The Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette and Merthyr Guardian

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. Commercial affairs in Paris appear to be in a de- plorable state 103 bankruptcies having occurred in the course of the last month. The distress which must have been occasioned by these failures (amount- ing to upwards of f 240,000) may possibly have been an exciting cause of the dissatisfaction which appears to prevail in Paris among the lower orders. THE EAST. There is nothing new from Constantinople, but a general impression prevails that Russia is making active preparations for war on a large scale. IRELAND.

DEATH OF LORD GEORGE BERESFORD.—(From the Tipperary Constitution.)—It is with sincere regret we, this day, record the demise of the Right Hon. Lord George Thomas Beresford, G.C.H., brother to his Grace the Lord Primate of all Ireland, uncle to the Most Noble the Marquis of Waterford, which melancholy event took place on Saturday morning, at the Palace, Armagh. His Lordship was a major general in the army-and, by his death, a vacancy occurs in the colonelcy of the 3d or K. O. Light Dragoons-and also in that of the Waterford Militia. His Lordship was custos rotulorum\ of the county of Waterford, which he represented for many years in the imperial parliament, up to the period when in- tegrity of purpose and principle was overborne by that penny trumpet patriotism," which, depriving the poor of their natural protectors, and property of its legitimate influence, introduced a gang of mer- cenary demagogues and place hunting agitators to the senate and councils of this once great nation. Lord Geo. Beresford was Comptroller of the Household during the reign of his Majesty George IV., and dis- tinguished for every good quality that could adorn human nature, and endear him to society. He realised in himself, independent of hereditary acquirements, that distinction which ew can lay claim to- Virtna sola nobilitas est. His remains are being conveyed for interment in the family cemetery at Clonegam, county Waterford.—Lord George was in his 59th year; he married in 1808 Harriett, daughter of a gentleman named Schutz, by whom he has left three surviving children, the eldest a daughter in her 30th year. DUBLIN, Oct. 2Hth.—Their reverences the priests are going ahead with a vengeance. On Sunday, the farmers were ordered from the altar of the chapel of Kells, county of Meath, by these spiritual tyrants to attend the registries on pain of excommunication by bell, book, and candle. DUELLING,-The Inspector-General of the Con- stabulary (Ireland) has been commanded to signify to the Force his Excellency's determination to punish with immediate dismissal from the Establishment, any officer who shall give or accept, or be concerned, either directly or indirectly, in giving or accepting a challenge to fight a duel upon any pretext or under any provocation whatsoever. LORD CALEPON is named as a candidate for the vacancy in the Irish Conservative peerage. Lord Caledon is but a young man (his Lordship was born in 1812;) from all, however, that we have heard of him he would be a valuable accession to the House of Lords; his lordship's principles are known to be decidedly Protestant and Conservative. THE liON. Charles Le Poer Trench, Archdeacon of Armagh, died of typhus fever, caught in the dis- charge of his duties last week, at his residence near Ballinasloe. He was beloved and revered by all who knew him.

LISTZ, the celebrated pianist, seeing that the sub- scription opened for a monument to Beethoven bad not attained a sufficient sum, has just completed it by a gift of 60,000 francs (^2,400,) the produce of bis savings, BOROUGH OF CARDIFF. —On the 1st instant the I following gentlemen were elected councillors for the borough:- I ivartli w ara. William Jonas Watson.. Timber Merchant William Head Deacon Esquire George Bird Mercer. South Ward. Richard Jones Todd Liquor Merchant William Vachell Gentleman William Williams Brewer The Town Council of Cardiff have agreed with Mr David Storm, for the ercction of puh'ic slaughter houses, in Quay Street, which is conveniently situate for the purpose. THE MINISTERIAL ORGANS are leaving no stone unturned to put down the "No Popery"! cry; to silence the conservative press on this sore subject. By the jade wincing so, we see how she is galled. So long as Popery identifies herself with perjury and perfidy, the tria jnncta in una of ill-fated Erin, so long shall protestant Britain re-echo with the cry of No Poperv Repealers may render their idola- trous homage to these three Roman Graces; but the sentiment shall circulate round the land, with three times three,—" No Perfidy No Perjury No Po- pery We regret to have to announce the sudden death of the gallant Admiral Sir Henry Trollope, G.C.B.,near Bath. Sir Henry was in the 84th year of his age, and had been for 40 years severely afflicted with gout, which lately attacking his head had affected his un- derstanding, and will account for the manner of this brave man's death, if it prove true, as stated to us, that he fell by a pistol-shot from his own hand.] Sir RALPH HOWARD, M.P. for Wicklow, who has hitherto supported the present Ministers, has declared in a letter to his constituents, his intention to do so no longer. LAW APPOINTMENTS.—(From a Corresppndent of the Standard.)—We believe that we can state with certainty, that the following law arrangements, if not already made, will take place in the course of a day or two. The Solicitor General (Sir R. Rolfe) is to be created a Baron of the Exchequer, and is to attend solely to the equity business of this Court; Mr Baron Maule goes to the Court of Common Pleas as the suc- cessor of the late Mr Justice Vaughan and Mr Ser- jeant Wilde is to be Solicitor General. Should these appointments take place, they will cause vacancies in the representation of Falmouth and Newark. The chit-chat in Westminster Hall, this morning (Tuesday) is, that the appointment of Sir R. Rolfe, as "sole Equity Judge" of th/Exehequer, is not very palata- ble to the learned barons of that Court: and that Mr Baron Alderson, who has paid so much attention to equity business, and given such universal satisfaction to all parties, considers it almost to amount to a per- sonal insult. It is also contended that the Chancellor has not the power to appoint an equity judge of the Exchequer (separate from the other duties of the office) without an act of parliament, and we understand it was so decided in the case of Sir William Home. A FRIEND has handed us the ollowinig as a part of the recommendation of the naval and military com- mission which has engrossed so much attention, and which has recently made its report. If It he correct, the division of the captain's list is bad, as there can- not be three deckers for all the elder meritorious officers, whose services may be required, and it no three-decker is vacant the usefulness of many a valu- able officer may be lost. With respect to the pay also, the sums should have respectively been £700, £600, and £ 500, and commanders £ 400. We never had a doubt but that the attention of the committee would be much more drawn to the effective rather than the non-effective portion of the service. Cap- tains are to be divided into three classes first class to command three-deckers second class ditto, two- deckers; third ditto, frigates; their full pay to be TSOO, £ 600, and X400 per annum. Commanders never to be styled captains instead, they are to be designated commanders of corvettes.' First lieu. tenants to have in all classes I is. per diem all other lieuts-, actually serving a float, 9s. per diem. Mates to have £ "15 additional pay, and those serving under lieutenants in brigs, cutters, packets, &c., 2s. extra. The uniform generally to be altered, and assimilated with the French. Adjutants in the army to be paid as first lieutenants in the navy.I-Iampshire Tele- graph.

