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Foreign and Colonial Intelligence. FRANCE. A letter from Cannes states that Ibe Commandant of the fort ef the He Saime Maguerite has received orders to prepare for the recepiion of 600 prisoners made by the French army in the late attacks on Rome. The steamer Caton, which arrived at Marseilles on Tuesday ■e'nnight, took on board a quantity of arms for the service of the Italian expedition. A Marseilles journal says :—"The steam frigate, the Infernal, which arrived at Toulon in the night of the 2nd instant, brings intelligence of the occupation of Rome by the French army, after a terrible combat, which did not last less than five hours. All the letters from Civita Vecchia and from the camp, of the 1st. agree in giving this important piece of news as certain. Our correspondent of Toulon states that, after takiog possession of the bastion No. 8, the well-sustained fire of our artillery silenced that of ihe Romans on all points. In this last affair we made two hundred prisoners, and killed four hundred men. Our cor- respondent terminates his letter by saying, Rome has made its submission to ihe French Government." At the departure of the Infernal from Civita Vecchia, hostilities were suspended, and Ihe "Roman municipality proceeded to the camp to treat of the capitulation of Rome." A letter from Civita Vecchia, dated ten o'clock, the 1st instant, says-" The projected attack on a bastion of Mount Gianico'o took place the 30ih ult. in the morn- iog. There were five hours' fighting, with the greatest success on our part. Our soldiers displayed their usual ardour. We have killed more than four hundred of the Romans, taken seven cannon, and canied a position which greatly disturbed the occu pation of the breach." A letter from Toulon, of the 31st ult., says :—" The sleam- frigate, the Infernal, which has just anchored in the roadsted, with the wounded, and the dispatches of General Oudinot for the Government, brings news of great interest. This steamer left Civita Vecchia the morning of the 2od instant. The in- formation had just teached that town, by extraordinary courier, that our troops, after possessing themselves of the principal posi- tions which dominate the part of the city of Rome which is situated on the left bank of the Tiber, and called the Transtevere, entered the streets, where a terrible conbal look place. They look several pieces of cannon, and made numerous prisoners, but there weie a good many victims on both sides. The Roman National Assembly had demanded a suspension of arms. The struggle, however, continued, It wns said, on Ihe departure of the courier, who placed on board the Infernal the dispatches of the General but discouragement was already in the ranks of a portion of the defenders of the town, and very probably all was about (n terminate. Two steam-frigates, bearing artillery and projectile, leave to-day for Civita Vecchia, and another is about to take on board troops at Marseilles." Paris, Monday EveoiDg.—It was announced to-day, at the Bourse, that a telegraphic despatch had airived with information from Rome, stating that on the <5'.h instant the capitulation was complex. This news did not affect the funds favourably. It is feared that the dreadful slaughter in the assault of the 30th ult., when the French army bayoneted so many of the defenders, will excite anything but a friendly feeling to the French, end that, on tbe othør haud, the Pope will oot show himself very docile to the dictation of the Fiench government, if any such should be attempted. BADEN AND THE PALATINATE. Letters from Carliruhey of the 4th instant, state rtiat Rasladt cODtlOued to be completely surrounded by ihe Prussians, and the general in command had summoned the garrison and inhabitants to sUl/ender within twenty-four hours, threal60iog to bombard the town if they did not. The garrison had refused. The head- quarters of the Prince of Prussia were at OfTenburg, and the military operations in ^>e Oberland were cootiouing. A corps d'aimee had set out for the circle of the lake. M. Brentano, the chief of the revolutionary Government of Baden, who had been accused of treason by the Constituent Assembly of Carlsruhe, has written a latter dated from Zurich, tbe 1st iostant, in which he denies the charge, and says that it was a calumny invented by M. Struve, who wished to deprive him of the power with which he had been invested. He adds, that, as Dictator, be had no concern with the pubiic treasury, and ooly received his three florins a day. HANOVER. Several of the German journals having persisted in stating that Hanover is about to accede to the Prussian Customs' League, the commit'ee of the Hanoverian Commercial Association has, with the sanction of the Government, published a declaration that for the present no such intention is entertained. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. There are reports tbat accounls had beeD received al Copen- hagen of a serious affair, near Silkeborg, between German and Danish troops, but no retails have reached the city. A letter from Hamburgh, of the 4th instant, says The Chamber of Representatives of the Duchies of Schleswig-Hol- Ittin has just resolved, after several days' irrilating debate, to adopt an address to the Provisional Regency, declaring that peace will never be possible with Deumark rí its fundamental basis be net the indissoluble union of Schleswig with Holstein, and the complete fusion of the two Duchies that their annexation to Ihe other States of the Germanic Empire must be irrevocable, and such as was reorganised and guaranteed by the Diet ol Frank- fort that it will never give its adhesion to any arrangement, so long as there shall exist the least administrative or political re- lation between the two duchies and the King of Denmark that it calls on the regency to employ all the public resources of the oatioa for canytog on the war with more decision and energy than ever and that it insists on having envoys appointed to take part in negotiations for peace. This proceeding of tLe Chamber compromises all tbe hopes which had been formed of an amica- ble arrangement, and paralyses all the schemes of arbitration ditcussed at London, Frankfort, and Berlio. All is again placed in doubt, and another year may pBss away without the settle- ment of the question, thereby causing incalculable losses to all GI"many." Copenhagen, July 5.—The Minister of War gives the follow ing report, dated July 1st" The position of affairs remains unchanged at Aarhuus. A subaltern and five Prussian hussars, with their horses, have been taken prisouers. Fredencta was again bombarded on the 2nd, but without effect. ITALY. Accounts from Rome attribute the intended surrender of the city to the fact that the ammunition of the Romans was quite exhausted. For two days before overtures were made to Oudioot, they had been firing glass bottles filled with pieces of iron and combustibles at their assailants. A Roman paper, of the 27th ult., says it is right that all Europe should know that the bullets and bombs of tbe French continue to be discharged without distinction on all such parts of Rome and its people as they can reach. To pay that the defenders of Rome are foreigners is a gross calumoy. If a few Frenchmen have taken up arms for us, they are not the professors of barricades, as is expected, but pacific artists, our hosts for many years past, and who know our rights. But they are very few. The legion of Garibaldi is composed of four-fifths of Romagnols. Another paper maintains that there are not more than 26S foreigners in the Roman ranks. All tbe rest are Romans, with |he exception of 3000 Italians of other states. Great afcihVge ha* bert "ro rte rQinrhrahby t6e Pr«nt^ ^«tfft,* and a fresco by Nicolas Poussin, of which unfortunately no copy exists, has been destroyed. The Austrians, on the 26th ult., made a fresh attack upon Venice, and were repulsed wIth great loss. We learn that Garibaldi, with 5,000 or 6,000 men, quitted Rome on the morning of the 3:d instant, takiog the direction of Terracina, as it was believed. The first division of the expeditionary army set out in pursuit of him on the 4th instant. The Fiench Government have received a telegraphic despatch, not yetpubtiahfd, announcing the arrival of an aide-de-camp of General Oudinot at Marseilles. He states that the French army entered Rome on the 3rd instant, and quitted it on the 4th. AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY. The Prince de Joinville and the Duke de Bourdeaux arp both in Vienna. This visit, at well as that of the Duchess of Orleans 10 Louis Philippe at Hastings, and that of the Due de Leuchteo- berg to Louis Napoleon, are connected, it is said, with the plaDs of the Emperor of Russia for Cossackiaing France as well as Austria, and thus reducing all Europe to a state of vassalage to the A utocracv. The Wiener Zeitung, of the 4th instant, says that direct ac- counts received from the head-quarters at Babolna say that all Ihe divisions of the Imperial army, except the 3,d, had advanced against Comorn to reconnci're the strength of the enemy, which operation was executed, and the Hungarians retired into their entrenchments, but the Commander-in-Chief diiected they should be pursued no further than the entrenched camp around the tete de pont on the right shore of the Danube. I he Hungarians, protected by these entrencbmenls, manoeuvred with twenty squadrons, and kept up a fire from fifty guns for eigLt hours, which, )t it said, did but comparatively little injury. The Hun- garian infantry remained in their entrenchments. One battery had ventured beyond the protection of the guns in the entrench- IDent; but the regiment of Lichtens'ein Light Horse attacked sod captured the battery after cutting down the greater part of the men lit their guns. The. battery consisled of six six-pounders, and two twelve-pounders. The four squadrons which hastened to endeavour to protect the battery wel" doveo back with COD- sideiable lots. From the Ruuian head-quarters, under date Forro, June 30, accounts have been received, which report that the Hungarians, 20,000 strong, had resolved to defend the passes through the Carpathian mountains but that on the advance of the Russians they retired to Tokay, which plare about 5,000 Hungarians first endeavoured to defend. But as they were posted principally on Ihe left shore of the Theiss, two regiments of Cossacks, under Major Toubkine, abandoning their horses, swam over the river, • word in hand, and obtained possession of the Hungarian pon- toons; when threatened on their flanks by the Cossacks, the Hungarians took to night. On the evening of the 29th uit., the bridge over the Theiss was re-established, and 2.i battalions, and 30 squadrons, under General Tcbeodojew, were prepariog to march to attack Debreczta. T i i A letter, under date of the Carpathian mountains, July J, gives the following news :— "Yestetday a heavy cannonade, which lasted for an hour, was heard in the valley of the Waag. To-day we learn that a san- guinary conflIct has taken place between the Russinn irocpa and the Hungarians. We have not heard any details." At Raab the Austritns were guilty of the barbarity of shoot- ing several of their prisoners in cold t food. Kossuth left Pe»th for Grosawardein on the 2nd instant. It is said that Kronatadt was taken by the Russians on the 21st ult. The j^mtiao authorities have, it is said, offered a reward for the,«rfagsination of Geoeral Bern. rf~ The position of the hostile armies on the Waag and Danube is iDsteiially changed. The engagements last week mentioned seem to hate been more disadvantageous to the Magyars than was alfirst clear. In the battle of the Pered, the Hungarians, commanded by Georgey in person, were about 30,000 strong, with 80 pieces of cannon. On the side of theAustriaos, the whole corps of Wohlgemuth, the brigade of Pott, and a corps of 10.000 Russian auxiliaries under Pacjutine, were brought into action. The engagement lasted from five in tbe morning tlH eight io the evening. It began favourably for the Hungarians, but the continued reinforcements which their enemy received turned the scale. The Imperialists succeeded in retaining Pered against all Georgey's attacks, aod at last obliged him to with- draw his whole forre over tbe Waag bridges at Farkase and Negyed, which he destroyed. The loss was great in killed and wounded on each aide-several thousands, it is said. The Russians lost a colonel and four other officers, and the Austrians a major. On the 27th June, the Imperial army pressed forward, to the number of 80,000, on the rear of Georgey's retiring force and on the 28th the town of Raab was entered by the Emperor in person, at the head of the Austrian vanguard. The first accounts spoke of fighting, and great mutual slaughter, before the occupation of Raab bytheAustrians; but it now seems rather to have been evacuated by Georgey, as a part of bis tactical movements, tbe natuie of which it yet to be developed. Perczel has been worsted in some late encounters with the Ban Jella- chick; but he has since joined Bern with a considerable force. The Russians are said to have just entered Transylvania, and advanced as far as Bistrttz, worsting an opposing Hungarian force ontheir way. General Sehlick, who advanced on the road from Raab to Weiasenburg, fought a battle on the 2od instant. He was op- posed by about 10,000 Hungarians, under Geoeral Klapka, who eventually checked his piogress. Of the island of Shutt ihe Hungarians occupy the eastern part up lo Nyarad. The Austrians were here preparing aD attack, so al to effect a junction with the bulk of their army, when it should have crossed the Danube. A Vienna correspondent, of the 4th instant, stales that the head quarters of the Imperialist army has beeo carried back to Raab. RUSSIA. SI. Petersborgh, June 30.—The St. Petersburgh journals of this day announce the death of the Grand Duchess Alexandra, daughter of the heir apparent.

