... The Leisure Hour; a Family Journad of InstrUc- certi tion and Recreationr, or This is a new literary periodical of great promise and and merit. It is well got up, is neatly illustrated, .. and contains a great variety of instructive and to t amusing reading, and is cheaper than most of the give: weekly publications of the same standing and Inde size. shou land Yational Force. Economical ...

... It is generally understood that a new bill for the better wI regulation of savings banks in this country will be intro- Ot duced in the next session of parliament, containing various clauses similar to those in the bill introduced by Sir C. Br Wood, the chancellor of the exchequer, in 1850, which, an at that time, were considered by many persons as ques- tionable in their expediency and ...

... ?? ?? ?? 9. ?? - A . l --X1 - ?? ?? ' 'I . ?? A.A ?? Z w 1 Report on tlhe C(re of Cataract. By John Not- (Ti tingh1am1, Esq., M.D., &c. Liverpool: Deighton poi and Laughtonl. eve This is a remarkable pamphlet, giving the particu- eov lars of an operation by which blindness from cata-no ract had been removed after a duration of ten tioi years. What renders the case peculiarly inter- of esting ...

... FROMS THE QERMAN. U Oh, grave I Oh, grave I l There ia a spot on earth, a Though but a narrow bed, I Where all that aire oppressed, And weary and disqulieted, And struggling since their birth, Mlay lay their aching head, And find at length a rest. Sorrowfal-heavy-hearted- Here ye shall be at peace; Here all the world's departed Have found their sufferings cease. Oh, grave! oh, grave I Gate of ...

... POETRY, rTnE 'OTS GREYS AND NINETY-SECOND HIGHLANDERS AT WATERLOO. (Vrms De Renzy's Poetical Illustratioms of the Achiecemeots qf the Duke off lellington.) High praise and lastingl honour To the feoarlss end the true, And cireling round their banner Be the fihnie of Waterloo: With tho plaudits to the name That so led them on to fime, Shalll the echoes of the praisc Be repeated nll around, ...

... vatrt1I CLOUDS AND THEIR SILVER LININGS. DEAD LEAVES, but yesterday, along the lane Were rustling drearily, or soddened lay In drifted heaps around; as ii in pain, The Earth's old face grew furrowed with decay. T'e orchard boughs with brittle moss were wrapped, The ruby berries withered on the thorn, With clogging snows the village roofs were capped, The mill-wheels tast in ice were yester ...

... BIRMINGHAM MUSICAL FESIVAL. Since the Birmingham Festival was instituted, there has never been so successful and brilliant a performance on the first day. Tuesday dense crowds lined the Immediate vicinity of the Town-hall, the interior of which, forming one of the finest music-rooms in Europe, presented a moet imposing coup-d'wil. The orchestra, filled to the extremities with 600 performers, ...

... COLONEL CRICKLEY's HOESE. BY PAUL CflFYTON. I HAVE never been able to ascertain the origin of the quarrel between the Criokleys and the Drakes. They had lived within a mile of each other in Illinois for five years, and from the first of tbhir acquaiutance there had been a mutual feeling of dislike between the two families. Then some misunderstanding about theboundaryof ...

... I ?? TriAl Ifakmil Df f 4t Jim MO. EXHIBITION OF WORKS OF LIVING. MASTERS. (CONCLUDING NOMECE.] The science of architecture has been, in all ages, so intimately associated with the arts of painting and sculpture, that it may almost be said to have been one with them. To give encourag- ment to it, therefore, and to induce in those who have to direct the erection of our private and public ...

... The Bridih Sacred Baniner; a National Hymn, written and composed by ?? lf GzARY; the music by Gzo. PERRY. Published for the Author, Euston-place, Euston-square, London. This is i wef.'written lyric; set to a bid and spirited air, which is worthy the fame of the gentleman (Mr. Perry), to whom we are indebted for the establishment of the Sacred Harmonic Society; and whois amost excellent, sound ...

... : A . -TE4.ffiMlTHEMf WCLU' SHOW. - I . I ~~ - .. !. A, -. nw *ha. . . .5h. , .54 4J. Al_ - - -- I I'll Tfhis shdw ofit trk nhsg s-it dnes enrof tht earliest ?? 'er snd .most'rstriking indications of thle apprclrot' Christmas, thi id takes place in its old locality in Baker.sftet diring the pre- ha jigsentwlk. tjer&e4..s ?? toid bt tlt..Will 7 : Ye a hit ty 'Mkrativeras ft 5MI cas _or the next ...

... THN Dbt Itu sr . Pacing one morn my garden bower, 'Neath pensive thought's depressing power', A flower I view'd amidst the green, Of velvet charm, and tint serene, Pearl drns thst hung with glist'ing air, Tending to make it yet more fair. Awhile I gaz'd with musing eye, .vA[ bosom heav ing mamy a sigh, When, as I tearful left the spray. A voice on high vouehsat'd to say, Hearsesase its ...