ACROSTICS. Guardian, Guard safe, good Sir, old English laws with Church and State firm knitted Unheeded be those puny prints, whose mouths you've so well bitted. Among old Cambria's sons you'll find a numerous band and steady; Regardless of these false attacks, who're well prepared and ready. Do not forake your chalked out plan, but let the Welshman's'' ire In civil contracts'" virtuous cause be suffered to ex- pire, Arouse Glamorgan's best heart's blood against the next Election; Nor doubt success awaits the cause sustained by your protection. Brecon, 14th October, 1839. G. Welshman. Woe-begone Radical! ponder and think Embargo may soon on thy columns be laid Lighten thy conscience—the Infidel sink Stipulate for thy safety, thy motive's betrayed Haply some readers may still be induced, Meagre and sad though it be. to peruse A few lines of thy Leader;" inflated, seduced, Non con is thy motto go seek Reason's use. Brecon, 4th Nov. 1839. H.

MERTHYR TYDVIL. AND BRECON, Nov. 9, 1839. Treason and bloodshed have again been the order of the day. Birmingham could not satisfy the dupes of the Melbourne Government; and Newport has been added to the riotous list. It wanted only that the spark should have been applied to the train at Cyfarthfa; it wanted only one word at a meeting on Penrheolgerrig, and Merthyr also had been the scene of similar dis- graceful occurrences. The few Chartists we have, are chiefly to be found in the neighbour hood we have alluded to. They have latterly been more cautious as to their places of meet- ing. The wicked and traitorous individuals, who from the mere love of spouting, and the petty gratification of the cheers of an ill educa- ted, we might almost say a non-educated popu- lace, inflamed their passions, and rendered them dissatisfied with their condition, are skulking lest they should be arrested by the arm of the ivil power, and suffer the punishment their crimes so richly deserve. The conduct of the magistrates of the neigh- bourhood, during the week, has been beyond all praise. Every precaution which it was proper to take has been resorted to; and they have given their almost undivided attention to the preservation of the peace of this locality. We beg to direct their special attention to the beer- houses in the upper part of Merthyr, and in the neighbourhood of George Town and the Cy- farthfa works. There is where they will now find all the mischief concocted. It is matter of notority that these houses are kept open till one, two, and three o'clock in the morning. Surely this fact alone proves the necessity of having an effective police force; and, with all due deference to certain lovers of darkness, well- lighted streets also. But even more important than these would be the establishment of regimental barracks within four or five miles of Merthyr. The idea is hor- rible, that the respectable trademen of a large town should be exposed, as they now are, to the. brute force of a mob, led on by one or two traitors, who. ought long since to have been made examples of at the bar of their county and that it might be several hours before a sufficient mili-, tary force could be obtained. If the inhabitants ue true to themselves, they will not rest till they hane remedied this state of things. A military depot between this place and Newbridge, I would by its presence do more than thousands of special constables, towards keeping the mis- guided rabble within bounds. To this should be added a prison within the precincts of the town. At present if a prisoner has to be re- manded, lie is sent off to a public-house, with very fair chances of escape or rescue, because the place called the lock-up house is too beastly to turn a pig into. We shall not lose sight of this subject; and in the mean time we would remind the inhabitants of Merthyr that a meet- ing of the parishioners is called for Tuesday next, to consider some propositions respecting a police or constabulary force and we trust that every tradesman will be present, determined to support any reasonable proposition remember- ing that a moderate expenditure now may be true economy in the end.

