... L I TE R A T U R E. TER-CENTENARY OF THlE SCOTTISH REFOSIMATIOXN5sComlfle- c merated at Edinburgh, August, 1860. With Introduction W by Rev. Jamfs Begg, D.D. Edited by Rev. F. A. Wylie, m LL.D. Edinburgh: John Maclarjn. 1500. ?? th THIS is a very fitting record of the interesting nstionalecb- m- inemration of August last. The editor has show oider- ai ablo discrimination in his selection from ...

... WIND AND SEA TbaSes is a jovial comrade, ye laughs wherever be goes; His merriment shines in the dimpling lines That wrinkle his bale repose- lie lays himeelf doiwn at the feet of the Sun, And *1akee all over with glee, And the broad-backed billows fall faint on the shore, In the inixth of the irighty Sea. Ent the Wind is sad and restless, And cursed with an inward pain; You may bark as you ...

... .. i .. : _ .- _ _ . , t_ -.L.11.E ?? v -w~ --d __ v-1- ty *slhl n Egypt.'-Ani unpublishe I poem by EdPwin AstLerstoze, i the Dt b in Univeriity Magazine) Slowly, at length, A.s loath to strike, Aaron stretched out the rod: 'With large bright eyes upturned, and ?? lips, On heaven a moment gazed; then downward looked, And smote the water. A As when fire breaks out In a thick-peopled dwelling; ...

... ?? NATAL: An Account of the Characteristics qui Cnd 0~ablties of this British Dependency, published hol ji#ide theauthority of the Government Immigration ?? tuder the the - :d4ance and information of emigrants. die 3Board, for the gu-- etJmsMnL., r Compiled and edited by Robert James Mana, M.D.1 Hi ?? Superintendent of Eduac9i.°n - Natal Lou- }l1 ,don *arrold k Sons, 47 St. Pauls Churchyard. ...

... Alusi. 1I FnsMAN'S SOING. By Norman Macleod, D.D. Dedicated to the Glasgow Riflemen. Published antd sold to allt a Bazaar for Barony Parish Missions. TaerT IX GOD AND no TEE RIGHT. Song by the Rev. Nor. man Macleod, D.D.; the melody by Mendelssohn; arranged by William Hutchins Calcott. -Published and sold to aid a Bazaar fur Barony Parish Missions. Wasar the above songs have a strong ...

... LITERATIURE. ScOTLAND IN THE MinDui AGE. Srnns OF EARLY b: ScoTrc HISxoRY srNDSOCcA PROGnSS. By CosToo Imnes, Professor of History in the University of Edinburgh. o: Edinburgh: Edmonston &Douglas. 1869. a Si Tus delight and deep interest with which Mr. Chambers's v Domestic Annalsof Scotland werereceivedby the public, t might have been taken as a hint that any further explore. t tions in a ...

... TFrcoral Ec-'i-oNs Ct' ruer LA.ST Foil Po ICs, AN D or Ru-ut I;Cl Trim Fls. By In. E. Cardinal Wisetnau. New and tl revised edition. London: -urst & Blackett, 13 Great N Marlborough Street. ,a rssfi~sF' the Pope is at present the ?? interesting potean le tate in Euroe All eyes are turned towards him, and his vi sovereignty and kingdom are unquestionably about to tinder- t go important ...

... THE VOLUNTEER OF JULY IAL THE SEQUEL. (From Punch.) If yon're ivaking cml] me earlv-though I feel so very queer, T/ at wilh all t-he calling in the world I sban't get up, I fear; I ought to clean ruy rifle, and a precious iob 'twill be- Forthe ?? tight at Chisellhnrst I don'tthink theo'll catch Me. Grant'r cooking-w negon on theground they told us weshonlnd find, And so I lebt. unluckily. my ...

... ?? LITERA TURE. Au & u4 rfl XRv. Dot. ALEXANDER C ae, | C 111*Iorkoq inveresh; . cntaing Memorials of the Men # alnd Jenta of his Tize. ~illi.am Blackwood & Sons, e £dir.gbthg and London. A Ba > of surpssing interest} aud one ?? esct~eun u *t feeling of grotitude with which we would rebeive an uu. V P1pthd gilt of great usefuDesW and pincely cost, Who ci Su) alve 6oncse.ved that, in the wintry ...

... LITERATUR E. En FUBrms. By Maria S. Cummins, author of The Lainplighter, and Mabel Vaughan. In Two Volumes. Lpndon: Sampson, Low, Son & Co., 47 Ludgate Hill 1860. TBE remarkable facility with which the present generation E can be whirled over the world has given birth to innumerable books of travels. Every one who ventures to cross the Chan- nel with the intention of doing Murray, and ...

... - AMiATEbR DSMIAT PEBRFOEanCZ. On Saturday evening, an amateur performance took place in the Prince's Theatre, on behalf of the fund which is being raised for the benefit of the family of the late Hugh M 'Dn. aIld, author of Ramrbles Round Glasgow, C.e. The dramatis perasea were, for the most part, gentlemen con. nected with the Glasgow Press, and the cause for which they were induced thus ...

... THE THIRTY-FOURTH EXHIBITION OF THE ROYAL SCOITISH ACADEMY, EDINBURGH. ' .hUf at~tlJsa1, Lfl~flJUfltefl (cOaMrsIcsAM.) On a recent visit to Edinburgh, we were gratified to observe the large number of visitors to the annual exhibition on the Mound, and the careful examination of the various paint. iags made by the greater part of those present. This augurs well for the prospects of art in ...