The Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette and Merthyr Guardian

DEATH OF OKNFIRAL HAKRISON, THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT. Liverpool, Wednesday Morning, Quarter before Light o'clock. By dispatch of Speciai Express, I alii ENABLED to the most impo-L nit intelligence received here JHIS inoniio^, informing us of the death of General arrloll. President of the United States He died tins Presidental Residence in Washington, at ,!>LF past 12 o'clock at noon ol the. 4th instant. As tnst he expected ilic whole country is overwhelmed Ih grief at the sudden deprivation of the man ~Ward< whom such enthusiasm had been manifested. R<,ni all the accounts, there is no doubt but that the P*CITEINENT and fatigue consequent on his recent E'TJV«tion is the true cause of ibis sudden and iiiehin- C'|oly event. A violent attack of diarrheal WAS the last and "•"cisive svmptoin of his complaint this had been REEDED by a great variety of attacks sufficiently a complete exhaustion of nature. Mr John Ty'er, of Virginia, formerly ice Presi- has succeeded to the Presidency, in accordance *'TLI the law of the States, which distinctly enacts 'N the event of the President's decease, the Vice r,, RESIDENT shall immediately assume the superior Powers. t FHORE is much speculation as to the course likely TO BE followed by Tyler; but a general opinion pre- ;>ils that he will endeavour scruptilutisly to adhere to the plans and views of his predecessor. A few LAMENTS before breathing his last, General Harrison t'lus exprt,sst.,ti iiimselfto Mr Tyler — "1 wish you to JNDERSTAND the true prillciples of the government. "ISh them carried ollt-I ask nothing inore." At the hour of the President's death the leading AMBERS of the Cabinet were assembled in an ailjoin- IIJ room, and immediately issued an official docu- ment announcing the melancholy event. The circular SIGNAL by Daniel Webster, Secretary of State; 4130 by the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary WAR, and the Postmaster and Attorney Generals. The British Queen sailed from New York on the llu. instant, and up lo the time of her departure ^THIUG whatever had been heard of the President REAMER; the gales had been extremely the ^cadia steamer having been on her passage Irom LIVERPOOL to Boston.—Standard.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL INTELLI- GENCE. OXIROKD, April 24.—There are three exhibitions **E.uit at Queen's College, one on the Michel, and two on the Sir F. Bi-idgiiiiii foundations, the elections for Iridl will be on Thursday, the 10th of June next. ^••IWDIDATES for the former must be natives of the PROVINCE of Canterbury, and for the latter of Lancashire, or Wiltshire. Ccrlilicatc and testimonials Inllst be delivered to the Provost on or before the 5th June. The ex unin; lio I will commence 0:) the tho Sir F 13iidginan founded six of these exhibitions, at FGO PER,111111111 each. There will be all election of ÕI BELLOW of St. John's College on Monday, June the 29(11. A-t,-is is a founder's kitJ fellowshil;' c,lIldiel:ltes '"KSTSEND their pedigrees properly attested, with the Usual certificates, to the President, on or before the )2:ilof June, and present themselves for examination 0,1 Friday, the 25:h.

The Queen has transmitted, through Sir II. YVhcaf- /JER annual munificent donation of 100 guineas III h funcls of the Covent Garden Theatrical Fund, whicU her Majesty is the patroness. His HoyxJ Highness Prince Albert was on Monday •jw-efctird at Buckingham Palace with the Ensigns of 'ae Order of tine Golden Fleece. His Grace the ^■ke a £ Weliingiun being a Grandee of Spain, and tUo a Kmgltt oi the Golden Fleece, was nominated er Majesty the Queen of Spain to invest his Hoyal [Jihnc:;g witla the ifjliignia of the Order. The SIJIP Duke arrived at Buckingham Palace soon alter *WOCK and Viscount Pdliuerston, her Majesty's JVIIKJJML Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and 1.8 EXE-EI^NCY General Alav.I, the Spanish Minister, %2rAf) ARRIVED at the Palace sootl afterwards, to be J'TAENT at TUE ceremony. 11 IS Grace then invented Prince WI& the Ensigns of the Order of the ("lJ.r'¡ Fleece. A Cabinet Council was Pid at two o'clock on Tues- day afternoon nllhe Foreign Ollice. All the Ministers )Vert' present. The Council sat ao hour and a half. SVrits, bearing date the 2FLLH inq.. liive issued from '^HANAPER Office, for the electing of A temporal Peer of foeiaiid, ill the loom of the late KlrI 0 Neill. The MARQUESS of Anglesey gave a grand banquet at ^VHRIDGE F^TISE, on Saturday evening, to his Roy*' HIGHNESS the T^UKE of Sussex. The Duke of Norfolk, Lord Cliancenf/ir, Viscount Melbourne, Lord Joliii Earl of i\dii,N £ N, Fart of Clarendon, Viscount Ollllealltwn. Lord iiijl, Viscount Morpeth, Lord JVNMAN. Lord StiaflWd, ST Hussey Vivian, Sir J. Kl't. Sir G: Martin, Sir P,iilii) Durham, nlld Sir W. (;f,l..c¡¡;tt, formed the circ'c invited TO ijiet-t the Royal WAHIMi.t: iv flicti LIFE. Oil at St. ^e«i jje s C'iiwijfh, Hanover square, Viscount Ju elyii, *'deifc 80,11 of I Earl of Roden, to Lady Frances Iizabetlt CUWJlr. f.>uog-est daughlerllf the late Earl Vi-,Ltjiwtpzo Palmerstou. Tile VtryKtv. *U* Dean of Carlisle x> £ mtrd at the solemnisation, tktaifair bride being giveii swap by her eldest brother, Lady Adelaide Puit't. daughter of the ^tfrqutfjs o( Anglesey, and the Ladies Eleanor and ^nstatiee P-gel. daughters ol the Karl 0; JL'xbridge, "'{Ore tlie brid':Jiltlau!,¡ Oil I lie happy occasion. A ;s-.ry "Umtrous lud highly distinguished party of the tiy" and friends of both families Mere present at the CCR £ MN«Y, at the cnnclmion of wliiuli Tlm wcild'mg party RPpaired to tho residence of Viscount and V'jseouutess ''ALNIERMOU, OU Carlton houseTcrrace, where« SUIYP ll8.ous dejeuner WAS gitpi) BY her ladyship. Shortly "ftt'r one the bappv eoaple started for Uarham Court. ""IR Maidstone, tI spat of Lord and Lady Barliam, "Ilh the intention of passing the horievmoon there. IJBATII OF THE BISHOP of W'OHCESTEH. — We III ote;,t to have to announce the death of the Bishop IVDIX-ISUR. at Worcester, at about half piaiit nine cq, SATURDAY night. The right rev lord (IJr JAMES ^vbert .G»tr) WAS consecrated bishop iu 1824. AND TR*n»lated id'L/331, and has left behind him a character 'L,R sincere piety "WL the most nmiablepersonal qualities. ALTHOUGH his LORD^I'S illness was such as for some ^'•YS past precluded ANY liope of his recovery, yet it is tlalilifaclorv to know tha(t .UC endured but little pain, Iltl that ill his last moolei4W he was perfecily calm ^RESIGNED, L'hu bells of tke various ctiuiches iu "*WE«TCR tolled at 10 o'clock, iu NTUJKATI^N of the twe4t. DEATH er LADY ALBERT CoNYNGHAM.