The Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette and Merthyr Guardian

ANNIVERSARY OF THE CARDIFF MECHANICS' INSTITUTE. TIIE annual general meeting of the members of the above institution was held in the rooms of the institute on Wednes- day, the 8th instant, for the purpose of receiving the report of the committee, and for the transaction of the general business of the institute. The room was tastefully decorated oil the occasion with a profusion of variegated lamps and evergreens, which had a iel-y pleasing effect. The attendance of members was numerous, and the wannest anxiety seemed to be evinced for the success of an establishment so eminently calculated to promote the object of its institution. The band belonging to the Odd Fellows of the Cardiff district, was in attendance, and added not a little to the entertainment of the evening by the performance of several lively airs. Lord JAMns STUART, presided. His Lordship, on taking the chair, said, that in compliance with the desire of many members of the institute conveyed to him by their secretaries, he did himself the honour to preside on the present occasion. He would have been better pleased if an individual more competent to the discharge of that duty had been selected. Perceiving, however, the general anxiety for his taking the chair, he had much pleasure in complying with the wishes so unanimously conveyed to him. It afforded him satisfaction at all times to be instrumental in the promotion of the interests of Cardiff; and the Mechanics' Institute of the town had peculiar claims on their and his support. They met, on the present occasion, to hear a lecture, which, from its nature, could not fail to be highly interesting, and which, he was sure, would afford them pleasure. Mr. Lowder, one of the honorary secretaries to the insti- tute, then read the following REPORT. In presenting last year's report your committee regretted that the success which attended their efforts had been but partial. It is with unfeigned regret, that they appear before you unable to announce brighter and better prospects. The institution, on the whole, does not stand in so favourable a position as it did twelvemonths since but the cause may be found in the fact of the unexampled depression of trade, which lias compelled many of the members to discontinue their subscriptions, and others to leave the town for the purpose of procuring employment elsewhere. It is also with regret your committee notice, that some of the prejudices that have hitherto existed against institutions of this nature, still continue in Cardiff—nevertheless, it is certain, that individuals who have shared in the benefits of our institute, advance no objections to it oil the contrary, it has been found by them to be a repository where they have drunk the pleasurable waters of science. It is to be re- gretted, that in these enlightened times any one should be found to entertain doubts as to the advantages to be derived from Mechanics' Institutes. Your committee attribute much of the apathy, which, in the case of the Cardiff Institute, exists to a lamentable degree, to the indifference of those who might be expected to come forward to cherish and assist them. The energies of young men of influence employed for the advancement of education amongst the working classes, would be highly advantageous. The tradesman would find it to be his interest to support it-for his foreman would be put in a way to conduct his business on better principles, and his assistants to combine practical knowledge with the spirit of improvement, whilst lie himself would be rewarded by having persons of increased, and increasing intelligence about him. Your committee need not add, that tyell-informed men generally make the best servants in every department of commerce. Your committee are most anxions to follow the example of similar societies in getting their classes into tflicient working order; this system of class education is of the first importance,—and your committee trust, that as several gentlemen have kindly offered their gratuitous services, their efforts to bring about this desideratum will be successful. To the younger members these classes would be of the utmost importance. In the lecture department your committee regret that they have been cramped from want of funds. The teaching by means of oral instruction is so superior to all other, that it is to be hoped no impediments will, in future, exist to their effectual use. The number of books at present constituting the library amounts to 180, being an increase of 80 volumes since the last anniversary. In the reading-room thirteen monthly magazines and scientific journals are taken in. There are also for the use of the members, three London daily papers, and one weekly metropolitan journal. The provincial papers are five in number. The average number of individuals daily attending the room is forty-five. As, however, the number of members is decreasing, your committee fear that the attendance will decline, unless an urgent effort is made to resusitate its energies. The society numbers amongst its members, twelve honor- ary ones. Its income for the past year has been E126 2s. 7d., and its expenditure £ 113 12s. Id., leaving a balance in the hands of the treasurer of JE12 10s. 6d. Your committee have the gratification of stating, that they have taken, with the Farmers' Club, the whole of the pre- mises where they now meet. The Farmers' Club has most readily and handsomely met the views of the friends of the institute, by which the charge of rent has been very consid- erably reduced: and an act of the last session has relieved them from taxes from which such institutes were not pre- viously exempt. The importance of forming a museum still presses on the consideration of your committee but they regret that nothing has yet been done. They have exerted themselves as much as in them lay to effect that object, hitherto without avail. They, however, earnestly hope that ere long Cardiff will emulate neighbouring towns in this respect. Your committee gratefully acknowledge that they have been presented by the Marquess of Bute with a complete set of the Bridgwater Treatises, beautifully bound, a most valu- able addition to any library. The Rev. J. M. Traherne has presented several volumes of philosophical and scientific works and to the Right Honourable John Nicholl, D.C.L., they are indebted for a valuable collection of Parlia- mentary papers. Other gentlemen have also added to the library. In concluding their report, your committee regret that they cannot embody more cheering intelligence—neverthe- less, they confidently look forward to better times, and are sanguine enough to believe, that their institution will flourish in Cardiff. Mr. Watson, in moving the adoption of the report, adverted in terms of congratulations to the prospects of the institute, which, notwithstanding a few drawbacks, were cheering. He hoped at each succeeding anniversary of the institute the evidence of improvement would be more and more manifest. He was not apt to despond at any appear- ances, however untoward, that might present themselves, and when he found the management confided to two such active, hard-working men as their secretaries, he was the more encouraged to hope for an amendment in the general prospects of the institution. The resolution was seconded by Mr. Dempsey, and carried unanimously. The Rev. J. M. Tfaherne moved the next resolution, That the thanks of this meeting and of the members of the institute, be tendered to Whitlock Nicholl, Esq., ttie presi- dent, for his valuable services, and that he be requested to continue the same." The meeting, said the