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f P. 114 on his being appointed a Knight Cos. urralrr of the lio, al Resoverien Gs!pile Order. Mrs. Charles Ricketts. me bar Mara to England, from Is. by tin Mareteiners limehete. Ms . Mose, by the riineheas of Clouse!. Non Tayko, lir her Mother, Mrs C. Ricketts. Captain Cowell, of 11W Coldureera Regiment of Foot Condi, tie hls regions Res Frasier. Finignisekneet. on hi, appointment, by the Earl of Mar tinets,. sir George Cul:ier, on beteg crested a Roost, by Lord Cassia John Alexander, R.N. by Lord feleey. Miss Easily Culling Smith, by bar sister, the Marchioness of Wooreser. Miss Anirlkie Morgan, by Mm. Milos. Captain Croon, sr hie appointment to the Ring's Erni. Era& Mr Henry Owab.w, Bart. en succeeding In his tilk. rapt Brows, 19th Lasers or his return front Canada. Plies Moore, by ihe !Punster Countess of Clostrl. Vies's' Gore, on renews to his side. Lirs..Calossal Pattissr, Icy Lord Viscount Goat. Lieut. Fesiriek. by the Quern'. Chamberlain. Vieroutilese Lorton, rims Ireland. Ilan. Lady llolhent, on her marriage, by the Hon. Lady E.hronedstene. 1114.• Moody. Royal Ratissees, Aide-de-Camp to Lien. lanan&Geseral Lord Carabrinnem ow his promotion. Mr. it. Stearbry (late Resides et she Court of laseknovr), on li. relent Vow •Itrusii. F Faley. net hi. retina from the Continent. Lirettruritt-Cadosel de !helmet. Inverting Field flake, of *sins 1111,4 tat, us hie being appointed Contreras,' of the u.,h, a on his whom (inn thy lonian Islands. I.irtdruart Strynsentr Diane, on his retina Ass the Con. Et. Lieut. W. G 11. Mist', ILK on his promotion, by the Lnril ht Waiting Lien,. Amherst Wri2lll, R.II A by the Lard in Waiting. N.. lientY l bstiorniN on bur marriage„ by Laity Labbnek. Captain laekliso , It A ►y Liao, •General Martens. Captain Kiiig. RA. by Liens. General Macleod. Maj.ir 3Lietaelilan, R.A. on hi■ return from abroad, by the l..rd in Raiti• s. Captain A F Crawford, R.A. on bis return from America, by the lard in Waiting. Lient -General Viscount lattem, from Ireland. Captain Gray. R A. un bis retorts hum abroad, by General Marboi!, It .% Captain Montagne Montagne, R N. by Mr Disbrow,. Mr. C. F. Nbirlyars. ust his appointment to doe 3tl Guards, by his Caber, Lieut.Getteral Marlran. LADIES' DRESSES. HER SI AJ MTV. A petticoat or rich while tattle, superbly trimmed at the bodes wills a falbiew uf rich pini.l timer, the dinaperits also of if .h 1 tisane, elegantly diapirawl. supported with head muse odd rope; sent tassel.; the mantes of • beautiful rich puce and ip , l•l Inoue wrieet. Warsaw* with • brood gold lac.; the lowly sod skews 'Bielefeld with whet lace r inter mixes' with geld, ilead4row, am stigma tope, with • two of diaationle. PRINCES' AUGCSTA. A petticoat at Mack virtert, anaguiereuely anehrwidentil at the tuitions with gold, beyond which was • tallitela of gold lace, the dispirits mat gold net, spangled tin either ; a short drapery sif velvet, elegantly entbruidered with Cold, Rni.h il with gold Mar', and ornamented with hpnil. saw pipes wall inusela: the nronhia blink velvet, trine meal with gold lam body artal starves teisinied with paint lace and &sounds : the whole bad a splendid watt. Head. drew, uslrecis feathers awl diamonds. PRINCESS ELIZABETH. . A pellienot of rich white satin, sitperbly embmidesed Ip brizta mod deed gold. the draperies embroidered lis'eriers alums!. rebid, were partieularty tasteful wed elegant, framed sop anal urnawienied wiih r.W