... F,4pSHONABLE lNT'ELLIGIENCA'. ,,INOS~iL. TIit ?? Dlajpsty's royal Char~itieS . iiisfrtbedt on, MNonaay and Tuesday last (being Passion Weto thle neesasitous and uged poor. jbere er pads of' one thousand persona relieved In va. 9son,,frm acr,.V t fie ouns.These persons had dse 'l01.y seclsct,,d by thet, lord .iig lmoner and by tue ii re ij tile recommendatii oln of tilt clergy, nobility, reiw ...

... ,*tierteu vortry. REMEMBIRANCE. By 5155s Z 1. KEATING. ;ly childhood !-those were joyous days I I have not yet forgot The peasant minstrel's cheering IUYs; Our mountain-shelter'd cot- Those heights, too, where the wild rose bluslh'd, And huug its graceful wreath Across the rippling stream, that rush'd In silver threads beneath. Bly youth, too, was a happy time I And, I remember well, I loved ...

... ]ortrp. A STRIKING REMEDY; OR, MUMc5rUL MAXIMS, A LA GRANTLEY BEUKELLY. Off! guardian, commisioner, clerlk, Your assistance no farther we need; Too long have you been in the dark, Or too nice have you been in your creed: Talk of poor laws, and acts of the board, As strong in dominion and dread i What service do these things afford When compared with-a punch on the head 7 Do you think that ...

... EFFECTS AND ADVENTURES OF RADY RATTLER. London. Saunrters and Oiley.-'This is one of a class of novels which has, of late years, become prolific. It has no purpose, no story, no character, no distinctive style, no moral, and no perceptible object. It is not made clear by the book itself whether it even had a printer; at least we have not been able to discover the fact from any intimation ...

... _SHONABLE INTLIGiWCi. I TeErl of Devon has quitted London for Powderhanm cthe, Devonrhire for the recess. Lord Courtenay, M.P., has ClsO eartved at the family seat for the holidays. The E1arl of Erroll i9, we learn, sastisfaactorily improving la beah rl rr! Countess of Sesfield are expected to arrive nrly I tile ensuing week at Castle Grant, N.B., from visiting CI~eOtl t - fayily colnections ...

... yarieties. ?? . - - Huminua.-We must define humbug. It is not naked untruth. A draper's assistant, who tells a lady that a dress will wash when it swill not, does not humbug-he merely cheats her. But if he persuades her to buy a good-for-nothing muslin, by telling her that he has sold such another to a duchess, he humbugs her, whether he speaks truly or not. He imposes an inference, in favour ...

... .early all the tbeatres are teeming with novelties, and Easter Monday will find the temples of Melpomene and Thalia provided, iD accordance with the sauge which is deemed the harbinger of good luck, with a new suit of clothes. The Pavilion has undergone a thorough re-embellishment, and will present a now interior as well as new pieces. We shall have an arduous task in our next to present oar ...

... iEASTER, AMUSEMBN7'S-THEATWES, SAC. DRURY-LANE. Last night, after the opera, a new comic ballet was pro- duced at this theatre by way of Easter piece. The thread' of the piece, for there is nothing, in the niture of a plot, even of the ballet order, is formed by the fourberies of two escaped convicts, Robert (Mr. W. H. PAT-N'B), and Ber- treaid (Mr. T. MA'TTHiEVWS). The first scene shows tai ...

... The Queen and Prince Albert and suite honored the Italian Opera with their presence on Saturday evening. His Royal Highness Prince Albert honored the Marquis of Northampton with his cornpany, on Saturday evening, at his residence in Piccadilly. The Queen and Prince Albert, the ladies and gentleman of the Court, and the domestic household, attended divine service, on Sunday morning, in the ...

... I: .ITER , I I.. , . I, , 1 _ I r - 0 T. ATfi.RE. > TEM DSPATCHES AD Larnns oF V ICE-ADMm3AL TiCED VWISCOUT NE5SONC. With Notes by Sir Nicholas hlar- rls' Nicolas, G.C.M.G Vol. 2.-Colburn. This monumest to the memory of England's great na- al hero, when cosmpleted, will be worthy of his fame and' services. It places his merit before the world in tdiebest possible way-enabling the reader to ...

... The twenty-second exhibition f this society was submitted to private inspection, yesterday, at the Suffolk Gallery, Pall- mall East, preparatory to its being thrown open to the public on Easter Monday. It was certainly high time when the society was formed, and abundant reason has ever since existed, *hy British Artists should free themselves from the tyranny of Somerset House or National ...

... MR. LUCAS'S MJUSICAL EVENINGS. Mr. LUCAS gave his seventh concert last evening, at his residence, in Berners-strect. It began with MOZARTS quartet in G major, No. 1, a delicious emanation, full of grace and beauty, executed by Messrs. SAlNTON, BoosE, TOLBEcQuE, and LUCAS (who perform all the quar- tcts at these soirees) with the utmost delicacy and refinement. The andante cantabtilc, in parti- ...