... deep interest in the social condition of our countrymen in the Highlands and Isles of Scotland, may I beg a place in your journal for the follow- ing observations. These may not be altogether consonant with your economical views, but I trust to your well known liberality for a fair hearing. Famine and destitution were at one period, and that no late one, as unknown in the Highlands and Isles ...

... THEATRICAL AND OPERATIC—A “ STARTLING EFFECT.” Mr Wyndham terminated, for the present, his occupation of the Theatre-Royal on Saturday night, and he now retires, with his dramatic corps, to the wooden erection known as the Amphitheatre, where the Christmas Pantomime and the usual entertainments will be brought out during the six weeks over which the operatic season will extend. Brief as bas ...

... C.EREMONIUM IN ENCLENIIS OXONTENSIBUS HABITUM. (From Punch.) j The Vice-Chancellor, Heads of Houses, Proctors, ' and other Dignitaries being in their places, the Regius Pro- fessor of Civil Law advances to the Members of Convoca- | tion, and, first having bowed, readeth the list of those that are to be called to the degree of Doctor of ye Civil Law, in the best Latin that he can compass, as ...

... “The coming struggle among the nations.” “The downfall of despotism,” &. &e —_—— Aw obscure physician in the land of some cightcen centuries ago, in reeording the conversations, and narrating the events connected with the lif fe of his master, informs us that, in answer to the question of a disciple as to when the kingdom of Israel was to be restored, the following reply was tendered :—* It is ...

... LOP LITERATUR “ A SUPPLEMENT To THE Time or Edinburgh: Thomas Grant and John Maclaren. Tux idea elaborated in the elegant fictions of the ex- Chancellor of the Exchequer, that the intention of Providence in dispersing the Jews, was to provide the nations with leaders and exemplars, has recently been suggested in the course of our cogilations in connexion with the appearance of a class of by ...

... Gosford at twelve o'clock, when the fune- ral service was read by the Rev. Mr Tait of the Episcopal Chapel, Haddington, after which they proceeded in nine mourning coaches and five earringes to the place of interment, where they arrived about two o'clock. Tur Beenive or Bers. —A few days ago, while a family were sitting at the dining-room win- dow of a house in the neighbourhood of Linlithgow, ...

... Ol iat ADE. opening markets of Dor aster and York re | impression that, at least for a period, wools ete be dear, and as the supply is not here, nor is there any disposition from the | country d ves to allow their stocks here held on cousigument to be sold at easier rates, the bnsiness deing is very inconsiderable, Noils and brokes are with a small supply stock. Yarns bear no proportion to ...

... Norics.) We eommented in our second notice of the Exhibition upon a few of the leading portraits. It was not then intended, nor could it be expected, that we should exhaust withia the compass of a single article the notabilities of the series. Mach less can we pretend to advert seriatim to the repte- seutations from nature, poetry, history, and fancy, which combine to make np the pageant for ...

... ——— EXUIBITION OF THE ROY AL , SCOTTISH “(Secoxp Noticr } In traversing the large room of the Exhibition, a few morn- ings ago, we were startled out of our equilibrium by perceiving one of the most auestionabie productioas in the whole series of paintin gs, labelled, “ Sold* to the Association.’ We at once perceived that the intimation was both redundant and insufficient. The in fact, of the ...

... become the subject of so much general conversation, that we have taken some pains to ascertain what they are like, and wherein their claims to popularity consist. As they are annonneed to appear at the Waterloo Rooms very shortly, it may not be out of place if we condense the resuls of our The Aztecs investigations for the benefit of our readers. come from Vera Paz, in Central America. It is ...

... Srelanod. THE DUBLIN EXHIBITION. Dusuts, May 16.—On Saturday, during the whole period that the Industrial Palace remained open to the public it was filled with visitors, fresh arrivals continuing to pour in from twelve until five o'clock, although the last comers had an hour to enjoy the scene. The peculiar fineness of the day was an additional inducement, and the building in every point of ...

... ENGLISH AND MADRIGAL UNION. Oczher two entertainmstts have been given by th ese singers since we formerly notice | them. There was a very larg: at- | tendance at the Theatre oa nig’, ant the tion was even more thaa oa the occasion, The The enthasiasn of the anlisnes was quite inspiring. pieezs were for the most part warmly eacorel Me Phillips | a torrent of applause for his singing of “The ...