The Welshman

FUNDS AT THE CLOSE, (THURSDAY.) The announcement this morning of a fresh Ministerial crisis, though producing temporary heaviness ultimately caused a tone of confidence in the English market, as it was not doubted that Lord Palmerston would succeed in re- constructing the Cabinet on a popular basis. Consols advanced t per cent. Railways opened weakly, but recovered slightly, with funda closing steadily. In Land, Bank and Foreign Stock transactions were sin- gularly limited, and no alteration occurred. Mexican 20J-1J; Peruvian 69-71; Do. 49-51; Russian 98-100; Do. 87-9. Consols for Account, 911; New 3 per Cent. 91^; Bank Stook, Exchequer Bills, (Large) 9 prem. RAILWAYS. Muth Wales, 291; Vale of Neath, 17; North Western, 100i Midland, 691; North Stafford, 41; Dover, 59; Amber- gate, 4¡ Caledonian, 621 Eastern Counties, Ili East Lancashire, 74; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 57; Great Western 651; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 741; Leeds Northern, 12t Brighton, 98; South Western, 8oJ Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 234; North British, 29; Newcastle and Ber- wick, 734 North Midland, 511. Crystals, 21-31.

THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS. I (From the Globe.) I LONDON, THURSDAY EVEN IN Q. Beyond the resignation of Mr. Gladstone, Sir Jas. Graham, ond Mr. Sydney Herbert, nothing has occurred respecting the ministerial arrangements. The statement of some of our contemporaries that Lord Canning and Mr. Cardwell had also tendered their resignation is not correct, and the sur- mises ventured upon as to the changes in the cabinet are as yet premature. We believe, however, it is most likely that Sir Chas. W GOd will replace Sir Jas. Graham at the head of the Admiralty Board. (From the- Statidard.) I Lord Palmerston had a long interview with the Marquis of Lansdowne, at Lansdowne-house, on Wednesday evening. The Marquis of Lansdowne, Mr. Cardwell, and Mr. Hayter had long consultations with Lord Palmerston this morning, at his residence in Piccadilly. A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign office this afternoon.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. LONDON, THURSDAY EVRNINO. LOKDOH PRODUCE MARKET (CLOSE). DUGAR.—west India sales small, but no decline. Fo- reign rather cheaper. 3,000 chests Havannah at auction, but only part were sold. Brown 30s. to 31s. Yellow 31s, 6d. to 37s. Refined quiet. Brown lumps 42s. to 42s. 6d. COFFEB.-Full rates were obtained for native, and at the auction 3,400 bags went at 46s. to 47s. TXA. Dull. Ordinary Congou 9d. to 9id. COCOA. Rather scarce 88 bags Trinidad fetched 408. to 44s. SALTPETRE sold at full terms. COTrON sales were small. TALLow quiet. P.Y.C. 55s. 6d. INTMGO.—Sales, 558 chests withdrawn—405 bought in, and 631 sold. Full prices obtained. ON 'CHAXGL. I SCOTCH PIG IRON, 55S. LINSEED OIL, 35S. 9d., but lit- tle done. SPELTER, £ 24. Sales of COTrOI4 limited. SICILT.-It is stated that Cataina has been nearly destroyed either by an earthquake or eruption of the Etna. SHIPPING NEWS. 1 BONE, Feb. 12.—The Petrel steamer, loading hay for the Crimea, was on fire, and not expected to be saved.

HOUSE OF LORDS, TUVRODLY, FEB. 22. I In answer to the Earl of Roden, the Earl of Granville stated that it was intended shortly to set apart a day for public prayer for the success of our army in the East. The House adjourned at twenty five minutes past five o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, THURSDAY, FBB. 22. The House met at four o'clock. In reply to Mr. Warner, Lord Palmerston stated that the commissioners on their way to the East to enquire into the commissiariat and medical departments had full powera to make any changes and alterations which they may deem necessary. Mr. Stafford asked Government whether they would ob- ject to lay on the table the report of the commissioners sent out inJNovember to enquire into the state of the Hospitals at Scutari, as well as the evildence. Lord Palmerston said there would be no objection to pro- duce the report as soon as it was received, as well as the instructions issued to the commissioners. Mr. Stafford said and the evidence too. Lord Palmerston replied he could not until he had seen it. (A. lauch.) On the fint order of the day being read, Lord Palmerston said, I am to state to the House that three members of Her Majesty's Government have intimated their intention to resign the offices which they have hitherto held. I mean the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the first Lord of the Admiralty, and the Secretary of the Colonial Depart- ment, (hear), those officers hold their offices at present, only until their suocessors are appointed. Under these circumstances I truat that the House will not think I am unduly pressing upon their indulgence if I propose not to enter upon any public business this evening, except those orders to which there is no objection. To- morrow my right hon. friends will be in their places, anell RQ so is go am IN pegs& sm whfeb they lpyv come to the decision, which I have now to announce. I therefore move that the House at its rising adjourn till to-morrow (hear). Mr. Diiraeli said he had heard this announcement with regret, considering that only ten days had elapsed since the Government had been formed; but he did not think that, in the absence of the right hon. gentlemen whose conduct had been impugned, it would be proper for him to make any re- marks. He only wished the noble lord to understand that he expressed the general feeling of the House and the country, that they had heard the official and authentic announcement, that already the Cabinet recently formed had been suddenly broken up with deep regret and some consternation. (Hear-) The Orders of the day were then disposed of, most of them being postponed. The House adjourned at twenty-five minutes past 5 o'clock.

