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THE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCE…
THE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCE OF WALES THE rector, the Rev. J. Griffith, M.A., preached a sermon specially on this subject, last Sunday evening' at St. David's, an epitome of which we have much pleasure in publishing. He took for his text-" Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound; they shall walk, 0 Lord, in the light of thy countenance." He began by saying that it was not known who wrote that pnalm, though it was one of the most beautiful in the whole book. The writer of it went through, one by one, the blessings that awaited the people of God. He re- garded Judsea as a land really flowing with milk and honey." He saw her hills crowned with the cedars of Lebanon-her valleys laughing with the corn -her rocks clustering with the purple vine-her people multi- plied as the sand of the sea-and her hosts marshalled in battle array. He saw all this and admired it, but it was not for this he pronounced her "blessed." She was blessed only because she "knew the joyful sound because she enjoyed the presence and favour of God Without going any further, therefore, into the matter, they might see here at once what elevated one nation above another. It was the possession of a pure faith that alone made a nation happy-" blessed above all others. One glance at the nations of the past was suffi- eient to prove this. When they turned over in their minds the peculiarities of ancient nations, they learnt to associate with each some particular idea. For in- stance, whenever they thought of ancient Rome, they were struck with her barbaric splendour, her tremendous power, that did really, in the form of an eagle, clutch every nation of the world then known. So with regard to Greece —she rose before them decked in all the glory of art, literature, and poetry. Her magnificent temples crowned every crag and promontory; her groves were filled with the most exquisite statues. She appeared before them as lovely as she was elegant. Then if they turned to Babylon, there they saw pride rampant, am- bition rearing herself up; great Nebuchadnezzar walk ing in his hanging gardens, swelling himself, like a fool, equal unto God. Or, if they came down to modern times, it was impossible until lately to think of that great nation across the Atlantic without having the mind filled with the idea of progress. It was a nation of nations, startling us, like some huge, unclean bird, spreading out her wings and ready by fair means or by foul, to tear with beak and talon every living thing that came within her shadow. Not one of shese'nations oc- cupied the same place in the mind as Judsea. She alone of all the nations of antiquity, was a religious nation. For, though a modern and iu most respects a protestant Nation, yet no man could say that America was a reli- gious nation. From all they knew of her sayings her doings, it would be impossible to affirm that 8he was notea for any kind of worship whatever, unless t Were, indeed, that of the "almighty dollar." So that, aether they looked to the present or to the past, no 4 afaon could be said to be a happy nation except where the people knew the joyful sound." He, for one, of might be said to a very large extent their own nation. She was pre-eminent for the allJty °f her faith, and the influence it exercised over fiix.+ f doings. Nominally, at any rate, religion was the tlung thought of in England. It was now two ii ?Ufi.a^d years, or thereabouts, since the Romans called nam Great Britain—Magna Britannia; that her6 clung to her ever since, and he loved to regard mac^'fi ^reaV' not on account of her great armies, her anH U1 u11^ fl^ts, her great men, her great commerce, Q er boundless wealth, but because here the fear of r^?JW?,SireaUy regarded, and His worship free and un- Now he was led into that train of thinking ral f sure would all say it was very natu- irom the great event that had occurred in the action since he addressed them there last. An event, Of Which it might be truly said, that it had set the whole nation drunken with joy. An event which he Would challenge all history to produce anything like it from her first to her last page. He referred to the mar- riage of the Prince of Wales. All that had happened connected with it, was as creditable to the people as it waa to the great family, whose presumptive head had Jjst taKen unto himself a wife. They naturally asked, of T i was s9" was simply because the Prince had married a wife? Other Princes of Wales Wij n before and in times, too, when it was ill f uPon as something like blasphemy even to think aad roy*!ty' though royalty might have acted, as ill, httrn disgracefully as it is possible for monsters in thein f i?6 V1 and yet. history never told so nnx„ ti. rejoicings before. Why was it the ) ,en' Why, because this Prince of Wales had j1 8011 °* a Queen whose reign—long as it hrieht,JI a j might God still prolong it—was the very t Purest in all history. A Queen of whom plaint h We" said, though he would use hut the the despun Saxon words in saying it, that, from that for st kePt house, she had shown her people keep ks„ P*1"1 she feared God, and had determined to it was n,Bf°1mmaP('ments. And he verily believed that Places thaJ?L0W*D^ *° example, set them In high they \verp ^ey were as a nation the God-fearing people no Ion u exarnP'e—and it was mournful to record once the n^ in by that wedded friend who was r°Ws. ASHI er ant* the sharer of her joys and her sor- should he ii • Sreat j°y. or sorrow to her, which fo "Ifld he call it ? she stood alone-and not alone either, Wag a than she stood by her,—and yet her fate ty«a#ed! xr °ne. A widow so young, and otherwise so that h declared he had never read nnything in his of 8]j j. home so forcibly to his mind the vanity ^ddinV nan greatness as the description of that great real scalH; sa'Mened the heart, and it brought gOrgeoy tears to the eye. There they saw all the 'Ban n 8 °* human pageantry packed together, such 8ilk, the sn«er 8aw before. There was the velvet, the herald » ^he gold, the diamond, the saphirp, the ]a:'j e the ruby, and the beryl. These c°ttld brin °U* w't*1 ingenuity that human skill Krandces, ^o bear upon them. There, too, were the »eroes0 e nation, the dignitaries of the realm, Jo fattte V8* ^ays' Kaunt old warriors, statesmen known Pride n £ aii?e(* men> eloquent men, men who were i er# ton Pe0P'e and the ornament of the land. ecked out be seen England's fairest daughters, skill ln.a" the loveliness which beauty, grace, art, aU ^ve them. Oh it was a scene enough 0ttfan «, e brain to swim. While the loud pealing 8^ell blare of the silver trumpets, and the rolling what *1 ^rums> must have given a foretaste to many Sutler h t>le some day in heaven of the poorest ?eiQber ere» when he, too, shall wear a crown. Re- i^the^u tllat, Poor people• Well, crowning all iS'Rttificp,?* sFV °* a'l observers, the centre of this hannv /J'. Jure—might be seen the lovely bride and ii What n •* ?roonn> t',e Prince and his Princess, 'airviiira 't was to cast any gloom over a scene er con«iHo?. J. God's truth was above every \?^ence thnf i?