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E. M. Davies, Esq., the High Sheriff for this county has appointed Mr F. Green, solicitor, under-sheriff, and the Rev. Chancellor Williams, chaplain. MANCHESTER AND MILFORD RAILWAY —The bill for the deviation of the line came before Mr Frereione of the Examiners or Standing orders, on Saturday last, and it was decided that the Standing orders had not been complied vi itb. 0 CARMARTHENSHIRE INFIRMARY.—We are requested to state that linen being very much used at the Infir- mary, the Committee would be glad to receive any old linen from persons willing to give it to this excellent institution. THE WEATHER.—There has been a great change since last week. On Friday the temperature rose rapidly and a mild thaw commenced and on Sunday nearly all the snow had disappeared. At times it rained very heavily and on Saturday night and Sunday morning the weather was very tempestuous. During this week we have had frequent showers of hail and :rain, but the temperature has continued with some slight variations high for the season. CARMARTHEN PETTY SEssIONs.-These sessions were held at the Shire Hall, on Saturday last, before Capt. Davies, Lloyd Price, Esq., and the Rev. Chancellor Williams. An order was made for the removal of Ann Williams, aged 77 years, a pauper chargeable to the parish of Llanarthney, from that parish to the parish of Llanfihangel-Aberbythich, her last legal settlement. There was no other business of any public interest trans- acted. A USEFUL IXYEXTIOx.-E. J. Hill, Esq., of Ferryside, has within the last week taken out a patent for what is termed Hill's Digitation Pen and Pencil Holder," a very novel kind of penholder of his own invention. Its main feature is a wire-loop through which the finger of the writer is protruded. Its advantages over all kinds of existing penholders are so numerous and important that when it is once seen and used it will be certain to find favour. Among many other advantages is its peculiar adaptation for teaching the art of writing, and we doubt -not that it will soon become a favourite with the juvenile portion of the community, and indeed, it seems more than probable that it will in a very short time come into general use. Its construction is so simple, that it may be manufactured at such a cheap rate so as to enter very favourably into competition with pen- holders now in use, and so it will become available to all.—Comm un icatcd. CARMARTHEN DISTRICT ROADS BOARD.—A meeting of this Board was held in the Shire Hall, on Monday. There were present-Capt. David Davies (chairman), Mr Jones, Derllwyn, Mr Carver, Wenallt, Mr Lloyd, Penybank, Mr Adams, and Mr Thomas, Derllys. The proceedings were of a formal character, consisting for the most part in reading the minutes of the previous meeting, and so much of the minutes of the County Roads Board meeting as relates to this district, and in signing cheques to the contractors for broken materials. The Surveyor's report as to the casual labour required was read and adopted. The Surveyor said that at the annual meeting of the County Roads Board there was ijome debate as to the cost per year of the turnpike roads in this county. He had, adopting the same plan as General Wortham, made out a statement showing the amount expended on the roads, what the gates let for, and the charge per mile in this district, as compared with the other districts in the county, and with the counties of Cardigan and Brecon. From this state- ment it appeared that this district contrasted very favourably with the others, having labour and ma- terials cheaper. In the Carmarthen district the expenditure was JElS 6s per mile, and 13s 6d in the pound on the letting; in the Three Commott's District zcl9 8s per mile, and 16s 6d on the letting in the Llandovery District, X22 14s per mile, and 18s on the letting. In Cardiganshiro, X17 per mile, and 18s on the letting; and in Breconshire, 19s 6d ™ the letting. Mr Jones inquired if the calcula- Sm was based on the entire expenditure. The Surveyor tenlied that it did not include the salaries of the officers, but the amount actually expended on the roads. Seve- ral members of the Board expressed themselves gratified with the result, especially as the roads, on the whole, are now in a fair state of repair, notwithstanding the severity of the weather. POLICE COURT. On Monday, at the Shire Hall, before Capt. Davies, Valentine Davis, Esq and J. Lewis Philipps, Esq. Joseph Morris, landlord of the Union Hall public-house, Qnay-street, was charged with as- oaulting William Harries, a farmer residing at Pn- ilwyni, in the parish of Llanegwad, under the following circudmstaanncceess ComplaInant said-Last Saturday week, ?V ^°U+ noon, I went to the defendant's house with the ?outnoo of getting J agreements that had been intention my ther.jn_iaw. [Witness explained that j ,tolen ????t? will of the late Mr Davies, ? Penllwyni] Defendant went up-stairs to fetch the of i ??