The Welshman

POPULAR EDUCATION. I TO THE EDITOR OF THE WELSHMAN. I SIR,—I have no wish to enter into a controversy with your correspondent C. M.. but as yon have not thought it worth while to notice his let'er. you will perhaps allow me to say that he has not airly stated the ques- tion at issue in the case of The Yew versus The Old Code. The amount contributed by the Government has really nothing to do with the question at present, inasmuch as the Government pays for actual instruction given, or as it is generally put, for results." It is not therefore the fault of the Government if the grant under the New Code is not as large as it was under the Old Code. It was never intended to pay teachers merely as teachers, nor to contribute to schools merely as schools. These are the instruments—the object being the educa- tion of children. But this object was not attained under the old regulations. The instruments were pro- vided at the expense of the State, and I for one would not question their power. But that power was not pro- perly directed, for on examination it was found that the children were woefully ignorant of the elements of all knowledge—they could neither read nor write nor cypher. The smattering of geography, history, and grammar which they picked up could not compensat for the want of the more solid, if less showy, knowledge. The Report of the Commissioners revealed a lamentable state of things. In noticing this Report the Edinburg Review savs—" It is impossible to carry bathos further. This vast expenditure, this huge machinery, this office of State, this army of examiners and inspectors, and this elaborate Report of a Royal Commission, end with the admission that everything is most perfect, except that the majority of children do not learn, or learn im. perfectly the rudiments of human knowledge which we profess to teach them!—We confess it with surprise, but with even more regret, that we gather from the Report and evidence of the present Commission, that if the results of popular education in this country are to be judged of by the positive acquirements of the scholars these results are pitiable and discouraging." I say, sir, that nothing was left the Government but payment by results. The grant is for educating chil. dren, and as that was not attained under the Old Code there was no alternative. Of what use would schools and accomplished teachers be, if the children are left ignorant of the elements of all knowledge ? By and by the New Code will work itself into favour, and gain for actual instruction as large a grant as the old regula- tions. Good schools will not suffer in the long run. In the WELSHMAN of last week I see that the Govern- ment grant to certain schools at Llanelly amounted to ze73 12s lOd, being £ 19 16s6d more than in any pre- vious year. And without going into details I observe in the Report of the Committee of Council for this year, that out of twenty-six reports on elementary schools included in the volume two-thirds contain a decidedly favourable judgment of the working of the Revised Code so far as relates to the change introduced by it into the mode of examination and payment. Yours, &c., C. T. Cardigan, 7th October. C. T.

.11,11.1 "I'l""?,? PEMBROKE ELECTION. Mr Roberson's letter, which appears in our eighth page, and which came too late for insertion last week, was published in a contemporary. Mr Roberts in reply sends us the following letter:— TO THE EDITOR OF THE WELSHMAN." SiR,—I shall reply as briefly as possible to Mr Robertson's last letter. When a man boldly makes a charge, but cowardly sbrms from supporting it. his character need not be described—lookers-on will judge that man-not by his assertions, but by his actions. Aware that the gentle- man possessed a sort of mail coating, which rendered him invulnerable against every kind of other attack, I proposed in my last letter to test the truth and sincerity oi his allegations and insinuations by an appeal to his pocket, undertaking, on my part, that if I did not prove him to be a slanderer," I would cont ribute i100 towards the erection of his parish church, and a similar sum to the Pembrokeshire Infirmary, provided, that if I did fix him with that character, he would consent to make the like contributions himself; perhaps, however, he considers that his contributions towards these objects have already been so large and bountiful, that for the present, at all events, he will not discuss a matter involving another pull upon his purse, and may be he is right; it is for your readers to judge Mr William Robertson, and form their own conclusions. In his letter of the 11th September he referred to Colonel Greville's lecture, the report of which it was not exactly convenient for him to find at the moment In compliance, however, with my demand he has now produced it—mark how it tells, and how ingeniously the gentleman attempts to foist his transactions on other persons. Colonel Greville commences by saying that, in 1843, an American vessel put into Milford damaged, and, for certain reasons, she was towed to Liverpool for repairs." At that time Mr Wm. Robertson was the American consul (whose supervision was thus avoided) it therefore rests with this gentleman to ex- plain all about this ship. as well as the one said to have been removed to London, about the same time, and probably Mr Wm. Robertson, who was Lloyd's agent at the time of a visit from Mr Jacob, of Liverpool, could enlighten us also, as to who that gentleman is who transacted his business and repaired his ship All these facts arc essentially necessary to enable the public to judge as to the part that Mr Wm Robertson may or may not have taken in obtaining for the port the character ascribed to it by Mr Jacob, and the re- moval of ships to Liverpool, London, &c. surely he need no longer wonder that when these occurrences were said to have taken place, the advertisement which has made him wince so much, should have appeared in the public newspapers. Until they were referred to by Colonel Greville I had personally no knowledge of either of the matters, and had never even heard of the existence of Mr Jacob Mr Robertson appears, however, to have borne the lecture with exemplary submission, and we must only hope it was not without some good effect: at all events, we have had no lectures since he resigned the agency. When Colonel Greville spoke of a Prussian or an Austrian vessel in connection with an excessive charge for brokerage, I knew he had been misinformed, and, therefore, although