Papurau Newydd Cymru
Chwiliwch 15 miliwn o erthyglau papurau newydd Cymru
17 erthygl ar y dudalen hon
The eight anniversary of the…
iOVEMENTS OF THE MILITARY,— A larga e )any til the 37th regiment of infantry arrived in this town, (Thing av ) evening, from Gosport, under the command H Ipt. II 'Ion. Four other companies are expected here Ifterna". and the head quarters will arrive on Saturday. e regime Will take up their quarters at our barracks im- itely o the dcpartine of the 75th, which regiment will f this town, oil Tuesday morning, for Waterford. eLOPEMENT EXTRAORDINAlly.-Amongst the t 's (unfortunately numerous in this town) where Bacchus s r enlls holll their orgies, in almost open defiance of order g lecency, the Blue Anchor is conspicuous. There, sons tars and Neptune, both daily and nightly, join in the revels, whilst the aid of the civil power is frequently » ssary to prevent broken heads during the saturnalia. 1 t o'er the scene. Tiinotheus-like, was wont to sit a harper, hose dulcet strains, the Sailor's Hornpipe, the Welsh Jig. j-lheiReel, were footed with an animation and a devilry of iement. parallelled only by the celebrated scene, immor- a td by Burns, in the Aukl Kirk Allowav," where > The mirth and fun grew fast and furious, H Tiie minstrel loud and louder drew-; I The dancers quick and quicker flew'; 1 They reeled, they set, they cross'd, they cleekit, I Till ilka carlin swat and reekit, And coost her duddies to the wark, And linket at it in her sark bens here found a Eurydice and, d'ye see, she was no r than the landlady of the Pandemonium. » He loved her well 4 He sighed, and his dark eye grew full of gloom I A tear or two upon his dear harp fell, • And then to the jig again, the strings resume. | I hydra-headed vice Oh frail heart and blighted vows » mined hopes of lengthened joy in Pandemonium The 3 TOu tieard the guilt-inspired vows of the sinful son of song heard and fell; for, when woman hesitates in such a case, r siost. An elopement followed, together with an abduc- of some seventy solid sovereigns, and sundry household els and chattels. The minstrel boy, His wild harp slung behind him," I it, at early dawn. with the fair fugitive, by one of our fast e-cleavill,Z steamers to Bristol, and thence, as rumour f. to Swindon; to which place, the disconsolate husband, | r having weighed his "Blue Anchor," proceeded, under 58 of canvas, accompanied by the piomising young scion Jhe detective house of Hopkins. We shall, perhaps, be I Med, in a future number, to report progress in this strange ( ntful history. ELOPEMENT.—On Saturday last, our active > »erintendent of Police obtained information that a man [ ployed on board one of the Newport steam boats, had ab- ¡(led from his duty, and had induced a young and interesting 1, only sixteen years of age, named Brain, of Bristol, to indon her duty to her parents, and accompany him to this In. It appears that she came over with the sailor on day last, and on Saturday her father and brother came to in search of fthe infatuated fugitive. Captain Parfitt dly afforded every information in his power to aid them in > ir, search. After inquiring through the purlieus of the [they found the yoking lady and the tar, but she pertina- lisly refused to return to her home, preferring a filthy lodging &he Castle Precincts, to her father's respectable dwelling. timately, however, by the persuasion and representations of I auperintendent, she admitted that she had been shockingly hghty, shed a shower or two of tears, and said she never tUd offend pappa again. CAUTION TO REAPERS.—Mr. Williams, of indau, a few days since, employed some reapers to cut wheat, d found, at the beginning of their work, that they were good rtds at the sickle. -%Vhen, however, after some interval, he >in went to see how they got on, he observed they were tting on very carelessly, and remonstrated, to which they IY replied by insults. When they had cut about eleven acres, Williams called in two farmers, who calculated that three ahels to the acre, at least, had been wasted, and it was pro- sed that three shillings per acie should be deducted, for [hering up what they had left behind this was refused, but, er a good deal of bluster, a sovereign was agreed upon, and reapers were discharged, with advice not to shirk at their '•'k again. The eight anniversary of the Cefundeb dyn .:to1 Lodge of Oddfellows, was held on Saturday, the 23rd ft-, at the Crown Tavern, Bryn, Monythusloyne. The ethren met at eleven o'clock; and, after the Lodge was eup.d, several candidates were initiated. A grand procession .s then formed, which proceeded to Salem chapel, where the :v. Edward Jenkins preached a very interesting and in- uctive sermon on the occasion. The brethren then returned the Lodge Room, to dinner, the Rev. Gentleman and Mr. Jones presiding. Upon the removal of the cloth, the •i'ieen and her Royal Consort" was given, and was drank th due honours and an eloquent speech was made by the • Chairman upon the Nature and Principles of the Order. le ice-Chairman also delivered an interesting discourse, on e <;vils attending the Admission of False Oddfellows into Afferent Lodges, &c. Several other addresses followed, and thanks were voted to the Chairman and Vice-Chirman, id an evening spent 4vith delight and hilarity, the company Pirated.
PONTYPOOL.
PONTYPOOL. The last report of the Committee of Council on Education -Mains some valuable and interesting information relative to le general progress of education in the county of Monmouth, ld especially in our manufacturing districts, where much is been of late done in the way of establishing schools, though much more remains undone. Amongst the different schools sited by the Government Inspector, and of which kind men- on is made in the detailed minutes of the report, are those in teyethin parish, where school operations have, with laudable fw aru^ exemplary perseverance, been carried on for the last he years> much to the advantage of the rising generation. But "Y°om in connexion with St. Luke's Church, Pontnewynydd, of its circumscribed size, was found but ill adapted he I^ Purposes; though the school itself, (as remarked by f tli Spector) is in a very satisfactory state, much to the credit „honiUv.aster> as well as to the diligent superintendence of the *o so the Rev- 0 T- Phillips, the minister of the district, han a°?0r Was ^is disadvantage pointed out authoritatively, losonis aflle zea^ an(l earnestness was at once kindled in the ton oftb influential individuals, (friendly to the educa- ineousl ,r °r5<ing class) an(* their best energies were simul- lerience Hlr^Cte<^ t0 remedy the evil complained of, past ex- rithout u v'nR abundantly shown that to leave the soul »nt laboi^kdge, is not good." The results of their benevo- ary arralf 8 l)een truly encouraging, and now all prelimi- wthwith ;?ements are just being completed for commencing he mast erection of two school-rooms, and a residence for oom 62 f' 0f the following dimensionsBoys' and girls' nir i« f et long internally by 26 feetwide, height to the ceil- 'he ma»t The infant school room, 28 feet long by 12 wide, 'hese sdr,s house "to consist of 4 rooms 12 feet by 12 feet, t the ep in their enlarged form, will be entirely supported f thp ?, ner°us expense of the present proprietor and manager he nrp«entywi1 and Golynos Iron Works, W.Williams, Esq., as criptiorfUt Sch°°l is. To the Building Fund the following sub- "he LorH Ta-nd Sfants have been received £ s. d. J Lieut, of the countv. Capel Hanbury Leieh. Park 3110 0 S. H Pvn!"iamS| Esq.,Snatchwood 105 0 0 lev Th Ulips' Esq-' Trosnant Cottage, Pontypool.. 10 0 0 foVin incumbent of the parish 10 0 0 lev \T° r?in> Es<l-> Pontnewynydd 10 0 0 E a"d Mrs. Gore 7 0 0 \V AT °fcssional services gratuitously given by ANT- Nlatthewsss, E-q 16 0 0 j P 'and given for a site, play-ground, and gar- 4nnli • Wood, relieving-officer, Trosnsint .> 45 0 0 2 e.r subscriptions already promised 10 0 0 Kat^'mt!;ee Council on Education 300 0 0 Clonal School Society "0 0 0 Cesan Board nf "Rrlii^atinn ••• ••• P. Mr. Merchant, of Pontnewynydd, is the contractor, and the g Wiated cost of the whole building is £ 750. The present de- riency in the funds will doubtless be made up by those kind- parted friends in the parish, whose aid is not yet given to the work in hand, but it is hoped it will be cheerful y extended f? soon as the emergency of the case reaches their knowledge. FPon these cheering prospects of seeing the means of religious ^lowledge, and moral training, multiplied and increased m some m«asure proportionate to the wants of our widely-growing Population, may the parish of Trevethin heartily be congratu- To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. SIR(—IN perusing the interesting account of the treat to the Pontypool Charity School children, in your last paper, I was much gratified with the grateful mention made (and very pro- perly so) of the courteous and kind conduct of the Lord Lieut. and his excellent lady on that occasion. Their condescension in noticing the children, and their expressions of congratulation and encouragement, addressed to the schoolmaster and other teachers present, cannot fail producing the happiest results. Such acts are always well-timed, but doubly so, on such an oc- casion as an anniversary of teachers and scholars, when they meet together for a little relaxation and amusement; when the laws of strict discipline and restraint are relaxed, and the rod of correction is for a time laid aside there is then an openness and freeness of intercourse not to be tolerated but on a gala-like day. The great and the rich lose nothing, but gain much, by an oc- casiona.1 mingling up with their poorer neighbours and their offspring. In illustration of the truth of the foregoing remarks, the following of Baron Alderson, addressed on a recent occasion to the grand jury of the county of Suffolk, will be applicable. In a neighbouring county which I passed through on the circuit this time, observed his Lordship, I had, what I am afraid I shall not have here, a day of rest, and I went out into the country, and had the pleasure of seeing a match of cricket, in which a noble Earl, the Lord Lieut. of this county, was playing with the tradesmen—the labourers, and all aroud him and I believe he lost no respect from that course; they loved him better, but they did not respect him less. I believe that if the nobility and gentry associated more with the lower classes of society, the kingdom of England would be in a far safer, and society in a far sounder, condition. I wish I could put it into the minds of all to think so, because I um persuaded it is true." I need not add any more than that I am, Yours obediently. A FRIEND TO THE RICH AND THE POOR. Pontypool, Aug. 28th, 1845.
