MANNERS AND AMUSEMENTS

... COURT AND FASHION. The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and his Serene Higb- ness Prince Ernest of Saxe Coburg Gotha, with the ladies and gentlemen of the household, attended divine service on Sun- day morning in Buckingham Palace. The Queen held a Court on Tuesday afternoon at Bucking- ham Palace, for the receition of the congratulatory add ...

Published: Sunday 23 February 1840
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2842 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

SOME ACCOUNT OF THE LATE DINNER TO DAN

... SOME ACCOUNT OF THE LATE DUER TO| 1 : -y - as i ~ A . -~ .- I . I From tongue to tongue the rumnour flew Si All ask'd, aghast, is't true ?is't true ? d But none knew whether 'twas fact or fable; , And still th' unholy rumour ran, . t : 'FBrom Tary woman to Tory. man .t Though none to come at the truth was able,- b Till, lo, at -last, the fact came out,. ti The horrible fact, beyond all ...

THE PERIODICALS

... THE PERIODICALS HEADS OF THE ProPLE-Tyas, London. These Picture of the English, are still as interesting as ever; their colouring equally fresh and pleasing to the eye. We extract the following graphic sketch of the The Baaket.Woman. 'God be wid ould times! Sure it makes altogether an ould fool of me to see yer honour onc't more. Och, mnusha! musha! God be wid ould times! whin the masther ...

LIVES OF THE BRITISH POETS

... BY W. H. FORMAN. GEOFFREY C HAUCER. We now approach to the life of the father of tle English poets, and the first great improver and reformer of our language. Hde flourished in the fourteenth century, justly obtained the highest admiration among his contemporaries, and has beent handed down to us from generation to generation, with increased lustre as the great luminary to whom we are indebted ...

Poetry

... - , ; ?? -- .. -, '91 ,J) o c t rp. -- ?? [lvi.c. OIt'eA ?? AiN' A MitiIiCA N t'iitI .1 lilw fV ' uth Ii' title bri'&e thekyifi A I ?? its'll vithi i till hiil ?? VlIIv F~orIS oi citlli ISgo IthIeI ?? IItIC A'I Ii to! ot II ,h w'ti f ?? I hi;viygc, If 0. ki ('ii t to Coiime W'Itlothe woildV1-1 hofots' it siliir'tetd ;il Iilt'i, . uips i iii its eteoiily' folds teitliiihi' 0ii Ibo skill is ...

LITERATURE

... THE SCOTTISU CHRISTIAN HERALD. January 1840. Edinburgh: John Johnstone. This publication, through the judicious and ex- cellent management of its conductors, has now ob- tained an enduring hold oln the public favour. The original essays and discourses in the part now before us are by eminent divines, of wvhlom it is unnecessary to saymore tban that their names are sufficient guaran- tee for ...

FASHION AND VARIETIES

... Viscount Melbourne had an audience on Monday of the Queen. -The royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace on Monday evening included the Earl and Countess of Surrey, Lady Mary Howard, Lord Leveson, Sir Joseph Copley, and Mr. Rich. The Duke of Cambridge had a dinner party on Sunday evening. Prince George of Cambridge has been appointed to a supernumerary Lieutenant-Colonelcy in the 12th. or ...

LITERATURE AND ART

... POOR JACK.. By Captain MARRYAT, C. B. With Illustra- tions by CLARKSON STANFIELD, R.A. Parts I. and 11. (Longman: and Co.)-The now thoroughly.established system of publishing works of fiction in detached portions, renders it very difficult for a reviewer to avoid one of two errors-he is likely either to form an incorrect and immature judgment, or leave his readers in ignorance of the character ...

Published: Sunday 23 February 1840
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 6878 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE PLAY-GOER

... THE PLAY-GOsR. Daurny.Lsae .-Barnett's opeta of The Mountain Sylph was pt.iformed at this house on Weunesday evening. Itvas powerfully cast-Mr. Frazer playing Donald, Henry Phillips eled,, and Mrs. Alban Croft Eotia. ihe subordinate parts were also judiciously disposed of: and the opera, on the whole, proved a rich treat to every lover of music. Frazer sang very sweetly, and, as we thought, ...

THE MAGAZINES

... THE MA GA ZINES. THE CITIZEN. We have now before us the fourth number of this new depository of Irish talent, and claimant on lrish patronage; i and we must say that in its title to be considered in the t former, as well as in tlee latter capacity, it has made a steady c and rapid progress from the commencement. We are, in-. deed, glad to find that the Citizen has now established for o itself ...

TO QUEEN VICTORIA

... ?? victories won the mnme thou bearat-- His triumpls saved the crown thou wear'st; Yet, Ladynl thou sa little car'st For nil the glories he has lhon. That when united by the mitred Priest To thy lov'd Albert, of the East, Thou Uidat not to the marriage feast The warrior statesman We'llington. But, no-tbisaevercould. ?? :en By THY command, mv - 'a elicil I No-'t was not thoi I-.. That kept t! ...

Original Poetry

... - - grialal ortrlo. TU LMAV Or TM UIVAI. PALThXOTB. I sing of tho scenc, and I sing oi the day. | Whtlen Itlister Mould diddlpdi the Mlav'r, hiker Mey When first, (as by Journals Mid C'hrodicleg told), The May'rsoil'd his digits by dabbling with ainOI: An event ,llte enougih to provoke to a splutter The diqnified doaler in cheese and in butter I But his Worship bad fel ttno compunillon at all ...