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EXOltfMO UTHS HIRE.
EXOltfMO UTHS HIRE. CtlURCtl K M'S, BOROUGH OF NE\yPOR I pursuant to notice, a meeting of the inhabitants of the borough ot Newport, and parish of Sc Wool- 1 os. vvas ',e 0,1 ,llllrSf,a.y the yth July, to make a ralc, for the necessai v repairs of the Church. An adjoin'10'1 meeting tor settling the late wardens ac- counts stooU Hie book fur t|,e same time. The aoco«"« w?re S°ne ml<> settled, after which the subject ol the rate came on. A gre £ U mimber of l)is seniers attended to object (o ii, but in consequence nf the notice no. having been fixed on the church door, the "i( i ing was considered illegal; another meeting took p ace on Thursday the IGtli July, at tpH o'clock in the monun. IW.ng the interval the Dissente.s v*e e not idle, the ministers exhorting their congregations to uttend from tlw pulpit to get rate. The meeting was so numerous that it was ad- journed trom the vestry ,oom to the body of the Church. the Rev. A. A. tsaacson, vicar, took the chair.a"d read he notice,and then s id. "Weare now asse,iibled m the house of God, and the purpose of our meeting is o consider of the necessity of grant- ing to the churchwarden8 a rate, wherewith to repair dilapidations in this sacred structure, and to aid the performance of divine service therein Economy has been studied in their estimate, and I E trust, Gentlemen, that you will not reject their ap- plication. 1 shall not attempt, othewise than by persuasion, to induce you to render your support. (etltletlle", I believe we have all been looking for- ward to a Parliamentary provision for the sustonta- tron of the eoifi> e<>! theChurch as yet we arc dis- appointed but the time is not far distant when means will be afforded by Government to ensure that end. Be then entreated not to divide- as brethren who do wo/dwell together in Christian unity—but rather allow me to exhort you to unite and to uphold, this Church, the past guardian of those sacred oracles from which we a II derive our common faith. Gentlemen, I do not deny the utility of those ex- ertions u hicli have been so zealously used by our Christian b/ethren, not exactlv according with cor(iiii, Chllrch (iiscipline. I, moreover acknowledge that Christianity has received much advancement by their exertions. But, Gentlemen, let me plead again, where were our parents dedicated to Christ in bap- t.sm ? where were they united in the sacred bonds of matrimony and where, let me ask, do the ashes ol our forefathers reslt awaiting the day of the world s termination? r,Q ashes of many rest n-ithw the sacied wall" of the Established Churchof this realm, and of many nu,r(, in the consecrated, grounds ot our ( hmch-yard. Let me then entreat you to aid and supp()| this House of God, wherein have been unb.bed lhe see<js of elcrn. iif<f} by those who gave bulb to-/V. |^?t us be patient, not'think i' rn 1 0l',er'but aim alone at the goal—the palvntiOn ot our souls. Mr Morris, one of the churchwardens, read a list of (he.terns, every one of which appeared to be strictly necessary, which amounted to 13t) for the borough and parish; in this amount was included £ (iS arrears due in IN33, when the tasCratewas made, and was to have been paid out of that rate, but that has not been done. Mr Prothero then came forward an 1 proposed that the rate Je granted, in a very able speech. The motion was seconded by Mr Powell. An amendment was proposed by Mr John Frost, that the rate be postponed till the 1st of July 1836. Mr Thomas Wall seconded the amendment. Mr Thomas Phillips, jun explained the law en- fordog the flllty on churchwardens and the power given to them for making a rate, should one be ob- jected to by the meeting. Ylr PbHPips in a powerful address, supported the rale. MrByroll, an Independent minister, next spoke in favour ot the amendment. i.in1 • r "> A ;>mj the poll be taken as laid down in the \e*U\ Ad • he pulling commenced, aud was ke|>t up with spirit for some time: and when all present h.t<) ii,lc iii.:Ji)i ;;y ill I'a ot the rate, but the gentleman who artel us pol'-derk for the Dissenters, refused to give in the li-i contain 111 kile names (or the number) of those w ho had against the rate, as he was aware that the Dissenting Ministers who recorded theii names ai the commencement ol' the poll, were going about the town in order to bring up a reinforcement of v ot.'i s against the rate. The chairman iiH|uired if tiiere were any persons present who li;ld ii,)t io!p(i, and being answered by i\Jr .Iohn Fro"t thaI he bad no!, he was requested to do so. but refusing, the vicar declrvred the meetirtg in favor of tlie rate. 'Hie vicar then left the chair, and soon after the party collected hy the dissenting ministers came up; they then elected a dla i nn.1 II ')1' f heif" own, an 1'went 011 polling after the other party had left, tlie church, till they had a majority in their favor. The Dissenters w ill 110 dOllbl maintain the contrary. biit the rate was* fairly and legally carried, notwithstanding ti,e un- ceasing efforts which were made by 1 he opposing party. We are rejoiced to hear that the Ystrad v voJwg portion oi the L-airsaunor Instate has fallen into 1 he hands of so spiiited a proprietor as Mr Craw>h.iy Bailey It of five large fanns, animating tog-ether, to nearly 2,000 acres, in the most l omauiic part of ilie valley of Rhoniiiia-fawr, and very near stradyvodwg Oiurch.- The price give., lor it uas 10,000 guineas Timber to |K> value' It abounds %'it[, C()'Al of* lie ,x,-eile.i: (iii,,Iitv i-iii,it by Mr Coffin to the south east of lhe properly Th» LlausriuiUn "I"u..í<)!I, de tIIPS \I t' rnvdesfale a ¡ .1\' :,l'£1 (.¡ Cow bridge) was bought iu at JL'3<>,t;00, During the met n; of' the inhahil uits of tie? borough of Newpo.t and parish of St. Woollos, at the Church, on the IGth inst. for th purpose of granting a church-rate, some person or persons broke tli<? leaves of several prayer books (not èntire\ out) contai!\in:; the ar¡,idfoS or Ib' Church. Mr George Oliver, jun. M r Thorn is Payne. and a persoil named Driscol, the three voung men who were drlm lied W hen going to the Cardiff Regatta, were picked upon Sunday last, not far distant from each other, and brought-to Newport. An inquest was held on the bodies, on Monday morning, by the Same jl/ry ill each case Verdict- Found Dro,vred.- It was within live minutes of eleven o'clock, on Monday the 13th, when the boat sunk, and about the same time lasl Mondav when the bodies-were brought out of the chllrdl where they had laid together Messrs Oliver ami Payne were interred in the grave with and by the side of Payne's mother. Driscol was buried with his friends. Some hundreds at- tended the funerals, and the excitement on the ine- lanc.lioly occasion, was exceedingly gient The same day, on an elderly man (an idiot,) who died in the Po a House, al Oaeileon. It w,i>< reported ;hn> h ■ came by his death from ill treatatenl, but there was no evi dence to thijt cift-ef -Vol-tilel by the visitath a of God.
