Monmouthshire Merlin

CHICORY.—Chicory (says a Camberwcll agriculturist) will turn out to be one of the most important agricultural as well as horticultural roots, that, perhaps, nature has given us. Every part is of great value, top and bottom, blanched for salads; green for cattle, sheep, and lambs roots for cattle as well as for coffee, &o. Every seed merchant possesses the seed of it, and it is exceedingly cheap. If chicory was largely grown by the cattle and sheep farmer*, much less disease would prevail, and more Riilk and butter would be produced, and more healthy meat, as it is so fine a bitter aod purifier of the blood. This root is largely grown in Yorkshire, to mix with coffee. Our fault is, tliat by trying to get a larger crop we injure the flavour.

THE NEW PARLIAMENT. [CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.] •2-3 C A c .2 e. o C Si -S o « Aberdeen, G. Thomas 0 1 Abingdon, Cauifield 0 I Arundel, Howard 0 I Andover, Cubitt and Coles 2 0 Banbury, Tancred 0 1 Bandon, Lord Bernard 1 0 Rnrostaple, Fraz?r and Bremridge 2 0 Balh. Scouell and Phinn 0 2 Beaumaris, Paget 0 1 Bedford, Stuart and Whitbread 1 I Birmingham, Mun z and Schole6eld 0 2 Blackburn. Filkmgton and Eccles 0 2 Bodmin, Mitchell and Sawle 1 1 Bolton, Barnes and Crook 0 2 Boston, Heathcote and Cabbell 2 0 Brecon, C. R. Morgan 1 o Bridgnorth, Whitmore and Pigot 1 1 Bridgwater, Tynle and Follett 1 1 Bridport, Mitchell and Murrough 0 1 Brighton. Pechell and Hervey 1 2 Bristol, Henry Berkeley and Gore Langton 0 2 Ruckingliani, Chandos and Hall 2 0 Bury St. Edmund s. Stuart and Jermyn I 1 Bury, (Lancashire), Peel 0 1 Canterbury, Johnstone and Gipps 2 0 Carlisle, Sir J. Graham and Ferguson 0 2 Carmarthen, Morris o ] Cambridge, Macauley and Astell 2 0 Cambridge University, Goulburn* and Wigram 2 0 Carnrvon, Hughes ) 0 Chatham, Smith 1 0 Cheltenham, Craven Berkeley 0 1 Chichester, Lennox and Smith 1 1 Clitberoe, Wilson y ] Cockermouth, Wyndharn and Aglionby i j Coleraine, Lord Naas 1 0 Colchester, Manners and Hawkins 2 1 Cricklade, Neeld and Goddard 2 0 Derby, Bass and Hor: fall i j Dorchester, Sherid;in and Sturt I i Dover, Chelsea and Rice 1 i Droitwich, Pakington 1 0 Dudley, Benbow 1 0 Durham, Grainger and Alhetton 0 2 Dartmouth, Herbert 1 o Deibyshire, Sou h, Co!ville and Munday 2 0 Denbigh, West Q 1 Dumfries, Ewart 0 I Fast Retford, Galway and Duncombe 2 0 Exeter, Duckworth and Divett I 1 Elgin, Duff o 1 Eye, Keirison j q Finsbury, Duncombe and Challis o 2 Frotr.e, Boyle Q 1 Gateshead, Hutt 0] G1 <SROW, Mc Gregor and Hastie o 2 Gloucester. Price and Admiral Berkeley 1 i Grantham, W'elby audTollemaohe 0 2 Grimsby, Annesley j 0 Harwich, Peacocke and WaddinJjton 2 0 Hastine:s. R"herlson and Brisco 2 0 Uaverfordwest. Philipp, 1 0 Helston, Vyvyan l 0 Iloreford, Price and Clifford 0 2 Hudderstield, Stanficld 0 1 Hull, Clay and Goderich 0 2 Huntingdon, Peel and Baring 2 0 I Hythe, Brookman 0 1 Inverness, Matheson 0 1 Ipswich, Cobbcld and Adair 1 1 Kendal, Glj nn 0 1 Kidderminster, Lowe 0 1 King's Lynn, Jocelyn and Stanley 2 0 Kincardineshire, Arburthnot 1 o Klrkalriy, Ferguson 0 1 Knaresborough, Westhead and Dent 