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PEMBROKE-DOCIK. RIFLE CORPs.-The shooting for prizes of the 2nd Pembroke-Dock Rifle Volunteers will take place at the Government shooting ground, Penally, on the 28th inst. PEMBROKE DocK.—A party of seamen, under the direction of Mr Ivemy, Queen's pilot, are at present engaged in laying down huge anchors and moorings off the pier at Ilobbs Point, for the purpose of obtaining stronger purchases for securely warping the Zealous, Research, and other iron-clad ships under the sheers erected on the pier head, to receive their ponderous iron masts, engines, boilers, &c. JACK AT A SELECT PABTY.-One evening not long since, and in a certain town contiguous to Pembroke Dock, a private" and select party was being held, where the ladies and gentlemen were tripping,it on the light fantastic toe, to the homely strains of the pianoforte, when, to the consternation of the ladies, and the surprise of the gentlemen, two jolly sons of Neptune (belonging to one of: her Majesty's ships, and who bad evidently been paying their -devoirs at the shrine of Bacchus), suddenly made their appearance, and with the greatest sangfroid imaginable, requested permission to join in the dance, and also to be served with some grog. These polite requests were, of course, declined with many thanks; at this, Jiauk (vhd it seems had a strong penchant for Terpsichorean feats), was quite indignant, his mate, Bill, meanwhile pulling out a Beal-skin tobacco pouch, tolerably, well filled with the needful, and offered t6 stand treat for 4 all! hande/ -aa be termed it. Even- tually, with a littlei persuasion, they went away very quietly/Jack doctoring that .he would report the land- lord («; he! termed' rthe i gentleman) for; keeping a dis- Qrderly house, and for refusing to draw him some liquor. It-appears that Jack hearing the music, and.ateiac-ilia| [house well lit up, imagined it was a'public house of entertainment, and the hall door being inadvertently left ajar by one of tiae servants, Jack, and his mate Bill, had no difficulty whatever in gaining admittance to the house, and pro tem, into the society of the upper ten.

PEMBROKE DOCK MECHANICS' INSTITUTE. A meeting took place in the spacious Reading room of the above Institution, on Saturday week, for the purpose of presenting Mr K. W. Ladd with some slight mark of the appreciation of his services in designing and super- intending the construction of the Institute building. The chair was taken at 5.40 p.m. by the president, Mr J. I. Fincham. On rising, Mr Fincham said Gentlemen, the object of this meeting must be one of great pleasure to us all. Ever since I have been president of this sciety I have never had a more pleasing task to perform. We are all well aware of the talent and energy Mr Ladd has dis- played in the designing and superintending rf this J building, and when we consider that those services were rendered gratuitously, I am sure you will agree with me in saying that he deserves our sincere and warmest thanks. (Applause.) I have therefore, Mr Ladd, much pleasure in presenting you, on behalf of the members of this institute, with this small expression of their grati- tude, trusting that it may be of utility to you in your profession, in which we wish you every success The worthy president then presented him with the works of Pugin on Gothic Architecture, consisting of three quarto volumes, elegantly bound in calf, having this inscription on the cover of the first volume Presented to Mr K. W. Ladd, by the members of the Pembroke-Dock Mechanic's Institute, in acknowledgment of his valuable and gratuitous services in designing and superintending the building of their new institute, 1863;' on the recep- tion of which Mr Ladd responded as follows: — Mr President,—It is with feelings of great pleasure that I receive from your hands, sir, this token of the committee's appreciation my humble services in design- ing and superintending the erection of this building. I can rssure you that I did not expect any reward for those services when I tendered them to the committee. The motive that induced me tn do so was that I might have some share in erecting a building for so praiseworthy an object as disseminating useful knowledge among the working classes. I considered myself sufficiently re- warded in knowing that the building, although so unpre- tending, has gjven on the whole so much satisfaction that it is adapted to the purpose for which it was de- signed, and that a large accession of members ha* been the consequence of increased accommodation. I feel myself indebted to such institutions, for when spending my leisure hours during my apprenticeship in an insti- tution like this, I imbibed a thirst for knowledge, and this building is part of the iruits, and I trust that the young men who frequent this institute will employ their leisure time in acquiring that knowledge which shall prove useful in their several spheres of labour. I am proud oi this testimonial, and whenever I see it, or have occasion to study its contents, it will bring to my recol- lection the pleasing associations of this evening's meeting, and the kindness and courtesy I have ever received from the committee and the members generally, and while I feel grateful to the committee for thus manifesting their thanks, I cannot forgtt that in the first place I am principally indebted for this honour to my employer, Mr Thos. Mcyriek, who liberally and readily granted me