The Welshman

CARMARTHEN TOWN COUNCIL. A special meeting of the Town Council was held on Monday last, in the Council Chamber, when there were present—Mr. J. L. Philipps, (mayor,) Mr. T. C Morris, Capt. J. G. Pliilipp-, Mr. Lewis Morri, Dr. Lawrence, Mr. Walter Lloyd, Mr. John Thomas, (maltster,) Mr. (ii n:?i. Daviss, Mr. Geo. Goode, Mr. John Lewis, Mr. Parry. Mr. Puddicombe, Mr. S. Tardrew, Mr. John Thomas (Lainm-t.— street,) Mr. J. Adams, and Mr. James Baitnall The minutes of the last meeting having been read, the Surveyor laid upon the table a plan for converting a por- tion of the Prisoner's Field into a manure depOt, and re- commended that the upper portion of it should be appropriated to that purpose, as the liquid emanating from it would fertilize the other part ef the field, rendering it more valuable. Mr. T. C. Morris suggested that the portion of the field now used as a garden should be selected as being more easy of access from the road and already fenced off'. An unimportant conversation ensued as to which was the better place, and whether it was not advisable to have more than one depot for the convenience of farmers who pur- chased the manure, when it was agreed tha t the garden should be used to deposit the manure upon after the expiration of the tenancy of Mr. C. Morgan's land at Waundew. The Town Clerk read the minutes of a Public Works] Committee, held on the 19th inst., to the effect that the committee were not in a position to arrive at any decision on the surveyor's report, which recommended some trifling extension to the sewers in order to facilitate hons.' drainage, I as they did not know whether there was any balance in the j treasurer's hands of the money borrowed for the sewers and I Water works. He then explained that this meeting was convened at the request of the committee in order to nsrer- j tain whether there was any balance applicable to the sewers, and on inquiry it was found there was no availab!c funds, j It was necessary to observe that there was no distinction j made between the money borrowed for the sewers and that for the water works, as they were both chargeable to the S Special District Rate. He would read the account as it now stood, making a division in it for the convenience of j the Council. In the capital account of the sewers the fol- J lowing sums had been borrowed :—Nov. 12. 1853, £ 3,000; j Dec. 13, 1854, £ 2,000; April 16, 1853, £ 2,000; Mrs. Sarah Evans. Y,1,5 making a total of £ 7.015. Out-of which the! following payments had been mad?—Dec. 31, 1855, £ 5,230 Dec. 31, 185(3, LI,515 May 20, 1857, X223 4s.; making a ;C(')3 21. 51. bi l ance du total of £ 7,037 6s. 5d., il\cJ.¡ding £632<.5:.1. balance duo to Messrs. Bewick an 1 Wade on account of contract, a thus leaving a balance of X22 6s. 5d. deficient. In f the capital account of the witer works £3,000 were borrow, d 1' in March, 185.5, out of which the following payments i had been made-March, 1855, £ 1,809 lis. lid.; Dec. 31, E 1856, XI,076 lis. Id. May 20, 1857, £ 153 10s. 4d.; making < a total of £ 3,053 12s. 4d., which included £ 14 due for i pitching thus having a balance of £ 53 13s 41. owing. Mr. T. C. Morris said, according to the statement just j! read there was no available balance. t The Town Clerk remarked that they would be X73 in | debt when all their liabilities were met; and had it been «j left to him he should not have called this meeting, but be Was directed to do so by the committee. £ Mr. John Thomas (maltster) said, as one of the mem- | bers of the public works committee he might be per- £ mitfed to state that although they had agreed to some tri- I fling extension of the sewers as recommended by the Sur- | ye)'or to facilitate house drainage if there were any money gj it, the hands of the treasurer, they were equally unanimous | In opinion that if there were no balance the work should i nOt be effected. In reply to Mr. T. C. Morris, the Surveyor stated that i the extensions he recommended could be done for £ 53 10s. § The Surveyor then produced his report, and the first ex- | tension it sugcested was to the sewer at the end of the | parade, near Kidwclly-faeh, at an expense of lie recommendud on the application of Mr. Valentine Davis, i: had expressed his intention to drain the first two g bouses on the Parade belonging to him into a cesspool, as p the sewer was not within the prescribed distance from his |. house. In reply to Mr. John Thomas, the Surveyor stated that lit the request of the committee he waited upon Mr. Davi-3, "ho said that he would make the drain the whole distance g at his own expense, so as to connect it with the sewer. J s Ir. Thomas understood the houses were within the pre- g Scribed distance from the sewer, and they could therefore S enforce connection. i en The Surveyor said that such was the case-the end of the nearest house being within one hundred feet of the sewer. |g Mr. Thomas, (Lammas-street), read the clause of the K Act specifying that the sewers must b- brought within one 5 IlIndred feet of a house to enforce drainage into it, and contended that such being the law they could not appro- g PTlate the public funds to an extension of the aewer in f. qtion without invali(-Iatiii, the rate. g The next item in the Surveyor's report was JE9 for extend. Lg the sewer into a court belonging to Mr. John Lewis in | ?nimM-street, a distanceof twenty feet, the sewer being | ?w one hundred and twenty feet fmm the court, at a cost II bout f9"  ?TMr.Lewi??a?d he applied for this extension as other I ourtsenjoyedwhathesuughttoobtain. He had greatly | ::lhoVàthis COIHt, and was deterred from making still ? ur her 'mprovements on account of the distance of the J sewer. & th The Suryeyor said that Mr. Lewis had greatly improved | the court, and the extension asked for was similar to th? | a orded to other courts. fr. T. C. Morris protested against any distinction made, as the primary object of the seweis was to cleanse the courts of the town. § Mr. Bagnall considered this discussion unnecessary, as ?. there were no funds to pay for any extension. £ Mr. T. C. Morris hoped they could obtain a small balance. •jj Mr. Bagnall said they had no funds whatever, and what was worse they were E75 in debt. £ The discussion, or rather conversation was prolonged, *i but it did not present any new feature or additional fact, j§g and resulted in the abandonment of the proposal. Mr. T. C. Morris said that on account of the strong b feeling which prevailed in the town ag inst borrowing any more money at present for the extension of the sewers, he g thought it advisable not to press the question which he g 'ntroduced at the previous meeting. (tlear, hear.) He considered the opposition which had been raised up to arise p fronl ignorance of the real facts of the case, and in support y of what he had said on a previous occasion, he would add that the mortality of Carmarthen exceeded that of the grcat towns in England, in which the deaths were twenty-six in | every thousand inhabitants, and if they took the population g of this town at ten thousand they would find in 1854-5 the deaths to be twenty-nine and and-a-half or thirty in the hf thousand, against twenty-six in the large towns of Eng- I. land. In the small agricultural towns of England, during f the same period, the number of deaths was still smaller, being about twenty in every thousand. In 1856 the t- drainage was partially completed, and according to the returns of the first quarter of 1857 a great diminution was observable, reducing the number from thirty to twenty. j; He did not wish to overstate the facts, and would therefore admit that the season was remarkably healthy. The same 1 result would, however, be seen in comparing the town with the parishes of Llangunnor, New Church and Abergwilly. ji lie could not state the population of these parishes, but he was assured that the diminution of deaths in IS56 cum- pared with 1855 was one-ninth, while the diminution in 5] theis borough was one-fifth. Mr. Stacey, Mr. Hughes, and Mr. Rowlands attributed the decreased mortality of the town to the sewers and the Surveyor had informed him that the town was now comparatively clean and wholesoille, and that it was another place altogether since the sewers £ had been made. Now he did not think the Special Distric Rate bore heavily on the poor, as it was more directly for them that the sewers were made and the poor were the first class of people to feel the effects of ill health, and in i consequence of it they som,etimes became paupers. The t Poor should be the first to support it, and he hoped resis- i: tance to the sewers would not be continued until the; cholera or some other fell; díseae visited the town. His own opinion was that it was, wise, just, and economical to X complete the sewers, but he should jnake no motion on the v question. <* The Clerk of the Peace complained to the council that the payment of his bill of fees had been unjustifiably