- He plans out his scheme of Pro- Wag w servants might take a note of it. And «??,k'ine f hnrn ^e,rb coming out again, like some 8l^ere i8 n ™r°l ^ich ,the flesh is never free, that j^leton in the tlie ,anfl tliat has not a i°Ve,y whhont U,P .N?r is there a rose ever so from k its attendant thorn. Only four or five Jj^ed from tT 'ere t^e ^nfe antl bridegroom stood, sepa- J^y's cerLiT m form, as if takine no part in the of°^mi»ht 1x5 fen fi?ure wearing the y°Ung. t. widow's weeds. She is still comparatively sadH r ^aee is furrowed with care, and her With 8orrow" This is England's'Qneen, Bhone. nf monarch on whom the sun has ever yet 5?* tell can tell ?—or, rather, who can There stoo/i "I that filled that royal breast ? justice I' ^n&land's mighty Queen, the dispenser 111 that f°u»tain of honour, the head of all men unto wi.omS+wguant' and yet probably the only fhe thoUgjlt } hour was indeed a sad one.) For at God's alto^ei<lay and t^e ^our when she, too, stood Rood and gallant' young and blooming bride of a *ne part he would 1?an' 8' n.° more. She thought of he thought of th«» •;av<^ taken in that day's ceremony he thought of the youW have filled his heart; £ ther to see a son "T^hcation it would have been to a bought too, but ah > 80 fair, and so happy she Jv'ed, and there stood ^"S^totherwise. Heinter- ^Ueen, as helpless as hulnki e mother' a widowed MdU chemeof Providenc?»l%aSuP?werless in God s W), y of the poorest chuiO* 8 e had been only the Ch«rLWOnder> then> if when thpU°n^1.a'i- her subiects- hoS g,ave the blessing, that dignitary of the •—What wonder, if as the ™^h^.dePart WSf was seen kneelfnTwh bu^t- ed' her heart breakingt-ith vv5th tears" He declared a„S' and ber did i6Vmen m God's own book. readanyth n„h?hne7er- ThoreKgood thanth« ^-der of &Iad son and tiappy 1>n.11?0 iind t1ie widowed Queen the pther SiS 8Sh TTnVi motllur' thus brught'T,! lesson such as thP!mnC° ra,st' S!J'mcd to him to be a them of what hrittle^tilff1Af give again- lt told Jt showed theru + ('j,y a11 were really made of. that what is to be ?°, re3Pe^* of persons Ott*law, one order ™°lSt fbe '„that He had but 0Ww> one sch0me for aU; and that if the loved one is to go, go he must, whether he leaves behind him a Queen his widosv, or even a costermonger's daughter. Ah then once for all, did they see now the value of knowing the joyful sound ?" There was no other knowledge to be compared to it. For here was a mighty Queen wielding a sceptre the like of which the [ world never felt the power of before. Let them go and ask her what it was that she relied in most ? what was it that was nearest and dearest to her heart ? She would tell them that her royal diadem, her glorious sceptre, were only as the staff of Egypt compared with the knowledge that God had given unto her, and that all that the world could give her. And when did the world ever give one person ever so much before?-that all this was only as the dust in the balance compared with the joy of the presence of her beloved. Ah then, brethren, seek the joyful sound. There is nothing in all the world like it. A man may be great, noble, brave, learned, eloquent, so as to win all men unto him. Yet, without "the joyful sound," his labour is but vain. He seeks rest, and he finds none for the dazzle of the world, the praise of men, and the plaudits of thousands fall on the heart as lead. These come only when it is too late to appreciate them, when the feelings are blunted, and worn out in the travail after them. Not so the joyful sound." This invigorates as it grows familiar. It tells us what it is to walk in the light of His countenance." Above all, it gives us a foretaste of what that state is, from which His countenance is never absent. At the close of the sermon the worthy rector called upon the congregation to sing God save the Queen." A better prayer, he said, they never could utter and if we are to judge from the heartiness with which the large congregation joined in, there was not one there who did not think so too. Led by the fine organ of St. David's and the choir, the effect was very thrilling as well as grand, and in a church—novel.
Family Notices
MARRIAGES. On the 10th instant, at Ebenezer Chapel, Birming- ham, by the Rev. R. D. Wilson, Mr. W. L. Daniel, chemist, Merthyr, to Sarah Annie, only daughter of Mr. James Collins, Newhall, Hill, Birmingham. No cards sent. On the 19th instant, Mf. John Andrews, of the Abernant Office, Aberdare, to Miss Cecilia James. On the 19th instant, at St. Peter's Church, Car- marthen, by license, by the Rev. Latimer Jones, Mr. John Johns, Canton Tea Warehouse, Merthyr, to Rachel, eldest daughter of Mr. William Lewis, coal merchant, Carmarthen.
MERTHYR POLICE COURT.
MERTHYR POLICE COURT. SATURDAY.— (Before J. C. Fowler, Esq.) John Lookie was charged on the information of P.C. Benjamin Morgan, with being drunk and disorderly at Troedyrhiw, on the 2nd instant.—The charge was proved, and defendant fined 5s. and 2s. 6d. costs. For a similar offence Joseph Bevan was fined 5s. and 2s. 6d. costs. John Buckley and Dennis Buckley, both of Pont- lottyn, were charged with being drunk and disorderly in the streets at Pontlottyn.—P.C. Cole proved each charge, and the defendants were fined respectively 5s. and 2s. 6d. costs. ASSAULT.—Joseph Vaughan v. Lewis Jenkins. Complainant said he fell out with defendant in Peny- darren Park, on Tuesday, and high words were succeeded by hard blows, after which they went, but not together, to the Duffryn Arms, in Brecon-road shortly after they had been there defendant came to the door of the room in which he (complainant) was sitting, and threw an earthenware pint at him, which struck him a terrific blow on the bridge of the nose, inflcting a tre- mendous cut, and broke in pieces such however was the force with which the measure was thrown, that the pieces glanced off the face of the defendant, and strik- ing a woman who was sitting near on the left temple, gave her a black eye; complainant called witnesses who coroborated this statement.—Defendant pleaded that he had been bullied, threatened, and beaten by complainant and his partisans, and that he threw the pint as he was in danger of his life."—His Worship adjourned the case until Monday. CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC.—The Merthyr Local Board of Health summoned a woman named Margaret Lewis, wife of a working man, residing at Troedyrhiw, on a charge of unlawfully burning her chimney, thereby causing a nuisance, and endangering the adjoining property.—Mr. E. W. Scale and Mr. L. Lewis said they went to defendant's house and saw her in it; on the fireplace was an iron plate on which was a lot of straw burning, evidently for the purpose of "burning the chimney "—a phrase expressive of the method adopted by the wives of workpeople at Troedyrhiw to cleanse it of sooty accumulations. She admitted the act to Mr. Lewis, and pleaded that she thought there would be no harm in doing it. -The Board did not press for a heavy penalty in this the first case of the kind brought into court, but they would in every future instance.-His Worship then fined defendant 5s. and 3s. 6d. cost of summons. Henry Harris, of Troedyrhiw, charged with being drunk and fighting in the public streets, was fined 5s. and 2s. 6d. costs. PERMITTING DRUNKENNESS.—David Price, of the Swan Inn, Dowlais, was charged on the information of P.S. Hewlett, with permitting drunkenness in his house, on the 8th instant.