The Merthyr Telegraph and General Advertiser for the Iron Districts of South Wales

safely affirm that the discourse was listened to with great pleasure by a large congregation of persons. The reverend gentleman is upwards of 80 years of age, and we need not inform our readers that the sermon was extempore, when it ss stated that the preacher is afflicted with total blindness, notwithstanding which, he read some portions of scripture appointed for the day, with all the ease and correctness of one who has his eyes fixed on n hook. His text was selected from 5th chapter of Ecelesiastes, and the 2nd verse, "Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few." Upon these words lite baped a defence of a set formula for public worship, and attempted to show that such a form is preferable to the extempora- neous prayers offered without a book and mature reflection. The former method he maintained is best adapted for the congregation, while the latter is a fitting vehicle for private devotional duties, making a wide distinction between the person and the people. He endeavoured to show that men arc apt to become formal in the closet as in the pulpit, even those who are opposed to the usage of the prayer book, from which he inferred that is is better to use a considered, well digested order of public prayer, and one open to revision, than otherwise. If men object to a set form for public worship, he thought they might on the same ground object to the Bible with its prophe- cies, its precepts, its sermons, and its epistles, which have been preached to generation after generation with good effect; they might even object, to tbt form or model given by our Lord Himself Such objectors, stated the preacher, show either a want of judgment, a depraved taste, or a sectarian spirit; and he then went on to show how easilv goocl Bishop Bull transformed a not very good dissenter into a perfect church- man. But here is a dilemma, says the Dean, if you will worship extemporaneously, if you will pray with the spirit, why not sing after the same fashion, and not in one part depend upon pre- pared effort, and in other dispense with it. If you can pray perfectly without a form. why not sing in the same way, and with it combine pure doctrine, sound piety, legitimate poetry, and harmonious music. In conclusion, the Dean in an eloquent and impressive strain, recited an exquisite ode written by Ogilvie, showing the advantage of preperation and due thought, and ™ by Addison, being a paraphrase on the liotu isalm, commencing,— The spacious firmament on high, With all the blue ethereal sky, ,A 11rJ spanned heavens, and shining frame, Their Great Original proclaim; Th' unwearied sun, from day to day, Does his Creator's power display, And publishes to every land, The work of Oae almighty hand. The Dean, we understand, is on a visit to his son-in-law, Mr. Lewis, vicar of Aberdare. CRICKET MATcu.-On Thursday week a very agreeable game of cricket was played at the Ply- mouth ground, between the gentlemen of that place and Lho Primrose Hill cricket club. The latter being composed of juveniles it was origi- r-ally arranged that the eleven seniors should play sixteen juniors. The juniors having won the toss, put- he Plymouth brethren in first, and eleven of the juniors having taken the field the play com- menced in earnest. We append the score, from which it will be perceived, that notwithstanding the comparatively junior character of the Prim- rose Hill club it succeeded in defeating the Ply- mouth club, with six wickets to go down. Messrs. -L>unn and Doughty gave great satisfaction as umpires, and the best feeling prevailed through- out the game, though it must be ndmittedthat 1118 Plymouth club appeared to feel considerably chagrined at the defeat they sustained from a club whose members are comparatively so young. We understand the return match will take place next week. PLYMOUTH. 1st Innings 2nd Innings. whiten. Gabe b. Goodisin.. 0 b. Gabe 2 Heppel c. Goodisin b. Gabe. 1 b. Gabe 0 Bowles run out 6 Run out I Smith b. Gabs c. James. 6 c. James b. Gabe. 3 Jioulland b. Goodisin. 0 c. Gabe b. Goodisin 4 Jirown b. Goodisin 2 c. Thomas b. Gabe.. 11 1 lekering 1). Gabe 0 b. Gabe 0 t>ro\yn b. Gabe 0 b. Gabe 2 J.cwis run out 2 b. Gabe. 2 jwle b. <^abe c. Goodisin. 0 b. Goodisin 0 Jleppel not out 0 Not, out l!i Byes 2 Bros 6 I-eg byes 2 Widos 5 Total. 21 Total -49 PRIMROSE HILL. 1st Innings. 2nd Innimrs. Thomas b, Smith. 3 b. lleppeL.r. I) 0. James b. Brown 0 Not out 9 W* Gabe c. Smith b. Brown 5 b. Brown 1 Goodisin c. Smith b. Brown 0 Runout 2 Harrison b. Smith 2 Runout. 11 pjoues, 1st l.b.w., b. Brown 1 Not out 4 James b. Brown 5 J- Gabe c. Smith b. Brown. 1 Biddle c. Pickering b. Bro.vn 2 Jones, 2nd not out I levies run out 0 byes 2 Wides 1. Byes 14 Byes. 10 Total 30 Total 38 THE NEW TOWN HALL.