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MORE DARING DEPREDATIONS OP THE REBECCAITES. We have, in our present publication, to detail the particulars of a more daring attempt on the part of the Rebeccaites than it has been our lot to record on any pre- vious occasions, inasmuch as all the depredations which, unfortunately, are of such frequent occurrence,and accounts ot which have from time to time appeared in tbe Cambrian, have, with a few trifling exceptions, been levied against toll- bouses and turnpike-gates, but this week we hale to record, in addition to the destruction of a considerable amount of property, a rather serious attempt upon life. The scene of the outrages 10 which we refer, was the village of Llauon and its neighuourltood, about three or four miles from Pon- laidulais, Carmarthenshire. Between eleven and twelve o clock, on Tuesday night last, the inhabitant of the village were hlarmed by the arrival of an immense concourse of tiebeccdites, who passed through the village. They had come trolll the direction of Pontvherein, on the Carmarthen road. We were assured by parties who witnessed the pro- cession, that it must have consisted of about 500 persons. the majo iiy of whoíH were disguised in "omen's apparel, white shirts, or oilcase cloAs, but several of the party were not disguised in dress, but had their tapes blackened. Hecea, on this occasion, was mounted on a Imise, which, contrary to the ordinary usage, was not a while one. but of a bay, or some other dark colour; she was also dressed in white. Nearly all the party were armed with lIns, which tliev repeatedly fired in their progress through the village. Several horns weie also in full plav, and a number of rockets fired. There was also a kind of carriage in the procession, the lamps of which sjied a lustre over a portion of the crowd, and lighted the apartments of lJIallyof the inhabitants, who were afraid toaleae their bedrooms, thus pnabi,, them to obtain a better view of the procession. When the parry arrived near the end of the village, where one road leads to the Pontardulais highway, and "the other towards LUnellv, Rebecca, who had previously given seveial orders, cried out "Silence!" when the party immediately left off firing guns and blowing boms. They then deter- mined upon taking the Llanelly road, which also leads to Gedyvvernen, the bouse of Mr. Edwards, agent to Rees Goring Thomas, Esq., the lay-improprietor ot the tithes of the parish. Mr. Ed wauls has, for some time past, had the management of the collection of tithes. When Ihe party had proceeded as far as Morlais bridge they halted, and remained on the bridge for about an hour and a half, wait- ing for another division, which was to come f om Mynydd- sylen. During the whole of the time, the blowing of horns and firing of gnus end rockets, were kept up without inter- mission. Bccca, thinking IIIP party to be rather behind time, according to their engagement, accompanied by several others on horseback, proceeded tor about three quarters of a mde oil the road on which the party was expected to come, vhen she met them. It is also thought a third party, fiom some other direction, joined them. They afterwards pro- cceded towards Gettyweruen House, and some peisons esti- mated ihe party, by this time, lo have amounted to seven or eight hundred peisons;—their vehicle remained on the bridge. Upon the arrival of the rioters opposite Gelly- weruen House, they repeatedly fired their guns. Mr. Ed watds, who had been for some days preyionsly confined by illness;, was in bed in one of the rooms up stairs, in which there was a light. Mrs. Edwards, who was in the room, heaiing the firing and noise, advanced towards the window, and being greatly alarmed at seeing so large a crowd about the house, naturally enquired, "What was the matter? What did they require?" At this time a gunshot was fired through the window, several panes of which were broken ihereby. Mrs. Ed wards, who had cautiously avoided standing immediately in front of the window, fortunately escaped injury. She went to the window a second time and received a similar answer. Another shot was soon afterwards fired towards the door of the room, near which Mrs. and Miss Edwards stood, both of whom fortunately escaped unhurt, although Ihe marks of shot were very thick upoM the A great number of gunshots were then fired in succession into the bedroom, the evident aim of the rioters being seriously to injure, if nol, indeed, to murder Mr. Edwards, who, as we have before stated-, was in bed; but, happily for Mr. Edwards and his family, as well as for the rioters themselves, their endeavours were not attended with success, for, although parts of the wall were so thickly marked with shot and slugs, that scarcely a square inch was entirely free from them, while the window and bed-curtains were equally thickly perforated, Mr. Edwards escaped nn. touched, which was entirely owing to the position of the riote s being too low to enable them to fire into the bed. Some gnus must have been discharged by persons who were on the court-wall, as there were some marks at a distance not exceeding half a yard from the pillow upon which Mr. Edwards lay, while those fired from the ground of the yard, cOMld not take effect much lower than the ceilin, Another window, towards the back of the house, was also broken by gunshots, which had passed through the front window. There were in the panes of the window of another room, round holes, apparently made by balls, but which some persons thought were made by sings. There we e in all fifty-two panes of glass broken, in five windows.—Greatly alarmed at the dangerous position of her father, Miss Ed- wards, at considerable personal risk, came down stairg, and went to the door, at which Ulele was a kind of porch, with glass at each side. Several large stones were immediately thrown at this young lady through the glass, but none of them struck her. Some of the party called out in Welsh, that they would not injure Miss Edwards, or her motherj but that they would set no greater value on the father's life than a feather thrown before the wind, and that they would have the tithes lowered." Miss Edwards appealed to their humanity, and told them that her father was ex- ceedingly ill, and confined to his bed, but that they might see him on any future dav. After letting off a few addi- tional charges, they left the house.