—We IHlve to -ititiouoict! ti,.o death of the above akiii bli- lady. Ntlie expired iktaut ten on Thursday night week Mickleham Hall, Surrey. The immediaie cause of 1('R Ladyship's ceatli was tJje scarlet fever. 'I he dt'ct",Iseti litly, wtio was fourth daughter of the late sister of the present I>ord Fore«ier, was born 10th ^wmber, 1809, and was consequently FTIILF iu lier THIRTY see, id year. Her ladyship was married to tovil J^'BER.t (C^nvughain, late JLI.P. for Canterbury, and ^"CCETW (TIL Legation at Berlin, the 0th July. 1833, •V whom her kdyship leaves a family of six children, 'inely twosoiiflar.nl four daughters. FC^EATU OF ADMIISAFC- Sill L. W. 11 A LHTED. G .C. B.— 4e have to allnounce tlw demise of ilic ibovegillit)t *LN*al officer, who died on Thursday week, at his resi- 'ICE nt Plymouth, at an ad vaced age, after a glorious R*<"eer of upwards of sixty years in the service of his J^TTIRTRY. The deceased Admiral, who was sou of THE ■*teCiiptaiu Halsted, R.N., had a numerous family, TEN of WIIOTB are lining, seven daughters and three lOllS, who arc ČII( icnico of the E:ist India Com- Jlillly. NEW SOliTH WALEi.-I?rom a Parliamentary Just printed, it appears, oaumigrt other things, \h," 11a tolal number of immigrants iiitr,)ilolce(i into eofotiy New South Wales, at Sydney. II ships *WLER«D BY GWPRNMENT, from the 1st of July, 18$9» ?° Jane 50, ISAFT, was 3.(553. The total expenses '"curred T>Y GOV.E.RM^I/^T in introducing the same COUNTED to £7,¡38. TFAT total number of persons llo arrived at Sydney nl '¡c.t Viiillip. from July '837, to June 3«, liiiC, APPWYJI /O have been ?A.7«3 (of whom 104 were burn,ONDWYDJI, FF.nd the J°T;>L net expenses of the ships NJLICII conveyed AHVP W»OUT 51 in all), including the QUAFS«TI«C EXPENSES, A:251,209 176-

CARDIFF. ClLAMonoANSIMKE AND AIoVMOUTIIsmiiE lNFiu:,t.\nY AND DlSPaNSMlY, CAItniKF. Abstract cf House Surgeons Report to the IVrrkhj Heard, from Ilpril to April 27th, JS41, inclusive. lx-Doon PATIENTS.—Remained by Inst. Report, 1C5; Admitted <inee, 3 — 19- O-CLii-editi(i Relieved, 3; Died, 0.-3 i Remaining, 1(3. OI;T-DOO:I PATIENTS. —Remained by last Report 163; and Relieved, 14—Died. 0—U. Remaining, 157. Mcdical Ojjiccrs for the lvcck. -Piivz;i(-i-iii, Dr. Moore, — Consulting Surgeon, Mr it oil, Mr Davis — Visitors, Mr James and Mr Lowder. IA(,Oll, House Surgeon. CHANCELLOR'S VEHNAL VISITYTION.—We, beg to call the attention of our readers, hoth clerical and lay, to the advertisement announcing the Chancellor's visitation. The days are different from those named in our late journals, and, we understand, that :he alteration has been occasioned by circumstances a! o. gethcr unavoidable. CARDIFF INFANT SCHOOL. The 'committee consider that they cannot make a stronger appeal to the benevolent inhabitants of Car- dilf and the neighbourhooll, than by embodying the wants of the infant population in the form of a petition, which thev might he supposed to olrer, were they ol an age to he sensible of the benefits they would derive from the estahlishment of an Infant School. The cir- cumstances stated in the subjoined petition must he evident to every one acquainted with any densely populated locality. The attention of the public is particularly requested to the circumstance, that there Is not anything exclusive in this establishment, tor the childrrn of every denomination or Christians are ad- lnitlfd nnconditiollally. u To the Nobility, (lentry, and Benevolent of all Classes residing in or l1M/" Cardiff. "The Petition of the Inrants or Cardiff from two to seven years ol age, "Humble Sheweth,— That your petitioners are becoming very numerous in this town. and therefore they are well deserving your kind consideration. That most of our parents are poor people, and depend on their daily labour for supporting us with food; they have no time, if they were able and willing, to train us up in the way iu which we should go.' That our fathers go to their work before we awake in the morning, and do not come back until we are going to bed at. night. "That our mothers are mostly engaged washing and mending father's clothes and ours, and getting our food and taking his dinner to him where he works. That thus we are left ail the day to run about the streets, or fall into the fire, or the canal, or some other mischief. "That in the streets we are often taught hy older children than ourselves, and even by big men and women to curse and swear, and tell lips, and do other very naughty things but there is no one to teach us what is good. That we have seen a nice new house building in the lIays at Cardiff, which we hear is for an Infant School;' and that the widow of the hue T. R Guest, Esq., has given Two Huudred Pounds to have it built for us. That many other good ladies and gentlemen have also given money for it; but that there is not enough to finish this school room by about Two Hundred and Fifity Pounds. That your poor little petitioners, having no money themselves, are obliged to beg of you to give as much us will finish their school, where they may be taught what is good, and saved from the evils and dangers they are sure to tall into if let run wild about the streets. "That though we are very little now, in a few years we shall be big men and women and it ear.y trained in the right way, we will then be good people; but if not we must giow up 4 neither pleasing God or re,rar(Iiii-- man,' like too many of our parents. That we would humbly conclude this our petition by begging and beseeching yon to give some money to finish our school, and praying you to remember the words ofour blessed Redeemer—* Sufter little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for ol such is the Kingdom of Heaven.' Do hear, and answer, our little petition, and your petitioners, as in duty bound, will learu to pray to God to bless you as the friends of the lulant School ol Cardiff. Cardiff, 26th April, lS n." -=- Cn Tuesday, the 26th inst., the followill" named convicts were removed from our County Oaol. and put on board the Canymede hulk, at Woolwich, prepa- ratory to their being sent out of the country, in pur- suance of their respective sentences, viz. :-[,'or ten years, David Leyshon, Thomas Davies, and John Parry for seven years, Edward Thomas and Alfred Moxiey.

