Papurau Newydd Cymru
Chwiliwch 15 miliwn o erthyglau papurau newydd Cymru
8 erthygl ar y dudalen hon
,'BRECON.
BRECON. A CORRESPONDENT states that Thomas Protheroe Price, Esq., the mayor of Brecon, has ordered a regular supply of coal for the iKe of the Voluntary subscriptional school" at Blaenau Gwent, ••• a favour which will be duly appreciated by the. pupils and their teacher and particularly when they will have to attend to their arduous but pleasant labours from nine o'clock, a.m., to nine o'clock, p.m., during the cold weeks of the winter. This useful institution, commenced about two years and a half ago, has been maintained hitherto by the powerful and active operations of the voluntary system, and is likely to be sustained for the future upon the same noble principle. PETTY SESSIONS, MONDAY, AUG. 2.-(Before T. P. Price) Esq., Mayor, J. P. De Winton, Esq., and Thomas Meredith, Esq., — William Jones was summoned for noisy and uproarious con- duct in the streets, to the- great annoyance of the peaceable inha- bitants. Police-constable Jones proved the fact, and defendant who did not make his appearance was fined 5s., and in default of payment it was ordered that he be committed to the stocks. Thomas Tustian summoned the stewards of the Ancient British Friendly Society for illegally detaining the sum of ten shillings due to him as a sick member. The stewards proved payment to the treasurer. The treasurer's wife, a highly respecsable woman, deoosed to paying ;a little girl, the daughter of complainant, on Friday, the 7th of July last, the sum in dispzite. A book was also produced in which an entry of the payment was made. This was strongly denied by complainant's wife and daughter (com- plainant himself being from home at the time). The magistrates after a long investigation, and the admission as evidence of cor- respondence which passed between Tustian and his wife, evi- dence of a very questionable nature, in a legal point of view, made an order against the society for 10s. the amount claimed with costs. Mr. Bishop appeared for the complainant.
CWMTJLLERY.
CWMTJLLERY. THIS quiet place was lately visited by some person or persons, who broke into several houses, and committed robberies, but hap- pily f-iiied to put their hands on any very valuable articles, with the exception of a watch and cheese from one farm house, and five shillings from another. It is hoped that they will be dis- covered. Some of these petty robberies were committed during the day time, in the absence of the occupiers. Our correspondent also complains that the habit of stealing potatoes from the fields is likewise increasing.
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LLANEUY. BAPTIST MEETING.—THE REV. D. DAVIES\S LETTER TO MR. VITIA-K.-The anniversary of the Baptist denomination at Sion chapel-, Llinelly, was held on the 27th and 23th ult. On Sunday morning the service commenced at ten o'clock, when the Revs. W. Hughes, Seaside, and J. Reynolds, Kidwelly, preached. At half-past two in the afternoon, the Rev. D. ICSes, Capel Als, commenced the service, and the Rev. D. Evans, Swansea, preached in English, and was followed by the Rev. W. Roberts, Blaenau, in Welsh. At half-past six in the evening;, the Rev. D. Williams, Gerazim, and B. Thomas, Penrhiwgoch, preached. O.a Monday evening the service com- menced at seven o'clock, when the Rev. T. Rees, Siloa, read and prayed, and the Revs. D. Evans and B. Thomas, preached. All the meetings were well attended, the sermons eloquently delivered, and the hearers very much pleased. It was highly gratifying to see the sympathy manifested by the other Dis- senting denominations of the town, with their Baptist friends on this occasion, and the assistance they rendered them. The union, harmony, and co-operation, which prevail among the different denominations at Llanelly is truly commendable. At the.close of each service, collections were made to liquidate the debt incurred by repairing the chapel; and it was announced that the collections would amount to 980 at least. On Monday afternoon a conference of ministers and laymen was held, and its attention was directed among other things to the letter of the Rev. D. Davies on the Normal College, for Wales, which had appeared in the PRINCIPALITY of last week. After some consideration the following resolution was passed" Thtt this meeting feels highly dispieased and grieved wdth the letter which, appeared in the local papers of last week, written by the Rev. D. Davies, of Bethesda, Swansea, addressed to J. H. Vivian, E:q" M.P., and wishes to utter its most distinct and emphatic dissent from the sentiments therein contained, as well as its full conviction that the charges preferred against the Baptists of being 'mere spectators' is utterly unfounded and criminally false." James Spencer, chairman.
