Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1849-02-28 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

TEST.  Paris, Suhday.—The trials of the conspirators fix, d for Vie 7th March. of May 15.1 i last are definitively Itome.—The Roman !tepid:lie lilts recognised the public tleht as national and inviolable. Tire Pope Ira s put forth a protest against his dtposition Lout the tempor .1 sovereignty of Rosin. Ireland.—Throughout the whole province of Ulster there is manifested a uniVers.,l and determined opposition tA prevent the "rate in aid" becoming law. All, or nearly all, the boards of geardians, inclining that of Belfast, have protested in strong resolutiovs against it. Money and Railway Markets, Monday.— There has been an inactive and rather drooping state of the funds, with colis•ds at 91 to 3, both for nioney and time, hut they have been A lower. Three-and-a-quarter per cents., 931 to 4. lime exchequer hills, 425. to 4,55. prem. Bank stock, 194. to 6.—The railway share market WAS 1% itllolll numb animation. French shares keep steadily improving, & the public are buyers for a further rise. • The Norfolk filtirders.ln the early part of the present week, Mrs. Jenny bait experienced more suffering titan for some time past. On Sunday a further portion of the bone of the arm came away, and since that time, the cause of the irritation having been ramoved, We learn that the wound has assumed a more favourable appearance. The s?rvant, Eliza Chestney, continues to progress in a most sati:factory motner ; but neither in one case nor the other have the patients been able to leave their beds, nor in fazt to he moved from the position in which they were placed at the tune of the injury. Trial of Drouett.—The Session of the Central Criminal Court commenced on Monday. The great case of interest is the tr'al ~f Drouett, the master ot the Tooting workhuse, on the neglect of duty which led to the recrnt mortality, by cholera, of the childrt n in (1).4 establishment. Drouett is indicted for manslaughter. A large portion of the learned Recorder's chtvge to the grand jury was occupied wall ree,ence to the peculiar features of the case. The trial is looked forward to wlth the inmit intense interest on the part of the public. _ .  Friendly Relations with Spain.—The negoelation,: between Lord Palrerston arid sl. Mon for a restoration of good relations between this cMatry arid Spain are, We hear, so far advanced as to lead to the ex • pectation uf a satisfactory conclmimi is the course o! a Few days. Lord Bowden will, it is stated, be the new representative of the British g4vernment. Rumoured Visit of the Queen to Irelan4.— Ro moors are abroad that it is the intention of her Majesty to visit Ireland during the ensuing suonner,and we observe that a northern moitemp•wary has a inetioned a report that a royal marine residence is about to be purchased at Ruatrevor.—Ermbig Mail. her Majesty and Pr:nce Albert honoured the performance at Drury lane Theatre with their presence on Saturday evening. The Murder at Hull.—The inquest on the body of William Hutton terminated on Monday last in a verdict of" Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown." •  ....... Darley-Main C. ornery Explosion..—ty. the list of subscriptions for the numerous familie.o. bereaved by the catastr.mhe at Darley-Main Colliery, it appear 0 that upwards of £1,200 baa beea pat down for this benetolent object. Repeal of the Malt Tax.—A meeting of Agriculturistg was held on Saturday. at Cl:esterfield, Derbyshire, at which a committee was appointed to draw up a petition to Parliament for the repeal of the Malt Tax. Leicestershire Farmers petitioning for reform. —A special general mce:ing of the Leicestershire Agricultural Society, to consider the propriety of petitioning for the repeal of the malt tax, and the other burdens which press unequally unna agrictilture, was held at Leicester, on Saturday afternoon. There was a very numerous attendance of farmers, some of whom hat come from distant parts of the county to be present.—ltesoluCons were passed in favour of a repeal of Malt Tax, and of Financial Reform, and a petition to parliain,int uas ageed to.