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PRESENTATION OF TESTIMONIALS. On Tuesday evening last, a public meeting was held at Zion Chapel, Trinity-street, for the purpose of pre- senting Mr. Thomas Morgan, sculptor, with various testimonials as marks of esteem, for his services in con- nection with the Temperance cause and Sabbath schools during the last twenty-two years. The chair was taken at half-past six o'clock, by S. D, Jenkins, Esq., Mayor, when the Rev. D. Phillips, of Maesteg, engaged in prayer. The Temperance choir then sung some hymns in very superior style. The Chairman, in opening the proceedings, said that it always gave him great pleasure whenever he was enabled to do anything likely to serve his fellow-men, and he had accepted the invitation the more readily from having had some knowledge of the gentleman to whom they were about to present testimonials of their esteem. It must be gratifying to all that they had, residing among them, a man whom they could so highly esteem! [t was not requisite that he should make any further re marks, as there were many gentlemen on the platform who were more intimately acquainted with Mr. Morgan. He had come there as a fellow-citizen and well-wisher, md would only express a hope that a meeting, convened for such a gratifying object, would pass off pleasantly. The Rev. W. Owen, of Canton, rose and said, that he had come there for the same motives as their worthy Chairman, but had an advantage over him inasmuch as he had known Mr. Morgan personally and intimately for more than 20 years, and he could testify that during the whole of that time he had borne an upright and unblemished character, and had gone on steadily and perseveringly in the good cause until he had realised the position in which he now stood; they had not assembled to welcome a hero from the field of battle, with his garments dyed in blood, but they had come to meet one whose garments, lie might say, were dripping with that water with which ie might say he had rescued hundreds from a Beery" grave. He thought he could best explain the objects of the meeting by giving a brief history of the )rigin of the movement. It had not been commenced imong a few obscure friends at a fire-side corner, but lad commenced in the highest quarter in the neighbour- hood—in fact on the highest point of the Garth °Moun- ;airi-where it was first mooted in the hearing of some ;housands, assembled at a Temperance Association on ;he 7th of August, 1856. It was proposed by E. G. Salisbury, Esq., barrister-at-law, and the present Mem- ber of Parliament for Denbigh the motion was se- :onded by the Rev. J. Horatio Thomas, Vicar of Pen- iyrch, and supported by the Revs. Dr. Jones, of Bangor, Dr. Thomas, of Pontypool College, and other ministers md gentlemen. It was carried by the unanimous voice )f the vast assemblage, who resolved that Mr. Morgan was eminently deserving of a token of respect for the ser vices he had rendered to the cause during 21 years throughout all parts of the Principality, by which he had been the means of reclaiming hundreds of habitual drun- kards. He regretted that he was not able to give the exact number of friends who had testified their concurrence by putting their names on the subscriptions, but he knew that they were many hundreds. This evening he was rejoiced to find so many friends and neighbours assem- bled to pay honour where honour was due, and to mani- fest their respect for their respected fellow-townsman. The presence of the representatives of so many denomi- nations meeting for one common purpose reminded him strongly of the meeting of the recent Evangelical Alli- ance at Berlin, as they had also the local representative. of our Queen presiding over them. Cardiff was this evening honouring one of her own sons, for Mr. Morgan was Cardiff bred and born. Mr. Owen then remarked that Cardiff had contributed, within his recollection, but two men of eminence to the Christian pulpit-the late Rev. E. Morgan, the lamented brother of their guest, and Dr. Thomas, of Pontypool College- He was then reminded of the Rev. F. Lewis, and expressed the pleasure he felt in adding such a name to make up an illustrious trio. He added that the reputation of Mr. Morgan was not merely local but had spread, according to the old Welsh sayin?, 0 Gaergybi 1 Gaerdvdd." This was literally true, for it was well known that if on any day it was announced that Mr. Morgan would de- liver a lecture amid the ruins of Carnarvon Castle, some 5,000 to 10,000 people would assuredly assemble to hear him. He only wished that it were consistent with cus- tom that he should address them this evening, he would thrill them with his eloquence. Other able speakers would, however, address them, and it would not be wise in him to occupy their time with further remarks, or to delay the interesting ceremony which they had assem- bled to witness. (Loud applause.) The Chairman then called upon Miss Mary John and Miss Phoebe Davies, who brought forward, on two salvers, a very handsome Silver Tea and Coffee Service, consisting of tea-pot, coffee-pot, sugar basin, and cream ewer, which they presented to Mr. Morgan in the name of the Teachers and Scholars of Zion Sunday School. The Chairman next called upon Mrs. N. Thomas, who placed around the neck of Mr. Morgan a gold Chain to which was attached a very handsome Gold Watch, pre- se ited in the name of the Cardiff Temperance Society. The Chairman next called upon Mrs. W. Owen and Miss Phillips, who presented to Mr. Morgan a very large Portrait of himself, beautifully painted in oil colours and handsomely framed, as a testimonial from the Tem- perance Societies of North and South Wales. The choir then struck up with great spirit, Meibion Dirwest." The Rev. W. Owen read letters from the Rev. Dr. Thomas, of Pontypool College; the Rev. John Walters, of Ystradgylais and Thos. Jenkins, Esq., of Briton- ferry, expressive of regret at being unable