■II.A. YERFORDWEST.
II.A. YERFORDWEST. A COD TY CDUCt T for hearing insolvent casesifrasheld at the ShirehaU, Haverfordwest, on Thursday, at twelve o'clock in the-forenoon. Re Cotes Ileslop.—This insolvent, who is a surgeon in this town, came up for finalexamiiraujn upon his petition for protection from process, under the 7 and 8 Vic. c. 96. Mr. Lloyd supported the petition, who, not being opposed, was granted his" final order" for protection. lie Daniel Henry Brown.—This insolvent, who lately carried on business at MLlford as linen draper, cam up for further ex- amination, having been remanded at the last court for the amendment of his- schedule. He was supported by Mr. John Llovd, and opposed by Mr. Parry. The insolvent's general balance-sheet eommcmcd in August, IS44, his debts from that period to January, 1348, being £ 1,232 12s. Id., and his present assets £ 383 16s. of which JE59 4s. 4d. only he considered good debts. Upon examination,by Mr. Parry, the insolvent stated that his father was his execution creditor, to whom he owed £ 250, w was borrowed in August and Nov. 1811. He spent the nia;,cy in purchasing goods. His father never pressed him for payment, bat in December, 1847, put ia an execution and sold off all effects; but the proceedings were not adopted at his (insolvent) suggestion. The goods were sold by auction in one lot, at which sale he was present. They were knocked down to his father, who is not in trade, but is a firmer. The goods -were removed from his house, but he believed they remained in Milford. In November, 1847, he to3k an account of stock, and found he could pay 4s. 6d. in the pound. His father had previously to that time placed his debt in an attorney's hands to recover. He offered to pay 4s. 6d. in the pound to his cre- ditors, anl his father was willing to give up his priority in fa- vour of the creditors, and to accept the composition. The whole of the creditors, except the detaining creditors (Messrs. Edwin, Leaf, nnl Co.), agree to accept the offer. His goods were bona-jida sold, not by collusion. The letters now produced addressed to Messrs. White and Greswell, dated 6th of Feb- ruary,. 18-i 11, were in his hand-writing. He had no dealings with them ijreviou* to the date of that letter. The letter was xead and was as follows :— Miiford Haven, Feb. 6, 1847. Gentleman.—In reply to your letter, received this morning respecting my means, &0., I beg to inform you that I married a person who was in a general way of business with whom I had a tolerable stock the estimated value I calculate about £ 500. Bo. si les the L-oikse we live in is our own, given us by my father-in- law, who was a lanling-waiter in the customs, but is now dead. Consequently I consider the capital I am in possession of, together With the lioase, worth about £ 1,000. These particulars I trust will satisfy you, in the event of which I should fed obliged by your executing my orders. Waiting your attention, I am, gentlemen, yours obediently,—D. H. BROWN." On the receipt of that letter he was supplied with goods by Messrs. White and Greswell. to whom he now owed E106. He made no mention in that letter of his having been bank- rupt. He had estimated the value of the house at £5 in his "schedule, because Mr. Lloyd, his attorney, told him that was the value of it. It appeared also that insolvent and one Wm. Stephens, who was then in similar circumstances with himself, and ha3 since passed through this court, carried on a very ex- tensive bill system for their mutual accommodation, by which aneuns taey obtained large supplies of goods from various houses. Mr. Parry contended that the insolvent, by stating himself to be Wurth £1,01{} to Messrs. White and Grcswell, had contracted their debt under false pretences, and applied for his remand to prison under the 78th section of the act. His Honour lit: Considered, the insolvent had conducted ro himself in a very improper manner, in contracting all his debts with the exception of 1:149 93., by acceptances between him- self and William Stephen-i, and ordered that he be discharged from custody at