Monmouthshire Merlin

THE POET AND HIS VOCATION. Poet, should I wish thee Such crowns as the world shapes with smiling lips For brows like thine? At noonday, when eclipse Clots out the sun in heaven, men gaze, and say, Great blessing art thou. Sun until thy ray Ceased thus untimely, ceTtes, little thought "as ours of all the glory thou hast brought To this our earth. Great blessing art then. Sun Great praise and worship hast thou nobly Wait, Poet, wait Till Death doth keep his state In thy closed chambers, and upon thine eyes His fixed immutable shadow deeply lies,— Wait,ul) thou hearest afar The seraph-anthem floating from God's heaven, Borne on from star to stai-— When life hath faded from thee like a dream, And all the gauds of life the vilest seem, Shall those world-crowns be given 1 But, Poet, I would give thee No scorn for such as these,—no lifting high Of a proud forehead. Meekly, patiently, Sing thou thy songs along the world's highways, Putting not from thee any meed of praise That grudging hands dole out: high task it thine; High recompense, if worthily and well Thy lays, with upward aspiration, swell The soul's brave utterance of the trath divine ;— High task, if only one poor human heart Be raised and cheered and strengthened by thine ait; High recompense, if not a voice be found I' the world to bless thee, angels catch the sound Of the eternal truth, and joy profound Fills all the courts of Heaven. Then, Poet, I would bid thee Thus nobly work. Content, for present gain, That all the beautiful of earth's domain Is thy great heritage ;—that unto thee A grander music soundeth from the sea,— A richer fragrance in the flower is shrined,— A softer murmur borne upon the wind,— Than greeteth this world s sense—that all are fraught With revelations to thy quickening thought. With solemn whispers of mysterious things, With stately fancies, fine imaginings;— And more, 0 Christian Poet! that all these Are but faint types and transient images Of an unfading beauty, that shall be Thine ever, through a glad eternity, When the world's tria! is o'er. Work on, work, Tarry not, rest not, till the crown is won Which suiteth livim; brows,—the holy crown, That, with its deathless, shadowless renown, J o Poet, I would wish thee T. W UTWOOD. Enfield, April 15th. «— My wife and child, came close to me, The world to us is a stormy sea With your hands in mine, if your eyes but shine, I care not how wild the storm may be. For the fiercest wind that ever blew Is nothing to me, so I shelter yow No warmth do 1 lack, for the howl atiny back Sings down to my heait," Man, bold and tme." A pleasant sail, my child my wife! O'er a pleasant sea, to many is life; The wind hlows warm, and they dread no storm, And wherever they go, kind friends arc rife. But, wife and child the love, the love, That lifteth us to the sainrs above, Could only have grown, where storms have blown, The truth and strength of the heart to prove. EBF.NEZEK JONES. —Critc.

FASHIONS FOR JUNE. (From th, London and Paris Ladies' Magasin* of Fashion,") i Buttons are very fashionable this season in enamel, garnet, marcassite and luiquoise, &c. but the trimmings of dresses vary according to the material those in pyramidal stripes are usually unornamented, but they then requite to be made extremely full, uine or ten breadths are sometime* used and they incline to a train other materials are with the single deep ftounee with gimp trimmings, or two or three flounces edged with fringe; velvet also continues very fashionable, so many rows are some- times placed on the skirt that the upper one neatly reaches to the waist; deep fringe is also used to trim diesses as well as pinked ruches checks should always have the flounre, body, and sleeves en biais. Gray replaces black this season and is worn in grena- dine, popelioe, and taffetas young ladies wear it in fine mous- seline de laine embroidered in the same colour. Promenade dresses are made with the long open corsage, and revers and fichu corresponding in form, embroidered and trimmed with lace; some of the high bodies though plain in front have a little ful- ness in the back which varies them a little with the Amazon form. Sleeves are adapted to the material; those in thin trans- parent muslins, &c. are with bouillons,olberll are with the under sleeve; some quite tight with jockeys, others a la Ruase confined at the top by a band or lace, and eolsrgiDg to the wristwbere tbey are confined by a band, and the ottoman which is wide and unconfined. Pelerines will be fashionable this season, with the rediogoies for high morning dresses or muslin they are of the cannezous form terminating with jacket. In bonnets we have two or three novelties; those a la Pamela of crape or paille de rix, are entirely lined with bouillonnGea of tulle, and have wreaths of grass or green seeds; another style is the bonnet of beaver- coloured crape ornamented with ivy, intermixed with cherries or wreaths of heart'sease of the most brilliant colours bonneti are also made of dark crape; and capotes of fringed ribbon are also new, they are only made of gauze ribbon. Scarfs and mantelets are both worn, but black lace scarfs are the most fashionable. Mantelets of white silk will be in favour this summer, as well as those of embroidered muslin trimmed with valenciennes laid on plain, in organdy, with frills festonnes, or bouillons, through which a ribbon is run some are of barege worked in braid. Flowers are in great demand, not only for bonnets and coif- fures, but they are much used to ornament ball dresses. .b..

QUEEN POMARE'S CONSTABLE AND THE FRENCHMAN. LETTKS FROM QUEEN POM A RE TO lOUIS PHILIPrE. O. great King of the French I have been cruelly treated by your people. Maurac, Captain of a French brig, came to these I islands in the year 1828. One day bis dog attacked mine. My people not being like yours, fond of growling, wishing to separate Moia, a constable, one of my family, pushed Maurac. One of my dear sister Victoria's people, named Slashing Sam, who was present, called out a ring, a ring—(tattooed Joe took the ring from his nose)—pitch into him, Mounleer;" with this Maurac gave what Slashing Sam called a regular stunner," and my poor lelation the constable fell down. Sam picked bim up, told him to be a brick and whack the Frenchman. The constable then hit Maurac on the nose, and drew what Slashing Sam called the Frenchman's claret. My people shouted, the two dogs barked louder and louder, and Slashing Sam called out, Two to one on the peeler," Maurac then hit the con- stable a hard knock on the eye, whieh 8am called taxing his window lights." He set my poor constable on his kiee, called him a tulip," and told him not to mind an eye; he went again to what S,1ID ced the scratch ha fell down, and Maurac on the top of him. Sam called out II foul, foul;" one of my people ran and brought a chicken. Sam laughed, called him a fool, said the constable was himself a II gam" chicken." They again went what Sam called to business," and he offered fifty dollars to five on what he called Pomare's Lord High Con- stable." My «goor high constable hit the Frenchman a great blow on the stomach, which Slashing Sam called" a dead man for Mouns«er's bread basket," but he got up and put the other eye of my poor eonstable into what Slashing Sam called" deep mourning." It was now, 0 King, "att up," with what Sam called the the blue devil." Fetch a stretcher for thq aeeler," said Sam. My people did not know w hat Sam meant. I Take the poor devil to the station," continued Slashing Sam. My people still remained stationary, for know, 0 great King, peelers, stretchers, blue devils, and stations are as yet unknown in my country. Now, great King, put yourself in my place; suppose my dog had attacked your dog, and my man blocked up the window lights" of your constable, would you, 0 King, have remained the Napoleon of ptaeel I raiber think more no than yes. Salt (Query, Soult 1) would have recommended you to give me pepper," for not keeping my do chained up. I hear the Queen of France is a good woman if she has got dogs or puppies she will know how to rompas«w»onte me, whose favourite dog has been attacked by a French poodle, and my constable (to use the expiessive language of Slashing Sam, a brave son of my dear sister Victoiia) ^ot his window lights taxed, anil a heavy blow and great discourv/ement" in his bread basket. 0 King, do unto me as you wculd be done unto. A Dutchman, named Morenhaui, uamed from Dupe it Thouus the officer of French consul. O King, would you bt-lieve it]—this Moren- baut sells brandy by the bottle to mv people—(no wonder they are so spirited)—and lives with another man's wife, in defiance of my laws, and without shame. 0 King, are these things suf- fered in Europe? I know you have good and wise counsellors and I hope they will advise you for the future not to Jet you; dog attack fey dog, and, above all, to prevent yonr French poodle meddriug with my Tahitian —— (an equivalent to females of the canine species is here inserted). 1 his is all I have to say, and it is truth, or my name is not- 25ih day of Sept. in the year 1844. POMARE,

THE DERBY. The Derby of 1845 has passed away, and, like many preced- ing ones, has established in its results the truth of Ihe oft-quoted saying of the Yorkshireman, that "the field is ever the better horse. I the present instance "we have seen a nag carry away the great prize thawas absolutely unknown in the betting by name, aad oúly laId against, in conjunction with others, as Forth's lot. This is not the first time an outsider of the veteran Forth's I training ha won a Derby, and probably may not be the last. Mr. Forth is not only a first-rate trainer, but he possesses also the gift of keeping a silent tongue within his teeth, and if he happeos to have a good horse in his stable makes no flash about it. We should imaging that the round betters have won their money on this great event, and we also" think that not any very great stake has been won by any single individual, fJom the cir- cumstance, as above hinted at, of a dark horse winning. MR. GULLY. In the Satirist, of tha 18th ult., in an article under the above head, we made, inter alia, the following remarks A more straight-forward and manly character than John Gully does not reathe. If aJohn Bull exists in personal pu- rity, he 18 the ventableembodiment, and-when he "leIs out," the town may be assured there is no small screw loose. His ex- posure, open and explicit, of the Danebury do," though it may not have dune iim much good in a pecuniary sense, does him much credit. The nowmg ones have been most wofully taken in anent the Derby seeing that aIL the cracks were beaten, say some good folks. VV e say that the public have been awfully done and will be, so long as a Derby Club remains. The confederacy, now in its infancy, is feeling its strength, like Hercules in cradle reversing the application of the simile, we will see whether it is not in our power to emulate the gifted hero, and strangle the serpents." The labours of Hercules were various; that of clean- ing the Augean stable not the least. We have before us a task at which even a Hercules might recoil, that of attempting Ihe puri- ncation of many stables where nôbl" yea, "mMt floble," noses rule paramount in impurity.