I THE WAR. MARSEILLES, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21. The Euphrate, which left Constantinople on the 12th of February, has arrived. Despatches for the Government left at 10 a.m. Our Advices from Balaklava are to the 10th. On the 7th the approach of 35,000 Russians from the Bel- bek towards Balaklava was announced. The allied troops were under arms on the morning of the 8th, and again on the 9th. The enemy did not make his appearance. The Russians have, however, returned, and are throwing up works on the heights in the vicinity of Kamara. Omar Pasha arrived on the 9th, on which day a council of war was held. The Princess Royal had arrived at Balaklava. Rain and snow bad fallen. On the night of the 9th the French bombarded the town. The Russians make sorties every night. VIENNA, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The Oesterreichisehe Correspondent has the following :— CONSTANTINOPLE. FEB. 15. Baron Koller, the new Austrian Minister, has not yet ar- rived. Baron Bruck is still here. French troops continually pass through the Bosphorus. Some Sardinian companies have arrived. An unusual movement is remarked in the Russian camp in the Crimea, where the weather has become quite warm. BERLIN, TUESDAY, FEB. 20. The Borsenhalle states that the Russian Government has ordered a forced loan and fourfold requisition for provisions. Every « hide' of land in Poland is to pay 15 roubles. The Preussiche Correspondenz explains that the arming of the militia in Russia is a defensive measure, not opposed in character to the peace conferences at Vienna. The Em- peror in his manifesto states that a continuauce of blood- shed is contrary to his wishes. PARIS, SUNDAY, FEB. 18. Advices from Constantinople of the 8th inst., announce that the Russians made a sortie on the night of the 3rd inst. against the English lines on the Tchernaya side. The English, supported by a French brigade, had already repulsed the Russians, when General Bosquet came up to their assistance. General Liprandi, with 30,000 men, has resumed his posi- tion on the heights of Balaklava. Both sides were prepar- ing for a general action. The forces of the allies amount to 115,000 men. General Guyon arrived at the camp before Sebastopol on the 5th. The condition of the English had greatly improved. They had huts, warm clothing, and provisions in abundance. The weather was still very fine. General Osten-Sacken was preparing to attack Eupa- toria with 40,000 men no fears were entertained for the re- sult. The Divan had deliberated upon the demand of England to take 15,000 Turks into her pay. Generals Pellissier and Rivet feft Constantinople on the 6th for the Crimea. MARSEILLES, SUNDAY, FEB. 18. Many thousand beds were being prepared at Constantino- pel, in the expectation of the assault on Sebastopol. Sir George Brown arrived at Constantinople on the 5th

I ATTACK ON EUPATORIA. ( From Constantinople of the 8th, we learn from private letters that General Osten-Sacken had attacked the position of our Turkish allies at Eupatoria, but without success. ———— VIENNA, TUESDAY, 9 A.M. Baron Prokesch is to be the Austrian Special Commis- sioner at the Congress about to be held here. The following has been received from the East:— The British Infantry only have been withdrawn from the siege lines. British Artillerymen and sailors still serve the guns in the English batteries. WARSAW, FEB. 17. An imperial ukase has appeared, decreeing a forced loan. All landed property is to pay fifteen silver roubles per acre. Fresh contributions of provisions are also ordered, four times larger than at first. CONSTANTINOPLE, FEB. 8. The news from the Crimea is highly satisfactory. The weather continued favourable. The siege works were nearly finished, and it was positively ascertained that the number of the reinforcements received by the enemy had been greatly exaggerated. The fine weather here continues the winds are southerly and all the vessels that were in the Dardanelles are coming up. The Breslaw and Inflexible have arrived here from Algiers, after a passage of eleven days. The Louis XIV., coming from Toulon, was two days before them. The temperature is exceedingly mild. VARNA, FEB. 12. Ismail Pacha leaves to-day for the Crimea with a con- tingent of Ottoman troops. The Russians have tried in vain to disturb the Allies at Eupatoria. The position of the Turks is made stronger every day. There is nothing authoritively stated in the Paris papers of Tuesday respecting the departure of the Emperor for the Crimea, although the report is still believed by many, and even fixed by some for Monday next. The vagueness of the rumour, which cannot be traced to any substantial source, throws considerable doubt upon the statement, and the credit attached to it during the past few days seems now to be giv- ing way. The Moniteur of yesterday contains a report to the Emper- or by M. Magne, the new Minister of Finance. It announ- ces the re-imposition of the duties on commercial receipts and obligations as they existed before the law of the 7th August, 1850, and states that with this aid there will be a surplus of 4,000,000f. The advance of 30,000,000f. made by the Bank having been reimbursed from the proceeds of the recent loan, the floating debt is at this moment nearly the same as last year, viz.—697,339,400f. The Debats thinks it not at all improbable that the con- ferences at Vienna will lead to a pacific result, as the Czar seems disposed to abate something of his former preten- sions. The Pays says that the Russian troops are so badly off for surgeons that the Emperor Nicholas has ordered the sons of soldiers to be duly qualified for that profession. The Patrie affirms that the Russians are occupied in strengthening their positions on the Danube. The news from Spain is interesting. A bill of idemnity to ministers for having expelled Queen Christina from the country was carried by the Cortes on the 14th inst., with only two dissentient votes, the numbers being-For the bill, 210; against it, two. M. Bueno and M. Nocedal strongly opposed the measure, but the Minister of War expressed it as his firm opinion that the expulsion of the Queen Mother had not only saved her, but also the Queen Isabella. This official declaration is supposed to have been the cause of so decided a majority. The Diario says that the Bank of San Fernando has only 73,000,000 reals to meet liabilities now due amounting to 227,000,000 reals. Some disturbances had occurred at Corunna, but were soon put down. A formidable Carlist conspiracy, it is said, exists at Madrid, and..20 of the abettors have been arrested, among whom are two colonels. The Russian manifesto, calls upon the people for the for- mation and organisatien of a general militia of empire. This measure the Emperor declares is not intended as a menace, but to keep peace with the preparations made against him by the hostile armies. In this state document it will also be seen that his Imperial Majesty still professes a strong desire for peace. More than once Russia has been menaced, and has un- I dergone sad and cruel trials; but she always found her sal- vation in her humble faith in Providence, and in the close and indissoluble bonds which unite the monarch with his subjects, his devoted children. Let it be so again to-day. May the Almighty, who reads every heart, who blesses pure intentions, grant us His assistance

=== OLD CHims.-In England, one reads s good deal of plau- sible writing about the necessity for young blood in our military chiefs; and there is a mot in the subject, attribu- ted to the late Sir C. Napier, which is certainly piquant. He was asked what he thought of the Army and Navy Club? Fine young men-very!" What of the Junior United Service ? 11 Fine old men-very! What of the Senior United Service? Fine old women-very A priori, the young, at any rate, are apt to jump at the same conclusion. But observe, the sexagenarian himself had lost none of his dash and spirit when he uttered the epigram. And whatever truth it may contain for grey- beards in general, there are assuredly some among our veter- ans in the Crimea of whom no one in his senses will believe that in their hot youth" they could have possessed more glorious energy than they now display whenever deeds of daring are to be done Whether their bodily frames will enable them to hold out against any long continuation of the hardships they are undergoing is another matter.— A month in the Camp. ANBCDOTES OF ROWLAND HILL.-Not very !ong before his death, meeting an acquaintance, who was nearly as aged as himself, he said, "If you and I don't march off soon, our friends yonder (looking upwards) will think we have lost our way." Once, at Wotton, while preaching in the afternoon, he saw pome sleeping, and paused, saying, I have heard that the miller can sleep while the mill is going, but if it stops it awakens him. I'll try this method;" and aosat 401raJ G4 ioob IIW 880M wdiww.

