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HAVE a FORDWEST M ft R 15 K T Saturday, August 5, 1868 Beef, 6ri to Pd Mutton, 5dto 7:1; Lamb, 6d to 7 d; Veal Ocl bOd, Pork 3Jd to 6d; Butter,Is id to Is -3d Eggs, !fi for Is Fowls, 3s Od to Is Gd per couple Ducks, 3s Gd to 4e Of' ditto; Geese, Os Od to 08 Od, Turkeys, Os "d to Os Od each; Chees", 3a to 5d per lb; Bacon Pigs, Os Od to Os d per score; Potatoes 20 lbs for Is. "c;

REPRESENTATION OF THE HAVERFORD- W EST BOROUGHS. THE Liberal party have once more determined to try their fortune in a contest for the representation of the Haverfordwest Boroughs. The Hon. Col Edwardes, who has earned more fame in the field of politics than be is ever likely to attain in the profession of arms, has again listened to the blandishments of the "large and influential body" of Liberals, who at every general election take upon themselves to answer for the representation of the constituency. The gallant candidate, with a stern disregard for the prim notions of a section of bis supporters, made his entry into the town on Sunday last, carrying with him, we presume, hie address, which bears date the previous Saturday, and purports to have been written at Berkeley Square, London. In his address, the hon. gentle- man "places his services at the disposal" of the electors, seemingly with a full conviction that he was pledging himself to make a priceless sacrifice, and that he was conferring upon them an honour for which they could never be sufficiently thankful. <{My political principles," says the bon. gentleman, "are Liberal," and the description of Liberalism which he now supports is with little difficulty to be found in the succeeding paragraphs, wherein be announces himself to be in favour of the dises- tablishment and disendowment of the Irish Church, and of Vote by Ballot. The last time the gallant officer was amongst us his political opinions would not bear so free an interpretation: on that occa- siou the liberal candidate, displaying something of military strategy, fought shy" of those ques- tions which were likely to excite the active opposi- tion of influential Churchmen, and there were no indications that he was prepared to run the neck- er-nothing pace of Mr Gladstone and his followers. Probably, the hon. gentleman thought it necessary 11 y to march into the mud in order to make himself I acceptable to hi3 noisy supporters and having accordingly taken a bath of the newest Liberalism, the old fashioned politics of the Kensiegtons were rejuvenized, and made "beautiful for.ever in the eyes of the advanced Liberals of Haverfordwest. But after carefully reading his political programme, we are unable to perceive why the hon. gentleman should have been selected as the representative of the Liberalism of Haverfordwest. Were there not half a dozen as good as he to be found among local gentlemen of Liberal politics, each of whom having the command of their own time, could there- fore advantageously and rightfully," "place their services at the disposal of the Constituency 1" Why should the Liberal party, who profess to be only too ready to reward our most deserving citi- zens, pass over Mr \V. Owen, who for a great num- ber,ofy-ears has taken a leading part in the direction of local affairs? Mr Oweu is connected with the Constituency by property and residence, and his time is not subject to the control of the Horse Guards: he was very recently prepared to do battle for the Liberal cause but the party with which he had for so many years honestly acted, gave little countenance to his claims, and after all their profession of preference for local gentlemen, „ —- I perience at the hands of their own party. A Colone of the Guards, whose time ought to be occupied with the affairs of his own regiment, is selected be- fore a resident gentleman, whose well earned leisure is devoted to the service of his native county, and who has for a considerable period actively assisted in the direction and control of municipal and county matters. We should have imagined that the Liberal party having so many strings to their bow,' would have chosen some one of their leaders who live amongst us. The claims of Mr Owen and two other gentlemen, are, it is true, recognized with a mere show of courtesy in a resolution,' but the feeling of the Liberal agi- n Z, tators is decidedly against them, & one after another bending to the force of circumstances withdraws his name from consideration, in order to close up, if possible, the gaps in the Liberal ranks. But whilst the Liberals have shown such ingratitude to their foremost and best men, and are far from being unani- mous in their choice of a candidate, we rejoice that the Conservatives have exhibited a unanimity and str ngth of principle that do them infinite credit. Unable to provide themselves with a candidate from amongresident gentlemen, theyforwardeda requisition to Mr Pitman, of Picton Castle, asking him to allow himself to be put in nomination. Mr Pitman having been more than once invited, acceded to the request, and has appeared in the field as champion of as good a cause as ever fell to the lot of man to fight for. The Conservative candidate, having been connected with the Picton Estate as trustee for the last fifteen years, is no stranger to the locality but notwith- standing this, the question 1 Who is he ?' has been asked by his opponents, who have made the enquiry