.-# SWANSEA. TESTIMONIAL OF RESPECT TO A CLEHAYMAN-—On E ister Monday last, the churchwardens of Llansamlet, near Swansea, as well as other respectable and kind inhabitants of the said parish, presented their pious and worthy minister, the Rev Morgan Itice Morgan, late of St. David's College, Lampeter, witha^wy haiz,,I,)ine sl*lk r,'erl(-rtl golvpt, a. an unleigned tribute of respect for his unwearied and unremitted exertions in behalf of the spiritual improvement and welfare of their populous parish during the two years and a half he has been labouring amongst them. We cannot but direct attention to the sales at Swansea on the -1st instant, amounting in all to ^59,3-26 9s 6d, of which amount the produce of sale of foreign ores was 3(; 3s CJ Ireland £ »73-, and Walt s £ 153 6s — the foreign oivs having realised, on an average, nearly il9 per ton, of which those from Chiii (which, ve presume,came over in the shape of regulus) produced IDs OJ fur L S:) tons, or £ 30 per ton-several parcels having sold at f'om i>jU to £(;5 per ton. Looking to the announcement of sales for the proximo, we find that, in addition to •2117 ions of ore from Cylja gold this week, the quan- tity advertised for the next tickttjojr amounts to 1801 tons, while from Chili there are to:;g — making together 2297 tons, or the sales in a fortnight tons from Cuba and Chili alone, the value id which amounts to neariy ^100,000. The effect which sales I of this magnitude must have on our home mines must. we press itself on the consideration of Government^ jj'ho, we are glad to find, have not yet introduced their (L^eijteued measure of admitting foreign ores and metals at a t?;nuinal duty. It is not qecejisary to offer any observutjiyii tyq (be figures here, giyt rj -to IJ concerned in the niinji;■r judiisf-fy of Ureat Britain tjfld tlie reflectionstg vyhjdbrhey must give rise are aqyUjing but cheering— at the same time, it must be$smjjrce ui gratu- lation to those who have embarked their capital ?n these adventures—Mining Journal. QUPEN-S BENCH, EASTER TElt, 1941, APRIL 22. EAaym;)- Thomas v. Benjamin Thomas.— In this ease, which wa tried at the last Glamorganshire Assizes, held at Swaftgeg, the plaintiff had a verdict for t 100 damages, for breach uJ" qn agreement, with liberty far the defendant to tnoye to ejjter a nonsuit upon a point reserved in respect of the variance be- tween the contract laid and the one proved at the trial. Mr Williams and Mr Nicholl, for the plaintiff, moved for a rule to shewcau-e why the verdict shoutd got be set aside and a nonsuit entered for the de„ iead$njt; '4»d which was granted accordingly. Groi'ef ¥. Priffi -This was an action of covenant tried at the last Montaon^ Assizes, of which we gave a report. Air Sergeant Talfourii &,ud Mr Alexander, for defendant, moved to set aside the (,.n the ground that improperevidence had been received upon « the trial. The court, after hearing counae!, granted )ule to shew c.;use. V. Matthews.— In this case, Mr Sergeanj Tajfourii njov^d to get aside the nonsuit on the ground ;hat the learned judg £ rejected evidence which it was contended was udmissjljle jjj gi^p.nrt of the action- The Court took time to consider, a^d '-ke ri''e*

MERTHYR. It will be seen from an advertisement in another pirt of our paper that the new English Independent L'liapej, jusj. built on the lower side of the New Market House, will 3o)pianly opened on Tuesday next, when sermons will be preached in the chapel in the morning, afternoon, and evening, ALL ITOT!ItlvaS prognosticate(loftlie railro;i(I that it would amalgamate Cardiff and Mertliyr so that ihey would become one place, and this prognostica- ting seems to be accomplished even now, for on Tue6(Jgy j„rst> a person belonging to the railway, named Robert payie*. his dinner sent up to Merthyr to hiiu, which ^a;d birn, having been carefully wrapped up, in as nice a state and !>ct as if it had just been cut off the joint. Jt is jjoihirjg for people to have gone from one place to the other fo dine, but to have one's dinner sent 24 miles, qu;('e hot, is a thing that will strike the lovers of ^aBtronoiypr ti novelty to excite especial wunder 1"

PRESENTATION OF AN ADDRESS TO Mil A. C. RESIDENT EDI rOR OF TillS JOURNAL. It having be:n understood in Mertliyr that Mr Luthman was about to dissolve all connection with the paper, some respectable gentlemen of the town re- solved to draw up an address expressive of their feelings on the occasion, which was signed by a great number of the most respectable and inil.iential persons in the town, and -Mr Lu'hmau was invited to an enter- tainment at the Castl?. Hotel, when the address was to be presented. This took place on Wednesd \y, and alrOD,r the gentlemen present at the presentation were the foilz)%Ying :-Oar worthy acting Magistrate. Wil- liam Thomas, Esq., David Evans, Esq, Hanker, Walter Thomson, Banker, and Messrs Rhys Davis, Postmaster, William Thomas, J. F. Wheeler, Civil Engineer, Thomas Dyke, Surg-on, Wii!i.u!1 Williams, Ironmonger, and George Roach, ol the Castle Hotel. Several gentlemen, among them Mr Taliesin Williams, have since expressed their regret at not having been at the presentation, owing to their ignorance of the day chosen for that purpose. On motion of Mr Evans, Mr Thomas, the Magis- trate, was callcd upon to preside. Mr Thomas, on taking the chair, said it give liim the greatest pleasure to do so, although he felt con- scious that ttiere were others present better able to fill it than he was. The object of the meeting was well known to them it was to present a public testimonial to Air Luthman, the editor of the Gazette aiid Guar- dian, of the esteem in which he was held by the inhabitants of the town, and their regret that he was ahaut to leave them. It was true that his stav had been short, but short as it was he had lIon for himself the regard of the inhabitants in such 3 manner that must be highly gratifying to his feelings, and he was sure that Mr Luthmilo would preserve, to hand down to his children, the distinguished mark of respect which lie (the chairman) had now the honour to hand to him, and which he did with the utmost gratification his hand was to it, and his heart warmly assented to every proposition it contained. The chairman then handed the address to Mr Luthman. Mr Luthman rose under feelings of deep emotion, and returned thanks for the high honour which had been done to him, an Iwnour which was far beyond his humble merits, but which he gratefully accepted as an unquestionable proof that they were satisfied with the manner in which he had performed t.is duty and begged to drink tho healths of the chairman, and the other gentlemen present, and of all the gentlemen who had signed the address. The Chairman then, in a glowing speech, and amid much applause, proposed the b'-altli of David ICyans, Esq., of the Brecon Bank (Iontl cheers), to which Mr Evans replied in an appropriate manner, lie said he had spent the last twenty-nine years of his life in Merthyr, during which time he had been ou terms of the warmest friendship with their respecte I chair- man; he had been twenty-nine years in Merthyr and had experienced every kindness from its inhabitants, and it would be the highest happiness to him to live and to die amongst them (cheers). Mr Luthman then craved leave to address the company again, and spoke as follows:—Gentle- men,—With the permission of our worthy chair- man, I beg leave to propose f. Prosperity to the Town and 'I'rade of' iniertlivr'l'ycivil "I)aLl.,Ucll a toast been proposed, even in Wales, half a century ago, the question would probably have been asked, ''Where i.s Mcrthvr Tydfil, and what is her trade?" But would any one, wherever he may b- ask such a question now? Could lie a k it without exposing his own ignorance of the existence uf one of the mnst important places in the British empire — a place which is the munufaeturino' capital of the principality of Wal es, containing a working population oi 30.01(0 persons, who earn and spend twice as much as any equal number in almost any manufacturing city throughout