ABERGAVENNY.
ABERGAVENNY. BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—On Mon- day evening last, a meeting in behalf of the above society was held in Froinnore street Baptist Chapel, at which Mr. John Daniel presided. The meeting was addressed by Mr. Eustace Carey, late missionary to India, who gave some interesting de- taiU of the workings of the>ciety there by the Rev. Benjn.- fice, one of the agents of the society, who exhibited several what the deluded heathen call gods and also by Messrs. Daniell and Havard. A very good collection was. made at the cUise. CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL.-On Wednesday, t,!e 20lh instant, the annual examination of the children at- tending this institution, took place at the school-room. p- wards of200 children were present; and, after partaking of ^e tea and cake provided for them, were examined by the Hey. Thomas Isaacs, of Malpas, and the Rev. 1. Williams of Trinity Church; and their intimate acquaintance with the • Book of the Sunday School," the Bible, reflects great credit "11 the perseverance of the teachers and the diligence of the learnerti. *——
USK.
USK. We are glad to hear that at a meeting of the Portreve, Aldermen, and Burgesses, lately holden in the own-hall, in Lsk, it was unanimously resolved that the °)°ney in hand, arising from the borough rents, amounting to -f^out thirty pounds, should be applied towards paving the J?wn, under the direction ol a committee, consisting of !lt>d icholl, Esq., Mr. John Shepard, and Mr. Evan Jones, alder- j!°n, and we have no doubt that, under the inspection andju- 'Clous management of these gentlemen, the footpaths will be Kreatly improved, and we hope that the surveyors will co-ope- with them in getting the town, which has latterly been gleatly neglected, into a proper state, CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY,—On Sun- div last, a sermon was preached in Usk Church, in aid of! the Church Missionary Society, by the Rev. Henry Wybrow, Incumbent of St. Paul's, Newport, from the 7th chap, of Reve- lations, via. 13 and I4:And one of the elders answered, sayino; unto me, what ale these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? And I said unto him, sir, | thou knowest. And he said to me. These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb." The rev. gentleman delivered a most impressive and affecting appeal to the con- gregation. in behalf of the society, and at. the close the sum of £ 8. was collected at the door.—On the following Tuesday a meeting was held at the Town Hall, which was numerously and respectably attended. At half-past six W. A. Williams, Esq.,took the chair, and delivered an eloquent and feeling ad- dress in behalf of the church missionaries. The respected chairman then called upon the Rev. Iltyd Nicholl, secretary to the society, for a statement of the receipts and expend ture of the last year, which was then read, after which the meeting- was addressed in the most affectionate and encouraging man- ner by Sir Digby Mackworth, Bart., Rev. T. Davies, of Tre- vethin, Rev. J. Cunningham, vicar of Harrow, who attended as a deputation from the parent society, and the Rev. Henry Wybrow. The collection at the close of the meeting amounted to £S, 16s. Philip Powell, an old offender, was last week sentenced to fourteen days imprisonment, for cutting sticks, in a wood. belonging to his grace the Duke of Beaufort. Such practices being of frequent: occurrence, the justices have stated their determination to put a stop to them, by dealing severely with all who may be detected. ♦
CARDIFF.
CARDIFF. INQUEST.—On Monday last, an inquest was held at the Steam Packet, (beer-house) Bute-street, before Dr. Vachell, deputy coroner, on the body of John Oilman, aged 11 years, which was found floating in the Bute Docks, on Monday morning, by Joseph Wright, From the evidence, it appeared that the deceased was an idiot and an'nrphan that on the 7th inst. he was left by a relative with a person named Mark Curry, a lodging-house keeper, at Cardiff; that the relation went to Swansea to see his wife, who was there ill; that on the 17th of August the child, was missing, and was never again seen alive. On the return of the relative, he went to Curry's to see the child, and found he was missing; he then caused his loss to be cried, and instituted every possible search for him until last Monday, when he was found as before stated.—Verdict, found dead. On Wednesday, another inquest was held at the Shoulder of Mutton Tavern, before Lewis Reece,Esq., coroner, on the body of John Clarke, aged 43, a collier. John Miles being sworn, said, I am a labourer, and was working with de- ceated on the Bute Docks, loading a vessel with coal from a barge to the ship deceased and I were filling together, and, on the tub with the coal being hoisted into the ship, a small lump of coal fell on the head of deceased, and made a small wound. Deceased washed himself, bound up the wound, and resumed his work and after filling three tubs more, suddenly fell backwards, and died in my arms. Verdict, accidental death.—Deceased has left a widow and two children to lament his untimely end.
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THE TEETH:-Wewould especially recommend all those who desire a beautiful set of teeth to avail themselves of the ser- vices of Mons. Le Dray and Co., at their establishment in Park- street,^Bristol. The knowledge and experience of those gentle- men in their profession, together with their moderate charges, have secured to them a most flattering amount of patronage, which we are sure it will continue to be their study to deserve. Bristol Gazette. Loss OF TEETH.—In consequence of the complete or even partial ruin of the teeth, the face shrinks, the countenance assumes a different expression, and wrinkles will prematurely furrow the face. The only remedy for this is to supply the loss with Aitificial Teeth, thereby restorina clear articulation, per- fect mastication, and preventing the hollow and shrunken cheeks. the thin and contracted lip, so characteristic of old age. The new incorrodible teeth introduced by Mr. Thomas, Surgeon- Denttst.64, Berners street, Oxford-street, tendon, most fully answer this purpose, and are fixed without <3xtractine; any roots or teeth, or giving any pain whatever. They will also be found much more economical than any otliers. ATMOSPHHUC CHANGES,—Although changes in the tempera- ture are more prevaleat in the temperate zome than in other lati- tudes. there is scarcely a spot to be found where such great dif- ferences exist as in Great Britain, varying in a few hours some 20 degrees or more. The effecl of such changes on the bodily health is verv afflicting to many thousands ot persons, especially those in the middle and more advanced -ages of life, causing attacks of those painful disorders, Sciatica, Gout, and Rheuma- tism. Happily for those v;ho are afflicted with those painful diseases, chemical science has produced that excellent medi- cine, Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Piils. -I--=-=¡¡-
MASONIC BANKET.
MASONIC BANKET. ENTERTAINMENT OF COL. TYNTE, JUN., R.W.P.G.M. AND C. W. DE BERNARDY" ESQ, R.W.D.P.G.M,, OF MONMOUTHSHIRE, BY THE BRETHREN OF THE LOYAL MONMOUTH LOD GE. (REPORTED FOR, THE MERLIN".) The brethren of the Silnrirm Lodge, Newport, had hardly paid their tribute of respect to, those two distinguished officers of the Institution, when the b/rethren of the Loyal Monmouth Lodge, stimulated by their e xample, and being equally as an- xious to do honour to the pr esence of their gallant P.G.M. and his esteemed deputy, solicit ed the honour of their attendance at a dinner of the assembled lodge on the 22nd instant. Those gentlemen having kindly intimated their acquiescence in the wishes of the Monmouth brethren, invitations were promptly forwarded to their sister lodge, the Silurian, as well as to the Vitruvian Lodge at Ross,, from which a large attendance of the craft was anticipated, an expectation which, at the proper lime, was most amply realised.. At an early hour on Friday, the gallant Colonel, accompanied by his deputy, left Cefn Mably in his travelling carriage, pro- ceeding through Newport and Usk, and about half-past four o'clock the deputation from Newport arrived, bringing with them the pleasing intelligence that they were on the road. and would arrive shortly after. The esteemed visitors would have reached town at the same time as the deputation, but that they had availed themselves of the unusual fineness of the day to enjoy a closer view of the magnificent ruins of Ragland Castle, than the direct road to Monmouth afforded. The note of pre- paration being sounded, the brethren repaired to Freemasons' Hall, where they were, in a short time, called upon to receive the Grand Officers. The reporter was delighted to find the gallant Colonel and his deputy looking remarkably well, not- withstanding they had posted upwards of thirty miles, and that the latter gentleman, particularly, had left Holland only on the 20th, in order to be present at the occasion. The Lodge having been duly adjourned, the assembled brethren moved to the Beaufort Arms Hotel, for the purpose of investing themselves with their attire, and preparing for the repast, which was laid for them in Brother Whitir.g's best style. :As soon as the ceremony of investiture was completed, the master of the cere- monies announced dinner, -and the brethren, forming a proces- sion, advanced up the principal staircase, headed by the Grand Officers. An excellent brass band, stationed in the corridor, struck up a sacred melod.y as the procession reached the top, and the master of the ceremonies conducted the body into the spacious and elegant ball-room, where the banquet was pre- pared. It were unnecessary to enter into any elaborate detail of the refined taste displayed in the decorative elegances of this apartment. At the head of the table was erected a splendid throne, whose crimson drapery fell in graceful folds on either side of the Rev. occupant, the Master of the Loyal Monmouth Lodge, its top being surmounted by a gilded tiara of great brii- liancy and eRect. The places of the senior officers of the Lodge were also distinguished by their peculiar emblems, while the presence of innumerable collections of flowers, gracefully wreathed into festoons, and distributed through the banquetting room, charmed the senses of the guests. When the Grand Officers and brethren had taken their places, and the Rev- Chairman had pronounced grace, the scene was one of striking attractiveness. The effect of the beautiful attire of the mem- bers of the craft, not in office, was heightened by the brilliant decoratfons of the officers, while the costly regalia of the grand officers formed a point of general admiration If to this be ad- ded the true masonic spirit which prevaded the assembly,—the warm gratification which every brother felt and acknowledged for the honour done him,—the feeling of proud satisfaction which beamed from the eyes of the grand officers as they sur- veyed the happy scene, and the general infusion of ardent de- light and virtuous feeling which was universally indicated, some faint idea may be formed of the eclat of the occasion. With what truth and appropriateness might not every brother present have re-echoed the stirring sentiments of a distinguished clerical brother, resident in the Bahamas Then let the order, old and free, Welcome this happy jubilee! The capstone, and cement together. Bound by such friendship, cannot sever Here streams of Jove so fully flow, That every nobler plant shall grow, Let curious Ignorance despise The mason's motto good and wise True to the we!fare of mankind, let to their sinless errors blind, And, but one grand distinction ever know Who most can soothe a hapless brother's woe The cloth being removed and the dessert and wines placed, the Rev. Chairman proceeded with the business of the evening He commenced by announcing the health of the Sovereign, which he prefaced in brief, but eloquent terms. He observed that the toast was one which did not call for any lengthened introduc- tion at his hands, and that notwithstanding what might be said about secret conclaves and the aspersions which prejudice bigotry, or ignorance sought to cast upon Masonry, he was proud to say that