! BR& £ ?ONSH$RS. ------
BR& £ ?ONSH$RS. The Runiney Works, with the large tra1 ul mineral and other estates to it, was pllr- chased last week by ^Viltvam Crawshay, Esq. for £40,<100, The niakiii, ,)f the ne%v r,),td frt)il) file '.Iisllou's meadow, mar Brecknock, to Pen-isar wain, Oil fit., Brecknock and Hay road, was at a recent turnpike meeting, set out in lots to llireeeontractors, at 4s. lid and 5s. 8d. the yard, forward. This diversion exieuds above two miles, and will avoid the steepliills eo-ninj, from Brecknock on that road, except Forge Pitch, which it is in contemplation to lower next sprin<r.
MERTHYR POLICE.
ST 01'}—~—- -— —i f'eeps no'h'>?'e"^s' no' 111 ,<>ul"t» nor in ('aril iff. f°thing t0 °°p *Ll) enter, his visits to his patients. Has repaid Dir/0 '"s ,ncmory to the dny on whirl 1 ,°Fandum ACU'ar v's'ts to the plaint ill. Has no me- f the Li""10 luo|iths elapsed before any tiling'arose j^ind hi(n Hlntiff's rase. Until then, had nothing to 8'x Souths other cases of fracture, within any 0_ Ul1(ifr his care. Does not know the name llclt k Y one* He had one in the Glebeland, but does ^ccted t|C lnan's name. A1 cock was one patient,he re- tiSited him • 1,0 had visited within six months. Had j'ten eve»v Slx Weeks ago. Every day lor a week, 1,1 six<p .0t^er ^ay- Thinks he paid the last visit to i€Vc'n diivlf S Does not know. It might have been v'Sited H W.as on a Monday, the fourth day, that Vsdav The accident took place on a a 'YedIIHnks.so. Not sure. It might have been on Jf'U SVFO-I not swear it was not On a Tuesday. t«eino ll Was not on a Tuesday. Has nothing but j)°t there*^ to cnaljle him to do so. Is certain he was nici f °n a ^fdnesday. Examined the hip on the rotate t, moved the limb up and down, could not Pcctan'f ,w n° shortening of the limb. Did notsus- blere mu V"Cturc- were a dislocation upwards a'ntiff aV(! been a shortening of about two inches. k^Xa.0omP1<'uiK-d of his hip. Plaintiff asked witness ^ocatfi?6 '"S llip- Plaintiff did not say his hip was s,vejirthat ^°th legs were of the same length. Will! ^ie dorSu the head of the thigh bone had been on ^ftie the ilium tliey could not have been the ,rTi not examine the hip afterwards. *'as t(je n°t complakj of the hip. Saw the swelling the tiSatfle on the second day as the first night, and that p|a:an(i fourth days. Did not tell his brother ^as goin" comP'ained of his hip. Thought the case ther at ^.j0" well, and did not represent it to his bro- ■h^sidereW Never suspected fracture or dislocation. (*Vreir the swelling at the hip was a contusion. ^Vet r(J,re bruises on the hip and extravasation. Has ^'s'°cati UCG<* a dislocation of the hip. Symptoms of °fthe u °" nre> shortening of the leg and the inversion s4y jf,, ^c'e> &c. Plaintiff's leg was shortened. Can't four h Ce Was ^'s inverted. Attended the plain- K. a>'s» and can't tell if his knee was inverted or tiffs ]e ll°t observe. Put third splint on the piain- "as lIoetg¡ way of an inclined plane, because the bed j0f<^s m' 'iu bed was not even—not firm—or the I the bed was. Tiie legs were ban- ftdagp a ro"cr bandage, and an cightccn-tailcd k SDi-r°Un(l the splints. There was no use in the y°Hes7° Particular use. It might keep the f fievera^os't '011- It could do no harm he thought. ^een ti^ 'm tluit it would force the muscles *itl| an !le other splints. The spliidg. were tied loosely tie teen-tailed bandage. II was his practice ^$6 sf) ll|ts tightly. The three splints, in this tied tightly. That might force the ^0Uld j/^tween the other splints. Can't see that it Pede the union. There was no object to be Woi,'V i • third splint that would compensate for ^ndfvf.'t <aused on the heel. The plaintiff had a ^ffVrji, e heel. That wouud was an unnecessary ♦ » Sa' 111 Some degree. Four or six weeks after ■'Six, y. the plaintiff. Does not recollect whether Hot. a splint on then, or a wound oil the heel or P'enu Cox, examined bv Mr Vr. Williams—Is ap- ^'Ud R >° ^'fe'K^nt. Went with Edward Russell to t(ir,, e?a,t> when the accident occurred. The wound pile lll('hes I on ir and two deep. Three pieces of '°°d. ''pi re,noved. There was a great flowing of Jjp t||e ,e hip was gr(;atly swelled. Witness sewed t ft^-tlii ^ound. Applied bandages and plaister. •h „"p Was placed between the splints and thelegs. 'Vy t old handkerchiefs, or linen of some kind. ^'y formed into pads. Witness asked for wool. no|ie. They put the leg on a pillow. One :d ^,as put on before the splints, then the splints, life p:1 the bandage. It was neither tight nor loose. (lr Pl""W was tied round the leg with a handkerchief e^li „•, linS- Bricks were used. Thr-re was one 'rp^' the foot, to secure the position of the k e iiii Pillow reached from the knee to the heel, ^ks ec* c'rf was not tied to the sound one. Tlie Us^l| wrapped up in a stocking. Edward S''Shtlv- eXanr,inPfl the plaintiff's hip. Tlie plaintiff 'Ucj, • of it. The witness observed it was aS(^rt^i^('He<|. Edward Russell moved the thigh, to ^a$J the liip joint were injured. Regan said it :];nined for the fracture, when the hip was ex- fk 0 sPli t 's w'th Edward Russell, on the. third day. R Woro the same as witness had al\vay seen Uss^jj j't use. On the second day, he was with a?(-s if' not dress the leg, or remove the ban- :>use they were hard. Opening them would |(,tr lrr'tatioii. 'I'lie next day they were removotl— ° ^as dressed, and adhesive plaister put to it. ft'thin fi Russell again. Can't say on what day, ^Usson ,e or s,x days. Saw plaintiff twice with ^alo "esides the first day. Attended often witli ''as i|Sf!?^Xam'nf'd—Has been an apprentice two years. IT Seen any practice but with defendant. Has it sen straight splints used. Has seen them cases than Regan's. Edward Russell ^entations on the third dny. Witness don't vv'lrd''p^ M'ard Russell ordered thein before, lleard the ie ussell order fomentation, the first day, to Hp ^Xan»ined—Can't say if fomentations were or- lietujj 0 the P by Mr Edward Russell. Don't re- to. erif(, It they were ordered while he was in the J„ln ye was out of the room some time. Mr (j%mock Scale examined—Is apprenticed to f>f liussell. His apprenticeship expired 25th ^0r tho't■' ^ast? but he his serving him now to make up ^lio, ,e he was in London to attend lectures at St '■fory rV ;u"' ^lly"s Hospitals. He attended lectures 1 hist. 1 n Oe tober, went to attend Regan. Ved |S,-eat pain, lie complained of a frac- 't t0 ^l l,r;ind injury done to his hip. Witnesssupposed |j6 51 ^cture of the nec.k of the thigh bone. Was °Ccurr*V the plaintiff and Ann Jooes hat the accident ,lid. ed foul, (lal's before witness went. Found splints, I¡'g. ;l!1d bricks covered, applied to the fractured bril:k Pillow was betwcPlI the bricks and leg, and the to support- the pillow. The bricks W c|j1('t tied, but lying loosely in the bed. The pil- CQVf>rpC»,1°t 4u'te cover the bricks. The bricks were. stockings or rags. There appeared to be p1'of "'flninniation. Did not remove the ban- to .;<ound one leg shorter than the other. Went Russell. He was ill in bed. Confined of bi(xa from the lungs. lie had been >ur days, and had had a cough for months. ai|t g°t up and dressed himself, and went with ^(ljS to see Regan. He looked at plaintiff's hip. "Stl 0lles to get a towel or sheet- He trietl the the limb first. The knee was inverted. Got 1 sheet. Placed it between the legs on the tar.ffroln. Defendant and witness had something at- ^'tn the knee, by which extension was made. aiK| ^seannot say what. Defendant drew at one end, O.