The Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette

PRECAUTIONS AGAINST CHOLERA. IMPORTANT DISCUSSION AT THE CARDIFF BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The usual weekly. meeting of the Guardians of the Poor of this Union was held at the Boardroom of the Workhouse on Saturday last. The chair was taken by Mr. David, of Fairwater, there being likewise present— The Rev. W. Leigh Morgan, the Rev. John Morgan, of St. Andrews, together with Mr. C. C. Williams, Mr. Perkins, Mr. Charles Vacheli, &c. During the custom- ary business, it having been intimated to the Chairman that Mr. R. D. Grainger, Medical Superintendent of the Board of Health, was in attendance on a mission from the Government, with reference to measures to be adopted in regard to the visitation of cholera, with which this country is threatened, that gentleman was called in. Having been introduced to the Board by the Clerk, Mr. Thomas VVatkins, '• Mr. Grainger said he had been instructed by the General Board of Health, in consequence of the reappearance of cholera on the continent of^Iiurope in a very severe form (and in those parts where ^Lrfirevailed, in Poland and the northern parts ot Prnssia, >B|fis more severe than had ever been previously recorded), tiTViiit those localities where, in 1S49, the cholera more severely prevailed, and, amongst others, he had been instructed to visit Cardiff. The object he had in view was twofold first of all, to communicate to Boards of Guardians the order, and to convey to them the results of the experience, of the Board of Health in 1849. in this and other countries, as to the most efficient mude of treating and affording aid to the population of those to.ns in whicll the epidemic imy appear; and, secondly where there were no Boards of Health, to call the attention of Boards of Guardians to their very important duties in reference to sanatory precautions, under the Nuisances Re- moval Act. He, likewise, thought it his duty to state that his visit was, in no degree, intended to excite alarm as to the reappearance of cholera, but only to promote measures desirable under the existing state of things; for althúu;: h cholera prevailed in parts of Europe, 12,000 having been at- tacked in Warsaw, 2,000 in Posen, and numbers ia other places, yet it did not necessarily follow that it would extend to England. It had, certainly, happened that the choleia in Germauyhad extended to this countryit had always happened thit the cholera had reached England by way of Hamburgh; but there had been two epidemic attacks of cholera-not so severe, perhaps, as tho'e which had-which had not extended to this country. The visitations of 1837 and 1850 did not extend to England and, therefore, it was not to excite alarm in the public mind, with reference to the cholera visiting this rountry, that he appeared before then!. By wait he had had the opportunity of observing through the kindness of Messrs. Lewis, EVAns, and Paine, the medical officers of the Board, he found that their experience coin- cided with that which he had obtained in other parts of Engl uid—that the only method of giving relief to th" people at large was, when the cholera was found to be visitin"- us to seek out those persons who were afflicted with pieinoni- tory diarrhoea It needed no medical experience to say that cholera was preceded by diarr hcei, which lasted hours, days, and, sometimes, week!. fhut diarrhoea was remarkably con. trollable iu almost every case. If relief be given in the premonitory diarthoea the disease is checked but if prooer and immediate attention be not given collapse follows. There was no cure that he was aware of for that form of the disease—collapse; and the result of experience was, that from fifty to eighty per cent, of those who got into the state of collap-e died, wh Itever mode of treatment might be re- sorted to. And, therefore, it was evident that what de- manded primary attention was the premonitory diarrhcei tn which he had referred. Here they had a disease, ushered in by premonitory diarriioe i. They found that disease for some hours or days in a state quite controllable, but if lelt alone became uncontrollable and fatal. In London medical men weresent into various districts to find out those per- sons who were aIfi-cted withdiarrhcea, it being found that many would neglect to apply for aid when visited with the symptoms. These medicd men. employed by the Board ot Health, were sent into the affected localities to seek out parties attacked bydiarihaei, and in that way hundreds of cases were discovered of pt-optetabouritig under diarrhaji who were ignorant to what it would leld. The great oue- cess attending that sy-tem was proved by the daily returns. Every evening these medical men met together, compared notes, and rtiaue reports; and it was ultimately ascertained th not m re than one in five hundred persons attacked by diarrhoea passed into collap-e; and so beneficial was the eliect, that the poor in various parts of London, seeing tile ease with which the disease was checked, frequently, oH the visus of the medical practitioners to houses in which the cases proved faral. expressed their regret that those gentle- tnen had not been called in before, stating that it \éI" their belief lud they been. their friends would have doubtlessiy recovered, lho-e poor people, too, were most grateful for the aid extended to thein, and wished to make presents and tes:imouial; of their gratitude to the medical men em- ployed. He had received just the fame accounts of the success in preventing cholera wherever that system had been putin operation.— Mr. Giaiuger then r< ferri d parti- cularly to the Tynemouth Union, re5pecting which he had had information given him. Mr. Titiley, the Chairman ot the Board of Guardians of the Tyr.e district, whue the chute.a particularly prevailed, had addressed him a letter in wh C" the most complete testimony was borne to the re- sults ot the system he (the speaker) had before described, —'i hat, continued Mr. Grainger, was the evidence ot the C'l.urman ot a Board of Guardians, and he had got other evidence from other places where the treatment adopted had been successful. \[r. Pyle,olle of the medical officers of the same (the Tyne) Union was so successful in Ili" treatment of dianhnei that he was laughed at and told by the Board of Guardians that those Cises he had been attending were not cholera, and, conse- quently, he could not have cuied the cholera. Mr Pyle lived In the neighbourhood of a number of col- lieries. He left medicine at every house, and in all the collieries aud pits, at the same time telling the parties to apply to him immediately, if attacked, as he found they would not do so if left to themselves. His treatment was so successful that he only lost one man who was attacked by diarrhoea that was a man who had been attacked while in a pit, and refused to take the medicine when offered to him. Those facts would be sufficient to show, if the cholera should visit this country, and should make its appearance in Cardiff and other towns, what kind of system should be adopted. And what he would suggest was that the Guar- dians idiould employ extra medical assistance, who would go into those places where they knew the cholera would be that those medical men should be sent to the houses in such localities day by day, with medicine, at the same tiuiegiving the inhabitants proper directions as to food, cleanliness, mode of living, &c. ailj those measures would be found to' be productive of the highest benelit. In Cardiff, he had heard stated by medical men, that the disease began Imme- diately to diminish when diarrhoea began to be treated. It would be for thein to take this into consideration. No ex- pense was incurred in considering the question. In con- nectioo, a.so, with that part of the question, he would say that no expense was incurred in consequence of the extia medical assistance, for it was certain that no economy was so great that no money was laid out so economically, as tb ,t expended in the prevention of disease,—that money laid out in the prevention of the disease to which he was alludiug would be a saving to the ratepayers, inasmuch as it prevented many from becoming widows and orphans who would, otherwise, be cast upon them for support. There were some very important considerations connected with that part of their Union without the boundary of the Local Board of Health. There were large places and districts in < their Union not in the borough of Cardiff, and where a state of thiugs existed which rendered it very desirable that pome notice should be taken of it. The principal causes of epidemic diseases were dirtiness, dirty, filthy, overflowing privies, and overcrowding lodging-houses. Such was the opinion of those with whom he had conversed. Let them go into some ot those confined courts in the dis- trict-there was generally a privy at the top; and medical ( men would tell them that the houses which were opposite the privy, and sometimes houses were within a yar i or two ] of it, were those which suffered most; that those houses in < the vicinity of it suffered more than those tafther