... POMP-. SUNSET. See shere rtt' horizon shines with tints of gold, The sun bath set, and villagers behold The gorgeous colours of the glowing WVest, Where he had sunk into tile occalt's breast' The pevae3at nowr his dally laboar leaves, And seeks contentment and Isis household eaves; The partner of his love, his hopes, and fears, With tender care the social ev'nig cheers, Spreads choicest fare ...

... MITERA1Y VARZETZES. n Religion is degraded when it is brandished as at political ; Y eapon, and there is no medium in the use of it. Either it is l h justified by holy zeal and fervent piety, or the appeal to it be 0omes liable to the most suspisious imputation. . LUTHERcS CIAILACTEI OF HIMSELF AND MNIELANCTHON.- Kc I have always greater pleasure in seeing Melinethon's books, a whether in ...

... joetrp. SONG OF THE SETTING SUN. fBYT. R. J. ROLSON. I SEE bright Sol his Journey ending, Clouds of ev'ry colour blending Evening dwhidles in the East, When the peasant's labours cease; And the gorgeous queen of night Reigns in silent majesty; Cynthia's beams of silver bright Illumine heaven's canopy. Before the brighter solar ray, She wvill vanish quite away. See hosw the clouds are tinged ...

... l)3ortup. S O N G. NOT a cloud in yonder west Mhidway between earth and hea. Dims the glorious god of day, ven. All the gales are gone to rest, Ness I seem with peace to dwell, Silence meets me an toy Way; Mmtsmngi high to me are given 'TAsthe timo wherleavolypowe r Words are all too leak to tell Seenso to mnelt into our hearts Shadowiags of future bliss And Cite Influene of the hour ?? ...

... :H: D A A. The regular:seasonp at our Theatre, closed on Monday even- ing last, -uson which occasie h the pd'i~naildes were for tbe benefit of Mrs. M'Cready. Tie house was bath fully and fashion- ably attended-a compliment justly due to the manageress, and one which we could wish to see more frequently paid to her. The entertainments commsenced with Sir E. L. Buluwer's last new comedy of Money ...

... Dr. W. B. Carpenter's Museum Lectures. LEcTURE; xxxi. The first part of this lecture consisted of a general description of the class of Insects. Nearly the whole of the insect tribes are produced in the state of eggs; a few are brought forth alive, the egg having been hatehed within the body ofthe mother. One pecaliarity attend- ing the eggs of insects is, that they frequeitly increase in size ...

... Dr. W. S. Carpenter's museum Lectares. LECTURE xXvill. After a brief recapitulation of the character of the sub-king- dolii MOLILUSCA, Dr. C. proceeded to notice the classes contained in it. 1. The Cephalopoda approach, in many points of their organ- ization, very near to fishes ; and at the same time present us with some very curious analogies with other classes of animals. They possess a ...

... LITERAAAY VAMLIETZES. I; . . II , The proper and characteristic duty of an instructor of the people is thu affording a good example. The faith of his flock rests mainly upon his own, and is, Strictly speaking, little more than a faith in his faith.-Fichite. Be and continue poor, young man, while, others around you grow rich by fraud and disloyalty; be without place or power, while othero beg ...

... &ZTF.RAL1. VAILZDTIEB. ANTIQUITIrES AND Cuitiosiaroes.-The collectors of relics will perhaps feel interested in th sbji'sd statemnent of the prices paid within the last few years for various objeicts of his-. torical curiosity :-The ivory srna chair, presented by the city of Luboeck to Gisetasus Vasa, was sold in 1825. to the SivedIoli .chosberlain, 15,1 Schsonekel, for the sum of 58,005 ...

... Dr. W. B. Carpenter's 5xvisesacn 1,eetures. LECTURE XXX. Dr. C. couimeesced this lecture with a recapitulation of the general oharacters of Articulated aniimals, and of theirrelations to Alollusveat-rticulatu are the most highlyorganized,as regards their powers of sensation alid locomotion, being mostly adapted for progression onl the earth ; and the greatest part of tbe ex- tensive class of ...

... MZTERAnRy VARIETIES. A -knave may get more than an honest man for a day, but the holiest manl gets more by the year. GovEaNMENT OF TeFamrrL.-Every human creature is sensible of the propensities to some infirmity of temper, whichi it stould be his care to correct and subdue, particilarly in the early period of life ; else, when arrived at a state of maturity, he may relapse into those faults ...

... IDott'p. A REMONSTRANCE, ,,Be not faithless-but believingl Dlan who dost thy doubts obey, Thou art but thyself deceiving When thon turit'st is scorn away. Shun the sceptic, coldly sneering At the holy and the high; Thou, the inward voice Tevering, To the source of %wisdom fly. Grasp the page which, bright revealing All the mysteries of God, Wakens every blessed feeling, And illumes thy ...