The Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette

General ftttgccllang. tht^n enormo«s cucumber was cut a few days since in Kill ^ar^en °f Sir Thomas D. Aeland, Baronet, M.P., iilcjert°U House, Broadclist, measuring two feet four It we* 'U length, and nine inches in girth.—Plymouth im^A|KlNG strict regard for truth or at-)e xve»kened by the practice of denyiugtheir masters at s:inie time tlicy know they are at j I accustom a servant to tell a lie for me, have "Reason to apprehend that he will tell many lies for last JUSr<)1' SUGAR MAIIKET.—There appears since our to ° rathfr more inclination on the part of the trade .(.ilae West India Sugar. Merchants {feudally are » but there is little variation in the prices. is A^OUTH CASTLE.—This relict of the olden times" em'? a state of rapid restoration. Fifty workmen are h- 11• EI' HT P'esent, and the interior of the roof of the Dan nS ^ust completed. It is formed of oak, richly bef '» "le heijjlit is 30 feet. The dining-room, which th T l'le ''re Wi,s separated by a wooden partition from {MJ6 f 'a now added to which makes the entire length bu'i I-6'* no^e proprietor has now decided upon 0 1 f?",8 a new tower, and restoring the ancient entrance th R ,Vest s'l*° l'ie cas,'e> which was discovered after „ j hre» and which is said to have been walled up by 'ed Will" in the reign of James I. T UI,NIrntE Woous.—The Lords Commissioners of the ^easm-y a short time since, on a recommendation to that fo ^°m *'le Lords of the Committee of Piivy Council ^'ade, gave directions for the admission of bird's eye WOo(*' on importation into this country, duty free. le Commissioners of the Customs have received a fur- letter from '.Nfr. Cardwell, Secretary to the Lords of e treasury, to the effect that he has been commanded y their Lordships to desire that the Board will give 'Actions for the admission, duty free, of all Maple and r; ..So^>e\v Zealand wood, on it appearing to their satisfac- l0|i that those woods fall within the meaning of furniture k°°ils, being woods applicable solely to the purposes of hat trade, and therefore entitled to be admitted duty free, ,a ohedience to the intentions of Parliament contained it, the recent Act, 8 Vic., cap. 12, in respect to such ''jatters. The Commissioners of Customs have given Actions for this order of the Treasury to be forthwith Juried into effect, and the same has been communicated 0 the revenue departments throughout the United King- 0tl)» for the information and government of the officers aud the trade. DEATH OF MB. ADOLFIIUS.—The death of Mr. J°hn Adoiphus, the celebrated barrister and author, place suddenly at the house of his son, Mr. Leycester d dulphus. in Montagu-street, Russel-square, on Wediies- B}' night week. Mr. Adoiphus was one of the oldest ^nbers in the criminal courts of this country, and ^ther of the Old Bailey bar. The deceased gentleman various occasions throughout his professional career distinguished himself, and in a very remarkable man- ber by his extraordinary defence of Thistlewood and °ther conspirators, in 1820. Among the literary pro- ductions of the deceased gentleman may be mentioned the History of the Reign of George IIL," the seventh v°lume of which has just appeared the "Political State .J of the British empire," 4 vols.; Biographical Memoirs the J'reach Revolution •' Life of Bannister," 2 vols., "Sc. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—Last Friday, whilst Mr. akley, M P., coroner for Middlesex, was engaged in folding an inquest, on view of the body of a young gen- gentian, named Ellis William Delisser, a medical student, aged 19, and residing at No. 1, Devonshire-street, LOll- don. the deceased's sister, Miss Adelaide Delisser, aged accidentally fell from the second floor window, and Sustained such injuries that death took place in one hour aftd 35 minutes. Mrs. Delisser's lady's maid described ">e accident as follows :—" At the time Miss Delisser fell from her bed-room wiudow, witness had just come out of |he next room, and was standing at the door of the young 'ady's apartment. She then saw her kneeling on a chair and looking out of the window under the blind, which Was down at the time. All of a sudden she heard de- based exclaim Oh my," and on looking towards the Window found she was gone. She had seen her but a few minutes before sitting in the same chair, and looking cut of the window, which she was in the habit of doing. Witness slept with the deceased, and had never any Reason to suppose that her mind was in the slightest degree affected. She cried very much at her brother's death, but it did not seem to affect her mind. The in- stant deceased fell, witness ran down stairs screaming, 1'id on reaching the area saw deceased being raised from the flag stones by the cook. She appeared lifeless and covered with blood, which was pouring from her head." HOUSE OF LORDS—COMMITTEE FOR PRIVILEGES— THUHSDAY, JULY 17TH.—TIIK WHAIITON BARONY.— Their lordships met to-day at 11 o'clock, and, having resolved themselves iuto a committee for privileges (the Bar! of Shaftesbury in the chair), the further considera- tion of Colonel Tynte's claim to this peerage was resumed. J he Solicitor General summed up the whole of the evi- dence given in support of the claim. At the conclusion of the learned counsel's address, the Attorney General, 10u behalf of the Crown, said he considered the evidence il) support of the claim as satisfactory so far as he had heard it. As he had not been present at the early stages Of the discussion of the case, there was a portion of the evidence which he desired to read over before their lord- ships decided the claim. The Lord Chancellor also observed that the evidence as it proceeded appeared to him to be satisfactory. It was important, however, that their lord- shijjs, before they gave their decision, should have the benefit of the Attorney General's opinion on the whole of the evidence. The case was then ordered to stand over till Thursday next, in order to enable the Attorney General in the interim to read the whole of the evidence, "vith a view to stating his opinion thereon to their lord- ships. The Marquis of Downshire established before the committee his claim to vote for representative peers for Ireland.—Lord Dunsandle's claim also to vote for repre- sentative peers for Ireland, was, in consequence of a de- fect in the evidence, adjourned for future consideration. Their lordships then adjourned. AMMAN VALE IltOK AND COAL COMPANY.—Of all the kinds of pig-iron brought into the market, that manufactured with anthracite coal is now generally admitted to be far the best; and its make being limited it bears a higher price and greater steadiness of demand; sueb being the case, the South Wales anthracite coal field offers opportunities for the investment of capital, which e&nnot fail to make most remunerative returns. This comply have secured by lease a most valuable portion consisting of 993 acres, in the Vale of Amman, and contiguous to the Yniscedwyn and Y stalyfera works, estimated to contain 25,000,000 tons of ore, and 20,000,000 tons of coal; and one most important fact in the geolo- gical feature of this part of the coal field is, that the ironstone is found in all caces contiguous to the coal measures -a circumstance which tenders their transport to the furnaces by far less expensive than when deposited in separate localities and although, we believe, hitherto Scoteli pig-iron has been produced at a lower cost than any -other district, so favourable are all the circumstances in oConnexion with the Vale of Amman portion of the South Wales coal-field, that the cost of the make will, un- doubtedly, be considerably less; and as the superior quality of the iron will ever insure it a very large and a film .and untluctuatingdemand, a very large profit may be reasonably expected, if the erection of the works and the manufacture of the iron be cariied out with spirit, economy, and a proper attention to the most scientific tiivd improved methods which the enterprise of the last few years ha? brought to light. There is every material in abundance on the estate necessary for building and the manufacture of iron, quarries of stone, fine clay and sand, limestone in the BLick Mountain, which surrounds the property, & pudding-stone for the hearths&futnaces. The names of the provisional committee are in themselves :a guarantee that the utmost vigilance will be employed, and, under all circumstances, this undertaking holds out tH&e brightest prospects to the shareholders. It is intended in the iirst instance, to erect four blast furnaces, capable of returning 12,000 tons of pig-iron per annum, which portion of the works alone is estimated at 18 per cent., even taking the average selling price of iron for the last ten years, which is only f3 per ton, a price f2 under the present, and one which, with the numerous and extensive railway and engiueeiing works now in view, it is not likely it will drop to again. The works will be within 37 miles of the shipping port of Daneify, and connected ,therewith by railway while on the completion of the Welsh Midland Railway, another important port will be brought within reach, viz., Swansea, and which railway will unite the district with all the others in the kingdom. ROXAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The Royal Agricul- tural Society has held its annual meeting this year at Shrewsbury. The exhibition was admitted by Earl Spencer, the Vice-President, to be not so numerous as on some formes: occasions, "but," added his lordship, "it has been niort excellent, and in no respect less worthy the attention of the agriculturists of England than an) which had gone before." We were glad to see the Duke of Richmond earnestly recommending the formation and anaintenance of farmers' clubs. "Jf," said his Grace, addressing the company at the council dinner, they would permit him to offer the owners and occupiers of Hand then present, a few words of advice, he would say to Wihem, 'support your farmei-i;' clubs., In varioys parts of flhe country men of energy and talent, who were strangers toisauch other, had been brought together by these clubs, and "a had been found that much benefit would arise from them to the whole agricultural interests of the empire." Of that every enlightened agriculturist is now tho- roughly convinced. His Grace also adverted to another subject in a way equally gratifying. Alluding to chemi- cal operations upon the soil, and to those which hu.d for their object the general increase of its products, he said, he did not allow the propriety of the tenants experi- .meuting on any large scale in this respect, for the land- lOWlier was the proper person to do so, requiring only of (the farmer in return to look over his neighbour's hedge." The proceedings of this Society are, we perceive, held 11!