The Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette and Merthyr Guardian

THE WEATHER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE GAZE IE AND GUARDIAN SIR,-Yotir correspondent, A. B. C., speaks of a May frost in 1809, 1824, and 1S39, and suggests a periodical spring winter; in confirmation of his su- gestion, I can testify to an earlier period of fifteen years, v,z-, 1794, at which period, when crossing the hill from Merthyr to Penmailad, I obsprved the pools covered with ice thicker than a penny piece—this was on the morning of midsummer day. The four above periods are at exact intervals of 15 years, viz, -1794, 1809t 1824, and 1839. Your obedient servant, D.

TO LORD JOHN RUSSELL. My Lord,-I, yesterday, saw for the first time, the "scheme" proposed by the committee of Privy Council to form the basis of the National Education, to esta- blish and support which, I perceive, your Lordship has given notice, that you will on the 31st of this month, move for a grant of thirty thousand pounds. I lately saw in the public prints an account of the baptism of your infant, by which she was made a member of the Church of England, as by law established, I may, I conceive, therefore, address your Lordship as yourself a member of that church, and presume that you are as sincerely attached to its doctrines, discipline, and holy institutions, as the Mussulman is to the religion of Itlahomec, or tue Hindoo to his mode of worship. If I am right in this hope which charity compels me to '7 entertain respecting you, allow me to ask your Lord ship whether in this most important consideration which can engage the human mind the education of the rising generations; this scheme for national in- struction, has been submitted to, and approved by the beads of that church of which your Lordship is a member and who, as the Bishops of national religion must assuredlv feel not only deeply interested in, but in a high and solemn degree responsible for the sound- ness of the basis upon which national education shall be established.. r I can scarcely conceive it possible that your Lo ship can have so far forgotten your duty as a member of the Church of England, as not to have submitt d this "scheme" to the serious consideration of her Bishops. And presuming that you may have done so, I find it still more difficult to believe that they could have given their approval to it, as the best mode of establishing national education. Never, surely, can the successors of such men as Cranmer, Latimer, Ridley, &e. &c., have consented to a "scheme," which recognizes the teachers of popery, wbosedoctrines they laid down their lives in opposing, as entitled equally with the clergy of the Church of England to take part in the national education of this Protestant state. Pause, my Lord, for a moment, I entreat you, not only as a professed member of the Church of England, but as yourself a parent, and consider before you give your influence and patronage to this "scheme," which mav fatally influence not only the present but eternal well being of millions of the human race. Ask your- self the following plain questions, and then if you can conscientiously go forward with the privy council U scheme" for national education. Are the points of difference between the churches of Rome and England so trifling, as to leave it a matter of indifference to Protestant parents, whether their children be placed in schools where the pastors of eaCll are equally recognized as teachers of religion 1 Has the infallible Church of Rome so altered in her doctrines, as to make the oath, which, I presume, your Lordship has taken, of their being "damnable and idolatrous," an awful perjury 7 Would your Lordship allow your child to be educated in a school, whose founders so carefully endeavour to mislead the youthful mind, by permitting teachers of religion and scriptures, unauthorized by the laws of this realm, to be employed equally with those approved of by the Church and State? JVly Lord, in conclusion, I would address you as myself a parent, I have efeven children now living, and if in such circumstances as not to be able to educate them, without resorting to the schools to be founded on the privy council "scheme," I would prefer follow- ing them one by one to their graves, to risking their faith being contaminated, and principles unsettled, by sendin. them to schools founded evidently without any Jixidprinciple whatever. Believe me, my Lord, that the proposed "scheme" will only be regarded favourably by the Papist, the Sociuian, and the Infidel; for the Protestant, whether a member of the Church of England, a Methodist, or a Dissenter, will think it not only no boon, but as one of the most bold encroachments on the liberty of conscience, and of the poor man that has been attempted by the Government of this country, at any period of our history. I have the honour to be, Your Lordship's most obedient servant, A Cardiff, 20th May, 1839. USE OF GEOLOGY TO FARMERS.—One of the most obvious sources of advantage to the farmer from an acquaintance with the distribution of mineral masses, is the facility with which in many instances the injuri- ous effect of small springs coming to the surface may be obviated. The theory of the earth's interna drainage is so simple, that every man of common sense would be able to drain his lauds upon sure principles, or else to know precisely why it cannot be drained, if he were to become so much of a geologist as to learn what rocks existed under his"1-^ at what depth, and in what positions. Springs never issue from stratified masses, except from reservoirs some- how produced in jointed rocks—and at the level of the overflow of these subterranean cavities. Faults in the strata very fi-equetitly limit these reservoirs, and determine the points of efflux of the water. Let those ults. be ascertained, or the edge of the jointed rock be found,tbecure of the evil is immediate. Butsome geological information is needed here; and landed proprietors, who think it less troublesome to employ a "Rent than to direct such a simple operation, may at least profit by this hint and choose an agent who knows something of the rocks he is to drain. Another thing, probably of importance to agri- turists, is the discovery of substances at small which, if brought to the surface, would enrich, ve a 8u'^able mixture, the soil of their fields. This is andT 8tro.nS'y insisted ou by Sir H. Davy in his essays, t co,,8'dering how easy a thing it is for a landowner ig8061^'0 positively the series of strata in his estate, q(1otpjlne,*hat marvellous that so few cases can be Hackn CXcePt that of Sir John Johnstone, Bart., of hag ess» near Scarborough, in which this easy work has been P"riortyied. Finally, in experiments for the with r&C n °new systems and modes of management, conseq1f^ect cattle and crops, it will be of great substrnt °Ce ^a'te notice of the qualities of the soil, Tea! and" and Water> for these undoubtedly exercise a Zai-d»li~Pe?ftBP« decisive influence over the result.- CFYcIOPWdia. SWANSEA On Monday morning last about sixteen hundred children belonging toth- different Dissenting Sunday Schools walkal in procession from Burrows Square, through the principal streets to the Cat vmistic Methodists' meeting-house, where they were examined by their respective teachers. THE ODD FELLOWS, on Tuesday last, attended Divine Worship at St Joint's Cuurch, where a most appropriate extempore discoutse was delivered by iili;i m S, the Kev J it of I'lifigevei;icli. After service the Brethren paraded the principal streets, preceded by a band of music. The number of spec- tators (HS usual) was immense. THE TESTOTALRRS walked in procession on Wed- nesday, with banners. At intervals they sang hymns; their numher was very large and appearance respec- t.t.te. Mr Daniel seemed to be the "commanding officer." ,##1'1'

