The Western Mail

CARDIFF. CARrwr ANNUM, REOATTA.—This eirent will take place to-day at the- Docks, when ft is to ber hoped the day will be favourable: There- will be four races with pilot boats, 000 with hovelling boats, foor-oared gjgs, and ships' boats. The first prize in the first race is £ L!0. A steamer will accompany the boats during the race. There will also be Neapolitan pole dances, duck hunts, ani various ether sports, te committee having determined to make the event as attractive as possible. After the close ot the regatta a supper will be held at the Windsor Hotel. MR. FROST'8 CONCERT.—A concert on behalf of Mr. and M." Frost is announced for the 2(Jtli inst. at the Stuart Hull, when Mr. Frost, Signor Pagg?. (Clifton), Miss Griffiths, and 8eveMl artistes from Bath and othe. places will taka part in the perf9Ðmam-e, which will no dsnbt be of a fir"t;.rate character and well deserving of a arowded ¡ house. JACK MATTHEWS AND THE NEW BESBHOUBE ACT. At the Police-court yesterday, before Messrs. J. Pnde and W. Alexander, the wife ef a greengr^pea- living in Cliar- lotte-staeet, applied for a stunmon ngaivst Jack Matthews, of the Flying E4e, Whjtmore-!anf, under the following circumstances. The appliant ?ttM that Priay i&t Matthews came into her houM! white befhusbftnd vaa thwo, and asked then to siga a petition he hid with him, to en- able ism to obtain a new licence On th licensing day. This theyTefused to, do, and he threatened tiieni in various ways, saying that he, would stab them and fcreak all their win- dows. Since then he had taken every epportunty of abasing aud insubng thcm. The application was granted. A DISORDERLY CHARACTKB.—William Charles,la well- known bargeman without legs, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Charlotte-street on Monday night. Deputy Superintendent Horn said he was on duty in Bnte- street, when he saw the prisoner behaving in a very dis- orderly maimer in Charlotte-street. He requested him to go away, but he did not comply, and he then locked him up 1. the p at.-stm?t police-station. He had been a number of times convicted, and the Bench now fined him 40s. and costs, or one month with hard labour. Sitip DESEBTIONS.—An Italian seaman was charged with deserting the ship George, on Sunday evening. He could give no reason for deserting, and the Bench ordered him to be sent on board.-Two Russian-Finnish seamen were also charged with deserting the ship Alo .East Dock, on the same day. They denied deserting, and said they came ashore to sell some clothes. The Bench ordered them to be taken on board.-Another seaman named Lodlough, wa charged with deserting the ship Suomi, of Liverpool, on Sn? last, and he ? also ordered n boar d ASSAULT ON A WIPE.—George Smart, a very respect- able-looking man, was charged with an assault upon his wife, who, however, as usual, did not appear. Police-con- stable Browse said that on Monday evening he was in Bute- streei;, when defendant came up with his wife and tapped him on the shoulder. He turned round, when defendant said, Look here, polioeman," and struck his wife a violent blow with hi fist. He attempted to make a second blow, but he prevented him, and his wife then gave him in custody. Defendant denied the a3sault, sayinhat he merely pushed her, because be would follow L about n;eBech\fil i:o:nurt.n1 about. LLANDAFP LICENSING SESSION.—In the report of the ad- journed annnat licensing session for the Hundred of Kibbor, which was held at Llandaff on Monday, it was inadvertently stated that the license of Mr. James Morgan, of the Splott- lands Inn, Roath, was refused. This was not the case, be- canso Mr. Morgan's licence was granted. CAEDIFF INFIKMARY. The working men of Cardiff are evidently determined to reduce the debt of the Cardiff In. firmary. In our advertising columns will be found a notice of a second Literary and Musical Entertainment, which will be given in the Town-hall on the 20th inst. W. D. Bushell, E-i-the chair. A number of ladies and gentlemen bave volunteered their services, and there can be no doubt that the entertainment will be well deserving of the same patronage as was aooorded to the last.

I TREDEGAR. FUNEBAL SERMON.-On Sunday the Rev. E. Leigh preached a funeral sermon, at St. George s Church, upon the death of the late Mr. W. H. Forman, of the Tredegar Iron Company. The text was from Job xxx, 23, and the discourse was a most able one. In the evening the Rev. L. J. Rowland, vicar of Llangeitho, and formerly curate of Tredegar, preached from ni Matthew, 20. The sacred edifice has been draped with black cloth, the pulpits, altar, and galleries being completely covered, and the organ hung with alpaca. The ,loth is edged with deep black fnuge, and tassels depend at intervals around the gallery. Altogether the church has a very som b re appearance, and strikes one with a very solemn feelingn eat *nzthebuilding. INDECENT ASSAUL7, ?,ia ms, charged before Mr. J. G. James, at the Castle Hotel, on Monday last, with indecently assaulting Sarah Ann Jones on the Blaina tho 27th Julv. was committed to the Usk quarter sessions for trial in October next. FELONY.—John Evans, alias Jack the Bee Hive, was charged with entering the house of Isaac Hobbs, labourer, Nanty-glo, on the 25th ult., during the temporary absence of Mrs. Hobbs, who, as was her usual custom, had left the ,ront door key in a hole in the wall, and stealing a shawl, tobacco box, vest, and a pound of cheese. P.isoner was seen by a haulier, named Jones, and by a son of B. Williams, contractor, Beaufort, coming from the direction of the house on the day the robbery was committed, and Police-constable Evans, of the Monmouthshire constabulary, who appreheuded him in the Sirhowy works, deposed he had been twice before convicted, once in tMt comity, and once in Breconshire, for similar chllrgcs.-The Bench committed prisoner for trial at Usk. OUT OF ONE SCRAPE INTO ANOTHER.—John Phillips (26), moulder, who had just completed a term of six months' imprisonment as Swansea for a robbery from ft clothes-line, at Llydcoed, in February last, was this (Tuesday) morning fetched fiom his marine residence by Police-constable Young on a charge of stealing wearing apparel—apparently a favourite pastime of his—and re- manded until to-day. There are eight charges against him. THE RAIN-FALL.-Many pits were at a stand-still on aootRoIrh:A';f'I;v1l1cewfc dry :e-:ÀI tb present change has, we are pleased to learn, set all a going, and the face of the collier again looks cheerful.