to attend. Mr. Thomas Morgan then stood forward and said, that whatever virtue he had not, there was one of which he was possessed to a large amount, but it was one which disabled him from speaking much—it was gratitude to which he laid claim. However much he might be liable on ordinary occasions, to a charge of volubility of speech, or of going over the mark of a public meeting he had this evening lost his usual habit. In fact if he had been able to express his feelings, it would have been a proof of the existence of ingratitude. He could, however only prove the sincerity of those feelings by 20 years of labour in the general interest, if so long spared—that was the only manner by which he could hope to repay them. He had never before been in a position in which he could not speak-there was nothing so insipid as to hear a man speaking about himself, the more especially if he were praising himself. His friends had spoken very kindly of his feeble efforts during the last 20 years; but he was himself only conscious of a desire to do good if it had been in his power, and whatever had been deficient in action he wished to live to remedy by more effectual efforts. He had never before received a public testi- monial, and it so happened that he had never been present at any time when one was presented. Among the kind gifts was a second edition of himself, and it was silent—thus giving him, perhaps, a useful hint. Mr. Morgan then related a humourous anecdote of Mrs. Edy, whom he described as his mother in the cause of total abstinence, and who had presented him with a box inscribed Hear, see, and say nothing." Mr. Morgan, alluding to Mrs. Edy, said, that if the present generation of Baptists were not teetotallers, all the old ones were for his own part he felt that if cold water did not make him stout it gave him nerve—it made him elastic if not, everlasting. (Laughter and applause.) He then alluded to the presence of Mr. C. Vachell, who he said had been in the field for temperance when many now present were little boys. He said that Mr. Vachell and himself had commenced the temperance cause in Newbridge 20 years ago. Since then hundreds of drunkards had been there reclaimed. If all the surgeons in the country were onlv to sanction the cause an immense amount of good would be effected. [Mr. Vachell: It would spoil their trade.] (Laughter.) Mr. Morgan then begged that his friends would excuse his imperfect remarks, and would accept his most tamest expression of heartfelt thanks for their great kindness. Mr. Morgan resumed his seat amidst loud plaudits Mr. Alderman Vachell was then called upon, and addressed the meeting, referring to his long acquain- tance with Mr. Morgan and his family, and the great value of temperance. The Rev. D. Phillips, of Maesteg, addressed the meeting in the Welsh language, in a strain of telling eloquence, dwelling Impressively on the value of sym- pathy as a great moral power in the work of reforma- tion. Mr. John Jones, (Bute Docks,) spoke in Welsh and English, in his usual eccentric but intensely humorous manner. Mr. Meyrick John and Mr. Henry Thomas, read a Welsh address and Welsh verses, composed in honour of the occasion of Dewr Wyn o Essvllt." The Rev. N. Thomas, (Baptist; Rev. F. Lewis, and Rev. Isaac Jenkins, (Wesleyans,) and Rev. A. Tilley, (Baptist,) addressed the meeting, and the choir sang' several pieces in superior style. On the motion of Mr. J. Elliott, seconded by R. Corey, junr., the thanks of the meeting were voted to the ladies who had made the arrangements for the testimonials. On the motion of the Rev. F. Lewis, seconded by Rev. N. Thomas, thanks were voted to the chairman, who acknowledged the compliment, and the large meet- ing separated.

merthyr. IWSCERKCTION IN- IxDiA.-On Tuesday evening last a public meeting, convened by requisition to the High Constable, was held at the Temperance Hall, for the purpose of devising raeans for the relief of our country- men, their orphans and widows, who have suffered from the revolt in India, There was a tolerable attendance. The High Constable, on being called to the chair, said he was sure that all present must have felt for the sufferings of our countrymen and their families in India, who had been called to suffer so much from the atrocious conduct of the Sepoys. He would just say that he never_in "is life complied with anything more heartily than he did m acceding to the requisitionists, in calling this meeting.-)1r. H. A. Brucc, M.P., then moved- That this meeting desires to express its strong and earnest sympathy with our countrymen in India, under ri j i ^ard of sufferings they have so nobly endured, and the destitution to which so many of them are now reduced.M—Mr T 11 i v • Robert Jones seconded the re- solution, which was carried unanimously.—Mr. Clark then mov.d-" That this meeting desires to assist the surviving sufferers, and the widows and orphans of those that have fallen, and to this end most anxiously entreat the benevolent contributions of the town and neigh- bourhood. r. C. H. James seconded the resolution, and it was carried unanimously—Mr. Fowler moved the formation of a committee, whl«h was seconded by the Rev. J. C. Campbell, and unanimously carried.—Mr. Evans, banker, was appointed the treasurer, and a sub- scription was commenced in the room. A vote of thanks to the High Constable terminated the pro- ceedings. SHOCKING ACCIDENT.-On Tuesday last a young Irish woman, about 19 years of age, while at work at P.enydarren brick-yard, dropped a brush in the mill. Jurying to pull it out with one hand, that hand got jammed between the cogs, when she applied the other hand to endeavour to pull it out, and that got drawn in also. Both arms were so dreadfully lacerated that amputation of both of the limbs was necessary. COAL-PIT ACCIDENT.—On Monday last, a collier, named Bowen, aged 60 years, residing at Pontmorlais, was killed while working in the Collier's Row pit, Cyfarthfa. POLICE COURT.