the matter did not affect, nor was intended to affect me in any way whatever, I could not avoid interrupting him. and, if I am correctly informed, the then Vice Consul for Austria, Mr Walter Harries (who had the conduct of this ship's business, and to whom, I believe, all the facts were known) has himself written to Mr Robertson, correcting his misapprehension of the facts. Whether Mr Robert- son will confess to the receipt of that letter, we shall see. So much for the veracity of this gentleman's state- ments. It is well-known that nineteen-twentieths of the business of Milford goes through the hands of Lloyd's agent. Mr Harries was this agent, from 1841 to 1849, but Mr Robertson had held the appointment for some years, when this memorable lecture was delivered by Col. Greville, and yet this is the gentleman, of all others, who talks about "dark corners," "emancipat- ing tradesmen," and" impropermonopolies" What con- summate hypocrisy But this sophistry will not do, Mr Robertson-you are said to be a shrewd man. but you ought to wash your dirty linen at home, Sir. Absolve yourself if you can, and many of your neighbours will rejoice at it, but pray, do not render your character. if possible, more odious, by endeavouring to do this at their expense. You have certainly not observed your usual tact and discretion in inviting reference to that lecture. You tell us you resigned Lloyd's Agency to retain the Receivership of wreck, and resigned the latter because you changed your residence !-for the same reason, probably, you resigned your consular appointments, you resigned shipbuilding, notwithstanding the advan- tage which you told the Committee of the House of Commons you enjoyed of working up in their construc- tion sap rotten timber,' which you had bought at the Dock-yard, at about four-pence per foot!" I quote your own words. You were, Sir, a model shipbuilder, indeed. Again, you resigned your shipchandlery and house-building business, you resigned your timber agencies it was most unkind of Mr Laws. Mr Edye. and Mr Pretious, to inform the House of Commons Committee he was dismissed from his agencies." for, in truth, you are, Sir, a perfect paragon of unresisting acquiescence to other people's wishes, albeit those gen- tlemen cruelly described you as one who was con- stantly writing what was not the fact." It must cer- tainly be a great mistake that your name and history do not occupy a page in Burke s Landed Gentry. If you should ever apply for a grant of arms, permit me to suggest to you for a motto, a slight alteration in the following line from Horace :— Parti) is mendacior. ? -1 I- 1 But to proceed, Mr Editor, Mr Robertson rans ro per- ceive that I could cease to be a member of a firm in 1848. and yet retain an interest in unsettled freight ac- counts till 1850. His obtuseness seems to be rather par- ticular than general. I have not the least hesitation in confirming the letter which he has published from myself to Mr Yogel. This person was engaged by me at the instance of Mr John Roberts, as a water-clerk, and in consideration of his interpreting in my behalf between foreign ship- masters and their tradesmen, I consented to pay a portion of his salary. How this is inconsistent with my assertion that I abstained from voluntary inter- ference between shipmasters and their tradesmen, Mr Robertson alone seems able to discover. I challenge him, however, to produce one single tradesman in Milford to support his insinuation that I ever acted otherwise. It is in these dastardly, cowardly in- sinuations, which are so difficult to deal with, that this man revels-as, the Dock-yard gentlemen informed the House of Commons, he seldom made a direct charge that would sure not to be a fact, it was generally by implication and insinuation." He says Mr. Vogel sent to him a petition for relief, but suspects that I should be incredulous of it I am, indeed. I confess I had not heard of the gentleman's beneficent nature, and I must be cruel enough even now to question his right to take credit for having added his mite" on that occasion-the simple fact being that the poor man wrote me a note (now before me) dated 5th Nov., 1860, saying that he was about to leave, but was in debt to Miss Iiuzzey 15s 7d, and beg- ging, to use his own words, my kind interference" with Miss Huzzey, to obtain for him time to pay it. On the 'back of this note is written Miss Huzzey's acknowled- ment of the receipt on the same day, of the said sum of 15s 7d from me. So much for Mr Robertson's accuracy even on this paltry point. His letter to Mr Mauboussin, in which he contra- dicts himself only four times in ten lines, and shame- lessly proclaims to the world withal what act he was not unwilling to perpetrate upon a poor Bristol pilot, is of itself sufficient to disclose the character and pro- clivities of this gentleman, to whose communication Mr Boeufoe has well applied the term calumny Who can wonder, as Mr Laws said, that "Mr Balfour was tired of the reports made by Mr Robertson because they were proved by the correspondence to be perfectly unfounded. Vaulting veracity sometimes o'er leaps itself. And falls on t'other side. With respect to "the letter M in the registers of small coasters," the officers of the Customs confess to the completest ignorance of what he is driving at. This is another of his insinuations, utterly groundless in fact, and which, like the rest, only recoils on its author to his great discredit. With respect to his charges against the Lucie An- toinette ( £ 10 of which he was compelled to refund) I must let him reconcile the statement to the Board of Trade made in his letter of the 27th of December, 1858, that The Captain has made no deposition before me," with his charge for Examination upon oath £ 1." Mr Robertson says the journey to Millford," for which he also made a charge, was made by him. I invite him to turn to his letter book of December 10th, 1858, asking me to meet him at Haverfordwest on the following day," or "at Hazel-hill on any other day,on this matter. I repeat that I had not the distinguished honour of seeing Mr Robertson at Milford in respect of the Lucie Antoinette. and that the business did not require him to pay Milford a visit at all, nevertheless, through a little inadvertence, no doubt, the itemcrept into his account. He has favoured us with a quotation from Addi- son-an author we all admire very much, and whom no doubt he is well read in. I think it is the same author who also says something to the following