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LONDON, THURSDAY, DEC. 5. The Times states, that on the opening of parliament, the Queen's speech will recommend an immediate consideration of the Corn Laws, preparatory to their total repeal! The examination of Captain Johnstone for murder on board the Tory, was continued yesterday, and was not concluded at ni^ht. In the crim. con. case, Clark v. Dunsford, residents at Bris- tol, the jury returned a verdict on Wedne&day for the plaintiff, damages £,5,000, The case of murder and piracy on the high seas, lately tried at Exeter, is now being argued in the Exchequer Chambers. The Court will resume to-day.

NEWPORT CATTLE MARKET—WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3. Price per lb. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Beasts. 0 5 to 0 6 Sheep 0 6 0 61 Calves 0 6J.. 0 PtTsfuerscore). 80..8 6 Sir Charles Morgan's annual cattle show taking place on 1 nes. day next, and several fairs having lately been held in the neigh- bourhood, and no fresh arrivals of Irish stock, our market this week was rather small, with the exception of pigs, of which there appeared a fair number there weie a great many, both of bacon and pork, of very excellent quality. We noticed some very superior sort of pigs, belonging to Mr. J. Nicholas, Malpas, and Mr. C. Hale, of Nash, which were soon disposed of at high prices. Good sheep still appear to be scarce for the time of year and beasts fit for the shambles are easily dis- posed of. PioS seem to have a downward tendency, still nearly a clearance was effected in the course of the day. No horses were shewn. It is anticipated there will be a large market on Wednesday next. NEWPORT DISPENSARY.—At the monthly meeting of directors, held at this institution, on Wednesday, Det-ember 3rd, the Rev. Edwd. Hawkins, Vicar, in the chair, further receipts in support of the charity, since the last meet- ing of directors, October 1st, amounting to £32. lis., were .announced by the treasurer. The usual statement of the pro. gress of the Dispensary, to the present time, as well as the day appointed for the annual general meeting of its support. ers, will be advertised in our next publication. » M.mthlv lieport, ending Nov. 30. Under care„Sept, 1st 7* Admitted since -174 Cured. 76 Relieved 9 D»ed j! Under care at present 0 1/4 R. F. WOOLLETT, Surgeon. Creat Dock-street, Dec. 3rd, 1845. At a public meeting of the Dock Company, on Thursday, the case of the girl drowned in the canal on Tuesday light was referred to, and the meeting promptly decided on Unrounding the dock with gas lights. A person named John Rees fell into the dock on Wednesday night, having no light to direct him, but was saved from drowning by the dock policeman Watts. Mr. Rees has 'Written us a letter, gratefully acknowledging the timely help tendered by Mr. Watts. The Rev. D. Rhys Stephen delivered a lecture on Eloquence to a large assemblage of the friends and sup- porters of the'Newport Mechanics' Institute, at the Town Hall on Wednesday evening. STRIKINGLY-ACCURATE PORTRAITS. We understand that the talented miniature painter, Mr. Stower, "-who has been for some time engaged in this town-has given such decided satisfaction by the originality of style, exquisite finish, and striking truthfulness of his portraits of several ladies and gentlemen residing in Newport and its vicinity, that ..has been earnestly requested to prolong his professional Visit for a few days longer. # 10 Z5 Dwarkanauth Tagore, the distinguished visiting star of the late Abergavenny Cymreigyddion, attended the an- niversary dinner of the Scottish Hospital institution at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, last Monday, and was deceived with much courtesy and applause. We understand that the indisposition under J^'nch Lord Granville Somerset has been labouring, arises 'om an attack of gout. His Lordship is sufficiently recovered to attend to his official duties. I^ORT TALBOT, DEC. 2.—-The Olive Branch, from Plymouth to Newport, was wrecked near Porthcawl on the 1st instant; master and mate drowned, and nearly all the ^argo saved in a damaged state. NEWPORT THEATRE.—The corps dramatique Mr. Reader have opened their winter campaign in Newport. The theatre is fitted up with tasteful decorations and scenery, and the public appear to bestow a fair share of patronage on the endeavours of the company to please. A tea meeting was held last Wednesday, at the Tabernacle Chapel, Commercial-street, and was well attended. he proceeds were liberal. CORONER'S INQUEST.—On Thursday evening, inquest was held at the Union Inn, near Pill, on the body of a lemale, named Mary YVattains, aged 18. On Tuesday «»ening, she Went to town, and never returned. The canal J**8 searched that night ineffectually, but next morning her body was dragged out by a boatman- Verdict accordingly. Our musical readers will see, by referring to our advertising columns, that Mr. T. R. Price's concert or con- certs (for we perceive lie gives one morning and evening), are nxed to take place in the. large assembly room of the Toivn "all, on Thursday, the 18th inst., when we trust he will meet encouragement befitting so spirited an undertaking. Mr. Price \4s at his former concert) has spared neither trouble nor ex- Ppnse to introduce to us talent, vocal and instrumental, of the JNghest standing indeed, the party engaged must be so well "nownin musical circles as not to require comment; still it "?ay not be generally known that Mr. Willy was one of the Violinists who received a command to play (with three others) More the Qeeen, the time her Majesty expressed a wish to ^ar the four finest players in the kingdom. The numerous J'st of distinguished personages whose n^mes appear as pa- ons, sufficiently prove the high estimation m which music a»d musicians of merit are held.in this neighbourhood. Mr. £ "ce (with the same performers) gives a concert in the I own Wall, Tredegar Iron Works, on the following evening, patro- ^'sed by Samuel Horn fray, Esq. See Adv. HIGHWAY ROBBERY.-A young man, res,- «our ruffians two of whom grossly maltreated him, whilst the other two Jifled his pockets of nineteen shillings. 1 he police of NewTort »r« earnestly implored to be on the qui v,ve for ■unni!* 1 ? Lnerially on market days, during the uepicious characters, especially o fN nter, on all the surrounding road p MILITIA The Lord-Lieutenant, at the sugges Af Ji w nffirp has directed the vacant subdivision of the War-Office, fiued up. The following ap- hips in tins county place:—Thomas M01- entshaveinconsequen^ ThoPmas William Oakley, weilin, jXpowI™, Ragl»«<l Lower, Skcn- UpperiJslP„Wth Lo«r; Alexander Waddinglon, U,k Lower j W liam » itoSeWr; J»>"> Cavls' T r aiH that these appointments are made with the u, the .todyinz the milUU, hut «e bel.e.e that notl,.ng sun v v,.n on the subject. IT NUISANCES."—Under this head, reek inserted a letter, complaining that while r, said of the non-attendance of policemen at le was remarked of the nuisance upon the street. Now, it is fair to state the iu-iible fron the police books, that an officer is in • we at tut packets, as ordered by the magistiates s is vel:) iuch employed in serving summonses, -•jjecraan* constantly engaged every day at the eing but three officers on day duty, f. be beat, it must be seen at once that •. ittend to everything that transpires town. The exhibitions alluded to in the ?>v iiiigistrates—or their owners say so, them to walk on and upon the having the power of ubiquity,— of them, Uiough they wish they i t allowing letter has been rally, re' ve to the proposed Aust Atitai: My, 1st December, 1845. lAi-I bef.v j my Lords Commissioners illuitimo, I am commanded cir ¡,)1:hhIPS .sent to the principle of the M" the Sev^n in connection with the Bri- Janttion jvay; but before the parties mtuexecutun, my lords will require the work. 4uitAed to thar" for approbation. "ndenMa,Yo.:r most obedient servant, W. A, B. HAMILTON, oti, t'trquhtr, and Leech, O-OT •>!<?-#?'"jet." i < T IGENCE.—The plans, sec- e, of the following projected railways, ihs Clerk of the Peace for the county of 1\1", 1. The ». ad. 2. Hereford aOd merthyr Tydvil Railway. 3. 1318rOD and Merthyr J unction 4. LoodonBriiilol, and South Walu Direct Railway. SI Chepstow, Forest of Decn and Gloucester Junction. 6. Chepstow and Pontypool Railway. 7. South Wales.. 8. Brillol and Soulh Wales Junction. 9: w?ih of DeaD, and Gloucester Junction Extension Railway. ]0. Monmouthshire Railway- Ra:iwflV '• P-'yPool and Merfbyr lydr{ ^ti| '2. Newport. Abergavenny, an°.. 13. WOlcealer and Merthyr Tydvil .JunctIon. J*- Oreat Eastern and Western Ratify- |5. Monmouth and Welsh Midland Ju 16. Newport and Pillgwenlly Waterwoiks.

KISCA.—On T^^3»D ccident occurred to a fine little boy, 8 p00r little t Jones, son of John Jones, sho inree pole, which ellow was amusing himself by climbing ^jr Brain's 1 as on the top of two empty casks, JJ across brew-house; and in attempting to get.r:eo as to produce «is bowels, causing such severe internal in) tjje £ 0j_ eath soon afterwards. A coroner's inques bove facts were lowmg day, before W. Brewer, Esq., when theatre Proved, and a verdict of Accidental Deatn ret INCENDIARISM.—On Monday night last^a M y rick-^anding on the farm of Llandanglea, in aome «lachen Lower, was wilfully and maliciou^Mg^ about to hi,1 Lat Present unknown. A consideraM|Wr^ ^rjnging oflered, which, it is hoped, will have the eflect ol orn g cowardly and foul incendiaries to justice.n|P An.- Wednesday morning last, tor the fii HH!,ls.8?ason) the mountains in the neighbourhood of 1 °°vered with snow. A faw miles furt^e uco»- c°nnty was covered with winter garb, which Wetrt to be rather early.

MONMOUTH. WATCH R ATE.—The following is the report of Messrs. Vaughan, Watkins, and Cossens, on the state of the corporation funds in connexion with the new watch rate, pre- sented to the last council meeting :—The undersigned, in pursuance of a resolution of the Town Council, agreed to at its last meeting, beg to present the following report: They commenced their duties, by procuring from the treasurer to the council, a statement of the income and expenditure of the corporation, the items of which he most courteously and fully explained. This statement differed so materially from the printed account which had previously been placed in their hands in its prospective average of expenditure, as to ha"e modified in a great degree the expectations they had formed of the result of their enquiry. This statement exhibits the corporate funds in so exhausted a condition, as to preclude the undersigned from offering, under present circumstances, any suggestion, which can adequately meet the financial difficul. ties in which they find them. Had the enquiry been founded on the printed statement, which contained the only information the undersigned possessed at the last meeting of the council. they still abide by the opinions they then expressed, that pro- vision may have been made for the expenses of the council, without having recourse to a watch rate. Even now, they contend that if the money necessary for the payment of the debts which are due, to the amount of £ 290., can be borrowed, the intended rate may be satisfactorily averted.—In the dis. butsements are two items, a revision of which would effect a considerable saving to the council. In that of police, the un dersigned think that a saving of £ 39. 3s. 6d. may be annually effected, without at all endangering the peace of the town, by discontinuing the services of one of that force. The limited resources of the council would, they suggest, fully justify such a step, which, under more favourable circumstances, may be unnecessary. If the present number is retained, they strongly recommend that the collection of the market tolls shall de- volve on the police force, which would cause a considerable diminution of the annual expenditure. In an improved ma- nagement of the market tolls, the undersigned think that a most important increase may be made to the corporate reve- nue. 'J hey are unable to specify any definite amount, nor are they prepared to advise the adoption of any particular plan but noticing the annual decrease of the proceeds, and regarding the unsatisfactory manner in which the tolls are collected^ they feel assured that the subject needs but its due consideration on the part of the council, to effect a most salu- tary improvement. In stating this, they mean no reflection to be cast upon the collector, but they refer to the: principle involved in the collection.—They conclude by advising that the treasurer's last statement should be published. Mnn month. November 26th. 1845. Signed, W. A. COSSENS, WM. VAUGHAN, THOS. WATKINS. On Wednesday last, at a quarterly meeting of the Monmouth Farmers Club, held at the Beaufort Arms Inn, J. Craufuid, Esq., of Blackbrook, delivered an interesting lecture on the History and migration of the different descrip- tions of corn." The room was filled mth a large number of agriculturists, and included several of the county gentry, fhe respected lecturer at the commencement of his address inti- mated that the lecture lie was about to deliver, was intended as the gist of a series of five or six, if they should prove acceptable as they advanced. The subject of the evening was the I Cereal Grasses," which included wheat, barley, oats, rye maize, nee, buck wheat, millet, and many other minor ones, -which were not important enough to specify, besides the bamboo, which although the stem of it was sometimes large enough to make a bucket of, is nevertheless a cereal grass. Mr. Craufurd traced the history of each kind of tluse grasses, noticed their natural localities, and enumerated the countries in which they are to be found. He described the geographical limits of each of the more important ones, ard the quantities consumed in the most populated kingdoms of the globe, and contrasted their nutritive powers. The lecture was interspersed with interesting illus- trations and facts,, amongst whion, was noticed the astonishing circumstance of the Vifali^ of wheaf, portions of v bich attho laying buried in the Egyptian catacombs between four and five thousand years, had upon being sown fructified, t. e. produced many acres of wheat in our own country. The fact too of wheat and barley having been found in the ruins of Pompei, as well as in the catacombs of Egypt, was cited as proving together with scripture history their great antiquity. The lecture of which we have merely stated the leading points, was well re ceived, and at its close P. Jones, Esq of Llanarth, proposed, and J. Rolls, Esq of the Hendre, seconded a vote of thanks to Mr. Craufurd for his kindness in contributing to their infor mation and instruction of the club. J. G. George, Esq., hoped on the part of the meeting, that Mr. Craufurd would continue his interesting lectures, which sentiment was echoed by the acclamations of the auditory. J. Craufurd, Esq. neatly ac- knowledged the compliment paid him aad avowed his readiness to resume his subject at either their quarterly or their monthly meetings. SUDDEN DEATH.-It has been our sad duty to record several instances recently of sudden death, but the one we are about to detail, surrounded as was the painful incident, with circumstances peculiarly touching and affecting appears to surpass its predecessors in its awful solemnity. The subject of this paragraph was the late Mrs. Thomas Evans, the attached partner of Mr. Evans, draper, of this town. The deceased had recovered from a recent confinement, and Tuesday last was fixed upon, for the departed to record her public thanksgiving for the mercies she had received, and to devote in christian baptism her infant offspring to the service of its maker. The occasion thus doubly interesting it was intended to observe, by the enjoyment of a social party, who had been invited to com- memorate the day. Alas, how short sighted are our prospects! how illusory our fondest anticipations The intended domsstic gratifications were destined to give place to the voice of be- reavement, and to the blighted mandates of the grave. Mrs. Evans was in the act of dressing, and had nearly completed her task when she suddenly complained to her nurse of a pain at her heart and observed that perhaps her clothes were too tight. The attendant immediately examined her attire, and whilst doing so, the deceased appeared fainting and reclined upon the bed. Assistance was immediately rendered her and her medical attendant was instantly summoned to the bed-side by Mr. Evans. She placed her hand over the seat of pain, ex- pressed her belief that she was dying, and within ten minutes of her attack, her spirit had flown to the eternal world. During these unexpected and appalling scenes of the death bed, some of the friends of the family were on their way t6 attend the de- ceased to church. The clergyman, the Rev. E. Gosling in the absence from town of the vicar, was waiting in the Church vestry, the approach of the expected party, and the sedan, in which the departed was to be conveyed thither, was already near her door. The object however for whom these prepara- tions were made, had taken her final journey: the innocent enjoyment of earthly associations, had been exchanged for the solemnities of the invisible state, and instead of rendering her grateful acknowledgment to God in a temple made with hands," the deceased had entered into the immediate presence of the eternal, where her distracted husband, their orphan children, and her mourning friends, could follow her, only by the bitterness of their grief, their tender but agonising recol- lections, and their hope of a final re-union. The town con- curred in a univeral sympathy for the loss which Mr. Evans had sustained, as the afflictive intelligence was conveyed from circle to circle. Montnouth monthly market was held on Wed- nesday last, but in consequence of the recent fair, and another held on the same day at Hereford, the market was very thinly attended. On Wednesday night last a beautifully brilliant lunar rainbow was visible at Monmouth. It extended from east to west, and embraced a much more extensive span than the solar rainbows usually occupy.

CARDIFF. The schoolmaster is really abroad here. In the window of the Mechanics' Institute, appears: Wanted—A steady, active person as LIBHIAN Two officers have been added to the effective police force in this town. A child four years old, the daughter of Thomas Llewellyn, was severely burnt on Saturday last, by her clothes having taken fire. Last Friday, as the schooner Hope, of Liverpool, Captain Laver, was on her passage from Bristol to Liverpool, about 9, a.m., she ran foul of the light-ship lying between the Welsh and English grounds, and carried away her mainmast- head and rigging. This was the only damage. She was taken back to Bristol for repairs. A highway robbery "as committed last Satur- day near Penhill. A farmer named Williams on his way home from Cardiff market, was attacked by three men, who robbed him of between two and three pounds.—On Saturday week Mr. Thomas Lewis, fanner, was attacked near St. Fagans, and was robbed of all his silver, though the highwaymen overlooked his gold m their haste. & Saint Andrew's Fair was held on Monday last, and was the best that has been held in Cardiff for many years. The supply of fat stock was small, but a plentiful supply of r"! k St|jWfS ,t.^ere' 1:11(1 met with ready buyers. Beef fetched fiom 5d. to 6d.; sheep, 6d. to 6.L There was a large supply of horses, and all sold well.—Mr. Timothy, farmer, of ltumney, was eased of about eighteen pounds in the fair, by a light-fingered professional.

M E R T II Y It. SUPPOSED MURDER.-Ann Meyrick, the wife of John Meyrick, a young woman, aged 23. was, on Tuesday morning last, drawn from the Merthyr and Cardiff Canal, quite dead. On being taken out of the water, the body bled profusely and upon some examination, the blood was found to issue from several frightful gashes on the lower part of her person and the bank of the canal was literally covered with blood, from the place where she as taken out, to an old archway crossing the canal, a distance of forty yards. There is reason to believe that she was mutilated in the shade of the arch, and that a struggle ensued between victim and murderer along the banks < f the ca- nal leading towards her home, ending in the plunging of the un. fortunate being into the canal. There is no positive evidence to the commission of the deed. As far as we have been able to ascertain, the following is all that the authorities ate yet pos- sessed of, which it will he seen is puiely circumstantial. The unfoitunate victim of brutality was last seen at one o'clock on Tuesday morning, when, in company with her hueband, ehe 141ft the Heatheock Tavern, both being at the time quite intoxicated. He was seen coining home about that time alone. In the morn- ing, he was found asleep in his own house, his head resting upon a table; and he had evidently not been to bed. He affected not to know what had become of his wife; and slated, that on their way home, he had turned one side, while sihe wept another, and he had not seen her since, until she was diawn out of the canal. This is his statement. So much suspicion, however, attache. itself to him, that he was secured, and taken into custody by the most active of the Merthyr police officers, Sergeant Wrenn. A A coroner's inquest was held upon the body, and adjourned to Thurday, with what result we have not yet heard. Mr. Kobert Jones, draper, the foreman of the jury, in company with Mr. Wrenn. have been caiefully examining the ground, with a view to ascertain whether she might not have met her death by a series of accidents, as it is alleged by the husband must have been the case. The nature of the ground makes it possible, though hardly probable. It is well known that Meyrick and deceased did not live on the most amicable terms.

