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NEW WESLEYAN CHAPEL, NEWPORT. TheWesleyan body of this town, distinguished as is the denomination to which they belong, for their giving" pro- pensity, whenever claims are made upon them for benevolent and religious purposes, seem to be outstripping even them- selves. Recently, a commodious new chapel, built entirely by voluntary contributions, has reared its graceful proportions at Pillgwenlly; which, as well as being a chaste architectural ornament to that locality, affords an extent of accommodation more adequate to the necessities of the population than had been previously provided. Had the chaoel-building spirit subsided here for a time, we should have considered that an object of great importance to the Weslevans had been zealously and promptly accomplished; but the society at Newport, seeming rather inspirited than discouraged by the success of their brethren at rillgw'enllv, have now set to work in good earnest about the erection of a more commodious edifice, on the site of the old building in Commercial-street. After having taken steps tc gaugG. the extent of available resources among themselves, and obtain so. an indication of something above ;C7on, their first public measure was a breakfast meeting, held at the Town-hall, on >V ednesdav last, on the occasion of laying the foundation- stone for the intended structure. The matter was taken up with great warmth and earnestness by the members of the society, who soon made their zealous appeals for co-operation tell upon the public. The result was, that on Wednesday morning last, our Town-hall presented one of the most interesting spectacles perhaps ever witnessed within its walls. A large and respectable assembly, gathered from all the Christian denominations of the town, filled the commodious hall; and partook of au entertainment which would certainly have done credit to caterers of much higher pretensions than those under whose superintendence the arrangements were conducted. The provisions consisted of the requisites for a substantial and satisfactory repast, with many delicacies, and were provided gratuitously, we understand, 'by some of the leading members of the Wesleyan society. The whole was served in a tasteful and agreeable style, giving the greatest satisfaction to the numerous assembly. The finest flowers of this favourable season were scattered in rich profusion over the tables, from one end of the room to the other and suspended in various parts of the ball, wreathed into graceful festoons and crowns,amid flags and banners,bearing appropri- ate inscriptions. About 350 persons sat down to breakfast, after which, Mr. W. Christopners having been requested to preside, addresses suitable to the occasion were delivered by the Rev, Messrs. Barfield, Allen, Lees, of Cambridge, and Owen; Messrs. E. W. Jones, and J.Cole, of Newport, and Mr. Price, of Cardiff. The J)o::ology having been sung, a procession was Formed, composed of the ministers present, the trustees and leaders of the society, and a large body of meui- bers, who walked three abreast, to the site of the intended building. The devotional exercises were conducted by the Rev. C. Tucker, of Cardiff, and the ceremony of laying the foundation-stone was performed by Mrs.E.YV Jones, of New- port, assisted by W. C. Webb, Esq., of Pill, and J. Wilson, Esq., architect, of Bath. At the conclusion of this ceremony, Mrs. Jones was presented, by the Rev. W. Powel. on behalf of the building committee, with an elegantly-bound copy ot the sacred scriptures,which was appropriately acknowledged, for Mrs. Jones, by Mr. Webb. Addresses were subsequently delivered by the 'Rev. Thomas Gillman, Mr. E. W. Jones,&c.; and a vote of thanks was unanimously accorded to the Mayor of Newport, for the facilities he had afforded to the commit- tee, in allowing the use of the Town-hall, and for a. donation of flve pounds, which he had presented to the building fund. The proceedings were concluded with singing and prayer. We understand that T. Walker, Esq., of Cheltenham, who Was to have laid the foundation-stone, was unavoidably prevented from attending. W e believe that i 50 will he added to the building fund, as the result of the day's proceedings.

ABERGAVENNY. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday, the 27th ult., the lion of Mr. John Gobey, plasterer, of this town, aged thirteen, lost his life in consequence of a dreadful accident. The circum- stances of the case are as follow Mr. John Richards, of the Spitty Farm, near this town, left his horse at the livery sta- bles of Mr. Morgan, and desired the servant girl to tell one of Mr. Morgan's men to take it to the Angel Hotel; not one of them being present the girl went to the mother of the deceased, and asked her to allow her son to take the horse as ordered to which she consented. The poor boy unfortunately mounted, and on approaching the top of Frogmore-street, the animal became restive; the lad, unaccustomed to riding, ill his alarm, loosed the reiu and held by the saddle, at the same time trying to place his feet in the stirrups. His posi- tion becoming more perilous, he made an effort to save himself, by sliding off, in attempting which he met with a severe fall, which stunned him, the back of his head coming in contact with the pitching stones. The poor bov was instantly taken into Mr. Jones's, currier, in a state of' insensibility; where every attention was shown to him by Mr. Batt, surgeon but the unfortunate boy expired on the fallowing morning, at ten o'clock. On the next day (Friday) an inquest was held at the Angel, before Mr. Hughes, coroner, and a respectable jury, who returned a verdict of Accidental Death. On the Sunday afternoon, his remains were committed to the grave. The funeral was the largest we have seen in this town for some time. After the funeral had reached the Independent chapel, the Rev. H. J. Bunn, delivered a solemn and impres- sive address; the rev. gentleman spoke to the children of the Sunday school, m a very pathetic manner, on the uncer- tainty of life. Pointing to the corpse, he said, little did he think, so lately buoyant in spirits and full of joyous hope, when in school with you this day week, that a scene of this description would have this day occurred.

BRECON. TOWN AND GARRISON CRICKET CLUB.—The members of this club have taken a new field, adjoining the river Usk. Matches are pending between the Llandovery and Hereford clubs but no day has yet heen fixed upon for either match. The nrst match with the Llandovery club, which will be played at Brecon, is, however, expected to come off in about three weeks.

MONMOUTH. M,,T ANCHOLY CATASTROPHE AT LYDNEY.—On Sunday m fast a party of nine young men left Lydney in a boat, vem„g last a paT>the river, as far as sharpness point. They tor an exci^ t]K, point whence they had embarked,when returned ne y a rock cl(jpc to the lock, and she lmme- theboatst Eight of the party sunk to rise no more diately caF • t bottom of the boat, and was carried tiie mnthscramDic^ he r^(.u,Ml The ll,al-t. four mi ..i x was ■witnessed by numerous persons on the shoreDwho were unable to render any assistance. The names of those who were thus so solemnly ushered into eternity, are Thomas Prothero, Samuel \V hittington, George Hawkins, Daniel Baker, Giles Knight, William Cook, William White, and Young Price. The Monmouth monthly market was held on W ednesday last, but the attendance ftud the business were very small,

NANTTTSLO. The annual examination of the Nantvglo Schools took place on Friday mornintr, the 29th ult. The children were examined by the Revds. D. Morgan and D. Rees, in Arithmetic, English History, Geography, Reading, the Catechism, Scripture His- tory, &c., and their acquirements in these various branches of education, not only afforded general satisfaction, but indeed the correctness and aptitude with which the children answered the different questions put to them, reflected great credit upon their own intelligence, as well as upon those by whom their education has been conducted. In the afternoon the children walked in procession to the lawn in front of the residence of the Rev. D. Morgan, where they were abundantly regaled with tea and plum cake, and rewarded with books, according to their respective merits and acquirements. These efficient and well organised schools arc supported, we understand, by the munificence of Messrs. Bailev, and are conducted on the 11:1- tional system.

P ONTY P 0 O Xi. SUDDEN DEATH—On Wednesday night last, a young man named Evan Jones, tiler and plasterer, retired to rest, in good health, and, awful to relate, died about three o clock the following morning. AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATII.—On Sunday last, a report spread through the town, that Mr. James Davies, of Mauehi- land, had suddenly sunk down in death, and the melancholy fact was soon ascertained beyond doubt. It appeared that the deceased came to Pontypool ou Saturday last, apparently in the enjoyment of his usually good health. He slept. at the Three Tuns Inn, breakfasted there, with a good appetite, and prepared himself for Zion chapel, and, on going, promised to return to dinner. On reaching the chapel door, he was seen to totter and fall. He was immediately carried to the Cam- brian, a very short distance oil', but death had secured its victim before he reached the house. A Coroner's Inquest was held on Monday last, before Mr. Hughes, and a verdict ot •' Died by the visitation of God returned. FORESTRY—On Monday last, the brethren of Court Pride of the Village, No. ] B72, of the above order, met at the Buck Inn, Abersychan, to celebrate their anniversary. When arrangements were completed, they marched in grand proces- sion to Trevethin church, headed by a fine flowing banner, and accompanied by the well-known and popular Newport band of music. After divine service, the brethren proceeded in the same order to Talywain, thence returning to the Buck, where an excellent dinner was in readiness, and soon done justice to. After the cloth was removed, the usual loyal toasts were drank. During the afternoon, many other toasts were proposed, among which was the health of the Rev. Mr. Davies, vicar of Trevethin. Several excellent speeches were made, and songs sung. The baud also performed many old favourite and new pieces of music, in a creditable manner, and the evening passed off most pleasantly harmony and good-feeling appearing to have been the order of lite day.

USK. CATTLE MARKET.—The usual monthly market on Monday was very thinly attended by purchasers, though we observed some fine stock on offer. Prices ruled low, and sales were effected with some difficulty, except in the case of a few strikingly prime lots. BENEFIT SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY'.—The benefit society styled The Lovers of Friendship," assembled at the Nags' Ilead Inn, on Monday, and marched from thence, in g09dly numbers, to church, where they h,'d an appropriate address. They returned to their club-room, enjoyed an excellcut dinner, and, with temperate mirth, completed the enjoyments of the day. QUARTER SESSIONS.—" It is an ill wind that blows nobody good. So the good people of Usk experienced by a brisk rate of business occasioned by the extended sessions this week. The" creature comforts" of the place are generally praised for their excellence, aud are sold at moderate charges.

GLAMORGANSHIRE. CARDIFF. FRAUDULENT "WEIGHTS.— CAUTION TO MASTERS OF VESSELS.—Mr. Thomas Yorath, Inspector of Weights, &c., for the Cardiff district, brought a charge against a certain party who had brought on board the Devonshire schooner, Capt. W hatter, laden with oats, to this port, a weight repre- sented as a o(ilb., which was found, on being compared by the standard weights, to weigh 5711). lifoz.—against the captain, lib. How are ships to turnout their true compliment, when weighed by such weights ? There is now a vessel in this port, which has had upwards of £7 kept back on account of her cargo not holding weight; it is high time such things should be closely investigated. The-magistrates ordered Mr. Yorath to keep the weight in charge, and to bring the case forward on the next court day. PUBLIC HEALTH ACT.—A meeting was held at the Town Hall, on Wednesday last, when Thomas Webster Rainmel, Esq., one of the superintending inspectors appointed tor the purposes of the above act, attended to hear the evidence oi several of the inhabitants, concerning the sanatory condition of the town. Messrs. Reece, Watkins, I'hilpotts. Vachell, and Stanley,;opoke in favour of pl:.JcLig the town under the new act; the town clerk, li. P. Richards, Esq., contended that the present local act of the street commissioners would serve every purpose if fully carried out, hut the general opinion of the payers stemed to be in favour of adopting the measure so ably advanced by the above gentlettteu..Mr. Pliillpotts was down upon his old friends, the street commissioners, as usual, and some sharp words passed, but we hope that the im. portant measure for which the meeting was assembled, will not be impeded by party differences. One of the steain tugs at the doc'.ks, was engaged on Mon- day last, to convey a large number of prisoners from Cardiff goal, to the quarter sessions, held at Neath, the following day Shortly after the vessel left the river, an accident occurred to' one of the paddles, this, however, was repaired after a while, and she proceeded on her course, ftd on reaching Laveinock point another accident, occurred to the feed pipe, this it seemed could not be remedied, and the prisoners were put on shore, and conveyed to Neath in omnibuses, and whatever other con- veyance that could be made available for the purpose. CARDIFF BENEFIT ANNUITANT SOCIETY—The anni- veisary oi this society was held on Monday last, when the members proceeded to St. John's Church, and heard a most excellent discourse by the Rev. T. Stacev, from the 6th chap Galatians and the 10th verse. As we have, therefore, oppor- tunity fetus do good Ullto llJ men;" the sermon was appro, priate throughout, and listened to with much attention. Service being over, the procession formed and walked to the school rooiu. preceded by the Royal Glamorgan Band. After the usual business was transacted at this place, the pro. cession re-formed, and went to the Angel Hotel, where an ad- mirable dinner was served up by the landlord, Mr. J. Cross, and which his guests did not tail to appreciate. C C.Williams. Esq.. treasurer,presided,supported by the Rev. T Stacey. After the loyal toasts were given, the lipalth of the young -Marquess of Bute was pledged with enthusiasm. The chairman said he had written to the Marchioness of Bute, to allow her illu-trious sou to become president of the society, in the room of his la- mented father; several other toasts followed, the band pluying appropriate music. The utmost harmony prevailed, arid the proceedings terminated by giving three cheers lor h. P. Rich- ards, Esq actuary for the society. We understand the funds of the society amount to considerably above £ 2,000. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday last, a melancholy acci- dent occurred on board the Commerce, of Drogheda, Captain Morgan it appears the vessel was proceeding up the Bristol (jhannel, when one of the sailors fell from the mast head to the ttnfctre*#<>r titmn tn about three hours after the accident. His body was brought on shore on Wednesday, and interred on Thursday morning in the cemetry".