^u'tuess at the other. Witness drew the upper end. Oa^' Sa'd lie thought the injury done to tlie hip was a '°eH{-re tlie cervix femoris. Witness has seen a dis- ^uJV^ced. Defendant and witness applied tll)tt. » bke the force necessary to reduce a dislocation. fOrce a fracture of the cervix femoris reduced. The 3pp)j "PP'ied was about the same as witness has seen H'tjji to reduce the fracture of the thigh bone, s;; thenmb was being drawn, witness perceived an tlio j' 'on. Had his eyes fixed on the knee. Saw °f tf,p Ve. Positions of the knees. At the expiration ^o„f,i ')u"g, they were of the same length. They ^daJ l'Uln knee to knee. After that, applied flannel Hlit'jSes to the thigh, to confine the trochanter, and an Pliod °n?' handage, to confine the legs together. Ap- t° thea S straight splint with a hollow from the hip f'i^d the leg; but not on the same night; ap- ^'iiUr" bandars that nigiit. Saw Regan the fol- niorn'ng.^§<,lieves he was alone. Saw tlie H a befor(! ne went to the plaintiff. He was in V ft Worse for his exertions on the previous even- tr(,t efendant gave witness directions. Witness's to c ^t Was by the directions of defendant. It was Put 0 '"Ue the banda ges on tlie thigh and pelvis, and 1, 01, splint. The splint was bare, the limb was t'ff (| ( with a flannel bandage. Did not see the plain- H:°rse( "ext day, but did the following. Found him ^Dt^^ering from pains below the knee. Ordered fo- ri^ti0l0n'S ail*i poulti< •.es to be repeated. Madecommu- ^as d 'lst° the defendant. Next day but one the limb liin UP> and witness used extension. Bandaged ?S('s anc' dressed the leg. He tightened theband- Pull.;lt ('Oyifiiie(I the long splint. If any one aided k4,(, 14g, it was by hand. Witness brought knee to ^"Ser f! 'I(' nurse said, she thought the injured knee »^0,itl| n the other. Visited plaintiff daily for a l'°H$. Witness took the <vase under his own direc- tL^"d °"ptlier. Was accompanied once or twice by I first1*' '^f^^ant went with witness three times a ^owth. Defendant had an affection of the ho\j,. Was confined to the house—not. in bed, except °r So" Witness made communications every ^Vedf ab°ut plaintiff to defendant, and defendant fees ^tions how to proceed. The splints and band- f('rHltTe taken off on account of the great pain, tl th Went with witness to see plaintiff the day ,'c" hip ,e^'w'ereremoved. They were again applied to s'S 'e^'J 'eg was again retracted. Witness elongated (4,l in ii "y his hands, with the assistance of some per- In the house. Brought knee to knee..Next morn- t), eg Was retracted, and no splint was on. Rp- leS, and re-applied the splint. Communicated .R: with the defend ant, who gave directions that witness) acted upon. They were. removed on the following There was matter formed in the soft parts of the frac. ture. The splints were not re-applied. Apprehended mortification. After that, witness confined his treat- lIIent to the fractured leg. Abandoned the hip altoge- ther. Dressed the leg every day if much matter oozed out; if not every second or every third day. Plaintiff went on as well as a man with a compound fracture could. Witness gave him medicine by the advice of the defendant. Attended the plaintiff till January. Went to Dowlais then. Cox attended with witness sometimes. Cross-examined—Is defendant's brother-in-law. The knee was inverted. Could not examine more closely, to see if there was confined motion, hut could make extension with the force described. Did not look for the head of the thigh bone. Knew it to be in the acetabulum. Never looked, and defendant did not. Does not know how many cases of fracture of the thigh bone are on record. Attended lectures. Has seen Mr Bransby Cooper often apply three splints to a fractured leg. Felt a crepitus, and applied extension. Nobody was at the other leg when lie brought the in- jured leg down. The sound leg might have slipped up. Did not think so. Should not be surprised if the head of the thigh bone were found to be on the ilium. If it were so found, he should think he had made a mistake. If lie now found the head of the thigh IMJMC out of the socket, he should think he had made a mistake as to the extension. All men are liable to error. Re-examined—Gave a description to Edward Davies, Lewis, and Forrest. It was accurate. By the Judge-Tied the legs together after he had elongated the limb. A substance was between the knees, a brick or a stone. Can't say what. Tying the legs together was with reference to the hip. Edward Davies examined—Is surgeon at Merthvr, and member of the College of Surgeons. Some prac- tioiiei-s used splints without holes. Is in extensive practice hilnself. Is not certain if the^ used straight splints, at 'the London Hospitals. At Paris, they atwaysdid.) At the Hotel de Dim, they used straight splints. HE used them himself. It was usual to use bricks. He resorted to something of the kind himself. Considers it not wrong to use a third splint. It was an inclined plane. Beds of chaff were irregular, and the splints would counteract that inequality. Ulcers on the heel are very common in compound fractures, even when no splints are used. Very common. Is acquainted with Scale. Considers him a competent person to be entrusted with a case of that sort, under the superintendence of the defendant. Considers Scale capable of giving a scientific report to defendant. From Scale's description, and the history of the case, he believes"tt to be a fracture. From the nature of the fracture, should not consider it a mark of unskil- fuluess, to be unable to discover which it was. The force to be applied for the reduction of dislocation, could not be used without great risk. Martin was of opinion that the inflammation occasioned would be of thc serous membrane; witness thought so too partly, and partly from the ligatures. 0 Cross-examiried by Mr James—Hooper's Surgical Dictionary was a good work; a sort of Fade Mecum to country surgeons. (Mr James read an extract from it to the effect that eversion was not accounted for, &c.) Witness differed from that opinion. (Mr James then read an extract from Sir A. Cooper's work, on disloca- tion and fracture, eversion and inversion, &c.) Wit- ness thought he had seen exceptions. Tiiinks, on the direct application of force, the. accident is as likely to happen to young men as to old. (Mr James read an- other extract to the effect, that in 39 years, only two cases were known under 58 years of age.) Witness thought that correct; but he thought that the applica- tion of direct and indirect force were very different. It was good practice not to make extension further than defendant did, and not to rotate the thigh. Wit- ness would not. Putting out the statement ot Scale, witness would think plaintiff had had a fracture, from the examination he had made. I His Lordship observed, the witness says that the symptoms are common to dislocation, and yet he said it was a fracture. He could not understand tins. Witness admitted that he had signed a certificate that it was a fracture, and not a dislocation, Without examining the head of the lione, or rotating the limb. He thought it was decent to do so. He had made no examination at the time he had signed the certificate. His Lordship said, it