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PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS

... PUBLJC AUJSEMENTS. a~~~~~~~~~~~~~ rASTER HfOLIDAYS.-POLYTrEcHNIC IN- aSTITUTION.-A conipleos arrangemcent of COT'fON SPINNING MAOCHINERY,consistiig of aCarding, Plovifg, and Spinntng Frame. May's niew Mlicrosicope, magnifying 74,000,I0it tinies, A asow Series of Diss iving Views. The Science of Electricity demonstrated by t the Colossal Electrical Macisine at a Quarter to Three daily, and B st ...

CATTLE SHOWS

... .. .. - . . 1. . .. . . _ - We pray the attention of the public to the following very sensible reflections on those shows, which we find in the Clare Journal, a Conservative newspaper:- These shows are got 'up for the benefit and to gratify the vanity of our gentlemen farmers, not certainly to ad- vance the interests of the people at large. The premiums are for stock that the small farmer can ...

LITERARY NOTICES

... LITERARY, NOTICES&. I -:.Poss. By William Henr Leatha n. London: Xngmans and ti t Co. *nudat hi the Olden line ; Hearse Clifforde and Mar- T. garet Percy, a Ballad; * The Siege of Granada ; and SEmilis t n d hontelro, a Balabd,-In fulfilling our promise of ngaiu notgoing of . the works of Air. Leatham. we are gratified In being enahiod to confirra our previously expressed oplon of tho ...

LITERATURE

... . lbTJEfATUtIZE. Abbotsfos'dEdition WVaverleyNoeiels. 25tlhPart. CADF.LT., Edmnburgh.-Thlis portion of the interesting Tale of Rob Roy is particularly rich in designs. We see in it an nd. mirable wood cn;raving of that notable personage in the history, Barlie Nicol Jarvie, (from the original picture at Abbotsford), Views of Glasgow College, The Salt Market, and other illustrations of buildings ...

LITERARY VARIETIES

... TI B RAnT - VRaZETIS. The long-expected Journal of E'vents in Affghanistan, koept by Lady Sale, has at length arrived, and has been intrust. ed for publication to Mr. Murray, of Albemuarle-streat. When worthy men fall out, only one of thema may be faulty at first; but if strife continues long, commonly both become g'uilty.-Fieter. 0RA31TY.r Believe not each accueing tongue, As most weak ...

In the HOUSE of COMMONS last night, after the presentation of a great number of petitions against

... MIllE MORNAING CERO.OIC'LI. ] hLO N D O N: TIH URSDAY, APRIL 27, 1813. Ii ttre H-tflB (i of (om'-%oNS last night, after the pisenttatiim ot'a ogreat number of petitions against 11'. -X ie -i1 ,At . ..I. r - .0 . .. . . I . . the educution claiusers of tihe Fqtories Bil;, the Ite- titiOn of tihe Rev. Wi u.1.1t Bitowm-, the chaplain of K iiorShid glol, was OrdertlC to he printed ...

THE ITALIAN OPERA

... 2 Norma was performed last night ; Grisi, after a 4 two years' absence, appeared as the Druid priestess. it Site was most cordially welcomed, and her efforts, durintg the whole opera, were attenuled wvith on- ceasint applause. Thiere is none of her parts that s)te has more frequently performed, ar tlcat is more familiarly knowiv to the public thans that of Norma. It was not to be expected, ...

LITERATURE

... LuILEIATUrIIE. KE~~vIN Gnovn ANn (itaItL Pocnts. BlyWila Marn Bente senl. O argow 1). Robhertson. Edfinb T.r ash Th Ietenal decorations anid exquisite lithogra- pbic embellishments of this beautiful volume, ren- hope ?? it a pet fect Vgem. 'The name of Kelvin Grove the atonce conjures up images of beauty and love, as- marl not sociateid as it is sivith the charms of song and the tified gentle ...

THE LITERARY EXAMINER

... Poems on Slavery. By Henry Wadsworth Long- fellow. Owen: Cambridge (Mass:ichnssets, ?? 1842. With this little volume, the work of an American: writer whose courage is equal to his intellect, we have received some papers on the present state of the slave question in the United States, to which we desire to direct the attention of our readers, It is but a necessary consequence of the trade in ...

THEATRICAL EXAMINER

... DRURY LANE. On seeing such a production as that of the opera of Sapphto, the first thing that strikes the mind of the spectator is its completeness. A glance at the libretto (excellently written by-the-bye; we suppose by Mr Serle) shows that on an antique anecdote a plot completely modern has been based; that one of the ordinary stories of love and suicide, like those which have been ...

JOHN KNOX'S METRICAL VERSION OF THE PSALMS

... (Continuedfrom our last.) P5ALMIE LVIX. Bre mercifull to ree, 0 God, bee merelfull to nie: For why? my Soul in all assaults shall ever trust in thee. And till these wicked stormes be past, which rise on every side: Under the shadow of thy wings my hopes shall alwayes bide. 2 I will therefore call to the Lord, who is most high alone, To God, who will his work in moe bring to perfection. 3 flee ...

VARIETIES

... ?? !j _i ir d w) s. ?? I 1F i:*ri:7 ?? ?? ?? T 4,- . i ox y * ,'lw~reraa me'n ?? 3paeak'.witho0ut contradic- | ?? . yqit': h, ioc_1itt~ho dpt ?? ;j[- i, jVe o~rget ,iot.~,oaszily ?? which. we fkniw .Icast., 8Tha Ices'awc hev'eli,,h esjiy t,hse m~o~reeasily ,il passes t ,rougb.'.~ 9u,\re~oives shoul, infuse poewer into our act ions,.. NIoko MercUry,,VBa shoild hisve,.wiigs,, not only lp oar ...