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>. TO CORRESPONDENTS! o\»r — w^° signs himself CautioD," will buy Wit u 'oni wheel of fortune swindlers, wbo come to pluck t0S'IVe 8ce«e." instead of respectable tradesmen, in h s hiojj l>e deserves to have worthless metal palmed on *e||" a golden price. Whilst oa this notice, we may as that fair dealers, who pay rent, rates, and taxes, .ar rS0DS' who ply from door to door for orders. Brea» admirers of disinterested zeal for the common dispa|J.' shall insert the letter of Gracchus." A calm, V* y persuasive refutation of a public fallacy, is N«i bvnB subject for intelligent discussion at present. 4i, Y the Rev. W. E. ShIlW, shall appear in our next. "Nk. ary Of 'he Loyal Kiog Arthur Lodge, Caerleon, next k ^e» Pi 14ext w "00r*law Meeting, at Penally, Pembrokeshiie, in our

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tjriiiE mebumH FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER J, 1843. VIEW OF THE PAST SESSION OF PARLIAMENT. tybody seems disposed to admit that a more ficant session than the last was never held at Jphens. Nothing has been done at a time toost was required to be done, in order to the serious evils now rife in the country, 0 renovate the fast decaying prosperity of the 11, le Whigs were often ridiculed for the bootless of their parliamentary campaigns, and every gillable epithet of contempt was lavished upon .¡¡"Ir legislative proceedings. Compare them, after Coasted session of Sir Robert Peel, l^V^ey seem miracles of successful activity and lca* utility. Notwithstanding they had to \s^e °n a doubtful majority of two or three l^e 0"es ^ave keen a^e t0 muster a tet ^act majority of a hundred supporters, the lat- teen able to do nothing fit to compare veb e0t1' merely because the measures which i5o higk?11 brought forward were so ill-digested, or ^8ed UnP°Pu^ar» t^iat mass of the people ativ ° a^ow them to be forced down their throats The a°C0Unt- \8 jF°yal speech makes no mention of the va- i''giVe eats suffered by the government, nor does ISnt any true picture of the real state of the One would hardly suppose, to read it, t¡OI1, th land was as it were, on the eve of separa- tion at Wales was in a state of Agrarian insur- ebad as even the reign of Swing. 1 hat at e,8 and manufacturers were distressed and >iSnd, was irritated and disaffected. Yet S in U?doubtedly the case. Parliament dissolves eiftie a* 8^ate does it leave the country ? Our \i0 r aDd his country gentlemen separate, after a Hit,. Pa\sed in toilsome, laborious, nothings, to the*1186^68 f°r l^e quantity of dil- ^ger t egislation which they have performed, and 0 f^joy those pleasures, which our constitu- tes^ s 111 store for well-born double-barrel game \)tr ers> and until their wisdom meet again, the c' \t 1. with all its entanglements and confusions h 1ft for itself Pe<l wi^ do the job as before, it is to be and after a more or less expense of human li«> an°ther winter will be made to pass over Wi]i^Lre are symptoms, even now, that the win- dmill anything but a routine one. Our do- %U\s*ionz which think, "Sufficient for the k ttT6 ev^ thereof," always have this draw- the demands of the people become more WVe' an^ more rapidly approaching to ex- wben they are concluded. Chartism, even Sripf8 reorganising itself in the manufacturing W atl<^ isto a "permanent convention" in V lD^am, where, also, Mr. Atwood's movement ff^atens us with its tremendous agitation." The liwcturch of Scotland is far from being quieted tlie °rd Aberdeen's bill, and Ireland already beards fon^°vernraen' programme of a declara- iU0c°f independence founded upon a decidedly de- •j,^ic basis. Paucity of measures, remedial or otherwise, ^esti consequence, because the one grand Vg 011 solved comes to be, will Ireland en- H\ u Pro~Orange government, and if she will not, e people of England prefer a civil war to re- "He. & that government, and substituting a Whig Sat*1 ltS ?*ace That is the question every man j)QbeaSk himself, whether it is better to dismiss Sir m^Peel, °r run the imminent risk of losing jCjtimaWe indeed must be that prime minister C°nh a kingdom. Inestimable the measures 'Wo on a grateful country What are 4 Measures ? ^orn an Exportation of Ma- an Irish Poor Relief Bill, and an Irish (>s »,U! • v !o8tarv,le °f these measures, he kindly allows V, People to get a few barrels of American a ^Xed duty of three shillings per quarter ^ge^eat> instead of a fluctuating one, which h e*Ween one shilling and. five. By the se- Permits machinery to be exported for sale, 1*4 (w. a^ cannot prevent it from being smug- h ^si -°^ t^e country, with the generous intention dUf^tntlng f°reigner to rival the English ma- lsP5rj.re^» who already labours under a sufficient y in the greater dearness of food in this By the third, he delivers the poorest class 7Payers in Ireland, of the burden of those {V but grants no out-door relief to the Irish v tlle expense of the rich absentee class. \th* FOURTH he BRANDS the Irish people as un- K.^ti lhe rights of free men. ^S(irany man tax his memory with any additional ^aiming to be important, passed by Sir f e^ti S government ? Has he not failed in his °n Scheme, his Scotch Kirk measure, his re- and all his commercial negociations and has he opened a single market, yard of cotton, a single hank of yarn, [fcf Cgle Pound iron 7- ^e contrary, has sbut us out of America, and every other S*tv ^°T coa^ or 'r0n Has he not lost oppor- \^j a^ter opportunity with Brazil, Holland, Por- 1>'ai}d the United States? ,^Ct^ln& t° the chapter of accidents, hoping this, lh ^iti*1^ ^at, and throwing cold water upon every ProP°sal for breaking through the com- t, V *fiti c^ade that was faBt surrounding us with Igbt se* has he not wasted niae hundred and sixty- natorial hours, many of them after midnight (>* [ji11 slow process of enacting an out Chel- \$e ensjoners Bill, and, that great measure of b "^t t^tlVe ^egislati°n»the Ciirt Bill'( t 1 moment> poor-law commissioners re- Us, that the law has been burst through 'ytyfc pressure of the distress, and out-door relief v S ^he rule, and in-door relief the exception. ftM descriptions of paupers have increased, ra*es °n town property increases in a much 4 ih Fa^° ^an those on landed property. At is upon record, that, the wages of {? r'ng man in Wiltshire are 9s. 6d. per week .^ejSetshire, lis, in Devonshire, 12s. 6d. in Setshire lower than in Wiltshire, and in many k Wales from 5s. to 6s. So that pi)df lhe additional labour of their women and v 11» the labouring classes absolutely could not ^ere, one would think, was sufficient ground L- bating on the condition of the working classes. X of poverty of our miners, and in the perver- the truck system, additional reason might n found nay could our eager senators ^^l^11 flayed for another week or two, to en- j\oj:Te\hng measure against toll-gates, sweeping JVpj a^i°ns of turnpike trusts, and a no less Supersedeas of magistrates in one or two ^ey would have afterwards gone to the O^bd 011 ° ^eir partridges with more relish, and ? ^.er conscience. As it is, they must, we fear, ^ith something less than the gratitude j oi th« nation. A BAPTIXIKO IN THE EBBW.—On the afternoon.of Sunday last, the interesting ceremony of baptism by immersion in water was performed in the river Ebbw, at Ebbw bridge, on the Cardiff road. The weather was remarkably fine and a vast assemblage, estimated by some good judges to consist of about three thousand persons, was gathered together to behold the initiation of six members into that portion of the Baptist church which recently seceded from the Welsh society in this town, according to the rites performed by John the Baptist, in the first days of Christianity. The spectacle was imposing in the highest degree. On one bank of the picturesque river, and overshadowed by tall, thick-foliaged trees, stood the minister, the Rev. Thomas Morris, surrounded by the members of the church, and the candidates for baptism. The rev. gentleman was clothed in a black gown, and wore upon his head a velvet cap, in which diets, and standing upon a little elevation above those who surrounded him, he presented a venerable and patri- archal figure. The vast concourse of people crowded around him even to the water's edge; and immediately before him, on the opposite bank, the mass of observers beneath the ancient trees and upon every available spot, wa3 immense while upon the bridge a dense congregation of personswatched the proceed- ings with eager curiosity. Carriage-borne ladies, and horse- men, and even the military from Newport, were attracted thi- ther. The spectacle was the most romantic that could well have been conceived for such an occasion. The service began by singing, and the wild melody of Welsh music fell upon the ears of the listening thousands with something of a weird-like influence then came a service from the Scriptures and next followed the discourses