COPPER ORES SOLD AT SWANSEA, May 8th, 1839. Mines. 21 Cwts. Purchasers. f. s. d. Knockmahon.137 Williams, Foster, & Co. 5 17 6 Ditto 124 Ditto 7 9 0 Ditto 116 Ditto 7 2 0 Ditto 92 Ditto 8 5 6 Ditto S6 Ditto 8 2 6 Ditto 81 Ditto 6 3 6 Ditto .66 Ditto 6 18 6 Ditto 61 Ditto 9 1 0 Ditto 53 Ditto 7 2 0 Ditto 34 Ditto 617 0 Allihies 99 Ditto & Sims, Willyams, Nevill, Druce and Co. 8 6 0 Ditto 90 Williams, Foster&Co. 8 8 6 Ditto 80 Ditto 8 10 0 Ditto 76 Sims, Willyams, Nevill, DrueeandCo. 8 12 6 Ditto 56 Ditto 8 4 0 Ditto 42 Williams, Foster & Co. 8 16 6 Ditto 41 Ditto 8 17 0 Cobre 83 Pascoe Grenfell & Sons. 11 2 6 Ditto 82 Ditto 11 9 6 Ditto 81 Ditto 11 9 6 Ditto 76 Ditto 10 11 6 Ditto Ditto 9 19 6 Ditto 3 Ditto 25 7 0 Ditto 14 Ditto 3 9 0 Crown. 113 Williains, riostt-r & Co. 546 Ditto 80 Ditto, and Freeman and Co., and Vivian and Sons 6 7 0 Ditto 65 Williams, Foster & Co. 1 0 6 Ditto 55 Freeman and Co. a 8 6 Ditto 39 Vivian aud Sons f ° 0 ,in and 84)1)9 Ballymurhag 127 Vivian and Sons lj? J: Ditto 90 Vivian and Sons Ditto 48 Benson, Logan and Co.. 2 19 o Ditto 36 Ditto 15 b Copiapo .100 Vivian and Sons J « Ditto 89 Ditto 17 6 » Ditto 81 Ditto .15 8 0 Cuba 91 Williams, Foster & Co.. 22 8 0 Ditto 92 Ditto 22 14 0 Norway 103 Sims, Wallyarns, aod Co. and Vigurs, Batter, and Co Ditto 46 Sims, Willyams, & Co. 21 6 Chili 98 Vivian and Sons 0 Ballygahan.. 39 Ditto, and Williams, Foster and Co.• U" n Ditto 34 Williams,Fosterand Co- 1 o u L'ickainore.. 38 Ditto, and Freemf" a" „ 1C1 „ Co is 6 Llywidd 32 Vigins, Batten, J»mes and Co J 'J J Ditto 9 Williams, Foster & n Dolgelly 29 Ditto J 12 0 II til in Slag 7 Vivian and Sons.•••* 'jj Ditto 4 Williams, Foster and Co. 11 jU 0 Ditto 3 Vivian and Sons *••• Chili 9 Sims Willyams, Nevill, Druce and Co. J 16 6 Ditto 5 Ditto 21 18 6 3318

I MER THY R. I CYMREIGYDDION YR ALAKCH. The anniversary of this society was held on Wed- nesday last, at the New Market Place, a portion of which was very commodiously fitted up for the occa- sion. The chair, which was decorated with gilt laurel, was occupied by the learned and patriotic Welshman, Wm. Williams, Esq., of Aberpergwm- A considerable number of the gentry aud inhabitants favoured the society with their presence, although, ill consequence of the unsettled state of things at the present period, we imagine, the company was smaller than was anti- cipated. Soon after 11 o'clock, the time announced for the meeting, the respected President took his seat and the proceedings commenced. "The rising of the Lark," was most sweetly sung by Miss Jane Watkins, accompanied on the harp by Messrs. Davies, of Nlertliyr, and Davies, of Gelligaer; both of whom contributed largely, by their skilful performance, to the entertainments of the day. The President then rose and in the course of a very elegant and learned address, to which we despair of doing justice from our brief notes, said, that it was not necessary for him to address the meeting at any length, as there were several gentlemen present who took a deep interest in the objects which they had met that day to promote, and who were fully competent to do justice to the subject. As an inhabitant of Glamorgan and as a Welshman, lie wished the lan- guage and literature of Wales to be preserved. One tendency of these meetings was, to encourage instruc- tion, and every one was aware that by encouraging instruction they tended to the advancement of the general good of society. The diffusion of knowledge improved morals and encouraged commerce. In illustration of this statement, especially as far as com. merce was concerned, he might refer to this town itself. Many, now living, remembered it an insig nificant and obscure village It had been raised to importance by the industry and intelligence of its inhabitants. It was the interest as well as the duty of all to encourage every effort made to promote the instruction of our countrymen. In order the more efficiently to secure this object, a scientific school might be established (so we understood him) in some convenient part of the country, in which youth might enjoy facilities for making themselves practically con- versant with the different departments of science and the arts. It had occurred to him that the town of Neath was admirably adapted for that purpose, on account of the various mineral and chemical works in the neighbourhood. The pupil would have an oppor- tunity of enjoying ocular demonstration of various processes; so that a large measure of practical know- ledge would be thus easily and effectually obtained It had been said by a ehiss of persons, who are called utilitarians, that these meetings do not tend to any nnrnose* that they encouraged nothing like ^business; and this word they pronounced with peculiar pinoliisis. It was difficult always to make that which J" nleasure, subservient at the same time to useful purposes. These societies tended to the general imorovement of our country, and i„ some respects A verv extensive practical benefit. The utile 2 -re »«">"»«• In cl»i», l« observed that the productions of the genius of our forefathers must not perish. 1 he memorials of our bards shall not be cast into oblivion, and with this he might say 6, Cymry byth." The following prizes were then awarded :— By the Society. 1. For the best alliterative Ode on the Coronation of Her Most Gracious Majesty, Queen Victoria. The Chair .Medal, value £ 5 5s. Five compositions had been received. Those by DeiUad and' Prydeinivr The prize was awarded to tlie latter^ whose pro duction was of a very superior order, llierea name was not found under the seal as i*«» J*soera'ly^e rule of this Society; but the rule bad not lately oeen ruie oi .foiects were adver- laid down pro formA, wbe the su J adulittedi tized, the composition was ent the suc. Gwilyin Hid was cal'ed upon tor 1'^ cessful poet, by vrtue ol^ ms ow k invested with the medal by Mrs Me Mr Thomas Jenkins, of Dowlais, M Pcnillion after the manner cfGwent « a« accompanied on the harp by Davies, ol By Mrs D. Meyrick. 2. For the best Pair of Vlen^Knit ^Jles°JpC manufactured from the wool cf the inhabitants competition in this case was onfined to of this town.ompetitor. Mrs Gwenddydd was the successful con"! s o)d Ann Edwards, of 1 wytivroryn, w that it severely blind. Thejucfce thoog a dam0 and is totally blind. Thejucfce thoog a dam0 reflected oil the women of Vlertl y -e Another so old and infirm to bear jway the | pair had been received, whch_ ca«et to be admitted in the condition. Bu W Wilitams, Esq., Jberper9wm- tsy » ^.operation of the 3. For the best History of the t^e houses of Welsh in the various civil f £ 10 10s. York and Lancaster.