The Welshman

A FRIENDLY SUGGESTION FOR O'CONNELL.-Mr. O'Connell has just discovered a world of virtues in the Saxon" for he wants the English people to back him ia impeaching Ministers, and he would fain have them forget past virulence. How vexing it is that all the records of it should not be destroyed But what on earth is he to do with the statue of himself defying the Saxon at Mullaghmast" ? Will the artist be persua- ded to imitate simpletons of his craft, who after making a man, powder what it shall "be," and as readily call it one thing as another,—Canute sitting by the sea or Marias in the ruins of Carthage, Saturn digesting his babies or Edward the Third presenting the first English Prince of Wales to Taffy? Will the sculptor consent to name his defiant statue, O'Connell conciliating the Saxon at Dublin" ? Hardly. But something must be done. Let the statue be taken abroad, and imported here for future erection in Westminster Abbey of course it will be intercepted at the Custom-house-and lorgotten.-Spectator. ATTORNEYS' CERTITICATES.—A notice has been issued in respect of the forms of declaration under the 6th and 7th of Victoria, cap. 73, at the office of the Registrar of Attornies and Solicitors. By the first rule, •" No declaration can be acted upon which does not contain all the particulars required by the act of Parlia- ment." Secondly," Every declaration must be delivered at the office six days before a certificate can be granted." Thirdly, No certificate will be delivered out till Wed- nesday, November- 20." Fourthly, In the first six dllYs, commencing on November 20, certificates will be 44iwred only to such London agents as shall in due tame previously have sent in the declaration cf them- selves and their country clients, accompanied by a list thereof arranged in alphabetical order and written on foolscap paper bookwise." Fifthly, These six days will be appropriated among the London agents according to the letter of the surnames or those of the senior partner in the firm, commencing in the following-order —A or B on Wednesday, Njvember 50; C, D, E, or F, on Thursday, November 21 G, H, I, or J, on Friday, November 22; K, L, M, N, 0, or P, on Saturday, November 23; Q, R, or S, on Monday, November 25; T to Z, on Tuesday, November 26. On every day subsequent to November 26 the certificates Will be delivered to the rest of the profession. CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE.—A meeting of country gentlemen and clergymen belonging to West Suffolk was held at Bury St. Edmunds, this day week, to con- sult on measures for checking incendiarism by improving the condition of the people. Sir II. Bunbury was Chairman, and he alluded to various measures, prin- cipally small allotments of land, district-farms on'whicli to employ persons out of work, and the encouragement of benefit and other clubs of the kind all the plans to be carried into effect by a society to be established for that and similar purposes. Emigration was also talked Qf. The report is incomplete, but it was understood that resolutions for framing the proposed society would. be carried. To BRITISH AGRICULTURISTS.—The continual addit tion to the numbers of our own population is an element fat too important to be omitted from any calculations ol national wealth or soeial happiness; whilst the genera augmentation of the great European people presents considerations which—painful as they may be in part- yet bring with them this consolidating thought,—that by the augmentation of the human race, the demand for food is not less stimulated than the facilities of supplying it are enhanced and that, in obedience to laws more certain ami uniform than those of human reason, the wants and the industry of man re-act upon each other with a compensating reciprocity. THE PRINTER.—" I pity the printer," said my uncle Toby. He's a poor creature," rejoined Trim. How so ?" said my upcle. 11 Because, in the first place," continued the Corporal, looking full upon my uncle, because he must endeavour to please everybody. In the negligence of a moment, perhaps, a small paragraph pops upon him he hastily throws it to the compositor, it is inserted, and he is ruined, to all intents and purposes." "Too much the case, Trim," said my uncle, with a deep sigh; "too—much—the—case." And, please your honour," continued Trim, elevating his voice and striking into an imploring attitude, this is not the whole. 11 Go on, Trim," said my uncle, feelingly. The printer, sometimes" pursued the Corporal, hits upon a piece that pleases him mightily and he thinks it cannot but go down with his subscribers. But, alas Sir, who can calculate the human mind ? fie inserts it, and it is all over with him. They forgive pthprs, but they cannot forgive a printer. He has a host to print for, and every one who sets up for a critic. The pretty Miss exclaims, • Why don't he give us more poetry, marriages, and bon motet—away with these .stale pieces.' The politician claps his specs on his nose, aud reads it over in search of a violent invective he finds none, takes his specs off, folds them, and sticks them in his pocket, declaring the paper good for nothing but to burn. So it goes. Every one thinks it ought to be printed expressly for himself, as he is a subscriber; and yet, after all his eomplaining, wpul 'd you believe it, Sir," says the Corporal, clasping his hands beseechingly, would you believe, Sir, there are sorpp subscribers who do not hesitate to cheat the printer out of his pay ? Our army swore teiribly in Flanders, but they never did anything so bad as thdt?" Never P* said my uncle Toby, ernphatically.-Anierwan paper. YOUTIlFU. EXUBERANCES.—A volatile young man ♦as introduced to a gentleman by his father, for the g,entfeman's patronage. Tne youth's observations not paving the solidity of sixty about them, he was objected to. "Ayp," said the old man, the boy, sir, is like a pot of good beer though there is a good deal of froth at the top, what's underneath is none the worse for it."

I SOUTH WALES RAILWAY AND SIR ROBERT PEEL'. GOVERNMENT. At a time when the minerals of South Wales are about to be explored and developed by means of a rail- way connecting the district with Ireland, Birmingham and London, it is sad to learn that British iron has been placed at a disadvantage of 50 per cent. in Germany compared with Belgian.— Times. Monmouth v. The South Wales Railway Company.— Monmouth is quite in the sulks about the South Wales Railway line, and poor Mr. Brunei has to bear the brunt of all the ill nature of all the malcontents there. He is, moreover, desired to remember he will have to pass the ordeal of a Government and Parliamentary enquiry, witn the certainty of being strictly watched by those who have strong opinions and good information." The Great Western Company is charged with being over anxious to book South Wales, and to thrust her custom into their ledgers. Our own conjecture is that there need be no great hurry to get larger ledgers for South Wales and, moreover, we cannot withhold our respect from men who come forward fairly, and publicly declare to the locals, that the line is to be a National communication between England and Ireland—with a proper consideration of local interests, where the main feature of the scheme is not endangered, or its utility damaged by their admission.

