... MIDSUMMER. Past many a shady nook, The babbling meadow brook, 'Wxt grass grown banks with feathery fern abounding, Glides on lis devious way Through all the livelogn day . While fields and woods with summer songs are soundlng. The deep creek, winding, flows By shelving showers where grows Toe silvery willow marked with sun and shadow, And In Its glassy wave The cattle come to lave TheIr ...

... The Pyrenees; A Description of Su11mmer Life at French Watering Places. By Henry Blackburn, Author of ' Travelling in Spain in the Present Day,' etc. With upwards of One Hundred Illustrations by Gustave Dorg, and a New Map of the Central Pyrenees. Low, Son, and Marston. A Guide to the Pyrenees. Especially intended for the use of Mountaineers. By Charles Packe. With Maps, Diagrams, and Tables. ...

... ]ROYAL ITALIAN OPEiRA. Don Carlos, which occupied the best and brightest of its author's hours last year, was given to us for the first tire on Tuesday evening. Written especially in honour of tic great Exhibition, it was produced in Paris more than two months ago. The French capital was not then crowdaed by visitors from the rest of the civilized world; the cold and cynical habitues of the ...

... DtU.M13A1.TONSHIRE CATTLE SHOW. The annual show of the Dumbartonshire Agricul- tural Suciety took place yesterday, at Dalreoch, Dunnbartn. OUtf Ayrslxire stock there was not a large number of tirst-ciass animals shown, and of sheep there was a great scarcity. Of horses there was a ery fine display, and the lots of butter shown were of very superior quality. The prizes offered for poultry were ...

... THE ANTIPODES. IN these times of absolute managers and long-suffering audiences it is perehaps hardly safe to venture upon a prediction as to the probable run *of an) particular play, but in the case of The Antipodes - Mr. Tom Taylor's new play, brought out at the Holborn Theatre on Saturday-- there can be little risk in asserting that the chances are decidedly againist its enjo)njent of ...

... The thirteenth exhibition of fruits and flowers took place on .V cdnesday, ina field ?? Park. Although It was in many respects not equal to the showv of former years, there was a very creditable display. Tho great exhibition at Old Trafford, at the end of the present week, had the offeat of caufing mesy odatributors to hold baok, and thlek loss was capental'3y felt In tho *las of stovo and ...

... In Why do honest ducks dip their heads under water F- 3 To liquidate their little bills. )r Why are wives who mend their children's clothes after it the rest of the family are a-bed, like the enemy mentioned sin the parable F-Because they sewv tears while their hus- y band men sleep. tt A tipsy fellow, who mistook a globe lamp with letters t oit t for the queen of night, exclaimed, IF will be ...

... I His Grace the Archbishop of Dublin, Miss Trench, and suite, arrived in town yesteaday from Eng- land. The Most Rev. Dr. Donnelly Lord, Bishop ,of Clogher, has arrived in town on 1I19 way to the 1temral city, accompanied by the Rev, Patriok M'CuUlochb, CC, -Carrioliralross. Viscount Adair and suite arrived in town yooterday Irom London. The Hon. CaptainStourton, 10th Husainr, has arrived at ...

... PUBLIC AMUSUMVTS9, &O. Wtisoe ol Wales Theatre.-Mro. MSt edWigWn' Beneflte The Rivals, and The Iiret N'ight. Royal Amphitheatre.-Mlss Mkr ?? The Strangera' and Two Acts of Guy M-anmr jug, Theatre Royal. - The Japxafet Troupe. New Adelphl Theatrem-'31be I'lying Jib, aRU The 'Rate of Rate Castle. ]esyal Colosseum Theata.--8Oonlederate's Datighter,, Marguerite's Mtangle ...

... | AN OLD BACRELORi'S REASONS FOR I J NOT GOING.TO. ,APIN-Io. | Many thanks for your kind Invitation, Ilut really, my friend, I can't go; Aind my reason, without hesitation, For absenting myself you shall know. Your plc-nlo is auro to be jolly, I think, as your programme I loan; But for me to be there would be foUy, AB I am not a ladies' man. Of course I admire the dear creatures, The' you ...

... TILE LONDON THEATRES, ?? F JESTY'S.- To operatic season at Her Maljesty's would }0I il.ered a ?? without a few representations of Weber's e san* rcvived on Saturday evening last, with tihe strong ats j5t ?? idlle. Titiens' Resin is one of ler very finest per- steced nlo p l rin o-ant of the time could lieo to realise r ?? force of tile s5perb ' Vasto tremendo mrae ias tir ?? is a gngilecst ...

... PUBLIC AMSEMEBNTS &v. Prince of Wales Theatre.-Mr. and Irs. AlW Wigan Btill Water- En Deep, and Seoret Ser9ile. Royal Amih -theatre.-Miss Maarotti The Lady of L ons,) and Ireland As It Wa' Vheatte ?? Japaneso thO%~e. sew Aedel Thro.-7be hying Ji Of the Derby lubst an th'ebk eger ?? ?? QuIxote. Ryal Coloselin Thieatef.-lConfaderate's Daughter, -marguektri's Iiadw%,' reterson's Louy ...