The Principality

MONUMENT TO THE LATE LORD BUTE. To be able to praise a political opponent for his good deeds, to us is ever a scource of sincere and soul-felt pleasure. Were our existence in this town contemporaneous with Lord Bute's, we would have opposed his lordship as a poli- tician, with untiring energy; but as a man, ennobled more by deeds of benevolence and enterprize than by patents of nobility, we would have cherished for, and accorded to, him a cordial and manly esteem. We envy not the feelings pf those who see an enemy in every one that differs frorn, in political opinions, We must ditfor-it is a necessity of our beipg-but still the honest differences of honest men., need not giye rise to hatred and enmity. We hope ever to be uncompromising opponents of what we conceive to be wrong, but we trust we shall never be blind to the virtues of our adversaries, nor be acrimonious and uncharitable in our dealings with them, Oppose us who may, let them but be honest, and eschew all meanness and subterfuge, then they will find us courteous in argument, and kindly in feelings. In opinions men ought to differ; but in feelings of love, cha- rity, and kindness, they ought always to be one. Lord Bute is to have a monument, He deserves one. In saying this we say more than we could by columns of adula- tion. t, The Cambrian suggests the erection of a "sailor's home" as a fitting monument. It is an excellent idea, but for ourselves we would prefer a Park and Baths for the peo- ple, This would be of more general utility, and harmonise better with the character of the deceased nobleman as a benefactor of all. With the subscribers, we believe, a colos- sal statue in bronze is the favourite idea. Much as we should like to see such a work of art gracing our town, we would prefer having a Park and Baths, as being more useful and beneficial. We trust, therefore,, before a decision be finally come to, our proposition will be seriously considered. As to the honour; why, surely, Bute," in the mouths of thousands associated with the Park and Baths, and with all the pleasures they would bring, would,. not be less honour than Bute," inscribed upon a pedestal surmounted by a statue, whose beauties none but lovers of art could appreciate and enjoy. If there are any who think with us in these views, we hope they will at once take steps to respectfully draw the attention of the committee to them. We feel persuaded that such a monument to the memory of the late Lord Bute would be raised up by popular acclaim, and would accord but with the feelings of the present humane, benevolent, and amiable Marchioness. By all means, then, let us perpetuate our regard to the memory of Lord Bute, and that, too, ,by establishing the "BUTE PARK AND BATHS FOR THE PEOPLE."

WELSH LOYALTY.-THE MERTHYRl\IEEiING.j' Ox Wednesday week there was a meeting at Merthyr td" express the loyalty of the inhabitants by adopting a. memo rial to the Queen. Believing this to be a praiseworthyObject we are very sorry that a good cause has been so niisernbtr" spoiled. The meeting was another striking proof of ivaiit, of sympathy and understanding between the middle and working classes. The meeting was called for the promotion of an object, about which there existed, we firmly believe, but one opinion but owing to the neglect and bad manage- mcnt of its promoters on the one hand, and the ignorance of some who attended of its real object on the other hand, the greatest uproar and confusion prevailed. We believe that every individual at Merthyr, whether Chartist, Conservative, Whig, or Radical, is warmly attached to our beloved Queen, and would be prepared to protect her royal person, and de- fend her ancient throne. We must, therefore, condemn the conduct of the promoters of the meeting in not having made adequate preparations to obtain the co-operation of all classes on such an occasion, and for not conducting the meeti ing in the popular language, In a public meeting of the 0 Z3 inhabitants of Merthyr Tydfil we expected to see the repre- sentatives of the different political and religious communi- ties. But we were astonished by the fact, that not a single I Dissenting minister or a Chartist leader was to take part in the proceedings. The meeting was convened and conducted as if Dissenters and Chartists were disloyal and revolution- ary, Had the promoters obtained the co-operation of Dis. senters and one or two persons known to embrace Chartist sentiments, and give a fair portion of the speeches in Welsh, we are persuaded the meeting would have passed off not only peaceably, but unanimously. As it was, however, the whole affair was quite disgraceful. With the speeches delivered—that is, with so much of them