¡¡J to ridicule in the columns of a contemporary, who of "oxen of amazing corpulency, ploughs of won- droaat intricacy, chaff-cutters, pulverizers, and clod- crusbsrs, which are all calculated to cut, pulverize, and crush isjsomc odd, new-fashioned way," &c. &f. Of all «asy thiisgs, the easiest is to appear very wise and pro- found bv°sneeriug at things of which we know nothing. The milliou are sure to give us credit for doing so, be- cause we know every thing with a most learned spirit." No practical farmer will join 111 this ridicule. He is too ivell acquainted with the value and importance of the inquiries which are now being directed towards scientific agriculture-too eager to pursue them, and too anxious to realise their results. London farmers, indeed, who me- ditate upon agriculture in t J.eet»stieet and the Strand, may be allowed to laugh at country ones, in revenge for the latter laughing at them.—Jofiu JJuLJ. CARMARTHEN SUMMER ASSIZES.—The judge of tie assize, Sir Thomas Coltman, Knight, opened the com- mission at Carmarthen on Thursday week. His lordship arrived from Cardiff at about 8 o'clock, escorted by the High Sheriff, D. Jones, Esq.—FRIDAY.—John Cooper, a seaman, pleaded guilty to a charge of having stolen a shirt and pair of drawers, the property of a feliow sailor, named John IIopkim. ancl was sentenced to three calendar months' hard labour in the House of Correction.—The Grand Jury ignored the bill against Henry Hopkin, charged with burglariously entering the house of John Evans, of the parish of Llaiiellv, and stealing a side of bacon therefrom.-Doe on dem. of Butter and others v. Lord Kensington and others. — This was an action of ejectment in which Messrs. Chilton, Q.C. and Wilson ap- peared for the plaintiff, and Messrs. J. Evans, Q.C. and E. Y. Williams for the dclendants. It was aa action of ejectment brought by John Doe on the demise of George Butter, Jonathan Howard, and JohnGibbs, against Lord Kensington, Daniel Davies, the elder, and Daniel Davies, the younger, for the recovery of the estate of Castle Tock, in the parish of Laugharne. The case possessed not the slightest feature of general interest. Verdict for the lessor of the plaintiff as to all the estate but that portion of it mentioned in the lease and a verdict for the defendants Daniel as to that part. Damages Is. The remaining cases were extremely unimportant, involving no question of public interest. EXTRAORDINARY SI'F.CIMKNS OF MOSAICS.—As an ex- ample of the extraordinary minuteness of the work in some Mosaics, we may state that there is one specimen, a portrait of Pope Paul V., in which the face alone con- sists of more than a million and a half of fragments, each no larger than a millet seed and from this size up to two inches square, pieces are employed in various ways. Another celebrated specimen is that which iNapoleon ordered to be made when his power was paramount in Italy. It was to be a Mosaic copy of the celebrated Last Supper," by Leonardo da Vinci, and to be of the same size as the original, viz., 24 feet by 12. The artist to whom the task was entrusted was Giacomo Raffaelle, and the men under his direction, eight or ten in number were engaged for eight years on it. The Mosaic cost more than seven thousand pounds, and afterwards came into the possession of the Emperor of Austria. REVISING BARRISTERS.—A return, extending to seven pages, has been printed by order of the House of Com- mons, showing the operations of the revising barristers of last year. It contains the names of the barristers, with the days they were employed. They are now paid .£200 each, including expenses, and the revision which, on its commencement, cost the county £ 31,000, has been re- duced to about one-half of that sum. Last year, the Court of Common Pleas decided seven appeals from couuties; two were for the appellants, and five for the respondents. From cities and boroughs there were 23 appeals; 17 were in favour of the respondents, and the remainder for the appellants. Last year, costs were ordered for the first time — the highest amount was JH22 2s; and the smallest, L7 15s. 8d. REVIEW OF THE 13KITISII COHN TRADE.-There are many rumours afloat relative to the state of the growing wheats, which, it is stated have been much lodged in various parts of the country in others the ears are said to have tilled badly, and we have also reports of a kind of worm, or maggot, having attacked it. Ilowever these things may be in some districts, we neither saw nor heard anything of them during our journey to the great meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, at Shrewsbury but, on the contrary, nothing could be finer than the crops of every description along the whole line of road, or more satisfactory than the accounts of harvest prospects received from the farmers whom we met with there. The wheat will certaiuly be quite a week later in ripening, than it was last year; and, indeed, as regards the meadows, not more than half of the hay-crop is yet cut in the midland counties: but still, we lepeat, our present prosj ects of an abundant harvest, as far as we have seen, are most favourable. At the leading provincial markets held on Tuesday, prices were considerably affected, both by the tone of the advices from Mark-lane on Monday last, and by the threatening character of the weather, and holders of wheat manifested a disposition to keep back supplies. The advance in prices, however, has been greater at the markets in the agricultural coun- ties, than in the large consuming towns; but, taking the tl)%N'lls but, tikiii(,, tlil- whole together, the value of wheat has risen from Is. to 2s. per quarter throughout the country since this day se'nnight. At .Mark-lane, on Friday, the line weather, anil the reports of the Siate of the crops caused much dulness in the trade. Having, however, but little wheat fresh up, factors remained tolerably firm, and the trifling business done was at slllillar prices to those at which sales were made in the beginning of the week. The transactions in free foreign wheat were on quite a restricted scale, and quotations undeiwent no change requiring notice. In bond nothing of the slightest interest transpired. The bakers paid the enhanced terms demanded for flour with reluctance, and but few contracts have hitherto been closed at the late rise. English barley was scarce, but the inquiry being slow, no advance on former rates could be established. Prices of beans, peas, and malt, remained precisely the same as on Monday, and there was not much passing in either of these articles. Having a large arrival of foreign oats, with a good many Irish cargoes, the sales were very slow at 1)(1. per quarter decline on the finest descriptions, and a further decline of 6d. to Is. per quarter was submitted to, on out of con- ditioned samples, which comprise a large portion of the foreign supply. At Liverpool, on Friday, the market exhibited an extremely dull aspect. Wheat transactions were confined chiefly to a few limited samples of Irish which were disposed of at a reduction of 2d. to 3d. perTOlbs., whilst in English or foreign either free or in bond, no sales were apparent. In London during the week, the market has been only sparingly supplied with wheat, either coastwise or by land-carriage from the near counties, but the weather having become settled no advance has been obtained be- yond that of 2s. per quarter realised on Monday. The operations in free foreign wheat have been on a very restricted scale, owing partly to the scarcity of good useful qualities. The finer kinds, such as Dantzic and Rostock, have met a fair share of attention, and needy buyers have had to pay Is, to 2s. per quarter more for these descrip- tions. Several sales of bonded parcels were concluded on Monday at high rates, say 42s. to 4as. for the fine high- mixed Dantzic, and 3.3s. to 37s. for good red, but since then the inquiry has fallen off. The top price of town- made flour has been put to 40s. per sack by the millers, and a proportionate rise has been demanded for other sorts the bakers have paid the enhancement with evi- dent reluctance, and the transactions have been on a restricted scale. English barley has now become quite scarce at Mark-lane, the receipts having for several weeks past been trifling. This grain has latterly excited rather more attention, but hitherto we can note no improvement iu its value. Malt has moved off.tat-dily, and quotations have undergone no change requiring notice. The arri- vals of English and Scotch oats have been very small, having, however, been plentifully supplied with Irish. Foreign dealers have had the turn in their favour. Beans scarcely sold so well as the preceding week, the recent rise in prices having checked the inquiry. The few lots of peas brought forward have met buyers at fully former terms. The Irish and Scotch markets were looking up, in consequence of the late uncertain weather, but will, no doubt, be again infiuencei by the change which has taken place here. — A'j/idyvd from tlte twiners' Journal.

