... TIE POETWCAL WOR6S OFE POI.E . Mr. James Hannay is a great admirer of works of Edgar Poe; and so, although perhaps ijen more modified way, are we. Mr. Hannay, h,, ever, has given a practical proof of his admirationl and of hie. interest in the poet, by bringing cut a neatly got up edition of his poems, prefac: with a biographical sketch containing, as We be lieve, nearly all, that is known of ...

... TRE NA TIONAL GALLERY. -4 REPOR'T FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE.* This report has now been for nearly two months before the public, and abundance of time has, therefore, been afforded for the inspection of its contents. As, however, it may have escaped the notice of many of our readers, who have been of, late more familiar with blue cartridges than blue books, we take this somewhat late ...

... POETRY_ I' sONG OF THE VILLAGE CHURCH BELL. Up with the rooks where none can reach, A goodly priest am I, And the world may hear my loud voice preach As the busy winds go by; over the bride with her orange flowers, Over the dead man's form, Now I make merry the bridal hours, Then I arouse the worm. Ding, dong I I ring or I toll For the young child's life or the old man's sonu. Up where nothing ...

... THE. ORGAN BOY'S APPEAL. ; (Fr'oor Pusncht.) W'W5ZTXINSTHR POLICB Conar.-Polioemen X brought a paper of doggrel verses to the magistrate, which had been thrust into his hande, X said, by an Italian boy, who ran away iin mediately afterwards, 1 The Magistrate, after perusing the lines, loeked hard at X, and saad he did net thinkhey were writton by an Italianu.. X blushing, said, be thought ...

... his 1nil fai: and -ob hich.'tbaii~bon'n ia'i~lle nnul ?? ?? ;ib'on.' . ii Mytlve~gditi ry'ai lryb iagborod, ohehl at O LO ad - ejfr'oi ,Vod~l~,ua I'll, ?? le omrrjuoii TI6 rootd 6xblbit~dd &n thin ATe`ein wr'I ?? a, superior. quality;, an'd ?? illustraoted Ithe effecit ofil op. kilel ultvatoo., Te nottagerco' pio~dubtlbna'iix t~r h~ly.V ho' eredtabi, an'ehotd tot'gaot olca anda~atioun'mst' ...

... MUSICAL ANDf DRAMATIC GOSSIP Visitors from continental States, more particularly the denizens of the more favoured lands of song would give the Londoners but small credit for musical taste, when dis- covering the absolute dearth of musical entertainment in the Metropolis at present. Not one of the host of Artistes who witch the ears of myriads during the Season is now to be beard, and ...

... ENLARGEMENT : OF THE pACFOL D I X - MUSEUM AND LIBRAy.- g , I I of The Museum and Froie Library of the'borougbd-oSalford, I Iafter baying been closed for a month in order to complete RI 91b the alterations, is re-opened to the public to-day. The rate- f`e lo- payers of the lately extended bsrongb, as m~any as chose, ; l. wewere admitted to a separate view of their municipal property ~ nd ...

... AIUSIC IN LEEDS. I - e titled Prrl3, f tili I titi trot urgly lihe ty inl nolter .e of Ise' this ?? this used ?? lit i et] Vfor It il bifeif It of ti(fII thnis ti lt tlie itS a--I If we Illty jdge fc-ot1 a toe nntallbci of conicorts fe 1 announieed tio be ivenll ill IeedS tLInill' the LSttill ilmonti, ?? ttley etifely colelude, especially if they Oloelti ll ?? - tti lie ielc sulppfortedl, ...

... - ,! I ROYAL MANOHMRST'RU TNiTTaTT''rTrnT I - I b..1 - - 12 ZI.Pt . iL1 ROYAL MANCHESTER INSTITUTION. a [CON TINURID.J p 108. Waterfall, Romadale, Norway. W. West.-Scarcily ti any of our landsacpe artists are so provokingly good ats this painter, who is perpetually verging Upon the Point of-entire ri satisfaction, but never reaching it--stimfiulating Ouor appetite It to the point of perfect ...

... IROYAL PAYOPTICON OF SCIENCE AND ART. I a.t Yesterday the third annual general meeting of as this corporation took place at the Lecture Room of the In- id stitution, Leicester-square; Mr. NOEL HOARE in the chair. A report was read, which stated that the sanguine hopes Seapreased in the last report as to the epening of the building bad been disappointed again through want of funds. At the 8- ...

... VICTORIA-ROONIS CONCERT. The grand farewell concert of Mario and GrisI took place at the Victoria-oODi11s on Tuesday last, and attracted the most brilliant and crowded audience that has ever been assem- bled in that capacious saloon. It is not enough to say that every seat was full; the pressure at the doors compelled Msfr. Harrison, the spirited caterer, to call into requisition every ...

... RE.OPENIG Ok THE FRES LIBRARY AND M USEUM, SALFORD. The Free Library and Museum, situate inl Peel at Park, Salford, are to be re-opened to-day. The gift of the fine park, named after Sir Robert Peel, to the public of in Salford, is so fresh ia the memory of the public, that we eyneed but mention it to recall the facts connected with it. W Then, a few years later, in 1849, came the opening of a ...