The Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette

I Alotieco. I TAFF VALE RAILWAY. GENERAL HALF-YEARLY MEETING. Notice is hereby Given, THAT the next GENERAL HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the Proprietors of this Company, ivill be held pursuant to Act of Parliament, at the WHITE LION HOTEL, BROAD ST., BRISTOL, on WEDNESDAY, the 20th day of AUGUST, 1845. The Chair will be taken at 12 o'clock precisely. (Signed) J. J, GUEST, Chairman. Notice is also hereby Given, J! That the BOOKS kept for the REGISTRATION OF TRANSFERS, will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the 13th day of AUGVST instant, until after the holding of the said General Half-Yearly Meeting. g| By order, P A. F. MORCOM, I Secretary. ■ Railway Office, Cardiff, August 1st, 1845. Ej

THE VALE OF NEATH RAILWAY: CONNECTING Swansea ff Neath with the Town of Merthyr Tydvil, Length, 22 miles. Provisionally Registered. Capital, £ 500,000; in 25,000 Shares of E20 each. Deposit, E2 per Share. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. The Right Hon. the Earl of Jersey Henry John Grant, Esq., The Gnoll, Neath Nash Vaughan Edwards Vaughan, Esq., Rheola, Neath Morgan Morgan, Esq., Bodwigiad, Merthyr Tydvil Henry Thomas, Esq., Preswlfa, Neath, Vice-Chairman of the Quarter Sessions for the County of Glamorgan John Bruce Pryce, Esq., of Duffryn, Cardiff John Peirse Kennard, Esq James Wittit Lyon, Esq., Miserden Park, Cirencester, and Neath Wm. Meyrick, Esq., Gwailod-y-Garth, Merthyr Tydvil David Evans, Esq., banker, Merthyr Tydvil Reverend Thomas Gronow, Court Herbert, Neath James Shepherd, jun., Esq., of Ynisarwed Colliery John Whitlock Nicholl Carne, Esq., D.C.L., Dimland House, Cowbridge Edward Lewis Richards, Esq., Merthyr Tydvil Robert Place Leyson, Esq., Neath Michael John Michael, Esq., merchant, Swansea Rees Morgan, Esq., Neath William Leyson, Esq., Neath Henry Jones, Esq., Heathfield House, Cardiff Robert Evans, Esq., merchant, Neath Herbert Edward Evans, Esq Eagles-bush, Neath Frederick Green, Esq., Forchdwm and Toiimawr Col. lieries, Neath Wm. Weston Young, Esq., merchant, Neath g Wm. Llewellyn Powell, Esq., merchant, Taibach ■ Wm. Thomas, Esq., Merthyr Tydvil H William Gossage, Esq., Birmingham and Neath gi William Price, Esq., Glantwrch, Swansea || Mr. William Whittington, Neath || Frederick Pratt Barlow, Esq. l Directors of the Great Robert Frederick Gower, Esq. J Western Railway Co. |§ The Viscount Villiers, M.P. J re Louis Vigors, Esq. i Directors ofthe South! D.A.Saunders Davies,Esq.,M.P. > r> •, „ ■ David Lewis, Esq. ( Wales Railway Co. 1 Archibald F. Paull, Esq. | Charles Lean, Esq., Cwm Avon, Taibach j Sankey Gardner, Esq., Eagle Bush Foundry, Neath 1 With power to add to their number. |j Engineer—I. K. Brunei, Esq. | Bankers-Messrs. Denison, Heywood Kennard & Co., 1 London. | Solicitors—Messrs. W. O. and W. Hunt, 10, Whitehall, London; H. S. Coke, Esq., Neath. E| THIS line is the natural result of opening out, by anBj important main trunk like the South Wales Railway,9 a country rich in minerals, with a large and rapidly in. creasing population, both of which have hitheito been but imperfectly supplied with the means of transit. E| The numerous mines, collieries, iron, copper, tin plate,B fire brick, chemical, and other works, already in opera-B tion and in course of being opened, in the interior ofB South Wales, especially in the country through which this line will pass, and which are now being extensively multiplied there, seek a more speedy and ready access to the main line than existing modes supply, and hence the necessity for affording to the important valley between Neath and Merthyr Tydvil the most perfect means of communication, riot only with the South Wales but with the ports of Neath and Swansea, the naturals! and legitimate outlets for the produce of the vallev -ni whence the supplies of flour and other provisions from'B ^Ireland can be cheaply and expeditiously conveyed intoll the hea:t of the country. Kg The proposed line will commence at Neath by a junc- tion with the South Wales Railway, will continue up the Valley to near Pont Walby, thence to Merthyr Tydvil,B passing within a short distance of the extensive iron works lying in that district. H] The advantage of the natural fall of country, being from Merthyr to Neath, calls forth a strong opinion inSj the following extract from the report of the Board ofgj Trade on Railways in South W ales By the proposed^S line (the South Wales), the principal towns and commer-RS cial emporiums, which are situated along the coast at the £ 9 bottom of the valleys, are^ placed upon the main line, toB which the traffic from the interior will descend a consi-B deration which is very important, when we recollect that aB great part of this traffic will consist of heavy minerals." En The Vale of Neath intersects the great coal and iron fields of South Wales, and possesses anthracite, as well aslfl [bituminous coal, in great abundance. In addition to theB Collieries and Iron Works, there are also Tin Works ad-B [joining the proposed Line, and valuable timber, to theB jextent of 4,000 acres. B It is unnecessary to give a detailed estimate of the pro-B bable revenue that will arise from the Vale of NeathB [Railway; it is sufficient to say, that in the districtsB [between and through which it will pass, the popuIationB [numbers above 80,000, depending chiefly on the suppliesB now transmitted to the interior through Swansea anriB [Neath that the intercourse between the above towns isH such as to bear out a most favourable estimate of nassen-B ger traffic; and that 200,000 tons of coal, exclusive ofB other minerals, are exported annually from the Vale ofH Neath, finding a ready market in France, Ireland, Somer-B setshire, Devonshire, Cornwall, London, and other laces. From these mere outlines it is evident that the increased facility of transit which this Railway will afford over tlieB present modes of conveyance, connected as it