Monmouthshire Merlin

THE bYING POET TO HIS WIFE. From the Italian of Kedaelli. Listen « him who, dying, Breathes his last words to thee. This withered flower. Elvira, Take as a gift from me. How fondly I hare prized it To thee I need not say I stole it from thy bosom Upon our wedding day. Of love 'twas then a symbol, 'Tis now a pledge of pain; Place, dearest, in thy bosom This withered flower again. And on thy true heart ever Engraven may it be, How once from thee 'twas stolen, How 'twaa restored to thee.

LADY, YOU'RE WANTED. I am lonely m the summer, When thi earth is bright and warm; Like a lata unwelcome comer, Look. are cold that meet my form. Whert the dead and living cluster, I tonal ever stand alone— «<W>t aji eye whoae leader lustre I oan call my own, my own I I may never read affection In the gentle glowing look) One lone trunk for whose reflection Linger* no glad aunny brook. Where la she, the fondly waited, T« whose hands the cords would ring ? Mast I ever, lone, unmated, Mournfully my musio sing? Ab! the fire is burning dimmer, No one heeds its embers now, Still the last relactant glimmer, Shiaes for tltee-bu, where art thou ? Come I oh, come I the shades are falling Sadly sounds my unheard atrain Answer, answer to my calling, And the earth shall glow again.

MARRYING FOR MONEY. The incalculable influence of wealth, or the contemplation of its supposed benefits, in controlling the operatians and desti- nies of mankind is in nothing so lamentably conspicuous as in Jt. effeet upon the institution of marriage. There is a radical »isappreli.as.on in the community b<th of the IItructure of the human miad. in important r^pectg> beari the Si orV ■■ °f T solemnity and respinsible- n«as of the marriage tie. I„ t J ,he form^r •f thu proposition, it may doabtle„ be wtTlei th#t there /». ,0T0- lore a. attracts the .exes tha r«nh nf Lrxu- C f»n°y. baseless as the poet's dre«m Prec^eceived notions, incolcated by mere ens torn, .tr.tla.e4 b,. tile pera..1 of novels and poetrl; and rfCeetaally eradicated bv trifling contact and concern wua vao mo-senae transactions of the world. There "0. olaaa, which, if goveiaed by no settled eonv^.t{0"DS of saase n«t«re, yet contemplates the subject with € hesitation eaoertaia jadgment, as though it were or #Ten mm *4 IV UV nUor^ ben-«»lb the dignity of "I' ,i T,d ,h* "J10 ,r' •• vJa+uj as to be decoyed I'.Vlar A.^ 1. V 1,KI"'ra,U- "bjeeta for ridicule, »d ,>tj j* A d H»^evee bj th^M who recognize its potency, ol the dearest twelero ef ™*k! V il ,bo"M be- 0Be fcave ev.r aaaWsid tkl "V,r hwU» bow f«w. of these, deratiea, the r»ao..t »nd "corded to it the consi- wha l»«k ap«» it i *kieh u ita dee How few there are by AlmWktr C .a *?. of tb* implanted ecstasr »( h- ',n, infinite wisdom, to induce man, bv the reirard tb « °f conferring, volantarily to BBJ ',w •' natere and of revelation, which assigns rf«an to oae nai—the twain to be one flesh 7 We appeal 10 -iiose, who, in the selection of a companion in weal and in Voe, have abandoned themselves wholly to tbe galdaDce of trne affection—have scorned to permit considerations of sordid ad- vantage and oonvenienoe to intrude themselves, and for a fan- cied good to entail an enduring cur»e—have not suffered false attractions to deceive them, nor sensaalitj to wear the garb of the pare towMove 01 their hearts to whom their home is dearer than honses and lands, and with whom tbe praise ot the being who is its ornament and pride, more makes their hearts to 8well with joy than would the most dazzling glitter of tbe world's renown—the loud-shoated enthusiasm of man's acclaim Whose kingdom is in the bosom of that being—whose bapp-^g.^ Is in her smile—and who, rather than to do her wrong would pariah, though that wrong could be hid for ev-. th. bawela of In earth, from alf, save God and l'j0 Conscience; M T7 •' t WereL" ?nlTer'-e the stake, they would not dismiss from their hearts the love, that is the peace of tkeir existence, it they could—yet kno- with as dee^ a oon. Ttcnet as thongh it were written by the hand of the Almighty « with a pen dipped in the lighimr OB tbe arch of hea. Z* tbat th., ooatd Dot IC ,be'/ woald-to such we appeal, to < be told if it be a phantasy wbich controuls them—which iI- I lnaea •arth a pathway-—c>iv'ers i„ sunshine, and pilots in the .t-r.f rt aot rath^r „ we have said it to be, a gift of the ( our proposition, < net «fie^BUy %Jpr'L7;r \vJer" ,°f lha .ro'rri»?e li" "e 1 thoae «V..PSri» Val „ !e^.1°i" !° °ha^e ,0 rzv'S"s—'ass: 1:,V I.- fc.' • K,ft •nd «o»titution of God and nerlaet !l involving moral acoonntableness in its 1 neglect and defiaaoe. Ita immediate end ia to promote obe- c dience to that law of natare and revelation, whioh demands the 3 nmon of on. man to oae woman j and its potency is ample tes- 1 timony of its inherence i. the mind, and its divine o'»in • for it is paramount to all law—all precept—all fe,~ xvhi' iSS"* °p?0,e.d' U r'ge# !ika.' li0B' "d "Verleaps or rends r ^afner opp°"d lo J1' Pro.Kr^s and the satisfac- Ihaeki'. „M»Pw n"7"' e"; ,h«e barriers be the ahaekles of law, the support ol frier ,U) the u of charac,er t liirJ ?! •J* ri5 d-est.rI,UOt,r'««. BO" shame, desolation! ihr»{' A f 10 ■* 1)0,0111 of 'he monarch on his v throue, and the low y Peasa>t in hu colta and |e,d| no, Jn 0 time"rbut bnlvant o^t.0r circumstance or the mutations of h .L !7^ robs f^tune of its power to nakes the desols fb#.rm lo.flowers of spring-time, and 1 But th* uro j •00.0f w»n>er to blossom as the tose." thoaah th» ? •' happiness to those connected by love, is, m,'abs* e.nd lo be ohaerved, bnt the threshhold to 1 k r*u "• ^he bond of marriage, though it may c Ir ''iter, is dead in the spirit, if its requisitions. a T< j "°i P"» ties, alone are oonsidered and obeved. "foffiprinfc, to fill the places of their tb.ir •arthlr race, is the important, ( tkoaelean end le whieh all ahonldoonduee. While the mother ia speeially appelated U ga.de her children, .he requires in the 1 u fV S** !id #f htr hasband; and if concord, that • w"10^ 'eTe crwites, We wanting betweee parents. ttw MatraetMM may olulk and nollifj each other; and the de. ssermlMlag lessees impressed by the example of their disagree- asonta, preduee, in the minds oC their children, an abiding in. fI. fer It i. 88t, •ongh, then, ia tbe nnien of man and "a., that friends 'ae«ire If arle, that the possessions or expectations or one -af ather party will insure prelection .L-?- WM <etir respeetability—we speak in a worldly .e^aal, or that, in exehange for wealth from the s a »tr«n- besteweJ elevation by the other. It love be tber **1. theegh all be poaseaaed beaide, the world will be j -eeforth but a gilded priaes-bonse—the sonl will /eel that *t is not fulfilling ita deatiny, and in the midst of all things that wealth and station ean procure, will be miaerable and alone I We addresa ourselves to paranta, then. One half the mar- 1 riages in onr eenntry ( America) are instigated or controlled by parents. The responaibleness of the most of those which are contracted on other bases than love, and involve the misery ol ofte or both the parties, rests, it is not injustiee to say, upon their parents. Let not the father, who listens to tbe offer of a wealthy suitor, and bestows his daughter upon him, flatter him- «elf that, because bis child's heart is unoccupied, and in igno- rance of herself she willingly yields to his wishes, he is not 1 doing violence to nature and tbe ordination of God. The heart | imut have its aliment—it must love and when it yearns in that •hild to fulfil its destiny, and seeks an object upon which to 1 pour itaelf out, loathing will usurp the place of indilierence towarda the partner of her fortunes, who is not the partner of her soul, and woe and agony of spirit will be her portion and then then will oome the wrestling of virtue with the torture of ■■ satisfied affections, perhaps to be conquered, and to entail in its overthrow the secret gnawings of guilt, or withering bliaht •f open shaase 1 an, Gold hath power Ye porehase Joys: but cannot purchase aught To fill tbe void where love abldeth not! | It kath been curse to woman I Oh, how oft f Have sire and mother gased upon the dross } Till It hath charmed the senses, and hath turned The gealal stream of nature into ice! i And the? have sold their children for its sake. Ay, there's no softer word befits to use- Sold them to earthly misery. How oft Has the fond husband folded to his breast The wife his gold has purebased; and that wife Doomed by a parent's hand, that should have been A shield about her, and her guide to good, How pines she 'mid the trappings of her state, Or madly nurses the expanding germ, lor )&.1, purpose planted la her breast, 3111 it doth sheot in dark and hideous crime. It is a eonuaon story 1" It is questionable whether the culpability of a parent in sac- rificing his child to mammon, be net greatef than even that et the fortnne-bunter himself—the man who marries solely for money; for the latter, eompassionating the condition of her whom he has made his victim, may 10 earnestly endeavoar to atone for his crime by devoted attention to tbe promotion of her liappiness, that he may smooth, it he do not remove, the roagb> ness of her path. Of fortane-hanters there are two classes: the one composed of those who, poor themselves, seek to obtain the means of support by marriage the other, of those who are already possessors of fortunes or competencies, yet who covet more. Tbele last are by far the most degraded, unworthy, and onminal, as they are also tbe most numerous; for the poverty of the former is, at least, a shadow of excuse foi their conduct; it i. ut the same time, prima facie evidence of their designs, whereby tbe argus eyea of friends, and indeed of all sensible JoaDJ women, liable to be victims, are opened wide, and suc- e..s is precarious, except with shallow-witted, romantic miases, -who know no better than to be beguiled-who would scorn love and marriage conducted in a straight-forward way—and are ready to leap with delight from a second story window, decked for Gretna Green, into the arms of any poor devil, who will employ a snffioieut number of nights in serenading them and who render the ill-feted wretchea who may be linked to their destinies, objects of the mteBsestphy. malere the heaped-up •offers they may bring. But the rich man who marries only to increase his riebes, is veiled by his possessions from reproach or aeon. TIN eves of the friends of his intended victim are daasled and blinded—mammon triampha. aad the heart's deso- MiM sod misery, thongh, perhaps, the knows it not now her. 1 self, ai<j Springing to rank luxuriance, beneath the costly jewels anu attire of the bnde, to scatter hereafter their noisome per- fttme, and poi»t)H ttad destroy! In Sne> Love" is the child of heaven and of all the woes and geilt with which man has encumbered himself, through dis- fegard of his nature and destiny, none are comparable in extent or intensity with those which spring from indifference to the dominion of this passion in the sou) and from attention to othet and baser influences, in that union of the sexes of which it should be the sole arbiter, and over which its dominion should be paramount and absolute.