The Lord James Stuart, M.P., is expected to arrive at Cardiff Castle this day [Friday.] ELY FAIR on Tuesday last, was the smallest and poorest that has taken place there for some years. Mutton sold at from Gd. to G^d. Lamb, at Gid. and beef at from 5^d. to lid. per lb. THE obstruction to the passage of the public pavement in Queen-street, has at length been removed. Ave sin- cerely and ardently hope we may "never look upon its like again." We understand, that on or about the 21st of August, the inhabitants of this town and district will have an op- portunity afforded them of hearing the celebrated vocalist, Mr. AVilson, sing. This gentleman, as a singer of Scotch songs, stands at the very highest point of his profession, and crowded houses" invariably hail his presence when- ever he finds leisure to gratify the feelings of a provincial audience. AGRICULTURAL TRAINING SCHOOL.—We beg to call the attention of agriculturists to an advertisement which appeared in our last number, with reference to the Agri- cultural Training School, at Iloddesdon, Herts, which is carried on under the supervision of a committee of management, campnBingsevef-ai eminent profeseors. The course of education consists of instruction in Agriculture, Botunv, Chemistry, Geology, Mineralogy, Management and Diseases of Cattle, Natural and Experimental Phi- losophy, Practical Surveying and Levelling, DrawlIlg. the French Language, &c., &c. A farm of 400 acies, an extensive library, museum, and laboratory are attached i to the school, TAFF VALE RAILWAY.—Late on Friday evening or early on last Saturday morning, some malicious person wilfully fastened a railway chair" on the top of one of the rails of this railway, near Maendy. The secretary— Mr. Morcom—has offered a reward of jElO for such in- formation as will lead to the conviction of the offender. CARDIFF MARKETS, July 19.—Beef, per lb., 7d.; mutton, 61(1. lamb, G^cl.; veal, (id. to 6^d. pork, 5,1. to Gd. Butter, Is; cheese, 6d. to 7d. Ducks, per couple, 4s. to 4s. Gd. Eggs, per doz., 8d, Peas, per peck, Is. 8d. to 2s. 8d. Potatoes (new) per cwt., 5s. to 6s.—The mar- ket was not well supplied with meat, and, in consequence of the heat, much remained unsold. Elegance and economy seem the order of the day, no less in the medical than in other. We observe the Royal Domestic Medicines of the late Sir Henry Halford, Bart., M.D., are brought out in a style far superior to every thing of the kind we have ever seen, and that Mr. McCarthy is the Agent for the same in this town. THE BLACK LION INN.—Ou Tuesday last, the Mar- chioness of Bute Society of Odd Sisters celebrated their anniversary at their lodge-room in the Black Lion Inn, Saint Mary Street. In the forenoon, having duly assem- bled, the sisterhood, preceded by the Royal Glamorgan Band, left their room, and walked in procession to Saint Mary's Church, where a most instructive and appropriate sermon was preached by the Rev. W. Leigh Morgan in his usual calm and impressive manner. The Rev. gentleman selected for his text the 19th and 20th verses of the 4th chapter of St. John's first epistle We love him, because he first loved us. If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar :-for lie that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen 1" After Divine service the procession formed as before, and returned to the lodge-room, whi;h was most tastefully and handsomely decorated for the occasion. At about two o'clock the whole company sat down to dinner The tables were profusely supplied with dishes of the choicest description, and bore testimony that in preparing this annual treat the worthy host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. liees, had pro- ceeded regardless of expense, and were anxious only to maintain unimpaired the well-earned and deservedly high reputation of the house for "good dinners." The result proved that they were successful, as the entertainment placed before the company would have reflected credit upon any establishment in South Wales. The afternoon and evening were spent hi the most agreeable manner. At night a public ball took place in Mr. Rees's magnifi- cent and most spacious room, which was brilliantly lighted with gas. The ball was attended bv about tlnve hundred persons, comprising most of the youth and beauty of the town. Dancing was kept up with unabated spirit throughout the night, even until Night's candles had burnt out. and jocund day Stood tiptue on the misty mountain's lop," The whole was one continued whirl of pleasure—one prolonged moment of ecstatic happiness-so that it was with feeiings of extreme regret the company found that the hour for parting had arrived. In concluding our hasty sketch of this delightful assembly, we may state that many circumstances contributed to render it one of the most agreeable in every respect that has taken place in this town for some years. The music was excellent- the ball-room was most spacious and well-lighted, being, we believe, one of the best rooms in the town and the attention of Mr. and Mrs. liees, the excellency of their arrangements, prevented the occurrence of even the least shadow of confusion, notwithstanding the large number present. DEATH BY Dnow\tNG. —A young m:\11 was unfortu- nately drowned on Sunday last in Rumney river, close by Rumney bridge. It seems a horse accidentally fell into the river, and that the deceased swam towards the spot with the humane object of rescuing the poor animal, whose legs had been fastened by its owner to prevent its straying; and that while lie was endeavouring to place a halter on the horse's head, the current proved too strong —carried him away—and he was unfortunately drowned. An inquest has been he!d on view of his remains, and a verdict of "Accidental death" returned. ON Thursday last, being the fifth anniversary of the Glyntaff Church Sunday School, the children belonging to it were regaled with tea and cake and a large supply of fruit, at the house of the Hev. Mr. AVilliams, minister of the above-named church. They were waited upon by their kind teachers, and seemed highly pleased with the attention paid them. NARROW ESCAPE.—On Sunday evening last, while Air. Thomas Thomns, Coopers'Arms, Ystra: near Caerphilly, was returning, at Mynyddydimluth, on his way home, and riding a little pony, having at the time a horse with him which he led, the pony took sudden fright, causing Mr. Thomas to fail on the right side, by which accident he sustained the dislocation of his shoulder and other extensive injuries. Through the instrumentality of Joseph Davies, Esq., surgeon, Tyisha Bedwas, the dis- locarion of the shoulder was reduced, and it is believed that Mr. Thomas is in a fair way of recovery.

CARDIFF POLICE COURT.—MONDAY. [Before Henry Morgan, Esq.] STREET NUISANCES.—Mr. Superintendent Stockdale begged to draw the attention of the magistrate to certain nuisances, and which had upon several occasions proved of serious annoyance to many of the inhabitants of the town. In St. John-street, the inhabitants of two or three houses, who were not provided with yards, were accus- tomed to throw filth into the street, where it remained, and of course occasioned the most offensive effluvia. He had detected one person, who attended this day to answer the charge. The person charged, a woman in humble circumstances, assured his worship that she had only thrown water in which cabbages had been boiled. Mr. Morgan felt convinced her offence was of a more serious character. She had rendered herself liable to be fined in the sum of E2. If she had no yard or no place to throw such things, it was the business of her landlord to provide her with what was requisite. Neglect on his part could form no justification of her conduct, which was illegal- an infraction of the provisionsof the local act. However, as this was her first offence, and as she evinced signs of penitence—seemed fully aware that she had acted impro- perly—he (Mr. M.) would not inflict any fine, but dismiss her with a caution. The poor woman thanked his wor- ship and left the room. 'Afr. SLAUGHTER-HOUSES.—Mr. Superintendent Stockdale said complaints had frequently been made to him of nui- sances caused by private slaughter-houses in this town. Many butchers, instead of resorting to the public slaugh- ter-houses, were in the habit of slaughtering animals in private houses, thereby occasioning the greatest nuisance and annoyance to their neighbours. He (Mr. S.) wished to know whether it was his duty to find evidence against the parties who so offended, so as to lead to their convic- tion before a magistrate 1 Mr. Morgan Can the party who complained to you give evidence1 It is our duty to protect them and the public from dangers arising from nuisances of this kind. Superintendent Stockdale: I am afraid, Sir, they are afraid to come forward they do not want to interfere. I may say it is more of a private than a public nuisance. Mr. Morgan Private or public, it is an offence against the law. Besides, if this conduct be persisted in-occa. sion nuisances which may and will probably lead to sick- ness in that quarter, such sickness may spread throughout the place altogether. If we can assist any individual in checking nuisances of this kind, I think it is our duty to do so. They must assist you by way of giving you in- formation. Superintendent Stockdale lam quite aware, Sir, that private slaughter-houses are extensively used, and that the parties who use them do not go to the public slaughter- houses. Air. Morgan: It is wrong; and if any complaint be brought before me, on being substantiated, I shall deal with it as an offence against the law. M r. Gooden, (the lessee of the public slaughter-houses) I could mention ten butchers, Sir, who never come to the slaughter-houses at all. A conversation then ensued upon the subject—the best means to ensure detection and the conviction of offenders -the amount of fees, &c., paid for slaughtering at the public slaughter-houses. Mr. Morgan thought that if the present charges were too high, they ought to be lowered. FINDING PROPERTY.—An Irishman came before his worship to complain that, having found a watch-key and offered it for sale to Mr. Wilde, pawnbroker, he could not get either the key or its value in money. Mr. Superin- tendent Stockdale stepped forward and said that it seemed the Irishman, or one of his family, had found a very handsome and expensively finished gold watch-key, and had offered to sell it to Mr. Wilde but he (Mr. W.), suspecting that it had been stolen, gave information to him (Mr. S.), who immediately instituted an inquiry, the result of which was that he had ascertained that the key was found on the street. Mr. AVilde held the key until the matter had been named to the magistrates. Mr. Morgan said he could make no order upon the sub- ject. The person who found it ought instantly to have taken measures for making the circumstance publicly known. A person who found property had no right to convert it to his own use. "If I (said 1\1 r. Morgan ad. dressing the Irishman) lose a watch-key and you find it, it does not cease to be my property. It is as much my property after you find it as it was before I lost it." The Irishman either would not or could not understand this, and left the room grumWling. The key, we under- stand, will be held for a few days in order that measures may be taken for discovering the owner. Various summonses were issued. TUESDAY. William Joseph was charged before Henry Morgan, Esq., with having stolen a quantity of porter from a cask which had been entrusted to his care for the purpose of being conveyed to Aberdare by canal. Remanded A seaman, who had deserted from the ship Ruby, was com- mitted to the House of Correction for one month, there to be kept to hard labour. THURSDAY.-[Before the same Magistrate.] Thomas Linnett, bargeman, was convicted in the penalty of five shillings and costs, for having evaded nay- ment of tolls at the North Gate. Paid. Mr. Dalton appeared on behalf of the defendant. Thomas Jones, of Bassaleg, farmer, was convicted in the penalty of five shillings and costs, for having evaded payment ot the market tolls, on Saturday the 5th July. Paid. William John appeared to answer a charge of assault preferred against him by John Williams. It appeared that complainant had insulted defendant's wife. Case dismissed. William Burridye, keeper of the Monmouthshire Arms beer-house, in Whitmove-Laue, appeared to answer the complaint of Mr. Superintendent Stockdale, for allowing persons to be drinking in his house during Divine service on Sunday last. P. C. Robert Thomas proved that five persons were sitting in the house, with beer on the table, about noon, Fined 20s, and costs,