the period of six calendar months from the date of the vesting order. Mr. Parry applied for the coats of the opposition, which were granted.. Be John -Owen, insolvent is a farmer, and lately resided a", Tretor'dan-Usaf, in the parish' of Nevern, in this county, whose hearing NVAs adjourned at the last court for the amendment ot the schedule. Mr. John Lloyd supported the insolvent, and Mr. W. Rees (forMr. R. D. Jenkins, of Cardigan; opposed his discharge, on behalf of Mr. Thomas Harries, of Newport, the detaining creditor. The general balance-sheet ccmmcnced in March, 1842, and his debts contracted sin e that time amounted to upwards of £,20û. The good deb s due to him were £ 112 10s. The cause o," his insolvency w..a allcgd to be losiea by cattle dying, and his having joined his son Joan OVln ia securities to dif- ferent persons. Mr. itees examine 1 "the insolv jrtt at great length, with a view of showing that ne had given a f-, a laultac preference to Mr. Evan Nicholas, his son-in-law, to whom he had executed an assignment of all his effects, for receiving the payment of 1187 18s. 4d., alleged to have been borrowed, of him about a year and a half previously, thus defeating the claims of his detaining creditor, by whom legal proceedings had been com- menced. His Honour considered that a fraudulent preference had been given, and ordered the insolvent to be imprisoned for the period of five calendar months from the vesting order. Mr. Rees applied for the appointment of Mr. Thos. Harries as assignee, who was accordingly appointed. The costs of the opposition were also allowed. Be John Owen,junior.—This insolvent, the son of John Owen, the last-mentioned insolvent, is a farmer, and resided at Pan- tygroes, .in the parish of Moilgrove, in this county. His debts, since March, 1842, amounted to £ 4,028 5s. 5d., and his assets nothing. Mr. Lloyd appeared for the insolvent, and Mr. Rees opposed him on behalf of the detaining creditor. The grounds of opposition were that the insolvent had given a fraudulent preference to Nicholas, his brother-in-law, to whom he joined with his father in assigning off all their effects, for securing payment of a debt of X650, the whole of which, with the exception of X50, was owing to him for some time previous. The assignment being executed after the insolvent had been served with a writ at the suit of his detaining credi- tor. It also appeared that the insolvent hal repeatedly called at the office of Mr. Jenkins, the detaining creditor's attorney, after the action had been commenced, and obtained a suspen- sion of proceedings, upon his promising payment if the time he asked for were granted him. His Honour was of opinion that the grounds of defence were clearly established, and ordered the insolvent to be imprisoned at the suit of his detaining creditor, for six calendar months, from the date of his vesting order. Mr. Thomas Harries was appointed assignee. The costs of opposition were allowed. Re William Owen.—This insolvent, who is a brother to John Owen, was not examined. It was admitted by Mr. Lloyd, his attorney, that he was in the same delinquency as his father and brother, inasmuch as it appeared he was induced to become security for their benefit and not for his own. Ordered to be detained in custody for five calendar months from the date of the vesting order. Re Henry Nathan, Cle)-L-The insolvent is curate of Fish- guard, and rector of Jordanston, in the county of Pembroke. He was supported by Mr. Lloyd, and opposed by Mr. Berry, of Aberystwyth, on behalf of John Hughes, Esq., of Alltwydd. On the 3rd of April, 1845, the insolvent petitioned the Dis- trict Court of Bankruptcy, at Bristol, as an insolvent debtor, and the debts still unpaid are £ 641 15s. 61,1. His debts con- tracted since that time were about E250 5s. 10d. Mr. Barry examined the insolvent to show that he had made a vexatious defence to an action brought by Mr. Hughes, his detaining creditor, but the record not being produced, his Honour was of opinion that the defence could not be enter- tained. The insolvent was discharged forthwith.