-A reCeivpd, signed One composition only id opinion of the Ap Rhys ap Thomas. It wis, 1,1 Qf considerable judge, the composition oft per „ium had been power and genius; and H l',e i,jm the prize; smaller he would have a waded „ujneas, they but for so handsome a of)uCtion. In the had a right to expect a suP'r,° tP. Reserve so valu- first place, the Essay was loo»l,° tl)e authorities able a prize In^ the j'e9> too common adduced were chiefly l^ngJisk j ical es3ay 0f and unimportant to appear ioan 11,8 the character required. And finally, the writer does ( not quote from any Welsh authors although there were many of them contemporaneous with the events referred to, especially LEWIS GI.Y* COTHI, in whose works many things relatlllg to the subject might be found.. The preininin stands over for the ensuing year, the subject In be hereafter named. By William Meyrick, Esq. 4 For the best Treatise on the Ancient Roman Station, called the GAI-R. IN the parish of Aberyscir, Brecon sl]ire,—A Premium of £ 2 2s. No compositions were received on this subject. By the Abergavenny Cymreigyddion Society. 5 For the best account of the Curiosities. Antiquities, and former Chieftains of Neath Vale £5 5s. Two Compositions had been received, signed Ab Carmlnwc ab Iestyn, and Disgi/nnydd Tlie production of Ab Caradawc ab Iesttw possessed considerable merit. It had but one fault; too lare a portion of it was drawn from common English works of little value. The Judge said, that it had, however, often fallen to his lot to award larger prizes to essays far inferior to the one under consideration. But the Treatise of Disgynnydd was so full of original remarks and citations from the works of bards and poets, very little known and many of them to be found only in M.S. The adjudicator hesitated not to say that this essay, not only merited the prize, but was one of the best that had ever been submitted to him for judgment. These were the sort of compositions that should be sent in for competition, not repetitions out of English works. The President observed that this was no mean praise, when they remembered the vast number of compositions that had been sent for judgment to CARNHUANAWO. Disgynnydd being called, Taliesin Williams stood forward and was received with loud plaudits. Ab Iolo wished to embrace this opportunity of saying that he had received a parcel from Mr Pris e, in which was enclosed a list of the successful com- petitors, but he had not opened it as the President well knew, WHO had opened it himself, after he had taken his spat on the platform that day. It would be well if the officers of all Societies observed this rule. By J. B. Pryce, Esq. 6. For thebest Encomiastic Ode (either Alliterative or Lyric; to Daniel Jones, Esq of Beaupre. for his muni. ficent benevolence in founding. and defraying the ex- pense of completing the Cardiff Infirmary.— £ 3 3s. The successful competitor was Pwy yw hwn?" Mr H. Evans, of Cardiff, (H. Ddu, o Ddyfed.) When Richard Jones rose to announce his first ad. judication, Mr Taliesin Williams, addressed the Chair to the following effect:—"Having undertaken at the earnest solicitation of this Society, to adjudicate the poetical pieces composed for this' meeting, I beg to explain my motives for dclining ultimately to do so. In consequence of some alledged misconduct at the Cardiff Anniversary, an unjust mistrust of all adjudi- cations became rather prevalent; and having heard an illiberal hint thrown out to that effect, I at once re- turned the compositions, sent for my decisions to the Secretary, declining decidedly to state my opinion respecting them. I have, for many years, been strongly urged to adjudge the compositions of various societies'; but, with limited exceptions I have positively de clined the ungracious, the worse than thankless office, and I will continue to do so, ex ept in some peculiar cases With regard to the' person named at Cardiff, I have only to say that he was my coadjutor in ad- judicating the poetical pieces at the last Abergavenny Eisteddfod, and I can truly say, that on that occasion, his conduct was strictly unbiassed and honourable 1 hose compositions are still open to the inspection of any competent judge." By Summers Harford, Esq. 7. For the best Notice of Urien Rheged, and of the Ancient Dominion of Rheged, the situation of which is now generally considered doubtful.-(See Ilanes Cymmru," No 6.)— £ 3 3s One composition only was received, signed Owain ab Urien- It was but three pages in length, the writer thus claimed a guinea for each page. The judge, said that the essay was ingeniously composed, but he considered it too short to merit the prize. 1 lie ooc-icty oi course will attend to this hint from tye judge aud the prize, in that case, will stand over for next year. By Lewis Roberts, sen., and Lewis Roberts, jun., Esqrs. 8, For the best Account of the different Native Bever- ages of the Welsh, before the incorporation of England and Wales.-Two Guineas. Three compositions had been sent in, signed Agri- cola, Idwal, and Hanesydd Egwan. They were all too short. The writers had not bestowed much labour or research on the subject. The most ingenious produc tion was that by Agricola, but he did not adduce his proofs from Welsh authors. Me denied that the Welsh had malt liquor, or cwrw, before the coming of the Saxons; but, in support of his point, he should have confuted a work which goes under the name of TAMESIN, in which malt liquor is mentioned. As to the other two compositions, they are so nearly equal in their citations and general substance that the judge could only do them justice by dividing the premium and award to each a guinea ° "Ulan Meddwdod Mwyn" was sung in a most de- lightful manner by Miss Jane Watkins. By Mr William Jones, (Gwilym Hid), jg Thomas Edmunds, £ Is.; and Mr J. X. Jones (Gwron), ^1 Is. 9. For the best Account of the Antiquities and Ancient Chieftains of Dyffryn Goluch. near Cardiff.rhr"e Guineas No composition was received. By the Church Congregation, 10. For the best Elegiac Ode, to the Memory of the late Rev. John Jones, curate of Merthyr Tydvil Three Guineas, Three compositions had been received- Hiraeth- Ion was the bt-st, Mr B. Williams, of the Sv (Iolo Mynwy). He was invested by Mrs VVilli.ml' lady of the present curate. > By Mr William Howell, Patriott of Merthyr 11. For the best Poem to the Sun,-One Guinea. Veritas obtained the prize, Rev. W. Ambrose, of Portmadock. By William Thomas, Esq., of Court House. 12. For the best Elegiac Ode, (either Alliterative or Lvric,) to the Memory of the late excellent Iron Master Samuel Homfray, Esq., ot ienydarran Iroia Works.- A Medal Two Guineas. No composition of sufficient merit was received • the prize, therefore, stands over for the ensuing' year. By Mr Thomas Edwards, saddler, of Met thy r 13. For the best Poem to the Memory of Lewis, the dwarf son of the late Bard, Mr Lewis Hopkin, of Helldre- Ifan-Goch.