... MR. SCHARFS THIRD LECTURE ON ART LUMINARES. Mr. Scharf delivered the third of his course of lectures on this subject in the Theatre of the Midland Institute, on Monday even- ing. There was a numerous attendance, amongst the audience being Sir Francis Scott, Bart., President of the Institution. The lecturer observed that on the two preceding occasions they had confined their attention to ...

... MrR. SCHAflF'S LECTURES ON ART. Last night Mr. George Scharf, iun., delivered his fifth lecture to a largo audience in the Lecture Theatre of the Institute, and began by remarking that the Insertion of the name of Rubens with that of Michael Angelo, was designed in order to allow their very remarkable characteristics to be contrasted. Michael An- gelo, as they had already seen, was a bold, ...

... THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S ,SHOW AT WARWICK. This great exhibition opened yesterday morning at ten o'clock; but, as is not unusual on the first day, the attend- ance was not very large. Those whose time will only enable them to visit the show once prefer waiting until they can inspect cattle as well as implements; and ts for the million, who may possibly be deferring their visit until ...

... The second showv for the season took place yesterday, bt isroveiloshat fxliuulea call a blank draw, owing to the thunder storo alid heavy rains, whiliI continued more or less (though rather inore than less,) all the afternoon and evenitgl A goad Mary folks were inside the exlsibition miarquee when thle storm cominmenced, and there they had to renlil till it ?? over. As tlae ligihtning ?? ...

... 'Xittrature Df t4t Wlfuat?. BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE has lately contained some of the most spirited, and, so far as we can judge, reliable sketches of the Indian war. This superiority is not only due to the celebrity of the magazine, bitt arises from the fact thati a considerable number of the civil and military offices are filled by Scotchmnen, all of whoul are more or less qualified to record ...

... TIEPARIS ENTERTAINMENS 'TO THE ROYAL CO.kIMISSIOINERS. The London Bridge Station of the South .Eastern R~ailway wore anl appearance of extreme animation and lustle oin Friday morning, in consequence of the de- Coi -parture of thle guests invited to the festivities in Paris naes inihonlour of thle Great Exhibition. At ei~ght o'clock the thle station was occupie~d by at large numhcr of' the I1 ...

... SELJBY AND TAD lSTER AGRICULTURAL, SHOW. The first show of this promising society was held on Friday at Selby, The day was very fine, and an ex- ceedingly large number of visitors attended, making the town unusually lively. The exhibition was held in the Bowling-green. The entries for all the classes of stock were very good, and it will be seen that Mr. Smith, of Drax Abbey, a well-known ...

... LIT E RARY GLEANIN GS.I I ?? GENERAL WILLIAlS'S LUTEERS.-Capt, Thompson's fd letters are excellent-frank, joyous, hearty, sparkling r with life and courage; but the bestletters in this volume.t! for dash and energy are the letters written by General ii Williams. They go off like musketry. A few extracts b from tbese letters will interest our readers,-who will, t of course, remember that they ...

... ?? Aclectiond. TO J. S., ON THE DEATH OF HIS BROTHER. (BY ALPISSD TEIsrs01.) Gol gives us love. Something to love He lends us; but, when love Is grown To riponess, that on which it throve Falls off, and love is left alone. This is the curs of time. Alas I In grief I am not all unlearned; Once thro, mine own doors death did pass; One wont who never hath roturn'd. He will not smile-nor speak to ...

... I THE MERCHANT SHIPS OF ENGLAND! I The merchant ships of England- The carriers on the deep: Thro' storms, and clouds, and heaving waves, Their course right gallant keep To sunny lands-to ice-bound shores They stretch our island trade, Teach England's arts to Afric's sons, And robe the Indian maid ! Then a health to our merchant ships That fear no storms, that fear no seas To British hearts in ...

... i THIRD~ REPORT of the CIOMMISSIONERS for thle EXHIBITION OF 1851* Presented to both H]ousess of Parliament. London - Printed byG B TE n W. SPOTSISWOODE, 1856. y .rtEit: hmdI A gallop down Rsotten-rolv, elsequered, with spring Xi lights and shadows, end abounding writh: life and the I ..nnshioe of joyous hlearts, is not endued with thle sta fervent interest that belonged to one in 1851. The a ...

... LIT E R AT U RE. TrE RED AN: a Poem. By R. M. EEVBRLEY. Sucood Edition.-London: HAMILTON dz Co. 1856. More enels hive scratched and rattled, poetically and prosaically, to the honour and glory of Old England's arms3 in tiho lats war, than any otber, we fancy, ever called itito alert au dspirited operation. Those woke froom the fogs of dreamland, peoplel with the wild creationS of unbritlled ...