The Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette and Merthyr Guardian

NEWPORT. Oil Wednesday a company of the 4th dragoons arrived in this town, and are to be quartered here for some time. On Tuesday the club of Odd Fellows perambulated the town, with their various insignias, banners; and attended St. Paul's Church, when an admirable discource was preached to them by the Rev. Mr. Davis. They afterwards partook of a good and substantial dinner at their head quarters, Mr. Jenkins's, the Bush Inn. On Saturday last, the Rev. J. B. Phillips curate of St. Wooltos was elected Chaplain of the U nion-Workhouse, that office having become vacant by the decease of the Rev. Mr. Francis, late incumbent of St. Paul's Church, Newport. THE TUUE IVORITES, NEWPORT.—This lodge, held at the house of host Jenkins, Bush Inn, Newport, had their anniversary dinner on Tuesday se'nnight, which was well attended by the members, and by several visiting brethren from various other lodges. The procession 011 its way from the lodge to Zion chapel, and through the principal streets, made a very respectable, and even imposing appearance. The minstrel harpists, Messrs. French, and Davies, playing their telynau in an open carriage, gracefully decorated with fc.stoous of oak leavas, cvrrg-reens, and flowers, brought to mind an enlivening similitude to some of Wallias ancient days. After dinner L, Edwards, Esq., was called to the chair, who by his usual humour contributed greatly to the harmony of the evening. The accustomed loyal toasts, each followed by an appropriate air on the harp, being over, the healths of ladies Hall, and Guest, were toasted in the most enthusiastic manner. The Ivor o Ivoriad, Sir C. Morgan, Sir J. J. Guest, Sir B. Hall, as distinguished friends and patrons of the order, were no less cordially cheered. Cambria's awen sparkled its fire of wit, and satire in very pointed and spirited epigrames from several of our poetic brethren, and gave us a favourable impression of the Flow of reason and the feast of soul," enjoyed at the festive boards of our ancient, chiefs. There Was a striking feature well worthy of being more universally copied among the brethren, in the novel sight of junior Ivorites having joined. This club of juveniles, established by secretary Williams, Dowlais, has for its object, by monthly contributions of few pence, the collection of sufficient money to defray the expences of entering into the adult society. 01l of the chief events inthe proceedings of the evening, was the presentation of a very handsome silver cup to Wr. IN-. Morgan, Esq., bearing the following Welsh inscription Wobr a gyflwynwd i W. W Morgan. Ysw "an y Gwir I fori aid I for Hael, Caesnewydd, yn arwydd o'i&p-irch iddo am ei ffyddlondeb fel Meddyg yn ei plyih.-Mehefin 27ain, 1843." NEWPORT POLTCE,—FRIDAY. [Beforo the Mayor and L. Edwards, Esq.] William Dunn, alias Dunaveo, was charged with having married 3 wives, he had been remanded oil Thursday last, the former wife being then alive. Ann James, wife of John James, butcher, sworn. Stated that she was present at the marriage of the prisoner Dunn about two years since, I heard him say he came from Ireland Prisoner, all I have to say is my former wife left me, and I came over to Bristol twelve months before she did. I did not know where she came to. I lived with her three weeks at Bristol. She left me and went to a house of ill fame. I went then to work in a part of the city called upper Lards. I met with her then 111 tne market place and she swore she would never live with me again. There was a turnout in Bristol, and I came over to Usk, in South Wales, where I worked for Mr Paine two years and a half; at the end of a year and a half, she came over to Usk to me. I was not inclined to have another trial, but Mr. Paine advised me to make another trial of her; so I did for the space of seven weeks, then she went to a house of ill-fume in Usk again, I left r sk and went to live at Pontypo&l with Mr. Parry, .—I worked for Mr. Parry two years.* At the expir- ation of nine months, she came over to Poiltl-pool to me. ( I mean my first wwe.) I lived with her there about three weeks more, she went to another house of ill-fame, and lived with a young man on the pawl. I left Pontvpool, and went to Abergavenny. I came back to Pontypocl to Mr. Parry's and worked six or eight months longer, she met me in the street and spit in my face, aud then she put me in Usk prison. Nine weeks and four days after I came out, 1 went to Cardiff. (She swore her life against me in Usk, before I went to Abergavenny.) I have no more to say. LIIN- iiayne is Dunaveo, they only call me Dunn in this country. *1 have married this last "fc>, and deny my marriages with my first wife. Committed to take his trial at the next assizes for Bigamy. Elizabeth Zones, was charged with being drurl, and not able to take care of herself. Discharged. Mary Hokhouse was charged with being drunk, and assaulting Thomas Regan. 0 Thomas Regan, sworn, stated that he was going down Commercial-street when he met the prisoner, she called him very bad names, she kept calling him all the way down the street she foi owed him, struck him, knocked him down ill the road, and kicked him when he was down. Sergeant Harlow stated that about half-past nine, he was ping down Comerc aUs reel. He saw the prisoner had hoid of the w as treating him in a shameful manner. I here was mat came up and caught hold of her hands, and she began kicking of um. j theQ took her Committed to I fur one month's hard labour. lhc prisoner, hav.ng been taken from the court, met the compluinant, whom she began to ill-treat in the same manner as above described. She was then again placed before heir worships, and sentenced to two calender mouths' hard labour, in addition to the one month. Mr. butcher, of this town, appeared before the court to have his wife bound over to keep the peace, but Mr. 1 hillpots haying applied to the mayor fox to grant her a summons; the parties both left the court. Mr. Booth having iJlforlCd the court !,ow very grossly he had been assailed by Ins wne for months mst, which he stated was correct. SamA Kotnon, cnarged with stealing a watch the property of Daniel Holland. 1 J D. HoUand, sworn stated thathelivcd in Cross-street, I am a laùourer; aoout 12 o'clock last Wednesday I gave my wife my watch as I was going to li-elaull. Last night 1 was going-Jown to the new church ta put my watch by the clock, when te.e prisoner and soldier came up and came close to me and J .o.t lilY hand down when my watch was gone. Distchaiged upon condition that she leaves trw town tomorrow.

