... scenery used on the occasion was a clever drop- I scene, painted by Mr Schetky, representing a view of the | , Castle and Blackberry Hill. The performances com- menced at nine o'clock, and His Grace the Duke of liutland a private band played in the intervals ...

... trembles as tbe wind comes whistling up, And slips with gentle force from out its perfect moulded cup. The hedge is thick with blackberries, and little children know The lanes where they are plentiful and where the finest grow ■. They cull the sweet and simple ...

... occasions to join the ?? forlorn hope, — and he afterwards served on many a battle-field when bullets were as plentiful as blackberries, with credit to himself and to his country ; and we believe the family of a nobleman holding high rank in this conntry ...