... I TlTHE ARiT UNION O6F- II'ILAND. Tihc ant Lual distribution of prizes took place yesterdlay at tbe society's rooms, Grafton--riEet, Mr. Biooro'iu:tD ir. tile chair. The Chairman said thaflio wna sorry eome person more compatent than himself had not been called on to pieiide on tire occasion ; but be would meg to assrire Illo meeting tbat he was anxioas, by every means in his power, to show ...

... ,~HIS ,ENATIONAL : EXrnBLT'ION.: Anolkoni be added to the calendar ofred-etter, diys at t.xit1o,. 'As ea i:as elevebno'eloek 10 957 v*eistorshad entreze building; by the 0'oioA ti he number had risen-'to. 42,602; and when the retuns to five o'clock were re- ceivedi it was found that the total attendance amounted to 48,326; of whom 2,563 were admitted by seson tickets, wrilab 45,663 paid at ...

... LiTrERARY EXTRACTS. l ?? FAnl;EaS .AND SPiRaRows- In St. Pierre's 'Studies of tt Nature,' we read of ann iucident that occurred in Prsia, or a s1 dir iSio:I f it. The farmers were much annoyed by sparrows, iV and sorght to eradicate them by a kind of poll-tax, the U authoritics allowiug part of the imposts to be paid in sparrows' neads. They succeeded; balt what was the consequence? In t twvo ...

... :Eer 3VEajesty'8.-Although yesterday week the Trovatore was given for the third time, its attractivenees has not, apparently diminished, despite the regrettable absence of Signor Giapgliai, en absence, however, which is only temporary. Unfortonate, on one side, Mr. Mapleson may thank his lucky stars on the other, in providing him with a worthy substitute in the person of Signor Naudin, from ...

... GRE&T EXEIBITION OF DOGS. An illustration of the gigantic oharacter of the metropolis is afforded by the almost sudden springing up of A 1nagniDieaet hall in the northern suburbs of Islcigton, to be devoted hencefoeth to exhibitions colaneoted with agriculture, and specially to the Christmas Cattle Show, which from the annually Increasing visitors had outrown even the large area of the Baker ...

... *r 'AN APPEAL TO ART OLEGrORS.. -rum - ?? By .. tnoinn kh. Blnig TAOP WUt teI! [We ha pleasure in iserting the following letter mud' ow paragraph from tbe MJanchedtr Gusiqdan, with refero'ce to ies. contribntions of Engravings and Paintings to the Royal In- Ti mloe med firmaiy In that oity. Our object in doing ao in to euggest n onl that the same idea might be made use of in regard to the, D ...

... beitrs. EARLY RISING. TnltorrH my wide window streams the BUD, For lo I the morning hath begun; With his rays, me, prone, caressing, Calls me to be up and dressing: Sluggard I see how I am WOkng WNV here the fresh night-dew is laurking, Raising vapour for the showers; Givin colour to the flowers; Unfo&ldig buds into green leaves; Peepingt under the homestead eaves; Warming all her children ...

... An eminent statistician has just prepared a very elaborate report on the subject of vocalists' salaries, in which he calculates the value of every note they sing, and gives a table showing the cost price to the manager (roulades and floriture apart) of the best known phrases in the tenor and soprano parts of the most popular operas of the (lay. The tenor's salary is put down at £4000 a year, ...

... The editor of the SicCle forwards to the poli- tical secretary of that journal a long letter narrating his first experiences in London. A man of broad generous views, he is entitled to be heard; and since he has great influence in France we give from his letter some of his criticisms on our na- tional feelings. He says:- *1 had hoped that the old antipathies which have been so evil in their ...

... MVUSIAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. This society's fourth concert took place last Y evening atSt. James's-haii. It wae the last of the society's~ fourthseeasonk,which it brought to abrilliant close. The V. following was the programme of the performance:- Overture (Athalie) . I.. ATMendelssohn, it Air, Dies Btilducss ro oabrd oiic )lDlc Zauberttitte) Hlerr Wachtel (Irsia Vi. A enci) ?? it Concerto in ...

... ?? : tl ' GOOD PEorLE.-There are many persons who sus- tain qi:i. a reputation for self-government, who are b really so aive and inert that they never have had any- . thingr to .viln, Dcstitute of desires or inclinations, one wav or :nzitier, having no opinions about anything, 1 carin~ only A~r mereanimnal, vegetating comfort, how is E it po->sihic they shonld come in collision with the ...

... -LIT!EU3Y mBCELLAIRA. TE I 6 A DnOP of wisdomx is preferable.to -tort of ijrobh ITiEss i; the rust of talnt wad of vbrt6i. A SPENID oilfte-a. altar orected, by self-love to vanity. -.oas4oaawr is the art of wattith ones t wiX a T ioaded `eetalw'ay bendsi with ite fruit, as virte stoopa ben ath.hAIMility.. . GooD BREsaE G.-A man's own good breeding is the best seourity agaiost other people's ...