The Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette and Merthyr Guardian

FATAL DCEL IN IlIGIl LIFE.—Throughout the whole of Sunday the neighbourhoods of Cainden-town and Kentish- town were most painfully excited in consequence of a rumour obtaining extensive circulation that a duel had been fought in the vicinity, and that one of the duellists, a colonel in the army, had been Wounded fatally. The principals in the un- fortunate Lifair were brothers-in-law—Lieut.-Col. Fawcett and Lieut. Munroe, his brother-ill law, of the Horse Guards, (Blues). The parties fought near Higligate. The unfortu- nate colonel received his adversary's fire in the right side, which in the opinion of the most eminent medical men will prove fatal. The parties in this family affair" have as yet eluded the vigilance of the police. It appears that about a quarter past five o'clock police constable 130 S, who was on duty in Tottenham-road, near the Camden-road Villas, as also the keeper of the toll-gate facing the Brecknock Arms, observed two cabs, the first containing two gentlemen inside, and the second three gentlemen, pass down Maiden-lane in the direction of Highgate. About ten minutes after they were alarmed by hearing a single shot fired, and presently after the two cabs returned at a very speedy rate with but three out of five gentlemen, and driving in the direction of the Regent's-park. This circumstance excited great suspicion, and immediately after several labourers, who had just come to commence their labours in haymaking in the adjoining field, gave information that a gentleman was lying in the field adjoining who had been shot. On hastening to the spot the police found a gentleman, who gave his name as Lieutenant-Colonel Fawcett, and his address 188, Sloane- street, lying on the grass, bleeding from a wound in the right side, and another gentleman, who gave his name as George Gulliver, and who stated himself to be the surgeon of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue,) standing by the wounded gentleman's side. On the police inquiring what had happened, Colonel Fawcett replied, "What is that to you 1 It is an accident." Under the direction of Mr. Gulliver a door was procured, and the unfortunate gentleman, Colonel Fawcett, was conveyed to the Camden Arms, Randolph- street, Camden-town, where accommodation was afforded. At the lequest of Colonel Fawcett his lady was at once sent for, and on her arrival in a very agitating condition the colonel confessed that he had been fighting a duel with his brother-in-law, Lieutenant Munroe, of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue.) Mr. Sands, surgeon, of Kentish-town, who was then sent for, deemed it advisable from the dangerous state of the wound, to call in Sir Benjamin Brodie and Mr. Liston, who arrived about eight o'clock and inspected it The result of their consultation was that they discovered that the ball had entered the unfortunate gentleman's body on the right side, passed through the right lung, and had dropped into the intestines, in a similar maner to that in the case of the late Mr. Drummond. It is reported that in the interview of Col. Fawcett with his wife, he distinctly stated that he himself had not fired, nor did he intend to do so at Lient. Munroe, but that the choice of fire falling oil the latter, he had scarcely taken his position before he was shot, and that all the other parties, whose names he refused to give, with the exception of Mr. Gulliver, ran away on the instant. The cause of the duel is said to have arisen from an insult offered by Lieut. Munroe to Col. Fawcett's lady at a party, at which they met a few evenings since, which resulted in a challenge from the gallant colonel. Col. Fawcett returned from China about two months since, where lie commanded the 55th Regiment of Foot, and in consequence of his heroic conduct throughout that campaign, received but 10 days since the investiture of the Order of the Bath. We regret to state that Col. Fawcett expired at six o'clock on Monday morning. His wife. who had attended him from the moment when the news of the duel was communicated to her, was with difficulty, torn away from his lifeless remains. He is said to have been a remarkably tiue man, in his 40th year, and has left a JOUBJ family,

cum ASD™ NEWS FROM SPAIN. We have received, says the Times, by extraordinary express from l'ari the evening papers of S iturday, with a letter Iroru our correspondent. They contain a telegraphic despatch from Marseilles announcing the receipt of intelligence irom India and China to the fallowing eilVct: — "MARSEILLES, JUNE 30, G A.M. "MALTA, 25TII, AFTERNOON, "THE CONSUL or TRANCE TO THE MINISTEU von FOREIGN AI-FAIIIS. The approach of tin- Monsoon liaviug caused the de- parture ol the Bombay Mail ten days sooner than usual, the packet has just arrived with news from India to the 20tli M?y, allJlrolll CI.ina tn ¡be :;s,Í\ March. The former are conlined to some details of secondary interest on the situation ol Scinde, Khytul, and Burideicund, which are somewhat more tranquil. In China the state of affairs continues favourable. Colonel Malcolui had arrived on the ltiili with the treaty, but it was feared that the death of the Commissioner, Eiepoo, yould cause a longer delay in the Imperial ratifications. In addition to this despatch, we copy from the Messenger and the Moniieur Parisien of Saturday night the telegraphic despatclles "BATLONNE, JULV 1. The Regent arrived at Albacete on the 25th ult. The troops and the a who joined the insurrection withdrew upon Las Penas de San Pedro. The Regent had sent