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.NEWPORT CATTLE MARKET, WEDNESDAY.

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.NEWPORT CATTLE MARKET, WEDNESDAY. Beef 44d. to 5d, per lb. Porkers, 7s. 9d. to 8s. per score Mutton ..64d. to 6d. Bacon pigs, Os. to Os.Od. „ There was a more cheerful tone with sellers to-day, in con- sequence of a slight advance upon previous rates; and an impression being prevalent, that price* would rise still higher, and maintain the improvement for some timo. The supply, however, was short, which was one reason for the advance but the generality of beasts and sheep that changed hands, were in prime condition for the slmmble*. A few cows and calves were on offer; but there were no salel effected, ye believe. Porkers were tolerably numerous, and sold readily at a small advance though we did not see a bacon pig in the market. A few hories were offered, but those who were disposed to bny,would certainly prefer waiting for the sale of the noble animals which will come under the hammer of Mr. Partridge, auctioneer, on Wednesday next, than make their selection from those poor creatures we witnessed in the market. NEWPORT CORN, HAY, AND STRAW MARKETS. Barley, 26s. to 28s. per qr. I Oats, 16s. to 17s.6d. per qr I Wheat, 37s. to 40. I Hay, 60s. to GOs.Od.pr. ton Straw, 29s. to 30s. per ton. I At the last corn market, on Saturday, there was a tolerably active demand, and sellers soon disposed of thair lots, at about the prices quoted. THE WEATHER.—We have had more intensely-severe Weather during the early part of the week, than has been experienced for many winters; and we find that this has been the case throughout the country generally. Numerous accidents—mostly but slight-have occurred in Newport, where slides were made by young hopefuls" on the loot- paths and roads. The canals have been frozen over in manv parts, materially retarding the traffic and the keen north wind, blowing about clouds of dust and gravel, occasionally has dimmed the eyes, and caused smarting features. Thurs- day, however, was far less cold and its sun, which shone out brijrhtly. gave promise of milder skies, lhis verifies, so far, the prediction of Mr. Smith,of Cheltenham, a weather-wise" gentleman, who stated that after the 15th, and to the 19tli, the weather would be considerably milder, and the conclu- ding portion of his prediction for tho week runs thus: Near the 20th or 21st, falling weathor; 21st to 24th, frosty weathor prevails, and frosty to the end of the month." POST-OFFICE ALTERATIONS—Last Sunday, the new in- structions relative to Sunday duty at the post-office came into operation in Newport and elsewhere. The following is the official announcement of the alteration. "All Post-offices in England and Wales will be closed to the public on Sunday from 10 A.M. for the remainder of the day; except in those cases where the delivery commences between 9 and 10 A.M., when the office must continue open for one hour after the lettercarriers are despatched; and except, also, in those cases where the delivery commences later than 10 A M., when the office, having been closed at 10 A.M., must be re-opened for one hour after the dsepatch of tho lettercarriers. On and after the same date, no Inland letters will be received on the Sunday, except such as are prepaid by stamps or unpaid, for the deposit of which the letter-box will bo opened as usual throughout the day. Until the closing of the ofhcc at 10 A.M., or during the subsequent hour after the despatch of the letter- carriers, foreign letters may be prepaid post stamps may be obtained, and letters may be registered on payment of the usual registration fee; strangers, renters of private boxes, and those who reside beyond the limits ot the letter carriers de- liveries, may also, while the office is opened, obtain their let- ters at the office window. Except at the times mentioned, no letters or newspapers can be delivered from the office on tlio Sunday." FSARFUL DEATH. HORRIBLE IMPRECATIONS Ful- FILLED.-Thero is something so terribly startling in the following facts, and so fearfully exemplifying the grievous .in and extromo peril of blaspheming the name of the Eternal, that had we not made minute and eyeful mquirj, even among the very haunts of those living where the occurrenc took place, we should have behoved the ^ho e to bo ati exaggerated rumour of some ordinary and every-da? c»staity, rather than the awfully-true narrative of a drfia.lfuljudg ment. On the morning of Sutiuay last, a ,T!arl J was' residing in the Friars' Fields, named ^arah ilorgai wa observed with her infant m her arms near her own lio^, disputing with a woman named Elizabeth olan. q of a very violent character, so far as words went, shortly a wards ensued, and in reply to observation iat (j0d woman, Sarah Morgan exclaimed, that she hop Almighty would strike her blind, deaf, dumb, and stiff, it sho i; j nof revenge herself upon her iu a particular mani dAi f /lrprtlv she Staggered, let l.er child fall from her Almost -'n i n(j .yyould herself apparently, have fallen, arms to the grotina,anu j->tplv assisted her into the but that her neighbours ir" y ^ttunclanco, who, we