— The officer said on the date in question, about twelve at night he called at the inn and found the door locked; he knocked, and some female came to the door, who he believed, from the likeness of the voice, was the landlady after inquiring who was there, and being told the police, she ran back into the house, and returned in about a minute and opened the door witness then entered the house and found therein six men, all so very drunk that he had to carry them out, as they were unable to go themselves, when at the request of the landlord he ordered them out; he had cautioned the defendant before.—His Worship fined defendant 10s. and costs. MONDAY.— (Before J. C. Fowler, Esqs.) Charles Taylor, junior, was brought up in custody charged with being drunk and disorderly in High- street, on Sunday night.—P.C. Hart proved the charge, and defendant was fined 10s. and costs, or in default 10 days' imprisonment. ASSAULT.—Joseph Vaughan v. Lewis Jenkins.- Additional corroborative evidence was produced by complainant to-day, and defendant was fined 40s. and costs, or in default of payment, one month's imprison- ment. STEALING A HAM: AT DOWLATS.—William Brown, a navvy, was brought up in custody charged with steal- ing a ham, from the shop of Edward J ones, in Gwern- llwynbach, on Saturday last.—Mrs. Jones, wife of the prosecutor, watched the prisoner outside the window for a quarter of an hour, and being suspicious of his design in lingering about there at that hour—half-past ten o'clock—kept moving about, but also kept her eye upon him until at last he came to the door, and seizing, as he imagined, a favourable moment, he unhung the ham (produced) from the place where it was hanging, near the doorway, and ran off with it; Mrs. Jones imme- diately followed him, but he was caught by Mr. William James before she overtook him.—Mr. James said the prisoner came to his house, the Prince Llewellyn, before that and behaved in a very strange manner he called for no liquor but asked the landlord to give him some tobacco, and being refnsed he left the house witness followed him, and seeing him look very wistfully into the prosecutor's shop, concealed himself round the corner of a wall whence he could command a. view of what he did he saw him enter the shop, unhang the ham and march off with it, when he rushed out and pursued him prisoner dropped the ham, which was picked up by wit- ness by whom he was caught immediately.—Prisoner did not deny the charge, but attributed it to drink.—He was sentenced to three months's imprisonment with hard labour. POOR-RATE DEFAULTERS.—Charles Williams, sum- moned for non-payment of 8s. 8d. poor rate, was ordered to pay, with 2s. 6d. costs.-David Edwards, summoned for non-payment of £ 2, was ordered to pay with 2s. 6d. costs.—John Downey was ordered to pay 10s. poor rate arrears, with 2s. Gd. costs.—William Davies, who did not appear, was ordered to pay 7s. arrears and full costs. —William Thomas was summoned for nonpayment of 2.1 15s. arrears, and ordered to pay 2s. 6d. costs. David Harris, of Troedyrhiw, who did not appear, was ordered to pay £1 and full costs. MISCHIEVOUS RASCALS.—Elias Jones, William Bos- ley, and William Jones, three lads of apparently fifteen years of age each, were charged with maliciously damaging a piece of balk, a piece of mahogany board, and a roller, the property of Mr. B. Evans, timber- merchant, on the 8th inst.—The prosecutor said that the prisoners had hacked a piece of yellow pine. and some mahogany plank, and did damage to other things in the whole to the extent of 91 5s.—William Price, a precocious youth, said he saw the defendant, Elias Jones, chopping a piece of balk, and the other defendants went into Mr. Evans's yard.—P.S. Thomas said he saw the three prisoners by Mr. Evans's sawpit; Elias Jones was on the roof, Bosley was on the wall, and Henry Jones was below as soon as they saw him they ran out of sight; he then went into the vard and saw a piece of mahogany that had been very recently chopped.-His Worship dismissed the case against Bosley and Henry Jones, and ordered the other defendant to pay 5s. com- pensation for damaging the balk, 5s. fine, and costs. EMBEZZLEMENT.—-Alexander Jenkins, lately a tra- velling assistant in the employment of Mr. John Menzie, draper, Tlioinas-town, was brought up oi remand, charged with embezzling certain sums ol money and stealing certain articles of drapery belonging to Mr. Menzie. Mr. Smith again appeared for Mr. Menzie. The following additional evidence was taken 1 -Mary Thomas I am the wife of William Thomas, ilock keeper, :of Whitchurch, near Pentyrch; I know ss the prisoner; he used to call upon me for Mr. Menzie, and I have bought goods of him; I last saw him on the 12th January this year, when I paid him Is. on account of my own debt and 2s. on account of a debt contracted by my daughter; he gave receipts for both of these sums on the bills produced, and I saw him enter them in the book produced.-Mary Thomas, wife of William Thomas, shoemaker, Bridgend, said: I know the prisoner; I used to buy goods of him, and I knew that he travelled for Mr. Menzie; on the 15th January I saw him last, and then I paid him Is. for myself, Is. for my father, and 5s. for Evan Thomas, each of which sums I saw him enter on the bills produced, which I have had in my possession ever since.—Mr. Menzie deposed fur- ther that he had searched in the day book carried by the prisoner, and found the monies paid him by Airs. Thoiuas, of Whitchurch, entered correctly, but there was no entry or anything else to account for the money he received from Mrs. Thomas of Bridaend. —William Douglas: I am a draper, and since the 12th January last have entered into partnership with Mr. Menzie, the prosecutor in consequence of information which I received in the week following that commencing on the 12th January, I visited prisoner's rounds, and first found the book produced here to-day, which I knew was his travelling book; I found it at Llanharran, in the bag wherein he usually carried his books and small parcels; I have examined it, and find entries of goods as having been sold to the amount of £ 5 2s. 2"d. I found goods left by prisoner at various places, and in his pack to the amount of £ jj 5s. Id. these were not sold I also found another parcel, of the value of £5 19s. 91., not sold the value of the goods the prisoner took out with him on the 12th was C25 83. Id., and the value of the goods found JEI6 7s. Hd.; there is no account in the book of the money received of Mrs. Thomas, of Bridgend. The prisoner was then committed for trial. AFFILIATION.—Mary Morgan v. William Williams. Defendant admitted the paternity the child was born in November; he had paid 10s. towards its maintenance. His Worship made an order upon him to pay 2s. 61. a week for the first twelve weeks from the date of the application, Is. 6d, a week after, 10s. midwife, and 13s. 3d. costs. ASSAULT.—Elizabeth Rees v. William Williams.- Mr. Simons for defendant.—The complainant's version of the case rendered it thus :-On Saturday week, about nine o'clock in the morning she was standing upon her doorstep, in East-street, Dowlais, talking to a man named Evan Thomas, when defendant's sister ran up between them and sprang at her; she then struck her back, and they were hotly engaged when defendant came forward and struck her reeling into the gutter; she got up and asked him for the reason of his striking her, upon which he struck her down again.