7s. 6d costs. David Jones, charged \\ih a similar o!Yenee, was tined 10s. and 12s. 6d. costs. Great ciedit is due to Mr. Collard for detecting and obtaining the punishment of these parties. On M;)lIday David Erans, was charged by P.C. Thos. Burch, with being drunk and disorderly on the previous night, and fined 5s. and costs. David John, charged by Serjt. Rees, with being drunk and fighting in Blue Street, was also fined 5s. and costs. Jolin lIo/cell, charged with being drunk, was represented to be a reputed thief, and sentenced to be imprisoned for U, days in the House of Correction. George Danes was fined 5s. and costs j for being drunk and disorderly and abusing the police. CKOVVN AND GOVERNMENT SECURITY BILL.—TO their honour be it said, not one Welsh member voted against the Government Bill for extending the penalties of treason to Ireland. The following noblemen and gentlemen connected with the Principality, voted in favour of its being read a second time on Monday last Viscount Adate, J. Bailey, jun., Esq., D. A. S. Davies, Esq., Viscount Emlyn, J. Evans, Esq., Q C., Howell Gwyn, Esq., Sir B. Hall, bart., 0. Morgan, E-q.. David Morris, Esq., Hon. E. M. Lloyd Mostyn, Sir John Owen, Bart., Lord G. Paget, David Pugh, Richard Richards, Esqrs., Lord J. Stuart, C. R. Talbot, Col. G. R. Trevor, J. H. Vivian, Esq., Sir John Walsh, and Colonel Lloyd Vaughan Watkins. We some time ago called the attention of our readers to the circumstance of the Ceres" having been placed as a regular trader between Carmarthen and Liverpool, and are now happy to say that the undertaking has met with considerable support. Capt. Laver, with his smart little schooner, has now made 4 trips, and the punc tuality and dispatch he has made is realiy surprising makin trip for trip with our Bristol traders, and over, three times the distance. We tiust that the tradesmen of the town u ill do all in their power to support Captain

CARMARTHENSHIRE QUARTER SESSIONS. (Continued from our last.) Oa Friday Itkst, the Court was opened at ten o'clock, there being present the following magistrates —John Lloyd Davies, Eiq., Chairman, D. Prytherch, J. G. Philipps, D. J. Lewis, T. Juqes, M. D., and J. H. Rees, Esquires. The following gentlemen were sworn on the Grand Jury;—Joseph George Mitford, Esq., Laugharne (Fore- man), William Bowen, Tytnorfa, Llanelly David Da- vies, Ysteddfa, Llanegwad; John Evans, Penplwvt, Llaiigendeirne Charles Morgan, Cwmdvvyfran. New- church, John PJ osser, Yuiswen, Llanegwad, D. Thomas, Treforris, Kidwelly, William Williams, Bwlcii, Aber- gwilly, Ezekiel Williams, Kidwelly, Alexander Davies, Red Lion, Pembrey, Henry Davies, Tanerdy, Llaneg- wad, William Davies, Cilardde, Llanegwad, and Henry Johnes, Saxe Coburg, Porthyriivd, Esquires. The customary proclamation having been read by the Clerk of the Peace, the charge was delivered by the learned Chairman as foll,vs: -Gen tiernen of the Grand Jury, the business you will have to transact will be very •slight, and will occupy but very little of your time. I scarcely feel justified in making any observations on the paucity of attendance of Grand Jurors, as I under- stand they were by mistake summoned for the first day of the session instead of the second as is customary. But it must be recollected that the administration of justice depends equally on the jurors as on the magis- trates. I hope, therefore, that in future the attendance will be more numerous, and that you will show that you feel a due interest in the-proper administration of the law, which cannot but operate for the advantage of all. The Grand Jury then retired, and a great number of appeals against orders of removal, which have been ad- jouriied fi-oin session to session,inconsequence of tile iiou-seuiemeni oi me aisputeu nve years residence question, were further adjourned until the Court of Queen's Bench shall gi ve a decisioll in the matter. Caron v. Conwil-gaio.—Mr. John Morgan (on behalf of Messrs. J. and H.Hughes.Aberystwith) said that the respondents had abandoned the order of removal he therefore moved that the appeal be confirmed with costs and £ 1 17s. 3d. cost of maintenance of the pauper. Ordered accordingly. Llangathen v. Bettws.