rev. gentleman, had heard the report of the committee read. They should not be content with the formal discharge of that duty without tendering to their excellent president, Mr. Nicholl, the thanks so justly due for his valuable services. These were upon all occasions found to be efficient and unremitting, and claimed at their hands that meed of praise which the object of the resolution was to propose. The resolution was seconded by Mr. T. Lyddy, and carried. Mr. Nicholl briefly returned thanks. He regretted that he had only good intentions to presume upon for this con- siderate acknowledgment of his services. His anxieties for the advancement of the institute were kindly appreciated, but he had not done as much as he could wish. There was, it was to be regretted, an occasional falling off of members but their prospects of stability and prosperity were, notwith- standing, somewhat cheering. With a considerable outlay to meet the contingent expenses of the room, there was still a balance in hand for which they had reason to congra- tulate themselves. He had the honour for two years to act as president; and impressed as he was with the great utility of the institute, and its means of promoting the social happi- ness of its members, he would still do all in his power to justify the confidence reposed in him by a continuance in that course. The vice-presidents had, undoubtedly, claims on their consideration, and he had much pleasure in pro- posing the thanks of the meeting to Messrs. Watson and Vachell. The resolution was seconded by Mr. Jenkins, and carried. The Rev. G. Watson proposed the thanks of the meeting to Mr. Horwood, for his services as treasurer. In seconding the resolution, Mr. J. Batchelor remarked, that he experienced great gratification—a gratification derived from the feeling that was exhibited by the inhabi- tants of Cardiff that evening of determination to support their institute. He was further gratified by seeing his lordship in the occupation of the presidential chair, because he (Mr. B.) was confident, that the identification of his lordship with the institution, the interests of which they were met that evening to further, could not but subserve its inter- ests and eventuate in the most beneficial results. If, said Mr. B., those who moved in the same station in life as their noble chairman, would but exhibit the same desire that he (the chairman) had exhibited that evening, to ameliorate the benighted condition of the thousands of their humble artisans and fellow countrymen, who were groping their dull ways on" in utter darkness, and perishing for lack of knowledge," they would disarm the major part of those artisans of much of the distrust and ill will they at present undisuisedly bore to the aristocracy of these realms. They would, by the exhibition of so kindly a sympathy, teach the lower classes, that there was not and ought not to be a great gulph fixed" between any one class of her Majesty's subjects and another. It would superinduce an union of all —it would bind the nation together by golden bonds, such as his lordship (the chairman) had forged for himself that evening. It would be promotive of that identity of interests and unity of spirit, which were essential requisites to national prosperity. Let that unity be sought by every means in their power—let it be but realized, and it could be-then they would have laid an adamantine rock for a social fabric that should endure for IIges-" foundations sure and broad," for the majestic coluinii of our national glory-a column from whose sky-invading capitals, peace, independence, truth, and knowledge would gleam forth to the nations. Let the poli- tician lay aside his factious spirit-let the whole of them sacrifice their prejudices upon the altar of their beloved country-let the nobles of the land inter popular discontent in the tomb of wise and benevolent conciliation, and let all combine to spread knowledge, promulgate truth, and dis- seminate intelligence, then the day would not be far distant, when Peace should visit them and truth let in, Her wakening day-light on a world of sin." After some observations upon the resolution, and speaking in terms of eulogy of their treasurer, Mr. B. resumed his seat. On the motion of Mr. Hopkins, a committee of manage- ment for the ensuing year was appointed. Mr. Horwood briefly proposed the thanks of the meeting to the secretaries, Messrs. Lowder and Clinton, for their assiduity and attention to the al-Etirs of the institute, and that they be requested to continue their services. Mr. Lowder returned thanks. He had much pleasure in sitting there that evening as one of the secretaries to the Mechanics' Institute, which only required a little exertion, and the cordial co-operation of the members to make it prosper. There was no doubt an occasional falling off of members, but he was convinced, notwithstanding, that the necessity for a combined operation on their part was more than ever felt. Mr. Watson then proceeded to deliver his lecture on the advantages to be derived from Mechanics' Institutes." My Lord, Ladies, and Gentlemen,—I feel that I owe it to you and to myself honestly and openly to state how it is that I come to appear so prominently before you on the present occasion. On the first formation of the Cardiff Mechanics' Institute, I was called on by the active secretary, Mr. Clinton, to join it, and believing that it would conduce to the advantage and gratification of a large class of the inhabitants of this town, I felt it both a pleasure and a duty to comply, but at the same time said, that I feared from my other engagements and great inability, I must rather hope to benefit myself than others, by becoming a member. A few days back Mr. Clinton, again called on me and said, he and his fellow-secretary, Mr. Lowder, were very anxious to have the annual meeting while you, my lord, who so kindly and effectively presided at the last annual meeting, were at the castle. He also said, that they had used every exertion to procure the attendance of some talented lecturer for the occasion, and had failed. He requested me to con- sent to read a lecture which they had procured (on the Objects, Pleasures, and Advantages of Mechanics' Insti- tutions,") and urged this so warmly that I consented to do it, if he could not find some one more suitable before the day of meeting. Great was my surprise, and I will add trepidation, when I saw in the last Cardiff Advertiser, that I was named to deliver a lecture, and this has since been more widely circulated by handbills. Now, my lord, ladies, and gentlemen, I would not presume to take up so much of your time, but that I have ever found in overy sense of the proverb, '< Honesty is the best policy," and I could not reconcile my conduct with it, were I to deliver as my own the lecture which has been put into my hands to read,—I have carefully read it over, and agree generally with its contents, or I could not have consented to bring it before your notice, but whatever merits, or faults, it may possess, another, and not the humble individual before you, is en- titled to the praise or blame due to it. In one respect I think it is defective, namely, in not being sufficiently prac- tical. All institutions of this kind should have as a primary object, to increase the welfare, and happiness of mankind. Knowledge I well-know rightly received and made use of, must have this effect. But if circumstances exist, which depress the mind of the mechanic, and prevent his bringing the knowledge he has acquired into useful operation for his own benefit, as well as for that of his fellow men. Some- thing still remains to be done by the true philanthropist to open