Monmouthshire Merlin

= tbeThe speech of the King of the French, delivered fo. *her day at the opening of the Chambers, has ailed with great satisfaction, as conveying the »(TCla.' assurance of the renewal of a good under- ^Bding between this country and France. After the violent oscillations of the last two or hree years, the political compass has come back to old bearings, and we are now once more, as we j,ere from 1830 to 1835, on cordial terms with our neighbours. cou *S a m°St ?ratifying result on every ac- gQ nt' an^ one which does great credit to the erntnents the two countries. An alliance Ween England and France, affords a certain tion^f*66 ^°r Peace Europe, and the frustra- te a an^ an'hitious designs that might be enter- a rDed by Russia in the East. On the other hand, 4t Upture between France and England endangers lishvery momeut the equilibrium so happily estab- le » a"d holds out an almost irresistible tempta- tion t<JIlussia. take advantage of the lieutraliza- pro 0 the leading powers of the West, in order to Q °*e her schemes of aggrandisement. aUiaQe 800(1 effect of the renewal of the French »UccnCe has been already felt, in the uninterrupted Gree*' °f the effort made by the national party in *bs0]Ce' *° emancipate themselves from the fetters of intrigute ^OVernment> an^ foreign infllience ai*d TH constitutional government of that country ^erat'Cen estahlished with a degree of orderly mo- fUtUr10» and tranquillity that augurs well for its Patriot^rosPerity and for this result, the Greek •Upp 8 have been mainly indebted to the well-timed °f the English and French governments. tiieg Pain, likewise, the envoys of the two coun- ^ited^6 receivec^ similar instructions, and their thr0rje efforts will be directed to consolidate the te a young Queen, and the cause of mode- Tbe rat'°na^ liberty. Una i State anarchy, however, in that ill-fated their n3^res the most lively apprehensions that all in t • 8 to obtain these desirable results, will J ^ohjtjQ310' ant* ^at a successi°n intrigues, re- arv J an^ wars» w'^ terminate either in a ^Ort P°tism, or in a republic. ^cttQ1^' a^s0' Kre8t'y agitated by the insane 0,1 the part of her government, of the ^ilianc% 8 ttla^e by this country for a commercial trict* an insurrection in the wine-growing looked upon as probable. i-