was highly imprudent to do so. The witness ought to have made all examination or to have denied to certify. The witness said, that he signed the certificate on the report made to him by Scale, that the knees were brought together. He was going to London at the time, and was in a hurry. It was not good practice to allow splints to remain till ulceration was produced. If complaints were made, they should be removed. Knows nothing of Edward Russell's skill, personally. Does not know him as well as Scale. Knows the works that defendant attends. One surgeon cannot attend all the works does. Witness would trust such a case as Regan's W. an apprentice who had been one season in London. Defendant had another as- sistant, Riley. Docs not know that he is a member of the College of Surgeons. Had heard the report of St,-al c before -he signm the The Judge said, that any person who had seen the certificate, from a medical man, would conceive he had used ill the means of examination in his power; but it turned out that he bad not even seen it. It was not proper. The witness, on rc-examinntion by Mr Williams, said, if Sir Astley Cooper had been there, lie could not have done more than Edward Russell did, as to force. Supposing a direct force, such as a fall of earth, fell upon a young man, it would break the thigh bone. Whether it was a child, a giant, or an elephant, it was the same thing, if the force were direct. The Judge said, there was no right to assume there was an application ol direct force. The plaintiff might have slipped down and dislocated his hip, for all they knew. By Mr James—'The witness said, the weight could not fall directly on the thigh bone, the skin and muscles would interfere. The Judge said, it was all conjecture. James Lewis-is surgeon at Cardiff, in rather extensive practice. Examined Michael Regan some six or seven weeks ago. 1 he witness gave a long ac- count-of what lie did and found. on that occasion, and gave his opinion that the case was a fracture, and not a dislocation. The iierik, of the thigh bone was in the socket. He found a bony enlargement—a callous. His decided opinion was, that it was a fracture of the upper part of the thigh bone, through the trochanter if so, it was external to the capsulai ligament. He meant the large trocha?dcr trochanter major. Saw the plaintiff wal kill without his crutches. Only one stick or crutch. Thought hiin improved. Can't say whether it was a stick or crutch; but is quite sure one hand was disengaged. Tiiinks the man is as well of fits lie. could be under such circumstances. Cross-examined by Mr James—Tiiere are patients of his not a bit better off. Witness is not a member of the College of Surgeons nor Apothecaries' Hall. Was never apprenticed. Mr James referred to a letter pub- lished in the Guardian, and addressed to Mr Russell on the subject. The witness said that the letter was a mis-print. There was nothing on the dorsum ilii which a surgeon could mistake for the head of the thigh bone. [The letter referred to was printed, verbatim, from an original letter sent to the Guardian Office, signed by Mr Lewis, and, at the request of the person who brought it, a proof was given for their correction, and the corrections were attended to. No complaint of incorrectness was ever made beforc.-Ed. G. and G.] Mr Richard Reece examined—Is surgeon at Cardiff. Was asked, some time ago, to give his opinion on Re- gan's case. Went on behalf of nobody, only to see some bad case or other. He felt the head of the thigh bone on the dorsum ilii. Was sorry to differ with his medical brethren, but would stake his reputation on the point that it was a dislocation. With such a frac- ture as he had heard described, he would not have used force to reduce the dislocation. He might do some- thing to satisfy the patient, but not with the hope of doing any thing effectual. However, lie should have ascertained the nature of the injury. Bid «ot affect more science than his neighbours. Would not, have ascertained while there was inflammation. Would have sacrificed the hip to the leg. Cross-examined by Mr James—He would not only use pullies, but would prepare the patient by consti- tutional treatment. He would use warm baths, bleed- ing, and nauseating doses of antimony. Faintness is favourable to extension. Force could not be applied without disturbing the lower limb. Woutd wish to ascertain the fact of the real injury; but more for curi- osity than any hope of reduction, till by a ^P^t bony matter, the fractured bone was united. When that was donV, would try the reduction of the disloca- tion, if within eight weeks. Would have got some of his brethren to share the responsibility (laughter.) Would not have trusted to an apprentice in such a case. Would rather have got some friend to visit the patient, if lie had been ill. Had sometimes applied three splints, but would not allow them to remain to cause ulceration. The witness was asked by Mr Williams, if there were dislocation and fracture both in paintilrs case. Mr j Reece replied not; but the man was in court, and they could hv him on the table and < Uf down upon it, that wouM be the best way (laughter.) TVe plaintiff was j informed of what had been said awl, observed ¡ ( with all itiv h(,,irt," t,, w(, iindertood. Mr Charles Forrest—Is surgeon at Hiru-aiu. Thought there was a fracture; not a dislocation, ^eltapiotuber- ance above the acetabulum, which he considered was not the head of tin- thigh bone, but a deposit of matter. Thinks the cure as successful as any man could have Thinks the cure as successful as any man could have produced. Would not have entrusted such a case to an apprentice if he could have procuied more efficient assistance. Should visit such a case every day for three weeks or a month. Wouhl not think it unprofessional to leave the case in the hands of an assistant who was a member of the College of Surgeons. Ann Shelton said, she heard Ann Jones say, that Mr George Russell had been as attentive to Regan, as if he had been his own brother. She did not say that Mr George Russell had attended frequently. IN weiiiiiiiii iVilli;ltlls-I Ann Jones say, t hat the youngMnedieal gentlemen could not have been more attentive, to Regan, if they had been his brothers. Rees Thomas, was drinking at Regan's lodging, on last Sunday week. Went away, and returned again. The. door was unlocked; Went, up stairs, and saw Aim Jones in bed with Regan. Mr James objected to this question. The Judge said it was irregular, but it was too late. Mr James replied. The learned Judge summed up. The Jury returned a verdict for plaintitf-Danngcs, £25. Doe Dem. Reed v. Alice Harris.