... aTl-iBTRICLLS, ETC. L&TIaL~~Q DRURY LANE-This theatre has been crowded to excess during the past week. On Monday, Holcroft's popurar comedy of The Road to Ruilli ntroduced Mr. Basil Baker, as Old Dornton; Miss Balker, as Sophia; and Mrs. Wiustanley, as tle Widow Warren. The two former are new to a London audience. Mrs. W\instanley appeared some time since, it' we mistake rnot, at the Prin- ...

... THE' MORNING IMIAILS 3OR 1850. The following is the official corrected list of the post towns to which letters and newspapers can be forwarded by the morsting mail trains as well as by the evening mails for the present year (Sundays excepted'. Morming and evening mails are also mnade up for. France and the continent, vesa Dover and Cali9s:-Abergavenoy, Abing- don, Acciington, Alnwick, Amersham ...

... LITEhRATUREx BLACK WOOD'S MAGAZlIa.-T-Wixiibejr is ful of true Blackwood politics;- and a great portion Of it is taken Uip wit h congratulations upon the favoturable and imprvisg pospets f Tryis duingwhat it calls a yer o' racton..wit w~istproriey ur readers are bleto udg fo theseles.Thewrier of the firt atiee peteds hattherectinof the past year ffordd reaon fo profund tankfuness- at ...

... THE PLOODS AND HIGH TIDES. ADDITIONAL PARTXICULARS. About daybreak. on Saturday, a wreck, supposed to be a schooner, was disc-,vcred lying near the rocks at - Scarborough.? She had gone to pieces in the course of the night, and, fro-n the fact of the crew being no- where to be seen, it is believed they perished. . Two pieces of wobd, part of the lousgboat's stern, and painted green, with the ...

... PUBLIC AKUt8EMTs FOR THL WIER. ROYAL SADLERsS WELLS THEATRE, UNDER mTH MAAGExMENT op M .T PHELPS. Prina, cifs Walen, Hr.HOaln F Pctapur, r. 8uldar Play. o To con., Mr. . Tung Frnci, Pe. N I~e; adyPery, isme. with mew oprror.yGroiltHr.3Phelp; aceo, r.th.Hareteono r Auntees Lyera, P se ln MESSRSda ?? GAVuIDay a. Play.. oes lude weith thenewgf blnd comicr hrielmon t.noreime. wvitb arew s ucenery, ...

... -mt ASIIIONas FOa 3-AINTJAPY. (Fro Lq PoIlld. JournaIs du Graod Monde.) l Again arewe reminded of the fleeting year by seeing the numerous.-announcements of splendid fetes and re. I unions; and witnessing the indefatigable industry of the different marchandes and. modistes, to exhibit all that cat tempt aod~jolesse the fancy of the fair votaries of fashion. The ligbte materials for . full ...

... THE REFORM OF COLONIAL GOVERN- MENT. Under the title of the Socity for the Reforr of Colonial Government, the following prospectus is about to be issued:- The general object of the society is to aid in obtaining for every dependency,'whicb is a true colony of England, the real and sole management of all local sffairs by the 'colony itself, including the disposal of thewaste lands, and the ...

... TH1aTIC9ALS, ETO, -4-- DRURYL&ANE..-Shakspere's elegant and sprightly pastoral comedy of As You Like It, was acted here. on Monday evening, with Mr. Vandeahoff as Jaques, Mr. Anderson as Orlando, Mr. W. I. Angel as Touch- stone, and Mrs. Nesbitt as Rosalind. As You Like It, although a very beautiful play, is by no means a good acting one. ,The beauties are detached, and in general ...

... - O F VING MISERY TO ITSELF. An argument has l'een put forward by a writer who s himself A Feilow of the Statistical Society, ?? Mr. Sidney Herbert's plan for the relief of the ondon needlewomnen, which, though by no means Lew is so peculiar a nature that we doubt whether I wl.o repeat it appreciate its full scope. It mounts to this, that you cannot safely remove ten or twesly thousand of ...

... PuBLIc AMUSEBUNTS oR THE WEEKa ROYAL SABI-ERIS WELLS THEATRE lINDZZ TEE MANAGEMENT ftp MR. PlIErPa. T 0-HOROW. ancd Tuesday, will be presented the new tragedy oT. GARCIA ?? Eror.-Gutarci.r. Phelps-; Fathero, 1. R. Ma,,ten ; WDs Hansael Mr. G.R DickiAoso; D'Agullar, Mr He0skias - Itadrigueaz Rerlfe. Re Gsulsa;., Cotuatess, M45.5 Glyn; On- mum sles. Bssus.OnWednesday nd Thursdayfinstel me this ...

... LITE1RATUEF. THtE HISTORY OP PETER TgE CRUEL, King of Cas- tile and Leon. From the French of Prospere Mierissee. -Bentley, New Burlington-street.-The character of this king has been branded, by the balladists of Spain, with such a remorseless tyranny and blood thirstiness, that it is almost a hopeless task to attempt his defence in public Opinion. Philip of Castile mast be ranked'amongstthose ...

... TEC ~GOVERNMENT SCHOOL O DESIGN. On Wednesday the annual distribution of prizes to the students of this school taok place at Somerset-house, in the presenee of a large concourse of people. Mr. La- hougcgere, L.P., took the chasir and was supported by Lord Granville, Sir IL Westmsaotit, and several other members of the committee of Privy Couneil for Trade. The honoarable chairman delivered to ...