fcOGAXi INTELLiaENCE. 0 Ple» •^ear s evening presented a scene of the J, N, »nimaiion at the English Baptist chapel, in tbi* I heij^^qu'nce of a tea party, on an extensive scale, e> "»at place. Great preparations were made fiom ^our io the morning, in ^xing tables and decora S&CCL with wreaths and garlands of ever^feens and l*r'l*,i*tt 1 *r* and all parties vied with each oiher in h/* c°0)D°Ve'e*e"ing themselves lor the reception of liie hich they expected, and which ultimately I Wtl>,c'P»te IT1Ucl1 greater than the most sanguine could possiblj- talire| fiY "ve 0 c'oc't 'he body as well as the galleries I pe,L ed' *nd it is estimated that not less than eight I '!)« &e» 'J?11* Were present. After lea. the chair was taken • R.Stephen, ministerof the chapel, who addiesseo **it| p !D eloquent style, and was followed by Messrs "S II, (le IffiD, Saller, W D Evaog, and John Hogem. Air P,ePare<' 8 poem, from the words— At j. °cca»U hlm a house," which was exquisitely adapted *#t|, !0o'*°d its recital produced well deserved applause. »orf",eiVa'* l',e 0!^an »"uck out some very beautiful fljp **liQ|e socompaoied by tlife choristers of the ch»pel. v»iik',e Proceedings passed ofT well, and every one 7c,ioo. ,heir conntenaQces manifesting pleasure and I 1 THE' TO 'o h0u e°t Audit of William Phillips, Esq., of Utt ? Rood 00 'he 2nd instant, the tenants weie, accoidinj "er |, Cu,,on» of that fine old English gentleman, bi» VfcnC^wuhthelu xuries of the season, a dinner oi | l>»r ^Uip, J-J 1nor», &c. On this most gratifying occasioc L^^ge k 1 confine himself to a reduction ,m#l ^ha J1' m«l the eiigencies of the times, like a gene- ">eit8.r*'i6e^ d ^eseiviog landlord, by lowering his rents 1ft'»leful 'tenants biought home the news ti *Pid 6 reerpT' 'Pfy he*na. ^0ea>*c hf, t0 ,ie*r that during the last month an .erJ Extensively prevailed among children in thit 8 'hem, ',rgely increased the »v«r#ge of mortality At a ffiotfng of the Town Council, held on Monday, January 1, 1844, present, the Mayor, Messrs. Mor- ris, Hughes, Morrison, Williams, Joseph Jones, and J. W. Jones, the following gentlemen were appoin'ed Commissioners under the Newpoit Improvement Ac?.—Mr. Dotting. Messrs. Allfrey, IUtJlden, H, J, Davis, Burton, and Joseph Jones. I We understand that catalogues of Mr. Des mood's Circulating Library ('he only one in Newport), are now ready for issue, and that many of the most favounte works in light literature of the day, are added to his previously large collection of books. We beg leave to call public attention to Mr. Mosety's adverltsemtnt which appears in another column. We observe that his seventeenth periodical visit terminates next week, and we would strongly recommend all those who require the best professional and artistic skill to avail themselves of the only opportunity they can have for some months to consult Mr. Mosely. The Calendar at the Quarter Sessions held this week, contained the name. of upwards of 50 prisoners. It is singular and highly creditable to the parish of Tievethin, thai there was not a single prisoner committed from that division. USK.—On Friday, the 29th ult., a very nume- ous and respectable vestry meeting was held in the vestry room of this town, (and which from the numbers attending it was afterwards adjourned to a larger building) for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety 01 new-pewing the pa- rish church, and also of otherwise altering and improving it, and more especially as to deciding upon the proper scite in the church for erecting an organ, which has long been felt as a desideratum by the inhabitants, and for obtaining which the inhabitants of the town and its friends have largely and liberally subscribed. This parish churoh is a beautiful structure of an- cient architecture, one of the most striking in the county. Parish meetings had been previously held on the subject, at which plans, &c., for new pewing the church, and also for the sciie for the intended organ, were produced and approved of, and partially acted upon, but as what wal done did not meet with general approval it was considered very desirable in order not in any way ro injure but if possible to improve the present architectural beauty of the church, to take the opinion of an eminent architect on the subject. In consequence, Iltyd Nicholl, Esq. M.P., and W, A. Williams, Esq., of Llangibby Castle, (who is the patron of the living ) in the most handsome and liberal manner, brought down Mr Wyalt, the eminent ar- chitect from London, at their own expence. to give his opinion on the subject, and also to make a plan of what in his (Mr. Wyatt's) opinion, would be most proper. Mr Wyatt made an able survey of the subject, and drew out a pla i of the proposed improvements, including a repair of the tower; and at the above-mentioned meeting, Mr Wyatt's plan having been pro- duced and inspected, it met with the most unanimous approval and approbation. The question of expence having been men- tioned, Mr Nicholl addressed the meeting by stating that It was considered that £700 would be the extent of money re- quired and after some discussion, the parish consented to contribute £400 by rates of 3d. in the pound, annually Mr Nicholl stating that he thought he should be able to make up the rest by the assistance he fully expected to procure from the Church Building Society, »od also by voluntary contributions. Let those, therefore, whom a kind and bentficent Providence has blest with abundance and superfluity, seriously ask them- selves whether a portion of their wealth can be better or more beneficially applied than in contributing towards the beautify- ing and rendering more commodious a place dedicated to DI. vine worship. Will the recollection of money so applied, leave behind it any but a pleasing remembrance?—From a Corres. pondent. On Sunday morning last, a savage assault was committed on Policeman Stephens, at Monmouth, by a fellow named Phillips, a deformed cobbler. He first struck Mrs Powell, landlady of the Red Lion, and upon a man coming to her assistance, he knocked him down. Stephens being attracied to the Jpot, attempted to take the offender into custody but it was not until he had received several kicks and blows from the pugnacious cripple, that he effected his purpose. Phillips was committed to gaol by the Borough Magistrates. On Monday last, the members of the Total Ab- stinence Society, at Monmouth, celebrated their Christmas fes- tival, by having a tea party and dance in the new market hal", at which about 400 persons attended. The party separated at 12 o'clock, highly delighted with their evening's amusement. The Sons of Equity" Club celebrated their anniveisary at the Angel Inn, Monmouth, when the annual distribution of the funds took place, and the members dined to- gether, and spent a convivial evening. We understand that the peculiar principles of this club are ensuring a gradual in- crease of members. The inhabitants of the Newland Alms Houses were entertained at an excellent dinner on Christmas day, by the kindness of P.J. Ducarrel, Esq On St. Thomas's Day they were invited to tea by the respected curate, the Rev. — Grove who. with his lady, waited on their veneiable guests in the most familiar and courteous manaei. The aged party, teeung no restraint by the presence of any but their hospitable host, enjoyed themselves with much glee. The Monmouthshire Hounds will meet, Monday, 8:h January .Llanover Lodge i hursday, 11th" Crowfield Monday, 15'h „ Rngland Thursday, 18th „ Crowfield, At Ten o'clock. At this season of the year, the benefits arising fiom the savings of the poor, assisted by the ilooa'ions of their their richer neighbours, became apparent in the neighbourhood I of Chepslow, Many heaits were gladdened by thedisbufse- ment of their several funds, by which means good warm clothing has been allotted to them for the remainder of the winter. CARDIFF,—The two oxen, so much admired for beauty and symmetry, which were slaughtered by Mr William White, St. Mary litreet, for Christmas fare, were fed by Mr Jenkins, of Walterston, upon hay and siass not having had a single turnip. They were five years old for buyer and seller they were pronounced unsurpassable. Mr. White also killed two Southdown sheep, two years old, bred and led by R. F. Jenner, Esq., of Weuvoe Castle. They were of extraordinary weight and beauty, having upwards ot 22lbs. of fat in each. A fine haunch of very celebrated mutton smoaked on the well-furnished board of the Angel Hotel, for the professional cenllemen. on Tuesday last, CARDIFF MECHANICS' INSTITUTE SOIREE.—In lour report of the lecture upon mesmerism, delivered at the Soiree held by the Cardiff Mechanics' Institute, last week. by lome milChaDce or other. the parll of two seolences welt: lell out, which, in order that the gist of the lecturer's observa- tions should be properly understood, we now supply. After stating that with the production of mesmeric sleep, animal magnetism had (in the lecturer's opinion) nothing whatever to do," the two succeeding sentences should have been given ;;s under, the paits omitted being rendered in Iiahcs:—" The relation, that soma persms assert, exists between animal magnet- ism and mesmeiism was emphatically all huu.bug." Mr. S. then gave an exposition of the received theory of com- mon sleep, and asserted the identity if mesmeric sleep therewith; and in proof of which the (lecturer deiired (any one in the audience to come forward to he mesmerised, and il they would pity particular attention to the phenomena of the case, they would feel convinced of the truth of his proposition. TEA PARTY.—A tea party in aid of the Foreign Missions of the Wesleyans, was held at Dowlais on the 28th ult The Calvinistic Methodists Chapel was kindly lent them on the occasion. Another tea party was held at t benezer Baptist Chapel, Merthyr, on Monday last when about 1000 persons were present. Addresses were delivered at the end by ministers of various denominations. On Friday evening last Thomas Thomas, a re- spectable farmer, of Gellygare, was apprehended in Merthyr, by Sergeant Hume. It was repoited a few weeks since that an infant had been murdered by the prisoner, who since that time had traverse^ many parts of the country. The police had madeanextecsieaearch after him, and a description of hi < person had been advertised in the Police Gazette, but all had proved fruitless up to the present time. FRIGHTFUL Loss OF LIFE.—A most deplorablei event oocurred on Monday evening last at the Dynas Coa Works, the property of Walter Coffin, Esq., in the parish o Hantrisseot, in Glamorganshire. The case is at present in- volved in considerable mystery, but from what we can collect it was a case of fiie damp, and that from ten to twelve lives have been sacrificed, and severe injuries have been suffered by others. Thereof of the pit has been blown up, and the bodies are all buried in the ruins, and it is calculated that a week of night and day labour will be required before the bodies can be found. A fatal accident occurred at Llanelly on Tues- day morning last, about three o'clock. John Parks, a police officer, while on duty, fell over the dock gates, and was drowned. The body has been taken up by means of grap- pling irons. 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THE ELEPHANT'S REVENGE.—At the Liverpool Zoolo. gical Gardens, a few days ago, after delighting groups of youug holiday folks by his skilful and docile performances, the elephant gave some offence to one of the deputy keep- en, and was by him chastised with a broom-stick. No one was by to see what occurred within the next few mi- nutes, but at the expiration of that time the poor unfortu- nate keeper was found dead at the feet of the insulted Weast, having been killed in all probability, by a single blow of the animal's trunk. The name of the unfortu- nate sufferer is Henry Andrews; he was occasionally ill attendance on the animal, although not the keeper who, usually led and waited on it. On Friday an inquest was tield on the body, and the following evidence contains all th. facts of the case. Mr. John Atkins, son 01 ttmpro- prietor, stated that the elephant belonged to his father. Wben informed ol the calamity I got some of the keep- ers, and went to the den where the elephant is kept, and lound the deceased lying quite dead on the floor of the dpo. He was taken out and conveyed home. A surgeon was called to htm, and I was informed that all Ins rib, weie broken. He was bruised about the head. He har) only been gone to the den a quarter of an hour before lit- was found in the way descubed. I he animal is aver y quiet one. He appeared to be quiet when he went to the deceased, and did not eviace the slightest passion. The deceased was thirty-eight years old. There was a mark of ihe elephant's foot on his back. It was the duty of the deceased to attend the elephant. The elephant was very tractable. No accident has ever happened with it before. Mr. Atkins was recalled,and staled that he saw the han- dle of the broom which the deceased was in the habit 01 using when the elephant was going through some of hi* performances, broken into pieces, and Mr. Atkins ex pressed his belief that the deceased must have struck th«- *lephant whilst clearing his sUp, as he was frequently in fie habit of doing, if a did not remain quiet. A verdict of accidental death was returned. SIr Charies Metcalfe, the Governor-General of Canada has prorogued the refractory Provincial Parliament;

