The Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette

LOVE, [From li The Beggar's Coin," a Poem, by J, R, Best, Esq,) THE loye of woman is a blessed thing, The heart of woman is a throne of power. Fond ana more fundly still, it loves to cling; And grows more fond where'er most dangers lower. Constant beyond this world's imagining Rich in all love-kind nature's bounteous dower: Our guardian angel-promise-guide in lifc- Our joy—hope—grace—pride—solace—home-star—Wife NAPOLEON. Among; the thousand-and-one compositions, in all languages, founded upon the sublime theme of the downfall and death of Napoleon, there are, we think, very few* which have surpassed in weight of thought, in splendour of diction, and in grandeur of versification, Pushkin's (Russia's greatest poet,) noble lyric ullon this subject The wondrous destiny is ended, The mighty light is quench'd and dead; In stonn. and darkness hath descended Napoleon's sun, so bright and dread. The captive King hath burst his prison- The petted child of victory And for the Exile hath arisen The dawning of Posterity. O thou, of whose immortal story Earth aye the memory shall keep, Now, 'neath the shadow of thy glory Hest, rest, amid the lonely deep A grave sublime nor nobler ever Couldst thou have found for o'er thine urn The Nations' hate is quenahed for ever, Anù Glory's beacon-ray shall bum, There was a time thine eagles tower'd 1> esistless o'er the humbled world There was a time the empires cower'd Before the bolt thy hand had hurl'd: The standards, thy proud wiII obeying, wrath and woe on every wind- A few short years, and thou wert laying Thine iron yoke on human kind. 01. AmI France, on glories vain and hollow, Had fixed her frenzy-glance of flame- Forgot sublimer hopes, to follow Thee, Conqueror, thee-her dazzling shame Thy legions' swords with blood were drunken- All sank before thine echoing tread; And Europe fell-for sleep was sunken, The sleep of death upon her head. » # Thou mightst have judged us, but thou wouldst not What dimm'd thy reason's piercing light, That Russian hearts thou understoodst not, IIrom thine heroic spirit's height 1 Moscow's immortal conflagration Foreseeing not, thou deem'dst that we Would kneel for peace, a conquer'd nation Thou knew'st the Rass .too late for thee Up, Russia, Queen of hundred battles, Uemember now thine ancient right! Blaze, Moscow !—Far shaÎ1 shine th; 1ighi! Lo other times are dawning o'er us Be blotted out, our short disgrace Swell, Russia, swell the battle chorus War Is the watchword of our race Lo how the haffied leader seizeth, W ith fetter'd hands, his Iron Crown- A dread abyss his spirit freezeth Duwn, down he goes, to ruin down AmI Europe's armaments are driven, Like mist, along the blood-stain'd snow- That snow shall melt 'neath summer's heaven, W ilh the last footstep of the foe, 'Twas a wild storm of fear and wonder, When Europe woke anù burst her chain; The accursed rare, like scatter'd thunder, After the tnant fled amain. And Nemesis a doom hath spoken, The 1Iighty hears that doom with dread: The wrongs thou hast done shall now be wroken, Tyrant, upon thy guilty head Thou shalt redeem thy usurpation, Thy Iong career of war and crime, In exile's heating desolation, Beneath a far and stranger clime. And oft the midnight sail shall wander By that lone isle, thy prison-place, And oft a stranger there shall ponder, And o'er that stone a pardon trace, Where mused the Exile, oft recalling The well-known clang of sword and lance, The yells, Night's icy ear appalling His own blue sJ,y-the sky of France W here, in his loneliness forgetting His broken sword, his ruin'd throne, With bitter grief, with vain regretting, On hi, fair noy he mused alone, But shame, and curses without number, r-pun that reptile head be laid, Whose insults now shall vex the slumber Of him-that sad discrowned shade No for his trump the signal sounded, Her glorious race when Russia ran; His hand. 'mid strife and battle, founded Eternal liberty for man Jlag4:cine.

MRS. CURTAIN LECTURES. Candle comes home in the Evening, as Mrs. Caudle "in "just stepped ont, shopping." 0,£ her return, at ten, Caudle re- niunst rates. Mr, Caudle, you ought tu haYc had a slave-yei;, a black slave, and not a wife. I'm sure, I'd lletter been born a negro at Ot1f'('-ml.h better. What's the matter, now? Well, 1 like that. Upon my life, Mr, Caudle, that's very cool. I can't leave the house just to buy a yard of riband, but you storm enough to carry the roof otTo You didn't storm?-you only "poke? Spoke, indeed! No, sir: I've not such superfine feel- ings; anel I don't cry out before I'm hurt. nut you ought to have married a woman of stone, for you feel for nobody: that is, fur nobody in your own house. I only wish you'd show sulne uf your humanity at home, if ever so all, \1::1,t do you say ? Where's my feelings, to go shopping at night 1 When wouid you have me go? In the broiling sun, making my face like a gipsy's ? I don't see anything to laugh Mr. Caudle; hut you think of anybody's face before your wifc"s, Oh, that's plain enough and all the world can see it, I ilare say, now, if it was Miss Prettnnan's face-now, now, Mr. C'auZ;¡, What are you throwing yourself about for? I suppose she's flesh anù blooù, What? You don't know 1 II,l I dare say. What, Mr. Caudle? You'll have a separate room? you'll not be tormented in tltis manner ? No, YOU won't, sir-not while I'm alive, A separate room! And" yOU call yourself a reli- gious man, Mr. Caudle ? I'ù advise you to take down the l'rayer Book, and rpad over the Marriage Service. A separate TOom, indeed Caudle, you're getting quite a heathen. A se- parate room! Well, the servants would talk then! nut no no man-not the best that ever trod, Caudle- shoulù ever make J;]" look so contemptible. I shan't go 10 sleep and you ought to know me better than tu ask me to hold my tongue. Because JOu come home when I'c just stepped out to ÙO a little shopping, you're worse than a fury. I should like to know how many hours I sit up for YOI\? What do you say? Nobod.1/ wants me to sit up ? lIa! Unit's like the gntitude of men-just like 'em! But a poor woman < an't leave the house, that-what? Why can't 1 go at reason- able hours ? I.easonahle! What do you call eight o'clock ? f I went out at eleven and twelve, as you come home, then you might talk; but seven or eight o'clock— why it's the cool of the • •vening the nicest time to enjoy a walk; and, as I say, do a ULc bit of shopping. Oh yes, Mr. Caudle'. I do think of the people who are kept in the shops just as much as you but that's nothing at all to do with it, I know what you'd have, You'd have all those young men let away early from "the Counter to improye what you please to call their minds. Pretty notions you pick up amGng a set of free-thinkers, and I don't know \Iat! When 1 was a girl people never talked of minds-intel- lect I believe you call it, Nonsense! a new-fangled thing,just cume UP; and the sooner it goes out, the better. Don't tell me! What are shops for, if they're not to be open Utc and early loo? And what are shopmen, if they're not always to attend upon their customers ? People pay for what they havc, I suppose and arn't to be told when they shall come "wi by their money out, anù when they shan't ? Thank good. ness if one shop shuts, another keeps open; and I always third" it a duty I owe to myself to go to the shop that's open hist; it's the only way to punish the shopkeepers that ar.. idle, and give themselves airs about early hours, Besides, there's some things Ilike to buy best at candle-light. 011, don't talk to me about humanity Humanity, indeed, for a pack of bll, strapping young fellows-some of 'em big enough t" be shown for giants! And what have they to do 1 Why nothing, but to stand behind a counter, and talk civility. Yes, I know yor.r notions you say that everybody works too much: I know that. You'd hare all the world do nothing half its time but twiddle its thumbs, or walk in the parks. or go to picture- galleries, and museums, and such nonsense. Very line, Indeed; but, thank goodness! the world isn't come to that pass yet, What J.<) you say 1 am, Mr. Caudle ? A foolith woman, that rm't [uoll beyond my own fire-,ide? 0 yes, I can; quite as far YOU, ami a great deal farther. But I can't go out a shopping •.villi my ueir friend Mrs. Wittles-what do you laugh at I Oh, don't they ? Don't women know what friendship is Upon my e.i'e you've a nice opinion of us! Oh, yes, we can-we can look LJut-i,le our own fenders, Mr. Caudle. Anù if we can't, it's all the better for our families. A blessed thing it would be for their ,ives anù children if men couldn't either. You wouldn't have lent that five pounds-and I dare 8ay a good many other five pounds that I know nothing of-if you -a lord of the creation! -d half the sense women have, You seldom catch us, I believe, lenùing five pounds, I should think not: No; we won't talk of 11 to-morrow mommg, ): ou re not sohv to wound my feelings when I come home, and think I'm to say nothing aùout it, You have called me an inhuman pers.}U; YOU have said I have no thought, no feellUg for the health and comfort of my fellow-creatures I <1on't know what you haven"t called me and only for buying I shan't tell 5 1,:1 what; no, 1 won't satisfy yOU there-but you ve abused me .n this manner, and only for shopping up to ten o'clock. You've have a great deal of fine compassion, you have I'm stae the young man that served me could have knocked down an ox; yes, strong enough to lift a house but you can pity him -.oh yes, you can be all kindness for him, and for the world, as you call it. Oh, Caudle, what a hypocrite you are! I only wish the world knew how you treated your poor wife. What do you say ? For tht love of mercy let you sleep ? Mercy, mdeèd! I wish you could show a little of it to other people. 0 yes, I do know what mercy means but that's no reason I should go shopping a bit earlier than I do—and I won't, IJreached thIS over to me again and again; you've made me go to meetings to hear all about it • but that's no rcason women shouldn't shop just as late a.<¡ tney choose It's all very fine, as I say, for you men to talk to us at meetin(7s where, of course, we smile and all that-and sometimes shake our white pocket-handkerchiefs—and where you say We have the puwer of early hours m our own hands. To be sure we have and we mean to keep it, That is, I do. You'll l1ever catch me shopping until the very last thing; and-as a matter (If always go to the shop that keeps open latest. It dues the young men good to keep 'em close to business. Improve their minùs, indeed Let 'em out at seven, and they'd improve nothing but their billiards. Besides, if they Want to improve themselves, can't they get up, this fine weather, at three Where there's a will, there's a way, Mr. Caudle. ■»„" I thought," writes Caudle, that she had gone ta sleep. In this hope I was dozing otT, when she nudged me, and thus declared Caudle, you want nightcaps i but see if I budge tv buy em tiU.niae at flig&t V -Furwh!