house. Dr. Stack was promptly iu atiuww.. need scarcely remark, continued to render her everj assist ance which medical skill and humanity could sugRoal. Fro i the moment that sho was thus mysteriously stuokeu to tnc hour of her death, at half-past one o clock on Wef «c;^ morning, the only words she uttered, and just after si borne in, were, "Lord have mercy on my poor scut-have mercy on my children! and then her voice lailed her, ana «he became dumb; her senso of hearing was destroyed ner Jn»r eves became glassy and sightless and in about sixty hours from tbe moment in which she was struck down, death placed I ;« irv hand upon her, and she became a corpse. This fear- r i flvpnt has produced a painful sensation even among the K creatures of the locality in which it occurred for abando judgment like this falls among a people, how- -whenatcr reckless they may bo> Nature, and ti e ever imm^rri,anco, of a mother's teachings and prayers m influence, P yOUth and innocence, will produce feel- the b: £ "0^esponding with the circumstance which awakens them- —Oh! more than sottish, nreatures of a day, in daring mood, £ on Eternity s dread brink, T° _.}.pn,ive when, for aught we know SevPery first swoln surge shall sweep us in. infion let us change the picture, Rut, for conS° -Sure the last end 13 U peace How calm his exit! 0f the good £ »n I0StPm0re gently to the ground, Sight de^ talent yrinds expire so soft. Nor weary* v* g last, some alarm was occa- On Wednesday evenn g oftho chimmes of he FIR*? discovery ofa^;iliams and Co., opposite the sioned by 0f Messrs. .j extinguished—A similar hakinff fire ^ns s^cUUJ of a fire in one of the Westgate. The ia the discovo T Rodnoy.parado; but in tUt" l°" Society* drunk, an nfthe Tl» "A ■»$$ A"»for si*i butcher.at3id.pej, aud ]'« £ ewport. ^'Jno^ compote should have been contine Newport market this JHCR-SFFIS.«—* f t, ,ide of London- — — m THE UNION-IIOUSE CHILDREN.—^We are gratified to be able to record, that the children of the Newport Union-house have been the recipients of much pleasure during the few past days, having been invited to an annual festive treat by Sir^D.Mackworth, chairman of the Buard of Guardians, at his delightful mansion, where they were liberally supplied with food lor both their mental and physical desires; and having, also, been given the treat, by Mr. Ginnett, of a visit to the Circus, where the poor little creatures were highly delighted. THE CIRCUS.—During the week, the benefit" nights have attracted large houses, and the performances have been highly applauded. On Wednesday night, Mr. Guest, one of the clowns, reaped the benefits of public approval. His entertain- ment was of a varied kind,commencing with a "grand histori- cal pageant," entitled a summer morn of IGG0," and conclu- ding with tho marblo lover; or lovo in all corners"—a variety of intermediate performances affording complete satisfaction. A vast fund of wit and merriment, upon which Air. Guest drew largely, was expended in gratifying the crowded house which had been attracted to reward the exer- tions of the beneficiare to please. We understand that Mr. Hutchinson, the master of the ring, takos his benefit on Mon- day night; and should apprehend that as the entertainments are now drawing to a close, the house will then prove a bumper." It is stated that the benefit will be under distin- guished patronage, which the assiduous and careful attentions of Mr. Hutchinson, as manager of the establishment, well deserve. AN ERRONEOUS IMPRESSION.—A short time since, we stated that we had received a letter from Mr. Haynes," complaining of the violence done to his religious opinions by an attack on Catholicism made by a rev. gentleman at a public tea meeting; and the omission of tho Christian name Mai-tin," has given rise to the erroneous impression that Mr. Henry Haynes, Lloyd's surveyor for the ports of Cardiff and Newport, was the party complaining in the letter alluded to. This impression will now, perhaps, be removed. A GOOD TEST.—We find that the House of Refuge on Stow-hill, which at this season of the year had previously been crammed with the casual poor, is at present almost nightly without a male visitor. The reason assigned for this avoidance of a good shelter and a capital meal, is, that each man would have to break a certain quantity of stones, before departing, or being allowed to breakfast, on tho following morning. This is a good test of the kind to beggars who now go from town to town in search, not of work, but of an easy vagrant life and is some indication of the folly of pamper- ing such idle vagabonds from other parts, while hundreds of the poor of our own town would be thankful for the little assistance -which their more fortunate neighbours could bestow upon them. And while upon this subject, we cannot avoid stating, that we have heard of numerous instances, in which many of the charitable in Newport have been found dispensing in secret among the poor and the deserving, some portion of those gifts with which a bountiful Providence has blessed them. This is a commendablo kindness, at so incle- ment a season; and wo trust it will be extensively imitated in Newport. A CONSCIENTIOUS MAN.