rape, and towel% litaiskimt at the hniinen with AnriMe Ainoneints of opener.' tart, inter. datrul with euribe.i.lered satin bow.; the tunatua or rich p. 1.1 tinny, hm.ehnim , ly trimmed. batty and .bete. with lima lice and danionds. Head-dress, feathers sod tEm mouth. DVCI,FAR OF A pritienatof white satin ions Ilonitrinp of folk, riiiiimidt red with silver ; the draperies Wile of tulle, irhly eitangird; deep borders, elegantly inrshroOkreil, noel rtotrreti tastefully with wreaths and bunches of cold Ambers, isnixhed with superb Kaki ropes and (amorist ih,• manilla of rich gold 'atone, the hint, And sleeves istoctowly trimmed with rirpini point are and diamonds. Hrad•lress, usarieh Italia...re and dimonds. DUCHY 61? FORK. A while sstin peessed, with weed embroidered relieved with (Inc, flowiret, wide rich well hollers cord ; a fold esalwoidervii inns ilrimeey, and a rids ifeff timin•culmared velv.t traits; hods missesseital with • worm ema atheism& and ;mine Imo. Her Morel Highness lees extremely well, lixlet mull elegant. TIER ROYAL HICIINERI PRINCESS SOPHIA OF I: I AWCESTER. A superb dregs of whits., with rieh bonier■ °Tolliver Isamu rnmems ptin, elreautly rineamested with silver flowers critnftsto and silver tissue rube, trimmest with saver and point lam. Head-dress, 'tattier*, and • protesiew of diamond•. THE MARCHIONESS OF SALISBURY. 11.o4oklicroily .Ir..insl is a whit* 'slim petticoat, ernsswidol with .irsocrics of Brills. Weald crimson, MO. folly arrAsirrol %ilk boos a wig km% fit. Head.doms, plume or fistlwro ssd dismiss& TILE MAI OP WINCHESTr.R. A while •New p.stienst. draperies leaped rip with ',range r.,im.red 110,44.; irsin Orman, series. richly trimmed print. need-dress, feathers ard a prorrrion of dia. 1110111:IL THE OF SLIGO Wore a elms of white crape over white satin, richly em. 1.r.,01.reil in news and nine leaves; train of grey velvet, .flilwiiidered and &insisted with Hensel' point. Head-dress • , f re 41611 and shanswints. The elegant maiplirily of Hie trw attrartill uniierval aihniratioa. 31 ARCIII()NESS OF STAFFORD. A super!, Saxon blue satin drapery petticoat, mu lti& r,1 , 17 bor,b•rest in waves by a splendid clouted gold trine in .& the lo.ib.m finishing with a full rookie» of satin, con 4 ..e4 wnh bands of gold, and she pisekst-holes (entwined antl onypoittil by rich bonit' ropes and tassels ; rube of ‘ixou blue %Alin, Itordieril routed with told to ewnywltolul t mot trimmed with elegant point lace. Head-dress, a core set turban of blue satin, with a profusion of diamonds, tad p'sre of ostrich Pothers. THE 31ARCIIIONESS OF HERTFORD. A pettirisst of hell white satin, with draperies moat railimidrrell in silver Wm. lisMersilY designo 4 is with brilliant silver cord and tassels, the at the bottom with a moil healthful goitrui furr •f t 011... with silver 60WeIS; traits ,it a rids geranium "'Wu PfiNVI. elegantly biomes* wish ■deer MINI WOOL Ili ad dress, which plume, with rich brilliants. DoWAGER. COUNTIM OF CARDIGAN. A white ratio petticoat with pees Crops &spry, OM ninord *tilt rrit wreaths; green velvet train. COUNTESS DOWAGER OP KINGSTON. A white rd witio petticoat, richly trimmed with purr-v. li-rt Pails. embroidered with boobs. Head ' lirlotn, ii ossuctited with diauripoods, and rich phase ~r ostritb frallict*. CIIt•NTESS DELAWAKIL 1 .bite stain petticoat richly embroidered with gold; gold Agin. Irsias. coVNTIIIIII OF PORTSMOUTH. It rh white sa i ls re tie Rad peltireof, orwaiwcwird with "Prh blmid drapers, &pally sitermised with white roots " .1 irs.stass lirstlArtra, white ostrich feathers, sod gl,antoods. coIINTEAII OP 1411AFTERBURY. A I ,cti crimson satin petliceat, wills does net draperies, • • tasietally See* up ski Ilamit t it i all Minnow satin. trimmed with prat. Ree 'eh feathers sad dramatic COUNTESS 'BATHURST. A white Mkt pritiruit,neldi trimmed with geld emir' sad Wait satins Mashie drapery oriert.rodwoidered with ■ bor der of Inowereekire in gold, sad sprogwed over; white maim trails, with border is correopead. *IIItOUNTEM LORTON. A whits iris pettieest, with illueuect •draperielt, riehlY newaramited with. pearls, remitters of antis • tram wr /kb blue Spred satin , trireme"' with blood. 14*d-dress ' Mi lkers and disarm's. HON.I.ADT CODRINGTON (Ou bee presirsitation). Wee ivegoielk entbsuitirreil he Rohl limo, in bouquet* and twigs, over • petticoat of rich white ratio, with rich blond later al the buttons, beaded with a wools-an of via isini ; train or brautiftol eritti.ors ro.iiresis epionie. tworwarly Winn's."' wilts Rohl know wool hi I bee. 110 Pot drorso,a rich gold lautot toque, with ostrich plumy, asitl a pry fusion of diamonds. LADY GRANTHAM. A while satin petticoat, with rich Kamm : draperies, urns. Notated with variegated dowers; traits, a hilt's' iir• LADY E. MOUr4TEDGCU3IBE. A white satin petticoat, with whale and enhl draperies; decorated with polyanthuses; train stannic velvet. .LADY JOHN HURRAY. r►hint wet diapetio a. moat benotifully embroidered in pearls and chenille, forming a nowt rich horil.c in hmiiinet, trial, elegant. limped wilb penal curd and lassrls, orvr IA !Wt. *Meat of rich white twins; train of white sail's, proorsiwly trimmed with point. ilead4ress,llillMefelk moil (*.lathers. LADY JOHN HEMP-SIN/RD A white "'din petticoat, richly embroidered, net drape. ries, tastefally orsanseoted with wreaths of wild Rowels; train or blue satin, Wowed with rich Waverly point.— Head-iboaa. *ethers and dlasnomis. LADY EMILY BATHURST. A white ratio petticoat, covered with white crape, crisis striped with silver lama and pink chenille, rich .iiver lama lower festooned, 11113 d pocket-4 Wes to correspoud; • piiik satin hots, trimmed with silver and blond. LADY PERTH. A handsome rillig.welvel dress, with cause iltsPerim ele gantly looped np With gold and tassels, richly trimmed round with blond. LADY BOLTON. Lase satin petticoat, depot lleurwiele Iwo irsperies, trimmed is ith bandies of lilac lowers and pearls; lilac satia train, superbly trimmed with pearls and pond lace. LADY SULIVAN. White satin petticoat, elegant demperies of net. erhhrni dered in bunches of polyanthuses, and tastefully ornamented with blond lace; plussemlnered velvet robe, and ctnbroi• deed borders, superbly trimmed to correspond. LADY CAROLINE lITURRAY. A pile bier satin petikoet, ornsweewted with &species of white embossed. tastefully looped up with Nineties of coo voleishas, sod deeply llinoseed with nth blond lace; the robe blue satin, trimmed with blued. sod tacked with sprig of esiovoleolits ou the sleeves mud traits Her ladyship wore a boodeso of pearls, sod Ise rheas of shit. frodists. LADY BLOOMFIBLD. A with 'bile intim politicos., Nimbly orosprote4 with rich Wed lop. ~verso sad hoor7oorlde borriro, mein rob, room ; boos I. corwoopood. flood-Aroos, bird of ponds& sod min& Issables, sod ilioosoods. LADY GOSPORD. • A white satin petticoat, with rich embroidered geese dra peries', of ew emus new style, the draperieo greerfilly Poop ert op with bombes of more Ashok ; tram of rich pint Aimed Wilt, trimmed midi blood. Reed-dress, feathers sod demised& Wore a splendid awe, coaspnord of white satio, with dra. missed rid, blood wet, bordered with pearls. and support ed with OA coeds aid meek of the wise, sod boisbed with beeches of damask rears; Jounce of talk, mot scarlet robe of scarlet bane, with fella of blood lace and pearls. Head dress, oscoseet of feathers and pearls. LADY B. COVENTRY. Draperies of amethyst spotted gauze, ()err a petticoat of white satin, clegaotly goauccd with superb blood lace, Isiah e4l with hunches and garland• of theta diusilreams; traiu a gain.. Head-dress, coroner of feathers SOY elerthyllb. LADY SOPHIA COVENTRY. Pet•ieoat of whitewalls with draperies of gosommer geese, Atinuced with blued and satin runleaes, with wreaths of llowteieg myrtle; the whole Jiaposed in a novel and tires'sl mummer: robe of rich while sails Nod blond lace Head . dress, a coronet of &Mime and pearls. This dress was mach ' admired for its simplicity soil elegance. LADY ELIZABETH LEVIRWHI GOWER. illigeolly and uniquely dreamed in a beautiful white satin petticoat, bordered with a Parisiaw Innsitine of tulle, ap plitrad with owe eats, draperies of rich rose colour sprigged elmalllla panne, tiestefolly arranged and confined with prompts of beautiful twined rows and pink acacia; white antis robe, trimmed with blood lace, and rose antis, tube to eorrespowit. Hand-dress, a plume of ostrich hillier', with pearls mid Molt acacia. LADY CAROLINE. ASHLEY COOPER. A white atiu petticoat, rich howl lace draporrro, taste frilly festooned with bunch.* of pink Anwen.; train of while striper! Win, richly trimmed with blus!. Illes4-dress, res. throes and diamonds. LADY HARRIET ASHLEY COOPER. A while satin petticoat, with rich blond lace draperies, firasterstly festooned with benches of pink Bowers; trills of white striped satin, richly trimmed with bland. Heittl.drtsa, feathers and diamonds. LADY HOTHAM (On her prementatiou after bed Alarriage). • A petticoat of tide while satin, with gauss draperies, tastefally looped with bouquet• of lilies and tabrenses, and edited with blond lama; traiu of white satin, fatefully trim nod with rich point. Head-dress, ostrich plume with dia ; toad•. THE HON. MRS. 117SHINGTON. Rohe and coat, lavender satin, full •Iraperies of fine apvigded net and fall trimated with 3leetillts lace, festooned up very tastefelly with bunches of white roars, and was universally admired. HON. MRS. LEIGH. A tasters! whits Patin Kitimat. howbroil with a tumeinia risian garniture composed of tulle end bliss satin rinstenw, Ilraperses of erhatial blue, sprigged anon illa worse, trimmed with Mewl tare and satin, supported by hinintifsil laungsets of inescalnis awl nomadism§ flowers; nibs of blue stripped silk, profostly trimmed wish blond lace to viwrrspund. Homi.dreia, elegant phinieof ustrirli feathers, confined in • diadem of pearls. - - . MRS. C. DRUMMOND . A white satin petticoat, decorated with ►ich blee•fgured pose; Saxon Mae walla trail,. MRS. T. DUNCOMBE. A white satin petticoat, with goose draperies, ornamental with rich blondi bine satire Irons. MRS. F. M. MILMAN. Petticoat of elide satin, with draperies of beautiful! sprigged gauze, richly tabbed with maths, and elegantly etiseaed with bunches of IM York awl Lseavater rob; train of rich white satin and Mechlin bee. ilesiLikess, feathers. and a prelusion of diamonds. MRS. ROUND. A white satin