FEARFUL ACCIDENT AT CLIFTON.—Mr. James Stan- bury, grocer and cabinet maker, Montague Parade, left his home early on Tuesday morning for the purpose of taking a walk in the park, and lengthened his stroll to the Downs, and whilst looking at the steamers passing up the river, incautiously ventured too near the edge of the rocks, and fell over the fearful precipice. It is sup- posed he fell at least 200 feet, and he was quite dead when picked up. His head was bleeding and the bone of one leg protruded through the stocking. He was a steady, sober, industrious man, and has left a wife far advanced in pregnancy, and five young children to bewail their irretrievable loss. We understand that a subscription on behalf of the unfortunate widow and her fatherless children has been set on foot. The in- quest was held the same night, and the jury returned as their verdict that the deceased t1 died by falling St. Vin- cent's Rocks. "-Briste, Gazette. t COLLERY EXPLOSION.—DREADFUL Loss OF -On Saturday, at three o'clock in the afternoort) a most awful proof of the dangers constantly attendant on the work in which coal-miners are employed, occurred at Haswell colliery, about ten miles from Sunderland. It is believed that upwards of a hundred lives are sacrificed, but the extent of the injury is not yet known with certainty. Our informant states that he was at the pit's mouth for some hours on Saturday night; the cage was then constantly going up and down the shaft, but no one was permitted to descend except some work- men of the colliery afterwards some stonemasons were sent for and descended. At that time (seven o'clock on Saturday night) none of the bodies had been brought to the bank, and the greatest secresy was maintained as to the number who had perished, and the cause of the accident. Some persons who expressed a wish to descend were refused. The accident is attributed to an explosion of fire-damp. At that time, it is believed, there were upwards of one hundred in the pit, and no one appears to entertain any doubt but that all have perished. The state of the neighbourhood it is utterly impossible to describe. Haswell is a small colliery village, eighteen miles from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and seven from Durham. An inquest was to be held on Monday. Later information, dated Sunday morning, states, Ninety-six are killed-there may be more, that number were brought to the bank. The men at the colliery are all busy in knocking pieces of wood together for coffins. It is believed that three men who were at the bottom of the pit are saved." THE PUBLIC PRESS.—The moral power of the public press in this country is not the less absolute from being unacknowledged. What will the newspapers say if we do so and so ?" crushing in the bud may be a pro- mising job. The knave, the swindler, the profligate, and the debauchee are all more or less held in check by a salutary fear of seeing themselves reported in the newspapers. If the ambition of one-half the world is to keep out of the newspapers, the account is fairly balanced by the desperate efforts of the other half to get in. In fact, all people who court publicity through these the great dispensers of it in our day, work upon the newspaper's blind side; they wish the paper to have no eye for anything but their claims, their abilities, and their virtues. -Bentley's Miscellany. ROYAL FEES TO MEDICAL ATTENDANTS.—The fee presented to Dr. Locock, first physician accoucheur to the Queen, is, upon the birth of a royal infant, £1,000. Dr. Fergusson, who is the second physician accoucheur, receives jEoOO and Sir James Clark, the same amount. Mrs. Lilly, the Queen's monthly nurse, receives for the month" E300. The amount is gene- rally swelled to upwards of E600 the extras being derived from tne handsome presents the nurse receives from each guest invited to the christening. The wet- nurse is said to receive £100 per month for her services, and the gratifying prospect of some portion of her family being provided for (either in the army or navy, or in some of the public offices) for life. CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN MOROCCO.—AN avari. cious butcher, who had enriched himself by selling "kehlia" (fried meat), was determined to increase his gains by the more simple method of receipts without expenditure. With this view he nightly inveigled into his house a woman of exceptionable character, who was immediately assassinated, cooked, and disposed of the following day as "kehlia." His wife, who witnessed these nightly murders, apprehending a similar fate, went to the Pasha and denounced her husband. He was soon judged and condemned a boiler full of water was placed over a fierce fire, before his. shop-door, which soon reached boiling temperature. The executioner then dragged the criminal to his own block, still stained with the blood of his numerous victims, and, chopping off his hands, threw them into the cauldron, and, when boiled, they were given to the numerous bands of hungry dogs who had been assembled for that purpose. In the same way his feet and legs were disposed of, until loss of blood terminated his life, and with it this appalling and barbarous ius-ti-ce.-Standard. At a village church on the borders of Suffolk, (says the Suffolk Herald,) a somewhat singular and amusing incident took place a week or two ago, during divine service. The respected rector had commenced his ser- mon, but long before that sermon would have closed he came on a sudden to a full stop. A minute's pause ensued, when he thus addressed the greater part of his congregation I look upon my right hand, and find you sleeping; I look upon my left nand, and find it is the same I look in front, and find it is the same there. It pains me very much, and it is of no use for me to address you further. I shall conclude with prayer." The worthy minister did so and the sleeping part of his flock having by this time been awakened to their shame, withdrew from church, favoured with the smiles of the attentive few, and evidently not a little annoyed with the well-timed rebuke which their sleepy pro- pensities had fairly entitled them to receive. The following sabbath witnessed, a pleasing change it was a point with them to be at church again--and the sacred duties of that sacred day were never listened to or engaged in by a more attentive congregation. THE ORIGIN OF FOGe.-The very common but mis- taken idea, that the fog which we see of an evening hanging over the meadows, and by the sides of streams, is ascending, arises very naturally from our first observing it in low places, and, as the cool of the evening advances, remarking that it ascends to higher land. The fact is however, not that the damp is ascending, but that, from the coldness of those situations they are the first places which condense the before invisible vapours; and as the cold of the evening advances, this condensation takes place at a higher level. A large portion of the vapour- ascends to the upper regions of the atmosphere, where it cools, and becomes visible to us in the form of clouds; and increasing in density by cooling, they gradually descend nearer to the earth until at last, becoming too condensed by the loss of heat, they fall in rain, to be again returned in endless succession. DIVORCES IN SYRIA.:—Several parties came in and laid their case before the'TVTufti, of which he took a' note, "appointing them to return in a few days. One of them, a woman, stated that she had heard nothing of her husband for three years, and, being without the means of support, wished to marry again. -The deputy asked for her witnesses; who came forward and said they had heard her husband swear a triple divorce. The deputy then said, the fetwa, or legal document on which the Cadi bases his decisions, should be made out; and on being asked what fee was required, answered, Two pioatres" (fourpence-halfpenny.) Memorandum: Di- vorces are cheaper in Syria than in England. A MUFTI'S REPARTEE.—I made the acquaintance of the Mufti, Jabreh Effendi; whom I found a perfect gentleman and a man of the world his age might be sixty-five. I recollect no individual in Syria who had so fascinating an address. His receiving room was at the top of the house, which commanded a view of the en- virons of Aleppo. We often talked of religion. One day he said, You believe Jesus to be the Son of God ?" Author—" Yes." Mufti-" That is a mistake he was a prophet sent by God, at a suitable time, and endowed with suitable qualifications. Our Lord Moses wielded the enchanter's rod; our Lord Jesus effected miraculous cures. When the Prophet was sent among the Arabs the intellectual energy of the nation was bent on his language, and the Koran was accepted as a miracle of eloquence when Arabic was in the zenith of its richness and magnificence." A few days after this, the Mufti was in the Mehkeneh, or Court of Justice, when a blind man, who was nonsuited, said, in a tone of gieat ex- asperation, I cannot see you sitting on the bench, but inshallah, I shall see you in Hell." The Mufti, instead of resenting this contempt of court, said, with great composure, Ah, my good man, you will see many a greater man than myself there." AN ENGLISH BULL.—A new work by Mrs. Gore is advertised in a London paper as the work of a man of genius." TAKING LONG CREDIT.—A short time ago a person of Chelmsford, more ingenious than scrupulous, paid a tradesman for some goods by a bill at two months but on presenting it at the expiration of that period, the holder found it was drawn payable two menths after death, instead cf after dute. The reader is requested to observe that the question whether the poor are cared for, has no reference whatever to South Wales. The correspondent who writes without a signature is in error. Our observations went rather to indicate, some organic malady in the frame work of British society, and to suggest that the evil in the social condition of England with reference to the poor preponderates over the good. We have not room this week-for any of the speeches made on Wednesday week at the Aberayron Workhouse by the Justices. We published a summary of the pro- ceedings last week.