masonic loyalty was an eminent duty. (Cheers.) AVithout further pref:c he begged to give .f Ihe Queen and the Craft." (Drank with all the honours the band playing the National Anthem.) The Chairman, in introducing the next toast, observed that it was one which had especial claims upon their Gratitude and'attention, inasmuch as it was the health of a lady rendered illustrious, not only from her position, but by the boundless be- nevolence which adorned her character. He should propose the health of Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, the Patroness of the Royal Freemason's Charity for Children." (Drank with the usual honours.) Air—"Rule Britannia." Next followed the healths of "Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family." (Drank with the usual honours.) Air-" Ap Shenkin." The Rev. Chairman, in rising to propose the next toast, ob- served that it was necessary in all institutions that their pro- ceedmgs should be conducted with order and due decorum; that the greatest respect was necessary to be paid to those nrespnt Tnst authority and that feelings in the LrXnM"SntantCL°Vght e more fu,]y and deeply exemplified, by a nobleman, who, "n\hrdisc £ mcteof bemg presided over earned for himself the creates? duties, had toast he had now to propose wa! f, .,PeCt an<* veneration. The spected Worshipful Grand Master (Drunk with nine times nine, and Masonk fiS" Air—" Prosper the Art." The R.W.P.G W. Colonel TWP • He said he was sure his right hone,JVn-» r°se to return thanks, grieved if he thought that he ?Coionef WTld be ledge the toast for him. He could ,n0t ackrT~ of the craft in England had Masonrv Vthat no member lustrious subject of the toast, and that aUh*1 than the ll_ of the formidable difficulty which he wm.M# WaS aware in assuming the vacant throne of his veneritPHlaVei° Duke of Sussex, yet he was resolved not to LP^ ?^°r' honest, but firm discharge of the onerous dnH» >!• J alted office imposed. (Applause.) He (Colonpl^T ♦ VS CX" sure that the noble Earl would spire no lain s i n } what he believed to be the wishes of the illnct • rrJinS ou^ Grand Master and that deservedly great as the popularity It the noble Earl was he had no doubt that it would every day become more extended among the craft. (Great applause., 7 The Chairman next proposed "Earl Howe, the Deputy Grand Master of England, and the rest of the Officers of the Grand Lodge." (Drank with seven times seven, and masonic five.) Air—" The fine Old English Gentleman," The P.&.M, also returned thanks for this toast. He observep that he AII-d a considerable degree of diffidence » being so soon1 again called upon to return thanks but as he conceived a sense of duty constrained him to acknowledge a toast so hand- somely drank, he should not shrink from it There could be no doubt that they possessed a most honourable nobleman and excellent Mason in Lord Howe, a circumstance that was at once guaranteed by the wisdom of the choice. He need scarcely remind the brethren that the Grand Officers were selected for known excellence, and the craft at large owes much to the fos- tering care of the Grand Lodge. The gallant speaker concluded his address by thanking the brethren for the warm compliment which had been paid his noble friend. The ltev. Chairman, upon again rising, said it was one of the duties of a Chairman sometimes to appear oftencr on his legs than was quite agreeable to the feelings of those he was pre- siding over but in the present instan- e he trusted they would bear with him, as the toast he had to propose for their consi- deration was one which of itself required his merely naming it to excuse his again so soon addressing them. It was a toast which required nothing from him—no enconium on his part. to render it worthy of their notice—it was the health of their guest, the Provincial Grand Master of Monmouthshire. (Here a burst of applause ensued, which none but Mason's know fully how to appreciate.) The Rev. Chairman then proceeded to make a few remarks on the state of Masonry in Monmouth. Till within the last few years, it had almost become extinct; he was but, as they well knew, a very young Mason but from what he had since understood, Masonry was, as he had previously said, almost extinct amongst them; it had again,Phoenix like, sprung from its ashes; and honoured as it was that evening by the presence of its Provincial Grand Master and his honoured Deputy, and more especially by the numerous and respectable assemblage of 17rce Masons, he was then addressing, he was convinced that there was at present no want of feeling on the part of the loyal Monmouth Lodge to convince the Grand Officers of the Province of Monmouthshire of their determina- tion to fulnFto the letter the beautiful and sublime, principles of Mason-v o-enerallv; and he trusted the present would be con- sidered a token of the future—that Free Masonry in the county of Monmouth would be on an equality with any other province in England. The Rev. Chairman, then addressing Colonel Tynte, said, I trust vou, Sir, will receive the fullest c.nd most decided supnort—that every assistance will be rendered to you bv the officers of the different lodges over which you a. e called on to preside, whereby you may be enabled to adopt such re- solutions as will redound to the welfare of the craft, and that we shall be deemed by the uninitiated—by our enemies-as no secret conclave, but what we know ourselves to be the school of virtue, brotherly love, and charity." (The toast was le- sponded to with Masonic enthusiasm, and drank amidst re- peated plaudits). Air—" Hail Mysterious Science." The P.G.M. rose to return thanks, and, addressing the cnair, saiu,,—"Worshipful Sir and Brother, I can assure you that I am using no hackneyed terms in saying that the present is one of the proudest occasions in my masollic life, and that I feel great difficulty in giving that expression to my feelings which the occasion calls for. Little did I anticipate the truly gratify- ing and complimentary reception which I have this day got, and much less was I aware that my hnmble name had travelled so far before me, in this my esteemed province. (Applause.) This day I regard as an era in my life, not only for its bringing mc into direct intercourse with a most important department of my province, but as furnishing to me another proof of the waim, the enthusiastic spirit which animates the Freemasons of Monmouthshire. For some years I have had the honour of holding the high office of Provincial Grand Master of Mon- mouthshire, but my incapacity to discharge the duties of that office often pressed heavily upon my mind: when weighed down bv those apprehensions, I had always an invaluable resource in the wisdom and condescension of our lamented chief, the Duke of Sussex, and in the advice of my venerable father. (Cheers.) I have many times communicated the state of Ma- sonry in my province to the Royal Duke, who always encouraged me not to desoond, for, that from the eternal principles of Ma- sonry, though it might seem to relax in its vigour for a time, its elasticity would return. (Continued cheering.) I fear that after the eloquent address of the reverend chairman, anything I can say in further commendation of the order would fall va- pidly upon your ears, and, therefore, I shall not further occupy vour attention upon that topic. I have had the pleasure of visiting the sister Lodge at Newport., and met with a like recep- tion and offers of support. I shall feel ashamed iI, that with the active co-operation of two such lodges, I do not manfully overcome all difficulties, and place the province of Monmouth- shire in a practical working condition. (Cheers.) I am truly proud of my 'office, and shall use every exertion to makj Monmouthshire distinguished among the provinces of England I am satisfied that I shall be nobly aided in the formation of m" grand lodge, and that I shall be able to shew to the P.G. Mas- ters of the county, that I can work with the oldest of them. What I may lack in science, 1 shall compensate icr in zeal and activity, looking up in all matters of difficulty to the unerring judgment of those who are better able to decide than I am. Whenever I may retire (which I earnestly hope may be long hence) from the distinguished office which has been conferred upon me, it will be with the pleasing consciousness that I am surrendering a provincewhich can be easily managed by my suc- cessor. In conclusion, I may safely challenge the provinces of England to produce two lodges more respectable in their con- struction, or distinguished by a greater zeal for the success of the institution, than those which I have the honour of presiding over." The gallant speaker reiterated his acknowledgments for the honour done him, and concluded an address of remark- able effect amidst loud cheering. The R.W.P.G.M., before sitting down, proposed the health of the rev. chairman, the master of the Loyal Monmou h Lodge. Though," commenced the respected proposer. I feel it to be unnecessary to usher in this toast with any inflated comph- ments upon my reverend friend, I should certainly be acting much at variance with my own feelings, did I fail to speak ot the high estimation in which I hold him as a mason and a man, and the warm appreciation I entertain of his numerous clerical and social Virtues. Much, I am delighted to be able to say, has been already accomplished for this Lodge by its excellent mas- ter, and much more must still be anticipated from his future connexion with it; nor is his worth known merely within t ie Eiore immediate sphere of his own usefulness, far from ie province has his name been carried, and masonrv canno better personified than in the person and character of this a ble gentleman. (Ceeers.) I beg to propose, (without further^pi e- face, the health of the reverend chairman, and call for honours." (Great cheering.) „ Air—" Entered Apprentice's Song." p- t The Rev. Chairman, in returning thanks, sani,— Ritiht Worshipful Sir and Brethren, my heart should be truly in- sensible to the honour you have done me, if it did not produce some truths after the manner in which my health has been proposed by my Right Worshipful friend, Colonel Tynte; yet when the heart is full, one cannot speak as he would wish to do. Twice have I been placed in the proud position which i at present occupy in the lodge; and notwithstanding the consciousness which I had of my unworthiness for the station, yet I yielded to tin. wNhcs of my brethren; and I trust that by my conduct and behaviour, if I have not proved as efficient as I would wish to have done, I may at all events have entitled myself to their fraternal regard. (Cheers). Masonry is a principle inculcative of charity and mutual forbearance; I makes life worth living for; and I never felt more happy than at seeing so much of that noble spirit diffusing its influence among us in this portion of the province. I hail as the ar- binger of increased prosperity for masonry in this province, e I complimentary presence of our grand officers among us is evening; and I have no doubt that the garland of fnendsmp and benevolence, which should ever deck her brow, wi from henceforth assume a brighter hue." (Great cheering, during which the rev gentleman res^cd his seat) of the !he Rev. Chairman next propubtu. R.W.D.G.M., Brother De Bernardy, prefacing it m his usual } eloquent and handsome style. i^ur—a-6 £ wS Ppntleman, in returning thanks, ob- The Right Worshipful trust a stranger ro more, I have served— As a stranger dial spirit possible, the high to acknowledge intheniostc me> and j hope that this compliment which has been ju p shaU bg eyer with me day-—a day fraught with ni intercourse with a lodge of —is but the commencem s0 much, and whom I had my province, ofwho, ni ha honour Qf tilIlIlg so "dently wished tomeet wo cha.r_ j haye every office in a odPe; »^1 ^ember 0f a French lodge, and of also the honour ofbungam contine and am pow other branches of tiic fiateim y homeland o^i province. (Loud cheering). Whenever called upon, I hope I shall be found a warm and faithful member of the craft. ( Applause). Worshipful Sir and Brethren, for the high compliment which you have conferred on me, be pleased to accept my unfeigned thanks. (Colonel Tynte here entered into an explanation of the ap pointment of Brother De Bernardy