... The miser, he dwvells in his dismal cot, here the light of the holy day comes not; The walls are mouldy, the windows dmr, f Aud hung with cobweb tapestry grim-*a R. le hears the bells from a hundred toe rs of Hears caros ha of Christ 'e and th o'terLn, ha. And Itafsthes ot, hut withdraw hi res handv, pe Hor thearosptlell fhims ar dulandre coldr tht Coonaarea with the chink of his hoarded gold. ...

... Tie, NVrth-zvest Passage, and the Plans for thtea ?? for Sir Johne Franklin. By John Brown, dc F.R.S.N.A.-London: Stanford, G, ChaIrin.-~ross- be of a north-westb passago, which for years tn ed.oi the attention of masay of omr most ?? e.ari the enryand skill of some of our y brg:'n-lolcr-tha probldem Which England enl ~ 01 loilyhron h y her enterprising and I` ~nvraliiit n er firm and fearless ...

... THiE ROYAL AGRICULTURA L SHOW AT CHESTER - Thr'oeghout yesterday the entire show was thrown open toe the pu~blic at a charge of 2s. (3d. each person. (theater was inundated wvith visitors, brought by railway from all parts of the country ; and tire aurniar who entered the show is cornputed to have been about 20,000. Thle day was not altogether rtine;I but it was fair dusiing the forenoon rand ...

... .R3IT.1iANION TREATIES. IIS Wu never could share in the enthusiastic f exultation wfith which the politicians of the t }:e ;w party hailed the insertion of a ?? 1 iarbiti-ation elalse 'in the Paris protocols of c 18ig the best mneans of ...

... CLOSE OF THE lROYAL AGRI- . CULTURAL SHOW. . X Friday was the concluding day of the show fa which was thrown open to the public, at a charge Di Argl Is. each. The admissions were about 5000 in excess whit of those on the preceding 'day, and the visitors in Aed the aggregate were quite a different class of persons. Ao ADMISSIONS AND RECEIPTS. Ahs The following Showvs the number of admissions MO ...

... l 92. Portrait of the late Professor Wilson, of Edin- s rnburgh, by Sir J. N. Gordon, hAi., Edinburgh.- Is There is characteristic expression in the rendering of f r-the individuality of the features, the loosely flowing E [i gray hair, the collar negligently turned down, and the outstretched arms supported by the walking stick. S l93. Cherity-Sevilla, by John Pisillip, ?? London.-For ...

... FIRST ROOM, CONUTIN ED. | ,5a Landscape and Cattle in the Valley of Zer- mott, Switzerland, and No. 209, What does the 9oa Say? or Ocean Whisper, by H. C. Selous, V ?? of subjects, and successful treat- ment of both, attest the artist's versatility. The first is a delicions bit of scenery, with a nicely toned gradation from the darkness of threatening clouds, h, overhanging the distant ...

... A metropolitan weekly contemporary came waý out the other day with what was meant as a Ha withering sarcasm on the stinginess of the Li State in its recognition of literary merit. Our indignant scorn was invoked on the authorities who, while lavish of pensions to Ce, the military or civil servants of the Crown soh and their representatives, consider pittances (N of £30 or £40 a-year sufficient ...

... THE LIYERPOOL ACADEMY'S EXHIBITION. FIRST ROOM (cONTrINUED). w. 21. Evening, and No. 49, The Rainbow, by ha e William Davis, Everton.-It would be difficult to of believe, except upon the authority of the catalogue, tu that the two pictures were by the same artist. In in the former, the light is admitted prettily through !l r the foliage of trees, by the most delicate handling of |ic ' ...

... flAINFORD AGRICULTURAL SHOW. d The amnual Rainford Agricultural and Hortioul- O tural Show of wheat, fruit, vegetables, and live stock was held on Wednesday last, in a large tiold behind the )erby Arm~s, in thu3 villae of Rainford. The r, weather being very unfavoorable, the attendance of e visitors was very linite d. Tho following is a 1is4 of ir the ?? awarded by the jnudgo8, ?isr~s. T. ...

... ha Shaelspeacre a Lawyer. By William L. r-11sh1on. di lit London: Longman, Brown, Green,, Lbngman, hbil ae and Roberts. Liverpool: Webb and Runt, Castle- Ca ha . . .of ad 'atreet. '185. th d This is a valuable contribution to Shakespearean ge A, literature by a young townsman who has the honour Pi l totse a son of our late respected stipendiary magij.- esi trate, Edward Rushton. To the ...

... is Tefirst exhibition for the present year of the at is Liverpool Floral and Horticultural 'Society took ,t lo esteray at the Botanic Gardens, Edge- 0, I Pane. Toe noanagers Wore fortunately favoured to as with beautiful weather for their show, the rain, gE or which threatened at several periods of the dlay to V~ or cast a damp, upon their exertions, keeping well L at aloof until the close of ...