I THE PROPOSED TREATY WITH PRUSSIA. The 'Journal des Debats of Tuesday contains a leading article signed S. de Sacy," giving an account of the pending negociations between Prussia and the allied Western Powers. After noticing the difficulty by which the Berlin Cabinet had considered itself precluded from acceding to the treaty of Dec. 2, M. de Sacy says The differences which had arisen between Austria, France, Great Britain, and Prussia are nearly adjusted, and the flour Courts will shortly be united as they were before the 2d of December, to seek in common the best means of re-establishing the peace of Europe. This is the real purpose of the sending of General Wedel to Paris, and of the Baron von Usedom to London. It is hoped that their efforts will be crowned with full success. A first result is already obtained. The overtures which the envoys of the King of Prussia have made to the two governments have not been rejected; on the con- trary, the two governments have considered that they might take them as starting points from which a practical conclusion may be attained. The Baron von Usedom and General Wedel propose a form of convention the Cabinets of the Tuileries and St. James's propose a different one. It appears that the two drafts do not differ essentially as to their substance. Prussia offers to promise all that Austria has promised-that is to say, an alliance against Russia; but only in three cases, which are formally specified-that is to say, if Russia should attempt to invade the Princi- palities-if Russia should attack Austria on her own terri- tory-or if the Czar should withdraw his acceptance of the four points, as interpreted in the memento of December 28. As a consequence of this convention, Prussia would expect to have a place in the conferences at Vienna."

DEATH OF JOSEPH HUME, ESQ., M.P.—The living po- litical reformers of Great Britain have lost their oldest leader-Joseph Hume is numbered with the dead. Mr. Hume had been visibly declining in health for a year past. During the last few weeks a disease of the heart gradually reduced his strength, and gave warning that his end was drawing near. He expired at 6 o'clock on Tuesday night at his seat, Burnley-hall Norfolk. Mr. Hume was a .na- tive of Montrose, and born in January, 1777. His father was the master of a coasting vessel trading from that town. Mrs. Hume was left early a widow with a large family, of whom Joseph was a younger son. The mother, ill provided, established a retail crockery-shop in that burgh, and by her industry and management reared and educated her children. Her memory was ever honoured by her family, all indebted to her sound sense, moral courage, and parental example. To this maternal care and influence Mr. Hume uspd to ascribe his own success and good fortune in life. By command of the Queen 32 of the Grenadier Reginient of Foot Guards, wounded at Alma, Inkermann, and in the trenches before Sebastopol, assembled at Buckingham Palace, within the Grand Hall, at hali-past two o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, and were inspected by her Majesty, who was accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the colonel of the regiment. Her Majesty, attended by Colonel Thomas Wood, lieutenant colonel of the regiment, questioned every soldier about his wounds and afterwards received from Mr. Brown, surgeon major of the regiment, a report of the state of the invalids. The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, and Prince Arthur followed the Queen and the Prince during the examination of the wounded men. The Royal Princesses and the Ladies and Gentlemen in waiting were also present in the Grand Hall. THE ROASTED COFFEE QUESTION.—Of the parliamentary returns just published we present the following summary On the 24th of February, 1854, there were ordered to be sent out to the Crimea 80,0001b. of coffee, in the berry, unroasted on the 30th of May, 80,0001b., unroasted on the 3rd and 8th July, 50001b., roasted, but unground; on the 17th of July, 80,00i;lb., unroasted on the 28th of August, 60,0001b., unroasted (in addition) on the 6th of Novem- ber, 450.0001b., roasted, but not ground; on the 12th of Jannar), 1855, 20,0001b., of ground cotk; ai; i on the 15th of February, 1855, 80,000 of ground coffee, packed in tin canisters. Among the passengers by the Tagus, which left Southamp ton on Tuesday with the India mail, was Major General Simpson, the chief of the staff of the English army in the Crimea, and Mr. Macready, son of the celebrated tragedian, who has been appointed to a cadetship in the East India Company's service. BENEVOLENCE OF HER MAJESTY.—-Her Majesty the Queen has, among her many acts of liberality and munifi- cence, just given £100 tawards the erection of a girls' school for the children of mechanics, artisans, and upper class of labourers in and near Windsor. The school was established seven years ago, and supported wholly by the family of the late Dean of Windsor (the Hon. and Very Rev. Dr. Neville Grenville), and though conducted in an incommodious dwelling-house, was carried on with great success till that family left Windsor. It having been proposed to build a school and mistress's house, collections were made, and an application laid before her Majesty, who has thus graciously responded to it. THE ADMIRALTY IN ITS CHILDHOOD.—It is with the greatest astonishment we observe that an admiral has just been appointed of the age of 54 We have heard for many years past that the service was going to the dogs, but we little expected that, within our lifetime, it would have gone to worse than dogs-to puppies and what do you call a British admiral under the age of 60 but an arrant young puppy, that is only fit to fly paper boats in the Serpentine ? We have come to a pretty pass, indeed, when mere boys, who have never known what the gout is, and can venture on deck probably without the aid of a crutch, are given the command of a fleet, and this, too, when we have admirals on the list of the matured ages of 70, 80, and 90-steady- going, experienced men, who can neither see, hear, talk, nor walk It is reducing our naval supremacy to little better than child's play; and we tremble for the honour of our country when it is put, as thoughtlessly as if it were a toy, into the hands of striplings that but a few years back would have been thought complete babies.