for the Minister of the Interior. Brigadier Eiina was to o 11 gossa wt 0 is join him at Saragossa with four battalions. aste appointed Political Chief of Madrid. Zamora had declared for the movement." PERPIGNAN, JULY 1. "Genera! Ilamon Narvaes had arrived at Valencia on the 27th. The Junta of Valencia had accepted the services of Generals Narvaes alhl Concha, and Brigadier Pezuely. General Narvaez had been appointed second in command, Brigadier Sebeiiy Commander of Cavalry. General Narvaes had been since the 29th organizing his troops of the line and of the National Guard had left the city in different directions. it lolls. "Zurbano's division occupied Lerida and the environs. General Seoane hadformed a junction with General /urbane. These despatches folly bear out the assurances we received and published Irom time to time, that Ciiristino officers, long resident in the French capital, had left that city to entr Spain to aid in an insurrection against the Spanish Government. VISIT or PRINCE ALBERT TO BRISTOL.—The honour about to be conferred upon Bristol, by the Visit of the Illus- triuus Consort of our Sovereign, excites some anxiety as to the mode in which those demonstrations of respect will be made, which ought to be conducted upon a scale commensurate with the long-tested loyalty of our city; but in which the leading authorities have, we think, two long delayed coming forward. There cannot be two opinions, either as to the gracious disposition which prompts His Royal Highness in the Visit* or as to the-advantages which will result to the city from the influx of the distinguished persons in his train, to whom Bristol, Clifton, and all. the agremens of the Vicinity, are probably unknown. The preparations at the Company's, works for the approaching fete are in active progress. One of their extensives shops will be converted into an elegant banq iietting- room. Another room of great size is to be ap- propriated to the ladies who have the entree to the banquet, many of whom, we are informed, are likely to accompany the great officers of state, and others who will attend upon, or be invited to meet, His Royal Highness. DEATH OF MR. MURRAY, THE PUILISIlFit.-AVe regret to announce the death of Mr. Murray, the eminent publisher. Iu private life Mr. Murray was beloved by all who knew him, and in kindness of heart, warmth ofhospitaiity, and sincerity of friendship, has left few equals. As a publisher his natric is associated with those of all the most eminent men who have adorned the literature of the present century—many of them still alive to lament his loss, and many ot them gone before him, leaving reputations which, living, he did all that en- lighteuell enterprise and the noblest liberality could do to foster, and for which his reward will be a fame as lasting, if not so splendid, as their own. In after ages the name of By run, and of Scott, Southey, Moore, anil a host of others almost as illustrious, will not fail to excite the remembrance of the pub- lisher who first gave their productions to the world, who lived with them on terms of intimacy and friendship, and who rewarded their genius mure substantially than bookseller ever rewarded genius before. Mr. Murray was in his 05th year, and been business, as a publisher, for upwards of 40 years. AWFUL COLLIERY EXPLOSION. — A most melancholy and fatal accident occurred on Monday night at Fenton, two miles from Lane-End, Staffordshire, by which nine lives have been sacrificed, and the event, as might naturally be expected, has occasioned the most painful excitement, and thrown the surrounding district into a state of the deepest gloom. At half-past five o'clock all the colliers, with the exception of five men and two hoys, had finished their work, and had safely ascended the shaft of the Greenfields Ah Pit, at the Broadslield Colliery, when the awful announcement was made that an explosion of fire-damp had taken place. Mr. Barton, the ground bailiff' of the colliery, immediately descended, notwithstanding the imminent risk to his own life, amI never quitted the pit until the whole of the bodies had been extricated, which was not accomplished until half- past eleven o'clock. Awful to relate, two poor colliers, who descended to give their aid, after Mr. Barton, fell victims to the power that had taken the lives of those they sought to rescue. The accident is supposed to have been occasioned by an imprudent order given by Mr. Smith, the overman, to a workman named Dawson, to close a door before the other men had left. the pit and extinguished their candles, by which means, the current of air was diverted from its proper course, and formed a reservoir of gas in the road by which live of the poor colliers were proceeding to the shaft. A few dags ago, a lady of this city (Bristol) received a packet of bride-cake, which was shipped at Sidney in February last. It was an excellent specimen of antipodean manufacture in that interesting article, and if there be any reliance in the alleged desirable quality inherent in the rich compouiul prepared for such a favourite occasion (as doubt- less there is !) of revealing futuie husbands to young ladies who wrap it in their stockings and place it under their pillows, surely a piece that has travelled half across the globe must have been unusually efficacious. We have not heard the result of the experiment, if it were put to the test but the initiated say that they dare not split, or the charm will be lost. The value of the stipends, glebes, and manses, resigned by the seceding Scotch clergymen, is estimated at a million and a half sterling. The splendid piece of plate subscribed for by the lovers of the national drama, and manufactured under die direction of the committee for testifying their high opinion of the merits of Mr. Macready, was on Monday presented to that gentleman in the great room at Willis's, by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. DYING FOR COUNTRY.