... PICKINGS FROM PUNCH, EXIT ROMBAT.INn' be EXIT BOMBALINOl The Earthquake growls beneath his feet, Vesuvius banks her fires, o'erhead, Bewildered gbirr' through the street Slink with a tamned and timorous tread. r. The ptiest holds up his trembling hands, In vain to sainted Januarius; The Despot's hungry hireling bands ?? to deem their pay precarious. Armed Retribution pours its force id From ...

... LITESTY MISCELLANEq& -- - - - -* EMLaS TO CoNvErSATIoN-Society is a picnic t every one should bring his share of the entertO° 'oh Some look pretty, some dress well, some talk mert vory few do all. It is a blessing to havre a good etl; and but if one is defcient in that respect, where is the hea°y refreshing it beforehand. Perhaps it wovtp be a of borrow a few ,good things than not have th ...

... A stately pile once, this- Meet dwelling for a Lord: With turrets high Kissing the sky. Now naught remains to toll, Save ruins hoar and wild, The story vast Of glory'past. Yet beautifal amd fair, With ivy covered o'er, These faint outlines Of other times. An emblem fit, methinks, Of our sad lot to-day- These wasted walls And vacant halls. We fondly thought to while- With others far away- The ...

... 'The 18th volume of BLAciwoonD's TAIxe ?? i Di Caomri, the Fatal Repast, the Vision of COgliostro, the First Rec and Lset Kiss, the Smuggler's Leap, the Haunted and the to I Haunters, and thi Duellists. A most excellont and cheap compl. gre lation of light literature, well printed on good paper. 'aid TEn NEWSPAPI:S GAZETTEER AND GumE TO ADVERTISERS. to h An Annual legieter of Newepapers ...

... LITERATURB TEE ASTRIONOMICAL EXPEDITION TO SPAIN. The dull literary season hge set in with its usual 8everity. Promises we have, in plenty, bat books SCnow ready,' or in afew days, are rare. Guide books by the dozen issue from the press, to catch the flitting traveller; but these are no more literary per. formancesthanare Letts' Diaries Practical Time Tables and Guides, and Tourists' ...

... TO THE EDITOR OF rTIER BRA. Theatre, Port St. Martin, Paris, Sept. 10. My dear Sir,-Perhaps at the present moment, when all are so enthusiastic in the cause of the Rifle Movement in England, you would like to hear some account of the secret expedition undertaken by the Royal Princess's Rifle Corps to show the French nation a specimen of their abilities and discipline. We started on Sunday, ...

... .152 V .. TV . (Frorn the Gloucestershire Ch/ronicle.) In a few days, a volunteer review will take place in this P ciy h getmltary station of the Ronians,; thle battle- P f o h E ld was divided between the Saxons aned tnwihe D nes th otress which turned the success of Charles I. into misfortune; in all ages a great historical site,r and in our own days a commercial centre which would be r one ...

... ~OM~f~OL.PA FRSTTVAL.SwWHE CRYSTAL r ?? ?? I I ½,~t 4A novel an2;ptert mum' 4display will take place at the Clst4 Palace t wi{Tuesday). The Tonic Sa-Fa Association, whose great perfdmances at the Palace have been so successful and largely attended, have announced their intention of offerhig.ppse to the best musical classes which have been educated under their system. Five choirs have been ...

... The History of France. By Eyre Evans Crowe. In Five Vols. Vol. II. Longman and Co. The second volume of Mr Crowe's new History of France maintains the promise of the first, Upon a scale small enough to bring the whole subject within the reader's grasp, and not too small to allow treatment as philosophical as it is comprehensive, it appears likely that Mr Crowe is producing the best History of ...

... T- E TASTE: FOR MUSIC. I Evinh ,aglish and Italian operas in the east, two operas west, two English operas preparing for the amusement of the English public in October, the Casin in Windmill-street giving selections from operas, ta St james's Hall, the Floral Hall, Exeter Hall, the the rbhri Hall, and Music Saloons (with excellent per- e ) the St. Martin's Hall Concerts (now no more), the ...

... CIIELSEA 1'ESTRY A-VD CRENORYE GAItDENS. The representative council of the parish of Chelsea met on Tuesday afternoon at the Vestry-hall, King's-road, to receive a reply from Mr. SiMpson, the proprietor of Cre- morne Gardens, to a communication requesting to know whether it was hki intention to coumply with the nwishesof the vestryand the paridh by closing Creniorne Gardens attwelvo o'clock at ...

... WORCESTER mUSICAL FESTIVAL, (From Our CorrespondeMin.) (From or WEoDNSDAY EVEISNG. The College Hall was this evening crowded in every part (the gallery to repletion, to the evident annoyance of the fair, who formed a large portion of its occupants), the novelty of the first performance in this country of N. W. Gade's cantata, The Ell King's Daughter, proving an inducemsent to the muslial ...