-Punch. A YOUTHFUL HERo,-Aserjeant-major now in Welling- ton barracks, who has recently returned from the Crimea, gives the following enthusiastic account of the conduct of a g3ou soldier, only ten years old, named Thomas Keep, of the 3d Battalion of Grenadier Guards, u de Trth- command of Colonel Thomas Wood. The writer states that this boy accompanied the army to the heights of the Alma, in,g the most undaunted demeanour throughout the battle. At one time a 24-pounder passed on each side of him, and shot and shell fell about him like hail, but, notwithstanding the weariness of the day, present dangers, or the horrid sight, the boy's heart beat with tenderness towards the poor wounded. Instead of going into a tent to take care of him- self after the battle was over, he refused to take rest, but was seen venturing his life for the good of his comrades in the battle field. This boy was seen stopping carefully over one dead body after another, collecting all the broken mus- kets he could find, and making a fire in the night to procure hot water. He made tea for the poor sufferers, and saved the life of Sergeant Russell, and some of the private soldiers who were lying nearly exhausted for want. Thus did this youth spend the night. At the battle of Balaklava he again assisted the wounded. The boy did his duty by day and worked in the trenches by night, taking but little rest. At the battle of Inkermann he was sur- rounded by Russians about 20 minutes, and, to use his own words, he said he thought it was a case" with him, but he escaped all right. He received one shot, which went through his coat and out at the leg of hit trousers, but Providence again preserved him unhurt. He helped with all the bravery of a man to get in the wounded, and reste not until the poor sufferers were made as comfortable as no could make them. He waited on the doctor when extrac- ing the shot from the men, and waited on the men before and after. "Thus did this youth," says the writer, "do anything to any one needing help. Some of the wounded say that they should not have been alive now had it not been for this boy's unwearied watchfulness and kindness in their hours of helplessness. This boy has been recom- mended by Colonel Robinson and Colonel Wood and otheJ officers in Her Majesty's service." SECESSION OF MR. GLADSTONE, SIR JAMES GRAHAM, AND MR. SIDNEY HERBERT, FROM THE MINISTY.-A Cai)il)et Council was held on Wednesday before the early sitting of Parliament; and the result of this meeting was that Mr. Gladstone, Sir James Graham, and Mr. Sidney Herbert an- nounced their intention to relinquish their respeccive posts in the Administration. The motive assigned for this re- solution, unjustified and unexplained by any circumstances which did not equally exist when Lord Palmerston formed the present Ministry, is stated to be the strong objection entertained by these gentlemen, both in principle and in practice, to the inquiry by a select committee of the House of Commons into the present state of the army, and into the causes of the disasters in the Crimea. Under the circum- stances, however, we are convinced that any change is better than none, and, we for our part, are prepared to congratulate the country on the result The three principal I I Peelite members of the Cabinet, Sir James Graham, Mr Gladstone, and Mr. Sidney Herbert, held out against the Committee of Inquiry, on the ground, as we are informed, that it was not only a censure on themselves, but also that it would impede the public service at a time when freedom of action and confidence were especially required. On Tuesday, as we were then made aware, they had placed the resignation in the hands of Lord Palmerston; but at a Cabinet Council held yesterday to give them an opportunity of withdrawing it they declined to do so, and are no longer of the Adminis- tration. Rumour has filled the vacancies, bir Charles Wood is, it is said, to succeed Sir James Graham at the Admiralty, where he was once Secretary; Mr. Cardwell is to succeed Mr. Gladstone, and Mr. Biaines to take Sir G. Grey's place at the Home-office, while Sir G. Giey replaces his cousin at the India Board. Minor changes will of course tnllnm Moan-hilf. r-nrr) Pnlmprston. we believe has, already Av.&&.vn.a. been in communication with Mr. Roebuck, and they have agreed on a committee of a somewhat different cast from that of which notice was given for to-night. From the Times of Thursday. The author of A Month before Sebastopol, by a Non- Combatant," has the following What a softening, in- expressible grace is lent to a man-of-war by the middies! It is particularly striking, after living in a camp exclusively composed of mature men. The army ha. nothing corres- ponding to these pretty little fellows, who with their rosy cheeks resemble their mammas much more than they do the heroes they are one day to be. To meet them, too, in the midst of stern work; and with the knowledge that it was but the other day that the poor boys were ducking their curly heads and laughing amid shot and shell, possibly, with about the same sense of adventure as if had been a game of snow-balls! Never dream of degeneracy in a .land where mothers thus devote their offspring. Talk of Sparta -of Rome! England alone rocks her children on the wave, and war is the wolf' which suckles them." How HARD IT IS TO BE CONTENTED !-A laundress who was employed in the family of a governor, said to him with a sigh" Only think, your excellency, how small a sum of money would make me happy. How little, madam Oh ? dear air, twenty pounds would make me perfectly hanpv." If that is all, you shall have it j" and be imme- hd,aop,tp ef; gave it to her. She looked at it with joy and thank- fulness, and before the governor was out of hearing, exclaim- 44_" I WM 1 bad Mid tDrV 1"

CARMARTHEN, CARDIGAN, AND HAVERFORDWEST. 