NEWPORT TOWN HALL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 1. Present—J. Latch (Mayor), T. Hawking, T. Prothero, and E. Dowling, Esqrs. There was an unusual press of business to-day, no less than fourteen cases being on the paper for adjudication, The first person placed at the bar, was William Jones, an indiscreet young man, who was fined 5s. for being unquestionably drunk and incapable of taking care of himself. STEALING A MONKEY JACKET. William Thompson, an aged sailor, was charged with having stolen a monkey jacket, the property of John Minors. Prosecutor was in possession of the jacket on Sunday morn- ing, about nine o'clock, and about one o'clock the same day, he missed it. Gave information to the police, and was subse- quently shown the garment by P.C. Harris. He had shipped on board a barque with the prisoner on Saturday, and on that day prisoner was at his house. On Sunday, prisoner dented all knowledge of the jacket. Prosecutor had lately paid 10S. for it. Elizabeth Jenkins stated that the prisoner brought the jacket to her house in Friars' Fields on Sunday, and offered it for sale. Mary Harris stated that she bad sold the jacket for prisoner to Mosey," otherwise John Jones, for 4s., which she gave to last witness, wlia paid it to the prisoner. Subsequent evidence from "Moses" and the P.C., suffi- ciently established the case, and the prisoner was committed to take his trial at the sessions. Edwin Morgan was charged by his master, Mr. Essery, painter and glazier, with being a negligent apprentice, and with refusing to attend to his work. Mr. Harwood attended for the defendant, and Mr. Andrews, from Mr. Phelps' office, appeared for the plaintiff. Mr. Essery stated, that up to the 11th November last, Mr. Collins and himself were in partnership, and the defendant was apprentice to both, and had been in his (Mr. Essery's) ser- vice. That on the 12th November, Mr. Collins ceased to be a partner, and is in business for himself in another part of the town. The defendant did not enter into any fresh articles with witness, but remained in bis employ with the consent of Mr. Collins, and verbally agreed to become the appreuiice of Mr. Essery. The case was dismissed. A SANGUINARY MAN. Richard Rogers was charged with breaking the peace, by Thomas Bowman. Plaintiff said he was a shopkeeper, and the defendant a sailor. On the 25th, defendant came and demanded three months' rent. "Go away with ye out of my house,•' says I. You — hound." say. he, I'll make a second passage into your throat ;—rU be hanged for you—I'll be sure to do for ye." His wife came in, and ffot him away. Plaintiff said he was now in bodily fear of defendant, and piayed the Bench to bind him over to keep the peace. He had no malice against defendant, and would rather do him a kindness. (Hissing.) He paid his rent to one Thomas Morgan, collector, of Charles- street. Bound over to keep the peace towards Bowman—himself in £20, and two sureties in £10 each. The sureties were Mr. Solomon Maker, beerhouse keeper, and Mr. Daniel John, haullier. Costs, 16s. AN UNLICENSED HAWKER. Daniel Rawlings was charged with hawking a basket of crockery ware through Pillgwenlly, offering the goods for sale without a licence. P.C. Pennimore proved the case, and the defendant did not deny the charge but said, that being out of work, and not being aware that he was doing wrong, he had committed the offence. Mr. Dowling told the defendant he must have been aware of the risk he incurred. Persons who were paying very heavy rents and taxes in this town, naturally looked to the magis- trates to prevent their being injured in their fair trade by per-1 sons hawking goods without being duly licensed. Besides, the law in the case was imperative. Convicted in the penalty of £JO. The ware would be re- tained for payment of the penalty. John Pitman, an aged an decrepit man, was charged, on the information of Henry Richards, with having damaged a tram, to the amount of 7s. The prosecutor appeared, but no witnessed were present to support the change and Mr. Dow- ling told the prosecutor, that if not ready in an hour the old man should be discharged, BEERHOUSE INFORMATIONS. William Morgan was charged with having kept his house open for the sale of beer at improper hours. P.C. Harris stated, that on the 20th of November list, he was at the Carpenters' Arms, Pillgivenlly, at about twenty minutes to twelve at night, where H* saw two men drink ng t a table, and two glaase* before tb^in. The WEN had their hats on. Ons man took away the jug of beer vhile witness was there. The house is generally very quiet. Defendant said the two men had been holding an argument respecting the quality of his beer, of which he drew two glasses for them to test. While they were thus discussing the ques- tion, the policeman came in. The magistrates finding that Morgan was a respectable man, and had conducted his house in the most orderly man- ner, Mr. Hawkins said, that in consideration of his good cba, racter, the Bench would only order him to pay the costs. Mr. Morgan thanked the Bench, and paid the money. Thomas Harris, seller of beer and cider by retail, at the Crown and Anchor, Pillgwenlly, was charged with having kept his house open for the sale of beer at improper hours, on Sunday, the 9th November last. P.C. Hopkins proved the case, and said Mrs. Harris consi- dered she was allowed to draw beer before eleven o'clock on Sunday morning. Superintendent Hopkins gave the landlord of the house an indifferent character lor irregularity of hours, &c.; and stated that there was a former conviction against Harris. The Bench ordered the defendant to pay a penalty of £1, and 14s. 6d. costs..1 Ann Leah was charged with allo'.vmg, on the night ofthe 17th November last, beer to be consumed on her premises after twelve o'clock. The case was proved by P.C. Pennimore; but there being a good character given of the house and the defendant, she was fined 10s. costs, and discharged with a caution. Sarah Morgan, a lady with a piercing visual expression, was charged with keeping open her house (the Ivy Bush, in Commercial-street), on the morning of the 16th November, for the sale of cider, before two o clock. P.C. Pennimore proved finding three men sitting down at a table, at the time laid, well chalked with marks, and tho- roughly wetted by the stuff." He afterwards found a jug, nearly full of cider, in the cupboard. P.C. Bath stated that he found a man and woman in another room of the Ivy Bush that night. The woman hid herself be- hind a curtain. He believed she was a widow, and he had seen her go into the house one night this week. The defendant called as a witness, a young gentlemen with Hyperioll cnds, who said he was a "thaylor;" and though he didn't know the day, yet he knew the night, when he and his friends, the two gentlemen, wanted lodgings and he and they applied to Missus Morgan, and were all admitted. He hadn tas much as would moisten a whistle of cider that night, nor any of his friends, but only a screeching hot cup oj coffee. He knew the defendant well, and a nice obligating young leddy she #as, (Laughter.) Miss Morgan got the benefit of the doubt, and the case was dismissed. Gcovge Batson was charged with allowing beer to be drunk in his house (the Cherry Tree), at improper hours, and with permitting improper characters to assemble therein. P.C. Pennimore proved the case; but the defendant said he did not know the persons were bad characters. He had accused many of being these sort of girls," and he had hurted manv persons' feelings by doing so. He had been in business there only about three months. He wished police. men would come in more frequently, and turn out persons whom they knew to be bad characters. The Mayor said the Cherry Tree was always a notoriously bad house, and was not better now. Fined £1, and 13s. 6d. costs. The aged John Pitman (upwards of 85) was again placed at the bar, and Patrick White was sworn against him; from whose rambling story it appeared that prisoner had borrowed the tram, and afterwards gave it into possession of witness, who acknowledged, that while he was driving the tram back again, he himself broke the wheel. James Pearce was called by the old man, and said that Pit man was a hundred and twenty yards from the tram when Patrick White, in driving the tram along, broke the wheel.— Case dismissed. Johanna Leonard was charged with stealing pork from Mr. Horrigan, butcher, Commercial-street—The prosecutor did not appear, as he was attending a fair; and Mr. Woollett prayed a remand.—Adjourned to Tuesday, when she was saved by the humanity of Mrs. Horrigon. LEWIS V. GRAHAM ANB RICHARDS. [An apocryphal paragraph respecting this case, as heard last week, made its appearance under the police head without the cognizance of our authorised reporter. It was therein erro- neously stated—amon £ other inaccuracies—that Mr, Llewellin acted for Messrs Prothero, Towgood, and Fox, solicitors, who had been retained by the prosecutors; whereas, in strict fact, the firm were not concerned in the proceeding, directly or indirectly. Messrs. Thomas Latch and Cope were the clients of Mr. Llewellin, who was, as we understand, the only profes- sional gentleman consulted by them in the matter.] Mr. John Phillpotts, solicitor, appeared in court this morn- ing accompanied by Mr. Thomas Lewis, and applied to rte Bench for an information against James Graham and YVilliam Richards, for forcibly detaining possession of a malt. house heloncing to Mr. Lewis, uuder the statute, 15 Richard If c I) as amended by the 8th Henry VI., c. 9, and further amended by the 21st James J., c. 15, as a ground for the ma- gistrates to issue their precept to empanel a jury to try the CATHE Bench declined to take the information [which had been prepared, and was presented, by Mr. Phillpotts] under THEMRDPHULPOTT« argued at some length, that by the statute, THO maeistrates were bound to issue their precept, the words RIHP Act being, that the magistrates shall have power and ° 1 ih.f tn issue." &c. This, he understood, made it im- perative on them, without any power to qualify the Act other- W,SJF"VTO<R»«TRATE • The words clearly left it an optional matter Ji D,RMAGISTRATES. The statute said.-They shall have &C and this obviously meant, that IF they choose tn adn'nt such a course, the statute empowered them, they were atlibertyVdo so; but it did not make it imperative that they should!* such power, by having recourse to what are called \OlIsty statutes.' M. Fox The magistrates manifestly have the power to act. or refuse to act. under the statute referred to and 1 think they use a sound discretion in declining to act under it Mr Phillpotts I have presented the Bench that mforma- tion, and Mr, Lewis istere present to swear to the truth oTtt. If you refuse, I can't help it; but I shall proceed to the mat- ter an I am advised. The Bench You have certainly the right to make the ap- plication, and have done your duty to your client; but, never- theless, we refuse to issue our precept. Mr. Lewis 1 will take possession of the premises at all risks I am not going to he thrust out of my own premises in this manner. I will take possession again. Mr. Hawkms advised Mr. Lewis not to use language that might be construed into a menace, or an intention to commit an illegal act. Mr. Lewis But I shall. When I applied to you, sir, to see the premises, as a magistrate, and see that forcible pos- session was retained, you told me that I was treated unjustly, and was entitled to redress and now that yon sit on the bench, you run from your first opinion, and decide against doing me justice. We understood Mr. Hawkins to make some remark, imply- ing that Mr. Lewis laboured under a mistake. Mr. Phillpotts My client, Mr. Lewis, has asked me for my advice in this matter, and I certainly feel myself justified in directiug him to proceed to turnout those parties who unlaw. fully detain possession of the premises, and enter upon pos- session himself; and if any riot ensue—if blood should be the consequence—that must be en the heads of the magistrates who have this day refused to do us the justice to issue their precept to empower a jury to try this case upon its own merits. Mr. Lewis reiterated his determination to take possession of his premises, and shortly afterwards withdrew with his legal adviser and friends. T T U THURSDAY. Present—J. Latch (mayor), T. Hughes, and E. Dowling, Esqrs. CROSS-STREET NUISANCES. Two damsels of unenviable notoriety at the top of Cross- street, as part of a gang of males and females who usurp the whole width of the pavement at the locality mentioned, were this day charged with being disorderly characters; and having been lectured by the Bench for the disturbance and annoyance they created on the pavement, they promised better behaviour in future, and were discharged. ROBBERY AT A WAMHOME. William Farr, Thomas Jenkins, and Jeremiah Hogan were charged with stealing a firkin of butter', the property of Mr. J. Keyse, provision merchant, Com- strSet. It appeared that on Friday evening last, while Hogan—who is in the employ of the prosecutor-was absent from the pre- mises a short while, the door was unfastened, and the butter taken away. The prisoner, Jenkin, subsequently took the stolen property to a shop on the canal side, and offered it for sale to the shopkeeper, representing it as being the joint property of four sailors, who had brought it over from Ireland, as a mercantile venture," and consigned it to them (the two prisoners), to dispose of at the best advantage. The shopkeeper mistrusted the tale and desiring them to call again for the money, he informed Mr. Keyse of the matter, who procured a warrant, and placed it in Sergt. Huxtable's hands The pri- soners were therefore taken-into custody on Tuesday morning. It did not transpire that Hogan was implicated in the robbery and he was accordingly discharged. Jenkins and Farr were committed to take their trial at the sessions. Mr. Jones, agent of the Ballincollig Company, gave Hocana six years' character for strict hbnesty. James Roberts was charged with obtaining goods on false pretences from O. D. Brice.—Case dismissed. Isaiah Wall—an admirer of that eminent Jocality the bar was charged with punching the head and body of one Philip Philhps; but he was discharged. Henry O'Reilius was charged with being drunk and obstruct- ing a picquet of soldiers on duty; but no persons appearing this morning to prosecute, he was discharged. George Chillcott was summoned for payment of £ 17.18s. 2td. damage—Benjamin Jacob plaintiff.—Case dismissed for in- formality.—Fresh informations have been since lodged. BAWLING IN THE STREETS. Frederick Martin—a public character, whose brazen lungs emit sounds like thunder, when bawling Herrings! lierriags 1" through the streets—was to-day charged with having" been, a "public annoyance." Mr. Townsend, merchant, detailed the proofs of defendant's being an annoyance. The noise made by him outside Mr. T.'s counting-house in Griffin-street, when crying his fish, was so deafening, that no business could be transacted the while. Martin was ordered to pay the costs, 8s. Jas. Caesley, an intelligent man, was charged with absenting himself from the ship to whieh he belonged, without leave. Captain H. Tomlinson pressed the charge. The tar was as shrewd as an Old Barley practitioner, and displayed much skill, which, however, availed him nothing, as he was sent to the House of Correction for thirty days. William King was charged with a similar offence, upon the eomplaint of Capt. Anthony Simpson; but consenting to go on board, he was discharged. Mary Brian and six other Emeralders, were charged with assaulting Mary Harrington; but as they were all in the wrong, each party was ordered to pay the costs. ■♦