SOUTH WALES TURNPIKE TRUSTS. ABSTRACT of a bill, prepared and brought into the House of Commons by Mr. Cripps and Mr. Manners Sutton, for the purpose of making certain further provi- sions for the consolidation of turnpike trusts in South Wales. The Preamble commences by ref. rring to the Act of last Session intituled An Act to consolidate and amen I the Laws relating to Turnpike Trusts in South Wales"—the ap pointment or" commissioners under that acl, whose powers will however, ceaso and determine on the 29th of Septellibpr next, & states that it is necessary provision should be made for carrying into effect certain parts of the said act after such commission shall have expired. It then enacts that certain pieces of roads in the counties of Pembroke, Carmarthen, and Glamorgan shall become county roads. One of the pieces of road referred to is a piece of road extending from a place called Long Cross, on the road from Cardiff to Humney Biidge, to the road from Roath Church to the M erthyr Tydvil and Cardiff roads/' Clause 2 makes provision for maintaining roads partly situated in different counties—namely, 1. "A portion of the turnpike road between the towns of Brecon and Hay, of the length of half-a-mile, or thereabouts, and lying within th" county of Radnor, as part of tbe county road of the county of Brecknock." 2. "All those parts of the turnpike road lead- ing from Neath to Merthyr Tydvil towards Abergavenny, as far as Rhydyblew, which lie in the county roads in the county of Glamorgan;" and 3—I ieces of road "hlch lie In detached parts of Herefordshire to be part of the roads of Radnorshire. Clause 3 gives power to make a new branch road in Breck- nockshire-namelf, a IlDe or hranch of road commencinu at or near Tavem-y-prydd on the turnpike road leading from Builih to Llandovery, and thence crossing the rivers Dulas and Irvon to Pontrbydverre, and from thence to the turnoike road leading from the confiues of the county of Carrnarthen to Llandovery, and which said new line of road will extend through the sevelal parishes of Newchurch. Llangammarch, and Llanwrtid, and must be made within five years of the passing of this act, and, when completed, 3hal1 form a part of the county roads of Brecon. Clause 4 confirms awards and charges made by the com- missioners under the act of last session. Clause 5 contains provisions for facilitating payments by Exchequer Loan Commissioners: former payments confirmed. Clause 6 enacts that interest, at the rate of three per cent., may be charged by Exchequer Loan Commissioners frOID the time of payment until accounts are made up, Clause 7 enacts that the commissioners may appoint trustees of monies secured upon charitable and religious trusts in cases where, by the loss of deeds—the death of trustees, or other causes—may have bad the effect of rendering the office of trustee vacant. Clause 8. The trustees so appointed under the powers con- tained in clause 7 must invest the money awarded to them for the benefit of the trust. Clause 9. The Secretary of State is by this clause em- powered to extend or vary the limits of towns after the com- mission has terminated. Clause 10 repeals part of 7 and 8 Vict., c. 91., s. 52- namely, the following—" That when any toll shall have been once taken in respect of any horse or other animal not draw- ing, or of any horse or other animal drawing, any carriage or vehicle at any toll-gate or bar within any of the said counties, no toll shall be thereafter taken in respect of the same horse or other animal, or in respect of the sa.me carriage or other vehicle, on the same day (to be computed from twelve of the clock of the night to twelve of the clock in the next succeeding night), for repassing through the same gate or bar, or for passing or repassing through any other gate or bar in the same county, within the distance of seven miles from the gate or bar at which such toll shall have been taken, such distance being measured along turnpike roads only, nor for passing or repassing through any gate or bar in any other of the said counties adjoining, within the distance of two miles from the gate or bar at which such toll shall have been taken, to be measured as aforesaid, along and in respect of turnpike roads within either of such countics, nor within one mile measured as aforesaid, from the boundary of such counties; be it enacted, that so much of the said recited act as enacts that no such toll as last-mentioned shall he taken for passing or repassing through any gate or bar within one mIle, measured as aforesaid, from the boundary of such tOUll- ties, shall be and the same is hereby repealed." Clause 11 enacts that waggons on springs arc not to be liable to higher rate of toils than caravans. Clauses 12 and 13 arc short formal ones. COUNTY RATES. ABSTRACT of a bill (as amended in committee), pre- pared and brought into the House of Commons by Sit John Yarde Buller, Lord Courtenay, and Viscount Ebring- ton, for the purpose of amending the laws relating to the assessing, levying, and collecting of county rates. New title for third reading—" An act to amend the laws rela- ting to the assessing of county rates." Clause 1 contains a short preamble, and enacts that justices at sessions may appoint any number of justices, not exceed- ing eleven in number nor less than five, to be a committee for the purpose of preparing fair and equal county rates, or of altering and amending such rates, from time to'time, as cir- cumstances may require. Clause 2 enacts that if three or more members of the com- mittee are present at every meeting, they shall be competent to act as fully and effectually as if all the members were present. Clause 3 empowers the committee to appoint a clerk. Clause 4. Committee to make and award county rates and, for the purpose of preparing fair and equal rates, the committee may, from time to time, as often as they deem it necessary, procure returns from overseers of the poor and all other persons having the custody or management of any public or parochial rates, which returns, previous to being sent to the committee, must be laid before a vestry meeting of the parish, &r.. to which they have reference for approval. Clause 5 enacts that the property liable to be assessed towards the county rate shall be taken to be the property which in any paiish or place maintaining its own poor is liable to be raled for thc relief of the poor. Clause 6 enacts that the word" "full and (air annual value" shall be taken to mean the net annual value of any pioperty. Clause 7 empowers committees to inspect rates, assess- ments, valuations, &tr. Clause 8 provides a penalty of any sum no: exceeding £20 on churchwardens or others who shall refuse to attend and produce documents, when required to do so by the committee. The penalty to be recovered before any two justices of the peace. Clause 9 enacts that committees may, from time to time, and so often as they think fit, by their order in writing, cause new valuations to be made of any parish, township, or place within the county. Clause 10 enacts that the committeo may make allowances and compensations to persons employed in the execution of this act, which, with all expenses necessarily incurred, shall be paid out of the county stock. Clause 11 enacts t'iat if parish officers make false returns, the expenses of making the valuations to be paid by the parishes in addition to the full proportion of county rate due by such parish or place. Clause 12 enacts that when and so soon as the committee have prepared any county rate, in which the total amount of the annual value of the property in any parish or place within the county is estimated at a greater or less amount than in the last preceding county rate, they shall cause such rate to be printed and oistributed. Within twenty-one days after the receipt of such rate, the parish officers shall submit the copy to a public vestry meeting of the parishioners. Persons rated to the relief of the poor may take extracts from the said copy without payment of any fee. Clause 13 enacts that the committee shall, at the time thev send the copy of the rate to the overseers, Sec., also send a notification of a reasonable time, not less than one calendar month, within which objections to the rate may be forwarded to the committee. Clause 14 provides that public notice be given in the news- papers of the county when the rate wiil be taken into consi- deration by the Court of General or Quarter Sessions. Clause 15 enacts that the rate shall be deemed valid after receiving confirmation by the Court of General or Quarter Sessions. Clause 16 enacts that parishes aggrieved may appeal against it to the Quarter Sessions holdcn next after the Session at which such rate was a'lowed and confirmed. Twenty-one clear days' notice, in writing, of the iutention to appeal must be given to the overseers or the person charged with the collec- tion of the rate. Clause 17 enacts that it shall be lawful for the Court of General or Quarter Sessions upon any such appeal, instead of hearing the appeal, to order, upon the application of the ap- pellant or respondent in such appeal, a survey and valuation of their respective parishes, townships, or places, and shall fix the next or some subsequent session for recdving such survey and valuation, and for hearing and determining the appea1. Clause 18 enacts that persons obstructing overseers, collec- tor, or other person in the execution of his or their duty, shall forfeit any sum not exceeding jiJJ, which penalty may be re- covered before two justices of the peace. Clause 19 enacts that all penalties and forfeitures, costs and charges by this act lIuthorised to be imposed may be levied by distress and sale of offender's goods; and if it appear that no sufficient distress can be had upori the offender's goods and chattels, any two justices may, by their warrant, cause such offender to be sent to prison. there to remain without bailor mainpiize for any term not eKceeding three calendar months, unless such sum and costs be sooner paid. The said penalties, when recovered, to be paid to the treasurer for the county, to be by him applied in aid of the rates of the county. Clause 20 enacts that sessions may determine costs of appeal and of valuation ordered by sessions. Clause 21 enacts that costs of valuations directed by the committee shall be paiJ by tbe respective parishes so valued, and recovered by such and the like ways and means as thc county rate. Clause 22 enacts that all the powers, &c., of former acts relating to the assessment, col1ection. and levying of county rates (save and except such parts thereof as are by this act varied, altered, or repealed) shall be good, valid, and effectual for carrying this act into execution. Clause 23 enacts that the act shall extend to all places hav- ing separate commission of the peace, and to all rates of the nature of county rates. LUNATIC ASYLUMS"&^AUPER LUNATICS. ABSTRACT of a bill (as amended by the Committee) to amend the laws for the provision and regulation of Lunatic Asylums for counties and boroughs, and for the maintenance and care of Pauper Lunatics in England. Prepared and brought into the House of Commons by Lord Ashley, Sir James Graham, and Mr. Vernon Smith. Clause 1 repeals the act passed in the 9th year of the reign of Geo. IV., intituled, "An Act to amend the laws for the erection and regulation of County Lunatic Asylums, and more effectually to provide for the care and maintenance of Pauper and Criminal Lunatics." except so far as the said act repealed any previous act or acts. Clause 2 enacts that Justices of the Peace of every county and borough, not having a Lunatic Asylum, shall either erect or provide one, or shall unite with some county or borough for the erection of one. Clause 