in English and Welsh from the minis- ter, who spoke in the fervid and impassioned manner of those who preac i in the Cambrian vernacular, and with a voice that was heard above the rushing of the river, by groups extended away at the greatest distance. Singing followed, and prayer; and then came breathless silence while the minister descended into the water, and remained there a short while. Every eye was now strained to catch a glimpse of the sacred ceremony. Advancing to the shore again, the minister went amidst the group of candidates, and came forth to the water's edge, leading a venerable female by the hand, whose pale cheeks, grey locks of straggling hair, and white raiment, had an unearthly sem- blance. Immediately that they touched the river's margin, there uprose from voice* on shore loud Hosannahs and Hallelujahs. the minister joining loudly in the strain, as he went down with the aged and tottering candidate into the deeper water. After an appeal to the multitude around, the minister delivered the exordium, aud then immersed the aged novice, who suddenly rose up out of the water, apparently much exhausted, and was led ashore amidst loud and joyous welcomes by singing. The next candidate was an interesting young female, who walked down into the water without any hesitancy, and with apparent satisfaction. The same routine of ceremonies was performed and two other femates, and two males, were also admitted into the church in the laroe manner. The females were all arrayed in white garments, and the males in black cassocks, with a belt around their waists. As soon as the ceremony was completed, a triumphant song was sung on the bank by the members of the church, who had received these baptized in their midst. The concourse then slowly separated—many with ribald jests and profanity on their lips, but the greater portion evidently im, pressed with the jolemnity of the ceremony they had just wit- nessed. The scene along the road was very striking—the high- way, for a quarter of a mile, appearing to be crowded by per- sons and to many strangers, who were passing and re passing, the sight must have raised much wonder and cnquiry.-From a Correspond en t. REBECCAISM.—In our last, we stated that two excellent gates had been thrown over the garden wall of Mr. Pain, from St. Woollos churchyard. We have since heard that these gates, and some others, were stolen from premises in the vicinity of Bryn Hyfiid, the residence of Mr. L. Edwards, and that a similar gate was discovered in one of the fields of that gentleman. There is no doubt but the witless and wanion fellows who committed the outrage, were impelled thereto only by a spirit of miichief, or a desire to plume themselves on de. serving the title of Rebeccaiies. PREVENTION OF REBECCAISM.—We under- stand that a special general meeting of the trustees of roads is announced for Ihe 13th instant. at Brecon, for the purpose of considering the justice of discontinuing twelve toll gates. We should much like to hear of an announcement of a similar meet ing near Newport. Rumney and Caerleon gates are subject- of grievous complaint. J J NEWPORT RACES.—A correspondent writes that a large number of horses may be expected, and if the weather continue fine, the course will present a very animated appear- ance. An ordinary will be held the first day at the King's Head hotel; on the second day at the Parrot hotel, where, at 9 o'clock on the evening of the latter day, the slakes will be paid. BALL AND CONCERT.-A correspondent informs us that the director and conductor of the concert which took place at our town hall, on Monday week last (an entertainment which delighted a numerous and fashionable audience), are re- quested, by distinguished patronage, to make arrangements for a ball and concert. We have heard that the dispute long existing re- specting the pathway over the Newport Union House grounds, which was said to be thrown open through the intervention of our townsman, Mr Latch, will at length be satisfactorily ter- minated, the Guardians having purchased the right of Mr Lewis Edwards to enter upon the pathway over a hedge beyond the .Union grounds, from a footpath laid down by the side of the highway from the Bull Ion gateway to the foot of the intended tyedge-stile. Thus every object the original mooters of this matter had in view, will, we sheuld think, be satisfactorily met, affurding the public an opportunity of enjoying a very pleasant ramble, and beautiful scenery, within a few minutes' walk of Newport. LEAZING.—The harvest in this neighbourhood must this year be unusualiy abundant, or if it be not, faimers must be extremely generous; for we have never, in previous years that we remember in Newport, observed so many leazers, I or gatherers of the stray ears of wheat, going from Newport in J the morning with cordage, and returning at night with heavy burdens of corp. We observed, likewise, a large number of corn fields in our own vicinity, during last week, which have been rapidly cleared of their golden grain." APPOINTMENT.—P. C. Hewish, No. 4, of the Newport police force, having retired from the service ill, John Walters, of Pillgwenlly, has been appointed in his place. As Hewish has hopes of his speedy recovery, the situation will be nominally his for the next three months. He was an active officer, and has conducted himself since he entered the force about three years since, with marked propriety, no charge of any sort ever having been preferred against him. We hope, therefore, to see him reinstated shortly. CRICKET MATCH.-A return match was played at Newport, on Wednesday last, between the officers and men of the 73rd regiment and the Pontvpool club. The following is the score — OFFICERS AND MEN. Istinnings. 2nd innings. Bisse, b Davies 5 b J. Williams 5 Simms, b J. Williams 3 b Davies 0 Fitzclarence, b Davies 4 ran out 5 Martin, b J Williams 0 leg behind wicket. 0 Turpin, b Davies 9 b C. Williams 0 Littlehales, b J. Williams. 0 not out 24 Wm. Loveilay, b Davies 0 b Davies 11 Boole, b Davies 0 b J. Williams 13 G. Loveday, not out 3 b C. Williams 5 Bicknell, b Davies. 0 b Davies 7 Byes. I 6 Wide balls 0 I No ball 0 I 25 78 1st innings. 25 Total. 103 PONTYPOOL CLUB. Stephens, c Fitzclarence 2 not out 2 George, b Fitzclarence 1 run out. I C. Cairns, c Loveday 0 b Littlehales 0 Towgood, b Bisse .1 not out 2 C. Williams c Martin 1 bBisse. 2 E. Cairns, runout 2 b Bisse 8 J. Williams, b Fitzclarence » 4 b Bisse. 10 E. Davies, b Filzclarence. 3 b Bisse 0 Chandler, c G Loveday 8 b Bisse. 0 Rudge, b Bisse 2 T. Edwards, not out 1 £ Littlehales 0 Byes 0 o. 4 VVide ba 1 )a 2 8 No balls. 0 0 27 37 Ist innings. 27 Total 64 lvjajoruy In lavour of the omcers and men 39 The first game, which was played at Pontypool, terminated in favour of the Pontypool club. EBBW VALE WORKS.—A report is current in our iron market, that an enterprising Baronet, of paramount influence in the iron trade, is in treaty for, and likely to be «fuI v-r-° »e Ebbw Vale Works* A Visitor," who complains of his ill success *1? ,'n our county, had belter subscribe «• ae «ng Society, which meets at the Angel, in Abergaveony. Our correspondent's manner of complaint, praising the nnr, and abusing the products, reminds us of the unsuccessful Irish angler, who remarked, when asked,- "What sporll replied, • Och, the sthrame was so illigant, the divil a ihrout wants to lave it!" SHIPPING IN THE PORT OF NEWPORT.-We are glad to announce that our fine dock and river now present a fo- rest of masts. Much business is being done in the loading of coal and iron, and freights are up. It would give us additional pleasure to add that the coal owners were realizing a profit by the enlarged operations of business: such, however, is so far from being the case, that a loss rether than a gain is the result of present coal exportaiions. ROBBERY OF R. BLAKEMORE, ESQ., M.P. -At the Liverpool Assizes, several true bills have been found 'gainst Anderson, the person accused of having received the proceeds of the Preston Guild robbery, as well as those of the laie X3000 robbery of Mr Blakemore. No day has yet been appointed for the trial. The number of witnesses is very great. ROWLAND'S MACASSOR OIL.