will be withB Swansea and Briton Ferry (the port of Neath) by meansB of the South Wales Railway, will produce a correspondingSj increase of production and traffic. Under the latteiB head, as regards passengers, may be taken into consider-B tion the large numbers that resort to Swansea from interior for sea bathing, and the strikingly piccuresqut" and richly varied beauty of the Vale of Neath, with its famed waterfalls, will be a source of never failing attrac- tion to tourists and parties of pleasure. The most favourable opinion is entertained of the Vale of Neath Railway by almost all the landed proprietoi-s along the line, the majority of whom are members of the Provisional Committee, the lessees of collieries, and partiesgH engaged in shipping and its importance as a profitableB investment may be judged from the fact that the NeathB Canal, which now traverses only half the distance of the proposed line, and affords, even to that limited extent, but imperfect accommodation, has for many years paid a||l l.irge dividend to the proprietary, and the original £ 100|1I' shares are now marketable at £ 310. || Prospectuses may he had, and applications for share^B may be addressed, in the form annexed, to the Secretary, 12 at the offices of the Company, 449, West Strand, London,S' and to the Solicitors in London, or Neath. B In the allotment of the shares of the company, a pre- ference will be given to parties locally interested, and to the proprietors of shares in the South Wales RaiIwayB Company. MH The usual power will be taken by the act, to allow in-B' terest at 4 per cent, per annum, on the amount of sub-B' scriptions paid up; and no subscriber will be answerable for more than the amount of his deposit of £ 2 perB share, until the act is obtained, and then not beyond theB amount of his subscription. B1 London, July 2G, 1845. H FORM OF APPLICATION. B To the Provisional Committee of the Vale of Neath B Railway. H) Gentlemen—I request that you will allot me B shares of Twenty Pounds each, in the proposed Vale ofB Neath Railway Company, on the terms and conditions ofB the Prospectus, and 1 undertake to pay the deposit sign the necessary deeds when required. S Dated the day of 1815. Name |a. Profession fiji Place of Abode gjB Reference Ma

——— VALE OF NEATH RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, THAT NO APPLICATIONS FOR SHARES WIN be received after MONDAY, the 1st of SEPTEMBER next. By order of the Committee FRED. G. SAUNDERS, Secrttary pro tern. 449, West Strand, London, 12th August, 1815, >

¡" GLAMORGANSIZIRE. 1 GLAMORGANSHIRE. | CJCHEDULE of FINES, FORFEITURES, andj O PENALTIES, paid or payable to the TREASURERf of the COUNTY of GLAMORGAN, from EASTERg QUARTER SESSIONS to TRINITY QUARTER! SESSIONS, 1845. | Sum payable By whom toE ame" paid. but not be paid. Org paid. remarks. M Caerphilly. £ • s. d. £ s. d. jl )avid Morgan 2 0 OjCommitted | Robert Williams 2 0 0!Do. Lobert Wilde 1 0 0 Do. laroline Gay 0 10 0 S iSum ODo. g acob Griffiths 0 5 0 arses Thomas 0 5 0 John Jones. 0 0 6 ? Vatkin Davis 0 5.0, I Lobert Price 4 6 6 Committed ohn Powell 17 6 Idward Davies 4 12 0 tichard Davies 0 1 0. H Edward Thomas 0 1 0. I Lewis Todd 5 0 E William Davies 0 5 0 )S | DavidRoberts. 0 0 6. S | Richard Davies 2 6 1 John Prosser 0 5 0 1 William Hopkins 5 0. I Evan Evans Walter Williams 0 5 0 Ezekiel Morgan 0 5 0 James Davies 0 2 6. John Lewis I I J ames Davies. 0 5 0 William Price 4 7 0 John Webber 0 5 0. Edward Lewis 0 5 0 Edward Hughes I 0 0 William Jenkins 0 1 0. B John Jones 4 6 0 |j Edmund Lewis 0 12 0. ■ Daniel Lewis 4 13 0 B Evan Evans 4 7 6(Committed B William Morgan 4 8 6 Do. R Henry Mathews 0 5 0 B Elizabeth Rees 0 5 0 K David Davies 4 13 0 K William Jones. 0 5 0. B Morgan Thomas 010 0.t gjj Thomas Roberts 0 10 0 g Daniel Harris. 4 0 0. B Daniel Harrfs 0 0 6. I B David Powell 0 2 6 B David Thomas 2 0 0 Committed B Susan Rees. 0 10 Ej Patrick Bryan 0 0 Committed g Thomas Jones 4 6 6 Absconded B Mary Knowles 0 0 6 B John Morgan 0 5 0. ■ John Parry 0 5 0 §9 David Havard 0 10 0 Committed m John Thomas 010 0 B William Bodd 10 0 Committed Cardiff. William Bennett 3 0 0 Committed William Jenkins 2 0 0 Harriett Evans 0 5 0 Committed g Thomas Williaflis 0 10 0 g William Morgan 2 0 0 Committed John Cokely 4 0 0 Do. Dennis Driscoll 4 15 C Do. Patrick Crawley 3 0 0 Do. g Andrew Hickey. 2 0 0 Do. tS Elizabeth Sullivan. 0 1 0 )g Thomas Driscoll 1 0 0 Committed g 3 Andrew Poole 1 0 0 Do. Sjohn Mahoney 0 5 0 Daniel Shanghnessy. 0 10 0. John Morgau 1 10 0 m David Roberts 110 0 E Thomas Lewis I 10 0 Committed bj John Winstone 0 5 0. || Evan Griffith 1 15 0 Committed H Edward Lisle 010 0 H James James 0 10 0 || William Thomas 0 10 0 If Cowbridge. g George David. 0 2 6 Committed g Thomas Harris 0 2 6 Do. S Richard Chatterton ..05 0 § £ Eustace Harris 0 5 0. ■ William John 0 5 C Allowed time to pay E Dynaspowis. 6 David Spencer 0 5 0 B William Llewellyn. 006 B William Morgan 0 10 0 B Job Williams 0 2 6 I Thomas Williams 026. | Kibbor. f| Edmund Edwards 011 6. g Do 1 0 0 I Llangavelach. p "Nil." 1 Mislcin. | Jane Tanner 0 5 0 | Aaron John 5 0 0 Committed William Arthur 2 18 0 Do. Richard Walters 3 17 0 Do. John Thomas r 4 4 6 Do. |j John Lewis 026 j| David Homfray 4 9 0 » John Isaac 2 0 0. Llewellyn Jones 4 5 6. ,j Peter Moore. 0 5 0. hi Benjamin Jones. 050 J ohn Frice 0 2 6. Neath. jjj John Hopkin 1 7 0 Committed g Thomas Evans 0 3 8 S John Harris 1 0 0 S David Davies •••• ••• 0 5 0 Committed & David Rees 0 12 0 Do. s Eli Culverhouse 3 10 3 p Griffith Jenkins 0 10 0 jS William Williams 0 0 6 David Harris 0 5 0. | Ann Watkins 0 O 6 £ Robert Quick 0 0 6 i Mary Williams 0 15 0 I Lewis Jenkins I 15 0 John Edwards 0 4 6 § William Thomas .040 K Benjamin Wilkes .189, jji Edward Hughes 0 10 0 I|j Morgan Lewis 0 12 6 §| Samuel Morgan 0 5 0 jig William Hopkin 0 5 0 g William Davies 0 10 0 Committed 11 Hopkin Jones and linn H David Francis J j|| Jharle3 Reynolds 0 5 0 Committed l|l Newcastle jSf Ogmore. iy Newcastle jSf Ogmore. iy i'hoinas Price. 