—SATURDAY. [Before J. C. Fowler, Esq.] ASSAULT. Mary Davies was charged with assaulting Ann Williams, at Caedraw.— Fined 5s. and costs. MONADY. [Before J. C. Fowler and D. Evans, Esqrs.] ASSAULTS AT DOWLAIS.—John Stephens was charged with assaulting Henny Rees, of the Globe Irn, Dowlais. The complainant was clearing his house about eleven o'clock on Saturday night, and the defendant tried to elbow his way in the complainant pushed him back, when defendant struck him several blows. Fined 20s and costs.—Arising out of this case was that of William Richards, baller, v. Pryse Evans. Richards had assisted Rees to clear his house, and when he was crossing the road to go home Evans cried out, "You are one of the gang, you —— old scratch," and going up to him struck him a very severe blow in the eye. Eined 20s. and costs. ASSAULT AT MERTHTE.—Sarah Davies was charged with assaulting Mrs. John, by knocking a saucepan about her head. The affair arose out of a little bill which complainant owed the defendant, who thought it was quite time it was paid. Fined Is. and costs. CHARGE or ROBBERY.—Elizabeth Lewis, aged 13, whose father lives at Penydarren, was charged with stealing two pairs of stockings, the property of Edward Fieedman, glazier, Aberdare. The Bench did not think the case sufficiently clear to commit. COLLIEKY PROSECUTION.—Thomas Edwards, a con- tractor, at Penydarren, was charged, under the Act passed to prohibit the employment of women and airls in collieries, and to regulate the employment of boys therein," with having employed a boy under ten years of age as a doorkeeper underground. Mr. Smith J and Mr. James defended. Mr. James admitted tW but pleaded that the boy's acre had hom fact, by tL boy's father, wh'o waf t/Tf 1 fined the defendant in the lowest penalty of A sum was also remitted under the -1' remission fn,. -if i clause providing guch [Urgent? Tlfd ™sreP^entation on the part of in«tioL> f • guardians of children, enabling the j- ,.° ln"lct a penalty on such parents or guar- lans in Ueu thereof. The defendant was ordered to pay costs 1 — CAUTIOX TO HAULIERS.—David Jones, haulier, I Penydarren, charged with leaving his horse and cart unattended in High-s:reet, was fined 5s. and costs.- Benjamin Evans, haulier, Dowlais, for a similar offence, was fined 10s. and costs.-Evan Owens, haulier to Mr. John Sdunders, Penydarren, for riding without reins, was fined 10s. and costs.

ABERDARE. ABERDARE LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.—A general meetmg of the Board was held on Tuesday last, present -Mr. Evan Lewis (m the chair), Mr. Rhys, Mr Philip John, the Rev. Thomas Price, Mr. J. Jones, Mr. Davies, (Blaengwawr), and Mr. Griffith Davies. A lengthened conversation arose respecting the erection of additional lights for the town. It was subsequently resolved, upon the motion of Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Griffith Davies, that several additional lights be erected. The collector attended, and read a list of the several parties indebted to the Board, and a resolution was passed authorising the necessary proceedings to be taken for recovering the arrears. The Surveyor reported that Lewis-street, Aberaman, was in a very defective state and required paving, channelling, &c., and he strongly recommended the Board to order the necessary notices to be served upon the parties, to carry out the wants of that locality. An order for notices to be served was likewise ordered to be made. BURIAL BOARD —A meeting of the Board was held on Tuesday last. Present-Mr. Samuel Thomas, (in the chair), Mr. Rhys, the Rev. Thomas Price, and Mr. Daniel David. The Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting, which were signed. Mr. Rhys said that he aparehended there was no business before the Board, and the ground on Hirwain common had not yet been marked out. The meeting of the Common Inclosure Commissioners would be held next week, when the sur- veyor and valuer would be appointed, and he trusted that at the next meeting they would be able to commence opera'ions. Mr. Price thought that as the Board had so large stock in the common, it would be well to appoint a committee to represent the Board at that meeting. A resolution was accordingly passed to that effect, Mr. Rhys, Mr. Daniel David, and the Rev. J. Griffiths being named on the committee. The Board then separated. I:> PETTY SESSIONS. BEER-SHOP OFFENCE.—Joseph Jenkins of the Grey- hound beer-shop, Aberaman, pleaded guilty of selling beer at half-past one on Sunday morning week.—Fined 5s. and costs. ASSAULTING COUXTY COURT BAILIFFS.—Benjamin Rees and George Richards, colliers, were charged with assaulting White and Kinshole, two of the county court bailiffs. It appeared that White had a warrant some days -previously placed in his hands to arrest Benjamin Rees, for a small debt sued for in the county court, and which he had neglected to pay. The bailiffs went to his house at half-past ten o'clock at night, after all had retired to rest, and knocked for admittance. They did not state who they were, and the wife got up and opened the door when White walked in and opened the back door to let in Kenshole, they told Rees that they had a warrant to take him to gaol for debt, and Rees's wife begged they would wait awhile till she went and fetched the money. A short time after she had gone, John Rees, the son, came in and three or four others and asked the bailiffs what business they had there at that time of night. In their cross-examination by Mr. Simons, who appeared for the defendants, the bailiffs said they were verbally appointed to their office, and there was not, to their knowledge any written appointment. Mr. Fowler considered that between 10 and 11 o'clock at night was an unreasonable time for executing the warrant, knock- ing parties up after they had gone to bed, especially as the bailiff had been in possession of the warrant several diys.—Judgment deferred.

