... Captain Grant. Edinburgh and London William Blackwood and Sons. The announcemuent made by Captain Speke in 1858, that the Victoria N'yanza, which he had dis- covered, would prove to be the true source of the Nile, caused great excitement among geographers ...

... returned charging and jabbering at the queen, retreated and re. turned again, as if they were going to put an endto her for * the guilt of loving me, but really to show their devotion' and true love to her. The queen professed to take this ceremony with ...

... northward, and that it a was the largest piece of waterin the country. They informed d us that there were three lakes-namely, the Victoria N'yanza, the Tanganzika, and the N'yassa. Captain Burton expressed his intention of going to the Tanganzika lake. I ie went ...

... gardens on the lower ghyoee~-a in' eccetln a picture sksone could wish to Saw thoort od ilo. wilbotit any doubt, irises in the Victoria N'YaL=ne, ret., as I had foretc Id, that lake is the great .Gouwca of ti.,) holv river which cradled theL first ex-i pounder ...

... Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at Osborne yesterday on a visit to the Queen. Hls Royal Highhrees Prince Alfred returned with the Prince of W~ales. OSBORNE, DEC. 2eL-The Queen walked in the grounds yester. day, accompanied by Princess Louise and Princess ...

... considerable time1 afterwards,- - HAnDle FEsrcvAn.-Mr. A. G. 1'ollock, R.A., announces his I intention of giving, at the Victoria.ronins, on the 11th January, a grand hardic testival, with band of harps and full ehorus, e It will be under the patronage ...

... publishers munificently second those efforts by producing their volumes in the mosttasteful manner. Happy boys and girls of Queen Victoria's golden reign who have such books to read and look at as those which now lie before us! Mr. S. 0. Bseton sends us a very ...

... pearl by the Fairy Queen, is restored to life through the instrumentality of Prince kumpty, who falls in love with her; hut his suit being rejected, she is doomed to confinement for life, but is again sat free by means of the Fairy Queen, and, disguised ...

... pearl by the ?? queen, is restored to life through the Iustmumentality of Pri~ces Husnply, who falls in love with her, but his suit beling rejsojed, she Is doomed to con- & ement for life, hut Is ega4fn set free by mears of the fairy queen, and, disguised ...

... could wish to see. The expedition had now performed its functions. I saw that old father Nile without any doubt rises in the Victoria N'yanza, and, as I had foretold, that lake is the great source of the holy river which cradled the first expounder of our ...

... one hundred of the double eystenms. In triple and miultiple systems, sintilararranigemtents of colour are ?? Magazine.. o QUEEN ELIZABETH.-The character of Elizabeth is a 1,hard one for history to do justice, to, An, extraordinary e, reserve is onde of ...

... ranked the niaker of mead, and then the physician. In the Royal Court of Walesc he sat in the great hall with the ICing and Queen, next to the domestic chaplain ; and even at that early day there seems to have been a hot spark in tbe smith's throat which ...