in a manner as vulgar and offensive as it was possible to make it. Because Mr Pitman has been from boyhood the intimate friend of the Vicar of St. Mary, his opponents, reasoning after their usual fashion, have come to the conclusion that he is the nominee of Picton Castle, and have published this pure invention in language grossly insulting to Mr Philipps. We very much doubt that this kind of opposition has the sanction of the Liberal candidate, for we are unwilling to believe that scurrility and falsehood will be countenanced by an officer and a gentleman. If any electors will take the trouble to enquire into the antecedents of Mr Pitman, they will find in the information they obtain a strong reason why he should represent a district which is admitted to be agricultural. Mr Pitman is the neighbour of the Liberal candidate, I his residence being situated some seven miles or so from the adopted home of Col. Edwardes. The Conservative candidate is one of the founders of the famous Bath and West of England Society, and anyone who will consult the records of that Society, will find Mr Pitman's name occurring frequently in conjunction with that of the Liberal member for North Devon and of many other well known gentlemen, as a liberal supporter of agricultural progress and a staunch friend of movements for the education of the poor. Mr. Pitman is, in short, a country gentleman of the good old school—one who does his duty towards his neighbour and is honoured and respected by men of every shade of political belief. Mr Pitman is not the nominee of Picton Castle: his principles, character, and abilities recommended him to his supporters, and he has come forward at the invitation of that larger portion of the Constituency who cannot accept Col. Edwardes as a representative. Non-residence is urged as a ground of objection to Mr Pitman, but the argument tells with greater force a-,aiiist, his opponent, who,, while he continues in the Army, cannot have any local residence, and must shift about to suit the requirements of the service. Mr Pitman is a stranger—(in the sense referred to by his opponents)—by circumstances which he could not possibly control Col. Edwardes has of his own free will made himself a stranger in the land of his fathers, and so far aa the electors are aware, never thought it worthy of a visit until some enterprizing individual suggested be should make an attempt to represent it in Parliament. The Kensingtons have been non-resident for nearly half a century, and we will leave it to those who talk of local ties to state how those duties which are said to be connected with property have been discharged during that long interval. One other objection which has been made to Mr Pitman is certainly amusing: it has been urged that he is an old gentleman.' We do not know the exact line of disqualification fixed by our opponents, but if we count the years of some of the gentlemen who are considered eligible for the office on their side, we have no doubt the Conservative Candidate would be a long way within their own limits. Mr Pitman is the junior by many years of some of the gentlemen whose names are included in the c member claas' of the Liberal party, and the electors will form some opinion of his activity and energy when we state that he is master of the Langport Harriers, and that not long since he hunted his own and the Berkshire Pack far three consecutive seasons, travelling 1,000 miles every week in order to afford sport for his own neighbours, and at the same time keep his appoint- ments with the Berkshire Hunt. This is a feat which few young men could perform, and a good proof of the strength and vigour of the gentleman who now solicits our suffrages. Mr Pitman, unlike his oppo- nent, has pledged himself to uphold the Reformed Church in Ireland, and will offer the strongest oppo- sition to the endowments of the Church of Rome. The Liberal Candidate, while professing to be a Churahman, thinks be can secure the blessings of the Reformation to Ireland and at the same time pacify that unhappy country, by sending the clergyman to the right about; he desires that the Protestant Church should be set aside in deference to the wishes of the majority, and believes that Irish- men-loyal and disloyal—will be only 'advau- ( — .n ''Q tageously and rightfully' dealt with when they are left to the influence of the active agents of the Church of Rome. Mr Edwardes's cry of "Fair play for Popery" is nothing more than a mere party manoeuvre, which will find no echo in the hearts of the earnest Protestants of the Con. stituency. He conveniently forgets that one of the chief complaints of Irishmen is that the land- owners do not reside among their tenantry; and instances of similar conduct are sometimes met with among the landlords in Wales. In this coun- try, perhaps, when a case of the kind does occur, it is stronger in degree than in the sister country for here the landlord not only l-eceives the rents and spends them out of the country, but he some- times sends a member of his house down to the district from which he derives his wealth, and adds insult to injury by asking the electors to entrust their parliamentary interests to his care, and pro- mising "constant attention to the duties," when it is plain to everybody that that is impossible, if other important duties which the country has confided to him are honestly and faithfully dis- charged.