The following tale is ,0''1 of Rabelais When at a great dij- f orn Paris, and without money to bear his expenses, this •UDC!„ author'being thus sharp set. got together a convenient ingeniou havjng tbeQ disposed of it in several quantity of bnck fl Monlleur „ papers, he wrote up hin » and on a thud, "Poison second, Po'so d ,bis provision for the royal family for the King. H.v.ng m H was aD C™.™d. 0.d ..bjec., -I. VrX'.„.c"d.e,de..—J- lelligence to the secretary of state. 1 be secretary presently sent down a IIpecial messenger, who biought up the trallor to court, and provided him, at the kiog's expense, with proper accommo- dation on the road. As soon aa he appealed he was known to be the celebrated Rabelais, and his powder, upon examination, beiog found very innocent, the jest was only laughed at.

«.— To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. SIR,—I find in your report of the Usk Sessions, the case of a lad who was indicted for feloniously sucking cider from a cask with a quill. The grand juiy were so thoroughly disgusted with the case, that they wished the chairman to disallow the costs. The chairman agreed with the grand jury—said there was not a shadow of a case, and that certainly the costs would not be allowed. Can your reporter inform me whether the full costs were not afterwards allowed. as I am interested in the behalf of a poor fellow at Pillgwenlly, whose expenses were disallowed, ahhough a true bill was found by the grand jury, merely because the prisoner told the chairman a lie-namely, that he had drank nine pints of beer in his house, which lie was believed by the court. Yours obediently. ENQUIRER. [ iVe understand that the expenses were allowed on the appli- cation of the prosecutor to the chairman.]

To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. SIR,—Your publication, of last week, contains a long letter from Mr. Wuuitg.it, attacking me in rather unmeasured terms, and were it not that my silence might induce the public to believe the statements made therein, I would treat the letter, as I have long done its author, with silent contempt. Mr. Woollen charges me with being, in conjunction with Mr. Phillpotts, the coricocter of the article in your paper of the pre- vious week. I utterly deny that 1 had any thing whatever to do with it. On the 21st of June I crussed from Clifton to Newport for tbe day, and in passing up the river 1 observed a number of Irish takeu on shore from a vessel at anchor, of which, on land- ing, I gave notice to the police, and subsequently went to the town hall to mention the subject io the magistrates. Whilst speaking to them, Mr. PhillpoIts beckoned me to him, and stated that be was about to make an application to the bench respecting Mr.W oollett, ard as my name might be mentioned, he thought I had better wait. 1 did remain, but, in consequence of what fell from the bench, I abstained from making any comment i n what Mr. YV oollett said. I immediately after left the court, and re- turned to Clifton the following morning. I have not seen, or heard from, Mr. Phillpotts since I left the court, nor had I, until I read Mr. Woollett's letter, any idea that the report emanated from any person except yoor own reporter. Mr. Woollett, anxious to shift a charge ofunprofessiona) con- duct from his own shoulders, tries to fix it on mine but the truth is, that ever since he got possession of the offices in the town hall-rooms which ware intended and ought to be appro- priated for the magistrates and witnesses—he has made use of them as a trap for prosecutois, and, prior to the appointment of the present superintendent, many of the police acted as his agents in the matter; parties were taken to his office, and de- sired to tell Mr. Woollett the rase. which they did undei the supposition that he sat there oVicially for tbe puipose; and in addition to that. Mr. Woollett sent constantly, and to this day does send, to the prosecutor in every case he can hear of-no matter whose client he may be—to ask for the prosecution, and, consequently, I have dllne the like to counteract him. At length, with my full concunence, the undertaking referred to by Mr. Woollett was signed, and until I found that Mr. Woollett had declared he would no longer be bound by the arrangement, Itold the prosecutor In every car-e thaI came befole the county magistrates, Ihat he was at 1 iberty to employ any solicitor he pleased, and I personally abstained, and strictly enjoined every clerk of mine to abstain, from asking any person for a prosecution; and I did not, and I believe no one in my employ, asked for one. In January last I received from Mr. Phillpotts a copy of Mr. Woollett's letter to him, of the 18th of that month, to which 1 replied, that I believed Mr. Woollett had only trumped up the charge as an excuse for breaking through the agreement, and I hoped he would call upon him, at once, to prove it. Mr Phill- potts told me subsequently that he had applied to Mr. Woollett lor proof, but none was ever offered by him and it was not until 1 had obtained three clear cases of ^ir. Woollett's subsequently soliciting prosecutions, that 1 allowed my cleiks to ask for any. The truth I beheve to ue. that Mr. Woollett found he get scarcely any prosecutions without asking for them therefore, he broke the agreement. I atn ready, at any moment, to sign a fresh undertaking not to ask by myself or clerks for a prosecution, under a heavy penalty; and should be delighted to get rid of a practice which I deem unprofessional. I could easily answer every paragraph in Mr. Woollett's letter, but have said enough, I trust, to satisly the public, and, there- fore, will not treslJass further on Jour columns. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, HENRY JOHN DAVIS. London, 4th July, 1849. [The above was received too late for our last week's Dumber.]

To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. SIR,—In a recent number of your paper, I find my name and legal avocations set out in extenso by Mr. Thomas Woollett, town clerk, who appears to be afraid that your readers should labour under any misapprehension as to my teal position in life. Now, know ye all men," if it be necessary to announce it in the legal form. that 1 am the deputy clerk to the borough magistrates of Newport, and to the magistrates of the divisions of Newport and Christchurch, and that I attend to the criminal business of Messrs. Birch aod Davis at the assizes and sessions. There is "TlOTiiysiery in all tiiis; but a base insinuation -has gM-abioad, and is encouraged by inteiested parties, that there is some illegal pecuniary connexion between the borough and county magistrates clerk, with regard to the criminal prosecutions at the assizes and sessions. It is utterly false and untrue that there is any such connexion. I ieally am at a loss to understand the cause for Mr. Wool- lett's very lengthened lucubrations—with sundry parts of it I have nothing to do, but I must say, I think an unwarrantable liberty has been taken with the names of several gentlemen who are in no way connected with the dispute between Mr. Woollett and Mr. Phillpotts. Even the dead are brought out of the tomb to look on. and old Pyke, who has been transported for Ills delinquencies, cannot be allowed to rest in exile. Old time, too, is raked over, and the year 1844 ransacked for instances of pro- fessional misconduct. The faculty of memory is made to revolve. "Well remembers sundry little "touting" goes opposite Pyke's office, which attracted civic notice and aldermanic cen- sure. Why is all this ? Criminal business, to the discredit of Newport, appears to be of a very thriving description otherwise we should hardly see learned gentlemen emerging from their private residences, before breakfast, on "touting" errands-touting for retainers like cab. drivers for passengers. Mr. Woollett insinuates that when 1 issue a warrant for felony, I ask 101 a retainer. I defy him to prove his assertion. He writes most pitifully of the serious inconvenience it puts him to that ray office is held under the same roof as that of Messrs. Birch and Davis. Why, he might just as well complain that the county court office was held under the same roof. Mr. Woollett has extraordinary facilities for procuring business. The police are, in a great measure, under his mnuence he always defends them whereas theWatch Committee ought to have his unbiassed assistance—and his office is immediately over the police station. No sooner are the fastenings, which secure an unlucky tlllet, heard in the town clerk's room, over head, than the prosecutorts eagerly sought after. The public ought to know that Mr. Woollelt, as town clerk is not "officially entitled to the conduct of prosecutions, but that the prosecutor can select his own attorney." It is not only amusing, but absutd, in the learned gentleman, to whine about the office ot magistrates' clerk, when he knows that the very locus in quo he now occupies is the one where the magistrates' clerk ought to be. The two rooms, now occupied in the town hall by Mr. WooOett, were originally marked out on the plan of the building as magis- trates rooms, for their accommodation and that of their clerk, and it is really surpiising to me that the mayor and magistrates ot Newport, will submit to this want of accommodation, especially so, when the Municipal Act requires the town council to provide them with such accommodation. 1" every borough of any impoitance, the inagistraies' cleik's office is to be found in the town hall. Mr. Woollett qnofes a clause from the Municipal Act, mfhct" inr; a penalty of £ 100 on every borough justices'clerk, who is directly or indirectly interested in the piosecution of any offender at the assizes or sessions, and says a similar provision was some time ago introduced into a bill for the regulation of county ma- gistrates' clerks, but that the bill was shelved. Yes, it is well- known that the county magistrates' clerks have great influence in the House of Commons, and that to pass any measure affecting their interests, will always be found a matter of some difficulty. But Mr. Woollett is totally wrong about the bill in question. It dId at first contain the provision alluded to but was shelved, containing a clause giving the magistrates powerto appoint their clerk to conduct all the prosecutions so that instead of a penalty for conducting the one, the clerks were to conduct all So much for the learned gentleman's correctness. I would here remark. on the exceeding unfairness of allowing county clerks to conduct prosecutious, and restricting borough clerks under a severe penalty from doing so. I have commented on the influence Mr. Woollett has over Ihe police. Perhaps he will remember, the other evening, admit- ting to the watch committee, that one of the police, named Lloyd, asked a prosecutor for a retainer for him, but, of course, it was altogether a mistake There is no monopoly in Newport as to the business of prose- cutions. They go Inlo five diffeient offices in the town, and Mr. Woollett, through touting, &c.. &c., generally hay more than half. W hat rii;lit has he to complain ? I know that to adhere to any understanding not to tout, would not answer his purpose. He complains that no printed notice was delivered to the pro- secutors, in pursuance of the arrangementcome to, but a written one was. 1 delivered a few at the town hall myslt, but as soon as Mr. W,oollett resumed the unprofessional practice, 1 discon- tinued doing so, as they were then of no use, and, besides, the solicitors ought to have furnished the clerks with the printed notices in question. Mr. Woollett complains of my being used," as he calls it in his own sweet way, to procure business for Messrs. Birch and Davis. Pooh! pooh! it is all moonshine. I would scorn to be "used "in an unfair way, by any man or set of men, and am ready to perform my humble part in any arrangement to put down a disreputable practice. With this letter I bid the subject farewell. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, THUS. KESSICK.

CHAPEL AND CHURCH. To tile Editor of CM Monmouthshire Merlin. Sirt,—A short time ago, your journal contained an account of a thief at Risca, who went straightway from chapel to commit his depredationx. The reverend magistrate, before whom the culprit was brought, thought proper to embrace the opportunity, in his offi- cial capacity as a magistrate, to stigmatize the chapels, and those that "groan" in them, as he was pleased to style the devotional.exercise of those who attend chapels, and are willing to give their assent by saying, "Amen," or otherwise, without being paid tor so doing. It is unfortunately but too true, that unprincipled hypocrites are sometimes to be found in the garb of religion, in churches, chapels, kirks, synagogues, &c. and are, notwithstanding their outward semblance of dovotion, without religion at heart, and void of the mora! character inculcated in the bible. 1 here is scarcely a religions congregation, 01 any section of the ChnsHan community, free from these nuisances, and such was ihe ca probably, ever since the little flock of old, had its Judas. Had the rev. gentleman censu-ed hypocrites Sen ther they be attendants of churches, chapels, kir ? religious edifices, ins rebuke would have met the pi lecture been bj« <>»; £ was there of mentioning frequenters of chape L- 5.RPN,|I,, of churches? And what reason had be to m allusion to the mode of worship in chapels which, by the by, may be proved to be fully as rational, and scriptural, it not moie so, than that of putting two persons to answer each other. We should emphatically ask this reverend censurer of disser.ters, whether the place or form of worship adopted in the chapel where this person was, had anything to do with his thieving propensity ? If not, what occasion was there for the gratuitous and ungenerous insinuations of this clerical magistrate, towards those who differed from him in religious belief; and even of taking advantage of his office as a magistrate to cast invective on dissent? All the parties are entire strangels to me, but when public functionaries evince such palpable bigotry, and that being reported faithfully in the journal; they must consider themselves open to the animadversionsof the public. They must be greatly mistaken, if they will take for granted, that the dissenters will not vindicate their principles, as long as the freedom (If the press renders them so much facility for so doing. Should the above rev. gentleman be desirous of having a com- parative vew of the statistics of criminals in Wales from among chapel and church attendants, in proportion to their num- ber; I would readily and gladly render every assistance in my power, to satisfy him aDd I have no fear of the result being prejudicial to dissenters. I could enumeiate cases of crime perpetrated by church at- tendants during the last two years, 10 a considerable extent; but the invidiousne5s of such a course would be equally objection- able with the conduct of the above gentleman. The following report, taken from the Carnarvon Herald, of Ihe 23td ult., of an event which occurred at Rhyl, in North Wales, about a fortnight ago, will have a tendency to revive one's spirits, and serve as a specimen of the piety of some, not only of the attendants, but the leaders, not of a dissenting chapel. The introduction cf it here, may be excusable, for it may serve, in some measure, as an amusing antidote to the above. RI;YL.—A Sea-side Frolic, or Batch of Established Church- men Turned dippers. — A somewhat laughable circumstance oc- curred here on Saturday evening last. A party of young clergymen arrived in the morning to enjoy the benefit of the sea breeze and after partaking pretty ft eel y of the good things of this life, it was proposed to take a drive upon the beach, and mine host was ordered to ballast the carnage with a quantum suff. of brandv, soda water, and cigars. With a full cargo they proceeded on their drive, amusing themselves amazingly on their passage by shooting the promenaders with the corks from the soda water bottles. At length it was suggested by one of the paity, that a wash in the salt water, as the tide was turning would be an excellent thing for the feet of the young carriage hoises. No sooner proposed than acceded to, and the coachman was ordered at once to proceed into the ocean. The order was obeyed, and .he horses for a time proceeded very quietly but, suddenly, the carriage wheels sunk up to the axles, probably borne down by the extraordinary weight of theological knowledge the carriage costained. All the efforts of coachman end horses to extricate the carriage were without avail, and the latter possibly not liking their bath, began to plunge fearfullv. and at Ifength walked ofT with tbe pole of the carriage only. This was not much annoyance to the black coated gentlemen, as they thought the tide was turning, and the carriage would be soon high and dry consequently, the brandy, soda water, and cigars, were called into requisition to wile away the time. In the midst of their mirth at the odd circumstance that had happened, they were struck with astonishment by shcuts from the shore, and at finding themselves floating iuthe out to sea. The-tide, certainly was turning; but it was to their no small surprise re- f urninjt. Napoleon's cry was the immediate order ofthe moment, each one precipitating himself into the water just in time to be able to walk on shore up to the neck amid the loud laughter of the spectators on shore." WILLIAM ROBERTS. Blaenau Gwent.