I SWANSEA. I LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF A NEW CHANEL. —Yesterday afternoon the foundation stone of Zoar Chapel, Greenhill, was laid by Mr. Samnel Morley, M.P. During the ceremony the rain fell in torrents, and the attendance was consequently ineagre. After the formal act of lowering the stone in its place, Mr. Morley congratulated the pro- moters of the edifice for the exertions they were making to induce the spread of Gospel truth. He then proceeded to defend the Dissenting ministers of Wales againat what )o,e called the "infamous attack" which had recently been wade .pen them. He went <? fMther tq -Uede to ibe f? that theMweaM han bom a now abso on anomm aiM am bsbmd d uvilw the eakwomi of an old b-i iM Dbi .1 = W Md 6*ti. -lIiIhÏDBtbe t?t wbja the Corpora- of B- won w* give up far as thq theinulva were concerned Al gk said the bon gen- tleman, I have evwy respect !or the right. of prolm I believe the time is fan cow, when land will be as ree to the working man as the air 1,! 4? breathes, or the water he drinks, and that it will no longer be held by the few, as it is now, but will have to be relinquished for the good of the many. The andienoe were not sufficiently democratic to applaud, but gave the speaker a heartyobeer when he told them that if they would raise .£500 towards the new building daring the first year, he would give them another XIOO.-Mr. Henry Richard, M.P. for Merthyr, followed, nnd expressed his sympathy with the Bev. Mr. Samuel, the minister of the chapel, on the siM of which the new structure is being erected, and hoped the cause would prosper which he. represented. He then alluded to the letter which he himself had written to the Daily News, in defence of the Welsh Dissenting ministers, viho :à had been "f)'reM)y and xcandalom? BLLndered by a portion of the London press, which had Wl:ed them with conniving at "mnnler, wbon, ndition, and Feiiianism." He thanked Mr. Morley for the few eumest words which he had uttered is reference to the ultimate disposal of the land, and congratulated the Swansea people on having a man like Mr. Evan Matthew Richards living among them, who was the deserving representative of his native county of Cardirmehire.-Mr. E. M. Richards, M.P., followed in a few brief remarks. The cause, he said, which they had met that day to further, was the cause of the working man, and he appealed to the working men of Swansea to say whether he had not alwap done the little he could do in their behalf. The influence derived fro. places of worship, he contended, vu bene- ficial to a community, whatever creed might be promulgated in them. He expremed his regret t ph 't there should have been any hitch with regard to :te t ¥heuarhe = ought :V.D:rib: other side of the road. The Corporation of SwaMM, true to those principles, which had always actuated them ever since he Enow anything abont them, had granted the aik for the structure; but- circumstances intervened which pre- vented their intentions being carried out. However, it made very little difference, for the congregation would still have their place of worship, and it did not matter much whether, in that service, they looked to tke east or whether thoy looked to the west. He wished them God speed, and expressed his pleasure at seeing the Rev. William Jones, minister of Castle-street CUpel-an old and faithful minister of the Gospel—taking part in the proceedings.- After a few remarks from Dr. Rees, of Ebenezer, the proceedings closed with prayer and praise. SHOCKING DEATH.—An inquest was held jesterday at the Troedyrhiew public-house, Cwmbwrla, to inquire into tl., cause of the death of one William Jones, who was killed the day previous nnder shocking circumstances. The de- ceased, it appears, was en with others; ia starting a new steam hammer in the works. It was his dttiy to with- draw the gag by which the ponderous mass was kept up. A socond man was waiting with m piece of nd-hot iron, ready to place under the hammer, when the unfertanate de- ceased, in withdrawing the "gag/' stumbled =der the hammer, weighing four tons, and th huge mu& down upon him, completely smashing him, and POÊ:O head into powder before it conid al.topped. Evidence to this effect was adduced at the inquest by Thomas .hmes and Arthur Bayton, two fellow-workmen of the deceased and tho jury returned a verdict of Accidental Den&" De- cem?ed was 43 yea. of age. ceB::apeE£tl'Zday, befare Mr. C. T. W'Awn, mayor, and Mr. Thoiam Phillips, Wiili.. Har7im land- lord of -e L.?-d P.,I.. p tl i(:.h-.?, SMidBetd? I. charged by PoUce-conetaMeDando (12) with bemg dmnk in his own house, and was fined 5s. and 8s. 6d. cos<!3.Wm. Williams made application fop the licence of tb?LC.GMII HoteL Camden-place, to be bansferred from Damd Jones to himself. J:li:a:=ihe Friday for enquiry to be mai Te as to the character of the applicai,*? who was a stranger in the town. The head-constable said that lie had placed himself in eommunioation with Superin- tendent Huxtable, of Newport, and Superintendent Sadler, of Bridgend, the references given by the applicanteon Fri- day, and the answers were perfeetlysatisfactory. Transfer granted.—Richard Brown and William Davie** (better known by the appellation of Spider") were changed with being drnnk and fighting in the street the day previous. Police-constable James Flyn* (11) proved the charge, which the defendants did not deny, and they were each tined 20a. nnd 8s. 6d. costs, or 21 days' imprisonment.—Ann Evans was charged by poliae-constable 24 with drunkenness and riotous behaviour, and was sent down to the House of Cor- vesiiou for, a month, there being several previous con- victions.