MONMOUTHSHIRE EPIPHANY QUARTER SESSIONS. (Continued from eiifi fourth pags ) WEDNESDAY. His Lordship took his seat in Court, this morning, at balf- past nine o'clock. Elizabeth Foleland pleaded guilty to an indictment charging her with stealing at the Borough of Newport, on the 19th Dec. last, 15lbs of coal, the property of John Ltturence and others There was a:previous conviction against this prisoner,to which she also pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to six months 110. prisonment. His Lordship having enquired of Superintendent Hopkins as to the chalacter of the prisoner, Mr. Hopkins stated that the woman had a very bad husband, who, he believed, was in the habit of sending her out to steal coal. John Price, charged with having received 431b8. of biass the property of the Cwm Celyn and BUina Iron Company, from Francis Kedward, at the borough of Newport, on the 11th of November last, knowing the same to have been ftolen. John Huxtable sworn and examined by Mr. Daniel, stated that he is a poHce-constabte of the borough of Newort, and was on duty in Commercial-street, about half past eight o'clock on the night of the 11th November, and met the prisoner with a bag on his back. containing something witness asked him what was in the bag, when he said it was brass, given him by Mr. Budding, manager at the Cwm Celyn Works, to carry to the Cwm Celyn Wharf, at Newport took him into custody, and on his way to the station-house, hefaid the brass was given him by a boy named Frank. Francis Kedward sworn and examined, said he lived lately at the Blaina Works knew prisoner for three years he was in the employ of Ihe Blaina Company; he told me about three months ago to get some old brass and I should have share of what he coui l get for it I took two pieces of brass from the Blaina Forge the pieces belonged to the No. 3 rolling mill I nave the brasses to prisoner at his house near the Blaina Church. Cross-examined by Mr. Rickards.—Witness said he was in prison on this charge; has no home, no father, nor mother had been employed about the Blaina Forge doing anything he could get to do; thad never been in custody on any charge before. William Price stated that he is a roller in the employ of the Cwm Celyn and Blaina Company. The brasses laken from the prisoner were produced by Sergeant Huxtable, and identi fied by Price, as the property of the Blaina Company. George Garrett, another roller, employed at No. 3 mill, also identified the brasses. Guilty.—Six months'imprisonment and [hard labour. James Gorman, aged 12, (read imp. not write,) charged with stealing 30lbs of coal, the property of Isaic Williams, at the parish of Saint Woollos, on the 2nd November last. Isaac Williams, examined by Mr Smythies, said he was ship. per to the Devon and Cornwall Coal and Coke Company, and saw the prisoner throwing coal over the wall of the Company's premises into the road. He was immediately taken into custody. Lord Granville Somerset stopped the case, as there was no* sufficient evidence to support the indictment. His Lordship on bein^ applied to by Mr Smythies to allow the expenses of the proteutinn, said, that though he was as anxious as any one could he to suppress the crime of coal stealiog, yet, if such cases as this were sent to trial, at a very serious expense to the county, which might, with the use of a little discretion, be much better settled in the first instance, he should consider it his duty to refuse costs. Mr Daniel stated to the Court that in the case of James Phillips, against whom a bill had been pieferred for a misde meanour, the witnesses, by some mistake, had not been sworn in court, previous to going before the grand jury. The hill re turned by the grand jury, was. therefore a nullity, and Mr. Da niels' application was, that the recognizances be enlarged till the assizes.—Granted. William Rich charged with stealing a watch, at the boiouoli of Newport, on the 281h of November last, the property o Henry Pell. Henry Pell, examined bv Mr. Rickards, said that the 26r1 November, he left his watch in the privy belonging to his house. 00 returning to look for it, found ir was gone. Pri soner lived next door to him on the morning of the 28th pio- seclllorsaidto prisoner he had left his watch in the privy, when prisoner replied that it was in the neighbourhood, and he would have it again. On the 30th heard the son of prisoner say III him (prisoner), that witness had offered ten shillings reward for the recovery prisonei's daughter then srid to the piisonei it does not go to day;" witness then ob'ained a warrant to search prisoner's house, went with the officer lo execute the warrant, and found the watch in prisoner's house. Thomas Hopkins examined, said he executeù a search-war- rant in prisoner's house; Henry Pell was with him, at the time; found the watch in n trunk in the house. Ellen Watts, examined, slaterllhat on riie 26 h November, between three and four found a watch in the privy belonging o Pjtt's house dul not take it then, but returned about five o'cloek, and took it away told prisoner, who said that the owner was the fiTlesl person to have Ihe watch; witness then said thaI she did not know who the owner was, to which he repl.ed that she would soon find that nut. The watch was here produce.1 and identified. Mr. Daniel was then about to address the jury for the de fenee. but was slopped by Lord Granville Somerset, by stating that there was no evidence to support the indictment, which was for stealing, and not for receiving.— The prisoner was ac- quitted. rhe prosecufor's expenses were nol allowed, and his Lord ship censured the prosecutor for resorting to law, wilen, in at. prob-bili!y he might have obtained his watih by demanding it. Ann Mead, charged wish stealing a writing-desk, a dress ing-case, and a chair, on the 17th of November last, at the boo rough of Newport, Ihe properly of John Rioketis. John Ricketts sworn aod examined by Mr. Smythies, is a publican at Newport on the lBlh November missed a porta ble writing-desk, a dressing case, and a chair gave informa- tion to the police on the 23rd saw the articles in Mrs. Lewis, house; nri-onerhvedwtth Mrs. Lewis. Margaret Lewis examined, stated that prisoner lodged in heJ house; saw the articles laid io the possesion 1)( the prisoner, who told her (witness), Ihat she had bought the chair tor holt- from a woman who had rwo mme chairs 10 sell; pn. soner told her that the woman had left ihe writing-desk, and prisoner asked wimess to purchase it witness bought it for 5..61" which she gave to prisoner. Some time after Mr< Ricketts rold witness that nhe had lost a chair aod a writing desk, and described lliern such as those witness saw in posses- sion of prisoner. Edward Hopkins, superintendent of police, at Newport, pro duced a wriring desk and a dressing-case, and a chair, the first of which he found in the possession of Airs Lewis, the two lat- ter in the possession of the prisoner. The prisoner said that she bought the goods of a woman named Elizabeth Dugmore, who, being called, came forward and said that she never was in prisoner's house, and never sold any article whatever to her. Isaac Williams gave the prisoner a good character. The jury reruroed a verdict of Guilty, but recommended the prisoner to the metciful consideration of the court.—One month's imprisonment in the House of Correction. Mary Holehouse,22. and Catherine Hughes, 23, charged with stealing at the borough of Newport, on the 23id ot No vember, from the person of David Newbury, twelve shillings and sixpence, a plated snuff box, and a pocket comb, his pio perty. David Newbury sworn and examined by Mr Rickards, said tha' he is an egg merchant, living in West-street, Bristol on the 23rd November went toa beer-house, in Cross-street, New- port, kepi by a person named Scannell, and ordered a pint of beer, which was brought by the prisoner Holehouse gave hall a crown in payment, and Holehouse brought back the change. Hughes was in the room at I he lime. Holehouse then came witness, put her hand in his pocket, and took out twelve shi i gs and sixpence and his snuff-box both prisoners then ran cut of the house, pursued by witness, who overtook ihem and seized them they were rescued by a mob; met a police ma i, and described the prisoners. Mr Hopkins, on the Sun- day lo'lowing brought the box to witness. G or^e Batli, [ o i< e-coi.stable, of Newpoit, stated that he apprehended ihi two prisoners on the 24th. t sister in-law to Mr Samuel, watch-maker, of Newpon on the 24th November the two prisoners brought a snuff box to the shop, and asked wimess if it was titver not b-mg able to say whether it was or not she returned it to Hughes. John Huxtable, police-sergeant of Newport, produced a snuff-box wlii h he found in the house of Mary Yarwnod, in Fnars Fields, who is sister to the prisoner Hughes, which was identified by the piosecutor and Phcebe Nathan. Both Guilty.—Three months'imprisonment and hard labour each. Mary Yarwood and John Yarwood, charged with receiving asitver plated snuffbox, from Mary Holehouse, well knowing the same to have been stnlen, the pioperty of David Newbury. The Grand Jury ignored this bill, and his Lordship having ordered the prisoners to the bar, said that it was fortunate for them the bill had been ignored, as their characters weie well known to the court. They were then discharged. William Jenkins charged with stealing a mare, the property of John Williams, of Llanwern, on the 10th of November, at the borough of Newport. John Williams examined by Mr Daniel, stated that he lives at Llanwern, and had a black mare, which he put out at Bish- ton shortly after leceived information that she was taken away searched for her io Newport, but did not find her went to the yard of Mr Davies. tanner, where he saw a horse's hide, which was that of his rrarw. Solomon Maker stated that he lived at Newport on the morning of the litli November, saw a black mare feeding on the road side, near the Pound, on Stow Hill; she had a saddie mark galled on her back, and I bad hoof; she had a star on her forehead. Thomas Day sworn could not lecollect, or pretended not to recollect a single word of the evidence he had given before the magistrates. His disgraceful conduct called forth a severe teprimand from Lord Granville Somerset, who ordered his ex. penses to be disallowed. Thomas Richard Phillip" a boy, saw prisoner with horse flesh in a bag, on a burrow, on the 10th November; asked him what was in the sack, and he sjid guts for a dog; witness brought a barrow of coals to prisoner s house, when prisoner put a bag containing something on the banow they biough' ihe barrow to Mr Davies, the tanner, when prisoner took the hag off the barrow, and placed it on the back of witness, and lold him to take it into Mr Davies aod ask five shillings for il. The bag contained a horse s skin prisoner desired witness •o »ay it was the skin ot W alter Edwards's horse; Mr Davies took the skin and paid witness 4s. 6d. for it wiine.-s then came outside to prisoner, who was waiting for him, aod gave hinl the 4s. 6d, Cross examined by Mr. Rickards.—Prisoner told witness he would not himself go into Mr Daves, because he owed Mr Davies a couple of shillings, which he was afraid Mr Davies would stop out of the price, William Jones examined is in the employ of Mr Davies, the tanuer. isaw the last w itness bring something in a bag, into ,\lr Davies io November last; prsioner was outside the house at the time. Mr. David Davies proved that about the 11th of November he purchased a horse hide from the boy Phillips for 4s. (ill: The hide was then produced by Mr. Davies, which wasiden- "tied by the prosecutor as that of the mare he had lost. He vvas enabled to identify it by certain marks which he pointed out to the jury is certain the hide produced belonged to his man; there was a star on the forehead which has been cot out. (Mr. D. Davies, in answer to his lordship, said that it was unusual to cut the mark on the forehead out, it must have: been done intentionally. Mr. Rickards addressed the jury for the defence, and con- cluded uy calling Thomas Dowie, who stated that he is in the employ of Mr. Lewis Edwards, at Newport. On the morning ot the lltli November a persnn named Morgan Jones offered to sell hi n a quarter of horse fle»h witness agreed 10 lake it, but Morgan Jones never brought the quarter, and he has never heard of nor seen Jones from that day to this. Mr. S. H. Long was next called, and gave prisoner a good character. Guihy To be transported for ten years. William Jjmcs, aged 59, not read, charged with stealing on •he 21st of December, one jar, about 2ibs. weight of honey, 16 cigars, 4 squares of Windsor soap, 2 pairs of scissor., 2 tooth powder boxes, one bag of split peas, one pound of sago 0 >e syrenge, one pen knife, one brad awl, a small brass lock and key, a quantity of arrowroot, one stick of liquorice, a qu n- tiiy of seed, one spoon, one bag of senna, and sundry other ar. ticles, the propery of John Edwards his master, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to six months imprisonment and hard labou: Charles Burgess pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with stealtng six five pound notes, one leather pocket book, and one pair of quarter boots, the property of Wm, James, of Goldcliff, and was sentenced 10 twehe months im- prisonment and hard labour. John Johnson, Nathan Johnson, and Stephen Davis, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging them with stealing, on the 29:h day of October, at the parish of Bedwellty, one shovel, 'wo mandrils,and other implements use I in cutting coal, the property of the Tredegar Iron Company, and weie sentenced to one month's imprisonment and hard labour each. John J ones, t.td 16, not read, charged with stealing, on the 31st of October last, at the borough of Newport, one bun dred weight of coal, the properly of Reginald James Blewin, Esq. Thos. Davies examined by Mr. Somerset, said, on the 31st October last, about nine o'clock in the morning, saw the prisonersteal ahout one hundred weight of coal tromthe Porth mawr Coal Wharf.—Guilty three months imprisonment and hard labour.