-There cannot be a more just criterion of the excellence of any article than the attempt to imiiate it. The very idea of a counterfeit is a proud testimony to the great utility and value of the Original. The universally high repute of ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL has in- duced some unprincipled Shopkeepers to try to impose upon the public a spurious imitation for the genuine; and who, to in- crease the deception, have copied the Labels and Bottles of the Original Article-for which fraud the said parties have latelv been punished in a Court of Law. The principle on which ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL (the Original and only Genuine) is prepared, is confined solely to the knowledge and practice 01 A. ROWLAND and SON, 20, Hatton Garden, London, who are still at an immense expence in completing its preparation. Any Sahinbanco may pretend, purely to give an analization of its ingredients; but the fact is, the amalgamation of this purely vegetable compound neutralizes all attempts to seperate its com- ponent parts: therefore such a declaration only brings disgrace and contempt on any wretched pretender. ROWLAND's MA- CASSAR OIL is a compound of the most costly materials, has stood the test for neatly fifty years, is patronised by the Royal Family of England, the whole "eiite" of the aristocracy, and haut ton," as well as the several Courts of Europe, while the thousand* of testimonials in its favour, and the general use of it in all countries, sufficiently confirm its value M a nourifher, premier, and beemtifier of the Human HaIr. r Last Saturday, the neighbourhood of the Iron- works were visited with a very severe thunder storm. Du- ring the storm some loaded trams were passing near Victoria, on one of which was a woman, named Lewis, from Crumlin, and her little boy' whether from fright, or other cause, the poor woman fell on the road, before the wheels, which passed over her, inflicting on her very severe injuries. The man in charge of the trams seemed so completely paralyzed, that he was incapable of rendering the poor sufferer any aid. Fortu- nately, Mr. Thomas Duffield, from Risca, was near the spot, and, after lifting up the poor creature, left his horses and ran for medical assistance. The woman was removed to an ad- joining house, where she lies without the slightest hope of her recovery. SFRIOUS ACCIDENT.-Misconduct of Engineers. A dreadful accident occurred at Pie Corner, near Bassaleg, on Tuesday, owing, to the gross carelessness of the man in charge of the Fanny, Tredegar Company's engine, employed in driving coals from Tredegar Iron Works, to Newport. This engine, on her way from Newport, on Tuesday, was followed by one of the Rumney engines to Pie Corner, wherere the Rumney road branches off, previous to which there is a place for feeding the engines with water. After the Tredegar en- gine had been supplied she moved on about two hundred yards, when she stopped, and "as left by the engineer, stoker, and latch-opener, who returned to a public-house, where they were joined by ihe man belonging to the Ruinney engine* Some labourers who were making repairs on the road, near where the Tredegar engine stood, weie annoyed at her being in their way, and one of them being more foolish than the rest, Jumped up, thinking to move her on a little way, when, by letting the steam on the wrong way. with full power, she reversed with awful rapidity, driving her large iron trams with great violence against the Rumney engine, which thus moved and backed with great force against a team of horses, belonging to Mr. William Hodges, of Risca, and very narrowly escaped killing evety one of them. I wo, however, were injured, one of which, It is feared, will never again be of any use, and the man in charge of them nearly lost his life, trying to save his master's horses. It is impossible to say what damage might have been done to property, and what number of lives might have been sacrificed had not the Rumney engineer got upon his engine, and put her to work against the Lady Charlotte, the engineer of which found some difficulty in stopping the rod by which the steam is regu. lated, that having been put out of its place by the fellow whose miscondut was the cause of the acccident. Such was the power of the two engines working against each other, that the large iron trams were thrown one on the top of another. Th egross misconduct of the men will, we trust, be visited in the most ex- emplary manner, by their employers. On Tuesday last, an alarm of fire was caused at Monmouth, by the arrival of a man on horseback, from Mr. Bullock, of Wyeseal, near Llandogo, who was dispatched for the fire engine, as a large hay rick had taken fiie on Mr. B.'s premises. The engine was promptly dispatched, but by the timely assistance which was rendered in cutting the rick through the progress of the flames was arrested before the arrival of the engine. On Tuesday last, Mr. Green, a gardener, of Mon- mouth, fell from a tree and dislocated hisshoutuer. THE RETORT COURTEOUS.—One day during the past week, a luckless knight of the cleaver residing at Mon- mouth, lost from his shopboard a joint of mutton. On going in quest of the offender, he discovered a vile cur regaling him. self with the missing mulloh, which he had already shorn of its fair proporiions. The canine thief was immediately recognised as belonging to the establishment of a solicitor in the town, who keeps a well stocked kennel. Our worthy fiiend the butcher, whose wit cuts as keenly as his knife, repaired to the man 01 law, and asked his advice under the circumstances, not men lioning the name of the dog's owner. Make the person pa> the worth of the meat, or sue him," was the prompt advice ol the legal gentleman. Then," replied our ready friend the butcher, I hope to obtain the amount of my loss, as the dog, sir, is yours." The solicitor expressed his regret at the misfor- tune, and enquired the charge of the joint, hoping some deduc- tion would be made, as it was an accident which he could not prevent. A reduced price was accordingly asked, and the money was paid, when the butcher, with a complacent smile, turned on his heel to retire, but was as soon re-summoned by his legal adviser, who reminded him that he had taken his ad vice, for which he (the lawyer) demanded 6s 8d. The butcher looked hatchets: but the solicitor stood by his order, and was imperative, and the demand was paid-the butcher's wit being for once overmatched by the acuteness of his professional friend. CARDIFF.-On the 28th instant the Red Lion Club of the ancient Order of Ivorites, attended divine ser- vice at the parish church of St. John, in this town, where » most appropriate discourse was delivered by the Rev. Mr. Campbell, after which the brethren with constume and para- phernalia, walked through the principal stieets, and afterwards returned to their lodge, where they sat down to an excllent re- past, and enjoyed the remainder of the day as they ought to do, in rational conviviality and brotherly love. SOMETHING CHEERING.—The arrivals of vessels in the Bute Docks, as well as the Old Glamorgan Canal, have been more numerous for the last ten days than for a considera- ble period.. This, we trust, augurs well to inqure better times. SOMETHING ALARMING.—The good people of the most crowded parts of our town were not a little alaimed on Monday morning, by an extensive and dense column of smoke, which almost befogged the whole of our environs. The odour of this visitation was in an extreme degree unpleasant. A ge- netal turn-out of all hands, anxious to know where the seat of the supposed conflagration existed took place, many scores with- out hat or bonnet, were seen driving in one vast human cur- rent, when it was at length discovered that a most unclean stack of chimnies had caught fire, occasioning the eclipse. The fire was speedily extinguished, to the no small satisfaction of many. CRICKET. -A match was played between the Tredegar and Rhymney cricket clubs, sportiogly, on Thursday the 17th inst, on the Tredegar ground, which terminated in favour of the former. Score—Tredegar, 61 and 43—104 ;j Rhymney, 23 and 51—74. On Friday, the 25th instant, the return match was played on the Rhymney ground, when the Tredegar club again proved victorious. Score—Tredegar, 34 and 72-106; Rhymney, 74 and 25-99. In this game the play on each side was excellent, and well contested. Both days being extremely fine, there was a great concouise of spec- tators, particularly of the gentler sex, who seemed very much interested in the manly sport. It is rumoured that a match will shortly came off between the Rhymney and Tredegar and the Dowlais and Merthyr clubs. We are sorry to learn that Richard Fothergill, Esq, has lost, within a few days, four calves, two cows, and one of a pair of two-year old heifers, intended for exhibition at Court-y-Bella Cattle Show this year, all of which have died of "blaek quarler." LAW. At the Bristol Assizes, held last week, M °^-e 1 ,r Ausl'ce Coleridge, in the cause Mc Donnell v. it,3' ? •' -/r ^rovvder and Mr Butt appeared as counsel for e p ainti and Mr Cockburn for the defendant. This was an action to recover a sum of money due on the bond of the wellm r i8Tn 10 P,aintiff the year 1832. Mr T. M. Lie- defence Mr'T^rVPD0Ved-jlhe execuI'on j and on behalf of the were called to n rlru*f?e' solicitor, and MrSteph. Fletcher, its discharge, but °f CerI,'n °f m°aey' Deared to havp )«.«,„ °J' however> on cross-examination, ap- shortly summ-J V" i' 'i'' '"If attorney, Mr T. M. Llewellin, Newport. Defendant's attorney, Wm. Matthews, Pontypool.