LAW OF DEBTOR AND CREDITOR. To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. SItti As you inserted my last communication, I sub- mit the following continuation of the argument, under the con- viction of the importance of the subject itself; at the same time, in the hope that the attention of others more cap: ble, may be directed to it, of which 1 am conscientiously persuaded it is both susceptible and deserving-I purposely abstain from quoting the many passages from scripture, in support of my position, as these are too well known to need repeating. It is evident that the principle of the Bankrupt Laws, is opposed to that 01 Christianity, in as much as they, if not encourage, it least afford a pretext under the sanction of avithotity, for the non-foigiveness of injuries. If it be said that such a command is impracti- cable how monstrous is such an assertion,—If it be said it can be modified — how presumptuous,—If it he said it can be im- proved!—how profane. To argue for any of these objects is not to dream dreams, to indulge in the phantasies of a busy imagi- nation, or harmless apeculations—it is to convict us at once of the grossest dissimulation and hypociisy. Do we not profess to be Christians? No doubt we ALI. do, and is not Christianity the law of our iand ? Then it is indisputably clear, that laws which not only do not inculcate that of Christ, but, in their enactments,;aie diametrically opposed.to it, must be anomalous in a Christian country, and a violation of the principles of its faith. The advocates cf these laws appear to rest upon a point, common to all advocates in a bad cause, or one upon which their interests are supposed to defend-namelv, that these laws are necessaiy—unavoidable, or. in the modern, but less plain term, they are expedient—If they are just and wise, then are they expedient, and then only-and they are not so, consist- tently with the precepts of the gospel. Why then are they said to be expedient ? upon what should their expediency rest ? It should rest upon the safety and welfare of the whole commu- nity, or at least upon the whole of that portion of it wh:ch these laws more immediately concern. What evidence—what proof is brought forward to sustain theselaws? A lew merchants and traders of the city of London, have of late petitioned parliament to revise these laws, and to make them more stringent,—is this alone sufficient? Should we not take into consideration the wishes of those who make no complaints-who are contented to bear the losses of trade—who calculate these as certain and in- evitable, and regulate their profits accordlOgly? of those wbo without a whet-updesire to reap all the fair gainsof theirlabour, yet are still contented to look to something also besides mere pelf-of these, and they ate many, who take delight in the free exercise of that charity, of that forgiveness of injuries, which they themselves hope to receive when they, in their turn, are called upon to give an accoutitof theirstewardships 1 Shuuld these laws be chopped and changed, like the fashion of a garment upon the me'e petition of a few individuals, greedy and revenge- ful until they have the full penalty of their bond, and more too? —The law of debtor and creditor ought to be (if at all) the careful, deliberate, and charitable convtotion of the sense of the whole community, and nlilt the mere guess of the legislature, founded upon the representations of parties supposed to be the onlv parties concerned or interested in it. These parties allege that the law is necessary for the safety of Ihe oreditor, to check the rashness of the debtor, and so to lessen net loss of those engaged in business. To ascertain the truth of this allegation, the following questions must be ;mswered.- What is the aggregate amount of losses, as appears by the in- debtedness, deducting assets, of bankrupts, in a given time, say five years? What is the loss per cent. upon the debt of each creditor? To this per cent age AnD the cost of this law! of judges salaries, commissioners, barristers, attorneys, accouti- tants.c)erks,&c., &ic., and then see what the creditors have gained by their Christian legislation. But in order to have a fair average of the loss by trade generally, the whole amount of profit should be come at as near as may be, aud the whole amount of loss. This would show how JUtle need tiade hat of any bankrupt Jaw whatevet, and, there- fore, according to its own shorting, iTfat a whole eonurfiuiiiiy should not have such an outrage imposed upon it. As to the safety of the creditor. If the bankrupt law, or any other of human contrivance, could prevent improvidence, or reo strain imprudence in the creditor u well a8 the debtor, then such a law would be bencficial, but neither prevents any more than it cures these evils, as the law only comes into operation after and not before the injury has been committed, and this has been exemplified in many remarkable and well-known instances, oflate, where creditors have entirely repudiated the law, piefei- ring to leave their demands to the fair settlement of their debtors, than to have recourse to the imperfect, unsatisfactory, and expensive method, devised by the legislature, for the adjustment 01 their own private affairs. As to the punishment of fraud,—let the crimes of debtots be punished by the same courts, and by the same laws, which punish olher criminals, the law can only view them as such, and not as debtors only, whereas, the present system is founded upon the monstrous supposition that aU debtors are necessarily CRIMINALS. Your constant reader, S. M. Bradford, Wilts, 3rd July, 1849. ♦

ABERGA VENNY-THE CHOLERA. To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. Sir,—At a time when that alarming visitation cf Providence —the Cholera—is hovering around us, and in some of our neighbouring Towns, carrying its victims by hundreds to the grave, it behoves the authorities on whom the duty devolves, to adopt such precautionary measures as are calculated to preserve our Town from the inroads of this dreadful scourge.— I was glad to hear that a few weeks ago, the Guardians of the poor of this union appointed an inspector of nuisances, at a snlaiy of, I believe, one pound a week and I indulged the hope, that some of the more public and prominent nuisances which infest our thoroughfares, would ere this have been removed but I legret to say, that although the Inspector has beeu spoken to, in reference to that abominable accumulation of lilth at the corner of St. John-street, and directly opposite the residence of Mr. Steele, there it still remajns-a disgusting monument of tbe apathy of our local rulers, and a disgrace to the whole town. Some time ago, the sun of the gentltman above referred to, delivered a very able lecture, and 11Ublished "phamphlel on sanilory reform, and pointed out with much force the injurious tendencies of such heaps of the offscourinc of all things, as that to which I have directed the attention of my fellow tow nsmen. One would have supposed that a gentleman so well acquainted with the noxious exhalations arising from putrescent vegetable and other substan- ces, an-i so deeply versed wilh repaid to the insidious and deadly effects of such effluvia on the human constitution, as Doctor S, Steele undoubtedly is-would have employed Ihe influence with which his professional reputation and his position in society naturally invest him, for the removal of this crying disgiace; especially as it is in the immediate vicinity of his own abode. But so far from this being the oase, 1 have heard it rumouied that a scion of the lllustiious house of Killwork has been inter- rupted and interfered with, whilst removing this filth-oat the instance of certain inhabitants of the town. by a personage not very remotely connected with the gentleman above adverted to. But perhaps I am wrong in insinuating that a charge of incon- sistency might fairly be brought against Doctor Samuel Steele, fur not carrying out into practice the principles he enunciated in hiR lecture, and so auly laid down in his pamphlet. I am aware that he, like many others, is immersed in the duties of his calling, and has very little time to attend to public matters; and, indeed, now that we have a paid public servant, whose duty It is to look alter these matteis, it would be unreasonable to expect private individuals to spend their tune, and to put themselves into collision with their neighbours, to attain an object which ought to be, and must be, secured through the medium of the officers within whosespbere it lies. I take it for granted, that the inspector is armed with sufficient power to enforce the removal of such nuisances as that of which I complain. If he is not, where is the use of paying him twenty shillings a week for doing nothing ? If he is, I call upon the guardians by whom he was appointed, to see that that power ;s put into foice. 1 am infotmed that not only the inhabitants of John-street itself, throw their refuse into the place in question, but also other persons residing in Neville-slteet and High-street; so that, in fact, the spot has become the cesspool and receptacle of the neighbourhood. Now Sir,—my object in writing this letter is this to stir p the inspector to the performance of his duty. Let h.ra ae measures to ascertain who it is that commits these nuts and having discovered them, let him summon them e o Magistrates to be dealt with as the Nuisance Removal Act directs: One or two examples would be sufhcien • I am, sir, yours respectfully,pR Abergavenny, July 11th.

The Page, trained by Holman .of Chehenham. has be^u soldby auction for a few pounds at Birming ia remainder of h he is condemned to painful drudgery for the remainder of h.s miserable ll,e- „ _The quantity of wool brought to our fa £ on MondaJ last *as lar*er than k°n 3"y preV1°US simil« occasion for some years, and there being a great number 0f buveis the whole, or very nearly so, was disposed of. prir ranged from 9Jd. to lid.,which is about an average of 1 Jd. perlb. rangea irom w)sh we cpu|d g,ve 8S favourav. account of the cattle'and stock departmen. hut here, unfortu- nately. M at Leominster on ]• r.day, although the supply Was not "arge, business was extremely dull and money very sctlcel Faf cows went at 5jd. per lb but we heard ot some prirae at 6d. Stores sold at a low figure. Of shtep there was a large supply, and fat wethers went at 5id. coup|es at rates- Store pigs sold considerably lower. In the anything like a good animal, of which description there were few indeed, was eagerly sought up at a fa.r piice.In .L of Agricultural Implements we observed a tedding machine made by Mr. S hell, of Itoss. that was much admired both for principle snd sound woikmansh.p. The reversi^ cear for turning the hay is exceedingly simple, and not likely to get out of order; Ihe whole being boied up so as l0 p.event the grass getting into the cog-W heels, which-.s not unfrequently the case w„h machines for this purpose. An iron plough on ti e lever principle, we understood to be the fourth of the same pattern going to one farm. c same I D.ARRiiceA OR BOWKI. COMPLAINTS CURED BV HOLLOWAY'S iLi s. At this season of the year disordered Bowels are most prevalent, caused many instances, by eating too freely of vegetables or fruit. Let those suffering from this compU>°t try Holloway s Pills, which are of so strenethening a nature, that they quickly restore the impaired tone of the stomach, and permanently renovate the digestive orcans Bile and disordered liver may be infallibly cured by their use, therefore residents m the East and West Indies cannot have recourse to so irahiatdci a remedy and again as a family medicine, it is unequalled it may be safely used by both fexes at any aire. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, JULY 11.—After an almost total suspension of business for a' Week owing lo the reduction ol duties which came into operation on the C»h in,st- market re-opened on Satuiday last, since which about «ao hds. of West India have been sold at p'ricesj about 6d. previously curreut, the reduction of duty b ■ makes the amount pretty equally divided seller. A cargo of Mauritius consisting of 6500 Mats has also been disposed of.