effect:—"There is no man so improper to be em- ployed in business as he who is in any degree capable of corruption, and such a one is the man who, upon any pretence whatsoever, receives more than what is the stated and unquestioned fee of his office. An honest man will enjoy himself better in a moderate fortune gained with honor and reputation, than in an overgrown estae that it cankered with the ac- quisitions of rapine and exaction." And again, Every honest man sets as high a value upon a good name as upon life itself, and I cannot but think that those who privily assault the one would de- stroy the other, might they do it with the same se- curity and impunity." But I am forgetting, Sir, that I promised to be brief in this reply to Mr Robertson. I have been drawn into controversy with him most unwillingly, and contrary to the advice of many friends but if it cost me seven years of my life I shall not desist until I have thoroughly scotched the piper. Some have said I ought rather to treat him as the uni- versally esteemed Admiral Stokes did a similar most unwarrantable attack upon him some months ago but I differ with them, for there are some men upon whom the bitterest shafts of contempt fall with the most perfect innocuousness. One might have imagined, indeed, that if anything could have cured his unfortunate disposition, the lessons which Col. Greville and Mr Le Hunte so recently taught him would have had that effect; but no—they seem to have had as little result as the drubbing which Mr Justice Smith gave him during his celebrated trial with the assignees of poor Harries. He shall be taught, however, before I have done with him. that, although a man might be an unscrupulous liar, he may not also be a libeller and a slanderer with impunity. Your obedient. servant. 'INfilford, Oct. 9th, THOMAS ROBERTS. I Milford, Oct. 9th, 1865. THMÂS ROBERTS. I

LOCAL MARKETS. CARMARTHEN CORN MARKET FOR THE WEEK END- ING OCTOBER 12th, 1865. Since our last report we have had a very acceptable change in the weather, genial rain frequently, without being cold, night and morning, as was the case a fortnight since. The sup. plies of grain from the farmers very limited, and prices without alteration-we quote :— Wheat 4s. lOd. to 5s. 6d. per 641bs. Barley 3s. 6d. to 4s. Od. per 541bs. Oats 2s. 2d. to 2s. 4d. per 401bs. BUTTER.—At our market on Saturday last there was a fair supply, but as there was a brisk demand for prime qualities, late prices were fully sustained, and tne market closed firm-at 121d to 12d per lb. CHEESE Only a few lots at market, which changed hands at 29s per cwt. SOUTH WALES.—There has been a full average business transacted in wheat at the local markets of the district during the week, and more firmness was evinced on the part of sellers. Homegrown wheat, both new and old, sold freely, and the tendency of the market was in favour of sellers. The quality of new wheat has, upon the whole, realized expectations. Foreign has been been in limited request, and sales in- considerable, without any change in prices. Malting barley has commanded a readier sale, the season for malting being now about to commence, and millers have been purchasing about the usual quantity. The supdly of oats at the local markets has not been large, and from this and other circumstances some buoyancy has been evinced. At Cardigan the quotations were- wheat, 5s 9d to 6s 3d barley, 3s 9d to 4s oats, 2s 6d to 3s per bushel. There has been a seasonable change in the weather. There was rather a large attendance at Fishguard, with a plentiful supply of grain, and the prices were-wheat, 4s lOd to 6d barley, 3s 6d oats, 2s to 2s 3d per bushel. At Have rford west-wheat, 5s to 5s 3d barley, 3s 6d to 3s 9d oats, 2s 3d to 2s 6d per bushel. There was nothing done worth noticing in the other markets in our immediate district. The fol- lowing are the average quotations :-Wheat,, 5s 3d to 5s 9d per bushel ditto, inferior, 4s lOd to 5s 2d barley, 3s 3d to 3s 9d; ditto, inferior, 2s 9d to 3s 2d; oats, 2s 3d to 2s 8d ditto, inferior, Is lid to 2s 2d.

MONEY MARKET. The money market has been unusually buoyant for several weeks, and in the latter part of September the demand became so great that the Bank of England raised their rate of discount from 4; to 5 per cent. On the 5th of the present month, there being no abatement in the demand for money, they rose the rate to 6 per cent., but the public showed not only indifference to each successive advance, but an eagerness to increase their transactions on the new terms. On Saturday morning, however, the Bank made a further advance of one per cent. in their rate of discount, and then for the first time there were partial symptoms that the public were no longer unanimously of opinion that the Bank were offering money on conditions that constitu- ted a great bargain to those who could obtain it. The elevations in the Bank rate of discount were quite un- avoidable. the reserve fund having decreased in the 1- ast fortnight to the extent of two-and-a-half millions. The chief cause of the sudden rise is to be found in the remarkable revolution in the Liverpool and Manchester markets, it having been discovered that the supply of cotton will be less than was anticipated, and that the stocks of manufactured goods on hand would be inade- quate to meet the demand. The consequence was a rise in the price of raw cotton, yarn, and cotton goods, and the despatch of orders for cotton to all parts of the world and in addition to this, there is a vigorous demand for silver for the East. Although continued improvement has been observable during the week, the rate of discount remains at 7 per cent. WEDNESDAY. Consols show a rise this morning of l per cent., the quotations being 884-1 881 for Money, and 8(ii4 to 89g for the Account. The Foreign Stock Market shows very little change. Turkish Consolides are firm at 484 1 48-04. Mexican ex all. have improved to 231 26. The New Loan is better, at 24-41 25. Greek Bonds have risen t. to 20 201 Spanish Passive -1, to 29 2lt and the Certificates t. to 141 a 14j. Italian are 633 4 64. The Confederate, 6 8 and Brazilian Scrip has receded to 3131 prem. In the Railway Share Market the operations have not been very extensive. Great Northern A Stock have advanced t, South Eastern, Great Western and Metropolitan, I while Great Eastern have re- ceded 41. In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings a firmer tone also prevails. Grand Trunk of Canada have advanced Å and Eastern Bengal, Ii.