postponed, which he attributed to the Town Clerk, who ought to have been provided with a Table of Fees according to the I)r-) visions of an Act of Parliament which he read. The Town Clerk admitted that he ought to have had the Table of Fees, but as his predecessor did not provide him S with it, and as it had not been required until this occasion he was not altogether to blame he would, however, obtain 5 one. To avoid any further delay the bills were examined and j ordered to be paid. £ Mr. Geo. Davies proposed that at the end of this year jjj some of the market debentures should be paid off with the j! balance of £-500 which would then be in hand, and that 3 next year the balance of the market receipts after payings interest, expences, and repairs should go in reduction of t the Borough Rate. (Hear, hear.) 8 This being a special meeting it was not competent to deal > with the motion which Mr. Davies withdiew on the understanding that it be included in the notice convening £ the next meeting, as he should again propose it. There ï was no opposition whatever to the proposal. V Mr. Bagnall read a letter from the churchwardens of St. Peter's requesting payment for the corporation pell. l The council appeared to be of opinion that the claim was illegal. r- Mr. John Thomas expressed a hope that the question of the sewerage disposed of at the last meeting would not f again be introduced without special notice. f The meeting then terminated. =

K CATTLE FAIRS have been held at Macnclochog on the i 22nd, and at Llanddarog on the 25th inst. The demand and Ii sale of store cattle having been so brisk at all preceding fairs h this month the number on offer at each place was under the i usual average, and nearly the whole were sold at higher ? prices. Cows with calves were in large supply and good ? demand at fully late rates there were but ver'v few fat be?ts for sale which realized 7d. per lb. sinking the offal. A lar?e C number of ewes with latnbs and store sheep were penned and sold on highly satisfactory terms. Horses and colts at Maen- if ciochog were in short supply with a very brisk demand at raher higher rates. Pigs at both places were in fair number. With a brisk demand at rather advanced prices. ™ LLANELLY.-CONCEItT.-An advertisement in another column announces a t-isit to Llanelly, by Mr. L. W. Lewis, s (Llew Llwvo), and Miss Sarah Wynne, the eminent voca- j lists las^Uie^hn'rlNFANT SCHOOL Trk rA?TY.—O Monday las the cbildrcn of this school with their mothers iiuni- n b?-? inc ?nen ?r 9a Were Orally treated to tea and cake bv Mrs Ren to C o  ?J? :Mrs. Ben. Jones, Goring 1)1ace. After ample justice !'? been ù?ne.to the god ohun§LpTlded ? TT bo^ °^ were distributed. in vafijIni 'i >6 enjoyed thems? dves III *I the play ground in various juvenile games. The parents were addressed very appronr atel. P"'e the evening. Mrs. Jones, thSe Vr °nc^ t1i»rln? curate, Rev. J. Jones, Pebrev ^fe' 1 assiduous in their endeavourto .?k?? ?'' ?' ?Iiappv. assiduous ill their eiideavotirs to ii?akL, the j-lvetiiles liapp)-. This qnd other Jones f.r his ?eSSh?S' J??T'? "? ,??" indebted to Mr. Jones for his zealous promotion ^f^duca-|. ion, j iQ LLANELLY FAIR.—A fair was held on Thursday and Friday last which was well attended. Cattle sold at high prices, but the quality was not so good as displayed on i/4 former occasions. The pig fair was well supplied, and they realized high rates. The streets were well crowded on each evening with country lads and their lasses, and on the whole the fair passed oft' quietly. ;? LLANELLY PETTY SESSIONS were held on Wednesday litst, before J. II. Itees, Esq., and H. G. Thomas, jun., E?q. John Thomas, on the compbunt of P.C. Price, was fined .?2 ? and 7s. costs, for selling Lcer on Sunday last, at Pont?r- j HI dnlais. David Owen, jun., Gwalrheh, Llanon, was charged ? with cutting and carrying away a tree from a wood on the est.ite of Colonel Manscl, Gellyrodyn. The case came on by bfl adjournment, and defendant admitting the oNence was fined £ 5 and the value of the tree, 4s.the costs to be paid out g? of the fine. The money was paid. David Owen, Llanon, M for a similar offence, was dismisaed with a cautioii.- ? Griffith Thomas, mason, Furnace, was charged with stealing ? a watch, the property of Mr. R J. Isaac, watchmaker, I ? Llanelly. T he case has already been before the public, but j the present charge is independent of the case for which the j ^3 prisoner was tried and acquitted at the last Quarter Sessions, j ? Mr. H B. Jones, for the prosecution, called Ucorge Haslet, ? who said Some time prior to last September fair the 1)ii- soner sbowed him a watch, which he believed was the same j ? as that now produced. He aw it in the prisoner's hand. who opened it, and his attention was directed to some bars ) I inside the watch, which were peculiar to it. He had not j í, seen such a watch before or since. He had also seen ano-1 fg thcr watch with the prisoner, who said he bad exchanged it. for another. He offered to give witness a point or chisel if j ?hewouIdteH the prisoner's father that he gave 15s. for the j watch to him Witness had the point and took it to the S Copper Works, when Edward Jenkins claimed it as his prd- ( ? perty and took it from him. After receiving the usual { ? caution, the prisoner st.Ued that he never showed the last j H witness any watch. He was bound in bis own rl'cog. ? nizanec to appear at the next Quarter Sessions to answer I |1 any indictment that may be preferred against him.- j ? Thomas Thomas, Water-street, was charged with assaultilJ J ames Collins, marine store dealer. Settled by defendant ? paying the costs. John Davies, a vagrant, was charged ? with obtaining 2s. 4d., from Mr. Hees, Killymaenllwyd, S n''der false pretences, He was convicted on his own con- 's fession, and sentenced to six weeks hard labour. Mr. Palmer, draper, preferred a charge against Edwin (;i!l J P!tUI'C frame deat?r,for refusing to pay his bill of four pounds for the occupation of Mr. Palmer's late shop in I;> Market-street. Defendant urg,d the charge was too much | by £1, but admitted the debt, and also that he had been ve.y H abusive to Mr. Palmer, and proceeded to say that we were < jg not all angels," when he was cut short by the bench su^- f ? gesting a settlement by arbitration, which was agreed t.), | ? and defeUthnt paid the amount and costs. Mr. Palmer f remitted 16s. for gas. John Grayer and William Francis ? were fined 5s. each for being drnnk at LIangennech.on J ?Sunday last. Mary Morgans, Merthyr, and Bpn, \Vril- | |s IIams, charged with vagr:,ny, were dismissed with a caut?i., ? and ordered to leave ?he town John Daniel and John | Morgan, colliers, were fined 5s. each for being drnnk on the |  22nd instant. David Hughes, for attempting to rescue: ? Daniel, was dismissed with a caution. k LLANELLY RAILWAY.—An extraordinary meeting of this G company was held on Saturday last, Mr. Biddu!ph in the g ? chair. The chairman exp1a;neù that at a meeting of the g ? company, be]d in 0,?tob(?r, IMS, the directors were authori- 5 ? zed to is?ue the whole of the prefercnee shares, and certain |  charge. in lieu of unissued ordinary shares, which were g | called substituted shares. The Act. of Parliament authorized | ? a preference dividend not exceeding G per cent. per annum. | ?Onthe!6di of Ma'y, 1855, it was agreed, at a meeting | of the propridurs, to issue the remainder of the new | ??2.5 shares at £ 4 discount, and that they should be | entitled to a preference dividend of 5 per cent per annum, g ?Shares to the nominal amount of ?50,00f were 13ued, anù | I they r.ow proposed to issue the unissued or substituted shares, ?am?untin.! to ?1?,000, at 6 per cent. per annum for three | | years, and 5 per cent per annum thereafter, but not to ailow j| | any discount; the shares were to b" p?id in full, as they | 9 wanted ail the money. The G per cent, or 1 per cent. xtra ? would be given in lieu of discount. They would be offered | Ivoli l d be i,,i lieu of discount. ? in the first instance to the shareholders, and if not taken up g g the remainder would be offered to the public. Mr. Gla;;co- | i de, the secretary, read a report, which stated that on the | ? L5th of October, 1853, the proprietors resolved to raise addi- b; z??,?. ,,v?,t to the amonnt of ?G4,OOC on 5 per cent, pre- 1 S ference shares, which were also to be entitled to participata | ? in any dividend beyond 5 per cent. on the old shares. The | a sum of X50,000 had been raised on these shares, and there j I remained 500 substituted shares, representing £H,OOO, to be | ? issued in order to enable the directors to complete certain i] I works, and provide additional working stock, according to ?. J former estimates. In reply to questions from Mr. Allen, Mr. II ulme, and Mr. Shaw, it was stated that only 425 of the í1 4 preference shares were issued at il discount, so that a. net sum of X,48,173 was obtained a preference shares. The substituted shares proposed to be g issued would make up the X-64,000 authorized to be raised on I preference shares. The Llandilo extension would be com- g a pleted within XI,000 of the estimate. The trade on the | railway had increased from £U,OOO a few years ago to | ?20,000 last year; they would have additional traffic from 1 I various sources when facilities for conveying it were pro- | ? vided. On the motion of Mr. Hulme seconded by Mr. Shaw, ? | a resolution was passed authorizing the directors to issue the 1 a 560 substituted shares, to be entitled to 6 per cent. per a annum up to June, 1800, and 5 per cent. per annum after- § | wards. The calls might be paid in advance, and 6 per ?cent.interest would beaHowed. A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the proceedings. |