—Mr. O'Connell has been for many weeks performing to numerous and admiring audiences for the benefit of his Repeal exchequer so framing his words as to make the lrih believe that lie intends something very striking and revolutionary in case England should refuse Repeal, and yet to avoid saying anything that the authorities 9 can pounce upon as punishable treason. Thus, he is con- tinually implying a threat that the Irish are all ready to fiy to arms, and yet making out that nothing of that sort is meant. He talks about "dying freemen then lie says that there will be no dying, and imputes the phrase to his own "oratorical phrensy." Some of his friends are not so adroit at this thimblerig. Mr. Roche, for instance, tried his hand, at Skibbei-ecii-IINVe have a country to live for, but we have also a country to die for but Ave won't die for her until they won't allow us to live for her. I don't believe they will attempt to drive us to that desperate alternative." Now this was a very lame conclusion the ball might have been kept up much longer; as tlius-vl'e have a country to live for, but we have also a country to die for but we won't die for her until they wont allow us to live for her: but if they won't allow us to live for her, of course we are ready to die for her unless we can contrive to live for her in spite of them and in that case, although they won't allow us to live for her, still it would be better not to die for her, bnt to live for her for certainly no one would die for Ireland but the Irish, and no one has a right to live in Ireland but the Irish so that if the Irish die for Ireland and the Saxons live for her, the very object of Repeal would be lost which proves that it were best in no case to (lie for her, but that the only patriotism is to live for her. Yet again, in order to get a living, it is very necessary to make out that you arc ready for dying-a truth iilustratad by men who dye for their living; and that too disguises and covers the Repeal gold for Goldsmith says, that 'when lovely woman stoops to folly, and finds too late that men betray'—the only art her geilt to cover,' to ring the changes, 'is to dye,' "—Spectator. CURIOUS Discovrft-Bitucirs, JUNE 28.— Nearly 300 workmen are employed in digging the canal of Zeisaetc. The work, therefore, proceeds very rapidly, and has already commenced on a line of 5,000 yards. These excavation's have laid bare on the whole extent of the work, and nearly on the same level, a bed of turf. Near the village of Oost- kerke, for about 2,000 yards below the bed of turf, there arc the remains of a vast forest of oaks, firs, and other trees. In several places the trunks of the trees have disappeared but in others they are found lying full well. We must, there- fore, allow that the level of the country to the north of Bruges was one, two, or three yards lower than it is at present, but that vegetation was very flourishing, for in the subterraneous forest just discovered there are trunks of trees eight or nine feet in circumference. THE LANCASHIRE COLLIERS. Last Saturday a meeting of colliers was held at Gallows-hole Toll, Dalkeith, for the purpose of adopting measuies to secure higher wages and a diminutiun of the hours of labour. The meeting was at- tended by two delegates from each colliery, and by a William Daniels, a reprcsentative of the Miners' Association of Great Britain and Ireland. The burden of their complaint was, that thev worked late and early In noisome and dan("*e- IOUS, for the minimum of wages, and that they were in indi- gence and rags, while the idlers who reaped the benefit of their industry rioted in case and luxury. They attributed this state of things to the want of union amongst themselves, Thousands had become members of the IVliners' Association, and during the previous week one thousand miners of the west of Scotland etirolled themselves, and took cards of membership. HIGH WATER AT CARDIFF | JULY. | Morning.| Evening. { Sunday, 9 j a 38 4 12 'j Monday, 10 j 4 44 5 11 Tuesday, 11 5 38 G 3 > Wednesday, 12 0 28 I G 49 | Thursday, 13 j 7 13 j 7 31 Friday, 14 j 7 47 | 7 G3 > Saturday, 8 38 i HIGH WATER AT BRISTOL, &c. ,ww. Mo ( From Bunt's Tide Table.) -w W.. i HIGH WATER. 5 Cumb. iBathust JVLY' f MorT | Ev^l Gates, j Gates. Sunday 9 j 4 33 j 5 7 i 27 I j 15 10 Monday 10 5 39 G G 28 9 j 17 0 Tuesday 11 G 33 G 58 1 30 3 19 <) Monday 10 5 39 G t) 28 9 j 17 0 Tuesday 11 G 33 G 58 1 30 3 19 <) Wednesday 12 7 23 7 44 31 3 j 20 0 Thursday* 13 8 8 j 8 2G 31 4 20 1 Friday, 14 li 42 8 58 j 30 11 j 19 8 Saturday 15 } 9 15 ( 9 33 30 1 i 18 10 "#ø' ED A ATI OX OF T H K TIDES. These Equations, applied to the above Table, will give the Approximate Times of High Water, at the following Places on the Coasts of England and Wales. A. M. | A.M. Aberystwith add 0 15 j Liverpool add 4 0 Caernarvon add 1 45 j Newport, Mon .subO 7 Cardigan Bar .sub 0 15 i Portsmouth .add 4 3 Carmarthen Bay ..sub 1 5 j Swansea Bar .sub.]; G Chepstow sub 0 13 j Thames' Mouth sub 4 52 4th Sunday after Trinity. Morning }«\^esson"•■ c'iaPter ] S;lm' I 2nd Lesson. 21 chapter Luke. Is t Lesson.13 chapter 1 Sam. ° I 2nd Lesson 1 chapter 1st Tlies. '# NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. Various communications of interest are unavoidably post- poned.