TEETH WITHOUT PAIN AND WITHOUT SPRINGS. OSTEO EJDON FOR ARTIFICIAL TEETH EQUAL TO NATURE. A SINGLE TOOTH, FROM 5a COMPETE SEIS 4. 7. 10. and 15 GUINEAS. A PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED. 1é.sGABR/£ [ THE OLD ESTABLISHED ks^CNTIStS^ Loudon 27, HAKLEY-STREET, CAVENDISH-SQUAHB, W. City Establishment: 64. LUDGATE HILL. 64. (Four doors from the Railway Bridge.) 134, DUKE-STREET, LIVERPOOL; 65, NEW STREET, BIRMINGHAM. Only one visit required from Country patient*. GABRIEL'S TREATISE ON TEETH GRATIS.

BIRTHS. LEWIS.—On the 9th inst., at Guildhall Square, the wife of Mr John Lewis, draper, &c., Commerce House, of a son. LLEWELLY.V.-On Tuesday, at Priory-street, in this town, the wife of Mr. D. Llewellyn, of a daughter. OWEN.—On the 7th inst., the wife of Mr Thomas Owen, Old Saracen's Head, Spilman-street, in this town. of a son. JAMEs.-On the 30th nit., the wife of Mr D. James, Castle House, Tregaron, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. EVANs-HI-GIAF.g.-Oli the 12th inst., by license, at St. Peter's Church, by the Rev. Latimer M. Jones, A icar, Mr John Evans, of Danvrlielig, to Miss Hughes. Cattle Inn. Priory-street. -Iliss Hughe s, in, street. DEATHS. JONES.-On the 7th inst., aged 5 years, Mary Lucy, second daughter of William Jones, Esq., of Llwyny- groes. JONES.—On the 8th inst., aged 25 years, Mr William G. Jones, surgeon, King's Square, eldest son of Mr Grif- fith Jones, Master of the Union, Llanelly. A young man of great promise in his profession, deeply regretted by a large circle of relatives and friends. GRIFFITHS.—On the 9th inst.. at Aberayron, at the residence of her son Mr William Griffiths, chemist, Alicia Gratiana, relict of the Rev. W. Griffiths, of Burry's Green. Gower. aged 79 years, much beloved and deeply regretted.

MUNICIPAL ELECTION.—The members of the Town Council whose term of office expires on the 1st of November next are—For the Eastern Ward: Mr D. Lewis, postmaster, Mr Warren, and Mr Buckley and for the Western Ward the Mayor, Mr Norton, and Mr J. Lewis. SUDDEN DEATH.—On Friday last an inquest VIMS held at the Creselly Arms, in the parish of Llanegwad, before Geo. Thomas, Esq., coroner, on view of the body f Thomas Morgan, junr., of Crechgwyn, who was found dead in bed on the previous Wednesday morn- lng. The deceased had been suffering from disease of the heart, and had been unwell for three or four years. He had also complained of a cold in his neck Verdict of Died from Natural Causes" was returned. TESTIMONIAL.—On the 2nd instant, an interesting Meeting took place at the Royal Saxon Tavern. Alfred- road, Harrow-road, London, when the members of the Order of Foresters, who hold their lodge there, pre- sented Mr Robert Evans with a valuable watch, as a ynark of their high appreciation of the reforms he has introduced into the working of the society, and his Perseverance in bringing it into its present prosperous Position. The watch is a neatly-finished silver English lever, with gold Albert-chain and appendages. The arms of Forestry are engraved on the outside of the case, and inside is the following inscription-" Pre- sented to R. Evans by the members of the Court Royal Saxon A.O.F., No 2677, as a mark of respect for valuable services rendered. 2nd Oct., 1865." Mr Evans is the eldest son of the late Mr W. Evans, of the Railway Tavern, in this town, and his friends will doubtless be gratified at this pleasing recognition of his services. SANITARY COMMITTEE.—A meeting of the Sanitary Committee of the Town Council was held in the Council Chamber on Monday, for the purpose of receiving a report from the Surveyor on the Sanitary state of the town. There were present The Mayor, Mr J. Thomas, Mr G White, Mr Buckley, Mr J. Davies, Mr Walter Griffiths, Mr Valentine Davis, and Dr. Lewis also attended by request. After some discussion the Surveyor was requested to enlarge his report and to lay it before a special meeting of the Town Council on Monday next. It was recommended that a special Meeting of the Council be called for Monday, and that they be requested to divide themselves into small committees and the town into districts with the view to improve its sanitary state. T POLICE NEWS. —At"the Shire Hall on Monday, before i\.?ams, Esq., (mayor), J. Bagnall, Esq., J. Lewis -Philipps,. Esq., J. Thomas, Esq., W. de G. Warren, Esq., and Dr. Lewis. Ann White was charged with having assaulting Elizabeth Rees, at Catherine-street, on the previous Thursday. From the evidence of complainant It tranpired that she had been insulted and not Assaulted, therefore the case was dismissed, the Magistrates having no iurisdiction.—Defendant stated nat she had summoned two witnesses who were pre- hared to swear that the complainant had assaulted er. The Bench thereupon suggested that she should ?PP?y for a summons against the complainant, and oring her witnesses to the court on Monday next. zio'? CHAPEL.—Anniversaries services were held in ",?s chapel on Sunday and Monday last. On Sunday ?y eloquent and appropriate sermons were preached ? the morning, afternoon, and evening, by the Rev W. "'()well, president of Trevecea College, and for some t'rae minister of this chapel; and on Monday evening very able sermons were delivered by the Rev J. Philp, NVesleyan Minister, and the Rev W. Morgan, of Union- eet, the former in English and the latter in Welsh. Th Services throughout were well attended, and the ?