... ever rising up And, in the open book of nature, may be read lessons of eternal value; that nothing perishes, although all things change ; and that what seems destruction is but the process of passing into other forms of beauty or of use. But Easter celebrates ...

... the trumpet that goes before him on Easter-day, the approach of him is heralded who is the acknowledged head of nearly 200,000,000 that bear the name of Christ. Before tile high altar, whose canopy of bronze rises 100 feet above the grave of St. Peter ...

... EASTER AMUSEMENTS. Manchester and its surrounding districts have long kept up holiday time at this particular season, the occupants of the town seeking after green fields and a clearer atmosphere, whilst those of the country literally crowd our streets ...

... EASTER A[USEMENTS. i ALEXANDRA THEATRE. Mignon was given by the Rosa Company at the Alexandra Theatre last night. There was a 3 large audience, and the opera, in which Miss Gay- ?? Burns, Miss Chard, Mr. M'Guckin, Mr. Lyall, and Mr. Crotty appeared ...

... purpose, and by his skilful arrange- ment of scenes, incidents, and charaobtra he main- talus the Interest in the story from the rise to the fall of the curtain. Tbe pith 'of the plot is con- tained In the fact that a young Irish gentleman, Robert Ffolliot ...

... EASTER AMUSEMENTS. THEATRE ROYAL. - THE SLEEPI'NG IEAUTY. One of the flost success5ful pieces which hits come from the pen of that most successful and prolific extravaganzie -writer, Air. J. E. Plarrelie, lasa been reprorluced at our 'Theatre Rovyal ...

... THE BIRDS' EASTER CONCERT. TO THE EDITORS OF THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. Gentlemen,-I was as delighted with J. Mlason's account of the concert in Wednesday's Mer- cury nearly as much as if I had been one of the audience, and I ama grateful for his letter; ...

... hoped that with the rising tide the vessel would right herself and float, but unfortunately she had received serious damages when driven against the granite, and, still more unfor- tunately, the wind increased in violence with the rise of the tide, so that ...

... THE EASTER MONDAY REVIEW. The annual Easter Monday review of metropolitan and other volunteers took place, on Monday, at Dan- stable, and although the numbers were fewer than on a ?? previous years, yet the fineness of the day, the completeness of the ...

... banuer-dighted walls. And then those Easter bells in spring, Those glorious Easter chimes; How loyally they hail thee round, Old queen of holy timies I From hill to hill, like sentinels, Responsively they cry, And sing the rising of the Lord From vale to mountain ...

... banner-dighted walls! And then those Easter Bells, in spring, Those glorious Easter Chimes i How loyally they hail thee round, Old queen of holy times ! From hill to hill, like sentinels, Responsively they cry, And sing the rising of the Lord, From vale to mountain ...

... walls. n I - And then these Easter bells In spring, Those glorious Easter chimes; I How loyally they hail thee round. Old queen of holy times! I Prom hil to hill, like sentincls, h Responsively they cry, And sing the rising of the Lord, From vale to mountain ...