KBRTHYS. RETURN OF CHOLERA CASES.—THURSDAY,JULY 5. MERTIIYR.—Total from commencement, May 2oth, as per last report, corrected by registration returns up to 10 A.M.. yesterday, 947 attacked and 386 dead. New cases, up to 10 A.M., to-day, 12 attacked and 4 dead. EOWLAIS—Total from commencement, June 10th, up to 10 A.M., yesterday, 55 attacked and 20 dead. New cases, up CEI-N.—-5 attacked ana o dead. The most active measures continue to be taken at Dowlais to prevent the spread of the disease. There have been several very malignant cases there, some of which have proved fatal. At. the expense of Sir John Guest, a long room at the Plough Inn has been convertedinto a "refuge for the healthy," who are to be removed from infected locahties. A large room has also been fitted up at the Castle Farm, about a mile from Dow- lais, as a refuge tor the Irish, ri his place has been provided with wooden bedsteads, good straw bed", sheets and quLlts It consists of a male and feui;;le ward. One night last week, i\1r. White, surgeon, and Superintendent Wrenr.^ proceeded to the Kookery," a locality thick,y peopled by Irish,and where- cholera has planted its standard Out of six small houses, they cleared thirty abierl-oodied men who were lving four and even five in a bed They were conducted to the "refuge. This will give some idea of the crowded state in which the low lodging houses are. How can we wonder that disease makes its ap- pearance ? Not less than thirty-six parish orders for coffins given last week. BENEVOLENCE.—Robert Crawsliay,Esq.,of Cy far ill fa Castle, keeps a man to carry provisions from the Castle to the most destitute of his wcrknien. Most of the persons attacked by the cholera are very Iow in recovcrinp:, and many of them, undoubtedly, from Wlt of proper nourishment. Such is the distress in Me.thvr, th;tt 1.3n men are on Fenv- darran fund alone. Many men have lost their clubs in conse- quence of distressed circumstances.— Swunsea Journal. Hay-making has been commenced by all the Iron Companies around this town. The crops we believe, are very heavy, and the weather has been most propitious.

CHARGE OF "TOUTING FOR PRACTICE." To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. Sir,—The remarks which I think neccessary. by way of an- swer to Mr. "Woollens' lucubration inserted in your last, number, will be so very short, that I am sure you will readily grant me a space in your parer for their insertion. lirst.— I had liotinng to do, directly or indirectly, with the sending the report headed ".Touting fur Practice." to your paper, neither did I see it until I perused your paper, nor am I acting in concert with Mr. Davis in tLe matter. Secondly.—Whatever may have been Mr. Woollet's conduct in regard to the solicitation of Mr. Price's nrosecution (how- strange he did not deny Jt when I macle the comrlalllt !.) yet he does not dare deny the fact of his continualiy doing so; neither can he deny his own frequent, statement, that If ano- ther party (who shall be nameless), would leave off asking for prosecutions, he would do so. nis denying the particular case is a merepe.'itio principii. ° lhirdly.—I pledge myselt, most solemnly that I never asked Mr. Price for the prosecution which Mr VVoollett refers to, and that the way in which 1 was requested to attend to it was as follows Mr. Price, with some others, was in a room at the West gate Hotel, when 1 entered, and almost immediately after, he. ad- dressing himself to me said, Mr. Phillpotts" I had my shop robbed this evening, of some Ribbons, and Davis and Woollett. have sent to ask to have the prosecution; and then added" Is it worth your while to attend to it ? "I replied" 0 yes" and he asked me to attend to it, remarking that the parties before referred to must have been very hard up, for business, when they sent to ask for prosecutions almost beiore' he himself knew of the roboery, in which observation I fully concurred and stated that it was highly unprofessional to solicit practice. Fourthly.—The party with wnom I lodge, states distinctly that Mr. Woollett did himself ask him for tile prosecution, to which I made reference in my complaint before the Magistrates and if any corroboration were necessary he (the party) imme- diately after came to me (I not being out of Town as Mr. Woollett has insinuated, but quietly ensconced in my lodgings), and asked me if he could give a prosecution to whom he liked, and on my replying in the affirmative, he stated he wished he had known that before, as Mr. VVoollett had asked him for the prosecution that morning and he had promised it him, and ab- solutely wished me then to conduct it for him, allegiug, that, he thought Mr. Woollett as Town Clerk was entitled to con- duct prosecutions but that being then for the first time aware of his right to employ his own Attorney, he wished me to attend to it for him I however declined this, and Mr. Woollett had the honor of attending to the matter. Fifthly.—I make it a point never to solicit Prosecutions, and have given etnet injunctions to all in my employ never to do gO j and 111 many cases, where the holding up of my finger would have secured them, I have abstained even from the digital elevation. So far as the arrangement between Mr. Woollett Mr. Davis and myself is concerned, I would observe that lMr. Woollett ought, on Mr. Davis's denial of the breach of that compact, to nvie proved to me that he had done so, but instead of taking any further notice he resumed the unprofessional practice of which i complain, and which I shall not hesitate to expose on all future occasions. I am, Sir, Your Obedient Servant. JOHN PHILLPOTTS.

Captain Napleton has been elected governor of Hereford caol. The voting was as follows For ivir. Kettle 24 Captain Napleton 24 ?Ir. 1-orster Mr. Lander •? The numbers for Mr. Kettle and Captain Napleton being even, voting papers were again handed round, amidst very conside- rable excitement, the result being :— For Captain Nettleton Mr. Kettle.. (The announcement was received with partial hisses.) I SUPIJEN DEATII OF MAJOR CAMI-BELL.—We regret to s'ate that MajorChltrJes Campbell, an old Peninsular officer, died suddenly on Saturday afternoon, while walking in P ll-mall. The deceased gentleman had for a cousiderable period of time been residing at the house of Mr. Leggett, Duke-street, St. James's, and shout four o'clock left his apartments in appaient health to proceed to the Army and ;\avy Club (of which 1 e was a member). He reached the clu bin safety, and alter a short stay there, he left with the view of taking his usual promenade. While passing the iesidence of Mr. trench, in Pill-mall the unfortunate gentleman was observed to stagger, when a ce'uile- man passing by rushed forward to Ins assistance, but the iMaior tell, and after a short strui^le he ceased to exist. Lurd Louth expired at Brighton, on Tuesday, the 26tli inst after a plOtracted illness. His ord=hip's loss will be severely felt bv his numerous friends, and especially by his tenantry and the piorin the neighbourhood of Louth-hdll, where followiug the example of hia long line of ancestors, his lordship w^s a Con- otant resident,

