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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. < HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY. Their lordships met at five o'clock. Tie Earl of Carnarvon said he Md given notice on Friday, of his intention to call attention to the affairs of Deemark. Be did so in the belief that the Conference wns practically at an end. He now heard that the Conference was sitting, that an armistice had been agreed upon, and had been accepted by all parties. If that 'report was true, it was his intention to withdraw M* notice; he should, therefore be glad to hear frnr « Foreign Secretary what the facts -<iallv wer. -:ider what circumstances an armistice had bee- agreea to, and What the terms were. Earl Russell said he had great satisfaction in stating that the Conference to-day agreed to a suspension of hostilities, by Austria and Prussia on the cne hand, and Denmark on the other. The terms on which this sus- pension of hostilities is based are the uti possiditis. Each Power is to keep its own position, both by sea and land. The blockade is to be raised. The suspension of hostilities is to be for one month, and the Conference will meet again on Thursday. The Earl of Donoughmore asked if Jutland was to be evacuated. Earl Russell said the question was between a suspen- sion of arms and an armistice. A proposition was made at the Conference, by which Jutland was to be evacuated by Germany, and the Island of Alsen by the Danes, but the Danish Government preferred the simple suspension of arms. I The Earl of Carnarvon said he had not heard, with i any great satisfaction, the terms which had been agreed to. The arrangement appeared to be the most one-sided he had ever heard of. Germany gained more from it than could by any possibility accrue to Denmark. He was sure that Denmark, by her moderation, had entitled herself to the sympathy of Europe as much as she had by the excessive heroism and extraordinary gallantry she had displayed. Earl Russell: I can only repeat that on one side an armistice waa proposed, and on the other a suspension of hostilities. The Danes, of their own accord, prfe rred the simple suspension of hostilities, In reply to the Earl of Ellenborough, Earl Russell stated that the suspension 3f hostilities was to commence on the 18th of this month. Earl Granville stated that on Friday he should move that the House at its rising should adjourn till the 23rd, for the Whitsuntide holidays. Lord Stratheden moved, that in the opinion of the House, the correspondence of her Majesty's Government with the Cabinet of St Petersburg on the Polish question had not as yet reached a satisfactory conclusion^ and that the Czar having failed to comply with the conditions upon which, according to the treaty of Vienna, he acquired his sovereignty in Poland, it was no longer binding upon her Majesty's Government to acknow- ledge it. Earl Russell opposed the resolution, on the ground that instead of increasing the authority of the House, it would tend to impair it. He reminded the noble earl that the conditions of the treaty at Vienna would not satisfy the Polish insurgents, who declared that they would rest satisfied with nothing less than the Peroration of Poland to the position she formerly held as a kingdom. He defended the policy of her Majesty's Government, and said they would have been justly censurable if they had involved this country in a war with Russia on behalf of Poland. At the same time he was strongly of opinion thit if in a time of tranquility the Emperor of Russia disregarded the conditions of the treaty of Vienna, he -ocuM not continue to claim the right of sovereignty over Poland. He hoped the noble earl would not press the resolution. After some remarks from Earl Grey, Lord Stratheden withdrew the motion. The Commons' Amendments to the Court of Chancery (Despatch of Business) Bill were considered, and agreed to. The Common Law Procedure (Ireland) Act 1853 Amendment Bill, the Promissory Notes and Bills of Exchange Bill, and the Customs and Inland Revenue -Bill, were read a second time. Their lordships adjourned at half-pust six o>clock. TUESDAY. Their lordships met at five o'clock. The Earl of Ellenborough moved the second reading of the Sentences of Death Bill. He said the House of Commons having addressed her Majesty to appoint a .Royal Commission to inquire into the whole question, the present system threw too great a responsibility on one individual, and recently caused great want of con- fidence on the part of the public. His object was to surround the Home Secretary with security in the dis- charge of this serious duty, and to revive with a slight alteration with respect to the personal share of the Sovereign, the practice which had prevailed up to the present reign. He therefore proposed that the issue of the warrant for carrying out a sentence of death should be decided upon by the Home Secretary, the Lord Chancellor, the Chief Justice, the First Lord of the Treasury, the President of the Council, and other members of the Cabinet, whom it may be desirable to summon. The subject was so important that he would persevere with the bill. Earl Granville fully recognised the objects which the iiobie earl had in view, but fot his own part he thought it would be desirable to postpone legislation until the Royal Commission had reported. He believed it would be difficult to get the proposed Committee of the Council together at all times of the year, and that it ought to have powers to order a new trial. The noble earl might be one of the Commissioners, and he was sure the bill would receive their consideration. He trusted he would not proceed with it. After some remarks from Earl Grey, the Duke of Argyle, and Lord Redesdale, the bill was withdrawn. The Common Law Procedure (Ireland) Act Amend- ment Bill was read a second time. The Promissory Notes and Bills of Exchange (Ireland) Bill, and the Customs and Inland Revenue Bill passed through committee. The Naval and Victualling Stores Bill was read a third time and passed. On the motion of Earl Powis, a copy of the treasury minutes declining any future reduction of interest below five per cent, on moneys advanced by the Public Works Loan Commissioners, with the correspondence relating thereto, and of the cases in which the interest had been reduced, was ordered to be laid upon the table. The Duke of Buccleuoh presented a bill to remove certain disabilities under which Scotch Episcopalian clergy laboured in England. Their lordships adjourned at ten minutes past six o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY. The House met at four o'clock. Mr Mitford asked when the minutes of the Council for Education of May 19th, 1863, and March 11th, 1864, would be withdrawn. Mr Bruce said that Mr Walter had moved for certain Teturns, showing the endowments of the schools, which -would shortly be laid on the table. He trusted that Mr Adderley would postpone his motion until that informa- tion was made known, inasmuch as the minutes would not come into operation until the 30th of June. In the m- ,mtime the minutes would be withdrawn. Mr Adderley said that his objection was to the whole principle of the minutes, and could not be affecie 1 by any return. He would of course postpone his motion if the Government would, in return, place him in an equally good position to bring it forward at a future time. In reply to Mr Hassard, Mr <i ffagan said that after Whitsuntide he hoped to introduce a bill with respect to oharitable donations and b quests in j.re'and. Mr Ward Hunt asked if the attention jf th-- Home {secretary had been directed to the commU* of a widow and whole family of children at Hall, Cornwall by the Rev Uriah Tonkin, for the offence ,f sleeping under a tent. H trusted the right hon. gentleman, would advise her Majeaty to remit the sentence, or allow him to move for the depositions. Sir G. Grey -aid he had received no information or complaint on this matter probably they were committed -under the Vagrant Act, but ho would order an enquiry to be instituted. Mr Hopwood asked if the Government would state ■what course they intended to take with respect to the Danish jueetion before the Whitsuntide reees3. Sir G, Grey said that the Conference was now sitting, and the object of the Government was, that one of its first results would be the establishment of an armistice. lIe could only say that in concert with be otter Powers the Government would take measures to obtain the object for which that Conference had assembled, and be nad the satisfaction of being able to announce that the Conference bad that day agreed to an armisticc fo, a month. In reply to Mr D. Griffith. Sir G. Grey said he could not, at present, state the terms of the armistice. At the request of Sir G. Grey, Mr Henaessy again postponed his motion on account of Lord Piiaierston not Ik ing able to attend the House. Mr Bernal Osborne asked if the Government hr.d received any information of a collision having occurred in the North Sea between the Austrian and Danish squadrons, in which the former had got the worst of it. Sir G. Grey said that the Secretary of State for the Colonies had received a telegram from the Governor of Heligoland that a naval engagement was going on >0- i Z, tween two Austrian frigates, three gunboats, two Danish frigates, and a corvette. Since tie House had met a further telegram had been received from the Government, of Heligoland, reporting that the Danes had defeated the Austnans, and that one of the frig ates of the latter was in flames, and that the rest of the iiustrians were making for Heligolard. This announcement was received with loud chetrj from all parts of the House, in which the strangers m the galleries enthusiastically joined. .Mr Disraeli complained that the Government was treating the House with a great want of respect. The terras of the armistice had just been communicated to the other House of Parliament, although Sir G. Grey wad unable to give them any information on the subject. Sir G. Grey said that be had stated to the House all the information he had received. On the motion for going into Committee of Supply on the army estimates, trj < olonel North moved an address to the Crown onying ths the officers of Chelsea Hospital should bu relieved frc i the payment cf the rates and taxes with wbxh they ha been recently charged, for the houses occupied bv th n in the performance of their duties. The motion was opposed by Mr F. Peel and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and, on a division was uegativod by a majority of 184 to ;)2. 