The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-06 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

An elderly gentleman of fortune, who gave the name
of Wiley, 23, Holles-street, was charged with having as-
saulted a young man named Davidson. The defendant was
brought to the Court some time ago, charged with an as-
sault under circumstances exactly similar to the present
charge. The complainant said, as he was walking along
Oxford-street that afternoon, when he was suddenly struck
on the head by the defendant,who was an utter stranger to
him. He gave the defendant into custody for the assault,
_ _

Mr. IlraDwrcx asked the defendant what he had to
say to the charge ? Defendant—That fellow was mock-
ing me. I have been frequently insulted by the gesticu-
lation of persons who know my infirmity. This person
insulted me, and I clouted him with my umbrella. I will
not be insulted without taking my own part. Cannot a
gentleman walk along the streets without mouths being
made at him by such fellows at that! I wont stand it, I
tell you.
The complainant declared that he had not even looked
at the defendant, to his knowledge. The monomania of
the defendant consists in the belief that strangers whom
he meets in the street are making faces at him.
Mr. IlikaDwlcK fined the prisoner 51., or two months'
imprisonment. The defendant, who only heard the lat-
ter part of the sentence, immediately said, " I am ready
to go to prison, lead the way." The fine having been
mentioned, and the question put if he chose to pay it,
the defendant answered. "Certainly," and pulled out a
la note. Having received the change, he left the office,
exclaiming " I won't be mocked, I'll be if I do ;
things are come to a pretty pass."
HATTON-GARDEN.

John Toomey, an ex-policeman, of the B division, was
charged with stealing property to the amount of 1001.,
under very extraordinary circumstances. It appeared
from the evidence that the prisoner had been in the em-
ploy of Mr. Edward Wilkins, wholesale grocer and con-
fectioner, of St. John-street-road, Clerkenwell, and in a
short space of time he had removed from his master's
premises upwards of five tons weight of grocery, consist-
ing of sugar, plums, currants, rice, cinnamon, nutmegs,
and every other description of grocery ; besides a great
quantity of pickles and sauces. The discovery of this
extensive depredation took place as follows :—On
Friday evening the accused was observed to conceal
upon his person a pound and a half of dried fruit, and
when about to leave off work., he was questioned as to
whether he had anything upon him ; he admitted that
he had, and begged for mercy, saying it was the first
time he had committed any depredation. The prosecutor
was inclined to believe that it was his first offence, and
to let him off, but, upon reflection, he thought it a duty
he owed to himself, and in fact to his other servants, to
make a further investigation, and he gave him over to
Inspector Penny, of the G division, who, after locking
him up, proceeded to the prisoner's house, where he found
the immense quantity of property already mentioned.
Mr. Penny also found in the place a letter written by the
prisoner to his sister, wherein he states his intention to
set up in business.
Mr. GREENWOOD—WeII he might think of setting up
in business. Why he has property enough to stock half
a dozen shops.
• Inspector Penny said the stolen goods filled a very large
cart, and it required two horses to draw the weight.
Mr. GREENWOOD—Did the prisoner say anything ?
Inspector Penny—At first he said that I should not
find any property at his house; but when he heard that
I had obtained the quantity enumerated, he said he had
taken it for a Christmas pudding.—(Laughter.)
Mr. GREENWOOD (to the prosecutor)—How do you
suppose he got the property off your premises ? Prose-
cutor—Through a private entrance at the back of my
warehouse.

Mr. GREENWOOD—Have you never missed property ?
Prosecutor—No, my stock is so very extensive, it would
be next to an impossibility. .

Mr. GREENWOOD (to the prisoner)—Have you a wish
to say anything in your defence ? Prisoner—Not at
present. —He was fully committed to Newgate.

THE CROYDON UNION.
IMPORTANT INVESTIGATION.
Saturday being appointed for the hearing of the infor •
mation against the Master of the Croydon Workhouse
for misconduct, in ill-using one of the inmates of the es-
tablishment, the Magistrates assembled at the Town-hall
at twelve o'clock, and the Court was soon filled by the
inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood, who evinced
the utmost anxiety to hear the proceedings. The Magis-
trates composing the bench were—D. R. Warrington,
Esq., Chairman; J. Read, Esq.; J. Currie, Esq.. E. B.
Adams, Esq.; and S. Lucas, Esq. The Deputy 'Chair-
man and several members of the Board of Guardians were
present.
The information charged that the defendant, being Mas-
ter of the Croydon Union Workhouse, was summoned to
answer the complaint of the Board of Guardians for having,
on the Bth day of November, at the parish of Croydon,
misconducted himself in the said workhouse, by ill-treat-
ing 4ohn Clark, a poor person, then in such workhouse,
contrary to the statute, and for which offence he had ren-
d ared himself liable to any penalty not exceeding 201.
Mr. Andrews attended on behalf of the Board of G uar-
dians, and Mr. John Drummond attended for the de-
fendant.

