GAZETTE OF THE THEATRES

... GAZETTE OF THE 'TNMATRES.. learning's triumph o'er her barbirous foes First rear'd the stage. ENGLISH OPrERA HousE.-RiCci's eelebrated& opera of Scaraamuccia has been, performed here during the week, but not to crowded houses. No doubt the spirited lessee, Mr. Balfe, was induced to produce an English version of this opera from the success which formerly attended its per- formance by the Opera ...

FEMALE FASHIONS FOR SEPTEMBER

... (I'rom the Ladies' Gazeile of Fashion.) Carriage Dress.-White chip list, a round open brim descending very low upen the cheels; the interior is trimmed at the sides, in a light style, with flowers; the crown is ornamenited with a twisted roil. leoan and cirtain of rose-colonred crape lisse, and a large holiquet of short, fill-cariled ostrich febthers, placed low on one side. Pale straw- ...

GEMS OF LITERATURE

... GEMS OF LITERATURa. AoRiCULTURr IN Mrxico.-The agriculturists of New Spain, like the artists and mauufactlrfrs, are ?? behind those of Europe. The fineness of the soil and climate renders less labour and management necessary tialm with us, and the laying of manure on tile laud seemns lo be little prac. tised. The outskirts of the cities furnish this article in abul!- dance, yet it remains ...

FASHION AND TABLE-TALK

... FASH IO AND TABLE-TALE. THE QUEEN'S STATE PROCESSION ON THE PRORO- GATION OF PARLIAMENT. (From the Court Circular.) The Queen went in state on Tuesday to the House of Lords, to close the session of Parliament by a speech from the throne. The state procession was formed at Buckingham Palace in the following order:-A carriage drawnby six greys, conveying Colonel Master, Mr. Blackwood, and the ...

REVIEWS OF BOOKS

... REVIEWS OF BOOKS,- MINOR MORALS.-Pai't III.-By John Boswrivg. Tait. Dr. Bowvring is one of the most indefatigable men of the present age; and his labours, moreover, are of the most multifarious and diverse kinds. One day he is occupied in drawing up a finance- account, or a report on manufactures and com- merce; and the following day shall find him inditing pretty tales for children, to teach ...

REVIEWS OF LITERATURE

... RXEVIEWS OF LITEEATURV. hartism the Of'&priny of the New ..PeOO)'-I Utder 'this title, borrowed from Lord John Russell, Mr. Roberts, of Sheffield, whose mind and penl has becn so indefatigably occu D~ied in opposition to thle neow poor-laws, has just put forth anl, athe pamhlt invighing with his uisualewarmith of feeliug against tha ?? and oppiessio.I u p pressors knew how to learn, they ...

LITERARY NOTICES

... LITERARY NoTwS.as Glitziafils Voyages agony the Coast of china. Ward and Co. Third edition. We never take up a work professing to relate the history of the celestial empire, or events connected with it, without feeling disappointment at the little real information which even the most voluminous works on the subject contain. The volume before us, which has reached a third edition, is not ...

LITERATURE AND ART

... TilE LItS' ANtD ATEISaNaTURl 'OF MiChIAE1 AitMSTIMl-NG, THE FACTORIY b'. liv IJIArCEs 'lTROLOPE. INo. 7. Colburn. We eafluot beat t iliece that this clever work will Prove of essential aidl in the cance Of hiliallitv. Tile Isvst~-i of factor y slavery and~ the Moral iltgradlitioll attendant Onl it, when thoroughly exposed,, Must reese thle energies of every heart uot perfectly dead to th~c ...

Published: Sunday 01 September 1839
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 5008 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE LITERARY EXAMINER

... I Poems, now first collected. By Lord Leihll. Moxon. We have read this volume with a feeling of inte. rest and pleasure that had feav drawbacks. Lord Leigh is one of the new peers lately created by the Queen, and it is no hazardous thing to say that if all peers were as good and intelligent as he, all thrones would be as popular as her's, and all aristocracies the favourites alike of throne ...

MANNERS AND AMUSEMENTS

... NVAINNERS AND AMUSE1VIENTS. i COURT AND FASHION. o 1 Tke i, t loyal dlin'r l parly incluedI tme Laordl Oh I 11111 Cotieullatu tile i)z;]ic and Duv1k ss of Sa! 'f A'gyll, tihOlF ie and i)ctiss of Suitherliint-, 1 l 'i ?? O . n n mnuib , thie Earl of Cxlri(1g', and lh i Vll. Spi,,g Rice. ' '-Tine Quell hld a Court nlicd P.ivA5 Cotty t cil at t)1;j 1hi Pal t';elice. At the Court his Re ml gifi-'' ...

Published: Sunday 01 September 1839
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 3302 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE PLAY-GOER

... HAYMNAYETTu T ?? that the migra-| tion of fashionables has somewhat thinned the town, the audi- cnces of this theatre appear to suffer no diminution, neither as regards number or rank. But Webster is a good tactician. He wisely kept his stars in reserve until their attraction be- came essential to his interest. He now introduces Mr. Mac. ready and Mr. Power, with the promise of Miss Ellen ...

WELLINGTON FESTIVAL

... DOVER, Auc. 30-This morning was ushered in by a salute from the heights. The castle threw out its broad banner-the vessels in the harbour and in the bay dressed themselves in their many coloured flags; the inhabitants of the town, backed by thousands of visitors, cast off all thoughts of business, and crowded either the road by which their illustrious visitor was toapproach,or theprecincts of ...

Published: Sunday 01 September 1839
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1302 | Page: Page 7 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture