The Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette and Merthyr Guardian

TO THE EDITOR OF THE GAZETTE AND GUARDIAN DE:Alt SIR,-L am sorry that a mistake of some importance, happened in the report of the few im- perfect remarks which I made at the Cowbridge Eisteddfod. It is reported that I said thus As an important collateral advantage. Christianity had, in fact, been diffused far more extensively, than it would otherwise have been, through such institutions but what I said was, that it was true that the preaching of the Gospel had been the means of keeping the Welsh language alive, but that the language had not been made an object of study, nor its beauties generally elicited, until the Cymreigyddion Societies had been established. I have no blame to attach to the reporter, well knowing how easy it is to misunderstand a speaker in the hurry of reporting. A corner of your paper for the above few lines will oblige, Sir, Your most humble servant, Cardiff, March 28th, 1839 LL. JENKINS. [What we understood Mr Jenkins to say was, that by means of Cymreigyddion Societies, certain periodicals had attained a greater circulation,—in some instances had sprung into life; and that through them, Christianity had been more exten- sively diffused. In either sense, however, suppos- ing the original report to have been incorrect, we scarcely see any noticeable difference.—EDITOR.]

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—MONDAY, APR". 8. The Speaker took the chair at 4 o'clock. The order for taking into consideration the peti- tion against Mr Bruen's return for Carlow was discharged, Mr Gisborne not having entered into the requisite recognizances, and certain inhabitants of the borough were upon their petitions allowed to enter into recognizances to prosecute the petition against the return. Sir T. FREMANTLE moved for a new writ for the county of Ayr, in the room of Sir J. Dunlop, deceased. A great number of petitions were presented on various subjects. Lord J. RUSSELL said, with regard to the motion of which he had given notice for the 15th of this month, he wished now to state that he proposed it should be to this effect, that in the opinion of the House it was expedient that the Eltectitire- Govern. ment should persevere in those principles of policy which it had of late years pursued with regard to Ireland, and which had tended to the effectual ad. ministration of the law, and the Jreneral improve- ment of that part of the United Kingdom. The LORD-ADVOCATE obtained leave to bring in a Bill to facilitate the conveyance of heritable estates in Scotland and infeofiments therein. The ATTORNEYAGENERAL gave notice, that on Thursday he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend that part of the Imprisonment for Debt (Abolition) Act which made it obligatory npon newspaper proprietors to insert the advertisements of insolvent debtors for the sum specified in such Act, whatever might be the length of such adver- tisements. Sir F. BURDETT gave notice, that on Thursday be should submit to the House a motion respecting the case if Mr Dillon, from whom he had presented a petition previous to the recess. Mr Serjeant TALFORD gave notice, that on Thursday, the 18th, he should proceed with his Bill for the better custody of infants. The Prisons Bill, and the District Prisons Bill, were both read a second time. In answer to a question by Sir R. PEEL, Lord J. RUSSELL said, that on Friday he should move the postponement of all the orders of the day fixed for Monday, so as to bring forward the motion of which he had given notice as a substantive mo- tion. Colonel SIBTHORP desired to know from the Noble Lord opposite, the Secretary for the Home Department, if he knew the fact to be, that pikes were mantifactured and sold in various parts of the country, especially in Lancashire? Lord J. RUSSELL said, that an Hon. Friend had lately moved for a copy of a letter which he (Lord J.Russell)had written to certain Lords-Lieutenant of counties. If the Ron. and Gallant Member for Lincoln would refer to that, it would supply him with the information he wished for. The house adjourned at half-past 5 o'clock.