off. Medical men would tell them further that it engendered every form 1 of disease by which the inhabitants of those places were ( carried off. Surface cleansing was a point of supreme im- < portance in the cleansing of courts. There was no excep- s tion to that rule. If the surface were paved, and that pave- i ment kept perfectly clean, together with the removal of the < ufFeusive Plivy, the whole class of epidemics would quickly < disappear. In Newcastle-upon-Tyue, there had been seve- t ral courts and alleys paved by the town council, and nothing > was found to be so improving to the health as the flagging of f :ourtS. He had been told by a meuical man—one of the ] movers of the whole improvement—that previously to the t courts being flagged, not a day passed but what he met a £ fever case; but, when the change was effected, he went to i the people, and said,—"The council have cleaned the out- r side—now you must set to aud well clean and whitewash t the inside of your houses, and you must take your rubbish and filth, and throw it into places provided for you, and not i deposit it in the court." What had beeu the result ? This t was in the beginning of the year, and that gentleman says e lie has not bad scarcely one fever caae where previously he c found them every day. Those were the kind of facts which c showed that the powers of the Guardians were of supreme 1 importance; and if ever there nas a time to.put thein into < operation, it was at the present period, when the country 6 was threatened wtth all attack of cholera. Some very 3Irong remlrs had been given him uy Mr. Paine i The Cnairmaii begged pardon for interrupting Mr. Grainger, but wished IU, remind hltn that the Hoard 01 i Guardians, as to paving, did not possess any power over the town. Mr. Grainger: Under the Local Board of Health, th-re is plenty of power to do it. t The Chairman observed that there were gentlemen pre- lent who would, no dl)Ui¡t, benefit by the ob,rvatiOIl. c Mr. Grainger explained that the Hoard of Guardians had ;i sower t,) cleanse places out of tbe town. 11 they weie in- i ormed of any nuisance, the Board of Guardians had powei t •o go before a in igisti ate who. no doubt, would command he parties to ctean-e court-, remove nuisanceor hateier f night be the cau-e of compi .i it; and if those partie- i Jinitted to do so, they could again lie summoned. Mr. Grainger tht'1I proceeded r, Paine had mentioned .0 him that In Lmdoie-court, which was now kept clean, le had fouud a marked diminution of disease by sweeping >1 it all the dirt. Scavengers never used to no into s lourts and alleys in villages, but now B ■ardn of Gu >rdians t lad powers beyond the oorough to euf0r.:e their per feet a rleaiisiog. And tie couldas,.ure them, 'tnough not neue- ally know:) out of the profession, that 1Uattt!utloll 10 HI<, ace cleansing was oue uf the great Causes of disease; and. r inless they looked to that, and got rid of those privies to vhich he had referred, Ihey wouid never get rido; t L'he Public Health Act gave the [lower of ordering pri.ic t ir Wbter-closets for new houses. fIe had Set!!1 iu Gates- u lead, where cottages Werrl springing ulJ an great num .er-. s hat every new house occup,cd toy Due f1mily had a sepa- a ate water.clo;ct j and if teuauted by morc than olle lam11y, i. acft had ih 60pa(ate water-clos.-t, wJtlJ II copious -upply 0' e rater to every ooe; and the wurking-clmsci, ie«iag the dv»iu«3<sii that httd raited were putting up ( of themselves. The Water Company had acted upon the system of having thousands of customers instead of hun- dreds. In Newcastle-upon-Tyne water was supplied at ninepence per quarter, or three shillings a year-at a less rate than a penny a week—and the supply was unlimited. At Sunderland it was one penny farthing per week. The great thing is substituting water-closets for privies. He had just put together the hends of his recommendations,* which he would leave in the hands of the Board, and he should be happy to answer any questions which might have a tendency to foi ward the object he had in view. In reply to queries then put by the Chairman, Mr. Graincer stated that the Board of Guardians had power to remedy any nuisance, after proper notice, and to charge the expense to the owner. With regard to supplying water, it was quite certain t hat if a proper system were carried out, epidemic diseases would almost be eradicated. He had visited the model lodgiug-houses in London, containing 1800 inhabitants. Some of them were placed in che worst rarts of London, and were built for the express purpose of testing the sanatory improvements. In those houses each family had a water-closet, plenty of water, a du^t trup for rubbish, and other conveniences. They were chiefly occupied by the working classes, yet in them he found hut one case of typhus fever, and one death from cholera. So that those were most encouraging facts. It was often said that fever was produced by want of food, &c.; but he had seen people, earning 30s a-week, but yet who were laid up by the epidemic. In the North of England, whe(e men were getting good wages, the fever was raging among them. In Leeds, the ratepayers had paid no less than £900 for relief in fever cases; and, in another place, he remembered an instance where a few cases occuried which cost JE50 to cure. There was nothing so expensive to paiishes as those epidemic diseases. Mr. C. C. Williams: Are you aware whether, in those places where there is no Board of Health-if there should be an accumulation of water, in a low flat country—whe- ther, under the Nuisances Removal Act, a Union has the power to cause that wa'er to be carried away? Mr. Grainger: Suppose you had some great seat or house, in the neighbourhood of which there were stagnant pools of water. If the relieviug officer-or the medical officer is the proper person—gave a certificate that they were inju- rious to health, the case can be heard before a magistrate and if it be proved, the magistrate I presume will order it to be removed and if the proper party neglect to comply, it is in your power to do it at his expense, if the owner he too poor to do it, the Hoard of Guardians may remove it, and charge the same to the Poor Law Board. After a little further conversation, The Chairman said he was sure they were very much obliged to Mr. Grainger for his remarks. The Union had suffered very much by the late visitation, it having beeu put to the expense of no less than £2,000. As the Board of Guardians, they lelt themsetvesvery much interested in the question. The Rev. W. Leigh Morgan and Mr. Perkins likewise expressed their approval of what had been said by Mr. Ganger. It was a very lucid statement. Mr. Charles Vacheli: Is there any possibility of getting water. In this town, unfortunately tor us, the water supply is got into the hands of a private company, and Mr. Graitiger said he hoped Mr. Vachell would excuse hIm, but ItS he was about to procced to Merthyr that after- noon he renlly found he could May no longer. He was, however, to meet the Town Council in the evening, when he should be moot happy to answer Mr. Vachell's enquiries. Mr. Grainger then retired, and the resumption of the usual business took place. The following are the recommendations referred to by Mr. Grainger:- Having been instructed by the General Hoard of Health to visit those towns in which Asiatic Cholera most extensively prevailed in 1849, I beg to avail myself of this opportunity of lajiug before the Guardians of the Cardiff Union the results of the experience attained in this country by the General Board of Health respecting the management of the disease, and the suggestions which I conceive are justified by the present state of knowledge. It is also deemed desirable that I should call attention to the important duties entrusted tu Boards of Guardians in reference to sanatory measures, and the improvement of the localities occupied more especially by the industrial classes. In regard to the management of cholera I beg to submit the following considerations an,1 conclusions :— 1. It is in accordance with general experience that attacks of Asiatic cholera, as the rule, are preceded by premonitory diarrhoea, which may exist for some hours, days, or even weeks. 2. That this diarrhcea, if treated early, is most susceptible of control, few of thuse who thus receive prompt medical aid passing into the developed foriu of the epidemic, and that of cullapse. 3. That, when collapse has taken place, curative efforts are of little avail, 50 or GO per cent, of the persons in that condition perishing, however varied may have been the treatment. 4. That the poor, notwithstanding all the warnings that may be given them by placards aod otherwise of the necessity of applying early for medical relief very generally neglect the premonitory diarrhcea, and especially because they are lulled into a fatal security hy I he frequent absence of pain. 5. That, consequently, wheu in a district visited by cholera, the medical relief administered hy the Guardians of the Poor is only available upon the application of those at- tacked, or of their friends, a Luge number of cases are seen for the first time by the surgeon when collapse is impend- ing, ur has aetually occurred, and wllPn, as stated above, the disease is arrested only with great difficulty, or is altogether beyond medical skill. G. That, 00 the contrary, cxpcrienee has abundantly shewn, that the system uf house to house visitation, as advised by the General Board of Health, is most successful, the vast ma- jority of cases being arrested in the first or diarrhoeal stagp. 