-Olle Guinea. Iolo Fardd Glas, whose fictitious name as ap- pended to the poem, we did not catch, was the suc- cessful competitor. The harpers played "Syr Harri Ddu," and Mr Thomas Jenkins, of Dowlais, sang several penillion after the manner of Gwent and Morganwg. The Rev. J. Roberts, of Tredegar, then addressed the meeting in an eloquent Welsh speech. He said that patriotism was a natural, moral, and christian virtue—that a patriot will study the political, in- tellectual, and moral welfare of his nation. Cym- reigyddion Societies were founded on this principle. Man was a social being and in union was strength. Their object, in these societies, was to cultivate the Welsh language, the genius of our poets, and the in- tellect of our youth. Various objections were urged against these societies by ignorant pietists. They said that they lead to infidelity, but surely no one could be made to believe that to teach men to reason, and to aid them in acquiring general and useful know- ledge, was to make them infidels. Ignorance was not the safeguard of "the faith." They further said that they lead to immorality. But it had generally been their boast, at such meetings, that the very op- posite effect was realized by encouraging intellectual pursuits. The harp frightened these timid persons from these interesting meetings. They had a great antipathy to the harp. The fact was these opposers of every thing entertaining and useful, would cast a veil over smiling nature and hush the melody of the £ £ ove- llleJ would have all things wear an aspect of sadness, in order to minister to their morbid piety. He, however, delighted in these assemblies; he knew that they were productive of immense benefit to the aspiring youth of Cambria; most cordially, therefore, did he wish them success. The rev. gentleman was loudly and repeatedly cheered in the course of his address. Mr John Jones, of Dowlais, sang several penillion after the manner of Gwent and Morganwg. Mr Taliesin Williams then rose, and addressed the Chair to the following effect:- i>1"» prejudices that have long existed against our Cambrian Literary Assodatiollsare rapidly on the wing to nonentity. Why they should ever have existed may, probably, soon be a source of surprize. While we fortify from obtivion, the Olympic Games of the Grecians, and the Gymnastick Feats of the Romans, exercises that merely develope the superio- rity c. of bone and nerve," surely it behoves us to throw our shield over the literary remains of our Ancestors, and rescue from rot, moth, and fire the mental structures of our forefathers. We explore dis- tant nations of the world for the lore of ancient days, yet we treat with culpable neglect the vestiges of our own pristine knowledge. But, Sir, it has been said, aye, daringly said, that the claims of our celtic fore- fathers to literary fame rest on the mere assumptions )f their descendants of recent ages,—on the baseless visionary imag-illjns of mere national vanity. Yes, Sir, such unworthy motives have been attributed to us, but we have already rescued from Herculanean entombment ample specimens of ancient Cambrian literature, triumphantly to repel Ucll unjust accusa- tions. The three mighty volumes published at the commencement of the present century vindicate our claims; tile Cllivalric l'alls that now emanate from the press, through the unequalled exertionsof a distinguish- ed lady of our own days, and of our own threshhold hills, assert our rignt; and the numerous MsS still unpub- lished complete our defence. But, Sir. it may be asked of what intrinsic value are all these? Do they present features of exalted thinking, or merely the pulings of childish conception. Do they exhibit the energies of ina>ured minds, or merely the lispings of infantine articulations 1 I will endeavour to annihi- late any such doubt, wherever it may exist, bv citing parallel points of coincident thoughts, from the remains of our ancient Cambrian writers, and from the compositions of English and Scotfh authors of much more recent periods. Campbell, a highly gifted bard of the present day, in his beautiful poem. Loehiel's Warning," says, asserting the indefeisible valour and fidelity of the Highland Chief's clan, II They are true to the last of their blood and their breath And like reapers descend to the harvest of death. But Aneurin, in his "Gododill," thirteen centuries before, says, Arddyledawc canu cyman o fri 1 wrf tan a tharan a ryuerthi Gwrhyt ardderchawc marchawc mysgi Rudd vedet rhyfel a eidduni. Mfjvijiian Archaiology, eol. 7. p, 10. It is a paramount duty to eulogise, ill verse, such transcendent greatness. The tempest of fire and thunder thou wilt launch forth in tornadoes, 0 thou exalted GWRHYD, Knight of the Tempest, In the red (gory) reaping of war thou wilt be an ardent confederate. The late Sir Walter Scott, in his Gathering," (Lady of the Lake) sends forth his Henchman (Malise) in the following stirring strains:— The mustering place be Lanric mead- Instant the time, speed, Malise, speed! » # » » Speed, Malise, speed! the dun deer's bide On fleeter foot was never tied Speed, Malise, speed such cause of haste Thine active sinews never braced Bend 'gainst the steepy hill thy brea3t, Burst down like torrent from its crest, Herald of battle, fate, and fear, Stretch onward in thy fleet career. 0 0ly 0 But danger, death, and warior deed, Are in thy course-speed, Malise, speed But Owain Cyfeiliog, a Welsh Prince, distinguished y 11 in arts and arms, wrote a fine poem, of striking similarity, entitled Cylchyau Cymry," (the Circles or Districts of Wales) about the year 1160, nearly seven centuries before the great Caledonian genius. Redoubted Owain sends forth his herald thus:— Dos was yn ebrwyt heb roti-geirda I'r gwrda y sy yndi. Dywan wan trywan trwydi Dywed an dyuod y geri. Off! messenger, speedily, and give dot a hailing To the good man in it. (the place) Urge thy step, thrust, transpierce through it! And proclaim our coming to Kerry. Dos was o geri ac archwn wrthid Kac an llid an llochi Dywed y down arwystli. Away, messenger, from Kerry, we charge thee, On pain of our wrath and crushing. And say that we are coming to Arwystli. Dygychwyn gennad gan vawrrydic--doryf Y deruyn keredic Dywan ar wyllt ar wallt pic Dywed y down benwedic. Bespeed thee, messenger of a mighty host, To the confines of Ceredig: Urge fleetingly, all wild, with thy jetty hair, And announce our approach to Penwedig. Dygychwyn gennad gyuyl mordwy—gwyrt Gordyar y gylchwy Dywed y down ardudwy. Bespeed thee, messenger, along the extended course of the mighty sea-surges The storm raging around, And say that we will come to Ardudwy. Dygychwyn gennad o gylcb dragon—llary Lluossawc y galon Dos varchawc arvawc arvon A dywed an dyuod von. Uprise, and speed thee, from the presence of a placid dragon;—the fos are hosts Away thou panoplied Knight of Arvon, And say that we are coming to Mona. Dyg, chvyn gennaid gadyr ardal-teulm Teilwng medd o Vual A dywan dyno Bydwal A dywed an dyuod yal. Bpspeed thee thou messenger of the mighty district Of a household worthy of the mead horn Thrust onward man. from Pydwal, And announce our coming to Iak Dywan diw calan yanawr Dywed an dyuod uaelawr. t Bespeed thee, on the Kalend of January, And tell of our coming to Maelawr. Dos was na olut na olaith-dy lWfw Dy lutyaw nyd hawtueith Dywan o vaelawr vawrdeith Dywed na dyuod gynlleith. Bestir thee, messenger, let nor wealth nor dissolution divert thy course To obstruct thee is not an easy task Urge on from Maelawf, on a long journey, And say that we are coming to Cynllaith, The poem is much longer. It is well known that Sir Walter Scott was ultimately ne-ouait)ted-with HIP la* N. Pnirhe. and with the present Archdeacon Williams, of Edinburgh, a splendid Celtic, as well as classic, scholar, and we may hence infer that he saw a translation of Cyfeiliog's poem. I know of no English word that is synonymous with "Dygychwyn;" I have, therefore, formed a compound verb — Bespeed — to represent, in some degree, its reflecting force. I have used, in some instances, the verb corne in conformity with the ,()Ilformity with the original, where go would have been more appropriate. The other citations which Ab Iolo brought forward we shall give next week. •' Ffair y Waun" was then sung, and the follow- ing prizes were awarded By Mr Thomas Davies, Agent, of Nant-y-glo. 14. To the best Male Singer with the Harp, after the manner of Gwent and Morganwg.—One Pound. Jenkins and Jones, of Dowlais, competed, but their merits were so nearly equal, that the adjudi- cators directed the premium to be divided between them. By Mr Rhys Davies, Post Office, Merthyr. 