the kingdom—a population as moral, as independent, and as en'i^hteoed as any to be found in this the first empire in the civilised world — a popu iation employed in meiting the stubborn rock into masses of iron,equal to the consumption ol millions of their fellow creatures-a population whicli, when it indulges in a public holiday, can present a pro cession of 10,003 men, all decently clothed and con ducted with propriety—a population above all. eminently gifted with a warm spirit of religion, and zealously devoted tf» the performance of its sacred duties. This, gentlemen, is a picture of Merthyr as it presents itself to the eye of the most heedless observer. But the philosopher, who takes a and more comprehensive view of mankind, beholds in it a community engaged in dangerous and painlu1 employments, to the dangers and pains ot whieh they have not time to attend, and burying-themselves in I the bowels of the earth to pursue their Ilerculean toils in damp and darkness, or working amid fJrea that rival the stinatitl maice liisal),i,,nce. iiiiflt. anti, not confiningI themselves to the labour of their hands, they employ the little leisure they have, not in reposing themselves, as might naturally be expected, but iu improving their minds and storing them with a precious knowledge, the fruits of which must be beiiefic] ii to themselves and to their fellow creatures. On the ohr haml the religious man who passes through our streets on the Lord's flay, will be struck with a sanctified observance of the Sabbath that leaves little to be desired, while the voice of prayer and praise is constantly heard in her numerous places of worship. To the statesman she offers the rare spectacle of a large manufacturing town, without a stated magistracy, without a police, with scarcely a correct idea of constituted authority, rulin itself according to the spirit of law and justice, and standing out as an example to cities where numerous bodies of police await (lie will ol )r grave and enlightened magistrates, yet show their inability to defect and bring to justice many ollVnd» rs against the laws, nor can it be forgotten by the states- man that while Merthyr gives everything to the state she requires nothing in return. Hut it is to the inspired sons of gHi.ius Vith v'l0'U your renowned country has abounded in allllges- It. is to the poet that Merthyr presents the most striking and sublime spectacle As he approaches it he must pass through vallies whose matchless heautte.s fill his heart with every sentiment of affection and ii(iiii;ration -vallies, formerly the scenes of battle and strife, but now the beautiful abodes of peace and plenty,—vallies whose surpassing loveliness contrasts strongly wilh the barren arid rugged lulls that lift their blackened brows aloft and seem to frown IIIIU away, till, as the night gathers around his path, lie sees the dreary clnuus turned into pillars ot lire that illumine the surrouiuiiiig heavens, the s'ght of whicli inspires his mind with terror lest he may be approaching mini: dreadful volcano, which may in an inntant vomit forth floods oi, burning lava and shower consuming ashes upon his head. until reason resumes her sway and he recollects that th se terrible fires are created by man and are under hti controul, and although they do send forth floods 01 liquid fire, those floodj How obedient to thp tyiil of their master, and harden into a of first necesjiiy to map, that iron which is so valuable f'r:it peces;' tq to the human it4ce that iiii);ie to udioin it was unknown remain in arrear <>t tho re^jt pf the vyoild, though like Mexico and Peru, they possess rivers ofgoidand mountains ot silver; nor are the fueling^ ot the bard less excited when he arrives in Merthyr on finding her the great centre and mainspring of a mighty commerce that taking its rise from her summit flows in a constant stream to the ocean, whence a tbou'jao.l ships bear it to ail the corners of the world giving to Science the mePD.4 to follow out her mag- nificent conceptions for the benefit of the human race, nJ enahling. tIle husbandman the artisan to f$ci}ifi>te I;is labours, in fertilising tl)e earth amj addiqg to the fiomfoftB and enjoyments of its inhabi- tants. Nor ought J to forget; I:¡ recording the proofs of her greatness, the magnificent ;worl- which she has just completed, the Tatf Vale Railway, hy which, for the purposes of commerce, she is removed from the summit of a mountain and placed upon the sea shore. It may be said that Mertliyr is but a thing of yesterday, that she is unknown to antiquity though vot unknown to fame but if she is younsj, it is the youtl) flf a gia^tes.j, and gives promise of mighty feats when flbi? shall i)a+e a^insq tc iie? full ijjatqrity, when her name shall rank with" the richest r-nd proudest, and her p. lory be acknowledged at the utmost limits of the civilised globe but wli^lever she may be hereafter, she sits at present like a sovereign Queen oil her adamantine throne,rating in fire over her subject vallies, and receiving as tribute the pro- ductions of provinces far and wide; it is true that her rpi;e$2ay be coarse and may be occasionally stained but renjertibi;? tlat he is a warrior from the working day, and may well "afford 10 disregard the honourable stains which her dress may receive in the field of victory for it is not be expected that those who achieve acts of renown, whether in the en- sanguined fields of war or the humble but more useful fields ot commerce, can come all unsullied for the mighty strije. Long rany Merthyr thus reign, in- creasrng daily jn the number of l)er phildren ami the sources of her wealth, anj ejich^nging with otheis the means of making life long, prosperous, and happy, I must now beg your pardon for ray very long speech, and conclude with drinking, •' Prosperity to the Town and Trade of Merthyr." Mr Luthman was much cheered during, and at the conclusion of, his speech. £ 'h.e {icahh of Mr Rhys Davis, and that of Mrs Davis and their family,'ti>efl proposed by the worthy chairman. ? f Mr Davis replied with the fervid eloquence of truth, and passed a high and merited eulogium on the virtues of Mrs Davis. Mr Luthman proposed the health of the worthy chairman, whom he said he was glad to take that public opportunity of thaoki»g for the many favours which he li^d received hjs hands during his residence in Merthyr He Would, ^liile on Ins legs, take the liberty of tl]Hnkin:> Mr Evans, with whom the address which had just been presented to him origi- nated, for the great kindness he had experienced at his hands not only on that occasion, but on many since he had had the honour of knowing him. The Chairman returned thanks for the handsome way iu which his health had been toasted. If he had done any thing that bad promoted the interest or happiness of the proposer of the toast. Mr Luthman. he was glad to learn it. He was glad also to find Merthyr regarded with such favourable eyes by gen tlemen so weit able to judge of its merits. With respect to what Mr Luthman had said about Mr Evans he felt it to be perfectly true, and he also felt that the chair that he (die chairman) then filled have been filled with much more propriety by Mr Evans, himself, lie begged to return his b-^st thanks, and to drink health and prosperity to them all. (Applause) Mr Evans, in returning thanks for" the health ol Mrs Evans," proposed by Mr \Y. Thomas, spoke witit much affection of his amiable spouse. On Success to the Taff Vale Railwaj" being pro- posed bv Mr Roach, Air Wheeler made a neat speech, in which he gave it as his opinion that thn railway would prove of im. mense advantage to Merthyr and its vicinity. "The health of Walter Thomson, Esq., and the Scotsmen resident in Merthyr," having been drunk, Mr Thomson returned thanks in a short but pithy address, in which he bore testimony to the kind feel. ing with which bis countrymen were regarded in Merthyr. The healths of several other gentlemen were subse- quently druuk and appropriately responded to, amidst much cheering. From this point the meeting assumed the character of a private