... TTNITED SERVICE INSTITUTION, 4 9 W'hitehall.yard. LECTURES, at 3 r.m. i WEDNESDAY, Nay 31, the Rev. Professor Baden Powell, On p the Properties of RIdiant flent, and the Analogies between Light A and Beat. FRIDAY. June 2, the Rev. E. L. Berthon, ' On a Newly Invented YCollpsing Life boat. THUBS'AY, June 5, W. Warrington Smyth, Erq., On As'itie Turkey. By order of the Council, L. 11. J. ...

... ~HE FANCY FAIR will be CONTINUEDTHIS I Tl)D'tV, at the iraidon Coifecho~use, (Lovegrove's i4oIesI, -Dd. g-ilin AID or the FUNDS of Dolphln.caurt, Spittifiekes, Rigged Schoola aind .Juveni~e Female Ro'uge. The work is o' the nost. useful and elegant character, and the a-ttandance'of the publec HUGH ALLEN, M-A.. Prrsldmnt. Rc H. H.L BO USFIELD, ROD. slec. E m HERev.0. W. COWDER, of Leeds, will I ...

... TJOYAL ITALIAN OPERA, 4 R ~~~COVENT GARDEN. THIS EVENING (Tusdady), May 2, will. performed (forthe second C time this seven). Donizetti's Opera L'ELIS111, D'AMOHE, Adinat, Mdlule. Aingiolinat Boalo; Giannetta, Millie. Cottd; Nemorloo, Signor I, Luchiesi; Beloore, Signor Taglistio,; and Dulcamara, Slguor Ronooni. I1 Composer, director ol the music, and conductor, Mr. Coeta. ~After which the ...

... R.OY A L O L YM P IC- T.HE'AfThRE. :t~ lese ?? anager, r lred Wian. S * MODAZ TUESD AY anBd4 ?? be pidresnted oam oedi calle TtlE HAPPIEST DAY Io MY LIFE. Pricipl CaratetbY Messrs F Rebson, J. I. WhiteLel, *Vincnt FrsnkaiRivcra Mrs Chat10%'rerlev Miss P. Marten, and Tio Morouen. Alther TO OBLIG E BENSON. C.oaraI- 't!TM9..t FlIJ Oer L ?? tsb MesssEert NigtbsofnOA, Lesie;Mr StirSlingz and L ...

... B 3RAZILIAN EMPIRE FUND, 1843,of £732,000 ?? HALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND, fallingdue on the ?? nexr, will be PAID by Sir ISAAC L. GOLDSMIDi, WILLIAM KING, and WILLIAM THOMPSON, Agents, at the Counting-bouse of Messrs. Thomas and Willi am King, 37, Great Winchester-street, Old Broad-street, on that day, and every suC- ceeding Monday, Wedneeday, and Friday, between the hours of Twelve and Three. Tbe ...

... ACRED HARMO1NItU SOCII?TY, Exeter Hall. S ?? COS;TA. On VitTI)AY rest. 12th of May, wsill be repeated Boethoien's Idiss bolby, NIr. Sicas ikeveis,aril Herr Formaee; with Orecheeri aof D110an TIt0 perfoirwrnei.-Titki'ts, 3s., 5s.. and It's. Gd. each, or Stub. scriptknia One, Two, or- Tare GuWinlem per aninum, at the socieyly's Offce, No. 0, in Exeter-hall. Tile perwornante evill he preceded by ...

... WTJTING, BOOK-JKEEPING, &c.-Persartaa ofr W anly age,, however batI their Wettiug, may. In Eight t,~Agns, acquire perisiasontly an elegant untd fowing style of Peronanahup, ' adaped either to proresvional, -siefaita or private cOrrcspondence. .1 Arithmetic on is ie thad requkrsng only one-third the time usually requisitie. ?? as ?? in the gNCrricrniat, branking, and merchants' oltliea; Shore- ...

... -rEYITT afld MOORE'S AUSTRALIAN.LINE' 3)of PACKET SHIPS.-For SYDNEY (with leave to' Ins pesi serger at.PORT PHEILLIP, to sail punotusity from the ?? 2a ojlly.ocalling at Plymouth to embark 1rs3soeok9er6, the *splendid' frtgate-built shb', VfllEItA, A I for 13 YersOY (loetousng to Mim p. Dobar end SonsL), 1,037 tons registxr ER ~ABCm #eoudec~babnfg lofty and airy, she offers a desirable ...

... TND1A, AUSTRALIA, and CAPE of GOOD pIEv. 0. YOVNG wilt despatch the following faxtasailing i Cli; per SUIPs at the datea named.as under: Ships. Toons Comntanders, Destination. Docks. To ~aartcso of 1 452 A. Brown . Sydney ?? London 2.. 1 May Flanl | 600 SV.P.Buckbarn Port Phillip London . . to May Titania co Ji . Smith ?? t',-rt PhIllip London '20 Mtay blerringtla 703 1. Gsod . Port Phillip ...

... MAISON BRIE.-TROUSSEAUX. PANT 48, Conduit-street. i1E LONDON MAN I'LE and SHAWL COM- T PANY' wiill make their 15th Grand Show of OPERA and WEDDING MANTLES, INDIA end CHINA SHAWL, Broeraded MOIRE and bILK ROBES, &a., for her MAJESTY'S DRAWING- ROtOM, in their NEW CRYSTAL WINDOWS, on MONDAY, May the 15th, and during the week. All who have not yet seen the beautiful Crystal Windows should on this ...

... USTRALIA, &C.-The following fine firet class' SHIPS wil bedespat hedduring themonths of MayandJaneI ,,under:, I Ships. Captains. Reg. Dcstination. (nrew) .er'nRennVan Hluffalcr ?? 523 Melb,.urne .derson . . 629 Sydney (C,bertker(regular trader) J. J. Van Loon. 324 Portland Bay ?? Il :E Cliffarena.287 Geetonig .Ft Esprit ?? P. Petersen. 24 RioJlanelro Colheri .. W. Morris ?? l9 Cape 0. Hope Bo ...

... W RITING, BOOK-KEEPING, &e-Persons of sayange, however bad their Wrting, may, in Eight eons, cquire permanently an elegant and flowing style of Penrmanship, K adapted either to profesdonal pursuits or private correspondence. Arithmetic on a metbhd requiring only one-third the t±ine usually resuisite, Book-keeping as practised in the governmeat, banking, and merchants' offices; Short-hand, ?? ...