7. That, therefore, the only plan fur affording efficient relief to a population suffering from cholera, is to provide a sufficient number of medical iceu tu make daily a housp- to-house visitation in the poorer localities, where thp epidemic prevails, for the purpose of discovering the first stage, or Lhd t of premonitory diarrhcea, and of administering au the spot the proper remedies. Having lately officially visited those parts of the Continent where cholera has prevailed, and in a more severe form than in any preceding epidemic, I am enabled to state, that the latest experience entirely corroborates the principles enunciated hy the General Board of Health, in their report on the wpidemic cholera of ISH). At the present time it is not necessary to allude to the other measures which would, ill the event of an outbreak, be required iu POpUlùUi districts for affording assistance to the poor. The statements and suggestions I have now the honour of submitting are merely intended to call attention to the subject, and not as indicative of the actual approach of cholera to this country for although the epidemic during the past summer in Poland and Germany observe- its former course, it does not lollow that England will be attacked, since in two epidemics occurring in German), namely in 18J7 and 1800, this country escaped. With respect to sanatory measures, it may be observed, that although no fundamental improvement can be effected in popu- lous districts in the absence of an effective system of drainage and an ample supply of water, it is yet possible by zealous and sustained efforts to remove rauny or the causes atfecting in- juriuusly the )!ubHc health. By careful suria cleansing, by the emptying of foul and overful and privif's, by filling up open, stagnant, and offensive dit-lies, by the removal of nuisances, and hy thorough lime washing and intprnal house cleansing, much mar be done to ameliorate the condition of the poorer districts of this union, and to guard their inhabitants against the ravages notontyotchotera, if that pestilence should again visit this country, but also of those ordinary epidemic diseases—typhus, scarlet fever, measles, &c which, ou the whole, are much more destructive of human life. 1 have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your most obedient servant. H. D. GRAINGER. PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN TO GUARD AGAINS I" THE RETURN OF CHOLtiRA TO THIS TOWN. On Saturday forenoon hst, by previous appointment, Mr. Grainger, Medical Superintendent of the General Board of Health, met the Board of Guardians of the Cardiff Union, and communicated to them most import- ant information relative to measures to be taken in case the Cholera should re-appear in this district. He had previously had a conference with the medical officers of the Union. In the afternoon he met the Merthyr Board of Guardians, and at eight on Saturday evening, on his return from Merthyr, he met the following members of the CardilFTown Council, who sat as the Local Board of Health:—Mr. Williams (Mayor), Alderman Lewis, Alderman Moore. Mr. Edward Evans, Mr. Giiihth Phillips, aud Mr. Charles Vacheli. Tne address made by Mr. Grainger to the Local Hoard was very simitar to that given in the foienoou to the Hoard of Guardians, which will be found reported in the previous columu we shall, therefore, merely introduce here a feIV of the points which were more impressively dwelt upon than at the tirst meeting. Mr. Grainger strongly urged the necessity of having rorthwitll an unlimited supply of water anù efficient drainage, as matters of paran:10unt importance, comprising itS they did the BASts of sanatory improvement. The Board could not hope to improve the health of the community without those two essentials,WATER and DHAISAGE and in this town, he said, there is very considerable need of the measures he referred to. The evidence he had received made it appear to him that there are localities in Cardiff which urgently demand improvement; and further, it ap- peared to him that those diseases which indicate the un- heatthinessofalocainyare very rife in this town. There was a large amount of fever here; and it is perfectly in ac- cordance with medical experience, that if you have a local it y exhibiting a large amount of fever, as Cardiff does, if cho- lera came into the country that locality would be visited by it. As there was a considerable amount of low fever in Cardiff, it indicated a state of things very threatening, sup- posing nothing be done to improve the locality. In the ab- sence of the fundamental measures of water and drainage, some practical efforts should be adopted by the Local Board. As Dr. Moore had observed to him, it was most important, for the improvement of the public health, that :ommoo lodging-houses should be properly regulated. The ianger of overcrowding was forcibly dwelt upon by Mr. Grainger. He said he had been informed that within the last six months 1000 labourers had cotneiuio this town,attracted by the public works thet are going on-hence the dangerous overcrowding of tenements, as there was not accommoda- tion for such an influx of strangers. Air. Paine, who is well icquuinted with the labouring classes, draws an important iistinctiou between common-lodging houses in Cardiff, which, on the one lund, are occupied by the labouring English and Welsh, aod others occupied by vagrants, priD- :ipally Irish. Of the Irish population, Mr. Paine said that some were employed iu agriculture, and some on the wharves; but comparatively few of the Irish are engaged )n the works. This circumstance he (Mr. Grainger) men- .ioned in order to show the local authorities that those per- ions were not neceMary to the carrying on of the great works ,n the town, and by displacing them no public ioconve- aience would be experienced similar to what would be the jase if a large number of men engaged in industrial opera- ious were, by being compelled to observe the regulations *ith regard to lodging-houses, driven from the locality. It leemed au important question to decide how far the Act of Parliament could be applied to Irish lodging-houses. Io he metropolis they had been placed under legal regulation, lud the happiest results had lollowed with refereuce to indi- fidual comfort and the lessening of disease. It was encou- aging to be informed, that the regulations introduced into ,his town haú ceitainly dimini-hed disease. As common 1 odging-houses were mostly the seat of pestilential disease, t was uecessary that every available means should be taken o keep them clean. In the absence of maiu drainage and 1 water-supply, great attention ought to be paid to the ileansing of the surface. The condition of privies and :esspools was certaiuly a point of great importance. "J < Jove received evidence (continued Mr. Grainger) from nedical men, ia every part wnere I have been. tending to ihow that wherever you have au offensive overflowing cess- oool, you are sure to have a large amount of fever, diar •hcea. oysentery, and, if cholera comes, of that disease atso Ind medical men hold but one opinion, that nothing is so >ssential as ENTIUELY to eradicate the system of privies IlId cesspools, and in all cases to substitute water-closets. 3ut until you have your drainage works completed, and Vrtter-eiosfs provided, the existing condition of cesspools is ( )f great importance. Then, again, the condition of the sur- s ace of courts and alleys and lanes is a most essential jue-tion as to the health of the people. In relation to the < itnounr of money which will be necessary to put those daces Into a proper state, in illY opiulun no expenditure of noney produces sucls beueficial results, tcuds so much LO uomote c'eaulilJe<" and 10 tile di11) 1f)utiou of disease, as the lagging—nut pitching, but the FLAGGING—of all courts and tlleys and lanes, as thereby you c impel people to be nore cleanly in their habits, and they will be induced to be -eoeratiy more decent in tiieir habitations. — Mr. Grainger eiteraied his remalks tlpon the great benefits of tlngging mil channelling courts, &c., and then referred to Newcastle iid 0' her places, where such measures Iud operated most icneticiully. The points urged by hun at IhlS period 01 his .ddress were nagging courts, Ac., the removal of privies t n I substitution of water-closets, vcutilatiou, and lime- vashing houses,— in a word, thc adoption ol CLEANLINESS — igid c'e.inliness —in all tilings, which would lead to a limiuution of fever and every kind of disease, especially of he epidemic class. With reference to what can he done in he interval before main drainage can De established, it w«s ( ib erved that experience has shown that, where a combined ystem 01 sanatory I!1pasu( e ¡had tieen car ried Into elLc. ■ iid he particularly alluded to the IIlUcJeI loilging-homet. ,f London, epidemic diseases had beeu almo t eutirely i iraijicated. Alderman Lewis referred to thereof thingt It tbe CMt, jtiich ( (Jigged, beau on qaipjg mpplg gl J water, had no cesspool- fact, where the discipline was preci-ely similar to thaecommended by Mr. Grainger; and, although the gaol wnften much crowded, it was not visited by diseases which fatally prevailed elsewhere Nir. Edward Evans sPgly insisted upon the necessity of having a system of rdraioage, which would remove everything offensive fr houses, and especially, which would do away with cassis. Alderman Lewis saidat the Union-house was drained upon that principle; athe had scarcely ever a case of fever there. Mr. Grainger appealo fact;, and showed that" herever an efficient system of ciinge prevailed, such as tie had described, a marked irovement had occurred in the health of the inhabitant Various public institutions were referred to by him, in vell there had not been one case of cholera.