.P -I I- I 1. "I 11 1, 11 l- -1 "I? PEMBROKESHIEE. I I The Rev. Dr. Malet, Dock-yard Chaplain, has been P I superannuated, but his successor has not yet been ap- ? S pointed. g ApRtVAL or TROOPS.—The depot of the 80th Foot, con- || ? ? sisting of 10 "m ,en. and 204 non-commissioned officers and g privates, arrived at Neyland by special train on Tuesday, f§ and were conveyed across the harbour in H.M. steamer, rtl Prospero. The depot of the 7th Foot were taken to N ey- I land by the Prospero, and left by a special train at six If 1 o'clock. N ARRERTH.-The tradesmen of this town have unani- f mously tagrecd to close their establishments on Monday B § next, in order to enable their assistants to participate in the |fi I amusements and enjoyments common to this festive period. 1 NARRERTII PETTY SESSIONS were held yesterday in the &j 1 Town Hall, Narberth, before J. L. G. P. Lewis, Thomas la Thomas, and G. R. G. Rees, Esqrs. Rees Jones was brought || ? up in the custody of P.C. Flook, charged with stealing coal h 1 of the value of 6d. from the Pembrokeshire Iron and Coal ra Company. Committed for seven days, §| I NEYLVND.—The body of another of the unfortunate ? young men who were drowned by the upsetting of a boat ||  while crossing the Ferry at Pater a few weeks ago, was if! picked up on Saturday last, and identified as that of 1 Benjamin John. This is the second body that has been re- i|i| ? covered. I MAENC'LocuoG F.uR.-This fair was held on the 22nd 11 ? and 23rd inst. All sorts of cattle sold very Ihigh at an || ? ad vance on the last fairs, and nearly every beast in the fair §| changed hands. The show of horses was by no means O'ood'. $except a tew choice ones, which sold at a high figure. || Many dealers attended the fair, but could not suit them- gjj selves, there being but few (:olt for sale. Pigs sold at high |p i prices. |p 1 HAVERFORDWEST BAPTIST COLLEGE.— An examination || ? ? of the students took place on Tuesday last, in the vestry- ||l ?room of the Baptist Chapel. The proceedings commenced ?between 9 and 10 a.m., when the He?.C. Short, M.A., of? j Swansea, conducted the classic! and mathematica l examina- p ? tion with his usual tact and c!lineney. After a brief respite g; I the theological examination was ably executed by the Rev. 3 M. Jones, of Tenby. The young men gave satisfaction, and reflected high Credit on the skill and labouls. ? of the Tutors. At 7 p.m. a public service was held in the i chapel, introduced by the Rev. Jones, of Tenby, by prayer, ? after which the Kev. C. Short, M.A., of Swansea, and the i| a llev. II. Davies, of Llanglolfan, preached two appropriate || ;1 sermons. This was the first formal examination of the ft J HaverforJwest College. || ? SniRR HALL, HAVERFORDWEST. On Saturday, last, § ? before the Hev. T. Watts, the Rev. James Philipps, J. P. ? .? Jon,s Esq., and James Owen, Esq.—James Williams, of Maenclochog, charged Francis Davies, Catherine Williams, ? a and Naomi Thomas with maliciously destr,)ying ccrtaiu trees 3 the property of Mrs Howley. Adjourned for ,t week.- John t) P Sullivan apgeared on remand charged with stealing a ? ? quantity of carpenters' tools, the property of Edwin Powell, I"' of Milford, between the evening of the 16th and the morning ? of the 18th instant. The prisoner was committed for two g ? calendar months with hard labour. Mary Thomas and |jj gj Henrv Thomas, mother and son, of the parish ùf Burton, appeared on remand charged with assaulting a boy U | named Hiehard Waters, who was at nurse with Mary 'fho- i|( mas. The case against Mary Tnomas was dismissd, and || Henry Thomas was committed for one calendar month rilli a hard labour.—Thomas Hughes, farm labourer, summoned '1- Thomas James, Broadmoor, for non-payment of wages. The j| 3 case was adjourned for a week.—The case of William Hugh g j4 Thomas, Crundale. against Thomas John and another was ? J further adjourned for a week. j| « HAVERFORDWEST COIJXTY COUrT.-Tlic monthly sitting K was held on Tuesday last, before John Johnes, Ksq., the a Judge. William Thompson late of Cranham, PVeystrop, E U labourer, was brought up to be heard on his petition for his B discbarge. Mr. Parry supported the Insolvent on behalf of The Society for Relief of Debtors. There was no opposi- K tion. Ilis debts amounted to £ 86, and his insolvency was attributed to losses by the failure of farming crops, &c. Ilis 9 Honour having questioned the insolvent as to his being d possessed of any property either in his own right or in right s of his wife, and being answered in the negative, delared him entitled to the benefit of the Act, and ordered him to be discharged forthwith. John Thompson, of the Cranham (a j brother to the the last named insolvent) was brought up for hearing upon his petition for discharge from custody. Mr. ? Parry appeared in support of the insolvent. His debts | S amounted to .E107, including a sum for which his brother and ? himself were jointly liable. There was no opposition, and 5 ? the insolvent was ordered to be discharged forthwith. 7?' 1 ? <S'??<M-?<??, ofHoneyborough, Llanstadwell, cattle dealer | ? appeared fer bIs examination under the protection Acts. I » His debts amounted to ?168, and his credits to 618. lie ? attributed his insolvency to his dwelling house having been | 9 broken into and there being stolen therefrom the ;um of g |j £ 123. Mr. Parry supported the insolvent. Mr. John C. | ? Jamts opposed on behalf of the Landshipping Colliery Com- f pany. Mr. Stephen Green and Mr. Samuel Hocb, creditors ? also opposed. The ground of the opposition was that the io<oI.1 ? vent had not disclosed the true state of affairs, and that t!io a) ? allegations in his petition and schedule were not true. His R Honour did not consider there was anything in the OppOl- B ? tion to dissentitic the Insolvent to have a day named for his ?  general examination, and ordered him to come upon the 16th ? of June for that purpose. Iterim order reiowed.-Itt? Georjie 0 ?Z?'?'<'???Yt7??,ofHaverfordwest, surgeon. This insol- | ?ventnieda petition for protection. Mr. Parry asked iiis ? Honor to appoint the 28th of July next for the petitioner s ? first examination, which was acceded to. Interim order of w 1| protection granted. The plaints were next heard, but non J* ii of them were of public interest and occupied but a short1y ? time.   Mr. Philipps the Member for Haverfordwest is elected to I J Ij to serve ,m the Committee for the Rating of Mines" Bi!l i '? and on the Liverpool Dock Committee." 1 i HAVERFORDWEST.—A petty sessions was held at the Shirc |j Hall on the 27th inst., before W. Walters and Jas. Owen, 8 Esqrs. Ann Martin summoned Elizabeth Morgan for oil | assault. The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge. Ill U appeared that the parties met a few evenings since in Saint 3 Thomas' Green, and having accosted each other in terms I not very polite, nor complimentary—terminated with a I pugilistic encounter, which resulted in Mrs. Martin n i ceiving from her fair opponent a black eye. The bench I § finding that both ladies were in fault, fined the defendant i is., and adjudged each to pay their own costs. James i j Summers, aged 14 years (who stood remanded), was brought s3 j up charged with stealing, from the shop of Mr. Joseph | laddocks. City Iload, two florins and a half-crown. Four i witnesses were examined in support of the charge, but the | | bench, not considering the evidence conclusive, dismissed t I", | charge. On Thursday (yesterday), Joseph Lewis, a tramp, was i brought up by the Superintendent of Police, before the Rev. gj | Jas. Phillips, charged with having, on the night of the 26-h I j inst., feloniously stolen, from the residence of L. Mathias, | | Esq., at Llangwuren, a copper boiler, value X3. The pri- || | soner was remanded until Saturday next. MALICIOUS ACT. On Frilay ni.;ht some scoundrels I placed five large stones on the line of rails near Shoals- | hook. The 12 o'clock train came into contact with them, H hut providentially they were of a soft nature and S broke with the force nf the engine, otherwise the whole train would have been thrown off the line. The goods tram S was proceeding slawly anil thus