00 MR. LAWRENCE LANS DOWN, SURGEON-DENTIST, From 61, Grosvenor Street, Grosvenor Square, London. (Senior Pupil, Assistant and Designee of ROBERT PEARSALL, Esquire, CHELTENHAM, 1832 to 1839.) Has the Honour of announcing his PERIODICAL PROFESSIONAL VISIT. He will receive Patients at CARMARTHEN, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, MONDAY, and THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd, 24th, 26th, and MARCH 1st, at Mrs. Lloyd's, Queen Street. CARDIGAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28th, at the Black Lion Hotel. HAVERFORDWEST, (Fortnightly Visit) FRIDAY and SATURDAY, MARCH 2nd and 3rd, at Mr. Griffith's, Bootmaker, High Street. DOG FOUND. j A Small KING CHARLES' Spaniel, which may be re- covered by the owner on application to ROBERT WATERS, Esq., Sarnau, Carmarthen. Sarnau, Feb. 21, 1855. TO JOURNEYMEN TINMEN. WANTED, two good hands in"'the above line. Em- T ployment constant; Wages liberal. Apply to Hodges & Wright, Brecon. MONEY ON MORTGAGE. ABOUT zC4,000 in different Sums are ready to be ad- rX vanced on good Landed Security. Apply to Mr. Thos. Williams, Solicitor, Nott's Square, Carmarthen. TEETH. MR. EDWARD KING, Surgeon, Dentist, begs to in- form the Gentry of Carmarthen and its vicinity that he may be consulted on all cases relative to Dental Surgery, at Airs. Evans, Stationer, Nott Square. Mr. King having attended Carmarthen regularly for the last twenty years, can refer to the Medical Practitioners and may Resident Families. Residence, Watton, Brecon, Feb. 21st, 1855. County and County of the Borough of Car- marthen Infirmary. A HOUSE SURGEON Wanted for the above Institution, Awho must be unmarried, and a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, of London, Edinburgh, or Dublin, and a Certificated Apothecary. Salary, X100 per annum, with Lodgings, Coal, Candles, and Attendance found in the House. He will also have the privilege of taking two Apprentices. Apply, with Testimonials as to Ability and Character, to the Secretary, Mr. J. W. White, Druggist, Guildhall Square, Carmarthen MYRTLE HILL. TO BE LET, AT LADY-DAY NEXT, rrHE Much-admired and Pleasantly-situated Cottage Residence, MYR L'LE HILL, within one mile of the Market and Post Town of Carmarthen, and only a few hundred Yards distant from the Carmarthen Station of the South Wales Railway. The House, which is replete with every convenience, em- bracing great comfort and accommodation, is placed upon an eminence, from which views of considerable Beauty and Interest are descried, is surrounded by Grounds which are Beautifully Adorned by some fine old Timber, and by Shrubi of the choicest description. An excellent Garden, well stocked with Fruit Trees, a commodious Coach-house, Stable, and other Premises, with Lodge, Labourer's Cottage, and eight Acres of the best Land in the neighbourhood, which surround the House, tend to complete the great advantages which this Prettily-situated Abode possesses. For further particulars and permission to view the Pre- mises apply to Charles Bankes Davies, Esq., Llwyndu, near Carmarthen. CARMARTHEN HUNT WEEK AND STEEPLE CHASES. POSTPONEMENT. TT1HE Stewards beg to announce that as there appears J- to be no prospect of the weather breaking up they have adjourned this Meeting to MONDAY the 19th MARCH next. The Entry for the CARMARTHENSHIRE HANDICAP and SELLING STAKES to be made at the GOLDENS LION, on TUESDAY, the 20th MARCH. LLANFIRNACH, PEMBROKESHIRE. TO BE |SOLD BY ^AUCTION, In Pursuance ofj a Decree made in a cause, JENKINS AND ANOTHER .versus ELIZABETH EVANS AND OTHERS, dated the 1st day of MARCH, 1853, with the approbation of His HONOUR THE MASTER OF THE ROLLS, the Judge to whose Court the said Cause is attached, BY MR'. iREES THOMAS, The AUCTIONEER appointed to sell the same, (Pursuant to Conditions which will be then read) At the BLACK LlON INN, CARDIGAN, on SATURDAY, the 17th day of MARCH, 1855, At Three o'clock in the Afternoon, IN ONE LOT. ALL that Capital FREEHOLD MESSUAGE or TENE- MENT, FARM LANDS, and PREMISES, commonly called, or known by the name of TREHOWELL, situate, lying, and being in the Parish of LLANFIRNACH, in the County of Pembroke, and containing 54a. lr. 24p., or there- abouts, and which said premises were formerly in the occu- pation of the REV. JOHN FOLEY, his Undertenants or Assigns, late of ELIZABETH EVANS, widow, and now of MR. BENJAMIN GIBBY, as tenant from year to year, at the annual rent of j640. A MOIETY OF THE RIGHT OF COMMON OF TURBARY, in, over, and upon LLLANFIRNACH COMMON, in the-said County of Pembroke, annexed to the said Farm of TREHOWELL, and occupied and enjoyed therewith. A FREEHOLD MESSUAGE, or TENEMENT now used as a Public House, and Lands thereto adjoining and Appur- tenant, formerly part of LLANFIRNACIT COMMON, commonly called or known bv the name of BRYNHOWELL, otherwise TRAVELLERS'" REST," situate and being in the Parish of LLANFIRNACH, in the said County of Pembroke, and containing 45 acres, or thereabouts, and which said Premises were late in the occupation of JOHN EVANS, and now of MR. DAN DAVIES, as Tenant from Year to Year, at the annual rent of JE10. and LAND A FREEHOLDJCOTTAGE, or TENEMENT, and LAND thereto adjoining and appurtenant, formerly part of Common Lands, in the said Parish of LLANFIRNACH, called TRESINE, and now commonly called'or known by the name of FFYJN- NONGIFFILE, situate and being in the Pa, igh of LLAN- FIRNACH, in the said County of Pembroke and containing 6a. 2r. Op., or thereabouts, and which said premises are m the occupation of MR. JOIII* MORRIS, as Tenant under an alleged Lease or Agreement for a Lease for his own Life, and the Life of his Son, DANIEL MORRIS, aged 67 and 36 respectively, granted by MR. CALEB EVANS, and dated the 12th day of May, 1837. Printed Particulars and Conditions of Sale may be had of Mr. Benjamin Evans, Solicitor, Newcastle-Emlyn, Carmar- thenshire of Messrs. Hawkins, Bloxam, and Hawkins, Solicitors 2 New Boswell Court, Lincoln's Inn, Middlesex; and of the Auctioneer, at his Office, at Criborfawr, Llan- dyssil, Newcastle-Emlvn. The respective Tenants will shew the premises. CARMARTHEN UNION. MEDICAL RELIEF. THE Offices of Medical Officers of this Union will be JL vacant on the 25th day of March next. The Board of Guardians invite the application of Candidates who pos- sess one of the four qualifications stipulated in the Poor Law Board's consolidated order of July 24th, 1847. No. 1, or Carmarthen District, comprises Three Parishes and the Workhouse; Area, 17885 Acres; Population, 13280 Salary, X80 per annum. No. 2, or Llangedeirne District, comprises Six Parishes; Area, 42370 Acres; Population, 8981 Salary, X.60 per annum. No. 3, or Conwil District, comprises Six Parishes Area, 37754 Acres Population, 5008; Salary, j640 per annum. No. 4, or St. Clears District, comprises Eleven Parishes; Area, 33947 Acres; Population, 7309; Salary, X60 per annum. No. 5, or Mydrim District, comprises Three Parishes; Area, 24503 Population, 3541 Salarv, X30 per annum, together with the usual fees in cases of Midwifery. Each Medical Officer will be required to name within fourteen days after his appointment, some duly qualified practitioner who will act as his j substitute in case of his teing tem- porarily incapacitated from attending to the duties of his office he will also be required to give one month's notice previous to resigning his office. The Elections will take place at the Board Room on Satur- day, the 3rd of March next, at 12 o'clock at noon, when Can- didates are requested to attend. Application and testimonials are to be forwarded to the Clerk no later than 10 o'clock on the morning of the day of Election. By order of the Board. JAMES BEVAN GWYN, Clerk to the Union. Board Room, Carmarthen, 17th Feb., 1855. HARVEY'S SAUCE.