... Wen furst from Oireland heer I cum, The Welsh names druv me crazy, But now I've larnt them all, by gum, An' shure they're moighty aizy. There's CODE o' GltEEK, the thruth to spake, It cums so nate an' pat in, That if it wasn't Welsh, I'd take The wurds fur raal Latin. Sum stares to find the name of Jones As commun as Welsh ponies is, But shure 'tis nathral Whales should have A bellyfull uv ...

... SWANSEA SELL. Our friends from Swansea who visited the town on Monday must hare been sold pretty considerably, if they placed any faith in the following handbill, which it appears was extensively circulated in that town be- fore the departure of the excursion THE GLAMORGANSHIRE ODDFELLOWS' EXCURSION. This being the first excursion to Pontvpool, a Grand Demonstration will be made by the ...

... curious particulars relative to the manufacture of railway locomotives in Germany. It appears that m 1864 the num- her of locomotiyes on the German raiJways was 4,.GS, 574 of which were manufactured abroad while Germany now not only bailds her own locomwitzenand, Itsly, Franc: and Russia. The number of engines now used on the of ...

... SUNDAY-SCHOOL TEACHERS. The teachers of Sunday-schools are meat frequently persons who take to that form of work from a desire of doing some good to their neighbours, and with a con- sciousness of having no peculiar aptitude for any ether kind of ministration (we are quoting from The Queen). But people do not consider that to teach and govern children, so that they shall really be benefited by ...

... principal railways on Saturday, the excuse of the di- rectors being that the change is rendered necessary by the advantages recently given to guards and drivers. The increase, which only affects return tickets, is equal to an addition of about one-ninth of the former rates. Communications from Vienna say that a letter ad- ...

... The Queen is about to perform an act of great muni- ficence. During the five years that she has remained in retirement she has necessarily accumulated a large portion of her privy purse allowance, which, under happier circumstances, would have been spent in Royal hospitality both to her own subjects and to foreign Princes. Her Majesty, desiring it should not be sup- posed that she had saved ...

... Scarcely a day passes but in the columns of the papers may be seen these two ominous words— Missing Ships—heading a short paragraph an- nouncing the sailing of some vessel from one port for another, and concluding with the words has not been heard of since. Each disappearing vessel adds another to the vast list of the untold tales of the sea. A valuable ship, loaded with a rich cargo, sud ...

... A TEA MEETING in connection with the re-opening of James's street Wesleyan chapel, was held at the Wesleyau chapel on Monday last, when about 400 per- sons partook of the social cup; after which the meeting was ably addressed by the Revs — Green, C. Smith, and others The chair was occupied by the Rev J. Puddicombe. We believe the proceeds will be equally divided between the two chapels. THE ...

... MRS. YELVERTON AND HER LOVE LETTERS. The following letter has been addressed by this lady to the New York Herald:- I notice, in a recent number of the New York Herald, that, in accordance with the practice of ancient and modern authors, I am about to give readings from my own writings. I must ask you kindly to correct the error, and try to explain that the Y el verton corre- spondence alluded ...

... LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD. The usual monthly meeting of the Blaenafon Local Board was held in the Girls' schoolroom, on Tuesday last. Present: Rev John Jones (chairman), Messrs Thos. Hemming, Israel Morgan, John Harris, John Prit- chard, and William Burgoyne. The minutes of the last meeting were read and con- firmed. The Clerk reported that the balance now in the hands of the treasurer was £ 235 ...

... The third number of the Revue Contemporaine, a Paris paper, contains the thiid part of an elaborate memoir by Count E. de Keratry. entitled The fall of Maximilian. The following extract, from the part iust published, ill be read with painful interest The Empress of Mexico arrived in Paris and alighted at the Grand Hotel In proportion as her journey approached its end her excitement increased ...

... AitRitsYCitAN- CHORAL UNION. -A class of the above ntureha.s been formed here, which has created illite a stir among the lovers of music and under the able leadership of Mr David I homas, formerly of the cele- brated Aberdare choir, we cannot fail to succeed in having a cboir second to none in the neighbourhood. ...