The Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette

WE have to caution our readers not 18 give money to I applicants who may state they are relatives of persons! *l'led in the Duffryn Colliery, Aberdare. Mr. Powell has! "Yery kindly allowed the widows 9s. per week, with a* «ouse and supply of coal for each, and has refused th<*| Assistance of some gentlemen who liberally offered to| subscribe for the same object. | Ensign Charles E. Watson, of the 71st Foot, son of the| ev,_Richard Watson, Prebendary of Llandaff, has bee:i| Appointed to a Lieutenancy in the 7th Fusiliers, vacant! y the appointment of the Hon. F. C. G. Fitz-Clare»ce| 0 the 10th Light Dragoons. § SMART'S CONVEX PROPELLER FOR STEAM SHIPS.—WE| nave autboritJ for stating, that the beautiful iron steamer,! Prince of Wales running between Bristol and Cardiff, is| to be fitted with Mr. Smart's Patent Convex Floats, cl.sJ :SOOI1 as possible, wh^a proof will be added to the many! •others of the excellence of this novel, but inexpensive,! a,|nple, and extraordinary speed-giving principle. | CARDIFF MARKET, AUGUST 10th.—Beef, 7d. to 8d. glutton and lamb, fJid. to 7d.; veal, 6d, to 6|d.; porkjg to yd. per Lb. ducks, 3s. G l. to 4s. per couple;| owls, 0s« ditto; butter. Is. per lb. eggs, Is. 6d, perg .ien^ French beans, 2|d. per lb.; cauliflower, largeg s,ie, 3d. a-piece; potatoes, Gs. to 7s. per sack,—a largeS supply V | By an Act which received the Royal Assent on the 4th|j }nst-> the licenses of Valuers, Surveyors, aud Appraisers, ave been raised from 10s. to £ 2. This alteration, it is § affirmed, has beea made on the memorial of the body ofS Auctioneers, who feJt themselves aggrieved by havinsg leir licenses increased, while those of appraisers, whog •are frequently engaged in the sale of projierty by privateg contract, were left uutouched, f| 1 HE WELSH MAIL.— Mr. Niblett, the spirited con-g tracior, has received instructions from th.e Po»t-ofHce|l Authorities, to be prepared to despatch the Bristol aud^ mail on and from the 1st of September next,^ rotn ti.jg city at 8 in the morning, instead of at G, asii -heretofore the mail to arrive at Swansea by 7 in thesjj *Ver,ing. The return mail will reach Bristol at five infs ,e evening, afforoingf time to jiassengers to refresh -Pioceouiug by the .six o'clock train to town. — Brisio/M >G«2«/c. ■.? I BAPTIST MISSIONS.—-The anniversary sermons of the|| ardiii' district in aid of these missions* were delivered 011S --unday last, August 10th, by Mr. E. Carey, late mission-p at Serampore, and Mr. D. Price, a member of the.v eputation. JI r. Carey preached in the English ei;:tpei^ 11 'orenoon and evening1 to crowded congregations,^ _• >0 listened with earnest attention to bis eloquent audio P^oue exhortations and Mr. Price, at the same hours,J| Preached iu Welsh at the Tabernacle, and in the afternoon^ 114 We understand tnat his discourses were|| calculated to produce the deepest attention. n j\Ioiiiiay evening, a public meeting was held in tbe'H; English Baptist chapel, whici# was numerously attended^ ■T""1'16 eanse of Chiistian missions being ably advocated ? £ y several geullemen. Liberal collectjcns were realized.?^ CARDIFF ME«UAMICS' INSTITUTE.—.On Monday even-^ ^ng last the adjourned meeting took place in the reading^ a?°m or the inatitutioo; proceedings being commenced r!;J| jnuie o'clock—one hour after the time appointed. W hit-g ^ichoi!, Esq., president of the institution, said he|| *<'» .i<iCt'ived a letter from Mr, Lunelle whjci'. was datedip n'8toZ, August 7th, 1845," and which lie would read to|| -aaeetiHg. It was to the following effect;— p 'SJK,—ye this morning brought the subject of your lottcr|G 4th instaui before the Directors of the Bristol Steam v^oUtioa Conijiany, who have desired me to express to j ou tlieirg !»ret at the disappoiafment occasioned to the members of thejg eehanieg' Institute by their not being supplied with a steamffi vessel on Monday lust and #lso to acquaint you that if tiipffl ^uiniuittee of the Institute will accept the use of a steam ve °' charge, ior an excursion, ou any day they may fix withn -^r. JeB'ery, thw »ay have one, and arrat)2.e matters*with -J cilery, who is luiiy authoiiRed by the Pireelors so to do." || J'he president thought this a most handsomeo#jr; tcx.fl protracted conversaHsn, in lyhich Mr. Yachell, resiiected vice-presidcnt, Mr. Webber, Mr. Geake, Mr.S ;Price, Mr. Jenkins, jun., and several others took part, it ;was resolved "that the offer so kindly made by the Di-fi| [rectors of the Bristol Navigation Company be |The leading members of the Wesleyan body in this town I 1 then spoke of the excursion which they had contemplated. 1 ibut which they had put ofF from the 4th instant to the g jjimh, ill order that it might not damage or interfere with P [the excursion of the members of the Institute: they (the I |Weslevans) now thought that if the members of the In- | sstitute'were to have an excursion on Afonday next, itp twould seriously interfere with the Wesleyans' trip, which, ihy appointment, was to take place on the 19th. A long,|& ^desultory conversation ensued, from the tenor of which itf| |was evident that an impression existed in favour of the« | who had so kindly, and, indeed, edolayed their excursion, with the sole view of jftlse members of the Institute. The Wesleyans thenfl loffercd to pay £ 10 to the members of the Institute fora ?th« transfer of the packet on Monday next, they (tbe si Wesleyans) engaging to go to Ilfracombe. This offer was ^subsequently increased to £12, and was, of course, con- gditional, because it was feared by some that the Directors of the Steam Navigation Company would not consent toll |tiie transfer. A very considerable time was again occu-p Spied in conversation, which seemed to be entered uponfi |.md persisted in without any definite object; and, there-§| |fore, as midnight was approaching, Mr. Webber, with theg ■view of bringing matters to a close, proposed as anil ^amendment, that the members of the Mechanics' Insti-jl jbt'jte proceed in the Lady Charlotte steamer on Mondays inext. This amendment was seconded by Mr. Geake, andl Ion a division was negatived by a majority of 7 to 4. The Soriginal motion—that the packet be handed over to the|» | Wesleyans on Monday next, in consideration of fllie sum of €12, provided the consent of the Directors bef| igiven to the transfer—was then carried, and the meeUngfl ^separated at about eleven o'clock. By this arrangements itlie proceeds of the day will go to the Wesleyan"School! ^Committee, out of which they will have to pay the Insti-S rli ute the sum of twelve pounds. Since the foregoing wasfl Igput in type, we were informed that the Wesleyan Icommittee have declined acting up to the | oncluded 011 Monday night, and that therefore the a Sinembers of the Institute will proceed, for the benefit off? § he Institute on Monday. An advertisement, on the sub-B Sject appears in a preceding column. m TAFF VALE RAILWAY.—The usual half-yearly of the Proprietors of this Railway will be held at thea Vliite Lion Inn, Bristol, on Wednesday next, as recentlyf? ulvertised iu our columns,—the chair to be taken punc-H :ua!ly at twelve o'clock. By the statement of just issued we learn the following particulars. In the]! Revenue Account for the half-year ending June 30th, we3 ;ierceive, to the company's credit, the sum of £ 24,894^ ;9s. I Id., and which sum is thus made up:— E Sject appears in a preceding column. m TAFF VALE RAILWAY.—The usual half-yearly of the Proprietors of this Railway will be held at thea Vliite Lion Inn, Bristol, on Wednesday next, as recentlyf? ulvertised in our columns,—the chair to be taken punc- ua:ly at twelve o'clock. By the statement of accounts just issued we learn the following particulars. In the]! Revenue Account for the half-year ending June 30th, we3 ghet-ccivc, to the company's credit, the suin of E24,894 ;9s. lid., and which sum is thus made up:- E ji Tasscnger traffic 3,796 17 7 jl 1 General merchandize traffic 4,331 41 | ■ Iron traffic 3,575 4 2 I n Iron ore traffic ••••«.. 2,304 4 10 § g Coal aud coke traffic 10,78S 8 11 S Kent ..I ••••••••••••••••• 21 15 0 | S Transfer fees 18 5 0 ( H Interest account—balance •••••••• 58 0 4 j IjThe Company is debited with thj sum of £ 9,928 17s. 0d., | S S £ s. s. d. j j| For Direction 0 0 | K Secretary's office expenses 306 16 3 | i Maintenance of way and works 1,58118 0 j H Ljcom )tive department y,167 4 11 I ra Station.ivy engine and incline plane.. 240 9 4 I I Traffic department 2,871 9 2 | « Government duty on passenger traffic 172 13 1 | n Compensation for damage 48 9 10 | fl Parish rates 60 ) 8 10 | ■ Travelling expenses •• 9i 13 2 jj i Incidental expenses, &c 36 0 11 fi | Amount reserved for unsettled rent.. 250 0 0 | I Amount paid Lord Bute for wharfage i g on minerals, &c-, carried per rail- | Sway, les3 £ 2,1^6 3s. 5d. received I from sundry parties on same ac- g| couut 323 13 6 P Miking as above stated £ 9.9^8 17 0 u 8 Miking as above stated £ 9.9^8 17 0 ? I This sum, deducted from £ 24,894 19s. ) leaves as balance of £ 14,93 j 2s. lid., of which balance the sum ofjl £ 8,057 0s. lid. is appropriated to the payment of interest! >n mortgage debentures, consolidated preferential and income tax [ £ ^'3 13s. 81.], leaving the sum ofS to,309 2s. Od. to be carried to the general revenue account.! Die general revenue account exhibits in its favour, on§ December 3lst, 1844, a balance of £ 5,9|5 3s. id. broughtB for ward from the previous account, from which sum a| dividend at the rate of three per cent, per annum on|j 2,934 old shares, being El 17s. 7d. per share (less income' tax) was paid on the 5th of March last, so that a ba-1 | lance of E579 8s. 19d. then remained to its credit. To | (his last-named balance must now be added the sum offi I £ 6,309 2s. Od., thereby making the balance on the 20thl S of June, 1845, to amount to £ 6,888 10s. lOd. IN FAVOUB| 1 OF THE GENERAL REVENUE ACCOUNT a most I fact, and one which bears strong testimony of the judi-g I cious system of management pursued by the Directors, as I well as of the prosperity of the line. By the comparative | statement of revenue we see that the proprietors have! ijust and firm grounds to be satisfied with the inclinationj| which their affairs have eventually taken. For the half-|jj year ending December, 1843, the revenue amounted to% £ 16,696 18s. 2d.; for the half-year ending June, 1844, it# amounted to £ 18,414 Is. lid for the halt-year endingl December, 1844, it amounted to £ 22,692 7s. 2d.; and fori the half-year ending June, 1845, the revenue amounts tol £ 24,894 I9s. lid.,—thus showing a regular and progres-i| sive increase, indicative, we firmly believe, of a long'* •ourse of uninterrupted prosperity. And when the branch'); line through the important valley of Aberdare is com-M jileted, and the vast resources of the Taff valley fully^' leveloped, the amount of income which this line will^ produce will unquestionably be great indeed such asj$ fully to justify the reluctance which the intelligent holders' of shares at present evince to disposing of them even at thefi' very high premium at which they are now freely market-^ ible. During the half-year ending June 30th, 1845, C-24,894 19s. lid.,—thus showing a regular and progres-i| sive increase, indicative, we firmly believe, of a long" •ourse of uninterrupted prosperity. And when the branch'); !ine through the important valley of Aberdare is com-M jileted, and the vast resources of the Taff valley fqUyë: leveloped, the amount of income which this line will^ produce will unquestionably be great indeed such asj$ fully to justify the reluctance which the intelligent holdersr of shares at present evince to disposing of them even at lhe: very high premium at which they are now freely market-^ ible. During the half-year ending June 30th, 1845, .hoe was received from passengers travelling in flrst-classS eartiagM the sum of £ 603 10s. 6d.; from those in second- £ | ;lass carriages the sum of £ 1, i87 16s. 8d. and from| | ;hose in third-class carriages the sum of £ 2,005 10s. 5d. £ H making in all, as stated above, the sum of £ 3,796 17s. 7d. | derived from passenger traffic. Our next number witt I contain a full and accurate report of the proceedings of',| the half-yearly meeting. | SMALL DEBTS Acr.—Tuesday the Act for the better^ | securing the payment of small debts was issued. In' | every stage of the measure alterations have been madeX | and it was only on receiving the royal assent on Saturday^ | that it was known that further corrections could not be4 | made until Parliament again assembled. There areSjs b twenty-five sections and four schedules in the Act. Sin-j| j gularly enough, it dates its operation just twelvemonths|j | from the passing of the Act which liberated some hun-a s dreds of poor persons who were in custody for sums no til | exceeding £ 20, and prevented the incarceration of somej| | hundreds of others for like sums. It will be well if a^ 1, reaction docs not take place, and creditors proceed ,o gj extremes, under the provisions of the new law. Debtors:!3 ? may now be induce-! to "make their peace" with taeir^i | creditors without putting the machinery of the new law.J | into operation, The general effect of the law appears to j| jS be, that a creditor who has obtained a judgment, or any aorder for payment, from a competent court, for any sum| !not exceediug £ 20, can expeditiously and cheaply sum-|| mon a debtor to the Court of Bankruptcy, or Court ofJS Requests, provided the latter is presided over by a bar-f| rister, special plea-ler, or an attorney who has been ten^ years in practice. The debtor may be examined as well J as the cradjtor, and, should the debtor fail to attend, org! make a satisfactory answer, or shall appear to have bet-n^ guilty of any fraud, either in the removal of his goods, or« the contraction of the debt, be may be sent to prison fori aa period not exceeding forty days, which imprisonment iskj pilot to extinguish the debt, nor is it to be got rid of by an'ffl jJorder from the Court of Bankruptcy or Insolvent De'btois, |but the judg.a who sent him to prison may order the dis-jSS Icharge on satisfaction being made by the payment of |debt and cost#. One of the last amended amendments^ jfstat.es that the actual necessities of the debtor shall not be'l] |seized in execution, and allows him goods, tools, &c., to|| |the value of £ 5. The jurisdiction of the present infe*a| rior courts may, by an Order in Council, be extended to £ 20, and all such applications must be advertised in the London Gazette one month before they are considered.a| Wit',esses not attending when summoned may be £ 5t to be enforced in like manner as payment of any debt j^ recovered by a judgment. There is power given to ^execute warrants against the person or goods of a lagainst whom an order has been obtained, notwithstand-^ £ ing the removal from the jurisdiction of the court in^l f which such order was obtained. The act is only to apply a |to England and Wales. The forms to l^e used and thesB ^fees to be charged are set forth in the schedules of tlje act.Jgj iCreditors and debtors may be their own lawyers in the|ji Imatter. Provided the 6niatl debts' courts are extended Sand presided over as mentioned, yery few actions will be « Ibrought in the superior courts for amounts under £ -0.aB II he Act took effect from Saturday last, | GLAMORGANSHIRE COUNTY ROADS BOARD —ON Thurs-. j'day last, the old general turnpike act, together with all.jS llocal acts relating to the government and management ofJfi |turnpike roads in this county became inoperative, and tlieaB ^provisions of the new South Wales Turnpike Trust Actaa ^came into operation. A statement of the tolls payable^ lunder this statute may prove interesting and ?;uid, therefore, v/e beg to insert it for the convenience ofpp fgeneral reference;— tFor every horse or other beast, < £ ra^ing any coach, £ d- g|| J chariot, or any such like carriage P 0 6 ^For every horse, or other beast (except asses) draw- j||$ 3 ing. any waggon, wain, cart, or other such like fpor every ass drawing any cart, carriage, or other fjfj | vehicle. 0 0 2 -p or (?yery horse or mule, laden or unladen, and not |S| J drawing 0 0 'For every ass, lad^i^. or unladen, and not drawing |For every drove of oxen, or neat cattle, the |§ £ | sum of Ten Pence per score, aud so in proportion 3 for any greater or less number. jf!| For every drove of calves, hogs, sheep or lambs, the jjtt sura of I 'li'p Pence per score, and so in proportion S|B for any greater or less number. IgB For every carriage drayyn or impelled by steam, or EHr other power other than aniipal j^ower, having two n wheels P And for every such last mentioned carriage having §& more than two wheels One-half only of the above tolls are payable f°r» ,or respect of any horse or other animal, employed in theaB carrying, drawiiag, or conveying any lime for the purposes^ o/" roanure, 0 One-half only of the above tolls are payable f°r» ,or respect of any horse or other animal, employed in theaB carrying, drawiiag, or conveying any lime for the purposes^ o/" roanure, CARDIFF SAVINGS' BANK.—Saturday, August 9th.- Aniouat of deposits received, JE90 15s. Od.; ditto paid, £23 8s. 10d.; number of depositors, 17. I I THE CORN HARVEST has been commenced in this neighbourhood. The crops, we understand, are rather ibove the average, and seem not to have suffered, as was anticipated, by the late heavy rains. Since our last the .weather has proved favourable.

J GRAND ODD FELLOWS' PROCESSION. | The various Lodges of the ancient Order of Odd iFellows' of this town celebrated their anniversary on Tuesday last, with no ordinary degree of display and gaiety. 10 the forenoon, at half-past ten, the numerous members of the Order assembled in the Market-house, and proceeded from thence in procession to the grounds of Cardiff Castle, in honour of the Right Honorable Lord James Stuart, M.P.—a member of the Order—who, with the Lady James Stuart and family lately arrived at the Castle. THE PROCESSION The Royal Glamorgan Band Playing the mostlivelyandfasbionableairs.ably led by Mr.Quelch. The Grand Dispensation. Brethren of the White Degree. A most Splendid Banner, on which were painted designs "emblematical of the a> Charitable influences of the Widow and Orphans' Fund .2 Society. p. Brethren of the Blue Degree. S Two Brothers with Emblems. Brethren of the Scarlet Degree. Brothers with various Emblems. Brethren of the Gold Degree. Secretaries, jj bearing the emblems of their office. ci' Past Secretaries. g: ( Vice-Grands and their Supporters with Emblems, ? and Past Vice-Grands. Noble Grands and their Supporters with Emblems and past Noble Grands. Past District Officers with their Supporters. The Grand Master. supported by his Deputy and Corresponding Secretary arrayed in purple robes, and bearing the Insignia of their high offices. The brethren wore robes, rosettes, white gloves, &c.; ] and certainly the procession, as it moved gracefully along, accompanied by the heart-stirring strains of the excellent band of music, had a very imposing and exhilarating ap- pearance. We need hardly say that crowds attended its Iprogress, and that the windows of the various streets gthrough which it passed were well filled with spectators.! | Leaving the grounds of the Castle, the processionl {(proceeded to Saint John's Church, where a most ad-1 |jmirable sermon was preached by our very respected and! |esteetned resident clergyman, the Rev. Thomas Stacey,! |M.A. from Proverbs, 30th chap. Sand9 verses: "Givemel Sueither poverty nor riches feed me with food convenient for me: lest I be full, and deny thee. and say, who is the Lord or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain." After divine service the procession again formed and passed in succession, headed by the Glamorgan band, through the principal streets and thoroughfares of the town, attended by vast crowds of spectators, who seemed highly satisfied with the pleasing appearance of the brotherhood." Finally they re- turned to the Market-house, from whence each club proceeded to its respective lodge room to partake of the annual dinner. THE CASTELL CAERDYDD LODGE. This is the oldest lodge in Cardiff, and is held at the Red Cow Inn, Womanby-street. Its meetings are gene- rally numerously attended. The spacious lodge-room was, upon this occasion, very neatly decorated, and re- flected credit upon the host and hostess. Most of the members attended the dinner, which was placed upon the table in a highly satisfactory manner; and the chairs were taken by Mr. H. Phillips and Mr. D. Mathias, P.G. After the cloth was removed, the usual loyal toasts were given and responded to with that fervid loyalty so charac- teristic of the NOBLE ORDER. In the course of the evening addresses were delivered by members on the advantages of Odd Fellowship." The proceedings passed off remarkably well, being interspersed with songs, which were sung in capital style by certain of the members. !J THE LOYAL VISCOUNT LODGE | Comes next in order of date of establishment, we believe. | This lodge is held at the Carpenters'Arms Inn, and| I includes in its members some of the greatestornamentsj of the Order in this district. The chair was taken by Mr.I J. Jenkin, P.P.G.M., and the vice-chair by Mr. Georgef Bevan, P.G. The lodge-room was certainly very neatly^ ornamented, and the entertainment placed before the members would reflect credit upon any establishment. After the cloth had been removed, the proceedings ware similar to those described in our notice of the Castell | Caerdydd Lodge. I THE CAMBRIA'S PRIDE LODGE IHeld at the Sunderland Bridge Inn, next claims notice. The chair was taken by Mr. Paine, surgeon of the Lodge, and the vice-chair by Mr. John VVinstone, whose first-! rate "powers of song" have so often delighted the ears| of those accustomed to meet at convivial entertainments.! The dinner was exceedingly well got up and gave the| greatest satisfaction. The room was ornamented withs evergreens, flowers, &c., and had a very pretty appear-1 ance. The addresses delivered in the course of the day! at this lodge would have been heard with attention inraanyf assemblies of much higher pretensions and the various I rate "powers of song" have so often delighted the ears. of those accustomed to meet at convivial entertainments.! The dinner was exceedingly well got up and gave the| greatest satisfaction. The room was ornamented withs evergreens, flowers, &c., and had a very pretty appear-1 ance. The addresses delivered in the course of the day at this lodge would have been heard with attention inraanyf assemblies of much higher pretensions and the various I songs with which the company were entertained were| abeautifully gi\te i. I S TIIE TEMPLE OF FRIENDSHIP LODGE. I P This charming Lodge is held at the Bunch of Grapes! |jlnn, and has always been, from its establishment, deser-l slvediy popular with the members of the ORDER generally.8 ^jThis favoured position it owes principally to the eminentf f vocal abilities of many of its members, and to the excellent! ^order, intelligence, and regularity invariably observed ill) '1its internal management and arrangement. The chair.| |was taken by Mr. Thomas Williams. D.P.G.M. of the! ^district, and the vice-chair by Mr. J. G. Bird. The| ,|room was handsomely decorated for the occasion, bearing! «fevidence that Mr. and Mrs. David had spared no pains in! ||the "getting up" —in rendering it as attractive as circum-| •^stances would admit of. The dinner was placed upon the! Stable in first-rate style, and comprised many exquisitely-! ^dressed dishes. After the cloth had been removed toasts,^ ^addresses, songs, glees, &c., followed in rapid succession.! 1 THE LOYAL WINDSOR LODGE. | U This Lodge is held at the Bute Arms Inn. The! sfchair was taken by Mr. Docton, and the vice-chairby Mr.I aElliott. The ro >m was very tastefully decorated, and thej ^dinner provided for the members was equal in quality to! ||the dinners provided at the other Lodges of the town,! ^reflecting much credit upon the worthy landlord and'! ^landlady, Mr. aud Mrs. Taylor. The proceedings in the! Ijcourse of the evening were similar to those already! described as having taken place at other Lodges. 1 Having thus briefly glanced at the general proceedings of the day, as well as at the private proceedings in the! 3 various Lodge-rooms, it only remains for us to congratu -| late the brethren upon the success which attended their holiday, and to hope that they may each and all live to enjoy many future anniversaries. fi Such is the love Odd Fellowship inspires, | That nought but death itself can e'er subdue Its glowing warmth, or snap the band that binds | In union sweet, that vast fraternity. » Yes, it is a spark enkindled in the skies | Descending thence, it fires the human breast, I Burning intense, and sprightly sparkling there, t Reflecting hack the image of itself. I Where withering sickness low'rs and death destroys, f Where widows weep, anJ helpless children moan, »j Its philanthropic power is seen is felt,$ And thousands own, with gratitude untold, | The vallle of the boon. 'Tis not conlined | Within the bounds of England's fair doma.in; | It ranges wide—extending wider still, S Traversing deserts drear, and oceans wide— | Cementing man to man, enkindling light | And warmth, and all the joys of social bliss. All hail, ye happy, philanthropic band! | While musing on the mighty power you wield B To sooth the griefs of life's precarious hour, | The spirit glows with sympathetic warmth, f Invokes the choicest blessings on your cause, | And fondly hopes the Order e'er may prove The widow's solace, and the orphan's friend. | DKEADFUL AND DETERMINED SUICIDE. 1 An inquest was held at the Rummer Tavern, Duke-street., in '? this town, on the evening of Monday last, before R. Lewis Reece, J Esq., coroner, and a highly respectable jury, on view of the body J of George Henry Graudiu, master of the schooner Mary, of' Jersey, who. it appears, committed an act of self-destruction by'Jg discharging the contents of a small pocket-pistol through his fS shead, thereby causing instantaneous death. On entering the [room at six o'clock with the jury, to view his remains, we were J ^horror-struck at the dreadful spectacle which presented itself to S iour view. The body, which had not been moved since the un-x [happy man's death, lay upon a bed, under the clothes: the jwas slightly turned from us, and at least two-thirds of the skulla had been blown off, and lay in small fragments about the apart-1| ment. It was really a most sickening sight. The state of the|| bed-clothes and room may be better imagined than The deceased, who was a young man, aged only years, must8 have heavily loaded the pistol with a charge of powder and slugs,S or swan-shot—have held it in his right hand, placing the muzzle immediately under the right ear have discharged it, and thereby f| caused instant death. His features, which were those of a jj handsome young man, were quite calm, and wore rather aj| pleasing expression so that probably he suffered very little jjain.« In this room the coroner swore the jury, and then all returned Jjj to the large room in which they first assembled. The first witness examined was George Dorey, mate of the Is vessel of which the deceased was master. He said •—I knew j| the deceased. We came to this port from Ulverstone, and came ja in on the 26th of July. We left Jersey on the 30th of March, v since which time we have been one voyage to Spain, and several^ coasting voyages. I have been mate five months. The de-1| ,ceassd was a native of Jersey—was a married man, but had nop family. He has been married 12 months to a Miss Preston, who [is also a native of Jersey. He was part owner of the vessel pjut no sailor. I have sailed in the vessel ever since|| ^we left Jersey. The deceased generally spoke but kept every thing to himself, and so I cannot tell what he has j§| been doing since his arrival in Cardiff. He did not sleep in thofj [vessel on the nights of Wednesday and Friday last. lie waslg consigned to the Dowlais Company. He received a letter 1 > yJgf post yesterday from Jersey, and 1 believe it came front his Wifl"! ;Ie only used to receive letters from his wife and the owners, and this letter was not from the owners. I cannot tell whether ~r/ the contents of the letter annoyed him or not. I observed nothing different in his manner after he had read it. He was hard drinker, and generally drank spirits. 