1 I i h- The House then went into Committee. A vote for Z750,780 for works and buildings was agreed to. On the tttte of £ 173,554 for military education. Mr Maguire complained that in the Royal Hibernian Schc 'though the. great majority of the people were Catholics, a very small propoftion of the children f!Uittc;d wcre of that faith. All the officials but two re Protestants, and the books used Were of a sectarian char- ..cr, such as those now allowed in the national schools. He also complained of the conduct of the governors to Roman Catholics who had been condemned by the Lord Lieuteuant. After some remarks from Mr i Vaoce aid Colonel North) TLe Marquis of Hartington said that inquiries had been instituted, and the governors had satisfactorily ex- onerated themselves, bet he thought that in a school in which there were so many Catholic children, there ought to be more xvozaan Catholic persons employed. Aftet Aome remarks from Mr Vance, Mr CardWoll, Sir E. Grogan, Mr Brady, and Mr O'Reilly) the vote was agreed to. SeTeral bills were read « eewobd time. The Partnership Law amendment Bill was considered in committee. A proposal of Mr T. Baring to require all partnershlpa, availing themselves of the privileges of this Act, to add the words registered' to their title, Was agreed to on a division by a majority of 5S to 43 Mr F. Peel brought in several bills to explain the Drainage and Improvement Acts for the Promotion of Public Works in Ireland, and the Railways (Ireland) Acts of 1851 and 1860. The House adjourned at fifty-five minutes past twelve o'clock* TUESDAY. The House met at four o'clock. Mr Caird postponed his modioli in reference to agricultural statistics until this day month. Sir J. Hay asked if it was true that war had been commenced with Ashantee, whether precautions had been tajkec to meet the drain of life which must ensue in so deadly a campaign, and whether a largely increasing 'expenditure may be looked for in consequence in the gold coast colony ? Mr Cardwell said that war commenced in the course of last year between the King of Ashftbleo and some friendly tribes near our settlements on the gold coast. The operations now goifig on *e<rc merely a continuance of the hostilities of last year. Reinforcements bad been sent out to the ttoiony, And every precaution had been taken to preserve the health of the troops. ■ asked if Government had received any information that a resolution had been carried in the State of York declaring that in future the interest due to foreign bondholders of that State was to be paid in paper instead of bullion ? Mr Layard said that no official intithalion had been received on the subject. Mr White moved that a select committee be appointed to inquire into tfrs operation and incidence of our present fiscal system, and to consider and report if any and what measures could be devised to secure a more equitable adjustment of the burden of imperial taxation The hon. member pointed out the irregularities of the present system of taxation, and thought that the appoint- r^°f^C°mmutr J0uld, be of Public service. Great good would be done if some permanent tax could be substituted for the income the inequality of V™.8*? elaborate injustice. No one had more stigmatised the income-tax tbbn the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who had asserted that no tax tendered more to demoralise the people He thought that the duties on ardent spirits, heavy as they were, need not be l u i! u r ^V r,^010 °f the tea and sugar duty should be abolished. The interests of the working man were intimately bound up with the rise of thoae articles. Mr UrquhaTt seconded the motion. The Chancellor of the Exchequer stated the objections which he entertained to the proposal, observing that the main difficulties and inconveniences experienced by the taxl r, were connected with direct taxation, and that recent legislation had been generally favourable to the Tayer of indirect taxes, which wera still the most pro- ductive source of public revenue. He declined to accede to the motion, because he wished to avoid the risk of holding out any expectation that any great change would be effected, and he thought it would be wise for the House not to pledge itself to any plan or proposal for carrying out fundamental alterations in out system of taxation. First, because such fundamental changes were not required by justice, and secondly, because they would Jh«t ? ™p*actlcable in consequence of the obstacles which they would have to encounter. He did not mean to apply the doctrine of finality to our fiscal systein, but if a committee were appointed to indaire into the suoject, it ought to be with the general desire and concurrence of the House', and under the auspices of of the executive Governmeht. Its very first steps, how- ever, would involve a most formidable labour, which it was impossible to undertake at this period of the session. Mr O'Reilly supported the motion. Mr W. Ewart was in favour of a wider application of the system of direct taxation. The motion was then withdrawn. Sir G. Bowyer obtained leave to bring in a bill to enable the Benches of the Inns of Court to appoint Judicial Committees in certain cases, and to give the necessary powers to such committees. Sir J. Jervoise rose to move an address to hei- Majesty, praying her to give full information to the House on the subject of Treasure Trove, when the House was counted out at half-past seven o'clock, there being only twenty- two members present. WEDNESDAY. The House met at four o'clock. Mr Baines moved the second reading of the Borough Franchise Bill, and explained that its object was to reduce the qualification to £6. He stated that his object was to bring the representative system down so as to include a large portion of that class. As the only formal opposi- tion to the bill consisted in moving I the previous ques- tion, he assumed that the principle of the bill was conceded, and that ho objection would be made to the timS at which it was brought forward. His own opinion Was that the approaching termination of the present Parliament was a favourable opportunity for dealing with the question of the franchise. He denied that there had been any change of opinion on the question out of doors, and argued that it would be better to concede reform in the present calm constitution of the public mind than to wait until it was demanded by popular irritation; The hon gentleman referred to the rapid advance which had been made in mechanics' and general literary institutions during the last few yeara as a proof of the necessity of the extension of the franchise, and also to the increased circulation of the newspaper press. In 1831 the cir- culation of the newspapers was 38,000,000, whereas in 1861 the total was 576,000,000. All sorts of useful literary magazines had also greatly increased, while the free-thinking publications had decreased. It had been argued that the abolition of the taxes on knowledge would flood the country with immoral literature, but the contrary had been the result. So it would be, he believed, with a further extension of the franchise. Instead of evil results flowing from it, it would be pro- ductive of the greatest profitable advantage to the work- ing classes. He believed that the more Parliament trusted the people the more it would deserved to be trusted It was said that if the franchi8e was extended, the working classes would be dependent upon the> masters, but he believed that there was no ground for such an apprehension. A more independent set of miii than the working classes never existed, and st master who endeavoured to coerce his workmen in this way would become the scorn of his fellow men. The bill Wf/iild create 728,300 additional borough voters, and the result would be that, whereas at present only one in five of the adult males in boroughs was represented, hereafter one in three would be added to the electoral body. tinn *ttV6' 1?0Te^ as an amendment, the previous ques- that bad no hostility to the general principle iop" TV""0 •TATE"L convenient time for the 8 P^Cat ^a3 Dot a He contended that all pr0Tiotr«°ni,01 -8Uch a ™easure- tion had failed, and there ha<T°1?itCl!! °n- ques- meeting to protest against the reaction, i?di8na.tion reform bills. He thought that in the nrl previous things the balance ofpower was carefully andlLdf^0 i°' preserved E ig'aid should remember thj1pitaph°o!?