too we partly account for 6 the fortunate escape. The Express is due at Haverford- i west only 30 minutes after the goods train —had the lx- press train enconnêerpd the obstacle coming at its )!'pid ? speed it would probably have been thrown on the rails. ? S PARKEXD, EOKCATH, PE)mnOKE EXCISE CASE. — It 1 | will be in the recoUpction of our readers that the omcera of g excise Ncwcastle-EmIvn and Cardigan, having failed to? execute a levy wanant obtained from the magistrates of Pembroke to distrain the goo !s of Mary Evans, Parkend, ? Boncath, convicted of smuggling. The defendant 11,?vitig removed and secured a considerable portion of her goods in  anticipation of the len', the orEcers thereupon appro- hended the defendant, and had her conveyed to Haverford- J west gaol for the penalty of £ 50. Last week, through thc? vigilance of the omcrrs the goods taken away were found in |jj the bouse of a neighbour and were distrained upon by a new j| I warrant, when the friends of the prisoner come forward and ? ? paid the mitigated penalty, thereby preventing a sale. E Accordingly the Board of Excise minutes (,f the 23rd instant, p 1 issued an order for the liberation of the prison' r from gaol, ? and the old lady has returned to her home, it is hoped, to S | more industrial and respectable pursuits than that of 1 ? smuggling, H MILTOKD COAST GUARD.—The port of Milford has been I J | made the bead-quarters of the coast guard of South Wales, S | and the Amphitrite, 2G guns, sailing frigate, Captain § | Edward Tatham, has just been stationed there to serve as a I depot for the training of the coast-guard, in order to keep p ,t Iupi,l?, of good and efficient seamen, rHadyatamo- g I ment's notice to serve in the Royal Navy. It was originally | intended that the Amphitrite should be moored in the jj| ? Channel, but this was found to be too dangerous an arrange- g ? ment. The Hon. Mr. T. Boyle was appointed to the com- p mand of the coast-guard at Teil?,N I THE MILFORD PACKETS.—THE MAILS.—The people in I this city and in this quarter of the country generally are still a suffering for the want of more speedy postal communication ? to Wales and other places on the opposite side of the |1 Channel than they possess at present. It is strange—if not ? worse than that—that the heads of the Postal Offico depart- ? ¡ ment would not come to some arrangement with the pro-  prictors of the Milford packets and the South Wales railway I by which this desirable arrangement might be effected. On  I this subject merchants, and traders, and the public generally ? are culpably apathetic—they should speak out—agitate the s question. The postofEce <.mc:a?s, like all ofncials living on p the breath of popular opinion, always make it a point never K ¡ to move Srst. If the people will not move, the officials will jp remain still as posts—immoveable. But, on the contrary § persistence in laying their grievances before the country-if they showed the inconsistency of transmitting their letters w ? by DubJin, whilst swift packets are starting direct from their own doors, a change for the better would soon be the result, g 'i he public should look to this in time and stick to it too.- |f|| Walcrford Mnil. g hUSH TRAFFIC ON THE SOUTH WALES RAILWA Y.-In order that our readers may have some idea of the importance into which Neyland is daily rising, in connection with the Irish ports, we mention that on Saturday last a special S! train, consisting of no less than 33 trucks, drawn by two S powerful engines, and laden with an unusual quantity of j| cattle and goods, that ?n the previous evening bad 'left Ireland, steamed away from this once insignificant little >| spot, known, only a few months since, to pedestrians, who £ crossed to and from Neyhtnd to Pembroke-dock. We un- § deratand the Pacinc," (')li morning, brought over ? a great number of cabin and deck "passengers, 300 head of 1 horned cattle, 700 sheep, and 100 pigs. g

I NARBERTH COUNTY COURT I H Narberth County Court was held on Saturday, at the | | Town Hall, before John Johnes, Esq. jj D,wid Evans, of Whitland, an insolvent, came up for | his last examination, and passed unopposed. There were j§ | 21 cases entered; ten were heard, one of which created § ? considerable interest. namely, jsj> e Thomas Stephen v. Thomas Gibby, for £22 lls. 6d., loss 1 sustained by the plaintiff, by the unsoundness of two B S horses purchased of defendant on a warranty. A jury was g irapannelled to try the case. g ? Mr. Jeffreys, solicitor, Carmarthen, appeared for the S ? plaintiff, and Mr. Lascel1es, instructed by Mr. Thomas g | Lewis, appeared for defendant. K | The witnesses on both sides were ordered out Court, 1 g when Mr. Jeffries called h ? Thomas Stephen, who said I am a horse dealer residing S Sg in Bristol have carried on that business for 40 years. 1? g have frequently visited Wales. On the 13th of April last I S § was at Pembroke, and on the day following at Haverford- 8 g! west fair; I saw Gibby there, and asked what hewou)d B g take for two horses. On the following day I objected to 1 I one of them because I thought his feet were bad. Gibby I ? told me the rpason of that was he had ridden it when drunk § without a shoe, and had broken his foot, and he would 1 ? warrant him sound. He asked me if I would buy the two 1 horses. I told him they were not the description of horses E I wanted, but if I could buy them so as to get anything bv K g them, I should have no objection. He asked 50. I offered £ 40. £ g He would not sell them for that, and then I offered £42, E| and would not give any more. I told him to take the B g horses to the Inn and I would come down and pay for Ii them. Shortly after I went down to the Three Crowns and 8 g met the defendant, and requested him to bring out the M g horses that I might see them move about. I did not like K their movements, but the defendant warranted them sound g we then went in and had dinner, after which we retired to I! S another room, and the landlord having brought in paper jl S and ink I wrote the warranty produced, which was signed g  by the defendant when I paid him the X42. He agreed to j| take them to his own house that night, and send them on to M g Carmarthen next day, as 1 >vas going to that fair. The || ? horses were brollht up according to agreement, for which || ? I paid his wife 6i. The defendant's servant took them S down to the railway station and put them in a box, and jl they were taken to CanJ¡rf, for which I paid £ 2 2s. They jf ? were well cared for :?t Cardiff. The ostler took them to the g ? packet; I saw them funded at Bristol; neither of them §5 ? sustained the least injury (!?)r'n? the journey. About four § %X hours after their arrival I d!sco"erod one of them to be S ? broken winded I immediately wroe a letter to the defen- jj| dant informing him of it, b"t recPlvcd no answer; I then <P il| requested a friend to write, in answer to which a letter was ?received denying the existence of a warranty, and that I 5 p! might do what I liked with the horses. I then had the |j ?horses examined by Mr. Lsigh, a veterinary surgeon, of ? s| Bristol, who certified as to their state. Having had his ? opinion I sent them to the Repository, where they were g ? sold this took place on the day Gibby's letter was s i|| received. The Repository is the best and only place where I ? horses are sold publicly at Bristol. I attended the sale. ? ? The lame cob was sold for 13 guineas, and the broken-wind æ |a horse for 11 guineas. There was Cl 9s. 6d.. allowed for f|j commission and expenses in the sale. After the sale Ire-I ||i quested Mr. Lovering to write to Gibby, informing him g ? of the sale of the horses and the course I intended pursu- S ? ing for the recovery of the deficiency, to which I received g y| no answer, g ? Cross-examined by Mr. Lascelles: I found the horses || | S| unsound four hours after their arrival. The next day I ex- K  amined them and found one lame in the fore feet. I did ? || not discover anything like spavin. The defendant war- ? ranted them sound a hundred times. A person named | ? Port told me that Gibby was a person on whose word I ? could rely. I most positively state that the last five words | in the warranty, viz warranted sound —steady in har- | ? ness," were there when Gibby signed it. |  Jo hn Lovering deposed to having written the letters re-g Iferred to. 1 ? Nathaniel Leigh said I am a veterinary surgeon prac- 1 tising at Bristol for the last 20 years. Some time in April ? last Mr. Stephens requested me to examine two horses. I ? One suffered from broken wind, and the other a disease of ? the fore feet, and the spavin the disease of both horses jj ? were of long standing both the horses were dech!ediy un- E ? sound; they were afterwards taken to the Repository and sold. I was present at the sale; the usual commission for ?j sellin is five per cent. it the only auction mart in Bristol, ?j and is held every Thursday my fee for examining was ? 