ARE THE POOR CARED FOR? We cursorily resume to-day the consideration of this question- premising only, that if, for the very short stage of inquiry which we purpose making at present, or the much longer one that we shall venture to take in our next number, the reader would ac- company us, with the least satisfaction to himself, or the slightest chance of advantage to anybody else, we be- lieve it will be necessary for him not wholly to forget what was advanced by us last week in our glance at the positive as well as comparative condition of the Rich and Poor. As the case with which we brought our article to a close last week had not terminated then, we may, in passing, mention that a coroner's jury have, in effect, by their verdict, pronounced the Poor Law Com- missioners' system a disgrace and scandal to a Christian country." The words of the Jury are that- j They are unanimously of opinion that the refusal of the Matron and Governor of the Eton Union Work- house to allow any conversation to pass between the afflicted man and his wife,, sister, and mother-in-law, except in the presence of a listener and spy upon their conduct, is a part only of a. moral treatment adopted towards the poor man which is a disgrace and scandal to a Christian country." The question whether the Poor are, or are not, cared for, may naturally enough be thought determinable by their actual condition. Look only at their misery" it may be said, that's enough. See the statistics of appalling destitution as set out in the Welshman only last week. Surely they alone suffice to show that the poor are not cared for." But reasonable and natural enough as such remarks may be, we must observe that it is a great deal easier to describe the condition of the poor than to find a cure for it. The real question seems to us to be this-Is JUSTICE done to the Poor. Are the rights of the poor respected, or are they invaded and trampled upon ? A community of goods, of course, is essentially inconsistent with the constitution of society but we suppose there are few reasoners-few even of those political economists who deal exclusively in the coldest abstractions of their school, and who in their thick- hearted, not to say thick-headed, ultraism, push their harsh positions and impious inferences to the very verge of atheism itself, or at least as far as a virtual denial of the provident goodness of the Deity—who will deny that Man has Rights, that Man, no matter under what aspect he present himself, has some claims on the society of which he forms a part, that however poor and humble he may be, he is not to be regarded as an in- cubus, his children are not to be described as an in- cumbrance", his wife declared a burthen", and him- self and family identified with worthless animals. For our own part, we are confessedly old fashioned enough in opinion to maintain that in every legitimately con- stituted society, and under every good government, an implied obligation exists for preserving a community of feeling and of Rights. And, supposing we are war- ranted in holding to this faith in the inalienability of social man's right, we have, it is true, something more, but not much, to prove than that those Rights and that community of feeling both exhibit decay, in order to atrive at the conclusion, that the poor are not cared for, as much as they ought to be, or in other words, that as muc h as they ou,, justice is not done to the working classes. Lest we weary the reader by the length of our article, and thus defeat the diffusion of those temperate views and that humanising feeling which it is our sole purpose to promote, we will reserve for our next paper what we have further to say upon the subject. Meantime, we beg our readers not to jump at conclusions; but, on the contrary, to put a fair and impartial^con&lruction on our humble endeavour to deal in narrow newspaper Jinuts. with a large question, as well as the most important one that can engage the consideration of the eountry.1 I

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCT. 2. CONSOLS for account closed At- lool- -But little busi- ness was done at the CORN EXCHANGE, holders con- tinuing to stand out against the fall in prices. The Standard of this evening has the following para- graph :—• We must remind the orthodox members of convocation that their presence in Oxford on the 8th inst. will be indispensable. The Tractarian canvass is prosecuted with extraordinary energy. We know that summonses have been sent to hurry home Tractarian voters from Germany, Switzerland, and France, and in some instan- ces at least they will be obeyed. THE LATE AFFRAY AT TAHITI.—The Times of this morning contains extracts from letters, dated April 24 and 25, addressed to a gentleman holding an official situation in this country, containing further details of the sanguinary battle between the French and the na- tives at Papeete. From these accounts it appears that the French force, including marines and soldiers, amounted to 800 men; the Tahitians numbered 1,000 -that the Tahitians remained masters of the field of battle, the French retreating to their ships, with the lossing of 50 in landing, 48 in battle, and 70 wounded. The Tahititns lost about 80 men. The conflict was sanguinary. INCENDIARY FIRES are unhappily on the increase in Cambridgeshire. LANDLORD? AND LABOURERs.-There is no feature of intelligence more important than another but the agricultural meetings are the most salient things. The condition of labourers arrests attention, because it bespeaks danger. Lord Sandon hints upon something like the truth when he tells his patrician brethren, that as each of them has a hobby of some kind, upon which he is content to throw away a few hundreds or thou- sands a year, it would be well if he made that hobby his own land. The Times speaks not less directly to the purpose. Its articles, of late, on the subject have been cast in a noble mould, and are distinguished not more by their ability, than by the manly sense and courageous straightforwardness which pervade them. REDUCTION OF RAILWAY FARES.—Yesterday the reduction of passenger conveyance by third-class trains to Id. per head per mile took place between Birmingham and Liverpool and Birmingham and London. Crowds of persons in the morning, thronged the gates of the terminus in Birmingham, to take places for Liverpool; and nothwithstanding the rain fell teavily, ten carriages, laden with about four hundred passengers, started from the Birmingham terminus for the metropolis. THE LATE DREADFUL EXPLOSION. -Further ac- counts have been received of the dreadful explosion at Haswell colliery, Sunderland, on Saturday night. Ninety-five lives were sacrificed. Not a soul has been left to tell the mournful tale of how the accident oc- curred, the whole of the men in the working having been swept into eternity without a moment's warning, Four men who were at the bottom of the shaft escaped, by the fire having burned itself out before it reached them. An inquest was held on Monday, but was adjourned to the following day. It seems probable that the accident arose from the carelessness of some.of the deceased-one of the Davy lamps having since been found much injured, and another with the oil plug wanting. It is proposed that the mine should be inspected by authorised persons, in order to examine more narrowly into the cause of the explosion. IRELAND.—"THE NEW STEP."—I believe it may safely be stated that preliminary arrangements are in active progress towards laying the basis of a solemn confederation which is to unite the discordant elements of whiggery and repealism and it is generally believed that with this object the indefatigable Mr. Pierce Mahony, of all and every movement notoriety, has been for some time past been engaged in procuring signatures to an improved edition of the Leinster declaration- improved inasmuch as the old document pledged itself to maintain the union inviolate, while the new bantling seeks to abrogate its powers by the formation of a federal parliament as a cure for Irish grievances. Lord Charlemont, it is said, will sign, or has already signed the compact; and as the project is manifestly an adroit ruse to cushion repeal—for the present at least-and help the whigs to place, it would create no wonderful surprise if among the converts to federalism were to be claased Lords Monteagle and Brandon.-Times Cor- respondent.

THE OVERLAND MAIL. I The telegraphic despatch from Marseilles announcing the Overland Mail from India, was published in the Lon- don papers yesterday. This morning the Mail arrived. It brings no news of great importance. The depar- ture of Lord Ellenborough from India, and his lord- sh:p's farewell speech at the military dinner, constitute the most interesting portion of the intelligence. His. lordship left on the 1st of August. India was generally tranquil. The troops in Scinde were unusually healthy, with the exception of Brett's and Rowland's artillery, and her Majesty's 86th Regiment; all of which have lately suffered very considerably. The mutiny in the 64th Native Infantry had been entirely quelled, but not until severe measures had been adopted. The minor offenders had been disbanded, and some of the most active of the leaders had been punished capitally. The Punjaub still continues to be a prey to anarchy and confusion. The Sikhs appear to be actuated by an in- domitable hatred to the British government, and their animosity is said to have been greatly stimulated by Persian and Russian intrigues. It seems likely that Sir Henry Hardinge will not await an invasion of the British territory before making adequate preparations to chastise these unmanageable barbarians. The chiefs, of Cabool and Kandahar are said to be acting with greater unanimity than heretofore. There is nothing new from China of the slightest interest. BhisTOL SUGAR MARKET, OCT. 2.-Therehas been a fair amount of business done in British Plantation sugars this week, and prices have been fully sustained for all descriptions. The sales amounts to about 500 hhds and 1200 bags Bengals. Good and fine sugars continue scarce, and are much wanted.-Brigtol Gazette.

