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... The Leisure Hour; a Family Journad of InstrUc- certi tion and Recreationr, or This is a new literary periodical of great promise and and merit. It is well got up, is neatly illustrated, .. and contains a great variety of instructive and to t amusing reading, and is cheaper than most of the give: weekly publications of the same standing and Inde size. shou land Yational Force. Economical ...

THE SAVINGS BANKS' QUESTION.*

... It is generally understood that a new bill for the better wI regulation of savings banks in this country will be intro- Ot duced in the next session of parliament, containing various clauses similar to those in the bill introduced by Sir C. Br Wood, the chancellor of the exchequer, in 1850, which, an at that time, were considered by many persons as ques- tionable in their expediency and ...

THE QUEEN'S STATE VISIT TO HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE

... Tihe Quecn went in state on Saturday night to her MlIa- ir- jesty's theatre, and the event, a rare one unfortunately kt- for managers, and to the regret of the public, appeared to iL as excite unusual interest. The whole of the route taken by a the royal procession was lined by spectators, a large nuni- es ber of whom were ladies, and it required the exertions of ii n a numerous body of police ...

SAILORS' HOME

... SAILORS' HIOME. The Sallors' HoIo ! The 8ailor.' Home I a What heart would not respond, b To aid the calne of thoso who roam - Uniting in the bond Of Christian fellowship and love, U Our zeal in their behalf to prove? t A rofuge for the destitute, C A shelter for the brave; The Sailors' Homo and Institute From sin and want to save; Who could, with generous mind, deny To send for thib a ...

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... ?? ?? ?? 9. ?? - A . l --X1 - ?? ?? ' 'I . ?? A.A ?? Z w 1 Report on tlhe C(re of Cataract. By John Not- (Ti tingh1am1, Esq., M.D., &c. Liverpool: Deighton poi and Laughtonl. eve This is a remarkable pamphlet, giving the particu- eov lars of an operation by which blindness from cata-no ract had been removed after a duration of ten tioi years. What renders the case peculiarly inter- of esting ...

THE GRAVE

... FROMS THE QERMAN. U Oh, grave I Oh, grave I l There ia a spot on earth, a Though but a narrow bed, I Where all that aire oppressed, And weary and disqulieted, And struggling since their birth, Mlay lay their aching head, And find at length a rest. Sorrowfal-heavy-hearted- Here ye shall be at peace; Here all the world's departed Have found their sufferings cease. Oh, grave! oh, grave I Gate of ...

REVIEWS

... Wellinqton, as Warrior, Senator, and Mfan. By II T. Binney. Third Thousand. London: Hamil- Is ton, Adams, and Co., 33, Paternoster-row; I Jackson and Walford, St. Paul's Churchyard; at II t and Ward and Co., Paternoster-row. f The intention of this sketch, to turn to the ac- it I count of moral and religious instruction the life t( of Wellington, is very effectively fulfilled. U ft ...

A HAND TO TAKE

... (er CHARLES MACKAY.) You're rich, and yet you are not proud You are not selfish, hard, or vain You look upon the common crowd With sympathy, and not disdain You'd travel far to share your gold With humble sorrow unconsoled; You'd raise the orphan from the dust, And help the sad and widowved mother Give me your hand-you shall-you must- I love you as a brother. You're poor, and yet you do not ...

THE GREAT PALACE OF GLASS FOR THE GREAT EXHIBITION OF 1851

... TU1Lj GREAT PALACE OF GLASS FOR THEIS GREAT EXHI1BITION OF 1851. i - I We present our rcader3 to-day with an authentic sketch . of this resnarlinbie building. As affording an excellent id:a of the probable appearance of the structure when t c :ipleted, we doubt not the engraving will be gladly and eC vrly w(lcomed by thc e mmumity. The following par- tiulma- will be perused with irtercst :- ...

THE LAPSE OF TIME

... TA . LAPSE -- TIME. THE L.APSE OF TIME. ti-sr. a. 5'' flY TIIE AMERICAN POET, BRYANT. th (Fromt Blackwtood's Magazine.) ta Lament wo0 will, in fruitless tears, Vf The spl311 with Which our moments fly ti I sigh isot ovcr vanisleod years, tt Dlit watch the sears that hasten by. ti Look howe theiy come-a mingled crowd tc Of bright and dark, but rapid days at Boneath them, like a summler cloud, ...

FASHIONS FOR FEBRUARY

... FAHiiU2sb 'r un riMlIuavII. S1 (rFeorn Lt F6lcI.) Y. Aniong the mnany pretty toilettes that have appcalred i Iy*(Ilirin-i this weck at the fashionable sobraecs, our attention p1 h as been particularly attracted by a coiffiue equally novel tc IS and dtiojnqee. It was composed of three brow - velvet ai of bands crossing over the head. These were sprinkled with Iv T- small diamond stars, and ...

OXTON AND CLAUGHTON FLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S EXHIBITION

... OXTON AND CLAUGHTON FLORAL AND U01- | TICUiTURA.L EOCIEY'S EXUHIBTION. 'he Tl rt xiiinof t3 fcouitty f4r the seasoan ta,'b phece yes.. to terdeY llfternloco, in Claug, itaparr., 3i~r tlb.e -rnuS ent' o, duL V Pctuni-al~umesoand lx-a&3,oftL,a~.lF eb id . ow,,egio arge mau*e-ncal roct,:! for the occasjon. Tej lye w~athcr wo. & c ione, and ?? the. gecrltry ifltrl.p .Cbead, Oituoi, anrd ~ia` ...