^ country tombstone—' I was well, I wanted to be better4 ind here I am.' lie admitted that there might be anomalies in the representation, but they were not all on ane side. On the contrary, if a first-class Oxford man, ur a senior wrangler at Cambridge took his name off the books, became a barrister, or took charge of a cure of souls and choose to live in furnished lodgings, he had no more right to a vote than a pauper. With the Channel Fleei; in the Downs, her fires banked up, and ready to be sent to any part of the world at twentv-four hours' notice, with European complications all around us, would it be wise to plunge the country into the midst of a domestic revolution. He was much afraid that vebattbe hnn member for Leeds called a moderate reform, might turn out to be a dangerous revolution. Mr Marsh seconded the amendment, The Chancellor of tho Exchequer admitted that the present was not a period when it was advisabi- or iusti liable tor the Government to submit a measure on this' subject to Parliament, but he should vote against the previous question, on the ground that ic encouraged a st..tu of opinion against which he had frequently "con- tended, namely, that Parliament had not been as fully alive to the importance of the question as it ou^ht to have been. The question *?us not now a party question and it ought tu be discussed without exclusive reference to party associations. His own opinion was, that a sensible addition ought to h: made to the constituency su..a an addition as would have been introduced by the Government, in 18";0. At the present moment we have a conatitucuey of which a proportion certainly less than one-' nth consisted of the working classes, and that one- tenth was less than ore-fiftieth of the whoh- body ot working class throughout the kingdom. Was that a state of things which justified the hon member for Shor^hom in describing a proposition t > extend the franchise as a domestic revolution ? It was f"r those who mid it wis necessary to exclude forty -nine out of fifty of the working ek-.sses from the franchise, to show their inc¡,¡.¡;ity and unfitness for the .suffrage. It was said that there was no ag "alion for the ex.cnsion of tho franchise on the part of the working classes, but was it desirable that they should wait for agitation by the working classes on any political subject? Was uay thing ta be waited for and desired, and tmap a condition previous to Parliamentary move- ment, out was to be deprecated, anil, if possible, by wiSto ami conciliatory measures, prevented An notation on the part of the working men involved a sacrifice of labour. The danger signal must be turned on before they made that sacrifice, and it was only strong necessity and distrust in their rulers which drovo them to that. The absence of agitation therefore was one reason why Parliament should not be indisposed to entertain the question of the franchise. He believed that strikes were losing the character for violence which they formerly possessed, and that they were simply assuming the naturo of an arrangement for the defence and protection of labour against capital. No doubt strikes were objectionable, but however strongly they might assert the doctrine that it was the right of a labouring man to sell his labour at as high a rate or as cheaply as he thought fit, it was not difficult to understand the feeling by whieh the working men were actuated when they had reason to believe that they were being undersold in the labour market. His (Mr Gladstone s) opinion was, that every man who was not^ incapacitated by physical or moral unfitness was enntled to come within the pale of the constitution. Of course he meant by that that sudden changes were to be course he meant by that that sudden changes were to be avoided, but it was not wise to meet the question with the allegation that things are well as they are. It was all very well to have armies, fieets, and fortifications sustained by finance, and not wasted by the prodigality of the Government, but it was more important that hearts should be bound together. A reasonable proposal for the extension of the franchise would tend to the binding and clasping of hearts together binding them to one another binding them to the laws and institutions of the country, and infusing new and indestructible vigour into the con- stitution. The right hon gentleman resumed his seat amid great cheering trom the ministerial side of the Houle. Mr Whiteside deplored the absence of Lord Palmerston whose advice and sage counsel were of so much value with regard to foreign and domestic matters. He bad no doubt that if the noble lord had been present, he would have been able to give an unanswerable reply to the refractory Chancellor of the Exchequer, who wa, under- stood to advocate universal suffrage. It was evident that the Chancellor of the Exchequer's was merely an electioneering speech, anticipatory of an early dissolution; but the working classes were not likely to be caught with stich chaff. What had her Majesty's Government done since they had been in office? They had alienated France, bombarded Japan, insulted Brazil, distracted China, inflamed and then deserted Poland, and nearly finished Denmark. He contended that the working classes had no substantial grievance to complain of, and although the Chancellor of the Exchequer had insinuated that agitations might bring political concessions, he believed that the people themselves were too sensible to fullow advice which, if adopted, would Americanise the Constitution. Mr W. E. PorBter reminded the House that there was hardly a measure which had promoted the prosperity, or elevated the condition of the working classes which had not been opposed by the party to which Mr Whiteside belonged. Those classes knew too well what was due to their own self-respect to get up riots in favour of reform, and they were resolved by all legitimate means to obtain their fair share of political power. Mr Newdcgate supported the amendment. Mr Bass and Lord Fermoy supported the second reading of the bill. Mr S. Beaumont had heard the speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer with great surprise. He did not think the present moment opportune for legislat- ing upon the subject, and he should therefore vote for the previous question. Lord H. Scott also opposed the bill, but denied that the Conservative party were opposed to all measures of reform. Mr Watkin, although a new member, met with a very noisy reception. Not a word be uttered was heard in the gallery, owing to the loud cries for a division. Sir J. Elphinstone met with a similar fate. The House divided, when the numbers were— j or the previous question 272 Against 216 m. Majority ~7? i 66- AL ne amenciraent was received with great chnering from Conservahve benches. Other business *as then disposed of. he Hoilso adjourned at ten minutes to six o'clock.

TAKE BACK THY ORDER. Take back, and in thy dastard's face, As hard as England's might can fling, Thy badge that would a dog disgrace, Thou caitiff that art named a King: Tfyy brow is crimson with a brand Outglaring Cain's; he slew but one. Durst thou stretch forth thy red right hand To decorate Victoria's son ? Keep thy Black Eagle for thine own, Meet emblem, sign of blood and prey, Apt symbol for a felon's throne, Hence with that type of crime, away Foul thing! our Prince as well might wear A halter round his royal neck, As on his breast that" bauble beat None but a scourOrel's fit to deck. Not Alfred's breast another place Is where thine Eagle should be spread, Mid kites and crows, among the race Of vermin, nailed on barn or shed. And structures if there were to choose The vilest of them would, before All others, be the one to use, Sticking thy Order on its door. Black Eagle, murder's proper meed! Well doth its colour match the stain Of iruilt, that dyes that coward's deed Who female slew and infant Dane, Black Eagles are for blackguards right, White feather who with LlacL: combine. No English Prince shall b3 a Knight Of such black Chivalry as thine. -Punch.

THE DANO-GERMAN WAR. THE NAVAL FIGHT IN THE NOKTII SEA. HELIGOLAND, Monday, Four p.m.—A very severe naval engagement, lasting an hour and a half, has taken place between three Danish frigates and the German squadron. An Austrian frigate appears to be in flames, and is approaching the Island) accompanied by all the German ships, whilst the Danish fleet is steering north- wards. FIVE p. m.—The whole Danish fleet is at anchor be- hind Sand Island. The fire one board the Austrian fri- gate has been extinguished. She lost her foremast and bowsprit. HELIGOLAND, May 9, 9 p. m.-The Austrian frigate which was set on fire and lost her foremast and bowsprit in the naval engagement of to-day, was the Schwarzen- berg. She had 100 men killed and wounded. On board the Radetzky, twenty-five men were killed and wounded. The Prussian ships have not sustained much injury. The combined squadron is now lying at anchor in the Roads. It is said the Danes have also suffered severely. They are proceeding in a northerly direction. In the action off Heligoland, in which the Danes proved victorious, the vessels engaged were— On the side of the Germans- truna Austrian f Sch warzenberg 50 t iladetzky 39 (Adler 26 Prussian < Gunboat 3 Ditto 3 Total. 121 On the side of the Danes- Niels Juel a<j Heimdal {g Dagmar 16 Total 74

ARRIVAL OF GARIBALDI AT CAPRERA. A telegram was received at Stafford House on Tuesday morning from the Duke of Sutherland, stating that General Garibaldi landed at Caprera on Monday at two o'clock.