SWANSEA RACES These races commenced on Wednesday last. The weather was beautifully fine, and Recourse in prime condition. Among the parties present we observed the stewards, R. D. Gough, Esq., and Dr. Bud J H Esq. M.P, C H Smith,Esq.. Capel Meirs, Esq., Rev. D H Griffiths, M Moaor;,i»« p.n Mr. and Mrs. H Lucas, Mrs. Gough, Miss Gough the officer's of the 73rd and 75th regiments, and 4th Light Dragoons Capt. Napier, &c. &c. v The Prince of Wales Stakes, of 3 sovs. each, with X15 added. Two mile heats. Mr. Gough's c g Aimwell. aged j Mr. H Lucas's c h Munier. aged "dstcd. The fiistrace was spoiled by Munier refusing to start at first, and he was ultimately distanced in the first beat. The County Stakes, of 2 sovs. each, with £ li added from the fund, and ;C;')'s worth of Foxhole coal, given by C. H. Smith, Esq. Heals, two miles. Mr. J Thomas's b m Cardiff Lass, 6 yrs ] Mr. H Lucas's c h St. David's, 4 yrs. In this race, Mr. H. Lucas's St. David s bolted conse- quently Cardiff Lass was declaied the winner. The Swansea Stakes of 2 sovs. each. One mile heats. Mr. E Newman's Mountain Maid, 5 years ••• 1 ] Mr. H Lucas's b g New Moon, 5 years 2 2 Mr. P Williams's b m, by Black Lock, aged 3 3 In the race for the Swansea Stakes, Mr. Newman's Moun- tain Maid came in first in both heats, and therefore won this was the best contested race. The ordinary at the Castle Hotel was well attended, and passed off well. The wines and viands, under the catering of ihe worthy host, John Davies, were excellent, as usual. After the ordinary, the stewards patronised the theatre, which was well attended, and the pieces went off with ectat: indeed, how could it be otherwise with so good a company 1 YVe re- gret that the present excited state of the town has prevented the indefatigable lessee, Mr. J. R. Newcombe, receiving that sup- port bis efforts so richly deserue.

HEREFORD RACES. WEDNESDAY. The Herefordshire Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 forfeit, and 5 only if declared, with 50 added. Twice round; 17 subs; 10 declared. Mr Griffith's Newcourt, 3yrs 7st 2lbs x Wakefield) h 1 Mr Gough's Aimwell, aged, 7st lOlbs j Mr J. Day's Tamburini, aged, gst 9Ibs. 3 The Farmers' Plate, of £ 50. Heals, twice round. Mr Hall's Brewood,5yrs, 11 st (Turner) j j Mr Jones's Milo, aged, 11st 3lb ••• g 2 Mr Bosley's m by PoJlio, 5)"rs, lOst 91b 3 8 Mr Vever's Freeman, aged, 12st. ••• ••• dr Mountain Maid, 5 years, list 61b, and Executor, 4 years, lOst, also ran. The Hunters' Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 25 added 17 subs. Mr T. Wesley's Counsellor, 4yrs, Hst 71b (Owner) 3 I I Mr Robinson nd Scarlet Runner, 3yrs, lost 21b 12 2 Mr Walker's Graduate, aged, 11st 51b. o3 3 Mr Holnian's b g by Shaver, feyrs, lOst 71b .004 Three or four others started. Sweenslakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added heat9, one mile I • and a quarter; 4 subs. Mr Kelly's bf by Bran, out ot Vjgnctte^yrs.Gst 81b (Griffiths) 1 2 1 Mr Gough's Fausta, 5yrs, Hst 21b. v 2 1 2 Mr Worthy's I'reissmtz, 6yrs, 8st 121b 4 3 3 Mr Cart.vright's Whawbest, Gyrs, 9st31b. 3 dr I. IHLIRSDAY. The City and County Gold Cup, added to a handicap of 20 sovs. each, h ft, and 5 only it declared. 12 subs, 6 of whom declared. Mr Smith's Dr. Allen, 4yrs, 7st 61b (Whitehouse) 1 Mr Griffiths' Tupsley, 6 yrs, 7st 81b 2 Mr Isaac Day's Tamburini, aged, S,t I lib. — 3 Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, 1 ft, and 35 added. Heats, once round and a distance. 8 subs. Mr Gouih's Fausta, 5yrs, 8st lalb (Dodgson) 1 1 Mr Wortley's Preissnitz, 6yrs, 8st 41b. 3 2 Mr Kelly's f by Bran, out of Vignette, 3yrs, 7st 2 3 The Selling Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 25 added, winner to be sold for £ 50, gents riders, were won in 3 heats, by Mr. Bosley's Betty Lop, 5 years (Powell,), beating Mr. Hobbs' Oliver Twist, 3 years, and several others. The Hurdle Stakes (handicap) of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added, were won in 3 heats by Mr. Westley's Counsellor, beating Ali. Turner Ellen and two others.