V 2 A t"' BRECON INFIRMARY—July 11, 184sN-<7 T, IN. OL'T. Patients remaining last Week 5 31 Admitted since 1 11 6 42 Cured and Relieved 2 9 Dead 0 0-2 "9 Remaining 4 33 Physician for the ensuing Week Dr. Lucas. Surgeon, &c \ir. Batt. BRECOX MARKET—Wheat 5s. lod. barley, 3s. 3d. oats 2s. 4d.; malt 6s. 8d., per imp. average; beefGd.; mutton 55d. Lamb 5d. veal 3d.; butter 9d., per pound. The fair held on the 5th inst., was the dullest July fair ever known in Brecon, scarcely a dealer to be seen, milch cows, and steers were 30 per cent lower than the preceeding July fair, and but few changed owners, one farmer sold some good steers for £ 5 each, and he declared he refused f7 each for the same, twelve months before, the best sheep there fetched about 5d per lb. Horses there were but a very poor show and scarcely any sold there was a good supply of hill ponies, most of which were sold, but at such low prices that was never remembered. The same remark might be made with regard to the pig fair the following day, for though sup- plied with all size stores and breeders, to effect a sale the owners were obliged to submit to the lowest prices known. for many years, in short the general complaint among every one was, that money was never so scarce. -=

NEWPORT RACES. To the Editor of the Advertiser and Guardian. SIR, AS JOU are one of our principal organs in giviii- publicity to any public amusements, or anything calculated to promote the interest or benefit of this and the adjoining counties, I beg leave to state, through the medium of your valuable columns, that Newport Races, which were unfortu- nately discontinued last year, are now about to be re- established on a firmer, permanent, and respectable footing. An influential and industrious committee is formed, with the full and determined intention of carrying this into effect. Liberal subscriptions have already been entered into, and a deputation will be appointed to solicit subscriptions, both in town and country next week, when it is hoped those gentle- men who wish to see the races respectably carried out, will not hesitate in adding their names to the list of subscribers. A bill of fare will be presented to the public, through your columns next week, well worthy of the rank and importance which this town holds in the scale of society. In the mean- time the committee are anxious to get the support and co- operation of all those gentlemen, both in the town and country, who are favourable to the permanent establishment of such a real English exhilirating and rational amusement as horse- racing, which, when properly and honestly conducted, is the greatest national amusement we have in this kingdom. o I am, Mr. Editor, Your obedient servant, July 13 th, 1843. ONE OF THE COMMITTEE.

REBECCA AND HER DAUGHTERS DESTRUCTION OF LLANDILO-RWNWS, MAX- SEL'S ARMS, AND LLANFIHANGEL GATES. Carmarthen, Monday, July 10th, 1843. On Friday afternoon last, a mob of these lawless depre- dators assembled together, musteriug about one hundred strong in the neighbourhood of Nantgaraedig, about five miles from this town. They were on this occasion all disguised, aud had their faces blackened, and wore something designed to imitate a turban They were all dressed in smock frocks and carried with them various implements of destruction. Their first outrage commenced at Llandilo-rwnws gate, which is attached to a bridge, called New Bridge, over the river Towey. This bridge was erected by the father of the late John Jones, Esq., M.P., of Ystrad, and is private property. The appearance of the mob was alarming, and their threats being expressed in language both determined and violent, a respectable young man, a farmer of the lame of Nichell's, happening to be on the spot, was placed under examination and charged with having on some former occasion volunteered to become a special constable, with a view to aid in quelling the riots and depredations committed by this lawles tribe. He had to endure the operation of a very severe horse-whipping, after which he was allowed to depart. A man of the name of Lloyd, from Carmarthen, attempted to escape, but they pursued him and he shared the same fate. The course being clear, Mr. Lewis, the lessee of the tolls, was the next object of attack. On Saturday week, Mr. Lewis had summoned a number of persons for refusing to pay toll in passing the gate in question, and this strongly excited their wrath. Lewis was brought out from the toll- house, and unfortunately having his horse whip in his hand, he was at once overpowered, the whip in question was taken from him, and most severely and violently beaten. Rebecca was not however content with this, but on his bended knees, she compelled him three succesive times to swear by all that was sacred, that he would never again have connection with the tolls or the turnpike gates requiring the payment of toll. Then came the scene of destruction, pick-axes, hatchets, crow.hare, aud saws were set in operation, and the gate entirely demolished. It is currently reported that Mr. Lewis resigned his lesseeship into the hands of the trustees on Saturday last. An express was with difficulty sent down to Carmarthen, and about six o'clock the dragoons were mounted and went off at a very rapid pace through Abergwilly to the scene of Rebecca's movements. Passing under Merlin's hill, which commands an extensive view of the vale of Towy, a shot was fired, which, is supposed, was the sigaal of the approach of the soldiers, and fGr the dispersion of the mob, for on the arrival of the military,and although an active pursuit was made by them to trace theirretreat, nothing was discovered beyond the destruction that had taken placet After the lapse of some hours, the dragoons made their way back to Carmarthen but it is supposed there must have been spies placed in all directions, and thi.s conjecture is bv no means improbable, because nothing daunted them, 'tliev proceeded again to pursue their course of lawlessness, and destroyed the Mansel's Arms bar and toll-house, the latter being a very strong building, and Llanfihangel gate, and part of the toll-house, which is situate on the mail road to Llandilo immediately under Golden Grove, the seat of Ea-1 Cawdor. The statements of several eye-witnesses ^are really of a very alarming nature, and the violent conduct as well as the threatening language of the Rebeecaitea seemed to indicate their intention of carrying out their th-eats though it be at the sacrifice of life. How long this deplorable state of things is likely to last we can hardly guess.