—Mr James opened the pleadings. Mr Evans then addressed the Jury, for the defendant. Having admitted the plaintiff to be heir-at-law, he had I' the right of addressing first, and of replying. Fac-simile copies of the will wererproduced. Mr Redwood, for tile defendant, was called to prove the instructions the testator had given respecting the execution of his will. Mr Anthony Thomas examined-Lives at Bristol. Lived at Wick, in 1832. Went there for the benefit of the set air. Knew old Mr Reed. Was called in to attest his will. Did so. Saw him sigu it. Witness wrote his name as attesting-witness. Mr Chilton admitted the signature of the will. Mr Crossman—Proved the instructions that were given to Mr Redwood for a will, by the testator. A will was prepared by consent, according to witness's in- structions. By this will, it appeared that the testator had left. to each of the descendants of his late sister Any, f. t foi mourning. Toeach of his five nephews and nieces, £ 100 each. A dwelling house, occupied by Robert Hughes, and adjoining meetinghouse, to Alice Harrs, and an annuity of £iO-to he lorfcited,ifshe had any in- tercourse with ThomasLlewellyn, of the Globe. Monk- ton Farm WSH devised to his son, to be forfeited, if he alienated or charged his interest in the same. Residue of real and personal estate to Thomas Llewellyn, of Baglan Hall, and John Rowland, of Neath, in trust, to convey into money; and after payment of debts, to hold in trust &c. provisions, in favour of his son s lawful children; if none, his heirs and co-heirs-nt-law, on his decease; and in that event, to be charged w itli t 100 to each of his nieces. fit ( stli of his Son s to (", -a c of, tile present wife, and lie marries again, all lands, &c. de- vised in trust, for his son and his assigns, during his life, and after his death, to the woman he marries, and I her assigns. Mr John Deere-Deposed to the displeasure of the testator, at his son's marriage with his piesent wife, and his desire for a divorce, which could not be obtained; that deceased said he would not leave his son anything that deceased wished him to make a will to that effect, and that witness delayed, from time to time, the execu- tion of it, in order that the testator might cool; and that finally the witness did prevail upon the testator to leave his son ^100 per annum. Deceased wished Alice Harris to be one of the executors. Witness advised him not. The provisions of this will were, that £7 should be left to Alice Harris, and each of deceased snepiiewsaud nieces, for mourning. All his freehold and copyhold estates to John Rowland, of Neath, and Alwe Harns as trustees. tloo a year to his son Richard Bevan Reed. Broughton House to Alice Harris, to hold and enjoy, &c. till she alienates or changes her interest therein. As to the other estates, to lay out residue by way of accumulation during the son's life, and after his death, or sooner, in purchase of freeholds or copyholds. Should estates rest, to pass to Alice Harris absolutely. Personal estate to Alice lIards and John Rowland, on trust, viz. furniture and stock to Alice Harris. Residue of personal estate to accumulate for the hCllefit of the son's children. Provided that if Mary, his son's wife, should die, and his son marry again, trustees might re- voke all, and settle all his real and personal estate for the benefit of his son and second wife, with certain limitations as to their interest. The trustees not to be accountable, and may reimburse tueinselves. Mr Chilton addressed the Jury for the plaintiff in a most energetic and zealous manner, and commented oil the letters of the deceased to his son, and the letters of the defendant to the plaintiff. He alluded to the «ill now in dispute, which gave to each of the children of his late sister Ann, £1 for mourning. To his nephews and nieces oCoOO. To Ann Richards, and her chilcli en, £ 500. To Alice I father .£300. Rev. Mr Sidney, executor, £ 100. Broughton house and furni- ture to Alice Harris; and forfeiture, if she had any inter- course with Thomas Llewellyn, of the Globe. Monk ton farm to Mr Sidney and Alice Harris, as trustees. Rent, after deducting all expenees of management, to be paid to his son—forfeited if he alienate or change his inter- est. Residue to Alice Harris and Mr Sidney, on trust as before. £ 500, to be expended by the trustees in ad- vancing such of his late sister's sons as may appear to be most deserving. Will dated August, 183-3. Mr Chilton having, in the course of his powerful ad- dress, alluded to a suit in the Ecclesiastical Court, pro- moted against the defendant and the testator for incest, was about to read the judgment of Sir John Nicholl, but it was objected to by Mr Evans, for the defendant. Mr Chilton persisted, and said he was in a condition to produce the examined copy of the decree, and eallPcI- Mr Pitcher, who produced the Archers' Court, ex- amined copy of minutes of th" decree, which was read. It was extracted from the registry of the Arches' Cowrf, Canterbury. The cause came before Sir John Nicholi, 4th Session of Hilary Term, Thursday, 1-lth of Feb. 1$2S. Mr I iteller, for the promoter, praved tfiat the Judge would pionounce it sufficiently proved that, the deceased and the defendant had had guiltv, criminal, and incestuous intercourse, and that they do refrain from that, and perform penance. The j'udge having heard the evidence, pronounced that Griffith had failed to prove the articles, and dismissed the defendant and the deceased from the suit. Mr Pitcher, examined by Mr Cnilton.—Is the Mr Pitcher referred to in the Iirterlocutories. Is a Proctor. The prayer that his (Mr Pitcher's) party be condemned in costs was not granted by Sir John Nicholi. The Judge was silent as to costs. According to the prac- tice of the Ecclesiastical Court, if the parties failed in proof, the costs were invariably in the discretion of the Court. In consideration of all the circumstances of this case, the suit was dismissed with costs. Witness is proctor in the case now pending Witness entered a caveat against the probate applied* for by Alice Harris, about two o'clock on the 3d January last. Alice Harris is one of the executors. The attorney who employed him for Griffiths of Bridgend was'Mr Beverley of London. Does not kuow if deceased, Reed, had sued Griffiths. Cross-examined—Knows knowthing of Griffiths excepting as proctor in that suit, has not been paid his bill. There is a balance Of t- 154. Atr Beverley is dead, Should be glad to see the £ 150 Coined Mr Jenkins of Bridgend is the attorney in this suit. l-i 1828 Jenkins was a clerk in Beverley's office, used to see him then, has not seen him lately, for years. There was not a word said about witness being paid his costs h> the suit of incest, if this case were gained by the plaintiff. Should have scorned such a condition. The £ 150 was owing to him by Beverley. By one of the Jury—The decree of Sir John Nicholi was never appealed against. His Lordship said that the parties might be said to have been indicted for incest and acquitted. David Thomas, examined—Lives at Wick. lie remembers the defendant going to live with the deceased. Two vers after she went there she had a child. She managed deceased's house at that time and ever since. Before that deceased and his family always lived in the parlor away from the servants Afterwards they were all in the kitchen together. Remembers that the plaintiff and Alice Harris quarrelled very in lived very uncomfortably. Plaintiff went away from his fa ther's house. Remembers plaintiff marrying. His father wasangrv with him for marrying; but was after- was on good terms with him. They went to each otiier's houses. The witness spoke of the influence of the de- fendant over the deceased—the deceased's dislike of her father—and his dread of being thrown down stairs, In his cross-examination the witness admitted that he had been occasionally drunk with the plaintiff at public houses. At ti,e ttid St-ir, &e,. William Evans lived in the service of the deceased twenty-four years ago. The defendant