The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-09-12 00:00:00

STATE OF SOUTH WAVES►

During the early part of last *e'er, Itteere was a slight
lull in the Rebecca movements, tnd hopes were enter-
tained that if the coppermen woUld return to work, mat-
ters would go on in their usual course. These hopes,
however, proved fallacious; for the coppermen still ob-
stinately determine to remain on strike, as they say, to
the last; and the Rebecca outrages have been resumed
with additional audacity, when a large body of the Re-
beccaites assembled and destroyed the Forest gate above
Pontardulais. On Tuesday night a body of them on
horseback and onfoot went to the town of Llanelly, and
attacked the house of the harbour-master (on the sea-
shore), who, it appears, has rendered himself obnoxious
to some persons by rigidly enforcing the rules of the port.
They destroyed a portion of the huuse, and having made
the harbour-master come out to them, they ordered him
to quit the country in a fortnight, or to take the conse-
quences; after which they fired one or two guns, and
departed.
_ .

On Wednesday, at midnight, the Rebeccaites and the
police had a conflict at Pontardulais gate. When the for-
mer came opposite the Pontardulais Inn, they fired a
volley, and then commenced blowing their horns, and
went in a regular march to the Pontardulais gate, which
is situate in the very centre of the village. They imme-
diately attacked and broke open the blacksmith's shop
close by, after which they tore down the turnpike gate,
which is a very strong one, and on the main road. Hav-
ing finished the destruction of the gate, the police ad-
vanced upon them, and commanded them to desist; in-
stead, however, of doing so. the Rebeccaites fired a volley
at them. This being the case, the police were ordered
to draw their pistols and fire, which they did twice,
wounding several of the Rebeccaites, and shooting the
horse of the leader. A regular battle took place for a
short time, and the police succeeded in capturing six pri-
soners, three of whom are wounded, two severely. They
were taken in their disguises, with faces blackened, and
bonnets and nightgowns on. While the police were se-
curing their prisoners, the rioters returned to the attack,
with the view of rescuing them, but two of the magistrates
having ridden off for the troops, a party of the Dragoons
from Swansea, who were out on the road, and some of the
76th Foot, arrived, and the Rebeccaites fled.
Several meetings of the turnpike trusts have been held
for the purpose of coming to terms with the toll contrac-
tors, but nothing has been effected. At one meeting it
was determined to discontinue 13 out of 15 side bars on a
trust embracing 75 miles of road. Since the burning of
some corn mows in the neighbourhood of Llandilo, the
farmers have become alarmed, and are endeavouring to
insure their corn. Such, however, is the unsettled and
disturbed state of the country, that the insurance-offices
refuse to grant policies on farming stock.
Bands of people, in threes and fives, are prowling about
demanding charity at the gentlemen's houses in the coun-
try, and endeavouring to exact it by threats of vengeance
from " Becca" if not given. The other day a wealthy
farmer at Llanon, who acted as a kind of banker for the
district, had his house broken open, and £6OO in money
taken sway by a number of men with blackened faces, and
who passed as Rebeccaites.
Toll-bars are now sinking in importance as a grievance ;
in fact, most of them are either down or abolished ; and
objections to the New Poor-law and to tithes and to high
rents, are beginning to stand in the front rank. The
tithe-payers now say, " We are determined that no cler-
gyman shall receive more than £lOO a-year from tithes."
In nine cases out of ten they do not receive so much, and
very often from every source united not £lOO a-year in
the aggregate.
As an instance of the alarming tone which the feeling
of the people is taking, a grave has been dug in Dynevor
Park, near Llandilo, the seat of Lord Dynevor, the father
'of Col. Trevor, the Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of the county,
and a notice has been sent to Col. Trevor that it is in-
tended for him, and that he is to be laid in it before the
10th of October. This state of society gives rise to very
serious apprehensions.
From an account (in the Times) of the Whitland turn-
pike trust, which extends from St. Clears to Narberth,
we have a sample of the way in which such affairs are
managed in South Wales. It appears that the receipts
are £499 19s. 9d. for tolls, and the expenditure is £516
lls. Bd. Out of this sum all the money expended on the
road for keeping it in repair is £l4 Os. 9d. for labour, and
one-third of £2l4s. Bd. for materials. There is an item,
" Law, defending constables, &c., £175." £ll3 of this
sum went for defending two constables for handcuffing a
farmer on the road, on his return through one of the gates,
he having passed through in the morning without paying,
as there was no one at the gate to take toll. It is to be
presumed the constables were in the wrong, for they lost
the action. _ _ _

A second edition of the Swansea Journal published on
Thursday evening states, that one of the prisoners is
scarcely expected to survive, and that the person who
acted as Rebecca on the occasion, and who had his horse
shot under him is a young man, a respectable farmer's
son, named Hughes, who resides in the village of Llanon.
He had one arm broken and sustained other injuries, and
is now at the infirmary of the House of Correction.
The party who attacked the gate, were at leat one hundred
and fifty, whilst the police were only a dozen Toe lie-
beceaites are taking vengeance on all who oppose them.
Two stacks of corn belonging to Mr. Chambers, a magis-
trate, were burned late on Thursday evening.