Btrtfisi, ffctarriagrg, anti Ðrat{)£t. BIRTHS. On the 13th July, at Green Meadow, near Cardiff, the lady of Henry Lewis, Esq., of a daughter. On the 11th July, at Newport Monmouthshire, the Lady Qf H. J. Davis, Esq., of a son. On the 6th July, at Llantrissent Vicarage, the Lady of the Rev. W. P. Lewis, Junr., of a daughter. On the 10th July, at the residence of her mother, Lantwit Major, the wife of the Rev. D. Roberts, Swansea, of a daughter. On the 8th July, at Swansea, Mrs. George G. Francis, of a son. 0 On the 29tli June, the Lad). of R. Can,, Lippincott, Esc, of a daughter. F,V of „er brother, E„1 «>». Hanbuv, Tracev, of a „ „ MARRIAGES. n !e nth July' at Earls Cl't>ome, the Hon. and Rev. W. -I 'lV f 'r! VTC'lr °f 0mbersley, and sou of the Earl of lalbot, to Ella Juliana, eldest daughter of the Hon. Wm. Coventry, and niece of the late Earl Coventry. On the 4th July, at Mangotsfield, near Bristol, by the Rev. Robert Bvodie, M.A., Mr. Frederick Sergeut, of Tredegar Ironworks, Monmouthshire, to Miss Mary Smith Cock, of Downend, Gloucestershire. On the 1st July, Phillip Perceval, Esq., of the Royal Horse Guards, eldest son of Cone Perceval, of Temple House, Co. ™StV ,1° £ rederica Penelope, youngest daughter of Col! Hugh Bailhe, of Redeastle, Ross-shire. Oil the 10th July, at Yaynor Church, Mr. Wm. Williams of the Cross Keys Inn, to Miss Margret Davies, youngest daughter of Mrs. Williams, of the Lamb Inn, both of Mertln r. o DEATHS. On Tuesday last, Mr. Mathew Pride, of this town, aged 61. On the 4th inst., at Rosehill, near Cardigan, after a long and painful illness, aged 67, the Rev. David Jones, rector of Kilgerran, Pembrokeshire. The deceased was the last surviving son of the late Rev. D. Jones, rector, of Langan, Glamorganshire. On the 5th July, at Coed-y-Cymmar. Merthyr, aged 74 years, after a protracted illness, Mary, the wife of Mr. John Hales. On the 8th July, at Cac-pant-tywyll, Merthyr, aged SO, Mrs. Sarah Morris, the mother of William Morris, of that place. On the 11th July, at the Old Angel Inn, Merthyr, at the age of 76 years, Mr. Abraham Jones, an old inhabitant of thet town. On the 27th June, at Bedwelty, Monmouthshire a^ed 32 years, Mr. James Treasure, for many years the 'respected and spirited proprietor of the Rock Inn, of the above plare. deeply regretted. 1 On the 11th July, at Swansea, aged 50, Mr. William Clii-istue, of Truro, Cornwall. 9 On the 7th of July, at Newport, Monmouthshire, aged 73 je.irs, Mrs. Margaret Beynon, relict of Mr. Thomas Beynon, master manner, of that port. ,^e a* ^ewPort, aged 32 years, of consump- 10<V wl'i T baker and confectioner. oi 11 te July, at Pillgwenlly, Monmouthshire aged 21 years, Mr. Edmund Edmunds, smith. On the 30th June, at Newport, Monmouteshire, of con- sumption, Mr. Griffith Lloyd, aged 23 years. Oil the 12th July, at Newport, Monmouthshire, aled 8 years, Ann Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr. Barber, civil engineer, On the 7th instant, Miss Rachel Phillips, daughter of I iani Phillips, Esq., of Penner House, Moiiythuslc-yne, Monmouthshire, aged IS years, after a long and painful illness, borne with Christian resignation.