Monmouthshire Midsummer Sessions. [CONTINUED FROM OUR FIRST PAGE.] WEDNESDAY. ROBBERY OF NINETY-FIVE POUNDS AT NEWPORT. Edward .Anderson and John Hughes (on bail) were charged with stealing odd, in various coins, and a tea cannister the property of Daniel Daly and John Coakley, of Cross-, street, Newport, on the Kith of April.—The prisoners, oil being arraigned pleaded not guilty.—Mr. llickards, counsel, and Messrs. Birch and Davis, attornies, tor the prosecution Mr. Daniel, counsel, and Mr. Woollett, attorney, for the prisoners. —Mr. llickards opened the case by an able address to the jury, exhibiting the nature of the prosecution in all its details, and commenting upon various points thereof. The learned counsel then called Daniel Daly, who being sworn, said: I lately kept the Emerald Isle beer-house. in Cross-street, Newport, up to the L(!tli of April, when I intended emigrating with my wife, three children, niece, brother-in-law, his wife, and children —ten altogether. I had arranged with Anderson as to taking my house and tixtures-(prodced agreement for ill). On the Sunday night previous to going, I was talking with Anderson about the money; and he having bought some elthes for no 8s. (id., and aided by his brother-in-law, he paid that amount; so that he said on the Friday that he was afraid he should not have enough to take to the house. On the Monaay morning after, however, he paid me the £11. for which 1 gave him a stamped receipt. This was about eigat o CLOC^V on the Monday morning. I took that money up- stairs, and with my wife counted that and the rest of the money I had, making altogether- .f6,j in gold, and ;1)\0 in silver. This my wife put in the box. in my bed-room, in front ot the house and having locked the box, I put the key in my pocket. That was the last time I saw the money. (Sergeant Harlow here produced the box, which was identi- fied by prosecutor.) A sister of mine lived at Bridgend I went immediately to see her, my family to meet me at SWANSEA per packet. When I left the house, the prisoners, who had been in it all night, were still there. There was a tea cannister in the box also, with tea in it, and a club book, with two cards. After the robbery happened, I was obliged to come back to Newport again. About i2 13s. of the money was Coakley's. On the previous night, I saw a mark on some of the coins, which I showed to the girl. The letter S. was on the head on the shilling, and the letter A on a sixnence the latter coin having been taken by the girl. There "was a hammer in the house, which had been used for breaking coal which was always kept in the coal house. Cross-examined by Mr. Daniel: A Mr. and Mrs. Macarthy sailed on the same day, to go to America, but were not of our party. Nothing had been removed from the house when I left in the morning—the cart was then at the door and I left the property in the care of my wife, Coakley, also, being there. By the agreement I made with Anderson, I sold everything to him wInch was III the house, or what was named III the agreement. (The receipt was for the good-will, furniture, and an on the premises.) I believe Coakley and Mary Macarthy were in the room when my wife and I counted the money in the box. I did not mention to Mr. English, until the day the prisoners were committed, what were the marks. [ did :;ot quite pay all my debts before I started. I owe about £20. Re-examined by MR. Rickards: I came back to Newport on the Sunday after, and described the money to the police be- fore I went before the magistrates, or before I had seen the" money. By the Court: I did not see any of this money at the station-house, before I went into Court. Mary Daly sworn: I am the wife of Daniel Daly. I put the money into the box produced on Monday morning, the lGth. After my husband went to Bridgend, I took the money out of the box, to carry about me but it being heavy, and I having the baby in my arms, I put it back in the box again, in the presence of Mary Macarthy, locked the box, and put the key in my pocket. The tea canister, club book, and two club cards, were then in the box, and nothing else, as I was keeping it so empty, to put the sea stores il, When 1 came down s.airs, Anderson put his hand on my shoulder, and said, "Come, I want the house—go out.' Harrington was then by the door with his cart and our goods, and I went out, and we all went to the packet. Before 1 left the house, 1 asked whether the money box was safe or not; and the prisoners said it was all right. When going towards the packet, I still thought it was all right, and on returning back to see, I met Coakh'V, with whom 1 then went to the packet, and though I partly guessed I misled the box, I went on to Bristol. Cross-examined by Mr. Daniel: I don't know that Charley Macarhy was at my house that morning, nor that he went to Bristol to go to America, with us nor that auy of his goods were taken with ours on the same cart to the packet. John Coakley, sworn I am a nailer and the brother-in-law of Daly, and on the 16th of April was going with him to America. Un the Friday previous, I was talking with Anderson, who said that having bought cloth of Daly, and out money, he could not pay the agreement money of .i 11. On coining out, however, he said he would endeavour to meet the demand. On the Saturday, lie said Daly can't be mad enough to think I can take the house after PAVIN^ him so much money R Benjamin Richards, Anderson's brother-in-law, took a list of the goods on Friday. On Sun- day, we were packing up the goods, and the prisoners were there allI nigiit. Myself and two others, Dennis Drowley and Dennis Daly, put the goods into the cart next mornin" The cart also took, from the Emerald Isle, the goods of Charles Macarthy to the packet. Going up the street with the goods, Mrs. Daly asked if the box was all right; and as I guessed it was not, I Avent back. The door was fastened, and when they opened it, I told my errand, and looked about for the box, but could not find it. One room was locked, and Ander- son gave me the key, saying nothing was there. I opened the door. and looked, and not hnding it, concluded it must be all right. When I came to the packet, the goods were in the hold, and I could not get at them to see for the mouey box. On my returning from the house, I had not met Irs- Daly. Next day I came back from Bristol, where we had missed the box, and went straight to the Emerald Isle, where I saw the prisoner Hughes, and told him, in reply to his question, that I had come back fur the box. He said there was a box there, but there was nothing it it. He then took me to the back room 1 had searched on Monday, and there saw the box, forced open. He said he did not know who opened it. He stated there had been a tea canister in it, which they had taken to Anderson's house. VK eut there with Hughes, and Anderson said he knew nothing about the box, and didn't care a d-Il bit for them; only for ine and Hughes said to me: No, nor for your wife. They said they had the tea caddy there. On the Friday following, Mr. English and Sergeant Harlow went with me to the Emerald Isle went up to the back room, and saw the box. We then went to Andcrsm's house Mr. English asked him how much money he had in his house. Anderson said he had a d-d deal of impudence for asking such a. question. Mrs. Anderson said sue had not much money. He asked if she had any gold or sifver in the house. She replied she had no gold, aud but little silver. I saw the £40 found then in the house. Part of the money in the box was mine. Cross-examined by Mr. Daniel: The conversation com- menced by my charging Anderson with the fact. Macarthy's wife went to Bristol with us; have not seen her or her hus- band since. Mr. Superintendent English proved the conversation with Anderson and his wife, and also finding ;t3!) odd in a desk in Anderson's bed room, and the canister down stairs. Took ^I^U^YV «DI*AI PTUIIUIIS .S.-DD.LIE -#AS SO dnmji AT+,Ui- time that he did did not know what was-done. I ALTERWAFAS found the hammer, which corresponded with the marks on the box. [The hammer and the tea canister were identified by the prosecutor.] Cross-examined by Mr. Daniel: To the best. of my belief the box was opened by this identical hammer. Sergeant Harlow, sworn, produced two club books and two cards, which lie had found on the fioor at the Emerald Isle, and the money taken from Anderson's house, which was in gold and silver. Daly described a shilling with a shilling on it. This was on the following Stnidav, and on the Mondav he picked out two other coins, which lie said he knew, and Mary Macarthy mentioned a coin on which was a mark. Asked Irs..Anderson how much money she had paid away. [ I he Court on the objection of Mr. Daniel, refused to admit the answer.] The books and cards were here identified by Daly. J WiHiam Hayes, sworn, proved that the prisoners said to Mrs. Daly, on her asking, that the box was in the cart. After she was gone, the door was shut; but he and another went in afterwards, on Anderson opening the door to them. Hughes came down and ordered them out. The door was then locked 'J1?A" THEJ' afterwards heard knocking as if upstairs, I^RS. Anderson came, with another person, and knocked at the door, and was answered by Anderson from the upstairs window. Mary Mae:trthy, sworn, proved that she returned to the fMiieraiu. Isle beer-house, after they had gone to the packet, tor a letter. She knocked at the door; then she heard some one come down stairs, and ask what she wanted. She said the letter; which was thrust out under the door. Witness proved the mark on one of the shillings, and selected it from the money produced, found at Anderson's house; and Daly, recalled, did the same. Peter Haggarty proved removing the goods to the packet, •and being refused admission to the Emerald Isle by Hughes. He also stated that Macarthy had goods in the cart, and that tie had lived in the neigbourhood for years. Ellen Sullivan proved going to the house a quarter of an hour after the cart had gone away, and then seeing the box, and finding it emptied of its contents. Thomas Caldicott, grocer and provision merchant, Newport, proved that on the Wth of April last, Anderson owed him 11 i, and on that day, he believed it was, Mrs. Anderson paid him the amount. By Mr. Daniel: Anderson is a grocer, and in the receipt of considerable sumsot money, many of which had been received in larger sums than this, by the witness. Thomas Sawtell proved receiving £22, and Peter Roe f5, from Anderson's wife soon after the robbery.—This was the case. Mr. Daniel then made an exceedingly able address to the jury, commenting strongly upon these portions of the address which at all admitted of doubt, and particularly and empha- tically showing the impossibility of the prisoners being the party who removed the money from the box, which had been left lying about instead of being destroyed and put com- pletely out of the way. Mr. Daniel then Galled William Bowen, confectioner and baker, who said the Anderson had dealt with him during three years. and he had found not the slightest dishonesty, or imputation ot «Jsnonestv, against him. 1 he Chan-man then carefully summed up, and while d,elling on the fact that the mass of evidence against the prisoners was chieiiy of a circumstantial nature, appeared to lie uuder the impression that there could be but little doubt or the prisoners guilt. The jury consulted about twenty minutes, when the fore- man saiu: We find Hughes Not Guilty, and Anderson Guilty, and recommend him to mercy in consequence of his previous good character. Before sentence was passed upon Anderson, who exhibited, now and throughout, complete indifference, Air. Daniel made an application to the Court for leave to the Courts above on the admissibility of Anderson's wife's statement in evidence. The Chairman, after a short consultation with his brother magistrates, refused to reserve the point. The Chairman then impressively sentenced Anderson. The Court looked upon the crime of which he had been guilty, as a most heinous offence—the robbery and utter ruin of two poor families, by a man whose circumstances in life could not be allcdged in excuse of such base and criminal conduct. Giving the utmost weight to all things in his favour, the slightest sentence that could be awarded was twelve months hard labour in the county gaol. 1 Mr. Rickard then applied to the Court for an order for the restitution to the prosecutor of the money found in Ander- son's house, and those sums paid over to the creditors of Mr. Daniel saw no grounds for the order of the latter 111 THCF Court said the letter formed a question of proof. Did these monies belong to prosecutor ? A question w.nch must be proved affirmatively, before the order for their restitution could bemade. THE Court granted an order for restitution ot the £ 39 1 Js. fid., but there was not sufficient proof of the other sums belonging to the prosecutor, and no order respecting them could be The prisoner Hughes was then ordered to be discharged. The case occupied the Court from the hour of ten IN the morning to a quarter past four in the afternoon. Johanna Donovan, charged on two counts, was f0LLN<I guilty of stealing the goods of K. Evans, N ewport, and sentenced to one month's hard labour, in the house F correction.. William Phillips was charged with stealing ONE ™ straw, at Abergavennj', the property of WilliAM AT OT Mr Rickards, for the prosecution, called WITIUUT ^11' proved the case, as was generally supposed HNF VU 0 found him not guilty, and he was therefore AONNLT ,16 -LURY his own surprise. QUITTED, even to YOUNG COAL STEALERS Dennis Morgan was charged with Patrick r- little boys, who had pleaded guilty, WITH J ARN>ody, two coal, the property of Thomas Powell ?, NS one cwt. of ards called James Graham, a WATCHING OT^RS-—Mr. Rick- case.— Guilty. Carmody was theu CHA^'1^^ Proved the conviction, to which he pleaded R T A PREV'OUS sentenced to three months' hard 1 AND EACL1 tion, and a private whipping 111 E ^OUSE of correc- Edward Harris wasdfarl ITE:^ER- on the 22nd of March AT FL stealing 'A hive ofbees, Edmunds.—LIE was further F T!,E Property of David bees, on the (itli of Anril AV'1^ stealing A ''RIVC Francis.—Mr.Danieli!RNI' 1|,SCA' property ot JANU-S who proved the loss of TF" I 'AILD CALLED BLAN°IL NT Mr or gIVen hun autllO'ity to take thc,- Prisoner said. he hd tIl:d tle yrsecut5r s stable, and the bees wer promIsed lllll tioss, HI sea, proved buying the bees from the prfsoner.- Sergeant Trewartha proved that prisoner confessed to him that he had taken Edmund^ bees, one night, after leaving his chapel, and carried them to Mr Cross's, at Risca. Guilty. I here was no evidence on the other charge.-Pnsoner I ve had three months' imprisonment already, geuUemen, and that was punishment enough for my whole life—ihree weeks' hard labour in the house of correction. John Wood and John Driscoll, two lads, were found guilty of stealing coal at Newport, the property ot the Abercarne and Gwythen Collieries Company, and sentenced, AY ood to three weeks, aud Driscoll to four weeks hard labour in the house of correctiWi—Mr, ¡SQn1enet wr the prQeeçutlOllj Henry Parker was found guilty of stealing two shovels, the property of James Jones, of Trevethin.—Six weeks' hard labour in the house of correction. PLEADED GUILTY. Thomas Clark, charged with stealing a piece of flannel and other articles, at Abergavenny, the property of William Wil- Eams, recommended to mercy by prosecutor,) was sentenced to fourrnonths' hard labour in the house of correction. William Bliggard, charged with stealing a coat and hand- kerchief, the property of James Jones, at Caerwent, was sentenced to two months' hard labour in the house of cor- rection. John Mountain,charged with three £5 notes, four sovereigns, and other moneys, the property of John James, at Llanhen- nock, received a good character for honesty from his mistress up to the commission of the offence was sentenced to six months' hard labour in the county gaol. Michael Ryan, charged with stealing a sprag, at Panteague, the property of Mr. Fleetwood, was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour in the house of correction. William Ford, charged with stealing five bushels of oats, two bushels of beans, and two sacks, the property of Robert Sharp, Chepstow, was sentenced to four months' in the house of correction. Margaret Scotey, charged with stealing a pair -of trowsers, at St. Mellons, the property of David Evans, was sentenced to two months' hard labour in the county gaol. Thomas Hayes, charged with stealing two loaves of bread, the property of Wm. Wiijiams and others, at Newport, was sentenced to fifteen days' hard labour in the house of cor- rection. Patrick Cannody, charged with stealing one cwt. of coal, the property of Thomas Powell and other! at Newport, was sentenced to imprisonment and hard labour John Thomas, charged with stealing a silver watch, the property of V* ilhani Paltry, N ewport, was sentenced to six months' hard labour in the county gaol." Thomas Smith, charged with steaiinir nine quarters of tobacco, the property of Jenkin Davies, Tredegar, was sen- tenced to three months hard labour in the house of correction. Hanna Macarthy, charged with stealing iron, the property of Samuel Homfray, at Newport, was sentenced to fourteen hard labour in the house of correction. • Elizabeth Lewis, an interesting-looking female, charged with stealing -L-¡lbs. weight of coal, the property of Messrs. Bailey, was sentenced to fourteen days' hard labour in the house of correction. Edward Pollard, charged with stealing 841bs. weight of lead, the property of Ann Morgan, and another quantity of lead, at Caerleou, was sentenced, after recommendation to mercy by prosecutrix, with a good character from his master for twelve years, to three months hard labour in the county gaol. b Wm. Donley, a. sailor, charged with stealing 321bs. of beef, the property of Captain Thompson, of Whitehaven, from his ship in the Newport Dock, was sentenced to one month's hard labour in the house of correction. Patrick Corkran and Timothy Corkran, father and son, charged with stealiug two iron chains,'the property of the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Coiftpany, at Newport, after pleading starvation as die cause crime, was sen- tenced to one month's hard labour in 'the jiouse of correction. George Darling and Abel Lawrence, stealing a horse, at Caerwent, of the value property of George Dowle, was sentence to oua Vou?:. hard labour in the county gaol. "TTldnihs Eiiwattfs;^■■ctrrurgen fWif!t fclr £ iep-of-tlre- finger of P.C. Long, of the N ewport .poJk«<orce, ana other- wise assaulting him, in the execution of his difty, was sen- tenced to three months' hard labour in t ie house of correction, and enter into his recognizances of the peace for twelve months. James Went, charged with stealing from Mr. Morgan's dwelling-house, at Wona-stow, several articles, was sentenced to three months' hard labour in the county gaol, and be once whipped. George James, charged with stealing .two watches, at New- port, the property of Rd. Whaphamj'-tfas sentenced to one months hard labour in the house of correction, and to be once whipped. :• « Henry Price, charged with stealing ks a Abcrgavennv. was sentenced to one month's hard lafcdur in the house of correction. Timothy Shea, charged with stealing iron at Bassalleg, the property of Sir Charles Morgan, Bart. was sentenced to one month s hard labour in the house of correction, and to be once wnipped. BILLS IGNORED! j.ne gyaud jury, m presenting "no bill" against William Hosicihs, commuted on^ the 21st of April, on a charge of stealing a quantity of cider, the prqogrfi? of Wm. Tippins, said, chrough their foreman, that theyuesired to express their opinion to the Court, that this w&s oRe of the most paltry ever brought before them and they were unanimously agreed to solicit the Court not tt; allow the expenses of the Chairman said quite of the same opinion as the jury, as to the paltry nature of the case and the Court wouia not forget the recommendation of the grand jury, as to expenses, at the proper time.—Sir. Barrett, who had been retained in this case, said he apprehended the grand jury could not have arrived at a proper conclusion, inasmuch as they had not all the witnesses before them; and on tiie ground, also, that the prisoner was an old offender, having charge ot tne two hogsheads of he had pur- loined the quantity laid in the indictment. If such a person were permitted to escape with impunifj^jind a kind of implied censure bestowed upon the conimittins»iiiagistrates, no farmer, placing his property under the care of-ips servant, was safe.— The Chairman said it was a paltry cas$[ A boy was bringing home some cider, and having bored a Ifile in one of the casks, drank a little through a quilh Why, there was not a shadow of a case. Had the master given the boy a horsewhipping, it would have been far more judicious.- Expenses disallowed. No bill against John Giddy, charged with stealing wearing apparel, at Panteague, the property vof Robert G ibbs. b N o bill against Phcebe Hughes,charsed with stealing money at Abergavenny, from Edward Powell. No bill against Johanna Shea, charged with stealing an iron chair, the property of the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company. No bill against Margaret Rces, charged with stealing, at Caerleon. a watch, the property of George Batchelor. No bill against John William's, charged with stealing a silver spoon, the property of Charles Ph ilips, Newport. No bill against Wm. Griffiths and Wm. Edwards, charged with stealing three ducks, &c., the property of John Harris, Llantillio Periholley. No bill against Ann Gunter, charged with stealing the money of Samuel Lawrence, Llanover. No bill against W m. Thomas and John Davies. charged with stealing a glazier's diamond, the property of Arthur Turner, Tredegar. No bill against George Coles, charged with stealing the moneys of Timothy Halloran, at Marhfield. The grand jury finished their business at half-past one o'clock on Wednesday, and haying received the thanks of the Court, were dismissed. -v SHIP HOBBERY AT J&tfcpoRT. John William* was charged with stealing a watch, two keys, a sovereign one hall sovereign, five half crowns, five shillings, and five sixpences, the goods apd monies of James Gainey. of Newpoit.—Mr. Rickasds prosecatedj Bud Mr. Barrett defended. -T11Is was a robbt ry from a vessel lying st the Gloucester packet station, Newport,effecteddui!n £ tht- niaht.—The captain identified the watch now piodiwSld, anc s?id to have been f und In Ule^ v .^ad been drink— been c;iven, 1\1r. Biriett argued, in his address jury, that the want 01 a c!ear connexion of the prisoner with the robbery, should he taken as sufficient ground acquittal.—The chair- man summed up. and the jury returned a verdict of guilty.— Prisoner was further charged with a previous conviction, when he was given one chance more. but nox time would be trans- ported.—Twelve months' hard labcur in the couuty gaol. James Welsh was charged widi stealing two iron chairs at Newpor', the eroperiy ol the Monmouthshire Railway and Cansl Company.—Mr. Barrett for the prosecution—1 he case was proved, and prt one- said dis're>s had driven him In commit the offe net.—One month's hard labour in the house of correction. The business of this day conc,ud, d fit ei"ht o'clock. THURSDAY. NfW CtifiCH AT MAI.PAS. Mr. Daniel applied this morning for have to enter an appeal for immediate hear rig. The learned counsel explained the nature of the appenl. It was intended to build a new church fur the parish of Malpas, in the neighbourhood of Newport, and the public works would make a loan for assisting the funds for building but the regotiatijo cmld not he completed, owing to au infnrmaiilv ia the appointment of but one instead of two overseers. 'J he present appeal WDS against that appointment; and the learned counsel apprehended there would not be the slightest objection to the matter.—Mr. Rickards. on the pait of the Magistrates who made the ppointment, conseuied to its being quashed which was accordingly done. STAR IIUNI l>o IN NI Mi ,j|:s!V's woors. A case, which excited extraordinary interest, was brought on this morning. A game keeper, in the employ of the Duke of Beaufort, named Robert iJairy, a tali, athletic man, about fifty years of ac.e, with only the slump uf hIs right arm left, and h:s left hand having but iour fir.err., a man named Joseph Gundy, labourer, were cbargt-d \>i'h having, on the 11th day of April laj>, unlawfully, wilfully, und ielor.iously hunted a stag, ot the value of :\05., the properly of onr Sovereign Lady the Queen.—lr. Daniel, counsel, ami Waddingtou, solicitor, for the prosecution 3r:d Mr. Rickards, counsel, and Mr. Owen, solicitor, for the defence.—U hen the panel was being sworn, Mr. Owen. on the part of the prisoners, objected to sixteen jurors and Mr. Waddington, on the pait of tile prosecution, to five. The formation of the panel therefore caused some excitement in cuurt, and great discussion among the learned gentlemen. It was a. length (:onipl<-)t(( and the jurv sworn. John Junes, one of tiie Queen's woodmen staled that he was a place railed the Rediitflgs, enclosed und, ar'joining Forest of Dean, about a quarter before "eleven o'clock on the morning of tne 11 th of April he laid down in a place called a rack, with Marmaduke Labour, near a part of the wood where he saw a who laid for tikirg l)ter he heard *doggiving tongue and saw both the prisoners following aifer that. the dog left of hunting, and he saw n about a quaver of an hour come near the pi isoners they stood un<ter a lareeoak about eighty yards from the wire; the dog was heating ab^t for some tune, and went further oiF, and they followed it Ihe dog again gwe tongue and drove a fallow dee; near the wire. bnt it passed by it in a quarter of an hour I sa prLoner Robert Parry stand- ing sixteen yards from ine, near the wire; and said to the do hie up," and the dog went m the direction pointed out. Yarn lifted up iiis band toward the wire and qu:etly went towards i'. Labour and I tuen jumped up and seized them..Dters had been kept in the enclosure thrty-five yeais. l'wenty-fuUr fallow deers wore turned into 1: his witness was closely cross exam- ined by Mr.Rickards, as to the wood being unenclosed —admitted ha1 a urn pike road-ran across a corner of it- Ml'. Rickards then contended, in a long^ argument, that the ulace was not an en- closure.— Mr. Daniei was heard fla the other side.—The Court decided tint in consequence of the turnpike road tuning through the wood, it would not be considered an enclosote, within the meaning of the statute. The primers were therefore acquitted and this conclusIon of the case produced cheering III Coult, which was instantly repressed.