THE GREAT BRITAIN IRON STEAMER. fAt the Sheffield Literary and Philosophical Institution the following interesting particulars were recently given of the construction and capabilities off the Grt&t Britain, the immense iron steamer now constructing it Bristol, at the launch of which, in June, hre Royil Highness Prince Albert is expected to be present.] Mr. Smith >o*an by referring to the exchange of wood for iron in the building of vessels. A middle-aged man could reo member the first iron vessel launched—a pleasure-boat, in IRl'S* let now the Government had given orders foi two large nt)n frigates, and the iron ship of which he was now to speak was the largest vessel since the days of Noah. As a mass, an iron vessel was lighter than one ef wlbod the room tor goods was more; and the construction, in the case of large vessels, was cheaper; besrdes this, repairs were far less C°S» jpz J "u'ls °f some CT the Clyde iron steamers had not cost £ ;o. tor several yefcrs, while the repairs of a wooden vessel or lz or 14 years, equalled its first cost. In breaking up, too, the Iron was the most valuable. Timber vessels, bound by ll.00' s erec^ niuch from straining; but iron vessels, of which the case was made of sheets rivetted together, avoided this cause of damage, and such was the strength obtained, that iron ships had run upon rocks, and suffered very little injuiy. A difficulty might have been expected in the effect of the iron upon the compass, but it was found possible to correct the divergence of the magnet with the most happy results. So great was the effect of straining on timber vessels, that engines in them Cmttd not be made fast to the hulls, or the framework the engines would be bioken but in iron vessels, the engines might be made fast, and tend to support the vessel. Iron ves- sels were far more safe in case of fire, and were easily divided into watertight compartments, giving a great security against 18IDklOg, Iron vessels were free from rats and bilge-Water. The Great Britain was of great length, with six masts, all out the mainmast capable ofbein: towered upon the deck, like the masts of sloops. Her engines were of great power, and the propeller was the screw. From end to end of the deck she measured 320 feet; her register, 3,600 toni-actual capacity, near 4,000 and at least 60 feet longer than the largest man- Wfk'.u cu ^.De3r,was fee1 in diameter; and as to ik L if iL^bles fronting King-street might be concealed in the hull. The strQagest plates of which ihe hull was com- posed were abo^t| 0f an inch thick, and the thinner 5-16ths ine iron billheads divided the ship into four compartments, and strengthened the frame-work, The screw, ot fan, em. P '°y,<l to drive the vessel waa 16 feet in diameter. Her four gtnes would have the power of 1,000 horses, supplied by 24 fires, using 70 or 80 tons of coal daily. The whole uactertaking was under the management of Mr. Brunei, jaa. The great size of the vessel, it was computed, would make its construction and working comparatively cheap; and the small surface it offered to opposing winds gave promise "f great speed, and it was expected to make the homeward voyage from America in two or three days less than had yet been known. It was a bold flight of engineering skill, and a great commercial undertaking, which might faily claim their best wishes for its success. In answer to Sir Arnold Knight, Mr. Smith said an iron vessel would be far more safe, if struck by lightning than one of wood, since the electric fluid would immediately become so much diffused as to the innocuous. Copper protectors for the masts were adapted to this as to other vessels. Dr. Holland thought the results anticipated were corrobo- rated by the effect of lightning conductors on land, Mr. Smith said he had seen experiments with the Archime- dean vessel, which seemed as if she by her own volition Dr. Holland said that Messrs sandford and Co., of Rother- nam, were now making s^nie immense shafts for the Govern- ment, the largest ever made in this neighbourhood. Dr. Hol- land suggested aether cannon shot would have a more preju- rvr ec .•on these vessels than on timber vessels 1 Mr. -j>mith said experiments had been made on this subject. It found that. at close quarters, a cannon ball made a clear round hole, which was more easily stopped than splin- tered holes in wooden ships. To protect the engine*, it was pioposed to place iron coal boxes between them and the side? of the ships Experiments had been made on land, by firing at a number of iron plates, rivetted together, from which it appeared possible so to protect the vital parts of the vessel, that the engines could not be injured. This immense vessel would be built and fitted up for about £ 90,000. On the motion of Dr. Holland, seconded by Mr. Solly, a "ote ef thanks was passed to Mr. Smith for his interesting and lucid paper.—Sheffield Indejiendent.