28th April, to Mr. Herepath. In the kitchen he found, in a Jug, a green bottle turned upside-down-a graduated bottle. It was taken before the magistrates. ,X, m William Herepath, Esq., was next examined Is a philo- sophical chemist. On the 20th April he got two boxes from Loosemore and another elsewhere. Labels were attached to thp boxes. [Labels were produced.] Witness particularised the contents. The appearance of the surface of Powell's stomach ■*vas highly inflamed, as if some poison were administered. The contents of the bladder were subjected to chemical exam- | ination. He was not able in examining the stomach to detect 1(", the presence of any poison. The intestines exhibited mineral poison. He also examined the contents of the other box, containing remains of Jane Harry, there was no mineral poison in them. In the liver of Jane Harry, given to him at Bridgend, lie found the signs of arsenic aUer a chemical test. In the piece of paper received from Captain Napier there was a small quantity of white powder, just perceptible in one spot only. He took oft some to operate upon, and he found it to be white arsenic. In the phial received from Thomas Thomas he found all the characters of a so ution of White arsenic, but not a sufficient quantity of the liquid to veptoduce the metal. He then proceeded to describe the First processDry the substance, and project it into nitre meted in a pure silver vessel; then add acetic acid m excess a stream of sulphuretted hydrogen throng.! the solu.ion collet the snlphuret of arsenic, and heat, it with charcoal and c.ubonate of soda; when metallic arsenic sublimes, this is hooted i.i an open tube, and thus converted into wane arsenic: when this is dissolved in water and tested with .3 ammoniacal sulphate of copper, Scheele's green is produced, with ammoniacal nitrate of silver yellow arsenite of silver, and with sulphuretted hydrogen, it gives yellow orpiment.— Second process:—The animal matter is introduced into boiling nitric, and when it is destroyed, the arsenic is dissolved out with carbonate of potass an excess of sulphuric acid is added to it, and the whole is placed in Marsh s apparatus, with zinc; it gives arseminretted hydrogen; on burning this metallic, arsenic is deposited on a cold body, held IN the flame, or arseneous acid is dissolved in a drop of Water, held on a glass plate OYER the flame this solution srives thp. same colours as with the tests before mentioned. Cross-examined by Mr. Chilton. Neither of the processes will give the quantity originally produced of arsenic, but will detect the presence of it. In the first experiment, the com- pletion of which was prevented by an accident, he failed to detect, but by an elaborate process he fully satisfied himself of the presence of arsenic in the contents of the intestines of Howell. He calls the spots (laid on a piece of g.ass) metallic arsenic, it affects the taste in rather an imperceptible degree, and produces parchness in the mouth. Assuming "White arsenic to be put into a jug of beer, little of it would be found in the intestines. There are 8,500 grains in a pint of arsenic. 17 grains dissolved in a pint of watcr would -destroy life, 4 grains are sometimes found to produce that John Morgan, stated he was about eleven years old, and son of Thomas Morgan, a mole-catcher, at. Pantros a, near Mr. Howell's house. Remembers last Good Fri(hy, and being called by Mr. Howell, to go for some beer o 3 rs Lewis, of Laleston. Mr. Howell, gave ]»»" thJ" J"' desired hi in to fetch the beer. He was c11 e'^ t,lmi)ii-e back by the Heol-y-stocksa. He went by the tuni] load, which passed the cottage of the Ttioiiiaes. While at school at Laleston, he was in the habit ot going: to Thomas, for dinner. On his way to Mrs. Lewis -> into Mr. Thomas's. He had the jar in his possession. lie saw Edward Thomas, sitting by the fire, and his wife sew 1 in the room. She came out, and asked lnm if he wc uld have a bit of bread and butter, and she asked how J li. Howell, was to-day, and where he was going, awl if he would come back that way. He told her the beer was for his master. He said he would retnrn home by another way-by Heol-y-stocksa. He sat on the settle for a while, and kept the jar by his side. There was no con, ill it. Edward was sitting by the fire until he went away to Lewis. Thomas was talking to his wife, but not 1 -N I a 1-3, enough for him to hear, for she whispered to him. Mary Thomas, after the whispering, went into a htHc ™om. her coming out, he noticed a little bit like whi e ape 111 her hand, with a string round it. She gave it toJ^ band, who had it in his hand He whether Mrs. Thomas, came to the door with him. She whispered to him to say that he was not m the house, tiitt to tell Mr. Howell, to send coals on Saturday. He was to «ay that the orders for the coals came from Ldwaul Ihoma., JLm l.e in a .1.1,1. He left fcr M. (the jar to Margaret, Mrs. Lewis's daughter, and told hu put beer into it for his master. There was then the iar. He got the jar full and a cork for it. He started home by the Cae Elms and Sand Pit fields, where he saw Edward Thomas, get over a style into the load, leadin, to Hoel-y-stocksa lane. He went to the same style where he saw Edward Thomas. He spoke to him to look attci the coits of his master that were on the road. He was to look (towards Heol Traherne. He left the jar at the siue of the wad where he left Edward Thomas. It was on the other itle of the Sand Pit Field. He found that the colts were safe. Some were in the field. He came hack to where he left the jar. He could not when round the corner see the jar which was out of his sight. On his return, Thomas was jvithin six yards of the jar, moving towards him. They both approached the jar. Thomas asked him to let him see (low much beer was in the jar, and having got leave from witneM be uncorked it, and looked into it. He was cau- tioned not to tell Mr. Howell, that the colts were near the lield. Witness then went home with the jar to Pantrosla. On his wayhomehe met a boy, named David, keeping ciows out of afield. He laid down the jar and began to play, which he continued to do till he saw Gwenny Thomas. She had a pail in her hand. She went into the field, and then he took a little of the beer out of the jar, Oil the bridge of Pantrosla he was taken ill, and had his stomach up, several times before he reached home and also after lie went to bed. He gave the jar into Mr. Howell's own hand. He placed it on the table, and told the maid to give him a penny, and bread and butter. There were tea things oil the table. Cross-examined: His master told him to come back as quick as he could. He lost two minutes at play, and in order to bring up the time lost, he went home at a smart uaee He was taken before the magistrates 011 the 1 hursday after"his master's death. He told the magistrates that the L was never out of his hand. At Bridgend in a week after, te s\id it was. He was six weeks in custody of Loosemore. He swears that Thomas and his wife both asked lnm wnat