jFnrtigtt jntrUigrnrt. THE MEETING OF THE EMPERORS. The echoes of Imperial greetings are dying away and the liyely interest attached to the late interviews begins to subside, although their importance, variously estimated, still remains. If any particular questions have been treated and decided upon at Osborne, it ma^K ^me 8how it; at any rate, ^J"'ped *\d belie,ed tlwt friendly inter- XTA STOSJSRS "5 F SFSTETYTB I jVL« Jlubner has bad a Ion0' intprvipm- uritii r* <- Walew'ti, at which the interchanged with respect to the meeting at Weimar The arrival in Paris is announced of an Aide-de-camp of the King of Prussia, bearing an autograph reply to the letter written to that Monarch by the Emperor Napoleon, and sent by the hands of young Murat, who has been promoted by his own Sovereign, and has received from the one to whom he was deputed, the cross of Commander of the Order of the Prussian Eagle. Meanwhile the Emperor remains at his camp, and there are complaints in official quarters that his prolonged absence impedes the progress of business. People here are sick of the very name of the Chalons Camp, so we n ay imagine what the Imperial Guard must be, now that the days are getting short and the nights cool There is no appearance, however, of its being raised before the time fixed, although two or three days of heavy rain might damp the Emperor's militaryardour and dissolve the martial assemblage now wearying and grumbling on the banks of the Cheneu. Those Marshals who have not yet visited camp, have received a special invitation to attend there between the 5th and 9th inst. The French and Russian diplomatists agree in think- ing that the meeting of the two Emperors at Stuttgart is not likely to lead to any great intimacy between them. An inhabitant of Stuttgart, who must be well aware of what passed in that city during the brief sojourn of the two foreign potentates, says that the impression produced on those persons who had an opportunity of seeing the Emperors Napoleon and Alexander together was that both of tliem were playing a part which was not to their taste." The correspondent then proceeds to say, that the sudden, and for one of the Monarchs unexpected, appearance of the Empress of Russia produced a disagreeable impresssion, as it was felt by all "that after what had passed in regard to the Empress Eugenie, her Russian Majesty ought not to have paid a visit to the Court of VVurtemberg while the Emperor of the French was there." In such a small capital as Stuttgart, almost all the inhabitants are known to each other by sight, and it is therefore impossible to doubt the correctness of the statement made by several of them that the few persons who cheered the Emperor of the French on his arrival, were foreigners. SPAIN. Letters from Madrid of the 30th ult., state that it is expected a violent attack will be made on the Ministry at the opening of the Cortes, on occasion of the election of the President and officers of the Chamber of Deputies. THE BALTIC. We learn from St. Petersburg, via Lubeck, on the 1st mst., that a very awful catastrophe happened to a Russian line-of-battle ship between the 21st and 23rd ult., in the Gulf of Finland, during a violent storm, in which it foundered, with a crew of upwards of 1,000 souls on board, all of whom perished. About 150 were family men, which renders the mis- fortune still more calamitous. The vessel had arrived near the island of Hoglaud, from Revel, and her dangerous situation was apparent to the crews of several large vessels of war in its vicinity, but, unfortunately, they were not able to render her any assistance.

THE INDIAN MUTINIES. GENERAL HAVELOCK AND THE MUTINEERS. The following despatch which contains more precise intelligence respecting the latest operations of the force under General Havelock, was received by the Bombay Government from Poona on the 31st of August We have news from Cawnpore dated the 18th inst. On the 16th General Havelock engaged the rebels about 12 miles from Cawnpore. Two guns were taken. Capta,n Mackenzie and 15 men were wounded none Jh,e t™°Ps Tv.ery hard worked. The cholera was bad 14 men and Lieutenant Campbell, of the 78th Highlanders, had died of it. The last accounts from Lucknow were dated the 14th of August, and reported all well.' THE MASSACRE AT CAWNPORE. A native, described as one of our spies, belonging to the 1st Native Infantry, gives the following account of the massacre The Nena surrounded the Sahib's boat and so took them and brought them back to Cawnpore. Then came out of that boat 60 Sahibs and 25 mem-Sahibs and four children-one boy and three half-grown girls. Tho Nena then ordered the mem-Sahibs to be separated from the Sahibs to be shot by the Gillis Pultun (1st Bengal Native Infantry) but they said, We will not shoot W heeler Sahib, who has made our Pultun's name great, and whose son is our quartesmastei neither will we kill the Sahib-log. Put them in prison.' Then said the Nadire Pultan, What word is this ? Put them in prison we will kill the male.' So the Sahib-log were seated on the ground, and two companies of the Nadire Pultun placed themselves over against them, with their muskets ready to fire. Then said one of the mem-Sahibs, -the doctor's wife she was, I will not leave- my husband if he must die I will die with him.' So she ran and sat down behind her husband, clasping him round the waist. Directly she said this the other mem- Sahibs said, 'We will also die with our husbands and they all went and sat down beside their husbands. Then their husbands said Go back,' but they would not. Whereupon the Nena ordered his soldiers, and they going in pulled them forcibly away, seizing them by the arm but they could not pull away the Doctor's wife, who there remained. Then, just as the Sepoys were going to fire, the padre (chaplain) called out to the Nena and requested leave to read prayers before they died. The Nena granted it. The padre's bonds were unloosed so far as to enable him to take a small book out of his pocket, from which he read. After the padre had read a few prayers he shut the book, and the log Shook hands all round. Then the Sepoys fi et One Sahib rolled one way, one another, as they sat but they were not dead, only wounded • „ tiJ I in and finished them off wiih sword,. After thUthe whole of the Vfompn nnr) „vi ■> lnls vne those taken out of other boats? to^ ( iverp taVm, "oatsj to the number of 122, iiospital yellow house, which was your IVere any of our women dishonoured by he Nena )r his people ?" Xone that I know of, excepting in the case of General Wheeler's youngest daughter, and about this I am not certain. This was her circumstance. As they were taking the mem-Sahibs out of the boat a sowar (cavalry man) took her away with him to his house. She went quietly tut at night she rose and got hold of the sowar's sword. He was asleep his wife, his son, and his mother-in-law were sleeping in the house with him. She killed them all with the sword, and then she went and threw herself down the well behind the house. In the morning, when people came and found the dead in the house, the cry was Who has done this Then a neighbour said that in the night he had seen some one t) go and throw himself into the well. They went and looked, and there was Missee Baba, dead and swoFen A correspondent adds :— I have seen the fearful slaughter-house, and also saw one of the 1st We Infantry men, according to jrder, wash up part of the blood which stains the floor aefore hanging rho quantities of dresses, clogged dnckly with blood, children's frocks, frills, and ladies mder clothing of all kinds, also boys' trousers, leaves of ,S'jan °f °ne k°ok in particular, which seems to be strewed over the whole place, called Preparation for Death also broken daguerreotype cases only, lots of -hem, and hair, some nearly a yard long bonnets all bloody, and one or two shoes. I picked up a bit of ?aper with on it, Ned's hair, with love,' and opened md found a little bit tied up with riband. The first fellows that went in, I believe, saw the bodies with their arms and legs sticking out through the ground. They had all beeu thrown in a heap in the well."

LLANELLY. LLANBLYY AUTUMN FAIH.—On Wednesday and Thurs- day last, this fair, remarked as not been quite so large as former occasions, presented a large show of excellent stock. Horses of superior breed, fetched high prices, and cows and pigs were sold beyond the average rate; of the latter animals the supply exceeded the demand, but the majority of the stock rapidly changed hands, the sums realized on the whole were satisfactory, and we learn that the Llanelly fair is likely to increase in public esti- mation. The t iwn was very full of visitors. Shop- keepers, publicans, &c., doubtless, were as much gratified with the briskness of the sales as the agriculturalist. By the way, so populous and thriving a place as Llanelly, should, we think, find a more suitable place for the cattle market than the centre, as it were of the place it is decidedly objectionable to hold a cattle market in a public thoroughfare for many obvious reasons the inhabitants of larger towns have remonstrated against the inconve- niences and have succeeded.

BRECON. THE FAST DAT.-On Wednesday last, services were "held throughout the day in all the churches and chapels in the town, anCl collections made in all for the same object, with the exception of the English Baptist Cha- pel, where we are informed one service was held at night. ——— INDIAN" a 13LIEF FUND. On Monday last a meeting, convened by the mayor, of the inhabitants of this town, was held at the Town Hall, for the purpose of raising a fund for the relief of the sufferers by the mutinies in India. The chair was taken about half-past one by the mayor, David Thomas, Esq. There were present besides, J. P. Dellcenton, Esq^ John Lloyd, Esq., Walter Maybery, Esq., William Main- wairing, Esq., James Williams, Esq,, John Davies, Esq., S. B. Evans, Esq., Mr. J. B. Jones, Mr. John Morris, Mr. Cummins, Castle Hotel, Mr. David Jones, draper, Mr. John Williams, and some two or three besides! There was not a clergyman or dissenting minister present, to express sympathy with our unfortunate fellow creatures, under the unheard of atrocities inflicted upon them by those fiends in human shape on the plains of India. The mayor, in rising to address the few present, deplored the lamentable occasion that had been the means of calling them together. He also regretted to find, from the few who had attended that meeting, that there was not a greater amount of sympathy manifested on the occasion he could only attribute it to a want of information on the part of the inhabitants of the town. His worship then took a view of the causes of the great calamity which had befallen our Indian empire, and afterwards said, that he did not much like to use the word revenge, as he did not wish to retaliate cruelty for cruelty, but he would say, let justice be done to them when the day of retribution came. It was their duty to do all in their power to alleviate the disasters they had heard and read so much of, and he believed there was a strong disposition among the people of this country to do so. His Worship then read letters from Col. Watkins and Colonel Pearce apologising for non attendance. His Worship, after suggesting that the monies collected should be sent to the general fund in London, with which suggestion those present concurred, proceeded to pass a glowing eulogy on the noble valour of General Have- lock, and concluded by calling upon J. P. De Winton, Esq., of Maesderwen, to move the first resolution. Mr. De Winton, after prefacing a few remarks moved the following resolution That this meeting, sympa- thising with the many sufferers by the late mutiny in India, feels itself called upon to record publicly its sense of this calamity, and its detestation of the atrocities of the rebels and trusts that the energetic efforts of the British Government, for the repression of the rebellion and the punishment of the guilty, may, by the Divine blessing, be crowned with success."