Richard Smith was then called, and in answer to ques-
tions from Mr. Andrews, he said that he was a pauper
in the workhouse, and he recollected the man, John
Clark, being in the house as a mendicant pauper. On
the morning after he came in he saw the master of the
house and the porter talking to him in the front yard,
and he heard Clark say he would not have his hair cut,
and that he would stab the first man who attempted to
cut it. The master of the workhouse had been insisting
upon cutting his hair, before he said he would stab any
man who attempted to do it. The master then ordered
Clark to go into the mendicant's room, and the defendant
told him to fetch the scissors, and he did so. He went
into the room and found the master and the porter strug-
gling with Clark, and the latter had a knife in his hand.
The knife was not open. While they were struggling
the iron weight of the skylight struck Clark on the nose
accidentally. After they had struggled some time the
master ordered a strait-waistcoat to be brought, and
Clark then said he would give in, but if any Magistrate
could be found he would have satisfaction. He would
not allow his hair to be cut till the strait-waistcoat was
brought, and it was not done by his permission or con-
sent. The man's clothes were torn during the scuffle,
and not afterwards. Witness was generally employed to
cut the hair of the paupers, but it was not usual to do it
on Sunday evenings.
I iCross-examined—He was alarmed at the violence of
the man, and during the struggle was kicked by him.
Believes the clothes of the man were torn in the struggle
to get the knife from him. It is the custom of the work-
house to cut the hair of the mendicant paupers some
time or other, before they leave thehouse. He generally
cut the hair at night, unless he happened to be in bed,
and then it was done in the morning. On Sunday
nights it is generally left till the Monday morning, and
it being the custom that they should do a certain por-
tion of work before they go away ; their hair is cut for
the purpose of cleanliness before they mix with the
other paupers. If the man had submitted quietly, he
would have been put on the mill with the other paupers,
and then have had his breakfast and been discharged.
Clark appeared very excited, and he was, in consequence,
discharged without being put to work. He cut his hair
in the best way he could. He was no barber.
Mr. DRUMMOND—Did you cut his hair in a way so
as to disfigure him ? Witness—l don't know. I cut it
round in front the best way I could. I cut it the same
as I always cut the hair. I generally cut the hair of
the mendicant paupers.
Mr. CURRIE—Who gave you directions to cut the
man's hair ? Witness—The master of the workhouse.
William Truncheon, the porter, was next examined.
He stated that on Monday morning, the Bth November,
the defendant told him that Clark had drawn a knife
upon him. This was in the mendicants' room. Witness
told Clark that he was a constable, and asked him to
give up the knife. He refused to give it up. It was not
open. The master ordered me to take the knife from
him, and we both tried to do so, and we at length, after
a struggle, got it away. Did not hear Clark make use of
any threat. He struggled with us, and that was how
his clothes were torn. The master of the workhouse
cut a lock of his hair off and then gave the scissors to
Smith, and told him to cut it. He refused to have his
ca
hair cut until a strait-waistcoat was brought, and he
then took off his coat and waistcoat and threw them
down, and said, " Now you may do what you like."
Smith then cut his hair, and the master of the work-
left t'many
d n soments stayed while it was being done. The hair was not
comeparts intoand
tshheorhtoni nse, others.andthe Ah
hair of
f
all of them is not cut. When it is already short enough
it is not cut, It, was in struggling for the knife that the
man's clothes were tarn.
Mrs, Mervitud—There was no struggling when they

had obtained possession of the knife. The hair of some
of the other paupers, who had been admitted on the
previous evening, was cut by Smith, and what he had
said to the contrary must be a mistake. Clark seemed
very much excited, and it appeared a very prudent and
necessary step to take the knife away from him.
At this stage of the proceedings a doubt was expressed
whether the Bench was competent to adjudicate in the
present matter, inasmuch as they were ex officio mem-
bers of the Board of Guardians.

Mr. Drummond said he apprehended that the dis-
qualification would only extend to any matter apper-
taining to the relief of the settlement, and that
they were quite competent to act as Magistrates,
and to decide upon a complaint like the present. He
would, however, waive any objection of this kind, and
he was quite content that they should, decide the case.

