Monmouthshire Merlin

TIMES OF HfGl-l WATER AT NEWPORT. nlflH WATKK. DEPTH AT DAYS. moitn- YVEN. DOr:K OATES. nlflH WATKK. DEPTH AT AUGUST. H. «. "• in7- 27. Sunday 7 44 8 0 o4 7 Monday 8 24 8 38 34 4 £ 9. Tuesday 9 1 9 15 33 3 3o, Wednesday 9 22 9 M 31 6 <THURSDAY?. « w 10 34 28 n 1.Prid'v H 0 11 27 25 7 2, Saturday .•••••••• • 11 30 0 0 22 14 —————

UTIHIE »¥IE^YILJ| FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1843. LANDLORDS, TENANTS, MASTER- MINERS, AND WORKMEN. In the face of the serious evils which are so deeply rooted in the social system of Wales-evils 'Which are beginning to be compared with those of t5 the French peasantry prior to the events of 1789, It is quite irrational to suppose that any little tem- porary gleams of improvement in trade, will all at Once restore prosperity and tranquility to the dis- trict. Whether iron advances five shillings or ten killings per ton from the forced action of specula- tors on the market, or the casual demand from an fxtra source, such as the Rouen or Moscow railway, Its market can never acquire that settled, perma- nent character which, is indispensable for the life employment of the swarming inhabitants of this country, until a decided revival in every "ranch of our foreign and domestic market has been caused, by the adoption of measures of free trade. We feel convinced that the system of prohi- bition and restriction, which now forms our com- mercial code, can only have for its end the final ex- action of the mining interests of Great Britain. Any momentary glimpses of prosperity, which may have for its effect the excitement of fallacious hopes ftitd the further toleration of this ruinous system, tnay, perhaps, be more hurtful than beneficial be- muse they lead the miners to go on in the old way, hoping the best, while, in the meantime, foreigners are bringing to maturity these works and mines, \'9hich, if things go on as they do, will eventually 8W up our own. Better, some say, to suffera short crisis at present, so that it be a decisive one, and terminate in wringing from the legislature those Measures which will arrest our ruin, while it is yet time, than go on through a succession of delusions .^hich common sense tells us before hand, must end In disappointment and the loss of all the remaining capital. We have been led to these remarks in Consequence of perceiving that the small improve- ment of of our markets is making the Conserva- tive press crow for the duration of the restrictive Policy of government, and inducing the Liberal Journals to be less warm in their advocacy of free trade principles. The great and good work of commercial reform ^Ust be done, and done quickly, if we are again to he a flourishing nation. 0 Why are we shut out from America ? Why are ^e excluded from France? By what law, human or divine, does a Parliament, selected by a class ^ho do not number more than thirty thousand per- sons, prevent the political, toiling, starving, Welsh- men from sending their iron to the seventeen mil- lions of active, scheming, speculating go-ahead Americans, whose fertile brains are ever at work in Cutting railroads, building ships, launching steam'- °ats, levelling forests, erecting cities, sawing, ham- mering, ploughing, smoothing, beautifying every- ZD 0 where, the rugged face of nature, in a continent of ^°undless immensity ? Or, again, where is their Arrant for keeping asunder our Welsh peasants 4,4d the thirty millions of French peasants, on the ground that the latter are" our natural enemies," "hen every man of them is longing to get at the iron, or the others' corn, wine, or brandy ? he plough of the one must be rude, barbarous, inefficient for want of his neighbours' iron—the larder of the other must be empty, or furnished ^ith nothing better than potatoes and sour milk, m order that certain mistaken monopolists in both Countries may command a superfluity of luxuries, 411d wield the whole political power; and this is What it all ends in, in the last analysis. But even supposing that we persist in sacrificing health, strength, and lives of whole genera- Ons of men, in order to keep up rents, is there any ciprocal good derived from it to any part of the *°mmunity dealing in iron ? Take for example ^ilroads :—By keeping up the landed interest, do We Cause a greater demand for iron in the home ^rket, assuming that we have consented to sacri- ^ce the foreign market ? Does Mr. Fruges consu- me natus lay out his money in anything so useful 4 a railroad ? Does he and his class afford a suffi- cient number of travellers and quantity of luggage, triages, horses, dogs, Joe Mantons, cooks, valets, 4t'4 Abigails, with all their band boxes included, 0 keep railroads going, and to pay a fair dividend 0 their shareholders ? If so the matter would be little more tolerable, and the question would ?0ttte to assume this shape, that the high rents be- ^8 laid out in new railroads by the landlords, re- verted to the miners who forged the rails, and was y them paid again to the farmersfor food and other ^cessaries. Inasmuch, however, as the landlord ejnanded more for his farm than it was worth, the Price of its produce would necessarily be higher to e miner than it ought to be, and to that extent he auld be done out of his rails. Now although it is certain that Mr. Fruges J'^umtre natus, when he does travel by railroad, is very good customer, seldom going without a train )S as a comet's, a highland Cateran s, or an j ^ian officer's, yet, on the whole, he and his class, it is surmised, are not the main supporters of rail- 1'0 d f¡ a s, and the chief creators of a demand for iron home consumption. On the contrary, there be very little doubt that they are and have been Actively engaged in extinguishing the demand i r raIlroads at home, as they have been in destroy- the foreign markets. It is notorious that they 0 b. COurage railroads by every means in their power, ?ever permitting a bill to pass unless the most ex- r*Vagant prices are paid for their land through ^hich it is to pass, and always encumbering the ^plest matter with such difficulties as to render {he lawyers' bills an insupportable charge upon the I Usiness. It is calculated that the tax, which jobbing of his character lays upon the cost of railways, is i tnethlng like six thousand pounds per mile, to hich enormous extent the already sufficien y v Arming price is artificially enhanced for no-body s but their own. e regret once more (for it is a fact not to be ^r8otten by this iron district) that the sums of Oney thus bagged from public companies, by j ans of jobbing legislation, would suffice to pay many hundreds of miles of good substantial J^roads more than we have at present, and that tfe greater part of that money would have gon« to miners in payment of their iron, to the lin- kable benefit of the country at large. ln the latter case Mr. Fruges, consumere natus, c^Id have been curtailed of a pleasant trip to the ^tineu^ or a brilliant season in London, and French cooks, Danseuses, Swiss valets, k'md-street milliners, Stulzian tailors, and Parisian ers, would have mourned. Mendici. Mims, balatrones. et hoc genus omne, Mffistum ac solicitum.. „ honest toil-worn Taffy, instead of trouble- u 1116 toll-gates, and statute-labour turnpikes, might jfVe his eyes blessed with a good sufficient railroad t "nillg through the country, fed like a grand ar- 1?