ceedings against me. I can prove travel with the registering barristers on that the staff of the militia commanded their circuit, and support the objections by him, were examined at his com- to the Tory voters. mittee-room, and it is well known "To my particular care (he says) was 'that three of the justices elected last" confided the objections which I sugcharter day are officers of his staff, "gested to the Laugharne and Saint "and that the mayor and the others are "Clears burgesses in the interest of strenuous supporters of his preten- "Colonel Trevor and Sir James-the “sions to represent you in Parliament." notices were given by me, and previ"The gallant Colonel may affect to "ous to my detention here, I had pre"treat this charge with contempt; but" pared myself with authorities and "until he disclaims it, I will repeat it" cases to argue the objections, which I "incessantly, and heard him at the" was obliged to hand to a professional "hustings. Recollect that all the votes" friend, who, in consequence, obtained " of the hon. Colonel during his parlia- "some share of the credit which would “mmentary life for ten years were uni- "otherwise have been mine exclusively. formly against the public welfare-"The result, I am happy to add, is, that he opposed the repeal of the" that not fewer than fifty-one voters of salt-tax, working-horse-tax, and all the above class have been lost to the other taxes-that he opposed the re- Tory candidate, besides many others "peal of the test-act, and every other" who have been disfranchised by my "measure for extending the rights of "sole suggestion. This is the head "conscience to dissenters of all classes" and front of my offending.'' "-that he and his noble father have The Welshman of October 26, in "used all their influence to prevent the commenting on this strange arrest, ob"erection of dissenting chapels, and serves: 64 แ annoy dissenters that Mr. Daniel "The sensation produced in this “Prytherch, the chairman of his central" town by the commitment to prison on "committee, has written the insolent" a charge of felony, of our truly re"letter to your landlords, urging them spected townsman, G. Thomas, Esq., "to compel you to vote for the enemy "is indescribable. But one feeling ope"of your rights and liberties. rates, and one sentiment expressed, "Electors of Carmarthen and Llanelly "relative to the harsh measures adopt"-To prove that the present Member" ed by our authorities against a "for Carmarthen is the prime instigator" most active and useful member of ❝of the charges against me, would be " society. Last week, at the very time to insult your understandings. The" that he was engaged, with his wellmayor and six justices are notoriously" known ability, urging and substantiappointed by him; and I challenge" ating objections to the claims of "them to deny that they have consulted" Tories to the elective franchise, the him upon their recent proceedings. magistrates were assembled in the "The votes of this political weather-"committee-room of the Tory candicock against reform last year, his sub-" date, hearing witnesses against him, sequent hypocritical and compulsory" and such witnesses, too, if our invotes in favour of that great measure" formation as to the individuals be his tyrannous indictments, warrants," correct, as we would not pollute our and committals, are fresh in your "columns by characterising. Who memory. He has now thrown off" these witnesses are is left to mere even the mask of reform, and sup-" conjecture to discover; and even what ports with all his might the consistent" they have deposed against him is cauanti-reformer, Trevor." tiously concealed. No opportunity purpose was answered by the" was afforded him of bringing forward kidnapping of Mr. Thomas. He had "counter-testimony, with which, of been appointed by the reform candi-"the most respectable kind, he is dates for the borough and county to" abundantly furnished; and yet, by One 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 means, like this, is a gentleman of" spective families, and the comforts of "the first standing in his profession, "their own fire-sides. The history of "and the father of eleven children." Carmarthen presents not so illustridragged from his home, and immured ous an instance of popular feeling "in a filthy prison! We admit that" spontaneously excited, and bursting "the Tory cause will be benefited by" forth in such perfect and general "the proceeding, as his extensive legal unanimity; and the occasion furnished knowledge would have thinned the "these much-esteemed gentlemen a "ranks of the supporters of this party,, rich reward for all the inconvenience "had bail to any amount been ac “ and annoyance they may have suffered "cepted, and he been allowed to ac- "from the puny despotism of their macompany the barristers now on this" levolent persecutors. As it was ge"circuit to settle the franchise. Public"nerally known that application had disapprobation of the severity of those" been made to the Court of King's "measures has been expressed during "Bench to receive bail, and that the "the week in many ways, one of which" case would be heard on Tuesday, a meets our entire approbation. A me- large number of persons