as Deputy Provincial Grand Master. He adverted at considerable length, to the eminent qualifications of that gentleman, and pointed to his person, decorated with several valuable badges presented to him abroad, as a proof of his distinguished merit. The gal- lant colonel also stated that it was only the day before but one that his excellent friend had left the continent to be present at the dinner). The health of the Duke of Beaufort, P.G.M. for Gloucester- shire, was next proposed by the Chairman in eloquent terms. (Drank with five times five, and masonic fire). Air—" Chanticleer." In proposing the next toast, the Chairman called for a bumper, observing that it was no less than the health of the venerable Col. Tynte, sen. I give you," continued the Rev. Chairman, The health of the excellent P.G.M. for Somerset a gentleman who for many years has held an exalted position in his own province, and in the grand lodge of England. Th venerable and gallant subject of the toast presided in the grand lodge upon the occasion of electing a successo: to the Duke of Sussex, which showed the great confidence reposed m his wisdom and experience, I can find no man more illustrious in practical masonry than the good and gallant Colonel. Re- garded as he is in his own province as the great oracle cf the craft, he has just claims upon our attachment and admiration, not only for the close alliance lie bears to our own respected P.G.M., but from the possession of those qualities which make him near and dear to a mason's heart. (Loud applause.) (Drank with five times five, and masonic fire). Air—" British Granadiers.' Colonel Tynte begged to return thanks for the honour done his excellent father. His venerable parent was one of the oldest P. G. Masters in England, and during a long life of masonic usefulness, had enjoyed the high esteem of the late Royal Grand Master, to whose councils he was called in all matters of difficulty and danger. He could assure the brethren that nobody had more at hear*- the prosperity of the province of Monmouthshire than his worthy father and the Silurian Lodge, particularly, all knew his readiness to render assistance whenever it was wanted. (Col. Tynte, jun.) hoped ere long to have the pleasure of introducing him among the brethren, and he should not fail to acquaint him of the honour which they had that evening done him. The Chairman next proposed the health of Brother F. C Husenbcth, D.P.G.M., and the Bristol Biethren, introducing the toast in a complimentary and eloquent style. Drank with five times five, Masonic fire, the band playing an appropriate ^The succeeding toast was the health of the W.M., and brethren of the Silurian Lodge, Newport, which was also intro- duced by the Chairman in a flattering and characteristic man- ner Drank with three times three, and Masonic fire, the band Dlaying an appropriate air. v The W.M. of the Silurian Lodge, in acknowledging thetcast, observed-" Right Worshipful Sirs, Worshipful Masters and Brethren —honoured, as I feel, by the flattering compliment which you have paid me and my lodge, I beg to assure you of my warmest thanks for it, enhanced, as it is, by emanating from a sister lodsre whose interests are, to a great extent, identical with our own; and whose allegiance is rendered to the same dis- tinguished head. (Applause.) It is most gratifying to live in unitv and brotherly love—a feeling which, I have no doubt, cherished and reciprocated on both sides—let peace and love for ever distinguish us. Let no private animosities alien- ft* o.ir affections, or unworthy division weaken our strength or impair our efficiency, but let us pull together to accomplish the work we have to do in such a manner as to shew the pro- vinces around that we are not slack in the performance of our -a ind to the uniniated, that masonary does net masonic duties, j n prelv con-ist in a name, but m a principle, active, practical and diffusive (Loud cheers.) For the honour you have done the Silurian Lodge, allow me again to assure you of my cordial thThe health of the "Vitruvian Lodge," and of the Visiting Brethren" were proposed, and drank with Masonic honours. Brother P W Farror returned thanks The health of the Officers and P. Officers of the Loyal Mon- mouth Lodge followed; drank with Masonic honours, the S. ^Th?1heTth She'' Committee of Management" was drank appropriately, and responded to, as also Masons, wherever dispersed over the surface of the globe. A variety of toasts, incidental to the occasion, were given in the course of the evening, and suitably acknowledged. At ten o'clock, the Grand Officers prepared to depart, and the company separated upon terms of the highest fruternal unanimity and satisfaction,
Important KaHway Meeting at…
Important KaHway Meeting at Brecon. The first, meeting, in this town, of the Directors of the Welsh Midland Railway, took place, on Saturday last, at the Castle Hotel. The board meeting was, of course, private but part of the business of the day was to lay befLre the landed proprietors of the county the various lines which had been ( xploreti from the town of Birmingham to and beyond Brecon, and to take the views and wishes of the gentlemen whose properties would necessarily be interfered with, relative to any deviation of the line^w hich any particular interest may lead them to desire. The town of Brecon, as the great centre of the Welsh Mid- land, was a proper selection for holding the meeting; and we observed that Viscount Hereford, Mr. Williams, of l'.en- pont, the lord-lieutenant of the county Lloyd V. Wat. kins, Esq., of Pennoyre; Walter Mavberrv Esq.; Capt. Stretton, of Dan y Park H. Allen, Ksq of 0 ikfield itev. Hugh bold Hev, Thomas Powell Rev. Thomas Vanghan Colonel Charles Wood, and the other great ownersof land on the intended course of the railway through this county, were in attendance and so much general "satisfaction was felt through the district at the liberal course of policy pursued by the company, that the bells ot St Marv's were set ringing, and other demonstrations of gratification were o-enerally visible throughout the town. a After the conclusion of business matters, the directors and several of the gentry and clergy or the neighbourhood, sat down to a dinner served up in the best style of the superior establishment, the Castle. The chair was taken by J. Palmer Budd, E<q.. of Y stalyfera, one of the deputy chairmen of the company, supported by James Ackers, Esq., M.P. for Lud!ow, as vice. After the cloth had been removed, the chairman gave the health of the Queen, which was duly honoured • Prince Albert and the royal family followed, On the Anny and Navy being drunk, Arthur W. Wood, Esq., being called upon, rose to return thanks, and said that he should have been very glad if the duty had fallen into other hands, yet being called upon, he should be sorry to let it be said that Jack had failed in his duty. All present knew that he was one who had turned his sword into a ploughshare,,yet. from "what he knew of both services, he was confident that'ft'die day of'trial ever did come, they would not only maintain their former fame,bi, carry it even higher. The Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese was the next toast given. The Rev. Hugh Bold, of Brecon, rose to return thanks, and, having done so, said that he should take that opportunity of assuring them, that, although not a member of their com pany, and occupying a position [as chairman of the commit- tee of the Brecknock and Abergavenny canal], which, lie con- sidered, rendered it improper for him at present to hoid shares in it, yet he entertained the most friendly feelings towards the undertaking, and was ready to assist bv any influence he might possess in the county. He believed that railways did conduce much to the general benefit of the countries which tliev tra- versed; he had travelled m.: -h by them, and was each time more convinced of their utiiky, and, therefore, was conffil-mt that on this county, situated at sucu a distance from the me- tropolis, and he might almost say from civilisation, a line of railway would confer peculiar and great advantages. He had, therefore, only to hope that it would benefit the proprietors as much as it would the ii.habitants of Seuth Wales, who owed a deep debt of gratitude to the promoters, of the Welsh Midland Railway. He had the pleasure of knowing one of them who now sat at the head of rhe table, and therefore he begged to propose the health cf Mr. Budd. (Applause.) The toast was drank with three times three. The Chairman begged to thank the company for the kind manner in which his name had been received, in connection with his humble services in the promotion of this railroad, and said. that they had arrived at a time when the increased activity of human life, required fresh facilities for social and commercial intercourse. He. therefore, had hailed with de- Sight the rapid growth of a means of communication adapted to unite, closely together the most distant places. Man's life is not to be measured merely by his animal respirations, but consists in ideas and sensations. It the inhabitants of this county could be enabled to travel themselves, & co convey their produce, in three hours, a distance which before occupied 12 hours, they could hope to keep pace with places which already enjoyed those facilities. The great undertaking in which they were this day engaged, had this tendency, and wonirlunitp the rich mineral districts on the other side of the mountain barrier, with the rich agricultural country on this Side, besides connect- ing both with the populous manufacturing towns of the centre and north of England. It would thus enable them to convey direct into those districts, the products of Wales, avoiding the circuitous route bv sea and by the Severn, with the frequent, troublesome, and expensive transhipments. It would, he was confident, also extend the benefits of civilisation, and, in this respect, place Wales fully on a par with the other parts of the kingdom. Mr. Budd then repeated his thanks for the honour conferred upon him, and said that he had to propose the health of a gentleman universally respected, the Lord Lieutenant of this County, and he believed that they had that day been ena- bled to meet some objections which he had naturally enter- tained to a close proximity of the line to his ancestral mansion. They had evinced every wish to consult his feelings, and he now felt confident of obtaining his support. 1 h e health ofPenry Williams, Esq., Lord Lieutenant of the county, was then drank with honours. Thomas Davies, Esq., Llangattock Court, returned thanks. The Chairman said, that the gentleman whose health he had next to propose had long been connected with the county of Brecon, and had, from the first, given his warmest countenance and support to this undertaking. The great urbanity of Col. Wood was well known to all (cheers), and the degree of pa- rental feeling which he manifested about "all concerning his constituents, he Budd) had never seen surpassed and he knew that this was appreciated by all parties, whatever their political feelings might be, in the county, fnear. hear.) In spite of his numerous other important avocations, he had given his time, his attention, and his interest, to the promotion of the Welsh Midland; and, therefore, he considered it a duty to manifest towards him every possible respect in his power. The toast having been drank with great enthusiasm, Aithur W. Wood, Esq. said, he was sure they would believe him when he said that nothing could be more gratifying to a son than to hear the name of a kind and affectionate father thus received in the county for which lie was member, and for this he begged to return his most sincere thanks. Mr. Wood then stated that his father had not been able to attend this meeting, or to visit his constituents at so early a period as usual, in consequence of his mother's illness but he was happy to say that she was now much better. Mr- Budd had alluded to his father's attention to this undertaking, and he could assure them also that its success had been the wish of his heart from the first; and his motive was a firm heliefthat it would greatly advance the prosperity, not only of his own little county, but, of all South Wales. His constituents well knew that he was one of the old school, and as far as habits and predilections went, he would, perhaps, P^r investing his money in old-fashioned wavs but he thought this line of railway would do so much good, that he did not hesitate em. barking h s capital in it. Mr. Wood then stated that his faiher would have continued his active share in the management did he not think that a younger person could render more service. and had therefore put him in the directory as his substitute, though he, himself, could have wished the duty had devolved on some more efficient person. He then proceeded to point out the advantages which must result from bringing this county nearer the manufacturing districts and the metropolis. He bam that It any district would derive benefit from a railroad it was emphatically this he knew that a work ofsuchmagnitude couiu not be carried out without inconvenience to a few but he trusted that a sense of public utibty would go far to recon- cile any such parties to what was unavoidable-for he could confidently assert, that on the part of his brother directors, no effort should be wanting to accommodate all parties as much as possible; and concluded bv stating his belief that the line would not only benefit South Wales greatly, but also amply remunerate the capitalists, who so kindly brought down their money into this county. The Chairman said, that he now begged to propose the name of a gentleman of great property on the Intended line, 1.