NEWPORT MECHANICS' INSTITUTE. We this week resume the interesting subject of the toirée, Ilttld on Wednesday se'nnight, ia celebralioD of the fourth anniversary of this institute, giving below the addresses delivered on the occasion. As remarked last week. the band of the 75tb regiment, kindly lent by Col. Hallifax, and conducted by Siguor Cavallini, did^ excellent service at intervals throughout the evening, The chair was taken soon after seven o'clock, by W. J. Monkhouse, Esq., president, who spoke as follows Ladies and Gentlemen,—It is not merely in accordance with the routine custom on such pleasing occasions as the present, that I hail your presence here this evening. It is not the meie com- mon-place tribute of a chairman to bis audience, when I congra- tulate the true friends and supportus of the on the resuscitated public interest evinced in their good and great work by the numerous, respectable, and intelligent assemblage to whom I now have the honour of giving welcome. (Cheers.) For sometime the fortunes of the Institution have been in a state of decadence—its former supporters (the friends of its youth,) were either apathetic, or, after the expression of some words of condolence, became resigned to its fate. (Hear, hear.) Its prolonged existence, or its dissolution became a matter merely problematical, when a faithlul few who have rocked the cradle of its infancy and, disinclined to follow it to an early grave, came generously forward in the hour of extremest need, happily mastered the withering disease of adversity (of which it was fast sinking,) raised it to convalescence and sound health, and now, instead of lamenting over its early grave, we see a brilliant, as the present, meeting celebiating the fourth anniversary of its birth. II They won a bright 8uccess and thøy deserved it." Ladies and Gentlemen,—It would be a course of super-rogation were I at present to dwell on the permanent advantages of such associations as the present. Some of the greatest men that England has produced have pronounced them "good for the common weal," boons to society, and nurseries of intellect; and these benefactors of their fellow men have testified the sincerity of their opinions by the yoweiful eo-aperation lhey have afiorded in the establishment of Mechanics' Institutes throughout the kingdom. (Cheers.) You will have the pleasure of hearing gentlemen this evening much more competent than myself to eu- logise such means of puhlic benefit, means whereby such studies and pursuits are encouraged and followed, which, however unos- tentatious in their appearance are well calculated to form a solid basis for a durable and beautiful superstrucion. (Cheeis). The Rev. T. L. Bright, after some introductory observations, adverted to the object for which the Institute had been founded, viz., the improvement of the mind. It contemplated man in his highest character as an intellectual being, selecting as the object of its care and culture not those parts of his complex constitution which linked him with the brute, but that distinguishing featuie in his nature which gave him alone of all the inhabitants of the earth a bond of fellowship and brotherhood with the angels of God. But at the outset they were met by the inquiry-—was this object an attainable or merely a visionary one 1 Was that mind, whose enlargement and advancement they were seeking, capable of expansion and progression, or had God stereotyped it 1 The discussion of this question was the task the committee had pre- scribed to him. The mind might be regarded under its most ge. neral aspect as the faculty, or collection of faculties, that thought, aDd felt, and determined, under its most limited aspect, as the reasoning or argumentative faculty of man. It was in this latter point of view that he should then speak of it. That this mind was capable of progression—yea, that there was a natural and necessary progression connected with its continued existence could not, he thought, be doubted. It was but analogous to the phe. nomena they saw in every other department of life. The vegetable grew from the first germ to the perfect plant-and the animal, at first feeble, gradually increased in size and strength. Nor did this process cease until the various forerunners of death commenced the counter process of decay. And from these known facts, in connection with the economy of animal and vegetable life, they might argue by analogy in proof and corresponding phenomena in the economy of mental existence. The susceptibility of pro- gression seemed to be an invariable accompaniment of animate being-but it was a susceptibility of improvement in another sense than this, of which it was his province then to speak an improvement to be promoted by their own voluntary exertions, or ictarded by their own voluntary neglect, whilst the vegetable, illert10 its own uatural powers of developement, would in its appointed season bud, and blossom, and bear fruit, they might retard these results by the influence of external circumstances— or ftid and hasten them by the vaiious instrumentalities of heat and light and shelter. So whilst the mind, if left to its own powers of developement, would naturally upand-this expansion also might be retarded by Ithe operation of unfavourable circum- stances, or promoted by their own employment of means to that end.—Mr. B.'s reasoning here was for some time purely meta- physical, and therefore of a character, which makes it impossible without injustice to condense it. The conclusion to which it led would, he said, be confirmed by an appeal to the consciousness of all who had exercised their mental power, and sought to disci- pline them by intellectual pursuits. The casuists and philoso. phers who had given their works to the world, and on whom they were accustomed to look as their masters in every branch of science, had been men of sedulous self-cultivation and training, whose powetsof mental perception and induction had been quick- ened by long aud earnest study. He instanced Newton, and said if they would emulate him in his mighty powers, they must emulate him first in the training, by which their developement was promoted. Idleness was the parent, not only of ignoranc, but of an inability to be otherwise than ignorant—the source, not merely of mental barrenness, but of mental debility. Mr. B.con. cluded by leferririg to the lectures of the institution, and the principle (the importance of training the mind, as well as of giving information,) by which the choice and treatment of sub- jects should be regulated. (Mr. Bright waa loudly cheered throughout his speech.) Mr. Christophers, being called upon by the president, said— Mr. President, ladies, and gentlemen, I have been requested to deliver an address on the uses of knowledge;' but befoie en- tering upon that duty, perhaps I may be pardoned for making a few observations on the present condition of the Newport Me- chanic's Institute. The remarks of the chairman forcibly re. called to my mind the earlier periods of its existence, and the struggles and strivings with which it was brought into being. There are those around me now with whom I had the honour of being associated in rocking the cradle of its infancy, and in nursing an existence, the permanent continuance of which was every now and then rendered doubtful by the revolutions of fortune, resulting from the fluctuating kindness of its professed friends and of course they cannot but feel deeply interested in whatever affects its condition, or is likely to be promotive of its welfare. (Hear, hear.) We have had to trace with sorrow some symptoms of decline—we have had to witness our efforts for the promotion of its efficiency rendered aborltye-and some- times to lament over its desertion, by those who were once its fastest friends; but that day of gloom has passed away—the portentous clouds which overshadowed us have been dispersed, and now, on the occasion of its fourth anniversary, we have the pleasure of congratulating each other on its complete resuscita. Ion, and on the probability of its permanent and efficient ex- istence. Soon it will be raised to a more commanding position— the deprension from which it has escaped shall be reckoned among the things that have been, and, quickened into new life, It shall, extend its influence, and mightily aid in the diffusion of that knowledge upun which it is my province now to address you. (Cheers.) I trust, however, Mr. President, that the an. nouncement of a topic of so comprehensive a character as the uses of knowledge: will not be considered as indicative of an intention on my part to treat this subject so comprehensively « It we]) might be treated, to speak for such a length of time as a full and careful elucidation of all the ramifications of this uniyersal theme might seem to require. But, Mr. President, and ladies, and gentlemen, though the observations I am about to make may be rather the results of hasty and undigested thoughts than of laboured and systematic study and though I may be unable to excuse myself from the imputation of coming out to teach without retiring to learn, except by saying, that with few opportunities, and perhaps little aptness for the letter, it could not be reasonably expected by those who have entrusted the text of the uses of knowledge to my exposition to night, that I should be eminently qualified for the former—yet I hope what is advanced will be rather received with a merciful consideration for the infirmities of its author, than submitted to the lacerations of a rigid and unmerciful criticism. (Hear, hear.) Taking it for granted, thenjthat the gentlemen of the sub-committee who thought fit to honour me with the text which I have already enunciated, meant by the uses of knowledge, the natural conse- quences or effects of its attainment, as well as the varied pur- poses to which it might be applied, I offer it as my opinion, that m order to a clear understanding of the subject, the uses of knowledge should be divided into two grand and obviously.dise tInct classes ;-18t. The natural and necessary consequences or effects of the attainment of knowledge. 