1 0 0 glj William Howe 2 0 0. jg David Jones ..0 4 H Jenkin Iiee3 0 6 10^ JB Evan Morgan 0 3 0 ii John Davies 0 1 0. H )avid Robert 4 13 4 In William Thomas 4 12 4 IS Francis Jenkin 4 9 6 E| William Thomas 1 19 6 ra David Robert 4 9 6 S Lewis John 0 2 6 t|| Richard Jenkin 4 9 6 ||f David Jenkin I 19 6 ||j W illiam Robert 1 18 3 ||3 William Williams .j 2 0 0 Committed jl! Walter Walter 1 10 0 Do. ||| John Howard 0 10 0, |i| Swansea. JBj David Rees 1 0 0; H John Davies 0 0 6| H Thomas Leyshon 0 0 6, H Vlary Withers 0 11 6j gjj Edward Phillip 0 10 0 Committed B Thomas Powell. 01061 gj Edward Mainwaring.. 1 13 6! Bp George Evans 0 4 8j H Chai les Evans 0 4 8' H William Bavies 0 4 sj B Edward Davies 0 4 8j B William Evans 0 4 8 B James Griffiths 0 2 10 B Thomas Harris 0 2 10 Ig Borough of Swanserr. Robert Robinson 0 5 0. Ann Gi-iffiths 0 5 0 Nlol-gan William 4 16 6 William Jones 0 6 6 John Evans 0 10 0 John Polity 0 50 William Roach 0 6 6 Committed William French 0 0 6, Ann Splatt 0 0 6. ohnThomas. 0 5 0 Charles Jeremy. 1 11 0 Daniel Bryant 0 7 6 BJ Daniel Sullivan 0 7 6 B James Sullivan 0 7 6j || George Mac Whar. 2 10 0 B John Williams 2 0 0 H William Neckerwes ..006 B George Thomas 0 5 0 H Ann Keys 0 0 6 ■ George Withers 1 0 0 Committed B Henry GardenSr 1 0 0 B Lewis Jenkins 0 3 0 Committed B William Davies o 3 0 Do. B John Webb 411 6 B 134 0 10 A E. P. RICHARDS, Treasurer, B Cardülj 11th lSi5, I Cardifr, Ilth Aug., isio, Treasurer, I

| Notices. | i AQUATIC s38^ EXCURSION. I | The DIRECTORS of the BRISTOL STEAM NAVtGATtOKg SCOMPANY having kindly offered the use of the K | LADY CHAttMTTE STEAM-PACRET, I [j1)]fJ m l1J I TO THE I I Cardiff Mechanics' Institute, I 1 The Committee beg to state that they will certainly cai-ri- ffl out their intention of going to B| I IE.FRACOEIBE 1 j As previously advertised, on the day and at the time undermentioned j! On MONDA Y, AUGUST 1 Sth, 1845, t LEAVING the BUTE DOCKS at half-past Five o'clock. JLj A.M., precisely, arriving at Ilfracombe at half-past Nine, anowing seven hours and a half on shore. Thr on their return to Cardiff. I Company will re-embark at Five, P.M., at the Pier-head, The Band of the Institute will attend. The number of Tickets being limited, an early application is requested. tt Tickets for the Excursion,—Gentlemen, 3s. Gd.; Ladies, 2s. 6d.; To be had of W. Nicholl, Esq., President; C. Vachell, Ksq., Vice-President; and of the following Gentlemen:- W. T.Edwards, Esq., surgeon; Mr. Moxley, St. Mary- street; Mr. Harris, cabinet-maker; Mr. T. Price, draper; Mr. Coleman, druggist; Mr. Donovan; Mr. Jefford; Mr. T. Thomas, St. Mary-street; Mr. Barry, jeweller: Mr. Geake, Bute-street; Mr. G. C. Baylis; Mr. J. Pride; Mr. W. Bird, jun., Bank; Mr. Mason; Mi- Rhys Lewis, Crockherbtown Mr. Cosway, St. Mary- street; Mr. J. B. Hopkins Mr. J. Hopkins; Mr. J. |Williams, ironmonger; and at the Institute. I Omnibuses will be in attendance to convey parties to and from the Packet. I «r.T he above early hour has been fixed upon in ordeiB Ito obviate the necessity and expense of landing in boats. C. CLINTON, „ c t T. H. LOWDER, J Hon' Secretaries. Cardiff Mechanics' Institute, August 12th, 1845. The Schooner MESSEITGBP, W. HUGHES, MASTER, IS NOW LOADING AT COTTON'S WHARF, TOOLEY-STREET, LONDON, FOR Cardiff, Newport, Merthyr, Dowlais, Aberdare, Abergavenny, Brecon, Monmouth, Pontypool, Cow- bridge, Bridgend, and places adjacent, and will positivelj sail on THURSDAY, the 28th of AUGUST, 1845. JS For Freight, &c., apply to the Master on Board Mr. g J. Rowe, Moderator Wharf, Newport; Mr. Thomas m Richards, Abergavenny; Messrs. Prosser and Co., Bre- con Messrs. J. H. and G. Scovell, the Wharfingers, London; or to Mr. W. Pritchard, Wharf, Cardiff. London, August 13th, 1845. G

PROMOTER LIFE ASSURANCE & ANNUITY 1 COMPANY, 9, CHATHAM PLACE, BLACKFRIARS, | LONDON, Established in 1826. 1 DIRECTORS: I Wm. Goodenough Hayter.Esq. Robert Palk, Esq. H M.P. John Louis Prevoit, Esq. H Charles Johnson. Ksq. Samnel Smiih, Bsq. ||| lohn Towgood Kemble, l?sq. Le Marehaut Thomas, Esq. E John G. Shaw Lefevre, F.R.S. fi Trustees—John Deacon, Esq. John G. Shaw Lefevre, pi Esq., F.R.S. Charles Johnson, Esq. || Secretary—M. Saward, Esq. || This Society is supported by an ample subscribed §| Capital, and by a considerable accumulated premium K fund. H Assurances are effected at a low rate of premium, without profits, or at an increased premium, with parti- cipation in the profits of the Office. K The following are the annual Premiums required for the assurance of £ 100 on a healthy life in either case :— B I WITHOUT PROFITS. G Age. £ s. d. Age. £ s d. Aqe.. £ s. d. Age I £ s d En 20 I U 8 30 2 2 2 49 2 17 0 50 4 0 8W WITH PROFITS. Kg Age. £ s. d. Age. £ s. d. Age. £ s. d. Age. £ s. dWi 20 1 16 11 30 2 9 2 40 3 6 6 50 414 2^ I A Bonus in ready money, at the rate of 15 per cent, on the premiums received (equivalent to a reversionary bonus of about 30 per cent.) was declared in May, 1842. gon all beneficial policies on which three annual premiums yhad been paid in the December previous. !A division of the profits takes place every five years, and the holders of beneficial policies can receive their bonuses in ready money, or have them applied in aug- mentation of their policies, or in reduction of their i;'uture premiums. I Assurers may contract to pay their Premiums either in |one sum, in a giyen number of payments, in annual, ahalf-yearly, or quarterly payments, or on the ascending 1 or descending scale• | Officers in the Army and Navy on active service.! iPersons afflicted with chronic and other diseases, and [jsuch as are going beyond the limits of Europe, are also I Assured at moderate rates. 1 Prospectuses and all necessary information may be {obtained at the office, or of the Agents:— iCardiff, Mr. John Lloyd, Mr. Richards's Office. iChepstow, Mr. Joseph Davies. Hereford, Mr. Henry Lawrence, Elizabeth Place. Bristol, Messrs. Jordan and Bragge, Albion Chambers.