The Manchester Times, at the close of a long tirade against Bishops in general, and the new Man- chester Bishoprick in particular, say»(—»« Can any one wonder at the indignant and burning eloquence of that good aud great man, the Rev. Thomas Binuey, of London, in reference to such a church aa this, that she loses more souls than she saves I" [The quotation is incorrect. Instead of loses," it should be destroys more souls than she saves." As to the "eloquence," if there were anything at all burning" about it, it was the burning shame .] THE PRO-POPERY GOVERNMENT.—A Sunday paper, on the authority of a correspondent, who says that he knows, and can vouch for the fact," state" that the Rev. Mr Beamish, the popular preacher in Conduit.street, has been offered by her Majesty's Government to be presented to the next living which becomes vacant in a lie gift of the Crown, on the con- dition of his refraining from preaching against the absurdities aud wickedness of Popery, which he has been, for some time, in the habit of doing. From what we have heard of Mr Beatnish's principles, he is n<jt very likely to be induced to swerve frotn the is not very likely to be induced to swerve from the path of duty; least of ail, by motives of were avarice and cguveuieace.—J/orniny Herald.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. --$do-- CARDIFF. FOREIGN REPORTED INWARDS.—The Courier, Cors, from the Isle of Man, and the Ebenezer, Grimes, from Efeples, in ballast. FOREIGN ENTERED OUTWARDS.—The Courier, Cors, for Hamburg; the Diana, J. J. de Jonge, and the Thomas and Elizabeth, Heard, for Rotterdam; the Royalist, Cumming, for Viana; the Emma, Weeks, for Constantinople; and the Jonge Santiaa, Puister, for Rotterdam. FOUEIGN CLEARED OUTWARDS.—The Concordia, Cherainaut, for Constantinople, the Elise, Btick- woldt, and the Merwestroom, Hazewinkel, for Rotterdam, the Vrouw Nultji, Parrel, for Dordt, the Vivid, Orfeur, for Naples, the William and Elizabeth, Tayler, for Quebec, the Supply, Edward, for Oporto, and the Goode Hoop, de Jonge, for Amsterdam, with iron; the Bonne Mere, Bodet, for L'Orient, wilh coal; and the Actif, Bcaucharet, for Vancies, with coal and iron. COASTBR8 INWARDS.—The Jane, Cook, from Gloucester, and the Newcastle, Leed, from Glasgow, with iron; the Robert, Clanipitt, from Newport, the Industry, Brey, from Chepstow, the Venus, Owens, and the Royal Foreter, Furney, from Bridgewater, the William, Thomas, the Merthyr Packet, Edwards, and the Mary, Hooper, from Bristol, and the Rose, Griffin, from Falmouth, all with sundries; the Trnsty, Phillips, and the Sally, Robert, from Bridgewater, with timber and the Victoria, Harri-, from Weston, with potatoes 18 in ballast and three with iron ore. COASTERS OUTWARDS.—The Ebenezer, Tyrer, for Poole, the Amity, Phillips, for London, the William, Thomas, and the Eliza, Crockford, for Bristol, the Active, Batmano, for Topsham, and the Walburton, Gilbert, for Shoreham, all with iron; the Friends, Davies, the Castle, Jones, and the Amity, Lamb, for Bristol, and the Celerity, Williams, for London, witb sundries; and the Industrious, Davies, for Limerick, with iron and coal; three in ballast and 30 with coal. NEWPORT. AILRIVED.-The Traveller, Warren, from Glou. cester, with beans, tar, and bran; the William, Carter, and the Three Sisters, Harper, from Bristol, with timber; the Emma, Butler, from Gloucester, with metal; the May Flower, Palmer, from Glou- cester, with potatoes; the St. Pierre, Herbert, from Bridgewater, with wheat and barley; the Adamant, Roberts, from Falmouth, with molasses and hops; the Brothers, Ace, from Swansea, with malt; the Experiment, Thomas, the William and Mary, Jones, and the Elizabeth and Sarah, Sand ford, from Bristol, with hay the Druid. Taviner, fcom Gloucester, with engine work, steel, &c.; the Fortitude, Travers, from Cork, with cows, sheep, and pigs; the Margaret, Fagan, from Newry, with potatoes; the Unanimity, Mitchell, from Bridjtewater, with bricks and flour; the Gannet, James, from Bridgewater, with beans; the Matilda, Nulls, from Cardiff, with metal; the Three Sisters, Wedlake, from Bridgewater, with flour and bricks; the Charles, Howe, from Bridge- water, with barley, malt, and beans; the Prudence Davidge, from Bridgewater, with oats; the George, Tamplin, the Moderator, Williams, the Moderator, Clatworthy, the Bristol Packet, Tivers, the Bristol Packet, Prewitt, the Mary, Gainey, the Tredegar, John-, the Fanny, Johntl the S,.viti, Richards, the Caerleon, Harwood, and the Turtle, Oxland, from Bristol, the Swift, Hiscox, from Chepstow, the New. port Trader, Jackson, from Gloucester, the Merchant, Press, from Watchet, the Somerset, Towels, and the Friendship, Wedlake, from Bridgewater, all with sundries; the Three Sisters, Harper, the William, Carter, and the Experiment, Thomas, from Bristol, the Pallas, Green, the Lebanon, Paulk, and the Tritonia, Furze, from Dartmouth, the Regent, Salt, and the East Cornwall, Pearse, from Fowey, aDd the Briton, Sims, from Plymouth, all with iron ore. SAILED.