North Wales Gazette

Thursday, Decern her 15. We should be happy to coniptytiith the, i-equest of a Correspondent, lo copy the Essay on Ca r. rots," bnt unfortunately tee have not the paper of the date mentioned.

BIRTHS. The wife of Alexander Macdonald, a poor la. bourer, ol W est Bow, Edinburgh, was on Thurs- day se nlght, safely delivered of three daughters Mho, with the mother are doing well. MARRIED. At Worthen, by the Rev. R. Williams, Mr.D. Jones, of .Newtown, to Miss E. Speake, of Wor- then. At Bath, Mr. J. Goulter, jun, of Petty France, to Sarah, only daughter of the late Rev. Mere- dith Jones, Vicar of Cowley, Glamorganshire. At Matpas, Cheshire, Mr. Lloyd, grocer and ironmonger, Malpas, to Miss Ann Ashton, second daughter of Mr. Ashton, Cholmondeley Park. On Friday, at the parish church of Fawley, by the Hon. and Rev. Mr. De Grey, Archdeacon of Surrey, the lion, and Rev. P. A. Irhy. a young- er son of Lord Boston, to Miss De Crespigny, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Lady S. De Cres- pigriy, of King's Row, in the New Forest. niED. In the 10th year of her age, Sarah Margaretta' second daughter of Richard Hughes Lloyd, Esq. or Gwerelas, Merionethshire. :<).11 Thursday evening, in the 52d year of his age, after a long and painful illness, much es- teemed and regretted, James Wood, Esq. of \Voo;llLeld,; in the county of Flint, and of Wood- ville, ill the county of Sligo, Ireland, Aged35, Mr. David Havard, landlord of the .QKl"lvy Bush Inn, Carmarthen. At Cowbridge, in, the 40th year of her age, 3Hrs. Williams, wife of the Rev. Dr. Williams,of the Free-School. On the 16th nIt. J,lt Geneva, the Most Noble John IVJarqiji3 of Bute, Earl of Windsor, &c.&c. He was twice married, and had numerous issue— The late Noble Marquis filled for some time the situation of Ambassador to the Courtof Madrid, ■with great credit. He was born June 30, 1744, and is succeeded in his titles and estates by his grandson. &

In looking over the columns of the Dublin Correspondent, we were much gratified iu ob- terming the uaroe of the Lord Bishop of this Diocese, as a subscriber of .P.20 to the relief of n clergyman's widow in that country, who is left with nine daughters ftnd two sons in the mo# destitute circumstances. On Tuesday morning, the sloop Medina, Robert May, master, bound from Liverpool j to Topsham, was towed into Beaumaris, by the Success revenue cutter, with loss of bow- sprit, boom, &c.-Slie had repeatedly struck on the banks, and must inevitably have been lost, had it not been for the above fortunate assistance. The weather for the last week has beeu most remarkably tempestuous, accompanied with almost continued torrents of raiii we are apprehensive of serious losses at sea. Coal Coast Duty.-Tlie war duties on goods exported, tonnage of shipping, and goods car- ned coastwise, ceased on the 11th instant in consequence of which, we with pleasure in- form our readers, the duty on coals is reduced from 8s, to 6s. per chaldron culm pays Is. 3d. per chaldron. Surely this might be consider- ed a fit and proper time to petition the Legis- lature 10 repeal so impolitic a duty if county meetings were convened in Anglesea, Carnar- von, and Merioneth, the whole duties, we are persuaded, would be taken off before the close of the ecsi £ ■g summer. A gang ol horse steaters has been detected by the Police, from one of whom some very important information has been gained, and some parties, it is said, at present residing at Reading, are deeply implicated. The King of France has ordered the sum of 180,000 francs to be distributed monthly, out of the funds of the civil list, among such of his faithful subjects as did not abandon him, and whom the calamities of the revolution have teft without fortune. Gluttony .—A few days ago, John Lilly, of Loughton, near Gainsborough, ate for his breakfast 18 penny loaves, and for his dinner, the same day, he eat and drank the following in one bour and a half, viz.-I loaf weighing lOlbs., half a pound of cheese, a quarter of a peck of potatoes, boiled, a quarter of a pound of butter,2 quarts of broth,2 quarts of ale, and I quart of small beer. Fairs. Beaumaris, Dec. Igtij Corwen, 20th; Lianfair Ceriuior, 23d; Llanyugweil, 241 h. Large supplies of wheal, oats, and flour, of excellent qualities, continue to arrive at Ports mouth, from Cherburgh, and the neighbour- ing ports of France. 