2nd. The contiogent effects or uses: those which depend upon the judicious applies- tion, according to the will of the person acquiring it, of the knowledge attained. Under the first of these general divisions, it may be remarked that knowledge delivers the mind from the inanition and stupefaction which are the results of a lack of in- formation. Those who have formed any acquaintance with Lock's incomparable Essay on Human Understanding, will re- member that a considerable portion of that work is devoted to arguments intended to show that all our ideas are deiived, not from any original impressions on the mind, but from education. that we are formed, in our principles and habits, not by original di tiocnve qualities, but by tuition-in a word, he denies the doctrine of innate ideas. Without, however, professing an un. qualified belief in the tenets of that illustrious individual, and without deeming it necessary to ue any arguments to demonstrate the correctness of my proposition, in so far as it may be found to agree with his principles, I presume to remark, that without knowledge or educaiion men have no distinctive intellectual character—nothing which raises them much above the mere animal propensities of their nature nothing which qualifies them for useful or honourable duties 10 society—nothing which evinces a nature much superior to the brutes that perish—except it be, in some few cases, a species of worthless ingenuity which manifests iueIf in sensual indulgences, or in the gratification of the most brutal passions. (Hear.) I do not enunciate it as an unexceptionable proposition, that ignorance and vice are uni. formly associated, there being some few cases of general igno- rance co-existent with superior moral qualities; but I remark that the cases in which complete lack of general information is combined with real moral excellence, are so infrequent as not to militate successfully against the truth of this assertion, generally considered." Here Mr. Christophers made some observations illustrative of the powerful influence of education in the forma- tion of character, and adapted to show the comparative difference between the capacity for general usefulness of educated and un. tutored persons He then proceeded as follows: "Knowledge expands the mind and the evidences of this are so obvious as to render almost unnecessary any attempt to make them more 80. Who has not observed that propositions which were at one time difficult of comprehension and almost unintelligible have become, after study, easy to be understood, aDd simple as our first lesaons. To expect an ignoramus to understand the terms of a science with the study oi which he had never become familiar, or a person entenog upon the study of a sirange language, at once to unJerstand and pronounce its more difficult phrases, might well be deemed a proof of egregious short-sightedness, the worst characteristic of which would be its ignorance of the opera- tions of the human mind but a liltle investigation of the princi. pies of the science, or of the rules of the language, would soon render easy what was before difficult, and the mind would be gradually expanded to the comprehension of the profounder parts of the one and the other. Sir Isaac Newton, whose extra. ordinary talents placed him at a wide distance from even the scientific men of his own and subsequent times, began, so to speak, by learning the alphabet of science—by dint of applicac tion, he raised himself to an unparalleled elevation in the scientific world, and has left to his successors in science, a body of propositions difficult of comprehension to meaner capacities than his own, ihough simpleas common-place maxims to himself; and this is the result of that mental expansion consequent upon well-directed study. But though we cannot all be Newtons— though we shall, perhaps, ever remain infinitely below the eleva- tion to which he attained, still we are all endowed with the capacity for mental improvement, and may all partake the plea- sures of that mental expansion which is the necessary effect of 1,ltematic and persevering study. Those who will not cultivate ) 'heir minds deserve the unhappy consequences of their ignorance, and teem hardly worthy of a capacity to the improvement of which they direct no serious attention. (Cheers.) Permit me next to observe that knowledge refines the taste. Of this, did time permit, some proofs might be adduced, but I will only reo mark that the existence of this institution may doubtless be traced to refinement of taste, resulting from intellectual pursuits, and its continuance to a fourth Anniversary may be regarded as additional evidence of the mental refinement consequent upon a judicious use of the opportunities of improvement wbirh it has afforded. (Cheers.) But 1 pass on hastily to remark, that knowledge saves ug from imposition, and from being made the dupes of evil and designing men. It is a proposition almost self evident that, perceiving clearly what are our privileges and disabilities, either in our private, commercial, or political cha- racter, we eball be better prepared for the defence of the one, and the removal of the other, than we possibly could be had we but vague and indefinite notions of ihem. Even small attain- ments in knowledge generally induce habits of thinking, and no man who thinks can be easily sacrificed to the rapacity, or biibed to misconduct by the specious persuasions, of time-serving parti- sans, or place-seeking politicians. (Hear, hear.) An assurance that I do not forget the rule of our institute which precludes us from the discussion of any party political question, will be suffi- cient to quiet the apprehensions of those who may think that my present observations are directed to that end therefore, 1 may remark, without fear of misinterpietation, that no government will find it so easy to oppress or enslave a thinking and enlightened people, as a community possessing but imperfect ap. prehensions of what are really their rights, and of how far tbey can judiciously go in the dcfence of them. In a word, many a legis- lature that would not heed the ravings of a rabble mob, inflated with wild notions about wrongs inflicted and rights wilhheld,with- out having any proper conception of either the one or the other, would bow to the intelligent remonstrances of an educated and reflecting people. It now lemaios for me to remark, as the last proposition under this head, and which I must pass over without any illustrative or explanatory observations, that knowledge qualifies us for the better performance of every duty of l,fe and if our duties be not betier discharged, it must be, not because know- ledge is unadapted to promote this de:-irable end, but because of the abuse of our own attainment?. Having thus disposed of the remarks I intended to make on the natural or necessary effects of knowledge, I would introduce the second part of the subject, em. bracing the uses to which knowledge my be applied at the will of man, by remarking that when knowledge is associated with wisdom, vast and important benefits are likely to follow; but Jet no one suppose that knowledge necessarily involves wisdom, or vice verSa: knowledge may exist without wisdom, and be of little use to its possessor or others; but when combined, the former affords scope for the operation of the latter, and great good is the tesuli. Cowper furnishes an excellent confirmation of thee letnarks Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttime no connexion. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men Wisdom in minds attentive to their own, Knowledge, II rude, unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which wisdom builds. Till and ¡¡quare?, and fitted into plae, Does but encumber what It seems to murich Knowledge is proud that lie has learned so much, AVisdom is humble that he knows no more.' Without going into any details illustrative of the second part of this subject, I would remark generally, that we live in an age when feats in science and art. the bate conception of which in past ages would have been considered by our forefathers indicative of mental aberration, rather than the deductions of sound and sober reasoning, are daily astonishing, and commanding the at- tention of even the most hesitating and cautious observers. But a comparatively short period since coach 118velling was regarded as forming a wondetful improvement upon the pace of the slow and heavy waggons of former times but now these are being superseded by the rapid transit of the railway train. The inter. minable windings and bewildering mazes of railways reath to almost every part of our country, and we are transported from one locality to another with a rapidity hitherto unparaileled-and this, too, by the application of a power the wondrous energy and usefulness of which it was left to our 0\\11 Hge to dtve10pe (Cheers.) The application of the same power is also propelling vessels with incredible swiftness through every channel and sea in the known world, bringing into almost constant communica- tion the most widely-separated countries, and thus disproving the calculations and conclusions of scientific men, some of whom but recently regarded the notion of a steam vessel crossing the Atlantic as chemerical and absurd. (Cheers.) But a short time since it was announced thut Lord Rosse's monster telescope had been completed, a circumstance of no little importance to scientific men, whether we regard it as likely to confirm, with respect to some planets, what was before rather fanciful than real, or as calculated to open new disclosures respecting the nature and uses of spheres hitherto beyond the compass of our observation. (Hear.) These, then, are a few of the advantages resulting from a judicious application of knowledge to great practical purposes and though these have been regarded as overwhelming proofs of the ingenuity of the human mind in the direction of its knowledge to beneficial ends, still they may be also considered as merely the forerunners of discoveries yet mere astounding—of achievements yet more incredible. Now, Mt.Presi- dent, and ladies, and gentlemen, itonly remains for me to remark, that as such are the natural consequences of the attainment of knowledge, and such its uses when applied to particular pur- poses by persons possessing it. it becomes us to be more diligent in the pursuit of it—to be more zealous in the dissemination of it —to be more anxious to bring about the happy practical results, for