... A man bad once a vicious wife (A most uncam~non tbingin life); His days and nights were spent in strife Unceasing. Her tongue went glibly all day long, Sweet contradiction still her song, And all the poor man did was wrong, And ill done. A truce witboutdoors or within, From speeches long as tradesmen spin, Or rest from her eternal din, H~e found not. He every soothing art display'd; Tried of ...

... PAPER THE riFTH. THlE STORY OF MICIIAEL MELKSITAMl. jify worship of the female sex has been like that of my predecessor-a polytheism, although I must say that be- twreen the manner of our attachment there exists a great difference. Perhaps equally fervent in my adoration for women, my passion was more beneath the control of reason, Under whose guidance it went through the appointed stages, ...

... This performance having concluded, and the amount being settled by the usual process of ' odd man,' between every couple, the expedition again started. They were not long in meeting with a shop for the sale of eggs and cheese, with the accompaniment of bacon, and the usual routine of a chandler's wares. Huggles was -deputed to purchase, and accordingly banged his donkey up to the shop. Now the ...

... ADBLPIII THEATRE. The new nautitoli drama by BITCESTON it, under the title of l)oor Jack, ano founded upon a tale ealled tie ltiride of Obe dubll, was comipletely ?? last night. 'I'br ulithor was our, of the principul actors in it, ndll e was auseited by T. P. COOsNu, YATEs, iitt'D flRD, Mie IOtRTESCt'U], Mrs. livIT ItY, ac., o0 that as liale woie wanting int the p-rrlorn- UIIce as in the ...

... hLIT RATV UR. PROFITS OF AUTHORS. t In a letter from Mr. 'egg, the eminent bookseller, on the I subject of literary copyright, we find the following interesting summary of the prices paid to authors of popular works, together with a tabular statement illustrative of the conipa- rative prices of works of acknowledged repute on the continent, t America, and Great Britain. The latter document ...

... NOTICES OF BCOKSo EGYPT.-A familiar Description of the'Lal'td, People, 'd Wad Prodnce. With a Mop aad FViy-thrce ieEagraingo. d Smith. I The publication of this admirable and useful Wotk has I done much to popularize many standard and hitherto a costly works in our English literaturet He has added not inconsiderably to the obligatiots of the public by the production of this description of ...

... I ?? THE EGLINTON TOURNANIFNT. Dedicated to the Earl of Eglinton. (Hodgson and Graves).-We were able last week to take one glance only of this magnificent folio and we now turn over the leaves seriatidm. The title page is perhaps une of the best things in the volume. Independently of the design, it is a perfect triumph of lithography, presenting all the dis- iinctness and all the minuteness of ...

... ANECDOTE OF A BEAR.-I saw several oC the coast Lap landers while at Alten, and they strlick me as a wretched se of men, for the fur clothes of their brethren of the mountain increase their size beyond what it really is. I was told, whil there, that they have a superstitious belief that the bear un derstands their language. An anecdote illustrative of it wa told me at Bosekope by a trader. Two ...

... 'ULIJG U A MUASBA BNT'bS. MATCHLESS WORK of ART, in a series of For ?? beas titut ?? of Shiils and Boats, &c., of all ratey, so elaborately timehed, tlint the nricroesope Is ruitnired to examine ?? ?? olt the work ?? or, the process of ,eakltce; C'oUis ana M~dals, lhaily at a Qeuarter bewore ibree, at thc l'OLY'TECHNlt, IN~rtl'l'l')TI~hi5J, Reaerct-astreeL. Toe Rihibition eatis~ists ?? anit ...

... BRITISH INSTITUTION, Pall-nilai-~Tlie GA LtRY for the EXIIIBI3TloN and SALEo at the W(Il~i of PIRITISH ARTISTS lo OPEN daily froui tu'a il the njj~eejtg~i, Vive in thle evening.-Admiuision, Is. Catls'e Is. THIS EVENIG.Mr CKLN' ?? . on IIIAMANNERS and CU9TOMS of ?? NORTH A~lpIERCO'e INDIANS wvill he dlelivered 11thi wuiek) THIS E VRNIN0,T u,,~ and Slaturday Eveitingi, comannnini at Nixa i ...

... T'HiE ANCIENT CJONCERT'S. The avicient concerts are to corninelce this season upoa a new pltu, as to the manner in which the pertoriwances are Lo be coniducted. Ifitiherts they hav.e been und.r onec c in ductor, whoeesituatioii(though le was formally rpe.pp~inted cvery yvar) wU8 in subtmaulce a perinaneat one; for, we be- lieve, during tile long period since the year 1776, when they were ...

... THE PLATYQO.- Dxrn.YLANe.-The operaof 'iFra Diavolo was revived at thishouse on Tuesday evening. It is one of the bestforeign operas that have been adapted to the English stage. Inde. pendent of the beauty of the music, the drama is full of fine situations, and the continuity of the action is so well pre. served that the interest never flags. The great attraction of the evening was Miss ...