1 never saw him drunk that he cou.d not walk, but I have very often seen hiin (tresh. He was not very steady during the fortnight he was here. S' y *0 vessel has riot made much money lately. He was rather M drunk last night, but he could walk very welL Jle left the vc3-W sel a- nineo clock yesterday morning—returned to dinner—went;? ashore again, and walked backwards and forwards for a long s? re'ur^a(* on hoard at night, and drank some spirits. henever there was spirits on board, he always drank some. He used to stop at the Sunderland Bridge and the Bute Arms, it !He left the yessel this morning at si* o'clock, and I did not see J |him since until I saw his lifeless body upstair* just now. He took no breakfast this morning. Mr. Stockdale said he had found in the pockets of deceased 7s. 6d. in silver, a. few halfpence, some powder, and a few slugs. A pocket-pistol [produced] was found firmly grasped in his right hand. H Mr. Davies, ship-broker, said :-1 handed the deceased 20s this morning. I can clearly account for the money he has had since his arrival. It is not beyond the usual r8.n"e that captains spend and pay whilst here. ° ■ A Juror :—I know he has been troubled very much about a freight he engaged to take. He told me that Mr. Dawkin char- tered him to take 115 tons of iron, and that his vessel would only carry 106 tons. The 106 tons are on board; and I believe he was told that they would either compel him to take the remainder or to fiud a vessel to take it. He was in a great state of excitement about it on Friday last, and struck Mr. Dawkin's desk as if he would knock it to pieces. I never saw a man in such a passion. Mr. DaviesHe contracted to do a thing which he was not capable of doing. He was bound to Stettin, in the Baltic. It was Mr. Dawkin chartered him on behalf of the Dowlais Com- pany. It was only nine tons more than he had on board that they required him to take, or to send it to Newport. It might have entailed a loss of about jM on him. He might have been removed from his ship for such a mistake as that of chartering his vessel to carry more than she could carry. The consequences would have been serious, as the owners would look with great suspicion upon a man who would commit such a blunder. The Dowlais Company said-" 1 you'll not take 115 tons you shall not have the cargo." George Dorey I told him a few days Since that the vessel was loaded plenty. He said he knew it, and that he did not want to take more on board. A Juror: —He regretted very much having been induced to charter the vessel for such a burden. When he was in such a passion, Mr. Dawkin told him—" Now. be calm, and I'll come down with you to the Dowlais agent, and see what I can do for you but if you go in such a passion I'll wash my hands of it entirely." Mr. Williams, ironmonger, Duke-stivet, said:—The deceased purchased this pistol in my shop at about 11 o'clock this fore- noon. He bought some powder, caps, and slugs, and paid me for them. I asked him what he was going to do with the pistol: I he said-"To shoot birds off Lundy island." I did not see any thing in his manner that excited my particular notice. He paid me lis. for the whole, and went out of the shop. He wanted balls, and I sent the boy out to try to get some, but he returned without any. He bought half a pound of powder and a pound of slugs. He had been drinking spirits—rum I thought by the Jennet Niven said —I am the landlord's niece. The deceased! ■•ame here this morning, about ten o'clock I believe. He stayed a little time—drank a joey of brandy—and then went out again. In about a quarter of an hour he returned with another man with him—called for writing paper, pon, and ink. The man thing in his manner that excited my particular notice. He paid me lis. for the whole, and went out of the shop. He wanted balls, and I sent the boy out to try to get some, but he returned without any. He bought half a pound of powder and a pound of slugs. He had been drinking spirits—rum I thought by the Jennet Niven said —I am the landlord's niece. The deceased ■•ame here this morning, about ten o'clock I believe. He stayed a little time—drank a joey of brandy—and then went out again. In about a quarter of an hour he returned with another man with him-cótlled, for writing paper, pen, and ink. The man went out soon after. He wrote some letters. About one o'clock he asked me for a bed, saying he was rather unwell. I told him ha could have one as soon as the girl would shake it up. He lid not seem to understand me, and so I told him three or four times the same thing. He seemed as if he did not hear me at last he nodded. He had only drank one joey* of brandv here. He had two joeys in bed by the servant. After he went up-stai s I heartf him walk in the room backwards and forwards for a longtime. In about two hours after he had gone up-stairs I went up-stairs to change my gown. and as I went up the stairs I smelted powder. I asked the girl where could the smell of powder come from, and soon after I found it came from the deceased's room. I asked her to go in and see what was the matter, but she would not. I then went in—pulled the curtains aside-and saw that he had done something to himself. I ran out of the room, and was so much frightened that I screamed repeatedly, and fell over several steps. About ten minutes be- fore I went up to change my dress I heard a noise in the house. which I fancied was a door shutting violently or a chair falling down. The servant was next examined:—She said the deceased called her into the room after he had been there a few minutes, and ordered sixpenny worth of brandy, which witness gave him. Deceased was looking in the looking-glass at the time. In about an hour and a half after he called for 3d. more, which she gave him, and remained in the room while he drank it, diluted with water. He was in bed, but witness observed nothing ex- traordinary in his manner. Witness corroborated Miss Niven's statement regarding the" smell of powder,'1 and said she (wit- ness) was afraid to go into the room because "she was afraid to see something"—or words to that elrect, || The landlord, Mr. James Farish, said that soon after three go'clock this afternoon he was attracted to the room up-stairs by Bthe screams of the two young women. He asked them what was the matter they were too much alarmed to give him an answer that he could understand, but pointed towards the room in which deceased lay. He (the landlord) went in, and found that the poor man had destroyed himself. He was lying on his aback, and had the pistol in his right hand. The landlord took it from him. and found that it had been recently discharged. The deceased was undressed, having only his shirt on.° A asm.til canister of powder—a few caps and slugs, were found Bunder deceased's head. H Mr. Thomas Evans, junr.,surgeon, who had been called in soon after the deceased's death was discovered, entered the room at this stage of the proceedings, and in reply to a juror said that deceased's death must have been instantaneous. H The jury, after a short consultation, returned the following verdict: We find that the deceased destroyed himself whilst labouring under temporary insanity, by shooting himself through | his head." ° I The melancholy affair caused the greatest excitement through S the town. Since the unfortunate man's death many rumours are | current relative to the motives which induced him to commit gthe rash act; but as they seem to be nothing but conjectures or idle ■ gossip, we refrain from even alluding to either of them. We j have, since writing this report, learned that the vessel which deceased commanded came some months ago into this port with 112 tons of iron ore, from Ulverstone, for W. Crawshay, Esq. jS A "joey" is a very small glass containing three pennyworth Hof brandy.

CARDIFF POLICE COURT.—MONDAY. [Before Henry Morgan, and Walter Coffin, Esqrs.] | Mary Long, of John-street, Cardiff, preferred a charge of irregularity in the transaction of business against Mi". Wilde, pawnbroker; but as he was not present at the jatime, and as the magistrates issued a summons against him, we defer the publication of the particulars until complainant and defendant are face to face." | Henry Jones, Catherine Atkins, Elizabeth Seymour, Ellen Barrett, and Mary Anne Jones, were severally | charged with drunkenness. All suitably admonished | and discharged. | COWARDLY ASSAULT.— William James, and John Mere- | dith, boatmen, and Ihotnas Fletcher, lockkeeper, were g again brought up and charged as followsJame» with | having assaulted P. C. George Davies, and the others with having prevented persons from rendering assistance to Davies when overpowered by James. The details of this case appeared in our last. p.c. Davies was heard ? this day, and he fully corroborated the evidence given by I the other witnesses. The magistrates, after pointing out to the defendants the cowardly nature of the offence com- mitted by them, convicted each in the penalty of £3 and costs: in default of payment to be imprisoned for two | calendar months. Meredith and Fletcher paid the fine James was removed iu custody. a ASSAULT. James Morgan was charged with having I assaulted Jane Jones, of Caroline-street, in her house. It appeared by the tenor of the evidence that complain- ant and defendant s wife were scuffling in complainant's house, and that defendant interfered and assaulted com- plainant very violently. Convicted in the penalty of 7s. and costs: in default of payment to be impiisoned for seven days. Paid. Mr. Jenkins, of Whitmore-laue, blacksmith, appeared to answer a charge preferred against him by Mr. Superintendent Stockdale, for having obstructed the pub- lic pavement in Whitmore-lane by placing upon it several ant and defendant s wife were scuffling in complainant's a house, and that defendant interfered and assaulted com- plainant very violently. Convicted in the penalty of 7s. and costs: in default of payment to be impiisoned for seven days. Paid. a Mr. Jenkins, of Whitmore-laue, blacksmith, appeared to answer a charge preferred against him by Mr. Superintendent Stockdale, for having obstructed the pub- lic pavement in Whitmore-lane by placing upon it several heaps of stones, Jenkins apologized—said the stones were required for the purposes of building—and jjj assured the magistrates they should be removed with all convenient despatch. The complaint was ordered to istand over", in order that Mr. Jenkins might have an opportunity afforded him of removing the stones. The imagistrates stated that the fine for such offence was 40s., which would be rigorously enforced unless the pavement be kept perfectly clear. a ASSAULT. Mary Jones, of Great Frederick-street, was convicted in the penalty of 10s. and costs, for having |as«aulted Margaret Morgan, of this town, milk-seller: in default of payment to be imprisoned for fourteen days, jl No business of the slightest moment was transacted on jjThursday.