3 enacts that the justices of every county and bo- rough, not having a Lunatic Asylum, shall give noticc in the newspapers within ten days of the tirst sessions held after the 20th December, 1845, of their intention to appoint a com- mittee to superintend the providing of an asylum, either for the lunatics of the county alone, or in connection with the justices of some other county, for the care of lunatics of the respective COUllt ies. Clause 4 enacts that justices of every county and borough, not having a Lunatic Asylum, shall, at the then next sessions, appoint a committee to superintend the providing one. The committee so appointed for the sole use of any county or bo- rough to consist of not less than seven justices. Every bo- rough, not having six justices besides the Recorder, to be annexed to the county or to one of the counties, in which it is situate, for the purposes of this act.. Clause 5 empowers subscribers to any Lunatic Asylum to appoint a committee to treat with a committee of justices with the view of uniting with the couuty or borough in providing aa atyliua, t Clause 6 enacts that if the committee of subscribers to a Lunatic Asylum, and the committee of justices, Iletermine to unit2, an agreement is to he drawn which shall specify every particular appprtainin6 to the object in view. Clause 7 enacts that the committee of justices shaH deliver a copy of such agreement at the then next sessions. Chuse 8 enacts that the justices of every connty and borough having a Lunatic Asylum, but of inoufficicnt accommodation, sha1l provide an additional asylum or accommodation. Clause 9 gives power for the visitors of existing county and borough asylums to unite under the powers of this act wilh the visitors of any other county or borough. Clause 10.— l'reseut visitors to remain in office till the ses- sions next after the 20th of December, le45, Clause 11 contains provisions for the appointment of future visitors. Clause 12.—In case any justices or subscribers shall ill any year neglect to elect visitors or to fill up vacancies, the former visitors shall reroam 111 office unul such elpcllon shall have been made or such vacancy shall have heen tilled up. Clause 13 refers to the order to he observed at meetings of the committee-the clection of chairman-the appointment of clerk and surveyor. Clanse 14 enacts that the. clerk may convene a meeting cf tbe committee in cases of emergency. Clause 15 enacts that visitors shall sue and be sued in the name of their clerk, whose death or removal shall not abate actions. Clause 16 enacts that visitors, wheu an asylum or additional asylum or accommodation is required, shall meet to reedve aud determine on planr. and estimates, and to contract for the purchase of lands and buildings, and for erecting, &1'. the necessary buildings. The visitors shall fiom tillle to time make their report to the General or Quarter Sessions of the county or borough for which they act, which report shall con- tain full and particular infonnatian relative to lheir proceed- ings. Clause 17 gives visitors power to purchase iu consideration of a rent reserved. C1ausc 18 gives power for visitors to take a lease at a rent. Clause 19 gives power fùr incapacitated persons to convey and exchange. Clause 20 hu reference to the application of money on a sale by, or exchange with. any incapacitated person. Clause 21 enacts that persons III possession at the time of such purchase and exchange, shall be deemed entitled till the coutrary be shown. Clause 22.—The Court of Chancery may order expenses to be paid by visitors. Clause 23 contains provisions for the enfranchisement of copyhold and customary hereùitament.. Clause 24.—Assessment to rates and taxes not to he in- creased after purchases for the purposes of this or any former act. Clanse 25,-Visitors to ortler al1 ordinary rrpairs of asylums No order or determination for payment of money to be made at any meeting of visitors unless due notice had been given of the meetin(7. Clanse 26 enacts that separate provision be made for chronic lunatics in order to prevent exclusion from asylulIls of curable lunatics. Clause 27.—All proposals, agreements, and plans, to bp. sub- mitted to the Commissioners in Lunacy, aud aJl contracts and estimates to be approved of by the Secretary of State. Clause 28 empowers visitors 10 contract with the owners of licensed houses for the care and maintenance of pauper lunatics. Clause 29 gives power for visitors to dissolve unions of counties or boroughs, with the previous consent of the Sccre- tary of State for the Home Department. Clause 30 gives power to visitors, with the consent of the Secretary of State, to sell lands and buildings, and to apply the monies in carrying into execution the powers and purposes of this act. Clanse 31 enacts that no visitor shaH have any interest in any contract or agreement. Clause 32 coruains provisions for raising monies reqltired for the purposes of this act by county and borough rates Clause 33 empowers justices of connties aud councils of boroughs 10 raise money hy mortgage of the rate-. Clause 34 enacts that justices anù councils m*y apply to Commissioneu of Consolidated Fund for Public Works, under Act 5 and 6 Vict., c. 9, for advance of money. Clause 35 contains provisions for the payment of the infe- rest on the mortgages and of a portion of the principal in each year. Justices and councils so hOlrowillg money on mort<ra<re are required to appoint a proper person to keep an exact and regular account of all receipts and payments in reSpfct thereof. Clause 36 enacts that provision be made for paying money borrowed within a limited period not exceeding 30 years, Clause 37 gives power to raise and pay moneys already bor- roweù. Clause 38 enacts that the asylum may be erected Ol1t of a county or borough and if the asylum he situate in any other county or borough, justices of such county or borou6h may. notwithstanding, act ".erfin. Clause 39 enacts that visitors mnst submit general rules to the Secretary of State; and, subject to such general rules, to make regulations, and to appoint aud dismiss oi1icers, and fix a week 1 y rate for each lunatic. Clause 40 provides that if the rate be found insl10icicnt for maintaining the asylum, justices in session may increase it. Clause 41 enacts that visitors shall appoint a Chaplain, Medical Officer, and Clerk. The duties of these several officers are laid down. Clause 42 enacts that the clerk of the asylum shall send annually copies of the accounts to the Secretary of State and Commis3iouers in Lunacy. Clause 43 enacts that three visitors at least shall visit every asylum once in every three months. Clause 44 enacts that lists of pauper lunatics be sent half- yearly to tbe Clerk of the Peace and (he Secretary of the Commissioners in Lunacy and a list of all private patients in any asylum to be sent half-yearly to the Commissioners. Clause 45 enacts that annual returns of pauper hlnatics be made by Boards of Guardians in a form prescribed in schedule D, tll the Clerk of the Peace of the county or borough within which the parish to which each such lunatic is chargeable is situated. The return is to be laid by the Clerk of the Peace before the Justices in Quarter Sessions. Clause 46 enacts that the medical officer of every parish anù union shall give notice of any chargeable pauper, deemed to be lunatic, to the parish officers, who are to have every lunatic whom they shall know of hy such notice or otherwise examined and sent to all asylum. Clause 47 contains provisions with respect to the care and custody of wandering lunatics, and lunatiC3 not chaig:<dlj and not under proper care, Clause 4U imposes penalties on meùical officers, overseers, &t" who shall omit to give the noticc referred to in clause 4f> Claiise 49 enacts that no pnupers snail be reccived into any asylum without a certain order or certificate. Clanse 50 enacts that no person, not heincr a pauper to be received into an asylum without an order and two medical certificates. Clause 51.—A medical practitioner sicrnincr an untrue certi- ficatc to be deemed guilty of a misdemeanour. No certificate to be signed by the medical officer of the asylum. Clause 53. Every pauper to be in the first place taken to the pTincipal asylum of the county 01* borough, if circumstances admit, Clause 53. Every pauper lunatic not bein.g in an asylum or house licemed for the purpose shall be visited hy a'mellical man, and returned in a list to the clerk of the peace and the commissioners in lunacy. Clause 54 gives power to visitors to remove paupers to a hospital for chronic lunatics, and to proviùe further room, if necessary, for curable lunatics. Clause 55 has reference to the settlement of paupers: and Clause 56 gives two justices powcr to enquire and adjudge in questions of disputed settlement. Clause 57 specifics the mode of determining that a pauper is chargeable to a county or borough. Clause 58 enacts that, in cases of inquiries and appeals, guardians anù OmeNS interested to have access to the lunatic. Clause 59 enacts that justices may make an order upon the union or parish sending a lunatic for maintenance. Clause 6D enacts that if the lunatic shall be adjudged to he- long to some other union or parish, justices to make order upon such union or parish fur his m<J.intenance, Claus> 61 enacts th:1.t if the settlement of the lunrttie cannot be ascertained, justices to make order npon the treasurer of the county or horough fur his maintenance. Clause 62 contains provisions for the reimbursement to a county or IJorough of monies paid on account of a lunatic after- wards adjudged to helong to any parish or union. Clause 63 gives visitors power to discharge a lunatic, on the undertaking of a relative or friend that he shall ùe no longer chargeable, and shall be taken care of. Clause 64 empowers justices to make onlers out of their rcspective jurisdictions. Clause (jj enacts that justices shall give reason in writin6 for refusing to make an order for the conveyance of any lunatic to an asylum. Clause 60. Persons aggrieved ùy an order or refusal may appeal to the sessions. Clause 67. Justices to make returns to Quarter Sessions of cases brought before them. Clause 68 enacts that money ordered to he paid by any clerk, overseer, relieving officer, or treasurer to be levied (in caSe of neglect to pay) by distress. Clause 69 gives power for meùical persom, guardians, anù overseers of unions and parishes to visit pauper patients of such unions and parishes. Clause 70 enacts that when any asylum can accommodate more than the lunatics of the county or borough, visitors or justices may order the admission of uther lunatics. Clause 7i contains provision for the discharge and removal of lunatics from asylums, and penalty on officers, &c" allowing them to escape, or to be at large without permission. Clause 72 contains provision for defraying the expenses of the removal or discharge uf a pauper. Clanse 73 and" 4 have rl'J.'q-e!1ce to the duties of governors of asylums. Clause 75 enacts that notice of the death of a lunatic be sent to the clerk of the peace and the commissioners ill lunacy. Clause 76. The superintendent uf eyery asylum to make en- tries of the death, discharge, or removal of every lunatic. Clause 77 imposes penalties on omcers or servants who may ill-treat lunatics. Clause 78 contains provision for the recovery of the penalties so imposed hefore justices. Clause 79 gives a form of the conviction. Clause 80 gives pOWer of appeal against such conviction to the Quarter Sessions. Clause 81 enacts that every city, town, liberty, &e" not being a herough within the meaning of this act to be annexed to, and rated as part of tlw county within which the Same is situate. Clause 82 is an interpretation clause.