MODERN MIRACLES. Some telegrams sent on Monday and Tuesday from Heligoland, by Submarine Telegraph, narrating the Pf2.8*eM of the naval action, were received, owing to the difference of longitude, in the following order oent from Heligoland. Received. 12.23 12.19 Heligoland. Received. •• 12 19 In liio • 10 • • 11.00 12,19

THE MAKING OF MALT DUTY-FREE. The following is a copy of the act to allow the making of malt duty-free, to be used id feeding animals, which came into operation on the 28th of April last. It con- tains some provisions of importance to farmers, by whom it will doubtless be read with great interest. Whereas it is expedient to allow malt to be made duty-free to be used in the feeding of animals be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament as- sembled and by the authority of the same, as follows Malt may be made and used free of duty ;If. the feeding of animals, if mixed with linseed, §-c, 1. It shall be lawful for any person who shall give such security as herein-after required in that behalf, and upon iaking out a proper licence as a maltster, to make malt under the provisions of this Act in a malthouse approved by the Commissioners of Inland Revenue for the sole purpose of being consumed in the feeding of animals, and all malt which shall be so made and which shall be mixed with linseed cake or linseed meal as herein-after directed in such malthouse, or with such other substance as may hereafter be approved by the said Commissioners, shall be free from the duties of excise chargeable on malt; and it shall also be lawful for any maltster (not being a .distiller) who shall be entitled to make malt for the purpose of being consumed in the dis- tilling of spirits under the provisions of the act passed in the eighteenth and nineteenth years of Her Majesty's Reign, chapter ninety-four, to mix malt with the materials aforesaid for the sole purpose of being con- sumed in the feeding of animals, upon his complying with the provisions and regulations of this Act. Persona making duty free malt under thiA act to give Secu- rity against frauds. 2. Every person who shall intend to make malt duty- free under the provisions of this act shall enter into a Bond to Her Majesty, with two or more sufficient sureties to the satisfaction of the Commissioners of In- land Revenue, and in such sum as the said Commissioners shall think proper, conditioned to the purport or effect following (that is to say,) that such maltster shall duly make into malt all corn and grain which shall be received into any such malthouse as aforesaid, and shall not take send out, remove, or deliver from any such malthouse as aforesaid any malt, except malt duly mixpd with some material prescribed by this act in that behalf, and re- moved in conformity with the provisions of this act, and shall not convey away, hide, or conceal any malt or corn or grain contrary to any of the provisions of this act, or of any act in f jrce in relation to maltstsrs or the making of malt; and the condition of such bond shall also con- tain all such further terms and stipulations as the com- missioners of Inland Revenue shall deem to be necessary or proper for enforcing compliance on the part of such maltster with the terms and provisions of this act, and the regulations which the said commissioners may make in pursuance thereof, or for preventing frauds in relation to the malt to be made by such maltster; and such malt- ster shall give a fresh bond, with such sureties as afore- said, when and as often as ho shall be required so to do by the said commissioners, and ia default thereof he shall not be entitled to make malt duty-free under the pro- visions of this act. Maltsters under this act to designate their mallhouses. 3. Every person who shall make malt under the pro- visions of this act shall paint or place and fi^ in letters distinctly legibtej three inches at the least in height, and of a proper and proportionate breadth, conspicuously upon the principal gate; door, or entrance of his malt- house, his christian and surname, together with the words entered to make malt to bo used in feeding animals,' and shall preserve and keep the same so painted or placed and fixed, and shall repaint and renew the same aa often as occasion shall require. Mult to be conveyed from store to grinding room under such regulations as commissioners shall appoint. 4. All malt made under the provisions of this aot shall bejdepositcd in a storeroom provided by the maltster and entered with the excise for that purpose; and shall be conveyed to and from the room iu which the same is intended to be ground aê hereih-after mentioned upon such notice to the officer of excise and under such regu- lations as the commissioners of Inland Revenue shall direct and appoint in that behalf. Maltster to provide a secure room for grinding and mixina malt. 5. The maltster shall provide at his own expense a safe and secure room or rooms in his nfalthouse, to be approved in writing by the proper collector and super- visor of the district, for the purpose of grinding and mixing the malt made by him in such malthouse; and all such rooms so to be provided as aforesaid shall be properly secured to the satisfaction of the said collector and supervisor, and shall be at all times kept locked by the proper officer of excise, and neither the maltster nor his servants or workmen shall be admitted therein, except upon such a notice in writing to be given by the maltster to the omcer as the said commissioners shall direct. Matt to be mixed with linseed cake or meal, fyc. 6. All malt made under the provisions of this act shall, before the removal thereof from the malthouse in which the same shall have been made, be ground and thoroughly mixed with one tenth part at the least of its weight of ground linseed cake, or linseed meal or other substance as aforesaid; and all such malt, and the said material to be mixed therewith, shall be ground to such a degree of fineness and in such manner as the said com- missioners shall direct or approve, and shall be mixed together in a quantity not less than forty bushels at a time in the presence of an officcrof excise by such means and in such manner as shall be directed or approved by the said commissioners and for any refusal or neglect on the part of the maltster to comply with the require- ments of this clause, or any of them, the malt and also the material mixed or intended to be mixed therewith shall be forfeited; Maltster to keep an account of all mired malt sent out, and of the name of the person to whom sent. 7. The maltster shall keep an account, in such form as the commissioners shall supply to him for that pur- pose, of the quantity, by weight or measuie as the com- missioners shall require, of all malt mixed as aforesaid which he shall from time to time send out or deliver from his malthouse, with the respective dates of such sending out or delivery, and the name and place of abode of thepbrson to or fot whom such mixed malt shall be so sent or delivered, together with such other parti- culars respecting the same as the said commissioners shall require in that behalf. Penalty fur separating malt from linseed cake or meal mired therewith. 8. All malt which shall be found mixed with linseed oake or linseed meal or other substance as aforesaid shall be deemed to have been mixed under the provisions of this act, and if any person shall separate or attempt to separate any malt from any material with which the same shall have been mixed aa aforesaid, or shall use any malt which shall have been so mixed as aforesaid in or for the brewing of beer or distilling of spirits, he shall forfeit the sum of two hundred pounds, and all such malt and material shall bo forfeited. Persons found unlawfully removing malt from a malthouse entered under this act to be dealt until in a maimer directed by Sect. 32 oj 1« §■ 19 Vict. c. 94. 9. If any person shall be found taking or removing malt or any corn or grain makmg. into malt, from any malthouse or premises on the principal or outer gate whereof the words 4 entered to make malt to be used in feeding animals' shall be painted, placed, or fixed, and not being malt mixed with such material a3 aforesaid, and removing under and according to the provisions of this act, he shall be dealt with in like manner and be liable to the like penalty and punishment as are prescribed in the thirty-second section of the said act passed in the eighteenth and nineteenth years of Her Majesty in the case of a person offending as therein mentioned. Provisions of former acts relating to maltsters and the making of mall to be applied to the purposes of this Act. 10. All the provisions, regulations, penalties, and forfeitures contained in the faeveral acta of parliament now in force in relation to maltsters o^-Hhe making of malt, and also the provisions contained in the sections herein-after enumerated of the said act of the eighteenth and nineteenth years of Her Majesty's Reign, chapter ninety-four, that is to say, sections six, eleven, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, and thirty-one, so far as they relate to maltsters not being distillers, and so far as the same ahall be consistent with the express provisions of this act, shall be applied and put in execution with respect to maltsters and the making of malt under this act as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as if the same had been repeated and specially enacted, mutatis mutandis, with reference to maltsters and the making of malt under this act. Justices making malt under this act not to be disqualified from granting alehouse licences. 11, No justice of the peace shall be disqualified from acting in or about the granting or transferring of licences to persons to keep inns, alehouses, victualling houses, or public houses, or in any discussion or adjudication relating to the same, by reason of his making and mixing mult under the provisions of this act, or of his dealing in, selling, or retailing any malt so made and mixed as a.oresaid anything in any act or acts to the contftiry notwithstanding. Continuance n¡ act. 13. Thi3 act shall continue and be in force for five yeara from the passing thereof, and until the end of the then next session of Parliament, and shall then expire, except as to any act done or offence committed, or any penalty or forfeiture previously incurred.

