... [^toLenZ Paollet.] Silks are but sparingly worn in the country this year; still, in visiting toilettes, some very rich taffetas, as well as satins, and even velvet, are worn. The question of garnitures has become of importance this season. Formerly trimmings were added to enhance the beauty of the robe; now, on the contrary, the robe is inferior, the additions of trimmings being the subject to ...

... FACTS FROX PARLIAMENTARY BLUE I _~BOORS. I Parliamientary Blue Books except tothe man of facts, cannot be said to be 'a popular class of literature. They have a repellent look, a reputation. for dulness, and yet they often ,contain much curious matter, full of instruction after it is winnowed and sifted. In this column we purpose to givesomeextactsfro a geatmassof matter of this kin jut ...

... THE ORATORY PLAT. Aftsr reposing for a couple of years upon their well-won histrionic laurels, the pupils of the Edgbaston Oratory School came up on Friday evening, like giants refreshed, to the scene of their former successes-the great class room overlooking the Haglay Road- and demonstrated, to tbe satisfaction of the large audience present, that long disuse had neither rusted their weapons, ...

... TIllS MONTH'S MAGAZINES. SECOND NOTICE. Xaccem ?? second of two leotures ..The Middle Ages and the Revival of Learning appears this month. They were originally delivered at the Edin! burgh Literary and Philosophical Institutio; and will be readavithmuchinterestbythestuldent. The author's researches extend over a wide field of literature. Mr. Black's Strange Adventures of a Phaeton is con ...

... MISUELtkfximous. The ?? -cdm~xiiion opens o~ueans 3, and closZ Jul Wde o31en onk Thutdar, May, Bear.Admiral W. H. Stewart has accopte the perma-. nent poat of Cemptroiler onf the Navy. A marriage Is, it in reported, on the ?? between Miss Fox, the daughter of Lady Holland, ana Prince Withen- gensteii A Cockney archseologist, who has recently visited Salls. bury Plain, says that Stonehenge is a ...

... A correspondent of tfhe N 7w Yc 2is w~rites from Susquehanna Depot, Peansylvala, on the 12thinst. The proverbiali hatred of cartain. clasies of ?? to negroes his been ilaustratedai this place bya most fiendish and unhesrd'of aot. A few days sinea there eame here, frora Hawley, Penn., onone of the Erie freight traia. a negro boy, abut 13 years old. By-his qualit and amusing notionr he becase ...

... MR. TOOLE AT TEE THEATRE ROYAL, Mr. J. L. Toole appears at the Theatre Royal to.hnght. in company with Mr. Paul Bedford. As we ourselves bave already said what we had to say In antIcIpation, we need scarcely do more than quote from the Liverp5o0 Mernsy of Saturday, an account of the manner In which, at his farewell benefit, Mr. Toole was received by the Liverpool public:-- The farewell benefit ...

... Benefits, In the theatrical sense of the word, may Eezve equally to welcome the coming, or speed the parting guest. Last week, an interesting ceremonial of this description was employed to hoonnr the departure, after twenty-seven years' public service, of the manager of our oldest local theatre, and last night the same device was put In requisition to consolidate the position of the ...

... Lewwood Coal, dis. : and Birmingham Preference Shares, 9}. Stratford Bent Charges quoted 30 ; Wellington and Severn Junctions, to : Birmingham and Staffordshire Gas, shares. 5 pm.: and Alliance Fire, pm. There were sellers Banking Company's shares at IS; Birmingham Joint Stock Bank, 10, and Town District Bank 172. ...

... ST. THOMAS'S PARISH, BIRMINGHAM. Yesterday, at noon, a meeting was held the Provident Institution, Ann Street, to take into consideration whether any, and if so, what steps shall taken towards the erection new church in the parish of St. Thomas. The Rev. T. Wilkinson, rector of the parish, took the chair. There were also present the Archdeacon of Coventry, the Hon. and Rev. G. M. Yorkc, Rev ...

... YESTERDAY. Before Messrs. T. C. S. Kynncrsley (Stipendiary), (>'. Dixon, ami D. Malins. Oi.d Offender. Mary Ann Mansjicld (41), prostitute, Livery Street, was charged with attempting steal watch, value i' 2., from the person of Francis Middleton, of Blews Street West. Between one and two o'clock on Sunday morning last, the prosecutor was passing along Summer Row, when he was accosted by the ...

... BIlTNOHAM ROYAL SOCIETY OF; ,RTEW B XAUTUMNR EHBIXHON ' THIRD NOTICE. Among the numerous figure afiblect which IPpO 5uQ1 unwonted animation and human Interest to ihe. prieet exhibition, M~e large Canvas (LOI) by Urs. B. toug, whlch: OCCOPIesthe place of honour, Li s mole prihcePi. It Is 1urns. questionably a mnarteuly production, whether we regard Its' spviritual or Its icohinosi qualities, ...