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grants on board for Port Philip, was wrecked off the har- | 
bour, but all hands were saved. 
Carmarthen.—The Right Hon. Frankland Lewis, the 
Chief Commissioner appointed to inquire into the causes of 
the present outrages in South Wales, arrived here on Tues- 
day, bringing with him her Majesty’s Commission, which 
‘was opened on Wednesday with the examination of the 
clerk to the Main Trust, and of various books and papers 
relating to it. Not a night now passes but the morning 
brings an account of some act of incendiarism. On Mon- 
day night two large stacks of hay, containing about 15 
tons, the property of a person named Evans, near Llanelly, 
were set on fire and totally destroyed. A party of the 
London police, in their usual nightly patrol of the coun- 
try, had passed the spot as late as 8 o'clock, and all was 
then safe, but when in another part of the country at 9 | 
they perceived the ricks in flames. Mr, Evans had received 
two threatening letters, stating that if he did not give up } 
carting coals, Rebecca should visit him ; he subsequently 
received a second threatening letter, which he refused | 
to take in or open. On Thursday and Friday last this town | 
was filled with county magistracy, who came to be present 
at the opening of the quarter sessions, and to take part in 
the discussion on maintaining a rural police in the county, 
and defraying the expenses of the Metropolitan Police. 
Mr. Pugh opened the proceedings in a speech on the 
present state of the principality ; after w nh the court 
discussed the propriety of establishing a rural police, and 
ended in agreeing to a rate for that purpose. There are 
now atleast 150 of the London police in the disturbed 
parts of Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, and Cardigan- 
shire. They have been stationed, with small companies 
of foot-soldiers under the command of non-commissioned 
of England, where it was offered for change by a foreign { beagles, her Majesty, from domestic causes, has been pre- 
Jew; and the remaining 3007. has since been recovered vented from hunting during a great portion of the regular 
from the hands of an old washerwoman at Boulogne, who | season. This year, however, her Majesty has signified 
surrendered it on receiving a reward of 30/. her intention to hunt with the beagles occasionally in the 
Halifax.—Our readers will probably remember that in | Great Park. When her Majesty takes the field, bagged 
July last an account appeared in our columns (p. 494) of | hares will always be at hand, in order to insure sport in 
a deliberate murder committed at the village of Mount | the event of their not being successful in an early find. 
Tabor, near this place. The victim was a man named The Queen is said to be an excellent horsewoman ; 
John Dobson, a weaver, who was shot dead by his own | indeed, her Majesty upon her favourite hunter takes a 
son, Joseph Dobson. ‘The latter and his wife had gone, ditch and double fence in beautiful style.—It is stated to 
about a week before the occurrence, to live with the father, | be the intention of Prince Albert to add to the present 
and during the week some quarrel took place between the extent of the preserves at Swinley, between Ascot and 
son and his father. The son on the 4th July went about | Bagshot Park, by purchasing some portion of theland which 
a mile from Mount Tabor, and took a gun from the house | lies contiguous to the Crown property. A large quantity of 
of a man he knew, but who was not at home, and having the game, which is bred at considerable expense at Swinley, 
purchased some powder and shot, returned home and | is brought down and bagged by a number of persons carry- 
deliberately shot his father in the presence of his wife | ing game licences’ and called “ scouts,’’ who make a point 
and two or three children. On first presenting the gun | of hovering round the extremity of the Royal preserves 
it missed fire, but he put on another cap, and before the when the Prince and the visitors to her Majesty are 
old man had time to get out of the house, shot him shooting over them. When any bird rises and makes away, 
through the heart, and he dropped dead on the spot. if but one yard from off the Royal property, it is popped 
The murderer immediately made his escape, and though | at by these licensed ‘ scouts” and carried off.—The sale 
great search was made for him no traces of him could be | of Prince Albert’s stock for this year took place last 
discovered. A coroner’s jury unanimously returned a | week at Norfolk farm, and attracted, from the high cha- 
verdict of Wilful Murder against the parricide. A Govern- | racter and condition of the stock, all the principal sales- 
ment reward of 100/. was offered for his apprehension, | men and butchers for many miles round Windsor, and 