0 2 Lancaster, Greigson and Armstrong 1 I Lymin?ton,Carn.ic and Ilutchins 1 I Leeds, Barns and Goodman 0 2 Leicester,GardnerandWalmesley 0 2 l'eice, Leith, Moncrief and Henderson 1 I Lichfield, Anson and Paget 0 2 Lincoln. S bthorp and Heneage* 2 0 Liskeard, Crowier 0 1 Londonderry, Sir R. Fergusson 0 1 Ludlùw. Clive and Powlett 2 0 Lyme, Pinney 0 1 Lynn, Jofelyn and Stanley l 1 Macciesfi«ld, Brockiehurst and Egerton p 1 Maldon, Ducane aud Miller 2 0 Malnnsbury, Luce 0 1 Malton, Denison and Fitzwilliam 0 2 Manchester, Gibson and Bright 0 2 Marlow, Williams and Knox 2 0 Merihyr, Sir .1. Guest 0 1 Midhurst,Riaht Hon. S. Walpole 1 0 Monmouthshire, Morgan and Somerset 2 0 Montrose, J. Hume 0 1 Morpeth, Howard 0 1 Newaik, Vernon and Sutton* I 1 Newcastle-under-Lyne. Jackson and Christy* l 1 Newport, Biggs and Marsey 0 2 Northallerton, Wrightson 0 I Norwich, Peto and \Varner 0 2 Norfolk (East), Wodehouse and Burroughs 2 0 Oldhain. Cobbett* and Duncuft 2 0 Paisley, Ilustie o 0 1 Perth, Kinnaird 0 1 Penryn and Falmouth, Gwyn and Freshfield 2 0 Pembroke, Owen 1 0 Plymouth, Mare and Collier •••• 1 1 Ponteftact, Milnes* and Oliviera 1 1 Poole, Seymour and Franlyn I 1 Radnor, Lewis 0 1 Reigate. Cocks* I 0 Ripon, Beckett and Lascelles 2 0 Rochester, Maddock and Villiers 2 0 Rochdale. iVliall 0 1 Rye, Mackinnon 0 1 Salisbury, Chaplin and Wall 0 2 Stamford, Herries and Thesiger 2 0 Staffordshire (North), Adderley and Child 2 0 Sandwich, Clinton and M'Gregor I 1 Shortl.am, Burrell and Lennox 2 0 Shropshire (South), Clive and Newport 2 0 Southampton, Wilcox and Cockbura 0 2 Snulhwark, Molesworth and Pellalt 0 2 Stafford, Wise and Otway 0 2 Stirling, Anderson 0 1 Stockport, Kershaw and Smith 0 2 St. Andrew's. Ellice 0 1 St. I es, Lethn 1 0 Stoke-upon-TTent, Ricardo and Gower 0 2 Sunderland, Hudson and Seymour 1 1 Swansea, Vivian 0 1 Taunton, Labouchere and Mills I I Tavistock, Byng and Carter 0 2 Tewkesbury, Brown and Martin 0 2 Thetford. Baring* aud Euston 2 0 Thirsk, Galhvey I 0 Totness, Seymour* and Mitts* 2 0 Truro, J. E. Vivian and Hussey Vivian 1 1 Tynemouih, Taylor 1 0 Wakerietd.Sanders* 1 0 Wallingford, Malins 1 0 Walsall, Forsier 0 1 Warebam, Drax 1 0 Warrington, Greenall I 0 Warwick, Repton and Greaves 2 0 Wells, Purday and Hayter 1 1 Westhury, Wihon 0 1 Westminster, Shelley and Evans 0 2 Wexford, Devereux 0 1 Weyniouih, Btiit* and Freestuu 1 1 Whitby, Stephenson t 0 Whitehavein. Hildyard 1 Q Wigan, Lindsay and Thicknesse 1 1 Wilton. A'Court 0 1 Winchester, East and Carter 1 I Wolverhampton, Thornley and Villiers 0 2 Woodstock, Blandford 1 0 Worcester, Laslett and Ricardo 0 2 Wycombe, Dashwood and Smith 0 2 Yarmouth, Lacon and Rumbold I 1 IRELAND. Armagh, Mr. R. S. Moore* •••• 1 0 Bandon, Lord Bernard 1 0 Coleiaine, Lord Naas •••• 1 0 Downpatrick, Hon. C. Hardinge •••• 1 0 Drogbeda, Mr. M'Cann •••• 0 1 Dubliop Nlr. Grogan and Mr. Vance* 2 0 Dublin University, Mr. G. A. Hamilton and Mr. Napier «••» 2 0 Inniskilltn, Mr. Whiteside 1 0 Kilkenny, Mr. Sullivan 0 1 Kinsale, Mr. Heard 0 I Lisburn, Sir J. E. Tennent •••• 0 Londonderry, Sir R. Ferguson •••• Wexford, Mr. Devereux •••• Moderate Conservatives.

