... COXB tell me, ye sages, who revel in themes, That ages have made antiquity's own Come tell me, ye dreamers ot world-mending schemes, Which from thought into fancy's bright vision shave grown— Will the rust of the past, or all learning's lore, Dispel the mind's gloom, or our moments beguile ? Will the draughts that ye quaff from philosophy's store, E'er glad ns, and cheer us, like dear woman's ...

... CHURCH EXTENSION. Quee„f The Marquess of Blandfoj111 °stateof spiritual des- praying her to take into considers Wljes with a view to L titution now existing in En«'?a measures for the relief of the directing the adoption of f the extension of the pam spiritual wants of the people, an j|rawn from the resources Cbial system, by the help ^'chmay eneral intro- of the Established Church itself.■ ...

... LONDON CORN EXCHANGEjMonday Afternoon,Jun*Iflf Somewhat increased supplies of English wheat were on sale in the leading country markets held on Saturday. Fine samples moved off slowly. at about stationary prices; but 101t and middling qualities commanded very little attention, For foreign wheat,there was scarcely any inquiry nererthelpn thq quotations were mostly supported. In barley and malt ...

... MONMOUTH. w» AUEL Oumos—On Sundayt. a most wanton outrage as committed upon a youth, »bout lS^esrs of a„e of £ is master s, about 2 oYlock in '*3 afternoon, when he was met by ihr«je fellows. J'hey 8sL J hnn for money, but finding that ht ...

... CRICKHOWELL. THE NEW RAILWAY.—The Brecon Canal Company's Committee, at a meeting held at Crickhowcll. on the .25th ult., subscribed amonget themselves towards makingturveys, to enable them to go to Parliament next session, fbrj^owor to convert the canal into a railway, the whole distance between Brecon and fontypool. The matter will have to be confirmed by the general assembly of the company, ...

... WOULD ye know where I hie when the chilling blasts blow- When the bright face of nature is covered with snow When the cycle of time, in its onward career, Conveys to each sense that old winter is near- When the hoar-frost comes on, with its white created train, Eking fantastic shapes on each window pane— When the pitiless storm leaves its ether bed, And unsparingly breaks on each shelterless ...

... FIR. THROUGH A CARELESS SMOKER.—A fire recently oc- curred 00 the premi8el belonglog to Mr, Daniel Evanl, of AI Grove, by wbicb, about 300 sacks of potatoes, a quantity straw, and other property, were totally consumed. It appears that the fire originated by one of the workmen having fallen asleep in ihe baro, with a lighted pipe in his pocket. The poor fellow had a nairow escape for his life, ...

... JOHN FROST. On Friday morning last, after the close of our office, for the holiday, we were favoured with the following copy of a communication, addressed by the secretary of Lord Palmerston, to James Brown, Esq., Mayor of Newport, then in London, ready to present the memorial praying a free pardon to Mr. Frost, as agreed upon at the recent meeting held at the Town Hall: Whitehall, April 11th ...

... The celebrated October Fair »«• held on Monday, and vn- wf-it supplied with stock of every description for which there were purchasers, but at a great reduction in price from that obtained lat year. As usual the Show-day (Saturday) offered an opportunity of disposing of some of the primest stock, and therewas a considerable supply of steen on sale, and from the attendance of dealers from a ...

... TESTIMONIAL Tl THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN.—A meeting was held at the Shire-hall, (jjoiicester on Tuesday, which was at tended by Earl Fiuhatdinge (the Lord Lieutenant), Lord Ellenborough, and several other magistrates, foi the purpose or opening a subscription, to present Air. Purnell, the county chairman, with a public testimonial, for his conduct in rela- tion to Private Lunatic Asylums, for which ...

... » NEWPORT EISTEDDFOD. [TO THE EDITOR.] SIR,-I was very glad to find in the last MERLIN that it is in contemplation to have an Eisteddfod established in Newport. I tegret that so little has been done here to encourage the culti- vation of Welsh literature. Now, I expect that there is a good time coming. The Eisteddfodau have been highly respected for ages, by the Welsh people, and no ...

... NEWPORT SMALL DEBTS CORUT. BEFORE JOHN MAUEICEJIKRKKRT, ESQ., THE JUDGE. Evan Roberts v Charles Morris. Debt, 20s. To pay by tw ^Se Hooper v John Luff. Work, £ 2. 10s. 2d. To pay ^El'ilih Lewis v Thomas Phillips This was an action to recover 7s. Ol., for damage alleged to have boeu tained by tho pUinti! through delendaut having built lIpm the pine cud wall of her house at l'ill. plaintiff', ...