15. To the best Female Singer with the Harp.—Ten Shillings. 6 Miss Jane Watkins alone came forward. Her singing was of a very superior style, and elicited unbounded applause. She deserved a far more valu- able prize. By the Society. 16. To the best Singer, accordmg to the North Wales maiiner.-A Medal value One Guinea. Jenkins, of Dowlais, bore away the prize. He was invested by Miss Howells. Judge of the prose compositions.—The Rev. T. Price, of Crickhowell, (Carnliuauawc.) Judges of the Poetry.—Richard Williams, (Dryw Bach), and Richard Jones, (Rhydderch Gwynedd.) THE EVENING MEETING Was held at the Swan. W. Thomas, Esq., presided The company was large and respectable. Native melodies and the harp were the principal entertain- ments. The singers of the morning, were in good spirits and tune in the evening- Mr William Morgan, of Gellideg, contributed largely by his exquisite vocal powers to the gratification of the assembly. Premiums to the amount of £2 have already been placed at the disposal of the Society. Ab Iolo" received a letter in the evening from J. B. Pryce, Esq., regretting that be was unable to attend the meeting, and naming an additional premium. Mr Overton has also kindly offered a premium for the next anniversary. The example will, we doubt not, excite the noble emulation of the ladies and gentlemen of Merthyr and the neighbourhood. .# THE QUEEN'S BIRTH F)AY--In honour of the anniversary of her Majesty's birth-day, the Cardiff, Swansea and Abergavenny mads were, on Thursday, decorated with flowers and other ornaments. The horses had on new sets of harness, and the coachmen were dressed, cap-a-pie, ill a new suit of livery. On Monday last about two thousand children, belonging to the various Dissenting Sunday Schools of Merthyr, walked in procession, from the Market Place, around the town. 011 their return to the area in front of the Market Place, addresses were delivered by the Rev. Messrs. B. Owen, J- Bartlcy, T. Davies, J. Thomas, A. Jones, and T. B Evans. The schools then joined in singing a hymn and separated. It was truly gratifying to see so large a number of the rising generation, in the charge of pious teachers, whose aim it is to bring them up in the "Nurture and the admoni- tion of the LorWI, About three hundred Chartists left this town, at six o'clock, on Monday morning, to attend the "Great Meeting" at Blackwood. They returned early it) ttie eveiiin, sober and peacoable, itid went quietly to work the next morning. On Wednesday evening they met at Penyrheolgerrig, in expectation of hearing an address from Mr Hetherington, but after waiting for him a considerable time in vain, they tranquilly dispersed. On Thursday the Chartists held a meeting at Dowlais, when they were addressed by Mr Hethering- ton. There was not the slightest disturbance.

NEWPORT. COAL SHIPPED COASTWISE EXCEPT TO IRELAND. Tons. Newport Coal Co. 1228 J. F. Hanson 616 Ann Rees, and Co 465 Tredegar Coal Co 766 W. and R. Thotnas 90 James Poole, Jun 356 John CornerandCo. 219 Monmouthshire Iron and Coal Co. 275 COAL SHIPPED COASTWISE TO IRELAND. Newport Coal Co 1480 J. F. Hanson 270 Ann Rees,andCo. 140 R. Fdrquhar and Co 90 John Corner andCo. 475 ,ø..#ø,#"#" VISITATION.—On Thursday week a visitation of the clergy was held at Newport, in St. Woollos Church, by the Rev. W. Bruce Knight, Chancellor of the Diocese of Llandaff. Most of the clergy and church- wardens of Newport, and the surrounding paiishes, attended the visitation. An excellent and appro- priate sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr Knight, Incumbent of the new church, Tredegar. The Rev. and Worshipful the Chancellor of LIRn- daff, has been pleased to appoint the following gentle- men, surrogates to grant marriage licenses &c:—The Rev. Daniel Jones, M.A., Vicar of Caerleon; the Rev. Daniel Rees, C'erk, Perpetual Curate of Aber- ystruth; and the Rev. Edward Doddridge Knight, clerk, of Tredegar Iron Works, in this county. STOW FAIR, NEWPORT.-At this fair on Thurs- day last, cattle and stock of every description were less in numbers than in former years; lean cattle particularly; the sale was however brisk, as well as for fat cattle at high prices. In sheep the fair was tolerably well supplied, but not an over stock, and although prices were lower, the de- mand was not great. There were a great many horses, but mostly of inferior sort those that were good, obtained high prices. The pleasure fair was unusually large; the gingerbread stand- ings, shows and drinking hooths. exceeded former years. The lads and lasses from the country were numerous in the evening. The fair, although larger, and the place where it was held more con. venient, fell off very much in respectability. THE BLACKWOOD MEETING passed off tranquilly; several thousands had assembled from the neighbour- hood and the surrounding towns. Mr Frost, the ex-magistrate, and some two or three other persons harangued the multitude, but all violence was avoided. The business of the day was commenced and concluded with prayer! CAERLEON, MAya-Before Thomas Fothergill, and John Jenkins, Esqrs.—John Kyte, innkeeper, of the town of Caerleon, was convicted in £1 17s. 6d. fine and costs, for keeping his house open during divine service on Sunday last. PONTYPOOL POLICE, MAY 14. -Before William Needham, and F. H. Williams, Esqrs. Henry Richards, and Edmund Williams, were charged with assaulting John Morgan, in the parish of Trevethin. They pleaded guilty, and were convicted in three pounds each and costs, or in default of payment to be committed for two months to the House of Cor- rection at Usk. PONTYPOOL IRON TRADE.—On Tuesday, the 14th inst., was started for the first time, the new forge erected at Pontnewynedd, (near this town), by the Pentwyn and Golynos Iron Company. The powerful engine, with all its complication of machinery, trains of rolls and hammers, were set in motion in the presence of a large assemblage of spectators, who cheered heartily as the first bar was rolled out; and "went off" in a manner that reflected the highest credit on the engine manufacturers who erected it, (Messrs. Otway and Winnington, of Staffordshire). and much to the satisfaction and pleasure of those proprietors who were present on the occasion. This large work being so near to the town, promises great advantages to the tradesmen of Pontypool. CHURCH MISSIONARY SocIETY. The Rev. H. Allen preached the anniversary sermon of the Church Missionary Society in Usk Church oil Sunday week; the collection afterwards amounted to £ 8 8. BRYNMAWR.-About a hundred and fifty chartists marched from this neighbourhood, on Monday last, to Trt-degar, to join their comrades in their march io Blackwood, and such motley disreputable as- semblage, we venture to assert, was never before seen collected together. Not a single respectable working man was to be seen among them. VICTORIA. IRON WORKS.—Mr Reynolds, head mechanic at these works, was killed by a fall from his horse on Wednesday last. An inquest was held on the body by T. Hughes, Esq., coroner, when the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death." SOLAR SPOTS.- Wednesday afternoon, IIoy 22nd.- A spot ol considerable size is now visible, without the aid of a telescope, (the eye being properly shaded b) a dark glass), near the centre of the sun. On the 26tii of April a similar spot was observed, in the same place, so that the spot has continued during an entire revolution of the sun.