TENBY, SAUNDERSFOOT, AND SOUTH…
TENBY, SAUNDERSFOOT, AND SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on the 24th ult., at the office, Gresham Rooms; Mr. W. Chadwick in the chair. The report stated that the Commissioners of Rail- ways had granted an extension of time for making the line till July, 1851; that the executors of the late solicitors to the com- pany allowed a very considerable reduction to be made in their account, which with some other outstanding claims, having been paid, had reduced the balance in hand to a very small sum that an arrangement had been entered into with the Saunclersfoot Railway and Harbour Company, by which the latter agreed to reduce the rate of interest payable by this com- pany upon the purchase money of that undertaking, from 5 to 4 per cent. per annum, provided the half-year's interest due to them on the 30th of June last at such reduced rates be now paid, and on their continuing to reduce the tolls and dues from the said railway and harbour, they will not require the balance of interest to be paid to them until the Tenby and Saundersfoot Railway is completed; that the Pembrokeshire Iron and Coal Company were opening up the resources of their collieries and mines, that blast furnaces were in course of erection, in addition to which other collieries are being opened and extended, from which an augmentation to the income of the company was ex- pected that on the passing of the Act the directors were voted E500 per annum at the last meeting they determined to re- ceive only a moiety of that sum, and now they declined re- ceiving any further remuneration until it is necessary to com- mence making the line. The accounts of the half-year showed that £ 3,034 had been received, including t931 from the last account, and £ 2,827 expended, leaving a "balance of £ 207 in hand. The chairman said that the time for commencing operations on this line would depend entirely upon the progress of the main trunk of the South Wales railway. When that time arrived the directors would call the shareholders together, and submit the mode of proceeding. The report was adopted. At the special meeting a resolution was passed allowing the payment of interest on deposits up to the 30th of June last, but discontinuing the practice from and after that date. Thanks were voted to the chairman, and the meeting se- parated.
NORTH WALES.
NORTH WALES. BOLGELLEY.— A meeting of the inhabitants of this town was held at the county-hall, on Tuesday week, to consider the unac- countably late arrival of the London mail. Richard Richards, Esq., M.P., was called to the chair, and stated the objects of the meet- ing. Resolutions were passed to the effect that the chairman be requested to communicate with the post-office authorities that a delay of two hours and upwards took place in the arrival of the mail cart, and that if it travelled at the rate mentioned in the contract, the letters need not be dispatched for two hours and a half later than they are at present; also, that the postmaster gene- ral be requested to reconsider the question of having a money order office in the town and that the meeting is aware that greater changes must take place when the railway is opened through Shrewsbury, and therefore refrained' from representing other improvements required in the postal arrangements of Merionethshire. A vote of thanks was voted to the chairman, and the meeting broke up. THIS STonu of Monday week seems to have raged with extra- ordinary violence in different parts of North Wales. The town and neighbourhood of Ruthin was visited by one of the most ter- rific storms of wind and rain that has occurred since the great storm of January, 18:59. We have not heard of any serious acci- dent in the immediate neighbourhood but several trees were blown down, and others stript of immense branches. The slates were flying in all directions, while the fruit trees were mostly bereft of their produce. The storm continued nearly the whole of the day. The Liverpool papers narrate much damage amongst trees and chimneys and we heard of three lives being lost in the attempt to gain the landing stage. Rumours of a similar storm have also reached us from Newtown and from Welshpool. The Carnarvon Herald says that there is every appearance of its hav- ing been a widely extended hurricane, as severe almost as that of January, 1839. ABKUFFHAW, ANGLES EA.—The lovers of the Welsh muse will he delighted with following announcement; which appeared in the Carnarvon Herald of last week ABERFFRA W, ANGLESEA. —We are now in possession of information, which enables us to inform our readers, that an Eisteddfod will be held in this little town in the course of the summer of next year, with Owen Fuller Meyrick, Esq., of Bodorgan, as its president, who has subscribed very handsomely towards defraying its expenses, and with several other gentlemen as vice-presidents. An advertisement of it will very soon appear in our paper, with all the necessary particulars, subjects for prizes, &.c." We trust the committee will not forget in the selection of subjects that Aberffraw was the residence of the Welsh princes for many years. A heart-stirring subject might be suggested by this mournful recollection. It is a pity and in- deed a shame that the muse of no modern bard has done justice to the memory of our brave but unfortunate prince Llewelyn ab Gruffydd. Why should it not be the first subject at Aberffraw ? BEAUMAEIJ REGATTA.