— The Jane, Woodcock, for Dordt, the Saint Patrick, Griffiths, and the Ellen, Evans, for Liverpool, the Friends, Davis, for Greenock. the Charles Phillips, Hutchings, for Bridport, the Turtle, Oxland, for Bristol, the Charles, Howe, for Bridge- water, the Ann and Maria, Lewis, for Swansea, the East Cornwall, Pearse, for London, the John and William, Smith, for Southampton, the Friends, Stapledon, for Bideford, the Lebanon, Palk, for Stockton, the Phoenix, Taytor, for Plymouth, the Zepher, Warren, for Liverpool, the Margaret, Fegan, for Troon, the Tritonia, Furze, for Glasgow, the Argo. Decent, for Gainsborough, and the Gleaner, Roberts, for Liverpool, all with iron; the Mary, Gainey, for Bristol, with iron and leather; the Bristol Packet, Prewitt, for Bristol, with iron, cast- lings, and lit) the Star, Seller, for Messina, with iron and coal; the William, Pearne, for Cardiff, with bark; the Resource, Corner, for Quebec, with coal; the Unity, Perriam, for Newcastle and Yarmouth, with iron and tram plates; the Diligent, Bessac, aisd the Tima, Chauvelon, for Nantes, with coal; the Albert, Harry, for Malta, wi<h iron and coal; the Margaretta, Williams, for Dublin, with iron and bottles; the Venelia, Andrews, for Liverpool, with iron and hard ware; the Fortitude, Travers, for Cork, with coke, iron, aud nail rods; the King David, Lucas, for Swansea, with porter and iron; the Triton, Snell, for Houfleur, the Jeune, Mathilde, Pardiuell, and the Michel Francois, Huchet, for Rouen, with coal; the Newport Trader, Jackson, for Gloucester, with wool; the Bristol Packet, Tivers for Bristol, with iron and flour; the Druid, Tavern, for Gloucester, with coke; the Margaret, Newman, for Liverpool, with iron and tin plates; the Mary Ann, Douglas, for Liverpool, the Adamant, Roberts, for London, and the Moderator, Williams, for Bristol, with sundries. FOREIGN SHIPPING LIST. (From the Mercantile Presentment.) ENTERED OUT AND LOADING.-The Packet, Briggs, for Naples, the Albert, Harry, for Malta, the Lady Leigh, Stewart, for Dordt, the Economist, Smith, for Quebec; the Irma, Chauvelon, and the Diligence, Bessac, for Nantes; the Jeuue Mathilde, Pardiel, and the 'Michael Francois, Huchet, for Rouen the Yaudeu, Lowther, for Dordl; the Triton, Snell, for Honfleur; the Dautnesnil, Allancoog; and the Nancy, Treinant, for Marseilles; the Petite Felix, Ertand, for Roueti; and the Marie Angele, Guezeiiac, for Trieste. SAILED.-The Jaue, Woodcock, for Dordt; the Jeune Mathilde, Pardinel, and the Michael Fraucois, Huchet, for Rouen; the Irma, Chauvelon, and the Diligent, Bessac, for Nantes; the Star, Seller, for Messina; the Albert, Harry, for Malta; the Eco- nomist, Smith, and the' Resource, Corner, for Quebec and the Triton, Snell, for Honfleur; 132 vessels cleared from this port in the week. The bark Florist, Andrews, of this port, from Charlestown to Loudou, put into Falmouth the 4th iiistaut. COAL SHIPPED COASTWISE EXCEPT TO IRBLAND. Tons Ne\vport Coal Co.2083 J. F. Hanson 178 R' welsb 373 Ann Rees, and Co. 352 Tredegar Coal Co 688 John Corner and Co 58 James Poole, 288 COAL SHIPPEO COASTWISE TO IRELAND. Newport Coal Co 975 Ann Rees, and Co 140 SWANSEA. ARRIVALS.—The Heroine, GodfVay, from Dublin, and the North Ash,Sprague, from Bristol, in ballast; the William Harries, Lutey, from Liverpool, the Edward and Margaret, Jones, the Sampson, Bryant, and the Rebeoca, Withecombe, from Bridgewater, the Victoria, Scantel bury, the Tom Roberts, Samuel, the Dispatch, Wilson, the Aurilie, Lafod, the Lavinia, Griswell, and the Kitty, Mutton, from Ply- mouth, the Loo, Go vied, from Watchet, the Kent, Lutland, end the Pelican, Phillips, from Hastings, the Pilot, Pugsley, the Stukley, Hatherly, and the Comet, Hillman, from Bideford, the Severn, Hooper, from llfracombe, the General Sarcey, Flosch, from Gloucester, the Merton, Hopper, from Cowes, the Betsey, Jenkins, from London, the Regulation, Smith from Barnstable, the Hebe, Saunders, the Thomas Mahoney, Glough, and the Gowlands, Mitchell, from Southampton, the Neptune, Millbrook, and the Mary, Owens, from Bristol, the Brighton, Green, from Truro, the Dido, Cunningham, from Newhaven, the Constance, Roger, from Jersey, the Sylph, La- fauvre, from Weymouth, the Mars, Gaston, from Douglas, the Baron of Brambed, Saunders, from Arundel, the Charlotte and Anne, Pearce, the Tho- mas Protherough, Nicholls, the Loo, Bartlett, the Blanch, Scantelbury, the Catherine, Ellery, the Charlotte and Hannah, Smith, and the Langarthowe, Climore, from Fowey, the Wave, Rees, the Fame, Thomas, the Mary, Peak, the Providence, Russell, and the Fame. Erenfu, from Hayle, the Royal Wil- liam, Kern, from Wicklow, the Mary Anne, Pope, and the Brothers, Hicks, from St. Agnes, the Bristol, Danuet, the Britannia, Noal, the Auspicious, Apray, the Catherine, Paynter, and the Joseph, Williams, from St. Ives, the Betsey, Coach, the Marshall, Mar- shall, and the Ann, Prancard, from Falmouth, and the Lady Wiiloughby, Thomas, from Conway, all with copper ore; the Good Intent, Pill, from Fowey, with iron ore; the Bristol, Jones, and the Palmerston Baileys, (steamers), the Rose, Jenkins, and the Phoenix, Lodge, from Bristol, the Taplow, Trick, and the Singleton, Lewis, from London, the Belinda, Tanner, from Gloucester, and the Mountaineer, (steamer), Edwards, from Liverpool, with sundries the KiugDavid, Lucas, the Ann and Maria, Lewis tbe Diligence, Phillips, and the Thowasaa4 Sarab Hlscocks, from Newport, wi:h iron; the Caerleon, Brunt, and the Eliza, Prosser, from Bridgewater, with bricks; the Blessins, Duddridge, from Bridge- water, with flour and grain the Emerald, Lloyd, from Mumbles, and the Olive Branch, Bendo.. from Aberthaw, with limestones; the Liverpool Packet, Westlake, from Watchet, with flour the Owen Cambridge, Nune, from Bridgewater, with flax; and the Lucy, Dogecermiod, from Plymouth, with cider. LLANELLY. ARRIVED.