CARMARTHEN.—A gentleman who had been pre- viously indulging in libations of I I Punch" on Friday night, entered one of the two hundred public houses in this town with a view of reading the news, and seeing a person gaping over something that had the appearance of a paper, said-" I'll look at that newspaper when you have done with it, Sir." The gaping gentleman replied, It is not a newspaper." "No?" (enquiringly said the other) What is it then?" It is the Journal," answered the gentleman with- spectacles. Oh!" said the gentleman who wanted to see what was going on in the world, then I won't trouble you." The Com- missioners under the Act for consolidating Turnpike Trusts in South Wales arrived here on Monday, and held .their first sitting on Tuesday. They have been engaged -in?e that time in taking the evidence of the Clerks and Surveyors of the different Trusts which intersect Car- marthen and its neighbourhood, for the purpose of ascertaining the amount of debt oil each Trust. They will leave on Moriday,next. -A Council meeting was held on Tuesday, at which were*present:—Messrs. T. T. Webb, S. Tardrew, G. Davies, T. Jones, J. Morse, J. Lewis, J. Adams, J. Jenkins, &c. A few bills were passed, and the Council adjourned for a week. Capt Dixon's troop of the 13th Light Dragoons stationed here, left this morning en route for Cardiff. They will be replaced by Capt. Gwynne Hughes's troop, which is expected to arrive from Brecon to-morrow.-The Carmarthen Fox-hounds will meet on Monday next at the Bronwydd Arms, and on Thursday at Reymond Lodge—each day at 9 o'clock.-—- We fear the sub- cription in this town to the testimonial proposed to be given to Mr. Rowland Hill, in acknowledg- ment, of his. eminent services as, the author of the penny postage, proceeds at the snail's pace. Hundreds of pounds were subscribed for bringing the soldiers here, and we think those gentlemen that could so liberally subscribe for building a barrack cannot very consistently hold back when the object is to evince a sense of good service done to the great body of the public by Rowland HiU-oy the reformer, the great and universal bene- factor, who introduced that system of cheap communi- cation, which, whether we view it with reference to do- mestic, commercial, or literary pursuits, or as the ready medium of interchange of sentiments, feelings, and affections, can be considered in no other light than as one of the greatest moral, social, and public advantages ever conferred upon any country. The usual monthly meeting of the Paving and Lighting Commissioners, was held yesterday, at which Mr. John Lewis presided. The clerk made a statement of the monetary affairs of the Commissioners by which it, appeared that the debts were being yearly lessened :-so much, so, that whereas the debts were in 1840 £ 1400, they were now no more than E350. This reduction had been effected purely by saving in each year's expenses. He had hoped to be able to lessen the debt materially this year, but found that in consequence of the pro- secution against John Charles, which cost nearly £ 60, and the additional expense of the scavengers, which now amounted to £50, that he should not be able to lessen the debt by more than f20 or E25. In this strait, he wished the Commissioners to lessen some of the expenses of the work yet to be performed during the year, so as to give him a greater overplus. He next complained of the mode in which the rate was collected and stated that 2 of the orders of the Commissioners' had been disobeyed. An order was then made that the collector do collect and pay to the clerk the sum of E350 during the next month. A letter from the ratepayers of .1' Priory Street was read, praying that a flagged pavement might be constructed from the Old Oak to the house of D. Prytherch, Esq. Mr. Morse moved that the surveyor be instructed to make a calculation as to the expense of constructing the pavement, and that it should be inclu- ded in the estimate for the ensuing year. After some conversation, this was agreed to.——The Clerk said that at the last meeting, the accounts were ordered to be printed; this could not be done as there was a discre- pancy in the account between him and the late Treasurer. In pursuance of the Cammissj.rs'_Jnuctions,.be had applied to the late Treasurer-for Ms vouchers and balance sheet, and that gentleman had informed him that he had had no time to prepare them. 1' He .(the Clerk) had since written to the late Treasurer, but had received no answer. After a short conversation it was agreed that the meeting should be adjourned to this day in order that the Clerk should have time to prepare the necessary ten days' notice for the signature of five of the Com- missioners. The meeting was consequently adjourned.

THE CHIEF MAGISTRACY OF LAUGHARNE. [FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) I- [Laugharne, if it be not a bull to say so, is an English town, though in Carmarthenshire, where the Welsh lingo alone is generally spoken by the lower class of the population. Laugharne, moreover, is one of the cheapest as well as the prettiest places in the world.] Never in the memory of man has there been more interest and excitement displayed than there was on Monday last, in this ancient borough, on the election of a chief Magistrate for the ensuing year. For the last thirty years it has almost entirely been vested in a cer- tain party—the tables are now (however) completely turned" and no doubt will continue so, as the people are beginning to think for themselves. A requisition, numerously signed by the burgesses and inhabitants, having been presented to Capt. Tucker, he consented to be put in nomination as a candidate. Jas. Whittaker, Esq., proposed Capt. Tucker, seconded by Mr. John Wilkins; Mr. John Howell proposed Mr. Jas. Pepler, seconded by Alderman George. A poll was demanded by Capt. Tucker's friends, in case the jury agreed to return the opposing candidate. Prior to the sitting of the court the walls of the town were placarded with different addresses, of which the following were exhibited:— "THE HERO -or BADAJ03."T— [Captain Tdcker was Aide- de-camp to General l'icton on that memorable day, and was severely wounded in scaling the wallsoflJadajos.) A Dialogue between Cantiyell ancl Common Sense. Common Sense.—wnatnow, irienji uantweii-you seem to be ia a hurry this morning ? > t Cantwell.-In a hurry bon t you know that to-day the portreeve is to be appointed, and I have just been up street giving the old fellow a bribe to call me on the jury, and like- wise giving him a definition ot the word perjury ? Common Sense.—I)id he not understand that before ? Can well.—Yes, but he has had some qualms of conscience, since he attendeit the hole and comer meeting down street on Saturday last-he is all right now,- we shall make our man. Common Sense.—I suppose that will be Captain Tucker? eantwell.By no means—he would exterminate all the pigs in the town, and beiides, We don't want gentlemen in our concern. Common Sense.—Pray thea friend Cantwell, who is the man of your choice? Cantwell.-Well then between you and me, we are going to settle things on a firm and permanent basis—that is to say Mr. is to be portreeve, and M. and Z. are to be common Attornies. Common Sense.—A very family truly-are there any more officers in the Corporation I Cantwell.—There are two—namely,. baUiff and publican but those are by the wisdom of our Ancestors ptaeed b 'yond the reach of popular control—that to say they are here- <ntaryv-«— Common Sense.-Do you cap that wisdom? Cantwell.—Oh oh! You begin to doubt it do you ?—then. I fear I have been hiking all this time to Captam Tucker's man-so good morning to you. Brother Burgesses.—As the election of portreeve is to take place on this day, I solicit you all brothers to come forward to choose a man for a leader who has abilities to serve the office of portreeve with discretion-a gentleman that will look into our rights without showing partiality to anv one-the person that feeds the hungry and clothes the naked, and who has honorably bled for his country. Don't do as you have done heretofore, viz. I elect one of the most ignorant; who has the impudence to wish to aspire to that office for mereonary mo- tives, not for the purpose of benefiting us—this you may know has been the case by the response given (to a toast proposed by a worthy brother burgess a few weeks since at a public dinner to commemorate the blessings of our ancient corpo- ration) by an alderman, which was 'thaf lie would stick to the corporation as long as there was a shilling in the box.' Those are the men we have chosen hitherto-a degradation to our town and corporation-boobios that every boy will kick at, and blacken their eyes. Ni/ take these hints from a brother burgess, and try to elect a., portreeve more respect- able than you have of,late years r-ARCIL." The popularity, however, of Capt. Tucker, was not to be smothered by the dregs of monopoly, and the jury immediately returned him by an overwhelming majority, on the announcement of which (Tie populace assembled (en masse) at his residence, decorated his newly bought carriage with wreaths of flowers, evergreens, and ribbons, and carried him to the hall, preceded by a flag with The Hero of Badajoz for ever" thereon inserted, to be sworn in after which he delivered a very appropriate speech and re-entered the carriage, which was drawn through the whole of the town by the populace. The church bells rang merrily, and in the evening the amateur Laugharne Band played different loyal tunes. to a splendid evening private party, which was assembled at his residence.—All went off with the greatest harmony although the Chief Magistrate gave his party (of which a few of the sprigs of the town were present suspected and supposed of knocker larking, dtc. &c.,) a proper caution that if any of them were brought before him on any charge of the sort, and it was proved against them, that he would administer justice to them. Capt. Tucker has deseryediy made himself very popular by the very great improvements he has made in our beautiful church, and that by private subscriptions, during the last four years of his filling the office of churchwarden. I SOUTH WALES TURNPIKE TRUST COMMISSIONERS —The Right Honourable Thomas Frankland Lewis and G. K. Richards, Esq Coftimissioners, attended by A. G. Somerset, Esq., have been during the last fortnight holding their sittings in the different towns in Glamor- ganshire, with a view to ascertain the amount of debts owing by the various trusts, to examine the securities held by the creditors, to compare them with the books of the Trust, and to determine who were the parties actually entitled to the money. For these purposes the Commissioners attended at Merthyr, Cardiff, Bridgend, Neath, and Swansea, at each of which places their errand was fully accomplished. On Monday they ar- rived at Carmarthen and proceeded to examine the Clerks and Surveyors of the Main, Kidwelly, Three Commotts, Llandilo Rhynnws, Brecbfa, and Carmarthen and Newcastle Trusts. The award to the different cre- ditors will not, we understand, be made known for some time. No persons have attended the investigation but the officials of the Various trusts and the creditors or their agents. THE WELSH CATTLF. FAIRS.