... 2,1. LEWT IS CARROLL'S NE T BOOK.* ' ne book by Lewvis Carroll is likely, we are afraid, to be voted inl somie quarters as rather a take in. Outside it is uniform with the two ?i 2iice's the illustrations by Mr. Frost (the illustrator of The Snark ) are not so very far behind Mr. Tenniel's (whom, by the way, the (xJ'.sq, in noticing our Dick Doyle Extra,' so unnecessarily killed ...

... The Queen has expressed her willingness to become patron of the fortheorfing Colonial and Indian exhibition. Princess Frederica of Hanover has pre- sented Mr. Cheesman, the stationmaster of the Windsor station of the South-Western railway, with an elegantly-designed gold fila- gree scarf-pin set with pearls and rubies, in ack nowledgmenlt of his attention. The Earl of Lonsciale has intimated ...

... LITERARY NO1'CUIS. EL The Vegetable Garden,- by M. M. Vilmnorin ae Audrieux. (John Murray, Albouiarle-street)-. The e. writer of this boos is a Parisian, bub what we have it, before us is an excellent traaslation of the 'rencouh ly work. A book aontainiog -over rix hnidred pages of al illustrations, descriptions, bud&'anodea' of culture of or. the garden vegetables of cold ;and temperate cli- ...

... s I l?~~jei ;~EDITIONS 1 'I E.W EDITIONS. f c0 CONCESSIONS TO ntat the second and concluding caD partY O'Briens latest work (1) hba been 5 its appearance. Who is more .the e3t moment than the man who cant Oat ?? to understand why, after fifty ite E9 toi. 4 toreland-or rather fifty-five, for .e40li parliament has passed the Arrears 1r ? v aot for the opening Up of poor It; and a Land Purchase ...

... (FROoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) pARIS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28. - M. Edmond oodinet's new comedy at the Franqais is not at all a play to take the town by storm. Containing only the semblance of a plot, nothing approaching strong interest, thout any claims to novelty in style or construe- tn, it is on the contrary, one of the most placid, 055y~gsing pieces presented to a Paris audience for a ieach ...

... I BIRMINGEJAM FREE LIBRARIES. LECTURE ON BOOKS OF GEOLOGY. Last evening the ninth of a series of lectures on books in the Reference Library was delivered by I'ro- fessor C. Lapworth at the Mason College, Councillor Johnson ?? LECTURIEIC, dealing with the books on geology, said the scienco of geology wbas to be regarded in many respects as the yonngest of the physical sciences. The earliest ...

... FREDERICK PITMAN.-'' The Apropos Gavotte, by Jessie Morison, is one of the best of the season, and has gained so ouch popularity as to lead to its publication in nine different form)s, beginning with a pianoforte solo, and ending in a full military hani. By the above composer is Summer Dreams Waltz, which is of a very ordinary type.- Dawning of Love Waltz, by Reginald Foy, will attract ...

... .LTrLRATUt U Rev. JosenphS. qEe!], Edibg T. & T. ki,. r MA. Tre iee fulerprete-r this moath con T. ofr wich arQ excellent, each after 1=wd kind. PRebenldai -u blhsaeA~ I a',- - om 'm siThl Brentl' he of our LFnSA MNvin aiusitons to them in writers posterior to those in New Testamnentl for two or three centuries. ' j ustifcation of the workA,- h& says ?- rhe inquizy is by no means one op e i±5 ...

... ILADY DILEE, N XARTAND fl IUnch I ?? - ,; j Lwt -benij Lacy D e acom b Si o., ?? distrteid at Onso oe King'auaChelse&,thAs onls dents of th t utlon.' Ehr and about 300 ladles ne ean Herladyship said ds wishdtopeaka few wo en tht uio betweena scoe ofsineadshoso art which was so ,eminently chatesicote modern e~oh These, schools were insiue o n to trains udoen'ta, but~ to. Create, in ...

... FA|HIOX ANDI VARIETIES. I ' . I_ -- - THE COURT. TE '''Osborhe, Tuesday. ' The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon attended by V Lady WYaterpark. ae Colonel Nightingale, commanding the 93rd Argyll and w Sutherland Highlanders at Parkhrstrt, had the honoirs at of dining with the Queen and the Royal Family in the evening. Her majesty went out this morning attended by the a Hon Evelyn Paget. ly ...

... COVENT GARDEN CIRCUS. N1otvwithistfilidtlln the progratame set forth, by the it iingeigtecit on the opening of their entertainment on Boxing-day it correctly describedi by them as ''gitrautie, -jit' Iolanid ittdl Mr. Henry have by no ?? restedl coutent witho their success, bit are con- tilnully additi', to tle attractions of their show. Fore. Itait alltoctig their recent noveltics lis been ...

... SOM1E POETS AND A POETESS.* THE Glasgow Ballad Club seems to be somewhat misnamed. One expects it to be a society for the collection and study of the old ballad literature, of which Scotland is so justly proud; whereas it is in reality a company of original versifiers (original in the sense in which we are all original sinners), incorporated with the object of aiding and abetting each other ...