THE COUNTY REPRESENTATION. MR. SCOURFIELD has complied with the wishes of a considerable portion of the County Constituency, and has offered himself as a candidate for the seat at the next election. The hon, gentleman- whose address will he found in another column —will be returned without opposition.

THE CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE. THE Somerset County Gazette — a Liberal journal of long standing—bears the highest testimony to the good reputation of Mr Pitman, who is now a candi- date for the representation of the Haverfordwest Boroughs. In recording the qualification of several gentlemen as magistrates at a county session, held at Wells, our Liberal contemporary remarks ;¡ any of our readers in this neighbourhood will feel gratified at the addition made to the magistracy in Mr Pitman. Long resident in this locality, and well acquainted with the feelings and opinions of the inhabitants generally, that gentleman will not, we are quite sure, fail to prove a great acquisition to the Court when the business of the county is under discussion at Quarter Sessions; and his highly honourable dis- position and love of strict justice will be regarded as good guarantees of the fairness and justice with which he will deal with matters of a less pleasing nature—those of a criminal character—when brought before him. Mr Pitman's eminent and valu- able services as one of the founders, and still one of the most energetic supporters, of the Bath and West of England Society, entitled him todistinction more than falls to the lot of ordinary country gentlemen and though it is probable that such services do not enter deeply bto consideration in ,Ae selection of parties to exercise magisterial functions, there are few—among the agricultural classes at least-whot remembering Mr Pitman's Z, good offices in connection with our great agri- cultural society, will not feel all the more gratified on that account that his name has been added to the magisterial roll of this county.' A further proof of the high social standing of Mr Pitman, is to be found in the fact that he is captain of the Bridgwater Troop of tbe West Somerset Yeo- manry.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. We understand that Mr William Dunn, usually known as the Converted Clown," will lecture on Temperance and sing various Temperance Melodies,, in the Tabernacle School Room, Saint Martin's, on Monday and Tuesday evenings next. FAIB.—The anntial fair was held on Tuesday and was well attended by cattle dealers from distant places. Therms was a large number of beasts on offer, but t&e demand for them was exceedingly slack, and very little business was done. There was also a large supply of sheep, some of which were sold at greatly reduced prices. The scarcity of fodder very much affected the fair, and generally there was great unwillingness to make pur. chases. ESCAPE OF A PRISONER FROM J AIL.-On Monday afternoon a prisoner named Thomas James, undergoing a sentence of six months imprisonment with hard labour, made his escape from the County Jail. James was in the yard in whish the prisoners are put for exercise, and ascended a wall of about thirty feet high by scaling some planks which were placed against it. He managed to get down into a garden adjoining the prison wall, and from thence got into the lane leading out into Castle Back He was seen in the garden, anl subse- quently going up the City Road. The authorities at the prison on obtaining information of the direction in which the prisoner had gone, started in pursuit of him, and after a sharp run over the fields in the vicinity of Loo Choo, ran him literally to earth, for he was so exhausted by his exertions that he laid down on the ground, unable to go any further. After his capture, the prisoner re- turned quietly with warder Davies, who bad made the pace too hot for him, and was once more lodged in prison. MAENCLOCHOS ScHooLRooM.