_ uections amounted to nearly ?23. It is gratifying to state that the debt on this chapel is rapidly dimin- ?,b"" g !?C50 having been set apart for that purpose (l unng the present year, and it is intended to devote a mitar sum for the like purpo&e in the course of a few jonths. At present, through the exertions of its ^the debt on this handsome chapel is reduced to 1206. PRIORY STREET FAIR.—This fair on Monday was v er^y R meagerly supplied with stock, and very little Usmess was done during the day the demand, bow- ever, fo r some kinds exceeded the supply. No doubt the fear of the cattle disease deters farmers from send- ing their stock from home, and from introducing strange animals into their herds. There were a few horses, of an inferior class, on offer, but there was no demand for such. CARMARTHEN PETTY SESSIONS. These sessions Were held at the Shire Hall, on Saturday last, before Col. Sir J. J. Hamilton, Bart., Capt. Davies, Grismond Philipps, Esq., and the Ven. Archdeacon Williams.— P.S. Scurry charged Evan Rowlands, of Abergwilly, with being a deserter from the Royal Glamorgan Artillery Militia. Defendant was brought up on re- mand. P.S. Scurry called John Hobday, who said I am a sergeant in the Royal Glamorgan Artillery Militia, and I know defendant, who was attested for that mili- tia on the 30th of July, 1864, as appears by the attesta- ?on paper I produce, and which I saw defendant sign. *e was sworn in for the usual term of five years, but id not attend the training of that militia at Swansea, b ? ^Ue ^lh of September, 1864. I am quite certain hp is the person.- P.,S. Scurry proved the apprehension the 1)1*isc,ici-. was fined ?2 and C0t". u\fc ? payment he was committed to gaol for tw() ??'?' ??"? moncv was subsequently paid.— The onn 1 lC money was subsequently pal d.- The cOrrl)laiilt, Of '?hf Thomas against Daniel Mor- "ans 'an i Thomas Rees against John Williams, for l: Wore aass.Mau,? l? ,,re compromised. Of 111.1 'iALli-IAR-N ANNUITY. On Monda.y.?t, several of th,»^>1,9rn°tei's of the Talhaiarn Annuity ?et at the LonH 0 ,^ee House. Ludgare Hill, for the purpose of nre^-r. 111^ ?? ??'? of Wales a substantial proof of th esti. iiation ? which he is held by his countrymen. Wilr '? '^ones) Esq., the treasurer, presided at the ?-?''supported by William Griffiths, Esq., of Bel- g??'??' as vice-chairman. On the removal of the clo ^he usual loyal toasts were proposed and warmly re ?' after which the Chairman presented Talh aiarn ?'? an annuitv of £ 41 10s fid for life, which the £ ?™mi.tteehad purchased with the sum subscribed hy ? fii-ion- (l,, and admirers. Talhaiarn thanked the a very eloquent and humourous speech. j? ? ?' MR BLENKIN.-Last week we copied a P?araS?P" from a contemporary, to the cffect that the j[ev' f^enkin, vicar of Boston, had declined pro- toot to another living worth £ 1,100 a year, or ?800 be if ^oston> fearing that the Boston living would in over to a Liberal, which as a "thorough Roin?wr ry he could not consent to. A friend of Mr .tell writes us, I assure you he did not refuse the He] ei living from any ,??? motives. He is not a ong r h. If ?.S party man, and does not mix himself np in ? ?"cs. 1 believe he wished to remain at Boston, ? ?P'y because he felt that he had there a larger ?ereofuseiulness. It is not often that a clergymen an"ng a large parish with an income from it of less tb ? ?00 per annum, refuses a living worth ?1,000. wI a^ grieved to see his motives misrepresented, and I Ow "Ot .111 h. ?-,Ilo?v 3'()" Nvill be glad to do him justice." LtAND017ERy. --PETTY SESSIONS.—These sessions WFR e "eld on Saturday last, beiore W. D. H. Campell J)„ ys! Esq., M. P. Lloyd, Esq., J. Jones, Esq., and D. jj 0nes' Esq. P S. David Howells charged John ?Bd i?' ? ??? Castle Hotel, servant, with being drunk aDd 5"s°rderly. This being his second offence, he was gjj and costs in default of payment fourteen da i1 11 house of correction. Paid.-Jobn Newant, a le ee er in the employ of G. Holford, Esq., at Cil gwv ????ged David Rees, Trallwm, in the parish of ?Io??' y' with having killed a pheasant between the February and the 7th of October in the same y?g f° wit, on the 25th of September last. The com- p[a-' ai1*' on being sworn, said On the 28th of Septem- het ¡ant, on being sworn, said On the 28th of Septem- ?er last I was going my usual rounds, when I heard ?hf ?'cport of a gun. I went towards the spot, and saw ki1?0^ Pheasant rise, which the defendant shot and ki??e*d. j w'ent on to the defendant, and spoke to him, 48kI' lig him what had become of the bird he had shot. jj at first denied having shot any bird, but on my tp-"Qg him that I had seen him kill the pheasant, he ^d it to me. I took possession of it, and asked for his certificate. He said he had got one, but decline ( ? produce it. Fined ?1 and costs. Paid, The t Xcl. se ??s present, and will take proceedings for ■ypg of a certificate.—A poor rate case was disposed of. p fLlc MEETING—THE PENNY READINGS —On Ii0n8^ even^ng last a public meeting was held in the IOWR ?11, in order to make arrangements for carrying 0? p? ?enny Readings during the ensuing winter The I'Ve^, Hughes, B.D., vicar, was unanimously voted to tb ? ???' In opening the meeting the Vicar said that alt l l()tl,!l. ll the meeting:, last winter were bi-11hly that ;hOlgh the meetings last winter were highly li "O-l-'F,Sflll point of attendance and general popular- ?cccsf ? ? P°?? o? attendance and general popular- thought the present meeting would agree ?th ? '? when he said that there was very great room fboer cn???'emcht in the manner in which they had been v, ^revi°usly conducted. They must not lose sight of the ?? end these meetings had in view—to create a litera^ tastc amongst the working classes, and to ^vateheir social and moral condition. If this was to be n ?P??ed it appeared to him that the reading ?houI?? ??? major and the singing the minor part of each each rclcqtiil But had this been the case He  ?? been plain to every one that the musical part of th Programme had previously been the greatest an? ? Important part, and this was the general tendenc of these meetings. He trusted, however, that i? trusted, however, that in ? Vture there would be a marked improvement both in t quality and quantity of the readings.