... The approaching close of the Exhibition now begins to be felt unmistalkeably. On Monday L 329.5, l5s. was taken at the doors, arid there were 6S,542 viritt)rs. The T7inas says that cert tin annooncements ofjury awards recently made by the Daily NVe-ws are entirely inaccurate. The prooranme of theclosing isso farsettled, rind circulars are about to be issued to exhibitors informing th'm that, ...

... The annual meeting of the subscribers to this valuable in- l stitution was held on Tuesday, in their ball, Adam Square,- the Lord Provost in the chair. The Directors, in their annual report, state, that the insti- tution not only continues to fourish, but that the last year, the thirtieth of its existence, is by far the most successful that it has yet witnessed. The number of students enrolled ...

... I I There was no incident worthy of special notice on Saturday, unless it were another visit from the Duke of Devonshire, who was accompanied by Sir Joseph Paxton. 1 in a promenade through the foreign departments. The I activity of the parties employed in the work of removal is now especially conspicuous in the Sardinian and Italian sections generally; but as these comprise many articles of ...

... I ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICAN MINISTER. (rRox1 OuR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) Freeman's Jornal (gfflee, Six o'Clock, amn. lBallinasloe, Friday Evening, October 3, 1851. His Excellency the American Minister, the HIon. Abbott Lawrence, arrived here from Dublin by the Midland Great Western Railway this evening. His Excellency was accom- panied by Airs. and Miss Lawrence. The distin- guisbed visitors to ...

... It has been reserved for the last week of the Exhibition, to show bow many persons the building actually could contain with only comparatively inconvenient pressure or diminution of the facilities for seeing its attractive contents. When the numbers on a former occasion amounted to 74,000, it was believed that the maximum had been reached; but the experience of the present week has shown how ...

... TIHE FINE AlRTS IN GLASGOW IN THE OLDEN I TIME. LI R1OB3ERT ANDI ANDREW FOULIS. anTI (Ceolrntimiated by G. N.) abou In thec t ?? Institute for thin Fine Arts it may be in- ?? i ttrilefive I toiyor readers to know somsethling of the Academy ld flulideil in (l asgoiv by, Robert and Andrew Fouhie. I regret Sacri c thvat 1 d1i ilit ?? LinformatLion to stilto ?? precise date of its LI foildaltpiol ...

... L YCB UM THEA TR'E. The Lyceum play bill, which has for a long time appeared to be stereotyped, has at length been varied. Last night TMr. CHARLES MATHEWS' benefit took place, and that event was made the occasion of introducing to a London audience one of the most remarkable dramatic works which have te been presented for many a day. It was termed a st new comedy in three acts, and no hint was ...

... LITER AT U RE.I The Lily and the Sc-ani Alpologne of the Crystal Palace. By En, SAM;%UEL WARRLEN, F.B.S. Edinburghi William Blasckwood or & Sons. ele M1R. WARREN'S writings aIrc of a very mixed character. His bill Dayof at late Physleian is a work. of remarkable isower-bis Sp,' Now anti Then fall of practical religion -his 1Ten Thoulsanld full a, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~roe a -year1 more issrked ...

... P O E T R Y. THE LILY OF THE VALLEY. [FOR TIE FLYING POST,] SWENT valley lily I emblem of innocence, Fairest of flowers that grow in the vale, Spring thou forth into being, and with thy lov'd presence, Perfume the wings of the sigh.breathing gale, Sweet valley lily! type of humility, Lift up thy lovely and modest wee bell; Ohl come to my dwelling, for fain would I nurture thee, Gem of the ...

... PACTS AND INCIDENTS OFjTHE GREAT EXHIBITION. 0, On Saturday last £1,862 2s. Od. was taken at the n- doors of the building, the number of visitors being in0,236. DurinY the afternoon a most extraordinary Sn specimen of Gold ore from California was placed in is the American portion of the nave, which, from its le size and evident richness, attracted an immense a- amount of attention. In ...

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