AGRICULTURAL MEETING AND DINNER TT AT AYLESBURY. Upon Saturday a special meeting of the Buckinghamshire lvoyal Agricultural Association was held at the George Inn, at y esbury, the Duke of Buckingham, president of the associa- tion. in the chair. The meeting was summoned in order to discuss the bearings of the new Canada Wheat and Flour Bill upon the interests of lie farmers, and was very numerously attended indeed, the number of farmers being augmented by the circumstance of xatuHay being market day. I his meeting was private, reporters being excluded, but we tvere supped with a copy of the resoiutions passed, and which were -5 follow :— ..it a special general meeting of the members of the Royal rtuckinghamshire Agricultural Association, held at the George [nn, Aylesbury, on Saturday the 20th of May, present his Liiace the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos in the chair; R. R. Clayton, M.P.; Charles C. Murray, Esq., M-P.; and nany of the principal farmers and gentlemen of the neighbour- hood. nearly 200. Proposed by Joseph Townsend, Esq., and seconded by captain Pinfold :—That the most grateful thanks of this asso. ciation be given to George Grenville Mansell, for his very libe- ral present of 200 guineas to the funds«of the assoociation, as communicated by the noble president, and that those thanks be "ecarded on the minutes of this meeting, and be communicated o him through his grace the Duke of Buckingham and Chan- ios.—Carried unanimously. The next resolution was proposed by John Houghton, Esq., ind seconded by Richard Palmer, Esq.:—That it is the opi- nion of this meeting that the Canada Corn and Flour Bill, in- roduced by Lord Stanley in Parliament, on the 19th of May nst., is detrimental to the best interests of British agriculture. —Carried unanimously. The next was proposed by Edward Howard, Esq., and le- conded by Thomas S. Chapman, Esq.:—That in the event of luch a bill being peisisted in, our representatives in parliament >e requested to oppose it by every means in their power. — Carried unanimously. The next was proposed by Moses Lovett, Esq., and seconded >7 John Rolfe, Esq.:—That this association views with the leepest apprehension and alarm the unremitting exertions that ire made by the Anti-corn-law League, to force upon the coun- ry the adoption of the principles of free trade. Proposed by Moses Lovett, Esq., seconded by James ■nd, Esq., and unanimously carried :—That the thanks ot is neeting be given to the noble president for attending tne meet- ng this day, and lor the manly, firm, and consistent course he las ever taken in defence of the agricultural interest, ana tnat lie same be entered on the minutes. At the dinner, the Duke of Buckingham said he had listened vilh great pleasure to the addresses which had been that day lelivered, and he had no hesitation in expressing to them-and >e was glad that the number he addressed was so considerable -that he concurred in the sentiments expressed in opposition n this bill, and that he considered it to be detrimental to the nierests of the British farmer. (Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) fe had. as they knew, taken a deep interest in all the ques. ions affecting the corn-laws, and when the important measures < if last year came before them for consideration, he had formed i m opinion with respect to them, which he had never yet seen I iccasion to change, but which, on the contrary, the events of ( ;very day convinced him was the proper and correct view. I Hear, hear.) He had opposed a fixed duty on corn upon the ;round that he considered that it would be impossible to main- :ain it in limes of scarcity—(hear, hear)—whereas the sliding. icale admitted corn in a manner at once safe to the producer, fair to the consumer, and most beneficial to the country at 1 large. (Hear, hear). If, therefore, he had thought it proper ia his own part to support the sliding-scale, how could he, ( maintaining that opinion, support a species of duty in the co. a lonies which he did not think congenial to the interests of the t mother country. (Cheers.) Considering, therefore, that im- t posing a fixed duty on corn with respect to Canada would be giving rise to a dangerous precedent, as well as facilitating the imuggling of a large quantity of grain from the United States J nto this country, he could not give his vote in the House of Lords in favour of a measure which he considered to be so raught with evil consequences. (Loud cheers.) It was pain- ( ill upon occasions—it mattered not whether public or private 1 —to differ from the friends with whom one had been in the ] iabit ot agreeing and acting; but he had, he hoped, as a pub. ic man, taken a straight-forward course—a course which he iad never had cause to regret, and one which he hoped and ixpected would carry him through every difficulty. (Cheers.) He knew full well the perilous position in which the country wasptaced. He was aware of the difficulties which surrounded :he agriculturists, but in his conscience, he believed that by irmly adhering to the law as it now stood with respect to pro- ection, they would survive and triumph over their temporary Jifficulties. (Cheers.) But this he also was sure of, that if he property of farmers was day aftei day, and month after nonth, and year after year, to be agitated and unsettled, the :ountry would never be able to endure its burdens, and one :ommen ruin awaited them all. (Loud cheers.) They wanted peace; they wanted quiet; they wanted their interests to be left to the management of those who had a right peacefully to ;njoy them; but if they were to be told on the one hand that free trade was their only salvation—if they were to be harassed upon the other by the supporters of a fixed duty—if they were told that the Canadian Corn Bill would not prove injurious to their interests, all this was keeping up an agitation with respect 10 the property of the farmer as injurious to himself as unsafe to the country. (Loud cheers.) It was, therefore, upon these grounds, that he told them that it was his intention, when the Canada Corn Bill came under the consideration of the House of Lords, to oppose it, he hoped as honestly as he had opposed the government measures of last session. (Loud cheers.) He thought they would aeree with him. that when public men ap- peared before large bedies of their countrymen, it was better to avow their opinions honestly and manfully, than to skulk and attempt to hide them. (Loud cheers.) Whatever might be the ultimate result, he would feel satisfied that in urging them to take the opinion which he held with respect to the measures he had pursued that course which he honestly considered to be the right one—and he could assure them that the Canada Corn Bill would meet with every opposition from the President of the Royal Buckinghamshire Agricultural Association. (En- thusiastic cheering,) This, he promised them, that when he found it necessary to put their services into active operation, no man should take the lead of him, or take the wind out of his sails. (Loud cheers.) When he thought proper he would show them thousands instead of hundreds. His standard had been flown in the face of the country at large, and he would never furl it. (Loud cheering.) This was the "plain unvar- nished tale" with regard to what had lately taken place here. Whether some persons were anxious or not that he should never again appear in public he knew not—but he knew that when he was asked to adopt certain steps he would comply or refuse as he thought proper but no farmer in Buckinghamshire could doubt that he would ever be appealed to in vain. (Loud cheers) Whenever he could serve the farmers he would, and now, after so many years of connection between them—after so many proofs as he had received of their affectionate regard, and par- ticularly after the splendid proof of their good feeling of last year; he did hope that their confidence would be steadily re- posed in him, he did hope that this would be recollected by every farmer in Bucks, and whenever he could really and em- ciently serve them with honour to themselves and credit to the cause which tliey and he advocated, he would be ever ready and eager to do so. (Tremendous cheering.) He thanked them for the reception which they had given to him, and he would again assure them that they would still find him to be, as he had always been, ready to fight the battle for their inte- rests and whatever might be the fate of the Canada Corn Bill —whatever consequences might flow^frotq the importation of foreign cattle-lae would never forget the friends of his youth— the friends of his manhood. (Loud and long-continued cheer- ing.) He would steadily adhere to that cause which he had always advocated and, addressing them in that honourable name to which his honourable friend had alluded-a name which still he feared he did not sufficiently deserve—the Far. mers' Friend—addressing them in that capacity, he could assure them that they never would be discarded by him—that they should never be addressed by one who forgot his duty to the crown, to the people, and to the county of Buckingham. (The noble duke sat down amidst loud cheering.) '——;—r*!

