... PROTrsANeTS, up I the hour is come, 'Tis your country's voice that calls Von- ror your God, for your Bible, truth, freedom, home, 1 Up, up! ere the worst befalls you. t Much too long have ve all idly lain, J While the coils were round you spreading- Up, or your children's blood shall stain The soil that your feet are treading. Oh. do ye not see yon shadowy hand? Your Church-will ye not defend ...

... A 70URNVEY THROUGH ABYSSINIA.; THIS book is just what it purports to be. The style is unaffected and sometimes graphic. These, however, are not the only attractions of the narrative. It affords an interesting colo ([ail of Abyssinia and its people, taken on the spot by an intelligent Englishman, remarkably free from. the prejudices which generally distinguish our roving countrymen. A previous ...

... T'w ; - ?? me Tt, , '0114-11 ?i ? , ?? IIIN V?? I Thisd4060,! h lan ig ti!the first of a series of c eulof ItOW , with which Mr. Mapleson intendj i,1 up the few weeks previous to Christmas. The company comprises most of the principal artists of the regular seasonand new appearances are an- nounced, of Mdlle. Clara Doria (a daughter of Mr. John Barnett, the composer), and Mdlle. Kellogg, a ...

... THE CONNECTION OF RELIGION WITH ART. 0 tltet Owf Wednesday evening, M~r George E. Street, R.A., de- conl livered a lecture on the Connection of Rlgio adAt, 01 under the auspices of the Church Unon Sctland. The tral chair was occupied by A, F. Irvine, JEsq.fDuadteis room was crowded with a very select auldience. After a reel fewprlimnay emarks, Mr Street, in introducing the sub- nga jeot, ...

... THE FRENCH EX.E1BJTIOTN [Fromn erm own Correspondfent-] PARIS, Monday. Tu T reception accorded to the Emperor o r Austria by all classes, who, to tho number of 400,000, lined the Boulevar, a, on Wednesday afternoon, from the Eastern Railway Station to the Tuileries, and thence to the rihlies of the Elysie, wag unquestilenablY the mo mt cordial of n ny of the numerous receptions given to ...

... THEA TRICALS IN GERMAN7Y. [SECOND ARTICLE.] IN the previous article I touched upon the peculiar excellence of the German stage, as that of humourous realism--or the presentation of Chlaracter in its individual traits, with just that amount of accentuation which suffices to make it incisive and laughable, yet restrains it from running over into extravagance and unreality. The performance at ...

... [From Le Pollet.] The cold weather we have had lately has been the signal for the appearance of thoroughly winter toilettes, so that their form, material, and style may be con. sidered as perfectly decided on. As far as iu.door dress is concerned, the materials are much the same as those worn last month; butthe walking costumes have a much more wintry aspect than they presented even a few days ...

... MORECAMBE BAY, l3Y IILAi-im BELt, The tbrong had departed, The village lay still, a!thed in the soft moonlight That streamed o'er the hill In Luight's Bolerun silence I wandered alone, Ily the fisherman's cottage, Where the wild waves moan; And di eply I pondered Oil life's devious way, As the curlew'i shrill whistlo Came over the bay. The throng had departed, But whxrs were they now? The ...

... HALIFAX LITERtARY AND PHILOSUPHIC&L I SOCIETY. The anunal meeting of this society was held oil TuuEday night in the lecture room of the institution. Mr. STANSrEs.LI, the president, occupied the chair. Mcr, 1c4Ti1t Nicsisosoo, hieu, secretary, read the report, which wats vexy complete in its character, and well received. It stated that the arrangement with the Halifax Subscription Libiary had ...

... THEA TRICALS IN GERMALANY. [FIRST ARTICLE.] THE Drama is everywhere in Europe and America rapidly passing from an Art into an Amusement; just as of old it passed from a religious ceremony into an Art. Those who love the Drama cannot but regret the change, but all must see it to be inevitable when they reflect that the stage is no longer the amusement of the cultured few, but the amusement of ...

... Sillf Alto. THE WINTER EXHIBITIONS. hant0 The first exhibition of the winter fine art, seaco, I . which has noew become so completely accepted as a most sea agreeable antidote to the fogs of November, is now open the at the French Gallery in Pall-mall, where Mr. Wali Mr has transferred his interests from the Suffolkastreeot of gallcry. Mr. Wallis deserved well of his public When hie ma. ...

... THEAkTRE ROYAL MP, tOE CLA RiE IN OURS.n LAsT evening, Mr. Join Clarke, a clever metro- politan comedian, made his debut before a Belfast audience in Mr. Robertson's comedy, entitled Ours. There was a goodly attendance, and Mr. Clarke received a cordial and encouraging welcome -a welcome which, in coming seasons, we hope to hear frequently repeated. Mr. Clarke's fame had preceded him, and, ...