The Burglary at Woodland*. (Examination at Usk Prison, yesterday.) The examinations of persons charged with a participation in the burglarv committed at the residence of J. J Cordes Esq theIS nf\T' the night o; the lmh, or at thp Ho'isr. t 0° ? took place on Thursday, inpcn'vrito y.rp.c^iOU' ^sk, beiore Thomas Prothero, Lsq., j.- the division in v.hieh the burglary was eifected e,'k the magistrates at Newport, taking the The lCn °' tUC Vl itncsses i i the case. h-rl Vio°n Pcrs.ou charged at first was Fiederick Jones, who after the ^om™'ttcd to that prison on a charge of vagrancy, t'ikon°^e Parkes was the first witness examined. He had been baen into custody at the time of the robbery, on suspicion of elng concerned tnercm; hue was committed as a rogue and "gahond at that time. He vas now brought up from the cell ;°. ^n'c information against Jcnes, who had been committed ;un him at the same time. Witness said 1 am a moulder, uving at the prisoner Jones's house, Deep-street, Lewin's- Mead, Bristol- I came from Bristol with Frederick Jones, the Prisoner, to Newport, to look ftr cmplovment, on the loth Mav. Prisoner, to Newport, to look ftr emplovment, on the loth Mav. There were two others with JS, my brother, William Parke's, and John Davis. When we came into Newport, we turned off on the Pontypool ro;.d and when about a mile and three quarters from Newport, where there was a bcer-hcuse at the top of the lane, and an old church on the other side the road, the prisoner, Jones, and my brother looked into the hedge. I asked what they were looking for; and Jones said, "the tools." I sat down with Davis on a brink there, and then Junes said pointing to a at some distance, That was the house the plate came from—where the rabbery was done." Some folks were then looking at us, and I snjd, Come on, or they will think you are on some gain Jones and myself then went one wr.y, and the others an.Hher way. We were all appre- hended on coming into Newport, and taken to the police station there. After that we were ail brought up before the magis. trates, and there a policeman produced a knife taken from Frederick Jones. (Knife hereprodueed by Sergeantll uxtable.) When Jones and I were taken back to the station-house, the examination, he said. Little did they think, when they were looking at that knife, that that was'the article we did it ("lr;ul'nS. the getting into Mr. Cordes's house). He said, the tools were put into a hedge after the robbery hut they couldn't exactly pitch upon the place." The tools were not found by Jones when we were up on the road there were too many eyes about. On tie llth (the dav the robbery was committed,) f was in Bristol; and about half-past three that atermon, I saw some plate at the house of my sister, Mary libs, on the Quay, Cornish Mount Passage. Tiie plate con- sisted of a waiter, which had daws on it and it was doubled up a teapot, with a white handle a larg ladle, with a crook the top of the handle; a cream jug, doubled up, appearing to nave contained a glass, and formed of filagree work; a kniie, with aflat wide blade, and ahandle to it (lish knife); the top ot a pepper box one old cob some things like butums witii neads, and other articles of Jones was with me, and saw the articles also. Other, were passing in and out. Jones old me he had come up fro:) Waks. Jones's wife came there that morning, with a basketand a coat in it, which she wanted to pawn, and sent the girl u do so. The girl w: s so long that 1 was sent for her; and when I returned the plate was laid out. • hen a Jew, named John 1'avis, came to my sister's house, with another man, like a Jev'; and they went into a room where they would not allow me to 50. I saw the Jews pack the plate afterward: next put elever sovereigns and one pound in sil- ver, on the table, and said tiey would owe a pound for the plate, and then they carried it awlY in Jones's basket, and promised to pay Jones the other pound when he fetched the basket. Jones told me afterwardslhe plate weighed 6i lbs. On the Sunday following we went out too walk; Jones went from us to teceire the pound duej—Mi on ^turning to the pwblic-hovwc f we were waiting for him, he had (he basket with him, and said he had only 12s. from the Jew, who had no more silver then but he said "There was eight shillings then due on the plate." Jones here said he was quite innocent of the crime; and he believed the witness had said what he had to get out of the scrape himself. He had no question to ask him. Afterwards, however, he cross-examined the witness, who said I didn't see the jey; pay you the money; I didn't see you have the money; but you were there. Prisoner I was never there; I den t know your sister. X è-VH saw her; I don't know anything about it John Davies was then brought into the room. and admonished by the magistrate most solemnlv to give serious attention to the oath he was about to take. Being sworn, he said I lived in Bristol, and worked at the Glass works. I never knew the prisoner, Frederick Jones, before the llth of May last. On the previous day. I had gone to the place where Parkes lived, and slept there that night. While there, I heard a conversa- tion about Jones, after which, about 10 or 11 o'clock on the morning of the llth, Parkes and 1 went down to Parkes's sister's house, on the Quay, and there saw the prisoner Jones and William Paikes. Jones afterwards sent me out to a per. son's house on Lawrence-hill, to tell bim a person wanted to see him at tbe Cornish Monnt. The person was not at home; and wc returned to Mrs. Willis's house; but the prisoner was then gone. Then we went to the public house, next door, and there saw Jones and Witliam Parkes. After sitting there alto- gether some time, George Parkes called out Jones. I had seen something when I was in Willis's house, lying on the foot of the bed, and partly wrapped up in a handkerchief, like a ladel, a cover of a tea-pot, and a fiat piste rolled up. I never heard Jones say anything about a robbery till I heard him talking about coming across in the packet, on the llth. Jones said Mary Smart concealed the bundle under her clothes, when the policeman came on board the packet at Newport to search. On Jones returning to the public house, after Parkes had called him out, one of the your.g women there said Well, how did you manage it: Jones replied, "Oh, we hadn't enough for a sovereign." On the following Snnday we went out to walk, and Jones left us to go to Davis's for the sovereign. We went into a public house in Temple-street, near Davis's house. Jones came back to us there, and said, He (the Jew) had got but 12s fid. in his pocket; and I had the 12s., and left the 6d.; and there's 8s. now to come." On the loth of May, the follow- ing Tuesday, William Parkes said his Uncle was at Newport, arid had got him a job. So he, his brother, Frederick Jones, rhe prisoner, and myself, came down by the Usk packet. hen we got to Newport, we crossed the bridge, and went on the turnpike road. [ The witness then went on to corroborate the testimony of the witness George Parkes on this portion of the transaction ] James Jamieson Cordes, Esq was next sworn, and de- tailed, in his examination, the particulars of the burglary, and the description of the stolen plate, which our readers are already familiar with. The stolen property was worth about £70. Jane Wait and Emma Wait, mother and daughter, proved seeing the prisoner Jones near the cottage where they lived, on the day and place described by the witnesses-the 15th May and near the Malpas road. The daughter also proved finding a green baize bag in the garden hedge, which contained the housebreaking implements produced—a "jemmy," a piece of machinery called a "spanner," to which blades could be attached, for cutting out circular holes ten inches iu diameter, fifteen picklocks, five double skeleton keJs, and a box of hicifer matches. [The holes cut in the scullery window and doors at Woodlands, corresponded exactly with the piece of machinery described; ancl the matches corresponded with the matches found in the bundle, by there being a mixture of bl: ck and white. Sergeant liuxtable proved receiving information of the bur- glary un the morning of the llth of May, on which morning the pickets had left Newport for Bristol at half-past five and six o'clock. Witness went on fully to describe the appearance of the premises at Woodlands—the broken glass-the holes in the shutters for enabling the burglars to unfasten the bars—the forced drawers—side board, tea caddy, fee., and the various other indications. He also produced some matches he had found on theibor, which, from having two coloured igniting mixturc en them, reù and black, were lound to correspond exactly with these afterwards found in the bundle. He pro- cci. esd af erwards, on enquiry, the same morning to Bristol and Bath; but unsuccessfully. On the lath of May, in the after- noon, witness and another ofiicer apprehended the prisoner Jones and liis three companions. Found a knife, a key, and a small spanner, on Jones, which lr.tter fitted the nuts of the spanner found on May. The prisoner Jones and two others were afterwards committed as rogues and vagabonds. On the 28th 01 June, witness received a bag containing the tools." Walter Waters, Brookside cottage, identified the prisoner as a man he had seen on the loth of May, in the evening. Prisoner to him at his farm house, on the farm adjoining M r. Cordes's premises, and asked if he had a house to let. Told him he had not; and assed him what trade and what countryman he was. He said he was a Staffordshire hawker Told prisoner there was a house which might suit him on the other side of that house (pointing to Mr. Cordes's.) Prisoner then asked whose house that was—pointing to Woodlands; and witness told him it was Mr. Cordes's. lie then asked the road way to the railway witness told him, and he went towards Newport in that direction. Prisoner If I ever saw that man (witness) before I saw him afore the magistrates at Newport, I hope the Lord will take me off the earth at once. Wiliiam Clements, shoemaker, Malpas, proved that prisoner came to his house on the aflcruoon of the 10th of May, and asked for lodgings for himself and wife. or to rent the house near by. his wife disliking to live in the town. Prisoner I never saw the man in my life, before he came up against me at Newport; and that he knows very well: but i'.s no use my saying so, I suppose. Joseph Hilnnau. corn measurer at Newport, proved seeing the prisoner and three others, on the morning after the bur- glary end he saw him again coming from the packet on the loth of May. Prisoner denied ail this also. Henry 2\lorgan, farmer, Malpas, proved seeing prisoner and three others coming from the direction of Woodlands to- wards Newport, with a woman, and three or four other persons with him, cn the afternoon of the 10th of May. Took particu- lar notice of the lot, and of the prisoner in particular, because they looked a gang of bad fellows. Saw the prisoner again on the Tuesday lollowing, the loth, going in the direction of Mr. Cordes's and Mrs. Wait's house, with four other men. This was the case against the prisoner Jones, who was there- upon committed to take his trilll.a the assizes. The persons charged with receiving the plate, knowing it to be stolen, were then brought into the room. The names of the prisoners were David Levinson and Solomon Davies, father and son, and Jews.—Mr Ayre, solicitor, of Bristol, appeared, by the courtesy of the magistrate, to watch the case. George Parkes was then brou?,ht in, and being sworn, and at once desired to look at the prisoners, very seriously observed their features for about half a minute, and then distinctly said These are not the men." I he prisoners were therefore libe- rated. [It was mentioned that Mr. Ayre would have to appear at Chepstow as solicitor against these Jews, in the case of the great robbery of watches and jewellery in that town some time since ] The female prisoners, Mary Willis and Elizabeth Jones, also supposed to have been connected with the transaction, were then called in, and discharged also. The women, one of them particularly, cried for joy, and thanked the magistrates with much emotion.

