... RECOLLECTIONS OF FRANCE. No. XII. CELEBRATED CAVERNS OF TOURAIN^—Near the village of Savonniere, upon the road from Tours to Chinon, not far from the river Cher, are caverns, which, in the language of the coun- try, are called Caves Gouttieres (caverns with gutters formed drop by drop). The descent into them is by several narrow openings, now nearly closed by the falling in of the roof. The ...

... This remarkable Bore is principally known in our own country,—he is extremely domestic—and even rational, except on one topic- his dear little family. His aspect is indicative of timidity, which has been ascribed to his being almost always hen-pecked if you visit him at his house you run the risk of breaking your neck over a go-cart or rocking-stool, or of endan- gering the limbs of a shoal ...

... What a strange world is your world of London cried an Hon. and Very Rev. Irish Dean, recently disembarked from the bogs, to his lovely sister,-one of the presiding priestesses of Fashion. 'Tis now five-and-twenty years since 1 quitted it; in the height of the Bianca e Nero, or Devonshire and Gordon schism when barouches ruled the day, and Greville and Argyll' the nights;—when there were giants ...

... DOMESTIC. The appearance of the French squadron at Spithead has induced a very general belief that England and France have at length determined to enforce upon Holland and Belgium a final adjustment of their differences and that the blockade of the Dutch coast and the occupation of Antwerp would immediately take place. The Nouvelliste, one of the organs of the French Government, has given what ...

... MISCELLANY. SYMPTOMS.—LOVE, DEBT, OSTENTATION, MARRIAGE.- vVhen a young man of fashion is rarely seen at Crockford's of a night, seldom at Tattersall's of a Monday, and only for a few minutes at White's, it is a symptom of a disease of the heart or the purse, and requires peculiar treatment. Diseases of the heart, though violent for the time, are of much shorter duration, and are much more ...

... A noble and spirited address to the ancient and heroic Polish nation, recently adopted at a public meeting in Bir- mingham, is now in course of signature in almost all the chief towns in the kingdom. The following is a copy :— Brave men of Poland !—We call upon you from the heart of England. Released ourselves from domestic oppression, our first thoughts are turned to you. Before we have had ...

... CORN EXCHANGE, MARK LANE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31.— l'he price of wheat remains nearly as we last quoted; and in barley, beans, and peas, there is little doing. The oat trade is heavy, but the quotation is nominally as on Monday. ...

... LARDNER'S CABINET CYCLOPAEDIA. — BIOGRAPHY OF EMINENT BRITISH MILITARY COMMANDERS, VOL. III.— Every successive number of this work is a fresh claim on public patronage, and proves the zeal with which the Editor labours to uphold the high character of the Cyclopsedia. The present is a highly interesting volume, and cannot fail to be welcome to the reading public. It contains the lives of Lord ...

... MISCELLANY. LonD TENTERDEN.—The resolution with which the late Lord Tenterden contended against his severe illness, in the performance of his duties, astonished his friends who had opportunities of seeing how much he suffered. Frequently have his family, when he has risen from bed in so weak a state as to be hardly able to walk across the room, entreated him to remain at home instead of going ...

... MORNING DPESS.—Dress of emerald green terry velvet ravee satince, the body crossed with folds. Blonde handkerchief. Marmotte of Chantilly blonde, with pink gause ribands. Blue crape turban, with two aigrettes. Mauve terry velvet hat, trimmed with a bunch of flowers at the side. Pink crape even- ing hat, with a single white ostrich feather. White blonde cap, trimmed with a wreath of mixed ...

... MONMOUTHSHIRE.—Wm. Vaughan, of Courtfield, Esq.; John Buckle, of Wyelands, Esq.; George Rooke, of Landogo, Esq. HEnEFORDSHinE.—Thomas Dunne, of Bircher, Esq. Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick, of Goodrich Court, Knight; John Bleeke Lye, of Hereford, Esq. GLOUCESTEltSHIRE.- Henry Elwes, of Colesbourne, Esq. Josiah Gist, of Wormington Grange, Esq.; Harry Edmund Waller, ofFarringdon, Esq. ...

... MISCELLANY. EXPENSE OF THE RUSSIAN NAvy.-The expense of the Russian navy scarcely ever exceeds twenty-five millions of rubles. The pay of the officers is so extremely low that the government makes them a handsome allowance in the shape of table-money. The pay of the sailor is about half-a-crown a month, and their rations are on a most economical scale: when afloat, they receive daily a pound ...