HYDROPATHY. But it is in chronic diseases, that is, diseases without any evident fever or inflammation, acute or subacute, that hydropa- thy flourishes, and its disciples exult; and yet it is in this very class of afflictions, large and multifarious as it is, that the water cure,' as it is erroneously called, produces what its name expreuel-tbe water disease,' aud slays its thousands, not, indeed, in an open, obvious, and sudden manner, but in a slow, insidious, and masked character, when the vlctitti is to tally unconscious of the precipice to which lie is advancing, and over which he will ibevitably be burled. Thoie who have seen most of hiimah Maladies, are well aware that the causes of chronic diseases, as the very word (chronic, fiom chranos, time) imports, are slow and gradual in implanting themselves in the constitution, and, when once fixed, are equally, if not more, slow in their removal. In fact it is known to every practitioner of experience that not one chronic disease in (ten can be cuied at all, and that the most we can expect )s a rhiiigatioti of suf- fering. But there are certain classes of maiadies™for ihslance, gout, rhetithatism, rheumatic gout, tic dtuloureux, £ tc., which, ttjough thoroughly constitutional, and whose causes have been years accumulating, are yet of a migratory nature,8suddenly shifting their seat from a vital to an unimportant organ, and, vice versa, from a foot or a wrist to the stomach or heart. Now, it is an undoubted fact, that when a translation or metastasis of a chronic or subacute affection, as of gout or rheumatism; sud- denly takes place from the exterior of the body, whether ipon- taneously or by the force of medicine, the malady takes up its seat in some internal organ but as internal organs, as the heart, liver, brain, &c., are not naturally sensitive of pain, the metastasis is very often taken for a cure, and the malady preys for a long time on a vital part, without suspicion* tiil it retches a certain height, when the disease not only reveals itsetf, une- quivocally, by pain and suffering, but is now totally beyond the power of art! Nature will not be coiened by the ingenuity of man. For a long time she counteracts the deleterious effects of morbific causes, whether applied by ourselves, or unavoida* bly occurring, and guards vital otgans by throwing the onus on external parts, as is familiarly exemplified in gout. But, when we thwart these lalUtary efforts of Dame Nature, by violently repelling the pain, inflammation, stiffness, or spelling from the hands and feet, by cold applications, heroic dose* of colchicum, &c., then we lay the foundation, directly or remotely, for serious or even fatal maladies of some of the internal viscera In this drama, Hydropathy is now playing an important part, and we are now in almost daily habits of seeing the precious fruits of the 'water cure,' in the shapes of furuncles, carbun- cles, dropsy, and hypertrophy of the heart, internal abscesses, and other grave consequences. These, however, will not be heeded, at least they will not make much impression upon the public, till some great personage dies suddenly under tbe Hy- dropathic process when the bubble will burst, and the water cure' shrink within its natural and salutary boundaries. I say salutary, because in a large class of patients, labouring under dyspeptic, hypochondriacal, and nervous complaints, the early hours, the abstinence from wine and other stimulants, the vigo- rous exercises, and the external and internal use of water itself, may prove more efficacious than medicine, indolence, and re- pletion at home. But let those who are subject to rheumatism, gout, erysipelas, tic douloureux, or any migratory disease, be- ware of the wet sheets, the plunge into cold water while per. spiring, and the enormous ingurgitation of cold water, if 'hey wish to avoid enlargement of the heart, chronic inflammation of the lungs, congestion of the liver, dropsy of chest, or the affliction of Job!"—Dr. Johnson's Medico Chirurgical Review

THE FOREIGN IRON TRADE. It is so important at all times to demonstrate by experience I the injurious operation of restrictive tariffs, and still more when the evidence is afforded by the parties themselves, who are pre- I sumed to be benefitted, that we turn with interest 10 a commu- nication from Prussia bearing upon these points. Tbe writer maintains strongly that high protective duties are adverse to the prosperity of commercial nations, as every branch of in- dustry that cannot exist without them must be artificial and unnatural. The German Zoll Verein, be says, has hitherto been much praised for its moderate duties; but this praise should be applied only to a part of its system, and to certain articles especially, since within the last few years the prime cost of various others has so much decreased. Iron, except in its raw state, is no longer charged a moderate duty. Ad valo- lorem the duty is now 40 and 50 to 90 and 110 per cent. for bar and cast iron coming in from abroad, and the dissatisfaction of the consumers was increasing, iron being indispensable to (he progress of so many branches of manufacture. Petitions have been presented to the Russian government for the aboli- non of these duties, but of course the Silesian ironmasters are opposed to it. The fact is, however, that these latter do not possess in any quantity the article suited to the construction of railways, which can be obtained from England, notwithstand- ing the import duty of one rix dollar per cent, or 30 to per cent, much cheaper. Silesia cannot supply the eastern part of Ihe kingdom, and especially the sea ports, which would be much benefitted by the free introduction of foreign iron, and 1 now only receive it in small quantities, although much wanted f for their vessels, agriculture, &c. The concession of even a free import would not materially affect Silesia, which finds more 1 < ihan sufficient demands for its mining products. The Silesians complain of the low price of iron abroad, but, as is justly re- marked, the Prussian shipping interest might as well demand protection against tbe low freights of foreign vessels. I The British iron interests being in so depressed a state, it I Nould be most important to obtain some concessions for it t rom foreign Powers, and especially from France. This latter country is at present deriving the full advantage of English ( capital in carrying out some of its most important public works, < ind Louis Phillippe would exhibit a due sense of the obliga- < lion, by admitting our iron at a more moderate duty, wbile at ) ihe same time his subjects must be materially advantaged by ) ihe cheaper construction of the railroads. r ]

DISSENTERS' MARRIAGE ACT. To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin. Newport, May 20, 1843. —Those of your readers who attended the meeting held at the Council House on the subject of the educational clauses of Sir James Graham's Bill, and the discussion between Mr. ( Francis and Mr. Stephen, will remember that the former gen- tleman made several allusions to the Dissenters' Marriage Act, slating his opinion to be, that Dissenters were satisfied with its enactments, and attempting to raise a sneer against the persons for whose especial benefit the measure was introduced. He is ( not, however, the only person who has doue this, and in doing io he was only following in the wake of the gr6at champion of ( the Establishment in the House of Commons, Sir R. Inglis, Nho a short time ago did not think it beneath him to descend :0 misrepresentation on this subject, in order to depress dissent- !rs lower, if possible, and raise his own party. ( My object in this, and following communications, will be, to iodeavour to afford some information on its provisions, for the iolightenment of its opponents in this place, as well as those j oore interested, and 1 could wish that some person more com- Went than myself had undertaken the work. As this is not he case, I am willing to do my best. But as my object will )e simply to afford information, I will not be drawn into a dis. cussion. ( Some few of your readers will recognise the source from ( vhencel have drawn my information and before I have finished ( vith the malter, I have no doubt but many will agree with me, < hat oftentimes rights—we are apt to call them favours—when conferred, after having been long withheld, will be found to be 10 loaded with oppressive and unjust conditions, as completely o nullify any benefit that would otherwise be derived from hem. At starting, I would describe the provisions of the bill as grossly partial, and this, I think, I shall prove without diffi- :ulty. There are two parties—one the privileged, consisting of Episcopalians, Quakers, and Jews, who are exempt from the operation of the act; the other, the non-privileged, composed ¡f Catholics and Dissenters, and these are entitled 10 a lull jarticipation in all its blessings. Dissenting places of worship have to pay a heavy duty to government on the materials used in their construction, from which the Established Church is free, and to enrol their deeds in Chancery, which costs also a considerable sum. Now, we would suppose that the latter requirement would have been iufficient precaution, to entitle them to the so-called privi- ege" of solemnizing marriages but no, sir, to obtain them se- veral additional things are requisiie, viz. :— The place must have been opened for worship one year be- 'ore it can be registered. Twenty householders at least must sign a certificate that they have used it for their place of worship for that space of time, and that they desire its registration. The said certificate must be signed by the proprietor or the trustee. Three pounds must be paid for the license. How would these requirements affect our small rural chapels 1 They may consider the luxury an expensive one, but anxious to show their adherence to their principles, we will suppose that out of their poverty they have subscribed tbe required amount; they must not then think that all is done. Twenty household- ers of a year's standing in the place of worship must be found, and all desirous for its registration. In many cases so many could not be found, and should they have nineteen, and all be agreed, they much forego the advantage for want of another. Setting aside the absurdity of the thing, does it not appear sur- prising that persons so alive to everything concerning the loaves and fishes, should throw such obstacles in the way of receiving the money. They must have been caught napping." Episcopalian churches are erected, and afterwards conse. crated. Immediately they become entitled to all their privi. leges, solemnizing marriages among the rest. We thus find that a ceremony, worthless as it may have been considered by many, in common with myself, is at least of the value of sixty shillings. j t. It may be asked why Quakers are exempted from this pay. ment 1 The answer is easy—Because they hold certain prin- ciples and although they were not fashionable, they were still not ashamed to own and adhere to them. They insisted on the right to marry, as one of which no human government could equitably despoil them, and said, "Though you will not re- cognise our mamages, we will marry in our own way, notwith- standing thus deserving, by their courage and consistency, the privilege which they have long enjoyed without purchase; and it would have been too late to sell it to them at £3 per congregation. Had it been proposed, they would have said— 1 hanat you for nothing. We do not wish to buy what is al. ready our own." Thus those who would not wait for their privileges, but com- pelled the government to concede them, aie formally instituted io them without charge, while those who long petitioned and petitioned in vain, who waited till it pleased the government to attend to them, and then charged them three pounds for its own voluntary concession of a natural right, and yet, however iJisgracbful it may be to the legislation, dissenters by their apa- ihy and carelessness, have well deserved the tieatment they have met with. I shall shortly resume the subject. I I ana, sir, your obedient servant, ] H. O. I ,.J

HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY, MAY 18. The Townsend peerage bill was considered in committee, through which it was carried, after some discussion. The Lord Chancellor stated that Mr. Austen, the counsel employed for the Sudbtlry dlsfranchiseffteht bill; had admitted his inability to prove a case of general corruption against the borough, and had, therefore, declared his intention of proceed- ing no further. The registration of voters bill was read a third time and pas. sed. The other business was of a routine nature. FRIDAY, MAY 19. On the motion of the Marquess of Clanricarde the Sudbury disfranchisement bill was ordeied to be read a second time that day six mofiths. Lord Cottfcoham laid upon the table a bill (or utetuliog the rules of the Queen's Bench prison to certain persons, the Marquess of IJownshiie presented a petition from the Protestant operative society of Belfast against the repeal of the union. the ntfble lofd expressed his deep regret at the agita. tion at present existing in Ireland to effect that object. He had seen with great pain the conduct of the Roman Catholic cletgy. Dr. Higgins, especially, had said with reference to the aristo. cracy of that and the sister country, that he entertained but one a opinion of them, and that was contempt. Lord Beaumont also strongly deprecated the language and condtlct of thb Catholic priesthood. If what was attributed to therij viras trtt6( they had violated the oath taken on going into orders. Nothing could be mote injurious fo that church than orders. Nothing could be mote injurious to that church than such conduct, For his own part he should gite the govern. ment every support in his power to put down the agitation in Ireland. Lord Kenmare expressed himself in similar terms. The house then adjourned.

