... PRINCE'S THEATRE-LADY DON. The management of the Prince's deserve much credit for the ever-varying attractions ?? they have brought before the public during the present season. WVe have had legiti. mate tragedy with Mr. Keian and Mr. Talbot; prime snatches of comedy with Mrs. Stirling, Mr. Sothern, and Mr. Charles Rice; and sensation dramas, such as Effie Deans, the Peep o'Day, to say ...

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... 9 ott VP. LISTENING ANGELS. BY ADELAIDE PRWOCTOR. Blue ngainst the bluer heavens Stood the mountain, calm and still; Two white Angels, bending earthward, Leant Upon the hilL- Listening leant those silent Angels,' And I also longed to hear What sweet train of earthly music. Thus could charm theirear. I beard the sound of many trumpets In a warlike march draw nigh Solemnly a mighty army Passed ...

... . e t SORROW'S LESSON. There is teaching in.his sorrow, As the sad hours linger on, And leave him ever mourning For the moments that are gone. Ile is growing very patient He is learning to he still In the proving and accepting Of God's pure and perfect will. There is teaching in his sorrow, In his fast and silent tears; In the present's gloomy passing; In the long review of years. He is ...

... EDINBUTRG RAM SHOW AND SALE. The ,30ttiot FarMer ?? first annual show and second sale of rains in Edinburgh took place yesterday at Lauriston in a field belonging to Mr Calder, and was a great success. There is every appearance, indeed, that this alow will soon equal, if indeed it do not excel, -th.at at Kelso. In the show of shearlings there were twenty-seven entries, the first and second ...

... REVIVAL OFVTHE :COLLEEN BkAVN AT THE QUEEN'S THEATRE. Last night, Mr Dion Boucicault's drama of the Colleen Bawn was produced at the Queen's Theatre-the characters of Myles-na-Coppaleen, and Eily O'Connor being taken by the author and his wife. This being the first occasion on which these able actors have appeared in Edinburgh, considerable interest was manifested to witness their ...

... WRITTEN IN AgltAN, AUGUST 1863. Still Pours right down thle drelugp rfaon-roars stit*, Ofe vale, r the an rcari, Ab lal vee orr lt thrUgh n~its on 5h n il kg OErbutife Sono lsu nS1i o lloa STohluts from the path, inl wic it wont to rscor A tucd f ~lvrto arest thO car, As nos mitld itself lop from and to mok Searihldcg into to the Irit-henc awly, on waterr 1ith 1, yet nU fair tt sd bryght, Af ...

... P OE T R Y. ------ 0- - SU~lhrlVSDENATURE SUMM~t'SDEPAITUR. t The blackbirdls notO end Ilini'ns lay at No 10lenoe greet sue, whin I stray f Amotng the wYoods 'It Close Of day. I Thre fuir wild flower-s, whose sweet pnrfume r! Kissed the soft smuth-west wsinds of June, t Their blo.sansstiehed o'er Sumnmer's tomb. The bcees that hues 'mid wild-wood boworo, g InI Suinsaners sunniy fleeting hours, ...

... fittrarg lotites. PoExSAND& SoN.s By Hurc MACDONALD. Glas- gow: William Love. Scottish Poetry and the lives of Scottish Poets occupy a goodly number of volumes, yet, perhaps, if judiciously executed, there is room for two volumes more. The first of these might deal with biographical and critical matter, and overtake its work in some ten or twelve well compacted essays; and, for the sake of ...

... , The annual competition of the Penicuik Horti- cultural Association was held at Penieuik on Saturday, and proved highly attractive and suc- cessful. The interest excited in the fete was this year considerably increased by the introduction of a new feature-the gymnastic games-which were commenced as an accompaniment to the show for the first time on Saturday, and the great success of which on ...

... P O E TRY. TclE QUEEN'S RETURN FROM GERMANY. 1 Now wolcCOio baok from sweet Roscuau, V Homo of his inifaney, Whose liko on oarth you naver saw, Nor o'or ngain will see. The tender recolleetions there Of his bright early days, Your feeliogs soothed, like balmy air, And tuned your lips to praise. t You planted at Rosenan a tree t Upe15 his inutal day, In honour of his memory, Which green will ...

... I-ENFREW HOCRTICULTfUPR.AL SOCIETY'S SHOW. The annual exhibition of this society took place ii± the Old Burgh School, on Saturday last. Both ?? of the iarge room were occupied by a fine collection of stove and grien- house plants from the gardens of B!yrthswvo'l and Elderslie, wvhich werevery rmuchadinired. Mr. George AWhite, nursery. man, Paisley, exhibited excellent eellectiorisu of new ...