the promotion of which it is so eminently adapted and when our connection with these mighty movements upon earth shall terminate, may we be taken to some bright spot in the Elysian fields, there 10 quaff copious draughts from the (ounlain of knowledge long as eternal ages (Cheers.) The Rev. D. Rhys Stephen delivered the third and closing addreu of Ibi evening, on the Claims of Educational Insti. tutes." He rested these claims on the fact that ihey were educational in the right and useful sense of the term. To man from earliest infancy, all things were educational,—everything by which we are surtounded impresses, influences, educates us for good or for evil. But the associations now adverted to, by withdrawing youth from the company and presence of the base and corrupting, by furnishing materials for useful reading, by fostering studious habits, and by supplying incentives to sober and grave reflection, as far as they go, really educate, and thereby have a high mission to discharge, together with high claims on our countenance and support. Their utility was now sufficiently proved. It was no reasoning on presumptive consideration by which their excellence was now evinced. There were in their history, and in that of their members in past years, a large array of facts of the most indisputable and convincing kind. Thousands had received, in mechanies' institutions especially, such informa- tion, and thousands more such thirst for information as had led them into courses of honorable inquiries and pursuits, not less beneficial to society than creditable and profitable to themselves, (hear, bear.) Without the aid of these societies, these thousands must have, for the most part, remained in the same condition with their forefathers, and their contemporaries who either had not the opportunity or the disposition to availtbemselves of these helps. The advantageousness of educational societies was proved of course by referring to their history in our cities and towns. In small places, like our own town, these effects must be reckoned upon with such a moderate expectation as our friends and funds enable us to cherish. But even here, with our own institute, it was very pleasing for him to reflect both on the good we did and the evil we prevented. In the latter sense alone he would not hesitate to advance a strong claim upon the support of the true friends to the information and virtues of our young people.— (Cheers.) With the rapid increase of Newport during the last twenty years, and with the proportionate increase of the number of its shifting and unfixed population, there had grown with frightful rapidity the facilities and incitements to drunkenness and vice. Now if we did no more than bring to our reading rooms every evening twenty young men, to spend the houia they can spare merely in reading a newspaper or a magazine, with little or no after reflection, and as little permanent intellectual and moral benefit, still the balance would be a large and suh- stantial one to the credit of the society, self respect and bappi. ness to the individual, and equally so to the true welfare of society. (Hear. hear.) He was not a man who did not feel in this alone a strong Teason in favour of these institutes. This, however, was taking low ground Many of our members actually apply and appropriate to themseives, to their own use and guidance, in the various positions of life in which they are, and all be. placed, the information they receive under our auspides. They are laying in a stock of that material which they never can lose-that well-grounded knowledge which is its own reward— those thoughtful habits which hereafter, to their wives, chil- dren, and neighbours, will be of great stirling value. (loud cheers.) The good you do to A MIND by giving it materials for reflection, and by inducing it to reBect soberly and soundly, is so real and so permanent, and so necessarily bound up with the future and the infinite, that words utterly fail to desciibe t, and imagination staggers in the attempt to conceive it.— Here all is great, and vast, and awful. Such good it is our effort to achieve, and such good, in untold instances, have these societies effected. (Applause.) They are moreover, and this is another claim, virtually SELF-SUPPORTED. They are voluntarily formed, and depend for their daily working on the regular contributions of their members. In some happy in- stances considerable external support has been given towards procuriag premises and books for sllch associ3tioo8, but even their continuous support has come anJ must come frurn those who benefit by them. In our own case it is astonishing (I do not say mortifying) how little help we have had from the great men round about us. (Hear, hear.) When we formed the institute, our then secretaries, both of whom I see here, and one of whom I am glad to welcome to office again, and both my good friends, Mr. Salter and Mr. W. D. Evans, wrote and addressed circulars to all the gentry round about us. You would be astonished at the paucity of replies at all siill as much so at the poucity of such replies as we wished for, and exceedingly needed at that time, on account of the great expense we were first of all put to for furniiure, &c. A few, very few, an9WCTed us the member for these borough sent us at once, and consented to be our Ireasurer,— a few kind gentlemen became annual subscribers, and one or two sent us donations of books, for which we were and are most thankful to them. (Hear, hear.) Mainly we have been obliged to make and support the Institute ourselves. Its strength has been in the qu«rteily two shillings of its hum- ble members. Nor is it the less dear to us on this account. I stand before you this evening in a prouder attitude for this very reason, I can say, and I do say. with sincere gratifica- tion, here we are met together again to commemorate the formation of our own Institute. (Cheers.) We formed it, we watched its growth, and we have made it what it is. Let us treat, as men treat, that which is most dear to them- selves, and let our past solicitude for its increase and pro?pe>i>y stimulate us to future and steady devotedness to its interests. Mr.Stephen then addressed himself to the ladies present, remind- ing them in the gentlest manner in the world, that the com- mittee had issued ladies quarteily tickets, which cost but Is., and entitled the purchaser to admission to all the lectures delivered during the quarter. He reminded them that ever since the Insii. tute was formed he had given the first lecture of every season he hoped to do so again, if his life was spared, when they com- menced lecturing at the close of the present summer. He hoped his own lecture alone would be almost wortb a shilling. ( Hear, hear.) Mr. Stephen closed his address by sayiug( whoever may have failed us to whom we have alIed for aid, in one quarter we have never applied iu vain. 1 he colonel of the regiment stationed in Newport at the time, has never refused us the loan of the band at our annual gatherings-nor has Colonel Hallifax been less courteous than his predecessors. This was doing the Institute a substantial kindness, which furnished a great and raretreat to persons like himself, who for professional and religious reasons never attended places whele" the most eloquent music was discoursed." Indeed, he musi confess, that though by no means unused to public speaking, and not now very easily dis- turbed by the appearance of any public audience, he had trembled to stand up to address them immediately after Sig. Cavallini had played his bewitching solo—whatever haidihoodhe had acquired by long practice, and frequent speaking to all kinds of audiences, he confessed be was not prepared to compete with Signor Caval- lini at the same time he must not omit to slate an obligation which he owed the band on that occasion—he had that morning at a distance of eleven mile. from Newport, preached a sermon in a field to some four or five thousand people, had walked home and had a service at his own chapel since, and when he came into that room was so excessively fatigued as scarcely to be able to move, but the music and helr cheerful faces had re.aoi01sted him so thdroughly, that he had been able to deliver that long, he feared much too long, address. (Cheers.)

HOUSE OF LORDS. FRlDAY, MAY 30. Lord Dacre brought in a bill for the amendment of the Game Laws, which was read a first time. The Duke of Buccleuch moved the committal of the Calico Print Works' Bill. Lord Brougham took the occasion to pour a torrent of abuse on the promoters of such bills. Dealers in legislative huma- nity," exclaimed his lordship, dealt in the cheapest of all cheap articles, and it was worthless in proportion as it was cheap. To think that women-full. grown women of the ageot 30 should not be allowed to work after nine o'clock But, then, they were dealers in morality as well as humanity Why. as if they think that those women, who were not to be allowed to work after nine o'clock in print works, could not End a less innocent mode of em- ploying their time 1" The Earl of Radnor followed Lord Brougham in condemnation of humane legislation. The iVIarqtiessof Normanby and Lord Campbell supported the principle of ihe bill, which passed through committee with some verbal amendments. The Earl of Radnor moved the second reading of the Post. office Regulation Bill, which, he said, was framed with the in- tention of regulatiog the practice of opelIng letters uoder the warrant of the Secretary of State. He wished himself to have the power allogether aholished; but, in deference to the recom- mendation of his friends, he confined his measure to an alteration of the practice. Lord Stanley moved the second reading that d iy six months. Lord Denman supported Ihe bill, and hoped that it, or some olher more exteosjyc measure, would be carried. The noble Lord Chief Justice considered that it would be better to abolish the alleged power (the existence of which, however, he denied) of opening letters altogether. Lord Brougham and the Lord Chancellor urged the rejection of the bill, and Lord Campbell spoke partially in its favour. Their lordships divided. Contents, 9; Non Contents, 55; majonty against the bill, 46. The Railway Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Bill passed through committee.