CAERPHILLY PETTY SESSIONS. [Held on Tuesday, at the Castle Inn, Cacrphillv, before W. E. Williams, and Evan Williams. Esqrs.] IMPORTANT TO BOATMEN. Daniel Thomas, boatman, lat<> in tlw employment of Thomas Powell, Esq., was charged with having left-the service of Mr. Powell, without having previously S)ven a month's notice of his intention so to do, accordiug to the terms of an asreemc.it entered intu by him and his employer. The defendant did not appear, but as P. C. Maier proved that he had been duly summoned, the case was heard in his absence. Previous to entering upon the examination of witnesses, Mr. Phillpotts, of Cardiff, solicitor, who appeared on behalf of Mr, Powell, addressed the bench, stating that the defendant was on of many of Mr. Powell's boatmen who had suddenly forsakeo his work, thereby entailing grcit pecuniary luss on Mr. Power and inconvenience and loss to the colliers in his service. The defendant's conduct involved a breach of contract. lIe had n'lt acted ignoraatly, as he (Mr. P.) would put in various notices- given by the men some months ago to Mr. Powell of their intention, at the expiration of a month from the date of the notice, to leave their work in case he (Mr. P.) should refuse to increase their wages. Mr Phillpotts then entered into details- pointed out the consequences of the m;;n's conduct, which he contended was illegal—and then called the folio wing witnesses :— Matthew Augustus John sworn: lam agent to^ Mr. Powell, and reside at Cardiff. It is part of my duty to superintend the boating department. We generally agree with men previous to taking them into Mr. Powell's employ. We agree to par them the price of the day whatever that price may be. It is under- stood distinctly that previous to determining our agreement a month's notice must be given by one party" or tbe other; that is, if they wish to leave they must give us a month's notice and if we wish to discharge them or alter the rate of payment, we must give them a month's notice. This arrangement is well understood amongst the men. They commence work by taking an empty boat up from CardiiT to the Dafiryn Colliery, and bring the same boat, loaded, ba.-k to Cardiil'. That constitutes 6ne trip, liy the B3ncli; The agreement is fur the trip. We have no other agreement. They take to a boat and continue with it. Alter the trip has been made, the men cannot leave and go to another master without first of all giving a month's notice, which period of one month they must serve. This custom is well understood—well known-and is general amongst boatmen and employers of boatmen. The men make applications for emploj ment—for a boat in fact—and if we want them we give them the charge of a boat on the usual and current terms. Sometimes the agreement is in writing. We have no written agreement in this case. There was nothing more done than this He applied for a boat, and a boat was (riven him at so much per trip. I cannot say how long defendant has worked for Mr. Powell, but he has boated for us on his own account morc than three months. By Mr. Phillpotts It is most decidedly not usual for a man to leave his boat without a month's notice of his inteation having been given to us. Mr. Powell cannot turn a man oil without either giving him a month's notice or paying him a month's wages. I know that Mr. Powell d.d once give the men a month's notice of his intention to reduce their wages. I know it ot my own knowledge that Messrs. Duncan and Company, and other colliery proprietors, have similar agreements with their men. I do not know an instance when Mr. Powell dis- charged a man without notice, except he had committed some offence, such as to steal eoal. I saw Daniel Thomas on Thurs- day last with aI' the boatmen who reside at Cardiff. This was while they were standing out for all advance or wages. I en- deavoured to show them that by leaving their work suddenly they were acting very ill. They said they were afraid t ) return to their work on account of the Nantgarw boatmen. I toid them —" Unless you'll return to your work you must abide tho con- sequence;, which will be serious." They said—" We must have an advance hay is dearer, labour is dearer now than in winter, everything is dearer, and we must have mOTe W.lges." 1 totd them—"Very good; but why did yuu not give a munth's notice, as usual ] offered them V shillings a trip, which they refused, saying that the other boatmen at Nantgarw would stop them if they were to take it. 1 then said—" Go with me and Mr. Oakley to Nantgarw." They consented to do so, and we met the Nantgarw boatmen, and among others I saw John Gravid there. I spoke to them of the impropriety of their con- duct in leaving without notice, and said they had taken advan- tagc ol Mr. Powell, knowing that there was such a demand for his Duiiryn Steam Coal. Mr. Powell is now under very heavy demurrage in consequence of the conduct of those men. He has vessels now waiting for 4000 tons of steam coal, and which ought to have been loaded a fortnight ago. Ho pays demurrage to two vessels £ 7 a day, to others £ ■> a day, to others £3 a day, an 1 to others £:3 a day, according to the six.- of the vessel. There are from 90 to a hundred men out of work at the Duffryn Colliery in consequence of the boatmen's refusal to go on. The boatmen, by some means unknown to U3, get aware of Mr. Powell's position —that he pays heavy demurrage—that there is a great demand for the steam coal. When the demand is brisk they are always impudent and overbearing; bat when things are rather slack they become quite civil and tractable. I consider Daniel Thomas as one of the ringleaders. The men selected for this day's hearing are the worst, aall lead the others on. They refused to work unless they got 30 shillings a trip but they refused without giving due notice of tluir intention. It is that we complain of. We only want what is fair aud reasonable of eourse, John Klwards swom: He proved that when hoatmen entered Mr. Powell's sl'1'ice it was the rule to enter into a mutual agree- ment tu give a month's notice previous to determining the en- gagement. He only knew one boatman (Thomas Watkins) who had left without notice but steps had been taken to punish him for so doing, It was a well-understood thing among all boat- men on the canal that they must give a 111'Jnth's notice previous to leaving. They were paid so much per trip; but settlements did not take place oftener than once a month. The men had advances 011 aceount frequently. William Jones sworn He proved that Daniel Thomas and othl'1' men had abandoned their work previous to the 10th of this month. On Saturday DI. Thomas and others returned to their work, but they had been previously served with the sum- mons by the polic0man. Edward Morgan, John Gravel, James Smith, and Richard Davies, were charged with having similarly offended, and the same evidence was taken in support of the charge. It was stated to the bench that Mr. Powell merely wished to make an example of the ringleaders. The men generally had behaved ill, as by their conduct not only had thcy subjected him to im- mense pecuniary loss, but also thrown the colliers out of employ. It was invariably his anxious desire to treat his men well and if they had given him proper notice of their intention to stand out for an advance," he would have taken the matter seriously into consideration with the view of arranging matters amicably. Certainly the men bad returned to work 0 on Saturday, but yet that step was only taken by them after they had received the magisirates' summons—after they saw that Mr. Powell was de termined to punish them for their injustice. The room was then cleared. On our re-admission the magistrates said that the offence with which the men stood charged, seemed to have been clearly established. They considered it a very serious offence, inas- much as it was the means of causing not only Mr. Powell to sustain great losses, but also the colliers who had no part in the matter. They adjudged that Daniel Thomas, Edward Morgan, John Gravel, James Smith, and Iiirhard Davies should be seve- rally imprisoned and kept to hard labour in Cardiff House of Correction for fourteen days. They thought it right to mention that the sentence would have been much heavier had it not ap- peared that the men had voluntarily returned to their work. James Smith soon after entered the- room and was taken into custody. Warrants for the apprehension of the others were issued. STEALING COAL.^ Wilhum Dew, boatman, in the service of Thomas Powell, Esq., was fully committed to Cardiff Gaol, there to await his trial at the ensuing General Quarter Sessions for this county, charged with having stolen 81 lbs. of coal, from a barge entrusted to his care. The offence was clearly proved by P.C. Blyth Hume. ASSAULTING A POLICEMAX.— Morgan Jones, was convicted in the penalty of exclusive of costs, for having at Caerphilly, on Sunday night last, assaulted P.C. Thomas Price in default of payment to be imprisoned, ia Cardiff Gaol, for one calendar month. He was removed in custody. It appeared by the policeman's statement, that on Sunday evening, the defendant, who was drunk, had been most scurrilous and abusive—had accused him (the policeman) of having contracted a debt of f5, &c. &c., but no assault then took place. At a much later period of the evening, the defendant was sitting on the bridge —molesting no one-interfering with no person—when the policeman happening to pass spoke to him and said—" Morgau, what £5 is it you were talking aboutDefendant then, and not till then, re-commenced his abuse, and jumping at the po iceman assaulted him most violently. The policeman defended himself; but finding Jones to become very violent took him into custody. We understood from parties who were in the room, that the defendant is a man of the must violent disposition.