—The proposed site of |be new Town Hall is one of the best that could have been selected. The place is in front of the Castle Hotel, and will be a double benefit to the f°wn. In the first place an unseemly block of houses will be removed, grievous as an eyesore. and detrimental to health; and in the second Place, the property in that portion of the town ^"Ul be greatly improved, and indeed we may 8dcl p third benefit, for by its erection the long- 9- expected entrance to Thomas Town, by the con- tinuation of OH tie-street near the Canton Tea Warehouse, will be effected. TAKE NOTICE !—1.he public are justly indig- ent at the coarsely framed notices which are ^nttered plentifully in the neighbourhood for- l),dding trespass under the pgins and penalties of the law. If the individuals who walk in these *?cred meadows, and pass through these sanc- utied lanes, were felons, and Merthyr was a huge Prison establishment from which relays passed Put hourly into tlie fields for the purposes of health, these notices would be appropriate! enough. As it is, they are nncalled-for and di- ^•auisered. The landlords who issue these notice s Profess r-.nd practice a polished politem-vi in their forties and amongst their friends, yet do not Jl<*itate to come out in this their only literary ^'•ievaxaents, utterly forgetful of the'.amenities P* life. If they have fields let them keep them, ,llt wjthoufc betraying anger if a poor bK-k face J.°es look over at the grass, or a. half-clad child Una away, happy in the possession of a flower. A little while ago we suggested, on behalf of the PubliC; that a bench or two should be placed in ■;n.y of the usual resorts for the benefit of chil- rt>n, ladies, and invalids. But fcnere was no beiierous response. TV-°°AKD OF GUARDIANS.—At a mect-ng of the °Rr J held at the Workhouse on Saturday, July* en following members were present:—Gr. x. Etq.. (dhairniau), Messrs. b. Lewis, T. -j- hama, I), Rosser, B. Kirkhonse, G-. Martm, ^^W-U.E. w. Scale, Rev. H. Rhys, D. Davis, j -.Rees, Retf. O. Evans.—-Number admitted tli the week, 7; discharged, 10; number in 'K,l\se, 177; corresponding week last year, i,' relievedout-door, 2161; corresponding week <*«t yoar( 2522; amount of relief, .45216 9s. 9d. j^'responding week last year, £ 222 19?. 9d. Re- Mous services in tlie house, July 1st; Sunday ouiIUg (church), English, Rev. L. O. Thomas •T oveninfir (Silo), Abcrca^aid, Welsh, Rev. I>idr*j'v\!U8" The new vaccinatiou and snr-inge- "Vi8 i*1- respect of Dwlais, Garth, and Vaynor, t/Vau* belore the Board, and sanctioned. T r, A, 0 EYE GBASS.—In this dishiet, mini0 Wc iiVe li:ore famed for an ur.dergrowth of i'n<3 coa' ('ian vegetation, it ia imeiesting to a r!>ost luxurious growth of rye grass at The on the lands of D. Williams, Esq. rC!G, grass averages a height of four feet, is eii.uT-'r • • y ^ue' a highly creditable to the +hf> gentleman who Las so mtiob improved Pioperty iu that district* THE FLOWER SHOW OF 1860.- W e have no doubt but that many of the public will expect the flower show of 1860 to be inferior to the last. The late severe weather has most certainly injured the growth but we are happy in stating that our coming flower show, to be "held next week, will come up fully to the most sanguine expectation, and will be a treat of the same useful and remark- able kind as heretofore. CONTEST OF BRAss BANDS,—At the contest of bands at the Crystal Palace on Tuesday last, the first prize was awarded to the Black Dyke Band, the second to the Saltaire band, and the third to the Cyfarthfa band. Had it not beeen that two very serious accidents occurred to the Cyfarthfa band there is no doubt but that it would have had the first prize; notwithstanding these unfortunate occurrences it was considered so near in point of merit that the judges were unable to award the prizes and it was quite by chance that it stood third on the list. On the second day of con. test our band was placed in its true position, as winner of the first prize, consisting of a valuable piece of plate, sixteen volumes of music worth 12 guineas, and a perfect set of Boosey's Brass Band Journal. Of Mr. Walker, the ophecleide player, who won a euphonium valued at thirty guineas, for the best solo on a brass instrument, the Daily Telegraph says "that the Cyfarthfa band has. the honour of possessing the best ophecleide player in the kingdom." We congratulate Mr. Livsey and the band on their sueccss. This band is an honour to the principality, and long may it con- tinue as the first private band in the kingdom RECOLLECTIONS. No. 1. I AM an individual of whom much is heard in times of drought, of sickness, or ot severe weather and at these times my memory is taxed to supply similar instances to the times in ques- tion, which instances go forth to our little world and are talked and gossiped about until other events crowd up and I am forgotten. But in no case'am I referred to as old Smith, or Jones," the old boy living down in a certain street." Even as to age nothing is said, and I may be verging on the Scriptural age of three score-and-ten, or be a centenarian for