ANOTHER STEAMER TOTALLY WRECKED
LOSS OF THE QUEEN STEAM-PACKET.

(From the Dublin Mail.)

Mr. Hare, of Bristol, a passenger in the ill-starred
vessel, has kindly furnished us with the particulars of this
calamity.

The Queen steam-packet, Capt. Gardner, started from
Bristol on Friday fast, at ha'f-past ten o'clock, p.m. with a
valuable cargo and passengers ; and at eleven o'clock same
night, being suddenly enveloped with a dense fog, struck
on a rock in Jack's Sound off Milford Haven, and in less
than half-an-hour went to the bottom. The cargo is en-
tirely lost; but it gives us inexpressible pleasure to add
that, with the exception of an old man, a dealer in pigs,
who is supposed to have fallen asleep in the forehold, the
passengers and crew (upwards of 50) were rescued from a
watery grave. Shortly after the Queen had struck, a
coasting vessel, named the Hope, most providentially
hove in sight, and, with the promptitude and humanity
which distinguish British sailors, came to the rescue just
in time to save all lives on board (with the one exception
above mentioned). The vessel foundered in less than five
minutes after.

Amongst the passengers who are indebted to Providence
for this timely rescue, were Mrs. Latouche and family, of
Marley ; the Rev. Doctor and Mrs. Handcock ; Mr.
Hare,' of Bristol; Rev. Mr. Bredan, Mr. Crosbie, and
many others, whose names we have not been able to as-
certain. They all reached Milford in safety.

NEWPORT, JULY 15.—DISSENTING PROFANITY I—A.
sect calling themselves " The Bible Christians," after an-
nouncing in a large placard that the children of their
school will be publicly examined in their chapel on Sunday
next, " when they are to recite several interesting pieces,"
also state that they will form a procession, and perambu-
late the villages of Whitewell and Niton the next day,
and " affectionately invite persons interested in the wel-
fare of the rising generation to attend and partake tea
with them afterwards, Tickets Is. each. After tea, the
Trial of St. Paul before Felix, Feitus, and Agrippa, will
be acted by the first-class boys!!!