I NEWPORT- I RECOGNITION SERVICES.—Very interesting: meetings were held on Sunday and Monday evening last, mconaoc- tion with the settlement of the Revs. D. W. Penacell and J. Hocking, as ministers of the Newpert CircuiiL of, United Methodist Free Churches. The services were held in the Hill-street Chapel. A public tea pneeded the mecting on Monday evening, the latter being presided aver by Mr. Duvii's. He was supported on the platform Iy, the Revs. J..L Jabb (BIble Christian), P. W. Darnton, :I.A., W. Ed- wards, G. Anderson (Indspendents), the Prijaitiva Metho- dist Superintendents, D. W. PenneS, J. Hoeling; Messrs. Cole, Tallen, Fox, Monk, Ac., Ac- There was- also a good attendance. Most of the gelatl4mm named dIIlivned ad- dr?,3ft of an unuBunD terfttiag nd practiw obarwtor. the 'c::tI ccMptime?ta and Christian manifestations of w e to the mi. gentleen who had so recently settled in Newport, the. speakers pro- ceeded, in several instances, to give their ojihkns as to the way in which they ceuld best promote the ^regress of the Gospel in this tenrn. Earnest praycra and zealoua labour on the part of professed Christians, a closer appreciation of, and assimilation ( to, the temperance movement, the promotion of Home Missioaary sccii t a higher Christian life on the part of Chirch members, were severally set forth as the means most oonducive to a revival of i-eligiea. Mr. Darnton touched especially upon tho latter points. He said he was more and mora convinced that the Christian Church was not doing her duty, and her members did not realise the condition in which they lived. They had mMy chnrcbM and chapels m the town, eMngh to accommodate all who could convatiently attend Divine worship. Many of these were tolerably well filled, but there were hundreds an ds:h:umblY o:lk'to who did not come within their places of worship. It wa the duty of Christian people to take theGospel to such ones. There was a I There was a languishing of spiritual life amongst the I 6i:tiabodie1D,, they ;:tdd a:nfv:hit without a single home missionary at work. He IwM that his brethren whom he had the pleasure of welcommg that evening were men of earnestness and seal, that they would not let them sleep, but would rouse all the churches in this town, so that each member would go out into the streets and compel those to como in whom they found destitute of spiritual truth. The meeting was altogether of an agree- able and warm-hearted character^

I RD. THE BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A MiMtR.—FatndE McCar- thy, a haulier, was brought up on remand at the police- court yesterday, b elssrs. J. C. Fowler ana R. H. Rhys, and wa? sentenced to two months' hard labour, for assaulting William James, miner, in Mill-street. The facts of the case were fully reported in the Western Mail of last Wednesday.

I LLANELLY. THE WORKMEN'S PETITION.—The workmen in the em- ploy of Messrs. Sims, wiuysms, Nevill, and company at the Copper Works, Lead Works, and Copper Works 6oal :ro'rvinVb:' ih: habit of having their c:;r:llo: them fres of charge, have received notice of the diecontmn- ance of the supply of the same after the 14th inst. Upon a general consideration of the matter, the workmen have come to the conclusion to humbly petition their employers, with a view of remedying the forthcoming evil, and some six of the oldest workmen from the several works have waited upon Mr. C. W. Ne, at the Copper Works office, and tendered in the petition dnly signed by the workmen in the several works, &Ld from the cheerfnl manner with which they were received by Mr. Nevill, hopes are entertained of the continuance ot this great boon. The following is a copy of the resolution .— r.rt Messrs. Sims, Willyams, Nea dtor:n:; -We, the undersigned workmen in your employ at the Copper Works Lead Works, and the Copper Works Coal Yard, Llanelly, do hereby petition you under the following circumstances, sincerely hoping that the prayer of our peti- tion will receive your favourable oonsidoi-ation. It has been intimated to us by the managers of the works that the usual supply of coals which you have so kindly granted us since the starting of the works in 1805 and 1847 respec- tively. is to be stopped after the 14th inst. Now we need not point out to you the severe hardships such a course will entail upon us as a body generally, and especially on the large number of old men, some of whom have been in your employ over fifty years, and others who are invalids, ns well as a large number of poor widows and orphMs of men who have spe"L their fives in yo?r employment. We are well aware of the pre- sent depression of trade, and the consequent diminution of vour profits, but we beg to submit to you that trade has teen quite as depressed before, yet you continued to us our usual supply of coal without any reduction in our wages, And we would also remind you that when trade was brisk we have never agitated for mereasedwages that there has never been any strike amorjst us such as frequently take place in various parts of the country, as we have always considered a resort to such means to be injurious both to employers and employed. We therefore trust you will Dermit us to have our coals as httherto. Fervently hoping that our prayer will be granted, we are, gentlemen, you.' obedient servRuts.-Llsrtkv, September 6, 1869. The heavy loss the deduction it coal would entail upon a great number of the worfanrjj renders the matter a serious ono, and it is to be seriously hoped that the generous em- ployers will give a favourable consideration to the fervent desires of the workmen ;1 due course of time. Should this threatened determination on the part of the employers be adhered to, winter w'ah its scourging ravages will unavoid- ably inflict a upon many who are wholly unable to protect thmadr--S.gw-t it.

I BRISTOL. BANKRUPTCY COUBT.-Yeaterday a first meeting was held)-j the matter of W. Yeo, butcher, grocer, Ac., Swan. --In the matter of H. Salmon, wine and spirit dealer, Ciiepstow, there ir88 a sitting for the examination of a wit- ness.—In re R. Miller, cattle dealer, Ixichlade, the bans- rant was further examined. THE KNITS AGA N.-At the Police-court yesterday, be- fore Mr. J. Godwin l and Mr. W. Terrell, a sullen-looking yon? Mew Mmed Dutch WM charged with =b.d' Vi.n t tD tW. A" ;L* ap- =rle:thø t=.nTt pn-er øeeIiJI« apple withM<Mfe,.?Hteat!ter fftiui struck Dim with biif fciu upon which the fanner rtabbed him in the abdomen. fhe wounded man was tt?en to the Royal InBrmMy, and though he is Mt conMdered to be in any danger, he was not able to attend the court. The phwuer was remanded for a week. A GENTLEMAN CHABOKD wrtit BcrRorABr-At the police-court, a young man of gentlemanly appearance was brought up in custody, charged with haying broken ntn brought ta ? iMn acnuos r vr0 P,,ftrn *? n appeared he was a clerk in a bank at BrimtoL and had boarded and lodged for a long time at the Manor House, the landlord of which stated that the defendant uwed him more than J690. He had therefore given him a week's notice to leave, and re- moved a box from defendant's room to another, which he locked up. Yesterday evening the defendant went to the room in question, and broke open the door and took away the box to a cab waiting outside the house. Mr. Allman appeared in the police-court for the prosecutor, and Mr. Mosely for the defendant. Both parties had acted under the advice of their solicitors in the matter. Mr. Brice, magistrate's clerk, said he considered the charge of felony could not be sustained, but it might be a case of illegal trespass, and dealt with by a civil action. The can was therefore dismissed.