* hy subsidiary lanes and branches, bringing his to5f and transporting his produce to the market- jov at rates ^at would make his heart sing with Hob y derri Dando." >t is tbere anything besides ceasing to exercise L!!e^u' influence on railroad legislation, which the W^ords must do to benefit their farmers and 1 Yes they must give free or lower their rents, i.e. that not to a trifling insignificant extent, and of ten or fifteeen per cent, as Lord Camden has done, and fancies he has done wonders. When rents are rackrents, these diminutions are a mockery and a farce. When produce has fallen more than thirly per cent;, when beasti that used to fetch ten pounds do not now sell for six pounds a piece, when butter, formerly a shilling, is not six-pence per Ib; as in many parts of the principality, is it not ridiculous to offer a diminuteon of ten pounds per cent. and to hold the tenant to his old lease? We wiil not suppose our generally, kind-hearted Welsh owners of the soil could imitate the exterminating Irish-landlord cruelty, of offering hard-working tenants the alternative of giving up their farms when the consequences must be to starve. If such were the case, we could not wonder that the Welsh peasant, confined within these limits, would give vent to his exasperated feelings in midnight violence and gate destruction. Fixed like a plant to one peculiar spot, To draw nutrition, propagate, and rot, Or meteor like. flame lawless through the void, His foes destroying, by himself destroyed. Is this the alternative to which any set of men ought to be reduced ? Surely not. It is high time that the sys- tem be put an end to, not by troopers and artillerymen, but by sacrifices of money, and some superfluities, not by accusing this or that person or party of being the origin or stay of the disaffection, but by each person, who by exam- ple act, or vote, supports and countenances, the principles of monopoly, saying to himself" Thou art the man r We come now to a consideration of the copper miners On former occasions we have stated it as our opinion, tha in bad times, like the present, a compromise between men and masters ought to be entered into, when it is manifest the production cannot be carried on except at a loss of ca- pital. Masters cannot be expected to go on for any length of time, losing their money, and the hardship ought to be equally borne:—we say, equally borne, for we do not see the justice, or moral propnety, of throwing the whole bur- den on the shoulders 01 the labouring workmen. How can men who have made large fortunes by the blood and sinews of their workmen, men who in a time of embar- rassment, have capital, which they have made by their workmen's labour, to fall back upon, justify to their own consciences the limitation of wages to an amount, upon which the men cannot live-as little as they can live upon, to that exter:t the masters may fairly lower the wages of their operatives, but not below it. They can affoid to run the risk of accumulating a stock of copper or iron to sell on a better day. The risk to them is a little more or or a little less money. The risk to their workmen is the risk of starvation, crime, disease, and death to thcmselvet and families!. The case is unequal. The bond that ex- ists between the master and his men is something more than employment. Cash payment cannot absolve him from his moral obligations to them, if by their means he has m"de a fortune. He is not morally justified in making a fortune in gainful times and abandoning them in losing ones. No political economist in the world will ever per- suade us that he is. Neither can we see the justice of that firm who caused the Ashton strike, by lowering the rate of wages, when it is notorious that the masters have been enjoying all the benefit of the late amendment in trade. There should be some local board of resident manufac- turers to put down all such attempts to exene a ruinous competition at the expense of the workmen's wages. No firm or man has any right to do anything, or exercise any uncled privilege, which may bring about a general insur- rection or revolution. "Property has its duties as well as its rights."

DISCIPLINE OF THE ARMY. A dreadful occurrence which lately look place in Birr, in Ireland, hai attracted, in an unusual degree, the attention of the press and the public to this important subject. It appears that the 5th Futilters have been for some time stationed in that town, and that while a party of them was at drill under the di- rection of Adjutant Mackay, one of the men, a private named George Jubee, asked permission to fall out for a few minutes, which was granted. Jubee immediately reiired to a quarry which was close at hand, where he deliberately loaded his fu;i] with a ball cartridge, and then returned towards the line. On coming within five or six paces of the Adjutant, he presented his piece, and fired at the ill. fated officer, when the ball passed completely through his body, and lodged in the knapsack of one of the men. The Adjutant fell instantly, and expired in a short time. Jubee, who was perfectly cool and collected, immediately the fatal shot was fired, grounded his arms, said he did not mean to run, and quietly surrendered himself to justice. An inquest was subsequently held on the body of the mur- dered officer, at which a great number of witnesses were exa- mined, when the following verdict was returned :— "We find that private George Jubee, of the 5th Fusileers, did (at the time and place mentioned, and in the manner des- cribed by the witnesses,) kill and murder Adjuiant Robertson Mackay, of the *»idcoip<; but the jury are of opinion, that the majority of the men of the said regiment are both murmur- ing at and suffering from the drills and pirades which they have daily to undergo. They ("the jury), therefore, recommend that the proper authorities will institute a strict and searching in- quiry into these matters." It will be recollected that some time previously to this dread- ful occurrence, another private of this regiment, named M'Manus, actually dropped dead on drill, and the coroner's jury in that case alluded, in their verdict, to the severity of the discipline, as having, in some measure, been productive of the sad result. Iu the present state of society standing armies are, perhaps, necessary evils, and complete control and dominion on the pari of the officers being indispensable to prevent abodyofarmed men, distinct from the