as we could hear—we were highly pleased, with the exception of that of Mr. Gould. We believe with him that Government exists for the protection of life, liberty, and pro- perty. But we strongly condemn the position that Govern- ment ought to provide food for .the people, as it canr.ot do so without interfering- withJabber: When it does so it gods beyond its legitimate province, and trenches upon individual libeif j. vY o would ttdvisp our ardent Chartists not to be misled by industrial errors. Most firmly do we believe? that' were the Charter the law of the land tO-inofrow, the social condition of the people would not be much improved. All' legislation in regard to labour will be more productive of' evil than good, and we are persuaded that nothing will se- cure permanent comfort to the working classes but industry, frugality, and religion. They may take our word for it, that if they could pass six Charters, each of them set off with six points, they would be as miserable as ever unless they will at once and for ever abjure idleness, the drinking and smoking customs of thf1 dav, and irrclirTion. These an.; their'heaviest burdens, nnq it s in their owu po^er to grant themselves a Charter of liberty at any moment they may think proper to do so. The speeches of Messrs. Jones and Thomas were to the purpose, and seemed to produce an impression upon the meeting. This Merthyr meeting must not be regarded as an index of the loyal feelings of the Wrelsh people. We have every reason, to affirm that those feelings are profound and un- changeable, in the bosoms of the ancient Britons. It is, therefore, a thousand pities that meetings for the purpose of addressing the Queen should not be conducted in Welsh. Instead of this, the demand for it is met with hisses from the select few, who are so unfortunate as to be ignorant of its beauty, or so degenerate as to be too proud to speak it. The Welsh love their Queen, in whose veins flows their Tudor blood. They remember with pride the triumph of Bosworth field.. They arc pleased with the recollection that a Welsh vote secured the crown to the line of Hanover, and that in virtue of that vote the British throne is so worthily filled by the illustrious descendant of their renowned an- cestors. They are well aware that the Constitution need not be changed in order to secure British liberty. They can distinguish between public extravagance and attachment to the throne. They can unite with hand and heart tQ, pray that all the blessings of heaven may descend upon her Majesty and her royal race, without acquiescing in the acts of a wrong-headed Ministry. Why then should these loyal people be virtually excluded from the pleasure of hearing, in their melodious language,—a language in which prince.s commanded and kings issued their decrees,—of their virtu- ous Queen, and their duty to support her throne ? It is on account of an anti-national spirit existing in the minds of our petty aristocracy, and our miniature feudal princes, the agents. A meeting packed up with clerks, and agents, and serfs, pays but a sorry compliment to our Queen. Let the inhabitants be summoned forth in every locality, and let the representatives of each section of politicians and religionists be requested to unite in the prayer, "Duw A QAPWO Y F KEN INKS," and then "God save the Queen" will not be the idle compliment of anti-national lips at the expense of po- pular rights, but the sincere and heartfelt prayer of a most faithful and loyal people—a people who are wise enough not to attribute the attacks of a Committee of Council on their language and religion to their Sovereign, but who can trace in her Majesty's gracious permission for the Prince of Wales to become the patron of their next Eisteddfod, her deep and queenly respect for the privileges, institutions, and liberties of CAMBRIA.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE. CARDIFF.—An inquest was held before R L. Reece, Esq., coroner, on the body of William Jack, an apprentice, on board the Euphrates of Dundee, The deceased, James Knight, and a lad,of the name of Mitchell, two fellow-apprentices of his, went iiltothelitplall boat on Sunday morning last, for the purpose of .bathing, opposite Mr. Powell's coal yard. Witness, James Knight, said that he was the only one that could swim of the three, lie swam off a pace, and saw the deceased throwing out •the.lifebUoy from the boat, and jumping after it, but failing t,o,catchit, he sunk for awhile, when he got to the surface again, he struggled for the boat, and failed to get hold of it, he finally sunk. On seeing this, witness went ashore and gave alarm, when three sailors came to their assistance, and one of them dived to the bottom three