-The admirers of this celebrated Fish Sauce are particularly requested to observe that none is genuine but that which bears the name of WIL- LIAM LAZENBY on the back of each bottle, in addition to the front label used so many years, and signed ELIZA- BETH LAZENBY. E LAZENBY & SON'S ESSENCE OF ANCHOVIES E. continues to be prepared with that peculiar care which has rendered it so universally esteemed. Manufactured only at their old established Fish-Sauce Warehouse, 6, Edwards Street, Portman Square, London. Wholesale Agents, PAUM, JJlANSHAUDS, & Co., Edinburgh. THE RAFFLE FOR WATER-COLOUR DRAWINGS, EXECUTED BY MRS. JONES, OF. PANTGLAS, In aid of the Fund for the Relief of the Widows and Orphans of Officers who may fall in the War, will take place on WEDNESDAY, IN THE HUNT WEEK, AT 12 O'CLOCK. THE whole Two Hundred Tickets have been taken, and Subscribers are requested to accept this as a notification that their presence is desirable at the Drawing, which will take place in the Large Room of the CARMARTHEN ASSEMBLY ROOMS. CARMARTHENSHIRE. VALUABLE OAK TIMBER FOR SALE. -0- TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, At the PELICAN INN, iii-'the Town of KIDWELLY, on WEDNESDAY, MARCH the 21st, 1855, Between the hours of Two and Four in the .t Afternoon BY MR. WILLIAM JONES, 1378 capital OAK TIMBER TREES, Trees numbered progressively from 1 to 1378. 74 ASH, and about 300 STRONG OAK POLES, Standing in a Grove on the Farm of TYNYWAUN, in the Parish of Llanelly, County of Carmarthen. The above Timber Trees, which are of great lengths, and are admirably adapted for Shipbuilding and all other pur- poses, grow on the banks of the Pembrey and Kidwelly Canal, and are well worth the attention of Timber Merchants and Shipbuilders. The Tenant of the Farm will shew' the wood, and for further particulars apply to Mr. Kees Davies, Maesyffynnon. Llandilo, or to Mr. Bishop, Solicitor, Llandovery. February 20th, 1855.

The advantage of our telegraphic communication enable us to give the latest news of Thursday, by post on Friday morn- ing, which we could not do by waiting the arrival of thi evening papers, as we are compelled to be in post an houi before we could r-ceive them. We are also enabled to giv the debates in parliament to the rising of the houses, whici 81 generally several hours later than can be obtained from thi metropolitan press. We cannot insert, or notice in any way, any communica- tion that is sent to us anonymously; but those who choosi to addres., us in confidence will find their confidence re- spected. Neither can we undertake to return any manu- scripts whatever.

The congress at Vienna is anticipated with considerablc anxiety. What will be the result ? Will the four point- be considered by Russia ? Will this sanguinary war bf thus brought to an early termination ? Harassed b) numberless apprehensions hope still survives, and the at- tention of Europe is directed to Vienna. But confidence alone reposes on the allied armies in the Crimea on tht splendid fleet in the Euxine, in the exhaustless resource of the allied powers, and in the invigorating blessing o! Heaven. The despotic Czar will not abandon the am- bitious project he has nursed from the njoment he ascended the throne, until the near approach of that time when the crowned nionarch must go down to the silence and cor- ruption of the tomb. The name he would leave to posterity is not cut deep enough to resist the cormorant tooth (f time, the halo he would gather round his brow is not so bright as he would have it; and to be disappointed now must touch the Emperor in the most vulnerable part No man can more accurately estimate the strength he has to contend with than Nicholas, who is a worthy descendant of Peter the Great. He knows that he cannot withstand, the united forces of the Western powers, and is, perhaps, glad of the chance to retreat with seemingly untarnished honour. But we must not forget that in Russia this is considered to be a holy war-a modern crusade and the de- graded serf, with his educated task-master, is inspired by the feeling that if he fight for religion and fall on the battle field it is to enter with triumph into the honours and pleasures of paradise. Religion takes a strange hold of man's reasons and passions. It moulds his entire nature into the form presented by his faith. He implicitly obeys the impulse ot feeling, and is led to the performance of deeds which stagger the reason of those who are not bound by the same chains. The records of the past make it easy of belie) that the Emperor, as head of the Greek Church, will con- tinue this struggle with fearful odds against him. But the congress is resolved upon, and Lord Russell, the British Plenipoteniary, left London on Tuesday morning, via Paris for Vienna, where the representatives of the various powers will shortly assemble. No one expects that the principal object will be secured. There is a reluctance to believe is possible. If it is obtained, it will not be the leas welcome on that account. There is very little faith in Prussia. The course she has throughout pursued is so repugnant to the people of this country, who love honest and straightforward dealings. The Czar's brother-in-law is looked upon suspiciously, and there exists a disposition to leave him in the difficulty that the royal relatives may be honoured together. The Kin of Prussia is now adopting means to procure re-admission into the conferences of Europe. It is stated that General de Medell has agreed with M. Drouyn de Luhys (sont tombes d'accord) on the treaty of the 2nd of Decembei with the omission of the second article relating to the Danubian Principalities. In its comments of this agreo ment the Times says, The objects of the King of Prussi. in thus slowly and reluctantly acceding to the great European league are probably twofold. He is evidently most anxious to recover the position in Europe which hr has lately forfeited, and he is equally anxious to avoid that rupture in the policy of the Germanic Confederation which the decided demands of Austria would otherwise render inevitable. On the other hand, since the other Powers have so far departed from the strict rules which generally govern these transactions as to negotiate separate engage- ments with Prussia, they are entitled to ask for some further and more direct proofs of her sincerity. They will, of course, require a positive engagement