1 MERl'HYR AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. I 1 Our columns were so much crowded last wrek that it was not in our power to notice the festival of the Victoria Ladies, which took place on Monday the 4th inst., at the .lorlais Castle in this town. The extreme wetness of the day prevented their attending Divine service at the Church, as they had previously contemplated, but were kindly addressed by our respect d curate, the Rev.I Jp'm Morgan, who also sat with them to dinner. Shortiy after the cloth was removed the rev. gentleman left, and the ladies commenced dancing. Their appearance was very neat and prepossessing, being all arrayed in green shawls and pink ribbons. g We regret to state that hundreds of tons of hay in thisl neighbourhood are likely to be of but little use as fodder, the late rains having proved very seriously injurious. S Numerous anniversaries, in connection with benefit so-S cieties, &c were celebrated in this town, Ooedycymmer. and Dowlais, on Saturday and Monday, the details of which, if published, would occupy the whole of our paper. M INQUEST.—An inquest was held at Aberdare on the 7tha inst., before Wm. Davies, Esq., coroner, on view of the§| body of William, the son of Llewellyn Davies, collier, aged 3 months, who was found dead in bed on the pre- vious morning. The verdict returned tyas that he had 6" died by the visitation of God." B | A WOMAN at George Town was severely hurt last week iby a stone which was recklessly thrown by one rag-w ^amuffi.i at another,-—a practice which cannot be too jhighly censured. B f SourH WALES TURNPIKE TRUST.—AS various rumoursffl are afloat in this neighbourhood relative to the time when jthe nsw Turnpike Act will come into operation in the [county of Glamorgan, and also as to the change which it ,will effect in the borough of Merthyr, we deem it right tog (state that the powers of the formei acts of parliament ceased at 12 o'clock on the night ot the 14th instant, and ^that from that time the Pandy Gate was abandoned, jPen-y-darran Gate will be removed to the upper part of|| jjDowlais, and the Plymouth and Nant-y wenith Gatesia [will stand as before. The limits of the town ( Merthyr),gj as defined by the commissioners, will stand as follows:—Ji ,Oa the road leading to Swansea, a line immediatelyf§ within the present Nant-y-Gwenith Gate." On theji Cardiff road, "a line immediately within the present a Plymouth Gate." On the Abergavenny road, at the: Horse and Groom,* Dowlais and on the Brecon road, one mile from Coed y-Cymmer bridge, in the county 0fS Brecon. All the roads within these limits will hereafter^ be repaired by the town or parish of Merthyr,—theyS ceased to be turnpike roads on the 14th inst, We are notif »\vare of any steps having been taken to provide for maintenance and management of the roads in the town,f| but we presume no time5 will be lost iu arranging these'a matt-jrs. We regret to find that our very efficieut sur-r3 yeypr, Mr, Shellard, has declined the surveyorship of the g Northern District of Roads, aud resigned the duties of j| his ollice on the 10th instant. Kl 11 LANTRISSENT PBTTY SESSIONS, held Friday, 8th August, 1845.—Before R. F. Rickards, Esq. and Colonel Smith—Mr. Morgan Thomas, of Ynisgoy in the parish, ot Lantwitvardre, and others, charged one John Davies, ate of Mynyddyslwyn, in the county of Monmouth, labourer, now residing in the parish of Pentyrch, with laving feloniously stolen and carried away, on the 5th inst, from and off the premises of the said Morgan nomas, one calico shift, one canvass and one cotton -ipton, two cotton caps, one muslin pocket handkerchief, one calico pocket and one cloth collar, of the goods and chattels of one Catherine Rees; one flannel petticoat, one cotton apron, one cotton shift, and three cotton handkerchiefs, of the goods and chattels of Catherine John; one muslin collar, the property of Hannah ibvans; and two calico shirts, one flannel shift, two iiiinnel aprons, one pair cf calico pockets, two muslin neckerchiefs, four canvass towels, fire calico pillow slips one calico shift, oue flannel petticoat, one canvass apron, and one pinafore, of the goods and chattels of the said Morgan Thomas. Upon the evidence of Catherine Rees, md Thomas Mager, police-officer, the said John Davies was committed to Cardiff Gaol to await his trial at the next Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the said county. -The Overseers of the Poor for the Parish of Lantwit- vardre applied for an order of removal upon the widow of the late Lewis William and her children, now charge- able to the said parish, and living in a leasehold property left her in the Will of her late husband during her natural life, and then to her childreu. Case dismissed on the ground that Lantwitvardre parish could not substantiate their case by the evidence produced to remove her and aer children whilst living in her own property, to the parish of Lantrissent, which they presumed her husband had gained by servitude, previous to his building two cottages, of the value of £5 per annum, and which he occupied several years previous to his decease, and which are still in the occupation of his widow, in the parish of Lantwitvardre. The Overseers of the Poor of the said parish of Lantwitvardre, applied for a summons tgaiust Ishmael Morley, of the said parish, for refusing to pay Poor Rates. Granted. John Lewis, agent to the Llev. George Thomas, clerk, applied for a summons igainst Taliesin Thomas and William Thomas for tres- passing on the Tram Road at Newbridge. Granted. file Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of Lantrissent applied for a summons upon several of the patishioners of the said parish for refusing to pay Poor Rates. Granted. ——Thomas Meredith, of Lantwitvardre, ap. plied for a summons against William Griffith, for an assault. Granted. BRIDGEND PETTY SESSIONS, Saturday, August 9th.— [Before Richard Franklen, Esq., and the Rev. Robert Knight.J Win. Morgan, Wm. Steward, John Dale, John Walters, Owen John, and Thos. David were charged by Valentine Shervey, sergeant of police, with being drunk it the parish of Hangonoyd. They were severally re- primanded and discharged upon payment of 6s. costs. Wm. Griffith and Hopkin Griffith, of the parish of Llan- gonoyd, were charged by Will. Williams, with an assault. The parties respectively applied to the magistrates to have the case adjourned to this day week, which applica- tion was granted. MABSTEG.—On Saturday last, the loyal and honorable Order of Ivorites met at the Angel Inn, from whence they proceeded in procession to Chapel, preceded by the Aber- avon band, which in the course of the day performed several Welsh airs and marches in a very superior man- ner. The lodge-room was most tastefully decorated with every Sower in season that could be procured within some miles. On leaving chapel, the members, to the number of 70, perambulated Bowrington and Maesteg, and then sat down to a most excellent dinner, which reflected great credit on the amiable hostess of the Angel, Mrs. Anthony and so highly were the brethren pleased, that her health was unanimously proposed and drank by all present. Loyalty and good-fellowship were the order jf the day, till the witching hour of night, when church- yards yawn" gave notice for all prudent men to retire to their pleasant homes, their wives, and bairns; and we will conclude this brief notice with the old wish of "Joy be with them." SUDDEN DEATH—-On Monday last an inquest was held before Alexander Cuthbertson, Esq., coroner, at the dwelling-house of Mrs. Joan Hopkins, known by the name of the Hope and Anchor, at Neath Abbey, on the body of Mary Edwards, a young woman aged 23 years. From the evidence adduced, it appeared that the deceased was a servant in the employment of the Misses Leyson, of the Hill,—that about two o'clock in the afternoon ot Sunday last, she was taken suddenly ill—vomitted, and continued in that state for several hours. A medical gentleman was sent for who gave her some medicine, lut which produced no good effects, as she continued to remain in a state of dreadful agony until death, at half- :iast twelve o'clock, put a period to her sufferings. In consequence of a remark that had been made by the de, ceased to a female who attended her, and who was called upon to give evidence at the inquest, the jury suspected that deceased was pregnant, and that she (the deceased) had taken poison consequently, at their request, a post mortem examination was made of the body by R. P. Leyson, Esq. The usual tests were resorted to by that gentleman in the presence of his brother, Evan Leyson, Esq., and Mr. Hibbert, a chemist, residing in the town of Neath, for discovering the presence of arsenic in the stomach; but there were no traces of poison found. Those gentlemen were clearly of opinion, that deceased died from a severe bilious attack. The coroner then very ably summed up the evidence, and the jury returned theii verdict—" Died by the Visitation of God." VALE OF NEATH RAILWAY.