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    1. [POWYS] The Cambrian 15 Mar1828 Miscellaneous
    2. Lyn Nunn
    3. Swansea, Friday, March, 14. The insertion of an “Extraordinary Death” at Carmarthen would, we fear, engender hostile feelings towards us; we cannot, therefore, admit it into our columns. Thomas LEYSON, Esq. of Ystrad, near Swansea, has been appointed one of his Majesty’s Deputy Lieutenants for the county of Glamorgan. We are authorised to state that the Lord HOTHAM, M.P. for Leominster, and Col. WOOD, M.P. for Breconshire, did not vote on Lord John RUSSELL’s motion for the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts. Three men strongly suspected of being concerned in the robbery of the Swansea Bank, were apprehended in he early part of this week at Bath, by the exertions of THORNTON, a Police Officer from this town, having in their possession flash notes, purporting to be of the value of £8000, and a pocket book, in which were written several suspicious memorandums. They were, however, discharged by the Mayor, although THORNTON requested time to procure evidence to their identity. One of them, named HAWKINS answered exactly the description of one of the fellows who was at the Passage on the morning after the robbery. On Monday last Richard EDWARD, alias Dick VAWR, William WILLIAMS, alias Billo CLIIUK, Rees GRIFFITH, and William HARRY, were fully committed to prison, by L.W. DILLWYN, Esq. for stealing a large number of geese and ducks from Mr. W. GRIFFITHS, of Penderry, and from Mrs. BEVAN, of Pantlasse. Two of their accomplices have absconded, During the last winter, scarcely a farmer in the neighbourhood escaped being plundered of his poultry by this daring gang. Lyn Nunn Brisbane Australia

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