HOUSE OF COMMONS. THURSDAY, MAY 29. The Solicitor-General brought up the report of the selectcom- mittee appointed to ioquire into the circumtances of the action of Howard v. Gosseit. The report stated that on Tuesday last judgment was obtained against the Sergeant at-Aims, and aver. doct of ,£200 returned. execution upon which would be levied on the 2nd of June. The committee recommended that a writ of error should ue brought on the judgment in the Court of Queen's Bench. As execution would not prejudice the proceedings in the writ of error, the committee did not feel it expedient to pre. ven t the levy. In answer to a question from Mr. Muntz, Sir R. PT-el stated that a treaty between Naples and this country, stipulating that British ships should have the same privileges in Neapolitan ports as the ships of that country, and securing priyileges for resident British subjecis, had been signed, but was not yet ratified. Mr. Serueant Murphy moved for a committee to take into con- sideration the Act 17111 and 18th Car. II., c. 7, intituled An Act for the extension of ministers in cities and corporate towns, and making ihechutch of St. Andrew's, in the suburbs of the city of Dublin, piesentative for ever," with a view to the repeal of so much thereof as relates to the payment of ministers in cor- porate towns. Sir Fremantle admitted that there were great objections to the tax, but pleaded the difficulty of finding a substitute for the present mode of paying ministers in corporate towns in Ireland. He requested the hon. member to withdraw his motion, and leave the question to the consideration of the government. Befoie Sergeant Murphy could make up his mind to this, the house was counted out. FKIDAY, MAY 30. Lord J. Russell suggested the expediency of adjourning the discussing on the privilege case, Howard v. Gossett, until the committee appointed by the house, should have made their report respecting the appeal by writ of error to a superior court. Sir R. Peel acquiesced in the suggestion, and the Solicitor- General moved the adjournment 01 the debate. Mr. Hume thought they should proceed at once in arresting all who opposed them. He moved the following resolulion:- That, adverting to the report of a committee presented to this house, all persons shall be guilty of a breach of the privileges of the house who shall levy any money on any officer or servant of the house, in the case 01 Howard v. Gosset, referred to in the re- port of the committee. Lord Howick moved, as an amendment to Mr. Hume's resolu- lution, that the debate be adjourned to Monday week. An animated discussion ensued, in which ttieSolicitor-Gene- ral, Mr. Fttzroy Kelly, Sir Thomas Wilde, Mr. D'lsraeli, Lord J. Russell, Sir R. Peel, and several other hon. members took part, The tenor of tbe wholedeliberation was, that nobody knew what to do, that they were in a state of inexlricabledifficulty, and that the only thing they could do was to put eff doing anything for a few days longer. Sir Ft. Peel intimated that the present case was hopeless, that the damages must be paid; but should any future case arise, he unhesitatingly avowed they should not be satisfied with attor-, neys, or ¡¡hel\ff, or other minor mini.lera of the courts 01 law, but that they should assert their privileges over the judges on the benrh. Mr. Hume could not rest satisfied with this distant prospect of vengeance. The house divided on the original motion.—For adjourning the debate, 96; Against it, 50 Majority, 46. Sir J. Graham moved the second reading of the Colleges (Ire- land) Bill, and, in reply to a variety of questions, stated thattbe government did not intend making any material alterations in the measure—that they could not agree to Ihe chief propositions con- tained in the memorial of the Roman Catholic prelatel-tbat they were still resolved to confine the proposed academical edu- cation in Ireland to no religious faith—and that all interference with religious instiuction, so far as state is concerned, was to be strictly discountenanced. Lord John Manners moved as an amendment, that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. Ross and Lord Sandon supported the bill. Sir J. Graham defended its non-religious principle. The right hon. baronet said that he had had the great advantage of being a member of Christ Church College, Oxford, and during the two years and a half that he was there, with the exception of com- pulsory attendance on chapel, he was nevercalied upon to attend any lecture on theology or divinity. Mr. E. Roche approved of mixed education but objected to the appointment by the government of the professors. Sir R. Inglis repeated that the measure was a gigantic scheme of godless education. He agreed with the Roman prelates, and with Mr. O'Connell, that religion should be the basis of educa- tion. and that the youth of Iieland could not be usefully brought up in mere lecture shops, such as those proposed by the govern- ment. After remarks from Mr. Redington, the debate was adjourned

PRINCE ALBERT'S GAMEKEEPERS. Last week proceedings took place before two Berkshire magis- trates, at the private office of their clerk, John Seeker, instituted by one of Prince Albert's gamekeepeis against an old man named Dean, who had been entrapped into the commission of an offence against the Game-laws. The unfortunate victim, was fined in the highest penalties the law allowed, and. in default of paying the fines and costs, amounting to £10. lis., he was sent to the common gaol at Reading for four months, and ordered to amuse his leisure hours, duriog that period, on the tread-wheel. Dean, however, was nut dooltd long to remain i ncalcerated. By the post on Sunday morning last he received a letter, of which the following is a copy :— "7, Upper Belgraveslreet, London, May 24, 1845. Mr. James Dean.—Sir, I observe by the Times of to-day that you have been sent!o prison and to hard labour for four monihs, at the suit of Prince Albeit, for having offered to sell some phea- sants, and some pheasants' eggs. As 1 disapprove of Game. laws, and of 311 proceedings under them, I will release you, by paying the fine 01 lis., if you will let me know how I can forward it to the proper quarter. Deeply commisserating what Iconsider an act of tyranny and injustice inflicted upon a poor man, I am, Sir, your very obedient servant, (Signed) JOHN COLI-ETT, M.P. for Athlone." The now lucky captive replied to this letter, informing the hu- mane M.P. that upon the fine and costs being paid at the gaol, his liberation would be immediately effected. Accordingly on Tuesday Ist, just one week after the conviction of the prisoner, Mr. Collett. seut his servant from London to Reading, with the necessary funds to enable Dean to obtain his liberty. The £10. lis. were paid to Lieut. Hackett, the governor of the gaol, and Dean regained his hberty. We should mention also, that Rlr. Collett sent two sovereigns 10 the poor man by his servant, who was ordered to give ihe liberated gaol-bird a good dinner before he left Reading for town. All tllfse injunctions were strictly complied with, and the same afternoon Dean left for his home at Easiharnpstead, we trust a wiser, if not a better man.

CLUB LAW AT THE "UNION." Amongst the club-laws at this establishment is one of a very excellent character, that no member shall ask or require at the club the professional services of any brother member. For instance —to presume upon the professional talent of a physician, and ask his opinion for the sake of a gratuitous prescription, or viva voce advice, is declared contra bonus mores and the rules of the society. Again, to ask a member who may happen 10 be a bar- rister or attorney bis advice on a legal point \5, as the French pointedly say, dejendu." Well, a certain worthy "gent., Sia member of tllll club, was repeatedly pestered by various members on uumberless questions relative to legal points. He could hardly show his face but he was asked by a member draw- ing him confidentially ,1010 'he corner, and soyiDg," NolY, my dear fellow, do just give me your advice upon this. You see 1 have," &c. The man of law, to cut our tale short, was good natured, but his good nature became pioverbial amongst his brethren of the club, and his advice rose in the market like a D-rby favourite, and was in universal demand. What was he to do? The requests at last became intolerable, but one fine night he dreamed a dream, or which is much about the same thing, he imagined an idea. He suddenly sent sundry bills of cost to the j vanous individuals who had solicited his advice as solicitor. This act excited the movement which he desired. An appeal was made to the committee. That body declared the solicitor in the right, and the club complainants in the wrong. Whether he received his bills or not we do not say. but he was never more bothered by any member. Unfortunately for him, however, a re- solution appeared to be tacitly agreed to by the uuiversal asso- ciation namely, that although the 'a^s of the club did not afford them tfie protection ihey wished, or lhat social redress which they required, they nevertheless hadjthe power to send the offending gent., «kc." to Coventry- This was carried into effect, and with much resolution, as the following conclusion, and concluding anecdote, will prove.— Finding himself day after day cut by the members of the club, he determined upon laying in wait just at the comer for the exit of one of the members, upon whose friendship he thought he could depend (inasmuch HS he had given htm much and valuable advice), lor an explanation. The trtend came out, Ah! my dear Snooks the veru man I wished to see of all others. Here, stop, just one woid with you. I wanttoa.ik. Can t afford it," drily observed the other, breaking away from hI. legl button holder, and shaking bis head significantly several ttme. a. he walked off