the way for the mentally improved artisan, to make the most of his knowledge, by placing him where he may best display his abilities to profit and advantage. My lord, it is every day within my knowledge and painful experience that there are many talented mechanics in this town, of good moral character, who from want of employment, are in this very trying position, they possess the requisite know- ledge, and ability, to execute works of useful and orna- mental architecture, but are little benefitted thereby, so much faster does rapidly increasing population grow, than the means of giving full employment to the artisan arise, and when we look forward to a continuance of peace (which God grant we long may), and to the numerous children of the present day, be coming in ten years, the greatly increased mechanics of that period. I say such contemplations, and who but the most selfish can be without such, lead me very earnestly to wish that some means may speedily be devised for remedying this at present great and rapidly increasing evil it is one, unfortunately, not con- fined to our own town; indeed, I believe, through the munificence of your lordship's noble brother, few towns have suffered less to the present time than Cardiff-God bless him, and return to him and his noble house, a hundred-fold the blessings which he has been the means of bringing to the mechanics, and, indeed, to all engaged in the trade of this town. But, my lord, the beneficence of the most bene- ficent, cannot reach the circumstances, 1 have thought it a duty oil the present occasion to endeavour to bring forward. The evil is too general to be met by local benevolence. But I am convinced it is to be met, or I should not dare to point at the evil. Man's means have their limits, though his wish for the good of his fellow man may be almost illimitable. Where then shall we look for that employment, so much needed and desired by our suffering mechanics, who it often deeply grieves me to hear state they have been weeks without work, and how can we best attempt to make Mechanics' Institutes serviceable to this most desirable object 1 This question brings to my mind a very simple but not in apt illustration, of the proposition with which I intended to conclude. Two young lads, whose parents lived at the southern side of the mountain of Forth, a range of hills, in the county of Wexford, in Ireland, were determined to reach the summit, for the first time, on a fine clear day one more active or bold than the other, first accomplished the task. With great wonder and delight on beholding the extended prospect opened to his view, he called loudly to his fellow-explorer,—" Oh Paddy honey come up here, and see how wide the world is." I would now come to the proposition I intend to submit to your consideration, namely, whether we cannot make our Mechanics' Institute (and through it perhaps others) practi- cally the means of obtaining and disseminating such well authenticated information, respecting the vast territories comprised in the colonies of our country, as shall open many and effectual doors to our young Mechanics, and enable them to thank God" the world is so wide," and also with out rashness or crime become fathers, and thus fulfil the design of their creation, and the command of the Almighty, increase and multiply, and replenish the earth." I often think what must have been the state of this nation at the present time, had the emigrants to the United States of America, as well as the millions who now populate England's vast foreign possessions, all remained in their native land, increasing and multiplying," but not replenishing," the eaitb,verily, we should, by this time, either have become too Numerous for our islands to hold us, or the war, the pestilence, or the famine must have awfully thinned our numbers. But when we turn to facts, as they are, is it not known to every mechanic who hears ine, that tradesmen of all classes and descriptions so abound in every city and town, that when buildings or other works have to be contracted for, the competition is so keen, that the successful man (if I may so call him,) is in most cases, a loser by his contract, and unable to pay those from whom he purchases the raw material on which he works. I would then, my lord, with the deepest interest forthe welfare of the youthful mechanic, thus address him,—try to get, as soon as you possibly can, a correct knowledge of the actual state of each, and all of the colonies of Great Britain. This, I trust, the Mechanics' Institute of this town, through the high and benevolent pat- ronage it has the honour to possess, win enable you to do and then if you cannot find profitable employment for your industry and talents at home-seek both in whatever part of the world you may after careful thought select. Remember, that in the possession of the English language, you may choose, from every clime and quarter of the globe, without having to learn a new tongue for, through good Providence of the Almighty, the dominions of our Gracious Queen, are so extensive, that on them the sun never sets. Carry with you your religion, your character, your talents, as British artisans, and rest assured, that the blessings of the God of Britain will he with you, and crown you with success. To commence a "itock of information respecting our colonies, I beg to present the institute with several copies oi papers, published by the Canadian Company, whom, I believe, to be far too respectable and honest to mislead, by their represen- tations. Many of these papers have the high authority of the Secretary for the colonial department to insure their credibility. I have also some Parliamentary reports of the commissioners for colonization, which I shall feel happy to add, and I doubt not if the object contemplated meets your lordships approbation, but you, as well as our talented mem- ber, Dr. Nicholl, will send to the Institute the later Reports' and such further information as your more extensive influence and benevolent mind so well enable you to provide for us. The chairman then briefly proposed the thanks of the meeting to Mr. Watson for his excellent lecture. Mr. Watson, in acknowledgment, said, he felt as became him the considerate feeling in which that proposition ori- ginated, and would be happy at all times to contribute to the advancement of the institute. Mr. Watson then adverted to the necessity of the improvement of the mechanics' condi- tion by a judicious emigration to some of the colonies, when a proper field could be opened for his skill and enterprise. Lord Jas. Stuart having vacated the chair, Mr. Nicholl proposed the grateful thanks of the meeting for his lordship's urbanity and condescension in presiding. His Lordship, in acknowledging the compliment, which was conveyed to him by the enthusiastic acclamation of the meeting, professed his anxiety to support the Cardiff Mechanics' Institute as eminently calculated to contribute to the social happiness of the inhabitants. Though there was something in the report not altogether encouraging, yet upon the whole, it was of a nature to induce the members to active co-operation in its support. For his own part, whether in his individual capacity or as a member of Parlia- ment, he would be glad by all means to promote its interests. Mr. Watson had alluded to the expediency of having some of the reports of the proceedings of the Parliamentary com- mittees on the tables of the institute, particularly those relating to emigration, such documents, he had no doubt, would be very useful, and he should be glad to avail himself of any facility for transmitting them to the rooms of the institute. The meeting then separated.

