... 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 ...

... EXTRACTS FROM PUNCH.. CHARLES DICKENS. 3oEN FEBRUOARY 7, 1812. DTnan Jrn 9, 1870. While his life's lamp seemed clearest, most intense, A light of wit and love to great and small, By the dark angel he is summoned hence, To solve the mightiest mystery of all ! Hearing that he has passed beyond the veil, Before the Judge who metes to men their dues, Mcii's checks, through English-speaking ...

... THE LITERARY tXAMINER. Observations on the Geology and Zoology of Abyss~ini. Made during the Progress of the British Expedition to that Country in 1867-68. By W. T. Blanford. With Illustrations and Map. Macmillan. The bulky volume before us contains an account of the geological and zoological researches made by the author, the geologist to the Abyssinian Expe- dition, during the march to ...

... 'umrmNG F1Wm TO 0W JOUBRNALS. :_ I,~ ~(F rom. PUA. we . ?? Dame for an actioneer's wfe. ARISTORA'hO' AMPXRATliTN- I shouldn't niodx, said Snobson; 1miy siame bela' 'stained hover so, If it honlk 'ad an 'and'e..adtehue tN Two Wont-Our polite sy'tem and th home- brbaers' syste.-nnglery and burgry. hare with - ?? Cana or os-FIED 80.B-o1i1ahr gToylSoupdH may be a cruel praettce, yet mes5 of us ...

... PUBLIC0AMMEMNTS. defined clirarie h4h Afiuis a4,protetype in, th, aecilbnyhedes.'ofall thneies iiwsriably gorved t( are of O~e~y hgh rdera liests and eve, a Mr.oJ. L~v Toleayeed t at thisitheioalmtre o d 5'3 evenng atraced n rihode.nndevabrill ght outinal The Pinersofala ?? ?? Ye a~osf~nd rtyeprt Unces Di ?? ?? he~hnili dh.ii~ lesqe sill onta nts~rteetive aiteapiece. evennged tr7t', rode'and ...

... will relieve the poor U ■■fsstlj aannless; it prodaoea from pain, and the httte stank aaakn'aa Might a Wta.* It has been lon* in is by medical men; it is nrf ths «MH; it softens the gums, allays raltiiina wiad, nsriria the bowels, and the heat sail whetherariaiag boss teething at attaraaana. Baenaaaflaafc tor Mas. WIKSLOWS Soonm tanr, that Perkins, New York ■» the oatasda wi i K* mother should ...

... 'MSHION'AND VARIETIES. I . iTHE VICEREGAL COURT. His Excellenc- the Lord Lieultenant and the Countess Spencer proceeded by the ordinary express pas>senger train yesterday evening for Kingotown, w-here hiis Excel- lency embarked on board the mail steamer for Holy- head en reeke for Spencer House, St. JamessLondon. Her Excellency ss-ao ret-urnedto townsby the .830 p.m. train, wvill leave for ...

... miss 1BE3DCCA POWELL at Hadleigh. (From the Bury and Suffolk Standard, June 14th, 1870.) MIss REBECCA POWELL'S EoaraTAMXooxuT.-It was with feelings of pleasant anticipation that the good people of Hadleigh hear the announce- ment of this lady's intention to favour the town with an entertainment Without particularly weighing her claims upon the public in right of her talents as a reader and ...

... The gentleman named above read, besides two other~pieces, selec- tions from a poem written by himself, before a numerous, respect- able, and admiring audience on Thursday evening, in the Concert Hall, Store-street, Bedford-square. Mr. Boulding is a tall, commanding-looking man, somewhat under middle age He has a good voice and abundant action, and his style of reading is marked by great ...

... BIRMINGHAM ART AT TRE.KrENSINGTON MUSEUM. There is a very interesting exhibition of drawtugs and modeis at the South Kensington Museumr1 in which Bir- mingbam is honourably represented, Upwards of 87,000 drawings and models, were soun to London, from 107 Ech4oo of art, and 209 art isight schools; and thoso on view are selections from this vast collection. na point of number, Birmingham only ...

... THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ART 7OURNAL* A PHOTOGRAPHIC magazine has long been wanted to re- cord new discoveries, to attempt to solve old difficulties, and to serve as a medium of communication between the professors and amateurs of this wonderful new art, which is daily becoming bound closer and closer to man's service. We have not yet seen any attempt which was not too rigidly scientific. The present ...

... TEE HOUSE BROW. The seventh annual show of horses at Islington, under the auspices of the Agricultural Hall Company, has been held. The horse show has become one of the great events of the year, so far at least as the metropolis is con- oerned; and from the numerous visitors who flock in to see it every season from different parts ef the country- to say nothing of the entries of horses by ...