met together "morial, signed by almost every re- "in Spilman-street, on the following "spectable person in the town, has "night, awaiting the arrival of the "been forwarded to Lord Melbourne," Londoa coaches. Their hopes and praying the Government to institute" expectations were both realized, the "an investigation into all facts con-"news arrived, and was quickly com"nected with and resulting from the "municated, that bail was accepted, "riots. In this step we entirely concur, "and that the prisoners would be libe"as we have no doubt that it will receive" rated, as soon as some necessary forms "suitable attention, and that justice "could be gone through; these, how"will be thereby fully attained. The ever it was understood, would cause a "cause of the corporation party and" delay of nearly forty-eight hours. Not"their members is completely ruined; withstanding this, on the following "almost every independent man in the" (Thursday) morning, crowds from all "town, who heretofore supported Mr. “ quarters were seen hastening towards "Jones, has voluntarily joined the "the prison; women carrying sawdust "liberal party; and thus we have strong "with which to sprinkle the streets; grounds for hoping that we will be" boys and men with laurel branches, spared the evils of a contested election." some of which they had already twined "The majority of our popular candi-" into arches, or suspended over the "date, the Honourable W. H. Yelver-"street from opposite windows; genton, is immense, and his return of "tlemen with expressions of honest joy course unquestionable. It is some "and exultation, hurrying to the scene "satisfaction to witness good 64 thus to congratulate the prisoners, and to 'ssuing from evil." accompany them home." The same paper of Friday last gives The Hon. Colonel Trevor and John an account of the rejoicings in Carmar-Jones, Esq., have fallen into the pit, then at the liberation of Mr. Thomas which, through the instrumentality of and a Mr. Henry Moss from prison. the magistrates their creatures. they "Did we not (says the Welshman) | had dug for Mr. Thomas. But what a so deeply participate in them, we state of things is that which we have "could have envied the feelings of unfolded! And though the magistracy "these gentlemen on yesterday morn may not everywhere be disposed to proing, when, surrounded by all the re-ceed to such extremities in furtherance spectability, and nine-tenths of the of Tory interests as in this case, yet population of Carmarthen, assembled they are everywhere opposed to the "without notice or design, they left the people, and possess this enormous power "walls of a prison, and were once more of harassing and persecuting all those "restored to the embraces of their re-who support the people. There does 66 66 46 66 66 66 not appear to be anything like a speedy HEILBRONN, I., Basinghall-st., merchant. prospect of the nation's acquiring better SIKES, S. G., Almoudbury, Yorkshire, banker. lord-lieutenants and - better magistrates. We may thus prepare ourselves for years to see the people arrayed on one side, and all who possess power and authority arrayed on the other. The feeling of bitterness of the Tories at this time is inconceivable. From the LONDON GAZETTE, FRIDAY, Nov. 9, 1832. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. DENNIS, R., West Ham, Essex, victualler. BANKRUPTS. BAGLEY, J., Liverpool, haberdasher. mercbant. BRUNTON, J., Southwick, Durham, ship- CARLOW, J., Birmingham, silk-mercer. surgeon. FOSTER, E., Huddersfield, carver. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. COCKRILL, W., East Butterwick, Lincolnshire, corn-factor. BANKRUPTS. BURRELL, S., St. Ives, Huntingdonshire, linen-draper. PEACHEY, J., Regent-street, ironmonger. LONDON MARKETS. MARK-LANE, CORN-EXCHANGE, Nov. 12.Having a very moderate supply of wheat during last week, and there being a demand on Friday for shipping to Yorkshire, what then appeared of fine quality was readily disposed of at an advance of from 1s. to 2s. per qr., but notwithstanding the smallness of the supply this morning from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk, the trade was not so brisk as on Friday, and although a few superfine samples were sold at that day's improvement, no advance can be counties. Fine old wheat is from 1s. to 28. quoted on the general runs from the above LANE, W. and S., Manchester, ironmongers. per qr. dearer, but the sales made at that LOCKINGTON, C., Jobu-street, Oxford-st., advance were only to a limited extent. oilman. MOSS, J., Great Charlotte-street, Blackfriars- Fine malting barley being scarce and in road, shoemaker. demand, is ls. per qr. dearer, and the little that appeared of the stained sorts fully supported last Monday's prices. NORTON, S. D., Watney-street, Commercialroad, licensed victualler. PAUL, J., Exeter-street, Sloane-st., furniture broker. builders. TAYLOR,T., Egham, Surrey, tallow-chandler. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. KAY, J., Blenheim-place, Edinburgh, bookseller. TUESDAY, Nov. 13, 1832. INSOLVENTS. ESCUDIER, J., Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, hotel-keeper. ས Sides, new... Pork, India, new.......... 130s. Od. to —s. Mess, new ...77s. Od. to -s. per barl Butter, Belfast....84s. to 86s. per cwt. Carlow.....80s. to 90s. Cork......82s. to 84s. Waterford..78s. to 84s. Dublin ....78s. to 80s. Cheese, Cheshire....56s. to 90s. Gloucester, Double..50s. to GOs. 448 SMITHFIELD.