times before he found the body when he brought him up he appeared quite dead. They had not the presence of mind to send for a surgeon. Verdict, accidental death by dro vvning, SALE OF CORPORATION PROPERTY,—On Wednesday last, several lots of this property were offered for sale by public aucti n. One lot alone, however, was disposed of, viz, the Wack Weir property now in possession of Joseph Butler. It was purchased for £ 225 by Mr. Richard Tredwen. For the largest lot, the Heath, there was but little competition, The largest bidder was Mr. Langley, who offered £ 3,100: there- serve bidding was put down at £ 4,000, so it remains unsold. The tanyard was also bought in at £ 100. No other lots were offered, MR. M'NABU, one of the trustees to Lord Bute's estate, is now in this town, We hear from good authority that the Lord James Stuart, M,P., is also expected at the castle shortly. LADY BCJTK.—It is rumoured ^that a seat has been taken for her. ladyship near Edinburgh. CARDIFF POLICE COURT.—THURSDAY, MAY 18.—Before the Mayor, J. Lewis, Esq., and nev. J. Kvans.—Mr. StocX- dale, addressing the magistrates, said, Yesterday morning, William Wroodman, master of the Happy Return, Bristol, called on me, and said that from 60 to 70 fathoms of rope had been cut from his vessel the night before. We had pat- tern of it, and went around the marine store dealers, from 9 to 10 in the morning; but could not find it anywhere. No- tice was given them not to buy any such rope. About six o'clock in the evening we found the rope at John Sullivan's, store-dealer, and it appeared from an entry in his book that it had been bought at 4 o'clock in the morning, from four men. A policeman was then directed to watch, and about 1 o'clock this morning, two persons were found going there with a sackful of rope. They were taken into custody, and gave their names as Richard Sullivan and Ilees Evans. The rope found at Sullivan's weighed 1 cwt. 49lbs. On the per- son of one of the prisoners was found a knife, which showed that it had been used in cutting rope lately, and a bundle of keys, which Rees Evans said belonged to the boat of a Tho- mas -Davies, or Tom Penygraig. As the master of the wa.,j unable to attend the court, the prisoners •were remanded. Mr. Stoekdole complained that the book in which Sullivan kept an account of the articles which i e bought, was not kept fairly and legibly, as the Act of ;fadiament directs. The book was produced. Edward Supple, clerk of Sullivan, admitted that Mr. Stockdale had told him and Sullivan many times how to keep the book. The Mayor said the book was not fairly and legibly kept, so as to guide the authorities in finding parties who had effected sales. Sullivan was convicted in the penalty of 40s. He was cautioned not to offend again, or that the penalty might be X50, and was told to dismiss his clerk, if he wished to carry on an honest trade. David Lewis, smith, Newbridge, was charged with having offered for sale at Sullivan's a quantity of metal which was supposed to belong to T. W. Booker, Esq. Remanded. Th os. Evans, Edward Thomas, and William Lloyd, young men of re- spectable appearance, and Frederick Thomas, hostler, were charged with having assaulted Evan Rees on Saturday night last. It appeared that the complainant was sober and quiet, but he was collared, struck, and tripped by the defendants. At the conclusion of his statement, as it did not appear that he had sustained any serious injury, the magistrates per- mitted the case to be settled out of court. This was soon done, and oh paying 3s. 9d. each of costs the four were discharged. THE DOUBLE MURDER. THE INQUEST.—VERDICT OF WILFUL MURDER. OUR last paper contained the particulars of this awful tragedy, which has excited such painful sensation in the neighbourhood of Swansea. We have now to add some particulars which transpired at the coroner's inquest, which commenced on Wednesday, and was adjourned till Thursday, and then further adjourned to Monday last, when verdicts of "ILFUL MURDER were returned against two of the pri- soners, and against two more for aiding and abbetting. As the ] ri ioners were not present at the inquest held on Wedi.esday, the particulars of the evidence did not differ much from what we stated in our last. On Thursday, the inquest was resumed at the Marquis's Ariiis, within a few yards of the scene of the tragedy, before C. Collins, Esq., coroner, and a jury, of which Mr. W. Hughes, Sketty, was the foreman. All the prisoners were present, having been brought to the inquest room, under the surveillance of the police. The first witness examined was Patrick Leary, who, on the pre- vious evening-, had expressed a wish to make a faithful statement of all the