—This meeting.in which numbers of per- sons attend to witness boat racing, was held on Tuesday and Wednesday week. The proceedings consisted of several races in the bay, a ball, and the following manly (?) sports. A pole, well soaped, had been erected, in order that the youngsters of the town might have an opportunity of testing their climbing powers in the endeavour to secure a new hat, which had previously been placed on the summit. Many a close and warm embrace was given to the slippery pole, by the ardent aspirants for the prize. A pony race in heats, round the Green, then came off; and jumping in sacks, and eating treacled rolls, with bandaged hands and eyes, elicited roars of laughter. Among the spectators on these honour- able scenes were, Right Honourable Lady Vivian, the Earl and Countess of Ferrers, and Lord Tamworth, the Countess of Clonmel and family, and Miss de Burgh, the Honourable Lady Borough, and Lady Henrietta Fermor, Sir Thomas Hesketh, Bart., and Lady Hesketh, the Hon. H. G. Campbell, Hugh Bea- ver, Esq., Glyngarth, and family, Miss Panton, Mr. and Lady Isabella Grant, the Hon. Mr. Yelverton, and the Hon. Capt. Ycl- yertorr, the Rev. James Williams, Llanfairynghoftiwy, and fa- mily, E. E. Meyrick; Esq., Thomas Williams, Esq., Bryn, J. G. Griffith, Esq., Llanfair, Mr. and Mrs. Butler, Brighton, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, do., Richard Ramsden, Esq., and family, London, William Irlam, Esq., and family, the Ilev. S. and Miss Stead, Mr,, and Miss Dewhurst, Mr. Wm. Carr, and Miss Carr, Mr. and Mrs. Forster, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Honey wood, John Scott, Esq., Mrs. Scott and family, Mundy, Esq., and Lady Compton, Esq., and family, Packenham Mahon, Esq., and lady, the Rev. IVil- liam Dibly, Trinity College, Dublin, St. J. Charlton, Esq., the Rev. TV. B. Jones and illi-s. Jones, the Rev. 11ll". Mealey, the Rev. Briscoe Owen. We wonder which of the rev. gentlemen present, if any, consecrated the well-soaped pole, and which of them said grace before the eating of the treacled rolls commenced and it would not be amiss to know who returned thanks for the ra- tional amusement, provided for the compiny. These highly moralising feats took place after a day on which the raging ele- ments had displayed their fearful powers, and must have been. in- tended by the clerical gentlemen, at least, as a becoming acknow- ledgment of the Divine power. We heard much of late about the demoralisation of the Welsh peasantry, but there is a good time coming, boys," when soaped poles, jumping in sacks, and eating treacled rolls with bandaged hands and eyes, will banish all barbarism and immorality from our happy borders. Oh, who would not be proud ot the aristocratic and clerical patrons of such scenes? Education in Wales! here is a hopeful beginning, and Me shall soon witness better days! All honour to the soap pole climbing, and sack jumping patronising clergy They have nobly "done duty" by adorning the concern with their presence. They have given an example to their schismatic flocks worthy of being honoured. What a pity it is that naughty Dissent has brought these things into disrepute THE national schoolmasters of the principality have had a-week's conference at Hawarden, the object being to improve the method and character of instruction in the schools in Wales.— Pembrokeshire Herald. [By "national schoolmasters, our readers must understand Church of England schoolmasters. The Church is rather fond of imitating Dissenters, for it is not long since the British and Foreign School Teachers held a similar con- ference in North Wales.—ED.] CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—Traffic for the week ended August 19, E2,212 13s. 7d.; Post-office, for conveyance of mails, and toll from Shrewsbury and Chester Railway Com- pany, not included.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL. DESTRUCTION OF THE OCEAN MONARCH, AN EMIGRANT SHIP, BY FIRE.