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  • Copy of resolutions made at a meeting of the Three Commotts District of Roads Trust, held at the Shire Hall, Carmarthen, 5 August 1843. This copy was sent to William Chambers, Llanelli, who was one of the trustees. During the meeting, it was resolved to remove 'such gates and bars as may be shown to be oppressive'. The following gates or bars were to be removed 'as soon as arrangements could be made': 'Pantybedw, Treventy, Penrhiwgoch, Velinygate, Maesybont, Castellyrhingill, Heolfawr, Ffrest, Mansel's Arms, otherwise Drefach, and Dryslwyn Bar.'
Resolutions made at a meeting of the Three Commotts District of Road Trusts, Carmarthen, 5 August 1843 [page 1 of 2]
  • A report of a committee appointed 23 June 1843 to investigate the accounts of the Carmarthen and Newcastle-Emlyn Turnpike trust.
Report of the Carmarthen and Newcastle-Emlyn Turnpike Trust, 11 August 1843 [page 1 of 4]
  • Transcription: 'County of Carmarthen to Wit: The Information and Depositions of Jenkin Hugh of the parish of Llanelly in the County of Carmarthen and of the several witnesses whose names are hereunder written taken upon Oath this Fourteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three at the Town Hall Llanelly in the parish of Llanelly aforesaid in the County aforesaid before us John Hughes Rees, David Lewis and Richard Janion Nevill Esquires three of her Majestys Justices of the peace in and for the said County of Carmarthen on the examination and in the presence and hearing of Francis McKiernin of the Town and parish of Llanelly in the said County victualler George Laing of the same place victualler and John Phillips of the same place. Labourer brought before us upon the following charge for that about Eleven of the clock on the night of Wednesday the second day of August one thousand eight hundred and forty three a great number of persons to wit about Twenty Persons some of whom were armed with Guns did riotously and tumultuously assemble together to the disturbance of the public peace at a certain Toll Gate called the Sandy Gate situate near the Town of Llanelly in the parish of Llanelly in the said county and being so assembled together did then and there unlawfully and with force begin to demolish the Toll gate house being also the dwelling house of the said Jenkin Hugh and did also then and there demolish the said Toll gate and that the said Francis McKiernin was one of the said persons so riotously and tumultuously assembled as aforesaid and that the aforesaid George Laing and John Phillips were two of the said persons so riotously and tumultuously assembled as aforesaid and were also then and there aiding and abetting in the commission of the said offence. Jenkin Hugh sworn says: I live at the Sandy Toll Gate house in the parish of Llanelly in the county of Carmarthen. My wife is the Toll Collector at that Gate and we all lived there at the Gate house on the morning of the second of August Instant I met the Llanelly letter carrier who said he had a two penny letter for me - I went to the Ship in Llanelly and paid the two pence and then I went to Mr. Jones's office I shewed the letter to him. I then went to McKiernin's (Prisoner's) house and showed the letter to him, we drank three dobbins of beer, I asked him what he thought of the letter, he said he thought it came from some of the Teetotals I asked him whether it would be best to take my wife and children out of the house he said never mind Jenkin, if the Gate will be broken, I will take care that neither your wife or Children shall be hurt. I then went home, this was between nine and ten at night. I was home by Ten I told my wife I was afraid the gate would be broken that night she went to bed and I sat up. I had received several joking letters about the Gate, I have lost those letters. About eleven at night I heard a noise of men about the Gate and laughing, but it passed away. At about one o'clock in the morning I was awake and heard people shaking at the Iron posts of the Gate. I looked out of the window and saw people sawing the Toll gate, immediately after, two shots were fired through the window, my wife and children were in the house too. Two or three of the people who had their faces blackened broke the door in. I then went out to the Turnpike road and went on my knees begging them not to take the house down upon my children to let me get my wife, children and furniture out. I saw the prisoner McKiernin standing upon the Railroad, I went to him and asked him to make them let me have my wife, children and furniture out, McKiernin told the people to stop to let the man get his wife and children out. Laing jumped to the middle of the road and said Take it down, don't stop, take it down to the devil with them, I then went ...'
The Information and Depositions of Jenkin Hugh and others, 14 August 1843 [page 1 of 4]
  • On the reverse of this letter are listed the resolutions passed by a meeting of parishoners of the parish of Llanelli on 17 August 1843. Transcription: 'Copy. Llanelly House, Aug 18 1843. Dear Sir, I send you the copy of resolutions passed as you see at a vestry meeting. I was asked to attend, and found that this was the third or fourth meeting on the subject; promoted by your [?] friend, he was absent. He had so far inflamed their minds, that is was with the greatest difficulty I could get them anything like reason. They at last attended to my solicitations, and ended by passing the enclosed, and I have done my duty by sending it to you, thinking it right at the same time to inform you, which perhaps is hardly necessary, that I am not the instigator of this agitation though fully impressed with the exorbitant amount paid by this parish for Tithe. I remain, my dear Sir Yours faithfully Wm Chambers Jnr. R. Goring Thomas Esq Llysnewydd, Carmarthen.'
Letter from William Chambers to Rees Goring Thomas, 18 August 1843 [page 1 of 2]
  • R. Goring Thomas writes to acknowledge receipt of the letter dated 18 August 1843, which contained a copy of the resolutions passed by a meeting of parishoners of the parish of Llanelli. Description by Evan D. Jones: 'He has received his letter with a copy of the resolution agreed to by some of the Llanelly tithe payers. He was fully sensitive of the very depressed state of all agricultureal produce and should no improvement take place between then and January he would be prepared to meet tithe payers as landlords and tithe owners ought to do under such circumstances. He felt however that he ought not to be pledged to any specific amount of abatement. If the tithes were exorbitant the parishoners themselves had fixed the amounts twelve years previously. The vicar of Llanelly who at that time managed the tithes for him put their value at Ł3000 pes annum and he considered that he was making a sacrifice in accepting what the parish offered. There need have been no apology on the part of Chambers for attending the meeting. He was very glad that he was there'. Source: Evan D. Jones, 'A File of
Letter from Rees Goring Thomas to William Chambers, 23 August 1843 [page 1 of 4]
  • Draft of the resolutions passed at a meeting of farmers and other inhabitants of the parishes of Llanelli, Llan-non, Pembrey and Llangendeirne, held on Mynydd Sylen, Friday, 25 August 1843. This copy was partly written by William Chambers.
Draft of the resolutions passed at a meeting of farmers and other inhabitants of the parishes of Llanelli, Llan-non, Pembrey and Llangendeirne, 25 August 1843 [page 1 of 4]