PONTYPOOL PETTY SESSIONS.—JUNE 30. Magistrates present-W. A Williams, Esq., and the Rev. David Jones. Thomas Morris was charged with committing an assault on Emma Burrage.— Defendant to pay costs. Cornelius Driscoll wascbarged with assaulting John Hurley. —Fined 2s. Gd., and costs, in default to be committed for one month. Margaret Morgan appeared to answer to a summons for tress- passing on the property of David Davies, of Blaenafon.—Mr. Owen appeared for the defence.— I'o nay 12s. 6d. William Powell was charged with assaulting John Lewis.— Settled out of court. Henry Banfield was charged with stealing jE8 4s. 6d. of Rees iklnrgan. Mr. Owen appeared for the defence.—Complainant to pay V, con". David Parry appeared to answer to a summons for committing an assault on John iliiams.—The complainant did not appear, and the case was dismissed. Mary How;ll was chained with assaulting Jane S:ephens. Io pay os. fid. Esther Ura .fo d was charged with assaulting Emelia Eddy — Mr. Owen de ended.—To pay default to be committed for seven days. Elizabeth Grant was charged with assaulting Ann William*. Io pay 3s. each. Several non-removal of nuitance cases were disposed of; proper activity beginning to prevail in this important service. THOMAS MORGAN v. RrcHARD EDWAIIDS. This was an information preferred by Mr. Morgan, an excise otricv-r, against the defendant, Mr. Edwards, a maltster, residing at Blaenafon, or Llanover Upper, for breach of excise laws. for which. penalties to the amount were claimed, Uuder 7 and 8 Geo. IV. c. -52 and 63; and 4 and 5 Wm. IV. c. Ol, s. 5 and (j and 11 Geo. IV. c. 17, s. 7. The Collector of the district staled the case at great length, and cited the several Acts of Parliament with minuteness and tailed I.. Tliomos Place, who stated that he w as supervisor of excise for this district On the 30th of January and 6th of February last, he made what is cailed a check or unexpected survey at tbe pre- mises of defendant, and on entering the malthouse, he found two steeping* making into malt; one was six and the other ten days old. Noticed a quantity of steeped peas; some were quite mouldy. Went then to the upper part of the malthouse on reaching the kiln, tie found a steeptnj of malt in operation. He then examined a heap of dry malt, found it quite hot in the shape of a cone there were sixty-four bushels. He then guaged malt in kiln, sixty-seven bushels; and tu o young flours of malt in operation, titiy-hve and fifty-six bushels. Defendant had credit tor three steepings since 4th January last; credit for three steepings on 1st ot February The next steeping was couched on Ihe26!h Jannary. Steeping kept on floor fq ahoat tweUe dllvs. The klin could be dried off ia sixteen or twenty houls. There was one sleeping more thun defendant hd credit for. Went into the village to get assistance; met the defendant, who went Wack with witness to the malthouse, and charged him with having f/autjuicntiv introduced a steeping of malt. Defendant said he h"d not-that there was no mait but what he had either paid or would pay duty for, and that the malt which was hot had been on the kiln the pievious nay jor the purpose of browning it. Witness then asked defendant which malt had been fraudulently introduced, that on the kiln, or the heap of dry malt? be said", neither. Winess hen w en! to a cottage adjoining defendant's, but found nothing went to a dwelling-house adjoining, and asked defendant to give admittance he said he could nOI, 2S he bad given up possession to his landlord some time back. Wit- ness obtained entrance through one of the windows, by pushing back the bolt with his knile, and searched the dwelling-house found the key hole slopped, and pieces of sacking fastened over the windows; found in that and the other room a s eeping 01 malt, sixty-one bushels; then searched the other part of tht home, and foundaiticles of furniture found outer cellar locked opened it, and large empty tubs, and a quantity oi steeptd peas, similar in size and appearance 10 those in the rnaithouse, hut none iiad vegetated. In tile cellar adjoining, were several small casks wilh taps iu them.S. a lew grains in opera- tion, and the floor appeared ag if a floorine of malt bad been worked there. Was asked by Stephens, defendant's maltster, bow oid was the steepine ot malt in the dwelliog-house. Mr. J. Pliillpotts, tor defendan', objected to the answer being received as evidence against defendant, and Mr. Wiliiams held the objection eood. Witness seized the malt in the kiln, and the heap of dry malt sixtv-four bushels, and sixiy-one in the dwelling house; that in the malthouse as betng Irandulently introduced, and that in the dwell:ng-f¡(JII.e lor beln in an unentered place. Witness said that on the 20th of March, he found a key on defendant's Lunch which unlocked the cellar door of the d-veliicg house. Witness, produced a plan of the premises, and gave explanations to the bench. Witness was cross examined by Mr. Pliillpotts, but nothing was eliCIted to affect the principal points of the case. James Charles Hill Defendant is a tenant of mine has been so for four years; he rented the d welling-honse about twelve cl'he would5 nnrP °,Cl"ber last required bim to do so because he ould^ not pay the rent; the keys were brought to Into soon aner the tenancy expired. 1\1r. PhJllpotts declined asklnlt this witness anv question and count in the information, for having or grain in unentered nlarps which was iht burden ofth#» uDenierea places, evHenrp. 01 the ottence, was not sustained 1,y a"y il v to ^heTthat tlL fe 7s but ? trifl,n* circumstance tn any way to .new that the defendant ungM have an*thintr »n do with Ihe dwelling house that the landlord, c.lfed by ,he complainant l'ro ed ,he UP P'-ssession, and the key of the premises, ;ome months before the alleged offence; and tntJe absence of other proof, the malt found there mi^ht be his fth«. landlord's). And in a case where the statu,eR werelo excessiS penal, mfhctinp penalties accumulating to £ SOO, he called unon the Bench to reqime. as in comma! cases, the strictest proof and give defendant he benefit of any probable circumstances in his favour 'hat any rival niiltster, wishing to injure defendant might, by skeleton keys, deposit malt in the house which wai proved unoccupied, and give Informtlon to the Excise. or anv person wishing to evaoe the duty. might have done the same- and there were manyolher probable means with which defendant •nisrht not he connected. WIth respect to the 2nd. count for wetting malt without due noting, there was no proof whatever, it being melely suspicion officer. That accordJnto 'he answer given by defendant to piace the hot malt and malt on the kiln had been placed there lPerely (or the purpose ot giving it a higher colour, and. that •he durj |,ac| a:ready been paid for it. fhe other counts depended Oil the first; and Mr. P. submitted that the most favourable should be given to defendant. !'e Magistrates thought the 1st count proved, and convicted on in the mitieated penalty of £ 100; and on the last, f„r re- mo-iug malt to evade the dtv. in £ 2o-recommending, that as r'endamjhad not been complained of, and had not the means carrying fraud to anv great estent. the Commissioners of Inland ,yen.ue should further reduce the penalties to £ 50, which the co.iec or promised to represent to the Board, intimating that such recommendations was Generally attended to.