—The de- fendant's tale ran somewhat different:—The complain- ant, evidently a hot-tempered, violent woman, had struck down an old woman with such injurious effects that she had not yet recovered from it; her husband, Evan Thomas, went out to remonstrate with complain- ant, who administered copious torrents of abuse to him, clenched her fists, threatened to strike him and en- deavoured to provoke him by rubbing her fist along his teeth seeing Thomas was waxing hot and angry Mary VV illiams, defendant's sister, ran in between them and pushed him away, telling him she desired nothing so much as a blow from him this girl was then set upon by complainant, who was immediately afterwards as- sisted in her assault by her sister Hannah Rees these two women then seized her by the hair of her head and were dragging her thus down Church-street, when the cries of defendant's wife attracted him, and he ran on to them and forcibly tearing them asunder, rescued his sister complainant struck him several times then, and he struck her back once to get rid of her.-His Worship discharged defendant and said the conduct of complainant and her sister was outrageous. CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD.—George Babbington David Bowen, and Warriot Rees were charged, on an information laid by Mr. Simons, instructed by Mr. D. C. Gunn, agent of Messrs. Reynolds and Allen, flour merchants, Gloucester, with conspiring to defraud the creditors of the said Warriot Rees, by concealing and fraudulently disposing of certain, goods and chattels in his possession, he being at the same time a bankrupt. The defendants Babbington and Bowen appeared, but Rees had not been served with a summons, having de- camped. Mr. Simons prosecuted. Defendants denied the charge, and Bibbington conducted their defence. Mr. D. C. Gunn examined, deposed I am an agent of Reynolds and Allen, of Gloucester, flour merchants; I knew defendant Rees, he was a customer of ours, and I have supplied him with flour; I sent him some goods about a fortnight or three weeks before he disappeared the amount of debt due to Reynolds and Allen was be- tween £38 and £39; I recollect the sale of his goods on the 17th February I had been at his shop on the pre- vious Monday, and the Thursday before that I saw him in Merthyr, when he said he intended seeing me on the following Monday, and paying me what he owed me. (The witness was here about to relate a conversation, which was objected to by defendant Babbington, and consequently not admitted.)—Examination continued On Monday I went to his place of business, and found the shop open as usual, and seveial sacks of flour in it; Rees's mother and brother were there, and in answer to my inquiry said they knew nothing about Warriot; they had possession of the goods; on the following Saturday I went with Mr. Lewis to Bowen's house, and asked him if he had had 2.50; he said that he had not had so much, and called Warriot Rees a rogue; he said he had it from the effects of the sale; I can't be sure from whom he said he received it; I know Warriot Rees has left, and that the shop is closed; the goods left were converted at the sale; Bowen said Babbington was in possession f jr him, and that he had a bill of sale from Warriot Rees; he did not tell me who prepared it, nor when it was pre- pared'; I and other creditors have given notice of de- claring Warriot Rees a bankrupt. -Cross-examined by defendant Babbington: On Monday I asked Mrs. llees to give up two and a half sacks of nour. but she said she had nothing to do with the business, and could not let me have what was not her own in the evening I gave Daniel Williams a note to take to her, asking her to give up two sacks of flour for Reynolds and Allen, and she told him she could not on account of the person who was in possession under a bill of sale.—Daniel Davies, auctioneer, said I was employed to sell the goods and effects of Warriot Rees by Mr. Bowen, who came to me along with Mr. Babbington; it was on the evening pre- vious to the day of sale, between six and seven o'clock; Bowea said the goods must be sold on the day following; I said that the time was short, and Bowen replied that if I was not willing to sell lie must send down to Merthyr for an auctioneer, as the things must be sold to-morrow; I then replied that if he was all right I would sell, but he must be responsible for everything; Bowen replied that it was all right, and gave me instructions, and also engaged to get a crier; next day I went down to the sbop at eleven o'clock, and commenced selling at twelve; Babbington acted as my check clerk; he also collected all the money--I belive it amounted to about £ 62; I had notice not to pay any money to anybody, as it was an act of bankruptcy, but as I did not receive any of course I could not pay Mr. Bowen urged the sale, as he said some of the creditors had been there demanding some of the goods out of the shop; I saw some docu- ment, said to be the bill of sale, but I did not read it. (Mr. Babbington produced the document, which was Ilenuine. )-Cross-examined by defendant Babbington I went up with you. by Mr. Bowen's order, after tea, and weighed and allotted the goods; I took an inven- tory that night, and sold by it the next day; grocers bought several lots, and bills were drawn out afterwards; I heard Mr. Atkins, the collector, say he was sorry for Bowen, who had advanced the money from the bank; he also said that it was right enough that Bowen had a bill of sale; I can't say how much money you paid over to Bowen, but I know the rent and taxes had to be paid out of the effects to Mr. Atkins.—Mr. Simons then ap- plied for an adjournment, for the production of a certi- ficate of adjudication in bankruptcy against Rees.—Ad- journed for a week. WEDNESDAY.—(Before J. C. Fowler, Esq.) ILLEGAL PAWNING.—John Pembridge and Anne Jones, brother and sister, were charged by Mary Lewis with illegally pawning three feather beds, two bolsters, and two quilts, her property left her by her deceased father.—Mr. Plews attended to watch the case on be- half of Mr. Beirnstein, the pawnbroker, who received the goods in pledge.—It appeared that the father of the three parties died on the 1st inst., and left a will by which he cut off the male defendant with a shilling, and made no provision for the other defendant, but be- queathed his household furniture, and sundry freehold and leasehold property to the complainant, and appoint- ed her sole executrix he also bequeathed some house property to a son in America; in his last illness the rather was attended by the female defendant, and the complainant alleged that she was afraid to go near the house, as she had been threatened by her defendant Pembridge kept the key of the house after the burial of his father, and on Friday evening, the 6th inst., he took two feather beds to the pawnshop, and another feather bed and two bolsters on Saturday night, the 7th inst.; the value of these might be about £8, but he only raised £3 8s. 7d. on them. The complainant summoned the defendants to obtain the restitution of the goods pawned.—His Worship said that the charge against Ann Jones did not come home, and must therefore drop.—Pembridge pleaded that he had been deprived of the income which he formerly enjoyed, to the amount of 10s. per week, which his father had given to the com- plainant on finding that there was no provision made for him in the will, and being disabled by a paralytic stroke, he had asked his sister (complainant) to make a .