... torchlight, not in a cross-road, but in a cemetery. CHRISTMAS BOOKS AND CHRISTMAS BOXES. If Christmas Boxes have not quite fallen into desuetude, at any rate Books seem now to be the favourite Christmas and New Years gifts. We must allowed ...

... ascertain what, for instance, will be the acreage our books in 1960. It is pleating to find that this Christmas and New Year’s day our poor here in London have heartily enjoyed themselves. I think I never remember any holiday-time when so much was privately ...

... announce an entirely new series of original stories for children, written by the first authors, under the attractive title of “The Magnet Stories for Summer Days and Winter Nights.” To commence May, each story complete in itself. A new story every month ...

... engaged, the idea illustrated newspaper, originating, it said, the success which had followed illustrated handbill, was conceived, and the idea matured that, the Ith May 1812, upwards of eighteen years ago, No. I the Wnitrated London Nor* made its appearance ...

... Our Paternal Govkknment.—The Moni* tear publishes an interesting letter from a correspondent in London, describing the sights the pea lino, Hyde Park, London, Sunday. After giving complete description the Humane Societ*’« men, their uniform, and their energy ...

... printed. The work is beautifully got up, aud contains illustrations of the surrounding scenery, mixed up an account of its historical associations, and of its geological and botanical features. The news last received from the West Coast of Africa is, the ...

... printed. The work is beautifully got up. and contains Illustrations of the surrounding scenery, mixed up witn an account its historical associations. and of its geological and botanical features. The news last received from the West Coast of Africa is, the ...

... THE NEWS-LETTER t in such a manner enable to lift, every occasion, to the most advantage. With tins contrivance my lifting power has advanced with mathematical certainty, slowly, but surely, two thousand and seven pounds, to ibis twenty-third day of November ...

... rebel nowspapers.— Y»rk .. .I.ui • I our American contemporary will have his eyes opened v lithe news the Sumter’s proceedings the Medlteirnucn’i reaches New Vork.—Kn.J There was wedding lately in the pan 'll of at which there was thirteen gallons of whisky ...

... John Bright, Esq., M.P., was read London, May C. Sir—l should glad If every workman England could see the Exhibition ; and I greatly approve of any arrangements or combinations among workmen to enable them g«-.t to London. lam not sure that ussistaDce vhich ...

... for their Christmas cheer, and walked clear ott. Geese, turkey, hares, partridges, pheasants, woodcocks, ducks, fowls, hams, sucking-pigs—each and all of them hud vaniah.d utterly, and left not “rack” behind;- and the coach drove into London about two ...

... had nine walking days-from Edinburgh to London—at the rate sixty miles day. I had other eight days stay with my friends, their own request, walked 655 miles, from Edinburgh to London. I was never about walking London until October, because I knew it was ...