MERTHYR AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. MERTHYR MARKET, July 19.—Beef 4.1. to 7d. i mut- ton Gd. to 7d. veal 5d. to 6d.; lamb G|d. to (5d.; pork 6d., per pound new potatoes 71bs for Gd., or Id. per pound. The market was also plentifully supplied with fruit of various kinds. LECTURES.—On Monday and Tuesday evenings, two lectures were delivered in the spacious Market-house of Merthyr, by Mr. R. K. Philps, (who has been lecturing in South Wales with the greatest success,) on The Anatomy of the Human Body, and the Evils of Intemperance," The lectures were accompanied by numerous illustrations exhibited by a powerful microscope, displaying the wonderful structure of the human frame. The diagrams of the bones, muscles, viscera, and nerves, were beautifully executed, and much admired. On the second evening the pathology of intemperance was ex- hibited by a set of diagrams, showing the stomach in various stages of alcoholic disease; and also, the aper- ture in Alexis St. Martin's stomach. Various facts in connexion with these representations were detailed— and the evening concluded by the exhibition of a beautiful set of views, from Rippingille's prize designs, showing the life of the intemperate, &c. The audiences were highly respectable, aud the lecturer was well received. There could not have been less than 1000 persons present. A correspondent informs us, that the town of Merthyr and its neighbourhood are sadly infested with burglars. After alluding to the robbery committed last week, a notice of which appeared in the GUARDIAN, he states that on Saturday morning another burglary took place. The shop of Mr. John Davies, grocer, Iron Bridge, was entered, and money amounting to £ 10 stolen, besides quantities of grocery. The premises weie entered by the trap-door. The house of Mr. Owens. minister, was lately entered, and the wearing apparel of the children stolen. Two women very recently attacked a man in the public streets, and attempted to rob him, but ran away before they could carry their object into effect, as they saw a policeman approach." Many other offences are enumerated, which show that the state of this town is far from being satisfactory. INQUEST.—An inquest was held at Dowlais on Satur- day last, before "Wm. Davies, Esq.) coroner, on view of the body of Richard Davies, aged 70, who had died on Friday, from injuries sustained at the Dowlais drift. It appears that he was going up the drift in one of the trams, when his head came ill contact with the projection of the arch. He fell down—the trams went over him, struck him on the head, and also fractured his left leg. He died in a short time afterwards. "Verdict—"Accidental death." DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—FOUR PERSONS KILLED.—On Tuesday morning last the populous town of Merthyr Tydvil was thrown into a state of great excitement and alarm, in consequence of the circulation of a report that several miners had been killed at the Cyfarthfa Wynch Fawr—the name attached to a certain mine or pit, we believe—aud subsequent events proved that the rumour was, unfortunately, mainly correct. From information given to us by persons who were in the mine at the time the dreadful accident occurred, we gather that there are more than one hundred men at work there, who no do.vn in a bucket, but no one ever met with an accident oy descending in that manner previously. On the morn- ing m question a great many men had gone down safely, wien those who, unfortunately, met with the accident entered the bucket. Their names are—Watkin Jones, aged 6 i Lewis Powell, his son-in-law, aired ;>1; David :J.tvies, a^e.l 27 and Thomas Jones, aire d -o. Who tjiey had only descended about, seven or eight yards from the top, ihe balance-chain or a link of the otbs'r chain to which the bucket was attached broke, and the poor fello ,-s went down with terrible speed to the bottom—a d^pt i of nearly one hundred yards! The three firs' n imed died instantaneously; but Thomas Jones survived liil he was taken to the mouth of the level, and conversed \ith those who ran to his assistance, lie wa« a single t'le others were married. Their families and :iellds keenly lament their sud fen and violent death. I here were, it seems, live men in the bu ket at one moment but one of the flve -Lewis Powell's brother- ha\ing suddenly recollected that he had forgotten his eandie, jumped out for the purpose of procuring it. The lander then refused to let him re-enter the bucket, saying, four men are quite enough to go down at once." I HUE IVORITES.—On last Monday, 2lst inst., the bre- thren of the "Castell Ifor" Lodge, at Morlais Castle Inn, celebrated their fitth anniversary. At ten o'clock the oncers and members met in order to arrange matters connected with the lodge, and at halfpast eleven the whole of the members were present, and were dressed with scarfs, &c., and moved on slowly" to Horeb chapel to attend Divine worship. An excellent aud appropriate discourse was delivered by the worthy brother, Mr. B. Owen, Zoar, from Proverbs 4th e., v. 27 and 28. Service being over, the members formed in profession, and paraded the prin- cipal streets of the town after which they returned to their lodge-room, where upwards of one hundred and twenty sat down to a sumptuous dinner, provided by the respected nostess, Mrs. Gay, in her usual elegant and comfortable style. Afterdinnfrthepresidingchalrswere filled by Mr. B. Owen and Mr. D. Magsev. The usual loyal toasts having been disposed of, "the welfare of the Order at large" was given, and responded to in the most hearty manner. The chairman next called the brothers forward, and questioned them upon subjects connected with the Order. Several members spoke with great elo- quence in pointing out the advantages of their Order. Subsequently many songs were sang. The whole of the proceedings were characterised by the utmost good hu- mour and conviviality, and the company separate at a seasonable hour, highly pleased with the instruction re- ceived and the amusements of the day. MERTHYR POLICE. —WKDXCSDAY. [Before T. W. Hill, and William Thomas, Esqrs.] Henry Jones, was charged by John Mahony with re- fusing to pay 13s. 2d. It seems that Mahony had agreed to work for las. 2d. a week. He worked one week and the motiey was paid. He came to his work the following Monday morning at 7, but Jem's refused to let him work, and turned him away. Mahony then demanded the 13s. 2d. because he had not had a week's notice. The reason alleged by Jones for turning him away was that he came to work at 7 instead of at G. A conversation took place respecting the hour: finally they agreed to abide by the decision of Mr. Smith, agent, but in his absence Mr. Thomas Davies gave his opinion, which was in favour of Mahony. Ordered to pay. John Adye, was charged hy John YlO, a guard on the Taff Vale Railway, with obstructing him while on duty oil Saturday evening last. Defendant who was quite in- toxicated insulted the passengers an 1 complainant, and refused to come out of the carriage when properly re- quired to do so. Fined ten shillings, and reprimanded by the magisirates, who told him that if he was ever brought before them again for a similar offence the full penalty of E-5 would be imposed. STEALING CrcusiauRs—John Griffiths, a cripple, was charged with stealing 14 cucumbers, a quantity of gooseberries, & from the garden of William Meyrick, Esq., of Gwaelod-y-garth, on Tuesday morning last. William David sworn I am Mr. Meyrick's gardener. We have cucumbers and gooseberries in the garden, which has a wall on one side and a fence all round, but it is so low that a person may jump over it. I was in the garden on Monday, the 21st, and they were all right then. I was called out about three o'clock on Tuesday morning -went to the garden, and found many cucumbers missing. There were the marks of a wooden leg there. P.C. Paisous said I was on duty by Pendarran srate about half-past one o'clock yesterday morning. I saw this man [pointing to Griffiths] coming from the direction of Mr. Meyrick's house. He had something with him. When he saw me he stood. I asked him what he had there. He said No odds to you." He walked on. I apprehen- ded him. He had some cucumbers in his hand and about his person. I asked him where he got them. He said by the side of the roati," and he gave the same answer relative to the gooseberries. On the way to the station- house he begged of me to I..t him go, that he would do so no more. After I put him in the station-house, I went up to Mr. Meyrick's, and called the gardener. We went to the garden. There were marks of a wooden leg there. I took the leg up with me, and it corresponded exactly with the marks. The gardener was enabled to identify one of the cu- cumbers by its peculiar shape. Committed to Cardiff House of Correction for three months.