I .tfomgu Intrllignirr. I FRANCE.—There is little to claim attention in the recent Paris journals. The Debats states that the autho rities at Toulon have commenced a regular inquiry into the caus° of the fire in the arsenal. It has been clearly ascertained that the fire was the work of an incendiary, matches having been found in a state of preparation, which probably the alarm prevented from being ignited. No clue has hitherto been obtained to the author of thei crime. SPAIN.—Accounts from Madrid are of the 2nd inst. The Heratdo states that the couspiracy lately discovered in that capital as both civil and military. The conspi- rators had endeavoured to seduce from their allegiance a number of officers and sergeants of the garrison, and heir plan was to re-organise a portion of the National Guard, who were to be the first to raise the standard of revolt. A sergeant of the regiment of Galieia had be- trayed the secret, and the information he gave has induced he authorities to order the arrest of General Crespo, of :he former Political Chief Luis Sagosti, of M. Lasomera, former commander of the Free Corps; M. Munoz, an ex officer of the National Guard of Madrid Gonzales, m officer of the Regt. of the Constitution, and others. The|| Castellano says that the conspirators were to strike the blows on the night of the 3lst ult. The authorities, oeing apprised of their projects, had adopted the necessary! measures to defeat them. Madrid was perfectly tranquil. j| At Malaga, according to the Rco del Comercio, a co;n-fe' plete reign of terror has been established. Itisonhjl necessary for any creature of the Government to denounceH the most respectable inhabitant of the city to expose him|g and his property to danger. The Council of War hasp closed its deliberations by condemning to death two ser-ij geants, and to various degrees of punishment several^ inhabitants of Malaga more or less compromised in theii late conspiracy. i THE EAST.—■The disorders on the frontiers between^ Greece and Turkey continue unabated. Great com-jli plaints are made of the inactivity of the officers in com-|| mand ofthe troops in Thessaly and Acarnania, who, it isg said, have done literally nothing to put down the dis-S urbances. Seraskier Pacha is still carrying on his?| campaign in Upper Albania, and has destroyed a great|| lumber of villages in the neighbourhood of Jackova.S The inhabitant refused all the conditions of offered by him. The Seraskier Pacha has made a de,f £ mand on the Pacha of Siodra of a reinforcement of 300-^i men, to enable him to attack the jnsurgents i:i severalty points at once.—Advices from Constantinople of July 23 p state that on the 12th a dreadful conflagration took place ft which reduced nearly the whole of the flourishing townfl of Ternova, in Bulgaria, to a heap of ruins. || AMERICA By the Fidelia packet-ship, which ar-ffi rived on Monday afternoon_at Liverpool, we have advicesH from New York, the most interesting portion of which is,f| probably, a copy 0f the manifesto of the Mexican Ke-g public, under date of the 14th of June last, declaiinifg war against the United States, on account of the decree! of that body, sanctioned by the Executive, annexing Texas to, and incorporating "it with, the Federal Union. The document thus promulgated by the Mexi"can'Govern-p ment is conceived in a becoming & independent spirit, &fj expressed in dignified and dispassionate terms. In de -i nouncing the conduct which has been pursued by the Con-gjj gress and Government of the United states, throughout vhole course of the dishonest and disgraceful transactions! •ommenced by the late General Jackson, organized andjgj matured by the ex-President Tyler, and :>y his successor Mr. Polk, the head of the Mexican^ Republic says, This mode of appropriating to itself! territories upon which other nations have rights,w introduces a monstrous novelty, endangering the peaceB °f the world, and violating the sovereignty of nations; that the usurpation now consummated to the preju-S dice of Mexico has been in insidious preparation for longtime," during which, on the part of the United^ States, the most'cordial friendship was proclaimed fors Mexico;" the faith and obligations of existing treaties! being, by Mexico, in the interim, strictly &ud legally I observed," a

1 RAILWAY WITNESSES AND RAILWAY i COMMITTEES. |j Tn the number of Blackwood for the present month, fa vhich, by the way, is an excellent number, and worthi >f Maya's best days, there is a* clever article, entitled H•' A Letter from London. By a Railway witness." The! ■ writer, among other things, shows up the insufferable! lj rash wh eh has supplanted the national drama at our! ■ metropolitan theatres, such as Valentine and Orson,\ St'Vhittingfon and his Cat, Cinderella, Graciosa and Per- :-inet, &c., &c. But our object in adverting to this papery is to extract the following opening paragraphs, which) grepresent, in a lively and amusing manner, the many] Hjiood things which witnesses, solicitors, barristers, andi H ithers are reaping from the present railroad mania, a-j Hwell as the practical absurdities of railroad committees g My di^r Bojlc,—It is ten thousand pities that yori =»rc not H !