THE MONMOUTHSHIRE MERLIN AXD GEXERAL PRINTING OFFICE, No. 1, CORK STREET, gsiia:nmMi miwzoji'j'* TIIIS Establishment is completely furnished with an exten- JL sivevarietyot NEW and HANDSOME TYPE, suitable for Book, Plain, and Ornamental PRINTING, Posting and other Handbills, Shipping Notes, Auctioneers' Catalogues, Bills of Lading. Beturnsof all descriptions, for Iron Works and Col- lieries, Law Forms, &cc printed in a superior modern style, on the shortest notice, and at very REASONABLE TERMS. Address Cards, Circulars, Invoices, Labels, &c, executed in the neatest and most tasteful manner. Account Books at Bristol Prices. TO ADVERTISERS. The Advertising Public of Monmouthshire, and the neieh- bouring Counties, are respectfully informed, that the Agents for the MONMOUTHSHIRE MERLIN," in the various Towus, will promptly forward all ADVERTISEMENTS for insertion in the Paper; and Orders from Advertisers at a distance, forwarded to the Othce, will receive prompt attention. Advertisements received for ihe "Gazette," the London Papers, and for all the Piovincial Journals ot England. Ireland and Scotland. DAVID MORRIS LITHOGRAPHER, DRAFTSMAN, AND PRINTER, 139,Commercial-street, three doors from Hill-street, Newpor PLANS of Estates, &c., Bills of Sale, Engineers' and Architectural Drawings, Music, Bankers Receipts and Advices, Law Forms and Deeds, (executedi iikdie legal style,) I*ac Similes, Circulars, Crests, 9.nd Papers, Invoices and Bill Heads, Advertising r.ud Business Cards, Labels, Portraits, Landscapes, &c., are some of the numerous subjects for which this art is peculiarly applicable, and which may be executed in any style that may be required. All orders entrusted to D. M. shall meet with prompt and careful attention.—Two Apprentices Wanted. T. T. MORRIS, (From Messrs. Bradley, Barnard, and Co.,) I3UBLIC, PRIVATE, & GENERAL ACCOUNTANT' L AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER, HOUSF, ESTATE- AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT, TDlBlR SURVEYOR, > 46. COMMKRCIAI.-STREET, NEWI'OP.T. MON. Merchants' and Tradesmen's Books made up, audited, and adjusted; also Residuary and Executors' accounts. Agent to the Globe, and Royal Farmers' Fire, Life, and Hailstone Insurance Offices. SAWYER <&, SON. Auctioneers and Appraisers, House, Estate, and General Agents, NEWrORT. MONMOUTHSHIRE. (Office No. 2, Commercial-Street, opposite the Westgate.). (CHARLES HENRY SAWYER, formerly of Newport, and j for many years past practising at Cardiff, takes leave through this medium, most respectfully to make known to the nobility, gentry, clergy, agriculturists, and the general inhabi- tants of the County of Monmouth, that, at the instigation of, and very flattering invitation he has received from, an extensive circle of old and long established friends, he has been ipduced to respond to their extremely kind and duly appreciated wishes, thus to offer himself, in conjunction with his son, to public notice, in the above professional capacities, and trusts from his established respectability, long standing, and experience, coupled with a rigid adherence to honourable practice, and an unflinching perseverance in the full discharge of his duty in all matters of business committed to his care, to merit a share of their confidence and support. 'j'he strictest adherence to punctuality, in the Settlement of Sale Accounts, will be the undeviating rule of this firm. THE CHOLERA. WARING'S CARDIAC MIXTURE, for CHOLERA, Diarrhoea, Spasmodic Pains, and general disturbances of the Stomach and Bowels, is strongly recommended to public attention, as a remedy which has been blessed with singular efficacy, during an extensive private exhibition for the last seventeen years. This unique compound is perfectly original, and acts upon the disorders indicated, in a manner peculiar to itself, and with a certainty approaching infallibility. The following recommendation is selected from a numerous list, more of which appear on the wrappers with full directions To the Proprietor of Waring's Cardiac Mixture, for Cholera, Diarrhoea, &c. "Perfectly acquainted with your extensive and successful practice amongst the poor of a populous neighbourhood, to which you were prompted by a benevolent disposition to alle- viate suffering, I can bear a most unqualified testimony to the efficacy of your Anti-Cholera Mixture, in numberless cases of deranged bowels, accompanied with pain and diarrhcea. During the alarming prevalence of the cholera, this prepa- ration, when resorted to in proper time, never failed to ad- minister speedy relief. It successfully combated the pain, flatulence, and other symptoms, without inducing fever or debility; but restored to healthy office and tone, the stomach and intestinal canal. A family in this vicinity, of the highest respectability, con- stantly distributes many bottles among their poorer neighbours or others, when disorders of this clrss prevail, and who w0"jd deem it a misfortune to be unsupplied with your truly valuable Medicine." ,riTT»r>T-» CHARLES IIAYWARD, "Late Practising Chemist, ao<l Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Brombill, near Margam." Prepared solely by the inventor and proprietor, at JNo. I, Freeland Place, Hotwells, where it may be obtained also of Ferris and Score, Chemists to the Queen, Bristol; Barclay and Sons, London; and through all other respectable '*n id. each, government stamp included. 0 Agent for Newport—Mr. A. Clements, chemist, druggist, &c., CARPETS, DAMASKS, & PAPER HANGING WAREROOMS, 13, SAINT AUGUSTINE'S PARADE, BRISTOL. SMITH & CO. (beinu exclusively confined to the Furnishing Business) respectfully solicit the nobility, gentry, and families furnishing, to an inspection of their extensive Stock of VELVET PELE, TAPESTRY, BRUSSELS, and other CARPETS, being the largest selection they have ever had the honour of offering, and at prices which cannot fail to meet the approval of purchasers. The UPHOLSTERY DEPARTMENT is considerably en- larged, with an immense choice of all the new and beautiful patterns in Silk and Worsted Damasks, Taboretts Chintzes, and other materials for Bed Hangings, &c., the whole reduced in price, which must ensure alarge return. Particular attention is studied in fitting up Curtains, Cornices, &c., in the newest StThe°Stfock1ofn'PAPER HANGINGS consists of about 10,000 Pieces for Drawing. Dining, and Bedrooms, HalIs, &c. b. Co be" to call particular attention to this branch of their traae, „fi'price, Sill be found lower »-*«? charged. An inspection will amply repay for the trouble of a visit.. A splendid assortment of French, German, and English Manufactured Muslin Curtains from os. to 6^ per pair Real Axminster Carpets, of the following dl™cns1'01rTS' } Stock, and will be sold a decided bargain :-On€> 21! ft. Ion by 16 wide one 15 ft. by 12 ft.; one 13 ft. by 0 ft. 8; one 15 ft. by 10 ft. 2 one 15 ft.'6 by^Oft. 9; o,e 12 ft. 6 m. by 10 ft. 8. Carpet and Furnishing Warehousemen, 13, St. Augustine's-parade. s t (Opposite the Drawbridge,) Bristol. „ BRISTOL AND NEWPORT STEAM PACKETS, THE SWIFT AND DART, intended to ply Daily during the ensuing W eek between BRISTOL and NEWPORT, as follows From the IlotuclU Bristol. From Newport. JULY. JULY. 14 Saturday, 11J morn.. -— 14 Saturday, 10 morn.. ——. If! Mondav, •• aJfer Monday, -1^ af'er 1? Tuesday, •• 3 after 17 Tuesday, •• 'i after 18 Wednesday, a'r'er 18 Wednesday, ,1 a!-tler 10 Thursday •• *9 after If Thursday, •• after 20 Friday, 6 mom.. 5.J after 20 Friday. 5 morn • • after 21 Saturday, 7 morn. 6 after 21 Saturday, 6 n»orn*- ->i after Refreshments may be had on BJJTd. Fares-After Cabin, 35.; To and Fro same day, 4s. each. Fore Deck Is. 6d; To and Fro same day 2s. each. Children under twelve years of age and above two years md, half-price. The Proprietors of tbe above Packets" give WUlICh. that they will not be accountable for any Passengers LuggaRe, aor will they be answerable for any Goods, lackage.or Par eel f if Lost or Damaged,) unless Booked at either of then Office- in Bristol or Newport; and if above the value of 40e. entered at Us value, and carriage paid at the time of Goods Packages, Parcels, &c., must be delivered at the Warehouse. Bull-Wharf, Kedcliff-street, Bristol, two hours (at least) before the time stated tor the sailing of the Packet, and at Kownham-W barf, Hotwells, one hour before the time of sailing, to ensure their being forwarded. Williams's Packet Coach daily, from the Carpentet s Arms, Newport, on tbe arrival of these Packets, through Caerleon and Usk to Abergavenny, Crickhowell, and Brecon, and from the Golden Lion, Abergavenny, three hours before the time of sail- ing for Bristol.—The following coaches leave the King's riead Hotel, Newport, as follows :—The Abergavenny Mail every afternoon at two o'clock, through Caerleon and Pontvpool, to Abergavenny, Crickhowell, and Brecon, and arrives in Newport every morniog at ten o'clock.— I he Tredegar and Nantyglo Mail every afternoon at two o'clock, through Risca, Abercaro, Newbridge, and Blackwood, and arrives every morning at eleven o'clock. 'Ihe Narvtyglo fllail every rooming at eight o clock, through Risca, Abercarn, and Newbridge, und arrives in New- port every afternoon at five o'clock.—The Hero to Worcester every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning at nine o'clock. The Hero to Caidiff, every Tuesday, Thursday, aud Saturday evenings at half-past six o'clock. i'ontypool and Abergavenny.—Coaches daily between these [ laces and Newport. lredegax Iron Works, through Abercarne, Newbridge, and Bedwelty ,and a branch from Newbridge to Nantyglo.— A Coach daily between these places and Newport. Apply at the Bristol General Steam Navigation Company's Office, Quay, Bristol; or to JOHN JONES, Agent. Packet Offices, Rownham Wharf. Hotwells, Nelion-street, Bristol, and Rodney Wharf, Newport STEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BRISTOL AND NEWPORT. TliC New Steam Packet. Company's Iron-built NT r ir Schooners. Propelled by Screw, THE AVON AND SEVERN, Are intended to Sail during the ensuing Week as follows:- Beaufort JVharf, Veii-port. From Bathurst Basin, Bristol. ■"u Saturday,10 morn.. 14 Saturday, Hi morn. 16 Monday.121 after 16 Monday, 2 after 17 Tuesday, —— 14 after 1 ï Tuesday, 3 after Ie Wednesday, 2i after 18 Wednesday, •• 4 after »ig Thursday, 3* after *19 Thursday, 5 morn.. 20 Friday, 5 morn.. 4i after +20 Friday, 5J mom.. 6 after 20 Friday, 5 m0rn.. 4i after +20 Friday, 5J mom.. 6 after +21 Saturday, 5; morn.. 5 after f21 Saturday, morn.. 6J after To and Fro from Bristol. t To aud fro from Newport. The voyages are performed by these Boats usually under two hours, and no long passages are made. Fares, Screw Steamers Avon and Severn—After Cabin, 3s.; Fore Deck, Is. 6d.; To and fro same day. provided a to and fro Ticket be taken, After Cabin, 4s.; Fore Cabin, 2s.; Children under 12 years of age, halt-price. The following CoAciiFsleave the King's Head Hotel. Newport, daily:—Ihe ABEIICAVENXV MAIL every afternoon at 2 o cloekl through Caerleon and Pontvpool, to Abergavenny, Crickhowel, and Brecon, and arrives in Newport every morning at ,"T V.e TREDEGAR and N ANTYGLO MAIL ev 7 afternoon at 3 o clock, through Risca, Abercarne, Newbr.age and Blackwood, and arnves in Newport every morning at 11.—The N ANTYGLO Y AIL every morning at 8 o'clock, through Risca, Abercarne and New- bridge, and airives in Newport in the afternoon at 5.—"1 he HERO to Worcester every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning at 9 o clock.