COWBRIDGE—COMPROMISING FELONY.—On Saturday night last, about twelve o'clock, the work-shop of Mr. W. Roberts, nailar, &c., was burglariously entered, and a handsome single barrel gun taken therefrom. The thieves effected an entrance through a window, which they demolished; and also rendered the large bellows belonging to the shop useless, by cutting it with some sharp instrument or instruments. Upon the depredations being discovered, a strict inquiry and search was insti- tuted by the police, who found that certain parties from a neighbouring village were at a bagatelle table in the immediate neighbourhood, at a very late hour on the night in question and, upon further inquiry, it was found that the foot-marks by the work-shop exactly cor- responded with those of the patty suspected. At length matters became so clear, and the evidence arrived at so conclusive, that it left not a doubt as to the guilt of those suspected, — insomuch, that the very parties themselves returned the guns and amply compensated the damages they had so mischievously committed. The frequent dis- turbances at night that have of late occurred in this town, certainly call for interference on the part of the police by compelling the publicans to close their houses at proper hours at the same time they should neither show favour to one party nor the other. BRIDGEND.—COMPARATIVE ANATOMY.— On Tuesday last a circumstance took place near this town which almost occasioned" very considerable excitement." On the day just named a lad was walking through a field near the place, and had his attention called to something which had been placed near the hedge. He approached it-saw it was a bag—and, upon examination, found it contained what he believed to be the body of an infant. Horror struck at the discovery, he ran breathless with haste to the house of Mr. a surgeon, residing near the spot, and related to him the circumstance. That gentleman, accompanied by Ihe boy, proceeded to the hedge, and after a hasty examination of the bag and its contents, and sundry ejaculations respecting the vile mother of the innocent," directed that it should be taken to his coach-house. He then sent for Mr. another surgeon, who with himself went to the coach-house— had the supposed body of a child properly placed for view —aud then both gentlemen commenced a serious investi- gation, which having lasted some time, they emphatically pronounced it to be the body of a female child twelve months old." Having arrived at this point, and big with the awful discovery they had made, they proceeded to the residenc3 of a magistrate, who, hearing their story, thought they had better send to the coroner at once." However, by this time, the affair became known generally, and reached the ears of a person who said, The body of a child Why, I'll lay my life if they have not mistaken the body of a male monkey which young ——— lately pur- chased of the proprietor of a show, and which, having skinned, he directed one of his servants to throw into the field where you say the lad found the body of the female child." Nothing more need be written. The parties con- nected with the awful affair" threaten to commit suicide. PYLE.-On Sunday last, the 20th instant, a boiler explosion took place at Margam Colliery. We are in- formed that the boiler had been recently repaired—that the men had filled it with water—lighted a fire under it, which soon got the steam up and caused the explosion. No person was near at the time, otherwise the conse- quences would have been most disastrous. Shortly after the explosion had taken place, a pitman, named Isaac Morgan, narrowly escaped a dreadful denth. He was proceeding to examine the damaged boiler, with the view of ascertaining what part had been defective, when in so doing his foot slipped, and he would have fallen into the scalding water had not a fellow-workman promptly jumped forward and supported him. As it was his limbs were scalded. In consequence of this accident to the boiler the works will be stopped for a week. PORTllCAWL.-On Monday morning last, the Ann and Sarah Bristol Trader, Captain Arr, sunk in the basin at this place. She had only reached the port a day or two previously, and was, at the time of the accident, loaded with Bristol goods. Early on the morning in question a man having occasion to go on board this vessel, hailed" the crew, who, upon awaking, found, to their astonish- ment and horror, that the water was rising into the cabin. They instantly saved themselves by a rapid re- treat. The cargo was afterwards removed, and the damage was ascertained to be trifling, thus verifying the adage that a small leak will sink a great ship." ORANGE TREES AT MARGAM.—The following notice of these trees may possibly be of interest to our readers: The late A. B. Lambert, Esq., communicated to the Linnean Society some notes relating to Botany, from the MSS. of the late Peter Collinson, Esq., F.R S., and which were published in the 10th vol. of the Society's "Trans- actions," pp. 278-9. "Copied from my nephew. Thomas Collinson's Journal of his Travels, 1754." "In the reign of Queen Elizabeth, anno the first Orange and Lemon Trees were introduced into England by two curi- ous gentlemen, one of them Sir N. Carew, at Bedington, near Croydon, in Surrey." The account proceeds to state that the trees had been in great perfection a few j ears before, but through mismanagement they languished and at last they all died. "A better fate has, hitherto, attended the other fine parcel of Orange trees, &c., brought over at the same time by Sir Robert Mansell, at Margam, late Lord Mansell's now Mr. Talbot's, called Kingsey Castle, in the road from Cowbridge, and Swansea" in South Wales. My nephew counted 80 trees of Citrons, Limes, Bergamots, Seville and China Orange trees, ). inted i.i great casc- a■ i ranged in a row before tlj> neenhouse. I his is the finest; sight, of its kind in Lngland. He had the ci riosity to measure some of tliTn. V Cnina Orange measured, in the extent of its branches. 14 feet. A Seville Orange was 14 feet in heisiht, the ease Ineluderl. and the stem 21 inches in circumference. A Ohina Orange 221 inches in girth, June 11, 1777. I ■ t>i;e:i t ie Orangery, ar Margam, in the year 17(5t>, in eompany with Mr. l.ewis Thomas, of Eglews Nyunsrt, in that neighbournood, a very sensible aud attentive man, Alio told me that the Orange trees, &c., in that garden, ei e intended as a present from the King of Spain, to the King of Denmark and that the vessel in which they weie shipped being taken in the Channel, the tree's w^re nade. a present of to Sir Robert Mansell." Kingsey -ast.e is a misname forKeniiir.a ruined pile situated at some iistance^froin Margam. Eglews Nynngt should he spelt, "g "Js nnytM. It appears from one of the notes ap- pended to the Hortus Collinsonianus," printed by L. 'V. Dilhiyn, Esq., in 18f3, for private distribution among ins friends, that Mr. Lambert appears to have had io oilier than a hurried opportunity for selecting and opjmg the memoranda which lie gave to the Linn.ttae. Society: and that the loose memorandum-relatins to the Orangery, at Margam with the date of Ju'v 1 1, 1777, is ittributed to Mr. Collinson, although he had then been i.ad toi several years, aud lie omitted to notice that it is in a very diitereut handwriting from the other papers, and hears the signature of John Browne. It may be observed tn.at there is a discrepancy in Mr. Collins.n's statement, xue Orange trees are said to have "been brought over" oj Sir Robert Mansell (who was, as is well known, a dis- tinguished naval officer i:l the reigns of Elizabeth and James I.) while, in another place, they are said to have been taken aboard a ve»s d in the channel, and given to Sir jtobert Mansell." It is improbable that considering tne sta:e of religious opinions at that period, such a present should have been made by the King of Spain. Again, the curious MS. account of the progress through ■ iorth and South Y»'ales, by Henry Duke of Beaufoit, Lord President of Wales, preserved in the library of itadinintou, which mentions various particulars relative to Mai gam, is silent as to the Orangery. Sir Edward Manseii received his Grace and his splendid suite on the 16th ot August, IGSf. We are justified in presuming that the Orange trees were not then at Marram and this hypothesis is strengthened by the received tradition in the family of the proprietor, Mr. Mansei Talbot, that these trees were intended as a present from the King of Portugal to Catherine of IJraganza, the Queen of Charles IL that they were wrecked on the coast of Glamorgan- shire. and given to Sir Edward Mausell, who was Vice- Admiral of Souin ales, and whose family had espoused the cause of Charles 1. in the recent rebellion Catherine remained in England till 1G92. The only document which we have been able to discover connected with this ceienrated collection, is a memorandum dated July 3, 1727. "The account of the green-house plants now in .,recii-lious,! ijj%N- if Margam, and in perfect health, and given from me, Joseph Kirkman, gardener at Margam this 16 year and haif :—71 Oranges, Citrons. Bergamot, &c., of all sizes; I China Orange dying of canciire, all rest healthy. Amotnu:n plyme in a vase." We are enabled to supply a listof the trees in tubs, amountingat the present time to 85:—37 China, Seville, &c. 23 fiergamots 14 Lemons; 7 Citrons, 4 Shaddocks; of what are considered to be the original stock there are 12, 6 Bergamots, 4 China, and 2 Seville Oranges. One old Bergamot died last winter; we apprehend that when the Orange wall was constructed after the old greenhouse was pulled down, about 40 years ago, a few of the old trees were planted against it. The Shaddock, which does not bear well in tubs, produced fine fruit on the hot wall. NEATH PETTY SESSIONS.—(Held at the Town Hall, Neath, on Friday, the 18th instant, before Howell Gwyn, Esq. and G. Llewellyn, Esq.) — Thomas Timothy, land- lord of the Harp' public house, Briton Furry, was charged by P.C. James Beed, with having allowed beer, &c., to be drank in his house on the morning of Sunday week, during the hours of Divine service. The evidence being clear and conclusive, the magistrates convicted the defendant iu the penalty of 20s., including costs, and cautioned him as to his future conductCatherine Davies, Colliers'Arms, Briton Ferry, was charged by the same policeman with a similar offence, and was convicted in the penalty of fifteen shillings, including costs.— John Hal, son of Phillip Hill, was convicted in the p-nalty of twenty shillings, including costs, for assaulting his sister, Elizabeth Hill. It appeared that the defendant had behaved in the most unmanly and cowardly manner, not only striking his sister, but actually kicking her! The magistrates administered to him a most severe reprimand,- Richard Smith, waggoner, in the service of Mr, Charles Thomas, was charged by Mr. Superintendent Peake, with having ridden upon a waggon drawn by two horses, not having reins, and not having any person on horseback or on foot to guide the same. This being defendant's first offence, he was ordered to pay the costs only, which amounted to ten shillings.