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M I L F O R D.. On Serines,ky last the Iron screw stexmer, 1 Isabella was launched from the building-yard of Watson and VV imshurst, where she has been thoroughly rebuilt. This vessel is bound for Montevideo, and will shortly leave for that port. She sailed from Liverpool in October last, and reached Milford Haven in safety, but during it heavy gale she patted her cable and got on the rocks, where she became almost, a total wreck. She is now almost ready for sea. and being only 11 tons burden per register, it is a proof that the spirit of adventure still exists in the British seasffian when a crew can be found to navigate such a tiny datt acrosg tbe siorray Atlantic. Ttie above-named firm have lately enlarged their graving dock at Hakin, and it is now capable of accommodating two vessels of considerable'siz't>; It is at present occupied by the ships 'Northfleet,' and 'Garibaldi.' about 1,00(1 tons each, both of which are ufidergoing-extensive repaire, under special survey, for a continuation of their character on the first letter. The same gentlemen have nearly completed a new vessel on the composite principle, and have aJso just contracted to build an iron three-masted schooner, of 400 tons, which they expect to launch about the end of the ensuing summer. ltrwm thus bé seen that business is reviving at Milford,and what with the extension line of railway, which is rapidly approaching completion, and other contemplated improvements, there are some prospects that a new day has at length dawned on Milford Haven, and that this splendid harbour is destirii'd to become one of the most important!ia the kingdom, to become one of the most important!ia the kingdom.,

NARBERTH. NARBERTH PETTY SESSIONS.—These sessions were held on the 2nd inst, before J. L. G. P. Lewis, Esq, chairman, and the Rev T. H. Dunn.—-James Mark Child. Esq, charged Isaac James with stealing his eggs. The complainant being sworn stated: On Tuesday, the 3ht of March last, I had a quantity of poultry, some of which I have been in the habit of losing, I have about twenty hens laying, and eight turkey hens. I wanted some eggs for my breakfast, and was informed by my dairymaid (Martha Phillips) that the hens and turkeys were watched and the egg stolen, that she had seen a man of the name of William Thomas in my field adjoining Betsv James's garden on Thursday and Friday last. He was tres- passing, because he had no business on my premises, and destroyed the field hedge adjoining Betsy James's garden. I therefore put my keeper to watch. On Sun- day last be saw Isaac James come into the field, go to a turkey's nest on the hayguard hedge, and take two eggf, the value of which is threepence, which my keeper took possession of. Defendant was fined 20s and 7s Id costs. Paid.—J. M. Child, Esq, charged Benjamin Morgan with trespassing in search of game. There was not sufficient evidence to satisfy their worships, and the case was therefore dismissed.—J. M. Child, Eeq, charged William Thomas with stealing his turkey's eggs. Martha Phil- lips, being sworn, stated: I am dairymaid with CaptaiR Child, at Begelly. I have the care of Capt Chid's poultry. I have missed a great many epgs. I made a complaint to my master that I could not obtain any—that some one was in the habit of stealing them. I saw William Thomas, now present, in the field by the hayguard hedge at BegeMy. I do not know what he was doing there. I saw him walking by the side of the hedge. There is no path in the field. There were two turkeys laying on that hedge. I saw him twice in the field, on Thursday and Friday, Cross examined by W. Thomas: There is a path in the field, but you did not go near the path. There is no oart road in the field. I hme never seen any boys luck football in that Geld. I did not see any eggs with you. I did not say you had any. I never saw the do^s eat any eggs. J. M. Child, Esq, deposed: I know thenetdat Degelly where the defendant was. There is no path through it. It is called the hen-home meadow, there is no public path through it. I consider W. Thomas was there for an unlawful purpose. I believe he was there for the purpose of stealing my turkey's egics. Elizabeth Jllmes deposed: Last, Thursday and Friday Wm Thomas, now present, was in my house from eight o'clock in the morning until five or six in the afternoon He might have been out of my presence for eight or ten minutes. My garden adjoins Capt Child's hayguard Held.—Dis- missed. Overseers of Yerbeston v. James I'hiffips, for nonpayment of poor rate.—Settled.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, & DEATHS." 1 Notices of Eirths, Marriages, and Deaths, should be sent to us in Manuscript, properly authenticated. We cannot under- take to search other papers for these announcements, whicn are frequently found obs incorrectly printed, or turr out to be untrue. BIRTHS. On the 1st inst, at Hill-street, Hakin. the wife of Mr Walter Wayt, of twins,—a boy and a girl. On the 10th inst at Hakin Point, the wife of Mr Thomas Nieros, of a daughter. On the 11th inst, at Hakin, the wife of Mr McKay. of a daughter. On the 12th inst, at Hakin, the wife of Capt. William Blackstock, of a son. MARRIAGES. On the 7th instant, at Barnes, Surrey, by the Rev. J. H. Bridge, Arthur Innes Ackland, youngest son of the late Robert Innes Ackland, Esq., of Boulston, Pem- brokeshire, to Jane, eldest daughter of Henry Brown, Esq., surgeon, Mortlake, Surrey. DEAI fl S. On the 12th inat, at Dairy Park, in this county, Char- lotte Maria, the infant daujilhtcr of T. R. Watts, Esq, aged four months and six days.