NEWPORT TOWN COUNCIL. I WATCH COMMITTER AND BOABD OF HIALTIL. The fortrùhtll meeting o? these committees WM held ?t the Cenn<S Chamber, Town-htU, on Tuesday. PrMent: The Mayor, in the chair; Alderman Davis, Alderman i:nÂlcfer: ,dlt= B;C: W?SlMtm Jon?°S' P. Bolt? D. Harrhy, ThomM Bey. non, and 8. Batchelor. The CHiEF SUPSRINTBNDBNT read his fortnightly re- port of crimes, reports, and statistics. EXECUTION OF RATE WARRANTS BY THE POLICE. Alderman BROWN said he wished the Superintendent to give him an account by this day fortnight of the number of warrants and summonses which remained unexecuted. Some time ago they appointed Sergeant Bath as Mayor's Sergeant, whose duty it was to attend to these warrants, and he wished to know whether it would not be well for the board to decide that Sergeant Bath should retire on his allowance. He wanted to know if there were any warrants in hand not served and the number of them. As he proposed to go into the 8ubject at their next meeting, he wouMMy nothing fu?er now, but would simpli t?k the superintendent to give him the mfommtion that 'my fortnight. Alderman LATft premmed the reason why Mr. Brown &*a the "uestion at the board of guardians on Saturday was that it was stated that the aperintendent had 4.050 of rates to collect by means of warrants and summonses. Alderman BBOWN thought it was 250 or 300 summonses issued. Alderman LATCH: There was a good deal of confusion silent it. The MAYOR 1-il tho p-l ,Vem of -le-11 'in was a %.ong one. When the rate collector was before him the other day he took the opportunity to urge upon him to olloet the rate evenl? Instead o l 1&-xWg &U the small items to the last, they should collect large Bums and small sums together, and then they could issue thes3 wumnis Ktms tl to ?, me, instead of bringing them all at the la?t moment. In some cases they ought to have seen to these thiags months before. Alderman DAVIS said he had spoken of it time after time, but all to no panose. but all to no prd it was a most ?mportant thing that the collection should f:e proceeded with regularly. It WM the 8mall ratepayers who generally changed about from place to place ou hence they ket a good dm! of money. 'nuMe who had iar?oams to pay wre generally stationm7, and they could com? upon them at My t e. Alderman BROWN said- that inasmuch aa the whole question would come before the Board at the next meeting, it waa unnecessary to enter upon a discussion now. COLLECTOR'S RETURN. The COLLECTOR reported that he W coUected and Md mto the credit of the Corporation during the fortnight .829<M6w. 6d? making & toW of .£6,1161&. Id. upon the .tM 16s. 6d, MfLkin :ied w" the statement showing the ::owu1p¡: v:1ii:a:dte::ø return was consideml very ntisf-etm7. THE suiai,"oies REPORT. 7% report of the surveyor was cbk in allusion to bn"IfrepoOføe =C:mit:d OeÏD us: pmiaL With one exœptioD, the phM wm approved of. One waa rderred back to the Public Worb Committee. IMPROVING MAUSUMS-ROAD. Referring to an allusion to the Marshes-road in the our- voyee a repat, Alilgmum DAVIS said that at the present moment the Turnpike Trustees were quite willing to make a road, or to improve tbe present roadway if the Corporation were pre- paid to raise the pathway alongside. Unless this were done it would be almost useless on the part of the commis- sioners to raise the roadway, because the natural effect of that would be to ttoow all the water on to the present foot- way. Tkey felt, however, very desirous to make a good radway, if the Corporation would curb, channel, and put dewn agood footway. Mr. HAKEHY aeked where they proposed to commence it fwom. Alderman DAYIS replied: From the mill, on this side. The TOWN CLERK stated that something of the kind had been thought of when it was contemplated some time hack to let out the marshes for building purposes. It was fnUy intended then to widen the footway by taking out a øutlIcient spoa*fmm the maratm for the pur% and thereby maki- a thMoagMy good ..trance to tC town, and*it would Uve t:boene some time or other. Alderman BIWWN said Mr. Davis knew more about the house property there than hodid,butcouldhoinformtheboard if the pavement in front of the houses, which was now very bad in eome places, would be put in good order by the P ^JjdwmaaDA^ &aid he could not say. He did not know who the owners were in many instances. In some cases he gmghi they were very poor, and probably would object to iL Aidermpn BRoww: There were always some who would object to the expense. Alderman DAVIS said complaints had been made to the trustees of the bad condition of the road, and they were quite willing to do aU th possibly could to put it in a croMr state. -Ontbcirben he waa requeaw to oome and make that statement. Mr. BOLT considered it was an important opportunity which should not be lost. Everything that was done in the way of raising Marshes-road would tend to improve the hul coming down from the Barracks. Now was cerlainly the proper time to arail themselves of the offer of the trustees, which would not merely he an improvement, but a great benefit to the town. Most of the members appeared to fall m with the mg- Bastion, but Alderman ;h'e:gt: board :\b their guard as to what the.? were doing in regard, to the cost. C° Aidennan BBOWN then mova and AMermm LATCH seconded, t'ilie t::teU::=e T i Commissioners of Newport Eoads for improvements on the Marshes-road and Stow-bill (discussed on a former occMion) be referred to the Public Works Committee, and that the Town Surveyor be requested to prepare an estimate of the cost of h:oÚin u=1ntl:hW:;0;8: r..d.Cm-ried. I THE SMOK. NUISANCE. Mr. H&px= again brought forward the question of the I smoke uisance, and said the time was now np forth: I notices. He hoped that the Town Clerk would immediately take action in the matter. THE llIGH-STREET IMPROVEMENTS. I Alderman DAVIS anked whether anything had Deen aone in regaril to the High-street improvements. He said that several of the roofs appeared to be fast falling in. It was time that something should be done. The TOWN CLERK said the matter was still befo -e the committee. C° Alderman TowNMND observed that it was a !one time 'befoeili:n :'t: ::odt it e= ¿'l hands ? Was it come to arbitration yet, because it had been intimated that such was likely to be the caoe i- The TOWN CLERK said he was not prepared with any report yet, Alderman BROWN hoped they would follow bis advice. The MATOR mid the subject was under consideration, and not a week was neglected. A llorman TOWNRE14D: But what wOl it come to I The ?lAYOE: I think it will come to a good wide street. (A lauffh.) We want to save the ratepayers' money. -g' AN UNTIMELY QUESTION. Just as the Board were separating, Mr. S. BATCHELOR entered the room. In reply to a jocular remark, he said: I will inst ask one question, and it is this. 1 want to know if we are to have a recurrence of the samp thing that took place two years ago, in reference to the election of mayor. On that occasion the members were all staling in a lobby ]nst before the meet. ic?M?nooneknewwhowMtobemayor. inî::mt:e;1rnd\roïtlln up, and others su?gMted that Mr. Batchelor should ask his question at the next meeting. The MAYOR, however, asked if Mr. Batchelor had any proposition to mRke. If so, he w.s ready to vacate nt one 3. Mr BATCHELOK replied that he was not preprel1 with p. motion, but suggested thot they should appoint a committee of their body to arrangl- thematter. Heventured to say that the plan adopted here 13 not adopted by any other Board in the kingdom. Alderman TOWSEND I How can you see what will take place before the 9th? It is absurd. The MAYOR: Perhaps you'll ask your question at our next meeting. Mr. BATCHELOR Setting all joking aside- The MAYOR: I don't believe you are joking; I think you are in earnest Mr. BATCHEWR: lsubmit it is a very inconvenient mode of doing the thing. Alderman BBOWN submitted that it was quite irregu,lar to bring the question forward after the meeting hat broJren upfie MAYOR Bring forward something by the next meeting. No doubt the thing will be arranged Mi-afortably. Mr. BATCHELOR recapitulated his observation in refer. ence to the diffieulty two or three years a31-, when members were talking one to another in the lobb, and no one knew who was to be mayor. There was nObPjy proposed even. The members did not apparently see the force of Mr. Batchelor's remarks. Mr. BATCHmon added: Ver6s a louy squabble now ?'omg on in London about tba same thing. One pwty is Mme thm?. One pMty it for re-electing Aiderm?? James Chu-?e Lawrenoe, and others are for electing somebody else, and there it M t By thi* time mwt of tne memc<M nad Mt. tn tmnw to a qnestion, ? WM Bttted that the eteetMn of mayor wiU t<?e pø'OU the 9th of Novembw un.