—Robert Quick, charged by P.C. George Jones with a similar oifence was ordered to pay the costs—7s. 3d. SWANSEA SAVINGS' BANK.Saturd iy, July 19, 1845. —Deposits received, JE489 3. lid.; repaid, £ 117 8s 6d.; notices to withdraw, £ 251 3s. 5d.—Manager, Mr. Samp- son Dawe. A valuable gold watch was last week stolen at mid day from the shop of. Mr. Hennessy, Wind-street, Swansea -a highly respectable young man who has recently com- menced business as a watchmaker and jeweller in that town. AQUATIC EXCURSION.—On Monday morning last, about five o'clock, the Teetotallers of Swansea and neighbour- hood embarked on board the « County of Pembroke' steamer, from Swansea for Tenby, which place they reached about ten o'clock—remained there seven hours- then returned and arrived at Swansea soon after ten in the evening, much gratified with the pleasures of the day. SWWNSEA. On the night of Monday last, the counting house of Mr. Henry Bath, waE burglariously broken and entered, and a five pound note and some loose silver stolen therefrom. The note happened to be left there for a particular purpose, as money is not usually suffered to remain at the office during night-time, the situation being distant from any dwelling house. Papers were found snattered in all directions about the office. THE LATE HIGHWAY ROBBERY NEAR SWANSEA.— Several private inquiries have from day to day been made by the magistrates, relative to the late robbery of Mr. Benson's messenger, as stated in our last number, yet nothing has been elicited calculated to lead to the dis- covery of the thief or thieves. —The old man, from the ill-usage sustained by him, being in a weak state, was conveyed in a fly to Swansea on Saturday last, and there identified William Morgan as one who attacked him; and Charles Y illiams, being by another person seen in company with William Morgan about the time of the robbery, was, with "William Morgan, remanded until Friday next [this day]. The others who were taken up have been dismissed for the present. .=-

MiffllOU'MlSHIRE. UNOPPOSED BILLS.-The (Lords) committee on un- opposed bills-Lord Shaftesbury chairman—met on Thursday week, at two o'clock, and proceeded with the consideration of the Newport and Pontypoolrailway bill. The case being unopposed, the formal proofs were put in and the chairman said he would report to the house that the bill had passed through committee. STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF LOfms,-Friday July 1Sth.-THE SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. —This bill was opposed on the ground that the plans and sections were not in accordance with the standing orders. The committee, after a long investigation, declared they would report specially to the house, that, notwithstanding the inaccuracies in the plans and sections, the parties shall be allowed to proceed with the bill. THE MON- MOUTH AND HEREFORD RAILWAY.—This bill, after a brief inquiry, was declared to have passed the standing orders. The chairman is to report specially on the case. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.—Thomas Waters, corn- dealer, Pillgwenlly, Monmouthshire. CHEPSTOW. — We are happy to state that a petition to the House of Lords has been most numerously signed this week, praying their Lordships to pass the South Wales Railway Bill this session of Parliament, with the omis- sion of the clauses of the original bill, which relates to that portion of the line lying between Standish and Chepstow. CHEPSTOW HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—We have re- ceived a schedule of prizes to be given by the Chepstow United Horticultural Society in the Castle, on the 4th of September, and we are pleased to observe the liberal re- wardsin store for the successful competitors. The hon. secretary has already received intimation from several ce- lebrated amateurs and nurserymen of their intention to enter the lists 011 that occasion. Another marquee will be erected for the exhibition of vegetables. ABERGAVENNY.—EXTRAORDINARY SHOOTING.On Saturday the 12th inst., a match came off at the Spitty Farm, near Abergavenny. The crackshot of the county, Mr. John Massey Bellamy, undertook for a wager of one sovereign to kill three out of six pigeons, 45 yards rise, which he accomplished in good style. The following are the particulars The first bird flew towards Mr. B., and just has he fired the bird ducked and he was not touched the second was killed close to the trap; the third flew about five yards one side and was also killed the fourth went off at a slapping pace right a bead, and had gone 15 yards from the trap before Mr. B. fired, when lie i ought him down in fine style, the distance being mea- sured was found to be 62 yards; the last two birds were missed-thus winning a wager, A match was afterwards shot between Mr. Howells and Mr. Billing against Mr. Liles and Mr. Hanbury, the first three killing their birds, JHr. Hanbury missing. Mr. Liles and Mr. Hanbury then shot off, Mr. Liles winning. There being only one bird left, Mr. Bellamy made a wager that he would kill it standing as before, 45 yards from the trap there were several bets made. Mr. B. killed his bird cleverly. I here were a great many gentlemen present, and a simi- lar match was made to come off next week. NEWPORT MARKET, on Wednesday last, was well sup- plied with all sorts of cattle, sheep, &c., which sold readily at good prices. The quantity of stock increases weekly, and this may now be considered the best market in the county. The imports from the South of Ireland are very considerable, and we have no doubt the spirited pro- prietors are reaping a handsome per centage upon the outlay. We certainly are in want of a corn and cheese market, and if these were added to the present building the premises would be complete. I FATAL ACCIDENT.—A few days ago as Mr. Edwards a farmer living at Llanover, was getting over a hed"-e' with a loaded gun in his hand, a bramble became en- tangled with the trigger, and, unfortunately, the gun went off, and its contents were lodged in Mr. Edwards's body, causing instantaneous death. On the following day an inquest was held over the body of the deceased, and a verdict of "Accidental death" was returned, It has been with no small amount of pleasure that we observed of late the desire for the improvement of the town of Abergavenny manifested by the inhabitants. The part now undergoing the ordeal is'Pen-y-pouad, and the >pi;it manifested by H. Vennor, E-jq., is deserving of the higestpraise. O:i Sa'urd.iy night, or car'y on S'.riday morning, ten sneep were killed and two others s >ver;y bitten at Tuih-.y, n-ar Abergavenny, the property of Mrs. Morris, of P«n- Unlace; and on the same night, two sheep belon-zing to Mr. T. Davies, butcher, were killed. The dog or dogs which effected the mischief have not been traced. ° BLAENAVON,-—Tin; IRON TRADI?.—The quarterly meeting of the Staffordshire iron masters, to which the hopes and expectations of so many were directe 1, has taken place, and the result has proved diametrically op- posite to what was anticipated. It was supposed that, iVoni private motives for the general good uf the trade, the influential* had kept iron down but it now shows how unfounded and- fallacious such a supposition was. The present price is 70s. pig and 153s. bars, the bars having taken the place that the pigs some m.uiths asro occnpicd. There is no present prospect of amendment, neither i, there a future one that may be relied on held on!, as the make basso far outstripped the dem vad consequently, the markets beco no so overloaded, that in the event of the railway bills passing, the workmen wiil be little or nothing benefited. INQUEST.—On Wednesday week an inquest was held at the Clown I in, before T. Hughes, Esq,, coroner, Oil the body of a tine little boy, aged 9 years, the sou of Thos. White, carpenter, who was found dead in bed. Verdict—Died by the visitation of God. ———Oit-—— NEWPORT POLICE. —MONDAY, JLT.Y 21. [Before the Mayor &T. Hughes, Esq., a- the Town-hall.] FRIGHTENED TO DF. VTIF.—Anuis Evans complained that she and her iamtiy had been frightened out of their lives" by seeing a man asleep on the wali of their arardea. The poor woman seemed not to have fully recovered from the snock. She sobbingly stated she had given him into the custody of the policeman on duty, who, on being called, proved tiie finding of the man in the garden. The prisoner seemed astonished at the complaint, and could not con- ceive how he, being "dead drunk," could frighten away life; and wondered more when he was fined 2s. Gd. and costs. William Edmonds, on the charge of having lead in his possession, being suspected with having stolen the same, was dismissed. The police were ordered to return the property. GIVING AND TAKING THE SACK,—SUSANNA EDMUNDS, aged 14, (and another person), were seen by Policeman Bath, at an unseasonable hour, having with them a sack each. One gave him the sack," b) running away, but with the prisoner he had the pleasure of taking the sack, both ofwitich he now produced.—Case remanded. BURKE versus KING,— Tne complainant, who made a sad tale of an assault, wore a face which might really have borne some resemblance to that of her namesake, tne deaf pugilist while the defendant seemed anything but the daughter or wife of a King. When the Bench attempted to hear the charge, a regular row took place, the comphunant vociferating that she had been grossly \iliiied. The magistiates ordered them to pay 4s. each, costs, and dismissed them. THROWN INTO THE DITCH.—A boy named Jones complained that two others, White and Evans, had tin-own him into a ditch and broken his arm. Settled out. of Court. "THE SONG OF THE SHIRT."—Daniel Kin, stood charged to the tune of stealing a shirt; bat as the com- plainant did not appear, the song was unsung for the present. The prisoner, however, seemed rather disap- pointed at not hearing the music of complainant's sweet voice, and went away growling in rather a bass voice. John Scjne, having a black eye, and otherwis? of a wild and bad-looking character, was charged by Mrs. Harris, the person with whom he lodged, with assaulting her. The young man is a shipwright, in the employ of Messrs. Wilmot and Hall, and has been repeatedly before the magistrates, lie now seemed to feel the disgraceful position in which he stood, and, on the promise of abstaining from drunkenness in future, was dismisse 1. The overseers of the borough of Newport settled the complaint against them by paying to the Guardians the £ 6-to due, with the expenses. A DIRTY QUARREL.—This was a dispute between two scavengers, as to the right to certain dirt which Williams alleged to have gathered together, and Venn was accused of taking away. Witness attempted to saw this here man take away the dirt col!ectcd Ir). tll18 here gen- tleman; but then the two scavengers commenced dis- puting together, and ultimately the magistrates were obliged to dismiss the matter.

