... COMIC AR,. I AMONG the institutions demanding recounr iion-and we hear of a new one almost t/i day- - the English Dictionary will assuredly be down for a place by every one who studie uses and abuses of words. What wi 2: spread of slang in polite conversit(o i influence of fast and feminine novels, til tity of fervid but not always caretf, ?? that is daily poured forth, the inc,a - American ...

... Light against Darkness.—Time was when the ancient town was to be a hundred ears behind its neighbours ; but however true this may have been in the earlier stages of its history, it certainly does not well apply to the present time. No doubt was rather difficult at first induce the old inhabitants to exchange their strange opinions and customs for the newfangled notions of unwelcome intruders; ...

... F&SHION AND VARIE'MIS. TrHO CHIE1r ?? LODGE. Their Excellenctes tire Loid Lieutenant ard Coxxstass 0iseircer honoured the Right Ron. Chicbester Fortanaue and Frances, Countess Waldegrsave with their comnpsmy last eveningat the Chief Secretary's Lodge for aprlvaetetheatrioal Poiformance. The ?? Bak-er wasapohen by Me Wardri~rharn. TheProgranmes ad pleresaelected were.- Betsy Baker.r o-. ?? ?? ...

... CIN, avidniar-th. C; f, ANERCH ] PI lymry Dawn, swudd Livingstone, Thlaetk Missouri, I r ar Ou Gwyl GenedleAetl, y 48yd4 o G Grph hf. Yn awr Feneddigion a Boneddigean [enwan, r - Os dywedwch mal gweniaith yw etchgalsw ar lath li Cefwo, er gwaethed ywbed yn.wenieitkns, Mae 'n ilawer gwell na gwaniaith enllibus. Wel dyma ni yma'n gapeaiad o Gymry, O 'r amryw daleitbia t a ar ren Wlad anwylgu, n ...

... LITERARY NO TICES. | Tup, CANTERIWRY TALEs AND FAggiE QUE6N, edited for Popular perusal, with current illustrations and explanatory notes, by D. Laing Purves [Ed- inburgh: William P. Nimmo.] This is the new volume of Mr. Nimmo's standard library, published at 5s, which, considering the manner in which the volume is got up, is exceedingly moderate, not to mention the higher criterion-namelY, ...

... garbbmattah.. Y MUNADWB. Angel iwaith Efenayl I1n-ydyw Y Cenhadwr ftyddlon; Ii oes, aur, a chiysuron, 011 a rydd ar allor hon. Fel seren glaerven, golen r rddr nef . Ya amro nslO ga greZ ld; ]Rhyw awgrymb Wy dw dydd I holl dlodion gwyllt wledidd. Roredd, Rhag. 6ed, 1869. .. DAMvS. BEDDARGRAP Y Parch. DANIEL EVANe, Penrhnudadfrth. Hoffadlewiol weirjidg,- ddlaw Cdiaeth, Tad yaeb Ddxaenel. ...

... I Terrible Accident at the Bristol Theatre. I EIGHTEEN PERSONS KILLED. A fearful accident happened at the entranue of the It New Theatre Royal, Bristol, on Monday night. When 0 the doors opened for the admission of the airdience to n view the Christmas pantomime of Robinson Crusoe, Y a tremendous rush took place. The entrance to the pit and gallery is approached by a decivity from the 3 ...

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... IITERATURE. CIARLEsKEMBLE'S SHAKEsrEARE RrnDisar S: Being a Selection of the Plays of Shakespeare, as read by I him in Publio. Edited by R. J. Lane, A.E,1t.A. London: Bell & Daldy. Wuo can tell the number of times that Shakespeare has been murdered and mutilated by actors, editors, critics, and commentators? He has been denied the authorship of hiq own works, famous forgeries have been ...

... A gentle excitement has been caused for sonm time past in English musical circles by the persistent announcement that Mr. Bale's Bohemian Girl is about to be pro. duced at the Thei'tre Lyrique. The long- prophesied event can, indeed, scarcely fail to come off within the next few days, and the French public will then have an oppor- tumity of learning what, in England, is called anl opera, ...

... - flt I . \A terinbie epta-troplie at the new' theatre Bristol, orcenned on Monday night. An immnense crowd, at- trm,iiol by the Christ ittos I)a1otinitiie, thronged the cot1 Ve11 £ to the pit and galljery, wvhichj g sabliot 90 feet N\ ido A ipanie enisued, aid numnbers were,, thrown down. E'in' ,teen wvore killedl, aoll ot~hers injured. mielanichiily affair. One person says 1,Long before the ...

... Tl71 PA1NTo21,fES. UNLESS we cross the Thames or journey to East London and the suburban regions the playgoer who delights in pantomime must this season content himself with the entertainments of that class provided at Covent Garden and Drury Lane. From the other and smaller houses harlequin and clown have been ousted by burlesque and melodrama, and, should no conservative reaction occur in ...