MERTHYR. —-<"—— SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY. ENGLISH WESLEYAN. This Sunday School Anniversary was celebrated on Sunday last-the Rev. Thomas Denham, of Neath, preaching at ten and six, and Mr R. Jones, of Merthyr, in Nielsh, at half-past two, to atlentive audiences. The collections on the occasion, amounted to upwards of four pounds. The following was also read REPORT OP THE ENOWSH WESLEVAN SUNDAY SCHOOL—1842. The commitiee of the above school rejoice at being per. mitted to meet their friends on another anniversary occasion, and in presenting their report, express gratitude to Almighty God, for his assistance during the year now ending. They have received, during the year, the sum of thirty pounds two shil- lings, and have expended thirty-tour pounds, three shillings, and twopence, leaving a balance due to the treasurer of four pounds, three shillings and twopence. They have sold, among the children, nineteen Bibles, twenty-three Testaments, and twenty-two hymnbooks, which have been paid for by the child- ren at the rate of one penny per week. In connexion with this part of their report, the committee would impress upon the parents the importance of giving all possible encouragement to this mode of obtaining books. The average attendance of children, both male and female, during the year has been an hundred and fifty. About sixty- seven of this number have been received ioto the school since last January. The committee regret that they cannot report an increase, on account of the numerous removals whICh have taken place, occasioned, they believe, by the present depres sion of trade. It affords the committee pleasure to be able to say, that several of the children are making progress in class, giving evi- dence of true devotedness to God. There are about ten adults in the schools, and they embrace this opportunity of inviting all those who cannot now read, to make use of their Sunday School. During the year, many of the children have repeated por- tions of Scripture and of Wesley's Hymns, numbering about six thousand nine hundred and ninety-six; and one scholar, who is a miner, and consequently under the ground all the day, has repeated two thousand and forty-four verses of the Scriptures. The committee beg to state that these verses have been repeated very accurately and they humbly hope that the scholars have understood their meaning, and that having thus treasured them up in their memories, they will be of great service to them during their lives. There are nine female and twenty male teachers employed in the school every Sabbath. The attendance and punctuality of the teachers have on the whole been good, and their la- bours rewarded in some measure with pleasing success. The committee have pleasure in stating that their monthly prayet meetings have been well attended, and found to be "limes of refreshing, coming from the presence of the Lord. They cannot alloIY this anniversary to pass, without ear- nestly commending their library to the attention of the teach- ers, scholars, and friends of the school and they beg to re- mind them that any person connected with the school, or a member of the congregation, will be allowed to read their books at one half penny per week. The committee affectionately entreat the parents present to be particular In sending their children to school every Sab- I)atil-to take care that they are three at the proper time— and by DO means to allow them to wandar about from one school to another, as this prevents them from learning any- thing at all-ilieir minds, by so'doing, being drawn after so inaoy new things, "that they are learning, and yet never coming to a knowledge of the truth." The comminee, in conclusion, beg to say that they will be glad to receive donations from any of the friends towards the support of the schools; and that they earnestly desire an in- terest in the prayers of all present, that the blessing of God may crown their labours more abundantly than ever during the coming year. The tea meeting on the above occasion took place on Mon day, when four hundred and fifty friends partook of capital Chinese beverage and cake. and listened to admirable speeches, bearing on that noble institution, brotherly love, delivered by the Rev. Messrs Worth. Denham, E. Griffith, English Inde. pendent minister, Mr Watkins, and others. We understand that some of the elder scholars repeated very excellent pieces on Sunday.

MERTHYR TYDFIL QUOITING CLUB.—The annual meeting of the members of the Merthyr Tydfil Quoiling Club was held on their playing ground at the Star Inn, on Sa. lurday last, for the purpore of competing for the society's splen- did silver medal. The afternoon was auspicious, after a wet morning, and the sun shone forth with glowing splendour, on an excellent ground. After the different preliminaries were arranged, the players commenced the manly '• iu" of war, and the play showed a very marked improvement "had taken place since the last time they had met for a similar purpose. The society kindly opened their private ground, for the admis. sion of the public during the game; and the invitation held out thus. courteously, was speedily accepted by an immense I concourse of respectable spectators, who manifested great in- terest in the game. The state of the contest at the close, stood thus-Mr Brotherhood and his partner being winners FIRST TYE. Messrs E. Brotherhood i Messrs J. Mitchell ") C. W. Williams >21 J. Hyslop M3 H. Kinstrey j W. Robertson S J, G rifIjrhs T. Kellock ") F. Carlyle M. Gordon > 7 J. fhomas J J.Parker } W. Tait J. Dickson W.Williams >21 J.Maxwell M4 C. Pardoe j Q. Mitchell 3 IECOND TYE. E. Brotherhood } A. Mitchell ") C. W. Williams >21 D. Maclaud >6 H. Kinstrey 3 D.Davis 3 J.Griffith W. Tait -j F. Carlyle 5-21 W.Williams S14 J.Thomas J C. Pardoe 3 THIRD TYE. E. Brotherhood -j I J.Giiffiths C.W.Williams S21 J F. Carlyle >13 H; Kenstrey 3 j J. Thomas 3 No advance of wages has taken place at Merthyr, as has been erroneously stated by some papers. Notwithstanding the slight improvement which has taken place here, no fresh hands can be admitted, we ima. gine, before residents are fully employed. Druidism, Teetotalism, and all the other isms," were greatly disappointed in the weather last Monday. Those good folks were on the intent of making a demonstration but the heavy rain prevented most of them from making their show, with the exception of the Coedycymmer totals," who, being advocates of the "cold water principle," did not shrink from the rain, but in spite of the elements, they walked, sang, prayed, cheered, and we dont know what other eds," on be. half of the principles they have embraced, and which they wish to propogate. They spent the greater part of the day in a chapel, hearing, effective and able lectures from Messrs. Davies, Trecastle, Evans, Tonyrevail a reformed drunkard Evans, of Brynmawr; Jenkins, of Tredegar; and last, but not less warm-hearted, Watkins, of Merthyr. The attendance was very heatthy, and of course very happy, for they were all blessed with water inside and outside.

The police constable, Me Mahon, who was con- victed of perjury, and sentenced to transportation, at the last Brecon Assizes, has received a free parden, and was this week discharged from Brecon gaol. CORONER'S INQUEST.—On Saturday last, an in- quest was held by William Brewer, Esq, coroner, at the Blue Bell, Abercarne, on the body of Edward Davies, a child eight years old, who had been killed on the previous day by a team of trams passing over him. It appeared fiom the evidence that the deceased and some other children were on the tram road, near to a place called Spiteful Row," when a team of loaded trams was passing on its way to Newport. The deceased, in attempting to get upon the hitching of one of the trams, fell across the plates, and was instantly killed. One of his corn panions, on observing the accident, screamed out, which being heard by a female who was near at hand, she ran to the spot, and found the unfortunate child dead upon the road. At this time, the team of trams was out of sight, and the female having gone in pursuit of it, she found, on reaching the luullier, that he was ignorant of what had occurred The man returned with the female to where the body lay, when the circumstances of the fatal occurrence were stated by one of deceased's compan- ions. There is no blame attributable to the haullier, who was with his horses, when the deceased was killed by the trams, at the further end of the team. The jury found a verdict of ac- cidental death." Another inquest was held by the same gentleman on Monday last, at the Bush Inn, Ponlaberpergwm, on the body of a collier named Timothy Price, who, on the Saturday previously, was at work with another man in a stall in a col- liery in that neighbourhood, belonging to Mr Thomas. The deceased and his comrade were cutting under a piece of coal, and when almost detached, the latter left the stall, for the pur- pose of bringing a tram. During his absence, deceased con. tinued to cut up at the mass, and having completely detached it, it fell upon him, and crushed him to death. Verdict, ac- cidental death." A FAIR" TRICK.—We do mot mean by this term a legal, upright trick, but one which is now getting very common at fairs, and was praclised on the unsuspecting farm bailiff of Sam. Homfray, Esq, of Tredegar, at the great horse fair at Caerphilly on Friday last. The bailiff had sold all his Welsh ponies at good round sums, and having firmly buttoned up his pockets, he walked leisurely through the fair. At a certain part of the field hb observed a very showy horse, which capered and neighed in a peculiarly stilish manner. A plain- dealing sort of a jockey exhibited the animal, and boasted ol its extraordinary "points;" while a gentleman stood by, and seemed eagerly chaffering about the price. The group caughi the curious eye of the bailiff, and he stood to view the transac- tion. The gentleman wishing to purchase this splendid horse, observed the bailiff, and called him aside, when he told him he wished to get the horse, but the owner would not agree with him He offered the bailiff, therefore, a sovereign, to buy the racer for him at twenty-five pounds and the bailiff, catching at the ofier of a sovereign, eagerly accepted the bait, and paid down the cash from his now unbuttoned pocket. As soon as the seller felt the "rhino," he, in common phraseology, "cut his stick leaving the Johnny Raw to search tor the well- spoken gentleman for whom he had performed the kind act; but he, too, had run off-heaven knew whither and he then turned to the horse, and found, upon narrow inspection, thai "all was not gold that glittered," fur, excepting mere show, the nag that bore the worthy Doctor Syntax, and the ragged Rosinante Don Quixote loved of old, were indeed splendid at every "point," compared with the "haninaat" for which the ill-used bailiff had sacrificed his twenty-five pounds. The brace of knowing-'uns," who thus played their cards so suc- cessfully into each others hands, and are now, doubtless, grin- ning with exultation at the trick they played the Welshman, will find it no easy matter, we think, to gull the honest bailifi again, by selling him a second noble creature for the sum of twenty-five pounds, which was barely worth even the fifth part of that figure. The Belfast Ulster limes has ceased to exist, from want of adequate suppoit. Conservative papers were al- ready to numerous in that quarter.

