... LIT ERAT UR E. --I A Jranuaw of Prattical Draining. By HENRY SrTErwESs, F.R.S.E. Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons. Mr STEFIvNS~'s name. is already familiar to agricultrisiits, as th 8uthor of that excellent manual, Te Book of the Farm, a isork replete w~ith deductions of acute observation, extensive ex- perience ani souita de resni The present publication con- tain, wlith utwablet ...

... LITER AT UR E, Blachtrcoods .T1againie.,for AVocember. Tn Is nlumber of our' favturit :niuoithiv opens with an interesting and anl;-wt'ittcn notice ofthe Du'Keof MarTlborough's Dispatches for 1,10-iI. 'hfs great cumnlanler and statesman, it is known, was no stranger to the atrac;,s of petty slander, and court cabal, 2lotaitbstaiiding the bnp'l tnnt seix ices he had performed to his Coanttryv ...

... THE COI3N OF IS26, vereus 1825, - I What a sbocikin ! bad hait was once all the go, Without ever thiniling of whluit was below- WVhether braims or a puddle enctumbered the skull, If the hat look'd genteel, the hcal became null; But heads w ichout hats are stimmped on our mvney, For hats wvithout heads would look rather funny 'Tho' a shockinu bad hat would put one in dread. it's nothinlg ...

... I liieshc,: Drawl ilu-/ Roomri Scrop-Book . Edited by the Hon. Mrs Norton. Fisher. Son & Co.: London. A per,`ct gem of the very irst water, worthy of the genius, talent, 2an-d taste conibiund in its finish. under the auspices of thehighly- gifted editor. The plates are in number thirtv-six, each being poetiCnllV illustrated wVith most happy effect. The subjects pre- sent a l harming variety of ...

... CALOARL. -The followring satire on the profuse use of that potent drug, calomel, wvas sung with exquisite hrmnr by one of tlie flutchin- son faniily in their laste visit to En'land ] PHYSICIANS of the highest rank- To pay their fees we need a bank- Comnbine all :risdon, art. and skill, Science und sense in-calomel. When Mr A. or B. is sick, Go, call the doctor, and he quick The doctor comes ...