Ax EXTENSIVE PIGGERY.—A farmer near Dorchester has now the enormous number of 3 000 pigs. lie breeds and purchases to keep up hig stock One week he bought 600 pigs. They are fed partly on wheat. DEsrxHATE ATTEMI'T AT SUICIDE BY A MILITIA SOLDIEK On Friday morning Henrv Turner, a private in the 1st Regimeut of Middlesex Militia, wa;, admitted to King's College Hospital, suffering the most excruciat- ing agony, having taken a large quantity of oxalic acid. It appears that on the preceding evening he came from Hampstead, the head quarters of the regiment, and visited a woman with whom he cohabited in Drury- lane, when, owing to a quarrel that ensued, he took a quantity of the poison, sufficient (as the medical officer stated) to kill five or six persons The stomach pump having been used, and antidotes administered, the unfor- tunate man rallied, but he is still in a very precarious condition.

HAVERFORDWEST POSTAL REGULATIONS. Postmaster-'MR I)ITYANT £ V £ .1S» TJP MAIL TO LONTMTF. Box Close* I Late letters with addi- I Departure of 3.50 p.m. | tioitalstimp,4;30. | Mail 4.50 p.m. UP MAIT, TO THE NORTH. Box Closes I Laxe letters with addi-I Departure of 10.45. a.m. | tional stamp, 11. Mail 11.27 a. m. FIRST DOWN MAIL TO PEMBROKE, PEMBROKE-DOCK, MILFOKI) 4HD IRKLAND. Box Closes I Late letters with addi- I Departure of 7.50 a.m. tional stamp, 8 a.m. | Mail 8.ll. a.in. IXCOND DOWN MAIL TO It MBROKE, &C., &C., AND IRELAND. Box Closes | Late letters with addi- Departure of 1.20 p.m. I tioaal stamp, 1.30. | Mail 1. 35 p.m. London Down Mail arrives 8.11 a.m. Letters delivered 9.15 am. North Down Mail arrives 1.50 p.m. Letters delivered 5.15 p.m. First Up Mail from Milford, &c., arrives 11.35 a.m. Letters delivered 5.1s p.m. Second Up Mailfrom Milford, &c, arrives 5 p.m. Lettersdeiivered 5.15 p.m. The public are Hcomriieilded when applying for Money Orders, to use printed Application forms,' which save time, And afford greater security than verbal messages against mistakes. Those forms are supplied gratuitously at all offices to any one requiring money orders. The commission on inland money orders is as follows On stims not exceeding £ 2 3d. Above £ 2 do do £ 5 6d. „ £ 5 do do £ 7 od. „ £ 7 ao do £ 10 is. The commission on Money Orders payable in Canada, Cape of Good Hope, New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, Australia is fourfold these Sums, and on Money Orders payable at Gibraltar or Malta threefold. No single order can be granted for more than £10. A letter, book, or other packet, on which the postage has been prepaid in stamps, can be registered to any part of the United Kingdom for a fee of fourpence. All letters posted containing coin are now taxed with the reduced registration fee df 4d, and ah additional fine of Id.

HAVERFORDWEST RIFLFI TOLUFTTEETLS. DltILL INSTRUCTOR—SERGEAHT-MAJOR REib. Drills for the week commencing May 16, 1864. £ sA I £ £ ■3 i § 1 £ -s § 1 ? | | s a H ? g £ £ „ .„ P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P..M P.M. Drill for Recruits 8 Target Practice 2 Judging Distance Position Drill II Cleaning Arms Theoretica 1 Principles General Muster 7.30 Blank Firing 7 Aiming Drill .„ « Band Practice 8 8 Orderly Officer for the week, Lieut. J. Harvey. Orderly Non-commissioned Officers, Sergts. James Criddle and T. L. James. The Company will drill in uniform. TARGET PRACTICE on Monday, at 2 o'clock, for those who have completed. their aiming drill and blank firing. XAVIER PEEL, Lieut. Col., Captain Commandant 1st Ilaverfordwest Rifles.

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€ljt Iftmkwlmflm Mttalit, Haverfordwest, May 13, 1864.

SUM MAR Y. THE Conference, just when it had completely worn out the patience of gods and men, has agreed to an armistice (we beg Lord Russell's pardon—a suspension of arms) to continue for a month dating from Thursday. The Danes consent, reluctantly, to raise the blockade of the Baltic ports, but not to purchase the evacuation of Jutland by the sur- render of Alsen. One step tlieiti, trt last^ the Pleni- potentiaries have made, but that so short and simple a step that there can be no reason why it should not have been taken a fortnight ago. The 11 21 pace at which what they call their proceedings have hitherto moved, and the constant references for further instructions, do not encourage sanguine hopes of the success which will attend them when they approach the real difficulties Of the question. These delays, and the behaviour of the Prus- sians in Jutland, who under the name of levying contributions are plundering the country and deporting those officials who refuse to serve as instruments of extortion, have blown almost into a flame the feelings of impatience and indignation in this country. Two recent passages in the House of Commons have marked very plainly the rise of the thermometer in that assembly—one, a short speech of Lord R. Cecil's—the other, the hearty applause which followed the announcement that the Austrian squadron had been esgaged and worsted by a Danish force, apparently somewhat inferior to it, near to Heligoland. We have been told so much of the abolition of imprisonment for debt that it is a novelty to hear of the many thousands who, according to the Lord Chancellor, are thus imprisoned every year by the County Courts. The judges of these Courts have in this respect powers loosely defined, which they think themselves bound to exercise freely, and which he now proposes not indeed to take away but to restrict. On behalf of the debtor his ap- peals to our sympathy do not move us very keenly; it is hard enough to make careless and dishonest people pay their debts and resist temptation to incur debts they cannot pay, even by the terrors of a gaol. But if the debtor's case is not a very t) strong one, neither is the creditor's. How far the practice of giving credit should be encouraged or assisted by the arm of the law, is a Dice question of political economy, on which the creditor has less to say for himself than may at first sight be supposed. M. Thiers has favoured the Corps Legislatif with an oration on the French Budget, setting forth its rise under the Imperial regime to ninety- two millions sterling, as compared with the sixty millions that sufficed in the time of the Republic and the Citizen King. He entirely repudiates, Z!l however, any idea of 'disarmament.' An army of 400,000 soldiers he considers barely sufficient for a peace establishment. Another considerable success on the part of the Confederates is reported this week. They have taken Plymouth in North Carolina, with many guns and 2,500 men. And the victory over Banks is confirmed.