-a circumstance attributed to the efliciency of the sanatory discipline fied out. The Clerk asked Arman Lewis whether he had not remarlted a great chanf11 the character of the diseases at the Union House fince* introduction of drainage? Alderman Lewis retd in the affirmative and said that now there were no discs there except those which poor and infirm people werevariably liable to have. The Clerk made a fe°b?ervations respecting the state of things at the Union'use before drainage works were carried out there, but ifas indistinctly heard by us. We understood him to attrite the improvement to drainage, and to the instant remil thereby of everything offensive. Alderman LeAis siiiiit nobody now complained at the Union House since drage had been effected everything is washed away every d The Clerk corrobord that statemetit, observing that everything was wash away constantly, and nothing allowed to remain. Mr. Grainger repeatthe remarks he had made in the forenoon relative to teshead, Sunderland, and other places, from the tenor which it will be seen he places a high value on an unlinfd supply of pure water at a low cost. Mr. Edward Evans mplained that the charges of the Cardiff Water Worksompany were extortionate: they would not supply cottes at two-pence a week. And in corroboration of whaiad been said relative to the bad effects of cesspools, haentioned a circumstance which he had stated at a former?eting, namely, that in one of the largest houses in a mathoroughfare in this town, there had occurred ten casef diarrhoea, combined with cramp and excessive prostrati. in twenty-four hours. Upon en. quiry he found there v nothing wrong in the dietary, but that the whole sewage the house was carried into a cess- pool in the cellar; amo that he attributed the attack to which he had adverted Alderman Lewis s thnt if the Board of Health were not supplied with waton reasonable terms by the Water Company, they (the Erd) had power to obtain an ample supply. Mr. Charles VachelWhere will you get the water? Alderman Lewis: iere is plenty of water- to be got. Only rind the money, lave no doubt I shall find the water. Mr. Edward Evanses long as we have wells converted into cesspools, and crts pitched-no, not even pitched, but are merely cesspeJI to receive all the hith from the wretched dwellings, cannot hope for a diminution of disease in this town. y a statistical return which I saw in the GUARDIAN it APYRS that during the ouarter ended September the moita? actually exceeded the birtbs-a state of things whichrms a siroug contrast to the condi- tion of the surroundiitiistricts. Alderman Moore ss that Newport used to be considered much more unhealththan Cardifl': now the reverse was the case. The statement refe-'d to by Mr. Evans was the follow- ing, which we again iert that it may not be lost sight of Births. Deaths. Cardiff 155 158 Adjoining Par es 33 18 Llantrissant Drict 116 43 Caerphilly 64 35 Saint Nicholas 28 15 Total 396 269 Mr. Grainger, witteference to the foregoing return, said.—This state of tngs is quite remarkable. I must say it is most surprising.t have visited a oreat many towns in England which werto a very bad sanatory state, but I never heard till I caf to Cardiff of such a state of drain- age and of such netfity for it,-I never heard of such evils arising from spools. First of all, I hear that the water in the wells oftis town has become unuseable in a multitude of instanc by the percolation through the soil of the contents of csPOols: and in consequence of the want of drains to car off such accumulations a number of wells have been conited into cess-pools. I never heard of any town in Eland where those two things were combined. Mr. Edward Evaifaid that with reference to the state- ment that the water the wells had become affected by the percolation from cefools, it had occurred, to his know- ledge, in one of the Pt Streets in the town. Mr. Grainger: Arhis points to the extreme necessity for efficient drainng»nd an abundant water supply. In my present recollectit I have never seen such a return as this, where the deathactually exceed the births. It may have occurred, butter saw it. It indicates a state of public health which He for serious consideration. The Clerk said th^tui n was quite accurate. Mr. Charles Vaclu said that one of the greatest boons that could be cotifired upon this town would be the establishment of (wel lodging houses. Fever remained in some loealitics-illew streets for the whole year. The want of accommor'ori obliged parties to enter upon premises in which tlformer occupants died, and so the dis- ease wa- perpeiuaterthe causes continuiug in operation. Mr. Edward Evar^aid that in the localities referred to by Mr. Charles Vaell, the causes in operation were those which Mr, Graingerad spoken of. Mr. Charles Vacfll said that persons went into those houses, and whate*" epidemic prevailed was taken by them.—He spoke the wretched condition of Irish children who wandtfd about the streets-who would not go into the uulon,but perished wretchedly. Thi evil WHS so common that was disregarded it was said-" they are the Irish," and I sympathy was lost for them. Alderman Lewis ;Many hundreds of pounds have been spent by the countjof Glamorgan in sending Irish emi- grants home; but give you my word of honour I have seen Irish people bk in our workhouse in six weeks after they had been sent ime at the public expense. I give you my word of honourhat is a fact. Mr. Charles Vaclll said that many of the Irish had sore eyes. There were 'o instances where children had become blind in consequent of the wretched condition in which they lived. He spte of opthalmia being induced among the Irish by want oproper accommodation. Mr. Grainger saithat the facts Mr. Charles Vacheli re- feried to were iiicfcntal to a state of things which was exceedingly painfu The remit of epidemic disease pro- duced a moral evil/id inflicted, more or less, a heavy charge on the ratepayers, twas right that the public should know that one of the rsults of epidemic disease was a great demand made on te public purse for the relief of persons during sickness at the maintenance of the widows and orphans of the h) <s of families who fell victims to the disease. He mighmention as a proof of the accuracy of wh it tie was saying th it be saw accounts, for six months, showing that therrfad been paid by one parish the sum of J91)() for the treatnrnt of fever patients. The regulation of Jr sh lodgitig-housi was of vast importance, so as to prevent overcrowding. Head seen in one town seventeen cases of typhus lever which ad cost the parish filty pounds. Mr. Edward EvtS: His it been made known to you that we had epidem: dysentery after the cholera in 1849. Mr. Grainger wasiot aware of it. Mr. Edward livat: It was fatal here to a large extent; Hiid it was folio-vedby typhus fever. I had never seen dysentery in this totl as an epidemic till th it time. Ahiermau Lewis:1 never saw what I call "dysentery" till then. Mr. Grainger sa) that although Cardiff suffered so severely from epidemic disease, other large towns which had had a larae and mxpccted increase of population suf- fered al-o. There "'e evils now in existence, the result of the darkness of chines, which were thrown on this generation to rectify It was due to the labouring popula- tion, who wt-re the sufferers, that the facts -houid be thoroughly sifted aid 'hderstood. There was no special blame to be attach for this state or things: it wa- handed down to us t>y who had gone before us they were the originators of he evil. Tho'e things were not peculiar. Happily the reuedy seemed now to be pretty well understood. The speedj increase of the population, with- out any adequate preplraion for their reception by way of hot,, was one of the grat causes of the evil. The Mayor said that JVmerly this was a healthy town. Alderman Lewis saidi'was exceedingly healthy. Mr. Edward Evans m>ved, and Alderman Moore se- conded, a vote of thanc,to Mr. Grainger; which proposi tion was carried unaniii°Ugly. Mr. Grainger acknowedged the compliment, after which the meeting separated.

