... Orders have been sent out for one ship froiii the 909 and one from the French fleet to enter the Black under fl ig of truce to approach Sebastopol. they are to inform the Russian Admiral that if he le* port of Sebastopol. he will be immediately fiied I'ress, Saturday. ...

... EBBW VALE. THE LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION. The annual report of this useful society, for 1853, has just been issued, from which we find that— During the last twelve months, the books of the so- ciety show an mcrcase iu the number of members to the amount of twenty notwi.h,landing, d^g ,S several have ceased to belong to it, in consequence of death or change of residence. Upwards of ...

... MR. EDWARDS' PLAN OF PARLIA- MENTARY REFORM. THE various schemes of representative amend- ment submitted by individuals, whatever objec- tionable provisions they may contain, are all of use in informing the public mind, and in maturing public opinion. At the last meeting of the British Association, a paper on The statistics of our Representative System was read by a Mr. Edwards; who has since ...

... Here is a portrait of poor L. E. L. which we find in Colburne's recently ipublshed Tide and Planet :— He directed his glance to a young lady who sat near, and whose quick, ringing laugh came every moment clear and fresh, as though the heart spoke to the ear; she was not beautiful nor stately, but there was some- thing more winning about her than even the glorious woman they had been looking ...

... CALL A HANSOM CAB.—Numerous visitors—of the commercial and shipping interests especially—wonder that Newport has not yet been supplied with a few cabs and flys, for the public convenience. When the length of New- port is taken into consideration, and its dirty Macadamised streets are looked at, there is much reason to regret that some spirited Phillips does not start the desideratum, which, ...

... ADMIRALTY REGISTER OF .WRECKS. The Blue Book, under this title, which is annually presented to Parliament, has just been published for the year 1852. The wrecks on the coasts and in the seas of the United Kingdom during the year, were 1,115, which may be thus classed:- Totally wrecked, 500; totally lost in collision, 33; da- maged seriously and had to discharge, 558 damaged seri- ously in ...

... TREDEGAR- One of the moat frightful accidents occasionally heard of in mineral districts, took place here on luesi ay last.—A man unfortunately fell down a coal shall anu was killed on the spot. COUNTY COURT.—YESTERDAY. (Before Judge HERBERT.) The action against Mr. Bailey and PC. Marfell, was with- drawn, having been settled, before called upon. John Joncs, -late general dealer at Brynmawr, v ...

... The decrees which recently emanated from the French Government on the subject of the coal and iron duties, followed up by that which has just appeared regulating theimportation of raw cotton into France, furnish ample indications of the free-trade tendencies of the Emperor. We speak from good information when we say, that there is reason for anticipating, before long, a far more decisive ...

... OMEGA AND THE PUBLIC OF BRYNMAWR. TO THE EDITOR.] SIR,—Being a constant reader of the MERLIN, my at- tention was arrested by a letter in your ;columns of last week, signed Omega, in which the writer makes a bold attack on me and my fellow-townsmen, which I do not feel disposed to pocket. Omega opens his battle with great spirit, and dashes into the field as though he had blocks of wood ...

... WRECK OF THE TANCRED. The Tancred, Mason, master, from Liverpool to Smyrna with coals, struck on the Arklow Bank, on Wednesday about 10 o'clock, p.m. The crew were brought to Dublin on the evening of the 19th inst. The crew of the Tancred were directed to one of those places called 'Sailor's hauses. Mr. Marshall, secretary to the Sailors' Home, understanding that their board was stopped by ...

... REMEMBER ME, 0, MY GOD! FOR GOOD. OH, who could not wish when life is past, And his name on the ocean of time is cast, To live in the memory of friends to come, And find for his fame in their hearts a home ? But friendship in man is a feeble thing. And oft will the cloud of forgetfulness fling Its shade o'er the name once loved and caressed; — Oblivion hangs over us all at the best. Then what ...

... A VERY lovely group of the invalid pilgrims who come with every winter to this latitude, stood in the front line of the side aisle, waiting for the crowd to pass, when two or three of the little elegantly-dressed duodecimo Spaniards walked around, and, planting themselves in front, look deliberately into their bonnets, as you would look into the open pane of a post-office window. The ladies at ...