Corn Trade. Though a rise has since our last taken place in the temperature, still the weather has been cold for the advanced period of the year; unfavourable rurnouls lespectinij I he present appearance of the wheat plant, and predictions of a late and precarious harvest, have consequently rather increased than diminished. That some uneasiness should have been occasioned by Ihe very backward spring is peifectly natural but we are inclined to think that;the mischief thereby occasioned has been greaily exaggerated, and still adhere to the opinion previously expressed, namely, that though so plentiful a crop u the last can scarcely be reckoned on, a fine warm summer might yet repair the greater part of the injury actually done. In regard to Lenten sown grain, there are, up to the present time, no complaints; indeed, the late rains may be considered as having been highly favourable for everything excepting wheat. The aspect of the grass hnds has improved wonderfully wi thin the past fortnight, and should we now be favoured with plenty of sunshine, the hay harvest is likely to be an extremely productive one. A notion appears, however, to be daily gainiug ground, that the value of all agricultural produce is to advance, and the grain trade has of late assumed a much firmer tone; prices of wheat have already risen from the very lowest point of depression about 3s. per qr., and should farmers hold back supplies, which they seem rather inclined to do, the upward movement will pro- bably continue so long as the weather remains unsetded, but we are fully convinced that a decided improvement in that respect would immediately cause the demand to slacken. With the exception of Liverpool, where fair arrivals have taken place from Ireland, the markets held during the week have gene- rally been indifferently supplied with wheat, and the animated reports from Mark Lane having inspired confidence, holders have refused to sell except at enhanced teims. The advance hns been more impoitant at the markets in the agricuituial districts than at the leading consuming towns, owing to the deliveries from the farmers having materially decreased. At Spalding, Lynn, and Boston this week, and at Wisbech at the close of the last week, very high prices, in comparison to those previously current, were asked; similar descriptions of wheat to those sold at the places named in the early part of the month at 45s., having been held at 48s., and even 49s. per qr., There can be no doubt that the enormous supplies furnished by Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, and Norfolk, ever since harvest, rllust have made serious inroads on stocks in those parrs, and the probability is that tha arrivals from thence into London and other great consuming markets will, from the present period, be on a mucii more moderate scale than has been the case heretofore. In consequence of the supplies from Ireland, and partly owing to Tuesday being a fine day, business was by no means brisk at Liverpool. Irish wheat sold somewhat slowly at Id. per 70 lbs. above the rates of that day se'nnight, and the advance of Id. to 2d. per bushel demanded for English and free fore gn samples was rather reluctantly paid. Flour was, however, in fair request, and quite Is. per sack dearer. The weal her having ou Friday assumed a settled appearance, increased difficulty was expe- rienced in making sales, and on the latter occasion buyers, in some instances, succeeded in getting the turn in their favoui. At the leading towns in Y olkshire, the rise in prices has not amounted to more than is. to 2s. per quarter, buyers having manifested some degree of caution in following up their purchases. At Hull, on Tuesday, the transactions were not important, but the business done was at the enhancement named. The reports from Leeds of the same day are of a precisely similar character, ihe only difference being that the inquiry was on a more restricted scale at the last than at the first-named place. At Wakefield, on Friday, the case was, however, somewhat different, the im- provement in the weather rendering buyers exceedingly cautious and it was, conseqviently, impossible to obtain higher prices than those current on that day week. From the western and north-western parts of the kingdom the reports relative to the aspect of the wheat-plant are, on the whole, more favourable than the accounts from the north and east the lively advices from other quarteis have, nevertheless, induced holders of wheat to raise their pretension.s, and at Bristol and Bir. mingham on Tuesday last, factors decliued selling except at an advance of Is. to 2s. per quarter. This enhancement was paid reluctantly by the millers, and the operations were consequently on a restricted scale. The upwaid movement in the value of wheat has, as usual, had more or less influence on prices of all other species of corn and, without entering into parliculais, it may here suffice to say that quotations of barley and oats, as well as those of beans and peas, have rather risen at the principal provincial markets. In Scotland the weather appears to have been fully as cold and ungenial as that expetienced by us; acd, though most of our letters admit that no real injury had been sustained by tbecrops, sllll tbe probability of the harvest being late (always an impor- tant consideration in the north), had caused an increased dis- position to invest in grain. At Edinburgh, on Wednesday, the farmers' supply of wheat was cleared off a prices Is. to 2s per quarter higher than those previously obtainable but it was diffi- cult to make much progress in the disposal of English or free foreign samples at that advance. Barley was also held with more tirmuess, and oats were decidedly dearer. The advices from Glas- gow also quote wheat higher, and in improved request, and state that other articles had been held with much firmness. In Ireland there seems to have been less rain than on this side of the channel, which may be accounted for by the prevalence of easterly winds; the lowness of the temperature for the ad- vanced period of the year had, however, caused some uneasiness, which, with the generally encouraging tone of the English re- ports respecting the trade, had sufficed to impart additional activity to business. Wheat had, we are informed, been brought forward sparingly nor had the deliveries of oats from the growers been by any means large. Under these circumstances, both articles had been held at advanced rates notwithstanding which, sales to a fair extent had been made. The arrivals of wheat coastwise into London have been fair, the total quantity reported up to this (Saturday) evening having amounled 10 7,170 quarters. The show at ¡\I aSk.:a ne, by land- carriage samples, from the neighbouring counties has meanwhile been very scanty, and some difficulty has, therefore, been expe rienced by millers in meeting with the quantity they required. On Wednesday the Essex, Kent, and Suffolk stands were nearly bare, and having an unusuilly thin attendance of buyers, the operations were too unimportant to warrant alteration in quotations on the whole, however, the tendency was rather up- waids than otherwise. On) Friday there were a few tuns fresh up from Essex; these might easily have been placed, in the early part of the morning, at rather over former terms but fac. tors demanding higher prices than purchasers were inclined to pay, comparatively little was done. Subsequently the weather, which was wet and dull in the morning, cleared off, and the bright sunshine which succeeded caused the inclination to buy to decrease, business closing somewhat languidly. The transactions in free foreign wheat have not been of much importance since Monday, but the improvement then established has been firmly maintained. The trifling character of the operations has been paitly occasioned by the want of fine qualities, and the extreme rates demanded for such. The inquiry for bonded wheat for ex- port has continued, and a-good deal ot speculation has also been going on in the article but the sales would unquestionably have been far more extensive had holders been less extravagant in their demands. Fair parcels of Baltic red wheat have been held at 35<. to 36s.; and for a cargo of moderately good high mixed Danzig 40s. per qr. has been refused. Importers have ceased altogether paying the 20s. duty, the rates realized in bond being much more remunerative than the prices obtained for home con. sumption. Some patties are already sanguine of the duty being shortly reduced; but of this we must confess we can at present see no chance. The last London average (49s. 7d.) is, it is true, Is. 8d. per qr. higher than lhat for ihe preceding week, and com- paratively high returns may also be reckoned on from the country still, to obtain an aggregate average of even 51s. per quarter, it would be necessary not only that the late advance should be sup- ported, but that the upward movement should be continuous. The top price of town-made flour has remained unsettled during the week, millers having been unable to come to an unanimous decision on the point. Ship flour, which rose Is. to 2s. per sack on Monday. was less saleable at the close of the week. With English barley we have been sparingly supplied, and though a fair quantity has arrived from abroad, this grain has slightly risen in value. The duty, which was previously 7s., rose h. per qr. on Thursday; and future receipts from abroad will therefore, in all probability, be landed under lock. This has, in no slight degree, assisted to inspiie holders of free with confidence, and the pressure on the market has ueen much diminished. The somewhat improved tone of the barley trade has caused malt to be held firm; but the inclination to buy the latter aiticle has not as yet become very great. The arrivals 01 oats from our own coast and Scotland have been small; from Ireland, however, a fair. and from abroad rather a large, quantity has come to hand. A great many of our dealers having on Wednesday visiied Epsom, the sales were mostly con- fined to small parcels, taken for immediate consumption but the ti iflmg nature of the demand did not lessen the firmness of factors, and good corn was then fully as dear as in the commencement of the week. On Friday, with a better attendance, the business, transacted was not much more important than at the previous market-day: this was partly owing to the high rates asked, but sellers could not succeed in realizing any advance on the former terms. Foreign cats have been offering, duty paid, at relatively lower terms than British-grown corn, and have consequently met with a fair share of attention. The few English beans brought forward since Monday have been easily placed at the enhancement then established. In the value of Egyptians no change has occurred. Peas having been very scarce, have been held at prices and good boilers have made over 40s. per qualter.-Mark Lane Ej press,

