The Principality

TUESDAY, APRIL 18. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Government Protection Bill was, after some op- position on the part of Mr. Hume and Sir De Lacy Evans, read a third time and passed. The only Welsh member who voted in the minority was the hon. member for Haverfordwest.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19. HOUSE OF COMMONS. After the transaction of some unimportant business, Lord John Russell moved the adjournment of the House to Monday, the 1st of May. In the course of his lord- ship's address to the House, he stated the course which the Government intended to pursue with respect to the business to come before it after Easter, which we are compelled to defer until next week for want of space.

IN the preliminaries proposed between Mexico and the United States, one clause enacts that any future war be- tween the two nations shall be carried on in a Christian maimer. We have not been informed, that a war in a Christian manner has been defined by either of the two parties, end if they wait until the definition will be given, we can certify they will learn war no more. AT Cheshire assizes, William Bates and J. Walmsley, two Irishmen, were found guilty of the murder of William W yatt, at Adlington. On sentence of death being passed, Bates said, Well, my lord, I shall die very cheerfully." MR. THOMAS BUXTON BARNES, a surgeon, in Tliaxted, Essex, has been held to bail for having taken an unmar- ried girl, Marian Frances Jane Harvey, out of the posses- sion of, and against the will of her father. The young lady was only 15 years of age on the 8th ult., whilst Mr. Barnes is upwards of forty. He swore at their marriage that she was upwards of 18 years, and thus a charge of perjury will be established against him.

IRELAND. THE STATE PROSECUTIONS.— Saturday being the eventful first day of Term, the courts were opened at one o'clock with the usual formalities. The traversers (Messrs. O'Brien, Meagher, and Mitchell,) followed by about twenty or thirty gentlemen and some mem- bers of the Confederate Clubs, walking two abreast, proceeded on foot to the courts. The mob preserved an ominous silence until the traversers entered the gatqs of the courts, when a cheer was raised. The Hon. Mr. Justice Crampton having delivered his charge, true bills were found against the traversers upon every count in the indictments sent before the jury. They were then severally given in charge, and the usual four-day rules to plead were entered. The traversers did not appear by counsel, but applied to be allowed to do so in future. The Court made no decision upon the application for the present. After the rising of the Court, the traversers were loudly cheered in the hall and upon their route homewards. The call on the people to run for gold as a means to terrify the Government into concessions, is being generally responded to in the provinces. During a fortnight £ 45,000 have been withdrawn from the funds by the trustees of the Cork Savings-bank! The loss to the Government on this sum will, we understand, amount to XI),000 owing to the fall in the value of public securities. Government being bound to pay to the trustees, when called on, the full amount placed in its hands. By the defalcation of the manager of the Tralee Savings-bank, the unfortunate people who had invested their money there are losers to the amount of £ 30,000.