—178 LIVES LOST. (FROM OUB. OWN CORRESPONDKJST.) One of the most appalling events which has occurred since the melancholy shipwreck of the Rothsay Castle, on the Dutchman's bank, took place on Thursday, the 24th ultimo. The Ocean Monarch, a splendid American vessel, of 1,300 tons burthen, sailed from this port on the morning of that day, bound for Boston. She was commanded by Captain Mur doch, and had on board 380 persons, crew and passengers. The following are the details of the mournful calamity, which has excited in this town a painful interest. The fire broke out about twelve o'clock, when the vessel was passing through Abergele bay, a few miles to the eastward of the Great Ormshead. It was believed that the fire originated from a fire which one of the steerage passengers was reported to have kindled in a wooden ventilator on the third deck, he having mistaken the same for a chimney. Others of the pas- sengers, however, state that the fire originated by the fall of a candle amongst some spirits. The captain says that he is inclined to believe that it arose from some of the passengers smoking in the steerage, contrary to orders. The flames soon began to spread, and notwithstanding the efforts of the captain and crew, they gained strength every moment. All control over the passengers was soon gone. In their despair women jumped overboard, with their offsprings in their arms, and sank to rise no more. It was all confu- sion, disorder, and noise on board; despair had seized every soul. Men, in their maddened frenzy, seeing their wives jumping overboard, followed their example. Groups of men, women, and children precipitated themselves into the water, in the vain hope of self-preservation nothing but howls, lamentations, and cries for help were to be heard from all. The captain's conduct in leaving the vessel and passengers, soon after the fire broke out, has been very severely cen- sured. The commander and his officers ought to be the last persons to leave a ship in the hour of need; but the con- trary was the conduct of both captain and officers in this case, and the affair is to undergo a searching inquiry. The flames continued to rage with increased fury. In a few minutes the mizenmast went overboard; a few minutes more, the mainmast shared the same fate. There yet re- mained the foremast. As the fire was making its way to the fore part of the vessel, the passengers aud crew, of course, crowded still further forward. To the jib-boom they clung in clusters, one lying over the other. At length the fore- mast went overboard, snapping the fastenings of the jib- boom, which, with its load of human beings, dropped into the water, amidst the most heartrending screams, both of those who were on board and those who were falling into the water. Some of the poor creatures reached the vessel, others floated away on spars, and were saved, but many met with a watery grave. Mr. Liitledale, of this town, who with his friends was re- turning home from Beaumaris regatta, in his yacht, the Queen of the Ocean; seeing flames issuing from the vessel, bore down upon her, and was the first to come to the assist- ance of the unfortunate beings who were on board. The yacht boat was lowered, and through the exertion of Mr. Littledale and his friends, no less than thirty-two persons were rescued from a watery grave, amongst whom was the captain and about twenty seamen of the Ocean Monarch, the remainder were passengers. In an about hour and a half after the yacht reached the vessel, the Brazilian steam fri- gate Affonso came up. She had on board the Prince de Joinville, his lady and suite, the Duke and Duchess D'Au- male, Admiral Grenfell, and other distinguished individuals. Four boats were instantly lowered, togeiher with a large paddie-box boat. The Marquis d' Lisbaa, commander of the Affonso, jumped into one, and Admiral Grenfell into another, and they were untiring in their exertions to save the poor people. The Prince de Joinville was particularly assiduous in assisting the passengers on board the frigate. The heat is described as being most intense, and even to those in the boats alongside was very oppressive. The frigate rescued in all about 156 persons, including thirteen seamen. The Prince of Wales steamer, which was on her passage hence for Bangor, succeeded in rescuing seventeen persons, who were taken to the Menai Bridge for the niglll, and returned on the following day to Liverpool, where there were hun- dreds expecting her arrival at the pier head; many who had been separated from their friends and relations on the pre- vious day were buoyed up with the hope that they might have been picked up by the Prince of Wales, and taken to Bangor; and it was very affecting to witness the meetings that took place between those who were related to, and acquainted with each other and it was painful to witness the despair that took hold of those who had lost husbands, wives, and children, when the last hope was taken from them. A collection, which amounted to the handsome sum of L- 56 18s. 3d., was made at the Menai Bridge, for the relief of the sufferers. The conduct of Captain Dani, of the Prince of Wales, has been very much erlogised, so much that the passengers on board wished to give him an acknowledgment in money, but he declined to receive it. The mate and twelve of the passengers of the Ocean Monarch got into a boat belonging to the vessel, and drifting about four miles, were taken on board a fishing smack, and eventually arrived in this town. The following is a summary of those who have been saved, and of those who are yet missing :— Number of crew and passengers on board the Ocean Monarch 396 Saved by the Brazilian frigate Affonso 156 Saved by the Prince of Wales steamer 17 Saved by Mr. Littledale's yacht 32 up by a