10s. 6d. each horse; I saw the balance paid over to Mr. @E Stephens after the sale. JB Mr. Lascelles stated the case for the defendant and g called ? Thomas Gibby, who said I am the defendant in this B! action, and reside at Penblewyn. On the 13th of April I g owned two horses one I bought at Narberth for ?22; the S. other in Cardigan for £ 16 these I sold to the plaintiff for £ 42. I might have sold one of them for the price 1 had for g S both if I had warranted him. I remember plaintiff coming to ? me at Haverfordw?t on the 14th April, and caliin?my g attention to the cob's feet. The plaintiff had seen the horses ? several times. I refused to give a warranty. Mr. Port, Mr. ? John Davies, and Mr. William Boys, Loughborou?h, were ig present, and heard the bargain I never did at any time ? warrant the horses sound, or I couid have sold them at a ? much higher price the bargain was struck at the Inn, g where he paid the money and handed me a paper to sign. ? I read it to Davies before signing it when I signed it  these words warranted sound and steady in harness" were   not in it. t ? Cross-examined: Would not swear that Davies was  ? present in the fair when the bargain was made. I t? warranted them to go in harness. Mr. Leacroft and others B ? offered the price of both for one if I would warrant them ?S ? sound. IH John Davies sworn: I am a butcher, and live at Temple-  ?ton. I heard Gibby and the plaintiff bargaining for the  ?horses. I heard Gibby say he would not warrant them;  i! we dined together, after which the monEY was paid. I saw  the plaintiff write out a paper. The defendant read it to  sgj me before it was signed; there was not a word concerning tJ i warranty in it. I had an interest in these horses. AM IUMMJW I^^HII JHW MIL I John Port examined: I live at Ross, in Herefordshire. I had occasion to be at Haverfordwest on the 14th of April 8 last; in passing through the fair the plaintiff asked me if 1 I knew the defendant, and whether he could place confidence 1 in his word. I told him he could. I was present when the I horses were sold the price was £ 42. I heard Gibby say g i he would not warrant the horses. George Mabe was examined as to an offer which he had I made for one on condition of defendant warranting him I 1 sound, but he refused to do so. This being the case for the defence, Mr. Jeffreys replied in forcible manner, and his Ho- nom hayin summed up, the jury retired, and after being absent for about half an hour, returned with a verdict for Ihe (Jpfendant. 'I- His Honour—What? g The foreman—For the defendant. E Costs disallowed. I

i CAR V I GA N S II I R IS I 3 LAMI'ETHR. —VEUVAL VISITATION'. — The annual viÛ- a tation of the Chancellor of St. David's was held on Monday 1 last whptl the churchwardens of the several parishes in the g 1 district signed the declaration of oNce before the Very 1I'v. E I Dr. LlcwcHin. In the evening the clergy and the chu?):- | wardens dined together at the Lion Hotei, according to 8 custom. jg LAMPETER PETTY SE.?sioxs.'—These sessiouswereho!d [j on Mondav Itst, before the Hev. Wm. North, M.A., butg none of the cases which came on for hearing were of sutu- H oient public interest to warrant a report. K I TREGARON*.—A lecture was delivered on Thursday even- B ing, by Mr. E. Hughes, master of the Mathematical School, J Cayo, on the science of astronomy, and with the aid of his scientific lantern, the lecturer illustrated the motions of the | heavenly bodies to the great satisfaction of a numerous || audience assem bled. g TREGAROX PETTY SEssIOxs.-The monthly petty sessions I for tho upper division of Penarth was held at the Talbot g Inn, Tregaron, on Tuesday last, before the Rev. J.W.? Morris, T. O. Morgan, Esq., and J. E. Rogers, Esq. John | i,leii!iiiis of Llangorse, summoned Evan Jones, of Pennwch. 1 I for an assault upon his son on the 17th inst. It appenred from the evidence of the boy, which was given v ery fi-,),,n the e v i denc, of the bbyo ?,i?; father into an enclospd I fidd his fathers property, to. turn out a horse the prolwrty E S of the defendant, who c?me to him and struck him and | threw bim down, and threatened him. The defendant ?aid p that the field was not an enclosed one but Commons land, j| I and had been so for the last twenty-one years to his know- g f ledge, and denied h.wing done anything but pr(went the I boy from turning out the horse, considering he had the same I right to turn his horse there as any one else had. The l magistrates adjourned the case for a fortnight for the purpose I of procuring an award from the Commissioners of Commons and Crown lands. Catherine Morgan, of Open Green, sum- ? | moned Marv Jones, "fCyddbes, for an assault alleged to g ■ have been committed on Sunday the 17th inst. The charge r ?turned out to he a fracas among a number of women, as ] ? several attended as witnesses who appeared to have taken an g S active part in the affray. The magistrates were of opinion S i that to do justice to the case, they woul d require both com- | S plainant and defendant to enter into their own recognisance iu the S:IIH of £.) and each to find a s.urety for, the like sur?, t to keep the peace for twelvemonths; the costs to he paid | equally by both parties. Richard Lloyd, of Pantyfedwen, | 1 tanner, WAS summoned by J. *'L Davies, Esq of Antaran, I for willfully damaging trees. David Davies, of Bwleh-v- | 2 gruig, said that he and the defendant arc teanai.ts of J. M. S Davies, Esq. On the 14th of February last he saw the de- g fenùant cut two Birch trees on the Pantyfedwen estate, g i the stumps of which he now produced. He could not I say what the value of trees was, but thought they were g worth more than one shilling. Previous to this he traced g something having been drawn over the way which leads to j the defendant's house, where he found three trees which had j been recently cut but he could not say from whence, but he j believed they were cut on the Pantyfedwen estate. The gg magistrates over-ruled the charge as the information had not g been laid in proper time. The defendant said that the t place from whence he cut the tree was not on the Panty- K fedwen estate; if the map was produced he would point it g out, and if it was, the case must be dismissed as he could H I produce evidence to show that it was the 11th of February g I when lie cut the trees, and the information had not been laid B until the 13th of May inst., which was after the expiration g of three months. The magistrates inquired of the witness H I for the charge if he was certain of the date of the two last H I trees being cut and he answered that he was not as he did not B think that would affect the case, but he believed it to be on | the date he had sworn to. The bench adjourned the case to | the next meeting, in order to ascertain whether the informa £ 5 tion was laid within three months or not. This concluded 1 the business. | CARMARTHEN AND CARDIGAN MAIL.- Through the ex- | ertions of B. Evans, Esq. solicitor, Newcastle-Emlyn, the | I postmaster-general has been pleased to abandon the con- | I templated discontinuance of the coach for the conveyance of || | the bags between Newcastle-Emlyn and Cardigan. H I CARDIGAN.—CHARGE OF FRAUD.—At an adjourned p3tty g I sessions for the borough, held on Monday the 25th inst., G before Thomas Davies and Thomas Edwards, Esqrs., John Thomas, a mariner, residing in Cardigan, was charged with B obtaining several articles from tradesmen in the town by G JEalse pretences. The prisoner was brought before the magis- B trates on the charge on the previous Saturday, and remanded S for the attendance of witnesses. Thomas Mathias, shopman 1 to Mr. Levi James, ironmonger, deposed that the prisoner went to Mr. James's shop on the 20th inst., and stated that he was sent by his master, John Evans, the captain of the B smack Sarah," for an iron boiler, and as Evans was a cus- tomer with Mr. James, he served the prisoner with the boiler., which he took with him. Mr. Levi James deposed that on the 21st the prisoner again came to his shop and B required eighteen pounds of white lead, and half a gallon of paint oil, and a steel shovel, which be said were required by John Evans, the master of the Sarah." The witness gave B the goods to the prisoner, as he knew the prisoner had been K ¡ employed in the vessel, but in consequerfce of information ¡ he had received, he made enquiries, and found that the pri- Bj soner had made false representations. John Evans, the master of the Sarah" stated that the prisoner was dis- charged from his employ a week previous to the goods being g obtained, and that he was not authorised by him to obtain g I the articles in question. The whole of the goods obtained B by the prisoner were recovered. The prisoner offered no B defence, and was committed for trial on the charge at the g ensuing Quarter Sessions. There were several other charges <B against the prisoner of a similar nature, but the magistrates H considered that the ends of justice would be sufficiently an- tg swered by the prisoner's committal under this charge. The g goods obtained by the prisoner had been returned to the s owners by the persons with whom he had left them. B CARDIGAN NEW MARKET.