HAVERFORDWEST MARKET. Saturday, April 41, 186S. Beef, 6d to Sd Mutton, Gd to Sd; Lamb, 84 to lOd; Veal 4d< to 6d, Pork 511 to 6d; Butter, Is 2d to Is 3d Eggs, 24 for ) a Fowls, 3s Od to 4s Od. per couple; Ducks, Os Od to Os Od ditto; Geese, Os Od to Op Od, Turkeys, Os "d to ite Od each; Chees", 3d to Sd p°r Ib; Bacon Pigs, Os Od to Os d per score; Potatoes 15 lbsfor Is.

TEN BY. 6 Us Pol? ,at "e instruments formerly usod by the Coft^rokesbne finyal Artillery Volunteers have VC4 8 y BraasBand are>we CV Air understaP^> intending to become tho puf- tli'St k ell0Pe t*"8 ^i11 bo meatus .of forming a ■V tow nd» which will be available for the service of %e" towards the asiojJftt of the ^i"^ doubtless obtained. >•!?, g ^OUUT.—April 4th, before the Mayor {be LHein' ~ttnn,—Henry Griffiths, a sailor, was charged o[^flJ^ri>rik and assaulting the police. Fined, for ^g' or hours in the stouks, 2s 6.1 costs, ?^or the nssault, 10s, and 3s 6d costs, or \Nter imPTisonment. Money paid.—John Cole,' V8'D<?'fl'a8 a^° charged with a similar offence. Fined At^8 8^^°^ ^9» an<^ costs; for the assault 10s, Williams and James Phillips, la- wi^ being drunk on the previous N/J1*t, and 2s 6d costs, or seven days' impri- ■■\t» P«id.—[April 9th, before the Mayor.] \s Th » a'*as Tougha, was charged by Head- about^S W!tfl ^ei"^ drunk in High Street, last ten o'clock. Discharged with a caution.

PEMBROKE. Goon FRIDAY —Tho Baptist 8octety of Pembroke fi'el'd1 a tea meeting in the Town-hall, which vft&^ell attended. A number of excursionists also went to various pfaoefi in the district, both by rail and by boat.

PEMBROKE-DO OK. GOOD FRIDAY.—The Temperance Society at Pembroke Dock held their annual fete to-day. A large pro- cession of adults and juveniles marched through the town in the afternoon, carrying banners, flags. &c emblematical of their society, and headed by their drum and fife band. The usual tea meeting was held, and was respectably attended.