Mr. Andrews now said that he had other witnesses to
the same facts, if the Bench thought it necessary to ex-
amine them.
Mr. DRUMMOND said, he would admit the facts to be
as already stated.
Mr. CURRIE—Do you admit the man's hair was cut
against his will ?
Mr. DRUMMOND—I admit that, and I admit also that,
in acting as he did, the master was not justified in law.
All I wish to do is to show that there are extenuating
circumstances ; and I hope to satisfy the Bench that a
very slight fine will be sufficient to meet the justice of
the case.

A lengthened examination of witnesses then took
place, respecting the instructions of the Guardians to the
master of the workhouse, and one in particular, contain-
ing the words, "sheer his locks." At the conclusion
the Court was cleared, and the Magistrates deliberated
for about half an hour,'when the public were re-admitted.
The Chairman, addressing the defendant, said that
the Court convicted him of the offence imputed to him,
and, under all the circumstances, adjudged him to pay
a fine of 51. and costs, and in default he would be im-
prisoned for one month.

ANTI-CORN-LAW.

CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF NORTH

WALES.

The Committee of the Anti-Corn-law Association,
formed in this town some time ago, have been most
active during the few past weeks in making due arrange-
ment for the conference of Christian ministers of all
denominations, repeatedly announced in the Herald as
fixed to take place during the first week in December.
On Tuesday at six o'clock, the members of the con-
ference, and a numerous party of their friends, met at
the Pendro independent Chapel ; where the Rev.
William Hughes, of Saron, a venerable member of
the Independent connexion, numbering no less than
eighty-five years, commenced by reading and prayer ;
after which the Rev. R. Parry Conway, delivered an
able discourse from Acts xvii. 6, 7. The sermon was
in defence of the conference, in answer to objections
raised against ministers of religion taking an active part
in political matters, as was the case with regard to the
ancient conference alluded to in the text. The Rev.
Gentleman showed that the principle of charity inevi-
rably flowed from this law of mutual dependency ; and
he demonstrated the fact by the entire history both of
the old covenant and the new.

The discourses appeared to elicit deep sympathy
from the auditors, who were numerous, amounting to
between twelve and fifteen hundred, the building being
crowded to excess.

WEDNESDAY-FORENOON MEETING.

Early on the morning of Wednesday the streets pre-
sented an animated appearance, owing to the anxiety
evinced by our felow-townsmen to obtain a glimpse of
those apostles of reform who had the manliness to come
forward on behalf of the poor, and wrestle with a re-
luctant Legislature and a heartless Government for
the repeal of a tax that at once enhances the price of
the poor man's loaf, and depreciates the wages of the
poor man's labour.
At ten o'clock the Members met at the
attended by a number of friends and well-wishers to
the cause.

On the motion of the Rev. Mr. Griffith, Baptist
minister, of Carnarvon, seconded by Mr. Williams,
ironmonger, Griffith Evans, Esq., of Maeyspandy, Me-
rionethshire, was appointed Chairman of the day.
The Rev. J. W. MASSIE, of Salford, after regret-
ting that he had not the gift of tongues, in order that
he might make himself understood by his Welsh audi-
tors, proceeded to state that he stood before the
meeting, not only as a minister of Christ, conscious of
the deep responsibilities that attached to the ministerial
office, and determined to maintain that office inviolate
in his own person, but also as one persuaded that the
course he was pursuing was calculated to elevate the
character of the ministry rather than depress it, by de-
claring his full conviction that they did not fill their situa-
tion, nor fulfil its duties, unless, like Christ and his
apostles, they stood forward fearlessly and man-
fully on behalf of the poor and the oppressed.
It was to the poor that the gospel was more em-
phatically sent ; and the presence of the poor was spoken
of in Scripture as a blessing to the Church, and a mani-
festation of its utility and prosperity. This might not
be a pleasing doctrine to those so-called respectables,
who deemed the lower classes as having no claims to
their sympathies ar.d regards ; but it was, nevertheless,
the plain doctrine of Holy Writ. The good things of
the earth were not sent merely for the landlords.—
(Hear, hear.) It was the intention of Heaven that all
the children of his hand should be fed, and clothed,
and blessed ; and whoever interposed to prevent this,
interposed between man and his Eternal Parent. He
trusted they would seize the opportunity of transmitting
a congratulatory address to their beloved Sovereign on
the birth of the heir-apparent (long might he remain so,
and might his kind-hearted mother live and reign till he
was a grey-headed man), and he trusted that in their
address they would embody their knowledge and their
wishes, as far as the condition of the poor was affected
by the Corn-laws. The Rev. Gentleman concluded
amidst loud cheers.