—On Tuesday last intelligence g was received from the mayor, H. D. Jenkins, Eaq (who, H with the Town Clerk, Thos. Morgan, E"q., had been at- g tending the committee of the House of Commons in support ■ of the proposed Act for the erection of the New Market and B buildings in this town) that the Bill had successfully pa,(?d 9 through committee, and that the third reading would take place soon after W hitsuntide. The news was received with much gratification by the inhabitants, and the bells of St. H Mary's Church rang merrily throughout the day in celebra- tion of the event. ARERYSTWITII PETTY SESSIONS.—On Tuesday last, at the Town Hall, before F. R. Roberts, Esq., Mayor, Da\id Evans, Esq., and Thomas Jones, Esq. Rachel Michael I was oidered to find sureties to keep the peace towards A. M. Morris, whom she had assaulted. David Lewis, 1",Jac B Davies, and Morris Rees were find os. each, for wilfully H breaking the window of Mr. Richard Jones. David Lewis t' fur assaulting Citherine Jenkins was ordered to find Is sureties for good behaviour. The perjury case stood adjourned to this day, it was further adjourned for a j|| -ertnight. g AREITYST^1111,—MARRIAGE.—On Friday last this town | assumed a gay appearance on the occasion of the marrige M f ?,ir. Edward Davies to Miss Marshall, t?ie Mariner Terrace. The Terrace road, the dock town. and the p 9 shipping and olhrr public places were decorated with flas g ? and Hrches of evergreens and flowers, and the bells of M L'lanbadarn church rang merrily in honour of the event, g lmrncdi&tc?y after the ceremony, the bride and bridegroom S left en route for the Continent. j| Af.ERYSTWITH.—THE CLOCK TOWER-In consequence of a numerously signed requisition a meeting was held at the B Town Hall, on Friday last, to consider the best steps to be I taken to prevent the stoppage of these works; the funds as g mentioned in our last having been exhausted. F. H. Ro- jg | berts, Esq., Mayor, presided amongst others there were E present T. 0. Morgan, Esq., John Roberts, Esq., Joseph E ? Downie. Esq Thomas Jones, Esq., John Eoberts, junior, .Esq" W. II. Thomas, Esq., Jacob Leon, Esq., T. W. Wdls, B S Esq., A. P. Davis, Esq., and a great number of the trades- || pien and others interested in the improvement of the town. 8j I The mayor briefly opened the meeting and explainad the 1 I position in which the committee was placed in regard to g | finances They had already expended about E353, of which 1 d about XIOO was advanced by the committee on their own B | responsibility, and not more than £ 25 could be realized by B ? the outstanding subscriptions to meet the amount required. w 8 They were to consider how the committee were to be refund- 1 ed this sum, and how they were to carry out the works to S g completion. Some immediate steps were necessary otherwise | 8 they would be stopped on Saturday, and the inhabitants B jl would-be again stigmatised with the apathy which is fre- quently attributed to them in regard t,) every public im- ? provement, but he hoped that in the present ins'ance this it ? would not be the case, and that they would resolve upon jg some means of raising the requisite funds. The whole cost of the erection would be C650, and therefore about £ 300 8 more than the sum expended would be required. W. H. g ?Thomas, Esq., suggested that they should enquire whether g i the public bodies could not assist them, for he felt confident  ? that the requisite sum could never be raised by subscription. g ? F. R. Roberts, Esq., considered that application to the public  ? bodies would not only be attended with difficulty but with a g delay, and they required immediate funds in order to prevent B 8 the stoppage of the works. Thomas Jones, Esq., stated that y ? they were greatly Indebted to Mr. Wells for the very active a |j part he bad taken in the work, and if it were not for H ? him they would have stopped long ago with regard S i to the future, he could not see a better plan than the one ja | suggested by Mr. Thomas, as it was probable they wo!ild | have the means in their hands in a short time. It only g remained for the meeting to ascertain how ihe money could p be obtained ?M6<aM<?. The progress hitherto seemed to g satisfy every one, the works were substantial and reflected R the greatest credit on the town. After considerable discus- sion, Joseph Downie, Esq., offered to lend the committee the C, sum of C300, as it might be required, towards the couiple- gj tion of the tower on the security of the committee. Thos. Jones, Esq., felt extremely gratified at the liberal offer of li Mr. Downie, and the following resolution prepared by Mr. Wells was put to the meeting, and unanimously adopted. g Mr. Downie having most kindly and liberally offered to l lend the sum of 1;300, as it may be required, for the completion of the clock tower oil the security of the com- mittee, Resolved,—That this meeting will at all times r support the committee in repaying themselves from the ( town or corporation funds, any sum which may be expended I for the purpose, and for which they may become respon- sible." A vote of thanks was then proposed to the Chair- man by Thomas Jones, Esq., and seconded by A. 1). W- vies, jjsq., and carried unanimously. j

I r NEAT II PETTY SESSIONS. I These sessions were heW oh leilday, before Rowel Gwyn, I Esq., and the Rev. D. H. Grimtfi. John Davies was sworn in a constable for the county. David Lewis pleaded guilty to a charge of drunket^css. P.C. Thomas Phillips said that on the 14th inst. he saw ds. fendant lying drunk oy the side of a wall at Pwllyglaw. When requested by the officer to go home, he became ob- I streperous, pulled off his coat and cap ani vmhed to fight. With assistance, however, he was taken home. Fined 5s. and 10s. 6d. costs. Thomas Griffiths, of Aberavon, was charged with druken- ness, but did not appear. P C Thomas Hopkins proved service of summons, and said that on the 17th inst. he futina defendant drunk in IllS own house at Abcravon. H is son came to call witness, saving defendant was beating his wife. When ho went lie fcuf". a great crowd collected around the place. Defendant wa3 fined t's. and costs lis. 6d. Marv Ann Jenkins wa3 charged with having assaulted Hannah Jones. Complainant said she is the wife of a printer in ft pottery at Llanguicke. Defendant lived next door. On the 11 tii inst. she came into complainant's shop and accused her of beating her little boy. She denied the charge and some altercation ensued, in the course of which an insinuation was t irown out by defendant that complainant's husband was not the father of her little boy. This naturally eScited complainant, who replied warmly, and received a violent blow in the eye from defendant. This was the assault complained of. A witness was called who said she did not see the assault spoken of by complainant, but she saw a subsequent affray in which Mrs. Jones was engaged in pitching into" Mrs. Jenkins, being urged on thereto by her husband. The Bench thought both women were is blame, and dis- missed the case on each paying 6s. 9d. costs. Margaret Rfgan, a married woman, and Margaret Jones, a young girl, were charged with stealing a quantity of old iron and steel, the property of the Neath Abbey Iron Com- pany. Murray, a blocklayef, in the employ of the Neath Abbey Iron Company, said that on Tuesday afternoon he met the two prisoners on the canal bridge, carrying empty h .skets. Thev went towards Neath, and lie went in another direction, but subsequently saw them again, when they had their ba-kets full o! iron. He went after and overtook them. The youngest prisoner threw down her basket and ran away, but the other woman accompanied him back to the wot ks, where she was given in custody. The articles stolen comprised some steel chisels which were in use on board the old Uristol s'eamer, lj ing in the Clydach river, where she was being broken up, and same old iron. Some of the tools belonged to Walter Bowen and some to Mr Price. The old iron belonged to the Neath Abbey Company. Walter Bowen proved that son:e of the chisels belonged to him, and some to Mr. Price, his emploj-cr. They were worth at least 3s. 6d. The prisoners pleaded guilty, and elected to be tried by the bench. They were each sentenced to one month's hard labour. Margaret Mc Lean, a woman with a child in her arms, was charged with stealing sundry pieces of iron, the property of the contractors for the Glyncorrwg Railway. Superintendent Worman said that on Tuesday afternoon 8 he met the prisoner in Queen-stree, carrying under her I shawl someth;ng that appeared to be weighty. When he 6 Something 0 ?o use He asked what it was, she said, of no use He 9 took her to the police station, where he found upon her the B iron produced, which was tied up in a handkerchief. She | said she bad picked it up by the river side, near the bridge fa at Pontcwm, and she was not the first that had done it. He |I detained her on the charge of stealing the iron. Morgan Powell, blacksmith, recently in the employ of the | contractors for the Glyncorrwg Railway, identified the I iron as their property, and stated its value to be about 3s. 6d. § Mr. David Coote, who is in charge of the plant on the 8 Glyncorrwg Railway, proved that the property was now l vested in Mr. George Knox The iron produced was gome S which he believed had been left in a box, which was now G removed. The iron could not have been sold without H witness's knowledge. The bench sentenced the prisoner to imprisonment forgi one calendar month. I