5 A Committee has been appointed in Ayre, at the head of which is the Earl of Eglingtoll to prepare a Petition to both Houses of Par- liament, for trial by Jury of civil cases in Scot- land. In the account of monies paid out of the Civil List, and not provided for by Parliament, the fottowing item appears To Captain e r, G. Hewson, for conveying the American Com- missionersyro/w Dover to Calais, one hundred and ninety-three pounds thirteen shillings and sixpence. The Journal de Paris has been suppressed, for having given a false report of the speech of the Duke of Tareutum (Marshal Macdonald), in the House of Peers, on the subject of re- munerating the Emigrants, and of providing for theMililary pensioners who had allowances assigned to them on Estates in countries now no longer French The Marshal liberally pro posed that these pensions should now be in- scribed on the Great National Book; but the Reporter falsely stated that the Military were to be taxed to make good these pensions, which had created great alarm and discontent. I It is now generally known that the late pur- chases in the Fuudshavebeen principally made by Hie holders of American produce In the event ot a peace, they presume Slorksfuust rise4 and if the war be continued, the imports in iheir possession will indemnity them for th-cs^eculation. A Learned Doctor at the East end of the town,, being asked how afemale patient did, 11 gravely answered, shaking his head, semper tadem-worser and wo-rser." Early on Thursday morning, the 811* inst. a fire broke out in the Cotton Manufactory of Messrs. Turner and Comber, at Llangollen, which consumed the whole of the vain able machinery, and the interior of the building. We are happy to learn that the property was ftilly insured, and that 110 lives were lost i but still the calamity must be se- verely fell at this approaching season, by the numerous families, to whom this establish ment has hitherto afforded employment, and the means of a comfortable subsistence. The externat walls being but little injured, it is expected that a very short time will be suffici- ent to enable some part at least of these works to be resumed; to effect which, we hear, the proprietors are already makiugevery possible exertion. Commodore Owen, who distinguished him- self offBoulognealld the Dutch coast, has been sent for express to the Admiralty. It is men- tioned that he is about to proceed to the Lakes with a large force and it is added; that Sir James Yeo, from illness, has requested to be relieved in the command. Notice to the Ili-oj*essioit -Lord Itlienborougli gave notice, for the convenience of the Bar, that the Judges of the Court of King's Bench would sit in Serjeant's Inn-hall, 011 Wednesday the 14th, and Thursday 15th of January, 1815, to hear arguments upon the rules to shew cause granted in this Term for new trials, and aiso the remaining cases which had been set down for special argument. The Mangel; Wurzel root, hitherto so strong ly recommended for the feed of cattle, it is now said, is found to be highly prejudici- al to cows, as it possesses deleterious qualifies, which, from experiments made by Lord Grewe and Mr. Coke, of Norfolk, prove that it pa- ralyses the hiud quarters, dries up the milk, and, if persisted in, will ultimately kill the animal. The Yorkshire and Lancaster Papers con- tain numerous accounts of highway robberies, burglaries, and other depredations, in vari ous parts ofthose counties. They are far too numerous to detail, and the same vicious courses have been adopted to a very alarming degree in Scotland especially about Glasgow and in the West, where atrocities have been committed hitherto unheard of in that country. The East India Company's ship Devonshire, upset at her moorings, in Sangor Roads, dur- ing a squall, in the evening of the 2d July she had taken in the most, if not the whole of her cargo, of cotton, for China, part of which as she was still hanging by her moorings,there was reason to expect would be saved: it is said that 29 lives were lost upon this melan. choly occasion, 16 of whom, including the Surgeon, were Europeans to tlig ihjpi the rest uatiycs. The Right Hon. Thomas Lord Ffrench put a period to his existence on Friday last, at his apartments in Dublin Coroner's Verdict-in- sanity. Industry and Sobriety Rewarded.