z s ra. REBECCA AT PRENDERGAST GATE, HA^ERFORDWEST.-In- formation having been received by the magistrates of the town and county of Haveifordwest, about five o'clock on fnurs ay evening, that Becca and Her daughter intended beset ing Prendergast-gate, which is close to the town, on that evening. About twelve o'clock, fourof the magistrates,consisting of t e Mayor, the Rev. Thomas Martin William Owen, Esq., ana J. Griffiths, Esi,. met at the Town-hall, and despatched a messenger to Narlerth for a detachment of cavalry, and ano ther to Pembroke Dock fcr a company of marines, both ot which arrived in tow'n about elevtn o'clock. The magistrates held a second meeting, when it was determined that the special constables headed by the magistrates, should defend the gate, and in case of need the cavalry and marines should come to their assistance. Very soon after their arrival at the gate Re, becca and her daughters, consisting of about two hundred horse and foot, made their appearance, when the special con- stables, about twenty-five in number, assisted by several re- spectable townsmen, most valiantly attacked Rebecca, who was mounted on a charger, and cafiied a double barrelled per- cussion gun, loaded with ball cartridge, when in the scuffle one of the barrels went off and lodged its contents in the JOIDS of the horse, and the constable, Williams, succeeded in secu- ring the gun. The second bairel was loaded with ban. Re- becca, finding herself disarmed, gallopped off, the horse, how- ever, fell dead at the distance of a hundred yards. Unfortu- nately, in the darkness of the night, the rider escaped. In the meantime a fierce contest took place between fhs constables and the rioters, when two of the latter were captured. Their iaees were blackened, and they were otherwise disguised. Finding themselves vigorously attacked by the constabulary force, the rioters fled in all directions. The cavalry and ma- rines, accompanied by Capt. Peel, a county ma^'t^trate, arrived at the spot when the affray was over, and patrollid the roads during the night. On the following morning the prisoners captured on the pre- vious night were brought before the magistrates at the 1 own- hall. Their names were, Joshua Walters, aged twenty, and David Vaughan, aged twenty, both farm servants. A long in- vestigation took place, which lasted the whole day Various witnesses were examined, and the prisoners were fully com- mitted for trial as rioters. On investigation before the magistrates, it appeared that the prisoner Walters had been seen with a gun in his hand, but which he contrived to pass away before his capture, and on ex- amining his person, blank cartridges were found in his pocket It was also proved that as the rioters passed a blacksmith's shop, on the way to the gate, they forcibly entered it, and stole several sledge hammers, and other deadly weapons. A farmer from the neighbourhood of little Newarth gave evi dence as to the very general dissatisfaction of the farmers and others with regard to the tolls, alleging their heavy and une- qual pressure. This man seemed well acquainted with many of the individuals who are under the guidance of Rebecca and on being very closely examined, he very reluctantly ad- mitted that he knew the owner of the horse which had been shot-a very fine horse, four years old, but refused to give the name, even if a hundred pounds were offered. He proposed, Aith a view to remedying some of the grievances, that the whole expense of the roads in the county should be paid out ot the county stock, instead of, as at present, being subject to vexatious tolls. He stated that some roads were comparatively free from turnpikes, and others too nuineiously supplied and complained of the unjust operation of such a distribution ot the turnpikes on particular individuals. Another witness deposed that he saw a flash of light from a gun which missed fire. This event has excited the greatest commotion in the town, the magistrates have exercised the greatest zeal in detecting the offenders. The Rev. W. Martin has also proposed to circu- late tracts in the disaffected districts, to call the attention 01 the Bebeccaires to such measures as he intends to propose foi their consideration, prior to the conference which he solicits with the leading parties. The prompt and cheerful assistance of the military claims our respect and praise but it furnishes another proof how in- adequate a cavalry force is to put down these rioters, who, on the approach of soldiers, are instantly over the hedges, and dis- perse over the fields in all directions. Instead of government putting down this species of insubor- dination by a military force, and the argument of sword and pistol. or by the foolish efforts of the Carmarthen magistrates, lord-lieutenants, establishing an expensive rural police, adding to the heavy burthens of taxation, why are not the more hu- mane and generous means adopted of enlightening the mind- of the deluded rioters, by meeting them on fair terms, hearing their grievances, rectifying the evils which are real, with bo- nesty and decision, and calmly pointing out the errors and misconceptions under which they labour? This might be done by cheap tracts freely distributed, and by popular lectures and conferences in towns and villages. When the farming people have completed the harvest, and winter is setting in, many fearful riots may be apprehended, unless moral mea.ns are used to pievent the efforts of perverted and misguided men.—Correspondent of the Evening Chron.