—The Mary Kitty, Evans, and the Ann, Samuel, from St. Ives, the Olive Branch, Williams, the James, Samuel, and the Calinick, Pascoe, from Truro, all with copper ore; the Union, Marker, from Bristol. with sundries; the Henry, Llewellyn, from Cherter, with bricks; the Dove, Randell, from Bide. ford, the Mary, Drake, and the Providence, Dyer, from Barnstaple, Jroqu- i*, Jrebands, from Arundel, the Doux Zephyr, Chavolon, and the Guilaume, fell, Ravelly, from G!oucester, the George IV., Giltes, from Waterlord, the Sarah Ann, Morgans, from Pen- zance, the Bon Perede Famillie, Oliver, from Brest, and the Thomas, Harding, for Barnstaple, all in ballast; the Mary, Ilopgood, for Milford, from New- port; and the Mary, Hopkins, from Truro, with copper ore. SAILED. Th& Brothers, Welsh, for Truro; the Mary, James, and the George IV., Gates, for Water- ford the Ann and Maria, Hughes, for Carmarthen the Lord Rolle, Samuel, for Truro; the William Henry, Ball, for Plymouth the Jane, Johns, for Penzance; the Thomas, Harding, and the Dove Raudell, for Barnstaple the Olive Branch, Peters and the Prince Regent, Husband, for St. Ives. Fonr-iG. Cl-IgAttED OUT.-Ttie Gondolier, Oltrer, for Mocha. SAILED.- ,ne Patriot, Cobden, for Malta; the Wave, Edwards, for Gibraltar; and the Hippolite, Cherfeon, for Brest, »

THE WESLEYAN METHODISTS held a tea meeting at Tenby on Monday, the 1st inst., which was very numerously and rqspecifully attended. A. H. Roberts, Esq., of London, the Rev. E. Sumnea, Dawson, and others, addressed the meeting. Great praise is due to Mr J. llarrips, WliG- kiudly. lent bis organ and led the singing, which certainly was very excellent.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTES. London, Friday, April 5. INSOLVENT. John Francis Dalby, Birmingham, scrivener. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. George Oxley, Liverpool, sciivener. BANKRUPTS. Robert Hoggart, Fenchurch Street, wholesale saddler Joseph Lees, Newton moor, Cheshire, co ton spinner. James Hunter, Preston, Lancashire, innkeeper. Thomas Coldwell Browne, Norwich, hatter. William Davis, Bradford, Yorkshire, ale seller. George Scholes, Sheepridge, Yorkshire, fancy stuff manufacturer, London, Tuesday, April 9. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. John Ttylor. Albion Wharf, Maiden Lane, King's Cross, stone merchant. John Hartley Blitterwortb, Hose and Crown, Leaden- hall Market, victualler. BANKRUPTS. William Tapp, late of the Lord Nelson, Nelson Square, Blackfriars Road, victualler, Richard Feild, Plumber's Row, Whitechapel, varnish manufacturer. John Jackson, Upper Raneiagh Street, Pimlico, scri- Samuel Clark, Fox, 162, Oxford Street, victualler. John Tow. Harcourt Street, New Road, and ofcrawford Mews, Bryaustone Square, bath manufacturer. Robert jtenuan and Spencer Jones, Liverpool, whole- sale clothiers. Thomas Pearson the younger, Liverpool, smith. William Guest, Barnstey, Yorkshire, linen manufac. W Charles Willmott, Shaftesbury, Dorsetshire, innkeeper. Thomas Coates, New Malton, Yorkshire, corn and coal merchant. Thomas Owston, York, merchant. John Varley, Tatham, Lancashire, meal and flour dealer. John Bird, Maryport, Cumberland, druggist. PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED- Edmund Elmes Beckingham and Henry Hughes, New. port, Monmouthshire, provision merchants.

BANK OF ENGLAND. Quarterly Average of the Weekly Liabilities and Assets, from Jao. 8 to_ April a, inclusive:- LIABILITIES. ASSETS. Circulation ^18,371,000 Securities.22,987,000 Deposits.. 8,998,000^ Bullion, 7,073,000 427,369,000 ^30,080,000 Downing Street, April 5. THE REVENUE. -4pmm An Abstract of the Net Produce of the Revenue o f Great Britain, in the Years and Quarters ended 5th April, 1838. and 5th April, 1839, showing the Increase or Decrease on each head thereof.. Years ended April 5, 1838. 1839. Increase Decrease £ £ Customs 18,451,449 19.504,628 1053,179 Excise 11.665,748. 11,999,772 334,024 Stamps. 6,461,88-5 6.604,9S6 14:1,101 Taxes 3,627,105 3,700,682 73,577 Post-Office 1,519,743 1,548,000 28.257 Crown Lands 65,000 145,000 80,000 Miscellaneous 34,443 90,408 55,965 Imprest and othsr Monies 272,454 506,095 233,641 Re. payments, of Advances 510,564 641,686 131,122 Total Income. 42,608,391| 44,741,257 2132,866 Amount applied to Consoli- 1838. 1839. dated Fund. DI,460,052 32,673,347 Ditto as part of the Ways and Means 11,148.339 12,067,910 Total. 42.608,391 41,741,257 Quarters ended April 5, 1838. 