-What may be effected by honest industry and sobri- ety, is strongly exemplified in the instance of a man and his wife of the name of Sykes, of Ingoldmells; they have nineteen children now living,all of whom dined together in the month of May last; they have brought them all up respectably, without ever receiving any assist ance from the parish c the husband occupies a few acres of land, and goes out to day la- botii-(Boston Gazette). A Court of Common Council was held on Friday last, at Guildhall, when Mr. Wailhman brought forward a string of Resolutions, on which he wished to ground a Petition to Par- liament against the continuance of the Pro. perty Tax. He was seconded by Mr. Alder- man Wood, and after a long debate, in which the principle of the Tax was universally repro- bated, the resolutions were severally put, and agreed to. Mr. Wtillimaii- tlieki produced a Pe- tition to be presented to the Legislature, which embodied the whole of his Resolutions, which was also agreed to. Major General Sir George Murray is ap- pointed to succeed Sir G, Prevost, and Com- modore Owen to succeed Sir J. Yeo, in their respective commands in Canada. Both these Officers were expected at Portsmouth yester day, to make preparatiens for their passage. Sir G. Murray was Quarter MasterGcllèral to the Duke of Wellington. Commodore Owen is confessedly one of the ablest Commanders in the naval service, and whose qualifications are peculiarly adapted to this command. The ships,and all that appertain to them, are in future to be under the sole equipment and di- rection of the Naval Commander, to act iu coucert, for the common object, with the Commander in Chief of the forces. The Niohe, Captain Deacon, was ordered on Saturday morning to take the Commodore out, and to sail to-morrow. On Sunday evening the 4th inst. an im- mense congregation was assembled in the Methodlstchapel, in Oldliam-slreet, Manches- ter, to hear the sermon about to he delivered in commemoration of the late Dr. Coke, who lately died on his passage to India, for the purpose of propagating the Gospel. While the assemblage was awaiting the commence- ment of the service, which was not to begin for half an hour, a faise aiarin was raised by some mischievous person, it is supposed, as if the gallery was giving way, The entire crowd rushed immediately towards the outlets with such violence, that several persons were thrown down and trodden upon; among whom were three women, who died a few minutes after. More than thirty persons were severely bruis- ed. The alarm was entirely without founda- tion, the gallery being perfectly safe. On Saturday, the 3d i 11st. an Inquest was held at the Three Compasses, public-house, on the body of Mary, tire wife of S. Iyles, who died suddenly on the Fnday previous. The particulars of this case were very affecting the deceased was found on a wretched bed, surrounded by her six children, the youngest of whom was found in her arms. She had been souse days in a state of privation, and had denied herself all the comforts neces- sary for the Support of a feeble frame, that she might administer to the wants of her thildren ami her husband, a debtor confined in the Fleet Prison. These circumstances caused an apprehension thatstarvation had put an end to her existence; especially when her children declared that she had been indebted to the charity of some tradesman in the neighbour hood, a short time before her death, for 6s. the only money she had iu her possession for a considerable period. The Jury, however, after some deliberation, gave a verdict of— Died by the Visitation of God. Suppression of Loclil Tokens.-We have authority to state, that it is not the intention of Government to propose an extension of the Local Token act. The Act of Parliamenf passed on the 26th November, 1813, enacted. "That from and after six weeks from lilt commencement of the next [now the late] Session of Parliament, no Gold or Silver To- kens shall pass or circulate- for money and every person who shall after six xveeks from the commencement (-,f the next [now the late] Sessions of Parliament, circulate or pass any such token, shall forfeit any sum not iess than five pounds, nor more than ten pounds, at the discretion of such justice or justices as shall hear and determine such offenee but nothing in this act shall extend to prevent any person