... SUNDAY LESSONS. March 21—4th Sunday in Lent. Morning Lessons: Gen. 43, John 8 — Evening Lessons; Gen. 45, 1 Tim. 5. WEEKLY CALENDAR. Moon's age—New, 20th day, 611 43m afternoon. Month j Rise*. SUNSETS | RUM. j^oonSets.j Year. 19 J 6 7 5 10 I 6 12 4 42 79 20 6 4 6 12 j 6 30 5 4g 80 21 i 6 2 6 13 6 48 6 51 81 22 6 0 ...

... TUE AMAZON.—The arrival of the last West India s'eamer without bringing any more news of the crew and passengers of ,the Arnazm, hsis almost destroyed the last Vi:st'¡.;c of hope that any more are saved. Mrs. Symons, the widow of the unfortu- nate commander, hns left Southampton for Newcastle Miss Brariy, the sister of the Admiralty agent, is, it is feared, in- curably afflicted. The shock and ...

... At Cossal, a little rural village in this county, the original seat of the ancient family of the Willou^hbys. a 'ew years be- fore Waterloo, might have been seen three you lis, following their humble, but invigorating employments, and, as evening drew on, they could be observed romping or rambling with their few companions, the house of one ot whom was lie old manor. John Shaw is here alluded ...

... [The following is,a copy of a letter received by Mr. Charles Hall, from Mr. C. Evans, master of the brig Silurian, of this port-1 Malaga, March tb, 1652. DEAlt Silt,—I am sorry to inform you that we have met with a sad disaster, in nearly losing the ship and] our lives but thank God we are once more in safety. On the Gth instant, we were moored in the quarantine ground, by the pilot, with the ...

... RECOLLECTIONS FROM 1809 TO 1818. [CONTINUED FROM A PRBVIOVS NUMBER.] TnE THEATRE.—In 'hese days the Play-house was much frequented by all classes. There was a tolerable company, under the management of Maxiield and Co., who occasionally engaged Stars from the London boards, among whom Matthews and Incledon shone conspicuously; they were great favourites, and always attracted full houses, ...

... FRANCE AND ENGLAND IN 1803, [TO THE EDITOR.] SIR,-What say your readers to the fact, that a French gentle. man and scholar was once upon a time prosecuted before an English Chief Justice of the King's Bench, end by a jury fairly elected according to the principles of British jurisdiction, for a libel on Napoleon Buonaparte, first consul of the French Republic. Th s was during the brief and ...

... SATURDAY. Present: The Revds. T.Pope and H. Williams. Edward Rogers, for being drunk, and disturbing the Bassalleg Church congregation, on Sunday last, was, on his plea of guilty, fined 5,. and costs.—Paid. The appointment of Mr. Benjamin Lewis, as assistant-overseer of St. Woollos, was made. TOWN HALL, NEWPORT.—MONDAY. Magistrates present H. J. Davis, Mayor, and Wm. Evans, J. Rennie, and J. ...

... THE right honourable benjamin The new Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Ministerial Leader of the House of Commons, WAS born in Lou-ion, Pcceniber and is son of the author of the Curiosities of Literature. At the age of 18 he visited Germany, and on RETURNING to England published, while yet a minor, his first work,called Vivian Grey. In 1826 he visited Italy and Greece, and was in Albania ...

... [To Miss Augusta W., on being presented with a Spring flower.] MY first in the Christmas time used to be seen On the mountain hnd hill-top, valley, and gieen While I lent to each tree a beautiful plume, From the tall stately fir, to the sweet-scented broom In the silence of night, I oftentimes fall, And leave not a vestige behind me at all, But when from my dwelling-place first I am seen, JVly ...

... CHANGE OF TIME OF PUBLICATION. In consequence of recent postal alterations in this district, it has become necessary to accelerate the pub- lication of our paper. It will be observed, from the Post-office Table, that the Abergavenny and Tre- degar mails leave Newport at half-past five, a.m., which renders it necessary for us to go to press several hours earlier than previously, in order to the ...

... IN an article written, not long since, on the aus- picious occasion of the commencement of the works of the Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Rail- way, we called the attention of our readers, in some brief observations, to the grand results, especially in a commercial point of view, which would doubtless be secured for Newport, and our district generally, on the completion of the undertaking ...

... THE proudest poetry of youth Is— Would I were a man The golden years that He between, Youth, like a dream, wouid span 'Tis in its thought-'tis in its heart- 'Tis ever on its tongue; But oh, the poetry of age, It is- When I was young Thus, in the morn of life our feet Would distant pathways fr.d The sun still face to face we meet— The shadows fall behind But when the morn of life is o'er, And ...