ON LIGHT AND ADULTERATED BREAD. To the Editor of the Advertiser and Guardian. SIR,—I am one of those old-fashioned personages, who instead of blaming government for every abuse and greiv- ance which we may imagine oppress us, take the trouble to dive somewhat deep into a subject of complaint, and to search and see from what source the evil emanates before I rashly give an opinion thereon, for we should be aware that the laws at present in forje, are all sufficient if properly resorted to, to remedy many greivarices of which we may have reason to complain, and this fact, and this knowledge, prevents many from being led astray by the wicked council of factious damagogues, and of being induced by such characters to vilify the ministers of the day, for grievances which, perhaps, some of these very busy and mischievous persons may have had a hand in helping us to. I have heard for instance of bakers by trade, having held forth most lustily as advocates for Chartism, and for the Anti-Corn Law League, who, perhaps, had we gone into their shops, and taken a scrutinizing survey of their stock- in-trade, of their light loaves, and noxious ingredients for manufacturing the samfe, we should have discovered to be the veriest knaves in the United Kingdom, and the main cause of half of John Bull' grumbling.. I look about me, therefore, in order to discover whether many of the evils which some are prevailed upon to impute to bad govcrmervt me not engendered amongst ourselves, and slyly and craftily kept secret in order if possible to evade the law, to the manifest injury of the community at large. I will r.ow, therefore, with your permission, say a few words with regard to bread, the staff of life, as it is justly called, and the poor man's almost sole aliment, and, pro- bably, his wife'j and children's sole nourishment from week to week. Has it not, I would ask, been deemed most extraordinary that notwithstanding the Almighty has vouchsafed to us a most abundant harvest, and that corn of all kinds has been excellently well-housed, and is admirable in quality, and although wheat is sold at market much cheaper than has been known for years past, that, nevertheless, we do not find any sensible diminution in the price of bread purchased at some of the bakers' shops, but that on the contrary, we dis- cover the one shilling loaf to be the very identical sort of thing as in foregone years; puffed up with something we may call I fear, unnatural, even to the present lilipution size, and too o'ten defective both in weight and quality, like unto the Scotchman's goose, which having been fed wholly on grass, piesented but a very sorry appearance when placed upon the table, and which induced him to say that it was rather too much for one, but not enough for two so is it with the baker's shilling loaf as at present vended, which if distributed in the course of the day amongst two or three healthy children, would scarcely leave crumbs for their father and mother. Now, Mr. Editor, without dwelling too long upon the magnitude of the crime of selling to the poor man or his wife bread considerably underweight, and of thereby de- priving them and their children of their fair quantum of that most necessary article of human sustenance, according with the money paid for it, what must be the villany of that baker who in order to realize still greater and if possible more inequitous profit, sells to the people a composition (for it cannot be called bread, kneeded, puffed up, and put together with ingredients of the most pernicious quality, and which has frequently upon analization turned out to be of bean fiour, flour of chalk, bone powder, powder of shells, alum, volatile salts to swell it up, and other noxious ingre- dients too numerous to particularize, not to mention the hazard we sometimes run of being choaked with potatoe peelings. I may be deemed somewhat severe in my observations, but the fair, honest, and upright baker, my satire cannot affect. I am only desirous that the cap should fit those whose consciences may dictate, that they merit to wear it. Let, as Shakspear says, the galled jade wince. Let us for example cause a loaf to be made from pure flour, ground from wheat purchased at the market, and which if a poor man could muster upon money sufficient, to buy in quantity, could be brought home by the miller to his door for about three halfpence per pound, (brans for his pig in the bargain.) Let, I say, a four pound loaf be made from this flour, which allowing one halfpenny for balm will cost him sixpence halfpenny, and then contrast after baking, its size and quality with a one shilling loaf purchased from some bakers' shop. How comes it that in the first men- tioned loaf we find something like substance, and cut and come again, but that in the baker's bread we are penetrating into sponge, or that the loaf crumbles before the blade of the knife, does not this most untoward appearance clearly demonstrate that the composition is not genuine, and that something has been intermixed, which should not be inter- mixed with the flour to cause this difference, there can scarcely be a doubt of it, and thus it is that the public suffer both in pocket and in health from this most nefarious and wicked mode of manufacturing one of the most essential articles of sustenance of which man partakes. Can it, therefore, under such circumstances, be too frequently impressed upon the minds of the public what the law is upon the subject, anti, how heavily at the same time justly it punishes those bakers who shall be found guilty of the practices I have above enumerated, surely not, for it is a subject of the most vital importance to every family placed under the necessity from pecuniary circumstances of pur- chasing bakers' bread. Should you, Mr. Editor, coincide with me in opinion, I will, with your permission, in my next epistle conclude the very interesting enquiring by, to the best of my abilities, ex- pounding for the information of some of your readers what s the law on the subject. In the mean time, I remain, yours faithfully, i Oct. 31st, 1843. LYCURGUS.