from presenting any such Token for payment to the original issuer thereof, or to discharge or excuse any such original issuer from his liability to pay the same." It also enacts- That the issuersof Local Tokens are liable to pay thesame," The Public will, therefore, be on their guard to observe that the provi- sions of the Act above alluded to, expire on the 19th of the present month, after which 110 Local Tokens can be leg-ally paid or received. We likewise understand, tliat, early in the next Session of Parliament measures will be taken to prevent the immense*issne of country Bank Notes. Rumour says that none under 5/. will be allowed to circulate. Friday se'nnight, about seven o'clock in the evening, as Mr. Wm. Parry, of Pentre frith, in the parish of Whitford, was retnrning home from Holywell, on horseback, he was shot whilst in the act ofoflellill a gate, about fiftv yards from his house. He immediately fcil from his horse; and the assassin directly ap- proaching where he lay with the intent of robbing his victim, Mr. Parry calling out for help as loud as he was able from the mangled state of his mouth, and the servants (hearing the report and the cry for assistance) opening the door, the villain made his escape. The shot went through the mouth, carrying away part of the lower jaw, some of the teeth, and considerably lacerating the tongue. The silu. ation of the gate is such, that a similar at. tempt might be made close to a person pass- ing, and there is little doubt, but what the vil- lain was within a quarter of a yard of Mr. Parry, in the present instance. It is worthy of remark, that the gate had not been fastened for a considerable time previous to the night in question, when it was secured by a chain. A neighbouring cottager, named D. Owens, an i idle, dissolute character, has been committed to Flint gaol, charged on-the affidavit of Mr. Parry, taken before David Pennant, Esq. of with being the offender. JI, Monday the 29tli nit. in the Court of Com mon Pleas, in the case of Wynn v. Kaye, the Judges decided under the Clergy Indemnity Act (54th Geo. III. Cap. 54), that a cerliticate grantednoiv and indorsed, on a licencegranled and registered before the 1st day of July last, entitles a Clergyman to have any action com- menced against him dlscoutiuued upon pay- ment of costs. Trialby Ordeal.-Mr. Forbes in Ills Oriental Memoirs, has the following curious remarks. Among other perplexing circumstances in my administration of justice at Dhuboy, I was sometimes obliged to admit of the Ordeal Trial. In the first instance a man was accused of stealing a child covered with jewels, which isacommon llIoåeof adorning infants among the wealthy Hindoos. Many circumstances appeared against him on which, he demanded the Ordeal. It was a measure to which 1 was very averse; but at the particular request of the Hindoo arbitrators, who sat on the carpet of justice, and especially atthc earnest entreaty of the child's parents, I consented. A chaul- dron of hoiling nil was brought into the dur- bar, and, after a short ceremony by the Brah- mins, the accused person, without shewing any anxiety, dipped his hand to the bottom, and took out a small silver coin, which i still pre- serve in remembranceof this transaction. He did not appear to have sustained any damage, or to suffer the smallest pain but the process went no further, as the parents declared them- selvcs perfeclly convinced of his innocence. Opposition Coaches.—The violent maiVner in which this business is now couducled, renders almost every circumstance connected with it, attended by the loss of life, little short of wilful and deliberate murder, and ought to lie visited by the severest penalties of the law.- Oa Monday week, a new coach commenced running from Leeds to Sheffield, and started at the same time as the other coach at two o'clock the coach had been ready a quarter of an hour, and waited only the coming up of the other, when both of them drove at full speed through the streets as far as Huuslet lane, the new coach having the lead. Here the old coach made a desperate attempt to run hv, in which it came in contact with a coal cart, was oveiturned with indescribable force, and dashed to pieces a lady wasdnuge- rously hurt, and the coachman was taken to a public-house, with no chance ofstlrvivillg the event.