population, from degenerating into the most frightful engine of mischief to society, a strict discipline is ab- solutely essential. Far be it from us to attempt to weaken or relax the discipline requisite to the maintenance of this whole- some control, and therefore we approach the subject with veiy great delicacy; but when we see our gallant army, whose endurance under privation, and bravery in the field, have spread the glory of our country through eyery clime, and on whose affection for the institutions which they may be called on 10 de. fend, depends, perhaps, uur existence as a nation, we must reo claim against an excessive and cruel despotism, which wears out the soul and exhausts the body even to death by its barba- rous pressure, or drives men to madness, despair, or the com- mission of crimes of the startling nature of that which now calls forth our remarks. Our troops are men, and entitled 10 the sympathies of humanity they are citizens, and entitled to the proteciion of the laws and institutions in defence of which they are required to shed their blood. They ought not to he abandoned to the mercies of every heartless martinet, who has no greater sympathy for them than he hasfor the weapons which they wield, and whose assassination is no satisfaction to outraged humanity, though the apprehensions it suggests may tend to keep others in check. In what we have said, we would distinctly be understood as not passing a general censure on the Adjutants of the British armv, or classing them under a category derogatory to their feelings as men. We have known too many gentlemen in the military service beating that commission, to commit such an error-who were and are as remarkable for their humantly as they have been distinguished for their gattaniry no, we oppose a system which makes it possible for an individual to enforce a discipline intolerable to human nature, and productive of the most monstrous crimes. j While on this subject, we may refer to an incident that reo cently took place in this county, which shows that the privates in our army may be made the victims of an incessant and relent- less tyranny, originating, perhaps, in feelings of individual malice, by men but a small remove above themselves. In the assize intelligence which appeared in the MERUN of the 5th inst., we reported the case of ft private of the 7311i, regiment, then and at present stationed here, named Patrick Hickey, who was indicted lor a robbery committed by him at Tredegar iron works, where he happened to be on detachment. He was a young man who, judgiog from the manner in which he ad- dressed the judge who presided at the trial, we should say was possessed'of intelligence and a degree of education above the average of private soldiers. He pleaded guilty to the charge, or, as he expressed it, 10 the whole indictment,"and on being asked what he had to say, informed bis Lordship that he was desirous to be transported that he had committed the offence for this purpose, and that he had come to the determination to en- counter the horrors of transportation, to escape from the tyranny of a Serjeant of bit regiment, who had made his life miserable. This may be true or false it is at all events worthy of enquiry, and as the circumstances created a very strong sensation in the crowded court, and has been much spoken of since, it would give us unfeigned pleasure to state that on a minute and impar- tial investigation, the party inculpated had cleared himself ftom the charge of having driven a fellow creature and a brother sol- dier to so terrible an alternative. Having thus alluded to the internal discipline of the 73rd, which has been for some months stationed among us, it is but justice to add that this ia the enly instance which has come to our knowledge, of undue severity practised in that regiment; that we have heard that the officers are as remarkable (while they maintain all proper military discipline) for kind foeliug towards the men under their command, as we know they are for urbanity in society; and that the regiment has conducted itself creditably while quartered in this district. With respect to the assassination of Adjutant Mackay, we find the following paragraph in an Irish paper, the Limerick Chronicle, which has just reached us :— "MaiorGenerat Sir Guy Campbell has fully investigated all circumstances connected with the late melancholy occur- ence and, if 1 «>ay be a1,t>wed ,0 use ,he ,e,m. '"rned a regi- ment'inside out. He made a minute and searching inquiry tnio the state of the corps, its interior economy, its management in the field and every other circumstance that could to any way throw light' on the cause of the recent complaints. He has expressed himself most favourably, and state, that in his opi- nion the regiment is in the highest state o discipline, and not over-drilled by thecolooel. The opinion of such a distinguished •fficer as Sir Guy Campbell must go far to remove the absurd and unfounded statements that have recently gone abroad This may be sufficient at the Horse Guards, but it will not satisfy the public until they are furnished with the materials to enable them to form an opinion whether the judgment of Sir Guy Campbell is well-founded or not. Since writing the foregoing, we have received from a corres- pondent who served in the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders with the late ill-fated Adjutant Mackay, the following memoir of him- Robertson Mackav was a native of Caithness, in Scotland, and enlisted in the 93rd, in the year 1825, for a penod of 7 years Two years after he joined the regiment, he married a respectable female, a native of Perth. He was stationed with that regiment in this town in 1830 and 1831, where he was generally known, ind much respected. He conducted himself with such propriety rhat before the expiration of his period of service, he attained he rank ofsecood serjeant-major. In 1832, on the expiration jf his time, having soma prospects of establishing Jnmieli in jcotiand, h« left ttlt regiment, although promised a commission J by Col. Sutherland, who then cotnmandacl the corps. lie left, however, and settled at Perth, where he was not successful, and he determined on returning to the military life. Col. Sutherland, who, throughout his career in the 93rd, had been his friend and patron, having, in the interval, been appointed to the command of the 5tli Fusileers, Mackay was induced to join that regiment, in which he accordingly enlisted, and where he conducted him. self so much to the satisfaction of his commanding officer, that he quickly passed through the grades of corporal, serjeant, and serjeant-m»jor. He then was recommended for a commission, which he obtained without purchase, and was appointed to the Adjutancy. He was subsequently promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, which he held with the Adjutancy, at the period of his untimely death.