was there. Had a child. Slept in the same room with the deceased. be, One stuuli aud one laige. Re- members the defendant lying-in in the best room in the house. Sin; returned to deceased's room after that event. She was always quarrelling with the plaintiff, aud cathnghim "bachen drug" (bad boy), antftoid witness not to do any thing for him. The Deceased would generally take; the plaintiff's part if lie could have quiet with the defendant. James Howell—Is a shopkeeper at Wick, and a tenant of deceased's. This witness spoke of the deceased ,is as being under the (:ontl"IU! of the defendant, and said tti.it the deceased told him he would get the plaintiff out of prison only for the defendant. Deceased said, more than once, lie cou'd not do anything for that d d woman. The day after deceased's death, Alice Harris passed his house on horse-back, on the road to Cow bridge. Heard tiie will read by MrRed wood. Heard nothing about tearing off the back sheet, of the will. Gwenllian John deposed that, she remembered being at. Wick when Mr Anthony Thomas came there. Was at the house where plaintiff's wife lived when deceased came in crying like a child. Plaintiff's wife said, "In the name of God, what is the matter, that you cry so." Deceased said, "I cannot stop in the house with Alice Harris, I was obliged to go out in the middle of,ir(,,i k- fat, and cannot have peace night or day, because I will not, sign my will." Deceased said Alice Harris wanted him to will the whole to her, from plaintiff. it to will tll(, to lie, Plaintiff's wife said, "For God's sake Sir, trv to get your son homo." Deceased replied, "Oh, Mary, I dare not speak a word about it to Alice Harris, or I should be in danger of my life." He was afraid to take anything out of Harris's hands, for fear she would give him poison, and afraid to go down stairs before her, tor fear she would push him down and break his neck. David Rees examined—Was a tenant of deceased's. Called lopav his rent in May 1834. Asked deceased whv he did not I' ve his son home and he so ill ? Deceased said he dared not on account of. Alice Harris. William Gibson deposed that the deceased told him, when witness asked him why lie did not have his son home, that he dared not do if—fie was afraid of his life. He also said, If that devil of a girl had hold of me, and threw me down stairs, it would put"n end to my life, and I know she is free enough to do it." The defendant was in sight at the t me, aud the deceased pointed her out. as the he meant. Alary-Piiillips deposed as to the dread entertained by the deceased that the defendant would push him down stairs, and that he, did not have his own way in the house. She said that defendant was "over his head." Margaret Rees gave similar testimony, and said that deceased asserted that Alice Harries had got a will made on her own side &e. and that he would alter it. .(I woll](I 1',tet, it. Elizabeth Spencer also deposed to these facts, &(- &e. The Rev. John Evans Morgan—Was 19 or 20 years curate of Wick. Witness called on the plaintiff in the rlect Prison, Witness on his return to Wick at the plaintiff s request, asked the deceased to get him out of prison. Deceased said he would pay the principal but not the interest, and that witness should write to the cieditors &c. Next day the deceased sent, to him to say that he wanted to see him. Witness went. De- ceased said he "was not to write, for if his son en mc home the defendant would not agree with him, and he, the deceased, could have no peace nor happiness." The witness shook hands with the deceased' and told him he ,"fV°r ,>nt0r his house again. Mi Elias Bassett Deposed that he had declined to ecoine a trustee as requested by the deceased. Esther Ireharne deposed that she was servant to the deceased. The deceased used to talk of writing to his son but the defendfuit said "you cannot write my uncle; you always put a letter too much or too little." Deccaspd said that at his death the defendant would scramp up everything." Heard deceased tal k about his wi said he had signed something, lie did not know w lat, and that he would go to Llanfrissent, to Mr III(] to f,i. to Bassett to make I now oil(-. He said so many times, .iiif that he was ill when he signed it. Deceased one mg it called to her to go to him. lie was leaning over the bannisters. Witness put her hand to prevent him from Deceased said defendant had push-d him. efendaiit was at his side. Went to make his bed and set the rooin right next day. Shook up tiie cushion of Ins ciiair, saw a paper parcel—at one corner it was burnt lelt t under the cushion. Defendant went into the loom to dress and then went to market. Witness went up stairs afterwards. Deceased a^ked for the packet. Witness told him where she had left it. Deceased ssid, I' I)-ii Iter, the d-t, she Ims gone otr lily will." He said, the night before, he had thrown it on the fire, and defendant had scrambled it )ff. At night, heard a noise in deceased's bed- room. Went up stairs. Deceased said defendant would not give him his will, and she should not come to bed thai night. Witness put him toi>od. Witness went down stairs. Saw defendant, who said she would rather have the pte-tsure of burning it herself than lie silotil(I I)-Ive it. Afferwards,whendecpase<)wou!duot let defendant go to bed, she (defendant) put her arms about, his neck and said, Mv dear Uncle, I beg your pardon for this time,! will do every for you." Deceased said—" I don't want vou to do anything for T'll send for Mary Reed now." Defendant said — No, No, you won't, my Uncle, you'll become better presently." Next day, deceased told witness that defendant had thrown the will into tlie fire. Witness S'li(]-" No, Sit-, -iirely site did not. Deceased an- swered—« She did." She threw some-paper on the fire w'tli writing on it., but was not allowed to see it. Witness told him that shedidnot believe defendant had thrown it into the fire and deceased said—" I don't if I live ind shall have weather, I'll go to Mr Bassett next week, and have a new will made." The witness stated many other circumstances, and under- weiit a long cross-exaniina4ion, but she adhered to her testimony. The Uev. John Richard deposed that the last wit- ness came to live in his service after she left the de- ceased's house. The, Rev. John Prichard gave testimony in corrobo- ra tion of the Rev. Mr Morgan, and of other circum- stances. Ann Nicholas, David Roberts, Mr Jenkins, solicitor, Bridgend, &c. &e. were calh^d on the plaintiff's side. After which Mr Evans replied at great length, coin- men ting on the evidence for the plaintiff, and his Lord- ship summed up. The Jury shortly returned a verdict generally for the pontiff, on the ground-s of tlio revocation of the will, and the undue influence exercised—thereby setting the will aside. This cause occupied the Court a considerable portion oi two days. Another cause on the same subject stands over to the next Assizes, and much further litigation is expected, as the property is large. The cause came on so 1ate, owing to the length of the other causes, that it was at first apprehended that it would be made a rcnuimt; but his Lordship, on Saturday said, with extreme kindness, that he Would, at ally personal sacrifice, endeavour to get through the ease before he went to Carmarthen- The case being over and the Assizes terminated, his Lordship proceeded instantly oil his way to Carmarthen, although late on Monday night. Win are oxlrftinely happy to our Readers, that (ihc Act of Parliament, for the Merthyr Market, receiyed the Royal Assent on the 21st instant. The Glamorganshire estates of Mr Gvvyn were sold by Mr George Robins, oil Thursday. The fnsf lot,producing a rental of £ 1,400 a year,sold for 30,000 guineas. The second lot, on leases for lives, as it regards a small portion, and producing 1-17/. » ye<u • sold for l(i,0./0 guinea^, Mr Bailey, M-P- f°r ^ol" cestcr, was the purchaner. The week antecedent y Mr Robin* sold the large^slate.s of the late Sir VV i'l^1"1 Keppel, jBart, near to Brecon, in South Ha''8, at near 3'i years purchase, on a rack relit- I' looks very much like a reaction in the value of land. Major Holford and Mr Bay ley were the large purchasers. CowBKior.F. TCUM'IKF. ACT.