IVrVould return from Mr, Lewis's. M- l^it was who first put the question to him. I before the grand jury, he never said that his m. stei had ordered him to-go Uoroe by that his master told him to come ba by the road, the fsrt is true. William Howell: Lives with his nephew^ Storney, about two miles from Laleston. His nephew holds some laud near HeoU-Stocksa. Through the winter until the spring lis had colts 011 the land. Witness used to go to look attei the tolls. On hTs return from Bridgend on the afternoon o Good Friday* he went To lookWr the colts, and went into the field of Edward W) Ide He crossed it towards the laile on his way to Laleston, When he got near the lodge, between the field and the lane, be went closet.J he-h ig,< looked over, and saw Edward f nomas in the lane, ^at of squeezing a cork into the necjs. of a ston J. j j a gallon and a half. After he had squee^d the coik into ?lfia™he lifted i. up aud .hoot i,. to where witness stood, and put down the Ja'• Thomas his head and put down the jar. He had known 101 as since he was a boy, and had no doubt 111 Witness went to the next stile, and crossed l l^ went on to Laleston. On crossing the lane, he looked back to see if he could observe Thomas, and saw him still standm0 "[Nothing particular was elicited in the cross-examination of this witness.] He never said that no one could tfell that Thomas was meddling with the jar but himself. When before the magis- trates, he declared what he now states. He was never in any trouble about a note of Lewis Edwards. Never signed a note for £100 without his brother's authority. Hannah Lloyd Knows the last witness. Remembers on Good Friday his coming to her house at Laleston, about five in the eveniii". He bought an ounce of tobacco at her shop. She keeps a public-house called the Star." She knew the late William Howelji and the prisoners at the oar. bae knew the late Jenkin Griffiths, surgeon, at Laleston. He was related to Mary Thomas, Gritht.is is dead about 13 years. Mrs. Thomas had his eifect.. Ihe late Mr Ilowel used occasionally to come to her house. She often heard him say, that he would be married to Mrs. Lewis. She heard him say that Mrs. Lewis's children should have equal fair play as if their father lived. She saw Mrs. Thomas on Good Friday at her house, about nine in the evening. On that occasion she said that her brother was ill, and inquired for a doctor. Witness recommended a little gin. Soon after Alary Thomas had left, Edward Thomas came in and said, that he wanted a bottle of to be charged to the account of Mr. Howell, who was then ill. She recollects being called up at two o'clock on Saturday morning by Howell's servants. They wanted one shilling's worth of gin, and placed to the account of Mr. Howell. Cross-examined Mr. Howell had also Jenkin Griffiths's yroyerty, except a cottage and i;10 a year to Mrs. Thomas. The Court, which was crowded to suffocation all day, .adjourned at 8 o'clock, and the jury were locked up for the aiight. THURSDAY. His lordship t&&l' his seat this morning at nine o'clock. The court, as yesterday, presented the same indications of interest and excitement, Whanced by the near approach of the termination of this absorbing case. The prisoners made .an early appearance at the bar, and exhibited in their coun- tenances the evidence of the harrowing ordeal of yesterday's proceedings. They were, as yesterday, the observed of all ■observers;" and bore with considerable composure the steady gaze of a crowded and excited court. William David, a youth nine years of age, was then ex- amined. He is the son of Edward David, of Laleston. Remembers the dfath of Mr. Howell. On the day in question he was keepiug off the crows from a held of oats belonging to Mr. Lewis, of Broadway. It adjoms Heol-y. Stocksa lane. Knows John Mcrgan, of Pantrosia. He saw him coming that evening across the lane. He had a jar m his hand. It was about four o'clock in the cfternoou. J. Morgan called out to him through the hedge, qxd they played together, throwing stones. The jar was left by the side of the ditch. While playing, Gwenllian Thomas came {Jong the lane. Edward Thomas, tlis prisoner, was behind, When she passed by John Morgan took the jar, and went on before her towards Pantrosla. Witness then went into the field to watch the crows. Edward Thomas then came into the tield to him, and asked him if the boy, J. Morgan, had drank some of the beer. Witness replied he had not. Edward Thomas questioned him 110 further, but went off through Mr. Halgrove's wheat-field, in the direction of Laleston. Cross-examined by Mr. Chilton, as to the opportunity he had of seeing Edward Thonws while playing in the lane, and whether he (Thomas) had asked if either of the youths had tasted the beer, nothing materially was elicited. Gwenllian Thomas sworn: Lives in the service of a farmer, named Thomas, of Laleston. Is first cousin to the prisoner. Remembers on Good Fi-idav last going up Hocl- y-Stocksa to milk. She had two pails in her hand. Knew the boy John Morgan. Recollects a person coming after her in the field but is not certain whether on a Friday or Wednesday. In the lane of Hoel-v-Stocksa she saw the boy John Morgan at play with William David. She saw Edward Thomas, also, coming after her in the sand-pit field, about ten yards behind. She saw that he crossed the lane towards Mr". Howell's fields. The boys, when she neared them, separated. John Morgan went on with the jar, and the other boy in another direction. Witness was cross-examined as to the localities, but. nothing particular was elicited to shake her direct testimony. Janet. Williams, is the daughter of John Williams, who held a cottage under the late Mr. Howell She lives with her father, and the cottage is but a short distance from Mr. Howell's house. Remembers him on last Good Friday going to the house of Thomas Morgan, who lives next door to her, about four o'clock in the evening. Remembers John Morgan, going with him to Laleston. Mr. Howell was then in his usual good health. About five o'clock in the evening she saw John Morgan, coming with a jar on his shoulder to Mr. Howell. About eigilt the same evening, she saw John Morgan, by his father's house, vomiting and retching. She asked what was the matter with him. Cross-examined.—She often saw children ill before. By the Court. She heard the directions of Mr. Howell, to the boy to go to Laleston. She heard him say no more. Mary Morgan.