—The follow^ f •1'esolutions were subsequently agreed to :— 1st, '?] ?.'? future no meeting exceed one hour and a ?alf. '?"" ??1 cyervthing to be read or sung must be previQ? ?'??itted for the approval of the Coin- Blittee u ™c discussion now ensued as to whether it ?'aa t?o,. ?'antageous to have a large or a small Cottnnitt„ Ultimately the former was chosen, and nfteen as the "umber fixed upon. The following gentle,n ^ere duly elected —Rev W. Watkins, M.A., Rev W IREN, AV '-(!Ott, M.A.Rev .John Griffiths, Rev J. Jones B.A. Messrs. Edward Jones, Velindrc, T. Thomas, B.A j?????' It Bishop, T, LI. Morgan, G. ?thonv r G"!tEtbg D. Hopkins. Thomas Rees. J. ?oni?'' v r.J. orial Provincial Bank, J. Watkins, and Mess?j' Adams, secretary, and J. H. Lewis, tr oas,,?7 c r, cx-omeio.—Thc next point for coosi(??' was the disposal of the future surplus ?°?ey  It  generally thought that this had better ? UQ^erstn b?r? th9 commcMement 91 th? popular meetings, as it might influence their support. There were two proposals before the meeting one was that it should be given to the No. 1 Reading Room, Stone- street the other, for the No. 2 Reading Room, High- street.—Mr Lewis, on behalf of the former, urged that they supplied papers to the Mechanics Institute at a considerable loss to themselves (the No. 1 room), and that therefore they were entitled to at least § of any surplus money. 'He was willing, however, that the remaining i should be given to other.—Mr John Davies, although a member of the Stone-street Reading Room, said he really thought that the members of No. 1, to which he himself belonged, were gentlemen that could hardly have the conscience to ask for public aid in carrying on their Institute. Surely it was more reasonable to assist those who were not in quite so good a position as themselves.—A warm debate fol- lowed but finally upon the proposition of Mr Thomas Rees, seconded by Mr James, one half was promised to the one. and the same to the other.—This concluded the business of the meeting. DISTRICT PLOUGHING ASSOCIATION.—A meeting of this association was held at the King's Head, in this town, on Saturday last. The chair was occupied by W. D. H. Campbell Davys, Esq. Amongst those pre- sent we noticed Rev. J. Morgan, Llwyn, Rev. T. Mathias, J. Jones, Esq., Blaenos, H. G. Vaughan, Esq., Cynhordy, Captain Jones, Velindre, Captain Morgan, W. Pritchard, Esq., Cefn, G. Jones, Esq.. Ystrad, W. W. Morgan, Esq., Penrock, T. Davies, Esq., Ystrad- walter, and H. Morgan, Esq., Llwyn. Several pre- liminary matters were brought under the notice of the meeting, and owing to some of them requiring com- pletion, it was thought advisible to adjourn the meet- pletion,. that day fortnight, which was accordingly done with the general consent. Some conversation took place respecting an Agricultural Society to be established in this town, and we need scarcely state, that it such gentlemen as were present take this praiseworthy scheme in hand, it cannot fail to meet with success. We are therefore most happy to think that one of these useful societies bids fair to be commenced in this town. From the central position of the town, in an agricultural point of view, and the highly influential supporters of such a society, we do not hesitate to say that it will prove a most valuable stimulus to the farmers of the neighbourhood, and confer a great benefit upon the general community, as it has done in other places. LLANELLY. THE BRITISH AND NATIONAL SCHOOLS.—Mr Hubbard, M.P., in an able letter to the Guardian on the Education Department of the State, says In 1862 a Parliamentary paper, No. 162 Llanelly Schools and Correspondence," was printed upon Mr Dillwyn's motion, and No. 224, a sequel to that correspondence, was shortly afterwards presented to Parliament. In the last session upon my motion was printed No. 315 Elmswell, &c., Schools"—" Cor- respondence between the Education Department of the Privy Council and the applicants for grants for schools in the parishes of Elmswell, Barbourne, Chrishall, South Stoke, Llanfairfechan, Winster, and Cwmam- man." (The two latter were included in the return at Mr Bruce's desire.) The whole of this correspondence should be studied by any one who would acquire a true apprehension of the course pursued by the Education Department, but I may, as a sequel to the previous remarks, usefully advert to the chief features it pre- sents. The case of Llanelly is a very complicated one; the number of the population, the proportions of Churchmen and Dissenters, the need of another school, and the prospect of its maintenance, are all questions of debate but the facts emerging from a correspon- dence of three years' duration are these—that there existed four schools in connection with the British and Foreign School Society which were not full that there existed a considerable number of Churchmen and an untaught youthful