—A person in this town, who had recently forgotten to make some purchases on the Saturday, discovered her omission on the following morning, and found herself obliged to send to tho shop wnere she customarily dealt, to get supplied. The shopkeeper demurred slightly to going into his store on that sacred day but ultimately made up tho articles required, aud delivored them to tho messenger, but declined to receive payment. Of course, this was offered on Monday morning, but the conscientious shopkeeper refused the money, saying he would not take it, because his doing so would prove that ho had been dealing on the Sabbath; and he would therefore rather give the articles. Wo withhold his name, fearing that wero it published, too many would bo desirous of taking advantage of such scrupulous conduct and apparent generosity, and besiege his shop on Sundays with excuses that they had been too indolent, too neglectful, or too much perplexed, to purchase on tho Saturday night. WIIAT SHALL WE DO WITII OUKDEAD?—A correspond- ent, under the signature of Humanitas," whose letter appears in another column, has requested that we would publish the following paragraph from the Builder, with which, he says, ho fully agrees" We still do fear tho mighty prejudice of the peoplo in favour of the worm but an association just formed, for the solemn reinstitution of the funeral pyre, will at least keep the question alive, should it fail to do much more. In the meantime, might we further suggest, that until the public mind shall be somewhat familiarized with this great sanatory idea, tho difficulty may be less to reconcilo it to the practice of imbedding each corpse in a coffin filled up and compressed with quick lime. Such a practice would at first bo less repug- nant perhaps to public feeling, and we do bolievo, that were the Legislaturo at once to establish it as u law, the propriety of the practico would be silently, though it might be with a slgh, acceded to. The last ollico, previous to burial, and after the last lingering look had been taken, might be the formal sprinkling of the dead with the best of all earth for the accomplishment of so sacrod and efficient an end as this sum- mary return of dust to dust. VESSEL CAPSIZED.—On Saturday evening last, while a pilot was putting the schooner Eretika, of New-quay, y ales, Captain Joues, into berth at a whart near the dock, she caught the bank, and as the tide receded, fell over into the river, and filled. Fortunately, no lives were lost; but both topmasts and the fore-yard were broken, and a considerable amount of other damage was done. Capt. Gething, the harbour-master, with his assistants, attended very carlyon Sunday morning; but all endeavours to raise the vessel wero. unsuccessful, until Wednesday. '1 ho amount of damage,cost of of labour, &c., will no doubt be xl-ji), BENEVOLENCE Amongst the number of those who charitably consider the necessitous, this very cold weather, is Richard Seamark, Esq., of bt. Albans, who on W odnesdav last, distributed a quantity of coals to tho poor of the parish of Christchurch. FALSE ALARM OF Fike.—Last evening, about seven o'clock, a rumour that the Bridge Inn was in flames," and that Mr. and Mrs. Mau'e were perishing in the destroying; element." gained rapid currency through the streets; but the whole was the work, no doubt, of some malicious wag, for upon our reporter, with a number of other persons, rushing into the inn, to look for the tire, they only saw that which blazed on the' cheerful hearth, before which Mr. and Mrs. Maule were sitting, very unlike folks surrounded by the blazing, crashing, and cracking of a house in flames. Qas.—It is said that the intended reduction in the price of gas will be based on the scale of Birmingham prices, which commences at Gs. öd. per ihousaTid cubic feet, allowing dis- counts according to the annual consumption. It appears that the Birmingham gas works use Welsh coal, as well as that obtained in the neighbourhood, but are enahled to obtain better prices for their coke, say from 16s. to 21s. per ton. ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLMASTERS.—The second meeting of this association took place on Saturday last, in the National Schools, Commercial-street, Newport, when the Secretary entered into some further details of the objects and aims of the institution. It is intended to afford all those masters and mis- tresses who avail themselves of its advantages, an opportunity for preparing for the government examinations for eertifieatefi of merit, aud to this end, provide the necessary books of in- struction, as well at take the direction of their studies. ihat the association will become exceedingly useful, scarcely admits of a shadow of a doubt; and it is gratifying to lind that a very great number of school teachers, from all parts of the diocese, are expressing their eagerness to become members. A circular, soliciting donations and subscriptions in aid of the formation of a library for the general use of the society, has been forwarded to many influential gentlemen of the diocese, and it is hoped hat the appeal will not be made in vain.

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