... THORNBITRY FLOWER SHOW. Thle summer shlow of the Thorabury Horticultural Society '~took p ?? on Tuesday, and once morewaB the-wonted quiet of 10the old town disturbed by the, doobtiess not unwelcome, pre- ~'senee of gaiety and bustle. The morning wag cold end lowering, ;e wvith fitful gusts of wind, seemingly portentous of a coming storm, and certainly giving promise of anything but the bright ...

... woetr~+ ISM sMOUNTAIN STREAMS.-By CIHARLES MACRAY. WUAT time the fern puts forth its rings- 'WV hat time ?? early throstle sings, I love to fly the murky town, And tread the moorlaeds, bare and brown; From greenest level of the glens To barest summit of the bens, To trace the torrents where they flow, Serene or brawling, fierce or slow; So linger pleased, or loiter long, A silent listener to ...

... slaottp. EVEN ING. NVENINGl! thou prophesiest liut whilst we drink tile sadness The rest of tho silent land; or thy weary, drowsy air, wily sighs, ere yet thou diest. Wedreatnofmorn'scsnlmfragranCe Steal o'er me where I stand. And of hier sunrise fair. Sad wart thou, fairest eve, So ol y we dream Nsheot dying, If t hadslnt noanght beyond; In1 lifebs dll eventlino; ,Yainly might nortais grieve, ...

... TnH GREAT LA.WSUIT BETWEEN TilE TALnOTS AND TIlE BEraIELESS.-The loegest lawsuit everheard of in England was that between the heirs of Sir Thomas Talbot, Viscount Lisle, on the one part, and the heirs of' Lord Berkeley on the other, re- specting certain possessions not far fromlVotton-under-Edge. in the county of Gloucester. It commenced at the end of the reign of Edward the Flourtin and ivas ...

... A DAY-DISEAM. I XEVEO heard, nor is it important, vhy omy fathmer, Major Von Dagen, all old officer of the king's German legion, resolved to bave me educated ill ills nativc country. B3e that as it may, at au early age I was sent fron England to at town in the nortit of Gerumay, wehere I pmtssed flour years in the house of' a worthy and kind-hearted protbssor, and which I quitted at the age ...

... Voc0 tr ,D. __ _ _ _ THE SKELB TON A.ND.-BY J. G. DUNN. BAr TAr I Rap tap I at the door of the heart; Rap tap, with a loud dexnand I Oh, who is it raps at the door or the heart. Crying, matter and spirit shall surely part- 1'Tfe one to tihe dust, for dust thou art, The rest to the spirit-lauid ? IT is I1 It is 1, who kuocketh without, With a bony arm and a knuckle stout- IT is I of the ...

... P OETRY. NEW YEAR'S THOUGHTS FOR 1860. Bty TMEi .UTHUO OF 'THE PAtTRICIAN'S DAUGlHTER.' Unconquered Time! who knvow'st nor halt nor bourn,- With unietarded wiog, unnoting eye, Thou near'st the lamd.mark where the nations turn Their gaze on half an age of destiny. Another fifty ?? dust of thrones Falls scattered from thy pinion. Fame and death Their dissonant cry of paeans of groans- Are drow ...

... On Friday last, at the Athenscum, the Rev. T. Hineks delivered a lecture on the Poets of Humble Life,-Thom, Prince, and Nichol. W. Hichens, Esq., in the chair. The lecturer observed that the poets he had chosen for consideration were comparatively but little known, but they were truly deserving of a more wide spread repu- tation. They give us the result of their experience,- they' tell us of ...

... - From the Faamly Fttnd of January, nnd serted in ourpaper, In 'gay hnliday time 'twas the fashion of old, For each household its budget of gifts to unfold; And Grand papa's codoming was hail'd with delight Bytheigay-sprightlycirclewhogreeted thtaight. .Bat lot a new era has opened its store. Of a'rt:and of stience, 'and nature'S richtlore ; ' And Grandpapa vows that he noew will display.: The ...

... Punch, Part 102. London: Office, 85, Fleet-street. The diary of the quaint Pips is continued with all that true humour which has hitherto served to render it a favorite. We must also commend the drolleries of Mr. Briggs -they are a sure incentive to a hearty laugh. There are many other very clever and witty papers. France and its Revolutions, Part 19. London: C. Knight, 90, Fleet-street. A ...

... Eitterature. B,ronsrsiofls in Southern Africa, inscludisng a H1istosy of tine Cape e Colony, anl Account of tine Native Tr'ibes, ~c. Byg Lieunt.- Coloie a S .1?. f~ers enjnie. TwoVol~o-W. Shoberl, 20, Great Marl tisi boroughi-street, London. Ia The merits of Lieut.-Colo~nel Napier's lively and unaflectcd. work would at alltimee have secured for it a large circle of Pel wreader ldbat taei ...

... zie e*lile -arto. EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS BY THE OLD MASTERS. [Conlinuedfroe our last,]I No. 21, from thle colleclloos of,1r. W. ilortimer, of Clifton, is A FrUit Piece, painted with great beauty and truth by 3Spaeckaert. Nothing oan'be more ?? tban the grapes 2ned peaches they bloom in all the ?? U nitoreure ad seofi ' is it but ant jour plucked froin thcir parent trees. Some drols of' dcw ...