... I = ' 1 - i l-s l - l K K . . l The 4o f~abs~a~ week included per-. formanoss dlo flno Suite in D for orchestra, aud; JhbAchl I Hungaria oonoerto, both for tho first timei atthese concrts-eagoh withthe adirantop of.*_qiloei- lent band of the establishment, ooaddetad by'Mr. Manu, f endthlast natmedwork with the special feature of tho. iric0 gmerble performanoe of the composer. - A= ...

... OA . pttrg- TTHE HERALp OF SUMMEt. I bher a rush of molody. I see a flush of green, So I know the Summer's coming with the glor of a queen For Spring, her welcome hersld, hls proolaned It far and wide, Sinco tho throne of Winter toppled, and the stern old despot d1ed. Spring hag spread o'er moor and mountain a carpet for her Slver daisies, golden king-cup, purple orchids, Cowslip sweet; Bade ...

... You may brag of your fathers, but what, man alive, Is their glory compared unto mine? Your Grandsire was out inr thefor*y-jlrc, I was one of the fifty-nine.; rts more than a hundred and twenty ycara Since for bondage he flung up his hat; Whilat I-what I could do-did this very year; Nowv, isn't there som'shing in that? And he, too, what else was there that he could do, Brought up as he was and ...

... FASHION AND A EI. THE QUEEN'S JOURNEY. Versailles, Sunday Evening. Her Majesty Queen Victoria arrived at Cherbourg at hreeord(ock.and was received on ianding by ?? Preect. HergaicA~ttooklunc~hoon audshothanleft for Paris. whereh will arrive about two oclockinthe morning. Her Majesty will notpass through Paris, but win take the Circular Railway to the Eastern Station. Her Majeaty is tranelling ...

... Our ibrarp fable. LONDON SOCIETY FOR MARCH.-London: R. Bentley and Son, New Burlington-street, W. Art and literature vie with each other to ren- der this a capital number. The tale of The IRoom in the Dragon Volaut is continued, and the Travels of Young Coetebs are concluded. There are many other articles, all good. The writer of the Piccadilly Papers (Mr Frederick Arnold), was in ...

... f|BeIs'svea. (London: Warwick House, Pa- f eternoster Row3.-The March number of this' Tpdpnlar~sontihy conbains,; in addition to.furr mther insbtalmenets of tho i!nterestiisg' serial tales, To the Bitter End and 6Three to One,-a , t : variety of* other contributions, incluaing .'My Gkatdfather's Ghost 8tory, an artioleo entot'led -Enthusiasm versus Impedimen' asid an able paper on ...

... THE FLIGHT OF YOUt1H. Flying, flying, flying, Flash of waving white, Youth dips o'er the horizon In his purple light. Cry and cry out on him- But we ne'er shall see Youth again beside us, Wheraso'er we be. He is gone, and with him All his spangled throng; HOpes and high illusions, Sueshine, star, and song;- Waking dreams of glory; Moonlight reverie: All our fancy fashioned All that could not ...

... (FROu OUR 1jV CORRlsPOND' NTl )I NEW YORK, MARC-' 11.-The Italian Opera Company, under the Managementof Messrs. Maurice and Max Strakosch, made their reappearance in this city last Monday, after their successful tour, at the ACADEMY OF Mtrsrc, when A'iqeeno was represented before a crowded audience. Verdi'qs 11 Troeatore wad announced for the 6th, but, owing to the indisposition of Bartolini, ...

... Little Folks. (London C G'assell, Petter and Galpin.) -What. with curious stories, perplexing puzzles, useful information and charming pic- tures, Little Folks is by a long way the best thing of the kind published ; and certainly de- serves to be in every home where there are little folks. /lackwvood's Edsinburgh Alagaginc. (Edin- burgh : Wim. Blackwoocl and 6lons, 45, George St.)-The ...

... I A School Histnrv of England. (London: Loegmans. Green, Reader & Dyer.)-This is an abridgement, executed by the author himself, from Gleig's Family History of England. It contains a copious chronology, tables, contempo- rary sovereigns, questions for examination, and is brought down to 1871. Written in a vigorous, pleasing style, admirably arranged, high-toned and reliable, we know of no ...

... 3MMB, CHARLES LEVER'S LATEST-KNTOWEL,. If an author who. has given many hours of innocent pleasure to thousands of readers for two generations deserves to be called a public berq- factor, then assuredly does Mr. Charles Lever deserve that title. It is now we. are afraid to think how many years since Harry Lorre- quer (so inimitably parodied byThackeray) was the delight of young people, and, ...

... P 1EBBY P!ILUARBMOXIC SOCIETY'S CONCERT. On Tuesday evening last, the second cotirert of the present seao0n, wa Rgiven by the above society, In the ecture-hall, Wardwick, whioh was crowded in every part by a fashionable audlonce. The following programme was creditably performed:- Overture, ?? Zauberfiote (Mozart). Songs, Lays of the heart (Liederkrols)i (Beethoven), Mr. C. Coulson. Song, ...