... I BRBISIDL & CLIFTON HORTICULTURAL SHOW- I The first floricultural exhibitionfoteprsnyarto place atitbhe Zoological Gardens on Thuresday, and never since yj the ?? of the ?? has there been a more succesefial h shqw. of course pA gala fhte in the Zoological Gardens could not be permitted to pass over without some sort of aqueous visitations, but apart from the thunderstOrm, to which we eball ...

... on Mondaly Mise Jane Jackeon gave her annual bendfit concert at the Victoria-r5oorn, Clifton, and It wee gratifying toa find the appeal of the fair artiste responded to by so large and- feehionable an auditory. The great salooin was well nigh filled and the company comprised most of our leading resident S families. Miss Jackson had been fortunate In securing the a services of Mr. Alfred ...

... WBook&, P)lints, .1tesic, 4c., for review, are requested lo be left at Hrr. C. .ri(cherli's, Red Lion Court, Ficet-etreet, London, addressed To thce Editor of the EXETEir FLYING POST. Those tvill be duty fori'arded. and receive an early notice. PuNcH for M1arch. London: 85, Fleet-street The dissolution of Parliament has afforded Punch tbe materials for many a racy brochure and humorous ...

... WNE; DAY OF CH.NGE. 'ell me ito Dimore aitit t iee client WtoUiAitltis, Belleath th es glef 11 ltves ?? with Cong, LtI'ud by the whispe w .r thtse lt'iltd foutitalls, The old unve ?? tale of gluilt ana wMoon;. I.eave me alone one tloly, with Nature's bealuty- One day-oue tight-lil aliell to Illy cur e The needful rest ' iill IDrve mc ccill to ditty, And give tle Iettl g:ti. to stigeggle and to ...

... LECTURE BY LOLA MONTES, The celebrated Lola Montes has been lecturing in Canada on Female Beauty. According to the Canadian papers the lady proceeded to ask where beauty lay? Where, she said, ' shall we look for this source of power? Often, perhaps, in a mare dimple, sometimes in the soft shadow of a drooping eyelid, or again, beneath the tresses of a little fantastic curl. Alas?' and she ...

... P0EV] Y. Ti'ii~ II ) XlAlNl.S OF YORE. , I'A hi, ii A, ?? ?? Ii 11 ~ hhI4-1. ?? i!, 1::, ?? 1 i' Iiuuihuii : h1B ol n u OW . . d il i l i i 1)91' L \VI.t nol , u 1 . ' Z .11 t t x II ., . . i- I ?? ., I III[. I i* 1. I a I. w 'in I ?? ?? I: l 11,' I,.will ?? h I loom A\ in, ',ii 1! h' r I 1' l I tI .! i !. ?? .. ¾. ¾ 1- ?? ' i I in t iii copil III S A I :l i i= i oi t I 1!; lli ci - Slt'}t ...

... THE ROMANCE OF THE WREATH. BY JONtATHAN FREXE SLINGSBY. The Roses! the roses ! how bright ts their bloom, With their Ply-painted leaves and their breath all perfume, In the pride of its beauty howv richly it grows, like the fair maids of Albion-the beautiful Rose. ?? the rose hath a thorn; he who grasps it will smart, And the rose bath n canrker that oats to its heart, And the rose leaves will ...

... PABLO FANQUES CIRCUS. The Allied Circus has come in T0r a fall share of public I patronage this week, and the succeqs of Mons. Fanque. the tproprietor,, has been well earned by- the, excellenoe of hle arrangements, and the liberality with which he has catered. , His liew and'ample building presents a great Improvement on the old circus. Not only does It accommuodate vast numbers, but by its ...

... . ?? THE RETURN FROMI BATTLE- THE last solemn trumpet has sounded- The sword shall return to its sheath, And warriors cease to assemble Beneath the black banner of DeathI No more in the red light of battle, Shall standards of vie wry wave; 'No more shall the roar of the cannon Prolong the sad dirge of the brave I Hark, hark I-,t'5 the tramp of the soldier I Strange faces the colours surround ...

... ??iidfl1. GOOD HIEART AND WILLING HIAND. Bv CllASl.ES MACKAY. IN storms or abble, two friends of mine, -Go forth to work or play, And when they visit poor men's homes, They bless them by the way. '115 willing Hand l 'Tie oltecrful Heart I The two beet friends I know, Around the earth come joy and mirth. W~bere'er their faces glow. Come shbne-~tis bright I come dark-tie light I Come cold-'tie ...

... ,'tI ttrl. THE WANDERING JEW- (Froes B~ranger) FORTM a cup of water reach, Christian, to a traveller worn I I'm the wandering Jew, a wretch Osward by a whirlwind borne: Proof 'gainst age, yet pressed with days, .* Of the end of things I dream: Still on eve ?? hope I gaze, Still the morn renews its beam I Ever, ever, ever, ever, Turns the earth on which I roam, Never, never, never, never, ...

... 4Ntttq. THE RAINY PAY.-BY H. W. LovaOFLLOW. TfnE day Is cold, and dark, and dreary; It rains, and the wind is never veary, Tile vine still olings to tlhe moulderteg wall, But at every gnst the dead leaves fell. And the day ie dark and dreary. MY life Is cold, and dark, and dreary; It rains, and the wind ie never weary; My thoughte still cling to the nmouldering pant, Bat the hopes of yonth ...