A BIT OF REBECCAISM.—About the mid- night, it is supposed, of Wednesday last, some prowlers who must have been emulous of the fame and achievements of the Amazonian Rebecca and her daughters, broke away two neat and substantial garden gates from some gardens in the neigh- bourhood of Saint Woollos church, and took them into the new piece of church burial ground, and flung them up over a wall about eight feet high into the garden of Mr. Pain, surveyor, breaking down several fine currant bushes, and destroying some sea kale, by the Herculean exploit. The police were apprised of the transaction on Thursday, and are on the alert to discover 'he Rebeccas; and the gates are now lying in security on Mr. Pain's premises, waiting to be identified by their owners. We are happy to hear that Mr. W. C. Webb, of Rose Cottage, PillgwenHly, Newport, has been appointed Spanish Vice-Consul for this port. A more efficient selection could not have been made. Publicans are liable to a penalty for giving money to soldiers billeted upon them, in order to get accommo- dated elsewl.ere. The committee of management for the ensuing Newport Races, (the advertisement of which will be found in another column), having failed in their endeavours to get stew- ards for this year, are compelled to take the management upon themselves. So many races being about to take pldce in this and the adjoining counties, a large field of horses is expected, and excellent sport may be anticipated. The committee will tfet themselves highly honoured by the attendance of those gen- tlemen and their friends from the country, who are favourable to the establishment in Newport of such a real old English amusement as horse racing. CRICKET.-On Friday last, a match came off on our cricket ground, between the officers and men of the 73rd regiment and the Newport Club, in which the latter were victorious, although from the state of the score at the end Of the first innings odds were laid on the military. At the termlna. tion of the match, the players adjourned to the King s Head Hotel, where an excellent dinner, including all the de tcac of the season, awaited them, and which did great ere • the.catering of Mr Lloyd. Another match was appoiote^ take place to day, the particulars of which shall appea our next. The following is the score of last Friday s ma NEWPORT CLUB. 1st innings. 2nd innings- R.P.Jones, b Bisse. 13 b Littlehales jg J. Harrhy b Fitzciarence. 0 c Fitzclarence ..• g C. Cairns, b Bisse 0 c Lawrence.. D Harrhy, b Fitzclarence 0 b Bisse E Cairns, b do. 0 not out W Brewer, b do 9 c l' & Latch, not out 13 b Littleha'les •••* J? J Thomas b Fuxdarence 0 b Bisse H H.wk.ns bBilfe o b Bisse u a! yL t F,,zclarence 1 b Bisse b,« ° c t Wide balls o 11 39 135 39 174 OFFICERS AND MEN. c A st lanings. 20{j i0nj0gs. Sandeman, b Jooes o b J Harrhv 5 Fitzclarence, b Jones. o c Jones .25 Vandermulen, b Harrhy l b Jones 0 Bisse b Harrby 2 b U Harrhy 8 Sims, b Jones 2 b Jones 3 Martin, ruD out 9 b Cairns 0 Ball, b Jones 0 b Jones 3 Liltlehales b Jones 3 c Jones. 26 Macdonald, b D Harrhy 2 not out 7 Loveday, No 1, not out 1 runout 0 Loveday, No2 b D Harrhy 0 b D Harrhy!^ 3 Hyes 2 ]3 Wide balls o.. 1 3 23 ■! 96 •' j3 119 .'1,.> Majority in favour of Newport as DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE ALTAR.Last luesday the minister of the Welsh Baptist chapel in Charles- street, and the proper official a.s registrar of marriages, were called upon to perform the marriage ceremony between a jolly Jack Tar and a buxom, cherry-cheeked widow. At the time appointed, the intended bride and bridesmaid stood at the altar but Jack loitered in the aisle, casting occasional wistful glances towards the door; till a messmate, pulling him forward roared out Shiver my timbers, Jack, why dont you heave a.head to be spliced V "No!" replied Jack, doggedly; ««cug roe, If I aint pon t'other tack—I shant get noosed just yet, no-bow. What I" shrieked the disappointed widow, are you a-eoing to dis-siv me again ?" 11 Stow yer gab, old ga| retorted the cruel Lolhatio; and turning his quid, hitching up his we do- not-mention-ems," and fixing his fists into his jacket pockets, he made for the door, regardless of the entreaties of the party, and the hysterical screams of the widow. It appears that this is the second time Jack has left the lady in a simi)ar quandary. The same day, Jack was seen rolling jollily enough about the streets, with his arms a-kimbo, and trolling merrily, "A jolly life is the bachelor's 1" ACCIDENT.-On Thursday afternoon last, about three o'clock, a very poor, helpless old man named Benjamin Thomas, who resides with his wife, who is tquaHv helpless, in Charles-street, was going up that street, and when'passing near the gate of the Parrot yard, the horse artillery happened to he coming out mounted, and Thomas, being deaf was unable to hear their appioach, and was knocked down bV one of the horses. He was taken up insepstble, and carried home where be was soon attended by Mr Woollett, surgeon to the Dispensary. kindly sent lor cordtals and other restoratives which he a<*min- ts'ered to the sufferer, and succeeded in bringing 'li,n 10 J;00-" sciousness. Under ihe skilful treatment of Mr VVoollett. he is I likely shortly to recover. There is no blame to be attached to the soldier, whose horse was restive. ACCIDENT.—A few minutes after the occurrence mentioned above, a man named David Thomas, employed in ihe boat building yard of Messrs j. H. L,ngd»» ihe canal side was tn the dry dock tbere at work boat, when a large chisel, which d d from b nk' 'f11 upon his foot near the r.ght ancle, and cutting tbr0"f severely puuetured an aMery. The hermorrage was so exces ive as to cause Thomas, who is an aeed man,10 fa,Dt' Woollett, of the Dispensary, being quickly •■'f^xIoiaV resorted to the usual means, and stopped the blood, f under Mr Woollen's care, is likely soon to c]°a £ and his wotk. Fortunately he belon/s to two beoeht uo his family will not, therefore, suffer such prjvat'^ J4 ^JUi#n cessarily would if he bad not while in P for a rainy day. j,

M E R T H Y R. The advance in the Iron Trade appears to cheer th" men. The prospect of a good harvest, also, is an additional reason for encouragement, and of thanksgiving to a benificen1 Being. A company of the Seventy-Third Regiment of Foot passed through this town ou Fiiday, the 18■ h tnnam, for Newport. The Druids of the New Inn Lodge, Penydarren, made a day of it on Monday, by celebiaiing their feast. Im- mense numbers gazed on t'leir reverends," as they walked in an orderly mdnner through the principal streets. The" pitch and toss" fellows were unmercifully driven over the hedges, through the ditches, and by the huge tips, by PC Forey, on Sunday last, and yet he failed to gei one fairly in his grasp. What are the religionists of Met. thvr about, when they do not try to get them under Sabbath instruction. Few remember such intense heat as was exper- ienced here on Friday and Saturday last. More favourablt weather for ripening corn was never enjoyed in this part 01 the rountry. Vast numbers from the Hills have taken a trip to the sea shore at Swansea, during the early part of the week, for the benefit of their health, Those who have returned ti Menhyr, complain bitterly of the advance in the price of pro- visions at Swansea. Father Machew, it is said, has been applied to, and has promised to pay a visit to the Iron Works. Bad a- the times are, his services are very much needed. It seems that man will not practise moderation, without totally ab staining. Two men were burnt at Aberdare Colliery last week, by an explosion of fire damp. The late explosion COM Mr Powell about two hundred pounds in repairing the pi^. There were not leS3 than eighty air doors quite destioyed. We regret to state that meat, amounting to one hundred pounds' worlh, was thrown away at Merthyr, last Monday,owing to the owneis not being able to sell it onSaturday. It is a pity the poor could not be benefitted by it, before it was unfit for use. A dreadful accident has occurred at Aberdare.— On Thursday. William Williams, collier, was killed upon the spot, by a fall of coal and rubbish. A coroner's inquest was held on the mu ilated body of the unfur'unate man, and a ver- dict in accordance with the event returned.