for the active warlike co-operation of Prussia if the impending negotia- tions for peace should fail. To carry that military co- operation into effect, Prussia must be willing to agree to the mobilization of the whole federal armies of Germany without delay, and, by way of an immediate check upon the resources of war which Russia still draws from other parts of Europe, the Prussian frontiers must be closed against the overland Russian trade, and the passage of contraband of war through Prussia for the use of the enemy effectually stopped. The conduct of Prussia in this particular affords us an easy and certain test of her good faith towards the Western Powers, so long as she con- tinues to supply to Russia the chief outlet of her produce and the only channel of communication with Western Europe." What news from the seat of war ? Most encouraging and unlooked for. The weather is improving, the troops are in good spirits and well provided for, the seige works are nearly completed, reinforcements are rapidly arriving, the strength of the enemy has been exaggerated, and the whole force is impatient to capture the strong bold. Eupatoria is no doubt the chosen point of attack by the Russians, and it is reported that General Osten Sacken has attacked our I Turkish allies at this point, but without success. If the Turks hold their position and fight as valiantly as they did I in the Principalities they will be of great service in the Crimea, but if they cowardly desert their post, it would be better for the interest of the allies if they were already at anchor in the Black Sea. The latest accounts from Eupatoria forbid the supposition of the latter conduct. A change in three members in the ministry has occurred I but from the latest accounts by Electric Telegraph, it is probable the vacancies occasioned by the secessions have been ably filled. The nomination for a representative in parliament for the Cardganshire Boroughs, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of the late member took place yesterday, but as the poll will not be taken until this day, we shall have published before it has commenced. We have given a report of the proceedings at as great length as time will permit, but when it is considered that our reporter had thirty miles to travel home in a snow storm after the con- clusion, we think a reasonable cause will be assigned for any contraction in the speeches there delivered.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. CARMARTHENSHIRE. DENTAL SURGERY.—Mr. Lawrence Lansdown, Dentist, will be at Cardigan, Haverfordwest, and Carmarthen, the ensuing week. [See advertisement.] THE HUNT WEEK.—By advertisement in another column it will be seen that these sports have been again postponed by the state of the weather. We think the stewards have acted judiciously in extending the interim for a longer period than from week to week, as there will then be little probability of another disappointment to the devotees of Nimrod. CARMARTHENSHIRE MILITIA.Three recruits have this week been enrolled in the corps, and there appears to a greater disposition amongst young men to volunteer than at any previous time, but there is no hope of securing the requisite number. THE WEATHER.—The severe frost continues without any abatement, and no prospect of its early disappearance. The Towy and all the other rivers present a striking appear- ance, being entirely covered with blocks of ice piled up in innumerable shapes. Skaters are busy at their healthy invigorating exercise. NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.—On Tuesday last as Mr. Evan D. Jones, of Myrtle Cottage, J,)hn's Town, late of Water Street, was sliding on White Mill pond, the ice gave way, and he was precipitated into the water, which is twelve feet deep, and had it not been for the prompt exertions of one of Mr. Buckley's workmen, he would no doubt have met with an untimely end. CARDIGAN AND CARMARTHEN RAILWAY.—This Bill was on Tuesday declared to have complied with the standing orders. Indeed no one acquainted with the merits of the undertaking anticipated any other result. CARMARTHEN BURIAL BOARD.—At a meeting of this Board held on Monday last in the Council Chamber, a letter was read from the Lord Bishop of St. David's expressing approval of Mr. Jenkins's plans for the proposed cemetery, with a slight alteration. The Clerk was directed to forward them forthwith for the approval of the Secretary of State. CARMARTHEN PETTY SESSIONS.—On Saturday last, at the Town Hall, before Grisrnond Philipps, Esq., and T. Powell, Esq. On the application of the overseers of the Mrish of Llangunnor, David Daniel a pauper lunatic, was ordered to bp removed to Ainroth Castle Lunatic Asylum. Rics FAwards, Waterloo Terrace, was charged by P.S. Javid Slurry, with riding in his cart on the highway. Complainant stated that on the 13th inst., defendant drove his cart with one horse at a rapid rate in the direction of the railway station at Myrtle Hill. He passed the omnibus at a furious pace, when a little beyond Pensarn two gentle- men were obliged to throw themsel ves against the hedge to avoid the cart. Defendant was fined five shillings with costs. Ann Davies appeared against Benjamin Davies, both of Pencwinisbach, to prefer a complaint for a breach of the peace. Case compromised without the judicial inter- ference of the court. Thomas George, Drynymeiric, was charged by the overseers of Abernant with non-payment of poor rate. Hearing adjourned for a week. CARMARTHEN DISTRICT ROADS BotRD.-A meeting of this Board was held on Monday last, in the Town-hall. There were present, Messrs. George Goode, (in the chair) James Rogers, H. H. Stacey, Charles Brigstocke, J. J. Stacey, Jno. Thomas, and D. Jones. The minutes of the last meet- ing were read and confirmed. The chairman stated that in future every contract for bridges must be completed and certified before any payment be made, and that all checks must be signed at a public meeting of the Board. The minutes of the annual meeting of the County Roads Board were read, and gave rise to a conversation presenting no point of interest. The chairman in referring to a resolution for the supply of gas to the turnpike gates near the town, observed that he could not account for the gas lamp at the bridge gate, as it was without the boundaries of the borough. He inquired if any one could inform him by whose direction it was placed there. Mr. J. J. Stacey did not believe the Trust had put it there, and it was quite clear that the town was not required to pay for the light. Mr. Rogers thought the lamp was