permission to superintend the building at the request of the committee. I cannot conclude without alluding to the manner in which the contractors, Messrs Jones and Wilkins, have executed their work. I do not hesitate to state that the work throughout is substan- tially performed in a thorough workman-like manner. Mr Chairman, with many thanks for the high encomiums lavished upon me by yourself and the mem- bers of the institute, I must again thank you for this handsome gift, which will ever be cherished and pre- served with my most pleasurable associations. The President then proposed a vote of thanks to Mr T. Meyrick and Mrs Meyrick for their assistance to the institute, which was seconded and carried, Mr James Williams then rose, and briefly drew the attention of the meeting to those gentlemen who had so ably performed their onerous duties, viz., the Building Cammittee, coupling with it the name of Mr William Jones, their honorary secretary. He said their labours had been crowned with success, which was, in a great measure, to be attributed to his zeal and energy. Mr Jones, in response, said that he viewed their duties more in the light of a pleasure, and that the result was in no small degree to be attributed to the ladies, from whom they received so much assistance. Tbir labours in getting up the bazaar were crowned with complete success, and he wished therefore to propose a vote of thanks, and a most cordial one to the ladies, coupling with it the name of Mrs Fincham. Mr Fincham re- sponded briefly. Mr J. Potter proposed a vote of thanks to the chairman, which after being seconded, was with a few curt remarks put to the meeting by Mr H. G. Keys, and received with great enthusiasm, and the proceedings here terminated, everyone seeming pleased with the result.

MILFORD. MILFORD IMPROVEMENT COMMISSIONERS. An sojourned meeting of the Milford Improvement Commissioners was held at their Board Room, October the 23rd, 18(i3, at six p.m. Present—MrJ. D. Roberts, chairman; Messrs R. W. Durant, Garrett, Williams, Edwards, Powells, and Hodges. The minutes of the last meeting were read, confirmed, and signed by the Chairman. The following report of the Highway and Bridge Com- mittee was then read :— 'Gentlemen,—Your Highway and Bridge Committee have to report, that having inspected the road leading from the beach to Ilubberstone Government Works, alleged by Mr Greenish to be out of repair, they are of opinion that the road in question is a very unsatisfactory state, and they consider that it should be repaired im- mediately. They also wish to call attention to the corners of the Gas Quay. The stones are loosened, and rapidly giving way. They advise that the same be seen to at once. 'The railing leading to Victoria Bridge require certain repairs. They would recommend that estimates be re- ceived for the same. Having carefully examined the Union Viaduct, and apprehending no immediate danger from its present state, your committee beg to suggest that the report upon that bridge do stand over till the next monthly meeting. They in the meanwhile will continue to visit and survey the same, and submit a detailed account of their observations to the next ordinary meeting. (Signed) E. HUGHES, W. WILLIAMS, 4 H. EDWARDS.' Proposed by Mr Garrett, seconded by Mr Powell, and resolved, That the report now read be adopted.' It was ordered 'That estimates be supplied for the necessary repairs required to the cornersofthe Gas Quay, for repairs of the railings leading to the Victoria Bridge. Also, that the report of the Union Viaduct do stand over till next monthly meeting; 'That the Government Works at Hubberstone be valued and rated accordingly. That a boat -load of stones be ordered for the repairs of the roads. Also, that three loads of grtl vel be supplied for the (rout of the offices, and that a flag be placed at the entrance to keep the water out. That Mr Nicholb be requested to supply three ten-ton trucks or coal to the Gas Works, as per quotation 13s per ton, delivered.' A letter having been read from Mr J. Adams, relative to non. liability for rates, on the ground of his having been a bankrupt, It was ordered 'That the Commissioners be advised upon the subject', and 4 That the Collector, in settling. with Mr H. Merritt for rates, do credit his account for letting bridges in 18<?2also, That the following bills be paid :—Mr Thos. James, for freight; Mr T RitthsKi:, for labour to the Water Works; Mr B. Davies, for ear>-< riage of parcels; Mr Lewis, for timber suppliedf Mr Lewis, for smiths' work.' 'That the Highway CJommittea be requested to obtain a gate for land taken by Mr B. Howells at Priory, and to fix the same immediately; ■ < > That the Clerk be requested to get the securities from the tesaee<) of bridges completed and signed; 1. 'That proceediagabe taken against Mr F.D. Carter, for his non-payment of gas aceouut; IjI t rbattthe Clerk do write to Mrs Vincent, requesting payfneritctratesdop; That a two, five, and ten light-meter be ordered from Messrs Richards, London; That a Special Finance Committee be called to exa- mine and receive the books and accounts of the collector; 'That the necessary tiling and repairs to the roof of the Reservoir be completed forthwith.' Mr Garrett .save notice, that at the next monthly meet- ing he would move, That the resolution of June the 17th, relative to the accounts being audited by Messrs Barnard and Thomas, be carried out.' The meeting then separated at eleven p.m.