—The HERO to Cardiff every Tuesday, I hursday and Saturday evening at half-past 6,—A Coach leaves the Bridge Inn daily on ariivrl of the Packets for Pontvpool and Aber- sychan. Refreshments may be had on board. The Proprietorsgivenoticethatthey will notbeaccountable for Passengers' Luggage, &c.; and their responsibility in respect of Goods in general is restricted by the terms of a Notice affi*ed in tbeir Offices, at Bristol and Newport. Goodsregularly and punctual' forwarded by careful Carriers to all parts of the country. For terms and conditions of freight, apply at the Companys Offices, Bell Avenue, Queen. Square, Bristol and Beaufort. Whart, Newport. JOHN BLANOt Agent. GENERAL UNDEHTAKLNO ESTABLISH- MENT, 14, STOW-HILL, NEWPORT. JAMES WARR and SON announce to the public of New. port and surrounding districts, that they have completed arrangements by which they are enabled to undertake the General Furnishing of Funerals, of every description, in all their branches; and they are determined honestly to adopt every means, by assiduous attention, punctuality, and modera- tion of charges, to equal, if not excel, the pretensions of any similar establishment in the county. lg^* Warr and Son, 14, Stow-Hill, Newport, Contractors for the several Parishes of the Newport Union. Hearses and mourning equipages, with all the accompanying preparations and arrangements, either for funerals upon an extended scale, or suitable to the circumstances of humble families. DIVISION OF PROFITS. GREAT BRITAIN MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 14, Waterloo Place, and 52, King William Street, City. The Chisholm Chairman. Richard Hartley Kennedy, Esq.Deputy Chairman. THIS Society is established on the tried and approved prin- .M. ciple of mutual assurance. The first division of profits was declared at a general meeting of members, held on the 26th May instant, agreeably to the deed of settlement, when aBonus of 30 per cent was ?iven in reduction of future premiums on all policies which had been in force five years, and hereafter this society will make an annual division of profits. Credit is allowed for half the annual premium for the first five years. The following table exemplifies the effect of the present reduction:— Age Amount Annual Reduction of! Annual when Assured. Premium 30 per Cent. Premium Assured hitherto paid now payable. £ £ a. d. JE- s. d. £ a. d. 20 1000 20 17 6 6 5 3 14 12 3 1000 20 17 6 6 5 3 14 12 3 30 1000 25 13 4 7 14 0 17 19 4 40 1000 33 1" 4 10 3 6 23 14 10 50 IUOO 48 16 g U 18 0 34 3 8 ( A. R. IRVINE, Managing Director. 14, Waterloo Place. Agents Wanted apply at the Office. BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY No. 1, PRINCES-STREET, BANK, LONDON. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, IV. Vict., c. IX DIRECTORS. William Bardgett, Esq. I John Drewett, Esq. Samuel Bevington, Esq. Robert Eglinton, Esq. William Fechney Black, Esq. Erasmus Robert Foster, Esq. George Cohen, Esq. I Peter Morrison, Esq. Mallis Coventry, Esq. Henry Lewis Smale, Esq. Al1DITons. B. Bevirijtcon, Esq. J F. B. Cockerill, Esq. J. D Dow, Esq. MEDICAL OFFICER.—John Clendicning, M.D., F.R.S., 16, W impole-stleet, Cavendish-square. STANDING COUNSEL.—The Hoo. John Ashley. New-square, Lincoln's Inn. Mr. Sergeant Murphy, M.P., Temple. SOLICITOR.—WUIiani Bevan, Esq., Old Jewry. BANKERS.—Messrs. Drewett and Fowler, Princes-street, Bank millS Institution is empowered by a Specie I Act of Parliament, ± and is so constituted as to afford the benefits of Life Assu- rance in their fullest extent to Policv Holders, and to present greater facilities and accommodation than are usually offered by any ether companies. Among others, the following important advantages may by enumerated — Increasing Rates of Premium on a new and remarkable plan for securing loans or debts a less payment being reuuired on a Policy, fnr the whole term of life, than in any other office. CIIFDIT TABLF.—By this l'lble the premiums may remain un- paid for five years, upon satisfactory security being given for the liquidation of the same, at the expiration of that period. HALF CREDIT RATES OF PREMIUM. Persons assured according to these rules, are allowed credit (without security) for half the amount of the first seven Annual Premiums, paying interest thereon, at the rate of five per cent per annum, with the option of paying 0:1 the principal at any time, or having the amount deducted from the sum assured when the policy becomes a claim. Policies may be thus effected at lower rates than are generally required for tbe term of sevell yearn only; whilst the holders have the same security for the payment of their claims, whenever death may happen, as if they paid double the amount of pre- rr.iums, which would be charged for assurauce effected ia the same way. Policies revised without the exaction of a fine, at any time within twelve months. A Board of Directors in attendance daily at two o'clock. Age of the Assured in every cise admitted in the Policy. Medical Attendants remunerated in all cases for their reports Extiact from Increasing Rates of Prexium, for an Assurance of £ 100. for the Whole Ten of Life. | I Annual Premiums payable during j (Age; 1st Five > 2nd Five 3rd Five 4tli Five Remainder j Years. Years. Years. Y'ears. of life. 5 £ s. d. £ s, d. £ s. d. £ s. d. j £ s. d 20 ) 1 4 1 5 10 s 1 10 11 > I 16 9 2 3 8 < 30 I 6 4 1 12 2 1 19 1)2 7 4 5 2 17 « 40 I 16 H 2 4 4 2 14 6 < S 7 3 i 4 3 4 50 216 7 7 9 4 | 4 5 5 | 5 6 3^ 6 13 7 Extract from the Half Credit Rates Premium. Annual Premium required for an Assurance of £100 for the Whole Term of Life. | Hall Fiemium for W hole Premium i Age. j Seven Years. after Seven Years. ? [ £ s. d. I £ s. d. ( 30 | 119 I 2 3 6 f <35 1 4 11 2 y 10 5 4 1 9 2 2 18 4 < 45 L 1 14 10 S 9 8 60 { 2 2 8 4 5 0 55 2 12 9 5 5 6 ] 60 j 3 6 8 I 6 13 4 PETER MORRISON, Resident Director. Detailed Prospectuses, and every requisite information as to the mode oferrecting assurances, may be obtained on application to the following agents :— Newport—Mr. B. V. JENKINS, Chemist. Chepstow—Air. J. L. BALDWYN, Solicitor. Bristol-Mr. JOHN MOXHAM, Banker, Cotn-street. THE ORIGINAL HOWQUA'S MIXTURE OF 40 RARE BLACK TEAS AND MOWQUA'S SMALL LEAF GUNPOWDER. BY APPOINTMENT. THE reputation of these Teas is now so thoroughly estab- t lished, that it is unnecessary to dilate upon their peculiar qualities. They have acquired a celebrity in a comparatively short period, unparalleled in the annals of trade. BROCKSOPP, HOW, & CO., 233 and 234 High-street, Southwark, London, feel confident that the superiority of their articles, and their standing in the Tea Market, will suffice to distinguish them from the puffing adveoturers of the day. The Howqua's Mixture of 40 rare Black Teas is now re- duced to 5s. 8d. per lb., Catty Package, and the Mowqua small-leaf Gunpowder, to 8s. Ode per lb. Catty Package. Half and Quarter Catties may be had. To meet the requirements of Families in Great Britain, the managers of Howqua s and Mowqua s estates have commenced shipping a SECOND GROWTH called SEM1-HOWQUA, and SEMI-MOVYQUA, which, while partaking of all the dis- tinguishing quahtles of the originals, are, as being more econo- mical. better adapted for ordinary consumption. SEMI HOUQUA. •■•••• .per lb. Catty Package 5s. SEMI MOW QUA PEARL LEAF GUNPOWDER do. do. 7s. CAUIION, Ihese Teas are genuine only when contained in orginal Chinese Packages, secured with the seals of How- qua"and Mowqua." q B H. & Co. also continue to supply their original and well- known Package Teas at all prices. THE CHEAPEST AND BEST COFFEE. Brocksopp and Co. roast their Coffees by Powerful Steam Machinery, and prepare them after the Fiench manner. Great economy and improvement of flavour are the results, Coffees pre- pared by this, process being 30 per cent. stronger than those roasted in the ordmaiy way. Per lb- per lb. Demerara Is. 4d. Fine Strong Mocha 2s. Od. FineJamaica Is. 8d. Finest Rich old Do. 2s. 4d! Packed in lead to preserve the aroma. The Trade can be supplied with the Coffee in the Berry in quantities of not less than one chest, roasted on the peculiar and patented principle. An excellent living, if actively pursued, or a material addition to income, with moierate exertion, is derivable Irom the sale of the above arMcles. KT Brocksopp, How, and Co. are now prepared to appoint agents in every considerable town throughout the United King- dom. Parties deslrDllS of becoming agents must, therefore, apply immediately, in older that their names may appear in the advertisements. Full particulars of terms, with a price list, will be forwarded by post on application to BROCKSO P P, HOW, and CO., 1 ea Importers, 233 and 234, Borough, London. AGENTS FOR THIS DISTRICT. NEWPORT—Joseph Grout, stationer. High street; and James Thomas, chemist, 15.1, Commercial-street. Abergaveonr- W. T. Hurst, chemist, Neville-street. BrecCIa-Philip Bright, chemist, Medical Hall. Bryomawr—David Edwards, Stamp Office; and John Jones, draper and grocer. Beaufort Iron Works—John Jones, grocer and tea dealer. Grickhowell—William Christopher, chemist, High-street. Vowlals-Davld Lewis, chemist, High-street. EglwyswrN-J. D. Evans, draper and tea dealer. Haverfordwest-Thomas Williams, chemist, 17, Market.street; ^wyQne Harries, chemist, High-street. Hereford-W. Gethen, Chemist, High-street, (late Bonner). Llandovery Rees Bishop, tea establishment, Stone.street; and Elizabeth Lewis, draper and grocer Llanboidy Thomas Davies, grocer and draper. Merthyr J ydvil—Kdward Watkins, Portmorlais. 1\1 oomouth-J. Wightman. bookseller, Agincourt-square. N arbeth-J 3son Meyler, grocer and draper Pontypool—\V ilham Conway, Chemist. Swansea—-C. 1 Wilson, chemist. Castle-squdre. Tenby—Richard Mason, bookseller Tredesar-Isaac Edwards, hatter and tea dealer. Victoria Iron W orks-John Jones, grocer « nd tea dealer, GOOD NEWS FOR THE AFFLICTED DR't » °P( lilllRm^^1 £ D OINTMENT, called 1 rhel uublie ,s c»nfidentlv recom- mended to the| public as an unfailing remedy for wounds of every description, a certain cure for ulcerated gore tegs (if of twenty years standing,) cuts, burns, scalds, bruises, chilblains scorbutic eruptions, and pimples in the face, sore and inflamed eyes, soreheads, cancerous humours, &c, and is aipecificfS those afflicting; eruptions that sometimes follow vaccination.- Sold in pots at and 2s. 9d. Also his PILUL/E ANTISCROPHOL/E, confirmed bv more than forty years experience to be, without exception one of the best alterative medicines ever compounded, for purifvinc the blood, and assisting nature in all her operations hence they are useful in scrophula, scorbutic complaints, glandular swell- •ngs, particularly those of the neck, &c. They are efficacious a'so in rheumatism, and form a mild and superior family aperient that may be taken at all times, without confinement or chance of diet.—Sold in boxes, at Is. l £ d„ 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., lis., and 22s. each J- R.: residing in Fellast, had been ill for nine years, with a scrophulous ulcer in the leg. He used ointment of every kind for many years in succession, without produciog more than a, temporary improvement in his leg. fhe ulcer nowbecimeao painful that he was compelled to lie in bed for many weeks • he then used ihe Poor Man's Friend and Pills, which completely cured him." By the late Dr. Roberts's Will, Messrs. Beach and Barnicott, who have been confidently intrusted with the preparation of his medIcine lor many vears past, are left joint proprietors of the t-oor Man's Friend;" '« Pilulae ♦« LarwilPs LS\- ,a,"d Medicated Gingerbread Nuts, and Antis- corbutic Drops," with the exclusive right, power, and authority to prepare and vend the same. OBSERVE. NO medicines sold under the above names can possibly be genuine, unless "Beach and Barnicott, late Dr. Roberts, Bndport." IS engraved and printed on the stamp affixed to each packet. Sold wholesale by the Proprietors, "BEACH and BARNICOTT, at their Dispensary, Bridport, and by the London Houses and retail by all respectable Medicine Vendors ia the United Kingdom. PROTECTED BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. DR. LOCOCK.S FEMALE WAFERS HA YE 1\0 TASTE OF MEDICINE, And are the only remedy recommended to fce taken by Ladies. They fortify the. constitution at all periods of life. and In all Nervous Affec- hons act like a Charm. They remove Heaviness, Fatigue on 811ght Exertion, Palpitation of the Heart, Lowness of Spirits, Weakness, and Allay Paw. They create Appetite, and remove Indigestion, Heart-bur1I, Wind, Head-aches, Giddiness, &c. In Hysterical Diseases, a proper perseverance in the use of this Me. dicine will be found to effect a cure after all other means have failed. *•* Ful] Directions are given with every box. NOTE.-Thcsc Wafers do not contain any Mineral, and may hi taken either dissolved in water, or whole. BEWARE OF IMITATION. The veiy great celehrity which DR. WAFERS have at- tamed, has induced unprincipled persons to prepare Imitations Ill. the form of Pills, lite., whICh, from their worthless nature, dlsappomt the Just expectations of the Purchaser, and injure the character of the Genuine Medicine. It J.S, therefore, necessarv to observe that no Medicine IS Genuine but and that outside every Genuine Box is tbe Government Stamp, in which are the words, D R. LO (; 0 CK S WAF E R S In white letters on a red ground. OBsovE.