convivial meeting of friends, and every one gave way to the warm feelings of respect and attachment which they entertained towards each other, and it is not a little honourable to Merthyr that every one of the gentlemen who werd strangers in the place expressed the utmost respect for the inhabitants of the town, and the pleasure they enjoyed in their society. The evening was spent in the interchange of mutual sentiments of regard; and health, and song, and toast, went round till the lateness of the hour warned them that it was time to retire, when every one depatted, highly gratified, but none so much as the person in whose honour the entertainment was given, who takes this opportunity of gratefully and warmly returning his bestthanka fort!l thelindiiesies that have been shown to him sinre he came to Merthyr, and above all for the imperishable token of respect and regard with which they have been pleased to favour him. The following is a copy of the address "TQ ARTHUR cmrtLss LUTHMAN, ESQ. —We, the undersigned inhabitants of Merthyr Tydvil and its vicinity, understanding that it is your intention shortly to withdraw from all connection with the Merthyr Guardian, are desirous ot publicly expressing our regret that you have formed such determination. and we are also anxious to declare our conviction that the consistent and honourable manner in which you have conducted yourself while here, and in respect to that journal during the short period that it has been under your management, has gained for you the respect and good opinion of all ranks and conditions of men in this locality, and it is our earnest prayer that the rest of your days may be blest with health and prosperity. "Mertliyr, April, lsit. Wm. Thomas David Banker Rhys Davis, Postmaster Thos. Williams, Curate Thomas Adney, Churchwarden Win. Perkins, Solicitor George Roach, Innkeeper Tuliesin Williams Ed\yd Morgan. Grocer, (). Peter j\I!Gregor,Seedsman Thomas Millward, Grocer John Davies, Druggist W, II While. Statiouer Rice Lewis, Draper David Lewis, Druggist, Dowlais J. H. Davies, Grocer, Merthyr David Jones, Draper DtHK) Hosser, Grocer, High Stred Isaac Williams, (Jhandl..r, Lo>\er shop David S. Davis, Wine Merchant William James Thomas Stephens, Chemist, &c. Julin Martin, Surgeon T. J. Dyke, Surgeon Rowland Hopkins, Maltster and Brewer Henry Charles, Grocer Saml Thomas, Grocer J. James, Surgeon TliollP1; Shepherd JSilw^rd lipac'.i, (|rqce|r Kvan Evans, Engineer \V. Rowlands Geo. Overton, Solicitor Lewis Lewis, Magistrates' Clerk W. Davies, Solicitor VVm. Howell I). W.James, Merchant F. H^.mbe|toi) Benjn. Martin J S. Lamphier John F. Wheeler, C.E. Ed vin Jas. Smith Geo Price, Factor \V;n. Thomas Wm. Williams, Ironmonger lid ward Williams, Merch ant Tlios Davies. English Baptist Minister Thomas Williams. Grocer 1). Gri'bths, Druggist Ed. Edw ards, Grocer, &c. Josiah Atkins, Grocer, &c. David Humphrey, Ironmonger John Jon's. Auctioneer Thomas Price, Stationer Thoir,as Davies, Innkeeper Jeukin Price, Draper John J>>nes, Grocer Will. Williams, Groor Thos Richards. Solicitor David Williams Innkeeper J. VV. Russell, Solicitor David Le«is, Draper, Lower Shop Lewis Lewis, Shopkeeper §aml Davies, High Street Wifliaiu Rees, Grocer J. Williams, Solicitor George Martin Charles H. James, Solicitor n. Richards, Hank Robert Williams, Ironmonger Richard Lambert, I ronmonger Edward Purchase. Farmer VV. Thomson, Banker." MERTHYR POLICE. — TUESDAY. [Before Wm- Thomas, Esq.] Elisabeth Jsnjeg, (>ii'<s IJctgey Ren Gocli (red headed Bel), was fully committed to take her trial at the next Quarter Sessions, charged with stealing Ss i)d Irom the person ol William Rowlands, a miner, of Dowlais. It seems the prosecutor went, on Ion- day night, into the Red Lion public house, in the Glebeland, and while sitting there the prisioner put her hand into his pocket and abstracted the money. Rowlands seized her, and declaring that he would have his money back, proceeded to search her but the landlord of the housie, John l-^eilly, in conduction with his wife, would ivct permit of a search, nnd pushed the prosecutor aw'ayTro'ip the prisoner, wholll p they put out at a back door, and bolted the door, telling the prpspcutor that she had gone out at the front door, Ly which co;luct Qf the landlord the pri soner escaped, and the niiney was tirt found. For this conduct the landlord, ICeilly, was charged as an accessary after the fact, and was ordered to be coin- niitfetl along with the prisoner, but the magistrate afterwards admitted him to bail till the sessions. On th same day, Mary Davis,alia.i Mary "Strap," and her parumoijr, David Cross, alirls David Jem Crdsg, vrafg chargecj with robbing Daniel PJjiliips of 8s l^d. at Honystofeho^se ct ^argT qn 'ijunday night, ft appears this ease was one of great violence, and that as the prosecutor Phillips was passing through a dark passage he was met by the female prisoner, who immediately felt his pockets, and while she was doing I so the male prisoner came up and instantly struck the prosecutor on the head witti a piece of iron, and irom the effects of the blow lie became insensible and fell down fit, ti.e gnjund. Wlple there both the prisoners kicked and jutapcu upon Inm, u.til the blood burst out at his mouth and nose Several persons, hearing his groans, went to the spot, but the prisoners persisted in illusing the prosecutor and continued to beat him until the constables arrived and took them into custoJy. The money was not found, but the prosecutor swore positively to having been robbed by the prisoner Strap '■? The Ma gisti'ate being desirous of bearing some further evidence, adjourned the case until Friday. The prisoners form part of a notorious gang, known in Merthyr as the Pontystorehouse gang A good many of this respectable association have taken their departure from this place, some to visit our Australian colonies and others to t?,ke tip temporary residences p 1 0$1 byviirto^s public institutions, built and fcridoiyed for their espeeia) benefit. It is confidently hoped that the rest will soou be cut off root and branch, as such ill weeds glowing up among the community should ever be served- c Evan Davies, mason, was charged with beiugdrunk and disorderly at three o'clock that morning, and majiing a dist^rh;ir(ce in dl: streets. [I e was ordered to be frneid five shillings, but the fine was reriiitlftd by his worship on the Baccanilian paying the expenses, tie had been coufined from the morning, and had otherwise suffered, so it is to he hoped that he will take warning and join the teetotallers immediately; be cannot do better, and may do much worse. WEDNESDAY. Elizabeth Burn, wife of Thomas Burn, haulier, of Tredegar, was committed for robbing the shop of ilir Rhys Davis, poslinistT,of a inantellelfe, value 4s 6d. The prisoner, who appeared to be an industrious body in the vocation which she had chosen, was a!so com- mitted for stealing some goods from the shop of Mr John James,the Cloth Hail. i:i the I I ii,) S There is a considerable n;nnb°r of the class of this prisoner hanging about our manufacturing towns, p io. picking up loose goods," and it becomes necessary tor the public to keep a sharp eye upon FRIDAY. Mary Davis and David Grots underwent a final ex imination, and some fresh witnesses were examined, after which they were both fully committed to take their trial at the next Quarter Sessions at Neath. Cross ventured to give it as his opinion that he had been sufficiently punished in the imprisonment he had suffered ever siuce Sunday, but the magistrate thought differently. 0 Daniel Phillips was In court to-day, and presented a shocking spectacle, being much cut and bruised about the face and head. THE WEATHR.I.—A great change has taken place- in t'10 weather within iheseiew days. It is IK, longer cold and unfavourable «o vegetation, but since Tues- day night has been increasing in warmth, till it is now as warm as in the heart of summer. Every green thing n joices in the change, and all nature is putting on a new and beautiful appearance, giving promise of a rich harrest in clue season.