but he contrived to elude the officers of justice until Fri- | several large buyers from the metropolis. The stock sold 
day last, when he was apprehended by a working man at consisted of 417 sheep, 33 Welsh oxen, 12 Devon oxen, 
Huddersfield, in the neighbourhood of which town he has | 8 Hereford oxen, 2 West Highlanders, and 9 fat cows and 
been working for a few weeks asa weaver. He nad cut heifers. The prices realised were high, and the produce 
his whiskers off so as to prevent identification, and when | of the sale was 1,743/.—Mr. Ormsby Gore, groom in 
apprehended denied that his’ name was Joseph Dobson, waiting to her Majesty, met with an accident on Wednes- 
but on being given into the hands of the chief constable, | day week, while hunting with Prince Albert’s harriers, 
1 1 led 
Officers, in all the villages and small towns tl 
the country.—At the Pembrokeshire quarter sessions, 
Colonel Owen, Vice-Licutenant of the county, moved the 
following resolution, which was seconded by the Earl of 
Cawdor and carried: —‘ That the magistrates are of 
pinion that the police force which the Government has 
proffered to be put at the disposal of the Vice-Lieutenant 
of the county is required for the preservation of the 
peace of the county, and that it be employed accordingly,” 
The expense of this force will be about 50/. a-week ; and 
it is expected it will obviate the necessity of establishing 
a rural police in the county, which is greatly objected to. 
At the same sessions, William Harris, servant of Colonel 
Colby, R.E., was indicted with unlawfully and maliciously 
destroying a toll-bar, the property of the trustees of the 
Whitland trust. It is rumoured that the evidence brought 
before the grand jury was defective, and that it appeared 
before them that the breaking down of the bar was an act 
done for the purpose of trying its legality, it being alleged 
to be placed within the borough of Narberth, contrary to 
law. The grand jury ignored the bill, and the prisoner 
was of course discharged. Six persons, charged on the 
information of one Richard Williams with being concerned 
in the destruction of the Porthyrhyd-gate and toll-house 
on the 7th August last, have been apprehended by a party 
of the metropolitan police, and lodged in the Carmarihen 
gaol, where they have undergone an examination before a 
full bench of magistrates, and been remanded for further 
inguiry. On the night of Friday week a farmer, named 
Richards, occupying a farm called Gorse Goch, in the 
parish of Llanfrynach, between Narberth and Cardigan, 
and about 12 miles from the latter town, having bailiffs in 
his house for arrears of rent, had his farm visited by about 
100 Rebeccaites with their faces spotted with black. They 
threshed out all his corn, packed up the st and carried 
all his corn, straw, and stock, off the premises ; they then 
ordered him out of the house, and packed up his furni- 
ture, which they took away. Having ordered the bailiffs, 
who were afraid to interfere, to be off, they carried all 
away with them, the bailiffs have been unable to discover 
where. The farmer says he does not know any of them, 
nor where they have carried his goods. 
Chester.—On Saturday week, about 9 A.M. a barn 
forming part of the farm buildings adjoining Sutton Hall, 
the residence of Joseph White, Esq., was found to be on 
fire. So rapid was the progress of the flames, that before 
the engines could arrive the whole of the farm buildings, 
Containing a large quantity of Wheat and Oats, were 
destroyed ; the cheese was saved, and the efforts of the 
Shester police successfully prevented the fire from com- 
municating to the Hall. The engines remained playing 
Upon the buildings till 10 at night, when all fear of further 
mischief was removed. Nothing is yet known as to the 
origin of the fire; and the damage is estimated at from 
2,0002. to 2,0002. 
Dover.—On Tuesday, the Duke of Wellington, in his 
Capacity of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, held a 
Court of Loadmanage, or Pilot’s Court, here for the 
Riayebieaseaes a of old Cinque Port ae and the making 
be d that he was the man, and instead of | but was enabled to leave the Castle on the next morning 
feeling compunction for his crime, gave utterance to for his town residence. The meet on that day was at Mr. 
expressions of pleasure that he had taken his father’s | Mason’s farm, at Salt-hill; and during the second run, 
life. On Saturday he was committed to York on the | when the harriers were in full cry, the horse of Mr. Gore, 
coroner’s warrant for trial at the next assizes. while at full speed, tripped and fell, throwing his rider 
Isle of Wight.--Mr. Dawes, brother of the Baroness with considerable force on a heap of hard mould. Mr. 