all that people know, or care. I am simply spoken of as an old inhabitant, or the oldest inhabitant, and in this disguised man- ner I live until death claims its due, and the next venerable worthy becomes the town autho. rity. It is my intention to dictate a few recollec- tions I retain of Merthyr and Merthyr people, and as I have a young hand to trace these recol- leotioas of an old head, and a young mind to guide a feeble intellect, it may be that these the gathered records of my life, will not be without interest, and may possibly be instructive. Years ago a draper lived here, who, not long since was gathered to his fathers, after amassing a fortune and living independent. His shop was a large one, well stored with all that could tempt, and though prices then and now are different matters, the rates he sold at were reasonable for the times. The draper throve. He wanted assistants, and assistants came, and amongst them was a young lad whose parents wished to bring him up to something better than a coilier or a miner's life. The father had worked hard, endured much, and as the boy was apt and good, he was determined the pit should not be his destiny. So he was brought to the draper's and duly appren- ticed. The change was great; it was from an idle life to an active one, and with the duties, the constant succession of strange faces, and the novelty of the trade, time passed quickly and hnppily. The boy was a growing lad, he had an excellent appetite, and alas, this appetite was his ruin. Nothing unusual this. Eve's partiality for an apple brought us all hard portions and much misery; through the stomach the Devil tempts now as then. Gossips say that the poor young assistant was put on short allowance, but this is, doubtless, incorrect. He had his regular meals, plain and plentiful fare covered the table, but there were odd times between meals, when his stomach yearned, and then the cupboard was rigidly sealed. A maid servant who lived in the same house saw our assistant's need, and turning over matters in her mind, came at last to the conclusion that she could kill two birds with one stone, satisfying her own pride by relieving the other's hunger. So one day when the longing after forbidden flesh pots was I moro mtpnse than ever—mark tins, reader, how warily the Devil stimulates just at the proper moment?—the girl took our assistant by the button and said, What would you give me if I was to fetch you a &ood slice of bread and butter." Give or. replied he, not gal- lant enough, or old enough, to oroffer that salute so popular and scceptable, Why, why, I don't know "Tell you what," rejoined the girl, "if you 'd bring me one of them purty things for the bonnets with a tassel on, an you shall have it." Master Devil, perched unseen on the lad's shoulder, created a visionary and savoury morsel of bread and butter to rise before his mental vision. He hesitated, and, like all who hesitate, easiest. He had his feast. She had hers. One thing followed another. She forgot that the few shillings a mouth allowed tier as wages would betray her, and so they did. Things were missed, a constable was accordingly sent for, her box searched, and there lay the stolen good! Of course the assistant bore the brunt (Adam over again), was sent to the lock up, taken down on the mail coach to Cardiff, and in dU3 course found himself a transported felon on his v/ay to Aus- tralia. The brief history is not ended thus. lie did not die, nor did lie pine away for life in chains. When in Australia, the natural goodness of his character recovered tone. lie was liberated on leave, became a servant, rose, step by step, up the social ladder, slippery as every round is, notwithstanding, and finally prospered. A few months ago, as I. the old inhabitant was going down our altered street, seeing strange laces, signs, and shops, wherever I looked, some one pasped me suddenly whom I thought was not unremembered. I looked, tfie person stopped, and there, as a gentleman, well dressed, and well to do in the world, recognized the once poor draper's assistant. BOARD OF HEALTH. THE following members were present at the last meeting of this Board, which was hold on Thursday:—Mr._ Purchssc (in the chair), G. Overt on, Esq., Aieasrp. Lewis Lewis, J. Bryant, E. W. Scale, i). Williams, J. Jones, W. Jones, and D. Evans. This beio;T the first attendance of Mr. W. Jones since his appointment, as the successor of Mr. Crawshay (who resigned), lie seated his qua- lification, which was rccpivcd as legal, and he then took his seat at the Board. The minutes of the last meeting being read and signed, the following letter was rctid from the Surveyor, and the reeostmendations therein con- taincd were, after discussion, fully approved of. I Mei-thyr Tydnl, July 5th, 1860. To the Members of ihn Merthyr Tydfil Local Board of Health. MR. CHAIEJIAK AND GENTLEMEN,—I have to inform you that the Vnlf of Neath Hailsvav Company arc making a new bridge at V/aunwyllt. in