—Is wife of Thomas Morgan. They live in the cottage named by last witness. Is mother of the boy John Morgan. Remembers Mr. Ilowell, on last Good Fridav, come into her cottage, about tour in the afternoon, and asked permission for the boy to go to Llaleston. He got leave and went with him. She next saw the boy about seven in the evening. He was ill, and retching violently, heaving his stomach up. She was on the same evening called into Mr. Howell's. She found him very ill. He was leaning against the dresser in the kitchen and vomiting. She sent for his sister, Mrs. Thomas, and the doctor, at his request. Mrs. Thomas arrived about 11 o'clock that night. Witness went home about 12, leaving Mrs. Thomas after her. Next morning at five o'clock, she went to see Mr. Howell, who was very ill. She stayed with him until he died, which was about seven iu the morning. She saw Mrs. Thomas, who was in the room, take two hall crown pieces from the pocket of the dead man, saying, Oh, God, this is the last memory of my brother Billy." W itness remained in the house for a short time, and went home to dinner, and returned again after dinner. Jane Harry was outside the house retching and vomiting. Gwenny David was with her. Mrs. Thomas was about the house. Wit- ness went on the following Sunday to milk Mr. Howell's cows, and saw a person coming from Wild's public-house, with beer in a jar. Edward Thomas, went with witness into the dairy, She asked him where the beer was that had been on the dairy floor, and he aid he had thrown it out. Cross-examined.—-Mrs. Thomas came as soon as she could be expected to see her brother. Long before the doctor arrived. Witnes sent for nobody else than those mentioned. She was examined before the coroner, but not before the magistrates, She was in the room with the deceased when Mrs. Thomas arrived. She kissed her brother, and remained with him till his death. When wit- ness came back in the morning, she found Mrs. Thomas, kneeling by his bed side, and wiping her brother s face with a handkerchief. All this she told at the inquest. John Jones Is a publican, living two miles fiom P'111 trosla. Knew the late Mr. Howell had occasion to call at his house on the morning of the day he died. Ile saw Mary Thomas, Jane Harry, and Gwenllian David there. On leaving Mary Tiion-i-is -,t.,kett him if he would have anything to eat, saying, that there was no beer in the house, and that she had sent to Laleston for half a barrel. Cross-examined Witness knew that the deceased Ilowell was in the habit of having poison in the house. He olteied witness poison to kill rats and dogs. Witness refused it. [This witness gave his evidence with much confidence and flippancy. ] Margaret Lewis: Is daughter of Mrs. Lewis, maltster and brewer, at Laleston. Knew Mr. Howell, Used often to see him at her mother's house. He used to send there for beer. Remembers the boy J. coming to her mother's on Good Friday with ajar for beer for Mr. Howell. It was the jar usually sent. Her mother was in the house at the time. Her mother told her to fill the jar with beer out of the cask from which Mr. Prichard, the surgeon, was sup- plied, and she did so, and corked the jar with the assistance of some paper to make it fit tight. She then gave it to the boy John Morgan. She knew Isaac Davics sat next to Mr. Prichard. He was by while the jar was being filled, and she gave him a glass from under the cock, which he drank. She got thn cork and the paper out of a drawer. She had sen-cd Mr. Prichard and other customers from the same cask. Isaac Davies confirmed the evidence of the previous witness as to his drinking a glass of the beer. The arrival of John Morgan for beer, and the drawing of it from the cask. He felt no inconvenience from the beer. Mary Harry Is wife to Harry, the butcher, at Laleston. She saw Mrs. Thomas near her house on Good Friday. She said she wanted a bit of meat for Easter Sunday. On leading witness asked her where she was going so late, and she said she was going to see her brother safe home, that he, kad been drinking too much in the village. i-s Mrs. Thomas then went away. Witness saw her again that night about nine o'clock, Witness was then coming from Mrs. Lewis's house, and she and Mrs. Lewis talking together in the backway. As witness was passing, she tQld her not to go far as she wanted to speak to her. She desired her then when they met not to mention what she had said about her brother, that it was all a mistake what she had told her, as she was going to send her cousin home to Llanguedd. Mary Williams Lives at Llanguedd, near Laleston. Is first cousin to Mary Thomas. Since Mrs. Thomas had been taken up her husband looked after the cattle of Mr. Howell, by desire of Mrs. Thomas. The cattle were afterwards sold by auction. She supposes on the account at lrs. Thomas. The cross-examination of this witness had reference to the incumbrances affecting the property of the late Mr, Howell. He had out of Pantrey E3- Pantrosla £ 20 Mr. Neele paid him J;:4\ Edward Wvlde from a field in his own occu- pation 14 cottages at Abercoity 30 cottages at Laleston £;3. Mr, Howell used to ailow his sister EIO a-year. Mr. Charles Buck, surveyor, deposed to the relative disr tances of the grounds and house of Howell, at Laleston. Nothing was elicited ftom his testimony to depart from the general accuracy of the relative situation and distances de- posed by other witnesses. Edward Lewis.—Remembers last Good Friday. He was working in the field outside his door. Remembers his master, about seven in the evening, calling him into the house, who was ill, retching and vomiting. Recollects Mary Morgan corning in. His master was soon after taken up to bed. Mary Morgan asked Mr. Howell, if his sister and the doctor should be sent for. Remembers Mr. Prichard coming, and his going with Mr. Prichard for the medicine, which he brought back. They were in two parcels with directions. These directions he gave to Mrs. Thomas. One doze was to be taken immediately. After that he saw Mrs. Thomas mix a substance in a cup resem- bling treacle. She took it up to her brother, witness fol- lowed. She offered it to her brother, which he refused. Witness does not know what afterwards became of the cup or its contents, Witness afterwards brought gin and beer from Mrs. Lloyd, uf the, "Star," for the use of Mrs. Thomas. Witness asked if she was not" willing to have them married, and she replied, "She would rather be hung than that he should marry the widow." Witnqss waited to finish his pipe and went home. Mr. Wm. Lewis, clerk to the magistrates, deposed to the statement made by the prisoner, Edward Thomas, signed by him and the magistrates. This closed the case on the part of the prosecution. Mary Morgan, was recalled and examined by Mr. Chilton. —Her boy was rather weak, but not sickly. She at times saw him ill in his stomach, and often unable to go to school in consequence, Mrs. Lewis, re-exanjiijed.