< re. Why the ileucp can't yon make 1\idlllto tho ¡ B-ommonwoalili, by calculating a gradient, laying do^n a Bcurve, or preparing a table of traffic, in order to obtain tliepro- B qualification for a railway witness ? Nothing in this \*orld is Ijoasier. You liav e only to sit at your window for a %\ven amount gj •>[ hoursoncea week, and nolo down the number of the cabs and g arts which jolt andjinglo to the Broomielaw; or, if yon like H hat better, to ascertain the quality of the soil three feet be Bneath your own wine-cellar and you are booked fora month's ■residence in London, free quarters at a first-rate hotel, five ■residence in London, free quarters at a first-rate hotel, five guineas a day, and all expenses paid. I confes; that this ■ etimen seems to mc both proiitabie and p'easant. I have j9iiecn here for six weeks, feeding on tlie fat of the land, Bd. inking claret which even aLeith man would scarcely venturp B o anathemise, white-baiting at Blackwall, and varying these ■sensual qualifications with an occasional trip to Richmond and ■ Ascot races. I have, moreover, mark YOIl, a bunch of as S 're.v bank paper in my pocVet as ever was paid into tin ■ Exchequer; and the whole equivalent I have given for this H ind and liberal treatment was cerlain evidence touching th. g on trade of Ayrshire, which I poured into the drowsy ear- H t five worthy grntlrmen, about as familiar wilh thut subject K s vou are. with the mythology of the Chinese. I.ou^ life ti ||!he railway mania say I! It has been treasure-trove to some H ,1' U'. The only I regret is my inability tel carry thr ■ var into the enemy's country, and make my fortune out ofs S he English compaiiies. 1 have the appetite but not tlif; g iowcr, and, afti*r all, it would hardly make up for Flodden. I] I like this sort of life much better than assorting cargocs Ej nd superintending the arrival of sugar casks. There is no 9 ant of society, for 1 find myself here surrounded by the old B ainilliar faces. I do not think there is a soul in this hotel B 'xeep' townsmen of ollr own, You meet in the committee. B oouis the same excellent fellows whom you have daily eu- B'ountered for the last 'en years on the Exchange, and the) H Ire all gelting fatter upon their work. Edinburgh, too, has H "-mushed her quota. We have Writers to the Signet by the B core, and a sprinkling of the young Advocates whom we are 3| iccustonied to meet upon circuit. Poor lads it does one g"od! H o see th< m thriving. This must be a very different sort ofj B-iusiness from the weariful Parliament House, and the two! H square yards of processes, with a fee of three guineas fori B nany an interminable condescendence. I believe they wouldj iave no objection if the session of Parliament were declared jerpetual and for that matter no more would r. M Certainly, of all tribunals ever invented by the ingenuity of nan, a parliamentary committee is the most extraordinary. [t is a court of inqniry consis iog of five members, whose prin- cipal qualification is absolute previous ignorance of the loca- ities and conflicting interests with regard to which they must lecide. Of their impartia'ity, therefore, there can be no loubt. You or I might just as well sit down at a moment's lotice,- and adjudicate upon the merits of three competing ines between l'ekin and Canton, with an equal chauce of irriving at a satisfactory conclusion. Of course they must )e guided entirely by evidence, and have plenty of materials] laid before them from which they may pick and choose. It is] N he richest thing in the world to see two crack engineers pitted) igainst each other. The first, who appears on behalf of the] ine, does not know and cannot conceive the slightest en-j iincering difficulty. If a mountain stands in i*s way, he] ilunges fearlessly into its bowels, finds in the intcriorstrata ofj urpassing mineral wealth, yet marvellously adapted for the] .urpose of a four-mile tunnel, and brings you out sound and! <t!e at the opposite side, as though he had heen perforating! i gigantic cheese instead of hammering his path through whin-' 'tone coeval with the creation. It a lake stands in the way,! he will undertake to drain it, with immense advantage to thej neighbouring proprietors. If a valley intervenes, he willj ridge it with a viaduct, which shall put to shame thegrandest- elics ol antiquity. He has no knowledge of such bugbears asj ;'eep gradients or dani erous curves a little hocus-pocus witM §} he compasses transforms all these into gentle undulations, and! sweeps of the most graceful descnptll>n, He will run V0U his S ails right through the heart of the most populous city—yeaj B ven lilasgow herself—and across the streets, without thf^ ■ lightest interruption to the ttaffic. He will contrive so that! B he hissing of the locomotive shall be as graceful a sound as' B he plashing of a fountain in the midstof otIr bisected squares J a »n<t he is indignant at the supposition that any human bein^ ||:an be besotted enough to prefer the prospect of a budding' B garden, to a clean double pair of rails beneath his bedroom; a vindow, w iih a jolly train steaming it atongat the rate ofl Ipfty miles per hour. I 8 The opposing engineer has a contrary story to tell. He hasj Bche utmost confidence in the general ability of his scientific! Hrriend, hilt on this occasion he has had the misfortune to ditfclj B u opinion. Very carefully has he gone over the whole of thej B ine surveyed. He is sorry to say that the gradients ,>rcF S uterly impossible, and the curves approaching to a circle.] B funnelling is out of the question. How are two miles of quick-| gsand and two of basahic rock to be gone through ? The first] His deeper than the Serbonian bog, and would swallow up the H vhole Hriiish armv. The second could not be pierced in aj B diorter time than Fharoab took to construct the pyramids ol H'gypt. He considers a railwlIY in the heart of a lown to hd In absolllte and intolerable nllÍs3llCe; aud, ou tbe whole, ■ looking at thc plan before him, he has come to the conclusion, tbat a more dangerolls and impracticable line was never yet laidieforea committee of the United Parliament of Great ■iritain.—John Bull.