-settlement of 5s. a week upon him, in consideration of her liavhig succeeded to what he once enjoyed she refused he then asked her for 3s. per week—that, also, .she refused, but said she would not mind giving him a 9 loaf of bread and a few groceries he had been in the union eight months, and was not able to earn a liveli-. hood; that was why he had pawned the beds,—His Worship adjourned the case for a week. DREADFUL ASSAULT.—James Thomas v. William Kennar.—Complainant's head was bandaged, and ap- peared to have received great injury. He said that on Tuesday (St. Patrick's Day) he went down to the Adam and Eve Court, and went into a Mrs. Lewis's house there, where he saw the prisoner sitting down the pri- soner said he had heard that his wife had been on impro- per terms with him he (complainant) then gave him a slap in the face, upon which he got up and fetched a poker from the fireplace; witness ran out, and prisoner fol- lowed him and gave him a tremendous blow on the head they then scuffled, and the prisoner's wife came out and struck him 011 the head with a short piece of iron.—Mary Lewis, the woman of the house in which the melee commenced, deposed the following The pri- soner was sitting down with a child in his arms in her house, and his wife was sitting on a chair near the door; the complainant came in, in a very drunken state, and asked her whether she would be friends with him she said she would, and shook hands with him; he then passed by her towards the prisoner, and said, WInt have you been saying about me ?" prisoner replied that he had only repeated what he had heard spoken by others; complainant replied that it was well for him that it was no more, if he had pushed his nose out" it would have been worse for him; prisoner replied, per- haps you could not do it,' and complainant then struck him a tremendous blow in the eye; Kennar got up and put the child away, and the two men then closed and fell against a copper Mrs. Kennar then took up a short piece of iron used as a poker, and made a blow at com- plainant's head with it, but he warded it off and then grappled with her; the prisoner then ran out and the others went outside too; three or four minutes after- I wards she saw Kennar and his wife going over the bridge; complainant, who was standing on the door- step with the rod of iron in his hand, immediately dropped it and ran after them he caught Kennar and again commenced beating him the latter bent down with his back to complainant to avoid the blows-at last he turned round and struggled with complainant; pri- soner's wife then came forward and struck complainant a heavy blow on the head with the iron rod, which com- pelled him to relinquish his hold on her husband he turned to her and knocked her down, and then pursued her husband, who had run into his house; when he returned he was bleeding from the head fearfully.—Pri- soner denied using a poker.—Sarah Davies said she saw prisoner rush out of his house after complainant and strike him over the shoulder with a poker.—P. S. Thomas said he found a poker in prisoner's house with blood and hair on it, and large pools of blood on the floor of the house.-Prisoner again denied using a poker.—Mr. Wills, surgeon, of Cyfarthfa, said the cut was two inches long, deep down to the bone, and it severed an artery from which the blood issued in torrents, being absolutely pumped out.—The prisoner was committed for trial at the next quarter sessions on the charge of unlawfully cutting and wounding. David Davies was summoned by Mary Griffiths for non-payment of 10s. 6d. bastardy arrears. The defalca- tion was proved, and defendant was ordered to pay, with costs. Sarah Evans, of Penydarran, summoned John Jones for threatening to assault her. It appeared that the complainant had called defendant a thief one day when he was gardening, and he threw his spade across his shoulder and walked towards her to ask an explanation, -that was the substance of the complaint. Defendant was discharged. David Evans, a rodney," was fined 5s., and ordered to pay 3s. compensation, for damaging a mould at Dow- lais, or be imprisoned for seven days, with hard labour. 4. GLAMORGANSHIRE ASSIZES. (Before Sir John Mellor Knight.) Watkins and others v. Morgan.—The Assize court, holden at Swansea, was occupied the greater part of Saturday, the 14th, and the whole of Monday, the 16th inst., in trying this case, in which Mrs. Watkins, of the Canton Tea Warehouse, was very considerably inter- ested.The action was one to recover interest on a mortgage deed for £700. Mr. Grove, Q.C., and Mr. Brown, were counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr. Giffard and Mr. Hughes for the defendant. There was a vast deal of evidence given, but the case turned on the genuineness of the deed. The defendant denied his liability, and declared that the deed was a forgery, and that lie never received any of the B700 paid to his late solicitor, Mr. A. Langley. The document was prepared by Mr. Langley, who, however, had left the country, so that most important evidence was unavailable. The plaintiffs proved having received the sum of jE17 10s. from defendant as interest on the £ 700. But defendant endeavoured to show that this was for another mort- gage for 5001. Conclusive evidence to the contrary, however, was produced, and other testimony which eventually obtained a verdict for the plaintiffs. The attorney for the plaintiffs in this action, was our townsman Thomas Williams, Esq., and the ability with which the case was prepared for council, reflects great credit upon him, and will, doubtless, secure to him that general confidence of which (in this case especially) he has proved himself deserving. ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. ADDRESSED TO THE EDITOR. The Editor is not responsible far the opinions of his Corres- pondents. THE ABERDARE COUNTY COURT. THE JUDGE, THE LAWYERS, THE PLAINTIFFS, AND DEFENDANTS. SIR,-The cause whictl recently agitated so much of the public mind in Aberdare, "Jenkins v. Jones," came to a conclusion last week before his Honour (Thomas Falconer, Esq.), in favour of the defendants, the bill being dismissed with costs. So much for the result, and now a few words as to the case itself. It appears that in the early part of 1860, a certain David Richards, of Heolytelin, Aberdare, was indebted in the sum of £ 21 18s. 6d. to the late Mr. Thomas Morgan, an old and very respectable shopkeeper in Aberdare, and died whi!e so indebted. The Rev. Isaac D. Jenkins, who was appointed executor under the will of the said Thomas Morgan, received one pound from Mrs. Richards, the administratrix to the effects of her departed husband, leaving a balance of JE20 18s. 6d. This is all very clear, and the debt might have been re- covered by appeal to the County Court at but little expense. This, however, did not suit. Mrs. Richards was possessed of leasehold property to the value (as proved by the concurrent evidence of several competent surveyors) of about £175. This was a fish worth angling for. Who knows what will turn up in the course of the law? What it the poor widow were to be frightened by the threat of a Chancery suit!" Such might have been the mode of reasoning. But it failed. The property was mortgaged, John Jones being the mortgagee, for