* j Ieaac Thomas was charged with stealing st Tredegar Iron Works, in the parish of Bedwelly, on the 15111 December last, one pound of bacon the property of W. Evans. Anne Evans sworn and examined by Mr. Rickards, said she is ten years old, and :he daughter of Wm. Evans, the prosecu- 'or. About nine o'clock at night, on the 16th of December last, she was sent to the market at Tredegar to buy a pound of hacon, which she bought and placed on the top of some pota- toes, which were in a basket on her head on her way home she took the basket off her head and found she had lost the La- r'on met a woman named Bridgd Davis. Bridget Davis said she was at Tiedegar market on Saturday fortnight fast saw Anne Evans coming from the market, wit- ness was behind her Anne Evans had a basket on her he id, sdw the prisoner coming the same way as Anne Evans and herself*, prisoner was before witness and behind Anne evans, 5aw prisoner lake something out of Anne Evans's basket; went up to him and lold him to put back what he had taken cut of the basket; and he said that he had not taken anything, and immediately handed what he had taken out of the Da?ket 10 a man who was with prisoner. \Vilnrs5 then wenl up to Anne Evans, and told her she had lost something out of the basket —on examining iI, shesaid she had losl a piece of bacon went the same night with Anne Davies's mother and a police- man to William Davies's house—he was not at home, and they went 10 the Greyhound publichouse, and the policeman took him into custody has no doubt prisoner is the person who took something out of thebasket; was within two yards of him at the ime. William Davies, constable of Tredegar, examined, said he went with Ihe two previous wirnesses and the mother of Anne Davies to the Greyhaund, and took prisoner into custody, who said he had taken something out of the basket, but he did not itnow what. The Plisoner received a gooli character from the fOleman of the jury, and William Davies, constable of 'Tredegar. Guilty. Two months' imprisonment, and hard labour. Elizabeth Jones, aged 25 (not read), was tndicied with ha- ving, on the 22nd of December, at Newport, stolen 100 lbs weight of coal, of the value of 4d, the property of Reginald J. Blewitt, Esq. Thomas Davies, foreman on the wharf of R J Blewitt, Esq, proved that on the day laid, he saw Elizabeth 'ones steal coal iiOT) the wharf. Guilty. The prisoner was also found guilty on n second count, charging her wirh a previous conviction, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment, and hard labour. Patrick Kennedy was acquitted of stealing on the 7th of Oeiober tast.at Tredegar, t vo templates ihe property of Samuel ¡ om fray and others. WHOLESALE ROBBERY AT NEWPORT. The next case called on was tint of the Tews and Prior for the robbeiy of goods belonging to Mr. Polak, Mr. Elwaid Thomas, and Mr. Henry Dew, çL Newpoit. There was a very general interest ffttin the issue of these cases, and the court was densely crowded throughout the whole trial. There were !onr indictments against the prisoners. The first was against John Tew and Elizabeth Lis wife, for stealing, on the 30th of September, at Newport, twenty-eight yards of camlet plaid, of the value of thirty shillings, the property of Edward Thomas. To thjs indictment the prisoners severally pleaded not guilty rhe second tndiciment was against .the same two prisoners, for stealing, at the borough of Newport, on the 11th of November last, seventeen yards of Galla plaid, of the value of fifty shil- lings the propeny of Henry Dew. The prisoners pleaded not snilty to this indictment also. The third was against Elizabeth Tew, for stealing, at the borough of Newport, on the I lIb ot Novenibei last, tlVee umb ellas. the property of Henrv Dew To this indictment the p isoner pleaded cu-lty. The fourth in. dictment was agaist John Tew. Elizabeth Tew, his wife, and William Prior, tor stealing, at the borough of Newport, on the 1st of December last, an immense quantity of goods (which were enumerated at great length) comprising silk mercery, woollen drapery, ready made clotils, and trimming goods, the propettyot Samuel Polak. There was a second count in the indictment, laying the goods as the property of Thomas Eady, John Mc, Alpin, and Michael John Michael, the assignees of the estate of Samuel PolaK under a fiat ot bankruptcy. The third and last count in the indictment laid the goods as the pioperty of Leti'ia Michael, who had purchased the stock from the assignees. The read lie; of this indictment, which, we un- deistand, was drawn by counsel, occupied a long time. I lie three prisoners severallypleaded not guilty to the whole indict- ment. The three prisoners were then given in charge en this indict- rHent. when Mr, Daniel, connsel for the proseclltion said, that as Elizsbeth Tew had pleaded guilty to the indictment, on which she was charged alone, he would not offer any evi- dence against her on this indictment. Py direcuon of his lordship the jury returned a verdict of not auiity against Elizabeth lew, who was ordered to stand down for the present, and the trial of the lift) mile prisoners John Tew and William Prior was proceede with. Mr. Daniel then rose. and briefly stated the case for the pro- secution, as it was afterwards detailed in evidence, and ex- plained to the juiy the necessity of laying the goods as the property of different parties. Mr. Rickards defended Few. No counsel appeared to be re- tained on behalf of Prior. Edward Hopkins, sworn and examined by Mr. Daniel, said that on the 29th November, he went ts search the house of the prisoner Tew, with a search-warrant. He was accompanied by Sergeant Huxtable. He found a bundle containing a number of articles. Tew said the box and bundle belonged to Prior; sent Huxiable to apprehend Prior, who was brought to Tew's house, and denied the goods were his. Received 14 pawn tickets from Elizabeth Tew went to the pawn offices and sa-iv the articles pawned; they weie new, as well as the articles found in the box went to the house where Prior lived, and found a Idrge quantity of similar aiticlcs, all new, also several pawn tickets for articles pawned in Bath, at Thompson and Fuller's. One was dated in July, and was tor four coats, on which £210s. was lent, Went to Ihompson and Fuller's shop, at accompanied by Mr. Polak. lmmedJalelyone of the coats was produced, it was identified by Mr. Polak. Mr. Rickards, who defended Tew, cross examined the wit- ness. Tew is a watch maker; found the box in the back bed- room Tew occupied the front bedroom. Mrs. Tew took the 14 pawn tickets from under the head of her bed. The prisoner Tew here addressing his Lordship, applied for three watches, which he stated hid been taken from him when he was apprehended at Newport, in consequence of which he had not means to retain counsel for his defence. His Lordship having enquired of Sergeant Huxtable if such were the case, Huxtable replied, that he had three watches in his possession which had been taken from Prior, one ot which had been claimed by Mr Frost, watchmaker, of Newport, as Ills pro- perty, and he had no doubt he should he able to find the owners of the other two. His Lordship directed Huxtable to retain that one which had been claImed by Mr. Frost, and ordered him to deliver the two others to the prisoner, who on receiving them handed them over to Mr Owen, solicitor, who then in. structed Mr. Smythics, who undertook the defence of Prior. Sergeant Huxtable sworn; stated that he accompanied Mr Hopkins to search lew's house on the"L9lh November. Prior, who was present, was asked if the box was his, and said it was not. Tew declared it was. I asked Prior for his keys; he gave me one which did not fit the luck I then asked for his other keys he refused to give tjem up 1 then searched him by force, and found a key which opened the box was present when the articles enumerated in a list taken by Air Hopkins, were found. On the next day I went with Tew to his house, accompanied by Mr Hopkins Tew took a new btown coat from under the bed clothes I observed under the collar a ticket marked "Great Western Clothing Establishment" I took thiscoat from him, when he observed that the coat was not hIs but Prior's have seen Tew and Prior frequently together. Charles Eustace, examined by Mr Daniel. J am in the em- ployment of Thompson and Fullei, of Bath. On the 10th of July, Prior pledged four coats and lour waistcoats, for which I gave him the usual tickets; was in the shop when Hopkins and Polak called there. Polak identified one of the COdlS as his; he gave a correct description of it befoie 1 shewed it to him. Samuel Polak sworn. Said I keep the Great Western Cloth- Establishment at Newport; on the 1st of July I became bankrupt; my assignees are Mr Early, Mr John Mc. Alpin, Mr M. J. Michael, the official assignee, and Mr Patrick Johnson. *oon after my bankruptcy, Miss Letitia Michael puichased mv stock; it was on the 12th of August she purchased it; she then employed me to manage the business for her; Prior was employed by me at :he shop for 18 mi nths, before and after the bankruptcy there was a list taken of all the goods by the IlIlssenger, Prior. was employed in the shop up to the period of his apprehension; I knew l ew he was much in com pany with Prior, particularly tor the last nine months on the last of December I went with Hopkins to Thompson and Fuller's, at Bath the witness COI roborated the witness Eustice as to his description of one ol the coals before he saw it. ( Mr Eustace was here desired to produce the coat, which he did. and it was foun I 10 have the words and marks upon it descubed by Polak.) I knew the coat to lie mine, and missed it seven ur eight months ago, before my bankruptcy. When L missed the coat I asked Prior abont it; he said he knew nothing about it I frequently asked him about that and other coats which ] had missed, and he always denied all know led ga of them. Mr Hopkins was called upon by Mr Danial to produce the duplicate of the coat pawned at Hath it was found under a book-casein Prior s house. Huxtable produces the coat taken by Tew from his bed. which is identified by Mr Polak as a coat which had been made in his establishment; he had not missed it. Amongst the laige number of articles in the box found in Tew s house, and which was opened by the keytakcnfiom Prior, Mrpolak selects one of these articles, a piece of cotton velvet, which coiresponds exactly with the mark sand quantity entered in the hst ot goods taken at the time of the bankruptcy. This piece must have been taken from the shop after the bank- ruptcy- ''e a'so selects a blouse and several other articles found it) the 'ox, as having formed part of his stock. He also identified a piece at drab cassimere, found in a bag in Prior's house. Mr Pf'ak was cross-examined by Mr. Smythies. Letitia Michael i*- my wlf\' s I<lsle, she is 35 years of age she pur chased the stock tor £1058 from tht assignees she is a person of independent property my cieditors did not oppose the granting ot my certificate the list of the stock was taken on the 24th of July ,ast» after my bankruptcy I frequently misted articles, and enquired theto.: I got my certificate en the 291h November; I did not bring the chargp against PHOT; 1 was in London at the ti:ne it was made; Miss Michael SOB the stock in August; I purchased some of the stock, throupj Prior; I send good..? occasionally to Pontypool to my broihet VVBO keeps a shop at that Dlace there was nothing sent fron. the 1st July, when the docket was sttuck, to the day when tin messenger tookcossessioo. Cross examined by MR Rickards. I sometimes employee other persons to sell in the shop besides Prior; lew bough about 40s. worth from ine. Re-examined by Mr. DaaieL-Tew did not buy the coa wh'ch was laken by him from under the cloathes of his bed and which was produced here bv Sergeant Huxtable. This w;<s the case for the pro<eclltion, Mr Smythies addressed the jury for Prior, and Mr Rickards for lew. No witnesses were called for the defence. The father of Tew here handed sevetal written papers to his Lordship, which hi stated were testimonials from several respectable individuals one of whom was aciergyman, in favour of his son, and prayec his Lordship to allow them 'o be read to the jury. Ilis Lord ship said that such documents were inadmis-ible as eviuonce but if therewere any persons P-resent who woulu give either ° the prisoners a good characier, they should be examined. N, witnesses appearing, his Lordship proceeded to charge tht jury, mmutely recapitulating the whole of the evidence AN^ carefully exolainina the law as applicable to the case of eaci prisitiet. His LortJ;;h:p ¡,aving c' ncluded, TI.e jury consulted t'1g-ether in the box for some minutes, and returned a verdict of guiity against both prisoners. Prior was then ordered to stand down. when John Tew an; Elizabeth Tew. his WIFE, W*E given in charge on the indir-I- mpnt to which they had pleaded not guilty, in which case :\1¡ Ed è. aid Thomas was prosecutor. Mr Daniel, counsel fur the prosecution, said, that after the conviction which had taken place, he would not offer any evi- dence in support of tiiis indictment the prisoners were con- sequently I.eqtii('ed as thcy were also on the remaining in- dictment in which Mr Dew was prusecutor, no evidence hav- NJolni'Ye'w having been ordered to STAND down, his Lordship sentenced I- lizabeTh few. on the indictment to which she had pleaded guilty to six months' imprisonment, and such labour as befitted her.. L John IVw and William Pnor were then placed at the bar, when his Lord.-hip, addressing Prior, said that nothing could he more infamous than his conduct; he had violated the con- fidence which had been repo-ed in him by his emplovei, upot whom, verv probablv, he had brought ruin, by the extensive system of plunder which he had for a lengthened period been cart vine on. Bv such conduct as this, practiced by peisons similarly situated with the prisoner in places ot tiust, there is no doubt that hundreds OF honest tradesmen ate annually ruined. It was necessary, therefore, to pass such a sentence a- would not MILV B- adequate to the offence, but such a one a- would be a warning to others to deter them from pursuing a similar cnurse, His Lo.dsbip then sentenced Pnot to be transported beyondthe seas for the term of seven yeats. ■ l ew here addressing his Lordship, said hat want of means alone prevented his having respectable witnesses to -esti.v to his previous good character, which had never been called M | questIon till the present occurrence; he therefore hoped hi> | Lordship would look at the written testimonials which had been handedtohim. He appealed to his Lordship io take into con- sideration his five helpless children, of whom he was 'he wh Je support, and beseeched of him to pass a lenient sentence. His Lordship aaid it was painful to him at all times to be obliged to pass a heavy sentence, but justice required an ex- -•-de should he made in such cases as the present. W ill, A,> to the prisoner's five children, the prisoner should have respect .,IEM BEFORE> AND ,HE recollection that they WEIR hought of FOR SNPOPRT> 0LLGht to have deterred him from dependent on H«U CRJME WHICH would deprive him of his (he commission of ,A Qf character which the prtsonet liberty. The testimony -T all influence the verdict; such wished to be lead would not _E THERE WAS DOUBT 0f GU)|, evidence was only beneficial whe. „A<; however this distinc- in this case there was none. There ;OR, that in the cas- tion between the case ot Tew and that of _,CE> WHICH WA^ of the former there was no violation of confide^. n wouJd b, a strom feature in the latter, and consequently THEI^ ,,N &EN a marked difference in the sentence. His Lordship TH. fenced Tew to be imprisoned for 18 months in the county and to be kept to hard labour Tew then applied to his I .ordship to oider certain clocks and watche'. the property of his customers, and wearing appare his own property, whch were taken possession of when he wa apptehended, to be delivered up. His Lordshia refused 'o make any order on the subject. Piiscilla Wvnyard, Lo'isa \ynyard. and Hannah Anle\ traversers, were tried on a bill found last Sessions, for commit ting an assault at the Borough of Monmouth, on the 4th of Oc- tober last, on William Fuller, he being A constable, and in tin execution of his duty. The defendants weie found guilty, ant, sentenced to one week's imprisonment, WITH hard labour. This was the last trial, and did not conclude until nearly o'clock at nigh:, The bids agains' the following prisoners wer- ignored bv the Grand Jury :—Mary Ann Davies, Elizabetl Powell, ano John Worra-1. No bills were preferred against Francis Kedward, (admitted as evidence against John Price,) and John Martin.

