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GLAMORGANSHIRE CARDIFF EISTEDDFOD.—At a Meeting of the ons^ ^oinmittee, held at the Town Hall, Cardiff, aturday last, which we were happy in observing as very fully attended, it was announced by the Cretaries, that the subscriptions amounted to the urn of 10097. 7s. 6d. Two resolutions were passed, In reference to the venerable and respected father of Ur highly talented townsman, Ab lolo, and an nt*nimous Vote of Thanks of the Committee was given to Ab tolo, as well for his invaluable services, s Welsh Correspondent, as for several communica- ii°ns from time to time transmitted by him to the °norary Secretaries. A letter was read from the off V" ^r'ce' one ^le judges, communicating the er ot a prize by Gwenliwysiddian," and an addi- ton to the value of the prize already offered by Gwyneddegesau: and the unanimous and cordial thanks of ths=4.Iommittee were tendered Mr. Price, ^.r his zealous and indefatigable interest in the 'steddfod. A letter was also read from Philip iKlU^an' Brecon, communicating some valu- p- 'n'.ormation relating to the arrangements of •steddtoddau, describing also the Bardic Chair of We"t now at Brecon, and ottering the use of it at fU,r. aPproacliing Festival which oiler was thauk- y accepted, and an unanimous Vote of Thanks as passed to Mr. Vaughan for his communication. Several letters, also, from Mr. Parry, the Con- nor, where laid before the Meeting, relative to the musical arrangements of the Fesiival, and the Seeetaries were requested to confer with him on the subject. It appeared to be the wish and detennina- hon of the Meeting, that Performers of the first JJlent and eminence, in the Vocal and Instrumental apartments, should be engaged for the Eisteddfod, 'otes ot 1 hanks were also passed to the Merthyr Bridgend Committees, and to the gentlemen^ ho -pad so strenuously exerted themselves in those towns, in aid of the Eisteddfod Fund. The Secreta- !Ies were also requested to convene a General Meet- ing ot the Subscribers, to be held at an early day, for determining upon the time for holding the Eis- teddfod, and the scale on which it shall be held. As such scale will be determined by the amount of 1!le subscriptions, we take leave to call the atten- ion of our readers to the request of the Honorary e?' etaries, that the amount of the subscriptions be Paid on or before the First of next Month imuie- Iately after which, it is understood to be the inten- tion of the Secretaries to convene the Meeting of the "bscribers at large. CARDIFF BENEVOLENT LOAN SOCIETY. n Wednesday evening, a meeting, pursuant to Notice, was held in the Town Hall, to celebrate the anniversary of a most interesting nstituiion, entitled the Cardiff Benevolent Loan Society. The meeting by several of the most respectable in- «abitants of the towu, who took a lively interest the proceedings of the evening. John Moore, Esq. -frbeing called to the chair, it was resolved, Jjat the Report of the Committee of Management be read by the seerelary, the Rev. H- G. Graham. It was gratifying to learn from the Rev. •Ccretary's statement, that very material benefits had arisen to the town of Cardiff from the existence of the institution: the object of the Society as set forth i" the report, was to grant temporary loans to small tradesmen and industrious labourers, by which the oriner were enabled to purchase goods necessary to carrying on their business at the best market, the latter to obtain many little comforts for their atailies, which could not be obtained by any weekly It was also shewn by the report, that many families had been prevented from applying to the Parish, by the timely aid of a loan from the society and it seemed to be the opinion of those who gave the matter consideration, that these loans might, if <1uly cherished, have a material iuHuence on the parochial rates and prevent much of the demoral- "illg effects arising from an applicaiion for parish belief- the evils of which are so generally felt in all Populous places. Au instance of the moral good sometimes attending temporary loans, was staled by the secretary :-A man who had been in the habit of' spending nearly the whole of his earnings every Saturday night at a public house, and leaving his ^He and children in the most abject state of poverty, Y, procured a loan of 5/. from the Society. On the Sa- turday before his return of payment, he took his whole peek's wages hpme, saying, 1 mn>t pay that 5s. on Monday,morning lie coutinucd to do so