CARDIFF POLICE COURT-MONDAY. Before W alter Coffin Esq., mayor, and R. L. Reece, Esq. Two Dutch seamen of the ship Hegina, Capt. A. Gerson.weie St"nt'to defraudVthP 'heir P0!,sessio« 3'b- 3°z- of cl8aIS* wilh n ShpiriIf m revenue. l*ined 7s. each, and cost.. ir<*■ in hi aman, was charged with having a quart of whiskey in his possession, and also w,th ,„tent to defraud the rerenuei—Defendant satd he ENLY inttudtd th« whiikey M » present to his brother but from the suspicious manner in which he conveyed his present, he was fined 10s. John Cobbs, who was a native of Blaenafon, appeared under the following circnmstances :—He had been apprenticed at Newport about seven months ago, on board the Salonica of New- castle. He was left behind at Limerick, but managed to reach Cardiff, where the vessel now lies, bound for Alexandria. He "ished the captain to pay him a few shillings which were due to him.—In the course of the dy the captain appeared be said the boy, seventeen years of age. was very wicked, and deserted the vessel at Limerick and he was obliged to sail without him. He could not think of taking him on board again.—The captain was ordered to pay 12s. 6d., the boy's wages, and 20s., to enable him to gotoWolverhampton, vvhere his parents now iesided the indentures beir.g cancelled by mutual consent. A few cases of drunkenness were disposed of; after which several persons appeared to appeal against the POOR RATIS. Mr. Mitchell, bootmaker, Angel-street, complained that he was rated at E40; whereas Mr. Whittington, the county sur- veyor, had only rated him at £32. His rent was f55, and he could not stand it he received C20 for the reading room, but had to supply it with fire and ligits.-Tiie' tlayor thought be was not rated too high. SMUGGI ING SPIRITS. John Jones, master of the brig Friends, of Newport, was charged upon the information of Mr. Wrenford, collector of excise, with having concealed on hoard his vessel two gallons of whiskey, in order to evade the duty.—Mr.Wrenford conducted the case for the prosecution.-David Rees, custom house ofheet, de- posed that he went on board the Friends in May last, and asked the captain if he had any whiskey on board, who said lie had about three quarts. Witness found in a locker under the bed in the state room, a jar, containing one gaiion of whiskey, and the cap ain brought from the corner of a room another jar, containing a similar quan ity.—The captain then produced a certificate, which he received from a dealer in Ireland, but which only pro- tected htni while in Ireland —Mr.Wrenford addressed the bench on the case, stating the duty on whiskey was 7s. 10J. per gaiicn proof, and charted the dt-fendanl wi:h concealing two gallons of whiskey, to evade tiie duty, making himself lianle to a fine of EIOO but the magistrates had a discretional power to mitigate the fine to E25, and to recommend tp the Board of Inland Revenue, a luithei mitigation.— I he !V1 :•->or said that it wouid be a hard case to tine him £ 25, for so small a quantity of whiskey above the usual allowance to captains of Irish coal traders.—Mr. Wrenfoid said he knew of no such allowance, and reminded the worthy magistrate (;f his having a dlcretionary power to mitigate the fi oe.- H IS wor-lnp did not consider the defendant concealed the whiskey In the state room,the box not being locked.- Ilichard Junes Todd, being sworn, said it was usual for captains to have a certain quantity of spirits on board, which varied according to dIe size 01 the vessel bt* the captain should declare the quan- tity to the searcher wtien he boarded the vessel.—Mr. Wientord said the defendant had not oone so —After some lurther conver- sation, the Magi-trates thought the calie of concealment had not been made out, and they therefore could not convict the de- fendant under the ciicumstances.— Mr. Wrenford said he should be under the painful necessity ot appealinc against their decision, and served notices of appeal before he left the court. TWO OF A TRADF. AN ASSAU1.1. — Carroll, shipbroker, was charged with striking Richr-rd Cory, another shipbroker, both of Cardiff.-It appeared that complainant had negotiated with the captain of f vessel, who had previously negotiated uith defendant. The defendant went tocomplainant s cfhce.and d'er some invective and recrimination, struck him a severe blow in the face.- %V itnesses were produced whose evidence went to show that a collision had taken place between the parties, in which pour Mr. Carroll seemed to have come off with the iiardestl'-Ihunps. Caroll said that Cory put hi< fist in his face, and held his hair while a man named Toms beat him in the shle. Another clerk in Cory's office struck him with a chair.— Witnesses called confirmud ti.e statement made by defendant.—The witnesses on both sides seemed to be respectable masters of vessels but the Mayor said, from the confi ctmg nature of the evidence, he feared there was some hastv shearing, and he was sorry to find two respectable brokers fighting for a ve.-sel he would therefore d'smi^s the case. Mr. Catooll then charged Toms v. ith an assault.-Ti)e same witnesses "ere again examined, but they cnlv proved that a zeneral fight had taken place in Mr. Cory's office and that Toms was determined to stick to his master, right or wron?. — The Ma\or. alter commenting strongly on the conduot of the parties, dismissed the case. --+-

BRITISH Qi-F.FN," NEWPORT.— Mr. John Tamplin, of the above decent and royal beer depot, comohins that in a police report, a Mrs. Chapman is represented t,)' have been robbed in his house-such was not the tact, the abstraction having taken place in the tuars Fields.

ROME. „ The monster blunder of the French appears dailv more com- "Piieatea; -rtic ^t)T.Trrrrtu-iit are not at buure In the CVi-tnbers TO the subject, and Oudinot is quite abroad outside Rome. At the sitting of the Legislative Assembly, on Monday, M. Versignv demanded explanations from the government, relative to its intentions with respect to bombarding liomc, to which O. Bar- rot replied, that Oudinot's despatches shewed how very careful he was of injuring the city at the same time strong measures must be used towards a band of strangers and adventurers who opposed the French troops contrary to the will of the general population. This brought down thunders of indignation from the left. The latest accounts from the seat of war having con- veyed the disagreeable intelligence that the batteries estab. lished by Oudinot, on his last won breach, had been battered down, and his troops sent to the right about by the Romans, the government determined to supersede Oudinot by Generai Bedeau, who modestly declined the honour, but is- gone to counsel his friend. Oudinot must, however, in honour give up his command. The consular body at Rome protest against the French bombardment. The latest Paris papers announce the determination of the Romans to cease defending their city against the French and their demand for a suspension of 'hostilities. A deputation from the Roman municlPijllty has visited the French head quarters for the purpose of capitulation. Au«t ■^ncona has been given up to the besieging A treaty of peace has been confirmed between Sardinia and Austria. Sir Charles Napier has arrived at Calcutta, and asssumes the command as the head of the Indian army. India was tranquil.

THE POETS IN A PUZZI.E.-COttle, in his Life of Coleridge, relates the following amusing incident: I led the horse to the stable, when afresh perplexity arose. I removed the harness without difficulty but after many stieouous attempts I could not remove the collar, in despair I called for assistance, when aid soon drew near. Mr. Wordsworth brought hIS ingenuity into exercise but after several unsuccessful efforts he relinquished the achievement as a thing altogether impracticable. Mr. Coleridge now tried his hand/but showed no more skill than his predecessors lor, after twisting 'he poor horse's neck almost to strangulation and the greatdangerof his eyes, he gave up the useless task, pronouncing that the horse's head must htve giown since the collar was put on for he said it was a dowuright impassibility for such a huge (1frolltis to pass through so narrow an apperature.' Just at this instant a servant 1:11 came near, and understanding the cause ot our consternation, Ha mllser 'nid the. you don't go about the uoik in the right ay—you dolike this,' wheu turning the co!lar upside down she slipped it oil' in a moment, to our great humiliation and wonderment, each satisfied afresh that there were heichts of knowledge in tti- world to which we had not yet attained." THE IMPKRTINFKI IVQUIHY—\Vhen General Burgoyne was returning from the Preston election, at which lie was a candidate he stopped for refreshment at the inn where there wrre totters," or persons who habitually quizzed others, regaling in the bar, while he and his friends left the carnage at the door and went up statrs. His presence becoming known, one of the trollers." ooe of the adverse palty" in politics, determined to play off a little smaitness on tiie cetieral, whose intellect he chose to under-value. He accudttigly handed his watch (a handsome gold watch) to the waiter, oidering him to show it to the generai, and a>k him if he could tell what time of day it was, for tti e- iriforir ation of a gentleman below, bu forbidding him to give his name. The waiter executed his not vety agreeable mission, and in answer to enqumes from the insulted party, adm Itied that the owner of the watch was oneof the company in the bar. letch my pistols," said the geneial to his valet, who hastened to the tiavelhng-ca»e and brought them up on a tray. The general took the tray in his baud, placed the watch between the pistols, and to the bar, asked each Individual there the im- portant question whether that watch was his. In eveiv instance No" was the reply. Then," said the general, it is mine— at all events till it is claimed and hen its owner wants it he will apply for it-in his own name of course!" He pocketed the watch, and it is believed it is in the family to this day. M:>RMONIST IILtAci.Fs.-On Tuesday eventng a follower of VT6 n0u,n0us Joseph Smith, while haranguing I crowd, in Murray-street, adduced the laet, among sundrv ptoofs of the b.essings of Mormonism. That, on a true believer, poison ould have no effect. One ot his hearers, having a nawie's exterior, challenged th? preacher to a fair discussion, but thinking, no donbt, that he would come off only second best in the debate' the Moimonist endeavoured to sneak away. This the crowd seemed not willing to allow, and, forming themselves into a circle around the preacher, gave him unequivocal warning that they were resolved to try his faith by a personal experiment, lie was immediately presented with a few drops of prussic acid, at which he looked" unultenble things." The crowd began to lauch, both at the preacher and his principles; but a police- man coming to his assistance. relieved hitn from the dilemma, by kindly becoming his counsellor and conductor.—Montrose Review. TIn MISSING IIA"'LF.FRciiiFF.-A well-dresse(I passearerizi a steam-boat suddenly missing bis handsome silk handkerchief, not only made a very bustlieg search after it about his pockets, the bench he sat on, aud the feet ot his neighbours, but asked a decent-looking Irishman near him if he had seen it. "Indeed, Sir, I've seen nohing of your handkerchief." Shortly the the question was repeated in an earnest and rather a significant manner. I had ii. saidtheinquirer, "oatv a few minutesago, and I've not stirred from the place, ar.d really "Don,t talk to me, Sor," said the Hibernian, sharply:"l'veit'en nothing of it; what do ye mane Ly tazmg me about it ?" On leaving the vessel sometime afterwards, the person informed the offended party that he had found the handkerchief; it was in his hat all the time he begged pardon, &-c. Oh, don't be aftsr making any apology, Sor; it was a mere m'stake, and on both sides, too,-yvu took me for a thief, and I took you for a gintlemsn, that'3 all Piioir.cii3N MEETINC.— A meeting of the friends of the National Association tor the Protection of British Industry and Capital, was held on Tuesday, at twelve o'clock, in Drury lane theatre, the Duke of Richmond in the chair. Among those present on the platform were-the Earl of Malmesbury, Earl Stanhope, Lord Redes.lale, Viscount Combermere, Eail Egling- ton, Major Beresford, M.P Hon. H. W. Wilson, Mr. W. Ben- pelt, &c., &lc. The theatre was crowded in every part, accord- ing to the Protectionists journals. The Times estimated the number present at not 1.200. The length tn which our report of the meeting in aid of Ireland extend*, will not allow us to give an abstract of the proceedings, which were very lengthy. Lord Nialmesbtjry, the Maiquess of Downshire, and Sir Al-n M Nab were the piincipal speakers. e quote the lollowing passage from Lord Maimesburv's speech At home their free fade policy had been equally disastrous. Tckefor example the single article ot gloves. 'i here had been a steady increase in the importation of foreign gloves since the duty had been dimished. In 1848'. 3S..OOO pairs of cloves weie imported; in 1849 no less than 686,000 pairs were imponed. Of how many a supperless nigfit to the poor man did those figures speak* (Cheers.) But the capital was still wanting to the pillar 01 free trade. They commenced it with the wreck of the Navigation Laws. (Cheers.) That glorious piece of architecture had just I been finished. and the House of Pecs had, he regretted to sa\, passed a measure, not only one of the most unjust, but of tbe most dangerous to the country which had ever received their sanction—(hear)—for after it'had destroyed our commercial, it would prostrate our national marine. These theories would not suit a country like this. » were no infant republic just weaned from the lap of a new world. We had to teed and maintain in their gigantic strength the limbs of ancient mon- archy on sustenance far different from '.hat fey th* s«tef modern quacks trouad ut," >