fishing smael, 13 Total saved 218 Yet missing 178 396 All the sufferers have been taken care of; those who had been either bruised, or burnt, were taken to the Northern Hospital, where some are still suffering from contusions and burns. A subscription list was opened on Friday at the Exchange news rooms, for the purpose of procuring clothing, the purchasing of provisions, and for paying the travelling expenses of the survivors, who are quite destitute, they having lost all-their money and property—in their endea- vours to save their lives. Many were in a deplorable con- dition, without even clothing sufficient to cover their naked- ness; but they have been furnished with those articles which are absolutely necessary by the superintendent of police, who has provided food and lodgings for them at the request of the mayor. The subscriptions handed to the treasurer amount to about £ 1,000; and collections were made on Sun- day evening in most of the churches and chapels of the town. The proceeds of a concert on Tuesday evening are' also to be devoted to the same charitable object: as well as the proceeds of a performance by gentlemen amateurs at the Theatre Royal, on Thursday evening. The barristers at- tending the assizes subscribed amongst themselves £ 120. In fact, liberal and charitable feelings are, on the present dis- tressing occasion, diffused amongst all classes of the inha- bitants. From the names of the passengers published in the papers, they seem to be chiefly emigrants from Ireland there are very few Welsh names among the number, and those that have Welsh names are nearly ail amonsrst the sur- vivors. FURTHER PARTICULARS. The Ocean Monarch went down at her anchors at half-past one o'clock on Friday morning. The weather was fine and calm. The captain of the steam tug Liver, who was within thirty yards of the ship when she sank, says that with the ex- ception of the solid timbers about the stem, on which was the figure-head, in an almost perfect state, the fire had consumed the whole of her upper works to within a few inches of the water's edge. Indeed, so even was the work of destruction round the sides of the ship that it appeared to have been the work of car- penters. The water first made its way into the after part of the ship. As she gradually settled herself into the bosom of the sea, large volumes of flame rushed forward with a hissing and crackling sound, till at length the water completely buried her, and the remains of this once noble vessel disappeared in about fourteen fathoms, causing a heavy swell for the moment. The Skerryvore steam-tug arrived at Liverpool on Saturday morning from the scene of the late disaster, with five bodies (two women', one man, and two children), and a quantity of spars, sails,' &c., belonging to the ship. Several bodies have been picked up at Hoylake of these there were two children, from one to two years old, a man, about 60, a lame lad, 13, a girl, about six or seven, and eight grown up women, from 20 to 60 years. Two of the last mentioned were named Julia Dun- ning and Mary Jones. The sum of £ 22 6s. was found on the person of one of the women. The following letter has been sent by the American Consul, to the Prince de Joinville, Duke D'Aumale, and Admiral Grenfell, who were on board the Bra- zilian frigate Affonso, and Mr, Thomas Littledale, of the Ocean Queen, who rendered very efficient service at the burning of the unfortunate vessel: Gentlemen,—On behalf of Captain Murdoch, the officers, and crew of the late ship, Ocean Monarch, I take the earliest oppor- tunity of recording my sense of your noble and humane conduct on the late lamentable occasion of the burning of the Ocean Monarch. The eternal gratitude of the fellow-beings saved from im- pending death by your brave and united exertions is the greatest encomium that can be passed upon your conduct; but I cannot allow the occasion to pass without adding, officially, on behalf uf my country, my meed of praise. I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, ROBERT ARMSTRONG, Consulate, Liverpool, August 26." On Saturday, the mother of the child, a very beautiful cne, of which Mrs. Grenfell (lady of Admiral Grenfell) had taken charge, was found at one of the Liverpool hospitals. The meeting between mother and child was most affecting. It has been stated that the stewardess of the Ocean Monarch lost her life by going courageously down to the cabin for the purpose of removing some gunpowder, when she was suffocated by the smoke. It appears that she went down for the purpose as stated, was forced back by the fumes which met her, and fell dead on reaching the deck. From an official statement it appears that the total number on board was 396, of which 307 were steerage passengers. Of these we perceive no names likely to be those of Welsh persons, with the exception of George Jones, aged 28, and his wife, Samuel Hughes and John Hughes, aged 35 and 14, Edward Jones and Mary Jones, Thomas Jones, 30, James Jones, 20, and Thomas, Jane, and.Mary Jones. Indeed the tact of there be- ing so many Irish passengers would render it very improbable that the number of the Welsh should be large. The number of the bodies recovered are but few, but more in all probability will be found in the course of a few days. NORTH AND SOUTH WALES BANK.