ftgncttlture, &r. FLOWER-GARDEN AND SUR1:BBERIEs.-During this showery weather weed and cleau borners, beds, &c,. and mow Grass lawns frequently. Keep herbaceous plants neatly tied up, in order to prevent them from being damaged hy wind. Remove aU suckers from standard Hoses as they appear likewise shor- ten back any over luxuriant shoots, and bud chotce kinds. Beds that haye been filled with early blooming annuals, &e" should be cleared o If, and replanted with other things. The plants raised from the first sowing of Brompton Stocks s,houhl be pricked out into borders and pots, plaeillg HIP latter 111 tlw shade for a few days, and then exposing thE'111 to the ,lI1fiuell,ce of the sun and air, Keep gravel walks well rulled during moist weather. Pits and Fmmes,-Cuttings of herbaceous plants should be put under hand-glasses, in shady situations. Shift and stop Chrysanthemums, applying manure water to t1wm occasionally. Shift Balsams and other tender annuals, shade during the heat of the day, and sprinkle with water in the after- noon. Lights and frames should now be repaned and painted, to be ready for use when mure particularly wanted. FLORISTS' FLOWERS.-The past showery weather has been highly beneficia,Lto all seedling flowers. The Auriculas, whic,h were recommexiald to be pricked out 111 pans, must not, how- ever, get too much of it. Worms are apt to draw the young plants out of thü ground; where this is the case, a dose of lime water will ùe found of service. Tulips ought now to be all out of ground, and carefully and graùually dried. Cover the capsiUvs Qf those wlUch have beta allowed to seed with a band- glass the wet lodging on the npex will often cause the destruc- tion of the seed-vessel, unless thus protected. /iauniicttltises will now require great earo to pravc.it th -7,1 m iluxg fresh growth; as the Grass withers the roots should be taken up, some varieties attaining maturity much earlier than others. Pinks.—My pinks grtftvn in half-peck pots are blooming highly satisfactory this season some sorts watered with Brain's liquid guano have thrown up stems as high as Carnations where this system is adopted, the bloom may be prolonged by placing them under the Tulip awning, or ither light cover. Continue to put in pipings, shading them during the hottest part of the day. Carnations and Picotees. -Continue the directions as to tying, &c" as given last week, liquid manure may now be athan- tageously applied. Brush oft all green flies or aphis as thev appear on the buds by taking them thus early much trouble is saved. Pansies. Prick out cuttings that have taken root, and in looking over beds of seedings, eradicate all that do not come up to the standard, as given n a previous Chronicle. HARDY FHrIT AND KITCIES GARDEN.—The late rains have been favourable for the prediction of Strawberry runners and as soon as a sufficient quantiy has struck root for the purposes of forcing and the formatim of new plantations, the further progress of the runners shiuld be stopped. Some good soil should be prepared for the reception uf the plants as they become sufficiently rooted fir bedding out. They will thus he strong for final planting out in autumn, and will bear well next season. Continue reducing the superabundant shoots of fruit trees. Those ot the Apple Plum, and Cherry-trees, having crumpled foliage from being nfested with aphis should be rather unsparingly shortened, and tie removed portions burned. After the trees have been gone ove, they should be syringed with gas liquor, mixed with 8 or 101arts of water. This will destroy many kinds of insects, hut t will take little or no effect upon the American blight. lvhee this appears it will bo neeessaiy to apply naphtha with a siall brush. The naphtha distilled from coal tar is the eheapes, and answers this purpose quite as well as the more expensive tinds. Kitchen Garden.—The last sowings of Peas and FrenclBeans should now be made. Finish planting out the principal ctps of Broccoli for winter and spring use also Savoys, Brusselsjprouts, and German Greens, (jive plenty of water to Celery recently planted, and pick olr any leaves that may be seen maked with the Ih, The soil in which this crop is jdanted cannot c made too rich.

MONMOUTHSHIRE MIDSUMMER SESSIONS. The Summer Quarter Sssions for this county commenced on Monday week, before 1 full bench of magistrates. S. K. Bosanquet, Ksq., Chairma. KEEPER or THE Hons OF CORRECTION—INCREASE OF SALARY.—The business o; the paper in compliance with an order of last Sessions vas—" To take into consideration an application by Mr. Merret, the keeper of the House of Cor- rection, for an increase n his salary." The Clerk of the peace read Mr. Mcnett's implication for an increase of his salary on the ground of iicreased duties, together with the notice given by Mr. E. Hi'hillips, that he would move that L:30 per annum additionabe given to Mr. Merrett. A Magistrate said that as Mr, Phillips was unavoidably absent, perhaps some nhe: gentleman would move the question. Sir Digby Mackworth novel a resolution to that effect, and Mr, Reece begged leave tll seend the motion. Considerable discussion enned in which the following magistrates spoke:—Sir D. lackworth, M r, Prothero, ill r. Little, Rev. James Coles, Mr. Villiams, Major Marriott, and Rev. J. B. Davies; after whih the following amendment was moved and carried Th: a Committee of Magistrates be appointed to investigate aOlenqllirc into the conduct and fitness for office of the Gove,or and Matron; who shall make their report to the Mastrates at the next Quarter | Sessions." COUNTY LUNATIC ASYLUM-" To take into consideration the proposition from the Magtrates of Glamorgandiire for the erection of a joint County unatic Asylum." The order 1 of last session together wi:h SilJeorgc Tyler's letter having been read, a long conversation \1k place between the ma^is- [ tratcs in an tin Jer tone, whicfcndcd by it being resolved J "That the proposition from theJommittec of Magistrates of v the county of Glamorgan, madoo the last quarter sessions, ) in reference to a Lunatic Asyliuand then adjourned to this L session, be further adjourned to e October sessions, in order that the result of the bill, novtefore Parliament, on the s subject, may be-known by the mistratcs." I ME FINANCE COMMITTEE.-he report stated that the various bills against the conn had been examined and passed. It recommended that aate of one penny in the pound should be granted for !ie current quarter. The Unions of Abergaveriny, Newpoi and Dore, had not paid the county stock. '.I'Iie 'I'reasti,s'at(,d that he had since received the proportion from Atgavenny and Newport. TREASURERS' REPORT.—Thetal receipts for the quarter were £ "2853 4s. 1 'id., and the oendiiure £ -?5r)2 4s. Id., leavi ig a balance in favour of th'ounty of £ i;51 Os, 01d. TilE SIJ((VEYORS' HEPORT.UIliTY BRIOGES,mong other trilling repairs the snrveyofcommended the painting of Chepstow bridge. Major Maott drew the attention of the court to the fact that on the rough of Monmouth giving up their separate jurisdiction the;ccame rated to the county, and the latter took charge of atheir liabilities, including their bridges but it appeared 01 had been ovtrtooked —a bridge across the Trothy-in tWOlrishes. He wishe.1 that the county surveyor might be inscted to take charge of the bridge. There appearing SOHle wt of form ill the mode of application, the Cleik of Peace wslirected to make enquiries on the subject and report to theneQuarter Sessions. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.—Tllnspector's report stated that certain persons had been finflu his recent circuit, and concluded as follows.—" 1 wouldlso most respectfully lay before you the fact that miihef the iron-masters, coal- proprietors or keepers of weigh-machines upon several train-roads, sent any weights to nJ) be inspected during my recent journey, and that it is vetfare for them or for any farmer, miller, or corn dealer, bring their weights or measures to me for inspection, dug any of my periodical journeys." The calendar contained a greatumber of cases, few of which, if any, possessed the ibtest feature of public interest. BRECON MIDSUMMER CARTER SESSIONS. These Sessions were held or'uesday in(] Wednesday week. John Jones, Esq lilanb/du, chairman. Tuesday morning was occupied with thtxamination of the county accounts, in the course of which hn Lloyd, Esq., of Uinas, put some questions with a view ascertaining whether the debt which had been incurred blic erection of the county hall could not be paid oil by borrng money at a lower rate of interest than 5 percent.; but speared from the replies of the learned chairman that I agreements entered into with the bondholders precluded aarrsnglMnent of the kind, and that money could not have I: obtained at the time on lower terms, because the termsle such that the Icndcis could not call up the principal aty other than the stated periods. At the suggestion of the choan, the comminee ap- p inted to provide raeans for t^afe keeping of pauper lunatics, were instructed to defer ir report, until the result of Lord Ashley's bill on the sllbJe II"W before parliament, can be ascertained. The lists of parish constables hlg been produced by the deputy clerk of the peace, the li(;(| chairman called the attention of the court to the returrntlJc hy the magistrates' clerks in the various hundreds, (!(! f,.eS received by the superintendents, in pursuance of order to that effect made last sessions. lie said that wi the jntendcnts of hundreds had been appointed, libi sa]ar;cs had been given them, as it was uncertain what wj be the amount of fees which they would probably recei^,lt 1 jlt.y now found that in some districts these fees were,.y large, and therefore he suggested that a committee shobo appointed to enquire as to the amount of salary which tJlC fees would form a proper remuneration for their ser^ considered that being entitled under the act of parlknt t0 aj[ tj,- immunities of constables, they could not be dfye,) of the f-es, but the amount of their respective salari.