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... I __ STRANGE BURIAL9.-ALttIB, the Hun, died A.D. 453. He was buried in a wide plain in a coffin enclosed, in one of golo, Another of silver, and a third of iron. With his bd~~Y~5 nteredanimmense amount of booty, and that tiij'epot might he for ever un1knowin, all those who were probdut at the burial were deprived of life. The Goths noted nearly in a similar manner on the death of Alauic in 41 ...

THE REVENGE OF A LIFE CAMBRO-BRITANNIC STORY

... THE REVENGE OF A LIFE: A CAMBBRO-BRITANNIO STORY. on Ily BY A PRESTOIAM. al ah CHAPTER XXXIII. ter FRIENXDS IN NECED. up The unpleasant position in which Alf Overton, the Me Colonel, and the sailor had got into was satisfactorily ex- ia plained to the inspector, who, upon receiving the to former's card, and a well-earned gratuity, permitted them key to depart without further inquiry. red I'll ...

ROYAL ACADEMY EXHIBITION

... I ROYAL ACADEMY EXIIBITIOON. (Ereos a Cbrrespoan't) Although we have certainly had greater and more striking exhibitions of the Royal Academy than that of this year, it presents us with a vivid itlus- ...

POETRY

... } - -- .. ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? . . . _ _ . _ I CLIFF ROSES. Pale little sister of rich red roses, Wild little sister of garden queens, Art tbou content that thy flower unclosos ilore where the land to the ocean leans 7 They, were the lawns are soft and shaded, Hold their court amid eyes that gazo; Thou by the lone sea liv'8t, anlt fadod Fall thy leaves in tho salt aca sprays. Smitteu of every ...

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS, &c

... PUBLIC AVUSE.MNTS, &C. Royal Aier=ndmr Theatre.-Our Boys. Prince of Wales Thestre.-M58ryd Secret; Betsy. Boysal AMplitheatrt-TOm Noddy's Secret; a BrLnch of Berries. obotuada Theatr-State Secrets; AU ...

LITERARY NOTICE

... LI TRARY NOTICE. I~~~ ~~ _ _ _ _ _ Around fe World wa General Grant B1y John Russell (oung. Two vols. ew York: Subscription Book Department, the Anerican Sews Company. London: The Interrnationai News Company. These two sumptuous volumes, which are sold only by subscription in 20 parts, present a narratie of the visit of General U. S. Grant, ?? of the United States, to various countries in ...

VARIETIES

... GEMS OF THOUGHT. To be, we have only to resolve; determination creates ability. It is the man who determines the dignity of the oceu- pation, not the occupation which measures the dignity of the man. He that pleases himself without injuring his neighbour, Is quite as likely to please half the world as ho who vainly strives to please the whole of it. Opinions grounded upon prejudice are always ...

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS, &c

... rTTLIC AMUSEMENTS, &c. royul Alelandra Theatre.-Naval Cadets. lrirce of Waleb Theatre.a-Crtch and Toothpick; Cruel Royal Amphitheatre.-Delieate Ground; On the Jory. L1'unda The tre.N-trr:.ed and Buried; a Bird In tine u.ind is Worth Tao in theLBush. Queen's Operetta House.-American Mysteries and M usical M:arvels. ltew, Star Music ?? entertainment, St Jrenes's ?? Minstrels. Suaunders's ...

PROPOSED EXHIBITION OF INDUSTRIAL AND ART PRODUCTIONS

... PROPOSED EXTIBITION OF INDUSTRIAL AND ART PRODUCTIONS. An international exhibition lof industriaI and art pro- ductions is, we are informed, to be held at the Pomona Palace in August and September next, and is being organized by the Industrial Exhibition Company Limited. The prospectus of the exhibition states that the in- tention of holding the exhibition is the outcome of a feeling on the ...