-? in a short time he came down with ? ?? ???men?nly in his hand, and he gave that to me. ouG document only for the rest. I knew he had them bic::use he P, shown them to Mrs Daniels, a fortnight or ?cwoeks before. In about an hour after that he tt the agreements downstairs and called Daniels into an° ther ro om to lo okatthem. Daniels at the same time :sked me to come in and see them. I asked the defen-  if he had any objection to give them up to me. He asked me what I would give him if he would give them up. I asked him how much he wanted, and he said he would take X4. I said I would give him nothing of the kind, but I did not mind giving him a few shillings. He said there was a young man in this town who would give him Xloo for them. Defendant then began to look for the agreement he had first brought downstairs, and asked Daniels for it. Daniels said he had not got it. I then told him that I had the agreement but I refused to give it back to him. I was about to leave the house, when the defendant called out Police! police!" and then his wife began to call out" Police police!" I then said, Oh, if you want a police, I will come back." If accordingly went back, and the defendant came and caught hold of me by my neckerchief, and held me, while his wife tried to get at my pocket. (Laughter.) T endeavoured to keep the defendant off, and his little f''rl also pushed him back. In the struggle my staff ?Uto the ground, and the defendant took it up and tried to strike me with It, but he failed to do so. After he lost the staff he ran to a back room to fetch the sweeping brush. (Laughter.) He tried to strike me with the brush, but was too far from me, the women preventing him. Capt. Davies: How old are you?— plaintiff: About thirty-eight.—Capt. Davies, and how old are you, defendant r-Defendant: Sixty-eight.—Mr V. Davies: Dear, me, the defendant must be a very courageous man to attack a young person like the com- plainant. (Laughter.)—Examination continued When the defendant lost the sweeping brush he again caught hold of my throat, and his wife again tried to get her hand into my pocket. I pushed the defendant off in order that I might take care of my pocket. He then took hold of a candlestick from the mantle piece, and tried to strike me with it. (Laughter.)—The Bench Why did you not leave the house ? what was to prevent you ?—Complainant: I did not leave the house because I wished to reason with him. I would have given the agreement up to him if he could have shown me that he had any right to it.—Defendant: I gave the document to him in order that he might read it over and see whe- ther it was the document he wanted, ai.d he would not give it back. I therefore tried to prevent him leaving use and he first took hold of me by the throat — r mnlainant: No, it was not given to me to read. He d'd not speak about reading. I cannot say what he gave it m ^-Defendant: I ai.d," Here's one; you g look at it and see whether it is the one you want." roay 00 him le  ? house with my deed.- i°°y prevented him leavmg ouse .WI! my deed.- Mr ?Hen?ry Dam?e??er residing at Nantypun, in the parish of Llane0 > corroborated the complainants' t tp t. t He was at defendants' house last statement in part. Saturday week in ,p,,y w,th eomp amant. Com- plainant asked 1\I for the document,, and returned p aman as e .I orrIs The first ?nt had been two, and retained one. Ine n docUDQent had been O'iven about an hour before the other Morris asked ? the first document, and complainant refused to give it. He went out from the defendants house, tthbm inkin£g the complainant was coming after him, bu when e found that the complainant was not fol[°wng' he re- turned to look for him. When he got to th entance of. defendant's house, he saw Morris and ? ?!e and daughter all about the complainant, whose hat and bck were en the floor. Jdorrwww jumping alwtt lik ei mountebank. (Laughter.) He saw him trying to strike I complainant with a sweeping brush, and also with a candlestick. He heard some one crying out for the police, but as soon as he got outside the defendant's house, the complainant made his escape, and followed him.—Defendant: Complainant first took hold of me by the throat.—Mr David Tenkins, of Wern, Abergwilly, was called by the complainant, but he knew nothing of the assault, except that he saw the women trying to take some paper from the complainant's pocket.