petticoat, with rich bloc sad white pane draperies godson., wreathes; blue crepe train. MRS. HENRY OSBORNE. ♦ sides satin pettscost, uel•dnpaiee, wittily ernbroidrr ed with pearls, sad edged with rich Relinels plat; emir of idateld Oldie, sewsniested with pestle sad point. Head. deos• fialltin sod a pertfosinu of diamonds. MRS. MITCHELL. A white satin petticoat, rich gauze drapeciea of a hemati tel rase patters, Mooted with biond, sad tastefully looped • ' wish Laudas at erlsnw•row; fraia of erimisaa velvet. ma Iwoiirre.l %Oh idol. (?lead-drew, pork+ feedbags sad a pro. familia of disaurads. MRS. CHARLES RICKETTS. • A white Pistils pettienst, elegantly festooned, tiodefolly ornameated, and richly trimmed with point lees mad pearls; a richly-ornamented Isrender-eulonred train. MRS. CHAMPAYNE. A petticoat of rich white satin, with bet draperies, swot beintifully embroidered in satin, prettily leaped with bou quets of Inheres,; the petticoat finiehed at the bottom with a handsome garaitare en tulle; train of rich Mee satin; trimmed with blood lace. Head Areas, dismords and feathers. MU HOWLEY. A pellienat of white poi., with draperies of brocaded drawn top alternately with wreathe of roars. mid cords and tromele or.pearls; the whole richly fringed with pearls and Roane nt of tulle, &lc.; robe of ruby velvet, with fulls of purist lave and pearls. • - MRS. ARCEDECNNE. Draperies must Raperbly emliroalered in eater lama, Coloring an elegant lambi, in wreaths, tasteful* designed, looped with rich silver biollinn cord and lassels, over a pet liens, of rich white ritin, wit% a aunt beautiful trimming of silver lama at the bottom ; train of white * R O N r i c hly irirn winl with silver. Illead.lress, ostrich phone, with choice brilliants. HON. 111143 ADDING TON. While who pettieonr, elesportly trimmed with hlnulet lace NMI coral Mad*, henutifnl black Nee bl andpers, ornamented with benches of pomegranates, fastened with coral tassels; scarlet ■nd black rube ► trimmed with coral to correspond. HON. M 133 F. ADDINGTON. White saiii petticoat, bordered wit► scarlet satin and heads, net draperies, embroidered with scarlet, and ele. canny decorated with biniebes or geranium and pearl figw ort.; *cartel arid while enlist robe, elegantly ornamented with Sowers, blond leer, and pearls. HON. MISS H. A DDINGTON An elegant dress of while. wain sad lace, the draperies hraalifwlly etieb.oidercrl in bnnehrs of raised Sowers ; the petticoat of white mita, bordered with wreaths of Sowers, and finished with a deep blond lace. • HON. MISS F. sm.:N. A wbitorstin petticoat, with rich Suva silk and net drape rice, decorated with Mash too., ; arbtle satin train. HON. MISS Gal ASTON. A white satin petticoat, with pate despair's, ornamented with Wed; Saxton blue satin train. • MON. MI ICING. A rich while satin petticoat ; floss net draperies, taste. fulls looped up with while hyacinths mid Wild. rums; train of white striped satin, richly trimmed ;with blond. Head dress, feathers. MISS VANSITTART Wore a dress of wnwowe and gold tissue, hatillsonsely trimmed with geld. Mead.drirm, feathers and disown's'''. FOUR Ml•ks MANNERS SUITON. While saws petticoat'', bordered wish crape, rope triia and draperie. full triosised with cherasix-delrise of aet. Tiny torte MA* sea clap.!. TWO MISS IM DRUMMOND. Waite satin penitents, ornamented wills rich gauze dra pers** sod pink lahonsense; white satin today. MISS LUSH I NG'TON. (Permuted by her soother ) Rohe and coat, white