IMPORTANT MEETING AT PONTARDAWE, IN THE SWANSEA VALLEY. On Tuesday evening last, at half past five o'clock, an im- portant meeting of freeholders, farmers, miners, and other in- habitants of the seveial parishes of Llanguicke, Kilgbebyll, Ystradgunlais, and Llangafelech, was held at Pontardawe, Mr Benjamin Hill in the chair. Mr Hill stated to the meeting, which numbered upwards of fifteen hundred persons, that he fully expected the chair would have been taken by one of the resident gentlemen who had pro- mised to attend, but who, he presumed, had been prevented .lnd in order to obviate any further delay or inconvenience, he would himself yield to Ihe request of some of his friends, and take the chair, if it were the wish of the meeting. Mr Hill was then voted to the chair by acclamation. The Chairman explained, in Welsh, that the object of the meeting was to endeavour to ascertain the best method of ob. taining a fair day's wages for a fair day's work." Perhaps many of the colliers might say-The best way is to strike. He could tell them that the masters could not give the colliers more wages. The farmers have for many years been struggling with high rents, high rates, county rates, police rates, tithes, and high taxes of all kinds, till they had scarcely anything left for them- selves, and to bring up their families respectably; and for warn of a better person he had taken upon himself the duties of the chair, since those gentlemen before alluded to could not be pre- sent, Recollect, my friends—" God helps those who help themselves and therefore it is incumbent on you, yourselves, to take all fair and constitutional means to get your grievances redressed. Let everything be done peaceably and oiderly.— Among the subjects for your consideration, is the operation ol the piesent laws between this and other countries and if any one is present who differs in opinion from a speaker, let him come forward, and he shall be heard. A desultory conversation then took place between the chair- man, the Rev. John James, of Gellyonen, and Mr Jenkins, MA., of Swansea, as to the mode of conducting the business of the evening. The Rev. John James said this was the first political meeting he had attended, and he was very happy to see so many report ers present, for he felt assuied the truth would go torlh to the world. At the time of passing the Reform Bill, his windows were broken, because he was opposed to that measure, The Chairman here interrupted the speaker. Mr James continued He thought he was in order, as there was no question before the meeting and contended that the present depression was owing to the Reform Bill. He had at one time taken an active part in ge ting up a petition against the Poor Law, which was so baneful in its operation, and so unsatisfactory, that it was only kept up by force of arms in Swansea and its locality. The farmer never saw better times, nor the working men either, than existed previous to its passing, and times would never be better than at present, until that bill was lepealed. Owing to the operation of the Poor Laws, two millions were taken out of circulation. Bring that sum back into circulation, and all classes would be benefitted. There were those present who would endeavour to persuade you to repeal the Corn Laws and they would drive you to do it, if they could but that was quite a delusion. The primary ob- ject of this meeting ought to be to get a repeal of the Poor Laws -they were the climax of all their grievances. He had read the paper called the "Lying Times," and he had also read the print that underrated that paper but be felt much obliged to the Times, for its uncompromsing hostility to the Poor Laws, and unless they were lepealed, even Sir Robert Peel and his colleagues would be turned out of office, as Lord John Russell and his colleagues were. He would conclude by taking the sense of the meeting as to a vote of thanks to the Editor of the Times for his unflinching opposition to the Poor Laws. The Reporter of the Times returned thanks for the compli- ment paid to the editor, and hoped he would continue to deserve their meed of praise. He only regretted that he himself could not speak the Welsh language, that he might address them in their native tongue. The Chairman thought Mr James quite out of order-they were nor met to pass votes of thanks to any paper, but to do something for themselves. He would go as far as Mr James in thinking some parts of the Poor Laws bad but, nevenheless, there were other causes in operation to the injury of the com- munity, and he should be glad to hear the sentiments of other speakers. A man named David Lewis then came forward and said he quoted from Mr Colquhoun, a political economist, and began reading a few extracts. The meeiing growing impatient, Mr James again addressed the meeting, saying the present depression was not caused by the country gentlemen spending their money in the way they chose. It was absurd to say that country gentlemen were the cause of the dulness-by spending their money, they did good to the country. Mr. Jenkins, M.A., then addressed the meeting in an elo quent speech, a full report of which we have received ftom out reporter, but at a period of the work which prevents us from giving more than an outline of it. Mr. Jenkins commenced by denying the position of Mr. James, that the present depressed state of the country was wholly owing to the New Poor Law. Atthonghnome of the ills we suffer flow from this source, the great, the paramount, cause of the distresses of the country, is our restrictive commercial policy, which, by excluding the corn and pfoViittiBf of otMf GSQfttriM, aspilts the working peo,' of this country, of that employment wh.ph they would have in fabricating the maBtffstores wkich foreign nation* would take in return for their corn, tfert' we permitted to receive it from them. Mr. Jenkins entered « considerable length into the taxaliocs view of the Corn Laws, Itid tbat auuming out population to be twenty six millions, we a.re paying a tax on bread alone to the amount of thirteen millioMr which goes nor into the public treasury, but into the pockets of mtorfMb. Mr. Tenkins maintained that this system was ruinous to the farmer. ,s it deprived those who would be consumers o his i of the means of purchuing it. Mr. Jlukinl concluded an elabo- rate speech, of which the above is but a faint outline, by moving the following reaolution :— That in the opmioo of this meeting, tbe corn «nd Pr0* 1 laws are a principal cause of the present distressed o country." .u- Which was followed by a show of hands in Us favour, tame being seconded by Mr. Rees Thomas. A vrarkin" man said, upon the amendment of Mr. Jamea being puf- that if the meeting voted for it, they would be like a flock of geeSS, voting both ways. We don't want to know po- ilics to understand what the laws of God are. The laws of God are opposed 10 all restrictions upon the staff of life. Let the corn and provision laws be free and unrestricted, and theu ihines will right themselves. It you press ot hurt any part of the human body, the whole system will feel it—and so with the astern of this country. You should be united, as D-vid and Jonathan wers get not only the Poor-law, altered, but ihe Coro-law, and any other law that oppressed the commerce ot hV^ReT J°bn Thomas, of Clydacb, delivered an energetic speech, which old well upon the point, patticulaily with his ^Mr'' Tpnktns'oroDOK' ,')at a petition be presented to her by Mi. Molga., and carried b, ^IWsw^e then voted lo tbe chairman and carried with ac -tarnation, with three cheers f»r Freo iraae. The meeting, which lasted for lb.ee hours, then separated. ,een held ID this county for a cons.derable per^d- We c.„not do better than conclude with expressing our ardent wish, that it may have the desired effect.