/> IT is impossible, we think, for the least thoughtful among us to contemplate "the present state of affairs without alarm. East, West, North, and South, at home and abroad, all appears unsettled and confused. To say nothing of anarchy in Spain, discontent in France, the sympathy of America in Irish grievances, India still embroiled, with an Insurrection in an adjoining County, a suspension of the great staple Trade of our own, Scotland disturbed by a great religious schism, and the Church of England at variance with itself,-settiny all these questions aside for the moment, there is enough in the state of Ireland to excite apprehension, ;nd to stimu- late the most anxious enquiry as to the intention of Her Majesty's Government. Well may Protestant Ireland demand an answer to the question, how much longer it will be wise or safe to discountenance and dispirit friends, whom no unkindness can alienate, for the sake of giving a triumph to parties who will be conciliated by no con- cession, and how much longer it may be just or expedient to leave the laws in a state in which they thwart and .punish the loyalty that would commemorate by meetings of thousands a great national deliverance, and leave unrestrained and indulged the disaffection which would congregate hundreds of thousands to effect the national ruin ? The meetings of Protestants to celebrate the great triumph of civil and religious liberty were offensive to Romanists, the law declared them to be illegal, and they were discontinued. Meetings to an extent which no man can number, in which the most treasonable designs are enunciated in the most inflammatory language, are permitted without let or hindrance. Is this "Justice to Ireland?" Another "monster meeting" has been held in Dublin this week. We should be glad if Government would afford a plain answer to a simple question—are these meetings legal or are they not ? If legal, why are Magistrates cashiered who attend them-if illegal, why are they not suppressed ? We are by no means prepared to state that the endeavour to Repeal the Act of Union by petition or remonstrance is illegal, or that the attempt to restore to Ireland, what she long possessed, an independent Legislature, is any- thing worse than an insane or silly and impracticable project; but we are quite sure that if the object be legal the means to obtain it are the reverse. To assemble with bludgeons and banners, to use seditious language, to revile the laws and public functionaries, to meet in such numbers as to excite well-grounded terror in the minds of their fellow subjects, are all illegal acts. If the laws are not competent to assure the people of this Country against the panic and dismay excited by such proceedings there is an end to the Constitution. The right, the sacred right, of the people to meet for the purpose of expressing their opinions on any subject connected with their individual interests or the public welfare was beyond dispute, but there are other rights equally acknowledged and equally sacred, the right to the protection of the laws, the security of his person and property, and more, to the full assurance of such safety-if the existing laws are not equal to this let them be made so, We had hoped to have been enabled, before our paper went to press, to state the intentions of Her Majesty's Government on this subject. It is probable that the motion of Mr. W. S. O'Brien for a Committee may elicit some declaration on the part of the Prime Minister, which may give courage and confidence to the Protestants of Ireland, but the debate has been adjourned. We are compelled to admit the truth of the Bill of Indictment which the Times of the 5th instant has brought against the Executive. Elements of mischief have been gathering in many quarters, while the Government has looked idly on, and dis- played neither activity, nor decision, nor prudence. In Wales, in spite of many warnings, causes which a little care and concern for the practical grievances of the people might easily have obviated, have at length issued in a formidable system of agrarian insurrection and with the prospect unfortunately, before us of an extensive and sudden reduction of employment in the iron trade, it is impossible to look upon such a state of things without the most serious alarm. In Ireland, O'Connell has been and still is disciplining his armies,if for no evil result, the thanks undoubtedly will not be due to those who have thrown away unexampled opportunities of conciliation, and met disaffection without firmness. They have done enough to condemn themselves for what they have not, done for, by dismissing magistrates for attending Repeal meetings, they have emphatically asserted those meetings to be dangerous to the public peace and yet they have taken no step to make or declare them illegal." #, A DUEL has been fought in London which has excited equal feelings of indignation and disgust. It partakes more of the character of a cold-blooded murder than of an "affair of honour," and demands the severest retri- bution at the hands of outraged law. There is one obvious punishment within Her Majesty's power, and we should rejoice to see the Duke of Wellington suggest it to the Queen-the ignominious expulsion of the parties implicated from the Army. It may be that Duelling has its use in restraining passions and feelings which would otherwise be the curse of society, but there are no quarrels which demand as an atonement the sacrifice of life, and scarcely one which the interference of judicious friends would not reconcile. On a late occa- sion it is evident a valuable life has been lost through the absence of such a peace-maker—full scope has been given to angry passions, and the sin of blood-guiltinsss is upon the souls of the surviving parties. We are persuaded that the expression of Her Majesty's dis- pleasure in the way suggested would have a wholesome effect in restraining this barbarous and disgraceful custom in the Arwr.

