... NEWPORT. Arrivals and Sailings for the week ending August 19, 1846. ARRIVED. Preciosa, Minde, Memel, 102 pieces timber, 4430 deals and battens, 2400 staves, 3 cord latliwood. Economist, Smith, Quebec, 374 pieces timber, 1310 deals, 40 pipe staves, 6 cords of lathwood, 148 barrels flour.-Balticum, Direksen, Bremen. ballast.—John Royal, Jones, Whitehaven, iron ore.—Elizabeth, Driscoll, Kinsale, ...

... ARAB PnovERBs.- When you are the anvil, have patience; when you are the hammer, strike straight and well. He who cannot take a hint will not comprehend a long explanation. The mother of the murdered man may sleep but the mother of the murderer cannot. 1 like the head of a dog better than the tail of a lion. Take counsel of one greater, and of one less than yourself; and afterwards form your ...

... ODDFELLOWS HIP.——On Monday last, the Glamorganshire Bee, and one or two other lodges of Oddfellows, took the accus- tomed exercise, and after attending divine service, at Ynysgan, returned to their respective lodges, preceded by the Rev. T. B. Evans, and closed the evening, as they had began the day, in joy and good fellowship. The following verses were written by one .f the gentlemen visitors ...

... BRISTOL ASSIZES. Williams and Sawtell, Bankrupts. (From the Bristol Gazette.) TUESDAY, AUGUST 18. A-lort-is and Ky nasi on, assignees, v. Tombs,—Mr. Roxburgh opened the pleadings. Mr. Cockburn: This is an action brought by the plaintiffs as assignees of William Williams and Joseph Sawtell, to re- cover a quantity of soap, as the property of those bankrupts. I shall have no difficulty in ...

... WEDDING SONG, THE maid with the little hand To-day is made a bride; A wreath of snowy roses Around her brow is tied. There are roses in her path, And on her cheeks are more, And her tiny feet are pressing Heú leaves that strew the shore. Our lvark is full of flowers, But we have Idt a place For the maiden and the bridegroom— They take but litttle space. Her boddice is all decked With gold and ...

... Another arrival of West India Pices has taken place at the port of Liverpool, consisting of 16,200 plants. There is not a single prisoner in any place of confinement in Lynn. Thirty-six yearr ago there was a like vacuity of gaols in that borough. A curious freak of nature was discovered a few davs since whilst digging potatoes in a garden at Ryeford, near Stroud. One potatoe had grown in the ...

... CRICKET MATCH AT NEWPORT, A match of this manly and interesting sport came oft on the cricket ground of this town, on Tuesday last, be- t%veen the Easton club, and the gentlemen of Newport. The Queues* of the weather, and the fame of the players attracted a considerable number of spectators, amongst whom were several ladies. As will be seen below, laurels, as usual, cfowned the Newport club, ...

... OPENING OF THE ABERDARE RAILWAY. THE PUBLIC DINNER. At four o'clock on Wednesday se'nnight, a very numerous party of gentlemen sat down to a most sumptuous Champagne dinner at the Boot Inn, having been provided at the expense of the Company, who entertained as many of their friends as the large room would contain. We observed present—Sir John Guest, Bart., in the chair Captain Lewis, the ...

... WESLEYAN CONFERENCE, BRISTOL. One hundred and one years (says the Watchman) have now elapsed since the Rev. John Wesley held a Conference, for the first time, in the city of Bristol. Only one Con- ference had been previously assembled by thatdistinguished man; the present is, therefore, the one hundred and third annual assembly. In 1745, the number of Ministers who attended was very small; ...

... The 13th Light Infantry have received a present of some new colours from that distinguished veteran. Prince Albert. The ceremony of presentation took place on Southaea Common. the report of it, as contained in the Times, we read that- The Prince dismounted, and entered the hollow square, IC- companied by General Pakenham, Sir Charles Ogle and Staff, and stood uncovered while the Itey. J. R. ...

... TO THE RIVER WYE. SWEET stream twelve lingering moons have waned Since last thy lovely shores I gained, And now once more I hear thee sound Thy summons to the hills around, And see thee rushing proudly by In all thy mountain majesty, .And scent those gales which o'tr thee play A life of fragrancy away, And mark the rack by zephyr driven, And listen to the voice of heaven. Hail! thy green ...

... CARDIFF. CRICKET MATCH. A spirited cricket match was played on Tuesday last, at Car diff, the Newport club being matched against the Tredegar and Cardiff clubs. The innings, given below, show that the New- port club were the winners by 66 runs:— NEWPORT.—FIRST INNINGS. D. Prothero, c Jenner, b. 1 E. Attfield, c. Matthews, b. J. Russell 17 2 E. Cairns, c. J. Russell, b. J. Russell 5 D. Harrhy, ...