-Mr. G. P. Price abandoned the appeal, and on the motion of Mr. John Morgan, (for Mr. J. P. Lewis) the appeal was quashed and the order of removal confirmed with costs up to the time of the notice of the abandonment. Joseph Cartwright, a railway excavator, was indicted for having on the 26th of March last, stolen in the parish oi St. Ishmiel, at the Ferry Side, a piece of salted beef, the property of Charles Berry, a policeman, in the Carmarthenshire Constabulary. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. E C. Lloyd Hall appeared as Counsel for the prosecution, and Mr. George Thomas defended the prisoner. Mr. Hall very briefly addressed the jury, and then called the following witnesses;- Charles Berry, who disposed :-1 am a police con- stable in the Carmarthenshire Constabulary, and am stationed at the Ferry Side. I lodge at the Railway Tavern there. On the 26th of March I had a piece of salted beef hanging against the wall in the kitchen of the Railway Tavern. I saw it there between one and two o'clock on that day. I know the prisoner, I saw him at the Railway Tavern that day between 5 and 6 o'clock in the evening On the 27th of March I missed the beef and found it with Mrs. Caroline Lyons, at the Ferry Side. It was in her kettle on the fire and about to be boiled. (Beef produced.) I know it by a piece of bone hanging to it, and by a piece of fat having been cut off the corner. Cross-examined :-The beef was part of a large piece. It was the only piece I had left. I went before the Rev. Mr. Gwyn, who desired me to take the prisoner to Carmarthen for further examination. Mrs. Mathias, of the White Lion, told prisoner that if he would con- fess she had no doubt I would let him off. I told her not to say so, as I would do nothing of the kind. He admitted when before Mr. Gwyn, and previous to my taking him to Carmarthen, that he had taken the beef. I was present when he said so. He was telling a round about story, and Mr. Gwyn told him that he must say either one thing or the other or he (Mr. Gwyn) should be under the necessity of sending him and Mrs. Lyons up to Carmarthen for further examination. The prisoner said that sooner than Mrs. Lyons should be obliged to go to Carmarthen, he would confess that he took the beef, and he did then confess. I bought the beef from Thomas Rees, in the village of Broadley, and assisted to salt it myself. It had been hanging up about 3 months. When I saw prisoner in the Railway Tavern the day the beef was lost, 1 did not consider him sober. The beef was lost on a Sunday and the navi- gators are paid on Saturday nights. Mrs. Caroline Lyons was sworn and said :—I live at the ferry Side. Prisoner was one of my lodgers. I recollect on Sunday the 16th of March last, the prisoner brought a piece of beef to my house about eight o'clock in the evening. The beef produced is the same piece. He put it on the table and told me to put it to soak in some cold water, and I did so. It soaked all night, and I was going to cook it for his supper next day, and had put it in a kettle on the fire for that purpose when Berry came in and having claimed it as his property, took it away. Cross-examined:—The prisoner came to lodge at my house a week before the beef was lost. I have lived there 12 months. The prisoner was drunk on the Sun- day when he brought the beef into my house. Re-examined :-He knew what he was about. He was sober next morning when he ordered the meat to be cooked. This closed the case for the prosecution. Mr. Geo. Thomas addressed the jury ill a forcible and ingenious speech for the prisoner, observing that the identity of the beef could not be clearly ascertained after it had been put in water. The jury must put the alleged confession out of their minds as the prisoner had made it under the fear of being led into further trouble if he did not do so. If the prisoner had stolen the beef there was every probability that some person or other would have seen him do it, but no witnesses were called to establish that fact. The whole story was highly improbable. Was it likely that any man would in broad daylight steal a piece of beef when he must be nearly certain that immediate detection would follow ? The Learned Chairman having summed up the jury almost immediately and to the manifest astonishment of the whole Court, returned a verdict of not Guilty. On enquiry of some of the jury we ascertained that their reason for bringing in this verdict was that no one saw the prisoner take the beef." The