\sre entirely at the dis- cretion of the justices in sessions. A discussion followed, which tenitC(j jn tbe appointment of a committee. John Lloyd, Esq., of Dinas, rose said, that he felt com- pelled to resign his seat at the Cunlloads gjard, and then proceeded at some length to give thaSons for his resigna- tion, stating that he understood, w be accepted the office, that the legislature had done all it t„[,t ri^ht to relieve the tiaveller when it obliged them to lr (be tolls and remove the gates to a distance of 2 miles fr<iach other further than it allowed by the law previously and in so doing had consulted more than was perhaps et¡¡ble, the benefit of the traveller at the expense of the Uoldcrs of this county, who would be obliged to make up ^ficiencies in the tolls; but the Board having yesterday coto a decision calculated to add still more to the county bur*, and to involve itself ultimately in great difficulties, hilt obliged to withdraw from taking a share in carrying Much measures. Mr. L, then explained that he referred tlf) removal of a gate to the di.ancc of two miles from th«-n of Hay, 011 the plea that parties were travelling only (yards on the trust roads were now compelled to pay. He stj.at the legislature had already relieved all persons traveg only 300 yards, and it they earried out this measure tlowusof Brecon, Builth. and all others in the county, WOI have a right to demand equal liberty of exercise ani reciion. To this he should have no objection if it couldho dCnplished without involv- ing the trust in the enormom ew?e of re-building all their toll-houses, besides, by afforilinj(pOIt;lI1ities of evasion re- ducing their revenue to one-haind in slIpport of this view be cited several cases involviiteatcr hardship at present existing than that alleged near II The Chairman did not consideis question a proper suoject for discussion at the Quarter S.ms, but as the subject had been introduced, he felt it necess to some rem irks in explanation vf Mr. Lloyd's Statcols. According to the act in this case, no gate could be iutaincd within one mile from the boundary of another coil, and hence the necessity for the removal of the Hay gale,1 the choice of the most eligible spot for its re-eicction ^referred to a committee, whose report had been adopted. committee had selected the spot mentioned in their repoiuh a view of preventing the evasion of the tolls in a partis direction, and although he had at the board meeting ta the same view as Mr. Lloyd, as to the expediency of thep, and had found him- self voting in the same minority, be did not cousiller that a sufficient reason for resigning hi*d* After a few words from the J Hugh Bold, the Rev. Thomas Vaughan, and H. Allen, 1 the Clerk of the Peace was directed to give notice of the:tioll of two members of file Itea(Is' Board, in file room o4llOY(t. and l,lov(l V. Watkins, Ksq., of l'ennoyre wb»d sent a letter stating that he had from the first declined""? in that capacity. John Lloyd, Ksq., then moved tlhe thanks of the Court be presented to J. Parry De Wintclq.. for a portrait of the most noble the Marquis Camdcdescnted by him to the county, and passed a high cuJogiu¡l the merits of the noble- man whose memory it Was intend? lionotir. The motion was seconded by the Lord Lieute1, who referred to the splendid sacrifice made by the laiIar'luis Camden to the public service, in giving up the salary attached to his office; which was unanimously -ottogcther with an order for placing the portrait in the Grainy room. The remainder of Tuesday amP wholc of Wednesday were occupied in disposing of a fascs of appeal and the trials of prisoners, the procecdinlelng devoid of public iuteNst except to the parties imme3'y concerned. .—

THE SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. FnlDAY JULY 4TH.—As soon as the Committee RJ assenibted this morning, the room was ordered to 11 cleared, and after the Committee had remained some tim in deliberation, strangers were rc-admiited. Mr. E. Buller, the Chairman, announced that the Coir mittee were now prepared to proceed with the 21st ciausi and requested the promoters of the Bill to inform tll Committee what course they intended to adopt. Mr. Cockburn wished to understand whether it was th 21st or the 20th clause that was to be proceeded with. The Chairman said that it must he the -1st clause, a that contained the line of the railway. The 2Dth ciausi contained the power to make the railway according lo til deposited plans. He wished to know how the promoter of the Bill intended to act after the decision of the Stand ing Orders' Committee, and the non-consent of thi Admiral fy. Mr. Austin said that it was clear they could not proceei with the clause, which had been rejected by the Standing Orders' Committee yesterday. The course which lie in tended to propose to the Committee to adopt, if tbej thought fit, was the chiuse he held in his band, and whicl, he would presently read. He was quite aware that the proposed clause was precisely similar in effect to the 17tL clause of the public Act. Mr. Buller, M,P.-It is the Admiralty clause. Mr. Austin-Yes. That clause provided that it should not be lawful for any company to construct on the shore of the sea, or any estuary or navigable river, wherein the tide flows and reflows, any railway or bridge across any arm of the sea or navigable river, without the consent of the Board of Admiralty. That was to say, it should not be lawful for the company to coustruct any such bridge as had been proposed across the Severn without the permis- sion of her Majesty, assented to by two of the Lords of the Admiralty. The powers of the company to construct the bridge were limited by the operation of the 17th section in the General Act. W herever, therefore, Par- liament granted powers to construct a railway the 17tli section came between to restrict them. The Parliament enabled the Company to execute their works, subject to the supervision of the Admiralty and the Board of Trade. Parliament had, by its own act, incapacitated itself from granting suflicient powers for properly constructing the line for it can only grant powers subjected to the influence ot the 17th section of the Railway Act. It is proposed that tne Bill should not be passed as it now stands. He proposed to insert a clause which would have the effect of preventing the Company from crossing the Severn without the consent of the Admiralty being first obtained. The Learned Counsel then read the clause, which was to the effect that it should not be lawful for the Company to con- struct a bridge over the Severn without the consent of the Admiralty. "ar Cockburn observed that it wasptecisely the same as the lith section of the General Railway Act. Mr. Austin-His Learned Friend was right. He con- tended that the Company should have been able to make te railway just as it had been proposed with the provision e 'ad stated. Ihe effect of the proposed clause was, mutatis mutandis, similar to the proviso of the 17th section of the General Railway Act. The Legislature "ad frequently granted powers of this description, subject LO the veto of the Board of Admiralty, and had passed ieverat Bills containing clauses similar in effect. He would instance, as a precedent, the circumstances attend- ng the case of the Chester and Holyhead Railway. In I, at case there was a question, which of two modes pro- posed for crossing the Menai Straits was the better. Both dans were objected to on the part of the Admiialty, and it yas determined that a Bill should be granted for making a ine the whole way to the opposite shore of Holyhead; HIt it was provided there should be a break, that no Par- lamentary power should be given to pass the Menai Hrails. A supplementary Bill had, however, subse. ["' ntty received the roya) assent, and the break had been 11 1 tilled up. In the nrat instance, the Company had two brokeu lines of railway, which were sanctioned by Par- liament, in the expectation that the Company would at some future period obtain the consent of the Admiralty to the passage of the Menai Straits, and which expectation u was fully realised. It was a similar case with the project now before the Committee, and he admired the justice and propriety of the mode which the Legislature had adopted by this course, by not deferring the execution of works of great public importance for the period of an entire year. There was no doubt of an ulterior arrangement with the Admiralty—at least, the presumption was very strong that the Severn could be crossed. The only reason in Par- liament why, at present, the Severn could not be crossed was, that such a course would militate against the decisions 101 of the Standing Orders' Committee. In addition to the case of the Chester and Holyhead Railway, which he had mentioned, precedents existed in the Southampton and Dorchester, the Syston and Peterborough, and various other lines. It had been admitted that the preamble was true, and it now remained for the Committee to decide 11 whether the preamble of the Bill had been proved. The stale of facts was known to the House at the time the Bill "as referred to it. The Committee had confirmed the truth of the allegations contained in the preamble. It stated that it was intended to make a line of 187 miles in length, with branches to the extent of 211 miles, with an amount of opposition, more nominal than real, as the pro- portion of dissents on the line was only as I to 71 assents. The committee on a former occasion had stated, that they would not pass the preamble, in consequence of the oppo- sition of the Admiralty, as while that opposition was continued, the general 'working of the Bill would be crippled. That being the opinion of the Committee, they reported against the Bill in the House of Commons. The house, however, thought the scheme a desirable one, and referred it back to the Committee to proceed with the clauses of the Bill, in order that it might be reported. I lie allegations in the preamble are already announced to have been proved. The Committee had been called upon to state in what way the clauses could be reported so as to furnish the House, on the report being brought up, with full information as to the entire contents of the Bill. There was no doubt it was quite competent to the Com- mittee to pass the Bill as it now stood, and also to insert clauses in the Bill, for the purpose of reporting the Bill in a more perfect state than at present. The only question remaining was, how could the Committee report the