BcecouSiuce. The infant daughter of the Earl and Countess of Brecknock was christened on Thursday at St. George's Church, Hanover Square, by the Bishop of Rochester. Colonel Gore and the Ladies Caroline Wood and Sarah Murray were the sponsors. The young- lady took the names of Caroline Elizabeth. The Marquis of Camden, Earl and Countess of Brecknock, Colonel and Lady Mary Wood, Lady Sarah Murray, Miss Murray, Sir John Mordaunt, Bart., M P, and Lady Mordaunt, Lady Geoi-giantia Pratt, Colonel Gore, Mr and Mrs Fitsroy, &c., were present at the ceremony. INQUEST—On Saturday last, an inquest was held before Henry Maybery, Esq., one of the coroners of the county of Brecon, on the body of an aged man named Thomas Price, for the last six months an inmate of the Union Workhouse, at Hay. A most respectable jury sat upon the inquest and they were fully satisfied of the humane management of this institution under the control of the governor, Mr Jones. After the matter had been fully investigated the jury, without the slightest hesitation, returned a verdict of-" Died by the visitation of God." A FIRE broke out on Wednesday last, at Tyr Ash, near Crickhowell, but by the prompt assistance of the workmen of John Gwynne, Esq., of Gwernvale House, who were kindly sent immediately to the spot. The fire was extinguished before any damage was done. On Monday last, the 36th anniversary of the old Friendly Benefit Society, was held at the sign of the Bridge End, in Crickhowell. About 190 members attended, who walked through the town, accom- panied by the Clydach band, and then went to Llangadock Church, where there was an excellent sermon preached to them in Welsh, by the Rev. Mr Howell, from the 133rd Psalm, and 1st verse. « Behold, bow good »nd how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. After the service, the members returned to the club house, where there was an excellent dinner provided by the hostess, Mrs Reynalt. ANGLING EXTRAORDINARY.—In the Wye, at Builth, on Saturday, the 4th instant, Mr Stephen Prichard: fishing tackle maker, in company with Mr Hooke, of London, caught in the short space of two hours and a half no less than 302 salmonpink; and the latter gentleman, though perfectly unacquainted with angl- ing, caught in the same time 120. It is considered that salmon, trout, grayling, and salmon-pink, are in greater abundance this year in the rivers Wye, Irvon and Edw, than in any former year in the recollection of the oldest fiishermen in the town.- Hereford Times. CAUTION TO CrIN-DRINKERS.-In the course of at). inquest held on Thursday, Mr Wakley remarked that the number of deaths from excessive drinking in Lon- don was truly awful. He had no hesitation in saying that gin killed more people III the metropolis than the cholera, small pox, and fever put together.

FAIRS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. Glamorgansh;re.-Caerpbilly, Thursday go; Wain, Monday 27. Monmouthshire.- Usk, Monday 27. Radnorshire.—New Radnor, Tuesday 28. Cardiganshire —Llangyranog, Monday 27. Carmarthenshire. Liatigadock, Thursday SO; Llan- ddarog, Monday 27. FembTokahire,— Pembroke, Monday 27.

SUDDEN DEATH OF PROFESSOR REES. It is with feelings better conceived than described we announce the melancholy and sudden death of the Rev. Rice Rees, B.D., Professor of Welsh at St. David's College, Lampeter, &c. &c, which took place on Monday last as he was on his journey from his uncle, the Rev. W. J. Rees, of Cascob, Radnor- shire, to his brother's at L'andovery. He left his uncle's at seven in the morning, on horseback; although he had, for some days, previously complained of a pain in his chest, yet his anxiety to attend his duties at College, induced him to turn a deaf ear to the entreaties of those who begged of him to remain at Cascob until his health was recovered. Whenbearrived at Newbridge, he stopped at a small inn and partook of some slight refreshment, after which he felt somewhat relieved of the pain which afflicted him He then proceeded on his journey homewards; but, after he had gone a few hundred yards, he was observed by some children, at a farm house, on the road side, called Penybont, to be in all insensible state, on horseback; they immediately ran out, but before they reached him, they fouud him lying on the road side with his whip in his hand, having evidently alighted and after- wards fallen down. One of the girls placed his head on her lap, when he breathed three or four times with some difficulty, then opened his eyes as if to look for assistance, and expired without a sigh or a groan. Medical assistance was procured, without any delay, from Builth, but it was of no ityail-the vital spark had fled to its maker. An inquest was held on the body, at the above farm house, on the following day, before Mr Batt, when a verdict was returned to the effect, that his death was caused by tlie congestion of some of the blood ves sels near the heart, which produced apoplexy. His uncles and brother were sent for from Casrob and Llandovery, and by their directions his remains were removed in a shell to his mother's residence, Tonn, near Llandovery, previous to interment. By his lamented and sudden removal, a large circle of relatives and acquaintances are plunged into the deepest grief, as by his gentle demeanour and unaffected and unobtrusive piety, added to a mind stored with the highest intellectual acquire- ments, he had endeared himself to every one that had the happiness and pleasure of his acquaintance. He was well known in the field of Welsh Litera- ture as the talented author of the Welsh Saints; and from the prospectus of the Welsh MSS. Society, we find that he was engaged in editing and translat- ing the Liber Landavensis. Ho was also proceeding with an edition of CanwyU y Cymru or Llyfr y Ficar. And was likewise engaged upon the revisal of the Welsh (oninion Prayer, just completed, in conjunc- tion with our Worthy Chancellor and others We believe, he had it in contemplation to write a History of Britain, during the early and middle ages, had his life been spared. But, the ways of Providence are not our ways; and he has been thus early and suddenly, in the 35th year of his age, re- moved from a sphere of great usefulness to another, and we hope a better world. Humanly speaking, we might suppose that his life was shortened by his unceasing perseverance, in his professional engage- ments and literary pursuits, as he scarcely allowed himself any recreation. (The following Sketch is from the pen of Ab 1010). The death of this superior Welsh scholar is an irreparable loss, not only to the Principality, but, also, to the country at large. The appointment he hold at St. David's College, will not, we fear, be again so efficiently filled for many years. His acquaintance with his native language, inde- pendently of his high classical attainments, was ex- tensively profound. He thoroughly understood its analytical principles, and its peculiar energies in the formation of compound words. He was con- versant in its various dialectic idioms, and deeply regretted the wild innovations that have deteriorated its intrinsic character, under the auspices of chime- rical innovators, since the commencement of the present century. Possessing a peculiarly discrimi- nating mind, he successfully divested the objects of his deep research of the incongruities in which he found them sometimes involved, in the various notices relating to them, which he found in different transcripts. In collating our antient pedigrees, he was remarkably felicitous in detecting derangements, deficiencies, and redundancies; and in studying our historians and bards, he equally rejected the fabu- losities of Geoffrey of Monmouth, and his com- peers, and the spurious poems attached to the genuine compositions of our primitive bards: and no man was better qualified to exercise satisfactorily such discriminatory distinctions, for he was thoroughly versed in the literary features of the different ages of Welsh literature. Where to find a successor to him, in classic attainments, celtic lore, and strength of judgment, we know not. He fell in his mental zenith; and in him fell a fine column of Cambrian literature. His extensive and very important Essay on the Welsh Saints," is his durable monument. Would that he had lived to publish the venerable Liber Landavensis, with his own elucidations. Go search the land of living men. Where shall we find his like again."