population of Church parentage more than.sufficient to provide scholars for. a Church school that a Churchman offered a site, and that Churchmen undertook to build and maintain it. You are probably aware (writes Mr Lingen, on the 13th August, 1860) that the need of a new School is denied by one party as strongly as it is asserted by another." The party who denied the need of a new National School was Mr David Rees, a Dissenter and secretary to the Llanelly British Schools. To satisfy my Lords as to the necessity of a school, the Rev. H. L. Jones and Mr Bowstead, two of her Majesty's inspectors, make an inquiry and report. Mr Bowstead had been, at an earlier period, thus addressed by Mr David Rces We most respectfully and confidingly look to you as the only one that can properly and efficiently represent to the Committee of Council the educational state of Llanelly, so as to guide their lordships in their deci- sions with respect to additional grants to ottu-r schools proposed to be established." The Rev. H. L. Jones and Mr Bowstead were attended in their inquiry by Mr David Rees, but their report is not given in the corres- pondence. Upon its reception, the Committe of Coun- cil decided to offer a grant for a school of diminished capacity, with the stipulation "that all vacancies in committee of management first appointed be filled up without reference to any religious qualifications." The Committee of Council had already stipulated for a Conscience Clause, and it is not clear whether the pro- moters (who had declared their intention freely to re- ceive Dissenters without insisting on Catechism or Church services) bad acquiesced in the clause or not. However, they would not give up all connection with their Church, and Mr Lingen informs them on 16th May, 1860, that public money ought not to be spent in establishing another National School," and adds that my Lords see no advantage in prolonging the corres- pondence." Two more attempts by correspondence and an effort to obtain a personal hearing meet with the same result, a persistent refusal and peremptory rejection. What has subsequently occurred at Llan- elly ? Mr Lingen's last veto upon a National School at Llanelly was dated 18th December, 1860." I have now before me, dated 27th October, 1864, a printed proposal for a National at Llanelly. It recites the harassing and unsuccessful attempts in 1858, 1859, and 1860 to obtain a Parliamentary grant, and records a meeting held in July, 1864, at which it was resolved that a school-house be built in connection with the old parish church of Llanelly, to contain 300 children, at a cost of ,t i,ot)o "that the school be essentially a Church school, and that the Committee of management consist at all times of members of the Church of Eng- land." A valuable site had been given by D. Lewis, Esq., and E600 been already subscribed. And this libe- rality, this energy, this dutiful devotion to the Church, this charity to the children of the poor, it has been the function of the Educational Department to paralyse. A CASE OF FEVER.- Dr Buchanan, one of the in- spectors for the Public Health Department of the Privy Council, arrived in this town on Wednesday the 5th inst., accompanied by a medical gentleman from Swan- sea, and Mr D. V. Jones, collector of Her Majesty's Customs in this port, and made a searching investiga- tion into some reported deaths, said to be caused by vellow fever, which had produced considerable excite- ment throughout the town and neighbourhood. The WELSHMAN reported the death of one Charles Hayes, a sailor on board the "Eleanor," in the New Dock, iast week. On the following Friday another sailor, named Slocombe, was taken ill, and conveyed on shore to the Prince Albert Inn, where he died the following day, Saturday, and was buried the same night in St. Paul's churchyard. On the following day (Sunday), another sailor, named Richard Stapleton. was taken ill with the same symptoms, and conveyed to the Sunderland Bridge Hotel, but he has since recovered. What caused such alarm was the fact that this vessel had been laying alongside the Hecla," which had yellow fever on board, in Swansea. The vessel was towed out of port, and left for Waterford on the following Tues- day. The result of the investigation is that the cause of one of the deaths is said to be "disease," and the other malignant typhus fever," the one that recovered being only slightly attacked with a fever. ALARM OF FIRE.-On Wednesday evening the 4th inst., considerable alarm was raised in the neighbour- hood of the Church and AtlienTuni, by the report which soon spread, that the Nevill Memorial was on fire. However, on going there, it was found that a heap of shavings which had been left outside the building, had been set on fire by somebody. Assistance was at once rendered, and the flames were soon extinguished, but not before some boards and pieces of timber were burnt. THE BRYN AND FIVE ROADS BRITISH SCHOOLS.— In addition to the schools already examined, lately, the above two underwent examination, and have been fa- vourably reported on. Of the Five Roads school the report says This is now a decidedly efficient country school. The discipline and instruction are both good. It is only to be lamented that the children do not attend with reasonable regularity." The result of the exami- nation shows that four per cent only failed to pass, which reflects the highest credit on the master of the school, Mr Oke. Of the Bryn school Her Majesty s Inspector says The discipline of this school is satis- factory, but the instruction is moderate. The present master, Mr Godsall, however, who took charge only m May last, may be relied upon to improve it. The pre- mises have been rebuilt since my last visit, and are now in capital order, and suitable in every respect." COPPER WORKS GIRLS' SCHOOL.