... GARDEN OPERATIONS, &c. (From the Gardiner's Chronicle.) THE FLOWER GATIDES AND SHRUBBERIES. The weather during the last ten days has been very favourable for the newly planted-out stock, and well prepared plants, which have only been planted this tune, ■:re rooting; into the fresh sod freely. and those who delayed planting out until the first week in June, and were then prepa'ed with strong ...

... TAFF YALE RAILWAY. Traffic for the week ending June 16th, 1855. £ 3874 1 0 ...

... BLAINA. MR. HENRY LECTURES.—This talented gen- tleman delivered two lectures on the 7th and 8th inst., at the Berea Chapel, on Temperance, but to very limited au- diences. We need scarcely say that the eloquence of this able orator afforded a rich treat to the few who had the pleasure of hearing him, BLAINA PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.—This society gave a concert of instrumental music, at tho British ...

... [TO THE EDITOR OF THE MERLIN.] SIR,—Allow me, through the columns of your valuable paper, to call the attention of all concerned in the ship- I ping trade of this port, to that shameful impost—compul- sory Channel pilotage. For some time we had been led to believe that the system, being a rotten one, was abandoned; but during the last month, it has again raised its head in the shape of what ...

... DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIANS. Paris, Saturday, May 26. The Moniteur publishes two despatches from General Pelissier, dated the 23rd and 24th inst. In the first, the General thug expresses himself:—■ 41 The enemv bad formed between the Central Bastion and the sea, a large place cFarmcs, where they proposed assembling considerable forces to make important sorties against us. In the night between the ...

... distinction, that they neither intermarry, nor even wor- ship in the same synagogue. These two communities are thus distinguished:—Those of the Spanish and Portu- guese descent are united under the general name of Sephardim; and those of the German and Polish, under the name of Ashkenasim. The Sephardim hold that they are the descendants of the tribe of Judah, the aristocracy of the nation. ...

... BOARD OF HEALTH. GENERAL MATTERS—TOWN CLERK'S REPORT. j Mr. Woollett, the town clerk, reported that, in accord- ance with instructions given at the last meeting, be had J written to Mr. Harrison, chief clerk of the Monmouthshiro Railway and Canal Company, whose reply stated that be would make the requisite enquiries in respect to tha alleged [ 1 encroachment on the Marshes, and would [give an ...

... SWANSEA. DROWXETJ. We have the painful duty to-day to record the death, by drowning, of the Rev. since ? S^anfa' who ^as drowned a few days Z t1?00 ;,116 had CIW-'d Ws passage to Mel- F*u i A Barton, advertised to sail from the hii liiffo-!>n °fMav. The deceased accordingly got the Sf takn T boaTrd of the vessel while she lay i tentleman Tof ,th,e meantime unfortunate ii 0 ^ubtful companv, ...

... HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY, JUNE 4. In reply to Mr. T. Duncombe, Lord PALMERSTON said: It is perfectly true that her Majesty's Government expect that the Conference at Vienna was to assemble at one o'clock to-day, for the purpose of being finally closed. (Hear, hear.) The consent of the Governments of Eng- land and France to such closing, has been cenveyed to their respective Ministers at Vienna ...

... GENERAL NEWS. Tne Queen, accompanied by Prince Albert and the Duke of Cambridge, visited the camp at Aldershott on Saturday, and inspected the huts. The visit was strictly private; the Royal party remained on the ground for a short time only, and afterwards returned to Buckingham Palace. Recently, after a consultation between Drs. Locock, and Dubois, Canneare, it was formally announced that ...

... THE QuEEX AND A VETERAN.—On her Majesty and Prince Albert, some time back, visiting Chatham, for the purpose of examining the invalided soldiers who had re- turned from the Crimea, amongst the wounded she noticed one, of whom, from his soldier-like appearance, as well as seeing his arm off from the socket, her Majesty was in- duced to ask several questions. What's your name? Breeze, your ...

... THE CHANNEL PILOTAGE. FOR some time we have been silent upon this subject, trusting that the recent measures would remove substantial causes of complaint. But the letter which appeared in our last, shews that such causes still exist. We therefore cordially support the recommendation of our correspond- ent, to all persons aggrieved, to appeal to the Board of Trade, which has now some power of ...