HOtiSE OF COMMONS. WEDNESDAY, MAY 11. The Speaker took the chair at the usual time, but there be- ing only 18 members present, the house adjourned. THURSDAY, MAY 18. Mr. Shsrman Crawford brought on his motion for leave to bring in a bill to secure the full representation of the people, and to shorten the duration of Parliament. He supported his motion by historical precedent, admitted the great damage which had been done to the cause by the violent and imprudent conduct of the Chartists alluded to the coincidence of his opi- tions with those which had been advocated by the Dulrt of Richmond upwards of 60 years ago and pleaded that the changes which he sought constiteted not revolution, but real re- form, by restoring to the people their just rights, and giving them thereby effectual controul over the abuses and extrava. gances both of legislation and executive government. His plan is for annual parliaments, extension of the suffrage to every sane man of 21 years of age, with other changes analagous to what are called the five or six points of the Charter. Mr. T. Duncombe and General Johnson both rose to second the motion. Mr. Curteis, Mr. Fielden, Mr. Ward, and Mr. Ross, fol. lowed. Sir R. Peel recapitulated the objections against the motion, and met it with a direct negative. Mr. T. Duncombe, Dr. Bowring, Mr. Muntz, Mr. Ferrand, Mr. Stansfield, Lord J. Manners, Mr. Trelawny, and Sir W. James, subsequently spoke, after which the house divided- For the motion 32 Against it 101 Majority 69 Mr. Roebuck brought forward his resolution on the subject of national education That in no plan of education, maintained and enforced by the State, should any attempt be made to in. culcate peculiar religious opinions; because, as such an at. tempt would be considered a plan for maintaining and strength- ening an undue superiority of one sect over all others, the ani- mosity and strife already existing among different religious de- nominations would thereby unhappily be greatly increased, and the cordial co-operation of all sects and denominations, which is absolutely necessary to insure the success of any plan of public education, rendered impossible." 0 Sir J. Graham met the motion with a direct negative. He declared that he consieered religion as the first and most impor. tant consideration in the question of education, and that he be- lieved the country generally entertained the strong conviction that education, to be sound and safe, should be based on scrip- tural knowledge. He said it would be inexpedient to attempt practically to apply the principle of the resolution, yet he would not object to it on that ground, but because it was an abstract proposition fraught with consequences both injurious and ez- travagant. Mr. Shiel dwelt on the gftat numbers of learned, accom- plished, and graceful minds in theChurch of England wbo now approximated to what he would call 0 the ancient faith," or, in other words, had adopted Puseyism, which was a natural and sufficient cause of alarm to the dissenters. It was a monstrous thing that a dissenter could be a Secretary of State or a Privy Counsellor, and yet be excluded from a miserable system of national education. If the church were founded on a rock, what had it to fear 1 Mr. M. Milnes, though a churchman, would rather that the Factory children were educated by any class of dissenters than left as they now are. He regretted the dissentions which had been excited by the Factories Bill. Mr. Hawes admitted that the Church of England, as the Church of the State, could claim superiority in some things; but in education the dissenters claimed and had a right to per- rect equality. But he saw no obstacle to a successful combined !y<tem of scriptural education, the importance and necessity of which he was sensible of, and should therefore oppose the motion. Sir R. Inglis, who had been pointedly alluded to by Mr. Sheil, as to his opinions on the subject of Puseyism, claimed or himself freedom from interrogation on religious opinions. fie gloried in the name of Protestant—reminding Mr. Sheil of he disputes between Jesuits and Jansenists, and Franciscans Ind Dominicans. Nothing deserved the name of education that lid not bring out the highest qualities of man, with respect to his -ternal welfare; and Sir James Graham would as easily have :arried a bill enabling the church to bestow a complete Chris- tian education on the people as the one now before the legisla- te, and which has excited such general abhorrence. jyjr. Ewart was afraid that Sir J. Graham's speech would sot allay the animosities which had been provoked by the Fac- OIRIr. Roebuck replied, and on a division there appeared— For the motion 60 Against it 156 Sir G. Grey moved for the production of papers connected with the occupation of the island of Tahiti by the French. He bore testimony to the merits and services of tbe Protestant mis- iionaries in this island, and expressed his anxiety that ample lecurity should be obtained for them from the French Go- Peel stated that he had received from the French Go- vernment, in writing, an assurance that they would be faithful o the three great principles-of perfect liberty of religious wor. ihip, the protection due to the subjects of a friendly power, and he favouring of labours undertaken for the purpose of extending he influence of Christianity. ° A fter a few words from Lord Palmerston, the motion was igreed lo. FRIDAY, MAY 19. In answer to Mr. P. Borthwick, Sir James Graham said he could not, until Monday next, 5x the time when he would bring forward his proposed amend. nents in the Poor-laws. VSE OF THE QUBEN S NAME WITH RESPECT TO REPEAL. Mr. Blewitt rose, pursuant to notice, to "call the attention if the house to the triegular manner in which certain royal de. ■ larations or messages relating to Ireland were lately communi. ;ated to this house by the right honourable baronet at the head )f her Majesty s government, and to take the opinion of Mr. Speaker and the house thereon." The honourable gentleman iaid: Jf due observance of the rules and regulations of this iou»e had any value in the estimation of hon. members, they would not be disposed to find fault with him for bringing under their notice a very great irregularity on the part of the right honourable baronet at the head of the government. (Laughter, ind hear, hear.) He wished to call the serious attention of the house to the subject. (Older, order.) The Speaker interrupted the honourable member. It was qutte competent for him to put a question, but if he wished to make any motion upon the subject, he could not do so until it bad come to his turn, after the orders of the day had been dis- posed of. (Hear, hear.) Blewitt: If he put a question he must first explain what he had to complain of, and he could not do that unless he was allowed to state the circumstances. The Speaker The honourable member is perfectly at liberty to give any explanation by which his question can be made in- telligible. (Hear.) Mr. Blewitt resumed On the 10th of May last the noble lord, the member for Lyme Regis, had put a question to the right hon. baronet at the head of the government, as to whether go- vernment was aware that terrible excitement prevailed in Ire- land, and whether they were prepared to take measures with a view to its suppression. The right honourable baronet might have given to that question the species of answer which he was so. fond of giving to gentlemen on his side of the house. He might have give^pne of those replies which communicated no- thing-(Order. Trder); and which were so gratifying from their facetiousness to honourable members on his side of the house. (Loud cries of order," and go on, go on.") Well, the right hon. baionet, in answer to the question, mixed up with bis reply the name of her Majesty, in a manner in which he considered he was not entitled to do by the rules of the ouse; and he had the right hon. baronet's own autho- im'i0 In a debate upon the Reform Bill, in tbe year to the right honourable baronet had alluded lo a de- claration of the noble lord connected with the then ministry, to theettect that the King approved of the bill then in the course of discussion. The hon. gentleman then read an extract from the right honourable baronet's speech on the occasion al- luded to, to nearly the following effect :-He (Sir R. Peel) would ask why the name of the King should be introduced into this discussion Whenameasuie like this was introduced, to which i was o e presumed that the King's consent had been given w en at fact was not called in question—was it ne- cessary, day after day, to state, both in the house and through the public press, t at the measure possessed the approbation of his Majesty But he regretted that such a course had been I pursued upon other grounds. He would then discuss the me. rits of the main question, but it was a measure of great harsh. ness towards incorporated bodies, who had often proved their loyalty, to call upon them to sacrifice the privileges which they possessed, and why-he would ask them-why needlessly hold out to these bodies the consideration that the King approved of the plan by which their privileges were to be abolished 1 Such conduct# he t oug owe that the ministry shrunk from their proper share of the responsi llity and odium of the measure. Such conduct was neither proper nor decent. The honoura- ble gentleman continued if it was not decent then upon the part of the nobJe lord alluded to, to endeavour to transfer to the So- vereign the odium and suspicion of disfranchisement, how much more unbecoming was it on the part of the right hon. baronet to attempt to transfer to her Majesty ,he odium of the threats which he had uttered against the Irish people 1 (Loud cries of <• order, order," and much confusion, In midst of which the hon. member continued to speak for nearty a minute, without suc. ceeding in making himself in the slightest degree audible.) The Speaker said that the honourable member was clearly out of order. He must put his question. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Blewitt submitted to the chair. (Question.) He wished to uk the Speaker and the house whether the conduct of the right honourable baronet opposite, in mixing up unnecessarily and gratuitously tbe name of the Sovereign with his answer to a question put to him, was or was not irregular, and whether it was consistent with the practice and usages of the house 1 (Hear, hear.) The Speaker said that the honourable member had himself been guilty of irrregularity in the course which be had purused upon the present occasion. (Hear, hear.) If the right hon. gentleman, theFmt Lord of the Treasury, had been, in the honourable member's opinion, guilty of any irregularity in the declaration to which attention had been drawn, the hon. mem- ber ought to have taken exception to it at the time. There was nothing, he apprehended, inconsistent with the rules and usages of the house, in making use of the name of her Majesty in the way in which the nght honourable baronet bad employed it. (Hear, hear.) It was quite true that it was against the rules of the house to use the name of the Sovereign, if that name was used, to influence the decision of tbe house upon any matter be- fore it,—-(hear, hear,)—but no such use of the name bad been made by the fight honourable baronet upon the occasion alluded to. (Hear, hear.) After a few words of explanation from Sir R. Peel and Lord J. Russell, the conversation dropped. Lord Stanley moved a committee of the whole house to con. sider the following resolutions, which be proposed to submit to it as the groundwork of the Canada Corn Bill. Resolved- Thai on the 12th day of October, 1842, an act was passed by the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of the pro. vince of Canada, and reserved by the Governor-General for the signification of her Majesty's pleasure, imposing a duty of 3s. sterling money of Great Britain on each imperial quarter of wheat imported into Canada, except from the United King- dom, or any of her Majesty's possessions, and being the growth and produce thereof. That the said act recites, that it was passed in the confident belief and expectation that, upon the mposition of a duty upon foreign wheat imported into the pro- vince, her Majesty would be graciously pleased to recommed to Parliament the reduction of wheat and flour imported into the United Kingdom from Canada. That, in consideration of the duty so imposed by the said act of the Legislature of Canada, it is expedient to provide that, if her Majesty shall be pleased to give her sanction to the said act, the duties imposed upon wheat flour imported into the United Kingdom from Canada should be reduced. That, during the continuance of the said duty, in lieu of the duties now payable upon wheat and flour imported into the United Kingdom from Canada, under an act passed in the last session of Parliament, intituJed, An act to amend the laws for the importation of corn,' there shall be le- vied and paid tbe duties following, viz.:—For every quarter of wheat, Is. For every barrel of wheat, meal, or flour, being 196 lbs., a duty equal in amount to the duty payable on 381 gallons of wheat. Mr. Labouchere moved, as an amendment to the motion, for the bouse to resolve itself into a committee :—" That an hum- ble address be presented to her Majesty, humbly praying her Majesty to withhold her assent from an Act passed in the last session of the Provincial Parliament of Canada, for the impo- sition of a duty on the importation of foreign corn. Mr. Thorneley, Mr. Bankes. Mr. Heathcote, Mr. Miles, and Lord Howick opposed the motion. Mr. Liddell, Mr. C. Buller, and Mr. Gladstone spoke in support of it. On the motion of Mr. Wodehouse, the debate was then ad- journed.