-There are various Counterfeit Medicines, having words on the Stamp, so nearly resembling these, as to mislead the unweary- Purchasers must therefore strictly observe the above Caution. Prepared only by the Proprietors Agents, DA SIL VA & CO., 1, Bride Lane, Fleet-street, London. Price. h. |Jd., 2s. 3d., and lis. per box. The 2s. 9d. boxes contain nearly three of the small lize, and the Ils. boxes five of those at 2s. 9d. Under Royal Patronage. Perfect Freedom from Coughs in ten minutes after use, and a Rapid Cure for Asthma and Consumption and all Disorders of the Breath and Lungs is ioaured by DR. LOCOCK'S PUIMOVIC WAFERS. The truly wonderful powers ,of this remedy have called forth test mOlJials from all ranks of society, in all quarters of the world. The following have just been received :— MORE CUBKS IN TRED88AB.. From Mr. J. P. Williams, chemist, Chiweta-street, Tredegar. December 26,1818. Gentlemeu,-A number of my friends have experienced great benefit through takiag Locock's Wafers. Please to send me one dozen boxes by post. as some are waiting for tbem. One friend named Amy Cala- more (subject to asthma), had..JMg 188t 1I'4M!k,and has already received great bUlC1J.t from ahe ttid. sot tùe tbe whole, as she dlnded the box among some or nc, ucifriioours. one highly of them, and they are taken by some of the first families in the town. Yours obedientlv, J. P. WILLIAMS. The following particulars of a rapid cure of Asthma of fourteen years standing, are from Mr. E. Bignell, Holyhead Road, Wednesburv. September 6. 1818. Sir,nen I had the first box of Dr. Lacock's Wafers from vou, I was labouring under one of those attacks of asthma, 10 which I have been subject for about fourreen years. I have had the best medical advice the neirhbourhood could afford, including two physicians at Birmingham, and one at Wolverhampton, but with no success, My breathing was so difficult that I expected every inspiration to be my last; as for sleep, that was impossible, and had been so for seyeral weeks. The first dose (only two small Wafers) gave me great relief-the se- eond more so-in short, the first box laid the ground work for the cure, which only four boxes haye effected, and I am now quite well. I remain, sir, your most obliged, G E. BIGXELL. IMPORTANT TO ALL WHO SISG. r tarfa1!' EsTq'°f lier Majesty's Concerts, and vicar choral of Lichfield Cathedral;—Lichfield, July 20th, 1S4S. Gentlemen, A lady. of distinction having pointed out to me the qual10es of Dr. Lacock s Pulmonic afers, I was induced to make a trial of a box, and from thIs tnal I am happy to give my testimonial in their favour. I find by allowing a few of the Wafers (taken in the course of the day: to gradually dissolve in my mouth, my voice becomes brightt and dear, and the tone full and distinct. They are decidedly the most efliciolls of any 1 have ever used. (Signed). SAMUEL PEARSALL. The particulars of hundreds of cures may be had from eyery agent throughout the king-dolu. To Sinjers and Public Speakers they are invaluable, as In a few hours thev remove all hoarsenes>, and wonderfully IDcrease the powers and flexibility of the voice. Tfeey have a pleasant taste. Price ls. I !d" 51>. 9d., and 115. per box. May be had of DA SILVA & CO., 1. Bride Lane, London; or of the following wholesale agents—Evars. Son, and wh01esa!e drug. gists, Exeter. Sold by Mr. E. J. Phillips, and. Mr. E.Y. Jenkins, Newport. Agent for Merthyr Mr. White, bookseller, High-street, and sold by all j medicine venders. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS SOTE.-Full directions are given with every box. in the English, Ger- man, and French Languages PARALYSIS. MR. HALSE, the MEDICAL GALVANIST, of 22, Brunswick square, London, earnestly recommends invalids and gentlemen of the me- dical profession to peruse the following. It cannot but surprise them and will prove to them the all but miraculous power of Galvanism, when applied in a scientific manner, and With an efficient apparatus. The following case is perhaps as remarkable a one as could be selected, as showing the powers of Galvanism, after every medicine, and almost every medical practitioner in Devonshire, had been tried in vain; and as the truttl of it is witnessed by a distinguished clergyman of the Church 0.1 England, there can, one would suppose, be no doubt in any one's mmd as to its accuracy. When the patlenl was brought to Mr. H., his wife told him that she could not believe that Galvanism or anything else could possibly restore him for his, complaint had been stauoing so long. and he was in such a weak state, that it would be presumptuous to expect any benefit, particu- larly as he had tried the most celebrated physicians in Devonshire, and" still daily continued to get worse. She also stated that her friends blamed ner very much for removing him from his home; bUI she could not help it; her husband had heard of such extraordinary cures made by Mr. H. III his complaint, that galvanised he would be, in spite of everything. His medical man W2S quite angry with him for thinking of such a thing; and when his friends were carrying him from his house to the carriage, every ODe appeared to be convinced hat thev should never see him alive anv more. But notwithstanding all the difficulties he had to contend wiih, he was determined, and in- sisted upon being galvanised. The following letter, which he sent to the editor of the Exeter Flying Post, will prove the result OUGHT NOT GALVANISM TO BE MORE GENERALLY RE SORTED TO?—A letter to the Editor of the Flying Post, by one who has derived immense benefit from the power of the Galvanic Apparatus. Mr. EDITOR,-A few weeks since, I noticed a paragraph by you. stating that Galvanism ought to be more generally employed. I bl/g to state. that I am precisely of the same opinion, for I have witnessed its astonishsng effects in a number of cases, and its power has been tried particularly on myself, with thè happiest results. In that pdra- graph I was most happy to find favourable mention of Mr. Halse's name. AU that vou have said of liim. and even more, is his due; indeed, as for myself, I have cause to bless the day 1hat I first placed myself under his care. Now. sir, my case was a most deplorable j one, for I had not the least use of either arm or leg-the1 hung about me like as if they did not belong to me, and the strength of my legs was insufficient to support the weight of my body of course I could not stand, and if you had offered me a thousand guineas to move either hand but one inch from the place where it might have bren pi Med, 1 coultLaot Uave done it; not the least command had 1 over my limtis. Mr wa« eau-ed » blow on fSre bacfc Well. as before stated, I placed myself under Mr. Halse's gal-ranic treatment. I had been led to believe that it was a dreadful operation to go through; but I was Bgreeably surprised that there was DO unpleasantness at all about it, not even enough to make a child cry, so beautifully does Mr. Halse manage his battery. In three days, sir I could stand npon my legs, and in one week I could walk about the house; at the same time I also partially recovered tbe use of my arms; and in six weeks, I could walk several miles in a day without the least assistance. Well might you ask, Ought not Gal- vanism to be much resorted to ?' After what I have seen and expe- rienced, I do consIder It a shame that a portIOn of the medical profession should decline to recommend their patients to try the powers of Galvanism. Perhapb I need not slate. that I had had the advice of the most celebrated physicians in this country: but all the medicines which were tried, did me little or no gOQd, I believe Mr. Halse was as much surprised as myself and friend, when, at the expiration of a week, he saw that I could walk, for he did not lead me to believe that there woulll be such a rapid improvement. I will state, that invalids are very much to blame if they do not give Galvanism a tnal, for Jf Jt does no good, it JS impossible it can do any harm; but there IS every probability of its doing good, for during the time I was under Mr. Halse's care, I noticed its happy effects in a variety of cases, "particularly sciatica, rheumatism, asthma, and nervous- ness; indeed, all his patients were rapidly regaining their health. I only regret that I had not applIed to him earlier I should have beell many scores of pounds III pocket, had 1 done so. '• GEORGE E. BIGNELL. Kew London Inn, Dodbrooke, Kingsbridge. "Witness to the truth of the aboye-c. G. Owen, Rector of Dod- brooke, near Kingsbridge, Devon." Mr Halse recommends paralytic patients in the country to purchase one of his Ten Guinea Portable Apparatuses as. with his instructions, they will be enabled to apply the Galvanism themselves, without the least pain, and fully as effective as he could at his own residence. Inval;ds are solicited to send to Mr. W. H. HALSE. of 22, Bruns- wick-square, London, for his Pamphlet on MEDICAL GALVANISM, which will be forwarded free on receipt of two postage stamps. They will be astonished at its contents. In it will be found the particulars of cures in cales of asthma, rheumatism, sciatica, tic-doloureux, paraly- sis, spinal complaints, head-ache, deficiency of nervous energy, liver complaints, general debility, indigestion, stiff joints, all sorts of nervous debility, &c. Mr. Hailic's method of applying the galvanic fluid IS quite free from all unplea8allt sensation; in fact. It IS rather pleasurable than otherwise, and many ladies are exceedingly ford of It. It qUiCkly causes the patients to do without medicine. Terms, one guinea pcr week, The above pamphlet contains his letters on Med.cal Galvanism. SEVENTEENTH THOUSA!\I). BRODIE ON SECRET DEBILITY AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE, ILLUSTRATED WITH CASES AND NUMEROUS COLOURED ESGRA VINGS. JUST PUBLISHED, One Hundred and Fifty-two pages, 12mo. demy, cloth. Enlarged ann Revised, Price 2s. 6d., and sent free, by post (in a Sealed Envelope,) direct from the Authors, or any of theIr Agents, for 3s. 6d. in postase stamps, THE SECRET COMPANION: a Medical Work on the treatment of diseases emanating from cer. taill delusive and solitary habits which bring On premature de- cline and exhaustion of the sexual and reproductive functions-On Nervous Complaints, their origin and effects—MARRIAGE in its social, moral, and physical relations, with advice to both sexes for the removal of all constitutional or acquired impediments, followed by plain and practical rules for the cure lof Gonorrhsea, Gleets, Syphi1lis' Strictures, Secondary Symptoms, &c., by R. J. BRODIE and Co., Consulting Surl/eons, liB. Berners-strcet, Oxford-street, London. published by the Authors, and may be had direct from their residence .■ of Sherwood and Company, Paternoster Row; Gordon. 146, Leadenhall street:Purkess, Compton-street, Soho; Hannayand Co., OS, and Sanger 154, Oxford-street, London. Westmacott, chemist, Manchester. Priest- ley, 50, Lord-street, Liyernool; Slatter. High-street., Oxford; Ferris and Score, Union-street, Bristol; Keene's Journal Office, Bath- Mr. G. Phillips, chemist, Cardiff; R. Griffith, chemist, Carnarvon; E lWard, chemist, Brecon; Walter Thomas, chemist. MerthyrT; T. Wil- lams. chemist, Haverfordwest; Watton, Chronicle Office. Shrews- bury Parker, bookseller, Hereford; Beacon Office, Monmouth Cam. hria.i Office, Swansea; E. J. PH1LL1 PS, chemist, Newport; Morgan chemist, Abergavennv, and all booksellers. CONTENTS OF THE WORK. Parti. On the anatomy and physiology 0; the sexual, urinal, and generative organs in their healthy and morbid state,-Part 2. On the baneful effects oî self abuse-destruction of the mental facul ties-loss of memory—confused ideas-epiJepsy, insanity. &c.-Par 3. On the consequences produced by precocious and excessive indul- gence of the passions, with remarks on the treatment of seminal weakness-nervous debilitY-impotency, &c.—Part 4. On nervous and mental affections.—Part J. On MARR.IAGE-introducton remarks—institution and object of marriage—its moral and social rela- tions considered—conjngal rights and obligations—reproduction of the human. species-unfruitful unions-the causes of infecundity explained —physiology and pathology of the reproductive organs-impuissance- sterilitv, &c.-to which is added the most approved treatment for aII intimities which disqualify for the matrimonial st:lte.