—A highly respectable and very influential meeting of the provisional committee of the Vale of Neath Railway Company took place on Monday, at the offices of the South Wales Railway, 449, West Strand, London—Lord Jersey, in the chair. A (eputation of the Great Western Directors, and the Chairman and Vice-chairman of the South Wales Board, were in attendance. A series of resolutions for the effec- tually carrying out the proposed line were put and car- ried and after the Working Committee had been appointed, the meeting broke up. Lord Villiers was appointed chairman, and L. Vigurs, Esq., deputy- chairman. The Vale of Neath- Railway may now be considered as fairly launched before the public and we cannot help congratulating the inhabitants of this county, and the town of Neath in particular, at the manner in which the estimates and mode of getting up this line has been conducted, whilst the names of the gentlemen who act as the provisional directors form at once a guarantee to the public that the undertaking will be one both creditable to the promoters and profitable to the shareholders. We may add that the holders of South Wales shares will, ipon application, have some shares in this line allotted o them, but in what proportion is not as yet decided. Xo application for shares will be received after the last day of this month. The shares in this (Vale of Neath) line are already in the market at JE1 premium The de- posit is altered in accordance with the new rules of the House of Lords—namely, from thirty shillings to two pounds, being jEtO per cent. SHIPWRECK AND Loss OF LIFE IN THE BRISTOL CHANNEL.—A correspondent has favoured us with the following: —" On Thursday, the 7th inst., the schooner Bideford, of St. Ives, left the port of Neath loaded with culm. While in the channel during the night, the schooner Eliza Anne, of Falmouth, ran into her and did such extensive damages by the violence of the shock, that the Bideford leaked very much, and could not be kepI. clear. Before morning the water bad so far gained upon* her, that the master and crew, four in number, werel obliged to leave her, and to take to the boat for safety, j In their hurry, they got into the boat, but forgot to pro-l vide themselves with even a single oar, so that they were! at the absolute control of the wind and waves. About ten o'clock, Friday forenoon, they saw a schooner running upS channel but the crewofwhich vessel took no notice of them. I At 12 o'clock Friday night, the unfortunate fellows drewl near shore—to a place about two miles to the westward of Sker Point. The boat got involved amongst the' breakers-was quickly swamped [upset]—and the four persons were precipitated into the surf. The mate, named: Joseph Treverence, succeeded in making the shore afterl a protracted struggle; the three others met a wateryS grave. Their names were Captain Major, Francis Jose/j and William Richards (a boy). Jose and Richards wereE natives of Falmouth. Captain Major has left a widow,. and family at St. Ives to deplore his sad and untimely death. The boat is now on the Sker Farm."—Since the foregoing was put in type another account reached us, by which it appears that the Bidefo/d came in contact with the Heed, off Morte Bay, and not the Eliza Anne, as stated above. Tiie Heed reached Penarth with loss of topmast and foreyard. The mate, whose.lite was pro-a videntially preserved, has been forwarded to his home by The Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Benevolentjj Society," which society also clothed, boarded, and lodged him during his stay in this county. B SWANSEA SAVINGS' BANK.-August 9.-Deposits re- ceived, £283 I4s. 8d.; Paid, £ 113 15s. 81. Notices to withdraw, £ 139 14s. lOJ. Manager, Mr. Arthur Dalton, SWANSEA WATCH AND WARn COMMITTEE.—On Friday m last, 8th inst., Wrq. Davies, late turnkey of the Swansea Gaol, and Noah Hughes, bargeman, were appointed police-officers instead of two others who had been dis- charged -for neglect of duty. SWANSEA POLICE.—[On Wednesday, 13th inst., before Richard Aubrey and Starling Benson, Esquires.] — Wm. Davies, chair-maker, charged with assaulting Jane, the wife of John Roe, potter, was fined 20s. with costs, 14s. 6d. H or be committed for one month to Swansea Gaol. I SWANSEA PETTY SESSIONS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 12th.- [Before the Ilev. John Collins and Iltid Thomas, Esq.] —H John Beynon and Evan Rees were charged with havingB assaulted Dd. Evan, who. on being sworn, stated, I liveH next door to the Swan in High-street, and am a labourer. On Saturday night last, or rathcrearty on Sunday morning,8 I stood near a crowd of people, when a female came to me, and attempted to search my pockets. I pushed heroff. Pre-S sently John Beynon and Evan Rees, both now present, came to me and assaulted me. Evan Rees struck me a severe blow on the eye. [Here he pointed to his left eye, which bore marks of violence.] I was stunned and fell when down, he laid bold of my jacket and tore off thefi pocket, and rau away with it, in which was 4|d." he produced his poor jacket sadly mutilated, which agreed! with his representations of its state.—Ann Morse corro-H borated his statement very fairly so far as her went.—An unfortunate female of young and very! interesting appearance, being called aud sworn, statedn that on the night in question Dd. Bvan met her and de-H manded a gallon of beer, soon after which he struck herB twice. This story, from what P.C. TIIOH, Jones stated,! twice. This story, from what P.C. Thos. Jones stated,! appeared highly probable and satisfactory. It was, afrer !some consultation, thought sufficient to counteract the cause of complaint on the part of Dd. Evan, so that hisM case was dismissed.—^Dd, Benjamin made complaint! against Daniel, that he had not paid him certain! wages; but no satisfactory evidence being brought for-8 ;> Iwarn that such wages were due, the case was dismissed 0l\. BenJamia paying 4s. 6d. costs Ann, th wife of David Jones, and their daughter, made complaint against Ann, the wife of Wm. Jenkins, and Catherine Jenkins, all of Gower, for abuse. From the evidence given m both sides, it appeared to have been a complete Iris) battle concerning cockles and cockle baskets. The who!. were bound over to keep the peace for twelve month- under a penalty of £ 1 0 each Thoj. Thomas came forward to complain that certain parties had taken dowt his mother's house, in which he also resided. Beinc sworn, he said, u My mother lived in Tregage, in thr parish of Llandilo-talybont. I left that house about foui months ago, and went to Llangennech. I lock(d tit door, and took the key with me. I went back to the house last Saturday fortnight; I removed the shutter, am went in through the window place. I had the key of th. door with me, but could not use it, because some one ha put another lock on the door. On the following Tuesday Henry Gregory, Wm. Bowen, and some others here to-day, came about 7 o'clock in the evening, and pulled thr house down. This was on the 29th of July last. The house was held by my mother as tenant under the Dukt of Beaufort, at 12s. a year.Cross t.amincd: I nevet agreed to give up the house to Henry Gregory. I cannct write my name, I never could. [A person from the crowd in court cried out, I know he can write." Tim person was then called forward, and stated he had seen the writing of Thos. Thomas, but that he had never seen aim write.] Cross-examination of Thos. Thomas re- sumed 11 1 never delivered the key of the house, nor am other key, to Mr. Francis Price, either at the Talbo Arms, nor at any other place. I never agreed with Mr Price to give up the house to him as the Duke of Beau- tort s agent, I never told Mr. Price I could not live in the house on account of snakes." This man, though keenly and very severely examined and cross-examined by several for perhaps an hour at least, still adhered to his integrity like the motto of the Isle of Man "Turn me as you will, I am on my legs still." A copy of his statement, when concluded, was given him to be signed, which he did very awkwardly by two T's.— John Price, P.C., being sworn, stated, "Thos. Thomas asked me whether an agreement for E4 8s. would do, it malle on plain paper. I asked him if he had a copy of the agreement. He said N< This was considered oy the bench to refer to that produced by Henry Gregory, and the case was dismissed. Thos. Thomas was ordered to pay 16s. costs. He said he had no money to pay, on I which he was directed to leave. COPPER ORES SOLD AT SWANSEA, AUGUST 13th, 1845. Vliues. 21 Cwts. Purchasers. Price. L. f. d Cobre 105 Vivian and Sons 910 0 Do.100 Do. 9 9 0 Do. 94 Do. 9 9 0 Do. 90 Do. 910 0 Do. 67 Williams, Foster, and Co. 9 11 0 Do. 82 Do. 17 15 6 Do. 27 Do. 17 12 0 Beerhaven 121 English Copper Company ..870 Do. 96 Williams, Foster, and Co. 816 Do. 95 Do. 8 16 Do. 89 Do. 8 4 6 Da. 60 Freeman and Co., and Vivian and Sons 550 Do. 12 Williams, Foster, and Co. 7 19 0 Santiago 12o Do. 13 4 6 H4 Do. 13 15 0 Do. 109 Vivian and Sons 13 14 0 Do. 94 Do. 13 11 0 Knockmahon 97 Williams, Foster, and Co. 11 13 0 Do. 71 Vivian and Sons 614 0 Do. 70 English Copper Company 615 0 Do. 67 Do. 7 18 0 Do. 62 Vivian and Sons 5 5 0 | Do. 57 Do. 3 10 0 Cuba 110 Sims, Willyams, Nevill, Druce, and Co. 10 12 6 Do. 82 Do. 10 15 6 Do. 76 Vivian and Sons 16 5 0 Do. 48 Williams, Foster, and Co. 17 16 0 Do. 41 Do. 19 7 0 Do. 31 Sinn.Willyams.Nevill.Druce, and Co. 18 2 0 Chili 50 Passoe, Grcnfell, and Sons. 43 5 6 Do. 46 Freeman and Co. 43 3 0 Do. 44 English Copper Company 43 2 6 Do. 38 Williams, Foster, and Co. 42 17 6 Do. 52 English Copper Company.. 26 3 6 Do. 50 Do.25 3 0 San Jose in Cobre 80 Pascoe, GrenfeU, and Sons.. 11 11 6 Do. 55 Williams, Foster, and Co. 18 8 0 Do. 38 Do. 15 16 0 Do. 28 Pascoe, Grenfell, and Sons.. 916 Ballymurtagh. 88 Vivian and Sons 3 0 0 Do. 44 Do. 5 5 0 Australia Kapunda 50 Williams, Foster, and Co. 23 11 0 Do. 43 Do. 25 15 6 Do. 33 Do. 30 7 6 Llaudidno 51 Do. and English Copper Co.. 3 8 6 Do. 30 Williams, Foster, and Co. 9 13 6 Crombane 53 Vivian and- Sons 5 8 0 Do. 22 Do. 515 0 Tigrony 15 Williams, Foster, and Co. 5 3 0 Kilduanne 72 Vivian and Sons g 2 0 Do. 3 Pascoe, Grenfell, and Sons.. 3 11 0 Laxey 42 Do. and Vivian and Sons 5 1 03 Aberdovey 24 Vivian and Sons 7 17 0 Do. 1 Do. 17 0 0 Molland 2 English Copper Company 8 2 61 Do. 1 Pascoe, Grenfell, and Sons.. 4 14 6