during tlie jJO weeks required for the ve-payment his conduct became altered, his wife and family were clothed, and his habitation rendered comfortable. Inde- pendent of this case, many grateful acknowledgements j (If the benefits conferred by the Society were set before the meeting. Since the establishment of the Society, in the year 1832, from a fund not exceeding HilI. The largo Utn of 5û31. was shewn by the accounts to have been distributed in loans of not less than It. and not ex- leeedilig 5l repaid by weekly instalments of Is. in the P°und, by which 190 families had been materially benefitted. In the course of the report, the secretary announced to the meeting the prompt and liberal re- P'y of the Marquess of Bute, to an application made to him on behalf of the Society. The repty was ^orihy of the noble Marquess :—" 1 think such a Society likely to be highly beneficial to the town of Cardiff; as an earnest of my good wishes for its suc- cess, 1 have desired Mr. E. P. Richards to pay you as a donation from me." After the report was read, it was unanimously resolved, that it should be Printed for general distribution, iu the hope of in- ducing influential persons in other places, to form Societies of the like nature. Mr. Wm. Bird, in the handsomest manner came forward, and offered gratui- tously to print 300 copies, that the fund< of the Society IIlIght not be encroached on. This offer was ac- CePted with many thanks to Mr. Bird for his liberal Conduct. The Secretary was then directed to convey '° the Marquees of Bute the high sense the meeting ^itertained of his munificent donation, by which the J-otniiiittee had been enabled to coufer such great enefit on the town. Thanks were theu voted to the l^aii'man for his conduct in the chair, and also to the °tneers.of the Institution and having entered into a subscription in aid of the funds, the friends of the Cardiff Benevolent Loan Society departed highly gratified with the proceedings of the evening, it is ji°ped that the accounts of this very interesting ineet- lnff may be the means of promoting the establishment such Societies in other parts of the Principality, 'here they have been established in England and Ireland, the advantages accruing from them have in- variably been very great. We are authorised to say, that the Rev. Secretary the Cardiff Society will, with the utmost pleasure give every information in his power, and aid by every Possible means,the formation of a similar Institution, Wherever it may be deemed likely to be of service. ROMNKY BJUDGE.—-We regret to filHl that at a tDg of the trustee held a few weeks since at ardiff, liitle hope was, entertained of any reduction eiug made ju the tails at present payable. The debt 11 411,101 and the anuual receipts 2291. leaving otrly, 10l. 10s. beyond the interest on the debt and payment to the clerk, and for advertising, towards the neces- T*ry repairs. Tlie interest due np to the 1st of July last, was stated to be 3391. 15s. and cash in hand to the payment 156/. only, thus leaving a deficiency 183/. 15s. To meet such deficiency, it was con- sidered that a reduction in the interest on the debt -should be submitted to the bondholders. „ COMMITMBXTSTO ^ALLDIIF GA'OI. AND HOUSE OF V^RRKCTION. December 11th, 1833, Catherine patters, by M. P- Traherne, Esq. charged with ^aving feloniously slabbed, cut, and wounded John ones, 0,f the parish of Coity, with intent to do a grievous bodily harm.—Convictions none. P/IISONERS IN CARDIFF GAOL AND HOUSE OF c A OllItEC-rION, DEC. 12.—Trial at Assize, five trial Sessions, four; for transportation, four convicted e'ons seven ditto misdemeanor, five i debtors, four- i ^oiKiardy, toor; vagrants, one; fine, one; 0,'ther examination, one.—Total 46. NEATII.-Perhaps the most beautiful specimen 'he Durham breed of citttle that ever was witnessed, the property of Mr. Halket, of Rheola, jas^ch was sold by him in our market on Wednesday NEATH PETTY SESSIONS. lal —van JcMkiu, of Lantwit, npar Neath, °urer, was convicted before F. Frcdricks, Esq. in of three pounds and costs, for feloniously j, Hhng a quantity of underwood, the property of ^ry John Grant, Esq. of the Guoll, ia 6.