... century, Brougham finally gave way, and, as a great favour to his party, con- descended to become Lord Chancellor. We are not speaking ironically. Had he not done so he would probably have been Prime Minister. Of his demeanour on the bench a thousand amusing ...

... detitally by at cat tdrawing somen tresses front at hole iti which lie lied comicealed thetu. A tto-orrttATIvE CURIosaTv.-Speaking to the members of tits 13tttbnt'Y Co-operative Society last week, Mr. Samuel- non, M.P., atuid le theought thre retail finders' ...

... spiritual life and our relations to. God that is not in some way or another connected with it. In fact, Mr. Brewer is, so to speak, affected to tears by the very mention of the creed.. It is the spiritual food on which his soul is supported, and contains ...

... only represent about a month's income to him, so that if he has any ambition for office it must be of the com- paratively speaking' harmless kind. He has just published a pamphlet called Our Recent Naval Administr4tion,' in which he makes a remark of ...

... convinced when, in the most approved manner of Mr Chadband, we find ourselves thus interrogated: And is it not when all men speak well of us, that we are bidden prepare for woe ? Is it not, in all time of our wealth, when success and prosperity wait ...

... WVhittinlgton continues to draw, and too much praise cannot be accorded to Mr Chute for this splendid productioc. Neither cail Se speak too highly of the artistes engaged in its performance. Mr les- broske as Idle Jack plays in a style which wins for him eothusiastic ...

... must be familiar with the charming perfermance of Miss Ada Cavendish as Mrs. Honeyton. The young lady of whom we have now to speak, Miss Nicholls, gave a meritorious rendering of the part, and having an agreeable figure and an intelligent face, together ...

... banner ''tie cry is still they come, no eager Searcher after amusement has been sent empty away. WI'hoe we say sempty, we speak advisedly, for the Oxford dinners cad suppers satisfy the physical wants as weall as the entertainment nepplies Ind gratifies ...

... Hatton, Henry Smart, Arthur Sullivan, and many others scarcelv inferior, The English ballad is a thing of itself, and, so to speak, is a reflex of the national charater. It is altogether different from the French chanson, or the German lied, and its great ...

... anxiety prior to Friday. We claim, however, that Ipswich has been handsomely treated by the great tenor, and are bound to speak as we have found. Mr. Sims Reeves has not only visited us and sung whenever announced-only twice in ten years, the worse luck ...

... stigma of vieme-iUe-ism, iwa, 7 ady who has no respect for either of the languago ' she emaploys. But when our authoress speaks of, ' an aris'ocratio, nobleman, she displays Bo, Jraw a an ignorance of the nice critical distsnetiw1sQ, f her own tongue ...

... replied, For not bringing your horse with you. A Dublin beggar followed an Irish gentleman, with scarcely any nose worth speaking of, crying, Ah, heaven pre. serve your honour's eyesight I Why my eyesight 1 said the inquisitive-minded ne-nosed-one ...