MONMOUTHSHIRE. HOUSEBREAKING AT NEWPORT.—On Wednesday last, the 13th instant, the house of Mr. Burfield was entered, during his absence, through the back-kitchen window, and cash, to a heavy amount, stolen. The perpetrators of this robbery, after entering the house, must have pro- ceeded up-stairs—have broken open a cash-box, from which they stole a Bank of England note for £ 100, and about 65 or 70 sovereigns, with which they decamped. It was stated to us that Mr. Burfield left his house at about one o'clock on the day in question, leaving his housekeeper at home. In about two hours after he had gone out a boy called at his residence and told the house- Keeper that Mr. Burfield sent him to tell her that she was to go to a certain place for a parcel." She went; but found no parcel there for her. On her return she found that the house had been broken aud entered, and the robbery, as above described, completely enected. She instantly gave the alarm, and drew many persons to the spot. The next door neighbour said she had seen a bo., at the back-kitchen window, but took no notice of him as Mr. Burfield was in the habit of employing boys to ake care of the horses. And so the matter remains at present. We hope in our next to have it in our powei to state that the impudent offenders have been arrestec and lodged in one of hir Majesty's gaols. Mr. Niogas Scar I has been declared the contractor for cleansing the strte s of Newport for three years. Mr. H. Clappertoii and Mr. John Whitchurch have been appointed collectors of the income-tax in Newport, foi he next two years; and Mr. Robert Syne and Mr. J Garrett, collectors in the parish of Saint Woollos. Reaping commenced in the neighbourhood of Newport )11 Monday last. There is a great quantity of hay stil: jut; but we bear that it is not materially injured by tho late rains. Our market on Wednesday last was, as usual, verj well attended; prime stock sold readily at good prices, beef and lamb, 7d to 7gd. per lb. We continue to receiv, arge importations of cattle from Ireland, and we are tole "hat the Tredegar Wharf Company have engaged to built: a packet ship, near to the Victoria Yard in Newport, foi some enterprising parties, who have arranged to ply f. steamer weekly, between Newport, Waterford, and Cork, alternately. On Wednesday last, the Hibernian Female Benefi; Society held their anniversary. They walked in pro- cession to church at eleven o'clock. The uniform style )f dress and behaviour of our sisters from the Emerah. lbl- were the theme of admiration. They returned ant: iine 1 together at mine host's Sprits, and spent a verj pleasant evening. N EWPoRT.-On Wednesday last, a Commission d, JUlla/leo inquirendo was executed at the Westgate hotel in this town, to examine into the sanity of Miss Elizabeth Polton, of Stow Hill, Newport, spinster. F. Barlow. Esq., one of her Majesty's Commissioners in Lunacy presided; Mr. Fox, of the firm of Prothero, Towgood, and Fox of Newport, appeared on behalf of the peti- ioners; and the following gentlemen answered to theii names as jurors —Mr. James Wintle. foreman; Messrs M. T. Smith; G. Lawrence; W. Evans; E. J. Phillips; M. Evans; C. Zouch; T. Inglis; C. Harden; J. Whit church; T.C.Giddy; D.Danes; T.B.Batchelor; C.King; & H. Shepard. Mr.W. Brewer, &nd Mr. James Hawkins, surgeons, deposed as to the state of mind of Miss Polton, and a female of the name of Hazle stated that she had the care of her since the 29th of January last, on the morning of which day she attempted to destroy herself. Various circumstances were stated as to her daily acts and deeds, and the jury unanimously decided that Miss Pol- ton was of unsound mind, and not capable of taking care of herself or her property since the above 29th of January. The proceedings did not excite any great interest. There were not more than half a dozen persons present, besides those who were officially concerned. Miss Polton is possessed of property to the value of £ 500 a-year. This has for the last three years been under the management of Mr. Samuel Phillips, of Newport, and we can say that it could not be in better hands. Mr. Cooke and his equestrian party have been amusing the inhabitants of Newport for two days this week. He made his entred into the town on Tuesday last, driving 14 horses in hand. The Marquis and Marchioness of Worcester, who have been sojourning at Tray House for the last three weeks, left on Thursday week for Crickhowefl, to which neigh- bourhood his lordship has proceeded for grouse shooting. I he youthful pair arrived at Llangattock Park, Crick- howell, in the evening of the same day, in honour of which event Crickhowell bells were rung merrily. NEWPORT TOWN-HALL, MONDAY. -[Before the Mayor, Thomas Hawkins, Thomas Hughes, and J. S. Allfrey, Esqrs.] — William Rodney was charged with having beenB drunk and disorderly in New-street, Pillgwetilljr, ontm Wednesday last. Convicted in the penalty of 3s. 6d. andjB costs.' Thomas Ford was charged \yith having illegallyHji detained clothes which were the property of Cbarles^B laylor, seaman, It appeared that complainant was in-|9, debted to defendant for board aud lodging: the complaintgj Was consequently discharged. Charles Colledge wasla charged with the dreadful crime of assaulting his lather lg| jThe magistrates, after administering to the wretch a Well-raj deserved reprimand, convicted bim in the penalty of £ 2h ,and costs in default of payment, to be imprisoned atH Usk House of Correction for two months. -John Par-1 ker, Henry Toomer, and John Roberts were cha,r<»ed withM '_k:+; laviug assaulted George Williams, the landlord of the led Lion Inn, Charles-street. Parker was convicted in he penalty of five shillings and costs Toomer and Ro- berts were discharged.—-THURSDAY.—[Before the Mayor and J. S. Allfrey, Esq ] — WMiam Welsh was onvicted in the penalty of five shillings and costs, for laving been found drunk and disorderly in the public treets on the night of Tuesday last: in default of pay- nent, to be imprisoned for fourteen days Anne Jones vas fully committed to prison, there to await her trial, liarged with having obtained goods under false pre- faces from Mr. Isaac Matthews, of Commercial-street, shoemaker. On Wednesday week, the bells of Llanarth Church ung merry peals on the return of William Jones, Esq., end family, to Clytba House, after an absence of three ears 011 the continent. Richard Blakemore, Esq., M.P., has accepted an in- vitation to preside at the annual dinner of the Chepstow nited Horticultural Society, to be held at the Beaufort rn\s Hotel on Thursday, the 4th of September next, the day of the second exhibition in the Castle. MONMOUTH GAS AND WATER COMPANY.—A half- yearly meeting of the shareholders of this company was leld in the Jury Room on Wednesday week. The chair vas taken by Thomas Gratrex, Esq., who read the report, rom which it appeared that there was a net profit upoa the half-year of £ J8i) 12s. 5d., showing a decrease on the corresponding period of 1844 of £24 Os. 7\d., and upon he 1st of January of £ 15 4s. 2 £ d. The water rental lad increased about JE20 with every prospect of a still further revenue from that quarter. A dividend of 4 per cent. was recommended, which would leave a surplus of £4G 12s. 5d. to be added to the reserved fund, which with "hat already in hand, will make it £ 112 Os. 4|d. The •eport concludes—" It is gratifying to observe that upon lie whole the undertaking seems to be in a prosperous state, and every attention paid to the management thereof." Mr. Thackwell having announced his inten- ion of retiring from the committee, Mr. John Tyler was elected in his room, and after the transaction of some routine business the meeting dissolved. NANTYGLO IRON WORKS.—TESTIMONIAL TO MR. EVERT.