The Rev. J. DAVIES, of Nevin, being called upon,
proceeded to observe that the cause of their having as-
sembled was the misery of the people. As the Gospel
was originally given to the poor, so ought they to imi-
tate their Divine Master, by standing forward and boldly
advocating the cause of the poor, both spiritually and
temporally.
The Rev. W. DAVIES, of Salem, said that on many
occasions temporary hardships and difficulties pressed
upon different classes, and that in all such cases the
more unfortunate received the sympathy of his class :
but the misery which had now brought them together
was spread universally over the land, and appertained
to all classes. The oppressive action of the Corn-law
was upon every consumer of bread, and upon every poor
man : it called, therefore, for a general sympathy.
Even the farmer could not free himself from its effects.

The CHAIRMAN concurred : no one could prove that
the repeal of the Corn-law would injure the farmer.
He had been all his life practically conversant with
agriculture, and knew, by experience, that the present
law was injurious to that class.
The conference at length resolved itself into a com-
mittee, when resolutions were prepared for the approba-
tion of the meeting.
AFTERNOON MEETING.—The Rev. T. EDWARDS,
Ebenezer, in answer to the questions which had been
been put to him, stated that he lived in the vicinity of
the slate quarries, and though the labourers were at
present in full employ, yet, from the scarcity of orders,
they lived in daily fear of being thrown out of work.
The high price they paid for their bread contrasted
painfully with the rate of their wages (which varied from
11 s. to 13s. or 155., but did not advance with an ad-
vance in the price of bread), and many of them were
contracting debts which it appeared scarcely probable
they could ever pay. The cause of religion was deeply
injured by the forced suffering of the poor.
The CHAIRMAN said the small farmers in his neigh-
bourhood were totally unable to give employment to the
labouring population, being scarcely able to provide food
for their own families. Meat seldom appeared at their
tables from one end of the year to the other. Distress
grew worse and worse amongst the population, and un-
less speedy relief was afforded, the country would be
ruined. •

The Rev. 0. Thomas, Talsarn, said that the work-
ing people were in very great distress in his neighbour-
hood. The people in the parish where he resided were
actually starving. He knew an honest working man
whe load nothing for his breakfast but the tea leaves
given him by his neighbours, and vegetables collected
from the fields. He knew a woman who had been
living last week on potatoe peel.—Great sensation.)
Dr. OWEN OWEN ROBERTS, of Bangor, stated that
his avocation as a medical practitioner gave him abun-
dant opportunites of knowing the real condition of the
poor, and he could bear witness to the fact that their
distress was of the most heartrending character. In
the Bangor Union a poor woman, who had lain ill for
five weeks, had scarely any clothes during the time he
attended her. She had only one shirt, which, having
washed, and having no fire wherewith to dry it, she was
obliged to put on whilst wet. She had no bed. She
was in a condition not fit to keep a pig in. Her misery
was horrible to look upon.

EVENING MEETING.—The public meeting of the
conference commenced at six o'clock, in the new Mar-
ket Hall. There was au unprecedented assemblage--
the galleries being so desely filled as to leave no sen-
sible line of demarcation between the members of the
conference and the auditors, and the entire area pre-
senting one mass of living beings extending even laeyond
the precincts of the building. The proceedings excited
the highest interest, and the various resolutions and ad-
dresses were received with enthusiastic approbation.
The chair, as in the preceding meetings, was taken by
G. Evans, Esq.
The Rev. Mr. MASSIE moved the first resolution—
" That one of the plain duties of the Christian
ministry is to denounce, as publicly and effectually as
possible, every measure injurious to the morals of the
community, and to the physical condition of the people."
Tne Rev. Gentleman supported the resolution in as
eloquent address. It was unanimously agreed to.
The Rev. John Prichard, of Llangollen, moved the
second resolution :

That when such measures as are alluded to in the
foregoing resolutiou have received the sanction of the
Legislature, and aro supported by the dominant party
. the State, they require a more emphatical and effec-

tive denunciation than can be given to them from the
pulpit ;" which was also carried.