HORSE KILLED-On Tuesday morning a valuable horse, stated to be the property of a farmer residing near Saint Dogwells, ran away near the Cartlett Kilns, and coming in contact with a cart, the property of Captain Philipps, of Petitypark, received such injuries that it died im- mediately. FAIR.—The annual fair for the sale of stock, &c. was held on Tuesday. The supply was no so numerous &3 at former fairs, that of stocu being unusually deficient. The good beasts-on offer sold readily at an advance on previous rates. There was an average supfJly or sheep, for which i the demand was also brisk, and several transactions took place at highly remunerative prices. The horse fair was well attended, and there were some very good animals on offer, which were disposed of at a slight advance on the rates of former fairs. The pig fair was held on Wednes- day, and was well supplied Pigs of a large description were in demand, and realised high prices. There was a large supply of suckers, but they sold slowly at reduced ratee. t SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—On Monday afternoon a serious accident, occurred to a man named Timothy Shean, 01 Karberth. when engaged in driving a donkey cart near tin Cartlett Kilns. It appears that the injured man wa, racing his cart against another donkey cart driven hy his brother, and the two carts coming into collision, hI- was thrown to the ground with great violence. He was picked up in an insensible state, and conveyed to the Infirmary, white, under the skilful treatment of Dr. Birch, we learn that he is progressing favourably. KEMES PETTY SBSSIONS.—These sessions were held at Sergeants Inn, Eglwyswrw, on Tuesday, before J. B. Bowen, Esq, Llwyngwair, T. II. Brenchley, Esq., Pantsaison, Rev. II. HoveII, Llanfirnach, and Rev. D. E. Morgan. Treriffydd.— William Davies, a servant in the employ of Mr R. Frahcis, Barn-street, Haverfordwest, was charged by P.O. John Beynon, with riding without reins, on the Fishguard turnpike road, in April last. In consequence of an error, the information was withdrawn, and a fresh summons ordered to issue. PRIZES FOR SOLùfídNi") TO P'JZZLES.—We have been favoured by Messrs. Cassell, fetor, ahd Galpin with a copy of No. 339 of Cassell's Illustrated fatoiiiy Paper.' It commences a new volume, and is printed ofl thicker paper, and in a superior style. Amotigst its contents we notice the commencefcrient of a series of papers by Blanchard Jerrold, entitled French Workmen: their work and their ways;' and the commencement of a new tale, entitled • The Brother's Secret.' In this number, moreover, three prices are offered for the best solutions of some puzzles. Altogether we may venture to call the attention of our readers to No 339 of 'Cassell's Family Paper,' as being an unusually attractive number. It is published on the 13th instant. RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCJIETT.—The usual annual meet- ing of this society was held on Friday evening at Exfeter Hall, Lord Benholme presiding. After a short speech from the chairman, the secretary read the report, from which it appeared that during the half-year ending 31at March, 1864, 20 tracts of the first series had been pub- lished, 8 series for hawkers, 8 narrative series, 6 biogra- phical, 12 Monthly Messengers,' 3 large type, and 26 handbills, making a total of 83 publications. The society had alod published 13 books for adults, and 14 for the young, besides a large number of miscellaneous works. The number of publications issued from the depository during the post year amounted to 43,281,000, an] the proximate circulation from the formation of the society to one thousand and fifty four millions. The total grants for England and Wales for the year amounted to j £ 5;9732$ 6d for which 5,272,683 tfafcts had been distributed. The grants to Scotland and Ireland amounted to 880,018 publications, value JE801 3s 3d; thetota Jgrants for Great Britain and Ireland being 9,152,701 publications, amounting to £6,774 5s 9d. There had been contributed as follows towards the foreign operations of the society —France, £900; Belgium, 119,200 copies of tracts; Holland, 76,260 tracts; Russia, 116,000 tracts, value £ 215 10s; Germany 5,000,000, value £1,417 10s Sd Switzerland, 200,065 Spain, 290 and for Italy, 20,000 copies of books had been published at a cost of £1,0<10. For India, 88,480 Bengali tracts bad been printed by the Auxiliary at Calcutta; in Bombay, 112,900 copies, in addition t0 13G.538 which had been sold; and in different parts of India works had been published at a cost to the society of £ 1,7?0 18s ad. The sum of £500 had been appropriated to China, and large grants to British North America, the West Indies, Australian Colonies, and Africa. The receipts of the soceity, including tbe balance from last year, amounted to £107,806 1^8 7d, whilst the expenditure was £106,g04 6s 8d. The subscriptions amounted to £ 8,943 6s lOd the legacies to £1,929 2s 5d; and the excess of grants over benevolent receipts, including legacies, had been £3,7,51 8s Id. Mr Thomas Chambers moved the adoption of the feport and election of a com- mittee for the ensuing year, which were seconded by the Rev. Charles Clayton, of Cambridge, supported by the Rev. J. Sitcomb and carried unanimously. A resolution was then moved by the Rev. S. Manning, seconded by the Rev. J. Leighton, and adopted, recognising the good done by the society in India, and calling on the public to assist the committee with donations in order that they might extend their operations. The meeting concluded by the Dean of Dromore proposing A fate of thanks to the chairman, which was passed in a most Cordial manner. INSPECTION OF THE ROYAL PEMBROKESHIRE ARTIL- LERY MILITIA,—This regiment, under the command of Major Lewis, was inspected on Portfield on Monday after- noon by Col. Crofton, commahdihg the Royal Artillery at Pater Garrison. The regiment mugtefed at St Thomas Green, and preceded by their excellent band imder the leadership of Mr E. Ribbon, marched to Portfield. The inspecting oflber (who was accompanied by Lieut Montgomery) on arriving on the ground was received with a general salute, after which the arms and accoutrements were minutely examined by Colonel Crofton. The men were then put through the manual and platoon exercises, and subsequently through several difficult battalion evolutions, all of which were performed with accuracy and precision. The march past was executed with great steadiness and reflected the highest credit on the regiment. The various evolutions having been concluded, close column was formed on the first company, when the Inspecting Officer addressed them, complimenting them highly upon the efficiency they had attained in the short petiod they had been under instruc- tion. He bad heard very favourably of the regiment before, but what he had seen fully exceeded his expec- tations, and he was really astonished at the maiin6'f in which they had acquitted themselves. The marching past was done with great steadiness, and there were many other portions of their exercises which were executed with much precision, proving that they had been carefully instructed, and that they had been attentive to their duties. It gave him great satisfacj tion to witness their steadiness, and he would have much pleasure in forwarding a favourable report to head-quarters. The regiment then formed fours, and again headed by the band, returned to Saint Thomas Green, where a number of men were told off for big gun drill, which they went through under the command of Sergeant-Instructor Brown. This part of their exercise was also smartly performed, and called forth a warm tribute ot praise from the inspecting officer. This con- eluded the inspefition, and the men were shortly after- wards dismissed. Colonel Crofton also visited the hospital and the stores, which were all found in good order, and the gallant officer also expressed his approval of the arrangements which had been made in these departments. He also examined the books of the regiment, which were pronounced to be well and accurately kept. The officers present at the inspection were Major Lewis (in com- mand), Adjutant Willan, Capt John Owen, Capt Jordan, Capt Edwardes, Capt Wells, Lieutenant Walcott, and Dr J. D. Brown. The regiment mustered, 1 sergeant major, 17 sergeants, 13 corporals, and 376 gunners. ROYAL PEMBROKESHIRE ARTILLERY MILITIA.