By a late Parliamentary return of the total number of | copies of wills and extracts of administrations sent to the Legacy Duty Office in each of the years 1839, 1840, & 1841, it appears that in the first year there were 22,169, the second 22,106, and in 1841 the number was 22,998. IRON TRADE IN SOYTII W ALEs.-Every work in South Wales is in full operation, and the Abersychan works, with four out and one in blast (ninety tons weekly) are preparing, since the formation of the new British Iron Company, to blow in two additional furnaces. The Pentwyn and Golynos Iron Works having effected a new arrangement among the proprietary, are on the eve of extending their make, so that very little, if any, reduction of make in iron in South Wales will have been made in the year 1843, as compared with former years. Notwithstanding the operation in full going on in this district, there is still a redundancy of labour, and no prospect at present of any advance in wages being made l similar to what has recently been effected at Staffordshire.

(For the Cardiff Advertiser.) THE NEWSPAPERS REVIEWED. THE WEEKLY DISPATCH. In an article which appeared in the Dispatch recently, headed in capitals The Quarterly Review," expressly de- signed to give its readers some account of that work, are these ivords The Quarterly Review is a* slavishly corrupt as it was fifty years ago This ridiculous mistake affords a good specimen of the boll random slashing style in which Publicola" and other of its writers indulge, hiding shallowness by bluster and the show of self-copfidence. It might have been expected, at least, that the clever gentleman, who knows so perfectly what was the tone and character of a work half a century ago. would have informed himself that said work was in exintetice at that period and readers of the Dispatch in public-houses would take it for granted that he knows all about it. Would it be believed, that the Quarterly Review, so corrupt in 1793, and before (for the expression implies that it was in being longer still), was not published, or dreamt of, till very nearly twenty years after that date! This public instructor had not imtrllctcd himself in this very simple point, requiring vast research, no doubt, before he paraded himself in the oracular organ of sedition as teacher of the public about The Quarterly Review. How very little conversant must he be with the history of our periodical literature, who is in such profound darkness about the origin and age of the most widely circulated of all reviews, only excepting one—the almost single organ for a long time of one of the two great parties in the kingdom, and that party the most powerful—the Tory. Somewhere about ten years after the time he babbles of, The Edinburgh Review, dated No. 1, and circulated for years as the able organ of the Whig party. Before the Quarterly," as counsel for Church and State, commenced, a successful rivalry in London, against its northern predecessor, supported by all the talents of Jeffrey, its editor, Brougham, Horner, Rev. Sydney Smith, Walter Scott, &c. (The latter afterwards seceded from the Whig firm, and went over to the rival phalanx.) But thus it is with its political teachers. "Ex una dtsce onines." Every week they rush (" Ready-, aye, ready, for the field," their motto), commence a furious onslaught on something or somebody, about whose real merits and demerits their igno- rance is as profound as this writer's about the work he selects for criticism and who can suspect that a warrior so brave, and in such a towering passion, is fighting shadows all the while ? But, I suppose, here is sufficient- exposure of one instance of the trustworthiness of the Weekly Dispatch writers. In the same paper, date Oct. 15th ult., the man subscribing himself "Publicola" writes JIer Majesty's proclamation offers bribes for perjury so enormous, that I hope no jury will convict any indicted person," &c. (!) An English govern- ment in 1843 offering, by proclamation, bribes to induce persons to perjure themselves and for the detestable purpose of convicting the innocent! i The reader wiLL suspect me of falsifying this pestilent scribbler's works, and wonder to what such a monster accusation, such a "whole hog" scandaltitn magnatum, against her Majesty can possibly apply- Gentle reader, it is provoked by the atrocious attempt to drag to light the murderers of an unoffending woman! The bribe is nothing but the offer of a reward to those who will aid justice in this sacred, mercifui, most necessary work —the search for the perpetrators of one of the most "savage murders ever committed. What, then, is the grievance complained on The offering of rewards for evidence, not false evidence, is a practice, I suppose, adopted in all countries, certainly in this, from immemorial time. It is sanctioned by universal precedent, by common sense, by common reflection on human nature, such as it is, which, doubtless, requires some appeal to other and stronger feelings than the rather lukewarm one of a sense of public duty. The selfishness, the mere indolence, the occupations of man- kind would prevent the generality of men from quitting their daily pursuits for the troublesome, expensive duty of a volunteer witness. How much more is some strong counteracting influence necessary where even personal peril, shame, breach of wicked compact, sacrifice of friends and accomplices, are the incentives to silence, and the withholding of evidence. Now, in this case, almost the only hope of retributive justice, law, mercy itself (for is not the lawful avenging of the murdered dead an act of mercy to the dead, to the relatives, to all who live t) I say, almost the sole hope left