place of the pre- :,ent level crossing; ami as the parish roat! will be diverted from its jirenvut position, I beg to lav the mntter before thR Du;t:"L The following jiiii't ;cs leivc deliver,l plans for perm is sion to build, viz., Jenfcm The miss Jenkins, one bouso at 0!wy<!ytf>#wyr-lanfi Thomas Jones, one bouse, and Edwin Davies, one house, both at Mountain Hare, to whHI leave may be given. Mrs. William Jones has delivered a plan to bnikl a house at I'enrbeolaerrig load, and Join Prosser, two houses, at Wynaharii- stveef, Dowlais, which ought to be refuse!, as the first has no hack yard, and the bedrooms ot tnc iattet- plan are very small, being only six icet. wide. I have the honour to be,-Gentlemen, Yours truly. ALFUIJY TAYLOR. Mr. Bryant said that in accordance with the wisher, of the Board a deputation from the Finance Committee had visited Abereamfd. in order to see what plan could be adopted for sea. venging the streets. They found that there was a large accumulation of ashes and refuse from new buildings along the sides of the streets, and the deputation failed to agree as to whose duty it was to remove <h)R accumulation. Looking at the importance of the district, there being at present there about 250 houses, and also that the property was rated by the Board of Health, he was of opinion that the removal of this refuse ought to be included in the contract which the Board might make for scavenging Abereanaid. especially when the cost of the entire removal would not, he thought, exceed £ 2. Mr. Purchase agreed with Mr. Bryant that the property there ought to be treated as other property, and as the disagreement of the deputa- tion rested on so small a sum as £2, it was scarcely worth while raising a discussion about it- Mr. Rosser could not understand why the town should benr the expense of clearing private property. The Board made Mr. Overton, some years ago, clear some streets at Gwernllwynbach, situate on his property, before they should be included in the town for scavenging purposes, and he did not see why the owners of property at Abcreanaid should not be compelled to do the aarne. The Board was greatly to blame for allowing the houses to be built there before a bridge were erected, for if they had refused, the landlords would have seen before this that a proper communication with the town would be a matter of policy with them to adopt. He did not think they would now ever erect a bridge or contribute materially to its erection, and if one would ever be built, it must be done by the Board—thus the town would be called upon to expend some hundreds in making the property of rich landlords more valuable. Mr. Lewis agreed with Mr. Rosser that the proprietors ought to do something, and he would propose that the owners of the estate at Abercan- aid and Gething be called called upon to have the drains clearod and other refuse removed, and that when these are done, that the future cleansing of Troedyrhiw be undertaken by the Board. This proposal was seconded by Mr. D. Williams. Mr. W. Jones thought it was but reasonable that the streets should at first be put in order by the owners, and then the Board might undertake to keep them clean, at least to the extent of cleaning them once a week. Mr. Bryant thought the Board was legally compelled,to cleause Abercanaid like other parts of the town, and if the owners of the soil had not done their duty it was not for the Board to negleet theirs. Besides, if the Board refused there was no doubt but that the cleansing would fall upon the lessees and not upon the landlords. He would move as an amendment that the Board advertise for tenders to cleanse Abercanaid, by removing the present accumulation of ashes and other refuse. After a few remarks from Mr. J. Jones, who thought that the Board was not legally called upon to remove the refuse from new buildings, the resolution was put and carried. The amend- ment of Mr. Bryant not having been seconded was not put to the Hoard. The following communication from Mr. Super- intendent Wrenn was then read :— To the Merthyr Tydfil Local Hoard of Health. MR. CHAIRMAN AN J) GBNTLEMEN,-In compHance wilb a request from your Board, I caused the traffic over the Iron Bridge, "Merthyr, to be taken from eight a.m. to 8 p.m., for seven days, viz., from 25th June to 1st July, and beg to give you, on the other side, a tabu- lar statement of the same. I may add that there is a very great traffic over the Bridge botli before and after those hours, particularly on Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. I have the honour to be, Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, HENRY WKKNN, Superintendent. Constabulary Office, Merthyr Tydfil, July 6r.h, 1860. Traffic ov r > the Iron Bridge, Merthyr Tydfil, from 2.jtlz June to 1st July, 1860, both days inclusive. Taken from 8 a.m. to 8 p m., each day. rjavt, Foot Pas" | Horses Carriages,1 Carts, Wagons, | c.. 77 7, • j sengers. j il01ses- Gigs, &c. j Drays, &c. iCatlie-^ State off he weather. i Monday 9218 129 5 j 267 j 17 | Showery all day. Tuesday.. 