JE170. The question was soon solved. The property was valued at j3175, and Mrs. Richards executed a deed of assignment to the mortgagee, the defendant. It is to be borne in mind that the late Davict Richards was cousin to John Jones, and brother to his wife. Well—some will say—there's an end of the case, all right. Not so fast, pray you The plaintiff (the Rev. I. D. Jenkins) applied to the Court of Chancery to obtain an order declaring the release of the equity of redemption of the property to be fraudulent and void, and praying that it might be can- celled. This was a fine oyster, a very fine one indeed, sir." How the legal mouths watered at the anticipation of devouring the delicious morsel. But, really and in sober truth, why all this antagonism and attempt at destruction ? Could there have been no means but this for an adjust- ment? Vice-Chaneellor Stuart, by consent, referred it to our County Court Judge, with full power to deal with the suit as the judge himself might have done. There were forty affidavits filed; the attorneys being, for the plaintiff Mr. W. Robinson Smith, and for the defendant Mr. Frank James. The case was most patiently heard, and last week judgment was given, dismissing the bill with costs. At the hearing in January last the attorney for the plaintiff boldly contended for fraud, speaking for two or three hours; the attorney for the defendant content- ing himself with the bona fide evidence of the full value having been given for the property. In this he was right, in law andiny«c#, and so the judge decided. The costs are variously estimated at from £ 300 to £ 400! and thus ends this worse than ridiculous proceeding.— Yours, &c., JOHN JONES, One of the Defendants. Aberdare, 18th March, 1863. EBBW VALE. TEA MEEEING.-On Monday and Tuesday last, the Calvinistic Methodista held a public tea meeting in Penuel chapel. The number who partook of tea was 700. Several gentlemen delivered highly interesting addresses on the occasion. The profits will go to the chapel trust funds. ENTERTAINMENT.—On Friday evening last, Miss Grace Egerton gave an entertainment in the Literary and Scientific Institution, on sketches of odd People." The audience on the occasion was not so large as was anticipated, yet those present appeared to be highly pleased with the ludicrous buffoonery of the performer. CONCERT.—A grand concert of mllsic was given in the English Wesleyan Chapel here, on Monday evening last, by the chapel choir, assisted by other amateur per- formers of this neighbourhood, conducted by Mr. John Short. The music embraced selections from the works of Handel, Newton. NichoLs, Fawcett. and other popu- lar-authors, and the whole was performed in excellent style nearly every piece was encored. Weep not for me," by Mius Lewis, of Beaufort, was sung with good effect and encored. Beyond the glittering, starry skies," was executed in first-rate style, and was enthu siastically encored. "My mother's grave," was voci- ferously applauded. The new ode—"God bless the Prince of Wales," was rendered with success. The con- cert was one of the most successful we have had the pleasure of attending. The proceeds will go towards liquidating the debt on the above chapel. A BERDARE. THE PEOPLE'S PARK.—The contract for erecting a boundary wall around the public grounds on the Hir- wain Common has been taken by Mr. W. Powell, the enterprising contractor of Hirwain. The job will shortly be commenced, and, ere long, the good people of Aberdare will be able to boast the possession of a People's Park. MR. BRUCE, M.P.-Upon the occasion of Mr. Bruce's last visit to Mountain Ash, the inhabitants presented him with a very flattering address, congratu- lating him upon his accession to office, and wishing him a prosperous career. THE BOARD OF HEALTH.-The usual fortnightly meeting of this Board was held on Thursday last, but no business of public interest was transacted. ABERDARE POLICE COURT. TUESDAY.—(Before J. L. Roberts and T. Wayne, Esqs.) William Williams, of Mill-street, was charged with having been drunk on the Istinst.-P.C. Loyns proved the charge, and defendant was fined 5s. Thomas German was charged with begging.—P.C. Llewellyn said he saw the defendant in a shop in Cardiff- street, and heard him ask for a half-penny which was given him he then took him in custody and brought him to the station.—Defendant was discharged with a caution. Michael Spelman was charged by the Aberdare Board of Health, with neglecting to comply with their requisi- tions in respect of keeping his lodging-house clean.The hearing was adjourned for a week. John Fry. similarly charged, was also ordered to ap- pear next week. ASSAULT.—David Williams v. John Williams.—Com- plainant deposed that he was a collier living at Aber- dare on Tuesday night, about three weeks ago, he was washing when defendant's wife came into his house and asked him if he would go with her and her husband somewhere, to bear witness to something relating to tales, and he said he would not; defendant then came and asked him himself, and he told him to go himself or get somebody else to accompany him; the wife then began to abuse him and throw water over the floor, and also over his head he strove to prevent her from making a mess there, and they had a struggle when defendant interfered and struck him violently in the head.—Jacob Williams said he saw defendant's wife holding a bucket over complainant's head as he endeavoured to push her away she fell, and her husband came in like a madman as she was lying on the floor.—Defendant alleged that complainant struck his wife, which the latter denied.— The Bench fined defendant 5s. and 5s. costs. Isaac Harris v. Rees Charles.—Complainant said he desired, with the consent of the Bench, to withdraw the summons. Phillip Blake, boatman, of Ystalybont, near Llandaff, was charged with stealing coal belonging to the proprie- tors of the Lletty Shenkin colliery.—Prisoner was re- manded on bail for a week. Mary Keene v. John Mountain.—Complainant said she was single, living in Maesydre about a fortnight ago she was going to the bakehouse wit!l a pan of dough on her head, and saw defendant coming from another street; he went before her in the gully leading to the bakehouse, and asked her why she had called him an "old hake;" an angry conversation ensued, and he then struck her the woman of the bakehouse then came out and took the dough from off her head; she then went into the bakehouse defendant followed her in and shut the door, and then seized her by the hair of her head and dashed her against the pan, which broke, and threatened to do her still more severe injury before be left her he grappled her by the tbroat and almost choked her.—Ann Vaughan, the woman who keeps the bakehouse, said she heard complainant talking angrily to defendant, and on going out she saw defendant push her into the bakehouse before him in the bakehouse she saw complainant down, but did not know how she got down.—Defendant said complainant had been con- tinually teasing him of late by calling him "policeman," and various other names objectionable to him.—P.S. Matthews gave evidence not at all favourable to com- plainant.—Their Worships dismissed the case. Prudence John, landlady of the Prince of Wales, was charged with selling beer during prohibited hours, on Saturday night, the 21st ult.