—Our cattle fairs during the month of September have been but thinly attended by the drovers who usually purchase for the purpose of driving cattle to the English fairs and markets. The failure of turnip crops, together with the short crops of hay and straw all over the kingdom (with very few ex- ceptions) are alleged as the reasons. Compared with' the business usually transacted at this season of the year, the amount of transactions has been small. Cattle fit for slaughtering were scarce, and a demand at from 40s. to 60s. per cwt. to sink the offal; prime sheep are worth 5d. per lb. also to sink a offal. Pork and Bacon Pigs are a little on the advance, while small ones, and bare stores are at very low prices good horses are scarce and in demand, while poor ones are nearly unsaleable. At Abergwilly fair on Wednesday last, the show of beasts was very indifferent, and few changed hands. Horses ruled nearly the same as at the September fairs. Peter Brown, and William Jones, two vagrants, were committed to Carmarthen County Gaol for 3 months for a robbery in the parish of Llangeler. Yesterday their term of imprisonment expired and they were consequently discharged, but immediately retaken into custody. It appears that David Rees, (16, Card l?' ganshire Police force) received information that these two men had coiAmifcted a robbery at^.Da»yrallt, near- Aberayron, and another at Tr'ynygfardwiT; he therefore attended at Carmarthen yesterday, and immediately on their egress from gaol took them into custody, and conducted them to Lampeter to be heard before the magistrates there.

THE PERILS OF THE PRESS! PUFF OR 331% PIS- TOLPD I-A person, by name Llewellyn, a little while .ago sent to the Welshman for publication, a quack ad- vertisement, (not] sending at the same time the money for it. Thereupon the publisher of this paper took the liberty of letting this pleasant person, Mr. Llewellyn, know that the advertisement must be put in as an adver- tisement, if at all, and of course paid for as such. "Put it in as an advertisement! Pay!" exclaimed the man, I never heard of such a thing. I'll tell you what I'll do, Sir, if you don't put it in, if you dolnt put in every word of it, just as I wrote it for you, so as to make it appear that all the praise proceeded from the free-will of the editor, I'll serve him out. I'll rap his knuckles, I'll make him re- member how he again refuses to do his DUTY-aye, his duty, Sir, the duty of fathering and also putting in "my Puffs free-gratis.' A fellow must be a poltroon who will not put into his paper a regular quack ad- vertisement without at the same time putting also the word advertisement on the top of it, and so telling all the world that it is a quack advertisement. It is his duty, Sir, to do it and I'll make him do it, or my name is not Llewellyn." Llewellyn! Charles Llewellyn A very amusing person and most profitable customer of the press this Mr. Llewellyn And the Editor I-what- a lucky dog to have met with a Doctor Llewellyn. Surely he must say with the sublime Watts- How blest and pleased am I I" The priceless puffer has not only put his very pleasant promise in execution, but has actually sent a sort of challenge to the Editor. He has written to us of the Welshman, whose knuckles, according to his own ac- count, he had previously, (what he pleasantly terms,) rapped, for refusing to do our duty, and has said: Sir, "insert my puff or receive my fire. Make your election between my puff and my pistol." This, readers, is a fact. Is the man afool or a or a madman, it may be asked. If the former, a fist or a ducking might be all that is required if the latter let the authorities of Pembrokeshire place him immediately in the Haver- fordwest Asylum for Pauper Lunatics.

THE CARMARTHEN MUNICIPAL ELECTION. The burgesses are beginning betimes. Begin- ning the reader may ask, beginning what" ? Why, it's the canvassing season :with them. Many of them are now beginning to feel hot and uncomfortable like" sonm of them are at blood-heat, and the blood indeed of one or two of the big-wigs orbigger burgesses, it is said, has already boiled over. But from what cause" it may be inquired. Why, of course, simply from excess of heat and-tell the strange thing in the streets of Askalon (or, if you like it better, in those of Spilman) publish the anomaly in the purlieus of Polly- ism .as both a moral, a physical and a municipal pheno- menon—from excess of stoicism and male chastity! The air of the electioneering quarter of the town, is, as we have just intimated, perfectly torrid with munici- pal excitement, and certain of the burgesses are as busy as bees—distilling something riot quite so sweet, though a good deal more luscious, than honey. In the region of Spilman Street, particularly, there's quite a stir", and the Morseians, already," up and doing", promise some excellent sport in making their opponents look little" in the eyes of the enlightened municipal Con- stituency of Carmarthen. In short the Eastern Ward is more than half as hot as the Eastern Empire, where our fine old General Nott has been carrying on the war so gallantly. As is usual when there is a contest (and we guess there will be a smart one this year for the aforesaid Eastern Ward) the belligerents on either side have let off a good number of squibs, all of them more or less singeing a little Priscian's tale if not absolutely breaking his head. The shortest and about the best of these paper-pellets or municipal squibs is one signed Veritas"; it is a sort of repellent or rejoinder to some uncommonly rich cant cloaked up as carefully as an old bawd of Terence's time might be supposed to be cloaked when she put on her most pious look and carried a Glycery or green girl to the receipt of cash and customs for some sweet-toothed yet sanctimonious seducer whose devout disposition-like a good many more-always induced him to do such things on the sly". The squib let off in return for the precious piece of pharasaical humbug referred to, is of course intended for the edification of the electors of the Eastern Ward, and it whizzes away after the following fashion. But before we give a place to it we must Temind the reader that its authorship has been publicly and most'distinctly disavowed by Mr. Morse; and we may, also as well say a word for ourselves on this most momentous affair-tbis word is, that though for our own amusement we may perchance during the battle of the burgesses call for fair-play, we shall not be bottle-holder to any of them. In other words, we are not specially engaged for, and do not mean to be specially engaged for, any of the belligerent burgesses, but shall leave them all to fight their battles as they best may. Now then for the pro-Morse declaration of Independence and war to the, knife against all scurvy knaves. GENTLEMEN—It was with mingled feelings of disgust and surprise I lately beheld a «Letter' signed by A Christian Friend, whose grey hairs shew that he is press- ing fast towards that bourne from whence no traveller returns,' but who in reality, is no other than a Gentle- man in black', aided by 'Cut and Slash', and a number of the Town Council. The said Gentleman in black', goaded by personal animosity, and not by a regard for the jnterg^ts of reli- gion, tries all in his power to have the-t Friend of the Poor' shunned and scouted from the Town Council as a pestilence. And why ? Because the Cutters and Slashers' want to get none into the Council but those persons who are subservient to their interests; So pre- dominant is self-interest in their nature that they have avowed, though in indirect terms, that were it not for their own good they, would have nothing to do with the Town Council or any thing else belonging to Welshmen—be- cause Morse will not let them humbug the Inhabitants with impunity, and in fact, because he is the only one among them that acts as a Gentleman and as a Man of Honour. The said Gentleman in black' says that much of our liberty and national character depend upon the manner public functions are filled"-granted, -but who has dis- charged the duties of the office with so much honour to himself, and to the entire satisfaction of a discerning public as Mr. Morse, let the 'Black Gentleman,' name him; were they all similar to Mr. Morse, our Town would flourish, instead of decaying, as it does daily. The Gentleman in Black' asks are there none fitter that he ?' None! Who more capable than Mr. Morse to fill the office? None Who would sacrifice private interest for the public good, as Mr. Morse has done ? None! Who act so independent ? None! Then none fitter than he. Our lanky Mayor. but Mr. Morse will be guided by the dictates of reason, justice, and honour. Fellow-townsmen, will you be so ungrateful as to let your best friend be turned out of office, merelv because his Fellow-councilmou I do not like him'. > <* Mr. Morse is the man who would face any danger for the good of his Fellow-townsrnen, and will you now act so base as not to restore him to office when his term shall have expired. Surely you will not be guilty of such a thing." • [We have taken the liberty of setting aside one or two morceaux.} But we desire to be serious before we quit the sub- ject of the Carmarthen Municipal Election, àiici must observe that some of the friends of Mr. Morse -who support him on the doubtless good as well as intelligible ground, that he possesses an independent mind, and will be the tool or parasite of no party or person—want the Welshman to whip some of the "curs" as one correspondent calls them That how- ever is quite unnecessary Mr..Morse can-do vefy well without our assistance.

