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OCTOGENARIAN FESTIVAL

... LOTOGJ>I RII. FES iYA.1 Q: Wednesday, the 12th hqtant; tbe sinilhig and the beautiful rmaidui-Hostality, hold high court at the Ve palace fi'the .Right v. Dr. Shorb, St.'.Asph, in laf ?? bi ?? 70th'birthifay. 'T o thea.4ile-. Til :.,greqtenhalabe invitedslmthoent.restriction of ocse, . ee crlecil r},neltwho riy, h m'rqles 5 4j whieqiv05 p t-wh werg hofoX .! Uhefqrnorvok raid aja-4 '1Wh. thE i ...

THEATRE ROYAL.—ITALIAN OPERA

... THEATRE ROYAL.-ITALIAN OPERA, - I 'he toremlinatlon of the London season opening the portals i the great Opera houses, permits the captivating song. ato to wander tar and near with pleasure and profit. Long before the swallows homeward flee, their wanderings com. imenoe, In days gone by Paris and St. Petersburg, Rome and lio, and other distant oapitalns claimed the exclusive ervices of the ...

Pickings from Punch

... iWichin_0 from 11 louarb.11 LATST ROMNEW YORK.-Why is a fast girl like the Great E(gT'cIsr steamship 2 -Because when she goes ahead tal one is sure to see a Swell after her .. Talct FLIGHT 0O' THE EAGLR OF NAPLES.-No Wonder 5.an Aquila flies to his brother Eagle -at Paris. Society in Paris, we hear, is rotten-and 1where the carcase is, WI) there we know 1the eagles will be gathered together ...

POETRY

... I BY ELIZA COOL. i It should be the prime of Summer time, The Earth should be holding its regal dower: The grass should breathe and the dog-rose wreathe, To perfume and illume the noontide hour. The corn shinild be brown aind the clover down, Thle beetle should bask on its ash-leaf bed; The Elue moth should play in the sunset ray, And the Bight scarce know that the Day was dead. E Thrland an ...

OXFORD MIDDLE-CLASS EXAMINATION

... IOXFORD MIDDLE-OLAUS X&S-ifloia, LpISTRIBUTION OF-PRIZEI& - On Wadnesday, t~he Lord Bishop of 7elancoester dla- ?? the plizea and certificates Awasrded by the Oxtord examinera to the candidates whobhad eaceaarnlypssed the examination, which took place In Manchester, In June last. The distribution took place In the lecture theatre of the of the Royal Institution, and amongst these present we ...

POETRY

... - TRIFLES. corn not the slightest word or deed, Nor deem it void of power; There's fruit in ech vwind-wafted seed, Waiting its natal hour. A whisper'd word may touch the heart, And esfl it hack to life; A look of love bid sin depat And still unholy strife. No act falls fruitless; none can tell How vast its powers may be, Nor what results unfolded dwell Within it silently. Work, and despair not ...

LlTERARY EXTRACTS

... Ll'E,1AXdiY EXTRACTS. THE NIGHT BEFORE AN EXEOUTION.-We peep into Nowgate where poor Mr. Rice, the forgor, is waiting for his fate and his supper. You need not be particular about the sauce for his fowl, saysoneturnkeytoanother: for you know he is to be hanged in the morning. n Yes, replies the second janitor, but the chaplain sups with him, and he is a terrible follow for melted ...

LITERARY EXTRACTS

... Top, OF THE SPINNINGJWNrY.-udny e {jnsHargreaves) dropped upon his knees, androldn the stone floor at full length. Belay with his faes towards te lo and made lines and circles with the end of a bi turned stick. He rose, and went to the fire to burn his ?? took hold of his bristly hair with one hand, PI rubd his for'ehead and nose with the other and the V and 1iibbe Then he sat upon a chair, ...

RAMBLES BY THE RIBBLE

... ETA at NO. IV. em A LITTLE MORE ABOUT PUDSAY'S LEAP.-CRAVEN BAL- bh, ?? s - BOW~LAFD ~CHUROH.-SIR RALPH Lbe ?UDSAY.-BOLTON HALL.-ERNRY IV.'S SECLUIXROI, ETC. be Since I wrote my last chapter I have been fhvoured with rol 3 sight of two ballads, founded on Craven leaends, from dr. the pen of the late Mr. H. A. Littledale, nf Bolton Hall, tol a descendant of the Pudsays, entitled Eing Henry's ...

FASHIONS FOR SEPTEMBER

... I3FASHIONJ8 VOR 9PTEMBERI. .'rom Le PFOlle.) Vdr the Fen4de season none but light ?? aro tho glst of.- For instmdet bar6ae is the rinolpa artloo for demi-toilette, either spriniled 4th small bun~ches of flowers, or embroidered peas, of a datkol doldtfi thafl the b~arge itself. Poplinetto is much admired, and Obr# elegently worn ; the beautiful folds in whielh it falls produca a graedul effect. ...

MR. HALLE'S CONCERTS

... I GLUOK'8 ARMIDA.9 g. On Wednesday night, In the Free-trade Hall, Man1hester, , the muds of Gluck's Armida was heard forthe first time , In England. Until very recently the name of Gluck wVeS a almost unknowu to the great circle of the music-loving d Englisb public. To 1:. Oharles Hall6 is due the honour of 3 ?? exposed the hidden beauties of a new muslial classto. , The ?? reception ...

EXHIBITION OF THE SOCIETY OF FINE ARTS

... EXHIBITION OF THE SOCIE1T.Y OF FINE, ARTS. We shall commence our notices of this exhibition. I by calling attention first to the great works of Solo;r mon, O'Nell], and Huristoie. A brief glance at these piotures shows us with what- different treat' meut great works may be accomplished. In action, grouping, drawing, expression, anatomy, draperies, and other accessories they are nearly equal; ...