Learned Chairman cautioned the prisoner to take heed to his ways in future, as he had through the clemency of the jury experienced a very nariow escape. Thomas Williams, a lad, was charged with having stolen 4 geese the property of Thomas Thomas. Mr. Lloyd Hall appeared for the prosecution and stated the facts of the case as follows. The prisoner together with another lad named David Williams, lived as servant with Mr. Thomas Thomas, a farmer at Pistill- issa, Llandebie. On the 15th of December last Mr. Thomas missed 3 geese and a gander, and it shortly after came to his knowledge that the prisoner and David Williams had sold the birds to Ann Davies of Bwldwrn- gwyn. The circumstances under which they were sold were rather curious. The prisoner accompanied David Williams (who had absconded and was not in custody) to Nancy Davies s, and told her that they had 13 geese to sell, which they would deliver in batches of 4 and 9, the former number to be first delivered. She, not im- agining the geese to be stolen, agreed to give 3s. a goose for them. It appeared from a confession of the pris- oner's that on the evening of the 15th of December he avid David Williams drove the 4 geese in question from Pistillissa to Nancy Davies's house and left them there, receiving payment for them. The witnesses having been called to prove these facts, Mr. Popkin addressed the jury for the prisoner in an able and argumentative speech, dwelling upon the fact that David Williams was the real culprit and that the prisoner had merely assisted him to drive ti,e geese away without any felonious intention. The Chairman having summed Ip, the jury acquitted the prisoner. Notice was given by Mr. J. H. Rees, that at the next Quarter Sessions he will move that the Chief Constable be directed by this Court to place at least one of the County Constables in the parish of Pembrey, the South Wains Railway being in progress there, and that the present allocation of the police force be open to such other disposition of it, as the Court upon the request of any magistrate may then thitllffit to order. Cilymaenllwyd v. TJanfalltng.—The appeal in this case was lodged on the motion of Mr. T. Lewis, Nar- berth, and the hearing adjourned to the next sessions. The Rev. Richard Davies duly qualified as Vicar of Llanllvvny cum Llanfihangel Rhosycorn. to which living he was collated by the Lord Bishop of St. David's. Charles William Montgomery, Esq., of Laugharne. qualified in the usual manner as Portreeve of Laugharne On the motion of Mr John Morgan, it was ordered that the order for shutting up a road in Gwinfe Hamlet be confirmed, the notice, maps and orders having been filed with the Clerk of the Peace. The grand jury ignored the bill against the inhabitants of the Hamlet of Quarter Mawr, in the parish of Llan- ddoisant, for not repairing the roads. The Court was adjourned to the 3rd of May.

BOROUGH QUARTER SESSIONS. The April Sessions for this Borough were held en Monday last, before John Wilson, Esq., Recorder, W. G. Thomas, Esq., Mayor, E. II. SLacey, and S. Tiirdrew, Esquires. The following gentlemen were sworn on the Grand Jttry George Shankland, Eq., foreman, David Charles, Frederick Moss, Lawford Evans, James Hughes, (Tre- bersedj, Thomas Jeremy, (Cwmdumawr), John Jones, (King-street), Evan Jones, (Lammas-street), John Williams, (King-street), Matthew Wayne, Win. Tho- mas, (Guildhall-square), D. LI. Mortimer, Richard Thomas, (Penlan Shon Voss), Thomas Thomas, (Island House), John Davies, (Priory-street), Win. Davies, Priory-street), Esquites. j iuir UUd.1 pi ukiaiiiaiiuii naming ueiii re-au, lue Jjearoeu Recorder addressed the Grand Jury as (ollows;- Gentlemen of the Grand Jury :-The calendar which [ have before tile contains only one case which it is likely will be the subject of a bill of indictment. After examining the depositions I am of opinion that it is not a case of that difficult nature which will call for any remarks or observations from me for your guidance. Ann Fjdvvards is charged with having stolen a soveteign from Wm. Pr ice. The evidence is entirely of that. de- scription called cireumstnntial inasmuch as no person I saw the piisoner take the sovereign. That however will be no reason why you shúu ld reject the bill. It appears that she was in Mr. Price's shop when he gave change for a sovereign which was laid