The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-09-26 00:00:00

STATE OF SOUTH WALES.

The Pontardulais-gate, which the military went to on
Saturday night, was on Sunday night again destroyed, and
the tollkeeper given notice that, if any more tolls were at-
tempted to be taken, they would pull the house down. In
Llanelly all was quiet.
Further Rebecca outrages have occurred in the neigh-
bourhood of Haverfordwest. The very night after the
Wolfscastle meeting a large party of Rebeccaites destroyed
the Fishguard and Parkymorfa turnpike gates, and cau-
tioned the toll-collectors not to levy more toll ; but they,
not heeding Rebecca's warnings, collected the toll as
usual on the Saturday. This exasperated the Rebeccaites,
and notices were sent to them to remove their furniture,
or the toll-houses would be destroyed on Monday night.
On Monday night, true to their threat, about 400 persons
visited the Fishguard toll-house, and completely de-
stroyed it. They then proceeded to Parkymorfa toll-
house, and instantly demolished it. After firing guns
and frightening a great number of the inhabitants, they
levelled a piece of wall belonging to the road surveyor,
and dispersed about three o'clock. About 2.000 persons
were assembled in the town looking on whilst this was
going on, but no one interfered.
Since the extraordinary verdict returned at the inquest
on the old woman shot at Hendy-bride-gate, near Pontar-
dulais, the most grave apprehensions are entertained. It
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a system of terrorism prevails, that men dare nut render
themselves obnoxious by even doing their duty. The ne-
cessity of putting the country under military law is seri-
ously discussed by many.
The miners and colliers near Pontyberem have declared
that they will resist the soldiers, and that they will under-
mine and blow up the road ; and they threaten, that as
the Glamorganshire police laid in wait for them, they will
have an ambush for the police some day.
A weir near Cardigan has been destroyed. It appears
that an alarm had been given that it was the intention of
the Rebeccaites to pull down a small weir near a place
called Velingigfran ; the marines consequently, about ten
o'clock, marched down to protect that weir, and during
their absence the Rebeccaites embraced the opportunity
of demolishing Llechryd weir, in which they succeeded.
Though the weir has stood for ages, and braved many a
mountain flood, yet it was destroyed, it is said, in about
fifteen minutes.

On returning to Middleton Hall, (situate about 8 miles
from Carmarthen), about half-past nine o'clock on Tues-
day night, from the quarter sessions held at Carmarthen,
Mr. Adams saw a portion of his premises on fire. On
hastening to the hall he found a wood near his house filled
with armed men, his stacks were on fire, and the plugs
had been pulled out of his fish-pond to let the water off.
As may be imagined, his family were in the greatest ter-
ror, expecting every moment the house to be attacked and
set fire to. As soon as he could he despatched an express
to Carmarthen for troops to protect him. The mob con-
tinued around his premises, making all manner of noises,
watching the fire, and preventing any attempt being made
to extinguish it and remained there till two o'clock in the
morning. Before they left, while they were vet in the
wood, the messenger returned alone, with an answer from
Col. Love, that the troops had been out all day, and could
not come.

Mr. Adams is understood to have taken the determina-
tion of at once with his family leaving the country. The
family of Mr. Chambers, of ',lanelly, three of whose farms
had the hayricks fired the other day, have already left for
England, Mr. Chambers, jun. alone remaining.

A strong body of the A division of metropolitan police,
under Sergeant Howie, left by railway on Tuesday morn-
ing for South Wales.