To the Editor of the or Hi tlaics Gazelle- Contentment is the basis of human happiness." As numerous as those writers are that have written upon contentment," J hope it will not be d eemed presumptuous in me, to attempt at a temporary effusion of this kind. Every thing in life, has its reverse and without that, I think man could not taste that degree of happiness, absolutely necessary to constitute in an equal degree, a life of felicity, either in a stale of nature or that of society s lal'.tur has its reverse in rest. pain in pleasure, disease ill health, each so wisely varied in its opposite extreme, that in enjoying rest after labour, 11 pleasure after pain, health after disease, we feel (I presume 1 may answer for everyone) all indescribable blessedness ill the change. There must he a kind of a national content- ment, in the subjects of despotic governments, arising froni ilicit- accustomed to that baneful power, under which an inhab'tant of Britain, would rather be sacrificed than suffet his liberty to he curtailed power in its most rigorous and oppressive exercise, can never deprive them (as Dr. Stevens observes) of what Is '-lot by them considered as its due; therefore we may fairly infer, that contentment, depends greatly upon custom and habit. Certainly there are people natural!) more conteut than others of their fellow crea- tures; different talents have been given am iiition fits the' character of a warrior better than an agriculturalist, the one has some kind af necessity for It, [tie other none; one has for iis object fame, the other that of peace. I remember hearing a story related of a poor. !>oy, that Was taken by a farmer in Lleyn t look after the cows and on a summtr'seven- in going into the field) he found the bo) lying down upon the grass crying bitterly, upon which the master asked him, for what -eried, [lie I)oy 'aiiswci-cd with great simpli- city, that he longed for his mother's course pollage at home, though he had tell lime better fare with the farmer, still he would have heen more content upon hislmmlJle fare oil home I Contentment in general accompanies a good coiiscieii,ce-a person that is not conscious of his crimes, that is grown callolis to every feel- ing, as if the tie of nature, the duty that one individual owes to the other, had been totally dissolved, may perhaps (lefy 11 the worm that never dies" for a time; but when he slJaii coure to a little sense of his crimes and to search within himself, what his burden is, then he will be struck with horror at the enormous mass uf what he shall have to answer for he- fore that awful Irihusial, to which all must go receive justice and judgment he then cannot hear a sight within himself; Ins conscience will be such a striking mirror, that he would not even attempt to trace one beauty in it, or to call, one fragrantjlower from the few good productions of an ill spent life, to adorn, pal- liate or juslify one moment of hisexislence. Visiting a friend lately, who has been for several years confined to theited of afiliction; one would have thought it natural for him to utter wishes at the sight of a heallhy friend— but not a word. There was contentment discernible all about him ;—no murmurs heard-totally resigned to the divine will of the all-righteous God. He had his library near his bed placed in order on the wainscot orit -[Jere thought I (in his character) is the wish of Mrs, Barbauld realised. No more by varying passions beat 0 gently guide thy pilgrim feet To fitid (Iiy hermit celi; Wherein some pure and equal sky, Beneath thy soft indulg-entcye; I The modest virtues dwell. From being almost totally illiterate, when it pleased God to visit him with his illness, it is wonderful to relate, that he has since made a surprising progress in literature as a Poet, and has become the author of several tempo- I rary publications. The insertion of this in your Gazette, should you think it worthy, j will oblige, your's, Penybryn, 1SI4, C. Messrs. BeJIairs, of the Stamford, Derby, and Leicester hanks, have superseded the com- mission of bankruptcy that was issued against them. Mr. Webb, the philanthropist, has been compelled, within these few days, to seek re- fuge in France, from the persecution of nu- merous tresspassers upon his abused generosi- ty, who followed him from place to place, and drove him in the last instance from Tunbridge Wells to Dover, where he embarked. Tins is the second time, within a few months, that this worthy character has beeu compelled to emigrate, from the same cause.