there anterior to the gates. Mr. Brigstocke was certain it was not. The chairman considered it unfair that the borough should pay for this lamp, and it would in all probability be brought under the attention of the next meeting of the Town Council. In reply to the chairman, the Surveyor stated that his estimate for tha current year had been reduced by the County Board from C2,400 to £ 2,110. The chairman remarked that it was an extraordinary circumstance, and one which remained inex- plicable to him, that with a reduction of traffic over the full length of roads, and not a trifling diminution in the tolls, a rate of 2gd. in the pound was required. At the County Board he had opposed the rate, under the convictien that it would produce an amount of money beyond what was ab- solutely required. The Surveyor's report represented the roads to be in a fair state of repair. Mr. J. J. Stacey com- plained of the road from the Monument to the Royal Oak Gate, which he stated was in a very bad state of repair. The chairman stated the road from the Bronwydd Arms to the Stag and Pheasant was in a condition very unlike that described by the Surveyor, and there could be no doubt that when a thaw set in, it would be impassable. Mr. Rogers referred to the imperfect state of the repairs on the Llan- dowror road. The Surveyor assured the Board that every endeavour was being made to put the various roads referred to in good repair. The quantity of broken materials ready for use exceeded 3,167 cubic yards. The chairman stated that Col. Wortham had at last consented to the erection of a wall, at Llandowror, for the want of which the road was frequently flooded, and destroyed. The Surveyor was di- rected to communicate with Mr. Brown, respecting the insecurity of the rails at Clivon bridge, St. Clears, and with the railway officials, as to an obstruction of the road at Wenallt. A conversation arose respecting the appointment of Mills, one of the constant labourers on the St. Clears road, to attend to the toll bar. The chairman said that on the interference of this Board a policeman had been stationed at the level crossing near Bankyfelin. Some other formal business having been gone through the meeting separated. SUDDEN DEATH.—On Tuesday last an inquest was held in the Town Hall, before John Hughes, Esq., on the body of Margaret Jones, aged 71, wife of David Jones, Lampeter postman, Cambrian Place, who was found dead in bed on the morning of Tuesday. From the evidence it appeared that on the nights of Sunday and Monday the deceased slept with a person named Hannah Evans, who was about to enter the service of a gentleman in the neighbourhood. rhilJ was done for the accommodation of the young woman, who was a friend of the deceased. On retiring to rest on Monday night about 11 o'clock she was apparently in good health, and conversed for some time with Hannah Evans ifter getting into bed. In the morning, her husband who slept in another apartment, proceeded to the room to call her. He awoke the young woman, but could obtain no reply from his wife, and on approaching the bed, he per- ceived that life was extinct. A medical gentleman was sent for immediately, but he was of no service as death must h ive occurred several hours before it was discovered. Verdict, Died by the Visitation of God." CARMARTHEN POLTCE COURT.—At the Town Hall, on Friday last, before the Mayor and E. H. Stacey, Esquire, Martha Thomas was charged with assaulting Hannah Evans. Cumplainant said that on Friday last the defen- dant accosted her in Jackson's-lane, and after a quarrel struck her in the face. The case was adjourned for a week.—David Beynon was charged with assaulting John Parcel. Adjourned for a foitiiight.Nlr. Ciiidvick applied for a license to open a theatre in the town, and a special sessions will be held on Friday for the purpose of consi- dering the application. CHILD BURNT TO DEATH. On Monday last a child seven years of age, the daughter of Mr. Warren, Pwlltrap, St. Clears, was accidentally burnt to death. She was left in the house by her step-mother who was about five minutes fetching a pitcher of water from a well. The child was left sitting near the fire, with another child three years old, playing with a doll, and according to the statement made by the deceased, the doll fell near the urate and in removing it her clothes came in contact with the fire which ignited them. A man passing by heard the screams of the children and ran into the house where he found the elder of the two enveloped in flames. She did not survive long, being dreadfully burnt. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Monday last David Griffiths, a liawie until lately residing at St, Clears, was killed by the passage of trucks over his legs on the railway line at Llanllwch, near this town. It appeared that there is a bal- last cutting at Llanllwch, and that the trucks laden with ballast are dispatched every night to various parts of the line. On Monday night, about 12 o'clock they had re- turned from Whitland, the engine was detached, and the trucks were running down the inclined plane from the per- manent line in the direction of the cutting, when it is sup- posed the deceased, whose duty it was, got out of one of the trucks to put the break on, and in doing so missed his foot- ing and fell upon the line, as he was heard to call out for assistance. The train stopped almost immediately; the night was very dark but several men ran to his assistance, and found him lying across the rail with one of the trucks resting on him, and it was difficult to extricate him. When his head was lifted up he exclaimed, "0, Ben, I am kil- led," and almost immediately expired. The poor fellow's legs were severed from his body-the right a little above the knee, and the left at the ankle. He was placed on a board, and as quickly as possible conveyed to the Infirmary, but medical skill was of no avail. Another of the work- men was inj ured at the same time, losing a portion of his nose and fracturing his arm. An inquest was held on the body of the deceased on Tuesday evening at the Town Hall, before John Hughes, Esq., and after hearing the facts, as stated, detailed by several witnesses the jury returned a verdict of Accidental death." SKATING.—The river Towy is frozen over, and partie s can with a degree of safety indulge in the pleasing amuse ment of skating on any part of the river. On Monday last a numerous party met below Dynevor Castle, and all went on merrily, excepting the usual concomitants of such amusements, and one immersion, which, fortunately, was not of a serious character.