... THE FLIRT. To fix her, 't wer« a task as vain Pp To count the April drops of rain t j To sow in Afric's barren soil, ^kh Or tempests hold within a toil. I know it, friend, she's light as air, ji- False as the fowler's artful snare, *v.s Inconstant as the passing wind, As winter's dreary frost unkind. V A She's such a miser, too, in love, t» Its joys she'll neither share nor prove, k, Though ...

... LONDON CORN MARKET.—MONDAY. Last week's foreign arrivals were liberal. There was a very small supply this morning on the Kentish and Essex stands; a few picked parcels moved off slowly at about last Monday's rates, but to sell prices were Is. per qr. lower. The foreign trade was inactive at the same reduction for Russian sorts and Baltic red. Floating cargoes were dull at Js. to 2s. decline. ...

... BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY. On Monday evening a public meeting in connection with the above society was held at Tredegarville Chapel, Mr. Coe in the chair. The proceedings of the evening were opened with singing and prayer, after which The Rev. A. TILLY explained that jthe Rev. J. Williams, of Newport, who preached in the chapel on Sunday, was unable to be present in consequence of the ...

... INQUEST & VERDICT OF WH XJL MURDER. The inquest on the bodies of the pens killed by the expldsion at Clerkenwell, was resumer, yesterday (Fri- day), at St. Bartholomew's HospitaL Inspector Thompson, of the detective free, stated that he made a communication to the goveimr of the prison regarding the probability of an attemp to undermine the prison walt-having been ordered tcdo so by Sir ...

... A NEW POOR LAW CODE. T Mr. Hardy and Mr. Sciater-Booth have brough^ bill to make the Poor-law Board pt=Tl;utn;>nt, provide a number of changes in the law for the the poor. It appears that the board is only a institution, which has been renewed from time to ti111 whose existence terminates at the end of session, when it would have to be renewed Mr. Hardy now thinks that the value of the 3 has ...

... In the Divorce Court on Thursday, the case of Trim v. Trim was tried. This was a suit for a dissolution of marriage, sought by the wife on the ground of adultery and desertion of her hus- band. There was neither answer nor appearance on the part of the husband. Dr. Spinks, Q.C., and Mr. Searle (instructed by Messrs. Vizard, Crowder, and Co., solicitors, New Inn, Strand, solicitors to Mr. ...

... —i —— 1 OPENING OF A TOBACCO MANUFAC^ IN CARDIFF. f; t0r» Some months since we had the pleasure of ^t ing that the. Customs nvhorities had granted to (-1 the privilege of importing tobacco, which «lone of jPD quired to place this town on a level with other pOl, an import town. Every article which now can be mitted in'o any other port of the United Kingdom tor be imported into Cardiff on the ...

... THE THEATRE.—Mr. Hord's stay being limited to another week, it is intended that the volunteers and their friends shall return by a benefit the kindness of the company in placing their comfortable little theatre at their disposal. WOOL FAIR.—South Wales does not possess a town in which any representatives of the wool trade meet. It is determined to get up such a fair as will do honour to the ...

... THE llArtvr.sr.—I'Lio mowing of seeJs Clm. rm-nceu it tu»s neighbourhood, last Monday, in a field on tin- :HIIn nf .Mr. Edward Morgan, hast Barry, and consice:ing tbe inclemency of the weather during the spring quarter, tbe cop is remarkably good, both i in quality and quantity. The perennial grass is ccffiicg en tast, aru v. t! svm be tH cut. ...

... WHITSUN HOLIDAYS.—As is customary here on Whit- Monday and Tuesday, the whole place wore the appearance of a holiday, and though Llandaff Fair seems to he all the there and is a great temptation to most of the country people, we are plea,ed to say that very few of the inhabit ants of Pentyrch were there, for which we give this re-tsoii- they had quite as good entertainments and as muh ...

... 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 ...