THE ALABAMA'S CREW.— Within the last few days the men of the Alabama nave had a run on shore, and a considerabl« number oi them hav.- visited Cape Town. They area rough-and-n-aoy motley lot, and pronounced, by those who can j ioge better in such matters than I can, to be a pirate crew p,ir excellence. One sample I saw was composed of two I'aliatx, carry ins formidable looking knives, with poisoned Made- two Frenchmen, one Dutchman, three Genvans, one Scotchman, two Englishmen, and a desperate-looking Tipperary boy. The Tipperary boy was b*!t\" e the police-court yesterday, for nearly murdering two of his shipments in the drunken row; but in consequenee of thfl Confederate not being a recognised power, he was handed over to be dealt with by Captain Semmes.—Letter from Cape Town. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.- It appears that the di- rectors of this company are about allotting to the share- h Iders, in rateable proportion to their holding, 4! per cent perpetual irredeemable preference shares to the amount of £1,227,462. They state that it will not create any fresh or additional charge upon the rew.nues of the company, being issued in substitution of moneys borrowed from bankers and others in the form of temporary loans, renewable at short periods. Though the state of the money-market & the credit of the company have enabled the directors Ito borrow the money at 4 or 4j per cent, yet the commission and other expenses of frequent re- newals have increased the yearly charge to an amount more than equal to 41 per cent. So then, when taken up as proposed, the interest payable upon that amount will be rather less than it has hitherto been, and the company will thus be secured against all contingencies in respect thereof. The allotment will bo in the proportion of one new share of £ 10 for every £:00 ordinary stock or shares in the company. The new shares are to be issued on the 29th inst., payable by six instalments, the last being on the "29th of September, 1864. The shares will be treated in respect of dividend as fully paid up from the 26th inst., being equivalent to a bonus of £2 per cent. A discount at the rate of 4j per cent. per annum is to be allowed on any instalments paid in ad- vance.

-0_ BIRTETS, MARRIAGES, & DEATHS Notices of Birtas, Marriages, and Deaths, should be sent to us in Manuscript, properly authenticated. We cannot under- take to search other papers for these announcements, which are frequently found to te incorrectly printed, or turn out to be untrue. BIRTHS. On the 17th inst., at Mill Bank, near this town, the wile of Joshua Harvey, E-q., of a son. MARRIAGES Lately at the Tabernacle Chapel, Pembroke, Mary Maria, only daughter of E. W. H. Thomas, Captain of the Schooner Ant, to Mr Juhn Adams, Shipwright of II. M. Dock yard. DEAl US. On the 21st inst., after a long and painful illness, Mrs Eynon, widow of the late Mr William Eynon, deceased, for many years coachman with the late Lady Mathias, of this town, highly respected. This morning, at St. Martin's, in this town, Edmond, eldest son of Mr H. E. Pyne, aged 38. On the i7th inst., at the house of her brother, Mr D. Howell, Pembroke Dock, Mrs Thomas, widow of the late Mr John Thomas, Milford, aged 66.