We have much GTATILICRTTIOII in staling that the under- writers at L'oyci's, liirc-uuh the diieciors of the GI<-A Western Steam Ship Coniprmv, have presented Captot' Hosken, of the Great Western, with the sum of £100 ,1I testimony of their hiji opinion o' his nautical skit in having successfully accomplished 04 passages to and from America.

BUTE DOCKS, CARDIFF. Arrivals and Sailings, for the week ending Jan. tin 4th, 184 ARRIVED. Luna, Poole, Bridgwater; Providence, Clarke, Exmouth Prudence, Angell, VVaterford Sir A. Mc. Kenzie, Davies, Into; Rose, Condon, ditto; David Walter, Evans, ditto Eli- zabeth, Driscoll, Kinsale; Cambria, Minihan, ditto; Provi- (ence, Griffiths, Bristol; Dinas, Mills, ditto; Swift, Tawton, Taff, Hooper, ditto; Rhondda, Carter, ditto; Sarah, r' hhB ^l° > Harmony, Carndl, Dublin; Cherry, Williams j[ cle, Patterson, Newry, ballast.— Robert Burns .I10' sundries.—Hippocampi, Donald, London, °^e.' rtio, and Marv, Whelan, Ross, pitwood.—Prince L'd! <*•"«*•>». general cargo. g 1 LED. S", Dove, Williams, Crosshaven James, O'Brien, Waterfcrd Alfred, Galgey, ditto ^olus,Fortu.^vditto; Eagle, Edwards, ditio Rapid, Pavev, ditto; EaT K??lh' £ tto J TTn'prnrise W'hams, IN e w KoSS 1 ictnrv, L e, Bideford Ln.erprse, vv.. > Yarmouth, Bream, Bristol Channel, coal.—» "nce 01 ales, Jones, Bristol; Lady Cbailotte, Jeffrys, ditto, general cargo.

