... Where maidens wreath fresh-gat herd flow rs form those chaplets tor their hair, Which make their beauty all too fair. There's dimness round our fireside now. There's sadness thy father's brow. There's paleness thy sister's cheek, And quiv'ring lips when he would s|>e:ik. Thy brother—oh ! how proud thee Ere thou didst lapse infamy ! What of thy mother shall say ? Still for the Lost One she doth ...

... Her Majesty, her illustrious consort, and the youthful branches of the ISoyal Family, are in the enjoyment of uninterrupted health, and, owing the prevalence of delightful weather, are enabled to take extensive drives and rambles in the vicinity of their Highland home. The Court is expected to return to Osborne-house from Balmoral about the .September. Her Majesty and suite will return land ...

... —The Whigs have been singular unfortunate —or, rather, culpably reprehensible —in their colonial appointments. Lord Torrington was presented with the Governorship of Ceylon, for no other reason than the accident his being a near relative of Lord John Russell. found the island quiet and prosperous— has stayed long enough to make it quite the reverse. Mr. Moore O'Ferrall was made Governor of ...

... DONCASTER RACES. Doncasteb, Monday, 4 p.m. If may form an opinion from present appearances, the ensuing meeting is not likely to be remarkable either for the interest or quantity of the racing; very few horses have arrived, the fields for all the standing engagements will small, and the entries made this afternoon for the cup, plates, &c.. show great falling off. The Flying Dutchman, who ...

... used in all churches and chapels, beseeching Almighty God to remove the plague cholera from among ns. ! The absence from the soil of iron and sulphuric acid has been suggested as the cause ot the disease. A Slight Mistake. —An aged gentleman from the Border, lately resolved visit the famous London town, and arrived in that city in the month of June. A few davs after his arrival, having ...

... the vessel on her arrival, but the news of the dreadful tragedy which had deprived him of his and children had already reached him at St. Helena. The vessel had scarcely anchored in that island before the purveyor made his way to the ship. He told Captain Henrichson that he had sad news for him. '• Well, answered the unfortunate master, these are my mates, I have no secrets, tell me before ...

... THE HARVEST. The harvest is being gathered in excellent condition, and provisions are now cheaper the Irish markets than they were ever known before. The potatoes have suffered from blight in partial cases, but it does not appear that the crops have yet sustained any serious injury. Potatoes are so exi tremely abundant the Dublin market large quantities of the inferior kinds, free from disease ...

... ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH AGRICULTURAL ASSO- CIATION. The sixteenth annual meeting of the above association was held Tuesday, Sept. IS. The exhibition of stock and vegetables took place in a field near the Castle, and as re- ; garded the number of cattle shown, was a decided falling off from last year. We learned, however, that this was not to ! attributed to want of competition, as more entries than ...