CARDIFF POLICE.-MONDAY. [Before the Mayor, Vm. Williams, Esq., and Griffith PniHp#, E-q.] ALIEGED THEFT. Edward Jones, a la(1 e<P oyed as a boatman, was charged with stealing a loaf of iread and a quantity of cheese, the property of Alfred Edminds, from a boat lying in the town lock of the Glamorguislire Canal. He was furthei charged with stealing from the ame boat a pair of trousers and a pair of shoes, belongin' to John Matthews.—The wile of Edmunds stated that tie prisoner came to her house, on Thursday evening, for ier husband's provisions, who was going up to Aberdare. Ie left the house with the articles of food, but returned son after saying he had lost them.- With regard to the clothng, the evidence against the pri- soner was that he had ben seen in the boat shortly before it was missed.—He was emanded for a week. A 'ERMAGANT. Margaret McCarthy, a grl of the town, was charged with an assault upon the persoi of Nicolo Micataro, a foreigner, who is employed as waitg- at the Ionian tavern, III Hute- street. He appeared befoe the bench with one of his eyes "ornamented," and statec that as he was going through Bute-street on the previoll day, the girl caled him a b- Greek; he told her to go when she took up a stone, and threw it at him, hitting hiin n the face. She then took hold of him, but a policeman catmup, and got him clear of her.- The prisoner, w ho had been inprisoned before for assaulting the young Greek, said since she had come out of gaol, when- ever she chanced to meet him)le laughed at, & endeavoured to provoke her.—The magistrates ordered her to pay 10s., including expenses, or to be committed for seven day-. Ou hearing this^decision, the ?irl, in a paroxysm of rage, flew at the complainant, and vould, no doubt have inflicted about twice five marks on lis visage, had it not been for the timely interposition of P.C. Lewis. Superin- tendent Stockdale iminediateljordered her to be placed at the bar again, when she was avarded the same amount of punishment as before. Sayin; she didn't care, she again attempted violence on the Gree., but unsuccessfully. The Superintendent threatened to reiuestthe bench to bind her over to keep the peace, and orde ed her to be immediately taken to the apartmeut destined to be her sitting-room for the ensuing fourteen days. THE GLOUCESTER ARM BEER-HOUSE. Wtn. Burridge, the landlord, appeared to answer to Et charge of keeping his house, sitiate in Charlotte-street, spen at half-past eleven o'clock on Saturday night last.- P.C. Wallbridge, who visited the Gloucester Arms at the time mentioned, saw fifteen persms inside drinking and smoking. Among them were two cr three prostitutes. Burridge said that persons in a state of intoxication would not be pushed out precisely at the hour for closing. He had drawn no beer after eleven o'clock. Superintendent St.)ckdale: Persons in a state of intoxica- tion must not be served with beer. This being a house of infamous character, we are bound to be suict with respect to it. The defendant was fined 5s. and costs, and another complaint was then preferred against hÍln for having the house open at a quarter to twelve o'clock On Sunday. Superintendent Stockdale I want it to be distinctly un- derstood by landlords who keep houses of this infamous ihaiacter, that my object is to accumulate fines upon them, so that it may have the effect of shutting them up. Burridge: Gentlemen, I keep no bad characters in my house. The Bench said the conviction which had just taken place would be registered, and perhaps used against the defendant in another occasiou. For the present, the case under con- sideration woul,1 be postponed, and it would depend upon Burridge's own couduct whether it would be again brought "orward or uot. STEALING KOPE. Two Swedish seamen belonging to the brigautine Elea- tor, lying iu the Bute Dock, were charged with havint; a juantiiy of rope ill their possession, supposed to be stolen that vessel. About ten o'clock on Thursday night ast. P.C. Hibbs met the prisoners in Wlutmore-lane, carry- ng the rope. On enquiring ot them whence they obtained t, the men said they had brought it trom on board their vessel, and were going to sell it. The constable was then lbout to take them into custody, when they dropped the rope, and unsuccessfully endeavoured to make their escape. — Tne captain said he had some lope on board Similar to dlat pioduced, but he could not positively swear that that belonged to the vessel.—The men were consequently dis- :harged, Superintendent Stockdale observing that had not he policeman met the prisoners, the rope would have beeu lisposed of, and next morning an information laid at the itation that a robbery had been committed, and the blame >f it put upou those who are in the habit of frequenting the Jock. PUUNKENNESS. David Phillius waj fined live shillings for being found iruuk and incapable of taking care ot himself, WAQBS. Jmit Qr{fitht m* far refusing la puy 3roowiUw £ 3 U. him. t\ tlW the latter went to work for Mr. Griffiths on the 20th of October, and remained in his employ for eighteen days. Nu regular agreement was made at the time, but com- plainant said he understood he was to get four shillings a day. The Bench thought that 3s. 6d. a day W89 a fair amount of wages for the lad, and, takiog into consideration Ihe sums Broomilaw had received on account, made an order on the defendant for 16s. 5d. SAVAGE ASSAULT.-THE POKER AGAIN Jonah Gale was charged with assaulting George Leonard by striking him on the head with a poker. Mr. Ii. Lt. Reece appeared for Gale. Complainant, whose head was boulld up, and who seemed very weak, stated that he lived in Henry-street, aod that the defendant rented an apart- ment in his house. On Saturday night last on his arriving at home at about half-past ten o'clock, witness was told there had been a ^reat disturbance in the room of Gale, who had been severely bp3ting- hh wife, cries of murder'' having been heard to issue therefrom. Witness immediately went upstairs, and knockpd at Gale's door, telling him he would not allow any such rows in his house, wherellpon defendant came out with poker, and, after threatening to beat any one's brains out who should approach the door, struck Leonard to the ground by several blows which rendered him senselesR. Some parties then rushed upon Gale. de- prived him of the weapon, aud rescued the complainallt from his hands. He had three "ery pevere wounds on his head, in one of which he could lay his finger. This eVI- dence bping corroborated by two or three witnesses, Gale was tined 40s. and costs, or three week's imprisonment. FELONY. Jame,Shield was charged with stealing a pair of worstell stockinl{s. the property of Ann King, of the Ship Afloat beer-house. Prisoner went iuto the house, and had some beer, the ptockings having been left todry in a back kitchen. Through this place he had occasion to go. Soon after he left the honse, tile stockings, were missed; and search was made for the accused, who was found sitting down in a public-house next duor to the Ship Afloat. The stockings were fllund in his bosom.-Comrnitted for trial. A CONTRADICTORY CASE. Evan Reel was charged with assaulting Elizabeth Cole of n, Union-street. Mrs. Cole 8tated that, on Saturday night, she was sitting down in her own house by the tire: and, hearing a noise, the was going to the door, when the defendant burst the latch off, and rushed in. She asked him what he wanted, when he called her some mmt unmentionable names. She told him to go home to his family, aod as he ag3in abused her, she went outside to fetch a policeman, when priwncr knocked her down. She rose up, and went towards Fre- derick-street, but be followed and struck her to the ground again. Martha Price, who resides in the same house as the complainant, deposed thllt she witnessed the whole affair, adding that after he had felled the previous witness in Frederick-8treet, he went and fetcheù two men to his assist- ance. The prisoner, in defence, gave a very rlifferent version of the affair. He said he was looking for the house where a John Griffiths lived. and, seeing the \\O,IIall outside her door, he inquired in Welsh if she could direct him. She immediately called out to her husband that he was innultjng her. The man thcreuport came out, acd he (the prisoner) ran away. Three men and the compl..iu8ut followed him, and IIttacked him in Frederick-street. Two men thell carne to his assistance, und released him from the woman, who was tnggiolo{ bang" at the hair of his head. He had been severely IIIjured,-so much w, iudeed, that he could scarcely walk. Filled 2s. 6d. and costs, or seven days' imprisoument. BOBBING A FOREIGNER. Mary Ann Kington was charged with stealing 13s. 