—Defen- dant stated that a Mrs Thomas, who was now a widow and resided at Merthyr or Aberdare, came to his house one day with the documents in question: She wanted to borrow some money on them, and had been to Mr Green who was not at home. She then gave the docu- ments to defendant's wife, and asked her to take care of them for her, as she did notlike to carry them through the street so often. On the following day Mrs Thomas's husband came to defendant's house, and after some con- versation it was arranged that the documents should re- main in Morris's possession until Thomas or his wife should call for them. The defendant was therefore responsible to Mrs Thomas for the deeds, and when the complainant came there and took one of them, he tried to prevent him leaving the house, when complainant seized him by the throat. He also struck defendant's wife such a blow in the breast on leaving the house that she was ill in bed from that time to the present, and was unable to attend the court. If she had been able to attend he would have had a warrant against the com- plainant for assaulting her.—Jane Morris, the defendant's daughter, said she heard her father ask the defendant to give back the paper he had given him. Her father prevented the complainant from leaving the house, and the complainant took hold of him by the throat. Her father then took hold of a sweeping brush and a candle- stick, but she did not think he tried to strike the com- plainant but merely to frighten him. (Laughter.) She did not see her fathsr attempt to strike complainant with the candlestick. Complainant struck her mother a violent blow on the breast as he left the house.—Capt. Davies And how is your poor mother now ? (Laugh- ter.)—Witness She is very poorly, sir.—Capt. Davies (to defendant) Morris, you are an old man, sixty-eight years of ag., and ought to know how keep your temper under control. You ought not to allow your temper to get the mastery over your judgment. The assault has been clearly against you and the Bench have decided upon fining you two shillings and sixpence and costs, or seven days' imprisonment.—Defendant: Then I am to lose my document ?—The Bench We have nothing to do with your document.—Defendant: Then I shall take him to the assizes.—The Bench We cannot advise you on that point.—The charge against Thomas Evans for breaking the window of Mr John Williams, watchmaker, Lammas-street, was compromised, the defendant paying the complainant £2 10s. On Tuesday before the Mayor, Valentine Davies, Esq., Thomas Lewis butcher, Catherine street, was brought up in custody of the police, and charged with deserting his wife and family. It appeared from the evidence that the defendant left is nnf? and two children in August last, and that since the 29th of that month, they had been chargeable to the parish receiving at first 2s and of late 4s a week. The defendant was committed to gaol for a month. 2ND 6TH CARMARTHENSHIRE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS.— Drills for the week ending March 4th, 1865.-These Companies will parade on Monday, Feb. 27th, at half- past 7 o clock-dress, optional. The report of the com- mittee of the Carmarthen Rifle Association, 1864, will be presented to the members at this meeting; Tuesday, 28th, at half-past 7, squad drill for recruits.-6th Com- pany only: Wednesday, March 1st, at half-past 7, full uniform, for inspection of uniform of efficients of 1863-64; lhursdjay, March 2nd, at half-past 7, squad drill for recrmts. Efficients" of last year belonging to No. 6 Corps, whose uniform is in bad condition, are requested to parade on Wednesday evening in such uniform whatever its state may be.—By Order. PENNY READINGS, ENGLISH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. —These readings were most successfully repeated on luesday last. The room was thronged, and a large number were unable to obtain admittance. This is not at all surprising, for the readings and music are always so attractive, and supply so well that healthful and cheery recreation which a town like Carmarthen spe- cially needs, that it would be strange if a large number did not gather to them. SAINT CLEARS.—PETTY SESSIONS.—These sessions were held at the Swan Inn on Tuesday last, before Capt. It P. Beynon, and Timothy Powell, Esqrs. There was no business of any public interest transacted. PEMBREY.—BURRY PORT SMELTING Co. (LIMITED) —These works which were commeuced on the 19th of March, 1864, are now completed. A few of the furnaces were lighted on Monday last, and in the course of a few weeks the works will be in full operation. The build- ings are of a very substantial character, far superior to most works of the class, and the internal arrangements are also excellent. The whole are under the manage- ment of D. A. Onslow, Esq., of New Lodge. CROSS INN-—FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday morn- ing a man, named Rees Davies, employed at the Ponty- clerc colliery, while at work heard a noise accompanied. by groans proceeding from the bottom of the pit, he immediately went to the spot and a dreadful spectable awaited him, a man named John Evans, residing at Bettws, had attempted, it would appear, to ascend in the bucket, taking with him a pickaxe and other tools, and from some cause which remains to he explain- ed, the pickaxe entered his body, some of his intestines being actually found in the bucket, there were also bruises on hie head and neck. At present this melan- choly event is wrapped in mystery. The deceased has left a widow and two small children. LLANDYSSUL.