-P.C. Melluish said he went to the Prince of Wales at 11.40 p.m. on the day in question, and found six men with two pints of beer and glasses in the front room, and one man with a pint in the back room; there were many people in the house upstairs, but he saw no beer with them he called the attention of the landlady to the matter, and she said that she did not know it was so late-they had had a pie there that night, and there was no clock in the house. Defendant had kept the house six years, and during that period there had been no information laid against the house.—In consideration of the good name the house bore, defendant was merely cautioned and discharged. Sarah Hopkins, of the Prince of Wales, Mill-street, was charged with selling beer during prohibited hours, on the night of the 2nd instant.—P.C. Loyns said he visited her house at twenty-five minutes to twelve, and as he was going in he saw the daughter run towards the end of the settle, and as soon as she saw it was'him she ran back to the table; he looked over the settle and saw her take a pint off the table and throw its contents under the grate there were four men sitting down there and the defendant was with them; the girl's mother took the empty pint and put it into a kettle of water he asked her where it was, and she said there was not one there; he then took it out of the kettle, and she then said she had two pints and had been washing them, but he could find only one.—Defendant said she did not draw any beer after ten minutes to eleven, and called William Hughes, who repeated her statement, and swore the girl did not throw any beer under the grate.—Superintendent Wrenn applied for an adjourn- ment till Tuesday next.-Granted. Mary Brien was charged with breaking a window in the house of Jeremiah Regan. —Defendant did not appear. —P.S. Matthews served the summons.—Benja- min Jones proved the commission of the offence, and defendant was ordered to pay Is. 4d. compensation, 2s. 6d. fine, and costs. John Meade was charged with being drunk and fighting with Buckley at the place stated above, and fined OS. and 2s. 6d. costs.
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SIMMS'S LE PETIT THEATRE has been open on the Square during the past week, and after visiting the establishment we feel bound to say that the entertain- ment is exceedingly interesting and deserving of sup- port. CYFARTHFA DAY ScHOoM.—The children assembled at their respective schoolrooms on the 10th inst., about 9 a.m., in holiday attire, where each received a wedding favour. The schools, six in number, met in the vicinity of the Pandy, about ten o'clock. The Cefn children were headed by the Cyfarthfa Drum and Fife Band from their schoolroom to the Pandy, where the other schools joined the procession, and then marched to the Castle terrace, where the children were regaled with tea and cake, and the teachers invited to a cold collation to which they did ample justice. The children were dis- missed at the Castle gates, each being previously pre- sented with an orange. THE LATE FESTIVITIES.—Among the multiplicity of rejoicings which took place last week, we might be excused for unintentionally omitting some which occu- pied a large share of public attention, and among these we regret to find that one of the most important fashionable parties was altogether overlooked. We of course refer to the ball which took place at the Bush Hotel. We had not the pleasure of attending this party of the elite of our town and neighbourhood, but from the description we have heard we learn that it was one of the most splendid and elegant parties that have ever assembled upon any previous occasion. The room was most tastefully and artistically decorated, the por- traits of their Royal Highnesses being most conspicu- ous. Of the refreshments we need but say that they were quite characteristic of the profusion which always distinguishes the catering of Mrs. Overton, and which gave unbounded satisfaction to all present. The danc- ing, to the strains of Mr. Taylor's string band, was kept up till the small hours of the morning. PENYDARRAN CHURCH SUNDAY AND DAY SCHOOLS.—Amongst those conspicuous for their out- burst of loyalty" on the marriage of the Prince, of Wales, were the teachers and children of the above schools. A large procession of from 300 to 400 were seen wending their way, with their pretty bannerets, through the streets of Merthyr. Their mottoes were significant and good, such as the following:—"The Bible our Standard," God bless the Happy Pair," Our Widowed Que"n The schools having entered Penydarran Park by a private way, afterwards pro- ceeded to Penydarran Church, where they were rpjoined by their kind patroness, Mrs. R. Formau, Mrs. Evans, Miss Thomas, and other ladies, who presided over a most admirably arranged tea treat. The health of the royal party was heartily drunk in the theine beverage, at the conclusion of which addresses were delivered by the superintendents of the respective sehoots, Messrs. Evans and Richards, which were followed by those of the Rev. Mr. Griffith (Cefn), and the Rev. Mr. Thomas (Penydarran). The school children unanimously joined (as might have been expected) in a vote of thanks to Mrs. Forman and the other ladies who assisted on this happy occasion, and concluded by joining in the appro- priate National Anthem.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT A WATCH.…
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT A WATCH. MAKER'S, AT PENYDARREN. On Sunday night or on Monday morning, a very serious robbery was committed on the premises of Mr. Davies, watchmaker, Penydarren-road. From the in- formation which has reached us, it would appear that on the night in question. Mr. Davies retired to bed be- tween ten and eleven o'clock, having previously secured all the outer doors of the house. During the night he awoke and heard sounds of persons in the house, but being in delicate health aud of exceedingly nervous tem- perament, he became terrified to such a degree, indeed, that he could not even raise an alarm the consequence was that the burglars—for it is confidently believed that more than one individual participated in the robbery- who entered at the back of the house, were allowed their own time to ransack everything, and ultimately swept ofF all valuables that came in their way. They thus succeeded in carrying off eighteen silver watches, and a quantity of jewellery, consisting of earrings, studs, &c. Of the watches, two or three were new, a few belonged to other parties who had left them with Mr. Davies to be repaired, and the remainder were second hand articles. The policeman stationed at Peny- darren resides within a gun shot of Mr, Davies's shop, but he heard notbing to attract particular attention to that spot during the night, and the probability is that he was ia some distant part of the street when tha thieves were rifling the shop. As yet no clue has been obtained of them. The loss to Mr. Davies will be se- rious, as he is not understood to be a wealthy trades* man. ♦ BOARD OF GUARDIANS. This Board met on Saturday, March 14th, when the following Guardians were presentG. T. Clark, Esq., chairman; Rev. J. Griffith, Rev. O. Evans, G. Overton, Esq., Messrs. L. Lewis, D. Williams, W. Williams, R. Thomas, G. Martin, D. Williams, E. W. Scale, J. W. Russell, B. Kirkhouse, W. Williams, (Hirwain), and R. H. Rhys. The minutes of the last meeting having been read and signed, the Rev. J. Griffith drew the attention of tha Board to the case of a poor woman, an out-door pauper in the receipt of 4s. per week, who, he said, was in the last stage of consumption. He understood she was in want of an article of under-clothing, and that the doc- tor had made aa order upon Mr. Jones, the relieving officer, to supply it, but though frequent applications had been made for it, it .was up to the present not given to her. He did not know what was the practice in re- ference to such cases, but he knew there was not a more heart-ren unar cise of distress in the town, and he should like if the chairman would hear what the reUevinjs officer had to say.