—Walter Maybery, Esq., seconded the resolution, which was unanimously carried. John Lloyd, Esq., moved a resolution authorising a subscription list.—William Mainwaring, Esq., of Ash- grove Cottage, Llanspyddid, seconded the resolution in an interesting address. Jas. Williams, Esq., of Mount Pleasant, then moved, That a house to house visitation be made in the town, with a view of soliciting subscriptions."—Mr. John Davies seconded the resolution, and, after a vote of thanks to the Mayor, the meeting separated. The- following subscriptions were announced to the meeting:—Col. Watkins, M.P., ZCIO; Colonel Pearce, XIO; Wilkins & Co., £ 10 J. P. De Winton, Esq., JE5 John Lloyd, Esq., £5; Walter Maybery, Esq., JB5 D. Thomas, Esq., £2; W. Mainwaring, Esq., S-1 Is.; Jas. Williams, Esq., £ 1 Is. Mr. Cummins, £ 1 Is. Mr. Walter Maybery, Mr. James Williams, and Mr. Mainwaring called, on Monday and Tuesday last, at the different houses in the town, and were most successful in obtaining subscriptions, and we are glad to find that there, is every prospect of Breconbeing able to contribute a large sum to the general fund for the relief of th sufferers. ———- LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH The usual meeting of this Bom-1 -l n Town-hall, on Monday last, David Thomas F in the chair. There were itlornas, Esq.,mayor, bery, James Williams, Esqr ^Herman May- J. B. Jones, Mr. Abel pnr.n? Vr Joan Morn8' Mr' Mr S 1* "R aact Mr. John Price. Cn L ans appeared on behalf of the Old Gas tw:' to e:lTllre what was the nature of the difference be- tween tiiein and the Board, as to the deduotions made o.YUie latter for different public lights. lhe mayor and Mr.. Morris explained that the de- ductions claimed by the Board amounted to £.7, which had been however reduced to £12; and that they were still prepared to pay the demand of the old company less, that sum. Mr. Evans complained that his client had never received any notice from the Board, complaining of a deficiency- of light which they were clearly entitled to before any claim to deductions could legally be made Mr. Alderman Mavbery If our liberal offer is not accepted, I will move that in the event of a notice being found to have been given, that the Board do not accept less than the £ 27. The discussion was then-arranged to stand overj but was ultimately settled by the Old Gas stand over, but was ultimately settled by the Old Gas Company accepting their Claim, less the £ 12. V. P w Mr. Cummins, the landlord of the Castle Hotel ap- plied to the Board for a public light on the castle-there was no public light witnin 200 yards of the castle while there were public lights in other parts of the'town especially in Glamorgan-street, and Lion-street, within 25 yards of each other. After some discussion, the final settlement of the question was ordered to stand over. APP°™EXX OF GOVERNOR FOR CHRIST'S COLLEGE. Mr. Morris moved that the mayor be requested to call a special meeting of the Council, for Monday next, for the purpose of appointing a governor in the room of the late John Jones, Esq. Seconded by Mr. T. B. Jones and carried.

eligible sites at half the cost they were not bound blindly *? °.'ow' those minutes. They had as full power for caoosmg a more eligible site as they had for changing forty acres for thirty acres. f >;w*s ^eece said that when the recommendation 0 the Committee had been accepted and adopted, their J-1* ceased. They had no power to select another Mr. Alexander said there were other entries on the OK, that would show that the purchase of the site at meet" no* keen concluded upon. At their last DriceXnf i^Ut 0ne an or^er ^ad been made to ascertain the thev UJ belonging to Mrs. George that proved that wrmM not, committed themselves to the Maindy. He Mr RC°W'n-e mo^oa VYatkins. measurea'beln liaima beBSed to ask one question; had clndino teKen, as ordered at last meeting, for con- Mr8Ha™PUS*'e»f3° acres of land at Maindy ? stated' tW o i 0 a°ted in the absence of the town clerk, announdnl thietter had been forwarded to Mr. Corbett by the board ^^Ptance of his terms, for the Maindy, Mr. R. Willia therefore been ms said that a building contract had e been entered into. th^co'r^ittee^a6,!61^110^ 0?^11^011' that ftmCti°D8 °f mittee and K d Cea3ed. He had once been on a com- at the next fol^ had neg,eCted that'tS functions had 8 meetinS> they were told that their feelines-Jr ,? ceaa'-d. There was then no ebullition of ber, took itTeVenh»friendMr.Watkins,whowasamem- site and tK c°oly. As soon as they had selected a Board th • rec°mmendation had been accepted by the for the n 0nly further duty was to negotiate the terms changing it e of the land. They were not justified in For all e 8ite> whether for one yard or a mile further. Wheth V PurPoses their powers had ceased long ago. comm their report was in writing or a mere verbal but j/unication was immaterial if it had been acted upon °ne f freely knew whether the present meeting was ■Pecial a 1 cllaracter or not. According to law, a ^ritin ?eetin3 should be convened by a requisition in doubtfM u five members of the Board, and it was very ^whether the meeting was legally constituted. Oieetin tlcins '• The Mayor has power to convene a Th M upon y°r; Mr. Watkins and Mr. Alexander called me "i me as a deputation, and said that five or more id ay r8 w^ed me to call the