... |I _ _ A few days ago there vdis formed at Glasgow The Glasgow Commercial Travellers' Total Astlinence Society. There is au arintocracy olf rags, as there in ad atthtocracy of stars and ?? Jerrold. Let your recreations be manly,, moderate, seasonable, and lawful: tih use of recreation is to strengthen your labour, and sweeten your rest.-Sfeele. . Goethe on Shahspears._HIs chlgractera!are ...

... MR. DAWSON ON THE STUDY OF GERMAN . ' .LITERATURE. 55 On Monday evening, at tbeMechlamicsInstitaation, GEORGE exI DAwsox, Esq. Of Birmingham, delivered the first of two lec. PO tures, on The Study of German Literature by Englishmealn. tra ?? at the Psreviouas course of lectures delivered at this institui- 'wo letion byltfr. DAWSONc, there was a very large and respectable thi as attendance, ...

... A BITTER TiUTH.c-We level the poor to the dust by our ge- neral policy, and take inflnite credit to ourselves for raising them up again with the grace of charity.-Fonblaaque. TIuE PLEASURE OF GIVING.-I am rich enough, and can aflbrd to give away £100 a year. I would not crawl apon the earth without doing a little good. I will enjoy the pleasure of what I give by giving it while alive, and ...

... - Metargo Jt 1~ -- - - It to BEAUTIES OF BYRON. th :NO. 1*1351. c gu ~of This tile is not a favourite of ours, although it con- |T. tains several passages of great beauty. We confine ourselves to thb following extract tsa TttE RSISING. Within that land was many 4 malcontent, li Who cursed the tyranny to which he bent; Si The soil full many a wringing despot saw, Who work'd his wantonness in ...

... Rtbfto. TAIT'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE - MARCn. Edinburgh: W. Tait, Princes-street; London: Simpkiin, Marshall and Co. BuRTo.'i's Life and Correspondence of David IHume is the subject of the opening article in this month's number of Tait's MIagazine. Judging by the extracts given in this article, the philosopher does not appear to great advantage in this work. We gather from this review that Mr. ...

... us in confidence will find their confidence respected. NEITHER CAN UNDERTAKE RETURN ANY MANUSCRIPTS WHATEVER. ...

... FtOREICN CORRESPONDENCE AND MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE. (EXCLUSIVE FOR TES BRA.) PAnis (Italian Theatre)..The performances at the close of the season are giving but little satisfaction. To Mario's bur- lesque personation of Othello, the Puritani have succeeded, and, though ?? battle song never fails producing its stirring emotions, yet the public are wearied with its reputition in lieu of the ...

... FASHIlONS FOU MARCH. ITy ?? ..r. .. .. tter I(Frotho-nliLondon and Paris Ladies' Magazine of Fashion.') White damas is much worn ftir evelning Or bridal dresses; ig9h lace dresses are also very tahationable, either with flounces or 'red forminsg' tilnici organdy embroidered, or tarlatinec over coloured skirts, is also %worn, particularly by young ladies; 1 giniip trininsings aire as much used ...

... of Clake presented various petitions in favour of protection to agriculture. Lord Brougham presented a petition from the Marquis of Westmeatii, who, in his private capacity as a landowner in Ireland, prayed for protection against perjury and-thc system of intimidation practised respecting the surrender of lands, from which he had severely suffered on his estate in the County of Roscommon. In ...

... THOMAS COOPER. THE CH3RTIS'S WONLES. THE PURGATORY OF SUICIDES. A Prison Rhyme. In Ten Books. (One Vol., 7s. W.) I The most wonderful effort of intellectual power pro. duced within the last ?? Britanniea. H1 Here we have a genuine poem springing out of the spirit of the times, and indeed out of the heart, and ex- erience of one who has wrestled with and suffered in it. it is no other than a ...

... HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. TO-MORROW EVENING, March 7, will be repeated (for the Second Time in this country) Verdi's celebrated Opera of N'abueo under the title of NINO, with new Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations. Ninus, King of Assyria, Signer Fornasari; Idaspe, Signor Corelli; Orotaspe (High Priest of the Temple of Isis), Botelli; Abdallo (an Officer of the King of Assyria), Signor Daiflori ...

... OXFORD, March 21. The examiners appointed to elect a scholar Beau Ireland's foundation for the promotion classical learning and taste, hare announced to the Vice-chancellor that they have elected Thomas Ansell Marshall, scholar of Trinity College. There were nine candidates. The following gentlemen have been elected of University College:—John Conington, demy of Magdalen College, Ireland ...