... BLIG0TED HOPES. OOLLULI'IJt5 11LUPi'I;. 'Twvse one of bold Britannia's oaks, A noble forest troe, That stood wvithill anl ancient wood, Beside the solindilg sea, And over each far-spreading bough T'he golden sunlight strayed, And soelem'd to promllise ha:ppi nes3 Though tll things else decayed. Years roll'd away ; again I stood Before that l(ellC oak, And o'er its lea(lI tic wintry storn In ...

... LE3liS THAN A 'MIA.N. 11Il.\JiHALES: MA\ lA) . WhOla at. thc feet of ?? anld( power et'd kinel alld filatter, Cillge ?? cower, IwIl Itste sollec p)oor'r ila:nl to sopirn, Anl ,lie tIlO tyrailt ill hiss toir 7/ 1,, U. ., 1,11, ott ?? . ?? 1a T7/ , ?? , ?? ,,!t , ceImn. WlheI by his ordl'. he ieasl. his friends 1 >1fX1t fr lhis s.elfill zls Anli1 I. etv t1lila ill tile evil lav io ¢) t:,:l ol ...

... THE INDUSTRIAL .EXHIBITION OF IS51. To .:11 L-i . 1 f wz1l ronfti losr f.in It will be in thY recollection of our readers that, under the presidency of the late mayor, a most influential nlecting of the inhabitants of Liverpool Was held in support of the great industrial exhil)i- tion. Resolutions were then passed, pled(ging the town of Liverpool to give its active and cordial support to this ...

... BY CHARLES MACKAY. I. X I were a voice, a persuasive voice, t could travel the wide world through, I ?? fly on the beams of the morning light, An speak to men with a gentle might, Ard tell them to be true. rd fly, I'd fly, o'er land and sea, Wberever a human heart might be, Telling a tale, or singing a song, In praise of the right-in blame of the wrong. It. if 1 were a voice, a consoling voice ...

... Mebictuo. 77e Public Good. London: Charles Gilpin. A monthly magazine, devoted to the advocacy of those aing principles which affect the well-being of the corn- ?? and the advancement of the useful institutions of =r country. It also includes biographical notices of f&1ioguished men, and a variety of general literature. 1Tk Working Xan'e Friend. London: John Cassell and Co. This unpretending ...

... 1-r Al. -T, -r~ rarl A iMEETING OF THE WORKING CLASSES OF LIVERPOOL. ;- Several niectings have been held in the Town- d hall, for the purpose of promoting the great l. Exhibition of the Works of all Nations, to be 9 e held in London in the year 18T. The leading e e inhabitants of all the towns of any size in this e country, have also had an opportunity of hearing, from the lips of deputations ...

... DR. C. MIACKAY'S POETRY. 1mi'fulS r -- t u -1 . n We promised our readers should renew their acquaint. anee with the poerms of Dr. Mackay. We redeem that ]promise now, by selecting from a volume of poems, ?? umsued from the press, entitled Egeria and other Poems, the following lines:- THE PROSPECTS OF THE FUTURE. 1. Friend of the People-if thy soul can see The (lawning splcndours of' ...

... DR. MACKAY'S EGERIA AND OTHER p POEMIS. The opinion we exo essed en ti- - '1I -.I 'the opnion w epressed onl thle excellence of' Dr. Mackay's poetical ceinhiositiens has foond an echlo in thet etooi. It is wvith plecasure that wve present eur readers with a short extract from a Criticism on hli's Ehgeria, and other poemiis,'' which wvas published in th Thle Peeple's aiide I-leowitt's Journal ...

... THE ROYAL INSTITUTION MUSBU21. 11 ?? 11.AAAed F A AAmL--. it, ' Through the kindness of the president, Theodore ti ior W. Rathbone, Esq., the museum belonging to the I d] ;he Royal Institution was thrown open to the public I d, ley during the last or Whitsun week, and the results )n- must be highly gratifying to all who are well- S ed, wishers of the artisans, and really feel an interest g ti- ...

... FRItNOli OPERA. Tf, It is greatly to be logrettedi that thle three last repro- th Wentations ci' French Opera, just coiichilded at the above establishliine t, have been so canaitily atttended by oar th wealthy townspeople. Whether thle merits of the ti-oipe cc Are estimated bv the talent of the principals, the precision inl and effect ?? by thle entire chorus, or thle abilities of of th~e chef ...

... THE PHILHAlR1IONI0 CONCERl e fifth subscription concert of t-hr , C The fifth subscription ?? of the present season c e took place on Tuesday evening, at the Hall, -lope-street the attondancie not being qjuite so nunituerolls uas on former' f t oecasions. i e The first part of the concert twas (levoted to the per- i forimalice of Mendelssolin's ?? muisic to Shalkespeare's Midsummer Night's ...

... 11MCW4. Lrii;?iic .lomscos . By Robert James Culverwell, M.D. A mionthly social, containing, a variety of light reading, oin psopular, dsoiiS~tic, recreative, philosophical, and Other suibjects. Its ?? renders it peculiarly adapted for perusal during, occasional intervals, such ats are indicated in the title, tirniely, ?? Leisure 7Moments. l'Yoilrerlt, thbi,' Moral, Lawiqtage, culd Poetry. BY ...