... PsoGnESS OF TMlE ARPLANG;EEYTS.-The hoardings and plain fittings on the eastern side of the building are norr nearly complete, anti an opportunity is affarded of forming an apptoti- mate ?? ate of the amonnt of the contributions received from foreign countries. Many of the compartments are, as Yet, quite empty. No arrivals from the United States have taken place up to the present time; and ...

... Tihe Quecn went in state on Saturday night to her MlIa- ir- jesty's theatre, and the event, a rare one unfortunately kt- for managers, and to the regret of the public, appeared to iL as excite unusual interest. The whole of the route taken by a the royal procession was lined by spectators, a large nuni- es ber of whom were ladies, and it required the exertions of ii n a numerous body of police ...

... SAILORS' HIOME. The Sallors' HoIo ! The 8ailor.' Home I a What heart would not respond, b To aid the calne of thoso who roam - Uniting in the bond Of Christian fellowship and love, U Our zeal in their behalf to prove? t A rofuge for the destitute, C A shelter for the brave; The Sailors' Homo and Institute From sin and want to save; Who could, with generous mind, deny To send for thib a ...

... TA . LAPSE -- TIME. THE L.APSE OF TIME. ti-sr. a. 5'' flY TIIE AMERICAN POET, BRYANT. th (Fromt Blackwtood's Magazine.) ta Lament wo0 will, in fruitless tears, Vf The spl311 with Which our moments fly ti I sigh isot ovcr vanisleod years, tt Dlit watch the sears that hasten by. ti Look howe theiy come-a mingled crowd tc Of bright and dark, but rapid days at Boneath them, like a summler cloud, ...

... FAHiiU2sb 'r un riMlIuavII. S1 (rFeorn Lt F6lcI.) Y. Aniong the mnany pretty toilettes that have appcalred i Iy*(Ilirin-i this weck at the fashionable sobraecs, our attention p1 h as been particularly attracted by a coiffiue equally novel tc IS and dtiojnqee. It was composed of three brow - velvet ai of bands crossing over the head. These were sprinkled with Iv T- small diamond stars, and ...

... rittratuxt. The Poetklo o W-ks ef sirWdareC S-t4. Bart., Autdor's Editiou. O witA Life, and nurnerous Illustrations. i The Histfry of Palestine, fromn the Patriarchal Age. to the Present Time. By John Kitto, D.D., F.S.A. Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh. i We class these books together, because they emanate from the same publishers, are printed in the same form, and distin- 0 guished by a ...

... titaffturt. wa Memoirs of the Life ?? of Thomas Chalmersr, D.D., LL.P. use By~, his Son-ia-LaiW, thre Blev. William Hanna, .LL.D. Vol. III. an -IPublisited for Thomas Constable by buhrlnead t Edinburgh. lnx ey It was 'originally intended by Dr. Hannah to complete the tivy memoirs of Ihis illustrious relative wvithlin thle compass of three C volumesO, but as hle proceeded wvith the work of ...

... expect, and which, bad there been no forewarning, the great age of the deceased would have rendered no surprise. Marshal Soult, one of the most distinguished of French soldiers, died on the night of the 26th ult, at St. Armand. He was born in 1769. The years of his life have been those years in which France has seen many mighty revolutions—and the life, completing a circle, ends where it ...

... Lords met, and fouud the man of their choice, just the chap for Friar-gate. The electors met, and found the man of the Lords not strong enough for the place, so, chose another Cock. 1 am. Sir, your obedient servant, Derby, November 3rd, 185 J. Bob Short. FRIAR-GATE WARD ELECTION. to the editor or the derby mercury. Sir—The contest for this ward terminated, many expected, in the ...

... Ol CillllA liEiUilb lIIV> DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. The morning meeting In behalf of the Sierra Leone bishopric was held at the Athenaeum, on Wednesday, Oct. 29th. and was both influentially and numerously attended. The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Lichfif.ld, took the chair. was supported by Sir Matthew Blakiston, Bart., the Venerable Archdeacon Hill, F. Wright, Esq. ...

... Earl Carlisle, was completed on Saturday eveuing.— The Earl of Carlisle said that he was anxious to annouuee his decision with little delay as was consistent with its importance. He thanked the authorities for their attention, and, having no power of himself to enforce order, for the admirable order that had been preserved. It would be superfluous in him refer the consummate diligence aud ...

... 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 ...