\ ho had manifested a desi e to afford every facility to tne un- dertakmg. He should, without further pre-'ace, give the health of Clrarles Morgan, Esq., M.P. for the borough 01 Brecon. (Drank with cheers.) John Parry De Winton, Esq., of Maesderwen, rose and said, that a most important toast had. been placed in his hands, and he should have been most happy it ifhrd been in his power to do it justice; he could not, however think of prnposmg suc- cess to the Welsh Midland Railway 'without a few words re- specting a project which must confer such extensive benetits on his native county. Happily, in one point of view, and unhap- pily in another, its inhabitants resided in deep but fertile val- leys, which supplied them with all they wanted, except markets —and these were now about to be afforded them. The old red sandstone formation was separated now by a niouiitani hamtr from one of the greatest mineral basins in"the world. He had long been connected with Merthyr and its thousands of indus- trious people, and knew thnt in consequence of the prohibitory- cost occasioned by hauling produce up an ascentof ^thousand feet, they were almost entirely supplied with provisions from the distant shores of Ireland, to the exclusion of th0ir imme- diate neighbours. When, however, the farmers of Breeons^ire and Herefordshire should be emancipated by the Welsh id id- land from those heavy charges which amounted to neaiiy _s., or even 3s. per sack, they would find a good and steady market for their produce. But this was not all it was a true adage that time was money," and if they could accomplish as much in three hours as they once did in a day, lie need not waste their time by pointing out the advantages which must neces- sarily follow; in fact, a communication would be opened to them from Land's End to the northern extremity of the king- dom. One most important advantage however, still remained for consideration he referred to thelnereased facilities for pro- curing the necessary article-fuel. At present, coal sold in this town at 16s. per ton, and in some parts of the county at 27s.; but when this line was carried out, they would enable poor people to enjoy the comfort of firing, at the rate of from bs. to 10s. per ton. Under these circumstances, he was sure there was no one present that would not cordially respond to the toast It was worthy of remark, on such an occasion, that that the first locomotive" ever tried, ran from Merthyr to Qua- ker s Yard, on the common tram-road, and conveyed the first load ever moved by locomotive power. This DrIng the case, shouM not aH Welshmen exert themselves to supply the coun- try wh,eh first gave birth to locomotion, with Rood radroads r He felt convinced that the directors would do all in tneir power to accommodate the gentry of this county, and to prevent any inconvenience to the miblie many, «"ho once opposed railroads were now convinced' of the advantages they produced, and the facilities they afforded- tnder all those cir- \r!T\ vrCe1S1' he felt much pleasure in giving Success to the YV fish Midland Railway." When he gave his name as a mem- ber of the provisional committee, he had given up the South Wales line, because he considered that this would prove more \Ttl T Ws more immediate neighbourhood, as well as to Herefordshire Radnorshire, and Cardiganshire, by con- necting them with Swansea and Merthyr. At the saim^me he thought the inhabitants of those districts w^ere much obliged to those strangers who devoted their time and their money to sucn a beneficial object and, therefore, begged to couple with his toast the name of the Vice-chairman, and the other gentle- men who had embarked their capital. (Applause ) T* catkins, ESQ supported the toas James Ackers, Esq M P., said that he was taken by surprise m being called upon to return thanks for the elsa Midland Company, as he was in hones it would have been so much bet- t- done from the chvr He felt, however, very happy to stand >' foj-e them™o represent an undertaking which, he believed, '•ould not only benefit the counties through which it passed, also repay\he shareholders who had "I the care of his brother directors. When he hut be^me a railway director it was at the request of his constituents in a very short line'from Hereford to Kidderminster which had since been amalgamated with the Welsh Midland; thus he had lng thanks on tke beWfof I The Chairman said, it was now his duty to propose the healths of several parties who had honoured them with their presence at their board meeting that day. The principal object of that meeting had been to consult the landed interest and the inhabitants, with regard to the course which their line should take. IVlr. Wood had fully expressed the sentiments of the directors, as to their desire not to occasion, to any person, any inconvenience which could possibly be avoided, and he could assure them that no expense or trouble would be spared, not inconsistent with the interest of the public, to avoid anything which could possibly inconvenience any person residing on the line, and to render the railway an unmitigated benefit to the country through which it passed. Situated, as he had been, on the other side of the ridge of hills, where the great works and mines, together with the great focus of the population, of Wales, were to be found when he saw consumed around him hay from Somersetshire; flour, oats, and bacon, from Ireland; and pit timber from the Isle of Wight; when, in fact, he saw that all the prime articles of consumption by that dense population were sea-borne when he found that beyond those hills there existed a. rich country, full of those necessaries of life, suffering under the want of a sufficient market for its produce; when he found, too. that the rgriculturisls of that country were suffering from almost a dearth of fuel, that lime sold at 6d. to 8d. per bushel, and coal at a high price per ton; and when he also found that through that country a direct and speedy communication would be obtained with the great works of Staffordshire, as well as with those great marts of commerce, Liverpool and Birkenhcad, and that all those advantages might be obtained, if they could once pierce the little ridge, which divided them from their neigh- bours, he felt it an object of paramount importance to endea- vour to unite two countries mutually useful to each other. He felt, too, personally interested, for he knew that if he, as an ironmaster, could'send the proceeds of his furnaces direct to the markets of Staffordshire and of the North, instead of sending first a considerable distance to the south, with the delays and expense of chartering vessels, and the inconveniences of load- ing and unloading repeatedly, it would greatly conduce to the prosperity of his trade. It had been justly remarked by Mr. De Winton, that time was money, and if he could bring to mar- ket the produce of one day on the next, and, at tin; same time, could receive ample supplies of food for man and horse, who should say that this would not be beneficial and remunerative to all parties ? It should not be forgotten, too, that through Carmarthen, Llaudilo, and Llandovery, there had existed the old post road to England from time immemorial; towns had grown up along that road, and he could see no reason why they should divert travelling from tile well accustomed course, parti- cularly when they found that the gradients of the inside county were far superior to the coast line. Therefore, taking all these things into consideration, knowing tha t it was not impracticable, believing that it would be very lucrative, and fully convinced that it would be for the benefit of the public generally, as weli as to the interest of the part of the country with which he was more immediately connected, he had taken the project up warmly, and had now the pleasure of seeing it progressing most saifsfactorily. On the part of the directors then, he had to thank the landed proprietors who had met them that day in such a friendly spirit, and begged to propose the healths of Yis- count Hereford and the other landed gentry who had that day favoured the directors with their attendance. (Drank with cheers.) Lloyd Vaughan Watkins, Esq., said the honour of returning thanks had devolved upon him, though he could have wished it had fallen into abler hands he said that no one could feel a warmer interest in the undertaking than himself, and that he had taken shares in it, as well as in the South Wales line, from a conviction that they would both be highly beneficial to the principality he also expressed his gratification at finding such a desire to accommodate all parties on the part of the directory, and stated his opinion that where they could consult the conve- nience of the landowners on the line, there were advantages attendant on such a course, which were well worth a little trouble to secure, and concluded by stating that he should con- sider no amount of personal inconvenience so great that he would not willingly encounter it to forward the views of a com- pany, who were evidently disposed in an unusual degree, to consult the wishes of the country in respect to their measure. The Rev. Hugh Bold, in a very complimentary speech, pro- posed the health of Mr. Gibbs, principal engineer engaged on the survey. Air. Gibbs said, he was more used to looking out lines of railway, than making speeches but, if he could do so, he should have felt it his duty to acknowledge their kindness in the most powerful way. He was most happy to think that he had been entrusted with a line of such great importance, managed by such a number of influential directors. But he was proud to say that they had entrusted the whole survey to him, and had left him entirely uncontrolled. In no one instance had any one of those gentlemen expressed any wish as to mar- ine the line to the right or to the left, but satisfied themselves with directing him to lay out the best line for the beneat of the country. He could not take the honor ot being engineer upon himself, for he divided that with Mr. Stephenson, with whom he was in daily consultation. Mr Ackers M P. in a very able speech, referred to the bene- fits which the promoters of this line had derived from the assistance and experience of the directois of three of the oiuest railways in the kingdom—the Birmingham and London, the Midland Counties, and the Manchester and Leeds, and con- cluded by proposing the health of Joseph Regan. Esq., of Liverpool. Mr. Hegan said that the flattering manner in which Ins name had been mentioned by Mr. Ackers, added much to the diffi- culty of addressing and adequately thanking them. He did not think any assistance offered to the Welsh Midland, by other companies, worth mentioning, for it had met no opposition which the ability of the chairman, seconded as he had been, did not fully suffice to overcome. It had been a matter of sur- prise to him, that