jD It cc. z- Her Majesty he'd a levee at St. James's Palace on Wednesday at two o'clock, whicli was most numerous! v attended. A iiiotiz the distinguished personages present was the Right Hev tlpj Lord ijjsliop Qf L'aiidaff. .lr4#1# NEWPORT. On Monday night, the 19th April, Thos. Lewis, master of the schooner Greyhound, of Newport, fell from the deck of that vessel into the water, at Bristol, and was drowned. DESCRIPTION OF THE GOLYVOS 0\k.—This won- derful treo grew on the estate Irom which it takes its name, about four miles from the seaport town of New port, in the county of Monmouth. It was purchased by the late Thomas Harrison (many years his Majesty's Purveyor of Plymouth Dock Yard and Dean Forest), in the ye.ir 1810, for one hundred guineas, and was felled and converted by him the same year. Five men were each 20 days stripping and cutting it down, and a pair of sawyers were constantly employed 13S days in its conversion. The expense of stripping, telling, and sawing (exclusive of superintending the conversion or haullageof any part of it) was It was felled in separate pans, and stages were erected for the workmen to stand on to cut down the valuable limbs. The uuin trunk was nine feet and a half in diameter and no saw could be found longeliough to cut it dow n two saws were thereiore brazed together. In cutting it a stone was discovered six inches in diameter, six feet from the butt, and three feet in a diametrical direction from the rind, round which the timber was perfect'y sound- The rings in its butt being reckoned, it was found that this tree had been improving for four hundred years, and as many of its lateral branches were dead, and some broken oil it is presumed it must have stood a cetjlury after it had attained maturity. When standing it overspread 432 square yards of ground. Its produce was as follows feet. Main trunk at ten feet long 430 One limb 4?"2 One ditto One (I'llcu One ditto One ditto 1 El One ditto 1 Uf> Six sin ijler ditto 413 Dead limbs of the size of timber 1 id Total quantity of timber 'J4JG Its conversion wits--tlie main trunk cut into quarter boards and coopers' stuif; the limbs, one upper piece 0 1 stem for a one hundred gun ship, one ditto fifty guns, one, rotiter piece 74 guns, three lower futtocks each 100 guns, one fourth luttock 100 guns, one ditto 74 11 gnqs, oi;? ditto 4 • ggns, or.e flno,- tin,her 7-i guns, one second fullock 100 guns, and about twenty knees all of which were large enough for the navy. The heavy body bark was three inches thick. When all its p irts were brought to market, they produced nearly six hundred pounds! "1" ,# TREDEGAR. We t-cva I i.rt wce4 made i-tie or all infamous imposition by a statement of the marriage of Air Henry Workman, ol the Cambrian I1111, wiih his wife, as if it had just taken place, whereas they were married in the year 1834, and have several children- With respect to the dirty scoundrel who sent in this >ccaunt, aware that we are i-ery p-irticii- lar in giving insertion lo statements of this nature, lie had recourse to the crime of forgery to effect bis inalioioqs pui po.se, and we rejoice to think that the commission of this crime will not go unpunished, as a legal gentleman is instructed to trace out the rascal. and proceed against him with the, utmost iJeverilyof the law—a severity that cannot be better exercised than in the punishment of heartless cowards ,et like this. TREDEGAR POLICE,—APRIL Q8. The Hetty Sessions for the parish of Bedwelity, &c., was this day held at the Town Ilall, Tredegar, before Edmund Williams and Joseph Davies, Esqr.s, when the following cases were brought before the bench by Mr lloman, superintendent of police. John Jones, charged with being drunk, and inca- pable of taking care of himself, fined witltqqt posts. Tliom^s Harries, fur peeping his beer house, known by the sign q¡" the Accou):npi|ation, open after twelve o'clock, and thirteen persons drinking therein, the case being clearly proved, was fined in the mitigated penalty of one pound fifteen and costs; there was a second inf.irnntion for keeping his house open on Sunday, \y!(jc|) wijs not pressed. r p David Rees against John Williams for wages. Williams ordered to pay. Thomas Hook, drunk and disorderly, fined with costs. William Evans, drunk and tlisonbly, finell with costs. Ann Morgan against Ann Morgin, for assault. Ann Morgan, wile ot Rees M organ, fined with costs. The magistrates then proceeded to parish business.

BRECON. BIIBCKVOCK LvriuMAKY.—April 27tli. In. Out. Patients remaining last week 4 28 Admitted since 0 ,t fii. Oilt. 4 32 Cured nnd Relieved 1 2 Dead 0 1 1 3 Remaining 3 2d Physician for the ensuing week I)r Lucas. Surgeon ditto ditto Mr Uatt. EXTRAORDIVARY FECUNDITY.—John Parry De Winton. Esq., of Mae.sderwen, has a cow only four years o!d, that has brought five calves, in the follow- ing order when two years old, she had orie, when three §he brought two, and tin's year t.he has again brought two. She is a very fine cuw of the Hereford breed. 'ro fe,d a tioi-!ze "lieti very hard ridden, or if weakly and teiiier, it iq or:en ii-seful to give bread, or bread with ato it this be not obtainable, horn down oatmeal a,1d ale, or j;ru |. It is or the utmost consequence, il the journey he of several days' con- tii ua ice, that the baitings aie sufficiently long to allow (tic barge to digest his food. LLANELI/Y RA'LWAY. — It appears that this railway, which was intended merely for the transmission of coals, and was never thought would be able to com- mand a traffic in passengers, and which, therefore, is provided with only two locomotives and two railway cai'rifjge^ toruq qo its sillgj? w:r,y, has actually carried 2533 passengers in four weeks, or at the rate of 631 per week. Such a circumstane is .strikingly indica- tive of the great powers of railways to increase and even to create passenger traffic in localities where it may be supposed it could hardly exist. LLANELLY-—The Caledonia, of Bristol. Ainswortb, master, bOUQd from this port to Jamaica with p, c-ygo cor:¿j6t¡niS of ,¡( toijs cf coals, Cii attempting to go to sea on Sunday, the 25th lilt., being towed out by the Harriet steadier, got on a sand bank called the North Ridge (havingthrice parted the towing ropes, it bioII" ing very strong at the time), where she remained rolling and beating heavily and became a complete wreck on the following tide. The officers of the customs and coast g,Li,,tr(i, tt,el,e tide lfitl,(rable' in their exertions" in protecting and securing the property Washed on shore We are happy to say no lives were lost, aud we under- stand the yessel WAO igsticed. Co.s:{\Tln LlnEIL\LlTY. We rejoice at aii times to hear that the liberality to all church purposes whicn peculiarly distinguishes our Conservative men of fortune, loses no particle or its efficacy am' 1%,es Us gi-e;t activity in our own locality. It gives us great pleasure to state that our benevolent and high principled Conservative candidates, Messrs I'asker ville and Bailey, have rr7<V/ given ten pounds towards ..1 to"-ar(is the erection of a new church in the township 0! Newton. It is not in words only that these gentlemen manifest an attachment to our most sacred instilu tions th eir Christian benevolence keeps p?.ee with their Conservative declarations, and we ferventL hope that before many months they will be givim; forc" and efficacy to their political sentiments, side bv side in the legilature as members for Hereford. — Hereford Journal. MOHDIFOKD.—The marriage of the worthy rcctor's daughter on Tuesday last, w as ceiebra'ed in the par'h ca with great harmony and good feeling. It w as pleasing to see the taste displayed by the children of the school and the neighbours, iu forming arches and wreaths ol witli appropriate devices, out of to the hanpy event. The bells rang merrily all tin- day. During the performance of the ceremony numbers of persons were in the. church, who joined in an elegant hymn, written for the occasion, we believe, by the Mster of the happy bride. At ab< ut tnrec o'clock tne rev. paste,r, wUi Ins usual kindnegg, attended by hi. family, —— Lingwood, Esq., of Sutton C iurt, and the two brotherso! the biidegrooiu, repaired to^the school house, which was tastefully dressed up for the occ-a- ion by the school mi-tress, to join a party ol nineteen men and women inhabitants ot Mordiford, carh more than 70 J ear? of age, t> pat take of the old English fare of roast beef and 1\I\1:n pudding, atd it was truly gratifying to observe the feelings of reaped and esteem which seemed to emanate from them. After they had taken a few gl.ssses of negus each, to drink the heal h of the liiipp3- pair," "Her Majesty," The'Hqure of the &-c., they all went to their respective homes, much pleased with their tre it — Hereford Times. The lie clordshlre Hounds finished hunting for the season in this Neighbourhood nn Friday last. They have had, duriug the mouth, some sport, particularly three runs, two from the country near England's (iate, and one from R:ch Camp, beyond Leominster—the latter was as spiendid a thing as any man would wish to see, the pace extraordinarily g e,,d for two hours and twenty minutes; the last half hour was rather slow huuting, and showed the hounds to great advantage, xi-lica Pugiiy saved his life bv a drain near PuJdlestone. The honnds and their popular m ister, E. H. Thomas, Esq are now at Kington, hunting tli, re three days this week. We much hope these bounds will continue to hunt this county for many years, riding- assurcd that it is for the advantage of the county generally that this old English amusement should be kept going, and that those gentlemen who have been fox hunters in days gone by (and others) will support them by subscribing to their continuance next season.— Hereford JVili"n.d. THE BIIEED OF SALMON —A conversation upon a subject of considerable importance to the inhabitants of this city took place at the Ouildhall 0:1 Monday. It is new, we believe, generally considered from the experiments and observation of Mr Jenkins and others that the ¡. L\t.sping-" is lhr :°11:1;: of thr. s;¡lmo:J, am] whatever gratification lie derived from a dish of these li,,iiinuLi,. c creatures, many persons are of opinion that they ought not to be captured wholesale and de- stroyed in their infant state. With the view uf doing away with such a practice, a conservator of tiie rivt-r attended and stated his intention to endeavour under the act 58th (Jeo. Hi. c. 43, to put an end to the sale of last spiings. The magistrates said they would give all the assistance in their pawer in preventing illegal ueltiug and night poaching, but they had no authority to out a stop to angling, that being snccially a1!o.n] by t!ic, act. Where, however, waters are rented, the lessee oroccupipi- lias of course the right of preventing encroachment if he thinks proper. Aller som dii- cnssion the subject wus dropped "on the understanding that counsel's opinion wouid he obtained on the 4lh section of the act as to whether persons can bo legally debarred from selling the last-spring- —Hereford Journal. FAIRS FOR THE ENDING WEEK. Cl Tuesday 4; Llan- gvnwyd, Monday 3; Swansea, Saturday, 8. Monmouthshire.—Castleto wn, Thursday G Mon- mouth, Wednesday J-for hiring servants. Breconshi'-e— Brecknock, Tuesday j. Caniiarthenshir-c — Abercennid, Wednesday 5 Laugharne, Thursday G. Cardiganshire—Lampeter, Saturday S; LLa- dyssel, Wednesday 5. Peill')/'o,('eshire-wcastle, Th:mday C, Tenbv, Tuesday 4.