, . _
NOVEL OCCURRENCE.—A party of sixteen men headed Queen.,
Victoria. The King, delighted at an opportunity
by a parson named Howells, entered a field of wheat at
for gallantry, prayed her Majesty's acceptance of them
Bromsborough-row-heath, in the parish of Dymock, be- and a superb cask et of Sevres china with so much warmth,
that refusal was impossible, and they are at this moment
which
in the hands of the emballeur to be packed up.
Bons brouyght cut,for the purpose. Many of the cottagers twe e n
they
hours
carried ten
ff eleven
the wheaton Mondayiin
two n
wag_i n b t,
After visiting the Eglise St. Laurent the illustrious party
proceeded to Treport for a drive. When her Majesty had
King Louis Philippe
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in the char-a-bane,
threatened vengeance to any one who dared to interfere. pushed Prince Albert forward, who said, "he could not
Precede his Majesty." "Ah ! there is nothing of ' Ma-
policemenest ' necessary here," re lied the good-natured monarch,
Report
were that
spectators,
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get up." " But your Majesty will not have room be-
disparity of numbers. they
were
, side the Queen." "True, true," said the King, "I am
EXECUTION OF A MURDERER.—The last sentence of a little stout, but I will sit sideways."
the law was, on the Ist instant, carried into effect, on_ the The cavalry regiment, the Carabiniers, left the town
shortly after six o'clock, and took the road towards Di-
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his execution had arrived he gave way to a :no
of main road, and took up their ground on a large plain,
where they awaited the arrival of the distinguished party
his clothes until he was reduced almost to a state of
rage : he uttered the most horrid blasphemies, and tore
at the Chateau, and on which they were to perform their
nudity. On recovering himself from this violencehe de- evolutions.
manded to have breakfast, of which he ate heartily, and At seven o'clock his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
drank a bottle of wine. He afterwards submittedaccompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Dnke D'Au-
the preparatory ceremonials with the most perfect - male and Montpensier, Prince Augustus of Saxe Coburg,
t to all
ness and resignation ; but, to the last moment,
,refusedall
and the French generals and staff, &c., came on the
the offices of the ministers of religion. He ascended
the ground, and the military band immediately struck up
steps of the platform steadily. " God save the Queen."
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.—A case of much in- The regiment was formed without delay, and went
terest, involving a most serious charge against a gentle- through a variety of manoeuvres with the precision and
man of the name of Lazarus, occurred at Birmingham last rapidity for which this branch of the French service is
week. Mr. Lazarus, and a party consisting of three distinguished. They are a very fine body of men, and are
sailors, started for Birmingham on Wednesday week, and mounted on excellent horses. Their accoutrements,
while on the journey two of the sailors fell asleep, and' brass cuirasses, and brazen helmets were very splendid,
when they arrived at the terminus one of the three and when formed in line, their whole appearance was
"Jacks" found he had lost three £5 notes and some gold. grand and warlike.
He soon collected a crowd about him, when his companion At the conclusion of the review his Royal Highness
Cunningham, who had remained awake in the train, Prince Albert thanked the gallant band for the satisfaction
whispered to him that the gentleman who travelled with they had given him by their display of military tactics.
him in the carriage, and who had just " gone off," was His royal highness and the rest of the party then re-
one of the " swell mob," and had committed the robbery mounted, and the cavalcade returned to the chateau about
while he was asleep. Mr. Lazarus was at once taken to half-past nine o'clock, where a dejeuner was prepared.
the magistrate's office and searched, and curiously enough, After this the royal party paid a visit to the Collegiate
three 1.:5 notes were discovered in his possession, some Church of the Virgin and St. Lawrence. It was known
sovereigns, and some loose silver. The whole chain of but to a very few that their Majesties were about to visit
evidence seemed to run against Mr. Lazarus, but he was this church, and, consequently, there were not half a
admitted to bail to appear the next day in the sum of dozen persons therein when they arrived. The party,
£2OO. On Friday the whole of the parties again appeared consisting of nearly all the members of the French Royal
before the magistrates, but during this short interval the family, Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, Lords Aberdeen
scenes of the drama had shifted, and James Cunningham. and Liverpool, M. Guizot, and suite, entered by the side
charged with the robbery of his coin- of England leaning on the arm of the King of the French,
the chief and only witness against Mr. Lazarus, occupied door on the western side just at four o'clock, the Queen
his place at the bar,
panion,_ John Smith Lynn. Lynn narrated his journey and the Queen of the French upon that of Prince Albert.
from London to Birmingham, and said that on leaving the Her Majesty wore a tartan dress, with black mantle and
court he adjourned with his companions to the American white silk bonnet; the King was in plain clothes, the
Tavern, near the railway station, where they bad some Princes in mufti. The Duchess of Orleans appeared, on
grog and a game at bagatelle. There was a strange man entering the church, to be affected by some sudden recol-
playing with him, and on Cunningham's leaving the room lection, and was about to retire, when the Queen of the
he saw in the stranger's hand a small Maltese coin, which Belgians, taking her by the band, led her towards the
he recognised as one which he had wrapped up in his great altar. her Royal Highness, the Queen of the
letter with the notes and gold. He asked the man how French, and the Queen of the Belgians then kneeled and
he came by the coin, who told him he had received it from continued for a short time in prayer, on rising from which
Cunningham, when he immediately suspected that his it was apparent that the Duchess of Orleans had shed
comrade had not played him fair, and had him taken into tears. The whole of the royal party then walked round
custody. On being searched by the police-officer, four I the chattel), examining the various curiosities, &c., and
sovereigns were found in his jacket pocket, but the notes afterwards descended into the crypt, in which the monu-
were not forthcoming, At length the officer stripped him, ments of the Counts d'Artois are placed. The crypt was
and on taking off his stockings found concealed in one of lit by candles, so that everything it contained was easily
them three £5 notes. The fellow swore hard that the to be inspected. Her Majesty Queen Victoria appeared
, 1 money was his own, and that Lynn was a rogue, who was very much interested in what she saw, end his m...
e not to be believed; but finding that the

Maltese coin had
le committed the

Louis Philippe in his explanations acted as an experienced
antiquary, evidently pleased in answering the questions
put to him.

been identified, he acknow

edged that

robbery