I STRANGE OASE OF KIDNAPPING. The 81m ?<MMMco Bulletin d August 23 ontainq the 10=:On Saturday last the Bulletin _taiDed .teIaen* of the arrest of certain partie* here who _e having kidnapped a man named Cabill on board a ship in the harbour and seat him to sea. Cabill, the man who is said to have been kidnapped, makes the following state- ment About the 1st of last April he was at some point under the influeDceof liquor, and meeting a number of men whom hb knelv well, they asked him to take a drink with them. 1LJ did so, nnd, ilrinkinsr several times, they went into a shipping office, where they remained a few mirutes, and on coming out the men told him ho had shipped for a voyage on the Garibaldi. He regarded it as a mere joke, and reminded them that they knew very well he was no sailor. They sa.'d they knew nothing of the sort, and that he had ptaiped. He then thought they were in earnest and triea to escape, hut a crowd of their friends surrounded him, and when he called for help they drowned his cries by shouts of laughter. He was bustled along to a boat-landing, where two men (aught him by the legs ttfid pn/led him into the boat, and h9 was rowed out to the Garibai li by the two men James Brown and C. J. Wilson-who 11 ore a special officer's star at the time, and who had been ap Minted watchman, Chief Crow- ley refusing, however, to .sign his warrant. As s.)on as Cabill was on the deck and was presented to the mate, he told that officer that he was n ') seaman; that he hud been brought on board by force; ai d desired to be sent back The mate told him that was the old story of men when they had been paid their advance, a td he did not believe it. Cahill denied that he had received any advance, or that he had shipped. He appealed to WL 'son to say that he knew him, that he had a family in tbie ci ?Y, no ?amm, and had been brought on board by Caret: Wi/8?n told him, he MM, that he would do all he could for hun and Cahill uked him to :ri'fed r:;o him :l ,f' }¡if:U.d ltl WUing her where he was and hh condition at the time. Wilson wrote the letter, and Cabill paid him seventy-five cents. to deliver it to his wife. But she »ys she never received it. Wi/- then went awa7, md Cahill was kept a close prisoner on board the ship ;hree days. Each day he saw the oili 5cr Wilson, but nothing ;rm done for him, and the TM sel ed away with the unfortunate man on board, nom of his frIends knowing where ho was. As when last a. ien by any of them he was under the influence of liquo. It was sup- posed that he had fallen off one of the ( Mrs and was drowned. His body was searched for, -(I i 'u- 6red in hopes of raising it out of the depths; but neither the watchman Wibon, nor the man Brown, thou ght proper to tell the friends of Cahill and his family ti at he had been taken out to sea and was not  The mate, when the ship was under w?igb, ordm ™ 5°^Canihfi2lli to duty, but he know nothing about navigation. When ordered to go aloft he refu"), and in conanne. ^ce waa terribly beaun and kicked, and finally hauled alo. 't by a single line fastened to his body under his arms. 1 [e W88 then left dangling between earth and heaven a cot si. der- able length of tine; but when released he could not pel form duty, and so during the entire voyage to Callao he was abused and maltreated by the mate. When the vi seel reached Callao he managed to escape, and walked to Lh oa. He had only half a dollar with him, but at Lima he foil oa work for a few days, and got money sufficient to enable UL <n to reach the cast aga i n. He obtained passwe to Pan,?in& (fti;idhi: case \ef alê:iurs:fr O;l: it had been represented by Chief Crowley to our Consul at Callao, who paid no attention to the letter from the Chief. Mr. Corwin received Cabill kindly, nnd assisted Wm in :;in':ir:n C; k:hI:a:¡f.: Îte':hi I Company to work hi. passage back to this port. Ho has arrived just in time to see his wife-who WPJI overcome with the idea that he was deaod-sinking slowly but surely into the grave.