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. MR. POWELL'S HOUNDS. Friday .Oct. 30—Mydrim .10,15

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OF THE TOWN AND COUNTY OF HAVERFORDWEST. GENTLEMEN,— It having come to my knowledge that certain parties have called upon several of the Electors who are tenants of, or in some way or other connected with, or under obligations to, the Rev. J. H. A. Philipps, of Picton Castle, and have authoritatively required those Electors not to vote for me at the forthcoming Municipal Election, I felt it my duty, injustice to the reverend gentleman and myself, to wait upon him yesterday and inform him of the fact. Mr Philipps thereupon indignantly repudiated all knowledge of such conduct, and stated most emphati- cally, that although he had been spoken to on the sub- ject of the Election, he had positively declined to inter- fere and did not intend to do so in anyway. I watf' 4'wte sure the reverend gentleman would give me, this,answer, and my only ohjectin troubling him was to have it in my power to inform my friends that, notwithstanding the pressure which is so improperly put upon them, they may safely keep their promises to rue, and by ao doing they will proclaim their own independence ahd secure the respect of the Rev. Mr. Philipps and all other honourable men. i. I am, Gentlemen, Your faithful servant, ,I" T. WHIG HER DAVIES. Castle-aquare, October 27th, 1863

Severn. I am a tenant of Mr La Jl nnto. The prisoner Ca'ne to me on -tiie 4tti of June last: he told me that he calleJ on me ie was made acquainted on whose €state I lived. I fold him that I was a tenant of Mr Le tiiuite. He said Le was an agent of Mr Le Hunte for that estate. I asked him why Me Le Hunte had an agent flow more than usual. He said that Mr Le Hunte had lIlore property: that a relation of Mr Le Hunte was dead, anti that Mr Le Hunte was going to be a member of Parliament, and could not then attend to his own busi- nes". He said that persons were offering £ 5 a year more for my farm than 1 paid. I said I had u lease: he said he hid come from Messrs Powell, Mathias, and Evans's OtVice, and that the lease was not signed. He said that it all depended upon him whether I should have the lease or not. He asked me to give him £ 3, as he thought that would do. I gave it to him. I" asked him if he had come by Mr Stephen Howells's house: he said he had; that Mr Howells bad jE20 in hands belonging to Mr Le Bunte, and that he (prisoner) could not get the money from him as agent. He frequently said lie was agent to Mr Le Hunte. He said he would meet Mr Howells Tuesday: he asked me to let hina have £ 5 till that day, and when he was paid by Mr Howells, he would return it. 1 have not had the money returned to me. I lent the money because he said he was Mr Le llunte's &gent. Cross-examined: The prisoner gave his name as Mr Jones, agent. Mary James: I am a sister of the last witness. I -temember the prisoner talking to my brother on the 4th June last. He said he was an agent of Mr Le Hunte. George Le Hunte: I am the owner of the farm of Pen- lan, in the parish of Nevern. The prosecutor is my tenant. I do not know the prisoner he has never acted 48 my agent. Stephen Howells had no money of mine In his possession he owed me rent. I never authorised the prisoner to borrow money for me. Mrs Le Hunte never authorised him to do so. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr Powell addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner, after which the Chairman summed up the evidence. The Jury retired, and after a biief deliberation found the prisoner Guilty. The Chairman, in passing sentence, said ;-David Morgan,—You have been found guilty,—and very pro. perly,—of a very serious offence. Your offence is prac- tically much more serious than appears upon the, face of it, and from the manner in which you have conducted yourself on the occasion, one can hardly come to any other conclusion than that this is not the first time you have had recourse to similar practices. However, I have no positive legal evidence of that before me, and of course you are entitled to the benefit of the absence of such legal evidence. Morally, the offence you have committed is equivalent to forgery it is a regular, de- {'berate effort to obtain money by false representations: it is morally an offence of the same nature, committed Under such circumstances. I must, however, take the Case as I find it, and as I said before, I have no right to assume that this is positively one of a series of successive acts of this kind. I observe that you have been in prison two months, and the sentence of the Court is, that you be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for twelve calendar Honths; and I have to tell you, that if you appear here again, or in any other Court, for a similar offence, nothing will save you from penal servitude. John Andrew Jeniins, assistant-overseer of the parish Of Saint Mary, Tenby. was charged with embezzlement. The indictment was a very lengthy document: the fol- lowing is a summary of it:—The prisoner was charged in the first count