FROM THE LONDON CORRESPONDENT OF THE MERLIN." CITY, THUKSDAT EVENING. The Royal Visit to Ireland, immediately on the prorogation of Parliament next month, is now officially announced by Secretary of State. 1 lie couie/ted election in the city has been the executively ab- sorbing subject-of interest this week. and has excited a good deal of party feeling. Contiary to expecta ir n, a Conservative candi- date was found in the person of Lord J. Manners, of course, only as a pis oiler, Mr. G. F. Young, the Protectionist shipowner, having declined to be put in Domination because defeat would, in his position, have deah so severe a blow aDd heavy a dis- couiagement to the Anti-Free-trade cause and it were madness to have anticipated anything short of signal failure tor any can- didate upholding the principle which keeps Rothschild out of Parliament. Not that the Baron personally is any very great lavouiite in commercial circles; but still as the exponent of broad principles and the accidental medium of asserting the doctrine of universal religious equality, he has created an en- thusiasm which has agnin sent him to the Hcuse of Comn.ons, in the teeth of the Lords' vote, by a majority of 3,515 votes, of the most enlightened constituency in Christendom. This does, not say much for the prevalence of arbitrary and re-actionary opinions, or a desire to uphold formula originating in a t arba- rian condition of our country on the contrary, it indicates a right direction of the popular mind, and a growing antagonism tc the bigot spirit wnich would infiict any political disqualifica- tion for speculative opinion. It will also help to banish the Epil it of raste. ard sect, and Phariseeism, which unhappiiv clings tc modern society. But our department is net politics; we pro- ceed, therefore, to our usual mercantile resume. a ouching the state cf general business, ne cannot do better tnRn quote the following remarks from the Overland Circular of Jessrs. Trueman and House, the colonial brokers, just handed to as Another month has passed without having brought a1 out the removal of those ( b,tructions, which have now existed lor manr mcnths, to the commerce 01 this country, with torn of the pr ncipal continental markets and though seme facilities have been affuided, through indirect channels, for the transmission of goods to those quarters, yet our export trade has sufierec much. from this interruption of free IDlercourse wi'h the northern ports of Germany, and the south of Europe. The home trade gene- rally maintains H healthy position, attributable to theactiveem- ployment of the manufacturing population; there are complaints of distress from some of the agricultural districts but it may be hoped that the present seasonable leather will be followed by a. productive harvest, of which there is every promise, so as to ameliorate the condition of this portioD of the community COL- fidence in the future can hardly be said to have increased, the political affairs ot the continent continuirig in the same state of turmoil as heretofore but the disease having become chronic, and the effect upon the value of produce having proved to be less depressing than the fears of commercial men had ) d them to anticipate, business has fallen more and more of late into its ordinary course, and the prospect of money continuing very abundant has led to speculative transactions to tho-e articles which, from their position, presented inducement to such ope- rations. "SUCAH.—The colonial market bas lately been inactive, the importers being unwilling to sell, in view of the reduction of Is. per cwt. in the dury, which will take place oo the 5th inst. Tbe prices of West India and Mauritius declined in the early part of the month Is. per cwt., but have since recovered fully 6d.; Benares has been steady, at the quotations of tbe 1st ult., but sales have been made with difficulty. In foreign suzar, on the spot, the transactions have been chiefly confined to the sale of grocery sorts of Porto Rico, &rc., wnich have sold well for ex- port there has been but little demand." The weatner continues dry and forcing for the growing crops. which are reported excellent from all parts of the country; the wheats aie particularly well spoken of; the soring corn suffera for want of rain. of which scarcely any has fallen in and around Londoti.althongh westeriy galef have prevailed here.and brought moisture in some parts 01 the country. We hear less and less about the potatoe disease in Ireland; so that on the whole pros- oec's ate certainly at present remarkably good for haivest. During the past week we have taken a run, following the course of the 1 hames from Teddington to the North Foreland, and we can confidently aver that in the isle of Thanet, and, indeed, in Kent generally, the wheats never looked more luxuriant and well eared-up. The potatoes, too, in the home counites, are unex- ceptionable, fo far as can be perceived but this, end the turnip crop, require rain. In the south of France the sickle is at work. and the result, says our French met can tile corresponded, "leaves nothing to be desired." (I nder these circumstances, there is but little transpiring of i-ilerest in Mark Lane; sull prices do not decline in the face of these splendid prospects, and muft liberal supplies of foreign griin, file imports of which, fur tllp montll ending June 5th, show ftc aggregate of 747.5G7 q s. of all de- scriptions, against Xr-,860 qis. la the corresponding month of 1848. Our exports continue to show a stendy increase, such as is no less surprising than encouraging. The imptovement amounts to £ Z;~jO,54H, as compared with June, 1848, and tbe total increase durine the fir»t five months of the vear, as compaied with the corresponding period of 14S. is f'2,86S,946. The export of metals issligntly increasing, but machinery continues todecreane, as might be expecied, while nations ere forgetting the useful arts in the pursuit of wars and 1-olitical vagaries. The drooping position of our iroo market is enhanced by the conviction that stocks are not only increasing in first hands, but also at the ports of shipment, independently of which the de- mand for home consumption is extremely limited. In castines, there has been a small contractfor the Oxford Water Works, for which the tenders have been (as is understood) most numerous. It has not transpired on our Exchange at what price these pipes bave been taken, but we know offers have been IDt in as low as f5 15.. per ton, delivered. CITY OF LONDON ELECTION. The writ for the City of London, rendered necessary by the resignation of Baron Rothschild, was issued on Friday, and the Sheriffs appointed the nomination to take place on Monday. It was generally believed that the election would take place without opposition, and that the City of London would thus pass an unanimous vote in favour of the repeal of the remain- ing relict of religious disqualiifcations which stain our statute book. This expectation was, however, at the last moment, disappointed. It was rumoured on Sunday and Monday, that the Protectionists were determined to bring forward a candi- date, and at the time appointed, the rumour was verified bv the appearance of Lord John Manners, who was duly proposed and seconded, and supported on a show of ham's bv about two hundred suffrages of the persons assembled. A Poll was then demanded. Mr. Raikes Currie proposed, and Mr, John Dillon, of the firm of Morrison and Co, seconded the nomination of Baron Rothschild, who was eleciea by a majority of 3515. A notice of petition, on a charge of bribery, has been served upon Baron Rothschild.