(JAEDIFF. ARRIVALS. I Burs E^ST DOCK.—September ll. Derwent 510, Dcjnia, Dublin 13-. WESr JX>CK.—September 11. A.tb??, 2 10, Br)?..t, T??*id,?.t??, )).f t MU&ie, 81, Fo,iune, Vaierford, b:ùla.t I Dftrl.ua;, 94, Keel-, Dunparvou, pLtwood imrodJ 36, Dowdide. &T. Rrieune, pot:\t8 Liberator, 145, CI11rhc;1, Whwtlord, b!Ùbst Horonce, 45, T vevlmry, Bri-tol, WAST Nt?Mtt, IM, M?.), Umtoi? )m"Mt Acline, 58, HAWKED, Hrul»wat<.T. beans = )lMe)'. iS.'T.??or; Lea, !x!aM Ocean Child, 186, Popiium, llridter, bricks P"? Am?H.-September 12. Parthenon (ss), 111, BaiehmBristol, Jipht Fnonkfort (ss), 413, Arken, Liverpool, br'laat s.pwmùer l. Unity, 41, Teitly, Bideforti, ballast O.t 240, Ooles, SARDINIA, ti. r? Uuity lu. ENTERED OUTWARDS.-S?pt?.b?r M. Mt*. 219, Banner, Para, R. W. PM.y 1 Poh Tim, 290, Boock, Cape of Ucod Hope, R. W. P.Ty NORMA,477, IIAHUSB, Kerisuda, Co; 131'otbers Castlemaine, 1,361, DI", Cn1\I\O, E. Joucø & Co. Nmlashda, 191, Maaleby, Havana, Telleisen, "I l,tlW"" Jenny, 500, POWE, 't:Mr.(M? Te'tefmn, Hoist & Wtih Sataua, 500, SQioherg, Alexandria, IVofaen, U.It & Wills  CL?MCU *;KOM THE POKI1 OF OAHD1KF. September a. Frankfort (8), B, 503 coal, Gibraltar, D. DAVIS &; Sons H?re B?. ?, 396 CONL, Tt???,?. Wor? Parthenon, B, 1,00 coal, St. Nazairo, K. Bregoon "d,nl llï}C,r7'l;rAe:,ríf.w.)rm. Qutaeppo Accame, Uen" 752 coal, Barcelona, Lloty, henkin & Co, Quilia, Sic. 275 coal, Pn lenno, Insole A Son Marte JOSEPH* F., 'O cow, Nankø, Oofllu & 00. Mary, F., 30coal, Audiern, Coffin & Co. Jeune Auaterlltz, F., 115, Vanuea, Powell's J>uffryn Ad- B, 13 bar iL, B men, F. P. C-,l Babuoral (8), )0 .hœt iron, T. W. Booker & C?. H br io., Guœ & C.. .Pa, WAt & Co., Itott-I..

NEWPORT. I,- Oimv/uins.—September 14. Nouveak. 91W::¡C\ŸK; & Co. Paqueb^w, 57, Le Mono!, Quimper, J. N. Knapp ft Co. Mary A ,X I IV !d.4., Gibraltar, 3'),'??riU ft 00. < ILEIBED.—Beutember 14. StM of P.!?, Coi;ïe &1 <?). :tGet'lin, juu., & Co. Kxcelsior, Vanief. S? coal, L. A. H.f,,?? 11! o Eliml*th and Ann, (ibr.1t?,,2 J ""n!, 1 J. A. Homfray & Co. Nei'ie Chapin, Genoa, 801 iron, l?;bb. YaJe Co. hal:i.'75 r:f.k' f.b;:yC&,Oo.

SWANSEA. EM'URED OUTW ARDS.—Se p tember 14. Hollybough, 32C, Smith, Alexaudra, Hartwell ft Maariee /trod Marie, 17ti, Uombett, Bona, H. Crevier Jenny No. 3, 79, Quivoron, BorJea1U, H. Crevier Eugenie Inrie, 74, 1,L,eh(!Ilc?,Tho?de o?.?v 8 Jeune Hoiumse, 126, Brien, Algiers, Thomas de IA Coarneuv* A,?hiLl? Marie, 6 1, Tcaserot, Men, Thomas do 1. Couroeuvft Sendr., 81, EolWLin, RocbfuOrt, Thom"" de 1. Corm?e CU:ARED.Sept.mMr 14. Aimabl. Rose, H) coal, 8t. Naiaire, Prevost ft Co. I"r. 135 coal, Nantes, Wayne &; Co, J. Eliso. 145co?l, Seville, Prevost &C i:d .I:eU: ;ii8&;Dr111

GLOUCESTER. I I September 14. I En,-PA?, IKWARM.—Mary, 0. Field, CardiN, coaIt I 8 C??.RE, D. 11NTt"bw 14. .ol1a8t-Dma, Swansea, b, 'at. Ey h?It _L,. .!&Cl 'llmt_U=34 I 

I PILL AND KINGROAD. September 14. A REIVED ANJ> PASSED TO BRISTOL.-Bibr't*. ,t, Bwk Sea—Maranee, Peiaambuco—I t alia (ss ) f jtraker, Patras— Winfield (American schooner ) Matanzaa—J* lYerna (ss ) Cork- Leopard (ss), and Prince of Wales (s), both f j^ansea. SfiUiD.—Juno (s), Cork-Calyp90 (M). Waterford-govmiqu (ss), Liverpool—Prince Caddwgan (IS), Abr myron-Po Royal (II), Biderord—Teresoniiu, Ellis, Ne* ,>ort—J ur d (gg) Glasgow. WISD.—W.8.W., moderate, rain. ("), GlaliOW.

I QUEENSTOV iN. September J j. ARRIVED.—R.M.J3. Scotia, from Li- /erpool, left for New York— .A, (in ) from ll,, p ool, left for ¥ ew York—Taucredi, E ^xililo, Tr?te-StMtmt. PM?m' Knittef .d?. ?[eM-?Statt?m? for New York, left for Liverpau) -?.nteMtM? CangUe, CrHfor- nia—Peppina P., &cca.. 811l1M ?u?E?-NU.

I rA'LMOUTH. I S dptember 13. ARRIVALS.—Phillia ?-d Y,Y, Ibmil and QUooutoWD (foremsst '-g' h'-d -It?. f-m t:d's:o 'ir 'ftnt:CJ:uc:bo:. .i-. IAgford, Neatfe—Johan, us-"i(!h, from C.?diff, f.? Port Sa*d (coals), lost hor fovemast, mainmast spruncr, fto. SAILED.—Ruby, Strong, Antwr p—Idaua, Lilian, London— O MIL Queen, Greenavay, ,WA -Narva, Nisbet, Leith.