that he, on the 29th of April, 1863, being then employed as Clerk to Charles Allen and Alfred Truscott, did, whilst so employed, receive and take into his possession certain money, to wit £5 8s 4!d, in the 2 name and on account of the Faid Charles Allen and Alfred Truscott, his masters; and the said money then fraudu- lently and feloniously did embezzle, &c. On a second count, he was charged with embezzling the same money, he being then employed as clerk to Mr Thomas Morgan and Mr Stephenson, and others, Guardians of the Pembroke Union. On a third count, he was charged with embezzling the same money, he being at the time clerk to Mr Hulm, Treasurer. On a fourth count, he was charged with embezzling the same amount, lie being at the time clerk to Thomas Griffiths, Joshua Roberts, and others, ratepayers. On a fifth count, he was charged with that be, within six months from the time of the commission of the offence set forth in the first, second, third, and fourth counts, being then employed as clerk to Charles Allen aid Alfred Truscott, did whilst so employed, receive .£1 7s Od, in the name and on account of Charles Allen and Alfred Truscott, his masters, and fraudulently and feloniously embezzle, &c. A sixth count laid the property in the Guardians; a seventh count, in the Treasurer; and an eighth count, in the Ratepayers. A ninth count, charged the prisoner with embezzling .£18 lis 3d, severally described as the property of Charles Allen and Alfred Truscott; the property of the Guardians Of the Pembroke Union the property of the Treasurer; and as the property of the Ratepayers. Mr De Rutzen (instructed by Mr VV. Davies,) ap- peared for the prosecution; and Mr Lascelles (instructed by Messrs James and James) for the prisoner. Anthony Highmore: I am churchwarden of the parish Of Saint Mary, Tenby. I produce the Vestry Minute Book. On November the 28th, 1861, the prisoner was Proposed as assistant-overseer, and was elected by the large majority of 85, out of 265. Cross-examined: The book is the original Vestry Book' There were two hundred and sixty-five ratepayers pre- sent. I and other ratepayers signed the book. Notice Was given of the appointment of an overseer for the ensuing year. [The notice was here read: it stated that a meeting Would be held on the 28th of November, 1861, for the election of an assistant overseer for the 'ensuing* year. The appointment of the prisoner to the office, produced tinder subpoena, was also read.] Alfred Truscott: I was Overseer of the parish of Saint ^ary. Tenby, up to May, 1863. The prisoner was as- sistant-overseer. Mr Charles Allen was the other overseer. Gn the evening of the 24th and the morning of the 25th Of April, 1863, I went with the assistant-overseer, and collected rates. I and the other overseer collected rates; and handed them over to the prisoner. I attended an audit on the 7th of July before the auditor. I gave notice to the other Overseer. I kept no account of the Honey I collected on the 24th and 25th of April. At the audit, I received instructions from the auditor; in conse- quence of that, I got an accountant, and had the accounts trJade up. I aru quite certain that I paid all the moneys I received to the assistant-overseer. Cross-examined: I don't know what was the amount Of the money collected. I think Mr Allen collected some fates. I believe Mr Gifford and Mr Day have collected |"ates. I don't know whether the Town Crier has col- lected any rates. Charles Allen: I know the signature of the prisoner. j was Overseer with Mr Truscott. I went out of office at Lady-day, this year. The prisoner kept the books up to the date of his resignation. The first audit took place on the 7th of July. I advised the prisoner to be more at- tentive to the collection of the rates, as we were afraid of being summoned. Cross-examined: I collected the rates in a few instances. William Hulm: 1 am the Treasurer of the Pembroke Union. 1 remember certain payments being rbade by the prisoner: I have the counterfoil of the receipt, April ^7tb, for £ 119 10s. 1 have the receipt. — Gifford: I am one of the present overseers of the Parish of Saint Mary, Tenby. I was appointed in March, this year. The prisoner was assistant-overseer when I was appointed: I never received money from the pri- soner on account of the rates. The books were given up to me on the 18th May. Up to that time they were in Jenkins's possession. I have had no conversation with the prisoner respecting the rates. After receiving a notice to pay, I asked the prisoner for th6 books. This Was three or four days before the audit. Mr Truscott and Mr Allen handed the books to the accountant. Mr Truscott recalled I banded over the books to Mr ihomas, of Narberth, a short time after the audit on the 27th of July. — Thomas: I live at Narberth. I produce certain 'ate-books of the pariah pf St. Mary, Tenby, which I received from Mr Truscott,' I produce six receipt cheque The books were delivered to me to make but the account, so that they tofght be audited. I had a receipt "Dd payment book, Which I sent to Mr Mends, by post. George Mends: I am at present assistant