TAFF VALE RAILWAY. The half-vearly general meeting of the proprietors was held at the Cardiff Arms, on Tuesday. It was important, protrarted and, in its results, calculated to inspire confidence that more prosperous results ale al band. The state of our columns affurds space only for the following report of the Committee of E^qu.ry, this week :— The following is the Report of the Committe. before alluded 10, and appointed lIy II resolution of rhe Specidl GeDeral Meet- iog of Proprietors held in June last ;— In pursu ,npe of Ihis resolution, Tbe Committee of Enquiry' have preceded to the execution of the duties delegated to iheiii bv the Propiietors, with a conviction of the great responsibility imposed upon. and in the best manner that the short period granted 10 them would allow. In prosecuting the inquiry, their attention has been directed to the past management, present position, and future prospects of the Company. In refeience to the first point, they are compelled to state, that the expendIture on the original formation of the Railway « as most profuse, e-pecially in the engineering department and though they do not particularize the items of excessive out- lav. which would not produce any beneficial lesult, yet the; ran'not orni: obsetving, that a large porpo-tion of the capit,,1 was most injudiciously a d ex-avagamly expended. In ex'enua ten 01 this statement, it has been urged by the Directors that thi undertaking WHS eommenred at a petiod when Rmlwavs wus imperfectly unrlerstood, and ihe cons1 ru^on of r when competition among engineers and contractors scarce IN existed: and also, that the various requirement. cousiaot)) made ftom the Hoard by the 1 te engineer were of so pressing a charac er, ib,t a refusal thiea.ened such responsibilities as no body of Diieciors could justifiably undettake. As a mailer of pa«t management, the state of the accounts may pelhllp3 "Ith propriety be referred to here. In tbe eadler peuod of the Company's existence, a verv loose system of book- keeping prevailed it has, however, been satisfactory to your Committee in the examination of the accounts to find, thai vouchers for the greater number of the payments charged in the cash books of the Company were produced; and when defi cieot, your Committee were enabled 10 verify most of the others hy means of tne different bankers' pass books. Your Committee have not any reason to suppose that these has been any malappropriation of the funds belonging to till Company the account books now appear io be systtmatical)) kept, regularly balanced, and audited by a public accountant, rhe recent published statement have been prepared withoui any teference to previous ones, in which great discrepancies twisted your Committee, therefore, feel justified tn expressing 'heir belief, that the accounts are substantially correct. In reviewing the present financial position of the Company, the liabilities have pressed upon the attention of the Committee, The balance appears to be considerable, amounting to about £28,000, including promissory notes, outstanding amounts due to bankers, landowners, solicitors, Exc" &c., it being impossible to state the exact amount, many items being composed of va- luations of unsettled claims. Your Committee refrain from suggesting any mode by which the liabilities shall be dis- charged: they prefer leaving the matter with the Board, deem. ing it more expedient that a conclusion shall be arrived at by the Directors, after due consideration of all the facts. The ELY BRANCH.—The advantages of completing this branch have had the serious consideration of your Committee. and they have endeavoured, both by personal inspection and by obtaining the evidence of some persons well qualified to jodgt, to prepare themselves for giving their opinion to the Proprie- tors. The river Ely appears to present great advantages for the shipment of coal, in its natural facilities of ing ess and egiess, both as to the depth of water, and also as to the opportunity ol access in most states of the wind and tide. Even in an advert state of the wind, which is rare, a steam tug boat would at an limes overcome every difficulty. These advantages, coupled with the shelter afforded by the Penarth headland, make it fully equa) to o'her ports in the Bristol Channel. It may be ten- dered peculiarly suitable for vessels usually employed in the roal trade, which could he safely on the mud, and, by the con- struction of jetty heads, at a comparatively small cost, either by the Company or by the shippers, coals could be put on board at very moderate charges. The present period, both from the ready supply of labour and cheapness of materials, is particularly favourable for the forma- tion of this branch, and which being iniended for the convey- aoce of coals, may be constructed in a less expensive mode than the main line, a proper regard being had to durability. As to the funds requisite for completing this undertaking, should the Proprietors deem it advisable to apply to Parlia- ment for powers to raise fuither capital, the sum required for ihe Ely Branch would of course be included in the amount. The liberality heretofore shewn by the Honourable Mr Clive towards the Company, and also his great interest io ob- taining an outlet to the sea for the mineral products of his es- tate, lead your Committee to hope that that gentleman mav afford the Company some pecuniary assistance. The Proprie- tors also may perhaps be disposed to come forward in aid by » pro rata contribution, proportioned to their interest io the con- cern. Various suggestions have been made, as to this brancn being formed by a sepaiate Company yaur Committee appre- hend that under the acts of Parliament no power exists for so doing; but whatever arrangements may be made, your Com. mittee strenuously recommend that the contronl of this branch should not pass from the Directors, in order that the ultimate advantages to be derived from it may be secured to the Company. The Propiietors are doubtless aware that the Company's Bond for 156,000, was given to the Trustee>Jof 'he 'ate Earl of