The Rev. ELLIS HUGHES, of Holywell, moved the
third resolution :

" That a public conference of the Christian ministry,
for any particular district, without reference to deno-
mination or sect, appears to be the most expedient and
effective means for bringing the dictates of the Gospel
to bear publicly upon public evils."—Carried.
Colonel THOMPSON (who had arrived that evening
by the General Chasse a short time before) seconded
the resolution.

The number present is estimated at from 4 to 4,000.
THURSDAY.—FORENOON MEETING.—The meeting
was re-opened at the Guildhall by a hymn having been
sung, and a portion of Scripture read. A number
of Ministers bore testimony to the destitution of their
flocks.

The afternoon meeting was like that of the forenoon.
The Rev. Mr. MASSIE gave an account of the dis-
tress at Monteith.

At. the evening meeting Colonel THOMPSON pro-
posed the fourth resolution, which was received with loud
acclamations. He stated that he was requested to move
and support, as he was best able, the following propo-
sition :

" That the present Corn-law is a public evil, and es-
sentially adverse to the plainest injunctions of Holy
Writ, opposed to the moral and physical welfare of the
people, and injurious to the religious interests of the
entire community."

The Rev. W. THOMAS, of Dwygyfylcbi, seconded
the resolution which had been moved by Colonel
Thompson, which was agreed to.
The Rev. W. AMBROSE, of Port Madoc, moved the
fifth resolution.

That a memorial to the Queen, and addresses to
the various religious communities of the northern por-
tion of the principality, embodying the substance and
spirit of the foregoing resolutions, be prepared and for-
warded on behalf of the conference, through the me-
dium of its committee."

This resolution was briefly seconded by the Rev. Mr.
Williams.

The Rev. E. EVANS, of Cefn Mawr, moved the sixth
resolution as follows :

" That the thanks of this meeting be presented to the
Committee of the Carnarvon Anti-Corn-law League
for their exertions, and to the inhabitants of the town
in general for their hospitality and co-operation in fa-
vour of this conference."

The Rev. R. PARRY, of Conway, seconded the re-
solution.

Mr. BRYAN proposed the seventh resolution, as
follows :

" That the thanks of the meeting be given to Col.
Peyronet Thompson, and to the Rev. J. W. Massie,
for their kindness in responding to the invitation of the
Committee, by attending this conference."
The Rev. J. W. MAssiE, and Col. THOMPSON re-
turned thanks.

Mr. WALTER GRIFFTII returned his thanks to the
conference on behalf of the Anti-Corn-law League,
and proposed a vote of thanks to the chairman.
The conference then broke up.
The following is the memorial :
_ TO HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY.

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MAJESTY—We, your Ma-
jesty's loyal and dutiful subjects, being Christian minis-
ters of various denominations, representing numerous
congregations, and enjoying the sympathy and cordial
concurrence of many absent ministerial brethren resident
in the agricultural as well as the minifg districts in North
\Vales, have assembled in Carnarvon, during the Ist
and 2d days of December, 1841, to communicate our
experience and convictions relative to the operation of
the laws,which, by restricting the amount, and increa sing
the price of food, providentially available for the inhabi-
tants of this land, repress the resources of the country,
and afflict the labouring people ; and are desirous to ap-
proach the throne and address to the ear of our beloved
Sovereign an expression of our sympathies in relation to
the deeply interesting position in which a merciful Pro-
vidence has placed your Majesty, as a mother and a
Queen ; and also to declaie our sentiments in reference
to the laws which so widely affect the happiness of our
fellow-subjects.