Our .Contemporary in Glamorganshire com- menced some remarks last week with these words The enemies of Government have for some time "built all their hopes on the success of the No Po. "pery' cry, which they have wickedly and hypocriti- "cally got up simply as a political delusion." The first and most obvious question which this sentence suggests is,—Who are the enemies of the existing Government! Now it must be remembered that the principles on which the Melbourne Cabinet came into power were all summed up in the single declaration,—" The people the true source of power." To the peo- ple then let us first look and we find that the foundation-stone of the existing Government has slipped from beneath them and that what- ever semblance of power may yet rest with them, they derive it not from the people. The Registrations furnish the most convincing proof of this fact. It is notorious that although in some few places the Radicals are in a majority on the year, still in those few places their majori- ties lead to no results; in short, in the words of Fraser's Magazine, the registration of 1839 ends without the gain to their cause of a single seat." But what is the case on the Conservative side of the question ? Their majorities are so numerous, and individually of such amount, that not only do they in many places secure the more firmly the quiet possession of seats already in their hands, but in England and Wales alone they have a fair prospect of adding 60 or 70 new members to the Constitutional side of the house whenever a general election may occur. Turn also to the Municipal Elections. Here again, from the tabular statement which we present to our readers, we may very safely assert that at this moment there are fewer Ra- dical members of Town Councils,by one third,— more probably one half,—than at the first elec- tions under the Municipal Reform Act. The people" then,—the true source of power according to Lord Melbourne's Cabinet,—are the "enemies" of his "Government." So positive, so full, so complete is the evidence of this, that did our space permit. we might easily carry it out to much greater lengths and shew that while the Conservatives have gained actual and acknowledged strength from Parliamentary Re- gistrations, and Municipal Elections, there is also an equally extensive accession of strength from among the former supporters of the pre- sent government among the people- They have lost strength among those who refuse to follow in the course which was so distinctly indicated when the Ballot was made an open question and they have lost strength among those who taking higher ground, are jealous of those land- marks which shew that the strength and glory of this kingdom is in her Protestant Faith. Ascending a step higher—to those whom by some strange delusion, the Melbourne Cabinet, n days but a very brief time gone by, refused to class amoiiir the people," -to the Peers of the Realm; what a sweeping majority of these do we find among the enemies of Government 1" Glance round also among the educated classes; among the various professions; and still the same mark is on the brow of each; they too are the enemies of Government." Is there a vacant post to fill in tho executive ? Is there a piece of patronage to be bestowed ? In nearly every instance it is awarded to some unworthy object. The same species of sarcasm may be levelled at the whole, as the witty Argus has directed against the appointment of Admiral FLEMING to the governorship of Greenwich Hospital To fight for promotion at sea- Let blockheads enjoy such a notion; I One fight for a weak Ministry, 11 Is better than two on the ocean." In fact, however undeniable the claims of any gentleman may be to the appointment of any given office, his merits are not taken into ac- count at all; but the decision rests solely on the measure of support he may have been able to render the present corrupt Administration. "The enemies of Government" are then in an immense majority over the friends of Govern- I ment; and it therefore follows that what the former say is worthy of grave consideration. Whatever their watchword, be it No Popery" or anything else, that watchword is as worthy of attention as they themselves, from their character and numbers, are. The Cambrian says that the cry of the enemies of Government,"—that is the cry of an overwhelming majority of the nation, is, No tJopery." Be it so We will not be behind the rest of the enemies of Government." Our cry shall be "No Popery." It has been our cry it is so at this present moment; and as long as we hold to the Bible the standard of truth," No Popery" shrill be our cry. The Radical party acknowledge that the Conservatives view Popery as the monster foe of England. It is so. And our desire is that every Protestant should acknowledge it to be such. For what has Po- pery done? It has procured men of its own creed to legislate for the Protestant Faith. It has introduced our enemies into our councils. It has placed Papists to rule the destinies of Protestant education. It has increased its mass- housesover the land. It has aimed heavy blows and great discouragements against the true faith in every part of her Majesty's dominions. It aims at ascendancy. It desires to hand us over again as vassals to Papal Rome. In professing to set up the symbol of the cross, it would erect the throne of the Virgin Mary above it. It would change, if it could, a nation of Christians into a nation of Idolaters and that for the vilest purposes. Be then our cry No Popery," -until Papists are once more driven from the posts which they occupy only as thieves and robbers; from posts which they fill, only through the most disgraceful perjury and England be once more in her Privy Council, in her Legisla- ture, and in every department of her civil polity, a Protestant nation. But the Cambrian says, "the enemies of Go- vernment" have got up this cry wickedly and hypocritically. Would that all men were thus wicked, thus hypocritical, as to testify by their hatred of Popery their jealousy for the honour of Ihe b'lil<iing of New Protestant Churches is a marked, and emphatic, and prac- tical method of raising and continuing the cry of No Popery and surely even the Cambrian will hardly venture to call this a wicked or an hypo- critical act. If it asks us whether we anticipate that this multiplying of Protestant places of worship will have any etfecton the political aspect of the times,—we answer, most undoubtedly it will. For though many pious individuals have engaged in this work, whose names have never figured in any political proceedings whatever, still if the truths of the Bible are by their means more widely spread, it will naturally follow that "the enemies of Government" will be increased. A man cannot be a Protestant; a man cannot govern his conduct by the rule of Scripture and in the full and free acceptation of the term he a supporter of tho Melbourne Administration* Whatever may be his opinion of their other acts. the support which they overtly and covertly give to Popery must be viewed by him with horror. A Christian kno«s that the man who fights against God, who aims heavy blows against the spread of his truth, is not to be trusted in any lesser matter; and every worldly matter is far, far below in importance that of the support of Protestant truth. The charge of wickedness and hypocrisy comes with so ill a grace from a Radical from one of a party who is ready to vote black white, for political purposes, that we may fairly be ex- cused from dwelling further on such a subject. The Cambrian admits the present to be a period of transition indeed it is useless to deny it. A general election would transfer all favourers of Popery from the Ministerial to the Opposition Benches: and it will do it soon. The Cambrian talks about gratifying the per- sonal vanity of Sir ROBERT PEEL," by his intro- duction to office. Pray how can the personal vanity of the Right Honourable Baronet be more ministered to, than by the consideration of the simple fact, that with the minority who act with him, he has been enabled to hold the present venal Government, even with its majo- rity in the House ofCommons, in check?—so that while it was powerless for good,—because never attempting it,—it has been comparatively power- less for evil also, by the efforts of the Conserva- tives. Office, then, could little gratify Sir ROBERT'S personal vanity. Pay would never compensate a man already one of the wealthiest of the times, for the troubles and vexations inher- ent to official power. In office he would only govern the country out of office he has latterly governed both the country and the government. Witness the public bills brought in by the Ad- ministration and it will be seen at once that those which Sir Robert opposed have almost uniformly been passed in such a state, as to en- title them to be called his Acts, and not theirs for in many instances it was impossible for the original framers to recognise their progeny, when at length they had reached their final stage in parliament. Sir Robert's personal vanity has therefore already been fed by the Melbourne government, usque ad nausetun- But the Cambrian further asks, whether the Conservative leaders would endanger the inter- nal peace of the country,—whether they would put in jeopardy our ancient national institutions. &c., &c., &c., by placing Sir ROBERT PEI!L at their head, and at the head of a Constitutional Government ? Such questions can only be asked to try if sensible people could keep their countenances while listening to them. Sir Ro- BERT PEEL in office endangering the internal peace of the country !when it is evident to all the world that three fourths of the country is with him! Is the Cambrian about to revivify the expiring Chartist Faction, or to raise some other to take up arms against a Conservative Government? Is the accession to office of Sir RIBERT likely to jeopardy our ancient institu- tion?—the man who for years has been the fore- most in the battle of their conservatism And yet the ancient institutions of this country are all Protestant. Sir Roarer PEEL is a protestant. Conservatives are Protestants. And the subject of their protest is Popery. But nevertheless the Cambrian will have it that while supporting their grand principle, and practically as well as orally raising the cry of NoPopery, they do so "wickedly," 41 hypocritically," and "simply as a political delusion." God help it! The otily.delusioti is on the part of the Cambrian itself;—a delusion which the present spread of No Popery principles bids fair very speedily to put to flight.