MA It KE I S. Corn Exchange, .Monday, December 12. Last week our foreign supply of Wheat wa 9,437 quarters. This morning our market is abundantly supplied with all kinds of Grain- Our millers having large srocks of Wheat on hand. make very few purchases, which causes this trade to be dull, that sales cannot be effected though offers are made at 4s. to 5s. per quaster reduc- tion in prices. Barley is heavy and Is. per quar- ter lower- Beans also are reduced Is. to 2s. per quarter—There is not much demand for oats to- day, and the prices of this article are reduced It per quarter since last. Monday. GENERAL CURRENCY AS UNDER. Wheat.—. 4-ls 68, Grey Pease. A'2s 48" 0 Fine — 60s 74s Small Beans,38s 40s l» Rye —.m-i 40s Ticks 35s 38s 0 Barley .—28s 38s Oats 20s "-6s 0 Matt — f,2s 76s Polands 18s 29s 0 White Peas— 50s 60s Rape-seed.. = £ 28 30 — AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN, By the QUarter of Eight Winchester Bushels. s- d. s. d. s. d. I s (I, I Wheat I Rge. Barley I Oats, Anglesey. 70 0 40 0 f 20 5 Carnarvonsh. ( 72 0 40 8^21 0 Denbighshire 74 6 43 7 94 q Flin'shire. 74 0 45 Q oS 6 Merionethsh 75 4 46 4 29 0 Montgomery, 79 2 .———— 47 0 27 0 Chester, ..I. SO 0 50 0 130 0 Liverpool, 79 0 ———. 50 8 j 30 0 PRICE OF MEAT AT SMITH FIELD. Per Stolle of Slhs. Monday, Dec. 12. Beef. 5s. Od. 6s. 0d. Veal.. 7s. Od. 8s. 0d,' Mutton. 5s. Od. 6s. 2d. Pork. fis. 0d- 7s 6d«. Ile (I (I of Cntlle at Smithfield. Beast 2,87"' Sheep 15,^ Pigs 400 Calves./ 120

LIVERPOOL. Corn Exchange. Dec. 6. There has been very little business done in the Corn trade since Tuesday last, eirher- in this or the coulltn markets in the distract, this day's he- in haftty attended, and some holders man i test in a disposition to s-cll- Wheat may be noted at a decline of 3d. per bushel Flour Is. per sack, aud Oats fully td. per hushel-Malt auù Beans were heavy sale, and each lower. Wheat lis. 0d. a lis. fid. per 70 lbs. barley. 4s. 6d. a 5s. 6d. per 60 lbs. Malt .10s. 6d. a 12s. "3d. 9 gallons.. Oats. 3s. 7d. a 3s. I Od. per 45 lbs. Pease White..50s. 0d. a 56s. (Jel. per quarter. Beans. 42s, Od a 48s. Od. per qr. Flour Eng. ifne 62s. 0d. a 63s. Od. per 2S01bs. Seconds 56s. Od. a 58s. 0d. ditto

PitICE OF LEATHER ATLEADENHALL ct, d. Butts, 50 to 5611). each 20 to 25 Ditto 56 to 6611) 27 to 28 Merchants Backs 21 to 2"4 21 to <J!. Fine Coach Hides 21 to VJ Crop Hides, for cutting, 35 to 40.. 21 to 22 i'lat Ordinary, 45 to 50 21 to 22 Calf Skins, 30 to 401b. per dozen.. 36 to 40 Ditto, 50 to 701b. per dozen 38 to 42 Ditto, 70 to 80ll>. 38 to 44 Small Seals, (Greenland 36 to 38 Large ditto, per dozen .120 to ISO I anued Horse Hides, per lb.25 to 28

SHIPPING. ]I.% Nrott-,ki-rivecl, John h. Ann, i Friendship, EllU, froiu Liverpool, coals and sundries Cleared out, Edwanl and Mary, Jones, for Liverpool, slates. CARNARVON.— Arrived, Mary, GriffiihsJrom Pembroke, culm; Venus, NVilli,alliq K[[inor Evans; Nelly, Pierce, from Liverpool, coals. Cleared out, Dove, Owens,for Dublin Union, Lewis, for Liverpool, slates. P tv-1, t.u in. v A rri ved, B". Catherine, Roberts Dispatch, Griiffth, from Li- verpool, coals and sundries; Prosperity, Prvse from Newry; Prince of Orange, Parry, fr«J Dublin, baIlast; Catherine, Owen, from Llalfct- ly, culm. Put in, wind bound, Chester, Thomas, from Liverpool, for Waterford; Margaretta, Jones, from Glasgow, for Dublin; Minerva, Roberts, from Dublin, for London; Squirrel,Evans Nan- cy, Morgans, from Liverpool, ior Cardigan. BEAUMARIS—No returns.

TlqE TABLE FOR THE ENSUING WEEK, • '■ U I M.. ? 5 C -5 H- I' A V AN <^N,a p £ H W u „ o E4 rV m a ft' eg £ g > u May be.crossed 3 S i i*z s" s s ;s; Ts- «#* (■•J y » c; <j BzM « 51 Kilter, and conti- s j -O ° "o nuesatf.A hours. j)„„y /7?i7i i tTTgk i High mgh i u,gk —— J Water | Water j Water- Water | Water Water iloliuays. DrccEMBEIl" I 11 • M" I "• "f- Jt( ■ I ,T* I H- w" H. VI. Thursday .15 9 54 ID 54 11 34 12 24 12 44 1 24 Friday, 16 | 10 42 j II 44 12 22 S 12 I 32 2 12 Saturday .IT > I! 30 | 12 30 I 10 2 0 2 20 3 0 Sunday 18 I 12 IS I '8 I 68 3 48 3 8 3 48 I 4thS.in Advenl Monday .19 I 6 2 6 2 46 4 36 3 58 4 36 Tuesday 20 I 54 2 54 8 34 5 24 4 44 5 24 Wednesday ..21 | 2 42 3 42 4 22 6 12 5 32 6 12