faots within his knowledge, in connex- ion with the dreadful transaction. From his evidence we gather the following particulars. He and the other prisoners had left Llychwr on Monday night. At the Trap public-house they had a few quarts of beer, and then walked 911 till they came to the Marquis' Arms. On the way, lie saw Tom Martin stooping- over a piece of stone on which he wetted his knife. It was a large pocket knife, with a blade nearly as long as the handle. At pocket knife, with a blade nearly as long as the handle. At the MarqjiLs* Arms they asked for leer but were refused. ¡ Shortly after this, they met a woicau (of the unnw of L\n ¡ T i- Bowen, who conducted them to the house of William I a where the Cicrwbqch was held. Afttr in, he. asked John Williams (the deceased) to give him a trt next morning." Deceased promised him he would, and told him (P. Leary) to come to the worka the following raoirinc. Soon- after this a scuffle commenced between him and Ed- ward Morgan. On going out of the house, Morgan threw him down, upon which he called on the Irish To save hur.. Four or five Welshmen came out, and stood by him, but did him no harm, Tom Martin came out with a knife open in his left hand with which he struck Williams on the breast without saying a word. Williams instantly fell. Leaiy then ran off but was caught by some person (the deceased Jenkin Evans). His brother, Michael Leary, flicii came up and struck deceased on the head with a spade, upon which, he let him go. They all ran on then towards Swansea. After passing Cwmbwrla gate, Tom Martin said, I am the boy that let the wind through some of them." Martin did not wear the same clothes then as he did on the day of the inquest. In cross-examination he admitted, that John Wil- liams did not say anything calculated to provoke any one, nor did he see any Welsh people strike the Irish. William King proved that Michael Leary had told him that he had an instrument in his pocket which would let a man's inside out in an instant. This statement was corroborated hy manv of the witnesses. P. Q, John Price, of Neath, proved nppre- hending Tom Martin on the Red Jacket Mountain, near Briton Ferry. He told him that he was taken on suspicion Qf be:ng concerned in the murder of John Williams and Jenkin Evans. Martin said that he knew nothing about it. and that his name was Tom Keardon. He afterwards ad- mitted that he had done a bad job that in the row he had done the best to defend himself and then ran away. There was a cut on his finger which, he said, was done by a knife in the row. In his coat pocket, some stockings which were wet as if recently washed, were found. W, H. Michael, Esq., proved examining the body of Jenkin Evans, in which he found a wound between the first and second rib on the left side about half an iuch in width, in- flicted with some sharp instrument. A narrow knife or dag- ger might produce such wound. But assuming that the wound in the body of John Williams had been caused by the knife described by some of the witnesses, he was of opinion that the wound in the body of Jenkin Evans was not caused by the same instrument. On Monday morning, after a short consultation between the coroner and jury, it was agreed that the evidence did not implicate the brothers Norris, who in consequencc were ex- amined as witnesses. John Norns deposed that he saw Michael Leary strike a man twice with a shovel, and that he saw the deceased fall to the ground. Michael Leary had nothing in his hand then but the shovel. The shovel produced was similar to the one he saw in Leary' hands. The following morning on leaving Llansamlet, Leary said, two men were killed in the row." Witness said, if they are killed I am very sorry for leaving Swansea as it will cause a suspicion." In being conveyed tp Swansea after their apprehension, Michael Leary said to him we shall all be hung now;" to which he replied, Perhaps it would be a good deed to hang some." At Aberavon Patrick Leary said, It was my brother Mike and Thomas Martin did it all." He added, "Thomas Martin had a knife and my brother had a shovel with which he was striking him." Witness did not hear Michael Leary make any observation in reply. W m. Norris deposed I was at the cwrw bach on Monday night. Thomas Martin, Michael and Patrick Leary, and my brother were there. After we went in Martin, Mike Leary, and myself were amusing ourselves by dancing when the fiddle was playing. When the row commenced we stopped dancing. Before I could get out they were scuffling in the yard. My brother's shovel and my own were at the yard door, and two bundles on them, which I took with me on the road. I was followed by Michael Leary, who took one of the shovels from me. He