We have been asked by several intelligent Clergymen and laymen, what Government is doing with the thirty thousand pounds granted to it for educational purposes, by a scarcely countable majority in the House of Commons Our answer to this is, that as far as we know or understand anything Ministers are proposing terms to the National Society which the National Society cannot possibly accept, and that this impossibility of agreement is to be used as a plea for approPrJtlllg the whole sum to the Dissenters until their schemes of education are matured. Let the Cliurelimet, of England beware of this intended manoeuvre,and let the knowledge of the designs of a sililfllittg and degraded Ministry stimulate them to greater exertions. If the National Society be "ot supported, the Peo- ple of England cannot be educated in the principles of the Established Church. Let this he clearly understood- There is another matter which requires to be clearly understood al9°—there is treason in the Sanctuary itself. There are some—and those of high consideration—at least of high station in the Church, who say she must relax; that she must abandon her principles-even to the giving up her Catechism; and that, in fact, she must com- bine with the Dissenters. This language is iield-at present we state the faCt.-We trust it will be abandoned. What we write nom, is only to warn the People of England of a melancholy truth the moment the influence of such doctrines and such opinions appears to increase, we shall speak out more plainly.—John Bull.

HER MAJESTY continues to take her accustomed rides when the weather permits. PRINCE ERNEST, of Saxe Cobourg, has been con- fined to his room with a cold. THE QUEEN'S MARRIAGE.—Flying rumours begin to ripen into certainty as to the marriage of the Queen and it seems that Victoria will not, like the former maiden Sovereign, be teazed with repeated appli- cations from parliament to enter the matrimonial circle. Prince Albert is a guest at the Palace, which is likely to be his home and as our fair readers, at least, may be curious to know something of the form and bearing of the man who can win the hand oi a Queen, we may add, that he is described as a fine noble-looking fellow, with blue eyes, hair and whiskers rather sandy, stature tall of a cheerful disposition, most unaffected in his manners, and he speaks English well, but with something of a foreign accent," -SUllo HER MAJESTY THE QUEES* DOWAGER has honoured the Earl of Denbigh, Lord Howe, and the Earl of Warwick with visits at their country seats. It is gratifying to find, though it is only what might have been expected from the reverence universally telt for her many virtues, that, in addition to the honours paid in the various towns through which Her Ma- jesty has passed, to her exalted rank, her pre- sence has been everywhere the signal for manifesta- tions of enthusiastic respect and affection on the part of the people. Not a village on her route but the inhabitants greeted Her Majesty as she passed with acclamations! heart, not l'p deep.

GLAMORGANSHIRE ANI) MONMOUTHSHIRE INFIRMARY AND DISPENSARY, CARDIFF. Abstract cf House Surgeon's Report to the Weekly Board, from October 28nd,to November 4th, ISSO, inclusive. b.-DooR PATIENTS Remained by last Report, 8; Admitted since, 0 -8. Discharged—Cured and Re- lieved, I. Remaining, 7. OUT-DOOR PATIENTS. -Rem,-titied by last Report, 108; Admitted since, 14 122. Discharged—Cured, audRelieved, 15; Died, 0 -15. Remaining, 107. Medical Officers for the Week. Physician Dr. Moore,—Consulting Surgeon, Mr Reece,—Surgeon, Mr Davis,—Visitors, Messrs. Watkins and Williams. H. J. PAINE, House Surgeon. #>#'1' ,1',1> CARDIFF, Nov 8.—As Mrs Head Deacon was reo turning from the Cowbridge Hunt Ball, this morning, we are sorry to say her carriage was overturned on Canton Common. Mr and Mrs Richards, who accom- panied her, as well as Mrs D., escaped without any serious injury but were perfectly wet through, the carriage having fallen into the brook. Too much praise cannot he given to the neighbours on the .spot, who rendered every assistance in their power. The carriage was much damaged. GLYN TAFF CHuncH, NEWBRII)CE--lil our report of the Consecration of this Church last week, among those who signed the petition to the Bishop, we named the Rev. J. W. Morgan, the newly appointed Minis- ter of the Church." The Rev. W. Morgan is assistaut Curate to the Rev. W. Leigh, the Vicar of Eglwy- silati and Llanbabon—but the new Minister of Glyn Taff Church is the Rev. David Williams, A.B., late Curate of Panteague, Monmouthshire. A READING Roou has been established at Lam- peter, which augurs well, as it is patronised by many subscribers of respectability, both of the town and country. An opportunity is thus offered to travellers and other gentlemen visiting Lampeter, to enjoy the pleasure of reading the news of the day, and other periodicals and books. '##'#1' SCRIPTURE QUOTATIONS. A land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou tnatjest dig brass. t)eutevot loiny viii. 9. The value of the good things here said to be pro- duced in Canaan can hardly be estimated by us in Europe;—'fountains, brooks, depths of water, wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, pomegranates, oil, (oil in the East answers the purposes of butter among ourselves) and honey;' and whose 'stones' are capable of being smelted down to iroii,' and whose mines ful-itisit I copper'aiid 'brass,' this being a factitious metal, composed of copper as one part only, zinc being theother.Scripture Illustrations. These useful minerals, as plentiful as stones were in other places, are the rather mentioned, because there were no such mines in Egypt, where the Israelites had long (]welt.Bishop Pa ri(-k. No one who witnessed it can forget the electric effect produced by Mr Booker's quotation, in his re- cent speech at the Cardiff dinner, of the above beau- tiful verse of Scripture, though few perhaps, who joined in the simultaneous burst which its singular applicability to his subject drew forth, were aware of the sacred source from whence he derived it. This is an instance among many others which we have wit- nessed of the resistless force with which a speaker may awaken the feelings of his audience, and assist his own powers and the resources of his own imagi- nation, by drawing from the unrivalled treasures of the sacred oracles of Holy Writ.