LLANDOVERY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. The onward progress of this Society is evidenced by the improved state of the cultivation of lands in the upper part of the county,, and also by the quality and breed of live stock. Agricultural prosperity too is looking up here; and the Society's attention to the amelioration of the condition of small tenant farmers who abound within its district may have tended to produce so singularly favourable an effect. The judges were Mr. Williams, of Pipton, Brecon- shire, and Mr. Evans, of Alltycadno, in this county- the former for live stock, and the latter of the crops and draining. Mr. Williams's Report. No. CATTLE. E. s. d. 2. Best aged bull, Charles Bishop, Esq 3 0 0 8. Best yearling bull, do. 2 0 0 14 Best Hereford cow, d0 3 0 0 21. Best do. heifer in calf, Executors of the Edward Jones, Esq 2 0 0 26. Best do. yearling heiier 1 0 0 32. Best pajr of yearling steers, do. 2 0 0 36. Best black cow, Mr. T. Jones, Farmer's Hall 1 3 0 0 40. Best do. heifer in calf, Mr. Griffiths, Glantoddeb 2 0 0 55. Best highland Red cow, Mr. Daniel Joseph 3 0 0 60. Best do. do. heifer in calf, do. 2 0 0 65. Best do. do. yearling heifer, L. Lewis, 1 0 0 Esq., Gwynfe. 1 (I 0 For Charles Bishop, Esquire's Silver Cup, value Five, Guineas; 45. Best pair of 2 year old steers, Mr. T. Davies, Neuaddfach. For Hon. Colonel Trevor, M. Po's Silver Cup, value Five Guineas. 52. Best cow and calf, Mr. James Havard, Llandovery. SHEEP. 70. Best Lowland young ram, Mr. William Jeffreys *io.* 1 0 0 74. Best do. aged do., Charles Bishop, Esq..200 76. Best pen five. Lowland ewes, D. LI. Harries, Esq I. 2 0 0 87. Best Highland young ram, Mr. D. Joseph 1 0 0 88. Best do. aged do., Mr.. D. Edwards, Troedrhiw, qyo; tenant and, nominee of Saunders Davfes, Esq' M P. I 2 0 ,0 peix ten Highland ttves^ Lv Levis^ Esq., Gw infe 2 0, 0 100. Best boar, 'Rev* -X. Morgan, Talrhyn. 2 0 0 105. Best sow, Mr. J. P-owell, Castle Inn. 1 0 0 'Uop S ilO. Best hackney b?ood m;kre, Mr. T., Jones 2 0 0 110. Best hackney brood mare, Mr. T.Jones 200 116. Best cart, do., D.Jonès; Esq., Buenos.. 2 0 0 122. Best hackney filly, rising "3 years, Mr. Powell, Castle Inn 2 0 0 125. Best cart filly, rising 3 years, Mr. Jones, Cyngordy 200 The late Edward Jones, Esq, Premium 2 Sovereigns. 128. Best hackney filly, rising. 2.years, Mr. T. Jones. The Llandovery Premium of 2 Sovereigns. For the best cream cheese, D. LI. Harries, Esq. MR. EVANS'S REPORT. Hon. Col. Trevor, M. P.'s Silver Cup, value 5 Guineas. For the best field of wheat of 3 acres and above, Mr. James Havard, Llandovery. DRAINING. 1. Mr. Humphreys, Cwmgigfran, 5n perches 5 0 0 2. Mr. T. Davies, Neuaddfach 386 do 3 0 0 3. Mr. David Evans, Dolauhirion 220 do. 2 0 0 TURNIPS. i 1. Premium, Mr. Davies, Froodvale 4 0 0 2. Do., D. Lloyd Harries, Esq. 2 0 0 POTATOES. Mr. J. M. Richards, Cwmcryehan 2 0 0 Cottager's potatoes, John Howells, Down, Gwinfe 1 0 0 BEST MANAGED FARD. Mr. T. Thomas, Glanyrafqnddu-ganol, Talley 3 0 0 SERVANTS. David Davies, at Mr. Roger Evans, Pen- carreg, 17 years i 1 0 0 Sarah Evans, at Mrs. Morgan, Penybont, Llansawel, 17 years. 1-0 0 Ann Evans, at Mr. T. Evans, Cwmcrimlin 0 10 0 Several improved implements were exhibited by Messrs. Hodges and Wright, Agricultural Machinists, of Brecon, l and by several of the-more wealthy members of the So- ciety, which were much admired. The proceedings of the day were wound up by an ex- cellent dinner at the Lamb Inn. The chair was ably occupied by David Jones, Esq., President of the So- ciety, D. Ll. Harries, Esq., acting as Vice. A large num- ber of the gentleman of the district, together with others from more distant, partsof this county, and Breconshire, sat down till a late hour, during which time many ex- cellent speeches were delivered, in which the prevailing topic was the prosperity of the agriculture of the coun- try, and the best modes of its still further improvement. Too much credit cannot be given to the hon. Secre- tary for his gratuitous services, in bringing the society to its present prosperous condition, and it was proposed and most warmly responded to at the dinner, to present him with a piece of plate as a token of the esteem with which his serYiOes"ba.y::e been regarded, and appreciated. The stewards -of,-tlW dv)y.were Frederick Lewis, Esq., Gilvach, and Mr. D. Jones, Llwyndewi, whose exertions were tfuly appreciate,ahd' acknowledged at the dinner. RODWAV'S PATENT HonSE SHOES.—Patterns of this simply constructed, preservative horse-shoe can be seen by any person at Mr. E. W. Shackell's, Carmarthen Reading Room, Guildhall Square.