said, Boys, Patrick is killed inside." He then went into the yard with the shovel, and struck one or two in the yard inside. On coming out to the yard he found Patrick in the grasp of a man outside. He struck that man also. After he had struck him some chap told us all to run, and we did run. He struck him on the head, Dr. Bird sworn I examined the body of Jenkin Evans. No marks of violence appeared on examination of the body of the deceased Jenkin Evans, excepting a wound on the left breast. It appeared to have been done with a sharp instrument. The wound was inflicted between the first and second rib, It was three quar- ters of an inch long, and penetrate^ ^est. x[ie upper lotje of- the left luntr was wounded- The wound then passeti ut r— trated a large vein leading immediately tp the heart, cal U d the vena cava. This wound was the cause of his death, and he must have died almost immediately on receiving it. The wound oil Jenkin Evans, deceased, and the wound on John Williams may, in my opinion, have been inflicted by the same instruments. l:i conjunction with Mr. Wm. Henry Michael, of this town, 1, on Saturday last, examined certain marks on a cloth coat and trou- sers, produced to me for examination by Sergeant John Price, On these clothes there were spots which appeared to be blood. Some spots were to be observed on the left cuff of ore of the sleeves. These spots were wet when applied, because the two sur- faces of the cuff opposite to each other were stained. There were also stains on the left sleeve, and on the lappel of the coat. The trousers were spotted with what appeared to be blood. A piece of the coat spotted in the way lhiive stated was cut out, and exam- ined chemically, the tests applied clearly indicating that thesa spots were blood. Police-sergeant Price examined I apprehended Patrick Leary, Michael Leary, John and W m, Norris. I apprehended the latu- three in Cow bridge, and the former on the road between Bridgend and Cowbridge. When I apprehended Michael Leary, he had a bundle of clothes on his back, and a knife in his pucket, which was quite bright, as though recently ground. There were a coa', trousers, and jacket in the bundle. I observed marks of what I considered to be blood, on the jacket and trousers. 1 delivered the coat and trousers to Dr. Bird and Mr. Michael. I was present while they applied the tests. I found nothing material with the others. On my apprehending the prisoners Michael Leary, KHU Wm. and John Norris, I informed them of the nature of the charge against them. I said to them, I take you on the charge of murder, committed near Swansea." John Norris asked me "when was the murder committed," Michael Leary snid, I suppose we shall all be liui) g. 1 then locked them up, and went, to look for Thomas Martin. While taking them out of the cei! Michael Leary asked, "Do you think we shall be hung." He afterwards said, "If we are executed for this, our betters Ime been executed. He then added, If I am executed for this, it won't be for the first Whiie going up the hill near Cowbridç I heard them talk in Irish. W m. Non\8. who was in the gio- with. me, was crying, when I said," You seem to be sorry." He replied It is hard I should suffer for them. It is they did it, and not 1. The other prisoners did not hear this. By Michael Leary: You did distinctly say that if you were hung, it would not be for the first offenec. Prisoner said The exact words I used were, If I be executed, I will not be the first executed for a wrong cause," The others were present at the time, and 1 hope they will be called and asked that question. Witness said that the two brothers, Norris, were present at the time. Jenkin Williams positively swore that he saw Jphn Norris with a knife in his hand standing near Jenkin Evans before he fell This evidence, we presume, freshly implicated Norris. After being cautioned, Michael Leary said, I killed neither the one nor the other, your worships. Martin made a long irregular statement, in which he denied any participation in the horrid deed, and concluded by saying, "They are all combined to swear against me, fQr I am the only stranger amongst them." The Coroner then proceeded to sum up the evidence, directing the attention of the jury to the various portions more particularly- affecting the several parties implicated. If they believed the evidence of Patrick I car)-, there was no question that the prisoner Martin caused the death of John Williams. With rcspect to the prisoner Michael Leary, they must weigh all the circumstances spoken to in the evidence aflecting him. It was likewise perfectly competent in the jury to take into consideration the evuieuce re- lating to John Korri«, as given by the witness