- Part 6. On diseases of the genito urinary organs, with an account of the differer. t symptoms manifested in every stage-the effects of gonorrhaea, gleets, svphillis, secondary symptoms, &c., spasmodic and permanent strictnre -suppression, retention, and incontinence of urin,causes and effects -how to be cured-observations on the baneful effects of mercury—in which Is demonstrated a safe, speedy, and pemanent cure for these drelldful maladies, without the use uf that deleterious drug-confine- ment or hindrance from business.-Il1ustrated bv numerous coloured Engravings ,-Part i General dietary rules, cases, correspondence, &:c. BRODIE'S CORDIAL BALM OF ZEYLANICA Is exclusively designed for the cure of diseases produced h" early in. dulgence in solitary habits and other excesses, wherehy the "attributes of manhood are subverted ere they ale fully developed, inducing ex- hanstion and prostration of physical health and energy. The Cordial 8aJm of Zevlanica IS an invaluable medicine to persons entering tbe matrimonial" state. and who are labouring under mental or physical infirmities. Its propertlCs bemg both balsamic and stimulating, it is. peculiarly adapted—I. To remedy and remove physical defects. 2. To strengthen ths system where there is debility. 3. To regulate the whole functions "hen deranged. 4. To excite or diminish the action of the genital fo.pparatus.5. To eradicate every impurity of the blood and contamination from the system. And 6. To tranquilise the imagination and mind. One of its primary objects is to relieve those persons, who. by an immoderate indulgence of the passions, have ruined their constitutions, and brought on a perfect tabos dorsalis, or. in their way to the consummation of that deplorable malady, are affected with any of the previous symptoms that betray its approach, as the various affectioDB of the nervous system, ohstinate gleets, involuntary emissionø, irregularities, weakness, total impotency, barrenness, &c. The risk of contracting infectious diseases may be entirely evaded by taking this celebrated medicine, which will purify and sweeten the blood. and act as a Safeguard and Preventative against contamination, by rendering the system impervious to the approach or danger of gonor: rbea, svphillis, &c. The COrdIal Balm of Zevlanica is sold at 4s. 6d., and lis. per bottle, or the quantity of four bottles at Us. in one Large Bottle :11 33s., by which there IS a saving of eloyen shillings. The £ 5. cases of Balm (which contain an equal quantity to 12 bottles at lis., by which £1. J 2s. is saved) can be only had at the Establish- ment. Persons remitting £ 5. for a packet of medicine are entitled to the benefit of advice without a Fee. BRODIE S PURIFYING VEGETABLE PILLS.(price 2s. 0d.,4s.6d. and lIs. per box.) is a safe. salutary, and specific remedy for. gonor- rhæa, gleets, syphillis, stricture, irritation of the bladder and kidneys, as well as secondary symptoms, &c. These pills are carefully prepared from the most choice of vegetable productions, and do net contain a particle of mercury, cubebs, capaiva, or other deleterious drugs, have long been celebrated and used both 10 this country and on the eontinent aDd demonstrated beyond a doubt. to be the most effectual cure for Lues Venerea, Gonorrhea, Gleets, Stric- tures, and other Urino-genital Diseases, ever discovered, and may be taken without confinement or hindrance from business. Messrs. R. J. BRODIE and CO. mav be consulted daily at their • Residence, GS, BERNERS-STREET, (five doors from Oxford-street,) LONDON, on all diseases of the urethra, gonorrhoea, gleet, sypinlis, strictures, eruptions of the skin. ulcerations, impotency, and every urino-genetial disease, try. their treatment of whIch even the. most shat- ( tered constitution may be restored and reach. the full period of hfe ] allotted to man. At home for consultation daily from 11 to 3, and 6 < to 9 on Sundays from I I till 2. One personal VISIt only IS required to effect a permanent cure. Patients consulting Messrs. Brodie by letter, I arc sired to give a minute detail of their cases-nz.. habits of hnng, < age and occupation, also the symptoms and duration of tbe complaint. J Lerters containing the usual fee of £ 1. will receive prompt attention. £ N.B. The retail trade may be supplied wilh the above medicines, by Barclay and Sons, 95. Farringdon-street; Sutton and Co., 10, How Churchyard; Johnson, &8. Cornhill; Butler & Harding. 4, Cheapside :iannayand Co., 63, and Sanger, 1.50, Oxford-street, London; Bolton Blanshard, and Co., York: J. and R. Raimes anJ Co" Edinburgh; and all wholesale houses. Sold by Mr. E.J. fHILL1PS, Chemist, High-street, Newport. EMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES. FOR BOSTON AND XEW YORX. Direct from the Newport Dock, THE splendid first-class American Ship EUPHRASIA.. 1,200 Tona burthen, BU:2sTING, Commander, will Sail on or about the 25th instant, wind and weather permitting. This veS8el has va-y superior accommodation for cabin, inter- mediate, and steerage passengers. Her 'tween decks are upwards of nine feet in height. Has room for light goods. For freight and passage apply to EDWARDS, ROGERS.. and Co., (late JohuComer and Co.,) Newport, and EDWARDS, ROGERS, & CA.LDER, Bute Docks, Cardiff. Newport, 6th July, 1849. THE POPULAR REMEDY. PARR'S LIFE PILLS. GOOD HEALTH is one of thc greatest blessings in human life; with out it succcss in any undertaking must be of doubtful issue. To thos e of sedentary habits, and whose employment is necessarily more of.. mental than of a physical nature, good health although seldom pouestred by them is nevertherless an almoat indispensable requisite. Some eon- stitutions and dispositions require an active use of the mUSCles of the body; deny thcm this, and nature resents the offence by sinking imo melancholy and ripening. Students, Teachers, Clergymen, and others, whose care and most anxious thought are constantly being called forth, can hope for but lime pleasure in their high and important undertaking; unless seconded by a proper buoyancy of spirit and vigour of mind. To secure thIS, then. becomes Ole first consideration of even individual- and the fine balsamic preparation, PARlCSl LIFE PILLS, of all mes dicines, is without dispute the best calculated to produee a fine fiow of animal spirits, a dear head, and a ready perception. The extraordinary properties of dais medicine are thus Ilesribed by an eminent physician, who says ;—" After particular observation of the action.of PARR S PILLS, ] am determined, in my opinion, that the following aTe thelr true properties First-They increase the strength, whilst most other medicines have a weakening effect upon the system. Let any ORe take from three to four or six pills. eyery twenty-four hours. and. instead of having weakened,they will be found to have revived, the animal spirits, and to have Imparted a lastmg strength to the body. "Secondly In their operation they go direct to the disease. After you have taken six or twelve pills you will experience their effect the disease upon you wIll become less and less by every dose you take; and If you w111 persevere ID regularly taking fIom three to six pills every day. your disease will speedily be entirely removed from the svstem None are Genuine, unless the words PARRS LIFE PILLS are in White Letters on a Red Ground, on a Government Stamp, pasted round each box; also, the fac-s1ml1e of the Signature of the Proprieton "T. ROBERTS and Co., Crane Court, Fleet-street. London," on the' Directions. Soid in boxes at ls. ltd., 2s. 9d., and family packets at lis. each. by all IespeetabJe medicine vendors througbout the wodd. Full directions are given with each box. Sold by all chemists. BLAIR'S GOUT AND IlHEUJrlATIC PILLS. THE acknowledged efficacy of BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS, by the conrinued series of Testimonials which have b..en sent to amd published by the proprietor for nearly twenty rears, h". rendered this medlcme the most popular of the present age; and in. corroboration of which, the following extract of a letter, written by John Molard Wheeler, Esq., Collector of the Customs, Jamaica, having been handed by his brother, at Swindon, to Mr. Prout, for publication, wi\1 fully conflnn:- I know vou have never had occasion to take BLAIR"S PILLS, but let me emphatically tell you,in mercy to any friend who may sufier from gout, rheumatic (tout, lumbago, SC1&tlca. rheumatism, or any branch of that widely-allied family, to recommend tbeu using them. In th ia countr). they are of wonderful efficacy not only am I personally aware of their powers, hut 1 see my fnends and. acquaintances recelvmg unfail- ing benefit from their use. t would not be without them onuf account. If taken in the early llrage of disease, they dissipate it altogether; if ia a later. the}* alleviate pain and effect a much speedier cure than 1, any other means within my knowledge." 8old by Thomas Prout, 229. Strand, London; and, by his appointment, 1ty Ebenezer V. Jenki05, Mr. J. Phillips, druggists, Ne1rport; Phillips", Cardiff; Farror, Mon- mouth; J. H. Morgan, Abergavenny Morgan, Davis. Stephens, Mer- thyr Tydvil Williams, Breeon; Goulstone, Llandovery; Williams, Jen- kins, Strick, Daw and Son, Willlon, Evaas. Swaasea; Evans, Carmar- then Bassen. Newbridge; Da:¥is, HavnKardwest; Humphries, AberY5t- with; and tJ). all roop^Ktahifc Medicine Venders throughout the United Kingdom. Price 2s. 9d. per box. Ask for BLAJR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS. and observe the name and 6ddress of Thomaa Prout. 229. Strand. London," impressed upon the Government Stamp affixed to each hox of the Genuine Medicine. YOl" MAY BE CURED YET.' HOLLOWAY'S OINTMEWT. CURE OF RHEUMATISM AND RHEC\1ATIC GOUT. Extract of a Letter from Mr. Thomas Brunton, Landlord of the Waterloo Tavern. Coatham, Yorkshire, late of the Life Guards, dated September 28th. 1848. To Professor Holloway. Sir,-For a long time I was a martyr to Rheumatism and Rheumatic Gout, and for ten weeks previous to using your medicines, I was so bad as not to be able to walk. I had tried doctoring and medicines of every kind. but a.11 to no avail; indeed I daily got worse. and felt that I must shortly die. From seeiug your remedies advertised m the paper I take in, I thought I would give them a trial. I did so. I rubbed the Oiutment in as directed, and 1aept cabbage leaves to the parts thickly spread wjth it, and took the pms nipht and morning. In three weeks I was enabled to walk about for an hour or two in the day with a stick, and in seven weeks I could go any- where without one. I am now. by the blessing of God and your medicines, quite well, and have been attending to my business for more than seven months, without any symptoms of the return of myoId com- plaint. Besides my case of Rheumatic Gout. I have lately had proof that your Pil1s and Ointment will heal any old wound or ulcer, as a married woman. living near me had had a bad leg for four years, which no one could cure. and I gave her some of your Pills and Ointment, which soundly healed it when nothing else would do it. For your infor- mation, I had the honor to sene my country for twentv-flve years, in the first regiment of Life Guards, and was eighteen years a CorporaL 1 was two years in the Peninsular War, and was at the Battle of Waterloo. I was discharged with a pension on the 2nd September, 1833. The Commanding Officer at the time. was Colonel Lvgon. who is now a General. I belonged to the troop of Captain the HonorAblp Henry Baring. (Signed) THOMAS BRUNTON. CI EE OF A BAD Lte op TWEKTI-OKI YEAR»' STANDING Extract of a Letter from Mr. Andrew Brack. Blacksmith, Eyemouth, near Ber- wick. dated the 10th of August. 1848.. To Professor Holloway. Sir, With pieasure and gratitude 1 have to mfonn you that after Ruffering for twenty-one yeaTs with a bad leg, "hich yielded to no kind of treat- ment, although I consulted, at differpnt times. every medical man ofemi- nence in this part of the countr).. but all to no purpose. I was frequently unable to work; and the pain and agony I often endured no one can tell. M 11'2: is now as sound as eyer it was in my life. by means of your PiÍls and Ointment, which I purchased frnm Mr. I. Davidson. Druggif>t., Berwick-upon-Tweed, who knows my case we11, and will, I am sure, he happy to certify with me, if necessary, as to the truth of this wonderful cure: íSignerl) ANDREW BRACK. AMPUTATIOK OF Two TOES PKEYF.NTEn.