8080 141 7 317 | 113 | Fine all dav. I I 'I Wednesday 4837 68 3 j 188 j 185 jWetallday, j Thursday.. 6867 j 111 { 3 j 302 137 Wet all day. j I ii' j Friday. 7577 120 j 7 j 381 15 | Wet morn., fine after.] jSaturday..) 11109 131 j 12 350 31 Fine all day. j Sunday ..J 9938 73 j 9 j 9 Fine all day. I i__ i 57716 j 773 i 46 1 1835 507 I j HENRY WRENN, Superintendent. Mr. Bryant begged to thank the Board for allowing the above traffic to be taken, as it would be not only satisfactory to the ratepayers, but valuable for future reference,, as showing the amount of traffic over a bridge only ten feet wide. He hop«d it would be placed among the records of ihe BoaH. and when the Water Works were completed, and the Board be in a better position financially, that the question of a new bridge should be a/Jain discussed, for of all public works that were required this waR cer- tainly second in importance to the Water Works, and should be brought forward as soon as funds permitted. Mr. Lewis was rather disappointed in the traffic. He remebered the time when about 200 tens of stone a-d were taken over the bridge. The old iron bridge Lad proved a very great ac- eomckodation, and if ever there was a new bridge erected he honm the' 01d. bridge should be allowed to remain, for he should be sorry that a structure uhieli had proved so valuable should he destroyed. Mr. Overton suggested that it should be blown up, whilst Mr. Purchase thought it had better be put in a furnace to melt down, for it was a disgrace to our ancestors. He did not think there was amove dangerous bridge on any high- way of the county. After some farther conversation Mr. W renn's report was ordered to be entered into the minutes, and tho Board shortly afterwards separated. A3ERDARB. SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—On Saturday last, as Mr- Hail, publican, Aberaman. was descending a stairs in his own house, he accidentally fell and ■sras killed instantaneously. An inquest was held on the uuiortuuate old gentleman's body, and a verdict of accidental death recorded. Thi;. melancholy occurrence has thrown a glo^m over ¡ he whole of the neighbourhood with which de- feased was eon nee! ed.. AN EISTEDDFOD in connection with the Odd- fellows of this district is expected to come off at y ■ihe Temperance Hail to-day (Saturday). H. A. Bruce. Esq., ALP is announced as the president, and an interesting gathering will, iu all proba- bility, take place. The presidential speech de- livered by our honourable member at Merthyr, has been severely criticized by jealous patriots and bnrdfl. and the address which he is to deliver to-day will, doubtless, be expected with no little interest. \V e purpose giving a full report of the whole of the in our next. TEA PARTY AT THJE TABBKI^ACIIS GHAI>EX, On Thursday se nnight the teachers of the Sun- day school held at the Tabernacle (English Inde- pendent) Chapel, gave their pupils a tea party. A hundred and forty children came together on the occasion, and were identifnlly regaled with tea and cake—the tables being presided over with great efficiency. The cake was furnished by Mr. Dance, Commercial street, and we are requested to state that its quality was excellent. Ample- justice having been done to the good things pro- vided, the children withdrew from the school room to the chapel, where singing and reciting (of a sf.ered nature) were indulged in for a con- siderable time. In their recitations several of the boys evinced commendable ability, but a Mastey John Ellis Edwards was decidedly the (juvenile) linn of the evening. This portion of the eve"l!"Ig s having been disposed of, lhe Rev. W. Edwards delivered an appro- rriate address to the children, and the Rev. D. Price afterwards addressed the teachers, exhort- ing them to pay strict attention to their duties. At seven o'clock the children were dismissed, evidently highly pleased with the afternoon's entertainment. The Rev. S. Davies, Zoar, was also present, and the Revs. John Davies, Aber- aman, and A. Matthews, Llwydcoed. sent letters signifying their inability to attend. At this stage of the proceedings the teachers and friends in attendance-Rome 44 in number, returned to the room end partook of an excellent tea after which D. I. Edwards, Esq., was voted to the chair, and onened the meeting with an excellent pneech on Sunday Schools. Messrs. J. Johns, Henry Lewis. J. Henderson, Wm. Parker, John Jenkins, and George Thomas, subsequently de- livered addresses. The proceedings, which were throughout of a pleasant nature, were brought to a close by the adoption of a vote of thanks to the ladies for their excellent arrangements in comu ction with the tea party, and the usual compbmentary vote to the chairman. The Sun- day School to which we have alluded above.ia, we are glad to notice, fast increasing. 