EXTENSIVE BBERIES ON THE NOETH-EABTBRN RAIL- WAY BY A TELEGRAPH CLERK.—For some time past a large number of articles of various kinds have been missed while in the course of transmission over the North-Eastern Railway, and the losses have been particularly frequent with regard to articles sent over the northern district. On the night of the 7th inst., Messrs. Smith, silversmiths, of Lee^.s, forwarded by rail a gold watch to Mr. D. Joy, of Miudles- boro\ but on the parcel arj-ring at its destination the gold watch had disappeared. On the following night another parcel, containing two tvatches and a guard, were sent to a Mv. Jacobs, of Hartlepool, by Mr. A. Lea, Leeds, and on this parcel being opened the guard was missed. Inspector Sadler receivedinformatir,n of what had taken place, anu iracingthc parcels to Thirsfc, mado inquiries there. Suspicion roat^l on a telegraph clerk, named Charles Moore, who WIIS searched, when a key ftiat opened the booking-office was found in ono of his pock-,¡t.. A-travelling cap and a book that hau been stolen from the Thirsk book-stall were also found in his possession; and on the inspector searching the telegraph OMC% he found tmnty-five shillings in copper, in five-gril- ling packets, and two other stolen books, inside the case of a clock. A farther quantity of stolen property was found in a cupboard at tite office and at Mooro's lodgings, and these Moore remitted having stolen at various times. The total value of tae goods recovered is about JS21. On the way to the police station he told the inspector where to find the ruiKitog watch and guard, and they were found as directed --buried under a hedge some distance from the railway I station. The accused was brought before Mr. T. Bell, at Thirsk, on Saturday, and remanded.

