... A STORY OF THE GOLDFIELDS OF 1 _ CALIFORNIA. I was always fond of the science of physiognomy. From my youth up I was noted for my proclivity for reading the character of a man from his face; and I finally became such an adept in the art that I could occasionally guess the very thoughts of the individual whose countenance I was studying. Soon after the gold fever broke out I went to California ...

... I _ . AND POULTRY SHOW. l It would indeed be a bard task to find a sufficient reason in explanation of the apparent lethargy into which people have fallen with regard to flobee shows. Not very long ago, throughout the country, shows of flowers, with plants and vegetables combined, were of every, day occurrence during the balmy summer months, and it seemed as if we could not get on without them ...

... I SLANDER I ThoVu shalt not bearfalecvaneds lgainit thy neighbourP o for a voice of tenfold Spurgeon.power, Or temp'rance Yankee Goughs. but for an hour To preach down smooth-tongued falsehood and pretence, The foes of honour, honesty, and sense I O for a I cat' with twice nine hundred tails To scourge the scribbling vagabond who rails 'Gainst private character, in hopes by stealth To win ...

... DRAWN BY CHARLES GREEN H He sat with hanging head, his hands tied behind him, his cheek pale. BY WALTER BESANT, AUTHOR OF ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF MEN, THE CAPTAIN'S ROOM, THE REVOLT OF MAN, &O., &C., &C. CHAPTER XXVII. TO LONDON ITis certain, said Mr. Hilyard, that the Lords and the Chiefs will be taken to London, there to be tried for high treason. That it was already ...

... J~tuI~ -U - I 1JR. STANFORD'S TE5r CANTERtBURY PILGRIMs.-English opera took one more step in advance by the production on Monday, at Drury Lane Theatre, of Dr. Villiers Stanford's The Cantel-bury PiZg-)-ims. The work may best be described as a symphonic opera, and a happy blending of the old style with the new. The absurdities of the old-the recilative setca, the a-ia, ushered in by the ...

... WANT of space has compelled us to postpone our usual Magazine Review until now. In the Fortnightly Mr. Justice Stephen's paper on Blasphemy and Blasphemous Libel may be regarded as most important. The learned judge criticises freely Lord Coleridge's dictum in his judgment in the recent trial, The Queen v. Foote. If the decencies of controversy are observed, even the funda- mentals of ...

... . ?? ?? ?? i. THE controversy over the Franchise Bill figures prominently in the magazines for August. The Nineteeilnth Centuty is not behind the rest, and opens with contributions on The House of Lords and the Country, by the Duke of St. Albans, Mr. A. J. Balfour, M.P., the Hon. E. Lyulph Stanley, M.P., Mr. George Howell, and Viscount Lymington, M.P. ; but none of these papers seem to go so ...

... INSTITUTE OF PALVTERS iNV OIL COLOURS I. THE second exhibition of oil pictures at the spaciois G;all-ry ili Piccadilly suffers not at all by comparison with the firht Trhe members of the Association, now nearly a hundred iln n n 'Ie with few exceptions well represented, and amiong the 1wliltd ICL other artists who have availed themtselves of the opportunity 4 exhibiting their works ...

... ?? ~ ~ ~ 3 _t . I ~~ampwSXe ?? -~ MR. GEORGE'S THEORIES.-'HOW small, of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure. Each year as we grow older, the truth of Goldsmith's familiar lines becomes more apparent to us. It is a man's own conduct, and, in a less degree, that of the persons with whom he is chiefly brought in contact, which makes or mars his fortunes ...

... ?? ?? IFSTIVAI. Nt'\rES.--Tlhe orchestral rehearsals for the Three Choirs l eitiaI to lie liel(l at Worcester next week liegan at St. Andidc\'s Hal], London, on Thursday morning, unler the corllucti rhhip) of Mr. ?? D)one. Thc orchestra Will travel to Worcester on Saturday, and wvill take part in thc opcning service in the Cathe(iral on Suinday. The principal novelty of that service will he a ...

... DRAWN BY CHARLES GREEN We stood upon the shore and watched. By WALTER BESANT, AUTHOR OF ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF MEN,' THE CAPTAIN'S RoOM, THE REVOLT OF MAN, &C., &C., &C. CHAPTER XXXIX.-(Coni~nued) TiiEx I sat down in my lodging and endeavoured to pass the time chiefly in prayer, but who can pray except in ejaculations at such, a juncture? This night would Tom be in safety, or ...

... ?I'?IE ?? ?jjj R. LITTIE'S 'Madagascar: ?? and People(Blackwood), is to our thinking a very small hook on a great subject. Dedicated to His Excellency Rainilaiarivdny and the people of Madagascar by one who has lived a long time at Andevoranto, it might fairly be expected to add much to our knowledge of the subject. It fails to do so. Mr. Little is needlessly perj)lexed about the origin of ...