upon the counter, Mr. Pi ice see-ms to have forgotten to take up the boA A reigii the prisoner was standing near the counter at the time, and shortly afterwards disappeared. TM sovereign was then missed, and immediately afterward* she was found changing a sovereign, although a day ot two previously she had been in such a state ofdestil tution as to be actually begging for bread. These art tfhe circumstances of the case which will be brought before you, but you must recollect that you are not strictly to try the case, but merely to ascertain if there is any necessity for further investigation before a petit jury, and if you should be of opinion that there doe. exist such necessity then you wili find a true bill." The Grand Jury then retired, and in a short time returned a true bill against Ann Edwards, charged with having on the 21st o( M arch last, in the parish of St. Peter, stolen one so- vereign, the property of Mr. William Price, shopkeeper, King-street. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. Parry appeared for the prosecution, the prisoner being undefended. The particulars of this case appeared so recently 10 the Welshman, that it will be unnecessary to give the evidence in extenso. A resume of the leading facts witt therefore be sufficient. It appeared that ou the 21st of March last, the prisoner entered Mr. Price's shop' and said in Welsh that she required some goods, but would wait the arrival of her mother, Mrs. Davies, of Pontyberem, who was at the shop of Mr. Morgan, Bridge- street, settling accounts. She was therefore allowed to remain in the shop for some time. Shortly after- wards a young man named Thomas Price, a shop- man in the employ of Messrs. Davies, Brothers, drapers, came to ask Mr. Price for change for a sovereign. This was given and Mr. Price left the sovereign lying on the counter and proceeded to occupy himself at the back part of the shop. The prisoner then suddenly went out of the shop, and Mr. Price shortly after missed- the sovereign. Messages were directly sent to the different shops of Mr. John Morgan, where the prisoner had stated her mother to be, and it was ascertained that her story in that respect was untrue. Enquiries were made at Mr. Thomas Davies's, Victoria House, and it was ascertained that the prisoner had purchased a pair of stockings there for which she had paid » sovereign and received 18s. in change. The prisoner was then apprehended and brought in custody to Mr. Price's shop where she denied positively having taken- the sovereign, and added that she had come from Llanelly, (thus varying her tale from that of the morn- ing) and that she had not seen the colour of » sovereign for some time." She said she had in her pocket on leaving Llanelly 17s. 6d., subsequently she stated that she had 19s. 6d., and afterwards 16s. 6d. It was somewhat singular that the circumstances whicll caused Mr. Price to miss the soveteign after the prisoner left the shop, was that William Rees, a shop- man, in the emyloy of Mr. Thomas Davies, Victoria House, came to him for change for a sovereign, in all probability the stolen one. It was proved that when prisoner left Mr. Price's shop, Mrs. Price called to hit and asked her where she was going in such a hurr/i- and she replied that she was going to fetch her mother from Mr. John Morgan's. Instead, however, of going in the direction of Mr. Morgan's shop she was observed to go in the direction of the Victoria House. It Was also proved that a few days previously the prisoner had been begging and represented himself as perfectly destitute. The prisoner displayed considerable astuteness, and cross-examinpd the witnesses with much tact. She, however, declined addressing the jury in her defence. The Learned Recorder summed up concisely and, The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and the pri- soner was sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for six calendar months. Mr. John Hughes qualified as Coroner for the Borough by taking and subscribing the usual declaration. Eglwserw v. St. Peter's, and Llangeler v. St. Peter's- —These were two appeals which stood over from the last sessions for the decision of the Court of Queen'* Bench upon the five years' residence clause, and were further adjourned upon the motion of Mr. J. B. Jeffriell- This terminated the business of the sessions.