GLAMORGANSHIRE AXD MONMOUTHSHIRE DISP ES\Il Y AND INFIRMARY. Abstract of House Surgeon's Report to the Weekly Board for the week ending July 4, 1843. o m YRoinaiuetl ^;ls £ ^L'llolt 1 in o t; Admitted since 1 .2i < Discharged 0 a Cured and Relieved 2 [ 2 VDied 0 ) Remaining 8 3 r. (R(,'»iiined by last Report 93 o | Admitted since l'G } .i < Discharged 3 2 I Died 2 [ 20 \Cured and Relieved 15 ) Remaining — -89 Medical Officers for the eek. Physician Dr. Moore Consulting Surgeon Mr. Keece Surgeon ?I [.1" Evans Visiters Rev. T. Stacey and Mr. Vaehell F. M. RUSSELL, House Surgeon. -~<*J T A F F V A L E II A 1 L W A Y T It A F F I C For the week ending J uly 1, 18-13. s. d. Passengers 97 19 10 Dinas Branch SO 10 5 Lancaiaeh Branch 202 8 ] 0 Duncan and Co 52 5 0 Dowlais Branch 1 6 G General Merchandise 109 0 Mr. John Edmunds, Pontypridd Colliery 11 8 9 £/1? lU 7 COCln OF BANKRUPTCY.—On Tuesday the assignees and solicitor of Wood, banker, of Cardiff, appeared to give in- formation to the Court. The tiat against this bankrupt was issued so long ago as 1823. The estate of the bankrupt was, it was stated, originally very large, being estimated at £ 53,308; and it was alleged that at the time of the bank- ruptcy he was perfectly solvent. Of the large amount due to the estate only X7536 had been divided amongst the cre- ditors, and there was about C5000 now in hand, but against that there were outstanding lawyers' bills for upwards of £ 2400- Only two audit meetings had ever been held, and but one dividend of 6s. in the pound declared. The original solicitors to the fiat had been removed, it was alleged on ground of great mismanagement, to say the least. Numerous suits had sprung up, and the whole affair was in a most complicated state. Lately a new solicitor, h. Dalton, had been appointed, and he promised, at the request of the Court, to furnish as accurate an historical account of the whole proceedings, as the materials will allow. When this is supplied :t is the purpose of the Court to appoint an audit meeting and go through the whole of the accounts minutely. Any report at present would be unintelligible to our readers. It is right to state that no blame attaches to the present solicitor, Mr Dalton, but, as we understand, considerable praise is (lue.tohim for his efforts to bring the complicated alfairs of the estate to a settlement. BRISTOL TIMES, July 1st, 1843.—In our publication of last week we copied a paragraph from the Menhyr (lucrdian which, after stating that the Rev. Edward Parker, had been fortunate enough to recover his son, who, having run awav had been living at Cardiff, under an assumed name, inti- mated that he had absconded from Bishop's College, Now we beg to state that such was not the case that the boy absconded not from the College, but from his father's hous, where lie resided during the very short time that lie attended the above-named valuable institution as a day pupil. On Thursday last the Bute docks were put into something like a loyal commotion in celebration of her Majesty's birth- day. A 103 at salute was fired from the Dock head. Colours and banners streamed from the masts of the numerous shipping, and other demonstrations in celebration of the happy event, were resorted to. THE BLACK Lio-A house-warming, on a very sumptuous scale, was given by the spirited proprietor of this establishment, Oil Tuesday night, on the occasion of his succession to the business, hitherto conducted by his father. Upwards of 100 tickets were sold, and 78 of the friends and supporters of the Lion," sat down to dinner. This was excellent in its way, and exhibited, besides the above number of well-wishers and merry faces, many animal and vegetable luxuries that the season could afford, which were served up with taste and profusion. On the removal of the cloth, the usual loyal and constitutional toasts were given, and responded to. Songs, glees, and recitations, in-addition to the enlivening strains of the Odd Fellows' band, filled up the few pauses that the good cheer of the evening permitted. The wine, we should have said, was excellent, and in pro- fusion; and not a few gentlemen, in compliment to its potency, were heard to whisper, in confidence, at just 59 minutes past eleven, We won't go home till morning and they kept their word. In the course of the en-eiiiiig occasion was taken to compliment Mr. ltees, for the excellent sample of catering afforded by him on the present festive gathering. TIIE SUICIDE IN STITF. OF HIMSELF.—On Saturday last a gentleman on the road," who, in commercial parlance, rejoices in the name of" visited the Castle. He was, apparently, travel-soiled and fagged, and flung himself on one of the benches to luxuriate in the scene around him. The air was sultry and oppressive, and the heat of the sun was any thing but agre.cable, while lie reposed in torrid listlessness beneath its meridian fervour. Every body knows that the Castle-is a very pleasant place; but to be parboiled on one of the benches is hardly that species of entertainment that a man in his senses, even" a gentlelJlan oil the road," would be content with. The lodging might be pretty pass- able, but the board was confounded hard. He tried a half-dozen wrigglings and twistings to get a soft corner on which to repose a fashionable length of limb. The sun shot a keen glance at him on one side, and half-blinded him the children of that luminary--gnats, fiies, &c.