—On Thursday evening the 30th ult John Lewis Esq, of Haverford- west delivered a very able, interesting, and instruc- tive lecture on the character and times of the re- nowned philanthropist, John Howard. The lecturer ably delineated the noble, daring, and indefatigable efforts of Howard, in so many ways exerting himself to abridge the mass of human misery to obtain justice towards delinquents in prisons, humanely seasoned with mercy, and to bring the National policy of continental Europe as well as that of the hero's insular home into wise subjection to the just and mild principles of Christianity. The manner and style of delivery was such that it has undoubtedly secured a place for both Mr Lewis and his hero, for a long time to come, in the fond recollections of the many young people of the neighbourhood, who listened so attentively to the whole of the lecture which lasted upwards of an hour and a half. HAVEKFOKDWEST TOWN COUNCIL.—A quarterly meet- ing of the members of the Haverfordwest Town Council was held at the Council Chamber on Monday. The Mayor read a letter which the Town Clerk had received from Mrs F. James, of Market Street, accepting the terms offered of a lease ior fourteen years of a house in her occupation belonging to the Corporation. The Trea- surer's accounts were examined, and orders were n ade for the payment of several bills.—The Treasurer reported that the Market Hall had been let to a Theatrical com- pany, and that the Insurance Office in which the building was insured, had stated that if it were frequently let for carefully, secure soundness in elementary knowledge, aDd some advance in higher subjects, and maintain gofld discipline, generally keep their log-books well, and I learn much from carefully reading the records of snch teachers. Among tho«e log-books which are really valuable anil instructive I rn;iv mention Mr J. H (ramble, master 01 the Buys' British (,chocd, Havert"l"chv¡.st;' Mr E. Aflty, Bryrttbo; and E. Jones, Bin* > "On firSt going round this district (S. Wales) 1 t I only foulld one school fu which the thorough tr uiof pupil" teachers had been kept- up. This »as the excellent British Snhool at Haverfordwest." In p iu .tn^ a table appended to Mr Fuaron's report, we olwrve that the discipline oi the above school is charaetem d as 4 Excel- lent/and geography, grammar, and ,j.-iging (extra snbj ets in which the children were (xujiine.l) 8" Good.' ALBANY SUNDW SCHOOL.— The teachers, children, and friends of the above school held their annual tea meeting on Thursday week, in a field near Glenover, kindly lent by Mr Thomas Thomas, the super- intendent of the school The early part of the day broke out delightfully fine, but towards noon the weather assumed a threatening aspect and about one o'clock it began to rain to the great disappointment of all. After waiting for some time the teachers determined on going to the field and at 3 o'clock they started in procession from the chapel, accompanied by a portion of the volunø teer band, several of the children ca>vying banners, bearing appr opriate mottoes the route being through the Green Lane, Portfield, and over the Race course. Arø riving at the field they dispersed themselves and played several games until tea was ready when a plentiful supply of tea and cake was given to all, after which they lglilt returned to their different games until 9 o'clock, when they were called together and once more formed in proø cession returning home by Bethany and the Merlin's Bridge arriving at the chapel shortly before 10 o'clock where the National Antln m was sung concluding II very pleasant treat and one long to be remembered by all present. We may add that the weather proved very fine and the only thing that tended in any way to mar the enjoyment of the scholars was the, absence of their re- spected Pastor through severe indisposition. His place however was ably filled by Mr William Phillips of Market Street to whom a very hearty vote of thanks Was accorded. WOODSToCK.