... Last week a locomotive engine exploded un the Midland line, shattering everything connected with it to atoms. The Thame-, aga a overilnwed its banks on Wedues lay morning, inundating the wharfs and adjacent street-, and cauiing extensive losses. The damage sustained by ship- ping 111 the lower ranches has beeu immense, in coutf. quence of Retting adritt, and coming in contact, by rgs^'tf i &c ...

... POETRY. THE HEART'S MELODIES. BY J. BIIENT. Listen listen fall is ever This wide world with music true, Nought can still it, mar it, never— Nought that h-ite or wrong can do. Gentle, humble, all who tremble While fierce p-issions round the n j ir, Shill bear whispers that resemule Angel* voices from afar. Noue so weary, none so fom'ly. But some heart responsive gives Beat for beat; and Love ...

... LET THE HEART BE BEAUTIFUL. So the heart, the heart be beautiful, I care not for the face I ask not what the form may lack Of dignity or grace; If the muid be lill'd with glowing thoughts. And the soul with sympathy, What matter though the cheek be pale, Or the eye lack brilliancy. Though the cheek, the cheek be beautiful, It soon may lose its bloom, And the lustre of the eye be quetich'd In ...

... Haydon, the artist, in his autobiography, gives the following reminiscence of his residence at Walmer, while taking a portrait of the Great Duke:— He told me to choose my room and get my light in order, and after hunting lie would sit. I did so, and about two he gave me an hour and a half. I hit his grand, upright, manl) expression. He looked like an ragle of the gods who had put on human ...

... PONTYPRIDD. To the EJiior of the Cardif and Merthyr Guardian. SIR,—In your last number 1 observed a letter, signed Veritas, respecting s-me fighting at a p^ace called Langanna, ami reflecting upon the proper authorities lor not stopping the same. As I consider it to he my duty to interfere to prevent such proceedings, I must presume that the imputation of neglect of duty was intended for me ...

... LONDON MARKETS. CORN-MXCHANGE. MONDAY. At this morning's market there was a small show of wheat from Essex, and tbe quantity exhibited on the Kent stands was not by any meant large. Factors manife«teu no disposition to give way in their pretensions,and though the demand was not active, a fair clearance was made. at about the prices of Monday last. There was less inclination to buy foreign ...

... WillUin Miller, Dorking, auctioneer John Ssager, Hungertord-wharf, Strand, wine merchant Robert, Mary, and Robert Nelson, jun., Darliugton, provi- sion merchants Joseph Newman, Westerleigb, Gloucestershire, innkeeper William Thuma- juu., Hawurth, Yorkshiie, worsted spin- ner Robert Cocker, Uathersage, Derbyshire, needle manufac- turer Johu Mellor, Manchester, innkeeper TUESDAY'S LONDON UAZETTK ...

... APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN OF QUARTER SESSIONS. A special meeting of the magistracy of this county was held, according to announcement, 011 Tuesday last, at the Guildhall, Swansea, for the purpose of appointing a Deputy-Chairman of the Quarter Sessions The follow- ing magistrates were in attendance: Henrv Thomas, Esq., Chairman; J. Dillwyn Llewelyn, Esq. T. Edw. Thomas, Esq.; J It i d ...

... S rU,K,l' E,[{.E RE::i fORE D. I;-¡ presenting (0 our readers a few more specimens of Shakspaamn Emeudations we again adupt the language of the Atfieneeuin by way of caution — We cannot of course deny the possibility of conjecture in some cases; but when we consider the mu'titude 01 the alterations, — their very great importance far exceeding all tInt hils ueell done in that way by the who e ...

... I E It I ALP A R L I A ME N T. (Continued from our fuurth page.) HOUSE OF LORDS—TUESDAY. The Law ot Evidence (Scotland) Bill was read a third time and passed. The Bail in hrror Bill went through committee and was ordered to be read a third time on Friday. The Eail ot Malmeshury moved for certain returns relat- ing to rail way accidents .iurmg the P.,st year, the number of which had been so ...

... BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. Feb. 15, at the Bute Docks, Cardiff, the wife of Mr. S. D. Jenkins, shipbroker, ol a daughter. Feb. 13, at 6. Audlev-square, the Lady Rodney, of a daughter, still-born. MARRIAGES. Feb. 10, at Freystrop Church, Pembrokeshire, by the Rev. W. 1). Adams, Peregrine Lott Phillips, Esq., late Captain in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, of East Hook, Pembrokeshire, to ...

... AND LIST OF FAIRS, NOTICES, ETC., IN THE COUNTIES OF GLAMORGAN, MONMOUTH, AND BRECON, FOR THE EN • SUING WEEK. MARCH G. — FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT.—Morning, 1st lesson, 43rd rh. Gen. 2nd lesson, 17th ch. Luke.— Evening, 1st lesson, 45th ch. G-n. 2ud lesson, 1st ch. Col.— Michael Angelo born 147i. —— 7. British & Foreiau Bible Society estab, 1804. —— 8. Judgment in Exeter v. Gorham case, 1850. ——— ...