-An important omission was made last week, in the paragraph beaded —" Cowbridge Turnpike Act." In addition to the reason there presented for acquitting a sucking foal of toll payment, another and a stronger ground for that, exception was made, namely,—'hat the clause in the Act, laying a toll of 2d. upon every horse, ltiule, or ass, liidcn or uvlmlen and, vol drritr- ina, applies only to animals capable of being laden, or, in the additional words of an expired local Act, to beasts of burden, ill contradistinction to beasts of draught," for which, whilst, in the act_of drawing, a toll of 6d. is authorised to be tilen and that colts following their dams, not being included under that bead, nor mentioned under any other, are not liable to toll at all. -( Vrom a Correspondent.) C.vt.iiPitii,LY .FAIR, JULY 20.—This fair, on Mon- day la it, was abundantly attended by seller* and stock, hilt we are sorry to say there were very few buyers, aud the prices even lower than usual. Some said it was a ii-ifliiig improvement Oil the Pontypool fair, but we asked several persons both with horses and cattle, "whathayeyou been offered?" and the was Nothing." Thei c %%a,a goo(] -lipply of cheese from Monmouthshire, and the neighbourhood, the average liei- c%,I., if' dry. Cobs and yung, horses of the cOlllllry breed were scarcely xu'cablc at uny price. _=>=- Ilii IN. Wi-g Ann.MAIN Wool, — I'L.e streets ot Merthyr, to it, jr(, D'i usual at. this season of the year, by !:>rg«>. troops ot pack-horses bringing in wool. The price averages from Kid. to l7d. per lb. according to quality. The highest oeillg- given for the woo! from Myaiidd Mnio (Eglwis- ilan) and the dry bills of IJanwonno.—Tiie farmers who have only now sold, complain of tiie d«l. or 3 I. per lb. reduction since last year but those who so'd in April or May realized last years' prices, or within a trifle. Die pack-horses were pouring in ou Tuesday and Wednesday, from A herd; re, Llanwonno, Geliigaer, Llanvabon, and all the surrounding parisiit's; and the street near the weighing-hoiis.T was absolutely thronged with waggons, carts, and carrying horses.— 1 he whole of t hI: wool in t.his district, as in tiie last year, has been bv -)f Ili- .ziii(I lZi(-Ii;ird Williams of Aberdare, for the Messrs Morgan ol fJlas- burv, w ho are reported (but we hope not correctly) to have lost, several thousand pounds by the spirited pur- chases of last season. The Messrs Morgan of Glas- bury, have expended of.5,000 this season for wool in the county of Glamorgan atone. In compliance with n resolution passed at a meeting, on the 2nd of Itine last, the Catholics of Mc-rtliyi- have presented their late clergyman, the Rev. Anthony AI'Det-itiott, wiiii a handsollle tlvef snuff-box, and suitable inscription, as a token oi their esteem, and a pledge of their approbation of the efficient manner in which lie fulfilled the duties of his clerical calling while amongst them. lrrom ri ('arre.,I)onflint.) We again earnestly call the attention of the lathers of families to the fact that several mad dogs have been lately in the- immediate neighbourhood of Merthyr. A mad dog was seen last 1 uesday at Tyntaldun, «rtid wow?/ doe/s were bit by him The town and parish of Merthvr is absolutely infested with dogs it is nothing to reckon from Yo to ^0 in the street at the same time; and with the ther- mometer where it was on Tuesday and Wednesday last, what dreadful consequences may ensue MERTHYR POLICE. Before J. 13. Biuce, aud W. Thomas, Esquires.. JULY !7-—Martha Picton was committed to take her trial for a robbery on the premises of Sallllle1 Clyde, Iter master. JULY 21.—Mary, the wife of William Davit-.i, car- penter, was fined 2s. and costs, for a trespass on the premises of Richard Millward; and was also bound over, with sureties, to keep the peace towards Mary the daughter of the said Richard Milfward. Daniel Kidney, brewer s drayman, was fined 10s. and costs, upon the oath ot Mr Pearson, road-sur- veyor, for riding on the shaft of his cart, and having no leading reins. The magistrates observed that their IIslIal fine for the first offence was l. though the Act had named "Not exceeding 40s.but as the defendant had behaved most improperly, by giving a wrong name (that of Edward Murphy) and had otherwise grossly misconducted himself ile had fully deserved to be fined in the full penalty. Ann Tew was lined 5/. for a most atrocious as- sault upon the person of David Richards, and 5s. for a trespass on his property, and in default of pay ment was committed to the House of Correction. This desperate virago had wounded the com- plainant deeply in the shoulder and arm with '3 sharp mandrel, and had.narrowly escaped inii'rderin^ him with a ponderous iron sledge. b Robert Harris, well known to the police, and lately from the House of Correction, at Swansea was committed on a charge of picking t|1(, pocket of David Jones, in the Boar's Head beei-house on SUNDAY last. J\JLY 22. David Humphrey was ordered to pay 19s. 7d. wages, proved to be ("le to his workman, Evan Evans, labourer. William Ash King, druggist, late of Bristol was committed on a charge of stealing 171. froll the premises of llrs Lewis, painter and glazier, at Mer- thyr, with whom lie lodged. JULY 2sinith, and David and Evan Wi'liams, miners, Aberdare Works, were fined f5 each for an assault upon Martha Humphrey, and r5s- each for a trespass on the premises of Catherine Morris of Llwydcoed.—(I his is the case noticed in a former paper, where the house of Catherine Morris was forced, and Martha Humphrey carried, under circumstances ol the greatest brutality, upoji a shutter, amidst the shouts and bowlings of a large concourse of peop'e.) -The magistrates said that it very ucarly amounted to the crime for which tlio ruffians^ styling- themselves "Seoicb Cattle," had been tried and that they saw a very trilling shade of difference between the cases. In default of pay- ment, Thomas Thomas was committed to the House of Correction, at Swansea, lor two months and ten days; and David and Evan Williams, tor the same period, 1° tlie lIo,lse Correction at Cardiff. John Williams, miner, Cyfarthfa, was fined and costs, for an assault upon Ann, the daughter of Tlvouias LewIs, collier, of Cyfarthfa. The magi i- trates stated, that if It had horn proved In evidence that tlH? assault coinj lamed oi Imd been conuni l d in view ot any street. or place ofpub'io resort, the defendant would have been committed for three months to the tread-wheel.