mat- ter appropriately to the House? The Committee could doubtless, if they approved of the proposed clauses, report the Bill with them, and they were perfectly at liberty to consider any new clause that would enable them to arrive at some satisfactory conclusion; and there was no difficulty in the proposed clause that could not easily be surmounted. The Committee having deliberated some time, The Chairman said the Committee was not prepared either to adopt the proposed clause, or to accede to the request to leave the matter in the hands of the Admiralty. The course which was still open to the promoters of the Bill was to obtain the larger portion of their line. The Bill would give them power to make their line from Pem- broke aniil ishguard to the water side of the Severn, by ■ carrying it over the bridge at the Auxt Passage, or by taking it through Hock Crib, or by bringing it round by Gloucester, as it might he afterwards found most expedient. If the promoters of the bill acceded to these terms they were at liberty lo proceed; at the same time the Committee were willing to listen to any statement that might be urged in opposition. Alter some discussion, Mr. Austin said he would propose an alteration in the preamble which would enable the Company to pass the river by the Aust passage, or by the Hock Crib or by an application, in a future session of Parliament, to carry their line into Gloucester or to any place that might here- after appear desirable. General Johnson observed that it would be open to the Company to proceed during a future session. Mr. Austin —Yes, only we wish to carry out our plan if possible during the present session. The preamble might be amended so as to give us power to make a rail- way from Brimspill to Aure. We wish to obtain a communication with the Forest of Dean Railway at the same time that we have a connexion between London and the south of Irelanll. The Chairman said the proposal was consistent with the meaning of the Committee. There was, however, one part of the resolution of the Committee which militated in some measure against the proposal, for by carrying the line up to Aure it would be carrying it out of the sphere of the line laid down. The piint was then discusspd at considerable length, and was eventually decided by the Chairman saying the Committee were of opinion that it would not be consistent with their previous decision to allow the railway to be carried further than Chepstow. The preamble Was then altered, the words" with a branch to join the Forest of Dean Railway," having been struck out. Mr. Cockburn, on behalf of various landowners, ob- jected to the preamble being passed, on the ground that the line uot only occupied the country through which it immediately proceeded, but virtually the eutire of the remaining portion. The promoters of the Bill ought to be satisfied with a line as far as Chepstow, and they ought not to have any other. By their present scheme they were precluded from crossing the Severn, and if some other project should come before Parliament prepared with a Bill to go over the Severn in a manner that should be satisfactory to the Admiralty, they would be told by the South Wales Railway Company that they had no right to Hppear before Parliament, as they the (South Wales Com- pany) were already in possession of the ground. The Committee had giveTT them an inchoate right to prevent other projects from being brought forward in a future session, and on this ground he objected to the passing of the preamble. The room was then ordered to be cleared. On our re- admission, The Chairman said the Committee had agreed that the following amendment should be inserted in the preamble -namely, that the making of a railway from Fishguard and Pembroke to Chepstow, with a branch to Monmouth, would be of great public advantage. The preamble, as amended, was then agreed to and passed. The clauses of the Bill were then proceeded with, and were all acceded to without opposition. The Bill was ordered to be reported. At the close of the proceedings the Chairman asked whether the prOUloter., of the Monmouth and Hereford Railway would be ready to proceed with their project to morrow morning. The consideration of that scheme would involve the same difficulties as had accrued in the South Wales Railway, as to the crossing of the Severn. And he would put to the promoters, whether, at the present advanced period of the session, it was advisable to proceed with the schemer Would it not be better to defer it until the next session 1 Mr. Cripps, who appeared on behalf of the Monmouth and Hereford Company, said the question required some consideration; but, at all events, he should be prepar to state to-morrow morning what course he intend to adopt. le The COillmiltee thfn adjourned till to-morrow. e I- MONMOUTH AND HEREFORD RAILWAY. -» SATURDAY, JULY 5TH.—The Committee re-assemblt e at the usual hour this morning, antI immediately pr ceedetl to the consideration of the above sclietile. 6 I • opened the case for the promoters I o iserving that. l!e proposed to submit to the Committee R S unopposed Bill, and lie hoped there would be no difficult B in the matter. It would be necessary to alter thepreainb e, of the Bill. In consequence of the difficulty attending tl crossing of the Severn, it was intended to abandon tf: part of the railway in that vicinity. Theatterationsreste S? j'.e. ex')t('Rncy. constructing a line of railway! j junction would be formed with the Sout ales Railway, so as more intimately to connect Mon i mouthshire and Herefordshire with that line. Power would then be required to be taken to make a short branc into the Forest of Dean, so as more effectually to open u 1 that rich mineral district; and by continuing the line t the eastward an unbroken line of communication would b established between Hereford, Ross, Monmouth, ant lm'jPct had some time since been referred ti >e Committee, which had met with favourable notice r ?» I W?8 .ca"ei' *'le Gloucester and Forest of Dean Railway had, however, been defeated in the Standing Orders ommittee, and it was proposed to make a commnnicatiot with that line when it should receive the Parliamentary sanction. Ihe line would terminate at the parish o aisdon, so that the junction with the shorter railway could be easily effected. The original length of the line had been laid down at 4j miles, it had, however, been subsequently reduced to 3i miles. It was proposed, how- ever to retain the original capital iu the Bill of £ .").")0,0()G. Ihe Board of Trade had reported favourably of the line, and had stated that it was well calculated to afford o-eneral accommodation to the districts which it traversed, and would be of great service to the Forest of Dean, by opening up the mineral fields there. It was proposed by this branch to furnish Hereford with a proper supply of coals. 1 he present price of coals at the pit's mouth was Gs. 6(!. per ton, and the expense of carriage by the Wye was 9s., and, it carried by land the amount was 13s. The railway would convey the coal for 3s. per ton, so that the coal which was now sold in Herelerd at 21s. per ton would, if the railway were constructed, be sold at the moderate price of lis. per ton. He would also remark that in Hereford, which was a kind of Arcadia, nothing was so much desired as a facile communication with neigh- bouriug counties for the disposal of its agricultural and orchard produce, the trade in which was now almost in abeyance in consequence of the great expense and delay in transmission. Cyder was at present a complete drug in the market, and was sold at a mere nominal price, averaging from 4d. to Gd. per gallon, a price which was not nearly sufficient to remunerate the producer. It was also to be hoped that before long Herefordshire would possess a legitimate market for the sale, of its hops. It was a notorious fact that nine-tenths of the hops sold at Worcester were originally brought from Herefordshire. The construction of the proposed line would tend in every way to promote the interests of Hereford and Monmouth, and the intermediate and adjacent places. He would not enter into any exposition of the engineering details, as he intended very shortly to call Mr.°BruneI, the engineer, who would explain tothe Committee the course of the line. He would now proceed with the examination of witnesses, and as the Bill was unopposed, he trusted the Committee would be in a condition to pass the preamble of the liue without any difficulty. In reply to a question from Mr. Cripps, Mr. Talbot said it was his intention to have the line carried from Westbury, via Gloucester, to the north bank of the Severn. Mr. Anthony, who was the first witness called, stated that a proper supply of coals would be a very important point. coals were principally supplied from the forest of Dean, and were generally brought by the Wye. Very little was exported in consequence of the difficulty attending its transmission. The witness also spoke as to the traffic in copse-wood for charcoal, hops, and cyder, which latter article was sold at 2^d. per gallon, and deposed generally as to the benefits which would be derived to the county it tlle |jne were constructed. ilr. S. Powell, of Old Forge, said he had been engaged in trade ad his life, and was well acquainted with the na- vigation of the Wye, !\ud also possessed a complete -now eige of the trade in t|ie counties of Monmouth and Hereford. The commerce was principally conveyed by water. Great quantities of bark aud copse-wood were pro- duced in Herefordshire. The wood when converted into charcoal would be transmitted by the railway into Stattordslnre, lor the use of the iron trade. I l!Urrna?'. 'l' close of the examination of the as wi ness, sai it was not necessary to examine any more witnesses as to the generfll fuce of the jistrictJs which the line traversed. The principal difficulty in the project was the branch to Blalsdon. It appeared to the Committee that there would not be a suflicient terminus there. Mr. Austin said he would at once proceed to the engmcerlUg clldence, so as to satisfy the Committee of the practicability of the entire scheme. After which the Committee decided that the preamble of the Bill was proved. The clauses were also agreed to, and the Committee broke up.