MUCH ADO ABOUT SOMETHING z [FROM OUK ABEHpIWllH CORRESPONDENT.] I The foundation Stone of the-Aberystwith County Hall was laid on Thursday the 26th ult. But before giving an account of the ceremony, it becomes necessary to furnish some preliminary particulars, without which it will be impossible for any but the mere local reader to be in possession of the Spirit of the proceedings. This becomes the more necessary, because, taken in all its bearings, the conduct displayed by the inhabitants of Aberystwith on this occasion may be considered as- the commencement of an seta in the local politics of Cardi- ganshire, of which not many who took a share in the proceedings will live to. see the upshot. In my last communication I gave the result of the Aoerayron meeting, by which an overwhelming number of county magistrates (22 against 7) decided that Aberystwith should no longer have any Quarter Sessions. To make this conduct intelligible to any but those who are to suffer from it is impossible; but I may observe that; Aberystwith is practically the county town of Cardigan- shire, possessing a larger amount of population, and contributing more county rate than not only the county town, but also, more than Cardigan, the county town, and Lampeter, and Aberayron put together; but yet it was decided by the county magistrates, by a majority of 22 against 7, that Aberystwith thus larger than any other three towns in Cardiganshire put together, should in future have no Quarter Sessions whatever! Whe- thcr it arose from their Welsh apathy, which seldom dreams of warding off a blow until they are suffering from its consequence whether it arose from the confi- dence they placed In the Lord Lieutenant of the county, who had pledged himself to the foundation stone of the. new Hall for keeping flie Quarter Sessions in, on Thursday, and who could never be suspected to go the day before and vote to deprive the town of those very sessions, for which the new hall was wanted. What- ever it was-there was at Aberystwith a comparative apathy, as to the result of the Aberayron meeting; but this was only before the result was known; for instantly it came out, that the decision was against the 6 u-r town, the old Welsh spirit burst forth in a way which proves that the blood that flows in a Welshman's veins is not all turned to water. The reaction was instantaneous, and was the more perceptible from its-spatrast with the apathy that preceded it. This was the feeling of the town on Wednesday evening, when the news of the defeat came. Thursday, morning seemed a most lovely morning, and crQws were coming to Aberystwith from all parts to witness the ;ceii-emooy,'iof the Lord Lieuten- ant of the county laying thenr/ilt' stone of a Hall for keeping the Quarter Sessions in, after he had the day before decidedtha no Quarter Sessions should ever be kept in it! There was, something so extraordinary in the position in which thafgentleakm had placed himself, there was such a total and absolute antagonism between his voting for depriving the.town of the Quarter Sessions on one, day, and oa the-ne-xt day laying the foundation stone of a Hall to keep them in, that in the course of the morning a meeting of the committee for superintending the building took-place, and after conT siderable discussion, it was decided to send the following letter to the Lord Lieutenant, written in their name by the Town Clerk (John Parry, Esq.) Aberystwyth^ Thursday morning. DEAR Siit -In consequence of your having yesterday at Aberayron voted for the removal of the Quarter Ses- sions from this place, there exists-a very strong feeling agairst your having the honour of laying the foundation stone of the new County Hall. Under these circum- stances the Coniinittee appointed to superintend the building are of opinion it will be more agreeable to your feelings that you should be relieved from your engage- ment to do so. I am, dear sir, Your's faithfully, Col. Powell, M. P., Nanteos. JOHN PARRY. By this time it was one o'clock, and the ceremony was to take place at two. The question then arose as to who should lay the foundation stone, and Pryse Pryse, Esq., M. P. for the Cardiganshire Boroughs being in town to be present at the ceremony, an application was made to him to lay the foundation stone, but this he declined. It was then settled that Lewis Jones, Esq. the Mayor, should himself perform the ceremony. Ac- cordingly, the procession, about three o'clock, started from the Town Hall, preceded, by a band of music. The Mayor, arm-in-arm with Pryse Pryse, Esq., Lodge Park, headed the procession, immediately followed by several county magistrates, the members of the Corpo- ration, and several of the most influential inhabitants of the town. The procession in its progress down Great Dark Gate Street in its way to the site of the new hall in Sand Marsh Road, was joined in the North Parade by Pryse Pryse, Esq., M. P. for the Boroughs, who took hold of the Mayor's vacant arm, and thus about a quarter past three, the procession arrived at the exca- vation. The ground had been previously staked off by the caree?Mr, Cpultart, the ar?M?ect i' the b?ildiug' and ropes put round it for accommodate and secure In the excavation on the right hari?.-?i-*I?e ?tai4ie 'vreft placed the county magistrates, orLthe leA the Airmeu and Town Council. While, the wh&le excayaUoB?? gether with the adjoining ground, wz?s, ?I' l"e w"' and gentlemen dressed in the highest style of .ta6}OU the brilliant tints of the ladies' ?resses.bei.n.g f set off t the best advantage by the dazzling rays of th?. SUOP which at time shone with almost oriental magnlncenc? A silver trowel was then presented to the Mayor* ly 0 prepared the mortar, ?eeMM?e/M <M'?? for the rec"ept19d of the stone, which being lowered down on its mort are d bed, a handsome hammer was then presented by t architect to the, mayor, with which he proceeded to. b44t the stone to its proper position, amidst the roar 0 cannon, the band playing Rule Britannia." T& mayor then made an appropriate address on the occasIOn, and the procession returned to the Town Hall, via t.e the Marine Terrace, the and preceding it and pe. forming several favourite airs, ineluding some that. mated yr hen Gymru gynt-the Welsh in the times • old. Arrived at the Town-Hall, Mr. Pryse Pryse a short address to the immense surrounding multitudØ, thus terminating the ceremony of the morning. I THE DINNER. At half-past five about 40 of the County MagistiatieØJ Town Councillors, and principal inhabitants of the and neighbourhood, sat down to a dinner at the ddan Arms, Lewis Jones, Esq. took the chair, 8UJ^°vf a by Pryse Pryse, Esq., of Gogerddan, M. P. on one M? and Capt. James Lloyd Philipps, Chairman of the.Aber, ystwyth Board of Guardians on the other John Parry Esq., Town Clerk, making an excellent Vice The dinner and wines were of that style of excelled, which always distinguishes the Gogerddan Arms, an .theeobrtaofMrs. and Mr. Davies were Mver mo" successful in giving complete satisfaction to theirge' The cloth being removed, the chairman, after g?" The Queen," The Prince of Wales," and ",P*lB Albert and the rest of the Ro?al Family," said, I :"f propose to you the health of a gentleman who I r?J<?_ to see enjoying such good health, and who, I ho,' shall continue to see amongst us for many years to I propose the hèhhofFyae Pryse, Esq., of Goger?adsO, member for the Cardiganshire Boroughs. (Loud ers}' 'Mr. Pryse rc?turnke4'if?anks-I feel- gi4-jitly obliged to  ?y tu for the kind lllittêr in which 'ý .I'i!al beeØ "received and nmrces?dallyam I nattered?t  you made me this morning to lay the foundation Stofl of the new County Hall. The hall is much wawed, alla I wish it every success; but I declined the h-01r Of laying the foundation stone because my frieR"  side (pointing to the Mayor) was more entitled to tjjat honour, and the manner in which he went through ceremony convinces me more than ever that I was!?