... LITERARY MISCELLANEA, ELEPATS IN SMOATRA.-A small prow which we inet with this afternoon, had the day before fallen in with a very large male elephant in this narrow Channel, which of course Choaked up the passage. The crew, four in number, fled to a tree not far off, where they reseained for the night, previously fastening the boat to the reeds. 'The single m'ale elephants are very dangerous. ...

... aEVXEWS ;oF BOOKS. ME.UOIRS. OF THE WHIG PA1TY. . By LORD -HOL- LAND. Patmcnn, Paer-oster-row. -The present Lord ?? baving determined to publish the me- moirs of his late father, a nobleman who played a rather prominent part in the political events at the be- ginning of this century, has just issued the first volume of his work The libook is da'dicated to one who may, perhaps, be styled 'the ...

... T -THEE: DRAXA, MUSIC, &c.: ?? . DRURY LANE.-H..r Balfe's opera of The Sicilian Bride has been produced here. We cannot believe it destined to .a long run, or acquire that popularity- former works by the same -composer have achieved. The overture had' certainly nothing striking to captivate the audience; wae listened to with attention, and terminated without any enthusiastic display. The ...

... I r - - I' o THE ADVENTURES OF A BEAUTY. Mrs. CnrowE.I Colburn, ?? writer 'of. the. volumes now under our .-notice isiauthireA .of-many.t lh popular and ?? tales', amongst 'others, i i Susan Hopley. In her present work, Mrs. Crowe has s fofeibly delineated in her heroine's adventures the miforZ tunes which frequaentlyfollow upon ill-assorted marriages. ri Agnes Crawfurd, a young and ...

... ' THE ')RA DI XUSIC, -&c. .. , .. : . - . . I DRUnY L 'I.~st night,: Mr Balfe' oermar of The SiiinBrId6` WAS produced;~ but theolatte hou-r 'atWhich the courtain fell upon Its perforninemd~hzpeltd s 7entering ulpon afull criticism-of ate merits. We':caunot he-' lid's -it deslined- to is tong iu, or acquaire thatpbpularity former -works by' the same -composer 'have' achieved:' The overture ...

... LITERARY XISCELLANEA. TEE OLDEN TIME.-Buildingwith bricks only came into general use in the early part of the reign of Charless1, and was, in fact, introduced by the Earl of Arundel, who found that the custom prevailed in Italy, where he had been stay- ing for some time. An inventory of the furniture of Skipton castle, the famous mansion of the Earl of Cumberland, is still extant; this was ...

... THr FASHIONS.I [FRosM THE FRENCH.] Walking-dresses are made of plain silk, with scarcely any trim- mings. Ladies appear to be getting tired of all the different styles of manteleta end cloaks that they have been wearing for the last few years, and are returning to the good old fashion of shawl wear- ing. An immense number of long cachmeres have already made their appearance, and several of the ...

... UEV. ?? '6p If uS HISTORY OR THr WHEG MINIsTRY OF 1830, 'TO THE PAS1Ng O'THE 'EFore ILL. 'J.A.RuoU ?? Parker, Strand.-The member for Sheffield's volumes may with reason be called a secret, history of -the pass- ing of the ?? ReforA BBill ?? And the'sihbject of them possesses considerable interest at the present time. Some of the principal actors in that important event have passed from the ...

... LITERARY XISGELLANEA. GENSERAL Hocua, so well known by his uprightness and truly reputlican principles, was of a very mean extraction. He could scarcely read wlhen he began his military career but he did everything that depended on him to supply this deficiency, in his education. In his leisure hours he copied the campaigns of some great commander, and thus taught himself to write. REAL life ...

... .-THIE DRAXA,_ .USIC, &c. a, ?? ?? -Pauline, adrma ofintense and,startling 'Iuterest, has been revived at the PacEsss; 'dr. Charles Keen filling the principal character, Count olreice,-in that masterly manner which tended so greatly, to the immnejie success this pieee met with. Mrs. Kean's powerful and pathetic acting, as the wife of a man who fascinates her, but at. whose atrocities her ...

... LITERARY NISCELLANEA. POPULAR PRESAGls.--When ?? meet anly oe in the road who asks us whither we are going, we must retrace our steps, for fear that harm should reach us. If we see 'a spider in the morning, we may expect to receive money. When a man loses only three drops of blood at the nose, it is a presage of death for some one of the family. When you meet in la journey with sheep which ...

... THE DRAXA, iUSIC, ?? _ . I As Easter approaches theawricale begin to flag, and as most of the houses are occupied in. preparing novelties for that season, we have new but little of importance to re- ?? LANE is tolerably patronised, bet hardly to thle extent anticipated previous to its opening. Opera. balet, and spectacle are now the species of performance in the ascendant `Lucretia Borgia ...