... tUterature. Sketches by t14 Wayside. in Prose and Verse; Written duringfifleess years' residence aberad. By Josepla H. Butler.-Robert Joy, 5, All Saints' street, Bristol. Oar readers must be, to some extent, familiar with the name and poetical productions of Joseph Butler, for several of the latter have from time to time garaislhed our poets' corner.' They have now an opportunity, in this ...

... CucioINEE DELICAO;r!,-It has often been assorted that earth- ver wornme are to be founid at the tables of the luxurious. This gas statemeilt we believe to be incorrect; but we saw on this occasion hasl wvhat might easily be mistaken for the creeping thlings, namelyi the grubs which are found at the root of the sugar-cane, andl- which are considered a delicious morsel by the Chinese epicure. :I ...

... ?? or A MOlNTL-Unmixed good does not arise from the competition among the publishers ofalmanacks. In proportion fas the day of publication is made to precede the proper day, namely the Ist of January, so are the chances multiplied that the information conveyed shall prove Incomplete or deceptive. It is laying up a source of dispute or at least of puzzle for future itimes. Thus, the authority ...

... Twa BEE.-That within a small body should be contained apparatus for converting the - virtuous sweets which it collects into a kind of nourishment for itself, another for the common brood, a third for the royal, glue for its carpentry, wax for its cells, poison for its enemies, honey for its master, with a pro- boseis almost as long as the body itself, microscopicin its several parts, ...

... ?? vottrv. CLOUD OR SUN-FBox Tlt Y CmitsTAli TREASURY. IHE sendeth Sun-ho sendeth Shower, Alike they 're needfifl to the flower; And joys and fears alike are sent To give the soul fit usurishment. As comes to se or Cloud or Sun, Falbor I thy will, not mine, ho done. Ceo loving children o'er reprove, With murt-rmurs, whon they trust and love? Creator 'I wolad ever he A trasting, loving child ...

... Our annual March fair was held on Thursday and yesterday, at the New Cattle-Market, and wae well attended by dealers.. The supply of fat horned stock was moderately large, and tbere was likewise a goodly number of lean beasts for the grazier. The better class of stores In fresh order sold readily and at high prices, but animals of less promising character were lees sale.- able. Good fat ox ...

... Moeter PASSUNG THY DOOR..-BY CiHARILES SWAlt. Oil1 ?? to Me, Ho ehdpss'd aloing- Life. ?? more- HOw fousld my way, Catching a glance of thee ?? ?? thoe throng rasslng thy door. Love could but say I Faint ans all autumn loaf flew I had moved my feet Trembling to part I never knew; ,So, in a momen brief, I had seen nothing, sweet, Trembled my heartI Si ce i'd seentVos! I~othinf I saw but thee ...

... ivottrAv. THE VALLEY OF DRY BONES.-BrTHE REV. G. Ctoar. Efbtokd on to k 1o- ?? in 37Ws B4ekiJ.] I was in tie hand of God; Borae upon te rushiing gale, On a vislon'd mount I troa, oazing o'er a boundless vale- Far as eye could glance, 'trws nProad, With the remnants of the dead. Sons of the C aptivltY, Prlopn and peasant, warrior, slave Ther laynaked to tho'aky- T was a rulin d notion's crave; ...

... oetry. TO ELLEN. * Thou sbalt have fame: oh mockery give thereed From storms a ahelttl--ilvo the drooping vine ,ninotbing roumi whichi ~tsth dilsinmayventwvine- f}ive the psareh'd flower a railn-drop, and the meod Of vgeolte w2ods to woman. Sine asks not for riches-8he siebs not for fame;r Far higher, and purer, and no ier her aim: Else how colid she pass through tle ordeal of scern Of earrow ...

... Etterature. The ?? of Rabetais. Translated from the Prench, by Sir T. Urpuhlart and Motteuc; with Bxplanatory Notes by Duchat and others. 2 ?? G. Bohn, York-street, Covent-garden, London. Rabelais is a classic author; his Gargautua and Pantagruel have been for ages embalmed in that pantheon of great creations of the greatest minds to which all civilized nations lay equal claim. With all his ...

... r UPPER CA;LIFORNIA.-The district of country known, geo- t graphicaill, as Upper California, is bounded on the north by Oregon,te forty-sto600d degree of north latitude being the boundary line betwen the two territories; on the east by the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra de los Uimbres, a continuation f of the same range; on the south by Sonora and Old or Lower f California; and on.the west by ...

... re DEMOCRACY IN FRANCE.-ThO empire of the word 1demcc- I' racy' is not to be regarded as a transitory or local occident. it, It Ishe development-others would say the explosion-of all 10 the elements ot human nature throughout all the ranks and all the depths of society; and conse 11~ly.li oe, general, con- thtion uu,hinevitabl stageo t odadei ntn ; of its !r, virtues and its ...