... . l 'e One of the best indications of the advanced state of I It society in the present day, is the marked improvement n manifested in the amusements sought for by a great por- J > tion of the people. The age of bull baiting, bearbaiting, n and other degrading so-called sports may be said to ?? ithave entirely passed away, and now are patronised re- lj it creations which tend to elevate the ...

... CONCeRTS OF ANCIENT MUSIC. Eighth Concert. Wcdneiddy, May the 31st. UNDER THE 3IRECTION OF THE PRINCE ALBERT, FOR THE EARL OF WESTMORLAND. PART L. The National Anthem, Gpd save the Queen ! Selection from Service in C . . . . Cherubini. ?? Hymn (Double Choir), Crodeiis Herodes .A. D 570. Quintetto and Semi-chores (Joseph) . , Mehu. Selection from the Z.qubqfuiiie, Chi in queste spoade ...

... TIHE ANCIENT CONCERTS. The concert of yesterday evening wias the eighth and lest of the season. It was under the direction of PrinceALBERT, for the Earl of WEtSMORPLAND, who is at Berlin. The programme contained a profusion of good music-some of it rare as well as excellent-but the effect of several pieces was impaired by Inattention to arrangement, and others were not executed so well as ...

... Pfll'Cl'ESS'S THIJEATRE. ;4- I-,~ -.,.t. . - - LI.t uiglibt, itter the &-isir rAplore and tbieAlgel of ic e A! tie (both of wJyhc Rh receiv6d great and deserved applause) at uiew nlelodrnina was produced, called Tile 'c(ich lishcelwcm . It onsists of the usual melodramatic iuere- c cutsi compouided secwilccdtcn arteoi. There is a jolly tui;lr, blui; heicrty, end hospitable, wvith a shrewish ...

... LITFRATURE. BLACitWOOD'S EDINDUlstGol MAGAzttt.-We return spainl to this excellent periodical, that our readers may -'ijywith uts another sample of its 'IVel ritnc - nLibs. 1 Marston;o, The Ae or oa tatesmanl' Iseirins the number. for June, and bids fair to become it important feature ; at tony rate, if the continuation 5,,as attractive as the first part, it cannot escape be. -on:-a fitvour ...

... j9orlri-?. -, ?? ?? ?? ?? ~ERI IN. TO ITS OWN TVINE. sben Erifl first rose from the dark swelling flood, God blesad the green sland and Saw It weas good; Th~e ena'rale of Eurrope, it sparkled and shone la the ring of the vorld the moat precious stone. In her Hans in her soil, in her station thrice blest, With her back towards Britain, her face to the West, 3ric Stands proudly insular on her ...

... -Dr ?? -. jpoctrp. SONNET. Aud the eea gave up the dead which wereliait.-ROV .x 13- Tomb'd iu the deep sea, wilere the isvern'd rooks Formn their sepulchral chamlber-low and far, Sloep the drown'd dead-end mighty ocen looks Their Prison-vault with many a billowy har: There, through the green light, fainter then a star, Gleams the bright king of the eertilean day; There, as exulting o'er their ...

... joactrp. THE RETURN ROME. GAILY sailing o'er the ocean, England's shares we seek again: 0, what joy-what glad emotion 1in our souls triumphant reignI Home awaits us, friends are watching For our ship with eager eye: Bleat will be the bour when, catching First her form, She comes! they cry. Roll us onward, every billow I In our breasts impatience bhrns; Peace nor rest can smoothe my pillow ...

... I l Tim MNAN OF TIlE PEOPLE. By C. G. ROSENBERG. (Newb3' ?? is a novel founded upon the events of the French Revolution, ind Clirabean is the man of the people, although a fictitious personage tinder the name of Karl Elsenheim is the nominal hero.;; * The Man: of the People, is a reimarkable boolk; it shows a profound knowledge of human nature, and develops with great success allthie pas- ...

... I The proceedings of the first general meeting of this associa- tion, at the Sheridan Knowles Tavern, were detailed in our paper of last week. It was then stated that Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., had accepted the presidency, and that several other gentlemen, whose names were given, had become vice- presidents, the major part of whom are well known in liter.ry or dramatic circles. The efforts ...

... *eIviteb Isoctril. THE STAR OF MY HOME. I P D11 ur.nE, the days when my spirit would turn Froin the fairest of scenes and the sweetest of song, Whein the hearth of the stranger seem'd coldly to burn, And the mornments of pleasure for me were too long; For one name and one form shone in glory and light, A al lur'd back from' all that might tempt me to roam, The festal was joyoius, but was not ...

... ?i Or'n - ON PRESENTING A FEMALE I5NFAr WITH A GftEEN TOP-KNOT, ON BEIt BIRTH-DAY, 1797. ,eet voee her infant semiles and sweet her mien, S ul lierhbow Ibound the ribbon green; * r s,,ureoa child should Nature's liv'ry wear, ° sccfla the banner Erin'n sons should bear; ar uaetghters, too, should verdint fillets grace, Aod ,a e their hearts the mystic shamrock place. Ar, ane her fields-her ...