last examined. The coroner then explained the difference in law between murder and the lesser crime of manslaughter. At the conclusion of the coro- ner's address the room was cleared. After having been for some hours in consultation, the jury returned a verdict, in the case of John Williams, oi WILFUL MURDEK against Thorns* Martin as principal, and against Michael Leary and John Norris, fur aiding and abetting. In the case of Jenkin Evans they returned a verdict of WIL- YVL MUllIXEK against Michael Leary, its principai,afid against Thomas Ni, rtiii and John Norris aft accessories. Those prisoners were, therefore, committed under fte coroner's warrant to tie House of Correction, to await their trial at the n"xz assizes for this cpuuty. 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That this Conference hails with pleasure the formation of a Parliamentary People's Party, and will aid them in their en- deavours for the reformation of Parliament, and would urge upon them the adoption of the following principle, viz., uni- versal suffrage, six months' residence being the qualification. The declaration in favour of household suffrage at Bir- mingham, has received 8,000 signatures. The manifesto of. the complete suffrage party in the same town has received CO,000 names. Similar progress has been made in large towns, and webolicve the country is "ripe for a movement in favour of a wide extension of the suffrage. We trust it will be so wide as to settle the question effectually. Foreign affairs are still unsettled and perplexing. France continues to attract considerable attention. The sittings of the National Assembly are regularly continued, and the Go- vernment has been constituted. The Commission of Govern- ment, in whose hands the supreme power is vested, and who are not to hold offices, is composed of Arago, Marie, Gamier Pages, Lamartine, and Ledru Rollin. Great surprise has been expressed at the position of Lamartine on the poll, he being only the fourth, and next to Ledru Rollin. It is not easy to find how this has occurred. Some suppose that the gartisans of that individual abstained from voting for him. 'thers imagine that the moderate party was offended at the decided stand which he made on behalf of Ledru Rollin; whilst the Patriot Correspondent attributes it to his decay- ing popularity. The ministry has been formed, and does not comprise any individual of remarkable ability. The Foreign 5 jcretarv is described as a man who will not give such pacific assurances as Lamartine, but who, nevertheless, is peaceably disposed, and is apt to take a French idea of every subject. Judging from present appearances, we should say that the chances of war are increased. An order has been issued to put the coast of Boulonge In a state of defence. Prussia and Denmark have jointly accepted the proffered mediation of Great Britain, in consequence of which hosti- lities have ceased for a time. Italy is still involved in civil war, the termination of which seems distant. Austria ap- pears to regain strength, and Charles Albert has sus- tained a severe defeat before Verona. The Pope is in a precarious condition. His refusal to declare war against Aus- tria has exasperated his own subjects, by whom he is impri- soned in his palace, If he refuses to declare war, there is danger of his being deposed as a temporal prince. If he does, there is danger that the Austrian Romanists will shake off their spiritual allegiance. Thus Providence makes it evident that he occupies a position which he ought not. His temporal power is incompatible with his spiritual authority. Many eminent men are of opinion that the gift of prophecy is not necessary in order to foresee that he will be the last of the Popes. We are not anxious to pry into the future; we think it safer to deal with past and present. But it does certainly seems that a change is at hand. We are not so well versed in the mysteries of the Book of Revelations as to be able to announce when prophecy will be fulfilled; but in the crash of thrones and the convulsions of empires, we be- lievo we can distinctly hear the consoling announcement, The Lord reigneth." The power of Rome, vast as it has been, is fast expiring. The thunder which once caused the t3 ends of the earth to tremble at its roar, now only excites a smile on the countenances of the inhabitants of Rome itself. There has been another military insurrection in Madrid, which, according to the Patriot's correspondent, was only a plot of Narvaez. Several persons were killed, and about twenty-six have been since executed. Thus blood flows under the iron rod of oppression. Tyranny maintains its way and makes a wilderness of one of the finest countries in the world.