A woman among the audience in one of the theatres on a free night, seeing lour singers on thestage in a quartette," Jetemy," ssid she to her husband in a tone of surprise, what fools these fellows are to sin all at once." "Pshaw, nonsense, woman; 'tis a free night, and so singing four together, that they may finish the sooner.—St. Lucill Free Press. SpaRliNG INTELLIGENCE.— The great event in the political sporting world has been the match between little Jack Russeli and Bob Peel, the former known as the Whig Pet, and the Kil- tcr aa the Cadton Slasher. The subject of the contest was a race to decide the speed of the two men, in getting to Trade, which was fixed upon as the winning-post. Considerable interest had been excited by the announcement of the match, for, though the paities had often sparred together in the Parlia- mentary prize-ring, a race in the same direction between I he two men was a bit of spoit which none but the very knowing ones had ever dreamt of witnessing. Before the match betting was in favour of Jack Russell, who knew something of the ground, and had been over n part of it before, ihough he never had the courage to try his powers to any extent, so that it was really dif- ticult to lay hov lie would get along over it. Bob Peel, on the contrary, had invariably walked in quite an opposite direction, and the ground was so new to him that many wondered at his boldness in undertaking a match where every step must be quite out of the track he had all his life been accustomed to. What, however, he wanted in the way of habit, was more than compen- sated by his hardihood—or, as it is technically termed, "plud j" and as Jack Russell had sometimes shown himself timid in going on when he had once started, Ills antagonist became rather the favourite. At a given signal the men went away, but the Carl- ton Slasher made one or two lalse starts, and it was for some lime doubtful whether he was really in earnest, and intended to complete the match, or whether he had been merely trifling. At length, however, be slipped off, and though the Whig Pel was a little beforehand with him, the Carlton Slasher stiuck away at such so unexpected speed, that his own backers weie more surprised than anyone. Jack Russell now began to step out, and managed to get side by side with Peel for some little time but the latter soon distanced the former, who was allowed by his own friends 10 have been fairly beaten in the Free-Tiade loot-race by the Slasher. Remarks:—The race was on the whole a very good one, and Jack Russell flllght have had the best of it if he had gone fairly and honestly to work at once, iu- stead of wavering, as he did in several instances. Bob Peel showed considerable game and a good deal of tact, for he evinced consumate skill in getting to the right side at the right time, and turning so at to make the very best of his ground that was pollible. t

oiraus. A POET'S by this lime arrived. Richter thinking it was night, said it was lime to go to rest!" and wished to letire. He was wheeled into his sleepmg apartment, and all was arranged 8S if for repose a small table Dear his bed, with a glass of water, and his two watches, a common one and a repeater. His wife DOW brought him a wreath of flowers Ihat a lady had sent him, ror eye, y ooe wished to add some charm io his last days. As he touched them carefully, for he could neither see nor smell them, he seemed to rejoice in the images of the Bowers in his miod, for he said repatedly to Caroline, My beautiful Howers! my lovely flowers!" Allhough his friends sat round his bed, as he imagined it was night, they conversed ,00 longer; he arranged his arms as if preparing (or repose, which was to him the repose of death, and soon sank Into a tranquil sleep. Deep silence pervaded Ihe apartment. Caroline sat at the head of the bed, with her head immovably fixed on the face 01 her beloved husband. Otto had retired, aod the nephew sat with Plato's Phaedon in his haud, open at the death of Sr¡. crates. At that moment a tall Rod beautiful form entered the chamber and, at the foot of the bed, wish his hands raised to heaven, and deeply moved, he repeated aloud the prayer of bls Mosaic faith. It was Emanuel, and, next to Olho, the most beloved of Richter's friends. About six o'clock the physician entered. Richter yet appeared to sleep; his features becamt every moment holier, bis brow more heavenly, but it was cold as marble to the touch; and as the tears of his wife fell upon it, ht remaineù immovable. At length his respiration became les re- gular, bur his features always calmer, more heavenly. A slight conllulsion passed over his face; Ibe physician cried out, That is death 1" and all was quiet. The spirit had deparld! All sank, praying, upen their knees. This moment, that raised them above Ihe earth wilh the departed spirit, admitted of (JO tears Thus Richter went frol11 earth; great and holy as a poet, greater and holier as a man A Tu:u.Miss T.— Excuse me, Sir Gilbeit, I have 10 feed my little family. Sir Gib.— Madam Miss T.-G,>ld lioh, Sir Gilbert, gold fish! Pretty Ihing3 So tame and 80 intelli¡!ent! You ahould see him swallow a hye fly from my fingers 'Tis, 1 may say, quite a treat! Sir Gib.-For tbe fly, madam or the fish ? Jerrold's Time IForks Wonders." ANFCDOTE Olï WILSON, THE ORNJ1'HOLlGIST,Jhe foi/owing is an eXllact from a leHer WfJtten to at friend, by this clever and amiable Daturalist One 01 my bo) s caught a moue in school a few days ago, and ilirectly marched up to me with his, prize. I set alJoul drawing it the same evening and all the "hlle the pantiog8 of its lillle heart showed it to be in the most extreme 3ooies of fear. I had intended 10 kill it, in order to fi it in tht claws of a stuffed owl; but happening to spill a few drops of water near where it was tied, il lapped it up with such eagerness, and looked ID my face with finch aD eye of supplicating terror as perrecrly overcame me. I immediately-untied it, and restored it tl) life and liberty. The agonits of a prisoner at the stake, whilst tht. fire and instruments of tOlture are preparing, could not be more severe than the sufferings of that poor mouse; and insigni- ficant as the object was, I felt, at that moment the sweet sensa- tion* which mercy leaves on the mind wheo she triumphs over cruelty." LIFE AT THE CLuBs.-The club was Hallon's only reina, tion. He had never entered society; and 0019 his habits "ere so formed, theeffort would have been a painf;¡1 one ihough wllh a first-rate reputation to hl8 calling, and supposed 10 be rich, tAe openings were numerous to a familiar iatercourse with those midd Itt.aged nameless gentlemen of easy circumstances who haunt clubs, and dine a great deal at each others' hnuses and chambers; men who travel regularly a little, and gouip regu, larlya great deal; who lead a sort of facile, slipshod existence, doing nothing, yel mightily interested in what othus do great. cllies ollitlle things profuse in millor luxuries, and inclined to the repectable practice of a dctorous profligacy peering thrllugh Ihe window of a club-house as if they were discovering a planet; and usually much excited about things with which they have DO concern, and personages who never heard of them -Tire Sybil. THE GREAT FACT.} will frankly own to you, I never had much faiih in any of these proposals or proposers but they were a change, and that is something. But I have been persuaded 01 late that there is lIornething going on in this country of mote efficary i a remedial power, as I believe, and irre8istibJe; bUI whether remedial or not, at any rate a power that will mar all or cllre RII. You .apprehend me 1 I speak of Iho annual rrival of more than 300,000 stranger8 in this island. How will yoa feed tbem? How will you clothe them 1 How WIll you house them ? They have given up butcher's meat; must they give up bread ? And as for raiment and shelter, the rags of the kingdom are exhausted, dnd your sinks and cellars already swarm like rabbit-warrens." 'Tis an awful consideralion," IBid Egremor.t, musing. "Awful," said Geraid "'tis the most 801mn thing since tbe Deluge. What kingdom can stand against It ? Vhy go 10 your a Icholar-and see the fa 11 01 the great Homan empire-what was lhat ? Every now and then, there came two or three hunllred thousand strangers out of the forests and crossed the mountains and rivers. They came to liS every year, and iu greRler numbers. What arc your invasions of the barbarous nations, your Goths and Visigoths, your LOlllbards and Huns, to our population returns 1 "-The Sybil. DROPPING A GUINFA.