... EXMIBITION OF THE ROYAL SCOTIISII ACADEMY. j Notvithstanding ?? unfvonarable state of thce weather on | Sceur day nmrid g, the ns w Galic~ies of Art were crowded at an early hour %with anxious spectators, evidsntlt highly inte- he rested and delighted with thc pictures which covered the w1- walls. We have to congratulate both the public and the nl Artists upon the increase of accommodation ...

... it £ a r ]3LAC1;eVOOD. A!N entire absence of political discussion is the dis- tinguishing feature of this month's magazine. For this deficiency, however, ample amends are made in the mor-ethauusnalvigour and freshness w hich charac- terise the nutmber. As regards '-The Athelitigs, we may just mention that the plot bcginls to thicken. We arc carried very pleasantly through twenty-four ...

... sit at u r. MISSIONAR-Y TRAVELS AND RESEAROaS IN SOUTH as AFRICA, including a Sketch of SiRteen Years' Re- d sidence in the Interior of Africa, and a Journey dp from the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda, on the In West Coast, tbence across the Continent, down the he River Zambesi, to the ?? Ocean. By DAVID at LIVISGSTONE, ?? D.C.L. With Portrait, Maps, Iy and numerous ' llustrations. London: John ...

... Xj t er a t i ?? you -duxr A~riPODlS; or, Residence and. Rambles in thle a da Australian Colonies. By Lieut.-ColU GODFREEY yont -csr.aas UuiitDy. Fourth Edition. London: Of gi Richard. Bentley. Bitni 'tgrnr seldom does it fall to the lot of the reviewer to the I ¬ice a- book of travels so fascinating as that to which cock we now direct attention. The work, says the writer, sunn is intended ...

... CnlAMRB7aS' INFOBMATION POn THE PZOI'Ln. New ( and Improved Edition. Part XXL Ediuburgh: E iV. & RI. Chambers. E ?? the peculiar province of the Messrs Chambers G to provide Instructive reading for the masses. The N S work, of which the twenty-first part is be ore us, is R well-known as containing an invaluable fund of S &nowledge, and as eminently suited to the compre- D thension of the ...

... SHIOW OF POUTLTRYt PIGEONS, AN-D C AN .UIIES. A coempetition show05 of poultry-, pigeonls, and canai ries, was opened yesterday in the h-ll at *he Zoo- logical Gardenls. Tlhe Colkection of birds br.ought forwvard on the aceasion ,Was Oqoally exieusive aend varied. The poultry departmrenlt cmn racctd nanmerc s and, in most cases, exceller~t rpecinaens ol Spanish, Dorkin, Cochin-China, ...

... Ob ! vac8's me the thistle springs, In domicile o' ancient kings, Without a patriot to regret 'Our palace and our ancient state.-PERGrsso. What visions upward start While musing through these hallow'd halls, The touldering hotue of Scotia's kings, Their slow-decaying grandeur brings, As thought the teeming past recalls A sadness o'er the heart. The sceptered sons of strife In grim array thy ...

... E ASHlONS FOR NOVEMBER. Data.sses. -Several for the wvinter season have just appeared, mnade of rayel Pekin, or black damuask, trimmed with two] broad flounces of Cambray lace, each volant having for a heading e. triple row of narrow genze ribbon, toated ; these rows are placed close to eachl other, and form a very rich style of rcache, about a finger in wridth. Instead of a corsage, a petit ...

... Xi t t a t ut. TMsi Homr SCHOOL: or Hints on Home Education. b By the Rev. Norman Macleod. Edinburgh: Paton s and Ritchie. 1856. 1 TIE importance of the subject here treated of, it ist C impossible to over-estimate. Our education for good c or evil begins at the household hearth. It is there t that we are trained up in the way in which, throug6' t after life, it is almost certain that we shall ...

... THE ROYAL. Several interesting performances have taken place at this Theatre since we last noticed it. The Benefits generally produce some of the best pieces, whether they be well or ill performed. On Friday that fine old comedy The Honeymoon had a good repre- sentation and reception. Mr Powvrie as the Duke Aranza, and Miss Eburne as the Dnubess, distin- guished themselves by displaying a ...

... THE FALL OF KARS-WIHO IS TO BLAME? (Daily N~ews.) The papers relating to the defence and capitulation of Kars, presented to Parliament on Tuesday evening, weredelivered yesterday (Wl'ednesday) morning. They extend from the beginning of August 1854, to the middle of January 1856, and fill a Blue Book of 356 folio pages. To affect to pronounce an opinion on their contents, after the hurried ...

... I te ? t. BLACKWOOD. May 1856. WHEN we state that Blackwood for this month is fully up to, or rather beyond, its usual average, we need say nothing more to assure the readers of this in- teresting periodical that they have a rich treat in store for them. England's Political Future, the first paper on the list, is the best critique we have yet seen upon Count Montalembert's recent work upon ...