MISCELLANY. PLEASANT PROSPECT FOR AN AMIABLE J.ADY.—We find in the columns of a contemporary the following very modest an- nouncement, which might be classed under the head singu- lar, if true I"—" MATRIMONY.—A gentleman, just arrived in England in rather delicate health, but who has an independent fortune, which will die with him, unless he has an heir, wishes to lead to the altar a young lady. She must be of a respecta. ble family aod amiable disposition." IMMENSE LOBSTER.—The largest lobster ever seen in Dublin arrived at the wholesale fish market on Friday morning. Mr. Green, of William-street, was the purchaser, at 63 8a. It was taken at Donegal Bay, and weighed 101b 4oz. BARGAINING.—Above all things to be guarded against in making bargains, is that of taking advantage of the poor. It is a cruel system carried on by the world, and one against which woman, with her boasted kiodness of heart, ought especially to set her face—that of first ascertaining the position, or degree of necessity, of the party we deal with, and the offering a price accordingly. Yet, how often do we hear the expression,—" I get it done so well, and so cheaply I for, poor things, tbey are in such distress, that they are glad to do it at any price !"— And a pitiful sight it is to see the plain work, and the fine work too, that is done upon such terms. A pitiful thing it is to think of the number of hours which must have been spent, perhaps in the endurance of hunger and cold, before the scanty pittance was eained, and to compare this with the golden sums so willingly expended at some fashionable mil- liner's, where, because the lady of the house is not in want," the kind-hearted purchaser would be sorry to insuli her feelings, by offering less.—Mrs. Ellis's Wives of England. CURIOUS INCIDENT AT THE CAPTUKE OF GHUZNEE—USEFUL KNOWLEDGE.—As the soldiers severally left the fortress to re- turn to the camp, they were stripped of the plunder which they had obtained, and a goodly heap of armour and wea- pons of every kind was soon piled before the entrance.— Among the number of curious articles obtained in this way, was an old shield which had belonged to one of the Affghan chiefs, and which, though remarkable for the oddness of its construction, presented very little to attract the eye. Its ma- terial appeared to be a compound of copper and some white metal, and it was thrown aside by the prize agent as the most valueless of the objects which fell under his care. A soldier of the Bengal European regiment, who had been a jeweller by trade, happened to observe the circumstance, and carelessly taking up the shield, as if to examine the devices with which it was ornamented, scrutinised it for same time, and went away without making the slightest observation.— He immediately repaired to the captain of his company, and told him to bid for the shield at the prize sale, which was to take place in a few days afterwards, advising him not to stop at any reasonable price for it. The officer acted on the hint, and obtained the article for about thirty or forty rupees. Tbe shield turned out to be of the finest and purest gold, and the fortunate possessor felt so grateful to his informant that he made him a present sufficient to purchase his discharge, and carry him home to England.-Sc,n,. and Adventures in Affghanistan, by Sergeant Major Taylor. PROFESSIONAL DUTIES.—A little timid attorney, presenting a copy of a writ to a bluff auctioneer, apologised for his un- friendly visit, as he was merely performing an unpleasant duty of his profession. "Certainly," rephed the knight of the ham. mer, you must attend to the duties of your profession, and so must I to mine," and immediately knocked him down. A learned attorney of New Orleans has taken for his motto the Latin words suuvi cuique, which he thus renders in English Sue 'em quick," Matrimony is a medicine very proper for young men to take. It decides their fate-kills or cures. SYMPTOMATIC.—" I don't say as how Missus drinks, but I do know that the bottle in the dark closet don't keep full all the lime."

SCOTTISH SONG. There's my ain bonnie Jeanie That lives on yon hill, There's nane half sae sweet, To me I can tell Her bonnie blue een I Are like gems o' the lea. 0, there's nane half sae sweet As my Jeanie's to me. • She's nane 0' the fecklers, I Half mad glaikitt queans. That's deck'd afF wi bra's, And sic silly things «- But tho' she wants these, Far better has she; For she's got a true heart, A true heart for me.. Last night, as we walked F the gloaming a wee, She there did confess Her true love for me I pressed her and kissed her, Wi' tears in my ee. O, there's nane half sae sweet As my Jennie's to me. ALEX. H. GALLWAY.

HOME. Written on receiving a finely-executed Map of Cornwall. Oh I what Impassioned feeling, What thrilling love of home, Is ever o'er the spirit stealing Of those who exiles roam! They daily see the home they prized, Like a sweet dream-unrealized. In life's still-changing motion, Shall 1 once more behold The home, the mountain, vale, or ocean, With shores that shone like gold • Alas for memory only brings A shadow of those well-loved things. But Genius guides the finger That pencils out anew, The home where we no more may linger The original to view; And 10 I outspread before my eyes, I mark my own loved Cornwall rise Though many a league of ocean Roll darkly 'twixt us now, I.feel the glow of deep emotion Steal o'er my changing brow; Gazing on this, I clasp my breast, And feel Jfie visions of the blest! Thanks, friend for thou hast given The wandering exile's eyes, A glimpse of that bright earthly heaven— That first-loved Paradise, Where my young heart first learnt to be The worshipper of Poesy I And if no more returning To that bright happy laud, • I wend my lonely way inmoumin¡ O'er many a distant strand. Far, far receding from the West,— Still will this make my bosom blest. Newport, May, 1843. INCOSKU.

TO We've been friends together, Shall a light word part us now f

If thou hast crush'd a flower. The root may not be blighted; If thou kast quench'd a lamp Once more it may be lighted But on thy harp, or on thy lute, The string which thou hast broken Shall never in sweet sound again Give to thy touch a token. If thou hast loos'd a bird, Whose voice of song could cheer thee, Still, still he may be won From the skies to warble near thee; But if upon the troubled sea Thou hast thrown a gem unheeded, Hope not that wind or wave shall bring The treasure back when needed. If thou hast bruis'd a vine, The summer's breath is heahng, And its clusters yet may glow Through the leaves their bloom revealing; But if thou hast a cup o'erthrown, With a bright draught fill'd, oh never Shall earth give back that lavish'd store To cool thy parch'd lips' fever! The heart is like that cup If thou waste the love it bore thee, And like that jewel gona Which the deep shall not return thee, And like that string of harp or lute Whence the sweet sound is scattered. Gently, oh gently touch the chords So loon for ever shatter'd Cheltenham, May 17th.

LONDON MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, MOPDAY, MAY 22, 1343. -The weather continues wet and unsettled, and the country markets for wheat all come dearer. To-day the factois demand more money for English wheat, but a large supply from Essex, chiefly of indifierent quality, rendered the sale difficult; and although a few of the best runs realised last Monday's currency, a clearance was only effected by submitting to a reduction of Is. per quarter- The transactions in foreign were less extensive, but holders firmly insisted on late tales. 'I he arrivals of oatl are more moderate than of late, and only half a dozen vessels have reached us from Ireland since our last market day. This article is generally held firmly, and we experienced a moderate sale at fully our previous prices, on all description, with a little improvement on good English, black Irish, and Galways* Beans are more in request, and rather dearer. Mall, pease, and grinding barley unaltered in value. Current Prices of Grain per Imperial Quarter, s "I I Wheat English .42 to 55 Old Beans.30 to 32 Rye .32 to 36 ►Tick Beans 23 to 26 Barley 24 to 32 Oats (Potatoe) 23 to 2? Matt.50 to 60 Ditto (Feed).18 to 22 White Pease (Boilers) 30 to 32 Flour 34 to 45 Grey Pease.27 to 29 Official Corn Averages and Duty, April 22. Wht. I Barl. I Oats. Rye .1 Beans! Pea»» Aggregate average s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.l s. d.l s. <*• of 6 weeks. 46 3 28 5, 17 2 28 10 26 2 27 U qr. qr. qr. qr. ( qr. qr. DutyonFor.Corn 20 0 9 0 8 0 11 61 II 6 II s bl. bl. I ti. bl. J b/. bl. 0 0 0 00 0 0 00 o 00 00 0 0 00 0

SMITHFIELD MARKET-MAY 22. As is almost invariably the case in May, a considerable faIJø ing off has taken place in the receipts of country-killed meat up to the dead markets; hence we had a much more numerou* attendance of buyers here to-day than on many previous mar- kets. As to the beef tiade, there was an evident improveoi*"1 in it, and we have to report an advance in the piice obtained last week of 2d. per Sibs., at which figures a good clearance was effected,-Scarcely any store stock was on offer, yet the in- quiry for it, notwithstanding the supply of grass IS becomlnJ abundant, was by no means brisk, at low rates. The mutton trade was firm, at a rise of quite 2d. per SIbs.; the value of th* primest old Downs being 4s., the half-breds 3s. 8d. per dibs* Thesupply of lambs was tolerably good, but by no means large. Prime Down qualities commanded late rates, or from 5s. 6d. to 5s. 8d. per 8lbs. The number of calves being small, they were taken freely, at an improvement of 2d. per 8lbs. In pigs little was doing, at barely stationary prices. Per at. of Blbs., sinking the offal. s. a. s. a. a. 4. a. Beef 2 6 to2 8 Lamb. 4 6 to5 Mutton 3 8 to 3 10 Veal 3 6 to 4 0 Pork, 3s. 8d. to 4s. Od.