-A physician who was in the habit of visiting a lad. hd reeived two guineas each time. Calling one day to visit his patient, and alter going through the usunl ceremony, he prpared 10 leave, when the lady presented him with olle guinea Instead of two. Tbe physician stooped down. and appeared to be looking for something. The lady inquired what he was looking for. I think I have dropped a guinea," sald he. "No," replied the lady, 41 it is I that have dropped II." The astonished physician put the guinea in bis pocket, and left I he house. VALUE OF A TITLE." I wouldn't take a title if they would give it to me; for If I hd one, I should hue a fat old purblind dowager detailed on me 10 take ioto dinner and what the plague is her jewels and laces, and silks and satins, and wigs 10 me? As it is, I have a chanco to have a gall to take in that's a jewel herself-one that don't want no settin' off, and carries her dia. roonds in her eyes. and W ou. I've told our minister not to in- troJuce me as aD attach £ no more, but as Mr. Nobody, from the state of Nothin', in America that's natur /lgill.Sa711 Slich. We often listen to tbe recitations of young grammarians, and often read amusing items on the subject of parsing, but we have 5eldom seen more moul point iD a grammllttcal witticism than in the following John. what ili a member of Congress 1" A member of Congress, sir, is a common substantive, of the mascu. line gender, agreeing wilh sell-interest, and governed by eight dollars a day understood." The boy should go to the head of the class. A n orator, who wished to advocate tbe construction of a new turnpike through the section of Virginia, made the tollowing sublime speech •• May It please your lordship While Europe IS convulsed I civil discords, and her empires tremble with In. ternal commotion; and while astronomers mount the wings of Iheir imaginations, and soar through the ethereal world, punu- ing their cuurse from planet to planet, and from system 10 sys. tem, until they have explored the vast eternity of space-let liS direct our attention to a road more immediately in our owo Dligh. bourhood." —.—

CORN EXCHANGE, MARK LANE, MOM, JUNE 2, We had a good supply of wheat last week, aud a fair add by samples for this morning's market. The weather hi become fine, holders are less firm in their demands, anc advance of this day week could not be supported. The r tion of !s. per qr. on best sorts, and about 2s. per qr. oi inferior, caused a little more life in the trade, and sales readily made at this decline. In foreign wheat we note no al tion sales are slow, at about the rates of this day V Bonded wheat is less inquired for, and we are not aware of sales. The supply of barley is very moderate, and grilf qualities are more saleable at late prices. j Beans are in small supply, and prices fully supported. Good peas are scarce, iully as dear, and.fine boilers are 40s. to 42s. per qr. H e have a good supply of oats at market. The trade is stt without alteration in prices. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wil EAT.Essey & Kent, new red 46 57 White 46 A D ° d« ^d 48 50 54 JJitto & £ vE'old 32 34 New & BARLEY, grinding,25 27 malting 30 32 Chevalier..33 lns £ 24 26 Bere 25|' MALT, Suffolk and Norfolk 58 63 Brown .56 Kingstone and Ware 60 — Chevalier ..63' OATs,\ orksh Lincolnsh, feed 22 23 Potato .24 oughall & Cork, black. 21 — Cork, white'.21' j"V 21 22 Westport ..21 VUterford, white 21 22 Black .21 Newry 22 23 (Jalway 20 21 Scotch feed 23 24 Potato .24 Clonmel. 21 22 Limerick 2 I.ondondeiry 21 2 Sligo. 21 LE.INS lick, new 30 36 Old, small 38 PEAS, Grey. 36 38 Maple .35 E W flite 38 40 Boilers .36 SEED, Rape 271. 21:)1. li-i,h..221. 261. per last. 1 inseed, Baltic3S 44 Odessa,3 Mustard. whilt12 15 brown. 8 11 per btishe). R LOLU, Town-made.42 Suftolk32 i>ersackot2fl Stockton & Norfolk 34 Irish ..34 36 FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND. WHEAT, Dantzic 32 3(5 line 40 Hamburg .ao 3i Rostock. 30 HAfff.tY. 20 24 OAT", Brew. 17 18 Feed 14 BEANS 2,t 29 l' Ii AS. 28 32 fLoim, American, per barrel.. 19 Baltic.18 Official Com Averages and Dtity, IIIAY 24. Wht..1 Barl.jOats. I Rye Beans J Aggregate average s. d. s. d.i s. d Is d « rf /1 ol6 weeks. 45 9, 3I_ 1^21 J I*' 3*1 0 36 5 I Duty onFor.Corn 20 0 { 8* G| *6* 0j 10* g! IT 6| SEED MARKET, MONDAY, JUNE 2 We have nothing nevv to notice in regard to the seed mar aru £ frJ oftV ca^'in f somefl articles tree ol duty came n force, but it produced no business. Canaryseed was in good supply, and the turn che! l^EneH'b>" Linseed eake.,1000.. 240 CR.Xpe,IT TS R?•ee"-xrvr 35 M JI w 1(YE Grass (English) Musta'd.brou n.new 8 12 Tares, W.nter per qr 5 I rt-ioil (new) Tares old. ?!.? _1 Rap,seed (English) 480 520 | Canary, fine, per qr* 53 HUP INTELLIGENCE, BOROUGH, MONDAY, JUNI ofSww:iite,reJ.rfh ,eta,de'1 from the long CGDtinui Within thp la t f .1 late rains have given them a yellow i rally in Ke, < BT*2lv ,ve beeD found on the ll0Ps 8e n e^P ;r,SeX' ,and W°/ceS0ter' a»d tins day's .eport stl I ?' Pnu y n named- Sussex poc kets £ 7. to £ 1 l £ bags £ 7.tJto £ 8 £ ?' to ? Mid. Kent ditto, £7. 7s. to £9; d uags J7. to £8. per cwt. s. s. per c< Sussex 140 to 155 Ditto bar* i A" Mid Kent 147 to 180 200 „T.R -°RSI°N MAI<KET. MONDAY. JUNE 2. good demand B 4'~We continue to have a v been °f 3nd the office* hl to Is 6d «•' an advance on last week's prices of i J cwt* e now quote brown for the pans 44s to 4 • =1 R™cery 47s. to 49s., fine r,3s. to L. The Ma and hoinbv, from Barbadoes, are reported to-dav Seve other vessels are shortly expected. and'iVw'S3 ia|St W6ek lTTr Irel?nd were 2'184 firkiDS butl butter foreign ports 10,438 casks Ihe arrivals of Irish butter in the early part of last w< were so;d at full prices; but from the middle of the weel owing to the supply of home make and foreign being-more ll equal to the demand—prices rapidly declined, the best Dill being only CGs. to 88s. being only eGs. to 88s. In the bacon market there was a good business transact* the continued laige deliveries, and ihe favourable change in weather. gave increased confidence sales were made at 41s 4bs. landed and for a very few choice parcels a trifle in obtained- On board but little business done. the shippers asking advanced tales, Tierce middles in good demand. In other articles no change to notice. Stocks and deliveries for week ending May 31. Stock..Delivery, Str\AC°n* r 1843 1,480 2,140 j930,j 1844 10,280 1,920 1845 410 ».8W 2lS Irn BUTTER, BACON, CHEESE, AND HAMS. IRISH BUTTKH (new)s s. CHEFSE, per cwt s pei cwt. — Double Gloucester 62 Cdtlow, new, on bid 90 — Single ditto SliRo 90 — Cheshiie ..I! ,)o SliRo 90 — Cheshiie ..I! Cork, 1st 90 HAMS. ENCI.ISII HUHER. Irish 56 Doiset,perfiikin 50 — Westmoreland 56 FOREIGN. York 66 Piiin, Friesland, ct 96 — BACON, new 4> Ditto, Kiel 90 —J Middles TALLOW AND CANDLES. s. d s Yellow Russia 42 3 White Town Tallow 43 — Mottled 52 S°aP 48 — Curd fiO •leking Muff 30 — Graves 11 Ditto Rough 19 — Good Dregs 6 SM1THFIELD MARKET^J^T^ received I^OOSro. Su,ffolk- Es,sex. Cambridgeshire, the northern counties 1^^ short-1horns Irom the western anrf c?,nPr,sed 200 short-hoi« Devons, &c from other parts'^f Eneland Ton 1/erefo,ds' rut and from Scotland 500 horned and polled ^cJts° Vail0usbree > As we have anticipated, the numb*™ c 'if continues small, there being here to-dav it J"/ were brought a..hi fe'lw? i nearly ev-ry breed, bul more e.peeially the prime old U« J the demand was somewhat active, at fullv bur „ ,i- .1 table beyond, last week's currencies. Ut 3t not'"n6 W From the Isle of Wight 200 lambs came fresh to hand ll the Keneial supply of that descripiion of stock was small 'it Iamb trade was steady, and previous rates were weil sunDorte/ Calves and pigs the supplies of which were moderate, mov orf slowly, at unaltered figures. Per 81bs., to sink the offal. Coarse and Inferior Prime coarse wool- Beasts -2 10 3 2 led Sheep 4 6 4 >econd quality do.3 4 3 6 Prime South Downs second quality do.3 4 3 6 Prime South Downs Prune large Oxen.3 8 4 0 I ditto 4 10 5 Prime Scot,. &c..4 2 4 4 Large coarse Calved 10 4 Coarse and Inferior Prime small ditto..4 8 5 i „ ^P 3 8 4 0 Large Hogs S Second quality do.4 2 4 4 Neat sniall Porkers.3 10 4 buckling Calves, 18s. to 30s.; and quarter-old STNRP P;„. 1/ p,gf«:"c"- Beas"' Pigs, 323.

LAIEST CURRENT PRICES OF METALS. LONDON, MAY 30, 1845. £ II. t IRON-Bara Wales 8 0 t London «••• 8 If) I Nall ,od 9 10 4. Ho„ps (Star.) 'V.V.V.V.V. 11 0 i T ET 12 0 T KAIS 10 5 Scotch pig b Clyde 3 5 Russian c CCN]I o 0 0 i PSI 15 0 Gourieff 0 0 Sweedish d, for arriv 12 10 I on the spot 0 0 Steel, fagt 17 10 T-, kegs a 17 0 COPPER-TiJe[. H5 0 iougbcake 86 0 Hestsetected. 89 0 1 Ordinary sheets 0 0 bottoms 0 0 I *—tom: blocks 4 to bars 4 11 Refined 4 15 Straits h 4 4 Bal,ca. o.o o 4 7 TIN PLATES—CH., IC. box 1 16 IX 2 2 Coke, IC I 10 4 r OL I 16 LEAD—Sheet/: 19 10 £ Pig, 20 5 common 15 vl Spanish, in bd 0 0 -gy-F.IITF.R-(Cake) I *o* 22 15 0] Zi\c—(Sheet) 30 0 °! QI'KKSILVF.U 0 4 6; RKFINED ton 7 2 a Discount -Z'i per cent. i\et cash. c DiscouO^ -i percent, d Ditto- e In kegs aand f-1Dch. Discount3' per cent, g Ditto 21 Per cen h Net cash, jn bond i D>s~ count !3 pei cent, Ditto per cent t JVet ca h' b „d. m Discount H P" ceut> d' u0unt U per cent REM <KKS. Very b»^e'3(J'AND prices appear likM to give way- Copper 1.dvanced Jd. per lb on manufactured, and £ per ton on ijnman fi another rise is probablC shortly. Tin con jin plates are dull Q sI)elter, the foimer which is looking » owing to the recent decline iron. iron. PRESENT PRICE OF TIN PLATES. NEWPORT, JUNE fl. S°- Jx.Serbox"r* j,l* « wasters.^aoef1 pg. 1XX. per box llll 2 3 0 0 3U 'f 1 BRISTOL HAY MARKET, JUNE 3. 1 Hav pei ton J Straw Der Doyen o O 0 to 5 10 jj straw pei uozen 0 1 9to 0 2 J Newport, Saturday, June 7, 1845. ( P^(HVMVfPUfli-?iie'1 the Proprietor, E D VV A R .l. \i 0t Mlnv in the 1'arish of St. Woolos, a' t le AltititN General Printing Office, situate in Corn-siieet,if the Borough ot NewporViby WILLIAM CHRISTOPHERS ot i\o. i, Uianes-stieet, in the said Borough. k°iv1i^onu^'DDtiS :—^essrs. Newton and Co., Warwick-square Mr. R. Barker, 33# Fleet-street; Mr. O• R-eyneJl( 43, Chaii' cery-lane, Mr. S. Deacon, Coffee-house, No. 3, Walbrok, near the Mansion House, where this paper 11 regularly filed.