Plymouth, for insuring the completion of thisbfanch, and legal proceedings have been taken for enforcing the band. I his fact, coupled with the unsettled state of arrangements with the Mar- ijuess of Bute, in respect of the Dock cbargfls, (Ibe present agreement terminating in June, 1845,) appears to render the completion of the Ely Braneh imperative on the Company. Howtrtr, your Committee arm tntcrtin aa hopw thai a "ul,. ment for an equitable and permanent scale of ahipplng cbarft* at the Bute Docks MAY yet be maje, so as to obviate the ne- i essity of making the Ely Branch but should it prove t.ther. wise, your Committee recommend that the most energetic mea- stires be foithwith adopted for iis construction, so essentIal un der existing circumstances to the prosperity and welfare of the Compaov. „ I Next in impoJVuee are Merthyr, Dowlais, and Lime- stone branches, mittr t!'te Merthyr tram-road. This appears to tie so intricate a queniot. and eo many interests are involved, that your committee feel it difficult 10 make ID.>" particular report upon the subject. They considVSY that under p. "sent circum- -tauces it is best to leave tire matter enmely in the t) rids (I! the Directors; but so far from considering the power to ira,"e th,be tranches a subject of cotigratulaliorl-as from one of the. reo ports your diret-iois formerly appear to have thought rl-y,ou,r Committee are of opinion that it would have been far better it ihe company had not been encumbered with then formation. Respecting the Merthyr terminus, it is a matter of surprise <nd regret to your Committee that :he Directois did not seitle .he price for the land before they erected any buildings iheteon. They understand that theie is a disposition both on the part of Wr Hit! and the lessors, to have the question amieably and equitably settled. Your Committee, therefore, recommend ihat immediate steps be taken for the settlement of this uopleaS*o>. question, The Committee here cannot avoid referring to the anomalous oositioP «f Mr. Hill, as a Director ot the Company, who in ibe event of lepal proceedings, will be in the objectionable situation of both plaioUff and defendant. The attention of Toor committee has been called to .he con- tracts for suppl.es it appear. Jhat those for iron h,ive been (airly open to competition, and '•:« lowest tender has laken Two quantities of iron railawere supplied b) the Dow- lais Company: the first lot in July, 1840, »' .he special request of the Directors, and the second in July, lb41, at the lowest price 01 any tender, but with additional advantageous tt'ru:, ot credit. These deliveries were made at periods wben >he Lom- !»?>Id f)2*e been seriously inconvenienced and t!»eir ope- DAFM NUULU L,U J I- had thev not obtained such supplies. N" £ « •' "C" thete has not ben any o.P'racO, it isi evident that the.e was no other person in a sf.u»»o«. »C furnish the Company with coke suitable for engineering PNRPES^- ) our Committee consider .U ..K H»H no alternative but io resoit to therefore that ihe Company nao no r .u i„ ,= nih*rwi«« it would have been very Mr. Coffin for the supply, as J \L l j i:„- Ynur» oromittee are of oiu- .nffictfit to have worked the hoe. *our*- ve been benefit at nion lhat the building of coke ovens wooW h.ve tnren beneh .a to the Company, and they regret that the DireCo. d Thev them at the earliest period at which fuel wa, requ 7 are now informed lhat ovens are beiag built by o»h »Jd i duals; it is therefore pi»b*b!e that the Company may e equal advantages from compe.rtion. without the '^eo^DC; of an outlav of capital. The Committee cossider that the Boa. •eight have advertised for lenders for the supply of coke at a much earlier period than March, 1843; the, railway having neen opened in October, 1840. The Committee trust ti-al II) all future contracts, the most public means of inviting coinpeti- ior' may be adopted. The attention of the Committee has also been directed o extension of the brancif into the Rhondda V alley, as probably leading to the opening of extensive coal fields m that dist.ic Iheyadvise therefore that every facility should be affoided to the owners of coal property for forming a junction with the H hondda braDch. for the purpose of incieasmg ibe traffic oo that portion cf your line, and that in any futote application to be made to Parliament, this object may bLi s'eadily kept in view. The reduction of the parliamentary rate of tonnage on coal has had the anxious consideration of your Committee, involving is it does most important consequences they are of opinion that this question should be viewed not only in respect of pre- sent income, but also in reference to the prospective and per- manent advantages to be derived from it by the Company. 1 lie Committee recommend this subject to the serious consideration of the Directors. It will be for them to satisfy themselves l^hat the increase of traffic will more than counterbalance any loss ,ustained by a reduction of the charge, and whether any altera- tion may lead to the opening of collieries in other districts con- iguous to the line. These are questions which must be enter- tained before arriving at a sate and correct conclusion. Your Committee are happy to report, that in March last a system of rigid economy in all the departments of the railway. was effectively introduced by the Directors, which (as appears uy the revenue account for the past half year, just furnished by the Committee) has resulted in a saving at the rate of nearly fimO per annum and this, as it is stated, without at all im- jairing the efficient management of the line, The half-yearly report of the Directors will doubtless more particularly allude to this cheering statement. In pursuing their investigation into the affairs of the Company it has been gratifying to your Committee to find that their hopes of the ultimate success of our railway are confirmed for it is evident that there at present exists ample traffic for the realiza.. tion of a dividend on both the new and old shares, piovided the original projectors of the road will act justlv towards 'he Com- pany, by bringing all their traffic on the line. 1 he Committee trust that the Directors will use every exertion to promote a de- velopement of the traffic, on which the prosperity of the under- taking mainly depends. Justice to the Directors requires your Committee to acknow- ledge the readiness and anxiety UHICH have been exhibited to IN -'L your Commitiee, and the courteous and unreserved man- neVin A" TLIE INTIMATION lequtred has been afforded. DIE QOMRRITTEE also receIVed e,er, facility for investigating the IFF ir= HIP ompany, by the production of the books and papers, and by the Personal attendance of the Secretary and Company's officers GEOROE W. FB/»N»LVX, \VIZ.LIAM DONE BUSHELL, Robert LEONARD, DAVID IIVANS, VD GEOHOE Bristol, August 14, 1843.