3d. from the person ora foreign seaman, while in a house (If ill-fame. He did (Jot appear to sustaiu the charge, aud Mary Ann went her way ullmo1este(1. THE ROBBERY 1:0; BUTE STREET. Ann Williams, remanded, charged with being concerned in the above transaction, the particulars of which have already appeared in the GUARDIAN, was committed for trial. Elizabeth Daniels and June Roberts were also brought up on suspicion of being implicated in the same alfair. They had offdred a gold watch Icey for sale at the shop of Mr. Lyons, stating they had very recently purchased it. 1\1r. Phillips taid he firmly uelieved it WiU one which had been abstracted from his premises but the Bench did not consider the identily sufIiciently established, IInd the prisoners were discharged. CARDIFF WESLEYAN DAY SCHOOLS. On Monday evening lasr, the anniversary tea meeting, in airt of the above schools, took place at the school-room in Working-street, the tea and cake being kindly provided by II committee of ladies, who also attended on the company. Between two and three hundred persons partook of the comfortable refreshments placed uefore them, and all ex- pressed themselves highly gratified wilh the arrangements. We believe this tea party has nearly, if oot quite, liquidated the debt which previously WdS hanging over the institution. I ea having been concluded, a meeting was beld for the purpose of publIcly examining the children; aod after a hymn had been suug, Mr. William Price was called upon to pre-ide. In taking the chair, he expressed the pleasure he fdt at meetiug his friends upon tInt occasiou. He would not occupy much of their time, hut the examination woul,1 at once be pro- ceeded with, when he thought those present would be quite satisfied wllh what they heard and saw. He should, how- ever, like to state, prior to its being proceeded with, that It was I he teacher's common examination of the children,- that he shoultllike it to be underslood tlut the children had not been prepared for all examination in the general set sense of the term. It was not II got up examination it was part of the exercises in which they were eugaged every day — it was part of their daily tuition. He thought it proper to make that remark as, nl) doubt, it would be satisfactory to those present to show that the system under which the children were daily tutored was not only of the highest in- terest in this lite, but of tue greatest importance as regarded their spiritual welfare. Mr. W. W. Trice, the master of the boys' school, then proceeded to examine his pupils. The first subject was a novel one. certainly, but tended to show the acute percep- tion of the children. In reply to their teacher, thev quickly answereù the various properties of the human blood, and the means of its circulation through Ihe body, His/ory- Bible and general—was afterwards entered upon, and the replies were most satisfactory. Some creditable knowledge was also shown wirh regard to ancient history. Geography was the next subject, aud with this the pupils evinced no inconsiderable amount of acquaintance, their replies being given with Ihe utmost readiness and the children, lastly, in their examiuation in English grammar, gave proor. that, at some futule day. they were likely to become what we consider of no mean importance-good grammarians. Du- ring Ihe examination, hetweell the different subjects, the children SQng- some pretty pieces of music, ill parts nnd olht>rwi,e; and, at the conclusion, favoured the company with the national anthem. The Chairman then exhibited several specimen\! of the handiwork of the children in the girls' .chool-bolh useful and ornamental—which seemed to afford great satis- faction to tho." who underatood then. most-n..mely. the la ties. We. however, do nut profe-s to tJe adepts in the mysteries uf crochet, or conversant with the science of sam. pler work or garment making, and, consequently, record only thc judgmenl of tllose who do know something of such aff iirs. The fairer poniou of the company pronounced some of the articles to be surprising," some "beautiful," and others "loves;" and such testimony is fùr above I hat which we c )\lld by any stretch of our imagination give. The interesting exhibition at List closed; IInd The Cllairmall expressed a hope thal the work which had heeu shown would make an impression upon allrhe mothers present, so as to lead them to see that the children WNe not received into the schools t" be itlle, bu^ that they were taught thiugs wlrch woul,1 be useful to them in aftt>r-life. fhe neV. G. Follower then read the last report issued by the Socie' y, \Vh icll stated thilt betweell £ 20 and £:3') was due to the treasurer, towards liquidating which that tea meeting had been got up. The SII!1scliptiOtH amounteù to "hoUI XT80. In the boV" scnool (he nilme9 of abuut 140 were en- tered, and about 80 in that of the girls. After reading the document, the rev. gentleman observed that he hoped pa- rents would I!;etlheir children to attend regularly. Tiley wtnted the co-operation of their friends, both by subscrip- tionM and by endeavouls \0 make their children regular III their attendance. The Rev J. Dowty next addressed the meeting, and ex- pressed the interest he felt both in day schools and Sabbath schools. The mode of education adopted was a great IIn- provernenL upou the old system. If they went 10 81. Paul's Cathedral, and inquired where Wa3 the monument of Sir Christopher Wren, they would he told it could be seen all round; and he considcled that the fact of the children being there that evening, combined wIth the intelligent answers tiley had given, would do more to commend the schools than even the eloquence of Cicero or Demosthenes. With regard /0 Methodism, it was his linn conviction that if ever it overlooked poor people, or the children of Ihe poor, it would assuredly go down. One advantage of the schools wa., that the children of the better and the poorer classes were taken alltl educaled together. Whenever he was asked what education ought to be given to a child, he \I).a- liably answered the best it could get. Those schools were adapted to the masses, an,1 it Wd" his opinion that the poorer classes of this country had been negleced and kept It1 rgno- ranee. but were now rising up and that the day was come when Methodism was doing Íls duty as regarded the eùuca- tion of the children of the poor, well as in rdation TO the spreading or the Gospel. He loved those schools because they took the children of all classes, aud gave them a Iho- rough scriptural education. He was very much pleased with their familiarity witll the Wonl of God. He was not afraid of the Carholics coining into thisjeountrv, for he he- lieved that the Bible wa; the gre itest bulwark against Ito. manism that Euglaod could possibly possess. Put plenty of Bibles In the children's hands, let them ue well instructed therein, and he had no fear of atiy imoads of Catholicism into this country. The rev. speaker concluded by congra- tulanng the tencher on his success. Mr. Derrick, having been requested by the chair- m'tn to deliver a few remarks, brietiy teferred to the old and new systems of education 2nd, in conclusion, moved the thanks of the meeting to the schoolmaster and mistress, Mr. W. W. Trice and Miss Dove, fur their efforts during the past year. The Rev, G. Followes, in seconding the resolution, was Bure that the examination of the children which had just been witnessed would be deemed sufficient 10 show the efficiency of the institution with which they were COUl1el'ted. He was sure they must all feel deeply indebted to the Kev. Mr. Dowty for his excellent, speech, lind, therefore, begged to propose that the thanks of Ihe meeting be giveu not only to Mr. Trice aod Miss Ðovp, but also to Ihe rev. gentleman 10 whom he had alluded, for visiting them thllt evening, and favouring them with such an inleresting speech. The rpsollltion was cordially received. Mr. Trice, on the PHt of the governess and himself, I18S11rll<1 the company such a mark of esteem was grateful to their feelings, and it was very highly valued by them. The Rev. Mr, Dowty also acknowledged the compliment. The Rev. G. Followes proposed It vote of thanks to tile chairmall and the ladies-to the former for his kindness in presiding; to the hlter for the manner iD which they pru- vided everything neeessary for the meeting, whictl had been got up without any expense to the committee. Those who attended had partaken of the" cup which cheers but not inebriates," and, he was sure, they had all been made ex- tremely comfortable. T The proposition, having been seconded by the Uev. J. Dowty, was unanimously agreed to: and after singing aud prayer the meeting separated.