CARMARTHENSHIRE INFIRMARY. I The Annual General Meeting of Subscribers to the Carmarthenshire Infirmary, took place on Friday las*' but was not very numerously attended. Various cause* were assigned for this paucity of attendance, as it wall evident that lack of interest in the welfare and pros- perity of the Institution was not its real occasion. The fact that Parliament was sitting kept many influential supporters away: the Quarter Sessions being held in the Shire-hall at the same time detained some of the magill" trates, and the necessity which ensued of holding the meeting in the Grand Jury Room, (which is considered by the public a kind of sanctum sanctorum) prevented the attendance of many. There were present :-Dr. Bowen, who presided, Dr. Lawrence, Dr. Jones, W. G. Thomas, Esq., Mayor, T. C. Morris, Esq., W. Morris, Esq., Ven. Archdeacoa Bevan, J. Jenkins, J. G. Phillips, E. H. Stacey, J- Rees, Geo. Davies, C. Brigstocke, Job Jones, Sracey, Esqrs., Rev. D. Lloyd, M.A., &c., &c. Dr. Jones, as Chairman of the House Committee, handed in the following report: RECEIPTS. £ 8. d. E 6, d. Conations received 1322 9 0 Yearly Subscriptions. 470 10 6 470 10 6 Straw sold 0 Rent of Barracks. 1G4 1 6 Balance due to the 91973 9 0 EXPENSES. Paid Collard for altering Bo- rough gaol for the purpose of a temporary Infirmary 101 1 0 Subsequent masons and car- penters work for do. 5 14 11 Painting, &c. 9 1 10 118 Ii 9 118 17 Furniture, fittings, iron bedsteads, bed- ding, and other requisites for furnishing the house. 164 5 Si Drugs, chemicals, bottles, and surgical (J Diet for patients and servants. 21 19 Coal, wood, candles, &c. 10 2 10 Advertising. 40 6 6 Paid for copying rules and regulations 0 Stationery and printing 15 17 11 Wages to Jones (late porter) and char- women 3 7 0 Postages and Post Office orders 1 2 10 Contingencies. 2.5 10 455 19 8 Balance remaining in Secretary's hands fur sruali disb,irseiiieiits 1 4 6 458 4 1 By E')00 litlia Bonds boiiglit 506 18 11 By £ 1235 5s. 7d. Consols purchased in the names of the trnste"s. 1008 6 0 1973 9 0 Permanent capital of the Institution, (consots) 123.5 5 < Floating capital in India Bonds ,500 0 0 In presenting to the subscribers of the Carmarthen- shire Infirmary a report for the last four months, COU)- mencing on the 2.5tti of December, 1817, there is much to which the Committee have to direct special attention- They can assert with confidence that this excellent Iaiti" tution is progressing most satisfactorily towards efficiency that the rules have been carried out in accordance with the spirit of its Founders, and that it is gratifying to know that the advantages it affords are most gratefullf acknowledged by the poorer classes. The number 0 in-door patients who have been admitted amounts to 15, the number of out-patients to 90. It has at all times been the anxious wish of the Committee to extend as widely as possible the benefits of the Infirmary, and in accordance with this feeling, and encouraged by the liberal contributions of the friends of the Institution, fourteen beds are prepared for the reception of the sick in the house, and of out-patients an unlimited numbet are admitted, and they trust that when the distant partS of the County are made acquainted with the progress of the Institution, it will become more generally useful. The Committee have been constant in their attendance and hope the subscribers generally will be satisfied witil their exertions. Slight alterations of some of the rules will he submitted to the meeting for their approval, together with a propo- sition respecting the Secretary's salary, and a recom- mendation that he be paid a commission of 5 per cent. on the collection of the yearly subscriptions as customar1 in other similar Institutions, such allowance to com- mence retrospectively. THOS. JONES, M.D., Chairman. Mr. J. Jenkins considered the expenses very mode- rate, and his opinion was echoed by all present, Dr. Bowen stating that he was greatly surprised at the result. Dr. Lawrence explained that much of the expenditure, such as the cost of the furniture, medicine, and fittings up, would not occur again for a lengthened period. Dr. Jones hoped that the subscribers would be satis- fied with the exertions of the Committee, which had constantly been directed to the maintenance of due eco- ¡' nomy consistently with the requisitions of the Institution ¡ and its inmates. Dr. Bowen pointed out that of the expenditure of E458 at least 1;280 would not occur again, and he alluded to the pleasing fact that a balance of about £ 1500 remained in the Treasurer's hands. No person, he added, could have anticipated that the Institution would have progressed so favourably as it had done. The poor had displayed more anx!ety to recei ve medical relief than he had thought would have been the case, the medical gentlemen were constant in their attend- ance, the Committee were most assiduous, and in time he now felt confident the Institution would become of great value, and prove a blessing to the County at large. Mr. J. H. Rees moved that the Report be received and adopted, and that the thanks of the meeting be voted to the Committee. The Rev. D. Lloyd seconded the proposition, which was carried unanimously, and the compliment was briefly acknowledged by Dr. Jones. Mr. T. C. Morris handed in an abstract of his account as Treasurer, from which it appeared that subscrip" tions to the amount of CI973 9s. had been recs.7%ed,