—Mr. Prichard's surgery is out a of the house, hut is not aware of his keeping medicine in the house, Mr. Prichard,—I kept a few common medicines in the house, such as upon an emergency, I might want in the course of the night. The jury retired for refreshment, and at their return Mr. Chilton commenced his address,— He assured them that he rose under a sense of responsi- bility, such as rarely ever devolved all advocates, and wmeh weighed him down if such was the feelings on his part, what must be their^. He was hut the feelne instru- ment to suggest these considerations, wmch in us judgment were necessary to guard against the contingency of precipitating two human beings into eternitj. He feared that in the excited state of his mind, he s IOU e induced to utter sentiments which his cooler judgmen would tell him were wrong. Should he for a moment be e laj e into such, he would hope for a candid construction ot his expressions, and that ready palliation which he viiew ley would offer. He also felt obliged to his lordship for he indulgent postponement of the case last night, as 1 ena e< them to come with fresh aud renewed energies to le eration of the subject. He would not have obtruded on them personal to himself, except for the purpose of craving their indulgence. lie would not insult men of hetl' understanding by calling on them to K)e\^t banish from their minds, any reports they Illiglit t,.ave prc- viously heard. They would see without any suggestIon on his part, the propriety of doiug so, not 011I) heaid outside, but much he would say ot what i J m since they had come into that box. This was yiUa„e cause. It was talked of in every town, ham e > In this cvnl the neighbouring counties. It was rui e in quarter >vUer9 Jit thought it was hardl) ciulible it couu find access. Before he would proceed to dissect the evidence, he would trouble them with a few observations, in the propriety of which he hoped his lordship would concur. If there was anything false or injurious, anything likely to militate against his clients, he hoped the jury would not visit on them, but on him. They had entrusted their dearest deposit—their lives—into his hands, their reputation, their all-it might have been their lot to defend on a broken reed, but for his part he would do the best he could. He had, he would assure them, passed a sleepless night, distracting nay, painful thoughts crowded upon him and if these made his address what it should not be, he would throw himself on their good feeling and judgment. The case against the prisoners was improbable, grossly so and supported by evi- dence in keeping with the gross improbability. The wit- nesses, he contended, said not only what was contradictory in itself, but they contradicted one another. Was the crime, he would ask, credible was it under the circumstances, probable ? He would rely on their knowledge of human nature to disbelieve it, unsupported, i, L lie contended it was, by testimony, and in the absence of any assignable motive. It was more consistent to believe that the deaths of the party was one of those mysterious, unaccountable, and equally uncontrolable accidents which baffled any human agency to unravel. Was there ever such an attempt, at reckless, daring, at so inconsiderate an attempt asto perpetrate an act of which there were such easy means of detection ;-a crime improba- ble, because useless—being of easy detection. His learned friend, in the absence of evidence, had only to impute motive as the impelling power. Cupidity was suggested here as the cause of the attempt, but so utterly reekless were they, that they resort to the very means to secure their detection. It ^as inconsistent with the notion of their having a guilty purpose. This would imply a doubt, of which the prisoners should receive the benefit. If they had this guilty purpose would they have produced the poison from the inner room, and given it openly to the husband for a guilty object 1 It might have been otherwise effected. He then commented 011 the evidence as he went along, applying the fact of improbability of the offence charged, and the absence of motive adequate to produce the result supposed to be in contemplation. By degrees people arrived at the most atrocious crimes. The prisoners had hitherto borne an unblemished character, and the affection between them such as had not been ever witnessed. Who did Howell send for in the day of sickness, and the hour of death ? He talked nonesense with the widow, but in the hour of his extremity he called for his sister; and they were called to believe that, Judas-like, she would consign him to death with a kiss. (At this period the female prisoner wept bitteily.) Were they to be- lieve that she could wipe the clammy sweat of death from his cold and agonising brow, and be, at the same time, conscious of being the cause of his death. It was monstrous impossible; and he begged of them to keep it out of their minds. It might have been the result of some mysterious accident which they could neither fathom or controul; but poison, he hoped they would believe, it certainly was not. He then adverted to the first examination of the remains, which took place before the coroner, when nothing like poison was imputed. Mr. Prichard's evidence demol- ished the fact of poison, and they were eventually acquitted and bv the magistrates, who certainly did not show any want of zeal in the prosecution of their inquiry. The magistrates had before them all the witnesses, all credible persons, that might be safely con- nected with Mr. Herepath's testimony. It was the fault of his profession to be so abstruce that lie should be erudite, and yet go astray in his deductions. His power of detect- ing arsenic, and reproducing the metal was, he contended, as visionary as the production of the philosopher's stone, which they all knew elluded the subtilty of the most dex- terous chymist. That, gentleman, he contended, could not be a safe evidence, inasmuch as from what he had previously heard and seen, he must have been prepossessed. He ad- verted to the sensation felt by Capt. Napier, and Mr. Herepath, on testing the poison. The former said, he felt one peculiar taste or burning sensation in the mouth, while the theoretical Mr.Herepath said, he felt no such thing, were the jury on the unsupported opinion of a philosopher to consign two human beings to death. It was a matter of notoriety in Paris that the scientific world were divided into three sections in the mode of applying tests to detect poison. One section said, that poison might be the spon- taneous production of the human body. They should bear in mind that no poison was detected in the stomach of one. They were called upon from the spots called metallic poison, to say that poison had been administered, that they died of arsenic taken into the stomach, and yet, strange to say, none were found in the stomach. Mr. Herepath was not omnicient, to look into the human breast, and could not entirely rely on his metallic spots. A British jury was the party to decide, and to a British jury lie would ftelingiy leave it. Without the evidence of Herepath they could not prove the charge of poison, and it was for them to say what weight they should attach to Mr. Herepath. He denied there was sufficient that the boy drank, the beer, or that the deceased ever drank of the beer, The learned counsellor then proceeded to the analysis of the evidence for the prosecution, which he dissected with great ingenuity and precision, urging, as he went along, the absence of motive, and the affectionate terms on which Mrs. Thomas and her deceased brother lived. He dwelt at much length oil the abstract nature of Mr. Herepath's evidence. He would beg them