A PRODUCTIVE COLLECTION.—A sergeant in the 99th Regi- ment, sends home a good story from the Ballarat gold diggings of Australia. A pensioner had a son born to him at that place as it was the first birth at Ballarat, tbe father bethought him ihat he would make a collection" for the infant; and it issaid that he got as many "nuueta" as amounted in value to £ 3,000.

THE IRON TRADE. The business of the quarterly meetings during the week hat been considerably interfered with by the electioneering move- ments, and the exeessive heal of the weather, so that at none of the different places did we observe the usual number of attend- ants present, nor were the assemblages at all of prolonged duration. It does not appear that any extensive amount of business was transacted, notwithstanding the previous representations of unusual activity but this is in some mensure accounted for by the fact that a considerable portion of it had been anticipated, contracts having been given and undertaken pretty freely in most quartets since the decision of the preliminary meeting became known, a decision that has been confirmed in the Shropshire and other producing districts generally. But there has been an unusual hesitation in coming to terms between buyers snd sellers, arising from a prevalent impression that the prices of iron might a, well have been advanced, and that such must shortly be the case. Sellers of course have been anxious to creep up a little, or to hold, as far as their capabilities would enable them while purchasers (or msnufacturing purposes have nor felt themselves secure in consenting to any advance, or ia buying upon speculation. This has opertted disadvantageously, in exciting feeiings of dissatisfaction, and in restiicting the usual extent of transactions. In pig-iron a rather limited business was done, fieni neaily the same causes. The late extraordinary difference in prices las, however, been considerably reduced; the makers of lower qualities having established the current advanca of 5s. per ton, while the better sorls have scarcely realised half-a-crown, and in many instances have not improved from last quotations, the Iron manufacturers being, as we slated some time since. so well stocked that they have cared little aLoul purchasing. Upon the whole, we may report that the improved figures lately adopted have been full, sustained, and that the general feeling leans still towards an upward movement, with many ordets ou hand not yet placed. In ironstone, limestone, and coal there has been no variation, though the fattens lathei in less request for country purposes— Birmingham Gazette.

COLLIERY VENTILATION. A meeting hu been held at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, of colliery owners, viewers, and others interested in the coal trade, with a view to the formation of a society having for its objects the dif- fusion of useful information among the colliery popuhtion, the discussion of topics immediately conntcted with ventilation, and the general icieolific details of the winning and working of col- lieries, and thus pioneer the way to the universel adoption of measures by which the occurrence of a multiplicity of fatal and distressing catastrophes as we have hitherto been compelled to witness, may be prevented. The object is a highly philan. tropic one, and it is very gratifying to find that the objects of the proposed society were heartily supported by a large number of the principal ccalowners and viewers of the district; and with the report of the parliamentary committee, the various other parliamentary documents, and recent voluminous reports of the several inspectors, a tnass of evidence has been obt.intd, which with daily experience and rigorous scientific research, will enable such society to effect a vast deal cf good in the right direction.

THE GENERAL ELECTION. BRECON. Unusual interest wr S fxcited in connexion with the borough of Brecon, in consequence of Charles Rodney Morgan, Esq., eldest son of Sir Charles Morgan, of Tredegar Park, putting himself forward in opposition to the Lord Lieutenant of the County, Col. Lloyd Vaughan Watkins, the late member. From the long connexion of the House of Tredegar, territorially,with the town of tlrecon-a connexion which Mr.Morgan said in his address was of two centuries' stauding-a strong contest was naturally expected. The election took place on Thursday the 8th. And as we briefly announced in our last impression, Air. Morgan was returned. At the nomination, on Wednesday, the greatest excitement prevailed and the town was thorougly aiive to the importance of the coming struggle, at an early hour. At eleven o'click, Col. Watkins, who was accompanied, in an open carriage, by J. Parry De Winton, of Slaesderwen, and J. Prosser Sriead, Esq., of Graiglaes, was met on Priory Hill by a party of his supporters, who formed a procession, and escorted him to the Town Hull, preceded by a band of music, and several Lanners and flags of light blue, handsomely emblazoned, and bearing appropriate mottoes. A few minutes before the appointed hour of twelve, his opponent, Mr. Morgan, arrived at the hall, '.saving been escorted from his father's house, in Church-street, by a body of his supporters, also preceded by a band of music, and yellow and blue flags and banners. At the bead of the procession a very large loaf was borne on the shoulders of four men. Sir Charles Morgan accompanied his son to the hall. '1 he customary preluninaiie3 having taken place, J. Parry D. Winton proposed, and James Prosser Snead, Esq., seconded, the late member, Col. Waikiris. John Lloyd, Esq., of Dinas. proposed, aDd Col Pearce of Frwdgreach, sec tided, Charles Ro.lney Morgan. Esq. I The Mayor having inquired whether any other gentleman was to he proposed, and receiving no answer, said the ",v: member would be heard first. Colonel Watkins