-ED. G. and G. GLAMORGANSHIRE AGRICULTURAL REPORT. Nov. 7.—We have uotexperiellced so unfavourable a summer in this county for securing the crops of hay and corn since 1821 on reference to the Journals of that season we find that the hay crop was a fair average, and stacked in tolerab'e order, Juno and July having been fine and dry but the corn was near)y all damaged, the weather having continued wet from the mirld Ie of August to the end of September. The depth of rain which has fallen in the last four months amounts to 23 inches, and 7.10, which is a most unusual quantity last year it was only 14 inches, 1. 10, fort lie corresponding months. The mean average temperature is also much below the supposed average in latitude 5iw. It is therefore a matter of surprise that the crops have been housed in the present season as well as they have. The grass being light in the early part of the summer, and the weather not very tempting, mowing was deferred in hopes of an improvement, but disappointment ensued; and in quantity and quality we have seldom, if ever, known it so inferior. The crop of wheat rather exceeds our expectations as to the yield per acre; now, a portion of it having been thrashed, we have some data to form a correct opinion. On all the best soits it has been housed without much injury from sprouting, but in all (itinp state, and unfit for the mill without kiln-drying. The short period of favourable weather in the beginning of July,at the critical period of blossoming, saved the crop of wheat; for, from the 19th of that month to the present date (with an ex- ception of the last week in October,) we have not had more than two dry days in succession. Barley and oats exceeded an average in bulk, but a large portion ed is materially-injured in the harvest, and rendered unfit for malting, besides a great waste on the field.. Even at this late period some barley and oats remain out. Winter fodder will be scarce; although the turmp plant was remarkably good, yet the wet cold season has been ungenial to their growth, and the bulk is not large; the value of straw for fodder is also considerably deteriorated by the long exposure to the rain. Wheat sowing partially commenced last week. The fallows arc upon the whole in the worst state ever known. On wet soils they have not been stirred since the beginning of July, consequently they present a most unsightly spectacle, being covered with grass and weeds. The very great advantages attending early farming were never more apparent than 111 the present untoward season. The early sown barley ve- getated well, ripened in time, and in general was housed without much damage. The early mangel and patatoes were not much affected by the drought in May, and arc a fair crup. The early mown hay was secured in fair condition, and now commands a high price all the rest was spoiled. The early wheat ripened in time and received little injury. I lie early fallows were properly cleansed from weeds at the end of June and beginning of July; while those who neglected that opportunity must now set their grain in a bed of weeds or not set it all, after keeping the land idle all the summer. Such a severe lesson we hope will not be lost upon the Farmers of Glamorganshire, where so much wet .weather prevails, in their farm operations in future seasons. ODD FELLOWS' FUNERAL. [The following reached us too late for insertion last week.] -The largest concourse of peopte attending a funeral ever witnessed iu the town or tie of Neath, was at that of V. G. slintlel Peters, of the Owen Glvndwr Lodge of the Independent Order of Oddfellows, held at the Plume of Feathers, Water- street, Neath, a young man much esteemed by the Members of the Order, and universally respected by those who knew him. 1 His i!lness, which was only of three weeks duration, caused the feelings of his friends to be more acutothnn if it had been an illness of some montlts. About two o'clock in the Afternoon, the friends began to assemble, and the procession moved at tli.ee o'clock, to the solemn tone of a mourning peal, in the following order:- White Hart Society—Two abreast. Members of the Loyal Abbot Lodge, wearing sprigs of thyme and white gioves.rwo abreast Members of the Caractacus Lodge, wearing sprigs of thyme, black silk scarfs, and white gloves.—Two abreast. Members of the OwenGlytidwr Lodge, wearing sprigs of thyme, black silk scarfs, and white gloves.-Two abreast. Six intimate friends of (j Six intimate friends of the deceased, Oild I1 el- g the deceased, Odd Fel- lows, wearing black JJJ lows, wearing black silk scarfs, white ro- Q) silk scarfs, white ro- setts, & white gloves, fi setts, white gloves, bearing pall. Ei bearing pall. 13ortic by four Odd Fellows, who were intimate friends, of the deceased. Relatives. The procession, including the Benefit Society and Odd Fellows' Lodges, is supposed to be about 350, and, with the crowd of persons following the corpse, about 3500. When the procession reached Cadoxton it divided, and let the corpse and relatives pass be- tween, the rear of the procession filing off after them. The service was read by the Rev. D. H. Griffith, in an impressive manner, at the close of which the funeral address was delivered by N. G. Close, in a manner that attracted the attention of every one near the grave, when he concluded the Brethren walked round the ra\e each dropping in a sprig of thyme, in token of esteem for their departed brother. The procession again formed, conducting the relatives to their door, dividing and letting them pass through, when they conducted the Owen Glyudwr Lodge, (to which de- again formed, conducting the relatives to their door, dividing and letting them pass through, when they conducted the Owen Glyudwr Lodge, (to which de- ceased belonged) to the Lodge House, and proceeded to their respective lodge rooms to divest themselves of their scarfs, &c. The whole was conducted in the most orderly manner, reflecting the greatest credit on those concerned, MER TH YR. In consequence of the alarming state of