—shot at him as he turned 011 the other. He jumped np half crazed from his board, and ran for shelter to one of the beautiful walks that surround the castle. While perambulating there he suddenly stopped beneath a good stout branch of a tree that opportunely crossed his path, aud there deliberately laid aside his hat, coat, and cravat, took a silk handkerchief and flung it across it. The motions of the traveller were observed by a stout gentleman at the other extremity of the walk, who, through a vista, saw a human being dangling at rather an inconvenient distance from the ground, and swaying to and fro like the oscillation of a pendulum. Goodness, gracious," said the stout gentleman, how lucky!" I'll be just in time to save him. Hollo—hoy; pray don't.; just wait. I'll be up presently," said the stout gentleman, as he dashed through the opposing underwood, ran up to the traveller, and caught hold of him in his arms as he still dangled from the bough, apparently not much inconvenienced by the state of suspense in which he appeared to rejoice. For the love of God," said the stout gentleman, as he gazed 011 what he thought the suicidal apparatus," don't; let me intreat of you and he convulsively clasped the panting form of the traveller, who by no means relished the inter- ruption, and struggled to get loose from the grasp of the stout gentleman. "What 011 earth," said he to the wondering traveller, "could have induced so young a man to to. Oh! horrid. I bll's God that I came in timc, I do To do whad" said the trayeller, staring, in his turn, at the old gentleman, who appeared horrorstrieken. Many thanks, my good sir; but this does me good. I try it occa- sionally, and the stretch and throw oif is an excellent thin" • it opens the chest. I feel very much invigorated, I assure' you." Had the Castle of the Marquess of Bute walked deliberately through the yard, and out at the gate and had the venerable pile walked up to Llandaff Cathedral, and led it. out to dance the last new quallrilIe, the stout gentleman could not have been more surprised than to hear the traveller deliver hirnsdf after this fashion. The fatal ap- paratus was before his eyes. The hat, coat, and cravat of the suicide lay beside him; the handkerchief with which the fatal knot had been tied was still dangling from the tree; and he could comprehend no other iasue to SUdl a demon- stration than the suicide of the owner. The stout gentleman looked at his bare neck, and at his face; neither betrayed any visible appearance of strangulation. He groaned in visible vexation, and wiped the perspiration from his ample brow. There was to be no suicide, then, after all and his desperate humanity was to be spared the pleasure of cutting down a victim. And what dues it all mean, sid" said the stout gentleman, piqued at the bantering composure of the traveller. Fact is my good, sir," said the traveller as he deliberately replaced his hat, coat, &o. I'm fond of gymnastics and a good swing from a branch of a tree opens the chest." But the handkerchief," inquired the stout gentleman, rather chagrined at the explaiiitioii, tile handkerchief, sir. Pray explain that." ()h, just to save my hands from being soiled by the hark of the tree," re- turned the traveller, "nothing more. I hope you are satisfied with the explanation, sir," said lie of the road. The stout gentleman replied not, but by desperately plunging his forefinger and thumb into the bottom of a large mull, and helping himself to a huge pinch of snuff. Having taken! this, much to his satisfaction, he politely hinted his doubts of the innocence of the apparatus for opening the chest and having put the tip of his thumb to his nose, and forming a fan with his remaining fingers, he slunk off, lost in thought at the suicidal propensity of the young men of the present day, and determined to cut down, whether he liked it or not, the next human being that he saw in company with a sus- picious looking handkerchief doing the business of a halter. REBEccA.-Several admonitory epistles, not more interest- ing from their tenor than their orthography, have within the last week been dropped at the doors of several respectable individuals in this neighbourhood. As we cannot possibly contemplate a crusade against turnpike gates here 011 the part of her ladyship, people are at a loss to know what 'Becca can mean by this fraud on the penny post, in thus dropping let- ters at people's doors, with no other object apparently than to show that this very respectable obstruction, 'Becca, can write as well as fight. As the specimen of the former which we have seen is a'sad imitation of what is classically termed pothooks and hangers," the edge of a dragoon's sword pothooks and hangers," the edge of a dragoon's sword might be found useful, in mending a bad pen, or making it spell corrcctlj'. CAKDIIT BKNEIIT AND ANNUITANT SOCIETY.—-The 22nd annual meeting of the members of this society was holden at the Cardiff school-room 011 '1 uesday last. The members having assembled proceeded to St. John's church, preceded by the Glamorgan band, where an excellent sermon, suitable to the occasion, was preachedbJ the Rev. James Evans, B.D., Rector of Landough. After Divine Service the members again met at the school-room, when the chair was taken by the Mayor or Cardiff, and the accounts for the past year were settled. 