then stood forward, and was greeted with loud and continued cheers. Silenc having been restored, the gallant Colonel entreated that they would give him a hearing, and a fair hearing to his friend Mr. Morgan also; he trusted they would behave as the men of Brecon had always done and show the same courtesy as they had evinced on previous occa- sions. He could assure them that he had not expected an opposition on the present occasion. He was not aware of any- opposition on the present occasion. He was not aware of any- thing ot' the kind, until he found a canvas going on, when he returned liurae after his marriage. (Cries of •' Shame and Oh, oh." He could assure them that he had neither wish nor intention to hurt the feelings of any individual in this town, or toimpflte anything not straightforward to Sir Charles Morgan, but he hoped he might: be allowed full liberty to discuss a sub- ject bearing on the proceeding; at the same time be felt satisfied that this contest would pass off in peace and harmony. and that in a week's lime they would all be enabled to greet each other in a friendly and brotherly way.FfCheers.) For his own part, he had no fault to find with the address of his young opponent, in fact, lie highly approved of it, for it appeared to be almost "ditto" to his own. (Laughter.) 1\1r. iyjorgan came forward on thosa principles of Free-Trade which lie (Colonel Watkins) had always advocated, and Lord Derby had himself adopted (he old politics of Lord John Russell. Having referred to the state of political parties, he said he approved of Mr. Morgan's address, as far as its politics went, but it spoke of this borough belonging to his family for two centuries it was true that the borough had been in the hands of that family for two centuries,and during that time its constituency had dwindled down to fifteen voters, and those naen held the inhabitants in thraldom until he came forward in 1832. and was their cham- pion. He then succeeded in effecting their emancipation and it would certainly appear very much like ingratitude if Lev now cast him off. Let them use him in such a manner as would enable them when they retire to their homes to lay their hi ads upon their pillows with the testimony of their consciences that they had done their duty" He was not aware that he had done anything since to forfeit their confidence. He had lived among them,and spent all his money in the town. (Cheers.) He had advocated their interests on every occasion. (Cries of Yes," and cheers.) During his canvass he had an opportunity of ascertaining the feelings of the electors, and it was to him a source of pride and gratification that he so far possessed their affection and confidence, that they would tell him more perhaps than they would like to say to others whom they had not known for so long a time. (Applause.) Many of them had told him that they were not opposrd to his principles, but that the screw had been put on (Cries of 'That's it," with cheers.) Yes, it was true that the screw had been put on, and put on tightly too. lIe was proud to say that he had not a-ked any elector a second time for his vote. He had invariuidy told every man who had promised his opponent, to keep his promise. (Cheers.) He had that honourable feeling that he could not ask a man to go from his word. If a man nave him his word he considered the vote as good as his own, and certainly could int consider it right thai be should be asked twice f<y it. (Approbation.) He had been a Free-Trader from the first, and he did not now come forwaid as a recent convert, lie had not kept back his address, but had issued it forthwith on commenting his canvass. He l ad in tint address told them he was a staunch Free-Trader, and had e-çer continued such. He considered it unnecessary to detain then' lie trusted that he had succeeded in explaining his feelings; they would meet at tile poll next morning, and he entreated then. most earnestly to enter upon the contest in a spiri! 01 kindne,s and prudence, and he knew that his opponent would manifest honourable feeling on the occasion, and !< t the result be what it may, that he should be enabled to take him by the hand after poll, with as much pleasure, as he had shaken hands with his good father on a previous occasion. He would now conclude by returning his best thanks for the courtesy he had met at Iheir hands, during the contest, and h, regrettef. the exception which was on the pait ot a professional gentleman, who fiad been one of his former suppoiters, but who had now returned his retainer in not the most courteous manner, and without any reason whatever being assigned in explanation. He resumed his seat amid loud end continued cheering. Charles Rodney Morgan, Esq then came forward, and was received with cheers and hisses. He said he trusted that he might claim their indulgence as lie laboured under many disad- vantages, after the eioquent addresses which they had just heaidT He was young and had not often appeared in public, and of course had not the same confidence in himself that another man would have. He came before them personally as a stranger, but his family had long been veil known to them. The gallant Colonel had remarked that he had said in his ad- dress, that the borough had been under his family for two cen- turies, but that was a perversion of his words, for what he had said was, that his family had been connected with the borough for that long period, and that, his family bad every reason to be proud of that connection. With regard to the question of edu- cation, which lie found was much agitated In this botough, he was in faveur of giving education to all classes, but founded on the basis of the scriptures, and the education given should be directed. (Cheers and interruptions, Go to school," &c.) He would not confine file grants to the Church of England, though