—-Mr. Rhys: You should not cast blame upon the officer upon the ex parte statement of a pauper. Probably th re is good reason why he acted as he has done—Rev. O. Enas: I know Mr. Jones's conduct to the poor well enough, and am inclined to think we show too mu,'h partiality to our officers.—Tho chairman: As a rule ou.-leanings ought to be with the officers, unless there is positive proof of negligence.—The Rev. J. Griffith said he brought the charge against Mr. Jones. He only wanted some explanation. The pan per had complained to him.—The clerk said it was not in the power of a surgeon to make an order for clothing. If he recommended a grant of clothing it was still dis- cretionary with the officer to supply it, though he gener- ally conformed with the surgeon's directions,-Mr. Jones was then called in, and denied that any such request as that to which the Rev. J. Griffith referred had been made to him, and added that if the pauper had requested additional under-clothing he would have im- mediately supplied her. APVOINTMKNT OF SCHOOLMASTER ATTHE UNIOK. On the motion of Mr. Rhys, seconded by Mr. L. Lewis, Mr. Richard Haynes, assistant master at the Stapleton Union. Bristol, wns unanimously appointed schoolmaster, in lieu of Mr. Berkeley, resigned. DIVISION OF THE PARISH INTO MEDICAL DISTRICTS. The report of the committee appointed at the last meeting to divide the parish into medical districts was read, but before the decision of the Board was made upon the report, the following remarks, from J. C. Fowler, E-q., were read, inreference to the instructions of the Poor Law Board upon the subject: The original Medical Appointment Order of 1847 was partially rescinded by a new order ol 1856. By this new order a medical officer cannot now be appointed (except under a temporary emergency) for any time less than life, or until he resigns or becomes insane, disqualified, or is removed by the Poor Law Board. The medical qualifications are stated in Article 163. With regard to the qualification of residence in the dis- trict, Article 2 of the new order provides that if the only persons resident within the district are from any cause unfit or incompetent to hold the office of medical officer, the Guardians may appoint one not so residing in the district, but in such case they must inform the Poor Law Board of the reasons which make it necessary in their judgment to employ a person not so residing within the district. I apprehend that the wore s unfit or incompetent com- prise any kind of reason which causes a bond fide difficulty in appointing persons residing within the district. With regard to the amount of work in the medical district. Article 159 lays down two limitations- one of area, another of population. By Article 161 Wales is specially exempted from the limitation of area in acres, but I see nothing which exempts Wales from the limi- tation of population. The practical conclusions which I draw from studying these various articles are these. 1. That there ought to be a division of the district into three or four districts, according to the last enu- meration of the population published by Parliament. 2. That there will be no difficulty as to residence, unless there are qualified practitioners in each of the districts, who are not only qualified but sufficiently free from other engagements to render them "compe- tent and fit" to undertake the parish work. For it is obvious, from the tone of Article 161, that the general rules as to medical attendance in Wales will be regarded by the Poor Law Board with every disposition to reason, able relaxation. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE. Board Room, Workhouse, March 11, 1863. We have met and considered the best division of the present Medical District into four Medical and Vac- cination Districts, and beg to recommend the following, viz. No. I.-DOWLAis DISTRICT: Pop. Acres. To comprise thechapelry of Dowlais, and the hamlet of Gelli in Vaynor parish 15988 5283 No. 2.—GARTH DISTRICT To comprise the remainder of Merthyr Upper Registration District, viz., Peny- darran, Pontstorehouse, Caepantywyll, Cefii, and Taff Vawr .11506 6081 No. 3.-TROEDYRHIW DISTRICT To comprise all that part of Merthyr Lower Registration District south of a line commencing at the parish boundary where the Vale of Neath Railway enters, following the Vale of Neath to the Taff river, thence up the Taff to the Plymouth Weir, then down the Plymouth water- course to the old mill, then along Mill- street to the Star, and thence up Twyn- yrodyn to Cwmbargoed parish boundary, comprising Caedraw and South Twyn- rodyn .9960 9700 No. 4.—THE TOWN DISTRICT Comprising all Merthyr Lower, North of No. 3 up to Dowlais chapelry .15340 3247 52794 24311 The population has been taken from the Census of 1861, and the increase we have estimated roughly, but we think with sufficient accuracy for the purpose.—We have the honour to remain, gentlemen, your most obedient servants, LEWIS LEWIS, GEORGE MARTIN. E. W. SCALE, Committee appointed to consider and recommend the re-construction of the Medical and Vaccination districts. Mr. Rhys thought the division recommended by the committee a wretched one. It was neither a convenient one for the poor nor for the medical men.—The Rev. J. Griffith thought that Caedraw ought to be included in the Town district, instead of sending the poor of that part of the town to Wernlaes which was most unreason- able.—Mr. R. Thomas said there were very few pau- pers in Caedraw—less in proportion to population than any other part of the town.—Mr. Overton thought it was very akward to have so many small divisions of the parish, and thought it best to have one Medical man who would devote his whole time to the duties of the entire parish. -—The clerk said the Consolidated Orders rendered this impossible.— >ir. Lewis: The committee did the best they could, and having the map before them their duty was to make the best division without regard to the doctors.—Rev. O. Evans then proposed that the Committee's Report be adopted, which was seconded by Mr. R. Thomas, upon which an amendment was proposed by the Rev. J. Griffith, seconded by Mr. Rhys, That the same be adopted, with the exception that Caedraw be taken from the Trodyrhiw district, and added to the town district."—Upon a division the motion was carried. -It was then ordered that the clerk write to the Poor Law Board for its sanction to the proposed division, and if obtained, to advertise for medical officers for the four districts at a salary of £ 25 • each. exclusive of extra fees. —Mr. Scale proposed that the sum be jESO, but was not seconded.—The election to take place on March 28th. This concluded the public businera.