1839. Increase. Decrease £ £ £ £ Customs 4,061,670 4,411 569 349.899 Excise. 1,705,853 1,841.511 135,658 Stamp 1,648,194 1,640,253 7,941 Taxes 130,576 176.440 45,864 Post-Office.. 369,000 392,000 23,000 Crown Lands 65,000 40,000 25,000 Miscellaneous 25.841 35,545 9,704 Imprest and other Monies 35,018 81,853 3,165 Re-payments of Advances 88,562 125,786 37,224 Total Income. 8.129,714 8.694,957 601,549 36,106 Deduct Decrease 36,106 Increase on the Quarter 565,243 Amount applied to Consoli. 1838. 1839. dated Fund £ 6,484,349 6,430,708 Ditto a* part of the Ways and means 1,645.365 2,264,249 Total 8,129.7t4 8,694,957 LATEST PRICES OF MTALS. 0.- Copper-B, it. Cake. ton I. 93 0 0 Tile, do 92 v> 0 Sheets,t er lb 0 l 111 Bottom* 0 I oj Foreign S. American (dy 37s cwt) bd..ton. 0 0 0 rin BritUli—Blocks :ewt 4 6 0 Bars .cwt 4 8 0 Plates,common I 'c I 13 0 to I IS 0 to best, per <ix.I 19 0 to 3 I 0 box. 5 0 to 2 7 0 Wasters of tile above Alks 3s less, all other* Go less. (Others In proportion.) foreign—( Bancs, bd. cwt 3 19 0 duty 5t»s.< strain, bd. cwt 3 1/0 per cwt. (.Bars. bd. ewt 3 15 o Leiid, BritIsh Pig. tOil 20 0 0 Sheet ton 21 10 0 Shot toil 2300 Red tqii SJ White (<lry) .ton 3i> U 0 Do. (gd in oil) ion 32 0 0 Litharyr* ton 22 0 0 PoreUn—SpanWi'(dy 40* Per ton) bd tou IS 15 0 Iron British, pig,No. 1—ton 6 10 0 Bar—ton 9 15 0 to 10 10 0 Do. Cargo in Wales 9 IU 8 Bolts. ton It 0 0 Nail Rods.ton M 10 0 Hoops ton 13 0 0 Sheets, single 14 0 0 iothei's In proportioll.) Portlen— Swedes, ell bd ton 14 5 0 ( for Steel, (v*ir niks) Duty 30a. 7 tou C 16 0 0 to 350 0 per ton A Russia com ton 13 0 0 PS I ton 15 0 0 ccstn ton 19 0 0 Steel, Brit.-Blilltred. (yarious qualit. ton 25 G 0 to 45 0 0 Shear ditto ditto 45 0 0 to 84 0 0 Cast ditto ditto 45 0 e to 8400 Foreign— f Swedes in kg» bd ton IS) 0 0 Duty 21) < Ditto Faggots bd ton 19 10 0 per cent. Milan bd ton 30 0 0 Speller, Por.-CakeFi dy 21. per ton bd to. 210 0 English Sheets 33 0 0 Quicksilver—dy Id. per lb, bd.lt> 0 3 10 AGRICULTURE Č5 COMMERCE. LONDON MARKETS. t., GENERAL AVER\GE PRICES OF CORN, per Quar. C impiitud from the Inspectors' Retains. GBNBRAL AVERAGIS-WIEEK ENDING MARCH 30. s. d. | ■: d. Wheat 68 11 I Rye 39 10 B*r)ef 37 8 | Beans 35 9 Oats 23 8 1 Peas 37 7 AGGREGATE AVERAGE OF LAST SIX WEEKS, s. d. «. d. Wheat 72 1 Rye 40 11 Barley 38 2 Beam. 37 7 Outs 24 3 Peas 38 7 DUTY ON FOREIGN CORN. s. d. s. d Wheat 2 8 Rye 9 6 Barley 4 10 Beans.. 14 0 Oats 10 9 l'tfas 12 6 Oats 10 9 l'tfas 12 6 CORN EXCHANGE—Monday, AprilS. Wheat, Kent and Essex, Peas, White, per qr. 38s&42g perqr 64.&76s Grey 36» 38» —— Suffolk. 56s 72» —— Boileig 4'2s 45s ——— Norfolk 60. 70s Beans,Tick 321 31s Rye 40s 42s Small gfa 4Gs Rirley 31i 35s Oats, Potatoe 28a 30s Fine 40s 42s Poland J7s 32» Mali 63s 68* Feed 32* 2#s Mali 63s 68* Feed 22.. 2#s HAY MAUKE IS, Saturday-At per load of 36 Trasses. SMITHFIELD. WHITECHAPEL, r s. s. Coarie heavy Low- Coarse heavy Low- land Meadow Hay, M to 89 land Meadow Hay 7i to 80 Useful ditto 90 to 95 Useful ditto 86 to 95 FineUptandAteadow ) FineUplandMevlow and Ryepra,s Hay 95 to 100 and Ryegrass Hay 100 to 105 Clover Hay .105 to 120 Clover Hay 100 to 126 Clover Hay *.105 to 120 Clover Hay 100 to 126 Oat Straw 38 to 40 Oat Straw 38 to 40 Wheat Straw 40 t0 42 Wheat Straw 40 to 42 PRICES OF HOPS. New Kent Pocksts GO to gas-Fitie ditto Sill to 96s. Choice ditto 120i to tSuj. Sassex Pockets.60s to 70»—Superiae. 75* to 80s. farnhnm(fiiie).. 180« to 200s.Ditto (seconds).. UOs. to 160s. i SMITHFIELD MARKET.—MONDAV. J Per stone of Sib. to sink, the offal. t Beef.. 3» 41 to 4s 0d to 4s 4d 1 Pork.. 4« 2 1 to 4s 8d t« 5s Jd ) Mutton4s 4d to 5s 0d to 5»4d j Lainb..6« 0d to 7« 0d to 0s Od Veal.. 4* 4d to Ss Od to 6s 4d | Veal.. 4a 4d to 5s Od to fis 4d Head of Cattle this day. BeasU 2.709 | Calves 75 Sheep and Ltmba 2t,U60 | Pigs 3^0 PRICES OF COALS, per Ton. I Wallsend—Hetton's, Lambton't and Stewart's 24s 3d to24s 6d Adair's 20s Otl-Holwcll -ii OLI-Wylam 22s Od-Setmour Tees 218 Od-Townley's —s 0:-South Durham 2le 0;1- Tees 238 3d-Burden -a Od-Blyth 17, Od. BRITISH AND FOREIGN WOOLS-Per lb. ?,S1T ^BlMnk#t' Sd to t4d—Coinbini?, 15 1 to 19d-Flannel 14.1 to 20d. —FLEECE WOOLS—N. and 8. Down Hoggets, Is Sd to 1. JUd-Halfbred, is 9d to Is lid—Kent, Is 7.1 to Is 8d. Germany, Electoral, 4s 6d to 50 Od-Lower qualities. Is 7<1 to Is Ild-Australlaii, best, 2s 4d to 2s lOd-ferior, is 5d to Is. 8d—Van Dlemen's Laad, clean, 2s 4d to Is 10d LOCAL MARKETS. BRECON. Wheat Imp bu.10s 0d to 0. 0,1.1 Beef (per lb.) 7d.ti OJ Barley. 5s. 4d. Os. 0d. | Mutton 7d oj 0»'s 3s. Od. Og. OdJVeal 7ij. 0,1 Malt 8s.l0d. Os. Od. | Pork 6d. 0d Grey Peas lb. Od. 0s. Od. [ Lamb (per qr.) 6s to 8. Od Preiih btttter 13d. to Od. Salt butter. lljd. toOd. Skim Cheese 4d. to 0d. BRISTOL. CORN EXCHANGE Per Quarter. Per Quarter. s. d. s. d.