LLANELLY. Arrivals and Sailings during the week ending January 2tid, i844 ARRIVED. Elisabeth, Bell, Quebec; Princess Royal, Jenkins, Dort, imber.—Barnstaple Trader, Dalling, Barnstapie Edward, Kees, VVaterford; Emily, Thcinas, Bristol; Hercules, Ro- le-ts, ditto suiidrl es. Langurtliowe, Scantlebury, fowey; Jaliand, Oliver, ditto; Letina, Bannack, Swansea; Edwin, dattt ews, ditto shepherd, Lleweilin, ditto J-imes, Samuel, truro; Par, Ellery, Par; llegilla, Ellery, ditto, coppc ore,— \1 al gal et, Ban Py. SOUl ilamplon Hero, Bennett, ditto Wil- ism aud Ann, Atkms, Exmouth Leven, Sweet, Dublin Sa- rah, tile Lee, ditto; Agnes, Lewis, W ater ford, ballast. SAILED. Mary Kitty, Evans, Truro Mary, Charles, ditto; Bellow, Deveteux, Wexford; Gomer, Williams, Dublin; Marshal, Hurch. Plymouth, Mary Ann, Giles, Plymouth; ^Nautilus, (-ro<eE,)-)uncannon; Magdalen Ann Sophia, Davies, Bndg- wa(er • Philip, Evans ditto; Carysford, Cearon. VVick.ow; Murre ih,ards. Gannel; Par, Ellery. towey, Enz.beih Ann ,i wiiiV''urn, Duncannon, coal.—Henry, Llewelljn,

J An account of Coal d Iron b.onjUt dowo 111. Trim-,c. I .1 tiring the month of Decent". cv^* I Thomas Prothero •• Thomas Powell 11 Ilo^sei Thomas and Co .« •• •• „ T; T. Phillips & Son •» •• Martin *• | Joseph Beaumont •• •• •• •• •• „.c W. 'J> The Tredegar Coa! Co •• •• ^9. "i ii.a Coal Co u Roger Lewis Joseph Jones •• •• •• loll 1<> John Jones, Victoria 681 5 Latch, Cope, & Co. •• •• •• •• •• 5356 1 John Russ 11, aDd Co. 5754 15 Total 49,773 0 IRD" The Tredegar Iron Co 1070 7 Ebbw Vale Co 1165 4 Rhymney Iron Co .• •• 2768 15 Cvwn Celvn and Blaina Co 1529 14 Coal Brook Vale Co 513 0 Total o. 7047 O

TO CORRESPONDENTS. The long and important reply of One interested in tbeWorka," lo M," iha|| have place in the next MERtJN. A. important" Letter to the Magistrates ot the county of Glamorg-n," nnt "eek.

Tllr,IE #vieirliiiri{| NEWPORT. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1843. There is certainly a lull in Ireland, waiting the commencement of the State trials. In the absence Of the master-spitit,-who has been bracing his Serves with mountain breezes, and enjoying the charms of the chase,-repeal agitation becomes rather a tame affair. The excitement, however, in all its intensity, will re-commence on the 15th of this month, when the trials are fixed to begin; and the Government show, by their continuing to pour troops upon the country, that they are not led into security by the suspension of agitation. It is generally believed, that in the event of Connell's acquittal, they will appeal to parlia- ment for extraordinary powers, to enable them vir- tually to suspend the constitution in Ireland nor is it improbable, that the Queen's speech may con- tain something of the sort. It is currently reported, that Earl de Grey is to ke recalled, to give place to a Viceroy of more de- cided character: some name the Duke-of Richmond aa his successor. In the event of any such application for extra- ordinary powers to set aside the constitution in Ireland, being made, it will be opposed most stren- uously by the united strength of the liberal party of all shades. The semi-official organ of the Whigs, the Edin- burgh Review, in a number just published, contains programme of their Irish policy, the chief feature which consists in an endowment of the Irish Catholic Church, and extension of the system of National education. We have the best authority for bating, that the Whigs do not anticipate any diffi- culty in restoring Ireland to tranquillity, in the •yent of their being recalled to power, and supported by the people of England in carrying the necessary Measures. y The Anti-Corn-Law League are making rapid Progress in raising the hundred thousand pounds, ^hich they purpose to devote to a regular and sys- Jfoiatic attempt to carry Free Trade, by acting on £ e electoral body. Manchester alone subscribed 26,000, and at Liverpool, Glasgow, Leeds, and the leading commercial and manufacturing towns, i e a,,iount of the former year's subscription has generally tripled or quadrupled. This affords lif a substantial test of the rapid growth of pub- feeling in favour of Free Trade, that even the ^es finds itself compelled to hoist new colours, ana ^°.a<^m^t that the League is a powerful engine v lhis trimming of the leading journal of Europe, j • carried dismay into the camp of the monopo- • In fact, no sensible man, whatever may b" ill thO IlICS, any longer doubts that a mighty change commercial laws of the country, is not far fore' one year» raay two» or three, be- °Verl^e Pl5 *nert*<3e °f the present system is fairly ^lite0016 we rePeat it, it is now set down as the 4 titled fact, that in less than five years from Reseat time, every vestige of protection and 'tau. poly "will, to a certainty, be swept from the wte book.