—On Tuesday, August 5th, a deputation of some )f the principal inhabitants of this place, headed by Richard Bailey, Esq waited on Mr. Every, at his dwell- ing house, and presented to him, as a token of their i3teem, the following articles:—A handsome silver tea- pot, with an appropriate inscription; a silver cream jug; 'ongs, one dozen spoons, and a purse of fifty sovereigns. ivind and affectionate addresses were delivered by several gentlemen of the deputation, conveying sentiments of steem for the character of Mr. Every;—of regret at his '.pproaching departure; and of hope for his future health tnd happiness. The testimonals being presented, Mr. Every spoke as follows,—"Gentlemen,—The present period to me is eventful. I am about to close my labours it these works, and to remove from the place where I iave spent nearly twenty years of my best vigour. The jeeasion, you are aware, is my impaired health. I admit, with gratitude to the Giver of all good, that I am con- siderably improved since this time twelve months; and it would have afforded me unfeigned satisfaction, if mattera could be so arranged, that I might longer have continued with j ou. I am one of those who view, with seriousness, :my important movement in the life of man, on account if the responsibilities involved,—especially, lest the path- way of God's Providence should be overstepped. To ihis principle, so fully possessing my mind, must be attri- buted, in a great degree, the uniform tenor of my past iife, (for my natural tendencies, perhaps, are changeful,) and actuated by this principle, fain would I have shrunk from the undertakings that now await me, of beginning, as it were, LIFE ANEW. However, my humble trust is, that the Providence of God will still attend me and mine. In my future life, amid whatever scenes may await me, my thoughts, of course, will often recur to Nantyglo. These thoughts, I forebode, will bear a varied complexion. [ anticipate I shall have chiding thoughts for not having more fully promoted the welfare and happiness of my friends and neighbours. Whatever regrets, however, I may have of this kind, there will be the alleviating reflec- tion, that I leave you without having made, to the best of my knowledge, a single enemy; nay, I leave you, shall I say, with the regrets and good wishes of the people at large; for this I thank God "A good name is better than precious ointment." While I advert to the feelings of kindness and svmpathy generally expressed, I feel, gentlemen, that I am specially bound to acknowledge yours, and those of the community who, in conjunction with yourselves, have given proof tangible and valuable proof thereof—as exhibited now before my eyes. I accept, gentlemen, the testimonial you have presented to me of your regard, and that of others of my friends, who have acted with you, with much thankfulness and satisfaction. To you, gentlemen, of this deputation, to all of you, I feel personallv obliged. I cannot, however, forbear mentioning Richard Bailey, Esq., by name, as one for whom I shall ever feel more than ordinary respect and regard. I have had to do with him from his bojhood till now and, from his bovhood to his manhood, he has ever shewn himself to possess, ia I no small degree, the more pleasing and amiable charac- teristics of our common humanity. If kindness of jnature—•mildness of disposition—and a wakeful consider- ateness to render others happy and comfortable—are characteristics of the real gentleman, then is Richard Bailey really such, for invariably has he exhibited these qualities towards me. I, therefore, tender to him my special thanks on the present occasion. Gentlemen, in conclusion, I wish you health, long life, and happiness." Apart from the foregoing testimonial, we understand that the respected proprietors of the Nantyglo Iron Works, Joseph and Crawshay Bailey, Esqrs., have presented Mr.' nature-mildness of disposition—and a wakeful consider- ateness to render others happy and comfortable—are characteristics of the real gentleman, then is Richard Bailey really such, for invariably has he exhibited these qualities towards me. I, therefore, tender to him my special thanks on the present occasion. Gentlemen, in conclusion, I wish you health, long life, and happiness." Apart from the foregoing testimonial, we understand that the respected proprietors of the Nantyglo Iron Works, Joseph and Crawshay Bailey, Esqrs., have presented Mr. Every with a valuable token of their high estimation. [We are indebted to a correspondent for the foregoing paragraph but have to state that it was not received by us until last Friday afternoon—several hours after the Guardian had been published.]

To the Editor of the Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian. SIR,—I perceive by your last number, and find from general report, that my name has been taken in question 'iy persons who do not understand what they profess to )e acquainted with. However, without entering upon tny lengthened explanation, I have to state and can prove 'hat, on the present system of ventilation at the Duffryn Joinery, it can be safely and efficiently ventilated with 1ut little expense to the Proprietor, whom I know is a gentleman that will go to any expense in order to render lis mines safe, if it were only named to him and I also vish to state, that as the pillars are not worked back, here is no necessity for gas drifts. If any person disputes ny assertion, I am willing to meet such person at any 'lace, and prove what I now state to be true, or abide the consequences of having given utterance to a falsehood. I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, THOMAS SEYMOUR, Mineral Surveyor. Newbridge, August 13th, 1845.

BIRTHS. Aug. 6. the wife of Mr. Perrott, Fountain Inn, Brecon, of a snn. Aug. 4, Mrs. John Tombs, iron founder, Newport, of < laughter. Aug. 11, Mrs. John John, jun., Newport, of a daughter. Aug. 1. at Abergavenny, the wife of T. Gabb, Esq., solicitor, ¡f a son. Aug. 2, at Newport, Monmouthshire, the lady of U. J Davis 5sq., solicitor, of a daughter. Aug. 8, at Malvern Link, the lady of the Rev. Thos. Kin;, 0f 1 daughter. MARRIAGES. August 7th, at St. Cuthberts, Wells, by the Rev. J. II. Pinder, he Rev. Charles James Willoughby, third son of Henry Wi!- oughby, Esq., of Birdsall and Settrington, in the county of York, o Charlotte Payne, eldest daughter of Henry Seymour, Esq., of Vells, and of Tyvree, Glamorganshire. There were present on he happy occasion, besides all the members of Mr. Seymour's Iwn family. Mr. and Mrs. H. Willoughby, jun., Miss Willoughby, Vliss H. Willoughby, Mr. Percival Willoughby, Mr. Edward Seymour, of Porthmawr, the Rev. Francis Seymour, Mr. Whit- 'omb, of Gloucester, and daughter, Lord James Stuart, Mr. R. ikipwith, and Mr. H. Skipwith, of Warwickshire, and other riends of both families. Mr. Willoughby, of Birdsall, is heir iresumptive to the title, and to the great estates of the ancient family of the Lords Middleton. Aug. 14, at St. John's Church, by the Rev. T. Stacey, H.J. Paine, Esq.. to Eliza, eldest daughter of Edward Evans, Esq., both of this town. Aug. 6, at Saint Mary's Church, Brecon, by the Rev. J. Morris, Mr. James Ellis, to Miss Jemima Boutcher, both of Brecon. Aug. 6, at St. Mary de Lode Church, by the Rev. J. Coghlan, M.A., D. Gingell, Esq., surgeon, of Brecon, eldest son of D. 'ingell, Esq., M.D., of Moreton, near Thornbury, to Margaret Elizabeth, second daughter of R. Jaekman, Esq., of Gloucester. Aug. 10, at Llangynwyd Church (by license), by the Reverend the Vicar, Mr. Thomas Walding to Miss Mary White, both of Maesteg. Aug. 10. at Llangynwyd Church, by the Rev. the Vicar, Mr. Thomas Jones, of Maesteg, to Ann Thomas, of Llangynwyd. Aug. 12. at Margam Church, by the Rev. Richard Evans. Wïlliam Wyllys, Esq., of Morley House. Somerset, to Sarah, youngest daughter of Mr. Wm. Hunt, of Hallen, Gloucestershire. Aug. 8, at Ynysgau Chapel, Merthyr, by Mr. T. B. Evans, ninister, Mr. Griffith Thomas, agent to Sir John Guest, Bart., to Mrs. Thomas, of Troedyrhiw, late of Cardiff. Aug. 9, at the same place, Mr. David Edwards to Miss Mary- \ubrey.. Aug. 10. at the same place, Mr. David Morgan to Miss Ana Jones, both of Merthyr. Aug. 12, at the same place, Mr. Lloyd to Miss Ann Lewis, both of Merthyr. DEATHS. At the Deanery, Llandaff, on Friday, the 8th instant, aged 59 The Very Reverend William Bruce Knight. Dean of LJandatr, to the inexpressible grief and irreparable loss not only uf his own relations and numerous friends, but of the whole Diocese of which he had been for 35 years so bright an ornament Aug. 4. of consumption, in Glasbury Village, Brecon to the jreat grief much respected, William, sou of the late Mr. Martin, ox *ne Inree Cocks Glashnrr ^S,or "rto"" <* MSTRSJSICT hU mstant* aged 71 YEARS surrendering: rSS? tmStmS SPirit w5th a h<>Pe full of joy and 45*olrs13' in thlS town, Mr. WilHara Stibbs, hair dresser, aged 45 vears. Davies, aged^5^years' IIephzibah, dauShter of Mr. Benjamin. aVles, aged 5 years. Aug. 9' at Nt'ath, Sarah Jane, daughter of Mr. John Rosser, a.ged 7 months. J^uS. 9> at Neath, Mr. John Williams, aged 34 years. Aug. 10, at Newport, Mr. David Davies, William the 1th Ihn, m that town. Aug. 12, at NeaVh, John, son of Mr. Philip Hopkins, mister mariner, aged 6 years. Aug. 11, at Oystermouth, near Swansea, in the 95th year o i lis age, Mr. John Bryant, late master mariner, greatlv respected, oy aU who knew him.