BUSINESS ADDRESSES. THE 0!d Bngineering Establishment known as TBRLDGE WORKS, CHEP8TOW, ??i?d -d-? th* Crm of FINCH diMTH,h..b-b.k-.p-d..I..g?r..i.t., ?ie rel&t¡..I tht bte Mr. Heath having determined te M<Uite their interests theri their iuterests, EDWARD FINCH, Senior member of the late linn, has to announce that lie has taken the BUTH IBONWOEKS, 0,LUDI", WheM he will .k.. heretofore, Io. Brkig?., W- ad D?.k G.tu ?f Iron. Land -d X?i-e B?il-, Irm Buildings and Neoth tMt at?N?'L)M'?VeM<h,Bote'<?<F<M)teoM,HhiM' M..Ulmd n of hoe, MdtJtttK other TtrhXMM?Mena? work he has for tfe iMt 20 Tearl bea eMMtomtd to JaKe ?t Qfce^itow. BUSINESS ADDRESSES. rJrL iHE IMPERIAL BICYCLE RIDING SCHOOL ASSEMBLY BWI[K PBMCB-"RZBT, i* .Mnfbr?l' ?Mtice.? mriM.tBICYCMa.-BINQHAM.B?.,? .==,k:dBJl.r;street. BICYCLES.—The Impenat Bicycle nF?,? JL-v with revolving axles and "id gun-metal W»rings to l?)tk wheds*'h?I?? ?? H»., c&rriaire paid to any railwa. station. Price Lit Post free.—lllKGtlAM, Imperial Work* Bristol. mHE ?MPEMAL BICYCLE (New Mode?ca?he JL purchased on easy tenus \1 the Monthly Hiriug bvst»-ui Ly which, upcu payment of a fixed monthly hire, the Bicycle i. U months C,w!mt?s the property of the birtr without any f-h, payment whatever.—Terms upon appplication at the Imperial Bicycle Riding School, Assembly liooma. Pri.trt; or of BINGHAM, Broad-street, Bristol. PALL MALL CROQUET, J&t., 218.?25??3? .A- 37. 4?'. W- 60- 8u- The i)-W in -11 -t- striped half bL,?i-l.,l Qf white, in addition to the colours. C?ij?z? free to any milway station Price List post fr,v BtNGHAM, BrooA-str?t, Urist*L and (B?t;4) ? Tria"o;<. Clifton. TOINGHAMS LIBRARY.-Sigle Subscription, commencing at any date, one Guinea per annum, attcnii;^ a oooetant &UCCeS81on of the newest works. Terms, post frc*v- BINGHAM, liroad-stroet, Bristol, and (Branch; 2t>, Triaii e •]/' Clifton. NEW ACTS OF PAHMAMENT.—Bankruptcy i ? A.ed Rt?., M..i?ipa4 Lte??h. Inland RMcn? Endowed Schools, County Court, Imprisonment for Debt, Cattly Di.?-, are a now ready !INGHAM, B,od-.tr.t, aikl (Branch) ,_Tglc, ClifW": SONOGRAMS and ADDRESSES.-Mon^n^ xTJL d,?.ig..d, h.?. complicated the initials. Sketches sub. mitted. P.. Is.; pt free, 14 stamps; free if an order W given. Colour stmping, paper 100 -BINGELA K, BrwA-st?t, r.L4 and (B-.h), ,C. ARMS and CRESTS FOUND.nd Name and County. ketch, Is., orfmif? order begim. B."ti. ?'IL Countya for note paper and ?vt?lop?. Colour Stamping fuuy Mumim Is. per 100; PlainStampMgfree.-BI.NGHA.il. :s:iBd;t P::J¡£r.Bi:ëltt:.IL\)¡, L ..tr.t, Bri?to4 and (Br-h), 2 gl?, Clift. JMPORTANT NOTICE. TO LADIES ONLY. MRS. MAGGS, 15, ST. AUGUSTINE'S PARADE, Begs to call their attention to her BASSINETTS, BOTH IN MUSLIN AND CHINTZ. PLEABB Non TIDI ADDRESS 15, ST. AUGUSTINCS PARADE (QppoetTg TJI.8 DBAWBRHWE), BRISTOL. 121ie TO CONTRACTORS, BUILDERS, CABIii J- MAKERS, AND OTHERS. I: 11 by 3, and 9 by 8, Onega and Archangel Red DeaW. 5,000 Quebec Pine De i us and Planka. 6,115 Firt quality, St. John's Snrnoe D?.b ad Btte.. 25,450 Bomm d 17prepared Red f'4ooring. M,MO Ditto White ditto. 400 Logs Quebec Y?U.? -d Bo?d Pi.? Tibr. rJJ Ditto ;Jo;ll,'D. 160 Ditto Choice Birch with Oak and other goo&. sc.Jâ1. OF EVERY DESCRI.PTION CtrT TO ORDER. I PANTILE 3D CELUNO LAT?. J A good ?rtment of Dry Board of every d-,ipti.. always [ in stock, f f EXPECTED TO ARRIVE DAILY, 157 Logs Tobaaoo Mahogany, j 126 ,P, Honduras Mahogany, 1:; Logs City sr"'Do¿'h0llU1' 93 Logs Mexican KahcpllT. Te r.?', Nexi Tenn 011 or approved Bills at Fm p- WICKHAM BROTHERS AND NORRIS, DBAL, TIMBER, AND MAHOGANY YARDS, TEMPLE GATE AND BATH BRIDGE, BRISTOL. 125& QARRIAGES FOR SALE WMLIAN ROGERS CO., CARRIAGE MAN UFAtfEUBERa COLLEW2-PLAC1L BRISTOL Have the fouowiug OARZUGJ 6 op,MTPbL?iACg XBROTOL of Gentlemen basing no further use for thenar STA.3ËTU; tam?dtn?NmetMne, fitted with lamps, shafts, patent break, an>L leather apoon. BAROUCHES—Two, s«cond*hsad, one mth -d one wilb..l ''SIAMESE PHAETON (?BUKW)-db-d, pitd Ik?. fitted with shafts and aprena. STANHOPE PHAE'JLO!f>—Cob size, paiated blei, fitted with lampe, shafts, break, and leather apron. OMNIBUS—nearly newv paintai lake, liaed fitted pair of horsesP, KAETdS^—seoopt-haud, in goed condition VICTORIA painted greon, lined drabw fitted with lamx%. snaffas winter cu- cloWsuIrRe, E PHAETON—setand-ha^d, vis-d-tris,, painted and lined blue. PHAETONS—several nsaond-hand. AIM m Large Stock of HEW CARRIAGEEI?.mv.1?ing I.-d-. Barouches th and witiiout enclosures ) W..g.bt., ph. "J..wi ';f;foW;=1 W& Dog C?t% T" and ??grwhel B-kt and Wi Ph-t.- ESTIMATES mVJlN FOit HEPATB8. 12160 11HK HAIR.—T* prevmt the hair Mling eff uso TH1M}Jœro ?0. 3) CANTHARinNa WASH?wtuch is ii pr,prai. i th..t..gt tonics. T.I. the ha- groy e?)??d "??? ?'?i.EDiS?&TQN? OAJ<TKA&tbE? CJU,AM, which "is frupwt, n?rishing,, =A sbmulsbf To re- etcro the ?n?n< ?cJ?? the bair 'LIUDA VERTiAS, tha f,,t ?.d bf, pr^orAtion sold for the p.?7-. AV-t-M. ML4rir ?oc, H 1Ùr Dr_er and Perfumer, 44. MUMm-ttxet.Bxit, where penuw,cry by the best makma, hair brmho. 00mb8. spon g es, fancy soaps, and every requisite for the toihit tan b, pro- :ï't l:el.:rpr:1 w h ere alsa ':b.tA>cdbe mentAl hair < ,f every description. Private rooms tor "cn S?pooiu?. et?Stg.' M?, dyeiag,.WM Arg?IOM *Mttt?t& .tt..d-. -44, MUsom-street, B.U, V4i5e BRYA NT and MAY'S PATENT SAFETY -D MA TOHES LIGHT ONLY ON THE BOX. HOte ivra.' B. N. OSBORNE, 8UB&EON DENTIST, ?H. 1% Dk-stmk N-PWL SKe L AVERTON AND CO,'S CARPETS! CARPETS! CARPETS! GREAT BARGAINS. SEVERAL LONG REMNANTS AND SMGLB PIECES or BRUSSELS A TAPESTRY CARPETS, ■XASCBiiTS FROM 20 TO 45 YARDS IN LENGTH, HOW 81LUKO AT COST PRICE AND UNDER, TO CLEAa THII LENGTH. MANY CHEAP SHORT REMNANTS, SUITABLE FOR BEDSIDES. THE WHOLE QUITE PERFECT, AND WARRANTED TO WEAR WELL. LAVERTON & CO., STEAM CABINET WORKS,, MARYLEPORT-STREET, BRISTOL. 119.3e TERMS-CASH. BEDINGFIELD,SEALER IN BRITISH, MANILLA, CONTINENTAL, AND FIRST-CLAsa HAVANNAH CIGARS, BROAD-STREET, BRISTOL, AND (BHJLXCH) NO. 1, QUEEN'S-ROAD, CLIFTON. BEDINGITKLDS (Patent), s. 9d. per Gross. J) VE.iC\ IA?8 (P.t.?.t), 2s. 9d. per Gross. Trwlt-. Price on application. EDINGFIELDS RAO, 3s. ed; 4s., 5.. per lb. Trade Price on application. ¥DiMiiTEU)'s JD BIllD'S-KYi:, 48., 4s. 8d., 6e. per lb. Trud. Price on application. BEDINGFIliLUS BlUriSH CIGARS. .0 Ii. Cubu 7 0 per 100. Londres J J »» Regalia Beiuas 9 6 »» lleinas Kepaiia Reinas 1103 0 X^ondres }1;0 } J[ Trabuquillos 18 0 tf Trade Price on application. BEDINGEIELD'S MANILLAS (CKIABS or CHEROOTS,^ p_,v;1, t? 10i, lM.. li. 'M.06.. J? Trade Price ou applioati: ou. BED1NGF1ELDS BEDIGFllR..L.\8S ttAVA?NAHS, I'?? 100 B, as imp01.Wa: ?  ?s' ? Od?, 4?., 'k s., S" 23". M., 25s., 27s. Cd" :;0,, Sl,, 7, 6d., 4L.5 66., 756., 84s., %so Trade Price on arDlic?tiOn- 1194. TERMS-CASH. _?——— mto BRYANA Y'R-P¡n;TSAFETY MATCHES. ADV?TAMH.Prot«t.:o?M Di.- to tho.ecmphy<??'" -ufwtue pmtmtiou from tire to alL 1107, Prir,4a %ad Publi.htl by AEFX NADIN, of No. 2, Ncll!OtI 'i'errace. Canton, at the Printing Oaicet, St. Mary-stre(A Cardiff. WEDNESDAY, PEPTEMBES 15, 1..