—A grand ball was given by the officers of this regiment, at the Armoury, Hill Street, on Wednesday evening, to which a large number of ladies and gentlemen of the town and neighbourhood were invited. The armoury is a large room, situated at the back of the stores, and was very tastefully decorated for the occasion. On the right hand entering the room were placed several handsome banners, amongst which were the Haverfordwest coat of arms, one bearing the words 'Royal Pembroke Artillery Militia,' the Picton Castle coat of arms, and another bearing the inscription 'Welcome to our Princess beyond the seas.' There was also on the same side u star, cleverly formed of swords. At the end of the room was a neat banner, having a harp on it, and the words, 'Cymru am byth'—(Wales for ever), and immediately outside the door in the centre of the room was a large tent, which afforded sitting accommodation to the guests in the in- tervals between the dances, and which was also very tastefully decorated with union-jacks and various ban- ners. On the other side of the door-way was a banner containing the rose and thistle, and other ornamental devices On the left side there were also several banners: one flag boro the Welsh plume, another the crown with lion rampart, and adjoining the last one was the Royal Standard. There were also two ancient flags, which were borne by the regiment as its colours when it ranked in the army list as the Pembroke Welsh Pusileers for it will be remembered that the regiment was some years ago changed from Fusileers iuto rifles, and subsequently into artillery. At the other end of the room there was a large union-jack, with a star of swords in the centre, and alongthe walls around the room were placed about three hundred carbines with sword-bayonets fixed, which had a very plea-ing effect. A large number of wreathe formed of evergraens, and interspersed with flowers, were bung along the walls, and near the ceiling and extending around the room were crossed swords. A silk banner was also conspicuously placed, representing the flags of all nations. The room was brilliantly lighted by five large chandeliers suspended from the ceiling, and about four dozen sconces affixed to the walls. The passages to the room were also bung with flags and banners. These iecorations were carried out under the direction of Mr W. Richards, who, on this as well as on all former occa- sions on which he was engaged, earned the approbation of all parties. Dancing commenced shortly after ten o'clock, and was kept up with great spirit till five on Thursday morning. Amongst those present were Major Lewis. Adjutant Willan, Capt John Owen. Capt Jordan, Capt Edwardes, Capt Wells, and Lieut. Walcott, of the Royal Pembrokeshire Artillery Militia; Admiral Lort Stokes, Mr and Miss Stokos. ofScotchweH, Col. and Mrs Davies, Pentre; Mrs and Miss Jordan; Mrs O. T. Edwardes; Mr and Mrs Jones, Penlan; Miss Philipps, Cwmgwili; Miss Pugh; Mr Mrs and Miss Powell, of Maesgwynne; MrLlewellin Price, Llangwili; The Misses Willan; MissRowe; Mrs Owen Owen, The Misses Owen, Cwmgloyne; Miss Fellows; Mr J. R. Powel), and Mrs and Miss Powetl Mr J. Summers, Mrs and Miss Sum- mers; Miss Bowen; Col. Bunbury, Ferny Slade; Capt and Mrs Corke, Crisboro'; Capt Peel.R.N., Miss Bellairs; Mr and Mrs Chambers; Mr W. V. James and Mrs James; Mr John Stokes, of Cuffern, The Vlisses Bollairs; Mrs Wells, Mr C. Wells; Mr and Mrs Thompson Mr and Mrs Ince Bowen Mr R. Davies, Ridgeway The Misses Prust; Mr H. Harries, Priskilly Miss Dumayne; Mr E. Evans; Mr H. Owen, Narberth; Capt Wilkinson, 15th rrgt; Capt Sewcll, 105th regt Mr Smith. 85th regt; Mr Fletcher, 15th regt; Mr Geo. Owen, Miss Owen, Hermon's Hill; Mr Lemotte, loth regt; Mr Dick, 37th regt; Mr Raikee, 105th regt; Mr Duncan, R.A.; Mr Wright, RA., Mr Patten, R.E.; Mr Ilepper, R.E.; Mr Grant, 15th regt Mr Morant, H.M.S. Blenheim, Miss Clement, &c., &c. The Band of the regiment, under the leader- ship of their talented bandmaster, Mr E. Ribbon, per- formed on the occasion, and were stationed in one of the passages leading to the Armoury. We should state that an exoelient supper, at which the best ot edibles and drinkables were supplied in bounteous profusion, was also prepared in the mess-room under the supervision of Mrs James, wife of Sergeant James, of the regimental staff. The catering was of a very superior description, arid Mrs James deserves great, credit for the ability with which she discharged her duties. RIFLE CONTEST.—CARMARTHEN V. HAVERFORDWEST. -On Monday afternoon a friendly contest took place between 240 members of the Carmarthen Volunteers, and the same number of the Haverfordwest,—-each party firing on its own ground. The ranges were 400 and 5110 yards, five shots at each range, with Wimbledon targets and scoring. The Carmarthen 24 scored ,')19 marks, ana t their opponents 498,—the former, therefore, won by 21 marks. There htve now been three contests between the two corps, under similar conditions, in two of whfoh the Carmarthen Volunteers were successful. The weather was unfavourable for shooting in the early part of the afternoon, there being a strong wind from the left, and drizzly rain; but as the contest advanced the weather changed, and was to the close all that could be desired. As will be seen from the score, which we ap- pend, there were some good scores made on both sides. Lance-Corporal S. Thompson, of the Ifjivgrfordwcst Volunteers, made the highest score amonj the 48 com- petitors, his total at the two ranjres being 32 marks con- sisting of four bull's-eyes, 4 centres, and 2 outern'. On the Carmarthen side the highest score of individual competitors was 31, made by Privates S. Thompson and James Lockyer. The shooting of t$cge gentlemen at the 500 yards range was excellent, the former making l(jj consisting of 3 bull's-eyes and 2 outers, and 4bc 17. composed of 2 bull's-eyes and 3 centres. It is £ 'V.'fy b; remark that in the three competitions the highiMt itttia wo should also add, the lowest) individual score *Ai made on the Haverfordwest side. The number of corili petitions which have taken place between the Carmarthen and Haverfordwest Volunteers counting prize meetings and the three matches, amount we believe, to nine, in six of tfhfch the highest score waif made by a Haverford- west toltmteef. The results of these contest* show the highest average score to have been made by Carmarthen, but the best individual shooting by the Haverfordwest. The following are the scores made on Monday:— CAHfitARTHEN. 400 yards. 500 yards. Ttl. John Jones. 22333 1302423 11 21 Lieut. Barker 2 3 0 3 3 11 00040 4 15 Dr. Watkina 4 3 0 2 2 11 OrrrO 0 11 D. G. Davies 4 4 r 2 2 12 2 3 2 3 3 13 25 Thos. Jones 2 3 2 3 2 12 3 3 r 3 3 12 24 Howell Howells 2r222 8 2 r 4 3 4 13 21 T. D. Lewis r 8J 3 3 12 0 2 2 3 2 921 Geo.H.White. 4 2 3 r 2 U 0 0 4 3 3 10 21 Joseph Lockyer. 2 22 0 2 8 2 0 r 0 « 2 10 Win. Jones. 2 3 2 2 2. 11 0 0 0 2 2 4 13 W. T. Baldwifi 2, 4 r 2 3 11 3 4 3 3 3 16 27 J.H.Daniel 3' 2 3. 2 4 14 2 3 2 2 2 11 25 Captain Warren 1 4 4 4. 3 17 0 2 3 0 0 5 2'J S. Thompson 3 2 3 S 4 15 4 4 2 2 4 16 3l W. R. Edwards 4 2 2 3 0 11, 3 0.0 0 2 ,5 It1 W. Lewis 3 2 2 3 4 H %2 3' 2, 2 IL 2-S E. W. Shackell 0 4 4 2 3 13 ?? 0, 2, 0 9 22 David Morris 3 2 3 3 3 14 3 2 0 ^0. 1 2? James Lockyer 3 3 2 2 4 14 3 3 4 4 o. Ju 3? Scrgt. Williams 2 3 4 2 3 14 2 2 0 3 3 24 T. H. Lewis 22432 13 3 4 0 3 3 Iv 2(1 R. K. Jones,. 3 3 0 3 3 12 3 0 0 2 2 7 19 I Thomas Jones 40002 6 030r4 7 13 Sotgt. Jenkins 2 3 4 3 5 15 3 2 4 3 3 15 30 292 227 519 HAVERFbfti>WK8T. 400 yards. 500 yard.. TtJ. W. E. Jones. 2 4 2 4 0 12 0 3 0 2 3 8 20 W.H.Morris. 0 2 4 2 2 10 0 2 2 3 2 9 19 T. L James. 2 3 3 3 3 14 2 0 0 3 2 7 21 T. Lloyd 3 3 4 3 3 16 4 2 3 2 4 15 31 If. Andrews 0 2 0 3 2 7 2 0 0 4 3 9 15 J. J. Evans 4 2 2 4 2 14 0 3 3 3 2 It 23 S. Thompson. 