of law, not remain- ing trodden under foot by blood-thirsty men, rests on the chance of accomplices impeaching their guilty associates. Innocent men were in their beds at that dead hour in which ruffiians were dragging, from her's, an unoffending woman 75 years old, firing her home, shooting her through the heart. Innocent men were terrified from approaching even the scene of these outrages. How can evidence be expected from them How, then, shallow and most presumptuous caviller at the ancient, wisely-adopted usages of your country—libeller of that high tribunal by which your own life, and all our lives, is protected —what would you have done 1 Nothing1 That may be your sapient decision, but the collective wisdom of those at the head of the government perceives a chance of justice being obtained through the penitence, through even the selfishness of human nature, and a ts accordingly. A child might detect the fallacy of the pompous arraignment of Her Majesty" by this modern Roman! He begs the questioxi by at once deciding, that false evidence only can be bought by a reward, whereas that point would remain to be settled by judge and jury the evidence, of course, would undergo all the searching ordeal of a practised advocate for the accused. Again, in few cases is perjury less to be apprehended than in these. In cases of accusation connected with the person, and numerous others, the fact of the crime having been committed at all is often doubtful, but here the fact is no- torious. That criminals do exist, but lurk concealed, is undeniable. Now, suppose a man wholly tempted by the reward; suppose him as venal, as wicked, as perjured in will as you please, still, I say, perjury is not to be appre- hended so much as in the generality of trials, because this wicked man can more safely speak truth than falsehood, more safely point to the real villain—"This is the rtian" than to an innocent person. Y\ hat difficulty could he have in identifying the yuilty companion 1 Suppose a farm- servant, attending his master, or master's son, or farmers disguising themselves, in concert, riding, firing, destroving in concert, what can be easier than for one of them to pro- duce the criminal, to do all that is to entitle him to the reward, and to do it conscientiously ? On the other hand, to convict an innocent man would be a work of immense diffi- culty, indeed. Alibis, and opposing evidence, and self-con- tradictions beset the attempt, so that the witness for the crown, if perjured, must become so con amort, for pure love of perjury, to the manifest endangering his sole object-the pocketing the reward. But it is really almost a kindred folly of presumption to canvass the wisdom of so established an usage as that of offering rewards for detection of crimes, and admitting the evidence (confirmed by other and yood testintoity) of an ac- complice. Publicola" knows very well, that no man is in danger from such evidence alone. No conviction in a British court, in our day at least, could take place on such evidence unsupported. In this same tirade is a libel on the character of the bench-on that pride, and ornament, and blessing, (I will say) of Etiglishmen-th,,it "])Ocus et tutamen" indeed, of our country, our hearths, our homes—the unrivalled British judge. I am no lawyer—pseudolaw! the plague of Wales. 1 abhor that nominal law" which illustrates the maxim— Corruptio optimi est pessima but the incorruptible purity of our judges is the inestimable blessing of our birthright—a sacred heirloom in the British family, secured to it by many struggles and, therefore, it becomes every man in gratitude to vindicate them to the best of his ability, when basely belied, as by this vulgar incendiary. In the following outrageous insult on government, Queen, judge, and jury, it really seems as if the venomous libeller were trying the extent of the law's forbearance, and of English gullibility As the briber is always more base than the bribed, I infer that the indictments will be exceedingly vile, and the punishments very severe, if the parties be convicted. Government will take good care to place the most SUBSERVI- ENT JUDGES to preside over the trials, and I need not say that any mercy from the crown will be out of the question." (Oct 15th.) I have adopted capitals for the above words, that they may stand elevated and prominent for their infamy deserving, as they do, to be gibbeted in some more permanent quarter, and by some more powerful executioner than me. Be it remembered, that the vile" indictments, the packed judge and prosecutor, were actually almost com- menced at that date, and that the trials hypothetically re- ferred to would affect the life of the accused for it is on the bribe" of JE:500 (for conviction of the murderers of Sarah Williams) that lie builds all this horrible vision of a "vile" proseeution-subornation of murderous perjury—a slavish judge—a merciless Queen What is subserviency in a judge but utter abandonment, of his duty, submission ot his virtuous resolve, to execute justice and maintain trutll" according to his oath, to the will of some other party, and this where life and death hang on the issue. A judge as- cending the bench with this secret prior bia-this subser- viency"—this private vassalage to a power behind the judgment seat—this solemn mockery—this puppet to be pulled by wires concealed (selfish sycophancy iu his heart, "God and Justice" on his lips)—what would he be less than the vilest of cold-blooded assassins I Could such things be V Could this firebrand's anticipa- tions be realized in our age 1 Could this bloody phantom of his folly cr insanity be actually conjured into a British court-become embodied—sit there in his blood-coloured mantle, like a disguised demon—-sit there in (pretended) judgment on free-bo;n Englishmen, unhappily hurried into some offence !