overseer of parish of &t. Mary.. The receipt and payment book Put dovgn carelessly in th^qhest., I did not have it; ■Mr Thornas.recalledi I.cannot, say when the accounts ere collected as there ape nQda$,es,op the foils. The «eque book8 show the aggregate amount received. reply to Mr De Rutzen, the witness said there was considerable deficiency inttoe accounts. fciVi ^93 Allen recalled: I ana-not much acquainted "in tl^e books kept by the parish,! ueorge Mends recalled: A monthly statement book i a deposit book, and anotiiet-boak, .were kept,- belonging to the parish. Thomas Thomas: I served summonses on the 2Jtb of April for poor rate on Thoe;as Howells, Mr Fred. Smy the, and Mr W. Mayne. Thomas Griffiths: I was served with a summons in April last, for non-payment of poor rate. In conse-j quence of the summons 1 paid the rate. The receipt! produced was given me by the prisoner. The amount of the receipt is i'3 16s 6d. I paid one of them on the 20th day of April. The other was on the 30th of April. Cross-examined: I cannot read very well. Joseph Gregory: On the 11th of May I paid £ 18 lis 3d to the prisoner, who gave me a receipt. I Mrs Hughes: I paid a rate in April last to the assistant overseer, amounting to X4 9s 3d. The receipt was given me by the prisoner. I was summoned, and paid the amount in Court before the magistrates. Edward Jones: I received a summons for arrears of poor rate. ] paid £1 Is arrears of poor rate. I paid gel Is to the prisoner, who gave me a receipt. John Gwynne: I am a solicitor living at Tenby I remember persons attending the Court on summonses for poor rates. Cross-examined: I took notes of the proceedings as magistrates' clerk. I have not got the notes with me. Re-examined: All the moneys I received I handed over to the prisoner. This concluded the evidence for the prosecution. Mr Lascelles asked the Chairman to take a note of his objections, in the event of an adverse verdict being re- turned by the jury. The first objection was :—That the appointment in the vestry book was simply for a year and the second objection was that properly speaking the prisoner, under the case of the Queen against Samson, could not be held to be a servant or clerk. These were the objections he wished the Court to take a note of, that in the event of there being an adverse verdict, (which, however, he did not anticipate) he might be enabled to go to a superior court. The Chairman said that he would make a note of the learned counsel's objections. Mr Lascelles then addressed the jury in an able address, in which he commented upon the manner in which the parochial business in St. Mary's, Tenby. had been conducted. He contended that the prosecution, notwithstanding the extraordinary efforts they had made, were unable to get up a charge against the prisoner: it was necessary, on the authority of Archbold on Criminal Law, that there should be proof of a denial of the receipt of the money by the prisoner, and a falsification of an account of the matter. This had not been done, and he felt confident that the jury would come to the conclusion, looking at the loose manner in which the charge had been made, that the prisoner was not legally guilty of the crime imputed to him. The Chairman summed up the evidence, and the jury retired; and after an absence of ten minutes, returned into Court with a verdict of Not Guilty. The same Prisoner was then indicted for embezzling £ 237 1313 3d, which was described as the property of the Overseers of the Parish of Saint Mary, Tenby; the Board of Guardians; the Treasurer; the Ratepayers; and the Inhabitants of Saint Mary's, Tenby. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr De Rutzen stated that after the intimation he had received from the Court, he did not intend to proceed with the case. The Jury then, under the direction of the Chairman, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. Martha Morgan, 69, married woman, and Hannah Child, 25, married woman, were charged with stealing a quantity of cloth, of the value of 10s, the property of David Phillips, at the parish of Manorowen, on the 24th of September, 1863. The Prisoners pleaded not guilty. Mr De Rutzen prosecuted. The prisoners were not defended The Jury found the prisoners guilty, and the Court sentenced Hannah Child to confinement in the House of Correction for six weeks, and Martha Morgan for a month, both with hard labour. Walter Warwick, 20, labourer, was charged with stealing one coat, one waistcoat, one pair of trousers, and certain other articles, the property of David Jones, at the parish of Newport, on the 13th of October, 1863. The prisoner pleaded guilty. The Chairman sentenced the prisoner to three months' imprisonment with hard labour. Ruth Hitchings was charged with stealing fron. the person of Mary Fisher, at the parish of Narberth, on the 24th of September, 1863. After hearing the evidence, the Jury found the prisoner Not Guilty. The Grand Jury returned No Bill against William Davies, farmer, charged with stealing a quantity of culm, the property of Joseph Cadman, at the parish of Begelly on the 26th of June, 1863.