3 4 4 3 4 ]8 33242 14 3% J.Evans 0 4 2 2 2 10 3 3 3 2 V l'l 21 C. Morgan 22222 10 20202 6 16 John Jones 0 2 3 4 2 11 20322$20 John Davies 32320 10 0 2 0 0 0 2 iZ TJ. P. Davies 43424 17 00304 7 2f Alfred Lewis 02324 11 22022 8 1S1 Thos. Rogers 43222 13 3 3 2 2 3 13 2G G. Williams 3 8 3 2 0 11 3 2 4 4 2 15 26 Jas Ould 43340 1433000 6 20 Thos. Phillips 3 2232 12 0 0 3 3 2 8 on Gcotge Morris 2 3 3 3 2 13 2 4 2 2 2 12 25 D. Phillips 33232 1330223 10 23 K. Sinnett 24004 10 2 2 2 4 0 10 20 T. E. Mathias 20322 9 0 2 3 2 0 7 16 B. Davies „ 432341602200 4 20 J. White. 2 2 2 2 2 10 0 2 2 0 4 8 18 M.;LIewellin 00230 5 30000 3 8 286 212 498 We cannot help remarking that the Haverfordwest Volunteers tfrOuld do well to take a lesson from their Carmarthen brethren in the arrangements of their rifle range. The Carmarthen range is kept in excellent order, and their marker's butt occupies a position most conve- nient for marking; and there is one arrangement which is of so novel and useful a character as to deserve special mention. In wet weather the targets become indistinct and dirty in consequence of the black and white paint ri/nning into each other under the action of the rain: this was the case at Haverfordwest on Monday, and would have occurred at Carmarthen but for the ex- cellent arrangements adopted. Behind the target aS Carmarthen there was placed a large fire of hard coal, burning in several grates, and by this means the targets were kept perfectly dry and as distinct as in the finest wea- ther. This plan of preserving a clean target in bad weather might be very easily applied to the IIaverford west range, which is greatly in need of improvement. The marker'* butt is so situate tfra* the shots on the lower pwi of the target cannot be seen by the marker unless he leaves the butt, and this causes considerable delay, and also greatly fatigues him, as he has to run up and down a flight of steps which are not at all well constructed. There is besides 710 shelter whatever in wet weather, and the volunteer who undertakes the duty of marker is placed in the dis- agreeable position of being wet through, and also obliged to stand in mad nearly knee deep. The many ditches on the ground are not bridged, and the range is altogether in such a bad state that shooting is carried on under great inconveniences, and it is not surprising that few visit it for practice. We trust the volunteers will endeavour to effect the necessary improvements in their range.

HAVERFORDWEST CHORAL CLASS. This class gave their last rehearsal for the season at the Assembly Rooms, in this town, on Wednesday evening last. There was a very large attendance, and all present seemed much pleased with the performance. At the conclusion of the first part of the programme there was a very interesting and pleasing episode. Mr W. Devereux stepped forward and said he hoped they would allow him, as one of the members of their choral class, to trespass on their time a few minutes, to ask their indulgence whilst deviating from the programme of the evening. They had then a very pleasing duty to perform, namely, to present to their worthy conductor, Mr Harvey, a baton, as a slight token of their respect for the services which he bad rendered them as a class; and at the same time to present to their talented accompanyist, Mr Hard- ing, a Canterbury, as a mark of their appreciation of his invaluable assistance to them. Addresses having been prepared for the occasion they would be now read. He then had great pleasure in calling upon their secretary, Mr White, to read the addresses:- To Richard Hart Harvey, Esq. • SIR,—We, the undersigned members of the Haver- ford west Choral Class, desiring to express our sincere appreciation cf the great interest and pains you have taken in the efficient training of this class, are anxious that the last public rehearsal for the present season should not be allowed to pass without some united acknowledg- ment being made of the obligations we feel we are under to you. We therefore beg that you will accept the Baton, which we now present to you, as a token of our great respect and of the lively sense of gratitude which we all entertain towards you for your indefatigable efforts in the conduct and management of the class, and the kind- ness and courtesy you have shewn to every member from its formation to the present evening; and we trust that you, as our conductor, may long wield the Baton, and we continue to be members of the class in which we have spent so many happy hours in the acquirement of musical knowledge.' < from the Members of the Haverfordwest Choral Class to Mr William L. Harding. SIR -You, for a long period, have been connected with this class, and have ever evinced a lively interest in the promotion and improvement of it. We therefore cannot allow this opportunity to pass without expressing to you the gratification we experience in having the benefit of your great musical abilities and knowledge attached to up. and at the same time thank you for the courteous and kind bearing you have always shewn towards us. We are aware of the sacrifice of time which you necessarily make to enable you to meet with us, and cannot but admire the disinterested motives that have thus characterized your conduct. We therefore beg that you will accept the Canterbury which we now present you, as a slight token of esteem; and we hope that we may long have the pleasure of seeing you at your ac- customed place as the talented accompanyist of this class.' Mr Harvey briefly returned thanks, stating that the presentation had taken him quite by surprise, as he did not know anything of it until about half an hour before he entered the room. He begged to assure the class that it was quite a labour of love with him he was exceed- ingly fond of music, and if he had been the means of contributing to the pleasure of others, he was very glad of it. He again thanked the members of the class for their kind appreciation of his services, and assured them that it afforded him much gratification to De among them, and he should always remember their kindness with much pleasure. Mr Harding also begged to thank the class for the kind manner in which his little servioes had been viewed. He also could assure them in the same words and with equal sincerity that it had been to him quite a labour of love, and he hoped that the class would long continue, and that he should have the privilege of being a member of it. We may mention that the baton, which is formed of a fine piece of ivory and mounted in sIlver. was supplied by Mr T. J. White, jeweller, &c, of Market-street. It was enclosed in a very neat case lined with crimson velvet, on tbe cover of which was a silver plate, bearing an aDoropriate inscription. The workmanship was of a verv superior order, and the present altogether was very handsome, reflecting much credit on the taste of those who were deputed to select it. The Canterbury was (supplied by Mr Wm. Lewis, of the New Bridge.

HAVERFORDWEST TOWN COUNCIL. A quarterly meeting of the Town .Council was held at the Market Hall on Monday there were present The Mayor, H. P. Goode, Esq., (in the chair), Mr Alderman Daxies, Mr Alderman Rees, Mr M. Whittow, Mr George Phillips, Mr James Phillips, Mr A. Beynon, and Mr Marychurch. HOUSES IN SHIPMAN'S LANE. It was ordered that a cominitteg consisting of Mr Alderman Recs, Mr Alderman Owen, Mr Alderman Davies, Mr Whittow, Mr Beynon, and Mr Georjze Phillips be appointed to inspect tiie property in Shiptnan's Lane, with a view of letting out the saxe on building leases, and to report thereon to the next meeting of the Council. THB MORTGAGE TO MB WILLIAM OWEN. Sotnn conversation took place respecting the mortgage of the Meat Market House, in which it ivas stated that there had been no offer of a loan to replace the sum called up by Mr Owen. It was then ordered that inasmuch as no person has coma forward to lend the sum due from the Corporation to Mr W. Owen on the Meat Market House, a committee consisting of the Mayor, Mr Alderman Davies, and the Town Clerk, be appoiuted to wait upon Mr Owen with a view of urging him to allow his mortgage money to remain oa its present security.1