de Feuchéres, has purchased the Niton estate, formerly | Gore fractured his collar-bone, and had several severe 
the property of Mr. Kirkpatrick, banker, of Newport, of | bruises, but is now doing well.—A fire was discovered in 
his assignees, for 21,000/. It contains about 700 acres, | the spacious corridor at Frogmore-house early on Tues- 
taking in part of St. Catherine’s Down, and some of the | day morning by one of the domestics, and had it not 
finest scenery in the Isle of Wight.—The English | been for its fortunate detection at the time, there is little 
Churchman states that it is able to confirm the report | doubt that the mansion must have been burned to the 
which was mentioned in its columns a few weeks since of | ground. It appears that the corridor, over which is the 
the return of Mr. Sibthorp to the English Church. The sleeping apartment of the Duchess of Kent, is warmed 
Rev. gentleman, it states, has after a deliberation of about by fives, which had been overheated on the previous day, 
six months, formally declared his renewed attachment to | and set fire to the carpet and some furniture. Prompt 
the English Church. assistance was at hand, and the fire was soon subdued. 
Manchester.--The adjourned annual general meeting Railways.—The following are the returns for the past 
of the shareholders of the Bank of Manchester was held | week :—Birmingham and Derby, 1,401; Birmingham 
Jast week in this town. The attendance was numerous, and Gloucester, 1,987/.; Eastern Counties, 2,8337.; 
owing to a report that Mr. Burdekin, the runaway ma- Edinburgh and Glasgow, 2,594/. ; Great Western, 15,1997; 
nager, would deliver himself up to the directors. This | Grand Junction, 8,314/.; Glasgow, ley, and Ayr, 
report, however, was without foundation. A long state- 1,2892.; -Great North of England, 1,5372.; Hull and 
ment of accounts was presented to the meeting, but it will | Selby, 1,0532. ; London and Birmingham, 18,0972. ; South 
be sufficient to remind our readers that this bank had | Western, 7,674/.; Blackwall, 8267; Greenwich, 6922. ; 
branches at Birmingham, Liverpool, and other places, | Brighton, 4,568/. ; Croydon, 2512. ; Liverpool and Man- 
and suspended payment in 1840. At the time of its | chester, 4,792. ; Manchester and Birmingham, 3,7162. ; 
stoppage, statements were sent forth informing the share- | Manchester and Leeds, 5,112; Midland Counties, 3,1682.; 
holders that a small loss on their shares would be expe- | Northern and Eastern, 1,809/. ; North Midland, 4,6932. ; 
rienced, but that the securities held by the bank were of | Newcastle and Carlisle, 1,3607.; Dover, 4,602/.; Shef- 
such a character that little apprehension need be enter- | field and Manchester, 4421.; York and North Midland, 
tained upon the subject. A sum of money was borrowed | 1,900Z—The jury at the C ‘oner’s inquests on the bodies 
from the principal shareholders for the purpose of paying | of the two men who were killed on the Dover railway last 
off the more pressing claimants on the bank, and to avoid | week returned verdicts of Accidental Death in each case. 
harassing its debtors by prematurely urging upon them the | —It is stated that the works of the branch railway from 
repayment of advances. Each succeeding year showed | Oxford to Didcot are progressing rapidly, chiefly in the 
that the expectations held out were not to be realised, and | neighbourhood of Radley and Appleford; and there is 
that the securities had undergene considerable deprecia- | little doubt that the opening of the line will take place in 
tion. At length a final investigation has taken place, for | June, previous to the Commemoration which will take 
the purpose of ascertaining what arrangement can be made | place next year,— It is understood that the Edinburgh 
for the reimbursement of loans made under the circum- | and Glasgow Company Lave instructed their engineer to 
stances stated; and it is now discovered that, in addition | examine the former plans of a branch railway to connect 
to the paid-up capital of five pounds per share, another | their line with Stirling, and to make a further survey of 
call of thirty shillings a share is necessary to enable the | the country if necessary.—It is said that Mr. Geo. Hud- 
directors to pay off the present demands upon the bank, son, of York, will be appointed chairman of the three 
After some discussion, the retiring directors were re- | amalgamated Midland Railway Companies. Mr. Hud- 
elected, and a committee appointed for the purpose of | son will then be chairman of no less than six lines—the 
investigating the private accounts of some of the directors | Midland Counties, Derby Junction, North Midland, York 
and other individuals, and to report to the proprietors, and North Midland, Newcastle and Darlington, and Leeds 
Ozford.—An Oxford paper announces that the Rey. | and Selby.—On Wednesday the proprietors of the North- 
Charles Seager, M.A., late Fellow of Worcester College, | ern and Eastern and Eastern Counties Companies met 
has joined the communion of the Church of Rome. simultaneously at the Shoreditch station, to take into 
Southampton.— Official notice was received here on | consideration the propriety of an amalgamation of their 
Friday last announcing that Southampton had been made | lines, There was alarge attendance of shareholders from 
a second-class port, which doubtless will prove of import- | the Hastern Counties and the North. The meeting of 
ance to the town, as all descriptions of merchandise, | the Northern and Bastern Company took place at twelve 
including tobacco, silks, &c., can now be imported direct. o’clock, Mr. Marshall, M.P., presiding, when the heads 
The intelligence was welcomed with peals from the church | of the proposed amalgamation with the Eastern Counties 
bells, and with a salute from the battery. It is said that | Company were submitted to the shareholders. The ar- 
a ts are in progress between the merchants, | rangement proposed was that the Eastern Counties Com- 
of new ones to fill up vacancies. The yp din omm~ 
Menced with divine service in St. James’s Church, where 
the Master of the pilots, Mr. D. Peake, was elected. The 
vacancies filled up were about twenty, and there were 
Upwards of one hundred applicants in attendance. The 
master and wardens are the examiners, and the points of 
examination are on the knowledge of the candidates of 
the English Channel. The last Court was in Noy., 1839. 
urham,—The local papers recently ahnounced the 
death, at an advanced age, of Mr. Buddle, well known in 
the northern counties as a coal viewer, and as the agent 
of the Marquess of Londonderry’s collieries, He is said 
to have died worth 150,000/., although he commenced life 
a8 a mere pit lad. 
Gloucester. —The local papers state that the 800/. of 
which Mr. John Gardner, of Painswick, was some time 
4go robbed at Boulogne, has been recovered. A 5000, 
Hote, part of the amount, was lately stopped at the Bank 
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eek and Railway Companies, for the reduction of pany should take a lease in perpetuity of the Northern 
ights, dues, and carriage of goods, which, if carried | and Eastern, at a rent of five per cent. upon the shares 
into effect, will tend greatly to the increase of trade. and borrowed capital, the sum of 132,500/. out of the net 
Taunion.—The Bristol Times states that at the profits to be received by the Eastern Counties, and the 
Somersetshire quarter-sessions, last week, the chaplain of | remaining net profits to be divided in the proportion of 
the prison said that no less than 360 prisoners had come | two-thirds to the Eastern Counties, and one-third to the 
under his notice during the last three years who were | Northern and Eastern ; the former Company to have the 
ignorant of the name of the Saviour, and unable to repeat | exclusive coutrol over all extensions and the workings of 
the Lord’s Prayer. He did not mean to sey they never | the lines, and to guarantee that the working expenses 
heard the name of Christ, but knew nothing of its mean- | shall not exceed 40 per cent, of the gross receipts for the 
ing, and only used that sacred name in their profane oaths | first year, 373 for the second year; and 36 per cent. for 
or conversations. If he asked them who was the Saviour | all future years, the number of directors of the joint 
of mankind, they could not tell; if he asked them who | board to consist of 18 in all. After much discussion, in 
was Christ, they did not know. They were in utter dark- | which Mr. Ward, M.P. for Sheffield, Mr. Masterman and 
ness and ignorance as to religion; as to moral and reli- | others took part, the resolutions ratifying the above pro- 
jous duties they were just as ignorant as heathens, ositions were passed with but four dissentients. A 
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Windsor.—Since the Queen has possessed her pack of | resolution was also passed, empowering the Directors to 