NEWPORT TOVfN HALL. MONDAY, JAN. I. Samuel Watkir.s, charged with assaulting Jchn Coleman, w as discharged. John Pany was charged with assaulting Mary Cabbie.— Fined 2s. 6d. and costs, or 14 days' imprisonment. Richard Howeil was charged with assaulting toamuel Va lenline.—Settled. Ann Ford, chained wiih thresiening the life ofSarah Pearse, entered into her own recogn zances lot three months. Elizabeth Foland was charged with stealiog coal, the pro- perty of Thomas Da\lies-Commilied. WI!li*M Phillips and John Bowden, were charged by Wm. Richards with stealing a pair of quarter boots,-Commllted fo; trial.

MERTHYR POLICE.—THURSDAY, DEC. 2S. Before T. TV, Hill, Esq" and G. R. Morgan, Esq. David Roberts, agent of the Dowlais Iron Company, v>a- summoned by Wiiliam Booth, also ot Dowlais, fu;nace-ti!iei for iefusing to pav £ 2 Os.3J. wages due tv him. Ordered tl pav the sum demanded, anJ costs. William Jones, master miner, of Penvdarran, was sum moned by Rees Jones, of the same place, for non-payment O wages. It scented that the proper pay day had not arrived, tin complaint was therefoie dismissed, and complainant ordered IT pay costs. David Scurry, and Mary, his wife, were charged by Eleanor pay costs. David Scurry, and Mary, his wife, were charged by Eleanor Evans, all of Dowlais, with an assault, on the "23rd ult. T appears that complainant was the aggiessor. Casedtsmissed and costs to be equally divided between them. William Williams, butcher, wascharged by Elizabeth Rees both of Dowlais, wiih removing his goods to evade payment rent due to her on the 2!st ult Otdered to pay double iht value of the goods removed, or 6 months imprisonment. Magaret Davis, a Pontystorehouse nymph, was charged by Sergeant Rees with leing dlunk and disordeily in High-street, on the night of the 27th ult. Fined tsandccsts. William Hudson, aud Thomas Davis, puddlers, were char gedbyThonas Davis, watchman, on behalf of Messrs. Ciaw- shay, with stealing coal, the property of the above company Committed for trial at the next Glamorgan Quarter Sessions. FniDAY, DEC 29. The soldiers a.nd civilian who assaulted Sergeant Wrenn, am: other policemen and attacked the Dowlms police station las we-k (an announcement cf which appeared in our paper)wer, lHoUght b<:tore T. Hill, Esq., on I: ¡¡na.y, tile 2:Jth ulll.n. Serge ml Wrenn sworn I am a police sergeant stationed ai Dowlais;and was on duty on Sunday night last. about p.m I saw Martin Burke, who is a civilian, Peter Shannon, ano James Pheetiy and another soldier, who IS not in custody 01 coming up I heard the soldiers making use of violent threats lowards the people in the street, Burke was amongst them- they said'' by the Holy Savp-ur we will have levenge on tin blood v scam ps fnr th ro" ing stones at us": the thiee prisoners made use of these words; I heatd Burke call me a d-, scamp, or bloody policeman, and said 1 was in a cor>spnac\ with the mob against the soidiws Pneeny ^nd Shannon then became very violent, and thieater.ed us with the same kindo threats, the three were near each other, they appealed to BE acting together, all .making use of the same description O threatening iangna¡;e, I SIIiI'lid think 1',0 persons "re preston' amongst them were three soldiers, all the restcivdtans. HUlk. requested me 10 take S0me of dIe civliians into custody f.'1 throwing stones at them, made use of threatening language efore and after, made no chatge against any one, 1 told then, if they would go on I would prevent them from any tnoles!a t'on Burke ihen said 1 was in a conspiracy wiih the people after Burke said that, Pheeny and Shannon became more ex cited, Burke's wife and the other soldier were tiying to ge' them away, Shannun and she fell down arid rolled over in the mud, Burke then struck me with his fist, he had a cane in his hand, he struck me on the right side of my head I then con- sideied my lile in danger and drew my truncheon, I took fun. into custody, there was another policeman there, 1 took Burk to the station house, he ma;.e a k'nd ot howl for the othei prisoners to come to his assistance Pheeny and Shannon weie on the spot when Idieyv my truncheon,Pheeny said if he draws 1 II diaw on him, he drew his bayonet and said by my soul 1 il rip hIS bloody glltS out; he drew h:s bayonet and the othei soldier took it from him. When 1 was taking Burke to tin station house, Shannon ran up and satd, 1 II be d-d if Burke shall go, he was in the act of striking me with his fist whellI struck him down with my truncheon; 1 then got into the station, I struck Shannon only one blow we then went out and got hold of Pheeny and secured him: Pheeny had thebayonetscab- bard. but the soldier who is not in custody ran away with the bayonet; Shannon had no bayonet or scabbard at the station. Several other witnesses were examined who corroborated the above sl a tement. < hey were all committed for trial at the next Quarter Ses- sions. SATURDAY, 30 Before T. TV. Hill, Esquire. Hugh Talind, (no abode,) abou' 18 years of age, was char- ged with stealtng a pair of new shoes the property of Rich. Kayes shoemaker, High-stieet, on the pieceeding evening, Committed for trial at the next sessions. l JANLA BY 1, 1844. Before the same Magistrates. r Mary Hughes, widow, of Dowlais, was committed for tria! at the preseut sessions for stealing a cotton handkeichiefcon- taining 9s. the propeity of Hannah Davis, wife of John Davis, iabouiet.of lihymney, whilst both in a shop at Dowlais.cn this day.

LLANDAFF PET1 Y SESSIONS. —JAN. 1, 1844. Before George Thomas and Richard Priehard, Clerks. Sergeant I hnmas.ol the Glamorganshire Constabulary Force, charged Evan Lewis with assaulting him w hi,st in the executioL oi his du'y.—Fined, £ 1, including costs. Sergeant i homss af-n p'efened complaints against Thomas F»ees, Thomas Evans, and Morgan Powell, of the parish <d Liandaff, for playing at foot bill on Sunday .—Fined 4s. KM each, including experses.

ANSWER TO the "PUZZLER" IN LAST WEEK'S MERLIN. A Co. denotes a Company, As ev^'ry one must allow, But a A un doth shun all company, Because of her convent vow. A Drum doih call a company, At its sound they quickly come; V> bile the W hole will puzzle a company. W ith a Cn.—/mi, — drum.