& in declining the honour in his favour. (Loud cheers,) The Chairman then proposed the health of the,DI1 of of Newcastle, a nobleman who spends a great deal money amongst us, and whb has always shown biinfllf the well-wisher of the town and trade of Aberyst*1 (Great applause.) The Chairman proceeded:—I claim your attenti'08 while I propose the health of the Earl of Lisburne, nobleman wlio, -both yesterday at Aberayron, and oø every other occasion, has been our fast and unflinchi_ w_ friend. (Loud applause.) The Chairman next gave Pryse Pryse, Esq., LoØ Park, Capt. W. Powell, and &e other County  trates who so patriotically voted at Aberayron yeet?'' for us to retain the Quarter Sessions; < Mr. Pryse Pryse rose to acknowled ge tha tP38^i spoke to this effect. As he \vas the only magistrate sent who voted i* the minority at Aberayfcori, h* I himself called upon to respond to the toast; aud tlo fore he begged leave, in his own name and in the of the other magistrates who votsed in the minority 0 that occasion to return their sincere thanks fet the 11° nour done them that evening. For my own part I V' ced in one scale the detriment which would accn? t' the towns and localities now possessing the sess'? from those sessions being taken away; and in the otC scale the advantage that the county at large would de? from the change, and I confess I am of opinion that INV advantage thereby resulting to the county at large, 0 not be so great as to counterbalance the detrul1eJL incurred by the other side. Therefore I disapprQved 'ho change. There is also the expense which the will occasion the county. We have this day beeo engaged in laying the foundation 6f an edifice of V'$? architectural magnificence; to assist us in erecting tbo the county has pledged itself to pay £ 800. This ?esoo will be honourably paid; for this I have the all the magistrates assembled at Aberayron y??'?' including the chairman of the da" and' Dr. "Llewel1!; Now as the county is to pay E$00 towards the erec"60 of the Aberystwith hall, I must confess it seem's. to Be  quite unnecessary to put our hands agam intOfpo? *.? ? jj kets, and spend it in building another ?tt? ?*' Aberayron. However, the matter was put to the v0^g, and we lost It—22 magistrates voting against us? w hilf only 7 were for us. Having done my duty to the co? I have a duty also Jo discharge towards !?y I have a I must state that t never saw an opposition co?-? et1 with more moderation. And I have no doubt that <??y magistrate who ppposed i?s- did, socon?cient?.us y atrdbubtt?ss oeHcve the change ?31 be for the? of the county. I also hope it will i but fear.-l e itwillnot? (Loud applause.) tø Mr. Pryse, M,P., then in a ?ort and appr,?pristo speech, proposed the health of theChairman and ma? thanks to him for the manner in-which he haco ed the business of the day (loud applause.) The Chairman briefly responded to the toast 7j 8<j- sure you, gentlemen, I feel highly honoured at my. being proposed by my friend by my side, an a tbe manner in which it, has been received. The hoaoU <tb? has devolved upon me of laying the foundation ? this day was quite unexpected. I did not itr (cries of yes, yes.) I must say that I am proud Of the honour, and I firmly hope the new Hall will e .It ad funds will be forthcoming. Seme may a" tat.it I.8 Out of the town wh y the present Hall onqe out ? town, and I have no doubt that two hundred yea^s beg4o the new Hall will be as much in the middle of thetowo as the present Halt ?s for my friend by my ? e 'if?' Pryse, M.P.,) has plenty of grounds which are 3dgo' rs- bly adapted for buildittg, and which, I" have no doubt, be bly adapted for bUlldlI, and which, I'have no "°'\?c) will let on the most moderate terms, (loud apP ,Se) At the close of the Chairman's address, M'* 00 Davies, draper, Qf Aberystwith, rose and address chairman. With reference to funds being forth????e? there was every prospect of success. And it aU :.t. there was well to the cause that a stranger to? the ton, 3u, G. Davies, of Wigmore-street? London, a B?"t? who had never been in Aberystwith but once befolel isi commissioned him"to stibscribe E5 towar(' I s the j0o, commissioned him to subscribe £ 5 towards the ???e? so pleased was he with the undertaking. ?"?? 1J8C Mr. J. Davies sat down the health of the newsuberib? was drank with immense applause. t!? Upon this, Mr. Leon, silversmith, handed ovot tw silver trowel to the Town Clerk, who walked up froo tw lower end of the room, and advancing to the C?aitIØdiJlg presented the trowel to him-the company all ?dc? the while. In presenting the trowel the TowO ?oC spoke to this effect—In the name of the CO totiov of Aberystwith I present you this, aS a small o,ob inadequate return for the credit yon have  the corporate body by the manner in which You'?,.rfof ed the duties that devolved upon you this dA'Y- mit it to your children, and It may be the mea? ? ?ti* mulating them to the same course of good c .Ju? which has entitled you to the honorable position ?? 1101a this day. (Loud applause.) s}¡ort The Chainnan acknowlecged the toast III It has, speech. bootP After the"porporationofAbery?twith" ha, proposed by Mr, Pi*yse, and properly responded 9 proposed by Mr. Pryse-, and properly responded '? is chairman then got up and said he had the i,an' gentleman to propose? who, if his health per" ';tted» would" no doubt have been with them that d?y? ge tleman w h o was amongst the first aiid most 9 to tieman who was amongst the nrst and m?st zeat 0 go originate the new County Hall at AbCiystwttP'Q?. would therefore propose James Hughes, mq., 0 oloov rheidol, and bctt? health to him. (Loud f ajf 0' Alderman John 4b?-e, of Laura PIa? MI his brother, in the most feeling man?eretur!}ed th He was quite ft He was quite Ce¡láin ?at nothing ?o'? c0e- duce to soften an a?,?the that indisposition vv 11  had pleased Divine Providence to visit a,the,r tPo being told of the manner in whieh his name a4to-- ed that evening. Before sitting down Mr. A ro Hughes begged to propdse the h&alth of the  ?'f<' sident, who briefly acknowledged the cnm?i??o*' » ?tK Alderman John Hughes, (solicitor,) lp?9 ore- tbt health of Capt. J amcLioyd P?iliprs?, pr<'?? 9b^5 toast with a high tribute to Capt. Philipp$ as "? and Indefatigable county magistrate, and Si*0 ^0 assiduous and attentive chairman of t)ie-Aberyst!?l Board of Guardians. When the applause ?'?ppS' this toast had in some degree subsided, Capt- Ph' .)jpyst rose and acknowledged the toast. He felt  pyi<? at the manner in which his name was ?,of< at the manner was proposed by one of his gua ^81 espeeiaUy a5 It was propospd by one of his g? '?t? and in the presence of so many others of them- It he first consented to be the chairman of the ?L' ntoO ? was on the express condition, that the Boar a WOtla be guided by him. I asked them will you be gu' .by me, and they all said we will, and I am pr<? 0g» f they have kept their word (applause.)  teost The next toast was Capt. W. Pow?II, of ?.y?te?' proposed by Mr. Coultart (Loud applause.) j ?' Mr. John Evans, late mayor, then prop0 fo Richard James, and the members of the eomo" .ttee?' collecting subscriptions for the new county hall- ((JlC* applause.) Mr. Richard James replied:-I am sorlltps none of my fellow labourers in the comn? ? present for they would be equally pleased wt, ?y'sVC' with the tribute you have paid us this ev SHI have done our utmost in extracting—0? laug":5;Yes I assure you we were-?ry urgent, and I don ?'){C<? word more appropriate then extracting" suboc ri'Pt'o However our task was not all labour, for ereell received wherever we went, and for my part ?u??., glad to go over the same ground agatO??cc?ss?*, (Applause.) bY J* In return to his health being P'?P?'? -? W 9r, T h omas Jones, jun., and many thanks h..n for bij Tllomas Jones, jun., and many thanks to b' ryt\1I ef?urts in promoting the prosperity O,f Aber t"itb? Alderman John Hughes, (solicitor) ?returnetLo s, He was ghd to find that the little service be ?o power to render had met with their approbst' god the manner in which his name was receiv f<>rnie^ ? inducement for him to persevere in the sa ?uft?'