AWFUL CALAMITY.—On Sunday, June 8, an awful calamity occurred at the parish church of Aibe (Rhone) it being the fete of St. Medard, a full con. gregation was as.^eniblcd. Just as the cure had commenced the service the iron roof fell in, and crushed beneath it 200 persons. Those that escaped including the cure, commenced extracting their less fortunate fellow crea- tures. One hundred it was calculated perished, and as many are wounded, for but few on whom the roof fell escaped unhurt.

BANKRUPTS.—(From the London Gazelle.) FRIDAY.—Thomas Pcmellor, Tyso-street, Spa-fields, coal-merchant. Thomas Henry Wyatt, Bandbury, Oxfordshire, common-brewer. George Brook Hudders- field, djer. Thomas Bousfleld, Lincoln, ironmonger. John Stonehouse, Scarborough, mercer. Robert Arm- strong, Neweastte-upon-Tynp, shipwright. Joseph Lewis, Birmingham, coloured paper manufacturer. lun.SDAY. — Henry Harris, skin-merchant, Champion- grove, Camberwell. George Pocock, linen draper, Brighton. Charles Jones, salesman, Adstock, Bucking- hamshire. Joseph Tinson, inn-keeper, Farrington, Berkshire. Matthew Francis Salabert, hatter, Opera- colonnade, Haymarket. Arthur Wright, grocer, Ketter- ing, Noithamptonshire. Charles William Kesselmeyer, merchant, Manchester. Joseph Robinson, woollen- printer, Bradford. William Scott, grocer, Manchester. —WitUam Nell, brewer, Manchester. James Meskin Gardner, wine-merchant, Liverpool. Jonas Spencer, orsted-piece-mauufacturer, Bradford. Charles Newell, linen-draper, Calverley, Yorkshire. James Reece, iron- monger, Axminster, Devonshire.

IittrlUgntcr. BUTE DOCKS—Arrived, the Ann, Roberts, Bristol, li^ht.. Hereford,I<ryer,Chfpstow,pitvi-on(l & bloom.. l'nmrosc,llrijlit Neath.Industry, I'ayntpr, St Ives.Falmovth, Mills K,|' mouth, ballast.Lilly, Richard*, Bristol, light.. R„by. Pricstl 1 lymouth.Sirena, Fiuortb, Newport.. Sarah, Vlajor, Hristo ..Despatch, lloxable, Falmouth, ballast.. Fenalla, Johnson Weymouth ..Severn, Rowland, Bristol Charlotte, WuufT BJistol, light.. Lomsa, Flue, London inn, Roberts, Toru'iav 1 ballast I nanimity, Mitchcll, Brigwater, bricks Robert Burns Moye Bristol, li-h' Ko.iig.ie, Fott, Plymouth,' ballas ..Koyal 'orcster, Fumey. Bridgwater.. M,||s, Bristol Hhondda, Bowen, Bristol, light Desire, Banns, « C.>mbe Jane, 1 aynter, Ponzance, ballast.. Lion, Moroan ( 1 enarth, alabaster.. John Harvey, Garnant, Bristol.. liiicn' Jones. KI ins :tl e.. U :ic k n .-s s. Anderson, Olooccster. ballast. Hope, Nichobs, towey. ion orc.Ark, Hillnnn. Newport. •re'1v"Pr'i 1 VVratcrt0"l, ballast Pipe, Kroy, Kristol I aff, Hooper, bristol.. Swift, Ta.vton, Bristol, light.Jane, Owen, Bridgwater, bricefs.Yajmouth, Mayor, Bristol Chan nel, light. Dasher, Squire, Neath, beer.. Favouiite. William, Bidefnrd, light Belscv, Fortier, LMI Sovereign, Porritt, I Plymouth., hssex, ff-ill, baHast..Frederick W,« 4th, Scholor, Bristol, light..Talbot, Stone. Talbot.. Richard, Cooch, St. Ives, b;tlla;t..I)iitiA, Mills, Bristol.Lo«iJds.. Bowen. Bristol, li^lit.. Friends' Goidwill, Couch, Fowey, iron ore., Lady of the I.ake, Williams, Falmouth, ballast. Dost, Motile, Uphill, light.Uiviere, Reed, llayle, ballast. Fame, Mitchell, BriilOl.. Castle, Fryer, Bridgwater, light. Countess Fortescue, Chapman, St. Ives.Ann, Peak, Ply- mouth, ballast.Itanger, Mills, Uphill, light.. AIbion, William, Bristol, light David Walter, Iteed, Waterford, sundries. l'ercival Forster, Hall, Fo'.kstone. Providential, Hockings, Topsham ..Harriett, Taylor, Cowes.. Ocean, Bally, Plymouth Scythe, Lewis, Shoreham.. Donegal, m'wn, W.wtown Brewster, Simester. Liverpool, ballast.. Prince of VV ales (s.) Jones, Bristol.. Lady Charlotte (s.) Jeffurys, Bristol, general ( cargo. Sailed, the Brothers, Buckingham, Port Talbot, iron.. Elizabeth and Ann, Curtis, Plymouth.. Emerald, Hanson, Plymouth..Coronation, Stevens, Bidtdord.. Unity, Marshall, Gweek Hubert and Margnret, Calvert, London Jane, l.eonard, K-insale.Friends, Staples, Gloucester.. Otter, White, Gloucester.. Merit, Bull, Bristol.. William and Mary, Clark, Bristol, coal •• Hereford, Fryer, Chepstow, light.. Scipio, Prino-, London.True Blue, Jiiag, Plpmouib, coal.. Yarmouth Mayor, Bristol Channel, light.f'ilot, Cousins, Dublin, coal Ann, Roberts, Chester, iron.Sarah, Bragg, Londonderry Bristol, Bryant, St. Ives, ooal.. Palatina, Lewis, Chester, iron..Falmouth, Mills, Falmouth Friends, James, Bridg- water.. Richard, Stoop, Dublin. Best, Moule, Bristol, coal. Mary, Jones, Glamorganshire Canal, light.Pacific, Laughan, Chepstow, iron.. Beaver, Ward, Kiusale.. Favourite, Beat, Waterford Capella, Kenedy, Liverpool Dinas, Mills, Bristol.. Rhoudda, Bawen, Bristol.. Hope, Walsh, Waterford, coal.Joanna, Torgaw, Stettin, iron.. Dove, Roulden, Folk- stonr.Desire, Barn*, Combe..George, Caiman, Kmsale.. Speedv, Fowler, Waterford Ark, Hillman, Gloucester.. Agnes"Smith, Liverpool..Sarah, Stevens, St, lves.toyal Forester, Furney, Bridgwater.. Toff, Hooper, Bristol.Swift, Tawton, Bristol.. Momiion, Reed, Poitrcath..Trio, Williams, Portreath..Sir John Newport, Nichols, Waterford..Zephyr, Dark Limeiick.„Jaue, Owen, Barmouth..Joanna, Nugent, Dnnu-'arvon.Mary, Savage, Belfast..Spankaway, Gibbon, Ross° coal.Ceres, Kraft, Stettin ..Jupiter, Hicks, Cronstadt iron.Henry and Sajah, Ali«n, Southampton.Charlotte and Ann, Kllery, Neath.. Kdward, German, Combe..Unanimity, Mitchell Bridgwater.Hllen, Jones, Liverpool.. Lion, Morgan, Penarth.. Dispatch, Puxtable, Gweek.Jane,Quick, St. Ives, coal..Orion, Roberts, Dunbar, iron..William, Fisher, Water- ford Betsy, Couch, St. Ives Sally, Thomas, St. Ives Caroline, Paynter, St. Ives.Fortitude, Phillips, London.. Loyalty, Smith, London..John and Kleanor, Andrews, St. Ives .Fame, Mayne, Combe.. Elizabeth,Gude, llayle.James, Chil}ue, St. IvesM.Ocean, Spray, Hayle,William apj Aun, es| Voall, St Ives H.-nry, Andrews, Sr. rves, co»l ir"n,,V»o^l^tajJt,HHcnrirJra Ar,nadi,,p. Rin-rf, Cn.n.'nJ'. eod 'p f ,"We' I'i,l,no«l!Jos.-ph. Car. Sr. c"»'«•" j e)j 1 c'Ssel-'i "l I)oc'c loading for Foreign Ports. o- Ships. Masters. Destination. C.jrgo. Rockingham. H.pe,,hallow .112 Boston coal "be,on Gohrbandu. 2.13 Dantzic. ,n Hughes m Cronstadt. •Y KOMIIT Finorih TM Dantzie Ie Kon.g.ie j.ou 24- Stmin rfpMchore. Hallptt J9^ r(,ffi.nrn ,e KScGirl- Wooff. 2,6 p0Brl ,1 w^ najor '4l cr0n«.dt.. to b'nhi' 'Ctrietnoii.. 200 I ravermunde h SovettiVi P S- 211 Constantinople J 1 p c,ufeM rorrnt 241 Do ? « ""• ■ Few; jig 1 J, Gemna Wilkins Top AI a T 0 Johanna T- 61 A,nS^rd*m |f '•••'•. Its- Z cCS' f CA NAt..