... I On Saturday evening the play going folk of our city were treated to what was called a new play at the theatre. If the new repertory contain nothing better than the speci- men produced on that evening, we had as lief that the caterers for the public amusement should go on as before, and stick to the old and well-worn lot. A more dull, unconnected, incomprehensibleness of nonsense never taxed ...

... I FASHONABLP IR L .- ' E. Her Majesty and Prince Alborttook a drh in carriiage after their arrival at Osborne Hoafe on Th tn 1 n noon. h y afler (FROas THtE MWoRNttst POST.) COwes, Friday, Aft~ernon This morning the Queen, accompanied by his Royal Rlt'th the Prince of Vales and the Priecess Royal, took l S, excursion in one of the royal barges. The day sas pantijtil favourable, and her ...

... H-IIGHILANcD SOCIETY'S SHOW AT DUMNFRIES. r- , _ I - -I I ?? - - ?? - - - - - - o +h.o - -4n The first meeting of the local committeeappointed at the county meeting on 30th April last, and by the Highland Societv, for regulnting the details connected with the AgricultIral AMecting at Diniftries in October next, was hiel at Dunfries on the l1th inst., andwvasniinmerouslyattended ?? proprietors. ...

... Tx15E' RIMALS. &c. COVEUTr-GAKrens.-The French opera company, fromn the theatre at Bruuseli, have produced Meyerbeer's operatic spectacle, in five Acts, of Rabart le Diasble, with all 'ite wild, unealtbly music, and gorgeous scenery. How ilfinitely superior In all respects an-l is evey de- partment is the Robert le Diable we witnessed here on Tuesday evenong to Buan's bastard production of the ...

... mouemontlt cootle; OR. THE REBEL'S DAUGHTER; A Romance of the Reign of Edward VI. jCHAPTER V. A NIGHT OF PERIL. All this while we have been very ungallant, having treated with apparent neglect, a Maiden, who, as the Heroine of this Narrative, deserves our special care and attention. The Historical Incidents relating to the period of which we write, and their connexion with the characters here ...

... tORUIGINAL.] STAtN.ZAS WRITTEN AT BLACKPOOL. Once more I tread thy shores sublino, tl Thou vast illimitable sea; : OInce more tlhy beetling headlands climb, And feel that I n111 proudly free. rr The fresh breeze fanus my burning brolv, e I feel new life In every iltbu; oa And with a lover's fervour now , Could cltaunt that one sublimuest hynim, S lhllieh nature never silent breathes, fc ...

... SONG. AIR,-o The Deserter. Fareweel, fareweel, thou fickle mRid, Fareweel, for ever mair, Ye've left me wi' an aching head, An' heart that's unco sair; Yet, may the peace that I hle lost Be added to thy lot, May happiness thy bosom bless, Tho' mine was there forgot. I'd rather bear my aiirmishap To love an' honour true, Than tak' the han', or trust the heart, 0' her that breaks her vow,- Nae ...

... EAST KILBIlDE CATTLE SHOW. This show took- place onl iridav its Milth, on sthe usnil shiowi grmlitit, inl cite' inns diuts viclioiity of the vii 'ace of East Kivtihice. ?? siC: titer ias so ch, that Ii'sI clyrothes Nier's wiit req iii red toI ti pr' teet rteli sleek skii tied cmiipetijug animlus ; foc t le heust iv aso cc great thajt, befoire being bro iht irin) thieir stalls, the cattle were ...

... PotEJ. MY MITHER'S HIST. It's nae to get a grander hame That I maun flit the morn- laun quit the award which first I trod- The bield whaur I was born. The comforts o' its cozy hearth Will a' be sairly miss'd;- This only remnant gangs wi' me, 3My ain auld mither's kist. Niext to hersel, my infant hopes On this auld box were built; And now, though manhood marks my brow, My heart lies lithely ...

... IN- , - i V - .,Joel, I -n , I IP~pM_ I TO MY WILLY, (ACgrD NEARLY FIVE MONTHS.) (Original.) M~y youngest born-my baby boyI What words can tell my trembling joy When first thy helpless form I prest, In grateful rapture, to my breast? ?? first I viewed thy forehead fair, And first a kiss Imprinted there? In that fond, fervent, father's kiss, My throbbing heart ran o'er with bliss; And, when ...

... L (TERATURE. fibA Three Lectures on Natiornal Education, by GEORGE WADDINGTON, D.D., Dean of Durham. [Longman. ?vggestions on CLhureh Extension and National Educea- tion, by the Rev. Jolu BnowN, Vicar of St. Mary's, Leicester. Printedfor p2avate cis'culation. J [Crossley, Leicester. These two publications (if we may be permitted to call Mr. Brown's pamphlet a publication) are proofs of the ...

... PEARLS FOR STRIRG,'UM ?? .- * - SlEEr-brei beautiful is sleep! Then is exhausted sature refreshed-the strength of the wearied body re- rewed-the jaded and overwrought mind recruited; the -ye is closed, 0s if to shut out alt the things of life from ?? ; antd the irnis, no longer actri upon by the crowd of events which iLav, fer hours agitated it, is at peace. The face loses its exrlressas eof ...