N E W PORT Imports und Exports, tor the u-rek ending the 4th of Jan., 184 IMPORTS. Adventure, Bain, Jersey; True Blue, Lawrence, Rouen, ballast.—May Fiower. DIxon, Jersey, potatoes and onions.— iviza and Jane, Griffiths, Rouen, mill stouts.—Neptune, fohns, Bristol; Gertrude, Newman, Liverpool Elizabeth and Sarah, Tamplin, Swansea Friends, Barnard, Wa'.eiford, sun. i,ies. Seraphena, Huxtable, Barnstaple; Three Sisters, Reed m iitto; Willi'.m and Catherine. Cole, ditto, potatoes.—Unani- nity,' Mitchel, Bridgwater; Star, Richards, ditto Britannia, Rosslter, ditto Swift, Hiscox, Chepstow; Sisteis, Quinton, Iitto Jane and Maty.Guy, Gloucester Sarah, White, ditto; Ceres, Inrr.an, ditto, flour.—Caroline Alice, Redmore, Bide- ord, deals.—Bee, Day, Youahal, oats—Sarah, Wi liamb Plymou h, soap.—Ann, Tregarttien, Watered, flour and bacon.—John and Elizabeth, Paddow, Swansea; Wilaarn, >mith, Bullo, iron.— Michael Wickham, ickham, G:o ster. -alt.—Elizabeth, Cane*, Coik, oats, bacon, and bur?er. ic- ory, Jones, Portmadoc, elates.— Tucker, Wills, U Ate.nord, corn and flo-ar. And the Market Boats from Bristol with sundries. EXPORTS. Margarelha Agnes, Bakker, Amsterdam, 109tons bar iron— Gazelle, Christie, Lisbon, 197 tons stea,,i coal.-to:turia, New. touse, Hamburg, 105 tons steam coal, 5 oarietscoal tar.-Lord <jnd«n, Treneivan, Bermuda, 500 tons steam coal.-uncle )onald, Berwick, Barcelona, 410 tons sleam coal. Es-ex„ ;{ice, Liskon, 60 Ions steam coal.—May Flower Dixon, Jersey,'25 tons steam coal.—Margaret and Anna, Ph'-nps, iiouen, with 69 Ion" pig iron, 45 ions tai fireen, Gloucester, timber and burr stones. 22 vessels 1116 On fot various ports.. The market boats for Bristol, with sundries and IOC vess* Is for various ports, with coals^ VESSELS ENTERED OUT AS D LOADING *0-* FORERO* PA*TI. Destinatiun. Kame. MaAtr. Timtagt. Rouen William & Mary.Ellis — Rogers Calcutta Abbotsford Hicki Cltto Charleston Milford. 324 Marseilles Economy Taguy „ldS ^}Lt° .Amsterdam Marguretta Agnes.Baker ° Grenada Superior Henderson 297 J? Lisbon Racer Brough 59 Lisbon Providence Baker 46 Lisbon Gazelle Christie 78 dittrf Malta Galatia Bawei 305 ditt* Gibraltar Boa Memery *31 dittt Lisbon Champion Stanford 63 ditto Lisbon Klizabeth Cumraings 33 ditto /ape of Good Hope.New Hallud.Thomas 297 ditto Bermuda British Queen .Lord 4E7 Stonehouse Ii: C* Malta Eleonora Beeker it f 9 ditto Malaga Eibe Stehr iO ditto Trieste Kesultates Wiekbiad 300 diito Lisbon Patriot Ausrm 75 ditto iiouen Margaret S: Anna.Phillips .0 ditto 3arceiona Uncle Donald Berrick 266 ditto St. Thomas Encore Delynichy 251 ditto St. Thomas TwoFrieDds Ojir *206 ditto Carthagena Diamond Pearse SS2 ditto Santes Fortuna Newhause 68 ditto Rotterdam .Margaretta Hannah.Bakker Malaga Johanna Hanson ICT ditto iiouen Helen J'riggs 63 ditto lersey May Flower Dixon 29 ditto 3rest Adventure Baine 72 ditto Guernsey Comet French 40 Moreton & C" la-.naica Miilman Galbraith 274 ditto Venice Minerva ditto Bermuda Lord Sandon Feaeran 410 ditto Ditto Water Lilly Burt 84 ditto J amaica Lucre tia. Berry 1S2 ditto Carthagena Anne Findley 179 ditto Havannah Achilles Perchard 252 ditto Lisbon Essex Rice 70 ditto Barcelona Caroline Alice .Redmore 190 ditto

An account of Coal and lion brought down the Canal during he week endinx December 30:— TONS. Thomas Piothero Thomas Powell Martin Morrison It. J. Blewitt John ipond W S. Cartwright •• • 0„ Rosser Williams •• Total •• 1390 Iron 1. I Tons. *,690

MARRIED. December 30th, at St Stephf n's Church, Bristol, by the KeY C. Buck, .Mr. T. Canning, of that c ty, eldtst *on ot the late Thomas Canning Esq of R-iinsbu y Park, Wiitshiie, lo Mary, -econd daughter of the late Mr. J .ihn Kmgs on, vf th,s to-n. At the Independent Chapel, Monmouth, on Thursday last, bv t ,e Rev. Thomas Loder, Mr. Wm. Richatds, tailor, to Miss Eliza v\ atkins, of May Hill School At the Bapti-t Ciial el, Ü nvihacgei Clucorney, by the Rev. W. Owen, Mr. W. Charles, Lhurch-stieet, Monmouth, to \1 iss Bridget Pi ice, of the loimer place. AtEbenezer Chapel. Biaenavon, by the Rev. O. Michael, on the 2bth ult Mr. David Evans, Bridgend, to Mrs. Marga- let Ldwards, BlaenavoD. DIED On the 5th instant, aged 4 years and 9 months, Clement A Cion, only son of Mr. Zouch. of this town. Awfully sudden, at an evening party at the house of T. Fisher, Esq., solicitor, Ross. Miss E. Fisher. This young and dccomplisUed lady fell dead whilst delightIng the company with song Unspeakable was the shock on all present. At Monmouth, on Tuesday last, in her 25th year, Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. W.Wi.liams. mason. On Sunday, the 31st December, at Metthyr Tydvil, Mr. J. Williams, solicitor, of that town. On Saturd .y, the 23rd of December last, at 8 Souihwick- street, Oxford-square, London, aged 22 years, William Lewis, only son of ',N ill lam NichollEsq, M D. of Ryde, I.W.. and of Henlline, Glamorganshire. On the 31st ult., after a short illness, aged 58, Mr. Rd.. Richards, of the Crown Inn, Bryn, Mynyddislwyn.

FRIDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE, DEC, 29. BANKRUPTS. T. W. Vine, Peerless-row, City-road, carpenter and builder, Jan i, Peb 9, in Basinghall-s;reet. Atts Watson and Brougbtpn, London; official assignee, PenneU, Loudon. W .C. Carter, Astiford, Kent, druggist, Jan 12, Feb 7, in Basinghall street. Att Manning, London official assignee, Lackington, LonJon- J. and W. Wolianu, Exeter, and Fowderham, Devonshire, turners. and timber merchants, Jan 15, Feb lo. at the Court of Bankruptcy, Exeter. Atts Messrs. Stogdon, Exeter; Messrs. Ktddeii, London official assignee, Hernaman, Exeter. C. Powell, Coventry, watch manufacturer, Jan 12, Feb. e, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham. Att Royle, Coventry; official as. si.^nee, Vail)), Birmingham. S. Cook, Dudley, Worcestershire, draper, Jan Feb 6, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Birmingham. Atts Bourne and Wainwright, Dudley; jfficial assignee, Valpy, Birmingham. T. Redshaw, Bourn, Lincolnshire, saddler, Jan I, Feb 12, at the Court of Bdnkruptcy, Birmingham. Atts Thomson, Stamford; Gem and Co., Birmingham official assignee, Whitmore, Birmingham, W. Thomson Neweastle-upon- Tyne, mercnant and commission tgent, Jan 10, Feb 19, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Newcastk-upoa- FN DQ. Atts Watson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Seield and Harwood, London: official assignee, Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. K. pUi?he Everton, near Liverpool tailor and draper, Jan 12, Feb •t, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Liverpool. Atts Hime, Liverpool Chester and Co., London; official assignee. Cazenove Liverpool. BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. J Phillips Pinner's Hall-court, Old Broad-street, tailor and drap«r, D. Collins', Bennett's-place, Pollard's-row, Bethna'green, silk ma- nufacturer, and machine maker. nTvcoonin DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. M A. J., and R. Ivey, Bristol, plasterers. T. Gibson, C. Payne, and H. Harding, Bristol, hat-mauufactursrs, io far as regards C. Payne.

TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE, JAN. 2. IIANKRUPTS. J. Wheatley, livery-stable-keeper, Kennington-crogg, Jan 9, Feb II, n Basinghall-street. Att Harpur, London official assignee, Green, London. It. Stevens, earthenware dealer, New-cut, Lambeth, Jan 9, Feb 9, n Basinghall-street. Atts Turner and Hexuman, London official issignee, Belcher, London. H, F. Turner, painted baize manufacturer, Middleton-street, CItrk. nweli, Jan 12, Feb 13, in Basinghall-street. Atts Taylor and Co.. -ondon officiai assignee, Graham, London. D. Nicholson, hatter, Liverpool, Jan 13, Feb 9, at the Liverpool district Court. Atts Pritchard, London; Hime, Liverpool; official as- i^nee, Turner, Liverpool. W. Wood, and 11. Port, screw-manufacturers, Burton-upon-Treut, an 10, Feb Iat the Birmingham District Court. Att Messrs. tichardson, Burton-upon-lrent, official assignee, Whitmore, Bir- ningham, J. Baylis, victualler, Deritend, Warwickshire, Jan 10, Feb 10, at the Birmingham District Court, Atts Chiltoa and Cc.tLoadoct ofdo assignee, Bittleston, Birmingham,