-I say, could such a loathsome tragedy be en- acted, and such ermined monster be heard dooming wretched man's bloom of life to be blasted by the penalties of felony—made horrible winter for ever by twenty years of exile, chains, and slavery or be seen stietching his accursed hand to the black symbol of death punishment (like Shaks- pere's death, "to play his antics within the hollow circle of the crown" 1 then, indeed, if ever might the passions of man stand accused, if they should burst like thunder upon such a horrible farce, and vindicate God's justice and mercy by signal vengeance on such inhuman simulators of his earthly vicegerents; thus violating both, while usurping their attributes, And what is to protect the ill-educated, who can read, but jfr not reason, or imperfectly reason, from taking for fact all this oracle of ale-houses, barbers' shops, tradesmens' counters, thus assures them! What was to prevent their fancying they saw enter a quiet town of Glamorganshire, with sound of trumpet, javelinmen, and all that outer pomp of awful justice, such a commissioned murderous tool of a "bribing" government—such a "subservient" Jefferies of Queen Yictoria that merciless Queen, from whom all mercy is mit, of the question t And thus unprotected, thus infbmed, what was to prevent such a natural outbreak of "wild justice" against injustice as might have roused in Car(lifFa second Bristol convulsion, fiery and bloody] Truly, men, women, and children of Cardiff, an unknown and remote looker-on of the game of life heartily congratu- lates you on your escape, on justice having triumphed, and mercy also; but could I hope to influence you to your own good, and peace, and right judgment, I.whohavenotthe slightest connection with newspaper profit, would moat solemnly exhort you to banish from your town, tear from before your servants', your sons', your children's eyes, any print that can wilfully pervert fact, inflame fury by false- hoods, scandalise the judge, the judgment-seat, the throne; shake all confidence in hope in out institutions of a righteous sentence here, or in our religion of rewards hereafter. Be assured by one who is much of a reader ( though he has not vegetated wholly in the world of b,)ok.-)-oiie by very party initiation, under parental guidance, not unfamiliar with classical antiquity and its dumb instruction—rest assured, I say, that the whole political revelations of such clap-trap Radical prints are no less hollow-disguise not less gross ignorance, than does the formal lecture on The Quarterly Review, which has been flagellated in the beginning of this article, wherein the very literary lecturer knows not a whit more than the lowest of his readers about the history of the very work he volunteers to inform them" all about." but ac- tually fancies it to have been in 'full egtablislljiieiit at the time of the French Revolution, and before. Let no such man be trusted Builth. D.

WELSH CONVICTS.—LTpon the arrival of the Hereford coach yesterday at the Spread Ea>fle, Regent-circus, crowds were attracted by the appearance of seven convicts, four men and three women, who were oil the top ot it under heavy irons. Report like wild-fire spread that they were Rebecca's daughters, sentenced at the late special commission, and the result was, that this great thoroughfare was blocked up by the curious, amongst whom were several Welsh sympathisers. The prisoners were transferred from the coach to cabs, and thus conveyed to the Millbank Penitentiary. In reply to questions, the guard and coachman said that all they knew about them was, that they were from the disturbed districts of Wales. -He)-eford Times, Nov. II.

BUTE DOCKS. CARDIFF. ARRIVALS. 1 Hooper. Bristol, ballast.Swift, Tawton, Bristol, Vallast .Excel, Bead, London, ballast.. l;(f-ohition, Fleming, Kinsale, ballast Friends, Frv, Swansea, ball;nt. Mer ton, Hayes) Swansea, ballast Shanon. Neale. Cork, sundries.. George, \V "I d. Kin5dil!. hallast.. Oinas, I\J ill! Bristol, hallast.. Hhondda. Carter, Bristol, ballast.. George Haves, rrtiro, Murphy. Padstow, ballast. Friends, Cridland, Foster, ballast ..Yarmouth, Mayor, Bristol Channel, ballast.. Albion, Heckinir, Bideford, ballast. Hiram, Curtis. Port Talbot, ballast..Mars' IJny. Biddord. haJlast.l'atT, Hoopr-r, Brj'tol. ba!:ast..Swi(t.. Tawton, Bristol, ballast Sir Alexander Mackenzie. Evans. Waterford. ballast.. Prince of Wales (s), Jones, lliistol, general cargo. La ly Charlotte (s.). Jell«ry, n'¡slOl. general cargo. DEPARTURES. HAZARD, Croscotnbe. Bideford, coal. TafT, Hooper, Bristol, coat.Swift, Taut in, Bristol, coal.. Primrose, James. Charles- town, coal. Clara, Poi)hain, Hayes, Trtiro.coal..George, Ward, Kinsalf, coal. III ioll, FI(,u'Jn. Kins d<\ coal. George. Haves, Truro, coal.Caledonia. Cox, Southampton, coal. Leadbit'er, Pickering. Loudon, coal. Venture, Btackshaw. London, coal.. Desire, Barnes, Ufracnmbe coal. Dinasj Mills, Bristol, coal. Rhondda, Carter, Bristol' co.il..Seadiift, %eatlie'rill, l.ondon, coal.. Horatio, Waterworlh London, coal..Commerce, Williams, St Ives, coal.. Henrv allfi Sarah. Allen, W;tterford,coiil.o..vricn(is. Cridland, Glostcr. coal..Excel, Head Waterford, coal..TafT, Hooper, Bristol, coal I:arsell. l.oti,iott, coal.. Friends, Fry, Portreath, coai .Yarmouth, Mayor, Bristol Channel, coal..Hiram. Curtis, Fiiliy,,luth, coal.. Albion, Hocking, Bidrford. coal..Industry, Murphy, Kinsale, coal. j'riuce of "Wales (s ), Jones. Bristol. Bristol, general cargo Lady Clurlotte (s.), Jctlie*s, Bristol, general cargo.