he was a hearty supporter of that Church. (Loud cheers.) He wished to recognise all fellow labourers engaged in bringing the same great end to perfection, and wished every denomination to have a fair share of the grants given, in pro- portion to its numbers. His gallant opponent had said that he would vote for a repeal of the Maynooth grant. (Uproar.) His proposer had said so. ("Applause and confusion.) He must apologise for a mistake, for he was now told that Mr. De Win- ton did not say that Colonel Watkins would vote for a repeal of the grant; but when a gentleman proposed another, it was generally supposed their sentiments were the same. [Uproar] He was prepared to vote for an inquiry into the manner in which the money granted to Maynooih College, which he be- lieved amounted to £30.000 per annum, had been expended,but he would not vote agahm the grant without just cause for so doing. [Cheers] With tegard to a duty on corn, he had stated in his address, but would repeat now-that he would oppose a duty on corn. [Groans and cheers.] A great deal had been said about converts in favour of Free Trade; but he would ask if half the gentlemen on the other side of the hall were not converts themselves. Hundreds now support Free Trade who were at one time in favour of Protection, but now that Free Trade was adopted, he fell that something must be done for the relief of the agriculturists. [Ctieers, and cries of "Lower your rents."] The present system of taxation bad not been altered since Protection had been taken away, and the farmers now had not the same means of paying those taxes which Protection had afforded them by raising the prices cf their produce. He therefore would vote f.,r an equitable mode that might be found, of adjusting their burdens. He was quite con- vinced that the Earl of Derby, if he had ever so laige a majo- rity, would never bring forward a re-imposition of the duty on corn but if he did, he would vote against him. [Oh, oh.] He would vote for a repeal of the Malt-tax and. if they could not get off the whole, they might. probably obtain a reduction. Beer was the beverage of the Englishman, and Cwrw da of the Welshman. All his family had enjoyed the reputation of at- tending to the wants of the poor, and he trusted that himself should be found ever among the ranks of the friends of his poorer neighbours and the labouring classes. With regard to the Extension of the Franchise, he must own that was a ques- tion of which lie knew not enough to enable him to give a decided opinion, but it was one which would have his particular attention; and he was decidedly opposed to finality, and would not wish to keep the franchise from the people whenevei they were found equal to its prudent exercise. [Groans ] But he must say that property,in a great many cases—in small boroughs especially—was hardly a proptr test; and many men living in £6 houses might be quite as fit to exercise the franchise as those who lived in £10 houses, and in some cases more so. Lookiug at what the present ministry had done within the last five months, supposing that they remained in office, he really believed they would give an extension of the franchise. [Cheers, and confusion.) He was sure that they would agree with him that it would not do to go too fast, as they had lately seen on the Continent, where they bad been upsetting every thing- crown, constitution, and laws. What a state France was in at present He was in favour of progressive reform. He had been found much fault with because he had stated that be would support the ministry of the Earl of Derby, but he did not mean that he bound bimself by tbat declaration to every measure which they might propose. [Cheers.] He would ex- ercise his own judgment, and would support measure* which he believed were advantageous to the country, otherwise he would oppose them He would go to Parliament perfectly independent; for he had nothing to ask from any government; and he would endeavour to find out the requirements of the borough. A railway would be of great advantage to Brecon: and if he, by any means, could forward it, he would do to, He would not detain them longer, but was obliged for the kind hearing with which be had been favoured, and, if returned, he would do all in bis power to advance the interests of Brecon and Lly wel. The show of hands was declared in favour 0f c0l. Watkins ] A poll was then demanded by Mr. Lloyd, on behaif of Mr Morgan and the poll on Thursday resulted as follows — For Mr. Morgan 159 For Colonel Watkins 122 Majority for Mr. 1tlorgan 37 1

FATAL HEAT OF THE WEATHER. The number of sudden deaths directly attributable to the tKlteme heat of the weather increases fe.aifully. At eleven o'clock on Saturday night Mr. G. S. Brent held an inquest at the Wellington, Universi'j-streei, St. Pancras, on Mr. Oscar Webb, aged 39, cheesemonger, 109, Tct'enham- court-road. Oa Friday aiternoon, deceased, while standing in the shop, was visited by a Iriend, who said to him, It's a very hot day," to wlrcii deceased replied, "very," and instantly dropped dead. Mr. Derbyshire made a post mortem examina- tion, and found in the tight ventricle of the heart a rent. pro- duced by the heat of the weather, and which caused an effusion int:) the pericardium, end that produced death. The heart had been previously diseased. The Coroner siid that he held the inquest at so late an hour in consequence of the putiified state of the body, and the intense heat of the weather, which ren- dered it sodangemus to keep a body in that state in the house, that Mr. Carter, the landlord of the Wellington, had kindly allowed it to be removfd to his premises. The jury unhesita- tingly returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence. Communications have reached London from several districts, announcing numerous casualiies from the same cause.