REVENGE BY A DISCARDED LOVER. In the Dundee Circuit Court, before Lords Cowan and Ardmillan, Annie Douglas, power-loom weaver, Dundee, was charged with assault, by throwing sulphuric acid, to the permanent or severe injury of the person, on Friday, the 8th of November last, on James Main, mason. The accused pleaded guilty to assault at common law. The prisoner became acquainted with Main, and about the month of September he came under a promise to mltrry her. In October, after the promise had been made, he succeeded in overcoming her. She was seized with remorse, and being naturally of an excitable and irritable temper, she was thrown into a state of distraction. Shortly after her mental excitement was greatly aggravated by a letter which she received from Main, which was produced in court, and is as follows:- Dundee, Oct. 11, 1867. « Miss Donglas,-i .write you this few lines to let you know my oppinion of you now. you had been at my lodgings seeking me last night i understand, and you had been on Saturday night, but you need. not come back, for realy i think you are very im- posing, but you need not thi-I that i am so great fool. ås would show that you are the first one that came to my Lodgings house after me and praying into my character the way that you have been doing, so i am not so green as you would take to be, so you will better be looking out another, as i intend being with another io-pight. I have told my Landlady to give you a short answer, *{1 if i have said or done any wrbng i hops i will be foigH*;n by a hlgli bower, i do not care for you. so in hops Sefef.to see you again on this earth i remains your Well ffasHer. £ V (Signed) "JAMES A'Airj. You may write me if you please, but I will never answer it." This letter greatly aggravated the state of mind into [ which the prisoner had been thrown, and immediately on receipt of it she went to her clergyman and Confided to him the circumstances. Whe-n she came to-him she was in a state of frenzy. By a taunt she afterwards received from a woman on the street, who'had become acquainted with the circuing-tances, she sought out Main, and bpbraided him for his faithless conduct. The only answer which she got from him was to' go away and not bother him. That answer was twice repeated, and in a moment of desperation she cottfrnitled the crime to which she had pleaded guilty. She had been already five months in prison, and, was the only support of her aged father and mother. The injuries done to Main were trifling. Lord Cowan, in passing sentence tffi the prisoner said: There can be no doubt that the rimtl, whose person you assaulted in the way described, did com- mit towards you the most grievous of all Offences i_a man can commit upon a young feniale. We have every reason to believe that you were courted by him lawfully and rightly :• but he betrays you, ruins you, and then write? tftist unfeeling I must say brutal letter to' yolil,- Uunder the provocation that letter UaturalTy created in you, you were not in full possession of your own mental rectitude. Yotf could not have thought of committing a crime whieh, had yoil not been in such a state of irritation, your mind would have rejected as wrong. As you have already suffered- n've months'imprisonment, the sentence of the court is-that you he imprisoned for the period of: eight Icalen,dal mouths. I'

THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION. Sir S. Northcote has received the following tele- gram from Sir R. Napier, dated from near Lake Ashangi, March 17th:- "My camp, with 700 men, will.be at Lake Ashangi to-morrow. Staveley is one march in the rear, with six mountain guns and 1,400 men. Four Armstrong: guns, and two mortars on ele- phants, with 1,500 men are two marches in the rear of Staveley. The country is very difficult. Crossed two ranges of mountains in the march yesterday, the highest near 10,000 feet. Theodore is close to Magdala, with guns. He will probably make his stand there. The captives are well. Their better treatment continues. Troops all well." VOLUNTEER REVIEW. K PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY AFTERNOON. The volunteers massed on Southsea Common, were marched past and cleared off Southsea Common very successfully. No hitch of any kind occurred, and by one p.m. all the troops were in their posi- tions on Portsdown and Hillse lines. The action commenced at 1.15 p.m, with a sortie from Hillsea, at three points, supported on the left flank by a squadron of gunboats, steam launches and pinnaces, which poured in a continuous and well directed fire upon Paulsgrove and Wymering, the key of the enemy's advanced position. The main struggle on the right lay in the village at Cosbam, which, after a prolonged resistance, was rescued with a rush by a brigade of infantry, supported by field batteries of artillery, driven from Cosham