emits draperies of Ise spriosed net, full trimmed with blood. sod Swished with wreaths and hunches ut pisk ruses, which had a beautiful effect usi the lovely wearer. (Presenter' by Lady Coitrisseen.) rick yoke* earns reliever, *spanks of goner. kmrpra np niers wines as and tuberoses; lonia of velvet **fie, trierneel wielr bleed lore end mile 0 Mks. Heneldreir, MISS STANLEY. A white satin petticoat, .it► embroidered met draperies, tastefully ornamented ■nd fastened wit► beadles of mixed Sowers; ►rain of elite striped satin rie►ly trimmed wok blood. Head-dress, feathers and pearls. MISS E. STANLEY. The same. MISS C. STANLEY. The ISSN as he► sister. MISS COLQUHOUN. A white satin petticoat, with rich lilac gauze draperies, tastefully festooned and fastened with bunches of primroses and hyacinths ; train of white striped Mill.. richly ttillMiled with blood. Haini.dreas, feathers sod pearls. MISS MARY ANN COLQUHOUN The maw. MISS MORGAN. Petticoat ef while mein, with elegant draperies of mu& pas, thsteened with wreathe of Mush roses and may, and saetefully tied up with bushes of the saw ; train of rich Sguretuatio,hasidaausely trimmed with Mechlin lace. Head dress, teethes and diausenda. lIMSA A. MORGAN. Wore the same as her sister. MISS MITCHELL. A while man petticoat, wills tulle draperise, richly es. broidered with raised ceueobroluses, and tastefully looped with bushel of Sowers. Head-dress of feathers and jewel,. MINA JENISON. Lilac petticoat, brocaded ranee draperies, el ,eiantly ores. mewed wills pearl beads, and Seances of embroidered pare; train elegantly trimmed with rola sad blind late le correepead. Mhos SOLIVAN. White satin psilleust, gause draperies, t.legnatly sun nested with hissueee of purple and white *gecko, sad rm. bragermd illaueseei purple Nom robe, tastefally trimmed aMY bleollikettsed - llowers to correepood. The Dressing approaches and time flies ropirky ; but Tickets sell' wore rapidly than time flier. and srareity produces dearness. Who the" caw hesitate at es. bracing the prreesot soloosent ter securing a Mare at CAKTellell, No. 8, chorine-Cross, in the Lottery, which begins drawing NexT 1V1D1111111041116 contaiaing Three l'rizes of 30,00 W. 100 Capital Prizes, sod Twelve Pipes of Port Milne, for the firstArawa Blink oo the trot, secoadi and 11,1,4 Days of Drawing? ATIMI Instance of Sudden DeatA.-0,, W e d. nesdny, Mr. ACILD, of Surrey-street, Blacitfrierw. rood, dined with a urge party at the Freetnosolor' Torero', where hr remained until about el e ven o'clock. at which time lie left it in a hackney. coach, to go home. Oos the coach arriMus at his house, the coachman opened the thaw to let hint out, boot to lii great surmise Ile found him a corpse. Ilogisterial Moremsents amd I)tVu.s, Esq. one or the Mogistr.oirs ut Lambeth otreet office. cod. who filial that situation for a her tol years, resigned the ostlice in consequence of ill-health ; and M. NI ITenta, ofShoolw e ttufAee, succeeds hint. Mr. Burrs:Li:fills the place of, the latter groiOrtha :it Shotlwrll office. ' . ...-::„ ~ , 1 . 1 5„ ,... • ,_ -- -- N r,.... , ~ ,,„b 1 ANA •, - 0 , 4 -- ve ...(1 86 - - , , — mr) ' tiN /A , • . ..) a ...Jr" ••,,, - t ,, D 1t..,_ 0 Gir. POETRY. AN ADIEU TO BLENHEIM. Mor!hue, not thy Blenheim's eplendid hills, Nut the prowl eollllllll,l 1,/ It nrmind thee rise, That wnke my sigh ; olthuugh Illy walls Outshine whatever Finry's dream supp.i. al jut wood and lawn, full oreoms and gentle fall., Nitres(' tuntwitess beauties hi my wnittlering eyes ; • 'Ti. not that glory ewer dwells ensloriss'il Iss the proud irophies of thy matchless dome, Where Art her costliest beauties Math constsin'si, The glowing eanrsimotut the storied loom. Nu! 