affairs in Monmouthshire, the magistrates of this district took the precaution, on Monday Jast, of calling upon the: inhabitants of Merthyr and Dowlais to enroll them- selves as special constables; and between seven and eight o'clock in the evening, a large number of trades- men and other respectable inhabitants attended at the Castle Inn, and took the necessary oath. The magis- trates further appointed tint all the constables should meet at nine o'clock, in the Market House, at which hour the following were present:—Mr Alderman Thompson, M.P.; Sir John Guest, Bart., M.P.; A, thony lIill, Ese¡,; William Thomas, Esq, &c. &c. Sir John Guest addressed the special constables; in- forming them of the- alarming Intelligence from New- port; and stating that they deemed it advisable to take precautionary measures towards the preservation of the public peace. lie complimented the inhabi- tants on the ready manner in which they came forward at such a short notice; and said that it was not in- tended to take any further steps, unless such intelli- gence should be received as might seem to demand them. They were therefore dismissed for the pre- sent; with the exception of the pensioners; who were ordered to be in attendance at the Castle Inn, at ten o'clock the following morning. THE PENYDANRAN COMPANY blew in a new fur- nace (their sixth) last week. They have now five blown with cold, and one with hot blast; but this new one, we understand, is also fitted with the appa- ratus for hot air. THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER—On Tuesday morning last divine set-vice was performed in our church, ac cording to the special provision made for this memo- rable day, in the book of Common Prayer. The prayers were read by the Rev. J. Lloyd; and the Rev. T. Williams read one of the Homilies on Re- bellion. We regret that the attendance was small, owing to the excited state of the town respecting the Chartist proceedings. The prayers and tile homily were so suited to the course of events through which we, in this neighbourhood, are passing, that it is matter of regret that so few could find leisure to attend the public service of the day. We are glad to know that it was not the will that consented to the absence of a large number of respectable individuals for there are many among us who feel the im. portance of thus keeping in memory tho events commemorated by this anniversary We are reminded by a contemporary that two hun- dred and thirty-four years have elapsed sincc the mercy of God delivered our ancestors from a terrible and awfully sudden death. One hundred and fifty-one years since also our religion wasrescuod from the bigot, James the Second, by the succour of Divine Provi deuce, in the person of the Prince of Orange, the great and good King William the Third. Thus, Oil two occasions has God shown his favour to our Pro- I testant Church, by the signal discomfiture and over- throw of our deadly and unrelenting enemies, whose hatred knows no change, and whose malice owns no abatement. There is surely then no Protestant Eng- lishman so basely ungrateful for such mercies as these, or who can refuse to devote one day to public thanksgiving to our Divine Preserver. Let us at this crisis not be unmindful that whereas there exists again a Lord Monteagle, so, if we may judge by their acts and speeches, there are not wanting many of our Papist foes who would gladly revive the character of Guv Fawkes. At the same time we believe that Popery, in making her present desperate struggte after ascendancy, has betrayed so much of her real and un- alterable character, that in a few weeks she will encounter a defeat both signal and effectual. Her disclosures have been premature, and the eyes of the people have been opened to their danger, white yet in its infancy-it is the fault of the people if they per- mit it to be nourished and cherished into importance and mischief. TssriMoNiAt.—'O" Wednesday, the 6th instant, a silver medal, value four guineas, was presented by the brothers of the Loyal Prince Llewellyn Lodge, (No. 275) of the Ancient Order of Druids, held at the New Inn, Penvdarran, near Merthyr, to P. A. Wm Da vies, for his faithful and efficient services to them. BAPTIST MISSIONS.—On Sunday last the annual services of the Baptist Missionary Society were held in this town. Sermons were preached on the occa- sion bv the Rev. Jenkin Thomas, of Cheltenham, and the Rev. n. Davies, of Swansea. The collections, we understand, amouuted to 17s.; a sum, more than double that which which was realized at the last anniversary.On Monday eveliing, a public Mis sionary Meeting was held by the Baptist congregations of this town, at Pontinorlais chapel, kindly lent them for this occasion. The meeting was addressed by the Rev. Jenkin Thomas, of Cheltenham, in his usual stylo of glowing eloquence; the Uev. D. Davies, of Swansea, and several other ministers, In consequellce of the excitement which had been produced in the neighbouring districts, which rendered the presence of Sir John Huest necessary in another quarter, the Hon. Baronet was prevented from fulfilling his engagement to preside over the meeting. In his regretted absence, the Rev. J Jones, of Sioll chapel, occupied the chair. The meeting was well attended, and the contributions were liberal. v AMERICAN SLAVERY. Mosfcs RopEit, a person who describes himself as having been a slave in South Carolina, but who suc- ceeded in escaping from bondage, has been in this neighbourhood during the week, delivering addresses Oil the character of Slavery as it exists in America. On Monday evening last, he delivered a long address in the School-room, at Dowlais; and on Tuesday evening, another at the Pontinorlais Chapel, in this town. The following is the substance of the latter address The lecturer was born in America; and at a very early age was sold into one of the southern states. It was of the 13 so called free states of America (hat he was about to speak. In South Carolina a law was passed against public meetings of slaves, enacting a penalty of 500 dollars for the first offeiiec-equitl to 100 guineas, and, for the second offence, death. After this law was passed, a slave came to the estate of Mr