$. d. s. d Wheat, Red. 58 o to 62 o Rye 42 o to 44 White 64 o to 68 o Beans, New 34 o to 36 Barley,Grinding30 o to 32 o Old.. 44 o. to 50 Malting 38 o to 42 o Peaa, Hog.. 32 o to 3# Oats, Feed. 21 o to 22 o Boilers.. 46 o to 52 Potatoe 24 o to 28 o Malt. 5 0 to 6:1 Flour, Fiua per sack 280lbs. 530to 54o [ Seconds 48ato 5ito Thirds o to 42 o l Pollard, per ton 130 o to 135 o Bran 120 o to 125 0 PRICES CURRENT OF LEATHER. d- d. d. d Crop Hides, per lb. 1 ltol8 Horae Butt per lb.. 10 11 Foreign Hides 12 13 CalfSkius,best 26 28 Li idh t Foreign Mid. 12 J3 Calf Skins, common.. 24 25 Heavy ditto 13 14 Irish stin, 12 14 English Butts 15 20 Welsh Skin 14 25 Foreign Butts 15 19 Kips, Englisli&Welsb 14 18 Best Saddlers' Hides 15 17 Foreign Kips, Peters Common ditto 43 14 bnrgh 19 21 Shaved ditto 14 17.1 FGreign KijH, East Shoe ditto 12 13 ludia 15 21 j Common ditto 12 13 Small Seal Skins 2<i 21 Welsh ditto 12 13 Middling ditto 14 Ifr Best Bull ditto 12 13 t>arge ditto 12 14 I Common ditto. Il| 12 Basils.4 9 12 I Horse do.(English).. 13 16 OFFAL. I ■Wish ditto 12 14 Foreign Bellies 7 KX German ditto 13 J6 Shoulders 1ft 12 t Spanish ditto 14 20 Dressing Hide Bellies.. 8 9 ? Shaved do. without -Skoulders.. 10 11 1 butts,12s. to 16s.Od. each. » < CARDIFF. CARDIFF, Mar.30—Average price of Corn at Cardiff market for the week ending March 93, 1839:— ) s. d| £ g 4 Wheat, per Imp. qr. 3 5 3 | Beans 3 3 » f Btrley 2 I 0 I Peas 1 18 Ortts 1 2 10 j Hay, per ton 0 00 CARMARTHEN. Wheat,aver. per | Mslt 9sOdtoO «d bushel 9 2Jtt)0 0 I Salt Butter, per lb 0 0 O 10d °»r,ey » 0 6 0 1 Fresh, ditto 16 1. 8d Oats 2 4 ,0 II (Cheese, ditto 0 40Si COWBRIDGB. Wlieat(imp.b.)10s #d. —s Od. ) Mutton (perlb.)Os 6d. os. Od "■ley 5s. 0d Os. 0d. Veal Its 6<1. 0s. 0(1 0ats 3s. Od 3s. 61I. Pork .0s. 6tl 0s. Od Clover, per lb.. — Od — 0d. Lamb 0s. 0U. 0s. Od Trefoil —> Od — Od. Butter Is Od. 0s. 0<* Beef .01. 3d. 0s. 6d. I Clieese (lint) Os. Od. 0s. 7ct MERTHYR. '• *■ *• s. d. s. d Fine Flour 6 4to0 0 Beef,perth. 0 74tod 8 Best Seconds 5 10 0 0 Mutton 0 8 0 81 Butter,fresh, per lb 1 3 0 0 Lamb 10 12 Ditto, salt 0 11 0 0 Veal. 0 7 0 8 Fowls, per couple 2 6 S 6 Pork 0 6i « Ducks, ditto. 0 0 0 0 Cheese 0 8 9 0 Eggs, per hund. 6 0 0 0 Bacon per score..8 0 9 0 MONMOUTH. Wheat per qr. Imp. ih. Id.1 Beans -a., oa Barley 36*. 10d. j Peas 0s. Odl Oats.27s. 4d. | HIGH WATER AT BRISTOL. fFront Bunt's Tide Table.) HIGH WATER: Cumb. Bathurst Morn. Even. Gates. Gates. Morn. Even. Gates. Gates. APRIL. H. m H. m. FT. ING. FT. INC. Sunday I .19 7 43 34 23 8 Monday 15 8 7 8 27 35 5 24 Tuesday 16 8 50 9 6 34 7 23 4 Wednesday 17 9 21 9 42 32 4 21 1 Thursday 18 10 4 10 14 29 7 18 4 Friday 19 10 44 11 I 26 5 15 2 Saturday 20 [l| 35 11 591 22 5 11

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE GAZETTE & GUARDIAN. SIR,—I should feel obliged #f you would kindly allow me, through the medium of your excellent journal, to make a few remarks on the late meeting held at Cowbridge, and on a subject there stated to be for competition. I would premise that I am a Cymro; that it is from an ardent desire to promote anything and everything connected with the welfare of my country, that these remarks are made, and that, with your kind permission, 1 make your valuable journal the medium of promulgating them. I trust, therefore, my observations may arouse no ire against you, either from the members of the Cowbridge So- ciety, or others; but be it distinctly understood, by all whom it may concern, that mine are the observa- tions of a fellow-countryman and a sincere well- wisher. The programme-the dinner-the speeches of the learned President, &c., were as they ought to have been -excel letit. 1 may be pardoned, though, for saying par parenthese that the speech of Mr Morgan Rees (prize No. 10) had in it a spice of ''fearfulness aud trembling," for wickedness is very timorous and always forecasteth grievous things." My re- marks I would confine to the farce on Tyle Rossw. The epithet farce may appear to some harsh and un- just, but having the welfare of my country, and her venerable institutions, deeply impressed upon my heart, I use it in preference to a milder. The cere- mony to which I allude was a farce, for the persons then and there graduated, by the rules and statutes of Bardism were not qualified to take degrees, or to have them conferred. 