... « —- THE HARBOUR-MASTER'S NEW PROJECTION. To the hditor oj the Monmouthshire Meriin. .j?1,1 your paper of Friday last, a person choosing to call himself WATKIN RICHARDS, HARBOUR MASTER, takes upon himself -though some have greatness thrust upon them, which does not ill become their shoulders-to reply to what I sCllbbled the Pilous week, about that new projection, a ballast bank down ...

... In proportion as the time approaches for the meeting of Par- liament, anxiety ai to what alteration will be proposed in the corn has increased rather than diminished and in the absence of definite information on the subjects, all sorts of rumours have been in circulation. As all doubt must now shortly be at an end, it is scarcely worth while to mention the different reports that have been ...

... LATE HOURS. To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. Sir,—I don't know whether your remonstrances, with the tradesmen of this town, have had the intended. effect; but there seems to be a disposition, on the part of two or three, to close their shops at eight o'clock in the evening. I hope they will not lose anything by so doing. Nothing but petty jealousies prevent so desirable a measure ...

... THE MILITIA.—As some erroneous ideas are formed 00 this subject, it may be well to stale, that in the last session of par- liament an act was passed, suspending the provisions of that George HI., for the raising of the militia, until Octoter neat, with the provision, however, that her Majesty may order the adoption of any necessary proceedings, even during such suspen- sion. An order iu ...

... POSITION OF SUBSCRIBERS IN SCHEMES AT PRESENT UNPREPARED FOR PARLIAMENT. We have recently expressed our opinion,to the effect that (except under peculiar circumstances), the postponement a project to another session does not exonerate the allotees. And w. have also argued that subscribers are not con- clusively bound,until the declared capital is duly subscubed for. But on this latter point, ...

... The Rev. F. flose, incumbent of Cheltenham, hat addressed a letter to the tradesmen of that town, calling attention to the fact, that several shopmen have withdrawn their subscriptions from the Church of England Reading Society, on the plea of their late detention in business. Mr. Close solicits the trades- men to obviate this state of things. At the Mansion House Committee in Dublin, it was ...

... MANAGEMENT OF THE STREETS. W« referred in our last to some of the evils of bad Paving, and to the general ill effects of impact cleaning • and until these matters be altogether reformed' in Newport, the MERLIN shall agnate the subiect.-We have now to consider more in detail how jthe disgraceful state of ourstreets «o a# tKe nuisance of mire is concerned, may beTh^rerit'obstacle to the regular ...

... On Monday last, Mm. Margaret Jones, widow of the late Sergeant J. Jones, of Monnow-street, Monmouth, was elected to the vacant abns-house in Jones's Charity, of that town. Tfre aonual supper at the Swan Inn, Monmouth, took place on Monday night last, and was atten( led by up- wards of fifty guests. Mr. J. G. George preside d, and the vice-chair was oeeupied- by Mr, W. Wanklyn. The supper was a ...

... TO THE DYING YEAR. THOU desolate and dying year- Emblem of transitory man, Whose wearisome and wild career, Like^hine, is bounded by a span It seems but as a little day Since nature smiled upon thy birth, And spring came forth in fair array, To dance upon thf joyous earth. Sad alteration!—now how lone, How verdureless, is nature's breast, Where ruin makes his empire known, In autumn's yellow ...

... BIUSTOT SOOAH MARUT, JAN. 7.—Our Su«r Malket re- opened to-day, after the Christina* h-,1 au«r a,ket appearance, and about 1A0 hlids ha e t^ ? could not have been obtained It »i e *old at *mces that is but little himinov t ''le elose of the market. There hands are very light m llums' but the stocks in first kindly caused^-in' ^ajesty the Queen Dowager has clothinr to he Hi a')udant supply ...

... DOCKS, SWANSEA .—We understand that during the past week arrangements have been effeced with one of tha railway companies by which the Swaosea Dock Company is placed in a decidedly more eligible position |than hithe.to for go.ng before Parliament during the ensuing session. The details of these negotiations we are not in a position to give, but they are such arw.ll posively enable the ...

... NEWPORT CATTLE M AJIKKT— WEDNLSOAY, JAN. 7. Price per lb. to sink the oflah s. d. S. (I. Beasts. 0 r,, to0 611 (j (j 0 7 0 0.. 0 7 Pigs (per core) H 6 9 0 The stock in this week's market was again inadequate to the demand consequently, nearly all that appeared were disposed ol at prices a shade higher than at recent figures. Several lot;s ofcattle, sheep, and pigs, arrived after market hours, ...