... lqrbirw5i 'EilE ILLUMIj3NATED MAGAZINE-APRIL. Tl'e contents of this month's number are varied and entertaining. Travel and Talk, by LuIKF llsv, contains a severe castigation of tle homooopa- thie. quacks. The Past, the Present, and the lossible, is cleverly written. The Adventures of a Setallp, if wve correctly unolerstand thle writer, arplcar to be likely to be brought to an abrupt, ...

... Erbiebm THE ILLUMINATED MAGAZINE-ArnIm. The contents of this month's number are varied and entertaining. Travel and Talk, by LuRE RODEN, contains a severe castigation of the homoeopa- thic quacks. The Past, the Present, and the Possible, is cleverly written. The Adventures of a Scamp, if we correctly understand the writer, appear to be likely to be brought to an abrupt, and invthsing ...

... .loertr P. APRIL FOvLS. XEi who mourrptli day by day Thathis youth doth pass away Like the blossoms on the tree, Sure an April-fool must be: For the blossoms fade and die That the tree may fruit supply; So youth tied, we e'er should find Fruitful wisdom left behind. He who lives to garner gold, Selling what should ne'er be sold, Bartering pence for dross, why he Sure an Aplril-foul must be; ...

... 1Xtb itb) 54 DOUGLAS JERROLD'S SHILLING MAGA- ZINE-APrtL. Bravely is the promise to make every article in this Magazine breathe with a purpose fulfilled by the editor and his clever assistant contributors. There is not a solitary page of this publication that does not fully redeem thle pledges given in the pro- j spectius, and realise all the expectations which were entertained by the most ...

... ipoetrp. THE VIOLET'S WELCOME. The world hath a welcome yet for thee, Thou earliest born of flowers I Though many a golden hope was gone. And dream that lighted her rosy dawn, Ere the toil of these latter days came on; And her weary children's steps have strayed From their first green dwelling, in the shade Of Eden's blessed bowers, Too far to find on our earth a track That yet might guide the ...

... Crb¢ 1faot of tft jorty. PART Lt. A feast of nectard sweets, 01 Where no crude surfbit reigns ! It is a rule with us, that whenever an opportunity offes of. making known to our readers any new pro- ofe of the children of genius, wye embrace that duction mpart that knowledge; and whenever opre 0rtui tintieua ly award praise to as author, we toe pR . our unpurchased homage. It is not haste t ...

... I lfterature, idence, ant Art. I TESTIMONY TO THE VERACITY OF THE BIBLE.-The following sentence, in a letter published in the .4ihenzaeum of last week, will be read with interest: - Although the learned Pritchard has striven to prove the unity of origin between Negroes and Caucasians, I did not feel myself satisfied with his reasons; and the desire of throwing more light on this obscure but ...

... te ?? of tet voat0. PART II. i Afeastof nectar'dsweets, C Where no crude surfeit reigns! *t ?? ule with us, that whenever an opportunity offers Of makir known to our readers any new pro- aiuction of the children of genius, we embrace that dpportt it tolmpartthatknowledge; andwhenever eppoatn lnscientinuslY award praise to an author, we baste to pay our unpurehased homage. It is not osten that ...

... varieties. VERY CONSOLING.-Dr. Rush, in a treatise on sugar, maintains that in those countries where sugar is abundantly eaten, plagues are unknown. So that if sugar were abundantly eaten in England, we should get rid of the Polka. THE WAY TO {tsB.-It is unnecessary to state that innumerable instances occur in the colonies where parties who left this country in the most subor- dinate ...

... Ieottv. TRIBUTARY LINES ON ONE WHO DIED YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL, Light be the turf above thy head Sweet be the flowers that o'er thee grow; Soft be the winds that kiss thy bed, And leave their fragrance as they go. Who could have thought-so young, so fair, So bright in all thy loveliest bloom- That thou couldst die, and darkly share The lonely horrors of the tomb? Oh 'tis not in the words of woe ...

... variftks? e In Ireland a sharp fellow is said to be as Y cute as Power's fox-the fox of Ballybotherem, which el used to read the papers every morning to find out where in the hounds were to meet. Df The American negroes are remarkable for y the pertinacity with which they mimic the dress, 7 actions, and manners of the whites. Even in their it funeral courtesies the spirit of imitation is ...

... loottrp. APRIL FOOLS. gE who mourneth day by day That his youth doth pass away Like the blossoms on the tree, Sure arn April-fool must be: For the blossoms fade and die That the tree may fruit supply; So youth fled, we e'er should find Fruitful wisdom left behind. ?? who lives to garner gold, Selling what should ne'er be sold, Bartering peace for dross, why he Sure als April-fool must be Many ...