THE DUKE A FB.EE.\L\.SON. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ILLUSTRA TEl) LONDON NEWS. Edinburgh, Nov. 20th, 1852. I am inùuced to copy the annexed account of an event in the life of the late Duke of Wellington, in the persuasion that it is but little known. It is a curious fact that mùst of the Duke's military frieIHh and associates were mem- bers of the Masonic fraternity. Witness Lortl Com- bermere, 11 very keen Mason; Ihe Marquess of Tweed- dale, a Past Grand Master of Scotland Ihe lale Earl of Dalhousie, also a Grand Master of Scotland and various j others, liead or living. It is also remarkaule that Soult, atl,1 other j\] arshals of France, whom the Duke met iu fight, were Brothers of the Craft of Peace. I am, &c., W.P. MASONIC INITIATION of THE DUUB OF WELLINGTON.- This distinguished lirother, when Colonel or the 33rd Regiment of Foot, was initiated into Freemasonry in Lodge 491, which was at the lime held ill the Castle of Dangan, County .\ll'atl1, tIll' late Karl of Morningtoii, his Grace's father, Lein" the Master al tile timp. lIe was duly passed, after Ihe usual examination, alld (ill the phraseulogy of the Lodge) entered at the southern gate, and afterwanls raised. The fullowing 13rpthren, beiug members, were present; many of thein, in the words of the Irish bard, have been famuus ill story viz., Sir Jaml's Somerville, 13arl. Sir Benj:lmin Chapman, Bart. Ham Georges, M.l'. Devain, (late) Karl of Westineath; Hubert Umacke, M.l' lliehard Boyle, M.l' John Fomeroj William Foister George Low- ther, M.P. Eul Morningtoi, Marquess YVellesley, F. North (Ial") Earl or Guildford Robert Percival, Robert Waller, Riehard Lesley. Arthur SVellesley. Tile Lodge has for man; years been in abeyance, hut has never surrendered its warrant The venerable 13ruther Christopher Carlton, IhruuJh whose fraternal kindness the above interesting particulars have been communicated, tilled the offices of Master and Secretary r. several years; autl, lhtliug at length that he could nut succeeu ia effecting a sutiicieut gathering of tile craft tv WVfli tI., Lodge, he prudently took Lhe warrant into hiw personal charge, aQd maintained the credit of the Loupe by paying UalNjeariv dye* frutn hili private purse, as t!104;:h it were working il. prosperity."—TA| (9? 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Dn Barry have L feried a substantial boon upon mankind. For particulars we refer our readers to Messrs. Du advertisement in our to-day's coluintis. atic The testimonial in favour of Blair's Gout and Rheum Pills, from Garret Foster Gill, Esq., 157, New Bond-strc^ London, concludes by saying—"Whenever I fe*' symptoms of the disease approachins, I have recourse to this medicine, which to me is so valuable, tha « were it not that the (hy.. of magic have ceased, I should certainly attribute the relief I obtain to that cause. More" over, I rejoice to say that my health has not, in any degr" suffered but, on the contrary, I believe the tendency Blair's Pills is towards its improvement.' tsold by • medicine vendors. Price 2s. 9d. per box.

FRIDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE.-BANKRUPTS. J. T. Wheatley, Cranmer-place, Waterloo-roa,I,lighterlTl,an. H. Fisher and E. W. Selwood, Aldersgate-street, CitY, milliners. J. Gazley, King's-Lynn, Norfolk, carpenter. T. Crossley, Noble-street, City, silk warehouseman. H. Kennall, Hastings, Sussex, stone-mason. W. Northwood, Wiemore-street, Cavendish-square, Up. holsterer J. 1. E.an8. Harrow-road, Paddington, clothier. J. Taylor, Hoxne, Suffolk, grocer. TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE.-BANKRVl'fØ. G. Lester, High-street, Poplar, builder, H. Hastings, Cheltenham, tea-dealer. W. Cooke, Albert-terrace, Bow, miller. R. Jones, Coventry, hatter. mtier. M. Casey, Baker-street, Portman-square, juvenile outfitter. W. Robinson, Maidstone, linen-draper. H. Vennell, Hastings, stone-mason. J T. P. Willis, Queen-street, Portsea, Hants, brewer an wine and spirit merchant. f J. Wrarren, Old Brentford, Middlesex, manufacturer bra-s and iron.

LONDON MARKETS. CORN-RXCHANGE, MONDAY- At this morning's market the supply of wheat from Es- sex and Kent was small, and there were but few san8''ij. offering from Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire; t'hecond tion of the samples was still worse than last Monday, but. the demand continuing good, an advance of Is. to 2s. *a obtained. Foreign wheat also sold at a similar advance for the secondary qualities, and the best at an advance of h. per quarter. The supply of English malting barley small, and it was cleared off at last Monday's rates, and the secondary sorts experienced some improvement ill the de- mand. Foreign barley continued to be more eagerly ell- quired for, and was held all rather higher terms. 1\Ialt of fine quality could not be bought without complying with a slight advance. The magnitude of the arrivals of oats, altO- gether last week, exceeding 43,000 quarters, caused the trade to be heavy, but good old aud dry new oats could no be bought lower. New beans continue in request, and t supply being short, the late prices were readily obtalnedd English peas sold on the same terms as la«t Monday. a° although the arrivals of foreign last week were large. ye^ the demand having improved, the prices have some" be rallied. Flour, fur the best English marks, continues 10 in good demand, and the recent decline has beeu pre generally recovered. American continues to maintain advance of IlIst week. Floating cargoes of Mediterranea wheat aud Indian corn continue in good demand. CURtUiNT riMCliSof G RAIN & FLOUU iu MAllK I_A:" IS. s. S. I 9' Wheat English. 34 54 White Peas 33 — Rye 27 29 j Gray Peas 2S1 ••• Barley.. 2'J 33 | Oats (Potatoe) 19 Malt 54 58 Ditto (Feed). ••• "0 Beans 33 35 j Flour 3^ SMITHFIELD, MONUAV.

