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SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW

... Birmingham, where she won the Gold. Medal, and lastly in Baker Street, where she is similarly:victorious, the London -critics speak in as high terms as we did last week. Several of the Birmningham prize beasts have not beeft sent to London.; In Sheep, Mr ...

HERR DEICHMANN'S CONCERT, LAST NIGHT

... at home in Bache's beautiful song Fare thee well, which she sung ui a far more satisfactory manner. We must not omit to speak of Mr. Berger's piano-forte playilg. His finished touch and equal execution were scarcely perceived in his performance of AMozart's ...

FASHIONS FOR JANUARY

... side a tuft of bouclettes in velvet, surrounded weitic black lace. In the cap, geraniusmi flowers made of ponceazi velvet. Speaking of flowers, I must not forget the gilliflower, which is just now the most fashionable; it i, made in various colours, but ...

POULTRY SHOW AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE

... the poultry, express their opinion that the duckwing varieties arc the best that have everbeenexhibited. Itisimposibleto speak too highly of the fine symmetrical form, and the thoroughly good breeding of these game birds. Although the days of cock-fighting ...

Literature, &c

... seighty muster Foremost stood our falthers, Lord For their eyes Tlaine orient lastre,- For their ears Thine earliest word ! Speak Tiy counsel now as theen First nato Thine Eglishsmen I Still the land beloved Thou leades t Of Thy radiancy most bright; Thisie ...

Literature, &c

... the same purpose as the so-called expla- nations of the current mark in treatises of much less value than the one we are speaking of. We must confess we had expected something more explanatory. While we write we have before us a flake of rook taken from ...

MR. HARRISON'S CONCERT, LAST NIGHT

... tieconclusion was redeinesuded. He alsosang Who shall be fairest in his best style, that also being escrcef It is impossible to speak too highly of Madame Rudersdorf's rendering of Bleyerbeer's beautiful cavatina, Robert, tol que j'aiesr. The expression which ...

Literature

... trial begins by the reading ca if the acte dlacccusatiln; the Procureur-G6n6ral then presses g he case against the prisoner, speaking generally with far v nore warmth, and expressing a much more decided opinion, ,han would be thought becoming in this country ...

Literature, Science, and Art

... useful and conI- plete edition of the famous Walpole Letters, among which some new ones are included, in one of which Horace speaks rtheer disparagingly of Gibbon's great. work as a com- pilation w t1ilmihad-r ceive das a present from the author, and ...

Literature, Science, and Art

... or two of which read like travel- lers' tales, but the book is always readable and apparently trustworthy too. Our author speaks highly of the resources of Mexico, and finds, as the hymni says, that only man is vile; he deplores the unsettled state ...

Poetry

... And man grew sordid, fierce, and bold, Through lust of wealth and greed of gold; And spurning nature's laws divine, Began to speak of mine and thine. Then Peace and Love from earth were driven, Unfurled their wings and soared to heaven, Whilst Hate and ...

Literature

... it Guenevere grieves? Nevertheless, you, 0 Sir Gaurvaine, lie. Whatever happened on through all those years. 1 God knows I speak truth, saying that you lie. h The volume is thus inscribed- To my friend, Dante c Gabriel Rossetti, painter, I dedicate these ...