and Wymering. The enemy concentrated its forces on the sonth slopes of Portsdown, covered by artillery in position on the crest of the heights and field batteries along his line. The garrison of lli/lsea. followed tip the capture of Cosham and Wymering, by driving the enemy's right from the east of Wildley fort to the crest of the heights. The Royal Marine Artillery formed a splendid line, and opened a terrific fire from the Snider rifle. The enemy fell back upon his supports, and the garrison of Hillsea, further strengthened by fresh divisions of troops, pushed forward through Cosh am and Wymering, drove the enemy back to his final position—the crest of Portsdown, between Southwick and Widley forts. This finished the battle. The cavalry made several effective chswges. The weather was magnificent, An immense number of spectators were on the heights. Every movement was clearly discerned. The extent of the field of battle had a front of about three miles. The present is considered the most successful Volunteer review (in a military sense) that has taken place. About 35,000 troops were on the field. EXECUTION OF MAPP, On Thursday, the 9th inst., John Mapp, who was recently convicted of the murder of the girl Catherine Lewis, of Longden, near Shrewsbury, was hanged :n front of the county gaol. After his conviction Mapp continued to protest, to all with whom he had an opportunity of speaking, that he was an innocent man but within a few days of his being placed in the condemned cell he became less confident in his assertions, and by degrees was led to a full confession of his crime. He expressed great contrition for his guilt, but his sorrow appeared to arise rather from a fear of the consequences which the commission of the murder had brought upon him. than from any moral conviction that he had perilled his soul by the act. He listened patiently and with apparent attention to the exhortations of the chaplain, but that gentleman describes him as beina a densely ignorant' man, and his moral and intellectual facul- ties appear to have been of the lowest order. Up to the last night of his life he ate, drank, and slept with regularity and heartiness; and only on Wednesday, speaking to a warder, who somewhat unnecessarily him reminded that was his 'last day,' he replied in a careless off-hand tone, 'Ah, yes! it's a pity, but it can't he helped now.' He went to bed about nine o'clock, and, after passing rather a restless night, awoke and dressed himself before six o'clock in the morning. The chaplain was early in attendance upon him, and Mapp listened as usual" but his state of mind was evidently such that Mr Denning, in the exercise of his discretion, did not administer the sacrament to him, nor did the convict ask for it. At a quarter to eight he was conducted to the pinioning room, where the governor of the gaol formally handed him over to Calcraft. Mapp was a pace or two in advance of the turnkeys, and looked round the room with a frightened inquiring glance. On Calcraft ad- vancing and putting out his hand to take hold of his arm, Mapp thought he was going to shake hands with him, and hurriedly changed his cap from his right hand to the left, for the purpose of holding out his hand, but on perceiving his mistake, he withdrew it, and quietly submitted himself to the hangman. He watched the process of pinioning with much in- terest, assisting Calcraft to adjust the belt by taking his pocket-handkerchief out of the breast pocket of his sm.ock, across which it passed. Beyond a slight trembling of the limbs, he betrayed no sign of fear and when the procession was formed he walked across the court-with his head bent down, apparently chiefly engrossed by the effort of keeping step with the warders who walked on either side of him. The chaplain in his gown walked before him repeating the burial service, but Mapp paid not the slightest attention to the solvin v™*8? nor were his lips once observed to ffidVe ifi pfayfcfr steadily up the winding staircase leading to tile towet: on which the stand Was erected,, and preserved his extraordinary firmness eViH wjiilst he stopd on the prop daring the long moment thfii Cslcratt. was ad- justing the rope. He said, Good bye,' When Cal- craft shook hands with, him, and as he left him ha turned his head as if about to speak; but at that moment the drop fell, and there was a loud thud, a cry from the crowd, and all was over. In turning his head round Mapp displaced the rope, and the noose was thus brought round almost under his chin the consequence being that the fall not being imme- diately fatal, he struggled desperately for fully baJf a minute before he died. Shrewsbury gaol overlooks the town and the banks of the Severn, from many points of which the gal. lows might be seen; but the open space in front of the building is not very large, and the crowd