HOP INTELLIGENCE. I. 1.1 Pockets, 1842, Wealds 92 to 101 per owt. East Kent .128 to 141 Sussex. 91 to 95 Farnham.l40 to 150 „ Pockets, 1841, Good 62 to 72 „ Choice. 72 to 85 II Bags, 1841, ditto. 62 to 81 Old olds, ditto. 30 to 50 „

WOOL MARKET, MAY 19. Per lb. s. d. s. d. Down Tegs. 0 11 tol 0 Half-bred Hogs 10 11 Ewes and Wethers 0100ioj Blanket Wool 0 5 0 71 Flannel ditto 0 8 £ 0 11 £ :¡

PRICES OF SHARES AT LONDON. BRITISH MINES. = No. Ol NAME OP %-T3 S3 Shares company. £ '3 ■- £ 500 Anglesey 5 — 4,000 Bedford Ii 3J 100 Botallack 175 1000 20,000 British Iron 70 —■ 8,000 Blaenavon 50 — 120 Brewer — 160 79 Biidnick — 15 1,000 Carn Brae 15 150 5,000 Consols Tretoil Mining Association. 4 f 2,000 Cornubian Lead Company 2 3| 512 Cook's Kitchen — 50 112 Charlestown — 360 128 Cregg Braws. 40 — 128 Coshen 15 150 10,000 Durham County Coal Co. 37 — 128 East Pool — 250 100 Great Consols 97 600 10,000 Hibernian 12 £ — 1,000 Holmbush. 14 42 2,000 Isle of Serk (Guernsey) 15 — 80 Levant — 450 A 20,000 Mining Co.. of Ireland. 7 12. 128 Mostyn Mines — 70 North Roskear — 300 3,000 Polberou Consols 10 — 128 Penstruthal 10,000 Rhymney Iron ill" 128 SoutluCaradon I! — 800 800 South Towan HIHH 64 South Wheal Bassett — 57 Speam Moor. 70 — 135 Tregollan •••••• — 4,000 Treleigh Consols. 5 6,000 Tamar Consols 2 6,000 Tin Croft 7 128 Trewavas — 120 Treviskey and Barrier — 310 96 Tresavean — 120 Trethellan — 240 4,000 United Hills 5 51 6,000 Wicklow Copper. if* 3,845 West Wheal Jewel 120 West Trethellan y0 50 Wheal Vor 500 — 1,000 Wheal Bandon. h 1,000 West Carbery | 12J

LATEST CURRENT PRICF.S OF METALS. LONDON, MAY 18, 1843.. —— £ |> »' Spelter 22 For delivery 32 0 Zinc—English Sheets 38 0 Quicksilver 1 u i 0 Iron, English—Bar 5 Hoops ton 7 Sheets ton 8 q Cargo in Wales ton 4 Pig, No 1, Wales ton 3 No. 1, Clyde 2 X For Swedish ,bd, ton Russian, cend .ten fv, psi .ton Gourieft .ten Archangel g Steel—Swedish keg bd.ton Ditto Faggots bd.ten Copper—English sheathing m,lb■ oid ib. r Cake .p.ton H /) Foreign cake #0 Tile 80 Tin, British—Blocks.. 3 7 J?ars ot. 0 Foreign, Banca. Straits i Peruvian .111. t & Tin Plates—No.IC. p. box 1 ,« 6 IX. ditto I 19 Wasters 3s. p. box less i.i. in Lead, British—Sheet ton 1? wi Shot I 0 Red t0n iA White ton & iS Pig-Lead—English l<jj £ Spanish ]« American

PRICES OF SHARES AT BRISTOL- j*. Commercial Rooms, Bristol, PatH. n*' Fqo Great Western Railway Company 65 Ditto HalfShares 50 — 1™' Ditto One-Fifth Shares 12 Great Western Steamer 95 — jS? BristolSteam Navigation 130 Bristol and Exeter Railway 70 -"1 (ft 2« Birmingham and Gloucester 100 —■ £ 2 Cheltenham and Gt. Western Union 80 <n < TaffVale J Severn and Wye —. -1*. • Kennet and Avon Canal "Vav40 I West of Eng. & South Wales Dist. Bank 12i — 0 „?f 1 Eastern Counties 23 nffl London and Birmingham i.'iill 100 — «4 London and Southampton .3817s 9^ 78 Leeds and Manchester 70

CURRENT PRICE OF GOLD AND SIL^4 ?{ For. Gold in brs. peroz. £ 3 17 9 • New Dollars. 4 Portugal pieces 3 17 5 | Silver in brs(stnd^J^ — —

BRISTOL PRICES CURRENT OF LEATHER RAW GOODS. d. b. lb. d. d. lb. lb- J1 CropHides perlb S0.35—1 ltol2 Lleht.« t9* tn 48 Irish Skins 40-" 10 50 60—15 17 Welsh Skins. la Foreign Hides .SO 3S—10 11 40 40 45-10 11 45 £ .19 *« Middlings 12 13 52 jj {- Butts English. 16 20— 14} 15} Kips, English and ^el g>l7 24 26-15 16 10-10 00 28 30-15 17 l' extra 34 36—IS 18 East India •» Foreign. 16 20—13 14} Seal Skins, sman 11 ,4 22 25—11 14 middling 28 110-11 14 largs J j0 Extra strong 84 36-10 14 Basils — "••1'I » Best Saddlers' offal, Foreign B«llie,der«. J. Hides 37 40-13J 15 Foreign M ,J CAnon ditto 85 40—13 14 Dressing »>«•" 1" Shaved Hides 18 22—14 51 Ditto Shoulder* Shoe Hides 20 21—13 13} Df Welsh Hides 12} 18} RAW Q°u Bull Hides Id II .India «il4' English Horse Hides 14 13 Drysalted East m ,,d„.l»r^- Welsh ditto 11 18 Kips, No. — gd. German ditto 13 16 ,l0d> »iA. Spanish ditto 14 21 Brined No. 74— Ditto Shaved, without butts lis to 15s Od each. Dry Spanish f to# Horse Butts 11 13 £ «, te net BestPattern skins 56 64—23 24 Bark V;'a ta £ 2° netc 65 70-24 26 Valonia. *>1»'1 t0 l«s. P Common Pattern 22 23 I Shumac ••••"•"j) 35s.•••*?.' 100 120-16 20 Gluepiecesffl^J^^SS^^ 30 36—15 18 | -—-(unflesne —

BRISTOL HAY M\^fT'ote £ 3 g Hay perTon £ i e to 2^ Straw per Dozen to Newport, Saturday. tinted and Published for the1 o t 'at tb? be J)0' DOWLING, of Crmdau.gneare N G^n.sireet, 'arth' General Printing 0^^eVQHN O'DWYER, °{ SS. S and Co.,