DIVISION OF NEWPORT.—SATURDAY, Nov. 29. Present—Revds. J. Coles and H. Williams, and O. Morgan and John Russell, Esqrs. 8 A PERJURED MAN A CONSCIENCE WANTED. Martha Gamwell [not Gammon.well], of Risca, was charged by Sergt. Cormack with holding biadle on Saturday last at her house, and selling beer without a license. John Watkins, a collier at Risca, having been summoned to prove the case, hesitated to be sworn, and complained of having been summoned. On being threatened by Mr. Coles with a six weeks' commitment for contempt of court, he kissed the book, and stated as follows: I am a collier, working for Mr. Russell. I lodge at the defendant's house. I did NOT see beer sold at her house on Saturday last. I sent for three quarts of beer to John Walker's, for some friends. I did NOT see any quarreling there. I NEVER heard she was going to have a biddle. I did not see a barrel of beer there. I did NOT say I had advised her itot to have a biddle. Sergt. Cormack stated that he could distinctly prove the wit- ness Watkins had perjured himself. The case was then adjourned for a week, in order to mature a charge against the witness; whjereupou Mr. Coles gave Wat- kins a severe lecture on the' apleiatt obligation of an oath, and allowed ftm PW uhont. Watkins quickly made up his ipind, aauisaSd: I must speak the truth, I suppose. There WAS beer sold there on Saturday night. I bought a quart of the defendant. There WAS quar- relling there. I DID say to Mr. Cormack, I had advised the defendant not to have the biddle! The witness—who was again lectured on his conduct—looked exceedingly pale, and was hissed by the bystanders. The defendant Gamwell was then fined £ 6. and costs, or one month's imprisonment. William Harry, haulier, was fined 10s. and costs, for drunk- enness and negligent driving at Castletown. Edward Richards, beerhouse-keeper, Bassalleg, was fined 10s. and costs, for keeping his house open on Sunday morning. STEALING COAL BY A MASTER'S ORDERS. Diana Head, servant to David Thomaf, beerhouse-keeper at Machen, adjoining the tramroad, was charged with stealing coal from a tram, the property of Lewis Thomas and Co. Mr. Thomas proved that he saw the prisoner take the coal from one of his trams. She begged his #urdon, and said her master had no coal left to finish his brewfg, but he was going to send to the colliery after some. The prisoner, on being asked what she had to say, stated that she was frequently desired by her master and mistress to take coal from the trams; that her mistress had sometimes sent her, and stood at the door herself to see that she took it; that she naa Deen at the house since May, and her master had only pur- c ase one tram of coal the whole time; that the house was supplied, In a great measure, by the hauliers, who brought coal Mr q.?U8e' ™d got beer for it. f nomas said he believed the prisoner s statement to be periectlv correct; and as he had heard an excellent character ♦>.« et' would, with permission of the Bench, decline press- *„„cliarge- Mr. Thomas also said, it was notorious that scarcely any inns or beerhouses by the side of the tramroad, oougnt coal, but they were supplied by the hauliers, who robbed their employers to get beer. «.,niT^mj818trate8 expressed themselvesln strong language on T" conduct, and recommended that the coal-owners should oner a nandsome reward for the detection of parties acting as Thomas and his wife had done, and desired that a minute should luaae 01 the conduct of these persons, to be brought forward at the next annual licensing mating.

CHRISTCHUCH DIVISION.-8ÁKB Day. Present—The Rev. T. Pepe. CAUTION TO PERSONS HARBOURING SBIP-APFRENTICEa. John Joseph and Fanny Joseph, of Cbrisichurch, were each fined in the mitigated penalty of £ 3. 6s. 8d>, and costs, on the information of Thomas Watts dock policeman, for wilfully har- bouring and secreting Thomas Williams, an apprentice belong- mg to the Friendship, of Newcastle, lying in this port. John Joseph paid the penalty and costs. Mrs. Joseph was ordered to be committed for seven days in default of paying the fine. She did not appear to the summons, and had told the constable she would not attend The full penalty for the above offenee-whioh is one of fre- quent occurrence in this port—is £10.; and the act gives power to mitigate only to one-third. We believe this is the first con- viction of the kind under the recent Seaman's Act.