GLAMORGANSHIRE CANAL. ARRIVALS. WOODLAND CASTLE, Williams, Cork, ballast Kara Skirling London, ballast Inn, Dowall. Berkelov, iron ore.. Sisters, Knapp, Gloster, iron orr Lion, Morgan, Penarth, light,Fly, Avland, Gloster, sundries..Sally, Knight, Gloster iron ore Unity, Mavo. Gloster. fruit Robert, Clainpitt. Newport, sundries.. Neptune, Bartles, KUUetii. ballast..Cardiff Trader, Barrett, Gloster, Hughes. London, sttii(l,-icq. Flo-er, Tippett, Fowey. iron ore Mary Pope. Barnes, Q iehec, timber.Talbot, Tilley, Sunderland, b11n! Heher, Decent, BiixFiatn, ballast Elieabeth, France, Whitehaven, iron oro. Lively, J-nes, Barrow, iron ore. Acorn, Longnev, Gloster, iron ore Martha, Jones, Swansea, light. Commerce, llart, Bristol, iron nre. Dove, Jones. A berystwiib, slates. Elizabeth and Sarah, Tauiplin, Swansea, ballast.Betsey, Davies, Aherthaw light..Sarah Jane, Hayes, Wexford, ballast. Queen Charlotte. INI,)otlwar(i, (;Ioster. iron ote Mary, Jones, Aberystwith, iron ore John George, Gulliford, Bridgwater. light. Hawk, Jones. Barmouth ballast .Anne, Roberts, Pwlih'dy, iron ore.St. Tudwalls, Tory, Pwlllii lv, iron ore. Wiiliatn, Clements, Newport, light. Coronation, Howi-lls, "Ii}fnrd, tallow Active, Cope Gloster, iron ore. Cinderella. Nurse, Gloster, iron ore..New Minerva, Shilton, Whitehaven, iron ore. Brothers, Furnev, Bridgwater, light. Ann, Thomas, Bristol, sundries A mitv, Pearson, Bristol, sundries. Hope, Elli" Liverpool, c"stings, Mary, Spendlow, Aberl haw, light. Kitty, Pearce, Whitehaven, iron ore. Venus, Head fo id. n,idgwa.er, sundries. Hope, Tasker, Newport. light .Mary, Evans, Bridgwater, light. Industry, Davies, Bridgwater, pitwood Merlhyr Packet, Evans, Bristol, 3 Sisseis, Owens, Newport, bricks.. Friends, Bryant, Bridgwater, sundries Liverpool Packet, Weslake, Watchct. sundries.Sisters, Knapp.G loster, iron ore. Blossom, Suekes, M inehea t, iron ore. Storm, Scivil, Brixham, ballast. Ann, Roberts, Pwllhely, light. DEPARTUITES. BROTHERS Tiirney, Bridgwater, coal. Merthvr Packet, Evans, Bristol, coal Lark, Mayo, Gloster. liijht .Lion, Morgan. Aberthaw, coal. Manly, Sawyer, Oporto, iron. Reynard, Lewis, Lime, iron. Fly, Avland. Gloster, coal. Louse. Schinitt, Hamburg, iroti. Aiiii, Western, Barnstaple, coat Sisters, Knapp, Gloster, iron ore.. Blucher, Barrett, Gloster, coal. Jonge Wicher, Bosker, Rotterdam, iron.. Jennett, Ayre, Hamburg, iron Jacoba Marie, Cramer, Rotterdam, iron. Commerce, Davies, Donegal, iron and coal. Mary Auu. Smart. Bridgwater, coal. Amazon, Long. Gloster, coal Talbot, Tilley, London, co.tl. Kara, Skirling, Newport, light..Mary Lewis, Lewis, Newport, light.. Ann, 1)\)wdl, G ¡()stlr. light. Hcher, Dcenl, Yarmouth, iroii Royal Forrester, Furney, Bridgwater, coal.. Elizabeth, Rogers. Bristol, tin..John George, Gailiford. Bridgwater, coal. ■ G me I ine. Trick, Waterford coai.. Bute, Waiters, Bristol, coa!Sally, Knight, Gloster, light. !l iwk, Jones, Milfonl, coal. Betsey, Davies, Aberthaw. coal.. Fl-nver, Tippett, Fowcy, coal. Cinderella, Nurse, Gloster, light. Active, Cope. Gloster, ii^ht. Elizabeth and Saraii, Tamp'iin, Swansea, iron.Ann Roberts, Pwl\he\ v, iron.. Hope, Ellis, Liverpool, iron. M ary, Spendlow, Llancliv, iron. Industry, Davies, Bridgwa.er, coal. Joseph, Dr.scoll. Cork, coal.. William Clements Swansea, fiollr.. A nil, Thomas, Bristol, coa! Cardiff Trader, Barrett, Gloster, coal. M ai-iiit. Jones. Liverpool, iron. Queen Charlotte, Woodward, Gio-itei-, Venus, lleadfjrd, water, coal..Alary, Evans, Weston, coal .Cathcrine, E.ws, Rotterdam, iron Friends, Bryant* Bridgwater, coal,. Brothers, Furney, Bridgwater,coal. Vessels in Canal, and Loading for .Foreign Parts. Destination. Naiiie. Master. OPO:tl) Alatily Sawyer Harubarg. Louise. Schmidt Rotterdam Jonge Wicher. Uasker Hamburg Jennett. Ayre Dord; JacoSa M aria. Crantner Amsterdam Catherine Julia. Greueen Dordr Xeerlauds (îrnut Rotterdam. DcVrouw Tantina Mulder Hamhurg Sceptre Nally Cuba Sarah Nicholson.. Harding Bremen. K eptun. Baitlet Rotterdam. Catherine Evans Constantinople Storm Scivil 'Z'I8a -r mn .mniiniiii mwiii ^—w

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