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. NEWPORT Imports and Exports, for the week ending the 25th of Aug. 1843 IMPORTS. Abendroth, Steffens, Hamburg, plates, spelter.—Persian, Fisher, Mirimichi, timber, deals, &c.—Gltdeaway, Blenkey, Rouen Agenoria, Jones, ditto; Leon, Lurbe, ditto; Charles ii hryer, Veale, ditto Victoria. Henty, ditto Neckermunde, Sehwane, Rocktort; Brontis, Curtis, Hamburg; Swallow, .'ones, Rouen; Monmouth, Beynon, Dordt; Deux Z phyr. Chanvelon, Crotos Spring, Seed, Nantes; Ann, Iregarthen, Gibraltar; L'Maria, Dupart, St. Malo, ballast.—23 vessels iiom seveial ports with various cargoes- And the market boats from Bristol with sundries. EXPORTS. Gordon Re Bow, Lord, Malaga Johanna, Hansen, ditto Colonist, Smith, Gtenada; Manly, Glover, Jamaica Poland* llowntree, Rochfort, coal.—Somerset, Foster, Messina Pilot, vVilliams, ditto; Glideaway, Blenhey, Stettin Orb. Knight, Rouen; Ajax, Hoh. Altona; Elb, Stehr, ditto; Yandew, Lowther, Dordt, iron.-16 vessels for various pO.ti, with iron and tin ptates. x The market boats for Bristol, with sundries; and 200 vessels for various pons, with coals.

*"—. I'l—'1SL—" ■„>- J ■L.'JHL'") TO CORRESPONDENTS, 'An Oddfellow, but a Sober Man ~ii.«_ °n Freemasons to account • tS not in order in £ Oddfellows. for the imputed irregularlhes of ^Pon perusal of largely • ,v^r' Owen's letter, we find that he enters tIem. -a freely on matters already adjudicated. That gen- .40 must confine himself to the matter complained of. eft-

NEWPORT CEMETERY. The projectors of this most useful, indeed, I might say in. dispeosible, undertaking, have the satisfaction of finding that as the Necropolis approaches completion, their townsmen are ad- mitting that they deserve the approbation of all, as puklic be. nefactors they have provided a remedy for one of the most re- volting nuisances in the neighbourhood—an indecently over- crowded grave yard, which shocks the feelings, and not unfre- quently sickens the senses of the people,-by an admirably and judiciously laid out Cemetery, at once an ornament and a bene- fit to Newport. The classic and beautiful structure, erected as a chapel, is an object of general admiration, and reflects the highest credit on the architect, Mr. Langdon, whose talents have done so much for the appearance of mnny parts of this locality. It is an exquisite specimen of the Grecian Doric, with fittings of the ve- nerable Egyptian order, and harmonizes more with the solemn and sacred purpose than any building of the kind, (with, per. haps the exception of the temple at the Liverpool Cemetery,) than anything I have witnessed in this kingdom. The base- ment is filled up with catacombs for 150 burials these are pro- perly drained, and perfectly ventilated, from the roof of the building. Over the basement is a church intended for the bu- rial service it is 32 feet in length, by 26, and is nearly 20 feet in height, and the dim religious light" admitted through painted glass judiciously imparts peculiar solemnity to the place. It is intended to build brick graves on each side of the tem- ple, and to cover them with a rolonade; these graves will be constructed in uniform order, and kept dry In the further ar- rangements of the Cemetery, I have the utmost confidence that the same good taste and correct judgment, which have been manifested, will continue to be exercised. I would, however, beg to suggest the adoption, over the rest- Dg place of those who have humble graves, of a mode which is 'found m the churchyards of many parts of the Principality, and which is particularly striking and interesting, in the pic- turesque churchyard of Laugharne Carmarthenshire. Over each grave is the figure of a coffin, formed by earth, enclosed in side slabs, in which, Carnations, Mignionette, Sweet Wil- liams, Pansies. Immoitelles, &c., are planted, and in the joy ous season of flowers, when the birds are singing, and all Na- ture leads the mind from death to eternal hope, tha buriai ground presents the appearance of a luxuriant garden, redolent with delicious odours. One exquisite and varied little bed of sweet flowerets particu- larly attracted my attention it hallowed the resting-place of a mariner. On the head-stone was IDscribed- Oh. could you view the Heavenly shore, Where such content ye hope to find, You would not mourn I'm gone before, But grieve that you are left behind." And the grave of a young seaman, drowned on the coast, pre- sented a flourishing growth, of flowtrs. His characteristic epi- taph ran thus In the cold waves my limbs were chilled; Mv blood with deadly horror thrilled; My feeble veins refused to play; I fainted, sunk, and died away." I may here remark that in a place of sepulture, where so much delicacy and feeling are evidenced, the grave stone litera- ture is of a superior order. There are only two instances here of the noted doggrels- Afflictions sore, Long time I bore." Indeed, the only absurdity I noticed was one, the tomb of a departed Cockney lady and her son, who. it would appear, liked the summer parterres of the churchyard- Here do we lie-my son and me, Chosed this our resting place." In the hope that the decencies towards the dead, and the poetic tributes to their memory, may give a sacred halo, to the Newport Necropolis, the ftjEauN may occasionally give the cuisory remarks of 3 SOLITAIRE.