—The Llandyssul monthly market was held on Tuesday last, and this proved by far the best market held here since its commencement. The supply of fat beasts, sheep, pigs, as well as of agricul- tural produce generally, was abundant, and the demand very brisk. Nearly all on offer was soon cleared, prices being nearly as follows :—butter 1 Od to Is Id per lb., cheese about 28s per cwt, pigs 8s 6d to 9a per score' sheep 4}d to -5d per lb., fat beasts 5d to 6d per Ib, oats from 2s to 2s 3d per bushel. LLANELLY.—LOCAL BOARD or HEALTH.-An ex- traordinary meeting, was held at the Town Hall, on Monday. When there were present—Mr W. H. Nevill, chairman, Rev D. Rees, Mr W. Thomas, Mr D. Evans, Mr D. Morris, Mr R. B. Jones, Mr R. Harries, Mr J. George, Mr B. Jones, Mr C. W. Nevill, Mr Rosser,& Ur R. T. Howell. This was a special meeting by requisition of four members, For the purpose of considering the objections of the Harbour Commissioners to the 33rd clause of the Water Bill, and to modify the same as may be deemed proper." The 33rd clause of the Water Works Bill and the Harbour Commissioners objections having been considered, it was resolved, That the fol- lowing clause be substituted, and that the Clerk to the Local Board be authorised to give an undertaking for its insertion m the proposed Bill. « The Board in addition to any other sums which they may borrow under the powers of the Public Health Acts, may from time to t^e for any of the purposes of this Act, and under the authority thereof borrow at interest on the security of the Water Rates l\"lable, and charges for water to be supplied under this Act, and on the security of the General District Rates, under Public Health Acts such sum as  ?"? not exceeding the 8um of! ??.0n? 00 aS nd on tXh. e security of the estate called the? Great Marsh or Burgesses Lands, subject to the provi- sions of the trusts under which such estate is held, such ?srsum as they may req aire not exceeding the sum of ?00, and may secure the repayment of the same with interest by mortgage accordingly BENEFIT BUILDING SOCIETY.-The annual meeting of; this society was held at the Town Hall, on Monday evening, the 13th inst. There was a large number of members present. The Directors' yearly accounts and report were read and adopted, which were of a very satisfactory character, and which shows the society to be in a flourishing condition. The total income of the society since the commencement of its business amounts to ?11,?3 Os 7d, the greatest part of which has been spent in the building of houses in this town and neigh- bourhood. As the rules of the society prohibit the addi- tion of fresh members, it is thought very desirable a new society should be formed. PANORAMA OF THE AMERICAN WAR.—Mr Harry H. Davies, (and not Mr Washington Davies, as stated in the last WELSHMAN), continued to exhibit his mangnifi- cent Panorama of the "American War," on Thursday, Enday and Saturday evenings last. We were sorry t see so few present on the two first mentioned nights, but it was much better attended on Saturday night The band of the rifle corps by the kind permission of Capt W H. Nevill, attended each evening and played a selection ot appropriate airs at intervals. Some of the scenes of the various battles and the sketches of Towns and the country around are very picturesque and grand Mr Davies gives an account of each scene as shewn in an intelligent and interesting manner. that MMr 1 lRY ich^arTd Br?asseZttW, t \r° grieved to learn that Mr Richard Bassett, highway surveyor and late relieving officer, residing near Trimsaron was found last Friday morning, in a river not far from his home quite dead. It is not known how he met with his death, and that so suddenly, as he was quite well in town on market day (Thursday). It is supposed he was going homo by night in crossing this river, must have fallen and was carried away by the cur- rent. Deceased was 70 years of age, and was generally respected by all in this neighbourhood. GREENFIELD BAPTIST CHAPEL.—" Open" or "Free Communion" has been determined on in this chapel. A deputation named by the church, reported at a meeting on Monday, that a large majority of the members were in favour of Open Communion." This has been brought about chiefly through the instrumentality of the Rev. D. M. Evans, the excellent and popular minister of the chapel. TOTAl, WRECK, OF THE VESSEL "ANN."