ELECTIONS. I There are several vacancies in the representation occa- sioned by deaths or appointments. g BELFAST.—A Conservative will most probably bej elected in the place of Mr. Emmerson Tennent. I g CHICHESTER.—We hear of no opposition to Lord A.¡ Lennox, who succeeds Captain Buldero at the OrdnanceJ 1| CiutiNCESTER.—No idea of any other candidate than) the former member, Mr. Cripps, who was one of thej Commissioners for enquiring into Welsh grievances., N fhe election was appointed to take place on Thursday last.. The result will be given in our next. I g KIRKUDBRIGHT.—-Mr. Maxwell, a Roman Catholic,J is the only candidate. The election was ordered to be on! the 15th inst. j SUNDERLAND.—After some delay in the proof of Lord' flowick's claim to the peerage, the writ was issued and! the nomination fixed for Wednesday. Polling was to| commence on Thursday. Colonel Thompson, the oppo-j nent of Mr. Hudson, who possibly may win, is in bad j odour with the Wesleyans, owing to his loose principles, in regard to the observance ofthe Sabbath, and religionjj generally. | WARWICK.—Nomination on Wednesday, and polling; jj (if any) on Thursday. Most probably, however, Sir C.s I Douglas has been re-elected without opposition. I ————L'

I iHt;8crUanccu0* I ¡ It appears, by a parliamentary return, that the amounti of woollen goods exported from London, Liverpool,! Bristol, and the Clyde, from the 1st of January, 1844,! was £3,578,580; in 1845, £3,460,117. I BLESSINGS OF ''IMPROVED" MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.] —At the quarterly meeting of the Bristol Town Cjuncili >11 Wednesday week, the assessment of the borough ratel for the half-year ending in January next, was fixed at the1 sum of thirteen thousand pounds There was nothing' like this in the days of civic corruption." EXTRAORDINARY RISE IN WAGEs. — Masons in this neighbourhood are now publicly offered jEt 7s. per week, while twelve months ago 15s. to 18s. was the current rate of wages. —Bp.rioick Warder. MARK LANE CORN MARKET, MONDAY.—Although the weather has been stormy and wet since our last re- port, this morning proving fine, and having one of the largest supplies of English wheat that has approached this year, the trade ruled very dull, and although most of the factors offered to submit to a reduction of 2s. per quarter, very little progress was made in sales. In free foreign and bonded there was so little passing, we can only report the value nominally as last Monday. Barley and Malt in fair consumptive demand at fully late rates. Beans and peas are without alteration. We have only a| short supply of oats during the past week, and experienced! a steady sale, chiefly in small parcels to country buyers,p at our previous currency.— Weekly Paper. | Her Majesty and Prince Albert embarked on board of< the Royal Yacht, and took their departure from Woolwich | at about six o'clock on Saturday evening. The Royal;; vessel proceeded down the river as far as Sea Reach, S when she anchored for the night, and at day-break on| Sunday morning continued her voyage to Antwerp,! where she arrived on the same evening. The Queen wasi attended by the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Liverpool,! and several members of the Royal Household. I'hel daily papers contain most ample details of Her progress on the Continent. I I ACCIDENT TO THE CROWN.—As her Majesty wasl quitting the Houseof Lords, after proroguing parliament,! on Saturday, the Duke of Argyle, who bore the Crown^ upon the velvet cushion during the ceremony, stumbled,i and the crown was consequently precipitated to the floor.l| A number of the jewels fell out of it, and it was otherwise;! much injured. K SHOCKING CRUELTY.—A Spanish journal states a short time back, as a dealer in leeches was travelling! on a by-road in Estremadura, he was stopped by a band& <>f thieves, who demanded his money. He assured them^ that he had none about him, having expended all that lu gs had brought with him. Having ascertained that he had! told the truth, they in revenge for their disappointment^ told the truth, they in revenge for their disappointment: thrust his head into the sack in which he carried his?| leeches, and bound it tightly round his neck. Som j country people passing by not long afterwards found himfj dead, he having been bled to death by his own stock. a Galignani. fi A FEMALE WARRIOR. — A woman named Mariels Schellynok, who for 17 years made all the campaigns oM the empire, has just died at Ghent. She entered a regi-jj! ment of the line at the usual age, was present at 123 the empire, has just died at Ghent. She entered a regi-jj! ment of the line at the usual age, was present at 12 battles, received six sabre wounds at Jemappes, and wastl made prisoner in Italy. At the passage of Font d'ArcoIe.ljj she received a bullet in the thigh. Her sex, thougha known, did not prevent her being named aous-lieutenan, by Napoleon. At the battle of St. Jean she was decorate H with the cross of the Legion of Honour, and received pension of 700f. a year. The Emperor, in presenting her with the decoration, used the following words; S| Receive from my hands the cross of the brave, which you have so nobly merited.Then, turning towards his officers, he added « Salute this courageous lady she is one otf§ the glories of the empire." The philanthropic society oil! the brothers in arms of the empire, established at» Ghent, had made Scbellj^ok oae ef their honor-B ary members, B §1 The Wesleyan Conference forthe present year, l.eing the HI 102nd since its establishment, took place last week al IpLeeds, and was numerously attended by Ministers from ||all parts of the kingdom. There were several candidates Igfor the offices of President and "Secretary. For that of ^President the votes stood thus.-—Fowler 1, Vevers i, |5R. Waddy 2, Beechom f>, Dr. Alder 9, S. Jackson 13. SjlAtherton 57, Jacob Stanley 191. For the Secretaryship j||Dr. Bunting (ex-president) 1, Dr. Alder 1, Dr. Dixon |g'2, Dr. Hannah G, Fowler 7, J. Fnrror8, Dr. Newton 210. |3 1'he official sermon was preached before the Conference! gaby Dr. Jabez Bunting, late President. The Ordination! Igtook place in Oxford-lane Chapel; the number of can-j ||didates for admission to the Ministry were unusually! Iljlarge. -It appears from the minutes of the Finance andj gGeneral Committees read to the Conference, that during! ||ithe past year efforts have been made to augment the in-j ||jcome and reduce the expenditure, owing to the increasing; Sg-lemands upon the fund. The receipts from January to' g-Junq 1844, were £ 20,624 10s. Id. those from January! June, 1815, have been £ 31,785 IGs. 4d., showing aj ghrge increase. The expenses during the first six monthsj gof 1844 were £ 53,851 (is. Id.; those for 1815 only n £ 39,972 5s. Id., being a decrease of £1:{,S7U Is. The Hacceptances out in July, 1844, were £ 15,824; this year; 13,658, a diminution of £ 2166. The restrictive regu-| ffilations of 1844 have operated effectually in reducing the debt, but no further reductions can be anticipated. The: Committee calculate that the total expenditure of the pre- sent year will not be less than £ 105,000, and they hope that the income will reach that amount. There still re- g|iiiiains an unliquidated balance, applicable to the years la 1843 and 1844, of £ 4775, besides which there is an out- Ilitandiiig debt of £:WOO, arising out of the extra expen- Sliture incident to missions on the Gold Const. The Re- Hjiort further state I that there are new stations requiring (■eleven missionaries, hut none of these demands can at Wt>resentbe acquiesced in, owing to want of adequate funds. M l'here are also claims on stations already formed tor at wleast thirty missionaries, only fifteen of which can be Bgranted without the prospect of involving the Society in S^urther difficulty. Under these circumstances the Corn- nittee strenuously advise that the expenditure be so kept I town as not to exceed the income anticipated.

