... TIEPARIS ENTERTAINMENS 'TO THE ROYAL CO.kIMISSIOINERS. The London Bridge Station of the South .Eastern R~ailway wore anl appearance of extreme animation and lustle oin Friday morning, in consequence of the de- Coi -parture of thle guests invited to the festivities in Paris naes inihonlour of thle Great Exhibition. At ei~ght o'clock the thle station was occupie~d by at large numhcr of' the I1 ...

... I THE MERCHANT SHIPS OF ENGLAND! I The merchant ships of England- The carriers on the deep: Thro' storms, and clouds, and heaving waves, Their course right gallant keep To sunny lands-to ice-bound shores They stretch our island trade, Teach England's arts to Afric's sons, And robe the Indian maid ! Then a health to our merchant ships That fear no storms, that fear no seas To British hearts in ...

... REVIEW S. ?? fi, , 7i) ~;r 7>nr),; Am7171le, 1/:clilen dad, an Epic Poem, /ouaet on lile Eceols connected 1'th M/t vi'cce.eeive Invasioncs of iec(f p (Ireece (, 1 fl'ee ' eosn. lart First. T/e ?? of ?? Iy George M'Ienry. London : Siminpkin, Marshall, and Co. Liver- pool: D. -Marples. The author of this poen possesses poetic powers of no ordinary stanmp; h ut it is to be regretted that he has ...

... A blue-eyed child that bite amid the noon, O'erhung with a Iaburnum's drooping sprays, Linging her little songs, while ?? round Along the grass the chequered sunshine plays. All beauty that is throned In womanhood, Pacing a summer garden's fountained walks, That stoops to smooth a glossy spaniel down, To hide her blushing cheek from one who talks. A happy mother with her fair-faced girls, In ...

... t REVXEWS. 1Pn't 1IX opeins ivith a1 sketch of a terre (lo con- ill ?? the Liverpool reader, which affords 01 hhim it ?? test of thu fidelity of the au- o thi-7., p)ietive purfoirinanes. Tile little 0i¼'isto-h p wiuvvi; his~ wtay to thle reader's heart,, without tht suueoniig to intend it. I'oelcharmis by his cri- Co. ticAI acitfien I, awlt pecuil iar iticas onl the prope distribu~litionl of ...

... - . 7 1. Tice Pcople's -ife'lic'l JoI1ranl (,n(I linniilq Phy- inud sicw??. Edited by Thomas Harrison YVeonian~, with AM. D)., Author of ?? CMISuMuptiOl, Asthina,'' ciscn, hecadlaches,' Jnldigcstioun, &C. pens: As a celspl anld authentic gulideo for, th.e prcserva- stand tiomi of health, itnd at repertory of medical science, its ci now for thle first tunei popularising valuable know- to le ...

... THE EXHIBITION AT POSTOFFICE&PLACE. An exhibition of a novel a'id instructive nature is now open at the Flxhibitimi-rootils, Postoffice-plaece. Its prin- t cipla object is to illustrate the views entertained by Mr. Ilo.-dinan relative to the ?? of vision mid perspective, as lamil down in his esqays in the A r Journa.lt; and weare of opinion that, as far as regards our Vision of nature aoud ...

... THEATRICALS AT WOBUtN ABBEYI The Duke and Dachess of Bedford's hospitality, which has extended over the last five weeks,at thae ancient decal seat in Bedfordshire, may now be considered over. It was arranged that there should be another grand gathering at the Woburn Abbey Theatre, to close the season, ?? week was the night fixed ; but owing tD the sudden illness of Mr. Odo Russell, the Duke of ...

... AMUSEMENTS ZN BMINGHA1L I (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) THE TREATRE ROYAL,-Last night was the thirteenth night of the Christmas pantomime, Queen Mab. which has proved a great attraction among the holiday makers since the first night of its introduction. It is preceded nightly by a good standard play, and thus agood evening's amusement is guaranteed. The plays enacted during the past week have ...

... I I Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and several other members of the Royal family, paid an early visit to the Exhibition on Tuesday morning. They inspected the different parts of the building, and watched with interest the process of examining the different packages by the Custom house officers. Her Majesty has probably never before been so ...

... - , _4 - ?, ? FROVINCIAL'THEAT? ? ? ?Izi ??,fl i ?? 115? ? ?? | CROM OUR OWN CO6Ri$FPONDEzqTj,) I I|, ., ?? I ' I . C .: _L . : ., BURY.-The building ottbie'new Theatre Royal pro- rFessesrapidly; and.will be entirely ?? of J anasry, tbe .dayfappointed fol opening'; Extensire pre p~atstions aire making for the approaching sason; tO ' CHE$?XLTEN~aH?:@| ...

... TuRF CHARACTERS. THE OFFICIALS AND THE SUBALTERNS. By MARTINGALE BENTLEY, New Burlington-street. Under the above title, and as one of a series of works intended for perusal by travellers on rail or river, we have an admirable little work by Martingale, who has previously achieved no little celebrity as a writer of Sporting Magazine articles, which will be enhanced by his present contribution ...