... the past week, and subject to great delays. As an instance, it mav be mentioned that the train on the London and North-Western, which leaves London at 6.15 a.m., bringing down the morning papers, and which is due in Manchester at 2.40 p.m., has been delayed ...

... remembered, read, by desire, before her Majesty, the illustrative verses of the d Oratoriesof AtI/alic, Antiqoene, and Qidipus, to appear as s Falstaff in the first part of IeInry i V., at Windsor next V e Christmas, when the dramatic representations are to be ...

... public libraries. It is tces that in. London we have several old, though - canty libraries. But they wouldbhetotally inadequate, even if improved, to meet the wants of our extending' poepulation. The old part of London is the partbheetsunplied with libraries ...

... 000 it appears that there are ml only 246 readers resorting to the King's College Library. sh IR'v. Henry Christmas, Librarian of Sion College, London Wall, was next examined. He stated : Li ISion College was founded about 1630 by a Dr. White, the rettor ...

... impossi- ble that the general historian should devote to them, and many new ones have been opened, whose value was previously unknown. An abundance ot facts and ideas, illustrative of the character and man- ners of earlier ages, have thus become public ...

... devised to please him, rather than the adult public. Whitehall was the scene of theatrical 11 masqucs in those days. Christmas and the New Year were the chosen seasons for bringing them out. Jonson and Inigo Jones clubbed their ex- perience in their preparation ...

... It is true that one half London~ dose not know. how the other half ives, It may be averred with. equal truth that one hal London does not know what Is next door to'them until It' Is brought 'under their notice. In a Christmas ramble through the streets ...

... 1844 to Christmas 1845, 685,614; 5 from Christmas 1845 to Christmas 1846,760,601; from Christ- m ins 1846 to Christmas 1847,820,965; from Christmas 1847 to f Christmas 1848, 897,985; from ...

... E. G., New York. ' Patent combination lock. Tupp, John, New York. Caneehqirs. Tobitt, S. H., New York, Combination type. Trotman, Joseph, Cincinnati, Ohio. One box saddle'trees. Thompson, Dr. Robert, Columbus, Ohio. One case con- taining new surgical ...

... described in the Christmas number of Household Words. The tinted glories of the pictorial artist, the gro- tesque handiwork of the property-men, and the inspired jokes of the authors, are all rapidly approaching that state in which Christmas audiences will ...

... noise in the upper regions than is usual on a ?? Boxing-night. Then cams the en- tertainment of the evening, the new grand comic Christmas pantomime, called Harteguin Ilogartlc; or, the Tco Loncies 'Prrssfiees-' a dish, as the bills had it, partly ...

... Society are not unprepared to go in the organisation of labour. NEw EMPLOYMENTS. But this large amount of able management might be de- voted to the creation and systematic supply of new occupa- tions requiring system in their operation, and this without ...