NOTICES, &c. Saturday, the 16th.—Sale of Dwelling-House and Cot- tages at the WyndhamArms, Bridgend, by Mr. Evans. Monday, the 18th.—Steam-Paeket Excursion to IIfra- combe. Wednesday, the 20th. -Sale of the Weig-vach Colliery at the Castle Inn, Swansea, by Mr. Glover. „ Meeting of the Proprietors of the TafF M \ale Railway, at the White Lion, I Bristol. | ■>

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B THE LATg DEAN OF LLANDAFF. l-jWk have the deepest regret in announcing the death ||of the Very Reverend WILLIAM BRUCE KNIGHT gjjDean of Llandaff, which took place at the Deanery pabout nine o'clock on Friday evening, the 8th instant j&For some time past the sensible decay of his health ||had excited his own anxiety and the apprehensions of Shis friends, but it was only within the last thre^ gjweeks that his illness had assumed a f^t^l ^character, and confined him to the bed from which ||he was doomed never more to rise. To the last, the ^disorder seemed rather the general break-up of an ^overtasked and debilitated constitution than the effect g|of any distinct complaint. His sufferings, whic I ^though not continual, were often tcute and agonising |gwere borne with that meek resignation, pious hu- smility, and manly fortitude, which might have been" ^expected from his exalted Christian character; and. I'^his last moments, cheered by the affectionate care ofj his dearest friends, soothed by the remembrance of; an innocent and useful life, and animated with the' confidence of a blessed immortality, were calm and^ hopeful as those of a dying Saint. He was conscious! to within a few hours of his decease, and his last' breath passed away without any visible pang. jj It is not without extreme diffidence, that in per- formance of a customary duty, and in compliance] with public expectation, we venture to subjoin a' sketch of the career and character of one whose very" claims upon the esteem, admiration, and affection of. our readers, so materially increase the difficulty ofj the task. During the first excitement of grief, while| the full heart is brooding over the many rare and! a"d amiable qualities of him whose example« shall guide, whose presence shall gladden it no more,I I all praise seems cold, alllangtlage weak in comparison 5 with its recollection of his virtues and merits. The| portraits of thohe we have loved and honoured seemS tame and inexpressive when contrasted with the! sneaking eye, the benevolent smile, and the eloquent* countenance which a vivid and grateful memory can! recal at pleasure. | The late Dean of Llandaff was born at FairlinchJ lm Devonshire, on Christmas-day, 1785. At a very! jjgearly age he was removed, with the rest of his family,! gto Llanblethian, near Cowbridge,and was thus enabled! |ito that familiar knowledge of the Welsh language! gwhich can only be acquired in childhood. His educa-f iu° j Was C0"'T'iD«nced under Dr. Williams, at Cow-| ifbnage, was continued at Sherborne School, in Dorset-| wshire, and completed at Exeter College, Oxford. He| |was ordained at the usual age, and officiated for a| jfshort time at L'.aniltern Chapel, in the parish of St.jf pFagans. The interval between his ordination ami! ^presentation, by Sir John Aubrey, to the Rectory ofs |Llantrithyd in 1815, was diligently employed in lay-| ping in a vast and well-digested stoie of theological! ^'learning, in mastering the original language of thei |Old Testament, and in a profound and accurate study^j tof the intricacie.of Welsh grammar and literature—| |with what future profit to the Diocese and honour to| |himself, we need not say. He remained but two years| |at Llantrithyd; but during that time, his earnestness^ land energy in the performance of his duties, his elo-| fquence in the pulpit, and the winning gentleness of| this manners, produced a comp ete revolution in thatjs Ineglected Parish, His flock was roused from theirl Ireligious torpor, the deserted church was once morel icrowded, the school flourished, and the good effected!; |by hitn in that short space yet survives in the grate-| 5iful memories of the inhabitants. In 1817, on thei |death of the Rev. Dr. Hunt, he was presented by the| ITrustees of C. R. M. Talbot, Esq., to the Perpetual^ |Curacy of Margam, and to the Consolidated of Landough and St. Mary Church. i4ere he pa^sedg nearly all the remainder of his life, and here he mosui eminently displayed those Pastoral virtues on whichS we shall hereafter have occasion to dwell. In thejjj same year he was appointed Examining Chaplain bvj$ Bishop Marsh, who also gave him his Prebendal static at Llandaff, and made him Chancellor of the Cathedral.il On the 12th of December, 1817, he married Mariag Elinor, the second daughter of the late lamented! Lie. Traherne, Esq., of ist. Hilary. On the of Bishop Van Mildert, he continued his duties asl Examining Chaplain, and upon the death of the Rev.l Dr. Hall, in February, 1825, the same learned and! excellent Prelate raised hirti to the important office ofl Chancellor of the Diocese, and on doing so, told himj§ that if he could have found a more fit and person he would hfive appointed him." He was againE Examining Chaplain to Bishop Sumner, in 1826, an ij in 1827, under Bishop Copleston, and continued to perform the important duties of that office up to theg moment of his decease. He received his last and honour in October, 1843, wlien, upon the death Ilf Archdeacon Probyn, he became the first Dean of gj Llandaff ,■ —but, alas, I The fair guerdon when he honed to find- |1 H Comes the blind Fury with the abhorred shears, .And slits the thin-spun life!—but not the praise." iae died on the 8th of August, 1845, aged 59.. || Such :s a meagre outline of the career of this emi- H ient personage. Of the nature and value of the iC rvices rendered by him to the cause of religion we jgeannot adduce stronger testimony than the words of knew and loved him well—our excellent jgiiistiop—Who stated that they "extended not only H through tire Diocese of Llandaff, but diffused a be- (§'" neficial influence over the Church at large." "The II v.hancellor," he added, "had long taken an I;; active part in the affairs of the Church. His f§.f f' 1 Church and for the honour of God If.. ')^.came cor>tagious, and spread throughout the jg Diocese, and so excellent an example was not with- fi.< °rU' an» lmPor!-ant influence. It might be truly said "that there was not a solitary parish throughout the |g entire Diocese m which the advantage of his author- Hcf 3 influence was not perceptible. There was not, perhaps, a single Clergyman in the Diocese who had not received some benefit from advice §1 y £ >lven, and assistance readily afforded in try- H mg moments, and from the resolution of doubts in jj|'c cases of difficulty." And rarely, indeed, have been combined in one ^individual so many talents and qualities fitted for the ^successful discharge of delicate and important duties. lg 0 an exqnisite knowledge of mankind, which, liow- pe\ er, his native kindness of heart led him to apply to sjt.ie discovery of the good rather than of the evil ^qualities of those with whom he conversed, to a saga- Kcity never at fault, to untiring industry, and a cheerful Igsneigy which took its spring as much from the con- gviction of lofty purpose as from his natural strength Hpf character, he united a suavity of manner, a winning Iaddress and a persuasive eloquence which, on the one aand, disarmed the opposition of those who were in- clined to rebel, and on the other, won for him from syery class of society, a degree of affection and ad- miration bordering upou enthusiasm. During the long pariod in which he performed the important duties of Examining Chaplain, he exerted ||tiimself, with no headlong precipitancy or violent zeal, *1^1^ ^emPer> moderation, and perseverance, gpvhich make reforms useful and lasting, to elevate the ^character of the Welsh Clergy, which had suffered ijgreatly by long neglect of Episcopal superintendence, Hand of that regular discipline so necessary to the con- gduct of large bodies of men. Slowly, but steadily, || by a gradually increasing demand for learning, by en- Igcouraxement, by exhortation, and above all, by the ^contagious influence of example, he gathered round Stumself a body of men who had imbibed something of his spirit and high sense of duty, and whose respect- Hable attainments and blameless lives stand in bright contrast to too many of their ignorant and disreput- gable predecessors. The candidate who distinguished 9himself by superior merit had gained in him a fast and Hindefatigable friend, who lost no opportunity of pro- moting the public good by advancing his interest; and many a pious, ornament of the Diocese can grate- fully trace his successful career to the esteem he had thus early and creditably won. ||; But it is in the character of Parish Priest that |r.n.s virtnes most pre-eminently shone forth, and that his l^nends will delight to remember him. Never perhaps p has existed a more perfect example of the Spiritual | rastor. As preacher, as instructor, whether relieving | the needy or comforting the afflicted, whether speak- I mg the words of hope and consolation to the dying, or reproving the sins or healing the feuds of the living— | sympathizing in every little joy, every transient trouble I *}18 daily life was a picture delightful to contemplate | and to remember. The Parish Schools grew and flou- | ] under his fostering care. To every Parishioner | ot las populous and exensive Cure he was intimately I (nown, and loved and revered accordingly. Every eye "brightened at his approach. For all he had a hearty | greeting, a good-humoured jest, a ready ear for every | complaint, and cheerful encouragement, and sound | advice for those who needed it. No day passed with- | out a visit from him to the cottages of those who |l weie suffering under any mental or physical affliction. Ij; o the poor (to use his own words in describing the | more magnificent liberality of our Bishop) "his un- ,f b°unded charity was ministered with so unsparing l<ca j anc^ streams so copious, as to create a |j «» ^rom whence such large supplies could Asa.Preacher, his first and most rare merit was As a Preacher, his first and most rare merit was Stthe admirable adaptation of his subject and language ggto the capacity and feelings of his audience. No gfpainful train of subtle reasoning, no rhapsodical ^flights of religious fervour, wearied or distracted their ||attention; but argument and exhortation were so Igblended, and so relieved each other, that the mind ||was fortified while the heart was stirred, and he had |l|ceased to speak long before his hearers were wearv of glistening. His language was simple, but never com- m°nplace, elegant without affectation, striking without ^singularity: His impressive manner, his animated ^an 1 benevolent countenance, powerfully seconded his mother gifts, He bore his great commission in his look, But sweetly tempered awe, and softened all he spoke." Vnd who that ever heard can forget the charm of his unrivalled voice? Rich and flexible, sonorous yet sweet, its lowest whisper vibrated to the very heart, hile its louder accents swelled into tones that were eloquent of themselves without the aid of language. But he did not, as too many clergymen have done, consider his duties for the week ended with the minis- trations of the Sabbath. His whole life, public and private, was indeed a living sermon of the truths lie ^tiught." f°. the efficiency with which he discharged the ^judicial office of Chancellor, the late Sir John°Nicholl gaas more than once offered the highest, because the ^most competent, testimony. Without the office, he ^performed also the visitatorial duties of Archdeacon |jand his success in this branch of his exertions may gbe traced in almost every Church and Churchyard ^throughout the Diocese. His Charges upon these ^occasions were clear,temperate,and instructive; more |especially during the recent agitation of the question go Church-rates did he display the remarkable power ghe possessed of rendering intelligible and familiar to gjhis hearers the most entangled and intricate subjects. j| rerhaps of all his services the one to which his kind band benevolent disposition led him to attach the greatest |importance was that which he rendered to the (. 'harity |of the Widows and Orphans of the Clergy. To in- Kcrease the funds for their maintenance, he spared no Ilabour, he valued no check, he regarded no mortifi. cation. Whenever he descried a probable contributor, he pursued him v.'ith so much earnestness, address^ good-humour and perseverance, that success almost invariably—we believe with only three unenviable ex- ceptions—crowned his efforts. The subscriptions iwere in consequence, during his Treasurership, more fthan quadrupled in amount, and this admirable (. ha- Irity was rendered the most efficient of the kind in Great Britain. Never was he more amiably seen |than at the annual meetings connected with it. Sur- Irounded by troops of friends who loved him as a brother or revered lum as a father, his cheerful and kindly countenance diffused a spirit of cordiality and Jlove over the whole proceeding. Hope elevated, and |Joy brightened his crest." It was the Joy of having jpoured balm into the wounds of the afflicted, it was gthe Hope of still further mitigating their sufferings, I His eloquence as a public speaker, his aptitude for Ibusiness, and his knowledge of mankind were such, Ithat there can be no doubt that he would have* Sattained the highest distinctions in any secular pro- ffession. | But we must draw this hasty and imperfect sketch |to a close. Yet, on such an occasion we shall, per- haps, be pardoned for violating the sacredness of ^private correspondence, by quoting the words of one, |tnan whom few had better opportunities of forming a Sjust estimate of the character of the deceased, and |Upne could have expres-sed it in more eloquent and sdiscn.ninating language we allude to his excellent |f/ bteloVfe(11 U'shop--« In point of abilities, attain- ments, talent .or business, prpmptitirde, clearness. U and rectitude ol juaament, he was, within my ex- t perience, never surpassed-but the peculiar char^ was, that amidst ail these materials for vanity aad L if \!?p0r^ne\ never. was there a man of more r ? > e a,"Vi moaes^ roind—of more benevolence—■ L ?• if a readier disposition to si-jk i-. comparison of others, and to exert "bis doing"good but f°r the Slmi^e Purpc>se of Jh6^n ?'as interred on Thursday last, the Hth SpWoM' JV ?f ths Altar > ur Lady's Vi Cathedral, to the restoration of ,11 1 so mainly contributed, and very near lt ™aU!ent °f his predecessor and namesake, doff in*'th ,e,t?rews'' or Bruce> Bishop of Lhrt- ,] ? century. The perfect effigies of tile is op, wi h the Crozier in his hand, was accuserttallv uncovered when the stalls of the old Chapel were removed m process of its restoration. The funeral was as strictly private as it could he under the cir- cumstances; but, notwithstanding, a large body of the leigy> and many of the Laity, came to testify their love for the deceased. None were invited hut tha rf es a°d connections of the family. Tlii Hight Reverend the Lord Bishop of Llandaff, anxious to give a last proof of esteem and affection, for his departed friend, arrived from Hardwieke, in order ten be present. The funeral ceremony was principally