It being considered expedient that a record should be kept 0 the emoluments derived by the collectors and comptrollers, and other r.fficeu of customs from the collectioe of light dues, har- bour due", town dues, &c., the several officers luve been called upon to Tender a reVuto, showing the names of the officers re- ceiving it, and the amount derived under each head, for the year ending the 5 h of April'last, specifying also at the foot of each return the remuneration recently allowed by the Board of Trade, for services rendered under the Mercantile Marine Act. The emigration movement has set in with full force in the West of England and South Wales. Numbers of persons of the highest respectability have left, and far more are about to leave Bristol for the gold regions of Australia. A line o vessels has been established by the emigration agents, to Mel- bourne, and one vessel with 150 emigrants has just left the Avon and three more ships ore announced to sail this month. A large number of persons from the various districts of South Wiiles have taken their departure by the different lines, and an immense number are preparing to follow. The movement ap- pears to have reached persons in the higher walks of life, as hankers and middle class men of the highest respectability are about to leave. Ooe of the passengers who was was wrecked in the Isabella Watson, at Port Philtp, in a letter to a friend, gives the fol- lowing fine incident and its fitting reward The captain was induced to have the lifeboat lowered. The word was passed fot the ladies and women who might wish to go in her. A- was the first u-ked, but on learning that I could not accom- pany her and the children (as I, of course, refused to leave while there were women willing to go in the boat), she posi- tively refused to leave me, stating she prefened being drowned with me to being saved and leaving me on board. Her courage and devotedneffi saved her life, as every soul but one in the lifeboat was drowned before our eyes." The celebrated Mr Elllis, the well-known caterer for pablio amusement at Cremorne Gardens, and other popular places of entertainment, has sailed from Plymouth for Port Philip. Mr Ellis takes with him scenery, properties, and the necessary ad juects for a portable theatre, to be erected at the diggirige-a complete band of musicians, and a Thespian company. Me Ellis was the originator of Casinos in the metropolis, and pro- poses to introduce them into Geelong aed Melborne, and thus combine pleasure with gold seeking. An impatient youth at a wedding party, the other day, after an awful silence, suddenly exclaimed, Dont't be so unspeak- ably happy."

EMIGRATION. Hail, thou adventurous spirit of the year, That tells of wealth-gtim poverty to scare, In foreign lands; That points the way to fields of gain, With gold as plentiful as summer rain, Or sea-beach sand. Thou carrieat hope to many a bowed-down heart, Which hitherto has borne a struggling part; And sitentbent Beneath a weight too heavy to be borne, By those whose heart-strings have been crush'd and tOri. With tulhless rent. The seers of old with unremitting toil, Plied ciucible and charm by midnight oil; A stone to find, Which once possessed, could urn to golden ore, All substances and by its magic power, Enrich mankind. This was a vision, a mere waking dream Of dull and sullen ages that have been, 'Ere science came To cast aside the thralls that round them thrown— Bound them to darkness and tbe dreary gloom, Prevailing then. Not so the promise of Australian fields, And not chimerical the gold they yield To willing hands. To ply the cradle, spade, and sturdy bar, With persevering hope their guiding star, In this far land. Think not tbe task an easy one to dare, The boisterous deep with glowing hope to belr, Our earnioga back; A steady frm resolve to labour hard, Anticipating work before reward, We may not lack. Not ra the diggings only do we see, A hope for enterprise and industry, J But by our trade There is a chance in that scarce-peopled hive, for busy bees 10 prosper aod 10 thrive, Of every grade. Then as the labour in our English land, Doee Dot support her numerous working bind, On English soil Let on at once resort to distant climes, To seek a remedy for adverse times. With unpaid toil. f.W,W. J