'We have been furnished with a list oT the ministers ap- pointed to officiate at the Tabernacle Chapcl- during the quarter commencing the first Sunday in this month. It includes the names of several popular preachers. BURIAf, BOARD.—A meeting of this board was held on J. ucsday last, when the f^Jl ^winp mpm bers were present: -Messrs. 11. II. Rhys. fin the chair), David Davies, Maesyffv^om Thomas Wilhams. Mill-street, Philin Roes. E. Sichsrds, Daniel Davies. and the Rev. Thomas Price. After a little discussion, the following scale of fees for burying in the new cemetery was resolved upon Conse- Unconse- crated crated Ground. Ground. 'Description ot grave, &e. Total tee-. |Ditto ditto. s. d. s. d. Common gvave for parishioner 13 3 10 0 If purchased in perpetuity, extra 21 0 For re-opening a common grave (if within three years). 11 0 7 9 Bricked grave gg (j 21 6 It purchased iu perpetuity, extra 42 0 For re-opening- bricked grave 10 0 14 r, Ditto ditto, it purchased 11 0 9 ti Vault—two bodies abreast 109 0 94 6 If more than nine fuel, deep perl foot extra 15 0 15 0 I'or re-opemng ditto 30 G 30 6 Vaiilt-four bodies ahreast. 166 0 151 6 For re-opening ditto 36 6 36 6 All the extra fees are to he paid to the Board. The above scale of fees has been submittted for the anproval of the Home Secretary, and when that functionary shall have sanctioned the same, the ground will be opened for burial purposes. rending the making and receipt by the Board ofthehttle deeds which it will be necessary to have before the ground can be consecrated, the Bishop of the diocese will grant a license for burying in that portion of the ground allotted to the church of England.-A cheque of £200 was paid Mr. Pritchard on account of work done, and the Board promised to pay the remainder when I the whole of his work had been completed. BEAUFORT. SINGULAR ACCIDENT.—An inquestwa" held at the Swan Inn, Beaufort Hill, on Saturday last, before E. J. C. Davies, Esq., deputy coroner, and a respectable jury, over the body of Thomas Griffiths, miner, aged 28. who met his death by accidentally shonlinp- huasclf whilst crossing the river near the Gas Works, in this place.—Mere- dith Irobert said, that about seven o'clock p.m., the deceased came to him at the Railway Tavern, atid asked b.IIP, to accompany him for a walk about eight o'clock. He went with him, and when they were about two hundred yards on the road that leads from Beaufort to Llangunnider, they turned over a tip, went across one of the Company's fields down to a stream of water about two hundred vards above BeauiortG-as Works. Deceased was about eight yards in advance, and while he was crossing the stream he (witness) heard the report of a gun and saw tht; smoke; tin deceased called cut, "Oil Lord, I am a dead man," and asked witness to go and call his wife. He therefore ran back, but meet- ing the people coming out of the Baptist chapel he informed them of it. He did not where deceased was going to. neither did he know he had a gun until he told him.Charles Williams, miner, of Beaufort, gave evidence as to the position of the body and the gun, which was separated from the stock, the latter being in his pocket and the barrel under him he being upon his face.—Dr. Hutchinson stated the nature of the wound, (which was in his right groin), and from his judgment it wan quite sufficient to cause instantaneous death. The coroner addressed the jury accordingly, stating that in his opinion they had but one verdicc to return, and that was ac. eidental death, which was accordingly recorded. CLACK WOOD• SATURDAY, JULY 1.—Before Capt. Harsh. George Johns was charged by Sergeant James with breaking into a detached workshop on the night of the 3rd inst., at Rhymiiey, and stealing therefrom two sa"h philisters (planes), several gauges, and other valuably tools, the property of Thomas Johns. Prisoner escaped the charge of burglary as there was no dwelling hou-re, but de- positions as to the theft being taken, he was com- mitted for trial. Polioe Office, Jlll;1j 9th.—Before Capt. Marsh. John Bryeu was charged by the Rhymrev Iron Company wiLh obtaining from Louisa Davies. on Lie 7th'instant, at Rhynmey. £ 214*. 5d. under false pretences.—Mr. David Roberts appeared on behalf of the Company, raid the evidence given wc^fc to show that nit the pay Saturday prisoner went to and represented that his name was Jemes not John Davies as entered by .mistake in the ofltee, and that he was the KIHU for whom the pav tiekot in favour of James Bryen was made out for the above amount. Upon this statement witness gave him the ticket and the money. It must be borne in mind that women in these works are in the habit of receiving the tickets of a number of men in one branch of the work with the cash, and then dividing *t among tnera. The practice in Tredegar is worthy of imitation by this Company, which consists in giving cut each man's cash in a purse to himself or representative. The prisoner admitted the facts, end was. committed to the sssizes. Michael