meeting. I called it as 'ipowjp f^ldermaa Williams: It is clear the Mayor has Thfi lu- °a^ a 8Pe<Jial meeting if he thinks proper. -Of po^ayor I can't see that there has been any stretch bv^f* B.ern«d Mr. Watkins said that it had been done •aid fi. ^j^kins Allow me to explain what I stated. I vr a*five members had communicated with the Mayor. Iteqaisi • Qard marked that the notice referred to a L*: ^atkins replied that if it was so stated, it was fu really done in the same case as Mr. Williams held F Tk* C»?tract was rendered binding without a signature. L .e Mayor remembered that he had called a special meeting of the Council on Wednesday last, and not a word M bad been heard. M i j Wia Reece said that the day chosen was lll- r^apted for the discussion of a question of such great Importance—professional men could only attend at great ^convenience. The Mayor rdplied that mercantile and trade members MQulte as much to complain of. ^r> Alexander stated that he had seconded the motion. *r. Bernard denied the existence of a commiteee to back to. # Alderman Lewis: Why not name another committee P«en. > ^Ir. Alderman C. Yachell said that a distance of |.f00 or 400 yards was immaterial, as in either case car- ries must be employed. In their own affairs they .fight please their own fancies, but they had no right to Peal with £ i 000 or £ 8,000 of the money of the rate- iNyers. r k Mr. Alderman C. Williams read the following minute of we 17th March 1856 —" Ordered that a committee be ap- ,.pnted to endeavour to obtain a proper site for a Burial [Found." And the following of ^9^806—Present, C. 1. Lachell, Mayor, W. Coffin, M.P., C. C. Williams, D. Lewis, f&prgan. Alderman W. Yachell, G. Phillip, B. Matthew, S- T. Edwards, J.Elliot, S.D.Jenkins, J. Owen, L. P- Bernard, D. Jotham, W. B. Watkins, W. Alexander, L d Mr. Bradley Ordered that the Mayor, ex-Mayor, pderman Charles O. Williams, David Lewis, Mr. W. fsJe*aoder, Mr. J. Pride, Mr. J. Batchelor, Mr. W. B. [ atkiris, and Mr. W. T. Edwards, be appointed a com- J^ttee (three of whom to be a quorum), to negotiate for i nrohase of 40 acres of land at the Maindy—the property the Marquis of Bute, and to report thereon to the ( Meeting. He then stated that as the distance was a » En.*6' of fact, easily ascertained, he had procured the f k r ^ap of the parish to which their surveyor had bis compasses and found that the difference of r was nearly 1500 yards, measuring from the first fe 1 } ^ioTa they had to enter either piece of ground, f JL,f 0 taken the trouble of ascertaining the different f kifOrtlon? of walling and found that while the Maindy r Is T, Wou,d reckon 76,' and that at Monachty would be fc ,v Ira- George's land would be 82. He had1 also gone ¥ 'be trouble of ascertaining the expense of hauling. [ Watkins had made a great point of a Taff Vale V ;ng, but they must recollect that the first cost of a '& Would be several hundreds of pounds, and trains u d not stop and turn back trucks along a siding for a JJ'ter of a mile. At the Maindy canal boats could I It- rSe mate"al within 300 yards of the ground. ,■ *ilg all these fact3 into consideration he believed [ When balanced against the first cost of the land j *ould not leave any great difference, j. Alexander The canal passes Monachty also. I ■^r. Alderman Williams The railway comes between r is a long way round the bridge. „ 7r- Alderman D. Lewis said that he did not think f tt they had committed themselves to any bargain as 5 He hoped they would throw any little matters over J the general benefit, and not let any quibbles upset any a. algement by which such a sum as ^7,000 would be t Ito' by only going a short distance further.—(Mr. 4 LCe = A mile.)—Well, let it be a mile when they Iat otber places, such as Merthyr, through which { L d travelled the other day, they would find that they l Le °bliged to go more than three miles.' If they could 5 get a site to advantage at two miles, why they must H °ne at three miles. They had but one interest in te^ter' to do the best for the public. He had no I j. t but that Mr. Williams had taken much trouble to prtain the expense, but he s'nould like to_ obtain some ruination fi ona the surveyor, as to the drainage, for he Arers,0f)d that it would be found much more expensive ra,lnd3' than at Monachty, where there was some land t t"eJr would not want to drain at all. lhey would r have an expensive road at Maindy, that would cost P° or £ 600. Cr' Alderman Williams said thit they would require road to Monachty. rr» Edwards begged to remark that Mr. David was Pe correct when he said that he was not present at the 0 r Meeting. It was with great regret that he had been ftged t0 |eave the r00ra> without being able to remain •'be close of the discussion ar.d for the division. All | ^embers would have but one feeling, that of doing best for the town, and hitherto they bad been as pimous as possible. When the Maindy was pointed k'iKi was but one feeling, that it was the most Jible site, and the only question that now appeared Ltls^.US8i°n was one of comparative expense. Some i' I 036 since, Mr. Watkins came before the Board, .g S"aled lbat land might be obtained for £ 70 per ip" ''is consideration appeared of so much import- |' 'bat the committee were deputed to visit it and subsequent meeting, Mr. Corbett intimated that the -1' 111 ight be obtained, but afterwards, in consequence objections entertained by Mr. Wyndham Lewis, 4 | vi<inity to its mansion, it had been refused. At J* meeting an impression prevailed that a most A i sP°t of ground could be obtained, and there ap- 5 f fied but one feeling on that subject. He did not mean °e I and ot Mrs. George, to which he felt the force of the ptioQ 0f distance, but he referred to the Wedall; it 5 0KfOt- '3een officially offered, but he believed it might b>naine(^ at a lower price than Monachty, while the f, not more than 300 yards further than 3d lid • ^bere was a new road by the Grange, that rfl iajjp. inf within 300 or 400 yards of the same ij a_ j" t a beautiful piece of ground on gravelly it *tpi; ^ie exc'ePtion of a north aspect, it was the b- |r Tble 8Pot ?ear tbe town. to i"^i°rn,ard sa.'d t'1.a^ aa a majority seemed disposed e/ f cotn^ntj^eeemaUer' would be better to appoint a 13 B' ^atkiM the ,1B°ard miSbt, if they wished, U1V9 the committee and appoint a new nn<>. 