... øortrr. THE CHURCHYARD AND THE CROSS. BY ELIZABETH YOUATT. I know a. quiet churchyard, where the moss Flings its grey mantle o'er the mouldering stone; And where the dead steep silent and alone, Beneath the shadow of an anri:>;it cross. No dainty carvings on the ho, of prayer, No architectural beauties to flight. No pictured glories to the sight— An emblem lone th;:t undent cross was there. ...

... THURSDAY. Magistrates present-T M. Llewellin (mayor,) Wm. Brererl and Thomas Hawkins, Esqrs. Llewellin Nicholas and Robert White, stewards of a benefiA society held at the Ship and Pilot, again appeared to answet the demand of Thomas Davies, a member of the same society,)! for £ 12. 7s., the balance of money due to him from the fwdsilg —Mr. John Phillpotts argued long and forcibly againut ...

... THE vagueness of royal speeches has long formed, and not without reason, a subject of sarcasm with the press of this country. Candour, however, ap- pears to us to require the admission, that, situated as the present ministry are, and as the country is, too, they have exercised a wise discretion in ab- staining, as far as possible, from reference to topics which might lead to disputes in the ...

... SACRaD MUSIC.—The following compliment from Mr. Jones, one of the first private singers of the day, must be highly gra- tifymg to the choir of Tredegar Church Dear Lloyd, I feel obliged by your taking me to church this morning, as I was much gratified by the way in which the Jubilate was sling by your Tredegar singers. Indeed, there are few churches in the metropolis that can excel them I am, ...

... AN ATTE2MPI' Al' TLA :hL;AaIIlNG ).E '1' l( Q S 1?EF' (I' I-V E7 LI. N As SI B3Y 15 11ILLA WYATT. ea he Ci I ron iit cf thc i8t/,. ,f q)oroat for, N i\l l y iglylt ciddiorltg o arnotylch % y Wyddel, flea t Na ' r~a Ct-c duf any uya y dill U'r Wa ii (ii*th : it is Mala hya V1l thyt Tith:;u'rI vVmnialdti y Elr):f, th !l lo A Mlyfyri r ivy fo inot' ydd snll daIrnat, t itiwyihi. Qc if i ...

... It will be seen, by reference to a map, that the Sikhs here took up one of the falsest positions possible, viz.,—with their rear resting on a large river; yet by dint of much labour, some foreign science, and the ingenuity natural to a military people, they contrived to convert it into one of the strongest fortifications against which the troops were ever led; being nothing less than a series ...

... PONTYPOOL CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME.-David Phillips, Esq., ofLlan- hiddel, in this county, with his usual feeling towards the poor of his parish, gave five pounds to the Guardian and Overseer of the Poor, to be divided in clothing to the most distressed and deservihg of the out door paupers. ...

... Can that little, quiet, fragile, modest, almost insignificant locjk ing man, so neat, plain, and formal in his black coat and snow-white neckcloth, who sits with his lees crossed anyhow, and his hat overshadowing his small sharp features till they are scarcely seell-can that be Lord John Russell? Is he realty the leader of that compact and nu- merous party 1 And has he the power or the skill ...

... The Bankers' Circular, which is esteemed one of the safest gnides for mercantile men, in opposition to the famine mon- gers of certain other journals, maintains that there is no rational ground for the alarm that has filled men's minds. He says— that the stock of wheat is not more nearly ex- hausted than is usual at this season of the year, and that the public and most corn dealers are under ...

... To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. My dear sir —1 beg humbly and most respectfully to suggest the following very cheap, easy, and efficient plan for aiding the charitable in their praiseworthy efforts to relieve I he starving Irish, by supplying ihem with an excellent and nutritious ar- ticle of tood, which may be prepared speedily, and to an incre- dible quantity, and forwarded daily ...

... TOWN-HALL, NEWPORT.—MONDAY, JANUARY 25. Magistrates present—T. M. Llewellin, (mayor) and Joseph Latch, Esqrs. William Miles was charged with injuring an empty house on Stow HilL-Reprimanded and discharged. This was the only case for hearing to day. THURSDAY. Magistrates present—T M. Lleweilin (mayor,) Joseph Latch, and Thomas Hawkins, Esqrs. James Hunt was brought before the Bench, for leaving ...

... A B/SHOP, who had for his arms two fieldfares, with the motto, Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing ? thus explained the matter to an intimate friend Fitly or sixty year* ago, a little boy resided at a village near Dillengen, on the banks of the Danube. His parents were very poor, aod as soon as the boy could walk, he was sent into the wood to pick up sticks or fuel. When he grew older, ...