LONDON GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS-MAY 14. THE COMPANY v. FREEMAN.—This was an action of debt to recover the amount of a call of 91 per share on twenty shares, of which the defendant was alleged to be a proprietor. Mr Sergeant Talfourd and Mr Swann were counsel for the plaintiffs, and Mr Sergeant Wilde and Mr Byles for the dofendant. It appeared that the defendant had not been one of the original subscribers to the company, but had sub- sequently purchased scrip shares in the market. The company's Act of Parliament empowered them to sue proprietors of shares for the amount of the calls made, and the defendant, who is a surgeon in Btiekinalinin- shire, having sent his scrip receipt to be registered with his name and address written on the back in his own handwriting, be was treated as a proprietor, and required to pay up a call £ 1 per cent. The Legis- lature, however, having thrown out a bill for exten- sion of the company's powers, and their prospects being considered unpromising the defendant, as well as many others,omitted to pay up the calls, and hence the present action. By one of the clauses in the Act the company were directed to keep a book, in which were to be entered the names, &c. of all the proprie- tors, and by another clause they were directed to register the certificates of shares in a particular form. It was objected on the part of the defendant that the plaintiffs had not given any le-al evidence of the de- fendant being a proprietorj because in the book pro- duced there was not an entry of his name in the form prescribed by the Act, and the mere production of the scrip receipt, with his name written on the back, was not sufficient proof of the shares in question having been transferred to him. it being admitted that he was not an original proprietor. ° After some discussion on these points. The Learned Judge expressed bis opinion that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the action; and he would, therefore, he said, direct the Jury to find a verdict for the defendant, but give the plaintiffs leave to move to enter a verdict for them. Mr Sergeant Talfourd said, that as the question was an important one, not only to this company but to many others, he would raise it upon the record by excepting to his Lordship's ruliug. The Jury, under his Lordship's direction, returned a verdict for the defendant, the plaintiffs having leave either to move the Court above or tender a bill of exceptions. APOTHECARIW HALL.-Names of Gentlemen to whom the Court of Exatniners granted Certificates of Qualification a few days agoEdward Rogers, Bromyard. Hereford; AJexllnderobll Shepbard, Esq. Usk; Jacob Roberts, Aberystwith. THE GREAT WESTERN STEAMPH. -Tile Great Western sailed from King Roid at about four o'clock last Saturday morning She has 107 passen- gers 011 board, and a full cargo. May a safe aud prosperous return be the issue of her voyage. THE RIOTS IN NORfH WALES.Tlie riots in Montgomeryshire have ceased, the chief leaders in the outbreak having been seized and lodged in prison. The yeomanry cavalry are all withdrawn, but a strong force of regular troops is on the spot. Several persons have been lodged in gaol charged with assaulting the yeomanry; and Ingram, Isaac Lewis, Lewis Hum- phreys, and other ringleaders, for whose apprehension large rewards were offered by her Majesty s Govern- ment, have all been apprehended. On Saturday last Powell was finally committed for trial, and bail was demanded to the amount of £ 600, himself in e300, and two sureties in JE150 each. We are informed that Jones was not at Pool during the last fortnight, and we are told that one of his name has been talking in the Chartist Convention. The poor operatives of Newtown now ask themselves what they have gained by supporting this person in idleness, the sum which he has received from their hard earned pittance being little short of £ 40. Such conduct IS disgraceful in the last degree. The workmen have now settled to their work in Newtown, and things proceed as usual.- Shrewsbury Chronicle. POSTAGE REFORM is not a question of politics but of the pocket, the home, the heart: Tory, Whig, Radical, and even Precursor," may unite for a long pull, a strong pull, und a pull altogether." It is not a question of "parly or of faction," but one which aftecls every subject of the em pire.-Spectator.