'tin thy pnlislieti suavity of mind, Th. grateful kindness of thy noble beast ; Theet roused is soldier's hostint loath entwiu'd And winos his farewell ones, as Poltdheim's tow'rs depart. EARLY SF.ASONS. Unusually alert, !pnng Is stretching wide her purple wing, • To 'renovate the tank ; Aires(ly o'er our winery Isle, She shed■ her joy-diffusing smile, And gives her flow'rets hinb. Per see, instead of snowy vest, to rubes of green the meadows drat, Invite the browsing steed; Untstriant crops of sweetest cerise MPH well repay the patient ass, The sheep shall richly feed. The days of room already fled, Sae Janusary'a frosted head. A verdict! chaplet wears; Chint4 , l4 fur the ice-drop's sparkling gem, See, infant beds adorn the stem, Th' expanding leaf appears. Ah ! Enrols, stay shy chilly breath. Nur down 'luau. tender terms W dindh, Leal famislni MIN shark. piae; Lot bias am E•*Nler•S fruit► deplore, Nor wail for Autumn's blasted ►tore. But bleat die !lead di►iaa. EI.I ZA BETH B ENT!. Et. DRURY-LANE THEirRe. The 'names of Rickard the Third weir Per formed last night. Mr. K•AN displayed his ►t.ual force •nd energy in the cluiracter sof the Duke of Gloacessee. We have Rot sees Mrs. GlAvi• to more advantage io the 4/treas.—The Farce of three Weeks after lifers** followed. The novelty or the night was Miss SagtTHeON in the part or Lally Racket. H►r performance was evidently the result of study. but we fear her studies are d►rected ley a very indifferent master. The teat describe, Lott, Racket being versed in fashio►►able life. but wish all her advantages of face and person. we Could discoier nothing of its graces, its nse and elegance. Her mimickry was over-acme. an►l she preserved throwgivoot • mincing arid affected tone. not in unison with• the spirit of the character. The house displayed • fall and elegant audience. On Titeiday, the 17th inst. a eoniideralde num• her of farnsers. said some others on the Perth estate, met at Muthel, and dined together in the Mason Lodge. to celebrate the birth of the *amend heir of the Elora. Mr. and Mrs. Ustuussoas BuniteLt. ; iutasediately after, dinuer, the health of the heir was drank with there times three t the glint: then cir culated very freely for a conriderable time, when the Families of 11 ) 1611.TH mid GWYN& were drools, with sill their roots sod brencheay and some of their partienlar connexions. with Many tither 114.1 and patriotic toasts. after which they broke up with the greatest cordiality and harmony. Twenty-three angels and crowns of gold, in good preservation. coined in the reign of fkury the Eighth, were lately dug up iu a pightir, at Ry burgh. in Norfolk. Lately was dug up. about thirty feet deep. in Roydwn gravel-pie, near Dias. an extraonliiisry fragment of the jawbone of a while, measuring 20 inches in girth. but not more than Hine inches in length ; the outside completely petrified, but the inside bearing an exact rrrensblance to a ►ecent bone, except in colour, which it received from the stratum in which it was bedded. There is no doubt hut this fossil has suffered uncommon attrition to he reduced to the form in which it now is. The ends me so mach nildievl as to appear more ertifi. cial than natural. This fliasil cannot fail of lead. ing the mind of an obsetrer to that remote period when a supernatural power irritated the element in which it was drifted. lIAZAMD end Co. Stock-Brokers. South bate a the Royal Enchanter. who sold File Prizes of UAW in led Year's lingerie*. how on Sok. in Whole Tishri. sod Mare% tho nnetwunniatord Nowhere for the Mewl. LaSINT, Ala townie NEXT WEDNESDAY, 4s Mr* isintainlaspUren Priem of 311,01101.