jadice to triumph over truth,—and that the principle upon "hlch this case was decided would put an end to all proof by human testimony." It adds, that the verdict has II absolved Dr Achiili from every taint and stain, and seemed to aim at piecing Mill on a higher pinnacle of moril purity than ever he arrogated himself." It therefore, concludes — "We consider that a great blow has been given to the administration of justice in this country, and that Roman Cotliolics will have henceforth only too good reason for asserting that there is no justice for them in cases tending to arouse the Protestant feelings of judges and jttries." Now fl this is too bad," and we cannot forget that a Tracts- ti&n connexion of Dr Newman's often wields the pen in Print- "Dg-house souaie. It is most unfair both to Lord Campbtll and the jury, and we look upon such unmitigated censure as nothing better than an arrogant usurpation of the (,ffice of the judge, an Unwarranted interference of the prESS nith the solemn end con- •ei^ntious discharoe of the sacred duties imposed upon the Court. Far more correct and discriminating is the statement of another daily contemporary, when it fays:- The jury gave a qualified and special verdict, and the ex- pression of the foreman was, that the charges made by Dr New. than, an.) pleaded in justification of his libel were not proved to their satisfaction.' They were called upon to decide—not whe- ther Dr Achil ii was to be placed on a high pinnacle uf moral Purity-oot whether he could assert, without perjury, blame- Ifissness of life—iheir business was honestly and truly 10 declare Whether they found the hideous blackness with which Dr New- Han had covered the life of his opponent to be as fully proven as Charges so fearful and so ruinous should be, in order to justify a Serce, bitter, and uncompromising libel, such a3 they had before them." JUDICIAL CLAP TRAPS. An impetus has lately been given to the waning interest of 'he proceedings in Westminster Hall, by the conversion of the Court of Queen's Bench into a sort of theatre, in which some of the fine old clap-traps that have long been banished from the stage as obsolete, have been reproduced with an eflvct truly Marvellous. The superior courts hdve been recently doing such wretched business"-to make use of a theatrical term—that the principal actois, who have been the recognised If bading lien" for the last ten years, have been cut down to less than half salaries, while the County Courts have been attracting Crowds to their doors. The high prices have, no doubt, contri- buted materially to the desertion of the established concerns, which have indeed sometimes been clored, in consequence of the CI business" having become so bad as to have dwindled to none at all. The legal season ha?, however, been wound up by a few extraordinary performances," in which a new feature has been introduced in the shape of a series of judicial clap-traps, some Of which told most < factually with the audience; though we very much doubt whether they are calculated to add perma- nently to the repu'ion of the actors, or to exalt the theatre in the opinion of the public- As it is not unlikelf that the example which has been set this season will be followed in the next, we beg leave to state that we shall be ready to supply judicial clap- traps for the use of tlie Bench, forensic clap-traps for the Bar, Constitutional, commercial, and general clap-traps for jurymen, and miscellaneous clap-traps for witnesses or other persons con- Served.—Punch. BASSALLEG. ODDFELLOWSHIP.—Monday, the 5 h instant, was a season of much festivity and harmony in this neighbourhood, the Ifur llael Lodge of Oddfellows having resolved on cek-Jtating their thirteenth anniversary on that day. The brothers mustered eatly, and in good numbers; they wero welcomed by the stirring strains of the band, and the savoury steam which ascended flom the "cuisitie department of Host Irwin, who has justly received the meed of approbation for his anniversary dinners. The evening Wat pleasantly speot toasts, songs, and speeches being well given, and applauded. John Lewis, Esq., of Tydee, with his lkccuaiomed liberality, proscnteci the Lodge with hisannual dona- tion £ 1 towards the excellent Widows and Orphans' Fund and the health of that gentleman was never mere warmly pledged than on this occasion. ABERGAVENNY COMMISSIONERS' MEETING, JULY 8. Present—Mr. J. Conway, chairman; Messrs. Wallington Ebentzer Jones, D. Isaacs. James Jones, t W. Waning, W Davies, C. Ysrnild, John Michael, Thomas Baker, and J. P Williams, The Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting. ItwasnO deemed satisfactory that the lessee of the tolls of themaiki place had not paid up his arrears. ittsolved, thet his sulelits be immediately proceeded against. Mr. Jenks, landlord of the Hereford House, attended to lay acomplaint against the proprletrJr of a rookery in Frogmore stuet, called Ned Price's yard, as an intoleiable nuisance. A long conversation ensued, after which the folhving resolu- tion was passed-Resuived, that Edward Price, the keeper of a common lodging home, be required to thoroughly cleanse all the rooms, passages, stairs, floors, windows, doors, Vlalts