1 know personally seven or eight of the graduates, and I affirm that they are not skilled in the metres, cynghanedd, &c. of Welsh poetry, a sine qua non. (See Cyf. y Beirdd statut Gruffydd ap Cynan, or any Welsh grammar.) I may be asked for proofs; unfortunately I have not, unfor- tunately the world has not, the gratification of perus- ing the Englynion recited, and which, by the rules aforesaid, they are required to recite at the installa- tion. Though I mention Englynion, as they arc the most easy measure, and as they are also most fre- quently used on these occasions, any measuie or me- tre would do, provided the lines be composed, ipso facto, by the candidates, which lines they are moreover required to scan and prove," to shew their know- ledge of Welsh metres, and the ingenuity they re- quire; for such Rbeffynau penn bawd digynghanedd as- lolo Fardd Glas Aeth ar gefn caseg las. lago Glan Dawen Sydd dcilwr llawen. Iolo Dawen yn ddinag Sydd yn hoffi cwd o frig. This son of Moses Most likely supposes He'll pull all our noses. Ride a cock-horse To Banbury Cross, &c., &c., will not, on occasions like this, be sufficient; some- thing more is requisite. I have, however, somo means of proving my assertion. as regards one or two of the Ovates and the first Ovate and Druid. The sixth Ovate, Mr David Pnchard, I dismiss with the hope that my assertion will be sufficiently borne out. by a reference to his Englyn, intended for a gentleman's mantel-piece, written purposely for the Cardiff Eis- teddfod, and printed by him in a collection of rhymes. The lines of the first Ovate were printed in your paper, and recited before the meeting one day pre- vious to that on which he was graduated. Minor faults I overlook; the Cynghanedd of the third and fourth lines of the first englyn is false, and wrong; the third line of the third englyn is false, and the c last line of the last englyn is also false. Surely we might expect a composition of only 16 lines, recited before an assembly of Bards with the prospect of being graduated, to be less faulty. A pupil of Dr Williams's guilty of such blunders in his long and short," would not have to hold out his hand," but he wonld be regularly 11 birched." Some lines by the first Ovate and Druid I have by me in the Gvoron for January 1st, 1839, on a subject given by the Cowbridge Society. His lines are writ- ten in an English metre, intended, I believe, to con- tain 10 feet in each line, but they vary from 9 to II feet. Granted that here he need not indulge in Cynghauedd, still he might have avoided in so easy— so, comparatively speaking, very childish a metre, those faults most obnoxious to the ears of a Bard, Twyllodl —Gorinodd odlau—Dehead, &c., &c. There occurs in this, the production of a Bard of the pre- sent enlightened age, the following verse" Goliath mawr ddaeth Cawrdaf yn dy gõl," which literally means, "Cawrdaf came a great Goliath in thyfmius," (i. e. that of the muse.) How the Learned Gentleman knew this, I cannot imagine unless he hold the office of Accoucheur to the Awen. Is this a poetic simile, on science, or does the Bard mean Cofl, which, in the Silurian dialect, is prmwunced Cot, but Cofl would not rhyme with Yn 'Nol." In the verses are the fol- lowing words:- A'r Awen drist ar lawr rhyw ogof ddu, Gan dynu ei gwallt, &c. &c. &c. An old bard says,— Dwy Awen sydd, da yw'n son, Yn ddonial1 deuryw ddynion, Un o Dduw'n gyfiawn ddeall, A Ilenn o Gythraul y Hall." Which of the two inspired thi3 first Ovate and Druid I do not say, but I leave it to the judgment of all impartial persons. "The Bard" should bear in mind that there is but one step from the sublime to the ridiculous; his verses are too bad even to excite a laugh. 1 cannot, however, but deem, that a Bard who has been admitted into so close an intimacy with the Awen in two instances, is worthy of higher honours than those he has already received, and had I other verses of theirs, or bad [ even the verses recited by those gentlemen at the installation, I doubt not I could give numerous examples to prove their incom- petency. The Bards of Morganwg have for some centuries separated from the blind followers of Dafydd Itp Edmwnd and his monkish rhymes, but behold in this enlightened age persons who would be included in the Cadair Morganwg receiving degrees from all adherent to Dosparth Caerfyrddin—the blind leadipg the blind. This indiscriminate graduating of unfit persons must tend materially to injure the Society, to bring it into contempt, disgrace, ruin, annihilation. Would any person having the least germ of poesv about him, or her, wish fellowship with this batch of Ovates and Druids? I beg it may be understood, that find no fault with their rank or station in society. I participate not ill the feelings of a scribbler on Welsh history who ridiculed all Ovates, Bards and Druids, because forsooth the chief Bard of Mona was a cow- herd. No, I admire talent and genius wherever it be found; this is not the exclusive right of Aristocracy. Homer was a beg,ir,-nee-d I say more? Our faith was propagated by poor labourers; its divine author was subject to poverty and by him poverty is ennobled. It is their ignorance of Welsh poetry and its re- quirements that make the fellowship disagreeable. I liud. Mr Editor, that this subject bas nearly filled my sheet; I must, however draw attention to the last page of this preface to C7fy Beirdd. Ab lolo there says Graddu Pawb, Nenywod a gwrrywod," he J might have added Dysgelig men annysgedig, call ncu ffol; how true the poel's line Barddas win heb urddas aeth!" How W. V., Volant, Sion Morgan Sion Befan and their coaijutor, Lewis Walters were not in this batch of Bards, &c. is to me surprising. I will trespass no longer, Mr Editor, but shall merely promise that my next rcnarks shall be connncd to the subject, mentioned at the Cowbridge meeting "nri- tannia after the Romans." RAPHAEL.

