... LFORENCE NIGHTINGALE. If on this verse of mine those eyes shall ever shine, Whereto sore wounded mej have looked for life, Think not that for a rhyme, X d' yet to fit the time, I name thy name, true victress in this strife But let it serve to say That, when we kneel to pray, Prayers rise for thee, thine ear shall ever know And that thy gallant deed, For God, and for our need, Is in all hearts, ...

... FEARFUL BOILER EXPLOSION.—GATESHEAD, SEPT. 20.—An inquest was held at Kibblesworth Colliery, near Lamsley, in the county of Durham, yesterday, on the body of John Bewley, an engine-tender, who was killed by a fearful boiler explosion which took place at that pit on Wednesday. The explosion happened at eight o'clock in the morning, and at first it was thought the pit had fired, but on the smoke ...

... This delightful marine town was tho scene of one of the gayest and most festive re-unions of the season, on Tuesday night last, when the lady of Colonel Clifford, 31.P., gave a Soiree dansante to tho distinguished and numerous list of Pembrokeshire families and others so- journing at Tenby. Among the invited guests were Lord and Lady Cawdor Lord and Lady Emlyn The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell; ...

... ON THE LATE PHILIP REES. Poor in spirit, rich in grevee, H e ha» ran his mortal race I n love to God, it first began Love turougb all his actions ran. I n hope and joy, Lord mav we meet, reparetl, around thy mercy seat R un the race, the Christian race, E ndued with a celestial grace, E re he laid his body down, S ecured,. we trust, was his bright crown. Bristol. T. W. PHILLIPS' ...

... MY PLAYMATES. I once had a sister, 0, fair 'mid the fair! With a face that looked out from its soft golden hair, Like a lily some tall stately angel may hold, Half revealed, half concealed, in a mist of pure gold, I once had a brother, more dear than the day. W ith a temper as sweet as the blossoms in AJ ay With dark hair like a cloud, and a face like a rose, The red child of the wild when the ...

... COUNCIL CHAMBER.—TUESDAY. Present—Samuel Ilomfray, Esq. (mayor), and Messrs. H. J. Davis, W. Townsend, H. Sheppard, T. F. Lewir, L. Edwards, E. Dowling, J. Brown, R. Burton,^ M. Mor- rison, T. 31. Llewellin, W. Williams, J. N. Knapp, T. B. Batchelcr, R. Mullock, and W. C. Webb. The Clerk read the minutes of the previous meeting; and Mr. Iluxtable read his police reports. The Clerk said ho had ...

... be wished for or thought of, at the supper banquet, where exotic fruits adorned the tables, in the greatest abun- dance. Need we say that the wines were of the best, which ...

... THE COST OF CONQUEST. The Englishman who stands among the ruins of Sebas- topol has far more reason to weep, as many a conqueror has done before, than to pant for new battle-fields. A vast sacrifice has been offered up. Myriads of men of many nations the tribes of many a steppe the labours of many A harvest: the flocks and herds of many aj valic) u. Ulill j fabrics that have been slowly rising ...

... LECTURE TO YOUNG MEN, BY MK, HARDING.—WE understand that a letter from the above-named gentleman has been received, and that he has kindly accepted the invitation to visit Newport. A meeting of persons interested in tne ooject, was held on Thursday last, and arrangements are being made for the lecture. SERIOVS -.ICCIDENT. On Wednesday afternoon, a Dreaksman named Charles Lewis, when stepping ...

... PLYMOUTH moi-iwomjs. Saturday last was the first monthly pay-day in these works, at the advanced rate of wages, and the workmen made it the opportunity-ofmanifesting their joy by firing above a dozen cannon during the afternoon: most of the guns had_ ocen conveyed for that purpose, to one of the highest cinder tins m the vicinity. A number of flags also were displaced along the street leading ...

... Births, Marriages, and Deaths. BIRTHS. On the 2(* ult., at Mrs. Siins P, eeves, of a SOD. On the ult., at Herefor, the wife of Captain Telfer, Royal of a son. MARRIAGES. °n the 27th ult at Trinity Church, Maidstone, by the liev. R. Glover, W laiam W illip.nis, Escj., of Ynisymudw, Glamorganshire, to Sophia, youngest daughter of John Whichcord, Esq., of Maidstone. On the 27th ult., at St. ...

... We briefly noticed in our last impression, that two lec- tures had been delivered on the evenings of Wednesday and Thursday, by Mr. Lomax, on the subject of the Maine Law. We now present an outline, for which we could not find room last week. Mr. William Graham was voted to the chair, on Wed- nesday evening, and preliminarily observed that he was not in any manner pledged to the views of the ...