-On Friday week a public meeting of the Band of Hope of the above place was held, and a splendid tea provided in the school-room, to which about sixty children sat down. At seveO o'clock the meeting commenced in the chapel. The chair was taken by T. Harries, Esq., of Henry's Moat. During the evening the children rehearsed some very appropriate pieces, both in prose an" poetry, in excellent style. Their singing likewise gave unbounded satisfaction. Severs! gentIetOSO addressed the meeting with good spirit, and threW put many remarks of encouragement to tbo'»e w f had enrolled themselves under the noble banna* o* temperance. At the close a vote of thanks unanimously returned to the worthy chairman, both for presiding and for his liberality in providing tea for the company. Great praise is due to Mr Harries for his promptitude at all times to support; every good movement; and we trust that this meet- ing, though the first held for many years, may not be the last. We find that many efforts are beinj? made to withdraw the children from the path oi duty, and induce them to be unfaithful to their pledge. This reflects no credit on the character Of such persons. Let children have fairplay to b0 faithful. The corruption of the human heart aníÍ the temptations of the world are motives strong enough to evil without the inducements of Christians Great praise is due to the Rev. John Davies, of Henry's Moat, for his indefatigable exertions in proø moting the movement. All desire that he waf continue in his labors and see the fruit thereof' The Misses Evans, of Ambleston, Miss Lewis, o* Ilenne, Miss Williams, of Wallis, Miss Evans, oi Walton, and others deserve the thanks of the meet' ing for their very valueable services on the occasion*

THE LIBERAL PARTY. ro At a meeting of a Committee of the Liberal held at Haverfordwest on the 27th day of July, lttflS,11 was proposed and carried unanimously that a deputation consisting of Vr Joseph Marychurch, Mr G-eor/e PhilliPf' and Mr Thomas John, be requested to call on Mr «* Owen, Mr William Waiter*, and Mr William-Davies, ftla to write to Colonel William Edwardes to ask w&sether they are severally prepared to allow themse'?e, to> he put in nomination at the meeting of the L#il^*f Electors forthwith to he called, as candidates for Borough in the Liberal interest at the next election } if either of these should be chosen by such meeting tl^e Candidate, whether the gentleman so selected is contesi the seat as acrainst any other candidate, and t'a9* this meeting stand adjourned till Friday evening ned. The tollowing is the reply of Mr W. Owen:— Withybusb, Haverfordwest, <I July 30, DEAR SIRS,—I esteem very deeply the high. the rneut that has been paid to me through you, by to Liberal party of Haverfordwest, in requesting ,tie, f represent their interests in the approaching oontest >° Haverfordwest. The contest will no doubt h? a ,eve id one; is is necessary that the most strenuous efforts abOUrt be made to secure the scat for the Liberals, and that c«e £ legitimate power ahoutd be exerted to attain this oliz!c, IV, In order to ensure success therefore, union is necessary; all person; motives should he 1-iid aside, 8 every individual effort should be concentrated on the purposes of the Liberal party. 1 cannot but fee! that placing my claims at your disposal, I shall contribute, is my chief object,, to this end, and by withdrawing name from consideration be the means of preven'1 & division amongst the Liberal electors.. I beg to assureyoo that the candidate of your select shall have my warmest support. I am, dear Sirs, Yours truly, WM.

llAVERFORDWEST PETTY SESSIONS. These sessions were beld at the Shire Halh Thursday, before J. W. Phillips, E=q, Mayor; Dr R° S. Harford, Esq, and John Madocks, Esq. ASSAULT. -RRANNAK William id hvlty was charged with assaulting Cannovan at the Haverfordwest Meat Market. Mr W, M. Davies appeared for the complainant. -o03 The case had been adjourned from a previous ses to enable the defendant to produce witnesses in f Tjaet half. The complainant had deposed at the hearing that the defen lant abused her, and 8^rLCi# <}&' Two witnesses, examined on the defendant's beba posed that the complainant struck the defendan i face with an ornament made of earthenware, the defendant did not strike the complainant. The Bench dismissed the case. GAMING IN PUBLIC HOUSES. JRichard Davies, landlord of the Lamb Inn, moned fur permitting gaming in his house. card3 The defendant denied the charge, asserting 1 g q £ were played for amusement and not for the Fu gaming.