Gooch, in South Carolina; who went into one of the larger houses, knelt down and began to pray. The owner of the estate ordered him off; and threatened to visit him with a certain number of stripes with the negro flopper, if he was found there again. The lec- turer exhibited an immense whip,one of tho negro Hoppers; and a most formidable affair it certainly was. The handle was a stout stick a yard long; the thong being about three yards long, and three times as stout as any wagoner's whip. Some had doubted the possi- bility of any man using such a whip for 500 stripes without st(-)Ilpili,,r; -tile lecturer, a tall powerful man, offered to convince any one of the possibility, by using it on the person of him who doubted it. He also exhibited a negro paddle, an instrument de- signed for administering chastisement to persons in a state of nudity, It was a heavy flat piece of wood, with holes through it,-so as to raise large weals 011 the soft psrts of the flesh- He mentioned that one man carried his cruel atrocites so far as to take a fine saw and to cut the weals open which the paddle had raised. To the objection that it was contrary to the interests of the owners thus to treat their slaves, he replied that it was necessary as an exainple, lest the slaves should rise against them. All the d. nomina- tions of Christians in America, with the exception of tho Society of Friends, are slave, owners, lie men. tioned a sermon of a.certaiu.Mr Golightly, as a speci. men of the sort of-doctrine which was preached to the slaves. The text was, "Servants be obedient to your masters;" which was explained to mean, that if a master gave a slave a cup of water, he should say Thank you, Master:" if he gave him a crust of bread, he should say, "Thank you, Master;' if he gave him two or three cuts with the negro Hopper, he should say "Thank you Master;" for he might be sure it was all for his good; whatever the masters did was solely designed for the good of the slaves. Another preacher explained a passage of scripture to mean that if a master smote a slave on one cheek, he should turn to him the other also. Such wa? the doctrine preached to 3,000,000 of human beings. A hundred pound weight of cotton is the daily task for a slave to pick. Three quarters of an acre of cotton to hoc is also a daily task. A slave holder in South Carolina who does not allow work to bo done oil a Sunday is reckoned a very kind master. He mentioned the case of a man who could not finish his Saturday's task, being hindered bv the rain; and who finished it on Sunday morning. On Monday he was flogged at intervals :111. day, not for working on SlInday, but for not finishing his hard task in the appointed time. As to the opinion that some held that the poor of England were as ill off as the slaves of America, he replied that he had nine brothers and sisters in bondage; and wished that those who thus thought would exchange places with them. No idea could be more erroneous. He himself had assisted in flogging a negro to death, for not executing his daily task in tho appointed time, there could be no com- parison between English labour and American shivery. Here if a man was not satisfied with his wages lie could change his situation: not so in America. And as to Hogging, it was not unusual for a man to be compclled to flog his own wife; nor had he ever known a while person punished lor putting one of his slaves to death. He mentioned one case where a man was tried for flogging another person's slave to death, who was found guilty of wilful murder; the sentence being that she should pay tbe valuo of the sUvo; andqqqq[ tbcjur afterwards took him on his estate as hisoverseer,believ- ing he would prove a valuable man. He mentioned the following anecdote,—Two sailors seeing a nuin'x r of slaves exhibited for sale, the one observed to tho other, pointing to the owners,—' Jack, if the devil don't got these fellows, we mig-IIt as well have no devil at all." He then noticed a book written to prove that slaves were not human beings: in which it states that the slaves love their masters, nnd will fiht for them at any time be could not say he had ever fought for his master; but he had often had to tight in his attempts to make his escape from bondage. lie then quoted from lie poems of Burtis and Montgomery to shew that the idea of slaves being no better than brutes was not held by intelligent English people. The lecturer stated that the revival meetings in South Carolina were nothing more than large slave markets. Such meetings were held in woods, not in towns and churches, and often consist of 50,000 individuals. He himself had been present at such meetings; and had had to take care that some of his fellow slaves were well and pro- bably dressed, fit for exhibition; and those whose faces were very black, he oiled with sweet oil to improve their appearance. He declared the 13 free states of America to he as much slave holding states as tho others. He has.sccn on the 4th of July flags waving, banners streaming, and bands playing Yankee Doodle, and other national air.all the while boasting of their freedom; and at the same time hundreds of slaves lining the road on which the procession passed. So much for American liberty He further alluded to the separation of husband and wife, so common in slave dealing countries. He mentioned the case of 48 men chained together, jumping over-board into a river, and being drowned, because they had just been sold separately from their wives. After stating that he had not time to enter into details as to his personal history, he referred his hearers to a small volume which he had published, and which could be purchased for 2 6d. after his address was concluded. A great number of this book have been sold in other towns 011 similar occasions; and we be- lieve there were several purchasers 011 Tuesday night. The address which occupied an hour and a half, was delivered in very good English; the chief fault in style being unnecessary repetition. His narrative, and his personal appearance together,—being a fino tall man of some six feet three inches,—excited a good deal of attention; and the large chapel, during the greater part of the time, was tolerably well filled.