while distant parts of the world were sup- plied with improved means of transit, Wales had been allowed to slumber; but such was not the case now—she was fully awake in the determination to be put on a par with, hitherto, more favoured portions of this kingdom From the highest to the lowest, there was manifested no difference of opinion, and the only wish seemed to be the best means of carrying out the desired object. This railway had not originated from mere speculators, for it owed its birth to their respected chairman, and to him alone, His letters in the public papers-which would never be forgotten in Wales—had awakened the spirit of enterprise, and had sH minds thinking how the object could De best canied out, and but little was therefore neces- sary to convince the public of its utility. As for the experi- ence brought to the Board, he believed that they would consider that amply supplied, when he told them that the law agents of the company were those able men to whom the destinies of the London and York Line had been confided, during the recent great and difficult struggle; but, as one of the firm, Mr. Rose, was present, he should say no more. The next important point was the choice of an engineer, aud when he mentioned the name of Stephenson, he need say no more, for he was of European reputation and as to Mr. Gibbs, he could himself bear witness, that under his modest demeanour, lay hidden en- gineering talent, second to none in the kingdom. (Loud ap- plause.) Mr. H. then reiterated his sanguine expectations of success, and said, that though the Welsh, in former days, had shown that they knew how to raise a barrier against their foes, he had no doubt they would reduce their fastnesses to admit their friends he impressed the necessity of union in their fu- ture proceedings; every one, however humble, had influence in his own circle, and he exhorted each to use it to the utmost for the common good. Mr. A. W. Wood proposed the healths of the solicitors, Messrs. Barker, Rose, and Norton Mr. Rose said, he had not been prepared for the honor done himself and partners, and, in return, could only assure them that no efforts should be wanting on their part to put the irre- sistible merits of this line before Parliament, so clearly as to ensure success. In the course of the next two months, he trusted matters would be properly [prepared for passing that fiery ordeal. It would be their first and chief desire to carry out the objects, and .consult the wishes, of the Board and gharehclders. Mr. Ackers, M.P., in a neat speech, proposed the health of Mr. Rawson. of Bridgend-place, Kent. He said, that after public attention had been directed to the subject, by Mr. Budd's letters, Mr. Rawson came forward, in the most liberal and ge • nerous manner, and, at once offered, from his own pocket, to defray the expenses of a preliminary survey thus, the line had nothing to do with the Stock Exchange from the commence- ment, and he certainly thought that the thanks of the people of Wales, as well as of the company, were justly due to Mr. Rawson. (Cheers.) Mr. Rawson said, that as he was uuprepnred for such com- plimentary notice and reception, they must excuse him from making a'long speech, for he could only give them his very sincere thanks, and express his hearty hope that the project, of which he was one of the originators, might succeed to the extent of their most sanguine wishes. Of this he had not the slightest doubt, when he saw around him so many gentlemen of engi- neering skill, great local knowledge, influence, and public spirit. A few who had entertained some objections, had met tliem that day, and he hoped he might say that they too had been conciliated; in fact, they had not met one enemy, and had been surrounded by universal friendship. Mr. Parry De Winton said, that he had now to propose, as a toast, the name of a gentleman who had not personally assisted them; but as as he had sent his son, Mr. Joseph Bailey, M.P., to thfir support, he was sure the toast would be responded to, particularly as they were indebted to that young and talented gentleman for the ability he had displayed in forming the con- nection between that company and the Hay Railway, and which gave them a foretaste of the manner in which he could perform his duties as director. The father was worthy of such a son. for his liberality of feeling and straightforward conduct had rendered him popular among all classes. Mr. De Winton then referred to Mr. Bailey's enterprise and commercial j-udgment, which had enabled him to embark the whole of his fortune in Xantyglo works with such success as to render him now one of the first capitalists of the kingdom. He concluded by propos. ing the health of Joseph Bailey, Esq., M.P. for the county of Worcester. The Chairman then proposed the health of Mr. Parry De Winton, and expressed the regret felt by his friends at Swansea when he left that neighbourhood. Mr. Parry De Winton briefly returned thanks, stating that he always looked back with pleasure to the time he had spent among his friends at Swansea. Mr. Ackers, M.P., said, he was afraid that he had tired them by rising so frequently but, when he mentioned the name of their secretary, he was quite sure he should be pardoned. The gentleman was well-known and much esteemed in the adjoin- ing c'}unty of Plereford, as well as by many gentlemen now present; he had gone heart and soul into their great under- taking, and had given up a profitable profession to become their Secretary. He had had frequent opportunities of wit- nessing his ability and zeal on the sub-committees, which he could assure them imposed heavy labour. He would refer more especially to the allotment committee, the most important, perhaps, of the whole. His great knowledge has enabled them to'form a iudgmentof the various applicants for shares, and he believed their banker's books now proved his informa- tion to have been correct. The past was the best guarantee for the future; and, when he recollected the care and precision with which the documents, accounts, &c., &c., weie kept, and the promptitude with which the resolutions of the Board were always acted upon, he could only congratulate them as a com- pany, in having the advantage of Mr Pntchard s care and at- tention to their interests, and, in conclusion, begged to propose that gentleman's health. (Cheers.) Mr. Pritchard rose and said, I beg to acknowledge the com- pliments YOIl have paid me in drinking my health, and when I come to consider that I am indebted for this honour, more to my official connexion with the great company, whose represen- tatives are here assembled, than to any other position which I may have occupied in my own native country, (to which my friend Mr. Ackers has so kindly and considerately alluded,) I confess I feel doubly my incompetency sufficiently to thank you. Whether it be to my personal advantage to be occupied ui conducting the business of the Welsh Midland Railway, I cannot now stop to consider but, so long as the direction con- tinues of the same high and honourable character it has hith- erto been, I shall feel it to be a high honour to be in official connexion with them, and they shall find me a willing servant in their cause. Gentlemen, I cannot, with anything like an adequate expression of my feeling, convey to you the satisfac- tion I enjoy at seeing the great lauded proprietois of this country, whose properties will, necessarily, be interfered with by this measure assembled around the festive board, m friendly communion with the directors of it, after a full explanation of the intentions of the company. It is an earnest of that good teeling which it is the study and anxious desire of the directors to promote. Gentlemen, my friend, Mr. Ackers, an untiring member of an Allotment Committee, whose labours extended oyer fourteen days, and almost as many mghts has been Pleased to bear testimony to my usefulness on that occasion. Knowing, as I did, that the carrying out of tms measure de- pended upon the character of the proprietary, I felt with that gentleman and the other members of the committee, that no amount of labour could be better applied than m the thorough investigation of the characters of the applicants. that this committee, on whom so much responsibility rested we 1 and truly performed their duty, the character of the elsh xlidland Deed will best testify; ai& fcere I may be pergutted perhaps to reply to a question which has just been put to me. Gentle- men, the Welsh Midland Railway is the offspring of the wants of the country—it was first projected by Mr. Budd, and sub- mitted for the consideration of Mr. Rawson, and other great capitalists of London, who were largely interested in iron works in the Welsh valleys. Mr. Rawson, with the prudent fore- sight of a man of business, directed a survey of the county to be made by Mr. Gibbs, and instructed Mr. Bishop to give him a report of the probability or otherwise of its being remune- rative to shareholders. The line having been reported to be of easy construction, and the traffic being reported upon as equally favourable, that gentleman at once rallied his friends around turn, and they determined .in asking the support of the public to show by their own subscription to the undertaking, that they not only believed that it would be beneficial to the public, but that it would also prove a desirable investment for capital; and when I point to the deeds of this company, and shew you that its proprietary is composed of the Thompsons, the Baileys, the Goldsmids, the Rawsons, Glyns, Mills, &c., and descending into the provinces, especially in this part of it, of the De Win- tons, the Powells, and at Llandovery, of the Jones's, and all through the country, of such men as these, I hold that the elsh Midland Company, in wealth and importance, cannot stand second to any in existence. The other great railways, the London and Birmingham, the Midland, and the great Western, may boast of their power and influence, but I hold and repeat that the Welsh Midland stands second to none of these, either in the character of the proprietary, or in the fair expectation of profitable returns for vested capital; and I trust that ere long, when what has been so aptly termed here to-night The irresistible merits of this measure" shall have been fairly laid before parliament, we may meet to congratulate the county on the final accomplishment of an inland commu- nication for South Wales. Mr. Parry De Winton, having alluded to the good feeling manifested by several members of the Brecknock and Aber- gavenny Canal, in attending the meeting this day, although, probably, the line would, bv bringing in coal, affect a material part of their revenue, gave the health of Walter Maybery, Esq. Mr. May bery briefly acknowledged the compliment. The Rov. Thomas J. Powell, of Cantreff, having very neatly complimented A. M. Storey Maskelyne, Esq. on the eloquent manner in which he had advocated the project of the Welsh Midland Railway at one of the preliminary meetings held at Llandovery, proposed that gentleman's health. Mr. Storey Maskelyne rose to express his grateful thanks for the honour conferred upon him as one of the directors. There were few topics which had not been discussed. A summary of the happy success of the deputation in allaying fears, removing prejudices, and disarming resentment, alone remained to him. The gentlemen of the county had met them with all frankness and courtesy, and it would be a source of lasting pleasure to him and his co-directors to reflect on the ready credence placed in their assurances that every possible regard should be paid to the interests of those gentlemen, and to the associations connected with their several localities; but the mission of the directors was not merely to re-assure individuals; it was also to vindicate the claims of the company to the favourable consi- deration of the public at large. These claims had been shown to be based on the absence of any but the worthiest motives in i h formation, on the reasonable expectation of an adequate re- turn for capital; above all, on the advantages and necessity of the proposed measure itself. He had been anticipated by others as to all details of profit and loss. It had been proved that the invidious mountains which have so long separated the sea coast