1 rem the statement read to the meeting, it appealed that the receipts in monthly payments were t-i2 10s. Id. and the payment to sick members £ 22 lus. The total amount of the funds belonging to the society appeared to be £ IG;)5 3s. Hd., as follows :-Principal and interest due from the commissioners for the reduction of the national debt C13,99 2s. 1O j piincipal and interest in the s:tviiigs' bank £ 293 9s. i)'d. balance in hands of the treasurer £ 2 10s. lid.; total £ 1695 3s. Gd. 'The present number of members is 88, and from the state of the funds, it was resolved, that in future a premium of 10s..should be paid on the admission of any member, instead of 5s., the former premium. Mr. William Davies was re-appointed clerk, and Messrs. William Roberts and John Thomas were appointed visiters for the ensuing year. Our assizes commence 011 Monday next. We hear there are two special juries, and that one of them will occupy two days. I HE ASSIZES.— A letter from Bridgend, in connection with the approaching trials, has been directed to the au- thorities in town, requesting their merciful indulgence to the I)i-isoilei-s for ti-ial, or else-. There is something at once menacing and deprecatory in the tone of the communi- cation, and smacks not a little of one of Rebecca's choisest missives. The letter is not a little suggestive of the tone of the beggar in Gilblas, who stood with his back to a hedge-, and a musket to his shoulder, entreating the charity of the wayfarer, or else-. LIIE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE.—We have much pleasure in being able to state, that arrangements are in progress to put this excellent establishment on a more efficient footing than it at present possesses. This is proposed to be effected by a junction of the members of the institute with the mem- bers of the Cardiff Farmers' Club, in the renting of a house in the immediate vicinity of, the institute, sufficiently capa- cious to afford accommodation for the members of both.? A meeting, at which the details were to be entered upon and arranged, was to have been held on Monday evening l.ast at the institute. The absence of some of the principals, un- avoidably led to its postponement. The meeting, however, will shortly take place, when arrangements, it is to be hoped, will be made to effect so desirable a consummation as that contemplated, and so much desired by all parties. An American ship, of magnificent build, the Merton," of GOO tons, entered our Bute Docks last week. She is a very superior vessel of her class. The ease with which she came into the docks and moored, shows the tine capabilities of these splendid erections-the" Bute Docks," for the purposes contemplated by their noble and munilicent pro- jector. The 11 -Merton" returns to America with steam coal, and a miscellaneous cargo. Colonel Love has been most active since he has been in the neighbourhood of Carmarthen, accompanying the cavalry in scouring the country, in the disturbelI districts. By the arrangements made by Col. Love, 'the country is now per- fectly safe from insurrection or disturbance, and confidence is to a certain extent restored. Col. Love has placed at Cardigan and Newcastle a company of marines, at St. Clears, Lampeter, and Narberth troops of cavalry, at Pembroke infantry, and at Carmarthen infantry and dragoons. RAILWAY FROM WORCESTER TO CARDIFF.—Mr. Edward Powell, a civil-engineer, is taking measures for the es- tablishment of a railway between the above places, and which is to connect the great population of the midland counties and the north of England with the populous districts of South Wales and the south of Ireland. He states that the measures, for a long period of absolute necessity, may now be carried out under highly favourable circumstances. The Birmingham and Gloucester Company being about to construct a branch line from Spetchley to Worcester, and. the lall ale Railway Company have commenced their upi er, or Morlais Castle, branch, to connect it with Cardiff -the low price of iron, as well as manual hl;our-the highly favourable nature of the gradients—the quantity, of stone and other materials for its construction being found on the spot throughout its entire length (eighty miles)—the whole of the districts through which it will pass being Oil the old red sandstone formation—and various other highly favourable points, render the immediate undertaking of this line of much importance, while the great traffic expected from the connection of such a vast state of country as this line will unite, renders it certain of producing large annual profits. His estimate for its cost is £ 1,500,000. Acounter statement has appeared in the Silurian, signed An Engineer," in which he calls in question the line, and amount of construction. As, however, the thing is not yet fairly before the public, and there is much to be said Oil either side, we shall reserve any observations we may have to make for a future opportunity, having, on this occasion, merely notified that such a project is under consideration.- Mining Journal. BAn LEY FOR CATTLE.