— Rees Rees, of Dylais lower, was convicted he sum of two pounds, for knowingly suffering 0'c.r to he consumed in his house after the hour of ten and°Ck at » a"^ a'so l^e suni ol ten shillings e,lttc.0s,s> for assaulting one Elizabeth Thomas, while his house, to fetch her son away from SOCIETY FOlt I'ItONIOTI-,G CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE. —An excellent sermon in aid of the funds of the Cowbridge District of this Society was preached on Sunday last at Aberdare, by the Rev. E. P. Thomas, P. C. of that parish. Tne Rev. Gentleman's text was from Heb. 10, v. 21, the exhortation in which he pleaded with great zeal and ability. He gave a lucid exposition of the state of this truly noble institution, and dilated with considerable talent on the widely extended field of its exertions, and the increased eflorts which were required to meet the spiritual wants, and to satisfy the intellectual demands of innumerable fellow-creatures whose advancing knowledge fully kept pace with their advance.in numbers. The object of the Cowbridge District Committee is to payoff a debt of IDOl. which they have contracted, without appealing to the funds (and thereby diminishing their means of doing good) of the Parent Society. Notwithstanding the unpropitious state of the weather, a very respectable collection was obtained. COWBRIDGE.—GROSS OUTRAGES.—On Friday night, last week, some mischievous ill-disposed ras- cals removed the boundary stone of Cowhridge parish and threw down a considerable part of a wall between that town and Llanblethian; from thence entering the latter village they threw a quantity of stones down the chimney of the Mill House, frightening an aged female to such a de- gree that she has been confined to her bed ever since.—Also on the night of Saturday last some villains entered an outhouse upon the premises of the Rev. R. Knight, Llanblethian, and stole from thence a tame hawk, a favourite bird of that gen- tleman's, and afterwards mutilated and overthrew the entrance-gate pillars of a lady's house, in the same village. Mr. Knight has offered a reward for the apprehension of those pests, whom we believe to be that description of scum that the beer-houses are in the habit of sending forth nightly for the annoyance of their neighbours. WRECK.-NVitliiii the last week a quantity of tanned hides, wax candles, &c. have been thrown up by the sea, on the coast between Boverton and Aberthaw., The weather has for some time past been extremely stormy here, and we expect every day to hear particulars of the wreck. SWANSEA PETTY SESSIONS. Tiec. 10, 1833, Commitments to tlte House of Correction. John Irving, a decently dressed young man, who represented himself to be a mariner aud native of Scotland, was committed for trial at the next Quarter Sessions, for stealing a silver watch and silk haudker- chiet, the property of Samuel Davies landlord of the Quiet Lamb public house, Swansea. The prisoner was apprehended at Carmarthen, by Thornton the police officer, and the prosecutor Davies, who met him in the street. The prisoner on seeing prosecutor went up to him and said Mr. Davies 1 have taken your watch, here it is" and immediately gave it up with the handkerchief. The prisoner, who is a tall powerful young man, did not offer the least resistance, or attempt to escape from the custody of the officer. We understand he is respectably connected, and well spoken of by several persons who know him. Jenkin Jenkins, of the parish of Swansea, farmer, was convicted in the mitigated penalty of 5s. with costs, for uot having his name and place of abode painied oil his cart, used on the turnpike road on the 26th ult. contrary to the act of Parliament. John Davis, of Swansea, mason, was fined 51. and iu default of payment was committed to the House of Correction for two months, for assaulting William Lodwick, police officer, whilst in the execution of his duty, on Saturday night last. Letitia Hopkins, and Margaret James, two pros- titutes, were severally committed to the House of Correction to hard labour for seven days, for druuken and riotous behaviour in the streets. THE LATE GALES.—Sunday about 2 P.M. tilti Bristol Steamer being then on her station at Swansea went off to the Mumbles for the purpose of towing in the Elizabeth Clarh, belonging to Messrs. Francis Richardson aud Co. of this place, laden with timber' from St. John's, New Brunswick; which ressel en: counteied » severe gale of wind off the banks of Newfoundland, whereby both her masts were carried away. From thence she was navigated under jury masts, notwithstanding which she made her passage in 26 days. Ju the tremendous sea which carried away her masts, two of the crew were washed over- board and the captain (Alder) much injured for- tunately however the men were soon picked up. Much praise is due to the master and crew for