I BRIDGEND PETTY SESSIONS. I On Saturday, before the Rev. J. Harding, the Rev. II. L. Blosse, the Rev. C. R. Knight, and R. Franklin, Esq. Thomas Lewis, Newcastle, was charged with assaulting Catherine Howells, of the same place. Complainant said Thomas Lewis and his wife were at David Kees's public-house on Friday afternoon, between four End five o'clock she, the complainant, was 9 also there, having been requested by David Reel's wife to I go in while she was going out. Thomas Lewis and his wife 8 I as well as some others were there. The man and wife I began to quarrel, and lie beat her and knocked her down. S Complainant seeing him abuse his wife attempted to go be- ween to prevent him continuing his abuse, when Lewis struck her. A woman, who was a neighbour, gave evidence that on the afternoon in question, she went to David Rees's public- house, and Thomas Lewis and his wife were quarreling, Kitty Howells interfered, and Lewis struck Kitty. Witness did not see him give the blow, as she was at the door, but when Kitty came out, she heard her siy that Thomas Lewis had struck her. Lewis was not sober at the time. v Thomas Lewis said in defence that he had not laid a hand upon the coplainant. He called John Austin, who said he was at I)arid Rees's house; saw Lewis and his wife quairelling. They had a scuffle between them, and she went down by scuffling. Did not see a blow. Neither Lewis nor his wife were sober. Saw nothing between Lewis and Kitty Howells. Sa,v nothing of what took plsce outside. Complainant said she was struck near the door, with the settle between them. They were not sober, and were talk- ing about land. Fined £ 1 and costs lis. 3d or one month's imprisonment. Defendant applied for time but was refused. William Rees was charged by Benjamin Martin, game- keeper, with carrying a gun for the purpose of destroying game. The accused had given his name to the keeper as William Thomas, but now acknowledged he was the party charged with the offence named in the summons. Benjamin Martin said he was gamekeeper to Mr. Vivian. On Saturday evening wetk he was going along the Bryn between Newton and Sker, about half-pa^t eight o'clock in the evening, when he heard a shot on the west side of the Bryn. In about ten minutes he heard another in another direction. In a few minutes he saw fuur men with a hound walking sharply across the grass field. They went into a barley fieid. Heard a man give an urge on, and saw the hound run it gave tongue. Witness fol- lowed, and the man got up to the top of the field, when three men, with a bound, went into the wood. He went across into the wood and saw them beating the wood, one had a stick but Rees had a gun. The other two were beating. By the Bench Observed no crows. As soon as the prisoner saw me he took to his heels, and called to the other men that there was somebody coming. He ran a6out 150 yards and he fired the gun for safety I suppose. I went after and took him. By defendant: Can't say the dog was with you more than with the others. They were with you beating. Prisoner-said they were shooting for a cloc k at the Bryn, and he borrowed the gun and shot one charge. He did not not think it any harm in going out theie. The Bench, after a caution, fined the accused in the miti- gated penalty of 6s. 9d., and costs 13s. 3d. It was subsequent that the magistrates became aware that defendant had given a false name. Timothy McCarthy pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly at Brigend, late on Thursday night or early on Friday morning. Defendant had kicked one of the police, but that charge was not pressed against him. He had been before the magistrates on a similar charge on a former occasion, and had then promised to leave the town. lie was severely reprimanded, aud fined 5s. and costs. The case of John Morgan, of Penyvin, charged with as- g saulting and heating Jennett Williams, of Llangewydd, I was adjourned in const quence of the complainant being unable to attend —a medical certificate having been pro- duced. He was bound to appear in £10 recognizances. Sullivan, a young girl, was charged with stealing certain articles belonging to the Bridgend and Cowbridge Union. Mr. Shaw, master of the Union, said that at the end of April lie found a cupboard in the master and matron's sitting-room with the lock broken, and two pairs of shoes missing. The prisoner was a pauper, and employed as a servant in the house. Witness remained quiet for a time, thinking he should discover the perpetrator. He was then informed that the prisoner had been taken up by the police on a charge of stealing shoes. There appeared to be considerable difficulty in identifying the shoes; and the Bench asked whether the shoes had any marks on tbem. The master replied they had not. A towell was also mis- sing on which there was a mark. By the Bench I do not keep a diary. I did not report it. I did not think it necessary to do so, as the loss would fall on myself. The magistrates thought Mr. Shaw ought to report such matters. Mr. Shaw said that he should naturally take every means for the discovery, as the loss would fall upon himself for any articles missing from stock, and not on the public. Examination continued: The towel was stamped- [it was produced]—and the cap. Mrs Richards, the matron, has the management of the linen. Mr. Knight said it was a very serious case to the Guar- dians not to report missing articles, as half their property might be missing. Mr. Shaw said it was the duty of the matron to report on the linen. Mr. Knight: What is the use of reporting to you if you do not report to the Guardians? Your patience maybe long-suffering, but not so that of the ratepayers. The sys- tem is undoubtedly lax as it respects public property, as half the property might be lost without the Guardians being aware of it. Mary Morgan, wife of Jenkin Morgan, Oldcastle, said I know the prisoner Sullivan. The shoes were left in my house when she came from Whitncy. That was about five or six months ago. She said she left them for some money she owed me. 1 did not ask for them. The towel has been a long time with her—about three mouths. It was a dirty rag, and I washed it. She left the cap and got 2d. for it to buy bread. Mr. Shaw, in answer to questions put by tho Bench, said ? the towels were henceforth to be numbered. b The Bench said as the last witness had said the towel g and cap had been in prisoner's possession before the time ? mentioned by Mr. Shaw, the case must be dismissed. ? Mr. Harding made a feding address to the child, exhort- a ing her to leave bad company, and to go from Bridgend, § and disgrace. The girl stated that she had neither father, mother, nor ? Ea any other relative. Joseph Bulliu, a farm labourer, was brought 8P on a 1 charge of stealing £ 15 in sovereigns from Thomas Howell, J!t a fellow servant. Thomas Howell, a picture of stolidity, (kept the court in ?ta roar of laughter by his awkward mistakes of the mean- ? ings of questions put to him, at which complainant laug ( M and grinned in return), said that he was working at Old I Park, Margaffi, he had money, which he kept in hn pocket in a tobacco bos. He lost the money and the box about three weeks since. It was last Monday week ho missed them, as he was going to bed. The waistcoat was left in the yard where he was working. It was a month. since he bad looked into the box. The jacket was no ftlwaye left where it would be in his sight. Hts fellow- sef rsnts did not know he bad money. Prisoner had been nine days In the service, but he left last Saturday. He im nothing to say a#aiu&t the prisoner. The Bench-Hav- you any reason to suppose the priso- ner stole the money ? Ilawell-Not I. BencÎl- What is he here for ? Howell-I doti't know. Bench—What do yoti come here for ? Howell—I don't know. (Loud laughter, in which Howell himself joined as heartily as if he had not lost a penny.) The case was dismissed. The fallowing chief constables were sworn in :—Tliomrts Roberts, Liatfdvfodwg; Messrs E. llopkin, St Bride's Major, for Ogmore Johti OriffHbs, printer, Bridgend and J. J. Thomas, farmer, Parkuewydd, for Newcastle.