—Arr/eerf,the Commerce H.rt I CA NAt..—Arr/eerf,the Commerce H.rt I Smith 'd'n w HT' W«'«bo„rne. Bullow PiII.?Nw"i i 1 Pi' all it "?;• "rut°I- .Marv Ann, Smith, Bullovr > f J i all wuh iron ore.. Kitty, Dawson, Dunbar.. Marl "one? v''n^Rr"lV lam an<1 Charles Widdecornbe. Rxeter..Trusty' r Vox Belfast Mary, Bevans, Woodbrid^Vem Co eV* t Go., dtng, Gloucester. Ann and Elizabeth, Smith, Fowey t «?oi,8e-n ,J\d'foril—»<>shua Carroll, George Lor'i-' on.. Three Sisters, Larth, Penzance.Le Bonne Mere Bodir Nantes. Catherine, Pai ry, Beaumaris.. Welcome Gri'fiths' Bristol -ritn.Is. I ,er. Bristol, all in ballast.Bute Wal ers' Bristol.Kvan*, d<>Cardiff Tr^l— p ? ™ cester.. Swallow, Llovd New n G1°U- 'iv.w., w: .i i o. • 1,ewrY«»Ocean, Sanders, Waterford llhv'al Forester MS,r,.hJ,r Packet, Thomas. Bristol .iinyai rorrestei, lurnev. Bridgwater V.n. n.u-c • i Wiliitm"Y !V"Ul°W' v^01-- 1Jn>,h<*rs' Bryant, Bridgwate^ C W,| ,am, Lawrence Newport..Celerity, Williams. London.. I redegar. Crockford, Mm, head.. Martha, Jones. Newport. water0' "j'a ue63 St on 7' ,'anrastcr-• Hop wood, BrTd°"- ;-anc.7te,i.:cononmv\ VSVnTSli^blth' Wtb' » London. L,verPool Packer, Westlake Wa cliet-. K^on Bowen, Stewart], Carroll, Wen? Collier, Gonlding, Glonccster. Marv caster.* Welcome, Griffiths, Bangor.. ElVaabeth Vl^'n* I vm" mington.. Diadem, Ellwood.Livernool Wilt; y, Widdebombe, Cronstadt.. Friend^Beer* Br u^-l' gj- »'«">■azz: ,rdh Bu'e. Walters. Bristol.cadia» WiMU™. H.ghhndge Trusty, Field, Gloucrster.F,iends ciblTy Minehead Brothers, Bryant) Bridgwater.. Ann, Fa»tj D *n- Gloucesteri.f MerUi'yr Packet'1 l'l ^TT^ Jn "cr[|>yr Jacket, 1 homas, Bristol FrirmU' hree mers, Larty, Penzance.Royal Forrester Turnev JcniW ^'j'gence, Reynolds, Bideford St! Martia' Par v SCy Crock ford, M inehead.. C.lherinP Cork ?.7rphinrnr,Premett' Victori;,VampSo„; .riy i hilfip3, Gloucester.. Balfourd Beer lli™. SwSS • J1rs' 'r°'ldon> a" coal Hean'crlThomas* P.ll.. ActiV; Cooe' doanT. B""?,- — W«Uiam. Hill, Bullow j .r P •" "lr, e ^'Ste's, Teefoot, \ewoort 1 IvT'" ? BuUo" Leonard I < £ Vs 1 Susan. B.anV. I •. !>.B.MaliCLBphiirArrVh "orristou> Barret.Swansea Mumbles Ja, 1^ i Jones and Sarah* "MV i!' and Saia,I» F-Ewis.Muinbles. Mary pic, and JAne, Ilughes, Mum. "EmeraTd'' UOXM* £ |"de<lv<r' Williams' Mumbles' .Mumbles P,7d7M,unb| es— Happy Return, Thomas '(ees.. Sri;b']*-1 rOVI^nC,'> ,{7a"-• P°" Uyuon.Charles, ■rat* I? „Wlaen'a» kainMett.Aberthaw.L>ele Kn r„"hN, "I." M*7" "Vn^'a Cauh"o Youghal Cauibua, Gr,tilths, Youghal.Caractacus, H^rriesArthuV/ towu.kdwin, Mathews, St. lve.NeDt.mf' R?lt Fife .Hodge, E,eter.Two Brothers. WheaL.Adel'inV Bradlitld.Meridian, Woodley.Sandwich Bay, Steward' Dartmouth .tame I homes.. Maria and Betsey, Gdbert -Ha>Ie Ve!\PCr' ^lassoiu.Zephyr, Borlase, Penzance Maryann, Hower—Lyme Dora, Quick..Sarah Lakey.. Condortid,Ball.. Gulced, Quick—Salcombe.Rmh' hvans.. Newquay. Ann, Sirls.. Bridgwater. Ini'iustrv* smith.. Exeter Malcom, Edmonds. Ann, Lonz. Wan.. •ord.Two Brothers, Thomas.Carmartheu. L»ruid Wil liams.Llanel;y .William, Millchamp, D^W,. Mervian, buinuierticld.. Gloucester.Tom, Davies ..Mil* for Orwell. Mollard.. Portreath Majesfy Eastwav Gweek.George and Sarah, Pve..Swansea' nlV" Squire.. Cardiff. Sarah, Downing!. Cardiff?!Fa Sea Point, CampbellI.. BrLy. Elfen*, *6^ !hY ling A tteridge..Cork. Mary and Sar.h. May..Caernarvon .Heart of Oak.. M alhews.. Greenock. Ceres. Wedt.ake ::c £ «tt;wn*Hope' s-indcrs-*Torq,"y-Swift'

LONDON MARKETS. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES of CORN per Qua. ter computed from the Inspectors' Returnq. GENERAL AVERAGE. s. d. | > Wheat 47 II Rye o?, I Bailey 21 7 Beans on i °ilts 23 2 Peas S DUTY ON FOREIGN CORN. ] Wheat 20 o n 8* d J"6* 9 0 Beans" V.V. '2 ft 1 °a,s c o Peas .v. 1» CORN EXCIIANGE-MoNDA Y.. WHEAT. t KMC* & Kent red .10 S2 WAITE J, gj T 0ld— Do 00 52 Do 54-56 RYE. 0IJ 3'2 — 31 J Vew 36—0 BARLEY. Gri.n:lin« M-23 Chevalier 33 0 TMal;inS 32 Bcrc 25-0 I"&h 24 — 2ti MALT. St S 8 1 Suffolk and Norfolk 58 — til Brown 5'u g,') ] Kingston and Ware 00—0 Chevalier Cj — 0 OATS. 8a 8. Yorkshire and Lin- colnshire feed 22 — 22 Potato 24 20 Youghall and Cork Cork white 21 — ^2 colnshire feed 22 — 22 Polato 24 20 Youghall and Cork Cork white 21 22 black 22—25 West port 0 — 22 Dublin 22—21 Black 0 — 22 Waterford white 21 — 22 Newry 23 — 24 Cial way 20 — 21 Scotch feed 23 — 2S Potato 24 25 pl"n,rn< V l\ 22 I'imeriek 23 — 24 Londonderry 23 — 21 Si^o 0—23 DRANS. s. s. f s. ■ 1 new 30 — 3G Old small 38 — 40 PEAS. S. S. FF S> f7r(,y 3.1 — 40 Maple 0 — 38 White 38 — 40 Boilers. 3J — 40 S M ITH FIELD MARKETS—Mox DAY. Statement and Comparison of the Supplies and Prices of Fat Stock, exhibited and Sold in Smithlield Cattle Market, on Monday, July 8, tHH. and Monday, July 7. 18*5. 1 July 8. 1814. July 7, 18^. n s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior Beasts. 'I 8 to 2 10.3 0 to 3 ti Second quality dnto 30 3 2 3 8 3 10 Piime large Oxen 34 3 l 0 4 2 1 PrnaeScots.&c. 3 8 i; 0.4 4 4 6 Coarse and inferior Sheep,. 3 2 3 4.3 2 3 G Second quality ditto 3 6 3 8 8 4 4 Primc coarse woulld ditto 3 10 4 O.t G 4 8 Prime Southdown ditto. 4 0 4 2.4 10 50 Ulnbs 4 0 5 0.5 0 6 0 t L»rSe coarse Calves 3 4 3 G.3 8 4 4 1 irme small ditto 3 S 4 4.4 6 4 10 Large Hogs 3 0 3 G.3 0 3 B Ne.it mall 1 orkers 3 8 4 0.3 10 4 2 | j SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1845. J Published by the solo Proprietor, HENRY "WEBBEII, at his residence Charles-street, in the Parish of Saint John the Baptist, in the Town of Cardiff and County of Glamorgan, and Printed by him at his General Printing Office in Duke-street, in the said Parish of Saint John, in the Town and County aforesaid. ailll Orders received by the following LONDON: Mr. Barker, 33, Fleet-street; Messrs. Newton and Co., 5, Warwick-square; Mr. G. Reynell, 42, ancery-lane; Mr. Deacon, 3, Walb rook, near the ansion-house Mr. Joseph Thomas, 1, Finch-lane, Cornhill; Mr. Hammond, 27, Lombard-street; Mr. ^,ai^er' Birchin-lane W. Dawson and So.i, 74, Cannon-street, City]; Messis. Lewis and Lowe, 3, Castle Court, Bitchin Lane. MERTHYR Mr. H. W. White, Stationer, BRECON Mr, William Evans, Ship-street, SWANSEA Mr. John Lewis, 6, Nelson Place, A I And by ail Postmasters and Clerks on the Road. C This paper is regularly filed in London at Lloyd's Cotfee House City..Peel's Coffee-house, Fleet-street. -The Chapter Coffee-house St. Paul's,—Deacoa'i Coffee-house, Walbrook,