... -Vatctrg. LIFE. LIrF hath its sunshine; but the ray Which dashes on its stormy wave Is but the beacon of decay- A meteor glimmering o'er the grave; And though its dawning hour is bright With fancy's gayest colouring, Yet o'er this cloud-encumbered night Dark Ruin flaps her raven wilg. Life hath its flowers; and what are they? The buds of early love and truth, Which spring and wither in a day- ...

... Thvtvv. SELF -RE LI AN CE. HE who would rise from low estate, By deeds of high emprize, Must never meanly beg the great To aid him in his rise, le must not cringe to gain a friend, Though seated on a throne; But on his own right arm depend, And bow to God alone. He who would rise from low estate, By deeds of high emprize, Must turn from each alluring bait That in his pathway lies; Must self ...

... LITERATU RE. ITree EiNsan TEMPLE: A Poem. By W7. RI. M. Edinburgh: s.idet Charles Zie~gler, 1851. An Among the many minor poetical productions that are al- L most daily issuing from the press, this unpretending little vo- feetl lume is entitled to hold no mean place. In a very neat, and, as alter it should be, a very short preface, the author thus introduces it Tet to public notice:- The ...

... LI TE R- TU R E THE VNIAGAZINES. LEGHt HlUT'S JOURNAL is a n eW miscellany, under the direction of the veteran literclteu whose name it bears; and numerous as have been the recent additions to tlis class of pob- lications, we have little doubt, from the specimen now before us, that if the same degree of variety and excellence is conti- nued, it will have no difficulty in maintaining its ground ...

... his abilities and influence to subject on which, if he succeeds, he deserves something more than a statue. It is nothing less than the •• regeneration of Ireland.'* The plan that spoken of is the purchase of large extents of land, partly waste, but rccluimable; and the locating upon them persons professing various kinds of industry, iuvited from all the seats of industry in the world ...

... I BErsAsT MAY Fiax.-The usual monthly maket yesterday, and in point of number, as well as quality held stock exhibited, it was a decided improvement rith f the fair. The show of horned cattle was rent ontod Apri very large proportion of beasts exposed for sale was OF description. We have particularly to notice a bull PriOe property of Mr. Gilmore Wilson, of Rashee, and for the was offered 16. ...

... Among the characters which Mr Macready has performed during the past week, for the last time, have been Iago and Benedict. Speaking of the latter performance the Times critic re- marks: 11 Were it not that the priority of rank assigned to tragic acting is a constant temptation to a histrionic artist to cultivate theserious rather than the comicnmuse, one might almost wonder that Mr Macready ...

... A Defence of Ignorance. By the Author of ' How to Make Home Unhealthy.' Chapman and Hall. The author's selection of a motto from Barrow explains the title of his little tract, which will be found both instruc- tive and entertaining. 1 Many who will not stand a direct reproof, and cannot abide to be plainly admonished of their fault, will yet endure to be pleasantly rubb'd, and will pa. ...

... PHILHARMONIC CONCERTS. Fifth Concert, Monday, May 12. PART I. sinfoiia, No. 1 ?? ?? Spohr. Duetto, QQuis est home, Madame Biscaccianti and Miss Dolby (Sabat Alater) ?? ?? Rossini. Aria, Dies Bildnis, Herr Reichardt (Zauberfitye) ?? Mozart. Concerto in A major, Violin (First Movement), Signr Sivori Sivori. Recit. and Aria, ' Mi tradi quel alma ingrata, Mdme Bis- caccianti (Don Giovanri) ...

... BLACEWOOD'S MAGAZINz.-lVe cannot deny ourselves the pleasure of extracting from this month's Blackwood a few passages from an admirably written article on Mrs. Jameson's Legends of the Monastic Orders. The writer in Black- wood is no Puseylte: he even takes pains to show that he is free from any predilection whatever for Catholicity; but he writes as any intellectual Protestant, who ...

... THE GREAT EXHIBITION-IRISH MANU- FACTURES. ,We refer to a letter in another column from an o active and intelligent officer, communicating some a interesting details connected with the Queen's in- I spection of the Irish cars and carriages. Her Ma- jesty appears to have been much pleased with these M specimens of Irish manufacture, and we are not stir- prised at her gratification, for ...

... THE MEETING OF FIELD MARSHAL BLuOcHIR AND THE DuKE OF WELLINGTON.-Mr. T. J. Barker, the artist, to whom we owe the picture now exhibiting in Mr. Cranfield's gallery, in this city, has been fortunate enough to dis- cover a new subject for his pencil among the apparently exhausted incidents of Waterloo. The accidental meeting of the two victorious generals, Wellington and Blucher, on the field, ...