CARDIFF POLICE COURT.—MONDAY, DEC. 1. Present—R. Reece, F.A.S., (mayor), Lord James Stuart, M.P.' and the Rev. J. Evans. TRYING TO ROB JUSTICE OF HER PROPERTY! John Abrahams was charged with having absolutely invaded the sacred precincts of Justice [the Town Hall] on Saturday night last, and endeavoured to steal certain articles. Mr. Superintendent Stockdale detailed the particulars of this audacious transaction, with his usual perspicuity; and though we have not space to be as minute, we may state that the su- perintendent, about nine at night discovered the hall door ajar, went in, and finding various articles pAckedfe) tor flitting, pro- ceeded in active search till he discovered tJi*-despoiler secreted, ready to decamp with additional plunder. He was dragged forth, and speedily encased in the stone jag The prisoner now confessed his evil intentions, and was re- manded, that his character might be investigated. INSECURE FASTENING OF DOORS AND WINDOWS. Mr. Stockdale reported that in his nocturnal perambulations, he sometimes discovered shop doors and windows insecurely fastened; and jewellers' shops—which offered such temptation to burglars—were neglected like others. When shopkeepers were informed of their remissness, they exclaimed, Oh, ah, I forgot it." He hoped shopkeepers would look after their own property, and not depend so much on the police. irancis Ford was charged with creating a disturbance at the Royal Oak inn, on Saturday night last; but the charge was not pressed.—Discharged on giving 3s. to the infirmary box. Robert Manship was fined 5s. for being drunk on Sunday. Mr Daughton, landlord of the Ship and Dolphin inn, com- plained to the Bench that his servant had been run against by some boys in the market and had been struck in the head with a potatoe. He had complained in this case, because he had seen respectable parties so assaulted.—The magistrates wished the offender had been caught. They hoped the Press would inform the public, that any party taken so offending, would be severely punished. THURSDAY. Present—Whitlock NichoU, Esq. AFFAIR OF HONOtB>» Mr. Henry Hollier, attorney, charged by Mr. J. Reece, sur, gC*?' nlth assaulting him on Monday night. M.r- Reece being sworn, stated that on Monday night he was coming out of the theatre, when the defendant pushed rudely Past lum, on which he said, What a rude monster that is !— he must have been brought up at the plough s tail He then went to the door, and on coming outside, Mr Hollier asked if he applied those remarks to him. Mr. R ?aid he did, on which Mr. H. struck him in the mouth, and a scuffle ensued, which j'Sasi, us »•»"•4ut pk"k'i rid. We are informed that the belligerent parties thought of set- ting differences on Canton Common; but the authorities blew out the fire.

M ELANCHOTY"o^ccurReNTe.A short time since, as tbe Osnrev schotfner wa. proceeding on her outward- bound voy age from M^ford to Smjrna.she entered a seveie sale frnrt/.k j ..nd thecapt»w, finding it necessary to heavlT th*,e"twar?i reeftbe jib. Whilst they were thus eSe.LS' 8e.ntlhe,3a,.e «a inning at the time, a lad. named j°M' a tremendous 'ea run S rd bntch pillgwenlly, was w?iepJ>"d' lC«o«wav • beWkin about two mioutei. and w«! °Ver Vigorous efforts were made to save tha w tfcac 0, ill. fated lad but he w.at SQ Ip not time even to tnan the boat.

ANTf-CORN-LAW MONSTER MEETING OF THE CITY OF GLOUCESTER. (From our Correspondent.) At nearly eleven o'clock on Monday nig ft terminated one of the largest city meetings, convened by the Mayor, ever held in this city. The great room of the SLire Hall was filled to re- pletion, with an assemblage scarcely, if ever, equalled for en- thusiasm and deep feeling in favour of the question of ques- tions." The orchestra was set apart for the ladies, and it was a pleasing sight to find such a brilliant party of elegant dressed and beaureous female savail themselves of the courtesey so gal- lantly and considerately extended to them always, par excel- lence the virtuousest fairest and best" portion of the creation. Closely packed as the spectators were in the body of the hall, we make a moderate calculation in estimating the gathering at 2,500 persons assembled with one common object, with a unity of purpose, with a concentration of interests, with an energy of design that of standing between the living and the dead and seeking to stay the plague of impending famine. At seven o'clock, the Mayor of the city, John W. Hughes, Esq., having been voted thereto, took took the chair. He, in doing so, ex- pressed his hope that he should be sustained in giving to the several speakers a fair hearing, as only by such means as calm discussion, could the merits of a question be arrived at. The first resolution was moved by Samuel Bowly, Esq. (of the Society of Friends) who entered briefly but pertinently into some of the bearings of the question, and assigned as his reason for not going into it generally, his disinclination to occupy their time, when he knew the meeting was so anxious to hear Messrs. Cobden and Bright. He stated in the course of his speech, that since he last addressfd them in that room on this subject that he had expended £ 3,000. in the purchase of some twenty acres of land upon which he had found it his interest to lay out in labour and manuring more money than had been employed on the same ground for a period extending over ten years an- tecedent to its coming into his possesion. He stated moreover that he found on a comparative calculation of his own house- hold expenses, that the cost of bread for a year was a very con- siderably sum, more than was commonly conceived. He spoke of the bread tax as bearing most heavily on the working classes, while its burden was scarcely perceptible to the higher and un- producing community. The resolution was seconded by T. M. Stnrge, Esq., of the same denomination, and in a speech, of considerable animation, he defended himself against the accusations of the Glonceiter Chronicle, for having "advised" a customer, at Cheltenham, that there was no oats in all Gloucester on the 12th of last month. He explained away the charge of imputed misrepre- sentation in a straightforward and business like way, and in so doing made some passvng structures on the editor of the paper, referred to with reference to the recent efforts of the League in the Registration Courts of Gloucestershire and some other counties, he declared it came with an ill grace for the Conser- vatives to object to the exertions of the League in augmenting their forces, when they, two or three years ago resorted to the most questionable manoeuvres in following the advice of Sir Robert Peel, to Register! Register Register! The resolution having been read by the Mayor, the Corypkeus of the assembly, Richard Cobden, M.P., for Stockport, spoke to the resolution. In his usual plain cogent argumentative and convincing style he expoiAded the working and injurious ef- fects of the present encroachment, artfully called, for the pro- tection of agriculture." He urged on them the necessity of looking to the registration, and to the desirableness of all those who had the means of securing by purchase, the right, as forty shilling freeholders, of voting for the eastern division of the county of Gloucester. He said, that with them, it was far easier than in some of the districts where he had impressed the same thing, as he found that there was land to be obtained, on easy terms, in the vicinity of the city, which, for jE30 or £40. would confer the franchise on the purchasers. While at Tewkesbury, a cottage could be bought for £30., in several instances that would give the right of voting. This could be no positive sacrifice, as it would, at all times, bear a fair interest of money, and be disposable at any time if such a circumstance was es- sential. He particularly alluded to Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Middlesex, as proofs of what had been accomplished, and ex- pressed his earnest hope that the eastern division of the county would be secured to the principles of free trade, at the next election. He further encouraged them in this work, by saying that at the polling booth the vote of a forty shilling freeholder told as well as the squire with his accumulation of broad acres, as far as each was individually concerned. The hon. member concluded a powerful speech amid the most enthusiastic ap- plause.. John Bright, M.P., for Durham, and one of the Society of Friends, followed his hon. colleague in anti-monopoly. He mainly devoted himself to the dissection of a leader in the last Glouecsier Chronicle in favour of protection, and in this work which he appeared to undertake con a moie, he levelled some hard forcible hits 011 the mistakes of that journal. If we hesi- tate from following the hon. member in his minute dissection of the Editor's reasoning, it is because for us to do this effectually would involve an occupation of space which we could ill afford, and without the editorial remarks in extenso would be hardly comprehended and intelligible. Passing 011 in examining the article in detail, he seized the opportunity of describing the ex- citement and popular indignation provoked by the passing of the corn act in 1815. He said, that that excellent individual, whom all mankind admired for his numerous acts of philan- thropy Mr. Wilberforce, was a supporter of that iniquitous measure, under an erroneous conviction This had entailed on Mr. Wilberforcc so much popular dislike that he had as a measure of precaution, guards and soldiers stationed in his house to protect him and his property from any out-burst of the public fury. Nay more, that policemen were officially hired to go forth as spies, in plain clothing, to visit the public houses and places of resort to watch and listen to the conversation of the inmates. That positive evidence was in existence of such spies receiving five shillings a. day, a.nd three shillings for ex- penses. That this notorious fact had been published m a little tract with the signature of Sir Richard Birnie, vouching that certain parties named had performed their duties in such a manner as to entitle them to the stipulated reward for those services. He concluded with a solemn and impassioned appeal, for all his hearers that could, to take care to be possessors of freehold qualifications before the 31st of January next, as it would fully entitle them to a voice in the choosing of their county representatives at the next election after the registry. The hon. member for Durham was greeted with frequent bursts of applause. He showed symptoms of suffering noffc little from the fatigues of his present tour, as he was at times in- di&reirtlj0 heard. £ rots th. ctteets of hoarseness and cold. We regret this the more at such a juncture, for the cause of the stomach cannot, even, for a day, dispense with the able and spirit stirring eloquence ofthe young and exceedingly promising addition to the house of commons. We hope his voice will never become less. nor his zeal to mitigate social evils ever abate one jot or tittle. The resolution having been formally put from the chair, it was declared to be carried unanimously in the midst of immense applause. Mr. Trotter moved the next resolution, and in the noise which was produced by the numbers who hurried from the arena instantly the Mayor declared the first resolution carried, we were unable to catch the gist of his speech. The rest of the speakers advanced the usual topics as an echo of the resolution, and by eleven o'clock the great hall which had reverberated with the shouts of an admiring multitude had sunk into its wonted state of repose. The number of gentlemen cqnnected with the press (seven or eight) was of itself a striking sign that great stress is laid on the mighty movement in progress for giving an excuse (as Lord John Kusspl has it) forVhicft the Premier is waiting, but from the signs of the times he will not have Ibng to wait for the expression of popular opinion on tbisgrave matter. The resolutions were in substance congratulatory of the pros- pects before them of repeal, and concurring in recommending the enrolment of county voters. Also expressing satisfaction at the recent adhesion of Lord John Russell and Lord Morpeth, and pledging the meeting to a determination of using all pos- sible efforts to secure the return of their county representatives favourable to the views of the League, at the next election. We had nearly omitted to mention that the Mayor read let- ters of apology from the two city members, Messrs. Philpotts and Berkeley, each declaring his sympathy with the objects of the meeting. Neither should we forget to add in rejoinder, that Mr.-Cobden paid the constituency a proper compliment for having sent two members to the house of commons in favour of repeal of the provision laws, and that too at a time when he blushed to say, that in some of the manufacturing towns they had most inconsiderately returned anti-corn law advocates to ^We'understand that Messrs. Cobden and Bright have gone to inspect the Whitfield (Model) Farm of Earl Ducie, a pattern as we have understood, of what farming can be practically elevated to.