MTSRTHYB POLICE COURT.-On Saturday. before J. t; Fowler, J{,Pq. Thomas Jones and William Martin pleaded guilty to a chafgs Ðf drunkenness in the treete, &.nd were fined 5s. each.—Marv Hungerford, a rcspectably-dressed Irish woman, was charged by Mary Hecley "ith assaulting her by first beating her and then pushing her down Simi breaking her arm. The parties live at the cinder tips* Newfoundland. There had been a quarrel, and com- plainant -,tel)t to defendant's house and challenged her tIt fl.ght. The defendant declined the invitation, and told her to leave her house. She refused, and defendant, to get ri-I of her, pushed-her out of her house and shut the door. The complainant fell and broke her arm. Defendant saM she was very sorry complainant broke her ariii-ghe did not intend to do her an injury all that she wanted was tn get rid dfher.—His Worship told defend n' that as she ha i brought the accident on herself lie woul,l do nothing fur her. If she could prove that defendant was in fault, which lis; very much doubted, she might go to the county court flle compensation. PREVALENCE OF SMALLPOX.—We regret to find that tho smallpox has broken out with considerable severity at Britonferrv and Aberavon. At the last ineeting of tho Neath Board of Guardians, Dr. Pritchard, the medical odicer, reported the fact, and the Clerk was directed to write to several of the principal inhabitants of Britonferrv, where the outbreak lias been most severe, asking them to make a house to house visitation, and urge upon the peoplo to have immediate recourse t.) vaccination. The relieving officer was also requested to use every effort to induce parents to have their childreu vaccinated as speedily as possible. "I'o

I BRECONSHIRE. BRECON. — AWFCLLY SUDDEN DEATH—On Saturday evening last, Mr. George Spillman, son of Mr. Spillman, of the Swan Hotel, Hay, was returning home from Brecon market in a gig. when near the Rock and Castle just outside the town, he was seized with an epileptic fit, fortunately Air. Jones the master of the Hay workhouse, was with him m the gig. and immediately stopped the horse. Mr. Spilmnti was taken back to the Star Inn quite unconscious Messrs. Armstrong and North, surgeons, were immediately in at- tendance, but could render no assistance as deceased never rallied and died about six o'clock on Sunday morning, ^ir. Spillman was 26 years of age only. BUECON — On Sunday last the 29th anniversary of tho Welsh Baptist Sunday School at Watergate, in this town, was held, the Rev. N. Thomas of Cardiff, preached at half- past ten, am. in Welsh, at half-past two in English, and at six in the evening in Welsh. The chapel was literally crowded during the whole of the day. The collections amounted to upwards of X9. Br.Eco-On Sunday last the annual chapel anniversary of the English Weslevan in this town, was held, when the. Rev. R. Rees of Neath, preached at half-past ten in the morning, b air-past two in the afternoon, and at six in tho evening. The services were very well attended, and col- lections were made at the close of each service towards liqui- dating the debt on the chapel which amounted to upwards of £:¿.

I COUNTY ELECTION. I To the Editor of the Welshman. I SIR,-By the death of the late lamented member for I Carmarthenshire, the duty of choosing a repreaentativn | again devolves on the Electors. Assuming that they will I have a choice of candidates, 1 would suggest that oui- local interests rather than their political opinions be made tho | tests for their election or rejection. Politics may be con- sidered a dead letter in this agricultural district—the great question of Free Trade versus Protection is settled-Pal- merston's majority is so large that one member more or less is unimportant,—and the political opinious of the member elected will most likely neither interest nor benefit the great bulk of his constituents. On the other hand, the improve- ment of the county, and the development of its agricultural resources are most important and matter of fact considera- tions to the farmers of Carmarthenshire, and can be greatly quickened by the influence and energy of the local mem- bers. As one great means to that end—let the candidates bo required to pledge themselves to support and encourage by every means the &temMa of &?ttoy< in this county. We want railways from Llandilo to Cnrmarthen- om Llan- dovery eastwards—from Cardiganshire to (^oparthetw^H from the coal and lime districts to C "7nie we want the extension of the narrow gua?'. ?W?MM???'?! to Carmarthen, or to Milford. Let the <'?P?M?M"?' that in a few years in all probability a ?'M)??NE?f Transatlantic and Irish traffic will converge at   Bttii they will see the necessity of railways to cen????tjtte portion of it in this county, and also that they ^HBriiavn members willing and able to look after their 1 eats in these matters. Therefore, I say again, leave the member to enjoy his own political opinions, but pledge him by nit 1 meana to support Railway Extension and Local Improve- ments in Carmarthenshire." I remain, Sir, Yours, &c., <-  Llandilo, May 27, 1857. YOUNG WALES. 11 I Llandilo, May 27, 1857.

I FAIRS IN JUNE. CARMARTHENSHIRE.—Aberg?i)!, 23rd Carmartben 3rd L?ugharne, 24th; Handpbie, 3rd LLmdilo, 21at; Han- dovery, 5th; Llanedi, 18th; Mothvey, ISth; Newcastle Emlyn, 22nd; St. Clears, 1st; Tavernspite, 13th. CARDIGANSHIRE.—Abeiystwith, 1st and 24th Lampeter, 3rd Llanarth, 17th Llandwyddalus, 17th. PEMBROKESHlRE. Eglwyswrw, 3rd; Fishguard, 3rd and 2oth; Haverfordwest, 12th; Llandeloy, 2oth; Nar- berth, 2nd & 29th Newport, 27th; Tenby, 2nd; Wiston, 11th. BRECONSHIRE.-Builth, 22nd; Hay, 8th. GLAMORGANSHIRF.- Aberavon, 21th; Caerffili, Trinity Thursday; Cardiff, 29th; Cowbride, 24th; Heol-y-Felin (Aberdare), 17th; Llantwitt Major, 22nd; Llandaff, Whit Monday and Tuesday Loughor, 1st Neath, Trinity Thursday Waen, Trinity Monday.

BIRTHS. On the 25th instant, at Narberth, the wife of Mr. William Lewis, draper, of a daughter. On the 19th instant, at Victoria House, Neath, the wife of Mr. Edward Davies, draper, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. On the 20th instant, at Capel Bettws Church, near Llan- geitho, Cardiganshire, by the iter. J. Davies, Thomas Davies, third son of Mr. David Davies, Rhiwonen, to Miss Ann Joues, eldest daughter of Mr. Daniel Jones, Gwastod. On the 21st instant, at the parish Church, Llanbadarn- fawr, by the Rev. J. Hughes, Vicar, Mr. Edward Davies, eldest son of Mr. A. P. Davies, of the Gogerddan Arllls Royal Hotel, Aberystwith, to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Mr. Marshall, of the Belle Vue Royal Hotel, in tho same town. same town. DEATHS. On the evening of the 22nd inst., at the University Club, very suddenly, aged 65, David Arthur Saunders Davies, Esq., M.P., for Carmarthenshire. On the 21st instant, in her 66th year, Mrs. Martin Roberts, of Troedrhiw, near Pontrhydfendigaid, Cardigan- shire. On the 22nd instant, after a lingering illness, aged 28, Mr. John William, currier, of Pendre, Cardigan. The deceased was an esteemed member of the Baptist church. On the 14th instant, at Witbybush Lodge, near Haverford- west, aged 46 years, Mr. William James, well-known ns joint proprietor and driver of the Cambrian Omnibus that ran between Carmarthen and Haverfordwest, up to the timo of the railway opening, in 1853. On the 20th instant, at Milford, after a few days' severe illness, aged 23, Thomas, son of W. Harries, Esq I Wcn1- dew, Dinas, Pembrokeshire. Deceased was buried at Gideon Independent Chapel on the following Saturday. On the 28th instant, at Lanteague, Martha, eldest daugh- ter of Mr. Benjamin Morris, farmer: 42nd year of his On the 23rd instant, at Swansea, in the 42nd year of his age, after a severe illness, the Rev. 1. Pisar, the respectc minister of the Hebrew congregation in that town. On the 22nd instant, at Swansea, aged 69 years, Mr. David Rosser, High-street. On the 20th inst., at Bournemouth, Hants, Major General William D. Jones, of the Royal Artillery, brother of the ia.o General Sir John Jones, Bart., R.E., and of Sir Harry H. Jones, R. E.