... jlaliion all FYavictia. HER MAJEST\Y'S PROGRESS. CAraLlr.L.-The reception given to he, Mjeinsty at Carlisle, ou Monday, was worthy of the inihabitaits of that ancient city. The Earl of Lonsdale, Lord Lieu- tenant of the counties of Cumberland and Westinore- land, Was in attendance at the railway station; and the bishop a3)d clergy of the diocese, with the nmavor and inuiticipalauthorities, ...

... I I OT GIVE ME GIRLHOOD'S MERRY LAUGH, 'jo5ITTEO 0H IIEARING SOME GIRLS AT PLAY. (For tek Preston Chronicle.) Oh I give me girlhood's merry laugh; 'Tis music unto me, And brings the warm flush to my heart To bear their ringing glee. it gushes from the joyous soul, And seems to picture there A sunny sky of pleasure bright, ejndimn'd by clouds of care. It brings fond scenes again to view, Just ...

... DRURIY-LANE THEAITRE, We should dismiss, in a couple of sentences, the mass of undramatic and unpoetic verbiage which, ?? the ilroe of a five-act play, occupied three hours last night, bat far the circumstance that at the fall of the curtain the ?? sof the galleries applauded with much vehemence, the drop rose! and, after that, the two p'incipal actors in yhe Betrothal were called on, the ...

... Original Vomp. INDEPENDENCE . I HAVE no need of any friend; Upon myself I can depend; I'm not in debt to any one, For anything beneath the sun; Even the umbrella which I bear- The hat which on my head I wear- The coat which keeps me from the cold- Have all been bought with my own gold. Nothing from any one I'll take, Solely for independence' sake! With soen of ' independent ' mind, Who mean ...

... Vamp. THE MEMORY OF THE PAST. Wnax the heart is light and joyous, When the eye is bright with glee, And the step is bounding gaily As the doe in forest free; Oh! how slight a whisper spoken Falls upon the spirit's glow, Calling back the heart to murmur Over some unutter'd wee. Then the lonely spirit sighethl, There amid the joyous throng, Pain'd bv all the revelry, Weeping 'midst the laugh and ...

... DRURY LANE. In going through his range of characters at this theatre Mr. G. V. Brooks took the part of Iago on-Satur- dsy to Mr. Davenport's Othells. If Mr. Brooke baa any merit it is unquestionably his power, er rather his vigour, which-is, as we think, the characteristic of his robust style. There is farlees scope for this faculty in the character of lago than in that of Othello, so that his ...

... Drury-lane.-RflAPEAXAICE op Ma. G. V. Brooms. - The withdrawal of the patent-rights of the great theatres, and the opening of the minor houses without limit, for the enact- ment of the British drama, has afforded free scope for the gratification of whatever amount of dramatic taste the public possessees. Msangers are not slow in discovering the direction of the popular current, and, with such ...

... BIOGRAPHIES. The Life and M1artyrdom of Savonarola, illustrative of the History of Church and State Connenwon. By Fl. R. Madden, M.R.I.A. Author of 'Travels in Turkey, Syria, and Palestine,' &c. &c. Two vole. Kewby. Private Trials and Public Calamities: or the Early Life of Alexandrine des Echerolles, during the Troubles of the First French Revolution. From the French. By the Translator of ...

... FAsHIONABLE PATRONAGE AND PHILOSOPHY. Circumstances the most remote in their character . sfd objects present closely connected analogies to the mind of the philosophical observer. A soldier is feted in a provincial town in England, and a c National Exhibition is admired in Ireland. Between t these facts there is no apparent connection except that Truelock, Rigby, &c., exhibit fine blades which ...

... I kASHIOINABLB IrNTZLLIGENCE. X BAMOAL, FIRIAY, Sirck. 16.-The annual Brasmar gathering of the clanw took place yesterday at Braemer Castle. All the Highlanders appeared in the full national dress, wearing the tartan of their respective clans, the chief5 being attended by their pipers and the usual personal re- tainers. 8( Her Majesty having signified her intention of honouring the gathering ...

... CARNARVONSHIRE AND ANGLESBy TICULTURAL SOCIETY. H 1 | The third annual Show of the above Society took | place on Wednesday, in the National School lioona, Dean-street, in this city. The room wvas handsomely I embellished with festoons uf evergi ens, interspersed with flowers by Mr. Bowman, who evinced his usual good taste on the occasion. The arrangensetts in connection with the Show were very ...

... Written to MNr. Joitz F. SruRGESs, Liverpool, after hear- I ing hiai deliver a speech at the opening of the Cambrian E Literary Debating Society, August, 1803. Great-in thy thoughts, amlibition, and desire, Thou stand'st a star midst all the bard's. artay, For, tho' no bard, thy eloquence and fire Can give effect, to all thou hast to say; flow of't I've listen'd with attentive ear, While words ...