from the interior country, will be made to defray, from their own bowels, the expence of piercing them. But was there no darkness but that of the mountain which they might hope to remove ? Should he be drawing too much upon imagination if he alluded to the happy effect of an improved transit in ameliorating the intellectual ana moral condition of the people ? Let them picture to themselves the locomotive engine bursting forth from the artific-i ;1 caverns now about to be opened out for the first time through the sombre mountains those barriers of commerce and civilization—coursing its easy way along its destined path; and will not imagination body forth the arts and sciences as shedding their sweet in- liuenee along its course, whilst in their train, irresistibly thus lea commerce, national wealth, above all, human prosperity and happiness offer themselves to the ravished view. (Hear h*earA bc, aouhtcdJh^ human mind will be roused at that eai thquake cry of science which even the rockv fast ness must hear and obey ? (Cheers.) The Cambrian traced his descent trom the Briton both people are proud of their common parentage. May it be ours, by our removing the bar- riers, whether of mountain or of language, to asssist in com- pleting our entire assimilation. (Loud cheers.) With the proper substitutions, the Trojan's prayer should be ours- Cognatus stirpes, quibus idem Dardanus Auctor, Atque idem casus, unam faciemus utranique Trojam animis." [Or, in other words, as we have taken the liberty to para- phrase the quotation— In one shall centre both the kindred states, The same their founders, and the same their fates, And may our luiil to future times convey The blessings which it promises to-day."] The health of Mrs. Palmer Budd, proposed by Mr. Ackers, M.P., was acknowledged by the Chairman, and that of Sir Charles Morgan, Bart., proposed by John Parry De Winton, Esq., was acknowledged by Philip Vaughan, Esq.; Rev. T. J. Powell proposed the health of Mr. Day, solicitor, and that gentleman, in a neat speech, acknowledged the compliment. The health of Thomas Davies, Esq., of Llangattock Court, was proposed by Mr. Pritchard, who bore testimony to the high opinion of his judgment entertained by several noblemen possessing property in this and adjoining counties. Mr. Davies, in returning thanks, expressed a strong desire to see the Welsh Midland carried out. Mr. Ackers, M. P., in proposing the health of Messrs. Vaughan and Bevan, the local agents, at Brecon, paid a high compliment to their discrimination and to their exertions. Mr. Vaughan returned thanks. The Charman having now vacated the chair, Mr. Ackers M.P., the Vice-Chairman, was unanimously called upon to take' his place after which he said, that body, which should never be forgotten at a public meeting—the conductors of the British Press-lJad greatly sustained the honour of their country by their inflexible purity; for he did most confidently believe that when they took up any particular side they did so from con- viction, and never from corrupt motives. The Press of this country had shown that it did not care for this company or that, but looked solely to the public interest—in this it had presented a striking contrast to some other countries. After an eloqueir. tribute to its public utility, Mr. A. gave "The Press," coupling with it the name of Mr. J. Williams, of the Silurian- Mr. J. Williams acknowledged the compliment. Mr. Day, after some very appropriate prefatory remarks, gave The Ladies." The health of Mr. A. W. Wood was given from the chair, and acknowledged by that gentleman in his usual straight- forward manly stylE. Several toasts and capital speeches followed, and the harmony of the evening was kept up under the able presidency of Mr. Ackers for some time
POLICE INTELLIGENCE. .
POLICE INTELLIGENCE. TOWN HALL, NEWPORT—THURSDAY, AUG. 28. Present,—Edward Dowling (Mayor), W. Brewer, T. Hawkins, and T. Hughes, Esqrs. THE SAUCEPAN! Jane Lancaster, a respectable well-dressed female, appeared to answer & charge of assault made against her by Ann Smith, who said she was the wife of Robert Smith, a master mariner, at present out of employ. From what we could gather of the transaction, it appeared that Mr. and Mrs. Smith had gone to lodge with the defendant, agreeing to have furnished rooms, and the use of the kitchen for cooking, &c.—that Mrs. Smith had thought fit to use her best apartment for the purposes of cooking. The defendant could not think of her carpeted" room being served after that fashion, and consequently removed a saucepan from the room fire to put it on to the kitchen fire. This excited the ire of Mrs. Smith, and forthwith a scuffle ensued—the bone of con- tention being the saucepan. Mrs. Smith swore that Mrs. Lan- caster struck her on the arm with the pan, and there being no evidence to rebut the charge, the Court convicted the de- fendant in the mitigated penalty of Is. and costs, at the same time commenting on the insignificance of the charge. Charles William* pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault made against him by Elizabeth Jones, who said she was a tingle woman, living in Stow-hill. She stated she was going up Charles-street, on Saturday night last, at about ten o'clock, and met Williams, who struck her down with a blow, and kicked her when she was down. She called a witness to prove her statement. Fined *2s. 6d. and costs. A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS. Isaiah 11"011, who has frequently been before the Court for assaults, was charged by Mr. John Davies, coal dealer, with havins attacked him with his fists about the head and face till he bled like a pig." Mr. Davies stated he was a coal dealer, rind on Monday evening last he was sitting in the Coach and Horses, having a pint of beer, Wall being in the same room— that Wall was talking about money, and he asked him for Ps. 9d. he owed to complainant, and another man in the same room asked for 9s. Wall sent his wife for a sovereign to pay both. She came back, and he paid the other man and sent her awav with the remainder of the money. Davies asked why he was not to be paid Upon which Wall jumped up, said* I'll pay you," and instantly commenced giving the com- plainant hlow after blow in the face, with as much coolness and deliberation as if he intended giving him the same number of hits as the shillings he owed him. I was knocked senseless said the complainant, "and when I came to myself I found I was bleeding like a pig." Fined 20s. and 13s. 6d. costs. This being the general annual licensing day, sixty-four licensed victuallers renewed their certificates. The magistrates refused increasing the number this year by any new licences. There were six new applications.
TOWN HALL, CARDIFF-MONDAY,…
TOWN HALL, CARDIFF-MONDAY, AUG. 25. Present,—Henry Morgan, Esq. John l ewis, master of the brig Waverly, of Sunderland, was charged by Win. M'Leod, and several others of his crew, with having supplied them with food which was bad in quality, and limited in quantity, and also with refusing to grant them certi- ficates of his discharging them, they being entitled to the same. The complaint was dismissed, because it was not proved that the bread Mas insufficient in quantity, nor bad in quality; neither was it proved that they were entitled to a certincate of their discharge.. Mr. Stockdale said, he must again complain ot the oDStruc- tion in the streets and puhlic thoroughfares, occasioned by persons allowing to be placed in the carriage-way, oxes, trucks, casks, iron, timber, &c. Messrs. Burrows &.Houns- lield, also Messrs. Batchelors, at the timber-yard in St. Mary- street, (who had a large quantity of)timber in the road) also several others, had been repeatedly k reets clear. Mr. S. was ordered by the Bench to keep the streets and thoroughfares free from obstruction. THURSDAY, AUGUST 28. Present-Henry Morgan" Whitlock Nicholl, Esq. Samuel Moore, a notorious vagrant, was charged with inde- cently exposing his person. d and he was committed to Car- The charge was fu ly prove^a for three months House of Coriec i Bridgend public-house, was wife of Benjamin Clcment8' with an assault. d that she suspected her husband was in Complainant sta^ an(j at a late hour she went to look e endant s house, door'shut, at which she knocked it was or him and found the door sn^ after "several applications for admittance she got in, and found I seveidi *VY i ,:n„ at dominoes, at which she cot ex- aspemedniid broke some pints which they were drinking out of, when defendant struck her, knocked her down, and kicked Fined 20s., and 5s. costs, or six week s imprisonment. kXTgiwoh and Thpmas Fl;ans ™ere charged with stealing a fowl two yards of black cloth and a key, on the 21st inst., the propertv of George Jones, tailor Cardift Committed to take their trial at the next Quarter Sessions.— They were admitted to bail
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In the decline of life the most sate and efficacious occasion* medicine for giving tone and strength to the stomach, and acting at the same time as a gentle and healthful aperient, is Frampton', Pill of Health—-a family restorative which has confened the most essential benefits upon those who have fortunately had re- course to its health-restoring aid, enabling them to apply to themselves the weltkoown line of Shakespeaer—Though 11 o ok old, yet am I strong and lusty." |
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OUR LETTER BOX. ♦— To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. SIR,-Your correspondent, Edward Caudle," may rest assured that I shall not be deterred by his silly twaddle, fcom my solemn determination t put down that Incarnation of Humbug, called The Abergavenny Cymreigyddion Society. Let him understand also, that no artifice, however ingeniously contrived, shall inveigle me into a quarrel with the respectable tradesmen of Abergavenny. I have no dispute with them. nor they with me. I never gave them the lie, as alleged by Caudle, and rathee would [ lose my right hand, than wilfully pen one syllable iojunous to their characters, or offensive to their feelings. I have always avowed that the object of my attack, is the single individual to whom Caudle alludes. That individual," in his career of diplomacy, may, for any thing I know, have propered to his heart's content; but God forbid that I should be jealous of him or his honours. It is my sole ambition to enjoy the good opinion and good wishes of my neighbours. 1 cannot say with Mawworm-" 1 likes to be despised I have, somewhere, read of a rich noble who bought up, for the intended amusement of his friends, all the figures and' paraphernalia of Punch's Theatre. There were passed to him the Grotesque Majesty of Punch and Judy. and little Pug, and the hangman and the gallows but the wit, and the humour and the manual dexterity, remained with the Showman. So Caudle treats us with his "Judy," but wheie is the mirth in- spiring Genuis of a Jerrold ? Nothing can be more stale, flat, and udprojitable," than a good joke in the hands of a Bunglar. Caudle boasts of the encouragement given by the Cym- reigyddion Society, to the manufacture of Welsh flannel. I have taken some pains to ascertain the extent of the society's bounty, in favour of the poor artisan, and I find it amounts to the enormous sum of £0. Os. Od.! Such generosity needs no comment. Caudle asks me, with the most affecting pathos, if I can look with indifference upon the Welsh M. S. Society. Upon my life I can, and with a reasonable portion of contempt also, if it be necessary. This society is a chip of the same block as the Cymreigyddion, and open to similar objection. The drollest part of Caudle's letter is that in which lie gravely attributes, to the Cymreigyddion Society of Aberga- venny, the Celtic researches of Professor Schultz and Dr. Mayer. I have not the honour to be acquainted with either of those learned Thebans but I will undertake to affirm that they know no more of the Abergavenny Cymreigyddion, than of the man in the moon. I have no time, nor inclination, to follow Caudle through the poetical rapsody, with which he concludes his letter but 1 can teach him one line,worth all the poetry thft Cambria ever produced. "An honest man's the noblest work of God." I am, sir, your obedient servant, "A GENTLEMAN OF THE PRINCIPALITY."