DUELLING. The following address from the Archdeacon and Clergy of the city of Bath has been presented to Lord Powerscourt, in reference to his recent duel with Mr Roebuck, to which his Lordship has returned the answer subjoined TO THE RIGHT HON, LORD VISCOUNT POWERSCOURT. "The Archdeacon and Clergy of the city of Bath beg very respectfully to express their deep regret that, by a recent duel, your Lordship's sanction should have been given to a practice so injurious to the best interests of society, at variance with the laws of the land, and in direct violation of the precepts of the Gmp! c, With every feeling of regard and courtesy, and in a spirit far removed from dictation, and with a view, it may be, to continue to your Lordship their support, without the compromise of principle, the undersigned have felt it to be due to religion, their representative, and themselves to offer this decided expression of their sentiments, and in so doing they would cherish the hope that your Lordship may in future be enabled to manifest that exalted moral courage which, in the matter of duelling, can set at nought the corrupt practice of the world by proclaiming, whenever a fit occasion may be presented, your regret that, in your own person, the sanction of rank, position, and of character, should have been given to a practice which the wise and good have on such just grounds so often and so reasonably united to condemn. Bath, Wednesday, 24th April, 1839." VENERABLE MR ARCHlJEACoN AND REV. GENTLEMEN. "The impression produced by the letter which you have done me the honour to address to me, and which I received this morning, cannot be more Ailly conveyed. than in the assurance that I have received it with all the respect due to the character and sacred office of those who have subscribed it. As it is in substance the same as one which I re- ceived a few days past from certain of my constituents, es, and the answer that 1 gave to that address -applies equally to this, I shall make use of it also upon this occasion. Far from imputing any want of courtesy, or any spirit of dictation, to those who have felt it their duty to subscribe their names to this address, I feel that it was inspired by a sense of Christian duty which, even if it were not, as I have every reason to believe it is, mingled with kind feelings towards myself, I should still, I trust, appreciate as it deserved. My own opinion upon the subject of duelling coincides with that expressed in your address, and this I have no hesitation in confessing, although I am aware that by so doing, I lay myself open to the charge of having, by my conduct on the occasion to which you refer, given you reason to doubt the sincerity of this expression of my sentiments. I must admit the apparent justice of that charge, and can only reply in that spirit of honest candour which your position, as well as the kind feeling which you evince towards me, so amply merit at my hands.. The law of public opinion-the most influential of the laws of men, and too often more so than the law of God-consigns a young man who, when either challenged or publicly insulted, shrinks from a duel, to that scorn and contempt which the imputation of cowardice entails; and I confess that I have been deficient in that exalted moral courage' which, in this instance, could alone have enabled me to despise the scoffs of the world and the sneers of my associates. Personal resentment, I trust, had no influence on my conduct; but I felt, from the opinion of many whom I consulted, that if I had acted other- wise on that loccasion than I did, I must have been placed:in this predicament. I do not, however, urge this either to justify the practice or to vindicate myself from an act which, I candidly confess, my judgment and conscience must condemn. I can only say further, that it is, and ever will be, my constant wish to stand on such a ground of moral elevation, that as my conscience and judgment respond to the sentiments, so my conduct may always receive the approbation of those whose sacred office I so highly respect, and whose personal character I so sincerely esteem, as those to whom I now have the honour to sign mvself their obedient humble servant, London, May 8, 1838." POWERSCOURT. -Batla Chronicle. HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—A deputation of Cheshire, Welsh and Irish members, consisting of Sir P. Egerton, M.P., Mr G. Wilbraham, M.P Mr G. Evans, M.P., Mr R. Hutton, M.P., Captain Deans Dutidiis, Mr Reddington, M P., Mr W. 0. Stanley, M.P., and Messrs. E. D. Davenport, Stevenson, and George P. Bedder, bad an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on Saturday, the lIth inst., in Downing Street, respecting the road from Chester to Holyhead. —Tbe deputation was most favourably received and the plans and reports wero highly approved of by the Rt. Hon. Gentleman. We understand it is the inten- tion of Government to submit the question at issue to disinterested engineers; and we cannot doubt but that the decision will be in favour of this, the best and cheapest line that has been projected, for Anglo Hibernian intercourse. MARItIAGEs.-II A return of the Number of Marriages solemnized in Roman Catholic chapels and Protestant Dissenting places of worship in Eng- land and Wales, from the 1st day of January to Ibe 3lst day of December 1838; specifying the various denominations of the several Protestant Dissentiug places of worship in which such marriages have been solemnized; also, the Number of Marriages, during the same period, which have been contracted before the several District Registrars gives the number as follows :-In Roman Catholic chapels, 1659;—in Protestant Dissenting chapels, 2504; ViZ., Bap,istr, 605; Ditto (General, Particular, Sc"tch, We!sh), 123; Bei-ean Ut,iversalists, I Bible Chris- tians, i Cowardites, 1; Independents, 1355; Ditto (Welsh), 5; Lady Huntingdon's Connexion, 2S; Lutheraa Church, 2; Methodists (Wesltyan), 98; Ditto (Primitive, New Connexion, Independent, Cal- vinistic, Episcol- at, 77; New Jerusalehi Church, 7; Presbyterians, 81; Relief Church, 5; Secession Church, 31; Southcottians, 1; Swedenborgia is, 8; Unitarians, 74; Undefined, 1; Church of Scotland, 45; before the Superintendent Registrars of Dis. tricts, 1476. The total number in England and Wales is, therefore, 5054. How TO GET UP A BANK.—The bank com- missioners appointed by the legislature of Michigan, in their late report tell a curious story of the man- ner in which the Bank of Oakland was established. It appears that one W. S. Stevens, the principal owner of the concern, boirowed 5000 dollars in specie of a neighbouring bank, and sent into the Oakland institution, to be duly credited by the cashier as capital stock paid in. He then immedi- ately drew it out on his own dCconnt and afterward* sent a hired man with it to be credited a second time as paid capital. This manoeuvre he again re- peated, thus euabling the cashier to swear that 15,000 dollars in specie had been paid in, and con- sequently to set the bank in operation. This ac- complished, the 5000, dollars were returned to their original owner.-American Sun.

BIRTHS. On the 19th inst., at Wenvoe Castle, the Lady of Robert Francis Jenner, Esq., of a son. On the 15th instant, at Brighon, the lady of Charles Morgan, Esq., M.P. of a daughter. On Monday, the 20th inst., Mrs David Evans, Brecon Old Bank, in this town, of a son. On the 17th of March, at Kingston, Demerara, the Lady of the Rev. W. A. Beckles, of a daughter. On the 13th inst, at the Rectory, Amersham, the lady of the Rev. J Tyrrwhit Drake, of a son. On Tuesday, the 14th inst., at their residence at Trellech, Monmouthshire, the lady of Arthur Rumsey, Esq., of a son. MARRIAGES. ^On Tuesday morning last, at St. John's Church, Cardiff, by the Rev. Henry Lynch Blosse, Rector of New- castle, Mr Robert Ainsley. of Hallingbury, Yorkshire, to Eliza Trueman, only daughter of the late Mr William Barrett, of the Cardiff Arms Inn. Cardiff. May 8th, at Baschurch, Shropshire, W W. E. Wynne, Esq of Peniarth, in the county of Merioneth, to Mary, second daughter of Robert Aglionby Slaney, Esq., M.P., of Hatton Grange and Walford Manor, in the county of Salop. May 16th, at St. George's, Hanover Square, by the Ron. and Rev. William Towry Law, Vicar of Whit- church, Canonicorum and Chancellor of the Diocese of Bath and Wells, the Hon. Henry Spencer Law. brother of Lord Ellenborough, to Dorothea Anne, eldest daughter of Colonel Rochfort, of Clogrenane, county of Carlow, and niece of Lord Downes. On the 18th instant, at Llannidloes Church, by the Rev. E. Pugh, M. A., Robert, second son of Robert Smith, Esq., of Craig Afon, in this county, to Eliza, eldest daughter of the late Thomas E. Marsh, Esq., of Llannidloes, Montgomeryshire On the 11th instant, at Paris, at the residence of his E cellency Earl Granville, her Majesty's Ambassador at the Court of France, John Copling, jun., Esq.. officer of the Hon E.I.C. Service, and only surviving son of John Copling, Esq. of Homerton, Middlesex, to Mary, widow of the late George Brettle, Esq., of Raleigh Lodge, Surrey. DEATHS. On Thursday last, at his father's house, Mr Williams, maltster, Llandovery, the Rev. David Williams, Vicarof Cilycwm, in the county of Carmarthen, and Curate of Cwmdu and Tretower. in the county of Brecon. On Thursday, aged 45, the Rev. Thomas Jones, Vicar of Llanrydian, in the county of Glamorgan, and third son of the late John Jones Esq., of Gellyglyd, in the county of Carmarthen. He was much respected by all who knew him and by his death his wife and children and a large circle of friends, will sustain a great loss. At the Custom House, Neath, on the 18th inst., Mr Hugh Humphreys, aged 62.