... THE BIRMINGHAM AND MIDLAND COUNTIES GREAT CATTLE , SHOW. Birrninyk7ain, A'ornday Ariyit. - The award of prizes for fat cattle, sheep, pigs, and poultry, entered for this, the first annual exhibition of agricultural animal stock, upon an extensive scale in the ?? counties, took place this morning. Before enter- ing into further details, it may be well to mention the origin of the exhibition. At ...

... OXFORD FAT CATTLE STIOW. Our Annual Fat Cattle Show took place on Wednesday last in the close opposite Worcester college, belonging to F. Symonds. Esq., who has from the commencement of this show kindly granted the use of it to the Committee. The exhibition on this occasion was superior to all the previous ones, both with respect to quality and quantity, and in almost every class, excepting ...

... LTi.E RARY NOTICES. The Landiwe Livetin. Part]19. C.11night, London.-The presest Part Of thie very Popular' and interesting' periodical is devoted to E xeter and the South-eastern Coast of Devonshire. The en- aire exquisite, particularly that of Exeter, the ftrontispiece. The Wood3' cite comprize several views of the beautiful CahdlTgnou, Torqituy, Brixharm, Torlijay, mid manjy other favourite ...

... LiTERARY NOTICES. The London and P oiail Medical MDiectory, 1849. London John Chulrchill, Princes-street, Sobo-In the preface to the present edition of this valuable Directory, the compilers say that consider- able improvement upon previous editions will be found in the present volume as to matter, arrangement, and new contents; the whole work has undergone a complete revision, and whatever ...

... ro A ., - - . V - - , . -1- - t-- - -. _ The Journal qf Sacred Literature, edited by JoHN KITTO, D.D., F. S. A. C. Cox, 12, King William-street, Strand.-We have not space to enter in detail into the rich contents of this valuablejournal, which attempts to supply a lonzwfelt desideratum in English theolo- gical literature, butwe csnnotabstain from devoting a few lines to the article on ...

... The Physical Atlas of Natural Phenomncna. By Alex. Keith Jobn- stone, Esq., F. R. G. S., &c. Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London.-The celebrity wbich the folio edition of Mr. Johnstone's Physical Atlas has justly attained amongst men of science all over Europe, has induceu Messrs. Blackwood to commence the publication of a smaller edition, for the use of colleges, academies, and families. ...

... Tihe Christmas Show of Meat, &c.. in our market, on which our butchers and others pride themselves, was shorn of its usual attractionsa hi some measure, by a difference of opinion as to' whether the show ought to he on the 15th or the 22nd. Some thought the former to be preferable, wvhileothers considered that the.22d was the more fitting day for the Christmas Show. Tbe consequience was that ...

... -L-ERR-- O- Tuwgay AND GREAT BRITAIN.-J. Ridgway, Piccradilly; and Smith, hIder, and Co. Cornahti, London.-'T'his pam~pblet appears at a very setsonable time, with the view of directing public attention to the geat improvements, and the liberal and humane measures, intro- duceld into the Turkish government, during the reigns of the last and present Sultans of that once magnificent empire; and ...

... LITEIAARY NOTICES. ?? O0 SCOTLAMD. By ?? Billiisga nndW. Burn, Architects. Edinbargh: -W.Jiacwk- wood aid Sons.-This elegant and highly valuable workb hns just now concluded its secand volume, comprising 30 numbers, and upwnrils of * 120 'beautiful engravings, independently of vignettes on wood and letterpress-descriptions. Amidst the:infinite varietyof illustrated And .pictorial works with ...

... .TUE NIGHTINGAL1E THAT SINGS IN THE WINTER. TO JRNNY LIND-FPOM PUNCH. When the waters are stark, and the crystalline snow Sparkles keen and unchanged in the morn's ruddy glow, And the prism-coloured icicles flesh in the sun, The bitter cold stills all the song-birds but one. Now the linnet, th lark, and the throstle are dumb, E'en the stoat little wren's gallant heart is overcome, And the ...

... 'This annual exhibition was opened to the public on Tuesday last, and has, as usual, drawn crowds of visitors. The followixig is a list of the prizes awarded:- OXEN OR STEERS. Class ?? first prize of 30 sovereigns to Mr. Richard Jones, of Woodstone Lodge, near Peterborough-a silver medal to the breeder, Mr. James Cartwriglit, of Wistanstov, Salop; the second prize of 15 sovereigns to Mr. ...

... See! in yon wild and barren'place, The poor and rude of Adam's race Long abandoned-sad, unknown, Who rals'd no prayer to Jesus throne; List to the wailing, hear their cry-, Pity I assist us ere we die 11 We in this cold secluded dell Have heard no sound of Sabbath bell; No one has taught us how to raise A grateful voice in notes of praise; Years have pass'd by, and ife has shed No hopes or ...