THE BRITISH NAVY-DESTRUCTION OF PIRATES We have no longer to record the national triumphs of the British navy, because the whole of Europe is at peace, so far as the diffeient countries are concerned, but it is not less satisfactory to describe auy instance of the chastisement of insolence and the punishment of crime. Such an event has occurred in the case of the pirates of Bornen, whose destruction by the Bii- tish fleet, under Sir Thomas Cochrane, was briefly described in our last. That fleet consisted of the Agincourt, 72, Commander Lyster, (Capt. Hope Johnstone not having joined) the Vestal, 28, Capt. Charles Talbot; the De talus. 29, Capt. M'Quhac; the Wolverine, 16. Commander Clifford; the Cruizer, 16. Com- mander Fanshawe; the ViEen, steam sloop, Commander Gif. fard, and the Hou. East India Company's steam vessels, the Nemesis, Commander Russell, aad the Pluta, Commander Ayres. Aftet leaving Singapore, Sir Thomas sailed with the squadion under his command to Borneo, to ratify the treaty made with the Sultan for the cession of the island of Pulo La. boan to Britain. To this the Sultan readily agreed, but ex- piessed great apprehension of a powerful band of pirates, who, under the command of an Arab, had formed a settlement in Maluda Bay, and would oppose the establishment of any Eu- ropeans in the neighbourhood. The admiral having proceeded to the spot, found that, from the shallowness of the water, the vessels could not approach the there where they had fortified themselves. Accordingly, 24 boats, containing 520 men, were selected, one of them having the Agincourl's field piecd, and nine being gun-boats, those from the Hoa. Company's steamers having been manned from the crew of the Agincourt. The command of this force was entrusted by the admiral to Captain Charles Talbot, ot the Vestal; Commander Lyster. of the ship Agincourt. seconding the former gallant officer.—On the 19th of September they proceeded up St. Osmaa's River, and came upon the pirate*' position about nine o'clock. It was found to consist of three forts, of which two mounted eleven heavy ship's guns, and was, moreover, protected by a most formidable boom, bound round with ships'cables, so that, altogether, the prepa- rations and means of defence were of a complete and deadly nature. After a short parley, which produced no result, the attack was commenced but so perfect were the defences, and determined the opposition of the enemy, that it was fully fifty- three minutes before a passage could be forced through the boom. As soon as the pirates saw the British boats coming through the opening, they nedin all directions, but with heavy punishment. The fortt and town were destroyed, and the guns brought away, and a quantity of property of all sorts was burned. The loss on the side of the British force was seven killed, and fourteen wounded. Mr. Gibbard, mate of the YVolyeiine a young officer of great promise, was the only officer killed. The loss of the enemy was very severe, many of the leading men being killed. —Several Sheriffs and Pangerans from Saluk and Llanoon, weie found among the slain. 1 bese latter pirates are said to have fought with great courage.-Amongst the spoil which was taken possession of, was the bell of the Bremen vessel Will,am Lud- wie, wrecked some years ago on the coast of Borneo, with the cables, boats, and furniture ot more than one European vessel. We perceive by the Moniteur InduQriel that several of the most eminent engineers and manufacturers have formed the project of holding a congress, or general meeting, of the lead- ing scientific men throughout France, for the purpose of dig- cussing the improvements that may be made in mining opera- tions, machinery, manufactures, and the general industry of the country, which will be represented by their respective membeJs. The provisional committee has not yet been en- tirely formed but every day there are new accessions of the most scientific men who are sending in their adhesion and strong approval of the formation of an association which may render such eminent services to every branch of industry, unconnected with anv political feeling or danger to the state. As soon as the list is complete, it will be then decided by a council when the first congress shaH be held. In the mean time, many names of distinction have been put down as mem. bers of the provisional committee among which figure seve- ral peers ofthe realm, extensive holders 01 mines, forgee, the constructing of machinery, and many other perfections in the metallic, as well as the manufacturing, industry of the diffe- rent departments. It is expected that this will be one of the best attended of any association that has ever been projected oreatablished in Paris, or any other partot f ranee, being purely of a scientific nature, confined to the improvement of the resources of the country, now that such a rapid progress is making in every branch of national industry in .England, Belgium, and Germany.—Mining Journal, j

