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... I . I The Salopian Journal staes ?? ' person wagered to hit 600'penby' pieccs in'b'P06 ehofs,' t hich he did without mlising one~ of Lltum;'l He'efired {Vitth a gun, 'ad was five hours 'nnd ten muinhtes' i'perf didrign this feat; , n .umbierof posso'ngers durihg th , peat week O9 672, n'd oun of 19s. 4d. '. ?? in ,the N~etherfandtnExtract,of a letter rc, ;ceived ,at.Ioyl',s; fir tbeiriagnt ...

The Family Companion

... ?o .??Inl Ahl'P -*4 'ubf e*f1p. 0 P. I to. I i sNAL AND SELECTED. , In Lad c ?? l, just published, the following passage oc rsI 64:- The Affghans have many ad- vantages over ?? ; one consists in dropping their men fresh for combat, ach horseman takes a foot soldier up behind hin, and drops him when he is arrived at the spot be is required to fire from. ENrGLAND ! ny beloved country I active, ...

Literary Notices

... i , Littrarp. XttC0._ TiHE FAREWELL SnEVIOES OF ROBERT .MlOrFAT, IN EDINUROr, MANCIUSTEE, AND LONDON. Edited by JOHN CAM1PBELL, iD.D, Au k The Martyr of Erromanga, &c. London: JoSko, Paternoster Row. X Dr. Campbell has performed an honlirablnd useful duty in thus collecting together reports Of thevaledictory and public engagements of the devdmissios ary Meffat. To the lovers o f Christian m i ...

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS

... -apUaIrI AMUSEMENTS. I 1er MAJESTY'S Ti EATRIIE.-M idemoisolle | ; SyLElR resltctfnilly informs the Nobility, Sob- 'ri5s olial tie public, titl t tier BENEI 1I, I itd last appetratte buit oile 'Ill ltak llpltce To-motonet' EymItNxt; April tl, mtelt v1ill be enO ' taii5lli,,iwacelebrated Operalof L& SONNAMtiUL.A. Audius, feDIire1nllari, 'Terese, Madaestio Bollitil ; sud lisa, Mladauzue PtA I~t ...

BRIEF CHRONICLER OF THE TIMES

... BRIEF CHRtjNIGL9R ?? TIMES. There are l;184 horses named to run for stakes and plates in England for 1543. - Where are you going ? said George Selwyn to an ac- quiintance. To see a friend. Well, I'll go with you; for I never saw one yet. TIIE QUEEN's VISIT TO IRELAND.-It is announced that the Queen has fixed the morith of August for the royal visit to that country. Judge Morrow, of ...

SOCIETY OF ARTS

... The Rynl Scottish Society of Arts met in Marlany's Saloon, Prince's Street, on Monday 10th April-Jamei L'Amy. Enq. F.R.S.E. Preeident, in the chair. The following communications were madeo:- 1. Suggestions for the better Ventilation of Sailing Voessels and Steam Ships. By Robert Ritchie, Esq. C.E. Edinburgh. In this communication, which Air Ritchie illustrated by dingrann and models, he showed ...

NEW MUSIC

... YOU TELL Mr, OFT, DMY MOTHSER !-ThiS iS a charming com- position, both as to words and music, the joint-production of two very talented ladies; the former by Miss Agues Strickland, whose Lives of the Queens of England placed her at once very high in the rank of English authors; and the latter by Mrs. Kingston; whose simple and majestic chaunt, embodying the last prayer of Mary, Queeh of ...

Published: Sunday 16 April 1843
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 591 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE

... FASHIONABLE INTELL1GENCB The Lord Lieutenant will leave town on Easter Monday on a tour to the south. He will proceed through tile county Wicklow, and will visit the Lakes of Killarney before his return. The Duke and Duchess of St. Albans have ar- . rived at Holly Lodge, Highgate, from Redhourne Hall, near Brigg, Lincolnshire. The Duke of Norfolk, who went to London to attend the levee held by ...

BIRDS

... BY MRS. JAMES GRAY. (From the University Magazine, for April.) Joyous and happy creatures--7 Roamers of earth and air_ Free children of the woods- Bright glancers o'er the floods, Your homes are every where Dear are ye, and familiar to the heart, Mldking of nature's loveliest things a part. Ye are upon the mountains, With proud and lonely flight; Ye are uponithe heath; The dear blue heaven ...

Literature

... Ei terat ure. New Holland. By T. Bartlett, Assistant-Surgeon, olst Light Infantry.-Longman and Co., London'. There have been few more productive sources of misery titan emigration, wvithfIt a proyer previous inquiry and a judicious apportionment of me .ns to ends. Tbe present volume is intended to co.omunicate information respecting the colonization, pro- ductions, and resources of New Holland ...

POETRY

... (From 1He Inquirer.) There are flowers for all fallcies, all feelings, nal horirs; All the seasons in tarn, as th, tlly, 8hetd their ilowers Fromn the loftiest reolirtairt , arod lowliest 0(1, They rise it, their t1eslry nnd sweets bolere Goild. Thou, botanist, letthl thy delights are is store, 'I the fields M.I A the woods, oel the mess and tlre mloor, Thou rosy'st tul them at will iln the ...

RURAL SONNET

... APR IL. The equinoctial gales are lult'd to rest; The early singing birds unite their strains; And timid April, by the Sun caressd, Now, with her breath of Violets, walks the plains; And, when her Lord, like some enamour'd youth, Dwells on the changeful colours of her brow. She, like some Maid, heart-certain of his truth, Smiles through her tears for bliss to share his VOW. The days extend-in ...