The depression of trade, and the consequent poverty
and suffering of our people, prevent them and us from
mingling in festive celebrations on the occasion in which
the God of all mercies, in infinite goodness, has pre-
served the life of your Majesty, and bestowed on your
Majesty and your people a Prince destined, we hope
after many years, to become the ruler of these realms.
Yet we trust our expressions of congratulation will not
b• deemed less loyal and affectionate, while thus assem-
bled to address your Majesty, we hail the birth of your
Rdyal son as heir of our native British kings, for whom
arc reserved the highest Sovereign honours belonging to
this ancient principality, and desce'nding by long here-
ditary succession from the Second Edward, born in the
castle whose venerable walls surround us. May the
Prince now born be long preserved, and made wise for
the government of his people, and be the source of con-
tinued comfort to his Royal and Illustrious parents.
In the midst of our warm and grateful feelings, ex-
cited by this auspicious event, and whilst cherishing the
most affectionate veneration for the person and dynasty,
and an ardent attachment to the throne of, your Ma-
jesty, we are solemnly conscious that we are met to
discharge an onerous and grievous duty in laying before
your Majesty our impressions and couvictions as to the
character and operation of the Corn-laws. We are
surrounded by, and, in the discharge of our avocations,
come into daily contact with, multitudes who depend
on their industry for their honest maintenance ;
we witness their struggles and sympathise with them
in their sorrows and privations. But though language
be inadequate to describe the scenes of heart-rending,
wide spread, and ever deepening distress with which
our duty makes us painfully familiar, we are constrained
to attempt to convey to your Gracious Majesty in-
telligence of the fact that thousands of your loyal and
industrious subjects are in destitution, to a very great
extent, of the common necessaries of life ; and, besides
the prevalence of fevers and other diseases, suffer many
of the consequences of famine in a land of plenty. We
venture respectfully, but confidently, to trace these
miseries to inadequate employment and low rate of
wages, which are not merely incidental to fluctuations
in trade, but are the legitimate and necessary effects of
laws, which produce artificial scarcity and enhance the
price of bread, and, preventing the increase of labour
and commerce, lessen the remuneration of industry.
We have but too well accredited testimony regarding
other parts of your Majesty's empire to remain in
doubt whether others suffers as do our flocks and neigh-
bours in the Principality. We read of the tens of
thousands of skilful and willing craftsmen who subsist on
the scanty pittance of public charity, and the seasonable
efforts and contributions of humane individuals—a kind
of momentary maintenance calculated to impoverish the
donors and debase the feelings and character of the re-
cipients, without any permanent benefit to the community.
In full reliance on the sympathy and parental solici-
tude uniformly evinced by your Majesty towards those
who suffer, and for the happiness of your people, and
encouraged by your Queenly determination to " rule in
righteousness," we humbly, yet earnestly, entreat that
the constitutional prerogatives vested in you, as our
Chief Magistrate, may be so exerted, as to your wis-
dom may seem fit, in order that, at the earliest oppor-
tunity, the legal restrictions on the sale of articles of
food may be expunged from the statutes of your realm,
and a free commerce with all the nations, in the boun-
ties of a universal Providence, be established for
your people.

THE IRON DISTRICTS OF SOUT:d

WALES.

MERTHYR TYDVIL, THURSDAY.-011 last IVlonday
night an express arrived here, bringing information that
all the men engaged at the Rhymney iron-works had
struck, and were proceeding in large, parties to the
several other works for the purpose of compelling them
also to stop. Upon the arrival of the express here,
Dr. Thomas, an active Magistrate, immediately
called out the whole new police force, and pro-
ceeded with them to Rhymney. Upon his arrival
at those works he ascertained that the information
brought to Merthyr was painfully correct, and that the
conduct of the turnouts, although not riotous, was
very menacing, and threatened the worst con-
sequences. As soon as Dr. Thomas • had made the
best arrangements for securing the public peace, he
forwarded to the Lord Lieutenant of the county a full
account of the state of the district in which the works
are situated. In the meantime news reached this
place that a portion of the workmen of Rhymney were
on their march to compel our men to leave work, while
another body of them were on their way to Tredegar
and Nantyglo, to oblige the workmen of those districts
also to stop. It is impossible to describe the alarm,
confusion, and terror, which this alarming intelligence
created amongst all classes. The authorities were im-
mediately on the qui viva, and by precautionary. mea-
sures anticipated the worst. The civil forces o.f.Tre-
degar, Nantyglo, Dowlais, and the other adjoining
districts, were all put in a state of readiness, as
well as the military of Dowlais, and whatever other
~military were scattered as outposts through
,those dis-
tricts, so that they could act upon a moment s notice,
As yet, however, nothing has occurred beyond the nrj,
quitting the works of Rhymney, an example that will,
no doubt, be followed by the men of the other iron
works, unless some immediate steps be adopted by the
masters or Government to relieve the working classes
from their oppressed, wretched, and starving condition,
In consequence of the men having simultaneously left
the Ithymney. works, all the furnaces were immediately
extinguished, and a desert silence reigned where, within
a very brief period, was all bustle, hurry, and hum
of busy active life. These works are the property of a
joint-stock company, of whom Mr. Alderman Thomp-
SOH, p,, is chief and acting director-_Sunday Times.

Preparations for the new pantomimes (both at
Drury-lane and Covent garden) have been going on for
some time and are now extremely active. That for
Covent-garden has been written and concocted by one of
the best authors of our day for broad fun and humour.
Who has been entrusted with that for Drury-lane wo
have not heard,—Observci%