... | SCHOOLS OF XRT~ AND THE TEACHING I 01F DESIGN The tecond number of a recently started journal, the Art YrWo71, contains a searching article on the Govern- ment Schools of Design, and the way in WhiChh they have been managed by Mir. Henry Cole and his colleagues. The followina passage, extracted from the article in question, wo commend to the attention of the committee of the- Birmnliugham ...

... 3IUT DECEMBER, 1861. And ever more 'Is it come? they avid, -FRANCEIS BROWN. 'TrUly the watohers have long watched and waited, And to them day hath seemed long time in breaking; Eopea that one time their gladdened hearts elated Now seem to be their troubled hearts forsaking. The years roll on; another's hours are numbered, Soon shall we toll the knell of its departure- And era one moment it ...

... MR. CHOrPLEY ON NATIONAL MU1(;, The fourth lecture upoti usic was e delivered at tha Midland Institutc on Monday, to a very meagre audiet0., The lecture, according to the syllabus, was upon The Music of the *West-Eugland ann its 0l}sato'. Tl3 ap-pearance of the lecturer, accompanied by *7r. Thor,1D Anderton, was the signal for a very cordial round applause. In the coursc of his introductory ...

... NEPTITNE'S ADDRESS ON THE HONEYMIOON. Aushpicious was the steam, Whatever were the gales, Which, faster than old Neptune's team, Unto the Prince of Wales The fair young Maid of Denrark bore In triumph to Great Britain's shore, The Monarch of the Sea, Soon saw his nags were beat; So therefore round the Nore went lie After the British fleet, To wait the happy Royal pair, At Osborne, and receive ...

... POFULALR SCIENC4E. While scientific men have their special societies ant journals, which afford them ample means of intercom- ?? and discussion, it has often been felt that the public is virtually shut out from direct knowledge of the great questions which from time to time agitate or intereat the scientific world. To a great extent this exclusion is unavoidable, because long and special train ...

... THE MAY MAGAZINES. Our notice on Monday reviewed the contents of the Iatriarchs of the periodicals, and to-day we describe some Of the younger and flourishing members recently received. One of the oldest of the new generation has been out- stripped by a later competitor, and while the Cornhil is published before the month is ended, Macmillan, as befits amnore staid and conservative publication ...

... HANDSWORT[ AND LOZELLS FLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S EXHIBITION. The third exhibition for the preosnt season, in connection with this Association, took place on Tuesday, in the beautifully laid out grounds surrounding Gilbertstone House, Yardley, the residence of ir. B. N. Kimberley, a gentleman whose succoestal competition for a length of time at the Edgbaeton, llandewonlh, and other ...

... By IS;, CRAIG. (From Foaser for April.) Spring is abroad I T,,ero is life in the air, There is life in the clod; On the earth everywhere There is life and to spare, Spring is abroad. o Irinilet is blown, no earthquake is heaving, ytteal seed its rent cerements and dark grave isleaviug- An infinite power, Between orchard alloys, Beside -water-courses, On hills and through valleys, Musters the ...

... Oft wandering down through Harborne's quiet lanes- A is V wont when daily toil is e'or- 'oP1pird a cottage, 'neath some sheltering trees, FiawraplIed in Nature's mantle-ivy green. Not far fromu thence, a running brook purls by, 'ld nniniuurs soft tbrough tie umbrageous glea In diveor cadence with the fitful breeze. A thouiflud songsters swelled their little throats In grateful harmony. Wliiei ...

... The third eshibition, for the present season, in connection with this society, was held at the Botanic Gardens, yesterday. The afternoon and evening proving ?? it was attended by a large number of visitors. The ehow was not so largo a one as we have noticed at corresponding periods In previous years, but it was well sustained in every department. The ornamental plants were espe- diallv worthy ...

... ocktl. STANZAS SUGGESTED BY A SHELL. Our birth is but a sleep and a forgettli)g.-WVOaDsWofStsa. 11he sea shell of its native deep A thrilling moan retains.-RzSIANS. Imagination builds on airy beams Temples more fair than human skill can boast; With brighter hues the visionary gleams Than aught this world owns, or hath over lost, The signs and symbols that in man exist, Divine suggestions, ...

... BIRMINGHAM CATfrLE AND POULTRY S H 0 A. Tihe exhibition opened yesterday nborning, and during the day no tower than four thousand persons were admitted, the greater proportion of these using the tickets issued to subscribers. ilhe aristocracy of the neighbouring countics mustered very strongly. Anmongst those present were the Earl of Shrewesbury, Lord John Scott (Preeident of the Society) and ...