- The above school was examined by Mr Bowstead, H.m Is Inspector of British Schools in South Wales. The following is a copy of his report This school is a model of neat- ness and order, and good needlework and the attain- ments of the girls are highly creditable, espccially when it is remembered that two of its thrce pnpil-teachers have been invalided during the past year J- is Williams has resigned her situation as mistress, and has been appointed mistress of the Llanelly Girls British School, the duties of which she intends enter- ing upon in a few weeks. MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.-LECTLRE.-On Tuesday evening a lecture on "Mania" was delivered at the Athenasum, in connection with the above institution, by the Rev. J. B. Owen, M.A.. Rector of St. Inde s, Chelsea, and Chairman of the Royal Polytechnic, London. The chair was occupied by R. T. Howell, Esq., Bryncaerau House, one of the vice-presidents of the institution, who introduced the lecturer to the audience. This being the first lecture of this session, and the ability of the lecturer weU-known M well M his powers, we certainly expected to see a larger audience than was present on this occasion the room was not quite full, but the audience was select. The subject was of a wide range, including Mania," its types, responsibilities, and causes of increase in England, which the rev. gentleman treated in a mas- terly manner. The lecture embraced an analogy between mania and demoniacal possessions—former and present mode of treatment, the demoniacal pos- sessions mentioned in the Gospel implies insanity but they were not always so, the aversion now by the insane to the doctor being almost the same as the demons of former times to the great physician, Who art thou, &c." Epidemic manias, rash speculations take the form of mania such as may be instanced in the case of the South Sea bubble, the Suez Canal. Petroleum in America, and the secession of the Southern States and attempt to set up a Slave Empire, which lie character- ised as an act of suicidal folly. He quoted I; Histori- cus;" in the Times of June last, as very pertinent and decisive on this point. The Rev Lecturer illustrated his subject with cases and scenes he himself had witnessed, his recitation of Paul the Pothecary's Son" was very touching, and he dwelt in an impressive manner, on the relations of insanity to age, to crime, and to trade strikes. Cowper s case was instanced and his liymn recited. He insisted on and maintained a great distinction between mental derangement and madness, the thirst for notoriety, defective education of the head and the heart, and the want of employment were the great causes of insanity in most of its forms. It was a sorrowful and startling fact that 1 out of every 700 in this kingdom was insane, and of that number for every male there were 8 females. The group in the Asylum Yard," was a sad though humorous pic- ture, and the song of the maniac" was very touching. The Rev lecturer concluded with an illustrative story '• Little Maud and Silly Jim," which was a fitting but heartrending peroration to the melancholy subject. The lecture was eloquently delivered throughout, and was listened to with rapt attention, and received the general applause of the audience ACCIDENTS.—On the 5th inst., a rather painful aeci-I' dent occurred to a scavenger, named William Thomas, who was driving his master's cart, laden with corn, from Tyissa, Llanelly. The horse became unmanage- able and ran away throwing the driver from the cart, and he unfortunately received a heavy kick on the head, and one of the wheels passed over his body, break- ing three ribs. A few days previously his wife broke her leg by falling suddenly, having stepped on a rolling stone in going for water with a pail to the well. Mr Edward Morgan, surgeon, Park-street, is in attendance on both, and they are recovering as fast as can be ex- pected. PETTY SESSIONS.—These Sessions were held at the Town Hall, on Wednesday last, before Col. Stepney, and W. H. Nevill, Esq. William Thomas, Ship, Llwyn- hendy, was charged with opening his house for the sale of beer, at unlawful hours. Defendant pleaded guilty. Fined 30s including costs.—Morgan Hughes, Llanon, and John Williams, Llanon, colliers. were charged with being in pursuit of game on Blanlliedi ground. Defen- dants denied the offence, although they had five dogs and were armed with sticks at the time they were caught. The first mentioned defendant was fined 20s. and 10s 6d cost, and the latter 10s and 10s 6d costs.— William Davies, of the Wern, was charged with assault- ing William Isaac, smith, Island-street, on the fifth inst., fined XI 5s including costs. Thomas Jones, ship, near Pcntrepoth, Felinfoel, was ordered to find two sureties of ti-) each, and was bound himself over in £ 10 to keep the peace for twelve months towards John Thomas, I Pentrepoth, labourer. This was a special sessions for transfer of licenses. The licence of the Greenfield Inn, was granted to David Francis, Cresselly Arms.—The license of the Welsh MListrel was trans- ferred to David Jones. The license of the St. Ives Arms, Burry Port, Pembrey, was transferred from Mary William to Anne Jones.