ceilin" privies, cesspools, and drains, to the satisfaction of the Com- missioners fcr improving the town, and to limewash the walls and Ceilings thereof and in case of default, shall pay the penalty of £ 5, and that he will further incur a forfeiture of 40s for every day the nuisance be continued and that notice be given to him that, if he do not comply with the above, in pursuance ot the 14th aod 15 h Victoria, cap 28, the said Act will be put in force against him. From complaintsraade t > the Board ha I the poliae occasional ly leave the town for distant parts of the county on business not in accordance with their dunes as servants of the Commissioners, a resolution to the following effect was passed—That henceforth not any of the police leave the town on any business whatever, without an application to, and with the consent of, the Clerk, oapainofimmedtatedismissa). The next resolution was—That it having been proved to this Board that Cusaek, the poliee officer, had taken a female, in he present year, to a hou,e of ill-fame, as appeared by letters rom the father of the said female, and by his own confession, admitting that he had supported ber during two or three days ic such place, and for various other wrongful acts, resolved that be be immediately dismissed the lervice. Mr. Prosser, paviour, not having fu'filled his engage. ment with the Commissioners, in keeping the streets in repair, Resolved, that proceedings be taken to enforce the fulfilment of Una contract. CHEPSTOW. ACCIDENT.—A few days since, as a littie girl named Jane Hughes was playing with other children in the street, she ob- served a pair of trucks, with a couple of cesks of beer, standing just by and having placed her hand upon the bind part of the trucks, it canted up, when the <• asks rolled off, and one fell upon her, and broke her arm. CAUTION TO TRADESMEN—Mr. Graham, inspector of weights and measures, suddenly dropped upon a large number of trades- men recently, whom he has since convicted of having short weights and measures. Shopkeepers and other dealers should -always be correctly Drepared for the visits of the inspector; for it it very seriously disreputable and damaging to character to be convicted of default in such casts. POLICE BUSINESS, JULY 8. Before Jobn King, Esq., and the Rev. Richard Williams and the Rev. E, J. Jone*. AN EVIL-DOER'S PUNISHMENT. Charles Priest, blacksmith, of Bridge-street, whose name even is a terror in the neighbourhood, and whose language and .Ie conduct cause his neighbours to cry out shame upon him, was brought up by P.C. Pullen, chargad with using smutty, obscene, and profane language, in the public streets ot Chepstow.—He was severely censured for his bad behaviour, by the Re*. Mr. Jones, and admonished to lead « better life- Fined 5.. and 15s. 6d. costs, and also bound over to keep the peace for six monlha-birollelf in £20, and two suieties in £ 10 Oach. Jane Mays, of St. Arvans, was fined 61., and 10s, costs, for not having the name of the owner painted on a waggon; and William Davies, of Illoo, and John Jones, maltster, Caldicoti, vere similarly muicted, for lilie offeoces. Robert Walton was fined 5.. and costs, for being drunk. Henry Jones, of the parish of Chapel Hill, was charged with assaulting Susannah Jennings.—Fined 8i. 6d., and Us. costs. Isaac Gieenwood, for leaving the employ of Mr John Gale, farmer, without leave, was committed to prison for fourteen days. Thirty-six illegal weights convictions were recorded, on the -evidence of Mr. Graham, inspector of weights and measures. THE NEW DIRECTORY FOR MONMOUTHSHIRE. [TO TIlE EDITOR.] SIR,—ID your contemporary an article recently appeared in favour of "A new Directory for Monmouthshire and Hereford- shire," boastiog of its correctness. In order to prove this, I beg to faroiah a few instances within my own observation and 'first, my own name, together with three of my neighbours, is entirely omitted, although we have resided in the town, and carried on business for nerly thirty years. Mr Coles is described as a clerk to Messrs Jenkins, although be is the managing part- lIer; and other names are either wrongly described or left out altogether. Some strange mistakes also occur in describing places of Dote-tbe County Court is called the Town Hall-the: Water Works are removed from Chepstow Patk, Monmouth- shire, to East Cliff, Glamorganshire, five miles distant-the effigy of Heory, the second Duke of Beaufort, in the chancel of the church, is set down as that of Henry II, King of Eogland, &e.,&:c. I do not know if other towns are as faithfully reported as this; if so, it is a most invaluable work, and will be held in great estimation. I am, sir, yours truly, A TRADESMAN NOT NAMED IN THE DIRECTORY, Chepilow, June 29, 1852.