-The annual meeting of the proprietors was held at Liverpool on Friday last. The report entered into a detail of the circumstances connected with the resumption of business by the establishment after the panic of last year. The proposed issue of preference shares had not been carried out, and the bank had, therefore, been obliged to depend on its ordinary resources, and to effect its object by a restriction of its advances. In October last these advances amounted to iC750,000, and in three months they were reduced to £ 465,000. This curtailment of business could not be met by a corresponding reduction of expenses, and as the bank had been paying live per cent. upon the greater portion of its deposits, its circulation at the same time having diminished from £ 55,000 to iC15,000, the directors had anticipated an excess of expenditure over income. This, however, had not taken place, a small balance of profit of ;£1,069 having accrued upon the present half-year, which, with 1:11,780, the profits for the half-year ending December last, it was proposed to transfer to the credit of profit and loss. The totalliabilitiea of the bank on the 30th of June were X299,666, and the assets, after deducting 1:44,279 for estimated losses, were £ 449,140, showing a surplus of iC140,473 to meet the proprietors' capital of £ 175,827. The capital is therefore deficient £ 26,354, but as the business of the bank and confidence in its stability iiie now generally returning, the meeting appeared to agree with the directors that on the whole they might congratulate them- selves on the way in which they had emerged from their dis- asters.
MISSIONS OF THE UNITED BRETHREN,…
MISSIONS OF THE UNITED BRETHREN, COMMONLY CALLED MORAVIANS," We believe that a deputation, the Rev. E. J. Ifartland, will visit several parts of South "Wales to solicit the aid of different denominations on behalf of the above missions. The bretit- ren richly deserve all the assistance which can be rendered them in their work of faith and labour of love. The following statement will show the extent of the Brethren's labours bill the numbers in the latter part of it are two years old. The Church of the United Brethren sprang from a little flock of Christ, which had preserved the doctrine and discipline of the primitive Church during successive centuries, but was pur- sued by unrelenting persecution through the dark period of the middle ages. The Church, under its present name, was formed about sixty years before the Reformation, out of the wreck of the Bohemian Church, which had escaped into Moravia after the martyrdom of John Huss. There they maintained the ex- ercise of the worship and discipline of the primitive Church, and the use of the vernacular tongue in their services. Previ- ouslyto the time of Luther, they employed the newly-invented art of printing, in disseminating three editions of the word of God in that tongue. The purity of their doctrine^ and walk was fully recognised by the Reformers. Continued and severe persecutions, often nearly to extirpa- tion, still followed them. At length, in 1722, after the de- struction, or dispersion, of above 200 of their congregations in Moravia, their last remnant fled into Saxony, where they found a permanent asylum. This small body of exiles, scarcely ex- ceeding 6n0 persons, began, as early as 173-2, to promulgate the gospel to heathen nations, and in about eight years their Mis- sionaries were sent to no less than nine distant parts of the globe, and subsequently to others. Thus did the Brethren, unknown, and destitute of pecuniary resources, fearlessly lead the way in carrying the gospel of Christ to barbarous tribes and, actuated by the same spirit, they have continued to send forth faithful, humble, diligent labourers—men content to quit the comforts of a civilized home, and to give up their lives to the service of their Redeemer—cheerfully and persevcringly exposing themselves to the baneful influence of a tropical climate, or to the rigours of an arctic wintex-receivilg no pe- cuniary recompense for their labours—sometimes barely pos- sessing, and sometimes destitute of the necessaries of life. To the simplest exhibition of the doctrines of the Cross, they in- variably unite instruction in the useful arts of civilized life. Hence their Settlements, amongst the most savage tribes, soon appear as gardens of the Lord" in the midst of a wilderness and their quiet arid peaceful demeanour, combined with a strict yet mild exercise of their ecclesiastical discipline, haycsecured the esteem of the authorities under whom they have been lo- cated. The number of converts from the Heathen, composing their present congregations, already greatly exceeds the number who .are in church-communion with them in Christian countries. and is steadily increasing. In 01 missionary stations, 288 mis-