Shipping Intelligence. NEWPORT. Imports and Exports tor the week ending July 4. IMPORTS. INDUSTRY, Malooy, Cork, cattle.—Heber, Deeist, AasB' *ron- Edward, Lambert, Gloucester, Milt.—Hannah, Long, Bristol, stone.—Liberty, Da via, •SSBSaChepstow, timber Brothers. Caviner, Bristol, sleepers.-Swanwa Packet, Doddridge, Bridgw..ter, flour.- Mary Ann, Rees, Barrow, iron ore. Friends, Janes, Bridg- water, ound ries. -Sisters, Thompnon, Chepstow, malt.-Sarah. Knight Gloucester, sundriet. Grannet. Dal ton, Bridgwater, s,iildries.-Aquila, James, Barrow, iron oe.-Bot-reatxx Castle, Shout, Padstow. ballast. Brittannia, Celia, Bridg- vrater, ^r^ctes.'—Bristol -Packet fttiddridtfe, — Milford Packet, Williams, Barrow, iron ore. Carnation, Hoare, London, oats.—Providence, Owens; Jane, Clayton; Thomas and Francis, Saint, Barrow, iron ore.-Eliza. Long, Neath, cinders.- NJ ariet ta, Thomas IV, li,tehaven, iron ore Patty, Couch. Glasgow, iron.—Ocean, Harding, Barrow, iron ore.-—Ti-ijent, Evans, Pwllheli, iron ore. Twins. Cooper. Dublrn, sundries.-Good Hope, Knight, Carmarthen, cinders. hliza, M illtams, Portfnadoe, iolittes -Alary, Chin Neath iron Massareer.e, Glover, Whitehaven Richard Frfsrau' W hitehaven, iron ore.—St. George, Hancock, Biistol 'straw — Industry, Mmford, Scilly, potatoes—Mary, Jones,' Barrow ore. Rover, Beynon, Neath, cinders.—Adelaide, Felix' Nantes, flour.—Brreze, Belling, Fowey, ore. Albion.' Pu -h ■ Thomas, Morris, Whitehaven, iron ore.-Oiver, Cadet, Nantes' fiour.-Marti)a, Evans, Barrow, iron ore.—Happy Return, Rurasoti, Cork, T)orteT. -omnibus. LeBoupin, Nantes, flotir.- Nancy Brown, Donavon, Youghal, pit wood.-Gluaiier, Pope, Cork, oats. Mercurv, Lavis, Whitehaven, iron ore-Com- merce, Rowles, Cardiif, iron.-Elleii, Evans, Whitehaven, ore. -Friendsbi p, Waits,Gloucester, flont.—Lilly, Jenkins, Uphill, potatoes.— Nancy, Wildare, New Rofs Unanimity, Mitchell, Bridgwater, flour. EXPORTS. Nisida. Stewart, Charlestown, 716 tons railway iron.-Dart. er Clark, Gibraltar, 120 tons coal Princess Victoria, Howell, Bermuda, 505 tons coal.-Juno, IVliram, Portsmouth, United States, 750 tons railway iron.-Florence. Williams, Malta, 151 tons coal. James Orr, Orr, Boston, United States. 26.5 tons railway iron. Mularina, Farran Messina, 139 tons bar iron and 30 tons coal.-London Packet, Phillips Malaga, 86 tons coal.-Chusan. Stanes, Jamaica, 582 tons coal.-Ilaclls, Dra- pril;atte Malta, 365 tons coal.-Bodice&, Dapre, Pderrno. JOO tons coal. Eugenia, Edwards, Chester Niary Aiin, liees Liverpool; John, Wedlock, Truro; Milford Packet, Liverpool Girl I Love. Sutton, Cork Eliza, Phillips, Liverpool; Cnion, Gwyther, BridzNviiter Wellington, Nicholas, Liverpool Morning Star. Tuomas. Liverpool; Providence, Roberts. Dub- j Prince, Fawkam. London; Farmers Lass, Lodway, Liver- pool Belle, John, Liverpool; Two Brothers, Jones, Hull; Elizabeth, Pearson, Chester; Magaret and Ann, Summer. Preston; Eclipse, McKee, Runcorn John Clifton, Parrell, Dundalk, iron. GLAMORGANSHIRE CANAL. I Imports and Exports for the week ending July 3. IMPORTS. Eaglet, New Diligence, Aberystwith; Marv and Elizabeth, Friendship, Merchant, Gloucester; John Barry, Rambler, Cork; Pacific, Fishguard; Star, Portmadoc; Marv Ann, Swansea; Aeron Aiaid, Aherayvon; Charles, Newport; John, Bristol; Hobert Jonei, Union, Enterprise, Yarmoutil Ann and Betsy, Milford; Richard, Exetej Hope, Watchet; Ro- bert, Aberthaw Devonshire, Waterford, sundries.—Caroline, Catheiine, Irwin; Jane and Mary, Swansea, pit! iron.-Active, Nottingham, Sisters, Buliow; Bristol Trader, Maria, Barrow, iron ore-Artliur, Hemietta, Provider, Plymouth William, Yaiiden, Newport; Highlander, Saucy Jack, Yarmouth; Ro- bert, Portmadoc; Thomas, Bide ford Samuel, Ann, Hawkin, Abuluiita, Exeter; Josephine. Carnarvoti; Catherine, New- quary Sophia, Cardigan Isabella, Burness Elizabeth, Mil- ford Atalanta, Dartmouth; Ann and Maria, Biisham; Sis- ters, Chepstow, ballast. EXPORTS. Peter and Rebecca, Diamond, William and Ann, Atalanta, Anna Maria, London; William, Newhaven; Alert, Diamond, Newcastle William, Gloucester; Gleaner. Newport, iron. Talbot, Falmouth Sisters, Chepstow; Fidget. Symrna, coal. -Sisters, Economy. Nottingham, Active, Buliow Cattle, John, Bristol; Star, Catherine, Caroline, Ballow, light.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES,& DEATHS. BIRIHS. On the 30th nit., at Newport, the wife of Mr. Clarke, grocer an cl provision merchant. of a daughter. On the 29th ultimo, at Newport, the wife of Mr. R. Webb iroiimoitiZeT, Of a daughter. On the 7th ult., at St. Arvans-court, Monmouthshire, the wife of the Rev. John Graham. of a son. On the 26th ult., at Sunnybank, near Crickhowell, the lady of Capt. Parkinson, of a daughter. On the 2bth ultimo, at Great Tower-itreet, the wife of G. J. Clarke, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIAGES. On the 1st instant, at St. Woellos Church, Newport, by the Rev. E. Hawkins, Mr. William .lames, cabinet maker, to Misa Mary Ann Miles, both of this town. On the 1st instant, at the Baptist Chapel. Monmouth, by the Rev. H. Clark, Mr. William Trowen, of Newland, to Mim Eliza Williams, of West Dean. On the 2nd instant, at the Baptist Chapel, Ragland, by the Rev. J. Jones. Mr. Thomas Edwards, to Miss Rachel Morgan both of that place. < On the '2nd instant, at the Independent Chap,1, Monmout! by the Rev. Thomas Loader, Mr. Charles Pembridga, to Ali. Mary Ann Stroud, both of MOllmoutb. On the 2nd instant, at the Baptist Chapel, Rasland, Mr. Williaui Thomas, of Ragland, to Miss Ann James, of AOer- sychan. On the 27th nit., by license, at St. Panl'a Cborch, Brurtol, John Aser, tbird son of Mr. John Jones, mineral spent for rne Tredegar Iron Company, to Rebecca, youngest daughter ot Mr. James George, Bristol.. 0 On the 1st instant, at St. Mary'» Chnrcb, Cardiff, by the Rev. W L Morgan, vicar, Mr. liven Lewis, Wyher, both of Cardiff. „ IJ On the 3uth ult., at St. Mary's Church. Cardiff, by W. A. Conway, Mr. Henry Miles, Ito Mi•» !J? On Ihe 27th ult., at Troedyrawr, by the Rev.L^ ^wts curate cf Bleanan. Momouthshire, • J0ne« thi» Pandv, Llanarth, Cardiganshire, to M:w ISarah' th« eldest daughter of Daniel Jones, Esq, of Ialbarth, Cardi- ganshire. Dim On the 29th ultimo, at Park, near Cardiff, Thomas Morgan, Esq., of Giaie House, Merthyr, aged 54 years Lately at Risca, Marthu, widow of the late William Phillipg> Esq., of Risca, magistrate and deputy-lieutenant for thi* county, aped 86 years. On the 26th ult., at her residence, Pontypocl Mrs. Martha Jones, relict of the late Mr. Wutkin Jones, butcher, of that town, aired S2 years. On the 2nd instant, at the Kymin, Monmouth, Elizabeth third daughter of Mr. Robert Parry, au'ed 13 years. On the 1st instant at Monmouth, Mr. Thomas Pritchard of the Eitht Bells aged 57 years. On the 2nd instant, at Discestow Court. Reginald, David se venth bon of Samuel Bosanquet, Esq., uge(i 2 vears and 5 months. On the 3rd instant, by being thrown from his horse Jame* Hill, Esq., t.;e eminent railway contractor On the 29th ultimo, euddenlv, in an omnih-. A of disease of the heart, John Philpotts Fsn h»r » ^0Iul°n. of the Bishop of Exeter, and for 1" brotLer the City ot Gloucester in parliament' ased^ .rePresentati*e On tbe 28th nit., at NewtmrT „ .f Vn te 6th ult., at Templemore. of cholera- William Clipi- oner Bivise, Esq., Captain in the iard regiment, sir,,reiely rt!- n!,e?i a! ,e ° <,rs of ,lis reKimer»t aired 27 years. frmn Br'ls'0l. of cholera, v,hile on her wav • C^Td,ff ,0 Bradford, Wiltshire, on her visit to her mo*- iVu* nma-the of Mr. George Pmart, Bute I l)ocks, Cardiff, leavinjr four young children to lament her MH* rejfrtUtd ty her relations »nd friend*

Wordo God, and which is frequently developed in a complete transformation of habits and character. The Rev. C. W. Bingham, M.A., the deputation from the parent society, then addressed the meeting, remarking, in the course of his observations, that if ever there was a time when it was necessary to make efforts in connexion with the British and Foreign Bible Society, it was the present period, when the mighty changes which were transpiring around us, gave ample and inviting opportunities for the introduction and free circulation of the sacred scriptures, in places where, hitherto, the greatest barriers had been presented to the society^ operations. The society had been awake to these opportuni- ties, and it afforded him pleasure to state that in their onward progress during the past year, they had considerably increased their issues of copies of the inspired volume. During the year, the society had issued copies of the scriptures of these, the large number of son.non had been distributed in our own country. The society had also received, notwith- standing the depression of the inonied interests of the country, £;)000 more during last year, than in any former year. But whilst many were rejoicing in these tokens of the society s success, the public were looking to the results of their under- taking, and many were asking what was the effect of all this income, and this large circulation of the scriptures. The rev. gentleman said time would fail him, did he attempt to give a detailed answer to this question but, after mentioning some encouraging proofs of individual attachment to the Bible, Mr. Bingham said he thought the meeting might safely subscribe to the sentiment of the Rev. Mr. Stowell, lately delivered at Exeter Hall, viz.—that the extended circulation of the scrip- tures in Manchester and other manufacturing towns, was the great cause which had induced a patient endurance of suffer- ing and distress in those places, under circumstances of a peculiarly trying character, and which had probably prevented outbreaks and general disaffection. The rev. gentleman then mentioned some pleasing instances in which bibles had been supplied in large numbers to intending emigrants; and then fassed on to a notice of the Bible Society's operations in Vance. The fearful revolution which had recently convulsed that unhappy country, had, as might have been expected, somewhat retarded.the operations of the agents of the Bible Society; at the same time, it was a cause for thankfulness to Almighty God, that they had been enabled, to some extent, to preserve the even tenor of their "my," amid conflicts and bloodshed; and on the whole, perhaps more had been done than might have been anticipated. There had been 107.000 copies of the scriptures distributed in France last year, against the larger number of 1*20,000 in the year preceding. Mr. Bingham then dwelt at some length upon the efforts of the agents of the society in France, mentioning several striking instances of the most deplorable ignorance of the scriptures among certain portions of the population and remarking upon the eagerness and thankfulness with which many indivi- duals, especially among the Roman Catholics, availed them- selves of the assistance afforded by the Bible Society in obtaining copies of the scriptures. The rev. speaker then proceeded to express his satisfaction at the introduction, and comparatively extensive circulation of the scriptures in Italy. The society had carried its efforts even into the very city of Rome itself. Four thousand copies of the scriptures had been printed in Rome by the society, during the past year; printed by Roman Catholic printers, and even with Roman Catholic types. A few years ago, a bible could scarcely be found in Rome, and a gentleman who was there some years since, could only obtain a cumbrous and ullwieldy edition, of many volumes, which no man could carry, even if he could buy It, Under these circumstances, lie thought there could be only one opinion as to the ultimate effect; for whatever might be the immediate result of the present hostile position of atfnirs between France and the Romans, he believed that the free circulation of the scriptures in Rome would so under- mine the stronghold of the Papacy, that if the Pope should ever get back to the Papal chair, he could not long continue to occupy it. In Milan, also, the scriptures were now being freely distributed, as also in Genoa, the rev. gentleman mentioning some striking instances of the facilities afforded to the agents of the society in those places, by the Customs authorities, in allowing the untaxed introduction of the bible. Mr.Bingham next turned his attention to Africa, mentioning a pleasing case of nine poor females, who, not having the means of paying for copies of the bible, sought and obtained permission to work in the missionary's garden a sufficient time to pay for their treasures. Having again briefly glanced at the general operations of the society, the rev. gentleman proceeded to allude, more particularly, to Newport. He confessed he was rather surprised to hear that out of the {500,000 bibles circulated in this kingdom, only a very small number had been distributed at Newport. He would urge the auxiliary committee to renewed exertion, and trusted a more encouraging report would be presented for Newport next year. The Rev. — Isaac, Curate of Malpas, then briefly urged upon the assembly the necessity of additional effort in the cause of this excellent society. The Rev. \V. Allen was then called upon, and earnestly defended the practice of scattering the Word of God far and wide, without note or comment, among all classes of society. He contended that every man had a perfect and indisputable right to read the scriptures for himself, believing, as he did, that no human explanation couli make the "truths essential to salvation better understood than they might be, from the perusal of the pure and unadulterated Word of God. The rev. gentleman eloquently and warmly repudiated interference from any quarter, in the reading and interpretation of the scriptures, and in matters of religion generally. The Rev. Thomas Barfield was then called upon, and proceeded to remark that he had no sympathy with those who did not attribute the convulsions and changes traiispiring on the Continent to the overruling providence of God. He believed that the God of truth was using these convulsions j and revolutions for the more extended dissemination ot the scriptures, and the accomplishment of other great purposes. He then briefly glanced at the progress of the society among ? Roman Catholics in France, and neighbouring countries, and concluded by expressing his most hearty sympathy with its objects. The Rev. H. Wybrow then briefly addressed the assembly, 1 relating some encouraging instances of the usefulness of t.ie society; and after a few remarks from a gentleman named Bowden, of Bristol, who, we understand, takes a great inter- est in the objects of the society, and occasionally circulates copies of the scriptures, in the course of his business as a commercial traveller; the Chairman made some appropriate concluding oh-ervations. A vote of thanks, was then passed, by acclamation, to W m. Evans, Esq., th- mayor, for the use of the Hall on the occasion, and to the chairman, J.J. Cordes, Esq., when the Doxology was sung, and the meeting separated. The following resolutions were unanimously passed during the evening That the report now read, be adopted, printed, and distri- buted, under the direction of the committee • and this meeting duly appreciates the services rendered to the society by the gentlemen constituting its officers, committee, and collectors and especially the ladies of the auxiliary association, and requests that thev allow themselves to be re-elected, with power to add to their number. That this meeting, more persuaded than ever that the scriptures are the only rule of faith and test of truth, and that the writings and teachings of men, however good, talented, or learned, and whether living in the earliest centuries of the CnristianfjJhurch, or in the present day, are only deserving of attention, in proportion as they are in strict accordance with "hat God has himself revealed, regard it as a duty of the jaikjaajjyghpftfcjp%prtan<;e to asp every means -to promote the most textenstfb c lr culaxi&n' oT tnobitil e,Tint a tTfcr^fMnttxitrtrrt -of the earth shall possess the heavenly treasure for himself. That this meeting desires to acknowledge that the success, both at home and abroad, which has attended the operations of the British and Foreign Bible Society, is to be attributed to the goodness and condescension of God, who is sometimes pleased to use human instrumentality to promote His own flory; and also to express its thankfulness to an overruling 'rovidence, for those recent openings for bible distribution in those continental countries where the Word of God has been no long undervalued, and its use prohibited.