IMMSYIEL BRF.COV MARKETS, July 19.-Wheat 5s. Sd. to 6s,; Barley 3s. lUd. to 4s,; Oats 2s. Gd. to 2s. lOd. Malt 8s. 9d. to 9s. Beef, per lb. 6|d. to 7d.; Mutton G^d. to 2 2 7d.; Veal 5d. to 6d.; Lamb Gd. to 7d, Butter 9d. to lid. Skim cheese 4d. to S^d. New potatoes Id. to I ild. Ducks from Is. Gd. to 2s. each. The Brecon assizes commence on Tuesday, the 29th inst., before Mr. Justice Coltman. There are onlv two prisoners as yet for trial—one for forgery, and the other for an assault with intent, &c. WATTON FEAST—Feasts, amongst the last of our retained feudal customs, influenced by the giant strides of the march of civilization, are gradually falling into their deserved disuse. Brecon Watton Feast for 1845 was perhaps a solitary exception to the general rule, for a better attended feast has not been held in Brecon some years. We know not how to account for it, perhaps the present good times have a secret vivifying influence upon the lower classes: be it as it will, however, it is a fact that more diversion and merriment occurred than have for some anniversaries before. Mn. BRAHAM'S CONCERT.-Friday evening, July 18th, was anxiously looked forward to by many lovers of song and harmony as one, (to use the old romantic style) "to be marked with a pen of steel upon tablets of brass," for on thac evening the admired, inimitable Braham was announced for appearance before a Brecon audience. Great expectations were formed from the well-known talent of the vocalist, nor were they doomed to disappointment, for despite the influence of time upon a voice of immense power, a consummate practical knowledge of the laws of harmony combined with his almost unimpaired tones, carried the veteran through the ordeal with vast applause. The performances of Messrs. Charles and Hamilton Braham were also extremely popular more particularly admired was the powerful voice of the latter gentleman. The Bay of Biscay" and two or three other pieces were clamorously encored. Mr. Braham, it is said, was very well satisfied with his cordial reception here. A VACANCY in the office of registrar of Births and Deaths for the district of Brecknock has occurred in consequence of the lamented decease of Mr. John Williams, of the Bear Inn, Brecon. He departed this life on Thursday, the 17th inst., much respected by a large circle of friends and ac- quaintance. Several candidates for the office are in the field, and a sharp contest will it is presumed take place.

BIRTHS. July 22, at Cardiff, Mrs. James Merchant, of a daughter. July 21, at Cardiff, the wife of Mr. Jam >s Phillips, pipe maker, of a daughter. July 11, at Staplegrove, near Taunton, the wife of the Rev. C. Ranken Hall, of a son. July 9, in Somerset-street, Bristol, the lady of the Rev. A. Rogers, of a daughter. In College Green, Worcester, the lady of Chas. Evans, Esq. Secretary to the Bishop of Worcester, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. July 16, at Clifton, by the Rev. W. L. Nichols, vicar, Mr. W, Price, of Cardiff, to Eleanor Jane, youngest daughter of the Mr. Nicholas Hopkins, formerly of .S\v;inbrid:;e,in this county. July 22, at Cardiff, by the Rev. T. Stacey, M.A., Edward, eldest son of M. A. Lisle, Esq., of Woodfie'ld House, to Miss' Margaret Lloyd, niece of Griffith Lloyd. Esq., of Charles-street all of Cardiff. July 20, at Llandaff Cathedral, by the Rev. Richard Prichard S.N., Mr. Thomas Jones to Miss Martha Williams, both of Can- ton, near Cardiff. July 22, at the same place, Mr. Charles Vinson to Miss Catherine Thomas, both of the parish of Llandaff. July 22, at Castle Froome, in the county of Hereford, by the Rev. W. H. Lyal). Mr. W. B. Griffiths, of Newport, Monmouth- shire, to Mary Anne, eldest daughter of Mr. Wm. Pudge, of the Hillend, Much Cowarne. ° July 14, at Tredegar Church, Mr. James Ash Gabb Harrison, Abersj chan Iron Works, to Jane, youngest daughter of Mr, John Massey, Ebbw Vale Iron Works. July 10, at Lambeth Palace, Edward, Lord Bishop of Palis- bury, to the Hon. Clementina BaiUie Hamilton, youngest daugh- ter of the late Archdeacon and Lady Charlotte Hamilton. July 16, at the parish church of St. George, Bloomshurv, by tho Venerable Archdeacon Jones, the Rev. David William's' of Mold, Flintshire, to Martha Elizabeth Flora, eldest daughter of Sir Edward Vaughan Colt, Bart., of Trawscoed, Radnorshire. DEATHS. July 19, after a protracted illness borne with pious resigna- tion, Isabella, the beloved wife of Recs Jenkins, Esq,, solicitor, Bridgend. Her exemplary conduct as wife, mother, and friead, will long endear her memory to the social circle best acquainted with her worth. Julyn, Mary Hester, the infant daughter of the foremen- tioned Rees and Isabella Jenkins, aged one month. July 20, at the house of her sister, Mrs. Hughes, iu this town, Miss McCarthy, aged 54 years. July 9, at Chepstow, after a short but painful illness, Sarah, wife of Mr. John Clarke, Bridge-street, in the 45th \ear of her age. July 12, at the residence of Miss Powell, Credenhiil, of con- sumption, aged 16 years, Elizabeth, third daughter of Mr. Walter Constable, of Newport, Monmouthshire. July 10, at Castletown, Isle of Man, in the 74th year of his age, Major-General Ready, Governor of the Island. July 14, at Builth, aged 70, Mrs. Evans, widow of the late Mr. Griffith Evans, maltster, Builth. July 13, Mr. Evan Winstone, of the Struct, Brecon, deeply and sincerely regretted. July 17, Mr, John Williams, of the BeaT Inn, Breeon, by numerous relatives and fl-ic, July 17, at Cefnbrynich Farm, near Brecon, agel! 82 H'ars, Mr, Thomas Prosser. Beraif near' Cr^tl^011' house of her son. the Rev. G. J. Kendall relict nf^0WeU> in her 88th year, Mrs. Elizabeth Breconsiiire. late Edward Kendall, Esq., of Danvpark, July 16th, suddenly, at the Castle Inn, Glasbury, in the 47th Th,,™ afe' Mrs" Mar>" Kitchingman, relict oi' the late Mr. omas Kitchingman, of Glasbury. July 18, at his seat, Howick Hall, Earl Grev, in the S2d vear of his age. July 15, at his residence at Streatham, the Earl of Dunmore, in the 41tt year of his age. July 21, at the residence of his son, the Hon. Mr. Manners Sutton, at No. 11, Southwick Terrace, Oxford-square, London Lord Canterbury. July 22, at his residence, Portman-square, London, Lord Bateman, in his 6lith year. July 23, at Swansea, after a long illness, aged 71 years, John Watkin, butcher, who had for many years attended the Swansea, market.