fttmtmotttfigUt're. 10- MONMOUTH.—Yesterday week Messrs. Goode, Probyn, and Roberts. were re-elected Councillors for Monmouth, and Mr Whiting was chosen hi the placo of Mr Edwards. These gentlemen are all Torics. No opposition was offered. THE SUM of E103. gs. has been collected for the distressed families of the poor boatmen who perished in the late calamitous event at Aust Passage, when Mr Crawshay and others perished. CANINB SYMPATHY.—A French poodle, named Nap," domesticated at the lodge at Llantarnam Abbey, was returned missing on the evening of Tues. (Jay last. Being a favourite, much anxiety was felt for his recovery, but all search was ineffectual, and he was given up for lost. On the following morning, however, one of the under-keepers, in traversing the park, had his attention arrested bv Nap," who ran towards him, and by all kinds of canine gestures, sought to direct his steps to a particular spot. Oil arriving there he found a spaniel securely caught in trap laid for the capture of certain prowling grimal- kins, which are found to be destructive to the game. It was then remembered that this spaniel had de- parted with the poodle, and on being trapped it ap- peared that the poodle in his attempt to liberate his companion had gnawed the wood, but finding his efforts ineffectual, it is presumed he had laid down all night with his captured friend. The moment the undcr-keeper appeared, an opportunity presented it- self of rescue, which he was not slow in taking advan- tage of.-ffreriin.. DISASTROUS RFTTECTS OF PASSION. -Intelligence has just reached this city of an event which occurred within the last few days at one of the Monmouthshire Iron Works, of a very melancholy nature. It woolil appear from our information that on Monday last an ironmaster, whose name we do not think it right in th6 present state of matters to publish, was engaged in paying his men, when an altercation. arose between him and one of the labourers, in the course of which the former kicked the latter with such violence in the groin, as to produce consequences so serious as tu have terminated on Thursday in the poor man's death. In announcing so painful a fact, we have some conso- lation in being enabled to state that the person in- volved in this fatal calamity is not one of the well- known respectable and wealthy ironmasters of the be- fore named county, but is a shareholder in a compa- ratively small joint-stock establishment. This event is the more to be regretted, as it appears to have created great cxeitemont amongst the colliers and miners of the district generally, who were only just recovering from that discontent and disquietude which had been generated amongst them by some of the Chartist demagogues.—(From a correspondent of the Bristol Journal.) ABERGAVENNY.—(From our own Correspondent.) I send you the following account,—but really the re- ports are so different and conflicting, it is impossible to send anything like a connected account. Most of the following I know to be correct:—On Sunday iisil the inhabitants of Abergavenny were very much alarmed by numbers of men from Llanelly, Brynmawr. Nantyglo, Blaina, &c. flocking in in great numbers* stating that a large body of men, consisting of some thousands, were patroling the hills to collect all they possibly could to come down here, or to go to New- port, they could not tell which or for what purpose. as they escaped out of their way; all persons that. they met they compelled to accompany them. The 12th Lancers, quartered here, were under orders to- be ready on Saturday; but on Sundav evening, at five o'clock, the horses were all saddled and at half- past seven they were ordered out and divided into two, parties,-one half at the Angel, and the other half at the Greyhound Hotels. About eight o'clock, a youag man went round the town to inform the iuhabitaafcs that the magistrates were waiting to swear isy as special constables, as many as would attend; the streets were soon full of persons acknowledging the summons, aud a vast number were sworn in. A nonll- ber of the inhabitants paraded the streets the whole of the night, although it was exceedingly wet. On Monday morning the magistrates were ngain at their posts; and the number of special constables was up- wards of 500. Vast numbers of persons from the- neighbouring hills, as well as the inhabitants, were- 11 e seen in groups, in different parts of the town, im a state of great excitmcnt discussing the proba- ble consequences. Early in the morning a mes- senger arrived stating that Mr Lloyd's house, at Beaufort, and called the Beaufort Inn, bad been com- pletely smashed but, I had the lollowing from an eve- witness: — I he windows in the lower part were entirely/ broken, and a few panes in the upper part, a pannel off the door brokcn, a piano slightly injured, a little si)ii-its &c., drunk, and all doors found locked wwe burst open, a fine large dog inhumanly kilted; and they told the man \yho was left in charge of the se that had they found Mr Lloyd, or his son, they wwuld have served them as they did the dog; they also called at MrP. Wi'tiams'shop, at Beaufort, enquiring: for Mr Williams; Mrs Williams informed tbein thafc he was from home; they said they did not wish ttf injure him, but they wanted him to go with tht-iw; Mrs Williams gave them what entibles, &e- Wiey wished, and they left the house taking with thfo:s the clerk. Two of their own men refused to go witto them and they were immediately shot. They pro- ceeded through tho different districts collecting all the- men they possibly could till they arrived at Newptmtt, where they got into collision with the soldiers, a&er breaking the windows, &c. of the Westgate Inn, were 11 of them were shot—rumour increasing the nambeir to 30 it is impossible to describe the excitetsent that prevailed in this town on Sunday night and Monddv- The landlord of the king Crispin » in ens tody and handbills are posted offering a reward of £ 100 for the apprehension of Zejtoaniaii Williams, of the Royali Oak Inn, Blaina. 3 THE LATE MS, JaslAU RICIIARDs.-The kindly feeling of the Rhymitey Iron Company towards the- persons in their employment is without limit. Their- noble example in providing for the spiritual interests; of their people, in the building and endowment of at church, alone speaks volumes But it does not stopi there. I heir temporal welfare is equally carat for also. We have beard from several quarters their benevolent conduct towards the widow and fhiniiy ofi the lamented Josiah Richards: and it nuisb be no; small satisfaction to them to know thAt while using- their efforts to console the widow aiul to provide for the fatherless, they have been administering of their kindness to grateful hearts. We could not refraiiu from saying thus much, because tho same respectedi company of gc-ntleme 1 have, dutiug the past month,. caused a neat-mural t iblet to be erected in Dowlais; Church, to the memory of tlieir late engineer :-a cir- cumstance which we consider as honourable to them selves, as to the lamcuted individual whose memory., it is intended thereby to perpetuate. The following; is the inscription on the monument:— Sacred to the memory of Josiah llichards, Engineer to the lthymney Iron Works, who wis killed by a fall in the engine house, 23rd March, 1S39; aged 36 years. A man of piety and integrity, aa WQII as of great ability aud iuduatrf.