CO R R E s P G N D E A- C E. TO T:tE EDITORS OF TilS GAZETTE AN'i) CUV.1DIAN. See:) I;ItPly tiln of vour valuable paper opposed to the beading of t.he Y gv:r yti -I)y,i y I)A(I" (',I-utli against the world), induces me 011 the present orcasiou troubling you with a fmv correotivis ou the su'oje-ct of the supposed cloudy appearance of the mineral district around nu't First. The population at the Cambrian and Ma. ^s'og Works never lias exceeded "three thousand. Secondly. Among so dense a population not a single act of disaffection to the throne or altar; no disobedience to the t«:vs no Chartism no disturbance ever shews itself; excepting from th? strong ale of the Vale of Neath Brewery 011 pay <hy$. As to the supposed murderer he '•■ '3 at the Cam- brian Works; l;is reveal fi-om here was pro fuce.l by hearing the reward offered in the newspapers read in his presence by a collier, though ignorant iliat be was so near him when read, lie instantly left the Star public hou-e, kept by a man of the name of Riolrsi'd Ilariis. Ten minutes Wticil the two po.'icc officers entered, too la to to apprehend |m. As to any risk at that put of my parish iu securing (Ir ;I Ll'iet', iL is eqii:tllv -rrotieuui. 1 would pledge myse-f, Witli o.jt' police officer, supported the honest, kind hearted colliers, and few; ui number, todeliver into the bands of justice any criminal, and a' any hour. A residenoe of f airteen years enables 1112 to form a coriect judgment of of all the colliers aud miners around me; during which long period I hive ever received every mark of rospeet and regard from I th"tl1. As to an increase 10 the police force give me III, h:\lIcot, loyal, antI sincere colliers and miners as. gu"rls. L't me advise the proprietors an 1 managers of ■ mineral districts to place confidence ill their snbordi nates; treat them as Christians; let employe's 0I t!. r¡,s.i 1\111,> o-,i among all mankind." I have to apo'ojjizo for trespassing so much on your ti.ue, but, bei g called on by my neighbours to eonlradiet the rumours abioid, as to the mineral district here. 1 trust I shall be forgiven, lId will feci thankful for its insertion in your next paper. 1 am. gentlemen, Yours very faithfully, \V.\1 THOMAS, VICAU. Langonoyd Par^onnge, Driclireud, A V #.#iI#'I"# TO THE EDITORS OF THE GAZETTE & GUARDIAN GEVTLEMEN,—The following is N copy of an epitaph oil a tombstone in the churchyard of this parish, whieh, if you think it curious enough for inseition in jour excellent journal, is much at your service. I would only add that I repeatedly heard him read the service in his office when be wa3 in bis 971 h er 9Slh venr. OBSERVER. "I11 Memory of Thomis Howell, who, after a faidiful st i vico of 92 years as Clerk of this Parish Church, oied March ISth, IS'25; Ull', ,11'1' 1t.I, nged 103 years. Ann, Fttl). nged gO years." Pcii,irtli, April [We are much obliged to our correspondent, aud we shall feel much obliged by his favours.— Ens. G. ilid G "#I"I;' TO THE ODD FELLOWS OF THE MERTHYR DISTRICT. GENTLF.MEX,—lu consequence of my having been publicly aud falsely accused of beina t!;e c.uthe.r of a letter which appeared in the last Udyorn, and which l;,ac'< a tendency to asperse (he charaeter and repnta tion of your district ollicers, 1 am allowed, through Ibis medium, by the permission of the editors, to vindicate myself, and declare that 1 am not the author vill,lic.,Ite Ili., -1 1 of that letter. I can solemnly protest that I knew nothing of the circumstance nor of the letter until it was read in my presence a'jo^t a vye?k ago, and the pro- prietors of the Udgor/i can also bear testimony that l am perfectly innocent and ignorant of the same. Moreover, I always cherished a very high opinion of the integrity and general intelligence of yoip' ofsicers and considered your district igte ttf the best and brightest in the pric.pip dity consequently, it would have been very foolish in t^e to write, anything I inconsistent with lint opini.on. The only gre,und upon which you accuse me is that you knew that! had been at va £ iav,ee, tibnufc two years ago, with the Caerphilly district officers. Sincerely trusting that this statement will fully 1 ouvinee voti of my innocente, and lliat 1 t < ver vouhl vilify any society in which I can find no 'u!t ill nider to satisfy evil desire or private spleen. Wishing the brethren of the Merlbvr dislrict cverv possible success, and that their dishonourable anta- gonist may soon be. brought to I am, gentlemen, Yours, with the greatest respect, JOSEPH i BOM AS- Newbridge, April 20th, 1S41.