not to believe, that however ingenious simply, because it was that of a scientific man, and unsup- ported. They were not scientific men, and were they, upon the unsupported testimony of a mere theorist, to take away the lives of two human beings 1 The learned counsel con- cluded an address of considerable length, by a solemn adju- ration to the jury, to discharge from their minds all preconceived notions of the case. AVhat would be their feelings if providence, at some future period, cleared up the doubts that now hung on the case, whilst at the same time, they had convicted two human beings, and consigned them to an ignominious death. They should pause, therefore, in their investigation, and take great care that they were not precipitate. It was better, far better, that ninety-nine guilty should escape punishment, than that one innocent person should suffer. With these reflections, and these observations, he would leave the case in their hands, and hoped they would pray the searcher of hearts to enlighten them. The following witnessed to character were then called Thomas Jones, a farmer, knew Edward Thomas for 16 years, during that time his character for honesty and humanity has been of the best. Thomas Jones, of Balass, sworn: Knew Thomas for 18 or 20 years. His character, during that period, was excellent. Evan Lewis, a farmer, knew Thomas since he was a boy. He was brought up within a mile of where he lives. His character from childhood was excellent. David John gave the prisoner a similar character. Jenkin Howell bore similar testimony to his character for humanity and honesty. Mrs. Thomas he thought a cha- ritable, good-natured woman." William Morgan knew Thomas from a boy, and had the best character a man could have. Anne Reece knew Mrs. Thomas for twenty years; during that time she had a good character fur humanity Eliza Roberts and Thomas Brans also added their testi- mony of good character to that of the previous witnesses, His Lordship then in the most lucid manner proceeded to submit, the evidence to the jury. They had, he said, been told yesterday and this day, both by the counsel for the prosecution and for the prisoner, that this was a case of great importance to which they had directed their attention, and to which still he should direct their attention. He should concur with the learned couusel 011 both sides that it was their duty to divest their minds of all bias, except what the evidence alone would leave. It was suggested that the pain- ful subject of inquiry had excited great attention in this and other towns and places in the county this being so it might have been supposed that it formed the topic of conversation in their own circles, if so it was the more important for them to expel from their minds such bias. They should banish everything from their minds but the facts as borne out by the evidence. Aye or no, was it made out guilty or not. It was said by the learned counsel for the prosecution, that it was better that 99 guilty persons should escape than that one innocent person should suffer; with certain limitations that was true. Experience should show them the difficulty of art ii-iiig at absolute certainty in any thing. But they were not to regard testimony of a fact, because that quantity of evidence did not accompany it. Certainty wau, in fact, a question of degiee. A man, for instance, might have been stabbed with a knife, and (lie soon after, and yet it might have turned out that something else was the cause of death. The question, in fact, is, whether the guilt of the party is made out without reasonable doubt. If they asked him what that reasonable doubt was —what the question of doubt was—he should say, that from the nature of things, it was incapable of defination, It was for them alone 11 to say in what it consists, He threw out those observations for the purpose of guiding them to a just conclusion. His lordship then repeated the nature cif thy charge against the prisoners, and proceeded to an analysis of the evidence, which he submitted with great precision and detail to the jury, commenting as he went along on the real or apparent discrepanciesinthe evidence, and simpli- fying, by the most ample explanation, anything in the evidence that was difficult of comprehension, At the conclusion ot a charge, which for a calm, lucid exposition of the intricacies of this most interesting case, excited the admiration of a crowded and excited court. The jury retired, and after an absence of nearly an hour, returned into court. The foreman, in a subdued tune, in reply to the usual query, said « Not Guilty." His lordship received the announcement with a subdued, incredulous smile, and an expression of great wonder. A feeling ol disappointment was visible in the court, and in the Hall there was some difficulty in repressing a strong tendency to hissing. On the prisoners the efiect was stunning. W hilo the jury were in contemplation, they were, alternately, a prey of the most opposite and conflicting feelings. The words Not Guilty," indistinctly and rather inaudibly pronounced, were caught up by a hundred voices, and wafted to them, and the agitation of their countenances, as they were lighted up with gratitude and surprise, showed how welcome the intel- ligence was. Thus closed the business of this eventful scene, not more leiiiiu^able for the enormity of the murder, which gave it its interest, than the verdict cf that body, which almost burlesqued "trial by jury," and held out a species of impunity to the foulest of social abominations—Wi ful and deliberate Murder 1 I Previous to the rising of the court, it was understand that the indictment against the prisoners for the Murder of Jane ■ -i Harry, would be proceeded with. The prisoners were sub- sequently removed in a car to the county prison. The verdict at the time was noised abroad, and a very miscella- neous crowd of persons, who filled the streets, made no secret of their displeasure at the verdict, and hissed and hooted the car as it hastily conveyed its burthen out of sight. THE MANSLAUGHTER AT MERTHYR. John Insole, was placed at the bar charged with the manslaughter of one Mary Thomas, on the 13th of April last. Six Months imprisonment and hard labour. Particulars in our next. FRIDAY. At the opening of the court to-day at the usual hour, the prisoners Edward and Mary Thomas were put forward in the dock. The woman appeared more tranquil than yester- day, a little qualified, however, by a vague apprehension of the result of the indictment in the case of Jane Harry. The appearance of her husband was tranquil and composed. The jury were sworn, and the prisoners invited to challenge them. They offered no objection, and they were arraigned in the usual way, on the indictment for the wilful murder of Jane Harry, Mr. Carne, as counsel for the prosecution, said it was not the intention of the crown to offer any evidence Oil the iu- dictment; and the jury, under such circumstances, acquitted the prisoners. They were then discharged by order of the judge.