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NUPTUIS OF R. WLLF.LAMS V.UL.il.N, IV.Q The marrilgeof Mr Williams Vaughau and Miss Lloyd has been attended with great festivities and lhe most enthusiastic demonstrations of delight, throiighout the %vii,)Ie coiiiily of Atei,ioiie-ili, At Corwcn, Llau- drillo, Bala, Llan lerfel, Dilgelley, Barmouth, Tar-y- Bwlch, LI"JII, Hud 0111,'1' plac. pub'ie .jli,illi!S have been tlie order of the day. Bonfires, triumph d arches, the ituging of ttelis, of /11<; .j", public dinners, and idiiniinatioiis, have coi;irili:i!ed to mi.. U this joyous event, and impart amusement and happi- ness to all panics. On this festive occasion the poor were not ovei-: o'ced; beef, mutton, bread, tea, and ale, were bountifully distributed ?:i every town and village where the rejoicings took plate. so that each poor person had a good dinner provided to make them participants in the general joy. All conscientious clergymen, who think arigh?, will feel most grateful to the Methodists, for having fulfilled their lack of service in times past, and for having secured, to a great amount, the population of these realms from the proselyting influence of Popery on the one hand, and that of Dissent on the oflici- and for baling trained them up in i seeks the subversion of all positive hostility to the Church in the minds of its disciples. If services like these were evcr IJkeJy to be appreciated, it was at a moment lIke the present. Yet that is On-one chosen by. the British Critic to denounce t'te friendly position occupied by Wesleyan Methodism as one of essential hostile opposition towards'the (htlrch.- 'Vafelli/Hm. NEWCASTLU AND CAKLISI K RAII.VVAY. Otl tlie 17 miles of this railway, now open, the revenue is already at the rale of ill,000/. a year, and gradually increasing. The profit of the same i* es:imatcd ar about IO,OOO!. a year and as the expenditure on that portion of the work has been ii i a'ready paying thj company ten percent.—Sindcr land Herald. BIRDS ON THE LAKE TEHAD—(< Ry sunrise I was oil the borders of the lake, aimed Jor the destruction of the multitude of birds, who, ail un- conscious of my purpose, seemed, as it were, ta welcome our arrival. Flocks of gceSe and wild ducks, of a most beautiful plumage, were quietly feeding at within half pistol shot of where I stood; and not being a very keen or inhuman sportsman, my purpose of deadly warfare wa^almost shaken As I moved towards them they only changed their places a little to the i-i;iit oi- lcl't, and appeared to have no idea of the hostility of my intention. All this as really so new, that I hesitated to abuse the tbe con- tidence with which they regarded me, and very quietly sat down to contemplate the scene before me Pelicans, cranes, four and five feet in height, grey, variegated, and white, were scarcely so many yards from my side; and a bird, between a snipe and a woodcock, resembling both, and larger thun either immense spoonbills of a snowy whiteness, widgeon, teal, yellow-legged plover, and a hundred species of (to me at least) unknown water-fowl,- were spoi tirg before me; and it was long before I could distmb the tranquility of the dwellers on these waters by firing a gun."—M ijor Dcnh nn s Trm e's in Central Africa. EFFECTS OF DRUNKENNESS-.—Last week, two meu from Conisbro'- Miils, near Doncaster, named Feary and Packard, agreed, when in a stale of iutoxi- cation, to contest a match at swimming, for a gallon of ale: and accordingly they proceeded, along with their drunken companions, to a place called Stratforth Sands, near Mexbrough, where they stripped them- selves, and jumped into the river Dun,'at a part where the water is six or seven feet deep, Feary, being a good swimmer, had nearly reached tlie opposite bank, when it is supposed that either an attack of cramp. or the effect of the tiquor he had taken, put a stop to his progress, and he sunk to rise no more. Tha lookers on, among whom was the unfortunate mai.'s uncle, either could not or would not rentier hifll auy assistance. Packard seeing his companion wink, made the best of his way back towards the hank of the river, which he reached will, difficulty.
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M A R R I F 1). On the 15th inst. at Chelsea, by the Rev. George Gar- diucr of Bath, the Rev. J. Piideaux Lightfoof, late Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, to Elizabeth Ann, second daughter of Lieut.-Colonel Le lifanc, of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. At St. Bride s Catirch, on the 14th inst. Sir Arthur Grey Hazlerigg, Bart. of Nosely-hall, Leicestershiie, to Hen- rietta. fifth daughter of the late Charles Allen Philipps, Ksq. of St. Bride's-hill, Pembrokeshire. At'St.Thonli,s' n ar London, Upper Cana lp, on the 2 t'l of May last, by the Rev. Mr Burn ham, John Wilson, lv->q. harrisler-at-Iaw, to Elizabeth, daughter of the late Kev. David Hughes, of Yeovii, Somersetshire At Llanwonno, on the lstli inst. I)v ttie Rev. G.'Jones, Thomas, eldest son of Mr Thomas YVilliams. of Now Inn, Newbridge, tJ Miss Evans, only daughter of Mr Thomas sa Evan, ofthe same place. DI ED. At Cothcl, Glamorganshire, on the 21st inst. Lady Tyler, wife of A(iiiiiral Sir CLarles 'I'y-ier, K.C ii. ,f On the Kith instant, France-, the bclo/ed wife of Air John Price, White House, near Cardiff. On Thursday last, at Pen-y-Potvnd, Abergavenny, Thos DAVIS, Esq solicitor a gentleman universally respected