.6'JIo-" HOUSE OF COMINIONS-TUESIDAY, APRIL 9. Mr D. W. HARVEY called attention to the evasion of the spirit of the standing order passed some Sessions ago, that in all inclosure Bills a particular c'anse should be introduced, enacting that a portion of the waste land to be inclosed should be set out for the llalthtul recre-atioln of the people. Sir R. PEEL gave notice that on Monday next he will move an amendment to the resolution proposed by Lord J. Russell; and in order that the House might not be taken by surprise he should, on Friday next, and earlier if he could, state the express terms of that amendment. During nearly the whole night the House was occupied with the collision which has taken place between the Imperial Legislature, and the Legisla- ture of the island of Jamaica. In bringing the subject before the House, Mr LABOUCHERE proposed that the existing constitution of Jamaica should be suspended for a limited period of time, vesting the government in a Governor and Council oirly. He proposed that the new system should be continued for five years, during which period the laws necessary to the tran- sition state might be enacted. Mr GOULBURN professed himself averse to the principle of popular representation in colonies. He agreed that in the case of Jamaica something it)tjiit be done, and when Government submitted their pro- posal, he was willing to take it into consideration. Sir George GREY complained of the course pur- sued by Mr Goulburn in indulging in vague decla- mation again*4 '^c_Govei'nment, when the documents and returns to which he might refer, would satisfy him that his charges WM-f utterly unfounded. Mr W. E. GLADSTONE did not understand that any thing had been done by the House of Assembly in Jamaica which required so violent an interference with it as to suspend its operations for five years. Mr GODSON protested on principle against the bill. Sir Robert PEEL entered fully into the subject, contrasting with admirable felicity the principles of government denoaneed in Lord Durham's report with those upon which the suspension of the Jamaica [constitution must be defended. Protesting against being topposed to justify the proceedings of the Representative Af-sembly the Right Hon. Baronet pointed to the irritating COwardly line taken with a view to the termination of the apprenticeship system. Min^fltc',• wonfj forsooth, terminate that system a* might have done by an Act of the Imperial Parliament; that would be breach of faithrsviih the planters, who had been promised the full Wrm of their apprentices' labour as part of the consideration for the abolition of slavery. They would not, forsooth, break faith with the planters by a direct law; but they iteut out directions to their Governor to rob the apprentice-m&tters of their ap- prentices' labour, after the fashion of the Gil Bias robber, by holding such language as the following: _h The peace of Jamaica is in your hands The colony requires repose from the operations of a law that has been found equally tormenting to the labourer, 31?d disappointing to the planter, and which constrains man in unnatural servitude to man." This waS the style employed by the representative of the Sovereign in addressing a few planters in the midst or a population of newly emancipated slaves, of slaves wholly uncultivated -if, indeed, the race is capable of cultivation. Does it admit of any other Interpretation but this? that "submit you must, or the negroes will be upon you, and the government will stand neuter." Sir Robert Peel also pointed to the effect which the suppression or destruction of free constitutions in the slave emancipated colonies must have iu confirm- ing the American republicans in their attachment to slavery. 11. Dr. LUSHINGTON vindicated the Government. Lord STANLEY was far from being satisfied that her Majesty's Government was free from blauie. Lord JOHN RUSSELL vindicated the conduct pursued towards Jamaica, and concluded with ob- serving that ahhough the legislative functions might for a time be suspended, the general hap- piness, and even liberty of the inhabitants, would be more promoted by the Bill than by leaving mat. ters in the present state of confusion and discord with passions on the one side and on the other; with despair of the resumption of authority on the one hand, and, on the other, aspirations for total and entire freedom; with perhaps some degree of tri- uduph over the degradation of those who formerly enjoyed the highest authority." Leave was given to bring in the Bill.