The arrival of Cattle aud Sheep from the Continent the port of London during the past week has beeii^moo^ rate. The Custom-house return ui^es an entry ot 557 O* 171 Cows. 277 Calves. 52 Pig., ..d 3830 Sneep, uiakiu* ¡j total of 4902 head. The tone of trade at Siiiittifiet-I to-dsy was dull for most kinds of meat, and III some Cises lower rates were demanded, but not however acceded to. The only description of meat which met with it really ready ic was Veal, tor which all advance of 2d. per too, was firmly demanded and gi.en. Tile supply of tleef waS very 'aro comprising nearly 5J00 head of Beasts, which caused a ¡¡at- uess in tile trade. Sales went oil slowly, but without any change, however, in prices. Scots realized 3,. lUJ. pricei. Scots rea; stone, and coarse large Beasts sold at 2s. 8d. per stone (If Sib, Ot Sheep the supply was uot over-abuudant; .and, although the deinauil was inactive, still prices were hriu- and the finest quality of Mutton obtained 2d. per ston more thau on Friday last. Pork sold much tile saiii-, as usual, without change in its value. Beef. 2s. 5d. 3s. Ud. 4s. Od. I Lamb 4s. 4,1. 5s. 4d- .Mutton Js. UJ. 3i. Sd. 4s. Gd. I Pork 3s. 8d. 3s.ILld.

THE MET A L TRADE. £ s. J.t: s. d. aii(I bolt toil 0 0 U- 7 15 II in Wales 0 0 U- 7 5 0 111 Liverpool 0 0 0— 7 Id II In stailordshire II II U- tS II II Sheets (sui^le) 0 0 0 -10 0 f (double) » II 0-11 I" Hoops II II 0 9 10 II Nail rods II 0 0- 8 2 to liails (Wales) 0 0 U- tS 2 Ditto (Staffordshire) 0 0 0— 8 X ti Chairs II II o- -1 10 l'ig. No.1. Clyde net cash 0 0 U IS ¡j 3-5ths Nu. 1 ii 2-5ths No. 3.. 0 II 0— li Is ti No. I iu Wales 3 10 U— 4a" Scotch I'ig, Nu. 1, in London. u U :.jtirlit:s ¡'"Leul,' Illl;las.;o, U 0 U— U 1-J ti Toujtieued I'igs iuVVales. 4 0 0- 4 ■> Keliued metal, Wales U tl 0— 0 d 0 Do. anthracite. 0 i) 0— U U d Du. uo. for-e 0 0 0-0 II Swedish 10 15 U —11 II u Uussiau CCND d II U-17 U U i'Sl 0 0 0- 0 0 U Humiea. U U o- o u Arehaujjel U U 0 0 0 u Indian Jhaiooal Pi^js iu London <) 0 0— old 0 STUBL—Swedish beg U 0 O-jl) to D Do. faggot U U U II II II SfUt-'t'Et t— l'lates, warehoused, per ton 0 0 0 -19 1.5 0 Ditto, to arrive. II U 0 — 1J15 II ZINC—liuglisi, siieet. o 0 U—0 0 Oorrisn.—sheets,sheathing Sc bolts., lb. 0 0 0- 0 u 11} Tough cat.e. ton. 0 0 C'-lu2 Id 0 Tile 0 0 U-iUJU 0 Old copper.lb. 0 0 0— 0 u 01 Yellow Metal Sheathing 0 0 V- 0 0 vj Wetterstedt's l'al. Mel^l.cvVt. 0 0 v- 1 10 0 South American, iu bond ..ton U U U- II 0 II LBAU — i'ig.. U U U-1\1 0 o Sueet U 0 d—JO II 0 Pipe 0 II U- U U d Red lead 0 0 II U U II White ditto. II U U II 0 0 1'aieut shot U U 0- U 0 0 Spanish, iu bond .••••••»•• U II o-H,I,) 0 TIN—Blociv U U 0— -1 Iti f liars 0 0 d- 4 17 I) Keliued o 0 II U d 0 0 u 0 4 1 0 Straits 0 0 U 4. <> TIN I'LAilis—1C Coke box o d o — i 5 U IX. ditto 0 0 0— i H 0 1C Charcoal 0 0 ) 1 11 0 IX ditto U 0 U- I 7 d Cauada plates 0 QUICKSILVER 0 d o There has been more business in Scoth Pig-iroo thi, week, aud the price has improved about QJ. or Is. pof too. We quoLe ,)1::1< cash, aud oils, three m.tutbs open. Bur-iron maintains au upward tenueucy, OWilJ6 to the difficulty ia getting orders executed, iirils continue on the advauce; the principal makers quote 1:6 10s. A. contract had beeu made at a price equal to about £ti 5:1. per too, f. o h. in Wales. Spelter is without alteration, but few parcels are offer" ing lor sale at present rates. Lead is in large request sellers expect higher price. lID -N() advuuee is declared, but the smelters will Got sell at the last prices. Tin-plates are improving in price, anil makers are asking 20s. per box lor Coke. — Mining Journal. =:: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 11::152. Published by the sole Proprietor, HENRY WEBBER, AT his residence, Crockherbtown, in the Parish of Saint John the Baptist, in the Town ot Carditi and County of Glamorgan, and Printed by hun at his Genera Printing Ollice in Duke-street, ia the said Parish of Saint John, in the Town and Couuty aforesaid. Advertisements and Orders received by the following Agents — LONDON: Messrs. Barker & White, 33, Fleet-st.; Messrs. .N ewton & Co., 5, Warwick-square Mr. G. iieyueil, 42, Chancery-lane; Mr. Deacon, 3, Walbrook, near the Mansion-house; M.I'. Joseph Thomas, 1, Finch-lane, Coruliill; Mr. Hammond, 27, Lombard-street; %ir. C. Barker, 12, W. Dawson and Son, 74, Cannon-street, City; Mr. S. Eyre, HI, lioaverie- street, Fleet-itreet; Mx. W. Thomas, 21, Catheiiue- street, Strallll. LOCAL AGENTS:- .\BERDARB Mr. Thos. Evans. BRECON ■•••* r' John hvans, Clerk of 1)eaee Othce BmuusNO.Mr.W. Leyshon, Stamp Oibce MEIU'1iYH ..Mis M. W. White, STATIONER u\v liRtDGE .lr. C. Bassett, Chemist, BwroiiT Mr. M. Kvans, Stationer, and Mrs. Ed wards, Commercial-street. EATH Mr. W. P. Bees. \Ir. Alfred llajman, Chemist Swansea .ill. U. Giilliths, Printer, High-street LAIBACH Mr. James Bird, Cwin Avon Wor'» Arid by all Postmasters and Clerks on the lioa, .»3 This paper is regularly riled iu London at [reet. Ooffee-house, Cit). Peel's Cod'ee-house, £ lep"!cun's -—The (Jbupter Coffee-house, St, l*"?1'8' LlJ1iduu Wnlbraok; apd at vNewi ttopHM, QUI