-Extract of a Letter from Mr. Oliver Smith Jenkins, dated Fa.1kirk, August 18th. 1MB. To Profes- sor Holloway. Sir,-I was superintending, about six months ago, the erection of one of our Railway Bridges, and by the fall of a large stone- my right foot was seriously bruised, which ultimately got so bad that 1 was advised to go to Edinburgh to consu]tsome of the eminent Surgeons, which I did. and was MId that in order to save mv foot, two of mv toes must be taken off. I n despair, I returned home to impart the meluicboJy news to my wife, intending to submit to the operation it was then a thought struck me to try your valuable Ointment and Pills, which I did, and was by their means in three weeks enabled to resume my usual occupation, and at tblS time m). toes are perfectly cured. (Signed) OLIVER SMITH JENKINS. AN ExTRAOKDIKARr CCKE OF A DfiSPEaATE SKIK DISEASB. On the 21st .1 uly. 1848, the Editor of th" '• Mofussilite" Newspaper, publish- ed in Jndia, inserted the following Edit 'rial article in his paper. We know for a fact. that Holloway's Pills anù Ointment act in a most wonderful manner upon the constitution, as an eccentrIC Coolie, called Eliza, employed in our establishment, was affected with myriads of Ring- wonns, which defied all the Meerut Doctors, and promised to devour the poor man before he was underground we tried Holloway" upon him, and in a month he was perfectly restored to his former condition and cleanliness of skm. The effect was miraculous." The Pills should be used conjointly with the Ointment in most of the following casesBad Legs Bad Breasts, Burns, Bunions, Bite of MOI- chetoes and Sand flies, Coco-Bay, Chiego-foot, Chilblains, Chapped- hands, Corns (Soft), Cancers, Contracted and Stiff Joints, Elephantiasis, Fistulas. Gout, Glandular Swellings. Lumbago, Piles, Rheumati8m. Scalds, Sore Nipples. Sore-throats. Skin-diseases, Scurvy, Sore-heads, Tumours, Ulcers, Wounds, Yaws. Sold by the Proprietor, 244, Strand, (near Temple Bar,) London. and by all respectable venders of Patent Medicines througbout the civilised World, in Pou; and Boxes, b. ltd., 2s. 9d.. 4s. (id., JIB., 2b., and 33i. each. There is 11 very considerable saving by taking the larger sizes IS". B.- Directions for the guidance of Patients are sfisad &0 eack Pot and Box. MA. R. PERRY wm anive in BRISTOL, on MONDAY, MA It OH 5th, and mav be personally consulted at No. 8, Richmond Terrace, Clifton, unÚJ Saturday evening, March 17th; his profCllsioaaJ engagements preventing the possibility of a longer stay. lLffESSRS. R. and L. PERRY & Co. beg to inCorm their Patients and parties desirous of consulting them, that in conliequence of repeated solicitations, they find it impracticable to adhere to the wfaien they recently £ *ve, at not visiting the fsovinces but that Patients may not. IIN1 future occasion!>, be deceived 11)' parties illegally using their name, they beg to state, that no announcement of say in- //JQ/Sr7) ex- tended visits will be genuine, unless f y7SyL/rjt^/?Zf/r-^ signed by a fac-simile of their hand-writ- mg, to Imitate which, is felony. Due notice of Mr. R. Perry's teaidrnre WJll be given on hlS amval m each town. On physical disqualiifcations, generative incapacity, and impedimenta to marriage. TBI: SZZsSHT PUB-D, A new edition, enlarged to 196 pages, price 2s. M. In order to ensure secresy, and punctuality in delivery, the work will be ssnt direct from the esUblishment. free to any part of the kingdom, Iii a sealed enve- lope, on the receipt of Js. 6d. in postage stamps. The Silent Friend is a medical work written in language, devoid of professional technicalities, on the physical disqualiifcations affec4ing the generative system n both sexel. It contaInS an elaborate and cate- fully-written account of the anatomy and physiology of the organs In man which are directly and indirectly concerned in the function or generation, (illustrated by coloured engravings,) and the causes and consequences resulting from the baneful practice b, which the vigour and manliness of life are enervated and destroyed, even before nature has fully established the powers and stamina of the cODstitut.Í9n. Local and general debility, nervous irritability and excitement, consumption, indigHrRnt ,f the most fearful and exhausting kind, intense meiancholy and depression of the spirits, and partial or total extinction of the repro- ductive powers. &c., lire. thus produced. In the Silent Friend, the chap- ter devoted to the conslderauon of these dreadful complaints contains also an account of the means by which they may be prevented and re- moved, so as to restore the sufferer to the full enjoyment of heaJth MId the functions of manhood. The consequences arising from venereal contamination are next pointed out, and the nature and character of gononhœa, gleet, stricture, and secondary symptoms of every iind, are clearly explaiued, with directions for cure. Their dangerous effects on the human economy are sufficiently dilated on, and a meaus is also in- dicated by which the recurrence of these diseases ma). in every Instance be completely prevented. The work tenninatea with a chapter on the obligations of marriage, the physical impediments which tend to diR- qualify the candidate for that holv state, and the directions necessary fur theIr removal. The work is illustrated by the detail of cases, anel by twenty-six coloured engravings on steel, thus rendering it what ita name purports 1l to be, the true, but sileot friend to aU suffering from the consequences of early error and vice,-a work which may be COil suited without exposure, and with every &8&urance of complete Sueeetl and benefit by R. and L. P&RRT, consulting surgeons, 19, Ben1er's- street. Oxford-street, London. Published by the authors, and Bold by Strange, 21, Paternoster Row; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; Sanger, ISO, Oxford-street; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street • Starie 23, Titeliborne-street, Haymaiket, London Newton 16 and 19 Church-street, Liverpool Rawle, Church-street, Liverpool • Ingram. Market-street, Manchester D., Campbell, 136, ArgyJt>-Btreet, Glaapw R. Lindsay, II, Elms-row, Edinburgh Powell, H, Westmoreland- street, Dublin and by alJ booksellers and patent medicine venders in town and country. Part the first óf this work is dedicated to the consideration of the ana- tomy and Physiology of the generative functions. It embraces a suc- cinct account of aU the organs in man which are engaged in tbe impor. tant function of the reproduction of tht: species, and the mode in which self-abuse operates to the injury of the human frame, and the destruction of the special and vital powers. This is illustrated bysix coloured engravings. Part the seeond treats of the infirmities and decay of the syscem pro- duced by over indulgence of the passions. The existence of nervous and sexual debility and incapacity, wIth their. accompanying train of symptoms and disorders, are traced by the cham of connecting results to this cause. This section Ui illustrated by tllree coloured engravings which fully display the effects of physical decay. Part the third contams an accurate description of the diseases caused by infection, and by the abuse of mercury primary and secondary symp- toms, eruptions of the skIn, sore throat, Inflammation of the eyes, dis. ease of the bones, gonorrhœa, gleet, stricture. &c.. are shown to depen on this cause. Advice for the treaunent of al1 these diseases and thed consequences, is tendered in this section, which, if duly followed nlr cannot fail in effecting a cure. The part is illustrated DY sevent'd coloured engravings. Part the fourth contains a prescription for tbe prevention of disease by a simple application which the danger of infection is obviated. Its action is simple but sure. It acts with the virus chemicaIJ}., and destroys its power on the system. This important part of the work should not escape the reader's notice. Part the fifth treats of marriage, its obligations and disqualifications The causes which lead to happiness in the marriage state are dwelt upon, and th08C that are indicative of misery and domestic illquietlade The nature, origin. and treatment of phYSical disqualIfications are.w.o describeu, and rerueàies for this state form unimportant consideration in this section of the work. The Cordial Balm of Syriacum is employed to renovate the impaired powers of life, when exhaluted by the influence of IOlitary inàulgenee on the system. Its action is purely balsamic its power in reiirrigo rating the frame in all cases of nervous and sexual debility, obstina. gleets, impotency, barrenness, and debilities arising from venereal, cesses, has been demonstrated by its unvarying success in thousands cases. To those persons who are prevented entering the marriage stat by the consequences of early errors, it is invalubale. Constitutions relaxed, weak or decayed, trembhng of the hands headache, faintings, and female complaints, are under its immediate iu ftuence and when the system has received a shock, and is debilitated flom imprudence aed inattan8ion in the early part of life, or is sinkinc under the advance of years, or by long residence in bot or cold climates this medicine wiJI afford immediate assurance of returning strength, I8f giving lone to the muscular system and organs of digestion. All cases of local and general debility, nervous irritability and excite- ment, consumption, indigestion of the most exhausting kind, inlense melancholy, depression of the spirits, partiai or complete 0( the reproductive powers, and non-retention of urine, ape ;»erattane»t!y cured by the CordIal Balm of Syriacum, and patients restored to the full enjoyment of health, and functions of ;¡¡anbood. Price 115. per bottle, or four quantities in one, for 3as. The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an Anti-syphilitis remedy, for purifying the system from venereal contamination, is recommended for any of rhc varied forms of secondary symptoms, such as eruptions of the skin, blotches on the heal and face, enlargement of the throat tonsils and uvula threatened destruction of the nose, palate, "c.» scurvy, scorbutic humours, old wounds, ulcers, sore legs, venereal u ce and sores, glandular swellings, erysipelas, leprosy, king^'s ev^lUpsnip^ diseases of the skin, cutaneous eruptions on any par* all impurities of the blood. Price lis. and S3s per bo e. cases of Svriacum or Concentrated Detersive Essence, i« «gavin £ r at 19, Ber'ners-street, Oxford-street, London: wheretoy ther^sa8«ving of £ 12s., and the patient is entitled to receive adv,ce wttooi^toe. which advantage is applicable only to th»e w ga.. 4nd lis. per Perry's Purifying Specific Pill*. Pnfe with explicit box. These pills, each box of which w be the most certain directions, are well known throug 0: for gonorrbœa. both lD its mild and effectual remedy ever d j^jyaijay the inflammation bYÙleir and aggravated 1<>rms'thThey and arrest the future progress oC tàe specific inftuence OD e ure ra, daease.. b letter the usuaJ fee of one pound «.- In aJ! casP.s of order. or otherWÍ5e. Parties must be f°r a minute liS possible in the detail of their cases, are/e,?esoec?airy the duration of the complaint, the mode of its coin- noting especia } ms progress agc, habits of living, general occu- mer°Cn and'position in society. Med.cines can be forwarded to any na"t of the world; no difficulty can occur, as tbey will be securely packet, »nd carefully protected from observation. These medicines are prepared onlv bv Messrs. R- & L. Psaav & Co, Surgeons, 1», Berners-street, Oxford-street, London; and sold by all medicine venders in town at ounti?; Country Medicine Venders can be supplied by most of the Wholesale Patent Medlcme Houses In London. Messrs. R. ann L. Perry Imd Co. may he eonsulted as usual at 19 Berners-street, Oxford-street, London, (whcre may bt had the, Silent Friend) from eleven till two. and five till eight in the eveninc and on Sundays from eleven to one. Sold'by Thomas A. Roberts, chemist, Conwpy John Brow* nicle Office, Bangor Robert Griffith, chemist. Hiph street r„„ °" William Edwards, chemist, Denbigh; H. G. H lead; John Beale. chemist. High-street Wrexham T :hemist. High-street, Brecon Philip Price 1'o.t u r 4. Webber, Guardian Office, Cardiff; Walter ThomiJ" BrdRend lite Angel.) Merthyr; J. W. White, che^L^nm^T151 narthen W. Williams, chemist, High street cJ^ ,^are' Car" :liemist. Haverfordwest; Joseph Potter Herolrf nm Li Davies, R. C. Treweeks, chemist, Pembroke Thl?? 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