... Victoria and Albert, in which the Queen and Court will embark this season, for the first time, on the usual series of royal aquatics, is rapidly progressing in her equiqments for sea. Her internal embellishments are also in a state of great progress, and ...

... Maidstone Jour- nal,' in noticing the local swimming club, containing 79 members, first-rate swimmers, &c., says: — The first aquatic breakfast is to take place on Monday next at 7 o'clock, when every member will be required to partake of the repast in the ...

... secluded part of St James's Park, am lie will find the honourable member for Aylesbury de livering his intended speech to the aquatic birds Oi Monday he was actually seen going through his oratioi as above described, and the person who witnessed tha exhibition ...

... a pout mortem examination at once determined upon, the result of which investigation was the discovery the stomach of the aquatic gourmand of no fewer than about sixty bees. Verily the bees must have been sadly puzzled for convenient hive, or the fish ...

... peculiar fitness for the work, his great abilities, and his urbanity, have made him a favourite in this district. Newport.—An Aquatic Pig.—A few mornings ago young pig of about five weeks old jumped down a wall of twenty-five feet in height, and after running ...

... only authorised the hospital to accept one-half of it, the rest going to the family of the deceased. At Cannes, besides the aquatic bathing, sand baths are now in vogue on the warm beach, the patient being embedded up to the neck in the sandy element. ...

... the Nymph. Betting—Ebar Handicap—2o to 1 against Ebhakim offered. Berkshire Stakes —3 to against Odd Trick taken freely. Aquatics' Royal Thames National Regatta.— The champion four-oared race was won the Hammersmith crew, the Friendly crew being second ...

... o'clock ; it was then high water and a very high tide. A large number of gentlemen had congregated upon the pier to witness the aquatic feats to be performed. The first test was long swim for the club's medal, over 400 yards. The course was from the pier round ...

... sufficient for all the purposes of vegetation : and one would think that the parting tears of '58 have surely satisfied the most aquatic. Though panegyrizing on the defunct year, we cannot forget that privations many and severe have existed during its brief course ...

... themselves of the offer made by Mr John Arthur, an English gentleman living in Paris, and well known as a great promoter of aquatic sports. The prizes offered were for sculls, pairs, fours, and six-oared boats, open to all. Nothing was known until the previous ...

... which the English beat the best men of France at the very moment they were made acquainted with the victory of Magenta. Our aquatic friends took the offensive, and on the 7th took up their position to struggle against the picked crews of Paris, Havre, Rouen ...

... successor will be chosen and crowned without any appeal to arms on the part of parr of any pretender. — ' Kelso Chronicle.' An Aquatic Blondin.— Considerable excitement was created on Saturday last in and about Hamp- ton, on its being given out tbat John Snell ...