— We deeply regret to learn that the above fine iron brig has become a total wreck, on the Mizzon head, near Wicklow sands ontheinah coast, where she had gone ashore as reported in the last WELSHMAN, it is very probable that the proprietors the Messrs Samuel, Sea Side, will be able to save and bring off the whole of the rigging, masts, ropes, &c., and some other materials. Unfortunately, the owners have only insured to the extent of half the YMU; LLANDILO.—FAIR.—This annual pig fair was held on Monday last. There was a very good supply of fat pigs, and good demand at from 8s 6d to 9a per score. The attendance of dealers was not so large as usual. POLICE.-On Friday last before D Prothero, Esq. Sarah Jones, an old offender, who had only the day before came from Carmarthen gaol for the same offence was charged by Mr Morgan, Pendry, the master of the Llandlo-fawr, Workhouse, with misbehaving herself in the union by refusing to go to her ward, W. Escott the porter, proved the offence, and defendant was sentenced to 21 days imprisonment. -On Monday, before J. W. M G. Hughes, Esq. William Harries, ef Penybank, Llandilo, was charged by P.S. J. Crowe, with being drunk and incapable on Saturday night. Defendant ad- m?d the offence, and was discharged on payment of 48 costs. PASTORAL AID SOCILTY. The Anniversary of the Llandilo Association in connection with the Church Pastoral Aid Society, was held in the National School- room, on Monday last, N. Davies, Esq., solicitor, in the chair. There was a large and highly respectable audience, and amongst those who spoke were the Rev. ce were the Rev. T. Mackfarlane, M.A., Llandilo, the Rev Q. Griffiths, Caledfwlch, the Rev R. Evans, Vicar of Ltandebie, and the Rev J. Griffiths, Llandilo, who, after a brief but lucid explanation of the constitution of the Society gave seme illustrations of the good it was working, and of the benefits it conferred by sketching his own connection with it. Mainly by its instrumentality he had been enabled in one part of the parish to wrest from the grasp of popery, a chapel destined for the worship of Romish saints, and to consecrate it to the service of God. In another part of the parish ha was enabled by the aid of this society to keep up a weekly service in a chapel which, having originally belonged to the Church, had passed successively into the hands of almost every denomination of dissenters he could name, but which, having been ultimately reclaimed to the Northern church, was at this moment being rebuilt in a style re- fleeting the nobleness of those who had undertaken it. In a third outlying district of the partsh, Lady Mansel and her daughters had undertaken the building of a chapel, which he could scarcely at the moment see how he was to serve, but for which he hoped, by the assist- ance of the Pastoral Aid Society, to provide occasional duties. The Rev J, Griffiths of Neath, in a speech characterised by his usual fervid eloquence, detailed at length the necessities which nearly 30 years ago, gave rise to the Church Pastoral Aid Society. He would chiefly confine himself to Wales, and the wants which the society aimed at supplying were there of a different nature from what they were elsewhere. The church had there provided for the spiritual tastes of the few to the exclusion of the many. Her ministrations had been chiefly conducted in a language of which the great body of the people was totally ignorant. They had, there- fore, to ptovide for themselves. The church" they said, does not care for us; she has failed to do for ns, what it washer duty to do." Dissent came to the rescue, and while the ohurch looked supinely on; while the clergyman in the pulpit went quietly through his duties, with poor Roger drawling below, and half a dozen listeners near the door, chapels sprung up in every direction, and drew the multitudes into them. Little, however, did our forefathers, the good men who headed the movement, anticipate the antagonism which in after years was to arise between great denominational systems and the church and bitter had been their grief, had they but forsee the results which were to follow. Still Wales owed to noncomformity a debt of gratitude which the church, if she could not repay, ought to acknowledge The Rev gentleman then went into a few facts connected with statistics, and wound up by an eloquent appeal to his audience on behalf of this society. The usual votes of thanks were passed, and the meeting broke up. The sum of £ 12 was collected after sermons in the parish chucrh on Snnday, by the Rev J. Griffiths, rector of Neath, and X2 10a at the meeting.

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