1, j-1 i. fr*'»w4,'11™ i° Mopn«cb,y*,r,rie„b;.tt fe^ open for selection of the best site, not onlv aVra economy, but public health. They already saw a °L L n 8Pring'ng UP witbin half a mile of Maiudee. r t Ouobt BOt t0 look at the present only, but to *'• r 6 also. < Alderman Williams remarked that if Dr. Edwards with regard to the distance of the Wedell, 300 L- k c°u^d ma^? any great difference in a sanitary Lai beeSn8r" d"0°Id °""0 that ha t'3f* y0*/ l° s?con4 tba amendment. R reference to what had passed at the last meeting at t |b some of the members now in the room fmri v £ hi, the reasons urged for preferrin^hj "to t J Were grounded 0Q public convenience ()n xld ,riwd, i\had be,en,Urgedfthat'-f9 Carria^8 would be jt ;al,y -1 distance of a mile in addition ^ould )T. ,v -T.y < onssquence. Since then, he had taken '<t* "'e H'6 clergy of various denominations /L .rri.,0?.of latest practical experience ,r' m 1 k^lt8Li° p?or ?n su°b occasions. > 1" iU be i1Q bis opinion, the Maindy 0tV Doot rr ln^ltely preferable by the large « T 55WwiUtea to Mr. fegnhii, 5K Catholic priest, and as the reply was in writing, he would read it :— "Cardiff, October 2nd, 1857. "My dear Sir,-I am most thankful for the choice which you proposed and carried at the last lown C cil meeting of the Maindy Burial Ground, m preference to more distant sites, nor can there be a doubt that the de- cision will meet with tbe hearty approval of the great majority of the inhabitants of this town, who will see that the slight and temporary increase in taxation is but a trifle in comparison with the great and lasting mconve- nience which would have otherwise resulted to all classes, but more especially to the bulk of the poor, of whom, I need not say, the greater proportion belong to my flock. « The gentlemen who have argued that the poor would not carry their own dead even to the Maipdy, will, I strongly surmise, find themselves unsupported by fact, at least among the Irish poor. The precedent which has long existed at Newport is in point, and leads me to expect the contrary. The distance there is not much shorter than ours will be, and the way is, for a considerable length, up hill and steep, yet they carry their dead. I shall be much mistaken, therefore, if they do it not here, with the road level and smooth." He had also seen the Rev. A. Tilley, one of the Non- conformist ministers of the town, and he was strongly of opinion that distance would be found a very serious onsideration. Circumstances which had occurred within the last few days had prevented his seeing other minis- ters as he had intended, but he had already shown that his opinions were conclusively borne out by authorities in a position to form a correct estimate of their value. Mr. Elliott said that he could state that the Wesleyan Ministers at least held different opinions. They ap- proved of the Monachty site on sanitory grounds, and did not think half a mile in distance as of such great importance. Mr. Lewis Reece said that those gentlemen had pro- bably formed their conclusions on the statement that the distance was only 500 yards further—1,500 yards, how- ever, made a considerable distance. Mr. W. Watkins claimed a right to reply. He would make one remark with regard to observations to which he had listened with great defsrence, as they were characterised by good sense and good feeling. But while he admitted that, the Rev. Mr. Signini was well ac- quainted with the habits and feelings of a large section of the poor of Cardiff, he contended that it would be far more cheap for the Irish working classes to hire a Shillibere carriage, than to give the quantity of beer usually drank by those who attended to assist in carrying the bodies at their funerals. Distance did not appear to make them much difference, for it often happened that the deceased expressed a wish to be buried in some dis- tant place, and his desires were invariably respected. He had often seen them carrying bodies to Penartli and other places for interment. The question was then put, and a few votes had been taken, when Dr. Edwards inquired whether he might be allowed to propose another amendment. But it was decided that it was too late. Dr. Edwards then begged to explain that he should vote for rescinding the resolution, with the view only of keeping the matter Orlen, and with the hope that the site at the Wedell might be obtained. He could not vote for the Monachty in preference to the Maindy, as he considered the latter the better site of the two. A division was then taken, when the names stood as follows: — For rescinding the resolution V—Aldermen D. L wis and C. Yachell. Councillors W. B. Watkins, W. Alex- ander, E. Thomas, G. Watson, D. Jotham, Dr. Edwards, and the Mayor—9. For confirming the resolution :-Aldermen C. C. Williams and T. Morgan. Councillors J. Pride, R. Williams, C. E. Bernard, Lewis Reece, Montague Grover, and C. W. David—8. The resolution was therefore rescinded. Mr. Alderman Williams said that the proceedings were informal, but he would not wish to take advantage of any mere technical objection. We believe that we have given the substance of all the arguments adduced correctly-though it was no easy matter to gather them, when six or eight gentlemen were frequently speaking at the same time.