CHURCH RATES. To the Editor of t!,s HoiwunUhshirg Merlin SII!Jn )onr paper of last wetk, is a serond letter from '"A Church R.iie PayeiVmore puerile, if such a thing be possible, than the first. For the reasons stated in my former teller, how- ever, I take up a point or two in this. "Tho origin of lithes"-1 quote your correspondent—"io th s country is soratwhat obscure (! !) They seem to hne been co-existent with the fiist occupation of the land, or, at least, to have been given oy OUI remote ancestors (or the support of a Church, which they deemed Apostolic • » and have successively descended to the present clergy." Were our "re- mote ancestors" and the first occupiers of the land" one and the same party ? and if so, how did these first occupiers," who must have existed ages prior to Christianity, know anything of an "Apostolic Church V Perhaps they were Scotchmen, and possessed second sight—they certainly must have been very far sighted! How did these tiihes, so "obscure" in their ori- gin, descend to the present possessors? In a direct line, or by some collateral branch—straight, or in a zigzag direction ? Is this descepla partof that mysticism called "Apostolic succes- sion." Surely, surely, this is gross foOery From this very remote starting point, which your corres- pondent says is obscure"—he, without a shadow of doubt or obscurity, deduces the right of the present clergy to a tenth of the lands of Great liiitain,—and, from these premises, he works out the notable conclusion that the pcor have the gospel preached tit them gratuitously. Having established this most notable fact to his own entire satisfaction, he deduces further, by way of corollary,that the Disseniers, by some spirituallegerdemain,com- pel the poor to pay towards the support of their cause—and he exultingiy asks, Why do not rich Dissenters support their minis- lela, and relieve the poor of the burden ? It is evident that he thinks his own church virtuous, and the Dissenters vicious, upon this head. Let us look a little into this matter. All is not gold that glitters, and we are told that Satan himself, sometimes, as- sume. the garb of an" Angel of Light." IftbeChurchpos- sesses the tenth part of the fee simple of the land, she must be immensely rich—this point cannot he disputed. The leuth of the fee simple of Trevethin—to come home to the present case, is not trine. But this is no.t.4¡e only wealth of the church in that locality. The Lord-LieuT&nant has large possessions there —there reside the possessors and managers of two or three large Iron Woiks—^ihere are the propiietors of some very remu- neiating Truck Shops—there are, also, several clerical and lay magistrates these all, with their property, which is no trifle, liuk themselves to the Church. What abundant wealth, then, the Church in Tievethin h<s at its command. How, then, is this church supported 1 Is its worship carried on at tbe erst of the rich alone, and are the poor exonerated ? We williee. There is something now collecting, in the parish of Trevethin, called a Church-rate this rate is not collected from the rich only-but it is also collected by the police, in tables and other furni. ture, from the houses of poor Disser.ting ministers and others and if it be honestly enforced, must be paid in truck candles, iruck tobacco, and other tiuck goods, from poor men-aye, very poor men, who get TRUCK as a day's wage for a day's work." It is said, also, that the new house, buihting for the parson, is paid for, to the tune of several hundred pounds, from public money! With all this, as well-known to A Rate P*yer," as it is to me, what am I—what are your teadera,to think of him in urging such an argument, or in forming such a compa. risoo ? Can impudenl effrontery-can human depravlly- go beyond this ? And the Dissenters are to be twitted, forsooth, because they take confutations from the poor. Is the rate-payers' gurge so ravenous as to swa||0w all that the poor man bus is 11 like the grave. '• thai never cues enough?" 1 know of but one case that can be compared 10 the one undsr dis- cussion. I »i|| give it you in the words of the beautiful naira- live in which it is recorded. '■Then Jesus, six days before the 4j\TrY CA,ne 10 Bethany. There they made him a supper and Matlha servedI; but Lazarus was one of them that sat at meat with him. Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spike- nard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with herf>air: and the house was filled with tbe odour of the ointment. Then, saith on" of his disciples Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him, Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?' This, he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein." The comparison must be obvious to your renders, and needs no comment from me But your correspondent evidently deems it criminal that Dissenters should do what his own chuich doel-Iake from the poor for Ihe support of religion. The only difference in the two cases is-lhe Dissenters tHkevoroctsrycontributioM ihe Church forced levies, which, as at present, in Trevethin, are taken by the police. But we will go upon the fact—it is criminal to take from the poor: for this is the gist of the matter. I will give you another narrative. And Jesus sat overagainstthetrea. sury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury. And many that were rich cast in much. And there came a cer. tain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a far- thing. And He called unto him his disciples, and sailti unto 4!laem, Verily I say unlo you, that this poor widow bath. Calt more in than they all which have cast into tbe treasury for all they did cast in of their abundance but she of her want,did cast in all that she had, even all hei living." Here the Founder of Christianity calls the attention of his disciples to the conduct of a poor widow-Dot to condemn it, but to hold it up to admiration. Your correspondent calls the attention of your readera to pre- cisely the same fact, as now practised amongat Dissenters and he calls their attention to ft. in order to condemn it. It is self- evident that the Founder of Christianity and A Church Rate Payer" are not of one mind." They take directly opposite views of the motives for action, and the one admires what the other condemns. Heie we have Christianity and Priestianity io most beautiful eontrast-the woridliness of the one, and the spiritua- lity of the other. The Gospel narrative tells us most plaioly, that it was the POOl" that had tht gospet preached to them— and that nat many mighty" meu formed 1he raiiks of tte Pri. mitive Christians. If, then, the poor formed the Christian Churdi, and that Church wss supported at all, it must have been supported by the poor; for 1 presume, even your corres- pondent, in the exuberance of his imagination, can hardly figure to himself Paul collecting tithes, and Peter, with a police con. atable, levying a church-rate. In those days a preacher (cler- gyman ?) was not ashamed to confess that he woiked" with hi. II owo hands," tbat he mighl not become cbargeab1e" to the Saints But I am forgettting myself—this was in the time of the Apostles, not in the time of the The Successors of the Apostles," and this makes a very material difference. I have reasoned upon your correspondent's assumptions. I make no endeavour to confute them. The priestly arrogance of these assumptions, with regard to the prnpeity in tithe and church rates, would have done honour to a Becket or a Wolsey. Suck absurdities might have passed current in the 12th or 15th centuries, but surely such gothic cobwebs of the dark ages cannot require serious refutation in tbe 19th centuiy. It would be in- sulting to the inlellect of your readers to suppose that there can be more than one n.M who pnls any faith io such profane and old wives' fables." I have endeavoured to place in a strong light, his wickedness in endeavouring to attach criminality to the Dissenters for doing what his own Church does allO; they do it with a difference, certainly. The Dissenter takes the widow's mile as tbe "free will offering" of an "obedient mind," voluntarily rendered for the support of principles which she be- lieves to be of God." The other party takes the ltma mite (with expenses added,) as she cannot conscientiously contribute it voluntarily, by the power of the police, for the support of that which she holds to be anti-chriitian and immoral. I cannot dis- miss this subject better, I think, than in the nervous and ener- getic words of the Saviour— Thtm Hypocrite first cast the beam out of thine own eye and then shah thou see clearly to cut the mote out of thy brother's eye." NO CHURCHMAN- December J, 1845.

CHURCH RAT £$. To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. SIR,—The impartial manner in which you have allowed the Church rate controversy to be earned on in your highly respect- abtejourm). is the theme of general praise; it induces me to offer you a few remarks on the secood letter of your corres- pondent, who signs himself A Church Ra'e Payer-" As your coirespondent is already in good hands, I will not trespass long on your patience. tie seems rather annoyed at the conduct of Gospel ministers, who, by example and precept, teach their flocks to disobey the laws of the land how far these Gospel ministers are chargeable with such conduct, independently of their oppo- sition to a Church rale, in the making of which they had no voice, and in the validity of which they do not believe, I leave it for your correspondent to show. If yourcarrespondentis aware of any other instance io which these minisleri have violated the law. let him point it out, and no loncer deal in vague and groundless insinuations. As to their teaHliog their flocks to dis- obey the hw, it is perfectly childish, tfceir flocks are too intelligent to be taught anything which is hot consistent with the piinciples of Justice and Christianity. [ will Ml attempt to follow your correspondent in his money ulculatitll. What per centage every farm and house should .yield to the support af the clergy and the church, is a question rather foreign to Dis- senters, as they have more to do with the souls than with the housea and falms of men. But there is one point io your cor- respondent's letter, which requirel same little attention 1 mean that in which he labours to identify church .ates with tithe, and in which he attempts to prove that the one is as much the pro- perty of the chuich as the otherThat as a farm is let or sold subject to tithe, so every house in the parish let or sold, is sub- ject to church tales. Now the absurdity of this must appear to every man of common sense, and the fallacy of it is satisfactorily shown in the language of Dr. Joynes, no mean authority in the Church, There is another point, "says this eminent individual, "on which 1 desire to clear my way tn thi" dlscunlon-,hat church rates are not the inalienable property of the church. Not to insist, now, on the omnipotence of parliament, I venture to maintain that a ihiog which does not exist until the will of a majority call it into being, has no one claim to the title of pro- perty. Where is it this moment? Does it exist in parish A. or B. ? You may be perhaps morally ceitain that you will have a majority to-morrow in parish C. on thequestton of a church rate, bat this high probability makes it not property we know, to our sorrow, that a majority against it prevents il from atarting in'o being. It is 0018 charge on property similar to tithes; tiihes are a personal tor. Tithes are a specific bu.then on the land, and are often separately sold." It is evident that church rales were not co-existent with the occupation of the tand fer cen- turies the expense of repaiiing the edtfate of the church was provided out of the revenue of the church, which revenue was divided into three parts,—one for the support of the clergy- one to be given to the poor—and the other for repairing the fa- brie of the church. Why do not our present clergy go and do likewise ? Surely they cannot say that the revenue of the church is not ample enough to meet these demands. I am glad your correspondent refers to the justice of the question The following extract from that talented periodical, the Edinburgh Review, pointa out the way in wbich the whole question may be put to rest, and do justice to all parties. There is but one remedy (says tbe writer) and that remedy is justice. The churches belong to the establishment, the worship cele- brated within their walls is for the members of the establish- meat. As church established and endowed by law it subor- dinate to the slate for all her civil rights.the church will continue to possess her lands and rents, and oiher legal emolumenta; while the repairs of her churches, and the expenae of her worship will be defrayed by the members of her own communion. The in- decent contentions thai disgrace our present vestries will be pre- vented. Rectors will have no longer occasion to stuff their ears with cotton, as some of them do at present, before they venture into the vestry room. Dissenteis will have no pretext 10 intrude themselves inlo meetings where the subject of discussion is a church rate, from which they are exempted, and if any were to shew himself there, his presence at the vestry ought to subject him to his quota of the tax: there could be no particular difficulty in distinguishing Churchmen f»om Disseniers. Whoever occu- pies a pew in the parish church, or in any chapel in communion with the establishment, should be considered as a churchman; ^2^ ,1 and whether he attended )t.e<)m!<t) tale vestiy 010.11, he 11") be subject to its af*e>sriieii^ No* Mi. K litoi, 1 Msk .viMl rjiii .1 !>e nv>ri* I. ir tlmn what a woildof bad !«-<-liii_>, s nfe • n<l < o<ri into 1 wimi H i! prv- vent? NJ inister,, keepers WOULD know liuvv "!>i LLINI IMIOII," a i, h r v I IJ not a,- a i it h ve t o i it, i,, NESSED Ht Pontypool TL'iirstilsy wtitu llir DI^I-NUN property was col<I tot rL.OR h RA«E> Poniypool, Dec. I. 1845. OLISEKVKK.

1'0 tfle Editol' vf the Monmouthshire Merlin. StR,-Kuowing. the Irue and liberal principles your widely circulated paper invariably advoca'es, and the leadiness with which you on all occasions open iie columns to the hwful com. plaints of the people, I the more readily beg leave to intrude myself with a few observations relative to the immense con- stabulary impost of the county of Glamorgan. It is nowmote than four yeara since this unconstitutional force has made its appesrance, and which, as a matter of course, presses most heavily on our industry, and I fear will continue to do so, some- time longer, as theie is not the slightest disposition on tha part of the magistracy to remove the mighty burden which weighs down the farming interests more especially but on the contrary, there is a growing and a hankering disposition to add to, rather than lessen, the burden and any one that watches with an observant eye. how business is conducted at our quarter sessions, must necessarily come to this conclusion. It is known to most readers of the MERLIN, that Oliver Jones, Esq., moved last quarter the "expediency" of increasing the salary of the chief constable. who at present receives the enormous amount of £ 450. per annum, and for what I cannot perceive; for it is very evident his duties are entirely made up by the Superintendents. What in the name of common sense then do we want with a gentleman in that station 1 How did that active and highly re- spected officer, Mr. Superintendent Lewis, manage his district before the present extensive system was adopted in the county ? why perfectly to the satisfaction of the magistrates and all who knew him, and those who knew him not experienced the good tfrects of his activity. This, therefore, must argue much against Mr. Jooes's motion, and under the circumstances, I should say, that it would be more befitting and becoming in that gentleman to move the expediency" of a return to the inexpensive arrange- ment. I say, to attempt an augmentation either in number or fci salary, is monstrous. Let us, therefore (unless we are slaves) press into the ranks of opposition to this unconstitutional mili- tary-police force, as also to resist the grinding spirit of domina- lion that at present seems striding over the length and breadth of our land. Apologising for trespassing so much on your liuly liberal paler, 1 remain, yours, &c. A GLAMORGAN FARMER.