SLIGO BOROUGH ELECTION.—The numbers at the close of the poll were:—Townley (Whig), 133; Somers (Re- pealer), 127. This is the second instance in Ireland re, cently, the city of Waterford furnishing the first, in which a Liberal non-Repealer has been returned by constituencies formerly devoted to Repeal principles. THE preparations against the outbreak in London on Monday week, are said to have cost L 100, 000. THE Scottish Press says, that the privilege of petition is''now the privilege of being laughed at." Unquestion- ably, every petition for the reform of abuses is met with loud laughter," and cries of ob, oh." MR. JEHNGER C. SYMONS visited Brecon last week in his capacity of Inspector of Workhouse schools. "FREEDOM OF THE PREss.This sentiment is now stereotyped over all Europe, but is sometimes interpreted in a manner which our brother journalists would not ap- prove. A ludicrous instance is mentioned in a private let- ter from Germany. A man went one day lately into a newspaper office at Wiesbaden, and boldly demanded a copy of the journal. He obtained it, but on being asked payment, he turned round indignantly and inquired," Have we not got freedom of the press?" The publisher ex- plained the matter to this ultra-Liberal, but did not succeed in satisfying him. THE SLAVE'S CHRIST.—A Sabbath-school teacher in Louisville, Kentucky, was exhorting a poor, pious, old fe- male slave to be very humble—reminding her that she sheuld be lilie the Lord Jesus, who had neither house nor home. Yes," she added with emphasis, "blessed be God-he had no house—no home—and no niggers."— Boston Chronotype. FEMALE I-TE.-i-toism.-Tlie Earl of Dundonald, in his biographical sketch of the family of the late Mr. Coutts, speaking of this gentleman's grandmother (a daughter of Sir John Cochrane) relates the following anecdote:—" Sir John Cochrane being engaged in Argyle's rebellion against James the Second, was taken prisoner, after a desperate resistance, and condemned to be hanged. His daughter having noticed that the death warrant was expected from London, attired herself in men's clothes, and twice at- tacked and robbed the mails (between Belford and Ber- wick) which conveyed the death warrant, thus giving time for the friends of her father to make intercession with the king, who granted a full pardon." This beautiful heroine was the great grandmother of Lord Dudley Stuart. LONDON WELSH PUOVIDENT SOCIrTY.-The annual general meeting of this society was held in the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, on Wednesday evening, the ]2th inst. The meeting was numerously attended by a highly respectable audience, composed of both sexes, chiefly those belonging to the principality, resident in the metropolis. After tea, the chair was taken by Sir Thomas Phillips, who introduced the business of the meeting in an appropriate address. He had not, he said, attended the meeting merely because it was associated with the interests of a Provident Society, but because it was a Welsh society It was particularly the duty of his fellow-countrymen, who were placed in the midst of strangers, in a large city such as London, to provide for the future, by practising habits of economy, and incurring for themselves a fund, upon which they might rely in the time of sickness and in old age, without being dependent upon the charity of their fellow- men. This desirable aid may be secured in an honourable manner by becoming connected with a Provident Society. The widow whose husband was a member of a society of this kind is not under the necessity of applying to the parish, as she has a right to the fund to which her husband was a contributor. A widow (he said) was lately left with six children, who must all have went to the workhouse but for the fact that her husband was a member of the Welsh Provident Society. He had only been a member two years when he was taken ill. He was confined to bed for 32 weeks, during which time he received 10s. per week, making in all zC26, while he had contributed only X2 16s. He was sorry to hear that a society conferring such bene- fits upon the community should receive so small an amount of support from his fellow-countiymen, for whose interest it had been instituted. There were only 65 members, al- though the society had existed for 11 years. The total amount received into the funds of the society was L475, of which £ 197 had been appropriated to the purposes of the society, leaving a balance of £278. He concluded by pro- mising to do ail that lay in his power for advancing the interests of the Welsh Provident Society, at the same time giving his name as an honorary member.—Appropriate re- solutions were moved, seconded, and unanimously adopted. The following gentlemen took part in the proceedings:- Griffith Davis, Esq., F.R.S. Rev. D. Davies; Rev. John Mills; Mr. Griffith Davis, jun.; Mr. Owen Rowland; Mr. Hugh Owen; Mr. Meredith; Mr. W. Thomas Mr. John James all of whom impressed upon their fellow-country- men the particular claims which the Welsh Provident So- ciety had upon their attentions, as it not only secured ade- quate pecuniary assistance in the time of sickness, but also the friendly visits of their fellow-countrymen—thus foster- ing nationality and cordial friendship—it may be with the, associates of their youth, or at least with the lovers of their native home. A unanimous vote of thanks was then given to the chairman, and the meeting separated. BRISTOL CHARTISTS.—The Chartists of Bristol have made no absurd demonstration of physical force, but they appear to be more in earnest than ever to carry out the principles of the people's Charter," by the steady appli- cation of moral power. There was a well conducted and numerous meeting on Brandon Hill last Monday, when a memorial to the Queen was adopted, praying her. Majesty to get rid of the Whigs as her advisers. The grand burden of the speeches was the unworthiness of Lord John Russell to have the least confidence reposed in him by the friends of progress, under whatever political denomination they may be ranked. It is evident enough that the Whig mi- nistry is at a great discount among those citizens of the western metropolis who have heretofore adhered most firmly to them so that the Chartists have many sympathisers among the middle classes in this district. In proportion as the Chartists manifest a peaceable and constitutional advo- cacy of their leading principles, they will also have an in- creasing number of the middle classes with them in their efforts to obtain a true representation of the population of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, in the British Par- liament. This is the master key that would unlock all the strongholds of national abuses.—(From a Correspondent.) BRISTOL DOCKS.-There appears at last to he a reason- able prospect of the bill before Parliament, for a- transfer of the Bristol Docks to the town council, being amicably ar- ranged in committee, so as to satisfy the just claims of the householders to protection against an unlimited rate. The citizens have shown a becoming spirit in withstanding what appeared to be a covert attempt at taxing them to any ex- tent the town council might deem necessary, in carrying out the new plans for making the old port, what we humbly conceive it never will be again, a flourishing resort for ship- ping. The inhabitants are now protected by the bill against any rate for the docks, beyond fourpence in the pound on their estimated rentals. They have had, however, a reso- lute struggle with the promoters of the bill to accomplish this very legitimate object.-( From our Correspondent.) LIVERPOOL.—On Monday evening, the 10th inst., the annual meeting of the Welsh branch of the Wesley an Missionary Society, in this town, was held in Benns Gardens chapel, and by adjournment the following evening, at Zion chapel. Mr. Mathew Williams occu- pied the chair. The Rev, Wm. Powell read the report of the past year, and the meetings were addressed by the following gentlemen: Messrs. Owens, Bonner; Jones, Castle-street; Aubrey, Merthyr; Anwyl, Holy- well and H. Rees. Collections in aid of the funds of the Society were made at both meetings.

LONDON CORN EXCHANGE. FRIDAY, APRIL 14.-Tliis week's arrival of English Wheat has been but moderate; yet the show of samples, many of which were left over from !¡1,st week, was good. For all descriptions, owing to the small number of buyers In. attendance, the demand was exceedingly heavy, and, to effect large sales, Is. per qr. less money must have been sub- mitted o. Fine Foreign Wheat was mostly held at full prices, but the middling and inferior kinds were offered at a reduction of quite Is. per qr. In Barley, so little was done that the currencies were almost nominal. The best parcels of Malt moved off slowly, at fun prices, but the middling and inferior kinds were somewhat lower. Oats, the supply of which was small, were in steady request, at extreme figures. Beans, Peas, Indian Corn, and Flour, were ex- tremely dull. MONDAY, APRIL 17.—We had only a short supply of English Wheat to-day, and the best dry samples sold pretty readily at last week's prices, but damp and inferior eorts

Mr. O'Connor objected to this clause being passed until the proviso to the 3rd clause was known. This was a new clause introduced iito the bill. The Attorney-General was surprised at the objection, as the clause was for the benefit of the accused. Sir £ Thesiger had no sul stantive objection to the clause, and he thought there should be an opportunity of introducing cumulative charges; but hisi objection was the sane as the hon. member for Nottingham. The Committee divided,— k or the clause 221 Against it 33 Majority for the clause 188 ihe clause was then agreed to, as were the remaining clauses of the bill. The Chairman left the chair amidst loud cheers and the House resumed. The report was ordered to be re- ceived on Monday. The House then adjourned, after a continuous sitting of fourteen hours, at a quarter to 2 o'clock.