—Whilst these outlaes were eariied on at the house, several of the mob forced open the door, and entered the beautiful walled garden, adjoining the house, where they committed devastations of a most disgraceful character. Nearly all the apple-trees, and wall fruit-trees of different kinds, were entirely de- stroyed, having been to n to pieces, or taken up by the toot. The vaiious plants and herbs, wiih which the garden abounded, were also destroyed. The row of large and commodious green-bouses, extending from one side of the garden to the other, was attacked, and a large quantity of gla" broken with stones. Though it was evident, by the maiks on the green-house doors, which were strongly built that attempts had been made to enter Ihem, yet the mob did not succeed in that object, so that the luxuriant bunches of grapes and the abounding cucumbers were untouched a circumstance not due to any sense of feeling or justice on • be part of the inob, who evidently shrinked from enteriuc the green houses through the broken glass. In fact, they hands upon nearly everything valuable in the garden with the exception of the bee-hives, which contained a good stock of bees; these the rioters prudently avoided, con- scious that the diligent and active little beings would by no means sympathise in their devastations.—Either simultane- ously with these depradations, or soon after they were com- mitted, a party of the desperadoes proceeded to the bouse ot William Bassett, the gamekeeper, who resided in a cot- tage in it wood, a short distance from Gellv weruen House. On hearing of their approach, the gamekeeper, against whom they had sworn vengeance, fled for refuge to the «'ood, leaving his wife and children in the house. The Rebeccaites, on their entering the bouse, discharged a gnn or pisI, containing powder oniy, nearly into the face of the wite, who had a child, who was slightly wounded in her arms at the time. Tliev then broke the clock, which w;,s a very ROod one, an old pier-glass, which bad been Handed down for several generations, tbe chairs, tables, and all the little furniture the poor people possessed. They also carried away the gamekeeper's gun, and 10s. or 12s. worth ot powder'and shot; and previous to leavin, luok from tne drawers all the clothes of the family, which were 1010, trodden upon, and partly burnt. They then t. ft the place, after firing several times.—We observed that several ot the painted doors leading from the road to the plantation were desiroyed by the Rebeccaites, either in going or in leaving.—U hen Becca and her party returned through Ltanon, it was between two and tliiee o'clock oil Wednesday morning The number of persons who returned through the village, was stated to us to be about five hundred, several of the parly having previously dispersed in dif. etent directions With the exception ot the occasional hung 01 a gun, ihey made no noise on their return. When they arrived opposite Goring Thomas's bouse, in the village ol Llanon, which was vacant, but is being pie- pared for the inception of F. Fiedricks, Esq., who has rented it for the spotting season, some of the junior meni- beisof the family commenced throwing stones at the win dows, bin Becca called out in English, and in a female voice, "Now girls, if y011 are my daughters, leave that bouse alone, ulltill shall command vou another time." Tliev instantly desisted, but we counted thirty panes of glass, which had been broken. Afier leaving the village, they knocked up the landlord of the King's Arms, and Becca and several of her children ordered beer, for "hjdl they paid, but commanded the landlord to put out his candle, which the latter readily did. They then went towards Pontyberem, on the Carmarthen road, but how far they wadied dispersion we could not ascertain, for no poison was allowed to follow them, or scarcely to look at them, without being fired al. It is evident that Mr. Edwards had incuried ttte displeasure of the mob, in con- sequence of his being, in their opinion, 100 aihitrary in the collection of tithes, but it is not to be supposed that the riot has :u any way emanated from the meeting held at Llation on 'jonday evening, convened for the purpose ot ascertaining if Mr. Goring Thomas had answered the letter applying for a tp'iuclion of tithes in accordance with a petition sent him froOl a forme meeting, for that meeting was composed of most respectable persons, and though some dissatisfaction was expiessed at not receiving an answer from Mr. Thomas, yet, upon its being explained to them that he had only just illumed from London, and consequently had not had suf- ficient time to consider request, they appeared per- fectly satisfied, and called another meeting tor Friday night Oo-night), hill i\1r Thomas a week to consider their pe- tition, We think ii necessary to make these observations, as contrary reports have been circulated. DARING SACHU.IGI;.— On the morning of Sunday sennight some thieves entered Penywain Chapel, Mon- mouthshire, and eariied awav the communion seivice, which had been dcposiied there between six and seven o'clock that morning, preparatory to the celebration of the Euchai ist. The robbery was discovered before the commencement of the morning service. I HAGS AS MAM'KI- — Tbe value of rags has been proved by Mr. P. Howard,of Dowiisli Wake, near Taunton, who dressed a forty-acre piece of land partly with rags and partly wiih lime, and put it to wheal; the result of which is. that the part dressed with rags is tar superior to the lime part, producing stalks C feet 4 inches high, with the ears propotlionahlv Jong and large, :he produce averaging 40 bushels per acre. Two other smaller pieces, on the same farm dressed with rags, after potatoes and vetches, are equally prosperous. The old labourers of the place declare 'bey do not recollect ever seeing such pieces of wheat before. The seed sown was called the Golden Drop" and White I Lammas," (I

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