... PTUBLIC AMUSEMENTS, &c. Roval Alexandra Theatre.Morning and Evening l'erfcrmaneee of the Pantomime Robin Hood. Tboatre Royal.-Morning and Evening Pertormances of tbe Pantomime Queen Bee. Boyad Amphitheatre.- Fornosa, and the Pantomime Columnbus. Prince of Wales Theatre.-`'Progress, end Barleaque (inuderella. ?? Ade3;hi Theatre.-Tho Pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk. Royal ...

... MONDAY POPULAR CONCERTS I IN LIVERPOOL. I ?? LaRt elvening the third of the aeries of four e Monday Popular Conoctrts was given at the a, Thilharmonic Hall, and was in every respect fi'lly ir p to the standard of those which have preceded. v e nttendance was even larger thnn on the two d former occsions, every section of the hall being ;s all but fully occupied. The following programme e wnM ...

... I TO TER ZDrOTOO OR TEW LrVEtPOOL MERCURY. Gentlemen,-It is impossible for any sincere lover of music to read the report of the annual meeting of the Liverpool Philharmonic Society without feeling the irresistible impulse to state their grievances against the present management of this prosperous society, as far as musical matters are concerned. Why, the very prosperity of finances which the ...

... aricties. GEMS OF THOUGHT. Open evil at all eveits does this good-it keeps good on the alert. Every art is best taught by example; good deeds produce good friends. Any one tny do aA casnal act of good nature, bnt a continua- tion of such acts sbows it to be a part of the tealperasowet. Mirth should be the embroidery of conversation, not the web; and wit the ornament of the mind, not the ...

... 'P erarm f vittilono. I AN INDIAN STORY.-GeIneral$)~~ jjat~~ iag Indian story. He wvasne hlesaindon a Iennes, withi whomh wihe onegotiato a treaty but rri I cftilwol iqX ¶ 3sdipmwev'r 6kwkt, IM h r5Wcde~jrietb) cfg'jl tg Li' Jiyh9 MPIL1s MU I th4 rI Yf satfl{ ? 9 ~'Wo fll' 'nif~ak ?? U~u '1 3btjdrth a~hrtjcrgiA~ 4tii ~tv P1 ?? T'bmts~ s~e'o~btno-itle&stqeI ?? 4r11w I Qz`{~~{#p±h~h1 psblc Rl1> ...

... 1?ottq. I SURNAMES. Men once were surnamed from their shape or estate, (You al may from history worm it,) There was Lewis the Bulky and Henry the Great, John Lackland and Peter the Hermit, And now, when the doorplates of misters and dames Are read, each so constantly varies From the owner's trade, figure aud calling, surnames Seem given by the rule of contraries. Mr. Box, though provoked, ...

... a- ietiro. GEMS OF THOUGHT. Life is half spent before we know what it is. He that would enjoy the fruit must gather the flower. WNe profit more by the faults than by the successes of other, Time is a travelliag thief, ever stealing, yet no man can catch it. Discreet wives have sometimes neither eyes nor ears. Be good-natured, if you can, for there is no attraction so great, no charm so ...

... - ?? I ?? I i I I K bo *WWEtiTRIFLE,:. ?? eoolt*~41e top of Mont Blanc. Wost against a farmer's graint 1His mowing, An tiec'ay ncewrote over his door, ~All kbinds'of dyings~itufs sold h'enre. A man has amplied. for a divorce in Chiicago, on the giound that be was niarried only in fon.'' A sulhoilbov's aspiration-' u, how I wish I were at foun- fain, fi)r then I coulil always be playing! ...

... TOodni. - = = - - - -- - , - , SOME CALL THE WORLD A DitEARY PLACE. Sonie call the world a dreary plae, And tell long tales of sin and woe As it there were no blessed trace Of sunshine to be found below. They point, when autumn winds are sighing, To -alling leaves and withered flowers; But shall we only mourn them dying, And never note their brilliant hours? They mark the rainbow's fading ...

... Farictie,5. BORROWED TRIFLES. Carpets are bought by the yard and worrn by the foot. A dead ?? one's funeral expenses. Tell not your secrets in a corn-field; it has thonsands of ears, Troubles are like dogs-the smaller they arc the more they annoy you. A boarding-house keeper advertises board for two gentle- Men with gas. The voice gets hoarse from long talking, but speaking eyes can speak ...

... I I - gituarm ?? a man's reason, drowns his memory, defaoes hiseuy diminishes his strength, inflanes hi's blood it causes internal, extern l, and incurable wouEda; 'ti a witch to his senses, aldevupl to his son!, a thief to his Purse, and a beggar's companion 'tis a wife's woe and children's sorrow; itmes a strng man weak, and a wise man foolish, and h itmks wor setrong bes or is asentoth ...

... li Nl Liz ~~~(From Le Potld.)L We find the costume dresses are more than ever in ret quest. They are sometimes made too short; the length should be just sufficient to-escape the ground, so that ir dry weather the dress does not get soiled at the bottom. In wet weather these costumes require looping or drawing up in some way. Nearly all are composed of two skirts, or the double skirt is ...