-Nov. 12. This day's supply of beasts, though not so great as that of this day se'nnight, was numerous; but, as is usual at this time of year, on account of its being the practice with graziers to clear their land, by sending them to market, of those fleshy steers, &c. that are not likely to pay for being taken in to the close or stall,-in great part of middling and inferior quality; of sheep, calves, and porkers, but limited. Prime beef, and prime small mutton sold, though tardily, in some instances, at an advance of 2d.; but with other kinds of meat the trade was very dull; with veal at a depression of full 2d. per stone; with middling and inferior beef and mutton, as also pork, at Friday's quotations. LADIES' HABITS AND PELISSES, and CHILAbout one-third of the beasts were shorthorns, chiefly half-fat steers, cows, and heifers, DRen's Dresses, equally cheap; in the manufacture of which they are not surpassed at from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and North-the West-end of the Town. amptonshire; and the remainder about equal I recommend Messrs. Swain and Co. numbers of Herefords, Devons, Welch runts, and small Irish beasts, from the same and our as very good and punctual tradesmen, western and midland districts; with about whom I have long employed with great 200 Town's-end cows, and a few Scots, Staf-satisfaction. fords, Sussex beasts, &c., from sundry quarters. Full three-fifths of the sheep were new Leicesters, from the South Downs, or Hereford WM. COBBETT. Printed by William Cobbett, Johnson's-court: and published by him, at 11, Bolt-court, Fleet-street. VOL.78.-No. 8.] LONDON, SATURDAY, November 24th, 1832. ACCOUNT OF SCOTLAND. No. VI. Oldham, 16. November, 1832. [Price Is. 2d. friesshire from Kirkcudbrightshire for a few miles, falls into the SOLWAY FIRTH, which my printers always print FRITH, they being more learned than I am, and more profoundly skilled in etymology. Leaving them (as indeed I must) to stick to their taste, I get on to the town of DuμFRIES, leaving at a great distance to my left the lofty hills, celebrated by BURNS, now crowned with snow, while the valleys below are covered with grass and dairies of fine cows. From DUMFRIES to the town of ANNAN (sixteen miles), is a very fine farming country; here and there a peatIn the last number, at page 416, Imoor, with large stacks of peat; that mentioned that I must postpone, until being the fuel of the country, and it the present number, iny account of the being exceedingly good fuel, a man county of DUMFRIES, across which we telling me that it boiled a pot quicker go from AYRSHIRE to get into Cumber- than coals, and produced less ashes. land. Dumfriesshire is much about Here the cattle are the Galloway breed, like Ayrshire in point of land and pro-and the dairies are very numerous. Fine ductions; it is hilly occasionally, and large valleys of corn-fields; hanging has some fine farms on the flats, some woods on the sides of the hills like those of which are large; but generally they of Surrey; sometimes hills consisting are small; the cottages numerous, built partly of furze, and partly of broom, of stone, and made white by white with a good deal of grass land between washing, which gives a very pretty ap- them; the cottages very numerous, and pearance to the country, though there the people, particularly the children, are, generally speaking, very few trees. looking very well. At eight miles from We cross several very pretty rivers; the DUMFRIES, the SOLWAY FIRTH, with the orchards are by no means bad, and the sun shining beautifully upon it, presents apple-trees very clean; the land is itself to our right. Here we go through moory, and affords peat in several in-a long scattering village, which it would stances; a large part of the land is in drive BROUGHAM and MALTHUS half pasture; dairy work and the fatting of mad to behold; for, here the little hogs seem to be the principal uses of Scotchies seem absolutely to swarm. the land. The hogs are of the white What is to be done to prevent these lop-eared breed. Hams, bacon, and Scotch women from breeding? Nothing butter, are the principal products of the short of " clearing the estates" A LA county. The woods are very fine in SUTHERLAND; a mode of proceeding so some parts, especially from SANGUHAR much eulogised by the ignorant and to THORNHILL, which consists, in great brutal scoundrels of the Edinburgh Repart, of the estate of the Duke of Buc-view, and by their London echo, Dr. CLEUGH. I suppose that Dr. JOHNSON BLACK. At thirteen miles from Duмdid not travel this way, for here is a FRIES we come to an estate, where beautiful river, and immense woods on something in the " clearing way" apboth sides of it for nine or ten miles at the least; this river, which is called the NITI, goes all the way to the town of DUMFRIES; and after dividing Dum pears to have been put in practice, some years ago, by the Marquis of QUEENSBERRY, who is, it seems, the principal lord of this beautiful country called |