who, to the number of about a thousand, congregated there between six o'clock and half-past seven were rather closely packed. There were about the crowd none of the characteristics noticeable about similar assem- blages at executions in large towns, they bein" for the most part respectably dressed, and almost with- out exception well-behaved. The large number of decent looking women present was remarkable, and some carried children in their arms. Tract distri- butors were busy, and one person improved the oc- casion by addressing all who would gather round him. 1 he point from which the gallows was most piainly visible was the railway, as it entered the town from the east side; and up to nine o'clock, When the body was cut down, passengers entering dr leaving Shrewsbury by that route could not fail to sfere in the brilliant sunlight a white object, sus- pended almost motionless on the top of the gaol tower, °

ndant P"'1-1 more than his proper pro-j 5w ^tRl>buck said he had been informed that the i5 a eers bad been desired to make an alteration 14 Th rate, but had not done so. hi ti, 'er^ said that there was no doubt whatever 'wth ^e^en^ant was enticed to be relieved, Th ^our^ had no power to do so. >&te ordered the defendant to pay the parking that they were sorry they were W IT ^aw to ma'ce order> a"d expressing a in a Par>sh would endeavour to make up Paid>0^er Wa^ t',e sum ^3e defendant now over- ALLOWING AN ASS TO STRAY. M f,C ap J°nes> of Merlin's Bridge, was charged by Vh with allowing an ass to stray (iefd6 defendant admitted the charge, stating that was not long out in the road, and that MePi^S,,lnr,P°ssible for a donkey to stray at the will. 118 Bridge without being perceived by P.C. slij, 1\1118. If she turned out the donkey for water, me as sure to see Mr Williams on the watch at >5rtt°rtler or another, and she thought be never o'ci0 «! bed at all, for if she went out at four CshV1 n morning, she was sure to meet him. UhifL* ^hild You had better tell Capt. Stokes Wl Pay a C()r"I)liment to the officer. v I ftendant: He is always on the watch but they ^v0tKS° s^arP a^ Milford, for last Thursday I Jonj hroke my neck by going over a beast in the cL, 14e Don't you think it was a shame to allow JW^tto be out 011 the road 1 ^°' s'r* (Fjfvughter.) 1 thought so. You must not let your ot,t- (Loud laughter.) fined the defendant ]d. and costs. G FISHING IN PRIVATE WATERS. FOE6 ^l^s> Prenderg ast, was charged by Mr *atei>s ttne, of Leweston, with fishing in private fot »l f'c^>n Evans, solicitor, of Cardigan, appeared Tfcyplainan't. iei,dant said that he was fishing on the %t where Mr Fortune had no exclusive N«n« that his tackle caught fast, and he S«ft?..Mr Fortune's grounds to loose it. u w't«ess f°r the complainant, toJaPj!•^t*1 asked him what he was doing there, kS'e keen Ashing on the other side ackRh^,k?td been given permission to so by a VUiwho hekl the land. H deposed On the lat Api'il I Here tif defendant on Carnachwruven grounds, tu e fishing belonged to Mr Fortone. I saw the line 20 times from Mr Fortune's S5e tlj^?s"exaBaination the witness said be did not 1 J°W r! .nd«nt loose his tackle. M 6fe tK the tenant of Old Mill Farm, n 6 defendant was fishing) deposed that the i,"e ^fld the right of hunting and fishing rt*ii<a<ai r°Perty. He never gave the defendant I'» SoT 10 fi»h i„ the river. rd gjVe s"exHmination, the witness said that he been c*10 0,16 ^eave to since Mr Fortune ><*s hldKn„„the exc! usive right by his landlady. # e- He d'HenputuP to Prevent Pe0Ple going f a Dej-erv., not ffive the defendant leave to fish dfefpi '7larned (Jeorge. iS Geo:fant c»lled 1^0 lie who deposed that about 18 months tSulet '_h;, witness Griffiths at the Three Ianj aQd he gave permission to go upoo "t ji os said that since he gave that permission fy.0ttune bad the exclusive right to the fish. ev,dence in the case. W 0r,,ine said he should not have proceeded So l^e defendant if he had not set up a right •o (j^pon the land to fish. The fishing belonged le^j and he put a public notice in the two 48J ^pei-s, stating that he had been given the ex- vio& Jigbt to the fishing, but the defendant jjelle(f ,Set ,JP a right to the fishing, he was com- t) *i0t0 proceed against him to prove that he 'Ile I "Such right. He had seen the defendant on SeVerHi a'so uP,m I"3 (^r Fortune's) grounds °^t tn t!llnes> hut he was too quick in getting ..Thecaught. bserv^Ut^nch fined the defendant Is. and costs, I, they imposed a small fine because ead given n at one t'me witness Gfifliths unrf nj's^i°n t0 there. It must, how- fc nS beln sto°d exclusive right to the vye 1]Sed to Mr Fortune, and if the de ie Bench .D<: again, and was brought before Posed. atl c°uvicted, the full penalty -would be STEALING TW0 TABLE CLOTHS. ^ew*5 was charged by Juo. Sinnett Miig e InS two table cloths. aSe Was adjourned for a week.