I dissent from recommending the Pire £ 10' ns& question ofareduction of the frei«ht, for ihefolo ^n s first, because I consoler it uncalled for, and will in mr present iiuancial difficulties, be most unwise and impolitic and tbe more especially since the necessity for it is attempted to be s',ewn by a party who had the fixing of the parliamentary rates, and which charges are nsufficieuttopay us a dividend, although we have an increased trade and a -dinai-oitheo expenditure I therefore cannot agree to the experiment, unless the PARTITA urging it will be answerable to the Compan. for the result.- Secondly, I object because I believe the formation of the Ely nranch will afford such advantages over the Cardiff Docks for shipping coals, as in itself to be equivalent to a reduction. W hilst. n the subject of finance, I cannot he pt"i "tngto the incongruous conduct ot gentlemen holding p<> ituation of Directors at our boaid, and at the same time sup- porting an opposite interest; and in reference to one PACING .nany thousands to the canal, whilst receiving thousands 01 the Company's money for rails. Conduct so much at variance with professions of good-will, as taking office would seem tl imply, must have a tendency not only to lessen our receipts, but Iso 10 lower the concern in public estimation, and as a consequence, to render more difficult and embarrassing our financial affairs, and is, moreover, contiary to the usages of trade, and does ap- pear to be a strange way of assisting t,lt/ Compaoy to fulfil its engagements. With these exceptions, I concur in the report. HICHARP MOKGAN

VESSELS ENTERED OUT ASB LOADING TOR VOKEIGN PARft, Destination. Same. Matter. Ton! £ fUnmra St. Thomas Ellen Brayson .Dixon 55* JSdwarfl*, Kogers Smyrna Queen Victaria.Shan. 128 ditto Grenada Venillia Vickers 581 ditto Messina Pilot Williams 18 ditto Naples Duke of Cornwall .Phillips 108 j* Aden St. Alungo Lamoud 355 ditto St. Thomas Duke of Clarence Rogers 459 ditto Palermo Sarah Ann Summer* 100 ditto Messina .Somerset Foster 96 ditto Malaga General R.ebow.. Lord 59 ditto Naples Briton's Pride .Scott 136 ditto Ditto .Saphir.Bancan.US ditto Koctifort Poland Rowntree 217 ditto Rotterdam Gertrinda Tautler 99 ditto i.lsfieth Union Deetjen ditto Gibraltar Lady Kingsale.Hove 58 ditto Stettin Glide Away Blancke 134 ditto Grenada Lydia Jane Merdrew 227 ditto Grenada.New York Packet. Lamont 6&5 ditto Ditto Superb Thompson 635 ditto Rouen Orb JLnifjht.37 ditto Kockfort William & Sally .Rowe 108 ditto Kice Leon Turle 14S ditto Mataozas .Brontes Curtis 291 ditto Malta Christina Craig 247, ditto Barcelona .Prince Albert Edward.Callar 83 ditto Marseilles.. Maria Duport 108 ditto Grenada Colonist .Smith 639 Stenebouse & Co Jamaica Manley .Glover |6d ditto Dordt Yandew .Lowtt.er ,130 ditto Gluchstadt Ajax Hoh 108 ditto AItona .A)be.Stehr 65 ditto Malaga .Johanna. Hansen «. 85 ditto Stettin NeckeTmund .Schewartz.iOi ditto Nantes Deuz Zephis Cbeurieton 70 ditto Stettin Spring. Seed 101 ditto Palermo Matilda Hophana 131 ditto Ditto Collector Hawkins 97 ditto Atoua. Swallow Toale 12S ditto Ditto Abendroth Stefftni 89 ditto Dordt .Vansittart.Downe. 114 ditto

BIRTHS. 21st instant, at Mount Pleasant, Chepstow," the lady of the Hev. R, D, Brown, curate of Cheps ow, ot a son. At Brussels, the lady of Charles K. Tyote, Esq., of it too. MARRIED. Aug. 15, in the private chapel at Hatfield House, by the Rev. Dr. YYellesley, Dean of Durham, and in the PRESENT e of THE Duke of WelliogloD and a distinguished party, James M, Balfour, Esq., M.P. for Haddington, to Lady Blanche Cecil, dauchlet of the Marquess of Salisbury. B DIED. 21st inst., at the re6idence ot his son, Mr. George Masters, of the Parrot Hotel, io this town, Mr. George Masters, sen., aged 65 years, formerly a brewer of this town. 14111 inst., aged 62 years, Mr. John Evans, watch and cloik maker, Ponlypool. 171H inst., at his daughter's residence in Usk. Mr. Walter Williams, formerly of Caerleon, maltster, aged 77 yeats. 00 Tuesday last, at Monmouth, in her 36th year, Charlotte, the beloved wife of Mr. W. H. Taylor, chemist. 6th inst., at Dinas colliery, Glamorganshire, in the 58th year of his age, the Rev. Robert Edwards, pastor of the Baptist church in that place. Mr. Edwards was eminent as a minister of the Gospel-distinguished by originality of thought, mental independence, and the love of truth. 26th ult., at brislmgton, aged 83 years, Capt John Miller, R.N., who was lieuteoant in the Queen, In Lord Howe's vic- tory on the Ist of June, 1794. 13IB inst., at Foxcoie, W arwtckshire, aged 71 years, Robert Canning, Esq., of Hartbury, Gloucestershiie-a high-minded and most honourable gentleman, and < magistrate of the couuty for many years. 9th inst., at Montagu-square, Major-OMtft! Sir Dona D Macleod, K.C.B., of the Bengal IIIDJ.