VESSEL ABANDONED BY THE CAPTAIK AND CREW—OO Sunday morning last, a achooner..igg.d vesw.. tbe Pilot, of Bristol, was ieen coming up channel, by some men at Peterstone, and wbidi at last drifted ashore; Ibe wa. immediately boarded, when >0 w" found. n Mr Rees, of HolNhoose, l»«g qo.c ly io -he spot, and had ber moored safely.. ^STndt" -ent to Cardiff, lo make enquiries re»peclH>K ore their return, ihe crew arrived and fouod P P ession ihey weie not allowed to take charge. h-ji«vincr lad struck oo ihe night previous, on the sands, an* S he was about to sink, they made their escape. GreJ1 pralo., s due to the villagers of Peterstone, who used every exert.on to -ecure the vessel and cargo, which w»# found to belong lo K r. tiakei, of Bristol laden with coal. Mr, Rees got some sailors trorn Cardiff, 10 work the vessel to this port, where she now lies. The exertions of Mr. Rees, in taking measures for the security of the vessel and cargo entitle him to maeb praise.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. NEWPORT lrnports and Exports, for the week ending the 31st of Aug., 1843 IMPORTS. PalIas, Blanvillain, Morlaix; Le Crois, Gale, Brest, ballast. Cor- nkh Trader Beer, Truro Elizabeth Ann, Bryan, Penzance, tin— harles Howe, Bridgwater; Blessing, I>^dridge, ditto; INewport r;*r iCket, Mir, "VS*1' >i°S? and Frances, Vine, ditto; Charlotte and Maria, 8*'t' Jones, Cardiff; Jane and Mary, Guy Gloucester, »u»dr e,M te. Brine, ditto. salt.-Joseph, Flaharan, Cork, icatfla.-Pbtrmx, Tajlw, Youghal, baeon—Joseph R. Pine, Guest. Cork, porter.—Cornucopia, Beynon, Dublin, porter and household furnituw. And the market boats from Bristol with sundries. Beynon, Dublin, porter and household furniture. And the market boats from Bristol with sundries. EXPORTS. Sarah Ann, Stammers, Palermo; Spring, Seed S^n i: Swallow, Wilson, Gluckstadt; Monmouth, Beynon, Dordt; Britain s Pnd Scott, Naples, Aurora, Nance, Neckennuwit, Schewari^, Abeudroth, Steffens, Hamburg. iron.—Doux ZephJ', Cho"ve, N'antas; Valliant, Sewell, Grenada; Veniba, V.cken., ditto .Laurel, Gales, Messina; Christiana, Craig, Malta, £ "nce Albertward. Collar, Barcelona; Maria Grace, Gathne, St. Thomas, coal, \ansit- tart, Down, Doidt, metal.—Jane, Howiagoe. Aldbro; Dove, Croft- Exeter; Four Brothers, Lloyd, Liverpool; Mary Eliza, Evans, ditto; Reform, James, ditto, Catherine, Delahoyle, Baldoyle; Swallow, Jones, ditto Thames, Hawbyn. London Queen of the South, Mock; man ditto; Eclipse, Henwood, ditto Richard, Roberts, Dublin; Margam Packet, Evans, Dublin, Lady Newborough, Jones, Chestti Cliristianna, Walters, Powey Ply, Dibden, Bristol; Pelican, Mendus, Drogheda; Hero, Reete, Preston Swansea Packet, Tasker, Bristol; Jane, Mc. Donald, ditto; Eliza. Evans, Ayr; Thetis, Fisk, Woodbridge, Richard, Carlile London; Vigilant. Langdon, ditto; Ocean, Gifford, ditto- Taunton Packet, Russell, ditto; St. Brides, Rogers, Port Talbot Peamore, Peek, Newcastle; Atlantic. Evans, Liverpool; Eliza and Marv, Davies, ditto, Mercury, Lewis, ditto; Leighton, Jenkins, ditto; Martha, Jones, Cardiff; William and Sarah, Dunsford, Exeter^ Victoria, Henty, Baldoyle; Nelly, Clay, ditto, itoo ^"don Fortitude, Lew is, Bridgwater, hoops.—Levant Star, Bri iron. VESSELS ENTERED OUT AND TonnaCf. Agtnt Derivation. hame. ™ Edwards, .Roger s Dunkirk Cornucopia Beya)H-»- dUto Rochfort Cresent .iuoei di Marseiles William & Maria..Sealy '"114 ditto Dordt Vansittart Down .J Grenada VenUlia .^ckeii -"s d o Messina Pilot Williams lib £ «o Aden St. Mungo Lamond 355 ditto St. Thomas Duke of Clarence Rogers o^tto Palermo .Sarah Ann Summon 106 ditto Messina .Somerset .Potter 116 ditto Naples Briton's Pride .Scott '36 dittoi Ditto Saphir Rotterdam Gertrinda .Tantler.—. 99 ditto 1-lsfleth Union Deetjen •• Stettin Glide Away 2rJ»°cke lit j £ £ Grenada^ Lydia Jane Merdrew t2J Jmo Grenada New York Packet. Lamont 685 ditto «•» sr* » K llouen Orb Rochfort William & Sally Rowe Nice Leon Turk 145 ditto Matanzas Brontes CiU"tis wt Malta Christina Craig ditto Barcelona .Prince Albert Edward.Caller ditto Marseilles Maria. Duport.1 OS ditto Stettin.Johannes Steffen .200 ditto Brest Lcs Frois Infant..Legall 67 ditto .,Iarseilles L'Etoi de la Mee.Follange la,* ditto

An account of Coal and Iron brought down the c.:ul during t he week ending August 25:— TON96 Thomas Prothero. 25 Thomas Powell Martin Morrison .j.)! # R. J. Monmouthshire Iron and Coal Company. Mr. Cartwright 0J Rosser Williams iams Rice Davies •• •• QQ J. F. Hanson 10_ John Vipond 1 W. W hitney Mi. Harris Total 1045 Iron. 0 00 .0 1, 744 Tons. 2,789

An account of Coal and Iron brought down the Tram-road during the week ending August 26:- TONS CWT. Thomas Prothero. 1626 12 Thomas Powell 1705 10 Rosser Thomas and Co. 723 13 T. Phillips & Son 5(7 15 Martin Morrison. 660 7 Joseph Beaumont 314 1 W. S. Cartwright 413 15 The Tredegir Coal Co. 864 2 SRock Coal Co •• •• 1147 17 Roger Lewis •• •• *5 Joseph Jones 476 1 John Jones, Victoria •• *37 16 Latch and Cope „ John Russell, and Co. •• 1169 9 Ryce Davis James Poole •• — Total 10,988 12 IRON, The Tredegar Iron Co. 438 17 Ebbw Vale Co 444 19 Rhymney Iron Co 550 19 Total. 1434 15

FRIDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE, AUG. 4. BANKRUPTS. H. Walsh, watchmaker. Reading. W. Burt, lodging house keeper, Paddington. J. and W. Judd, mealmen. Romsey. J. and T. R. Robson, organ builders, St. Martin's lane. J. Atkins, tobacconist, Shoreditch J. Prior, statuary, Bedfordshire. It. S. Colpitts, grocer, Newcastle-upon Tyne. J. B. Pow, ShIP broker, Newcastle-upon ryne. W. Cheswath, brewer, Newton. A. Cunningham, provision dealer, Bolton. C. B. Buchanan and W- Cunningham, merchants, Liver- pool- TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE, AUGUST 8. BANKRUPTS. George Threadgold, builder, Finstrory-circus. James Fell, soda manufacturer, Oakley-street, Lambeth. James Jeans, innkeeper, Poole. William Timmins. draper, Longton, Staffordshire. Thomas H. Jackson. glass cutter Sheffield. John Knight, mercer, Preston.

DIED. August 27th, at Newport, aged eight years, Rachel Emma, only daughter of Cbarles Smith, merchant. On Monday, the 28th ult., aged 17, of consumption, Mary Ann M tud, yoangest daughter ot Moses Moses, Esq., of Tondû. near Bridgend. At Chepstow, after having endured much affliction with ex- emplary patience, and resignation to the will of God, in her 78th year, Mrs. Price, the only sister of Mrs. G. Waters Her faith in her Redeemer was siedfast, the fear of death was re- moved, and her joy in the Lord was great. Through her ill. a s her language was, willing to live, but contented to die." On Wednesday her remains were followed to the grave by her numerous mourning relatives, and the Vicar and the two Dis- senting Ministers tf the town. At Taunton, Mary Pyne, in her 95th year, niece of the late General John Roberts, M.P., for Taunton. She retained her faculties unimpaired till within two days of her death.

On Thursday the 24th instant, a number of chil- dren, from Tredegar and the neighbourhood, went up to the Llangunidermountain, to pick whim-berries; when near the Bird-bouse, at the top of the mountain, one of them, a little girl about eight years of age daughter of Joseph Prothero, a shoemaker, living near the Coach and Horses, was bit on the haud by an Adder, and from the manner in which the bite of the venemous reptile had affected the greater part of tbe'childs body. little hope was enteitained for some time that she could possibly recover. She has ever since been attended by Mr. A. Homfray, Surgeon, and we are happy to hear that through that gentleman's unremitting attention and skilful treatment, the poor little sufferer is now doing well. Mr. Jenkins landlord of the Coach and Horses, with the good feeling of a sympathixinf I neighbour, proceeded to the mountain, and the s_p?t being pointed out by the childs' sister, he succeeded in kIlling three of the noxious animals, the least of which measured MMty 34 inches.