... LE FOrLEr says, the unseasonable oharaoter of the weather has almost entirely prevented the adoption of those light and elegant toilettes prepared in anticipation of warmn days and sunny skies. Hence the fashion (which we hoped was but for a day) of large silk paletots, or burnous with a sleeves, is still almost universally followed, and we can scarcely wonder, under the circumstances, that ...

... -4-- Buachan; a Descriptive, Historical, and Antiquarian Ac- cl couint of the District. By the Rev. J. B. PRATT, M.A. C In Monthly Parts. Aberdeen: L. &. 5 Smith. WE noticed at some length this admirable account of Buchan, on its first appearance, and again the publica- tiosl of a second edition. We gave a high opinion of the sl work for its history its descriptions, and its facts, which a ...

... P o El T R Y. .--- 0- NECESSE EST MORI. I. X'resere at VoO) so osvs Ia Poet And that ol('s Batic ivats Ciecro-ai sege! et .s(IIe wyould shrouid th' idea, tbjo' tbey klow it To be itilelible upon tbe 11io Of illaial natUire. All things rond tie show it Thie split1g leaIf vithers-znd thoe wildl wiIls rage- Till it he crulinhbli1-through the wide world blow it: Whate'ey we (10, the tonihb our ...

... lIGHT MARCH OF THE VOLUNTEERS. THEr MUSIC By W. M. BALFS. Step together I All together I Close together Remember this is holy earth On whieh our measured footsteps tread- The living lend which gave ue birth I The dust of our immortal dead I CHORus. Step together I All together I Each man's true beside us; Close together I Fall together t Death con but divide us I Ste togetber! All together I ...

... ALL-HALLOW FAIR, Ox Tuesday, the number on the ground was 9505, that of last year 7771, being an Increase of 794. In consequence of the very unpro- pitions state of the weather, the stock was shown to great disadvan- tage. The stock consisted of shorthorned cattle of all ages; Gallo- way cattle of a slisilar character; and other polled cattle from Fife and the llnrthern counties Aithough this ...

... no. no a,^~vwa The rigour of Itoe ojmmneinemnt Ofwinterly w lesathr oat pf s6ubs pore your wccorns the uiwcoas a nd Ma doe s fo t or dorsad there is o fear now of our compalaniug of theoir lepngth ampalithde aT ialt torm is deidedl y t f m ot nf- vorbe. mde thf palet ot is mr t narwrvr a nd sw rcqen small slenved or if ona wishes its less inegligei it ay ede to a fi itlrin to the gure at the ...

... A CLERK'S DREAM. At the desk I sate a-dreaming, and my dreams were of those days~ When with light step I wandered-climbed the heather-purploed braes, W'here the winds, all times refreshing, kissed my brow and acuity hair, And the song birds' joyous warblings woke the echoes every- where. In the depths of an old dim forest, 'neath the shadows of the trees, kh~~u~~il I Iay, msel heart-full, ...

... t Wed. 4. Braco-Forres-Huntly-Irvine-Xippenf-Tarlanfd. 2C Thur. 6. Ayr-Crieff-Greenlaw- Invergordon- Inchnadaimiph- jol Strathaven. a- Fri. o. Dunse-JThnstone-Keith, n S-t. 7. Banff-Cullen-Legeerdsle 20 - lon. 9. Campster-Fyvie-G(artmore-LUimphanan1-East Linton Go *n -Mannotield-lRotbie. 20 cs Taos. 10. Auchtygall-Uness Bridge-Falkland-Inverury-May- 10e noch-Peebles. - 2 Wed. 11. Glasgow ...

... POFETRY. SPRING. Ncero, v here the tall plsntntion] firs Slope to the river, dlown tho hill, Strange impulses-liko vernal stirs-3 Have made me wandor at their will.1 I see, w ith half-attentivo eyes, ,t Thc budfs ar1(d flowecrs thaxt mark the Sprmgl, And Nature's myrled propliceles Of what tho Summer gun~s nill bring. For every fianse. I find delight- The new-wed cpshst's mlurmu~rous tones, ...

... ilk Sl)balssi Ca1)j~aegss ice M/0'occo. By FRsEDERIcK BARD- MSAiN, Special Correspondent of The Times. W. Black- wood & Sons, Edinburgh and London. SOME of our readers have already seen these letters, as they appeared in the Timces, written from the head-quarters of the Spanish army during the war with Morocco. They eave of course been revised, and now form a connected narrative, the ...

... 11 (Toov Xe 'Folet.) i- BAjREGE is the principal article for derni-toilette, either I- sprinkled with small bunches of flowers, or embroidered s pease, of a darker colour than the barege itself. Popiinette it is much admired, and very elegantly worn ; the beautiful d folds in which it falls produce a graceful effect. Grey r barege, embroidered in colours, with flounces bordered with Ls the ...

... THE EXHIBITION OF PATh?TI?GS, &c. WE subjoin a few notes on the Paintings, Sculpture, and THE ar Engravings now being exhibited in the Bail Room of the tution Music Hall Buildings. Provos The exhibition is strong in landscape, and of this class Wateoc there are a number of admirable specimens. A Swiss scene, Boovee by Kummer (No. 2 in the catalogue), possesses a great deal wald; of quiet ...