To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. SIR,-For a number of years past, Newport has been most fortunate in not having a fire to any great extent, or which caused much loss to any party; but should the practice of singing or burning a great number of bacon pigs weekly (in enclosed places, and so densely populated as Commercial-street, &nd neighbourhood, are at present, which is now the case, par- ticularly near Cross-street, by butchers residing next door to each other) be tolerated by the authorities, the consequences may be better imagined than felt, perhaps by some hundreds of the inhabitants. Moreover, it is generally the case, that where a great number of pigs are slaughtered for this purpose, the produce of such, remains on the premises, being bacon, lard,&c,which are such inflammable articles,that a fire occurring in the premises would render it the more dangerous, and parti- cularly as Newport has at present no fire-engine, or one worth nothing, or a supply of water to any extent in that part of the town. As I have a little property in this street, I trust the authorities will be kind enough to give their earliest attention to this, for the safety of myself and others. I am, sir, yours, most obediently, Commercial-street, Dec. 3, 1845. A RESIDENT.

PUBLIC COMPLAINTS. To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. Sir,—Allow me, through the medium of your truly valuable paper, to call the attention of the authorities of the borough of Newport, to three things, which appear to me to be either over- looked, or those whose duty it is to attend to such matters. First: It is of very common occurrence to see persons wheeling barrows and trucks on the pavement, and especially so from the bottom of Stow-hill, some distance up. thereby causing much annoyance to persons. To say nothing of the expense incurred by breaking the pavement, it ought to be prevented for the public comfort. Secondly The great difference in the weight of the bakers' bread in this town is, in my humble opinion, and I believe in the sight of many others, a gross imposition on the public more so than that complained of by "A Journeyman Baker," in the use of potatoes, a few weeks ago. Last week, I purchased three loaves, at 5d. each, at three different bakers' shops the weight of one-loaf was 21b. 12oz. a second weighed 21b. 140&. and the third only 21b. lOoz. Now, if the man who puts 21b. 14oz. has a fair profit, what, may I not say, fraud and injustice must it be for another to sell only 21b. lOos. for the same money; I should like to see a fixed weight, as it is in most other places, viz., quarter and half-quarter loaves, &c. then every person would know what he bought, and the baker that made the best bread would, without doubt, sell the most. Thirdly I cannot help complaining of the weight sold by some of the butchers in Newport market. Last Saturday week, no less than three small joints of meat were weighed at my scales, and each joint was found wanting, being half a pound less than was paid for by the purchasers. a Are the weights and scales properly inspected ? Let me advise purchasers of meat to see the scales balanced, when they buy their meat. The food of the poor man is surely dear enough, without having recourse to that which is an abomination in the sight of Heaven, a false balance. I am, sir, your obedient servant, Newport, Dec. 1, 1845. AN INHABITANT. DKPI4>R«BLR CAI 4mity.—Siitecn Uret sacu/iced.—ih« sight boat, from Dublin to Longford, started on Tuesday, at the usual hour, two o'clock 111 ihe afteinoou. fh*re weie eight passenger* in the fore or principal cabin, and considerably upwards of twenty in the after-cabin. Upon reaching the neighbourhood of Clonsilla, the sieeistnan went below to dine, and unhappily committed the rudder to a boy employed on board the boat. This boy, either knowing nothing of the proper mode of steering, or not attending to the serious duty, unfortunately and rashly committed to him, permitted the boat to runupon the batik of the canal, which caused her immediatelv to capsize, and speedily to fill with water. The fore-cabin passengers were saved, as that portion of the boat lay almost out of water, which is, of Course, shallow at the bank the unhappy after-passengers plunged into the deepest portion of the canal, could not extiicate theme, fhiV^S* i as, co immediate assistance was at hand, many of 1fd ,n,the wateis, Jt is thought that llie number 16 20- T,'i«'s a horrible calamity. It must life be excnLJFu ,nto» "«>d this frightful sacrifice of human iorv returned »2V!reaceS or Puni»hed by law. The coroner's steerer with a J* manslaughter against Teeling, the steerer, with a deodandof £ 100. upon the boat PROSPERITY OF THE 1 »n» na„i, i,„„ w mot* 1 RAD*.—The business «t tha narLVr- t^L^t0 ■,Dcre»**d, ihat two new blast fur- ton it to be pivBn°70»Ln ™™edl,,e,yi «nd an advance ol 2d. per l«t 7bU.t hl !i e" ,he old wh'cb were j r L| thoroughly repaired, tod are now hM|h« men'aT'ilw) i"* t we'8'11 of ,he »'edge hammers used *1 £ Z hi 1 on.:o,k8JiVe'y Imle known they are from 1. i t t t w oor 8,rong able-bodied agri- cultural labourers coold scarce lift, much le.a strike wilh them a true and efficient blow this is. however. more the result o practice than any extraordinary strength in the men.

An Account of Coal and Iron brought down the Tham-road for the Month of November, and Cxnai. for the Week ending November 29. sis*. Af Tramroad. Canal TON8 CWT. TONS. CWT. Thomas Prothero 6367 2 100 Thomas Powell 8414 14 jqO Rosser Thomas and Co. 2924 14 T. Phillips and Son 2193 7 Cargill and Co 3093 7 W. S. Cartwright 3519 12 175 The Tredegar Coal Company 4511 15 Joseph Beaumont 1825 16 [* Rock Coal Company 4043 0 Roger Lewis 2271 2 Joseph Jones 631 4 John Jones, Victoria 631 4. James Poole, jun 823 13 John Russell and Company. 7446 19 Latch, Cope, and Company. 4096 8 Lewis Thomas and Company 494 13 Robert Roe R. J. Blewitt 5oo JohnVipond 400.. J. F. Hanson. 22.5 British Iron Company Gwillim and Webber Carr, Cargill, and Company [ Total. 62844 13 1500.. IRON. TONS CWT. TON. CVFT Tredegar Iron Company 2300 3 Ebbw vale Company 3242 l [' Rhyntney Iron Company 2353 6 CruHwel Allies, & Co. Coal Brook Vale Company ^7 12 Sirhowy Ditto Total 9848 6 2388 0 TAFF VALE RAILWAY TRAFFIC, For the week ending Nov. 29, 1846. Passengers *7 General Merchandise 1R8 19 2 W. Coffin and Co 142 7 11 Thomas Powell Llaucaiach Branch..258 4 4i Ditto Lantwit Branch ..36 17 1 Duncan and Co 86 3 6 powiaisCo 244 t 5 J. Edmunds g O 3 Insole and Son V. 14 12 3 R. and A. Hill 9 0 4 €1117192

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BI RTIIS. -0" tjle i.ns.tan„t' at Llanarth-street, Newport, the wife of n ihe MERLIN establishment, of a daughter. N.%J,eof?d4hw. 1,dy °f J' V*U8h"1' E" On the 1st instant, at Blaenavon, the wife of Mr. Giles Morgan, master blacksmith, of a daughter. .n. instant, the wife of Isaac Slivers, collier, Risca, win daughters, who, with the mother, are doing well. „ MARRIAGES. r» e instant, at Clifton church, by the Rev. George Kundle Pryne, Captain John Allen, of the screw steamer Avon, to Mrs. Ann Thomas, of the Old Noah's Ark, in this town. On the arrival of the happy pair at Newport, the ships were gaily decorated, and the banks of the river resounded with the reports of cannon. All was joy and mirth. On the 24th ultimo, at Llangwm church, by the Rev. John Fleming, Mr. William Reed, to Miss Marv Ann. Lane, both of that parish. On, the 18th ultimo, at Buddesley, Warwickshire, Boydall James Croxen, of Erway, Salop, Esq., to Constance Charlotte, daughter of the late Lady Harriet Ferrers, and Edward Ferrers, Esq., and grand-daughter of the late Marquess iownsend. DEATHS. On the 2nd instant, at his residence, the Heathcock Inn, Newport, aged 46, Mr. John Church, for a long time landlord of the. King's Head Hotel, in this town. Mr. Church was generally esteemed as a respectable inhabitant and pleasant Ofi the 2nd instant, from a spasmodic affection of the heart, aged 34, Eliza Afaria, the beloved wife of Mr. Thomas Evans, draper, "MonmOutjh. On the' 21st ulttmo, at Garway, near Monmouth, in the 62nd year of hit age, Mr. Thomas Sanders

up the prices of food and doing this for the bene- fit of a selfish class, who derive, at the present awful crisis, pecuniary advantages to themselves by the maintenance of the oppressive corn-laws." In this condemnation it may be well said that it millions concur;" and anything more emphatic it would be difficult to write.