MOST AFPALLIXG OCCUflREN'CE. (trom fue Sccotid Edition of the Liverpool Standard of Tuesday.) Wo are often compelled, as "public journalists, to detail circumstances of the most heartrendiiiir charac- ter; but have rarely been calfcd upon fo delai! a more melancholy narratn e of facts than is involved in the following brief statement of an appalling occurrence whieh took p!ac«; in this tOWII this morning. Wo have made every effort to collect the most authentic particulars, and we believe the following may be relied upon About six o'clock this morning the family of Mr Jet iiir, It broker of this town, wns thrown into the greatest consternation by an attempt made l>v Mr Jenner to take aw.iv the life of his two children, his wile, and it ii feared his own. The nniortunate gen- tleman has recently b- en ob-erved to recaf fo Ills recollection sever circumstances in his past life, when he was in a more prosperous condition, aud the remembrance appeared to prey greatly upon his spirits, and, latterly, even to affect his mind. So much was this the case, that, iu a fit of despair, fie this morning discharged a pistol at one of his children, which un- happily took effect, aud the poor boy is no more. lie almost at ihe same lime discharged another at his wife, the contents of which lodged, we believe, in her head, but the moment we write (he lady is still alivo, and it is the opinion of Mr Ackerley, the <urgcon, that she may po-sibly recover. The wretched man then endeavoured to bring his other boy to him, by speaking in Ihe most affectionate tunrs to him but the poor fellow was too terrified to do so, and imme- diately fled from the house and gave the alarm to the police, who took his lather into custody, where lie now remiins. Mr Jenner gave himself into the posses-ion of the police in the most ijuiet manner, and a doubta barrelled pi-tol was taken from him, aud another was found at the back of the house, ile (Mr Jenner) has been noticed by all who knew him as a most affec- tionate hush aid aud the only reason for the steps has taken is to be found in the expression which it is stated Mr Jenner has been lieaid to utter—iti-at ho would rather see his wife and family dead than afflicted by poverty. Mr Jenner was noticed last, evening, about fivo o'clock, by a gentleman with whom he was in company,to be in a very excited state of mind, and tnlked much of his teciuced circumstances ;.nd disappointed prospect", which were more likelv to !ll'Ikc a di.'i.'p imprl'sioll 011 his mind, from his h.IJl; been many years since engaged ill a lucrative line of business in Liverpool and Manchester. ,Subsequent!v to tins he became unfortunate, and commenced business iii bo realised a consider- able. sum of money, whieh was lost in the panic of ]815. He then established himself as a cotton broker in this town with considerable success, until his health gave way, and liis consequent inactivity in all probability caused the gradual loss, of bis connections. About ihree years since he went to Glasgow tf> prosecute the same business, I nt met withlitile or no encouragement, and about six months since returned to this town, and took up bis abode in Portland Place, and lias since, been struggling with diificulties, under whicn it would appear his mint! Ins been impaired. liii He lnd oiten expressed himself to those about him as a deeply injured man, and become so excited ill the recital of his wrongs, whether faneird or real, as to produce ail irritation of mind bordering upon insanity. As wa previously noticed his great and devoted attachment to his wite and children (two hoys, lite younger 1:3 years of age, deceased, the elder, about lo) has induced Isien to commit this rash act, in preference to seeheg them reduced to starvation and want. Mr Joiner appears lo be about 55 years of -,Igo. lie has since been examined before tho magis- trates, and committed for trial T.10 testimony of the witnesses leaves little doubt of the mail's insanity.

-n.r0IMP' CAUTION TO PAUISH OFFICEHS ANT) OTHESIS.— Some evil disposed person has lately obtained possession, by false pretences, of a blank check book from the firm of Sir C. price, Marryatt, and Co., which they are filling up for small sn;ni iu ficti- tious names, in favour of cue person hording office (first Inning made inquiry an to who aro churchwardens, overseers, &(.). rii(i ctl(-It)sitig them in a well worded and written ieiter, quite eilculated to d occivcT, to S;):HC* ot'iKi* partv, also in ofiico. The letters are by boys picked up in the street by, as they (IOSCI'ilje, a sli,,i-t, stt,it. respectil,),Io looking man. Unfortunately the trick Ins succeed,vl too fii!i t,v:ct, ,it Hm parish of ir't. George, 13'oouisbury, last Tuesday week, FABMBRS' AND GENERAL FIRE ANFI LIFE fwsu- K ANCE.—Responsibility being esscni Uf to lhe. Security of the Assured, it is ol great iiRjiostawc-f. to state that the names of 1323 Shareholders of tiiis Institution amongst whieh will bo found Kn.co ,>( (lie largest Landowners atvl most distinguished Farmers in the kingdoms—have been enrolled accordintr to the pro- visions of the A. t ot Parliament by which the Celll- pany is specially Cinpovoivd. and itiav be referred to at any time. It is supported by his Grace the Duke of Rutland, and >,i.vty six other Noblemen, Members of Parliament, and extensive Landed Proprietors. In the sh:u"t space ol twelve months^ tiiis Office has made such extraordinary progress in that department for which it was more ospeeially established, as to rank above ihe Globe." the "Atlas," the "Guardian," and the "British, amongst tli* London OHiees; and :tli(ii-a I)ie and London," the Essex and Suffolk," the "•West of England," and the Kent," amongst the Country Offices. In thu last month, the foil.r,» ing Noblemen and Gent have given permission for their names to be added to | the above mentioned list The Righ^ 'jjwn jj,e 1 of Stamford and Warrington. re and Stafford, NI-P, Sir Wm. Knighton, Bart; Sir H. J. Tichborne, Hart and Admiral Hawker, Hants; Kir Alexander Matct, !3.irt and Major Oliver, Wilt- 1MPORTAXT p^COYERV AsnnI. ClICMIS- T|v"4 She piir.ciples Hyrin and albumen, which plav ?l> Important a part in the const im tion of the ani'ma'l solids arc now, on the authority of Liebig, staled to be M. Deius lias communicated a letter to t!:J Academy cf .Sciences, in which Licbig states that he li:ii neon able fo dissolve Hbrin bv R moderate heat in a saturated solution of nitre, and that tho fluid has all the properties of solution r.f albumen provincial Mcdical and Surgical Journal.

,o;v. TIl RTHS. Ai S'eat'ti, on Thursday, Apn) d, Mary, wife of Mr Thomas Shaw, agent at the Vale of Neath Brewery,of a daughter. April '26, at Trrfieiar Iron Works, the wife of Mr David Marsilrm, drapr, of a son. April 21, ai. Wesihury upon j'rym, the lady of T. S. Eq., of a son. On S11 inlay, Mrs Luthmin, of a daughter. MARUIAGES. April 21st, at Campion, Bedfordshire, Col. Powell, 0 f ^•iinteos. NI.P. for Cardiganshire, to Harriott Ackers widow of the late George Ackers, Iis:p of Moreton Hall, (1 hps11!fr. April '20th, at Mordiford, by the Rev T. TI. Bird, the Rev John Turton, I?crtnt- tif ("'i,lbtir.v, in the county of Salop, to Julia Jlannah, third daughter of the ltev C. J. Bird, Bector of Mordiford and Dincdor. DEATHS. Apiil20ih. at Chew Magna, Somersetshire, aged 84. the Rev John Uall. ior 57 years virar of that parish and Ouadry annexed, lie was the oldest incumbent of the diocese of Bath and Wells. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, on Saturday, April 2t, ag'id 7L 'Irs Aim Airy, mother of the Astro- nomer Royal. On Tuesday 'p.st, at Swansea, Harriet, the wife of Dr. B i rz], Ni. 1). April '2.». in Vcntaja Place. Mon'aju Square, London, need 25. Fiarer.c ■ Rose, daughter of the late Anthony of the Gter, iii the County of Monmouth. Ap ril 27ih, np,rd 33, Mr Herbert Morgan, the n-.nch rcprrtcd landlord and proprietor of the Greyhound Ion, Tredegar, leaving a disconsolate widow nnd tinea children, and a large circle of friends to deplore the loss of a truly honest riut upright man. Mr Morgan was an old inhabitant of the town, and perhaps one of theoldent innkeepers in the great manufacturing districts of Gwent ziad Morganwg. On the i9ih ult., a .fnl\v sudden, aged three ears, George, son of Mr Robert Scott, agent, Basin, near Newbridge. On the 2i',h of April, Mr Wm. Edwards, of Ty'n V Bcd .v.iathc parish of K.Uvysilan, late of Rhydvbedd. Mrrtl yr Tyd wl, in the 90sh year of bis age. lie in !is to the sister of Mr David of Dutfryn, Merthyr. It bus been the longest marriage we inowof iu the iitlgbl ourhood. Apri! 27th, near Fa'.d Gia.h, parish of Gclligaer. county of Glamorgan, aged 84, Mr John Phillips, a must respectable farmer. April 2kh, at Worn T)oi»ra, liana let of Van, near Caerphilly, Mr David Morgan, aged 82, a most lospcet- able farmer, who?-; toss, will Ie felt in bis neigh- bo'irhcod^

1'1! L V bear to her sacred person, and the courage with Which they would shield her in the hour of dan- ger. To the Welsh people we shall say nothing beyond calling to their recollection the divine words-II Ask, and it shall be given to you!" I