Hurley, found drunk in the road at Tilaina, and being set on his legs by the police officer and advised to .0 nome, turned savagely upou the doer of thi a Kindly act and assaulted him, for wl: b. he was lined in a small sum with COF'tS. John vrileox, also found drunk and incapable at B!aina, was fined 5s. and costs. Sergeant Bonlten, of the JV5 onmoath police, ap. prehended tv. 0 men under the following eireum- star-ces Being ledgers at Pontlottyn they had p-oieu some of the landlord's clothes end pawned thorn, selling the ticket and then decamping towards BryiimawJ*. The ticket was to tho owner, who, having eive.11 notice to the police, they were taken as already sr.id and handed over to the Glamorganshire police I BLAINA- IN passing through this village lately we were pleised to see a number of hand bills circulated *11 through the locality, inviting the carebss pub- lie to attend a certain Sabbath school in tbf neighbourhood, where they would be received with gladness, and where every attention; would be paid to their education, and spiritual interest, i by these who were anxious to elevate their fellow-men from a state of wretchedness, and demoralizing habits, which many poor hard work. ing victims are in at these works. Men inspired by true christian principle like the above, willing to sacrifice time and talent to instruct the thought' less of our district, deserve the highest eulogium, and every encouragement that can be given them bv the cliristian public and the wealthy of our district. Yve trust their worthy ex&mple will be imitated by others, for certainly they act the christian character as well as profess it. BKYNMAW ]R. PUBLIC IlEmcxous SBBVICES.—A few days ago the church worshipning at Tabor Baptist Chapel in this place, held their special services for the benent of their Chapel Trust Fund. The b'evs. W. Lewis, of Dowlais, and J. Roberts, Brymcawr. preached en the occasion. At each service the chapel, which is a very large one, was filled to over-flowing. The sermons on the occasion were delivered with much zeal and christian affection, and were such as impressed the minds of every attentive hearer with some lasting good. It will be seen at once that the congregations were influenced by the most liberal spirit when we state that the handsome sura of £ 43 5s. was collected on the occasion. The church appears to be in a prosperous position, new members being continually added to the society. EBBW VALE. J" THE TRADESMEN OF EBBW VALE.-To The Editor.—Sir,—Having seen a letier of one of your correspondents a short time ago respecting early closing at Ebbw Vale and not seeing any notice taken of it, would you kindly grant me a small space in your val uable paper tor a few words upcn this important subject, when I hope other pens more able and influential than mine will take the mat ter in hand, and try to bring about mere regularity, and bi tter rules in point of early cloving than at present exists; that is, instead of closing at 9 o'clock and often past, the shops should be closed at 8 punctually (Saturdays and pay-Mondays excepted,) which every tradesman in the place can do, and which some do, but let it be a general thing. Tile tradesmen of Tredegar and Brynuiawr. and in fact every other place almost, have their shops shut at eight, and surely the tradesmen of Ebbw Vale can do so. They will certainly find no decrease in their daily returns, as ofcourse if the shops are closed earlier people will do their shopping earlier, but as it is, there is no fixed time for eloping, therefore they are not particular what time they do their shopping. And how many of the assistants would become mem- bers of the Institution if they had another hour in the evening for intellectual improvement and recreation. Hoping the tradesmen of Ebbw Yale will take a favourable view of the case.—I am, &C., A SUFFEEBR BY LATE CLOSING. NANTYGLO- THE WOBKS.—Much was said and written in reference to the severity of the season which has just passed, and certainly there may have been cause for complaint by those who never look higher than man for any good they receive, but He, from whom we receive every comfort knows best what will suit us, and the contrast in these works now and on many previous years in the month of July is very great and encouraging. We remember when the heat of the scorching sun of June and July almost blasted rhe very face of nature, dried up every stream and rivulet in this locality, the result being most damaging to the employer and the employed, by the fur- naces having had the blast stopped for several weeks, and the b'^sy hum of the forge wheels Jmving been hushed and the employed brought to a stand still; in fact, the works had that dreary appearance that men shuddered to look at them. This yep-y our ponds are all full, the works are going on as fast as steam C?Jl drive them, and everything has a cheering appearance. SIRHOWY. THE annual school sermons of the Weslevan chapel of these works