—In the House of Commons on Thursday Sir G. Clerk said that no interruption whatever would be given by the excise to any person steeping barley in cold water for the purpose of making malt. THE WINE AND SNNIT TRADE.—The Chancellor of the Exchequer stated on Thursday, iu the House of Commons, "that he had now under consideration a measure with reference to the duties on foreign wines and spirits, and he hoped in a lew days to be able to make a statement to secure the trade frolll any inconvenience that might result from a reduction of the ùulies." An audience more select than numerous assembled at the Italian Opera on Saturday to see a new ballet. At a te moment three Queens were beheld in the same box, her Majesty the Queen, the Queen Dowager, and the Queen of the Belgians. CARDIFF FASHIONS FOR JULY. When Betsey" is sweeping before her master's door in the morning, she may promiscuously as it were by acci- dent," poke the handle of the brush into the milk-man's eye, should he be so unreasonable as to complain that young lady is expected to wonder at his -1 imperence," and how he could be hurt by so simple a thing as—an eye-lash. The same young lady when dusting the well-worn foot-mat is not to distress herself this warm weather by any violent exertion. She may, however, resume operations just as Mr. Thingamee is turning the corner, when she may bang the mat against it. If he is blinded and gets his morning meal of dust, that's his fault, Betsey is not expected to shoot her eye round the corner, besides, he is used to it, and does not grumble. Mr. Tliingiimee may take on the spot the revenge which is so sweet, and made and provided for such delinquencies, notwithstanding the deprecatory whisper of Misses will see you—pray don't, well, I If Betsey repeats the offence, it is a sign she has him in her eye, where there is plenty of room for him and means to try his temper by a dusting before marriage. If he stands a second bout of the mat, you may be sure he has the license in his Sunday coat pocket. The commissioners of the sewers and kennels, thatso beautifully irrigate Church-street, and Gt. Frederick—street, and so refreshing to pass over this weather, are not expected to look much into the matter of the complaint, though its unsavoury accumulations would hint the necessity of doing something more than holding one's nose in respect to them wherever one comes in their presence. Country butchers may this month expose for sale in the market, strangled calves, and young lambs that can bear no other liyht but their own. If a zealous market inspector seizes on. such, the butcher may cut him down or up with his cleaver, and make small meat of him. He may also stick a humane policeman who interposes just in time to save the inspector's; life, and is stuck in the ribs for his interference. The thing has been done last Saturday, and all but succeeded. The fashion has been led this month by a ilruiikeit butcher. Now as buctiiers, like others, are imitative animals, people will not be surprised that as one of the leading features, iu the Card ill" Market Fashions for July, they should see an inspector cut down regularly every Saturday, in defence of bad meat. The public bad better look to it. Tho fashion has been borrowed from Smithfield, and in this genial weather, if encouraged, may have a good run. CARDIFF TOLICE.—MONDAY. (Before the Mayoi.) ■- Thomas Dowing, renter of the markets, complained against Henry Booth, a butcher, for refusing to pay his toll. Booth stated that it had been already paid, Ordered to pay the toll, 3s., and the costs. John Lee, dealer in vegetables, charged Elizabeth Lewis and Hannah M'c Donald with stealing cabbage. It appeared that the back wall of the prisoners' house came down to the cabb ige garden of Mr. Lee and a witness proved seeing tne two women, between eleven and twelve o'clock at night, throwing sundry cabbage over the wall from Lee's garden. Ordered to pay the value of the cabbage, and be fined 2s. Gd. each, or be committed to the house of correction for seven days. John Mahony, a lad, was charged by Inspector Westlake with trespassing on the Taff Vale Railway on Sunday evening last, and throwing stones. The prisoner had been preVIously cautiolled, He was fined 10s. and the costs. THURSDAY. (Before the Mayor.) EXCISE INFORMATIONS, An information was preferred by Mr. George Clement Collector of Excise, Cardiff, against Messrs. Jenkins.Phillips, and vi c Carthy, chemists, of this town, for having sold, as it was alleged, without a license certain quantities of spirits ot wine on the days respectively named in the information, by which it was sought to recover the penalty, under the act, of £ 50, a moiety of which to be given to the informer. John Jones, Excise-officer, in support of the information, stated that on March 18, he went to the shop of Mr. Phillips and asked for a half-pound of sulphur of brimstone, and a half-pint, of spirits of wine. lie saw Mr. Phillips, who served him with the articles. He paid Is. (id. for the spirits of wine. He knew it was spirit of wine he then bought— now produced, and labelled—" Mr. Griffith Phillips, Is. (M., paid, 18th March, 1843." W itness could not state whether the liquid now produced was spirits of wine. He lxo>ught it as such. Mr. Clements was ready to make oath that it was. spirits of wine. John West, Excise-officer, on being sworn, stated that th.