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Pontypool District of the Royal Hospitality Lodge, No. 3002, of the 1.0. of O.F.M.U., celebrated their 3rd anniversary on Monday last, when upwards of fifty officers and brethren, comprising the above lodge, together with others from the neighbouring lodges, sat down to a most sumptuous dinner provided; by that excellent caterer, host John Probyn, of the King's Head Inn, Pontypool, with his usual good taste and liberality, and which gave general satisfaction. The chair was ablv filled by David Lawrence, Esq., and the vice chair by Mr. William Shellard. After the cloth was removed, the usual loyal and patriotic toasts were drank, including those appertaining ts the independent order, which were received and responded to with rapturous applause. Brother Shellard being one of the oldest initiated in the order, gave a very lengthy and interesting detail of the progress of Odd-fellowship, the benefits it confers upon its members and the community at large, and that as its members increase, poverty and crime diminish, particularly in those localities where the standard of the order is unfurled, and where "Brethren dwell together in unity." Other valuable and well-digested addresses were made by the Chairman J. Owen, Esq.; P.P.G.M. Sloper, &c., and the harmony and en- joyment of the evening were kept alive by several excellent songs from Messrs. Purnell, J. Morgan, Sanders, W. Probyn Pierce, J. Harry, Feler, &c., &c. George French Davis, the veteran Harpist, with his youthful son, a lad eleven years of age, attended and entertained the company with a choice se- lection of national, loyal, and appropriate tunes, which were rendered more effective and pleasing by the assistance of Mr. Powell, from Abergavenny, who performed with great taste and skill upon the flute. A medley, several Welsh airs, and others, with variations, were executed by the youthful harpist with such precision, tone, and good taste, as really to astonish and elicit the plaudits of all present. Altogether a more happy, .P pleasant, and joyous evening could not have been passed, and about eleven o'clock p.m., the company separated and departed to Home sweet home," there to dream of the pleasures they had experienced and the events of the anniversary. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT TO COL. LASCELLES, OF THE GRENA. DIER GUARI)$.-On Monday afternoon, between two and three o'clock, an accident, attended withsetious consequeDcea, occurred in South-street, to Colonel Lascelles, of the Grenadiei Guards, and a cousin of the Eatl of Harewood, The unfortunate gentle- man, who is of a very corpulent habit, was riding a spirited horse, when in turning (he corner of Park-street the animal stumbled, and the gallant officer was thrown violently to the ground, the left side of his face coming in collision with the edge of the kerb stone. On being raised from the ground he was found to be com- pletely insensible, and the left eye was forced from its socket, and lay npoaed on his cheek; he was immediately conveyed to his residence in Upper Grosvenor-stroet, and Messrs. Alexandet and Lister, surgeons, were promptly in attendance, but he still remains in a very precarious state. The Government Works at Morice Town, near Devonport, are now proceeding very rapidly, and will give employment to great numberslof the working population, for many years to come. Very large quantities of granite are being prepared for this undertaking in the quarries on Dartmoor, and the proprietors have made suitable arrangements for the accom- modation of the increasing numbers of masons and quarriers which these extensive orders will enable them constantly t.) employ. Since the winter the men have increased fifty per cent. in number, and the proprietors are ready to give full em- ployment to at least 150 additional workmen. The quarries are situated one mile and a half from Prince Town, and five miles from Tavistock, Devon. Any information may be ob- tained by addressing Mr. Filmer, Haytor Granite Office, Ply- mouth.-From a Correspondent,
CORN AVERAGES,
CORN AVERAGES, Ft°hpr9§ri!aA ng Duties on Foreign Corn, from the 29th Aug., to the 4th of Sept. 1845. both inclusive. Aver Wheat. Barley, Oats. Rye. Beans. Peas aSe n" 9Q c I 8- d. s. d. s. d 54 0 29—22 5 33 5 40 8 39 7 9 6 12 6 | 3 G An Account of Coal brought down tWT»,„ jr. for the Week ending Aug. 23rd Tram-*0*» ™d CANAL COAL Tram road. Canal. Thomas Prothero" T0^ CWT" Thomas Powell 1935 Rosser Thomas and Co.$37 2 T. Phillips and Son 2.53 g Cargill and Co. 777 15 W. S. Cartwright 824 18 '200 The Tredegar Coal Company 1407 3 Joseph Beaumont 406 4 Rock Coal Company 1115 3 Roger Lewis 502 l Joseph Jones 156 1 John Jones, Victoria 262 19 James Poole, jun John Russell and Company 1967 1 Latch, Cope, and Company 1107 18 Lewis Thomas and Company 98 19 James Watts #>>> Robert Roe R. J. Blewitt 875 JohnVipond 400 J. F. Hanson 17,5 British Iron Company Gwillim and Webber JohnDavies Total 12135 13 1950 IRON. SUK TONS. CWT. TON. CWT. Tredegar Iron Company 486 13 Ebbw Vale Company 566 10 Rhymney Iron Company 725 6 Cruttwell, Allies, and Co 432 1 Coal Brook Vale Company 12 0 Total 2222 10 4216 6
TAFF VALE RAILWAY TRAFFIC,
TAFF VALE RAILWAY TRAFFIC, For the week ending Aug. 23, 1645. L. s. d. Passengers. 15 9 General Merchandise ^7 jg$ W. Coffin and Co 1571111 Thomas Powell LlancaiachlBranch..248 II 7i „ Ditto Lantwit Branch 5 2 0 1 7 Duncan and Co. 87 2 4 Dowlais Co 285 10 I J. Edmunds. 21 6 6 Insole and Son 24 19 4 Dan-y-Deri Colliery 4 16 11 (1200 12 10
PRICES OF SHARES AT BRISTOL.
PRICES OF SHARES AT BRISTOL. COMMERCIAL ROOMS, BRISTOL, AUG. 27. P«W. Ptict ptr Biruiing.& Gloucester, ex new I 100 132 134 Bristol and Gloucester < 30 { 30 32 Bristol and Exeter < 70 j 91 93 Great Western. < 80 j 130 135 Ditto Half Shares I 50 65 67 Ditto Fifth Shares 20 j 26 27 London and Birmingham 1 100 5 225 228 London and Brighton >50 { 77 77| Manchester and Leeds S 73 | 132 137 Taff Vale 125.16.11 1 140 141 Bristol Dock Shares > 147.9.0 < Ditto Dock Notes > 121.8.91 Ditto Gas Company > 20 40 41 Clifton ditto 1 25 j West of Eng. & S. W. D. Bank 1210 13 131
Family Notices
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS- BIRTHS. On the 16th instant, at Newport, the lady of Edmund Scott Barber, Esq., civil engineer, of a son. August 2lst, at Brynderry House, the lady of John Lloyd, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIAGES. Aug. 21, at Clifton Church, by the Rev. William Hughes, of Alvington, Gloucestershire, W. Williams, Esq., of Cwm Celyn and Blaina Ironworks, Monmouthshire, to Elizabeth Sarah, daughter of John Wintle, Esq., of Aust Passage-house, Glou cestershire, and of No. 11, Lansdown-place, Clifton. DEATHS. 14th instant, at Penygarn, near Pontypool, aged 72 years, Mrs. Mary Summerfield, relict of Mr. William 8m er field. Aug. 2o, at Rryn Mawr, Mr. John Philips, deeply regretted by his numerous relatives and friends. He was a deacon of the Independent Church at Beaufort, for many years, and a very useful member of society. On Sunday last, at Monmouth, aged 53, Mary, wife of Mr James Rugg. tjtmg. 21st, aged 55, Martha Elisabeth, the beloved wife of Edward Evans, Esq., surgeon, Duke-street, Cardiff.—Also, Margaret, daughter of Mr. John Owen, ship broker, Cardiff, aged three years and eight months. At Neath, on Friday last, aged 81 years, Willian} TuOBtas, Esq., formerly timber-merchant of that p)Ao.