their very arduous exertions and able conduct. The brig Amethyst, from Montreal, which was stranded about a fortniglit ago, in Swansea Bay, laden with flour and grain, for Liverpool, was warped off the sands and towed in by the steam tug be- long-ing to this port, and entered the harbour nearly the same time with the Elizabeth CLark. The pier and sands were thronged wiili spectators all anxious to witness thef gratifying, sight. On Tuesday a brig wrecked off the Mumble Head during the late gale was brought into the harbour with the loss, of her main-mast and bowsprit. The very ingenious exhibitions in glass-blow- iug, by Mr- Dukes, who is about to visit Merthyr, we are iufoimed by our Brecon friends, have afforded the highest gratification to the intelligent inhabitants of that town. They have excited, we understand, the same pleasing sensations in many other places which he has visited. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On Sunday night last a poor boy of 12 or 13 years old, belonging to one of the Glamorganshire Canal Boats, was drowned near the at Coedpenmaen, Newbridge he had gone out of his boat for a light, and is supposed to have been literally blown into the tail of the lock by the violence of the storm. The poor mother, who has been lately deserted by her husband, lives at Abervan, in the parish of Merthyr'. The name of this unfortunate boy was John Frederick he was a son of Richard Frederick of Abervan. DROWNING- On the same day, John Williams, a finer, aged 30,who had been at a beer shop called the Bunker s Hill, and drank three pints of beer, left the house about 10 o'clock. He was missed that night and all the following day. On Tuesday a concourse ot persons went in search of him, and on Wednesday his body was found in the river Cynon, opposite farm. Though not intoxicated, it is supposed that, having drunk more than beer than usual, he either fell over the iron bridge across the Cynon, or slipped over that steep bank, where the tram road and the river so nearly meet. There was a heavy flood in the river at the time. A ilooll AIAN DROWNED IN A FIT.-On Mon- day morning1 a poor man named William Jones, a native ot Pembrokeshire, who was subject to fits, was on his way from Tredegar to that county, at the side of the Taft, at Merthyr, when unfortunately he was seized with a fit, in consequence of which he fell into the river. There was a high flood at the time, and his body was carried about 100 yards before it could be extricated. He was not quite dead, but notwithstanding able medical assistance was promptly reades-ed,,Jie expired iu a short time.. X)E>TH BY DROWNING.—On the night of IVe-ti- nesday the 4th instant, a poor man named William Saunders, a savyyer, unfortunately in a state of intox- ication, was walking home, his mother leading him, by the side of the Glamorgan Canal, near Newbridge; when by a sudden stagger, he fell into the canal. His afflicted mother used every exertion in her power to rescue him, but unhappily without success. MERTHYR POLICE. Before J. B. BHUCE and W.THOMAS, Esqrs. HIGHWAY ROBUKRY.—DI:c. IO.-William Lewis, Morgan livanfi, and John Lewis, miners, at Cyfartha, were brought to the t'ar on the following charge Jdhn Thonias, miner at Cyfartha,deposed as follows :— On Sunday evening last, about six o'clock, I went to the beer house at Pcnrhiw.in company with William Edwards of Taymawr, his son and some other persons. The three I prisoners asked me if I would go home with them and another person named John Murphy (a Pembrokeshire man). I went with them out of the house, after having been repeatedly asked by THEM to do so. When we came to the Scwrfa, MORTON Kvans insisted upon taking me by the arm WE «ent°in the direction of the mountain the four persons before named were with me. Morgan Evans pretended to be lame and still kept hold of me presently I felt his hand in my right trousers pocket, and I saw him put half-a-crown, which he took out of it, into his waist coat pocket. Jenkin Evans,one of the stewards at Cyfar- tha, has been threatening me that the men would look bad on me" if I brought this business forward.* (An ex- pression of surprize from the bench.) I said Morgan you will repent for doing that. •' Repent shall 1?!' HE said, and then struck me. 1 defended myself AS well as I eoidd I got free from him and then went forward towards the coal level; there were there the three other prisoners and John Murphy. They asked me how it had

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