were preached by the Rev. Jenkins and Crooic, itinerant ministers of the district, and were not only well attended, but produced very encouraging results. We need hardly say that the great chtirm on theseoccasions, next to the excellent preaching, lies in the very interesting vocal performance of the children, whose artless song aud reeitative is relished by all, but especially by the parents of the children. Doubtless many are stimulated by these pretty little exhibitions, and the prizes awarded to suc- cessful candidates, to send their children to the Sunday school, but it must never be forgotten that the religious teaching and the knowledge of English thus conveyed are the main elements of value in any estimate of their usefulness. We llifiyatld to this notice that a new We!sh Metho- dist Chapel was opened last Saturday and Sunday with services, in which the Rev. John Jones Tredegar, Jenkins, and other popular ministers took a leading part. A cyfarfod" was held as usual Tt the eteaing, and we are told that a con- siderable sum was realized to help in defraying the cost of the building. TREDSGA R- A VERY uneasy feeling has been created in these works by an advertisement announcing the sale of the large household property belonging to the Brothers Beavan. who have for some time past, under the management of the late R. P, Davies, Esq., occupied a leading position in the management. At that gentleman's death, Mr. William Beavan had sole charge of the mineral department and the furnaces, while his brother Theopbiius occupied the responsible pest cf cor- responding clwk, and Walter, recently returned from Australia, held some other subordinate position. The father of these indefatigable young Hlen, as underground agent before his son Wil- liam, was a most valuable servant, and possessed a knowledge or the mines, with maps, now in his sons' possession, which arc invaluable to tL0 company. In the-course of a long period of service he accumulated a considerable property in houses, which has descended to his sons, in whose hands it has increased in^value. It is said ia explanation of this sale, that it is intended to enable- the brothers to make an equitable division of their inheritance. But those who have watched the progress of events in tiiese works since the late manager's death, have come to a different conclusion. They have regretted to find that the Brothers William and Theophilus have been de- prived of a err eat part Of the authority so justly reposed in them by the late iVi r. Davies, pnd that in aii probability, the sale above noticed is only an indicrtiion of an approaching rupture between the Bepvans and Mr. Pothergill, who we believe houis the position of lwu,m tenens for some f uture manager. The obese que nee of such an event can hardly fail.to be disastrous to these works, for as we have said, 'xiv. Beavan is in all the maps, !o ows every inch of the ground, and by his laborious life and kindly trer twe:st f,f his men, lias earned the confidence of all. We do not. speak at random when we g^y that- the re- moval of Mr. Beavan wdl be an irreparable loss to the works. When Mr. Daviea cLo hero the same thine occurred, a disa^reern^t, followed by the resignation of Mr. Beavan. What was the consequence P Iv. o c.'Ote<iiuen were engaged, and introduced a method of working pecihar to the North, wliieh en*ailed enormous losses on the Company. Between the old wcrhings and the new everyJeung fed rato confusion, and Mr. Davies found th* cdy mode of extricatme hhxi- self frern the diif.eul ty was to reeal his former agent, Mr. Beavhn. Since that time the brothers have been constantly progressing in the confi- dence ct the iste manager, till at the time of his death they were, with the exception of the forge and engineer department, the de-facto mar-jeers of Tre degar Iron Works, and in a great measure the instruments of the success attending Mr.. Davies's management. No wonder then if tho- tradesmen and working people see cause of ap- prehension in the significant fact at the bead* of this article. VICTORIA SUNDAY SCHOOL AN^IWEESATIY.—ORF Sunday last the anniversary of the Wesleyan Sunday School in this place was celebrated, when three' sermons were preached by Mr. W. T. Raper, of Aberdare. Each service was well i.ttended, bf congregations which included some of the most respectable families of the neijrhbouotioad, of the various christian denominations iu the village, j. and also of strangers from other puts of the cir- cuit. The recitations and singing- of the children were good, the music for the fatter being selected from the Sunday School Harmonist," which selection seems to be very s ait able for Sunday School purposes. The sermons were marked with earnestness, and contained many good scrip- tural lessons. The collection am-junted to £5 to- wards the school fund. The children perambulated the viilnge in procession on the follow.ng Monday and were afterwards regaled with tea and cake.