-100-Copi. Itds—All Sitelion Meet. Andy ie edeiti;sl b the StitTteir, Tarim Pipe./ Per. Who ?- 5.1901. 9,04, 91/48 1 OA. Opal -11;11111, 11,11011 I teat 11.10. HSI 11 mit Wass Isms 309 'we IN SAO I„ 379 3,0119 0.9 t. 381 ROW 11,11911. 399 31119 s 990 393 3 7111 399 MO 7,314 391 ON 7,313 391 407 I 7,314 2,741 910911 9,313 4,791 VII 9,931 1.793 9,91111 11,992 LAM 5,9119 8,253 I,7es 9.99/ / 1 • 2 5 11 3,1191 4,9118 8,453 11,0412 9,999 9,011 12,442 12,430 11,181 11,402 11,488 12,484 11,486 18,831 I 13,332 1103, 15489 11,080 11,000 ' I 1,090 1 - 3,639 16,191 16,199 15,193 16,194 15,140 M,141 1001 12,42 H 12,447 18,123 10,134 10,1,5 i On 1 7,211• 17163 17,134 17,286 ••• The Tee First Draws Prises will be Cepitsb. Note—la the last Lottery, which omitsised Post drawn Pilike, HAZARD and CO. TWO amass DUNCO3IIIE. White altlia prativaals. wide slab gamete drcpatirs,laellfeied with pink piah sada hell. IBM UMW* TAYLOR. A elite aide 'stems% semarldle and eisgaleAretrsamaihel Ishii Aswan sad 'wash, autteaki richly evasameatad. Ilea& times of week* hat►e's and dimmed& THE TM) MISS CODRINGTOIVS. Rich white oaten petticoat% taste draperies, richly In with hhird'lsev,itruituswittird with roan • lraius uf Ina* oaths, trimmed with Mood lace and rolls :f sada. Ileac dress prufasion or ostrich feathers and pearl.. SOLD dos ALL! ! • • ROYJL 4CdDEMK:• fr Last re;elit .7. PLAIMAN. etsq. ILA. the Pee- • rem° , of Sculpture, delivered his Second Lecteirr at the Royal Acadeiu,s. • The i'rofemor eons , mewed lei. discourse by stating to the st udents. that that when th e y considered the ravages or and still loom compendious destruction of war ill the eastern countries, by winch the works of Per sepolis, of Memphis, and of Ll4bylon, were scarcely known. Mid those of . A lexarideir, of Athens, and of Elvin:6,omi si ll ill telligibly —when they cole•i tiered that eat of the •11.000 Grecian and Et; iss. Call works of art, which Loperial Rome; the inis tress of the world, in her merieliale glory possessed, Only six statues remained entire 111 the time of Luittutus IV. Carly in the 15th century—alien they also recollected the loss of the ancirut libra ries by Turkish devastatiou, they Ihight be di.. prised to think that the moneineerets of ancient grandeur were lost for ever. On inquiry , however, the fact wits found different from the appearance. and by , a wonderful providence, the Sculpture of rise time of the Pythagorean. she A ristoteleati, noel other 111Mo:se:pliers. was preserved in description, us the work. of JOHN ALBERT PAIIRICIUs, would be found the moon! of the Eastern. the Arabic, the Greek, the Roman, the Persian, need the Egyptian works. in regular classification. The miraculous recovery also of 700 Clerk and Roman woe ks, at Pompeii and flerculaneuen, together with the daily, increasing cabinets of gems and tnedals, furnish the studeut with almost an over grown abundance. of models to stimulate his veer tions—perlutps more would rather tend to over whelm titan assist his geuius.. The present-iuquiry would be direCted to the origin of Sculpture iu Greece. This was at first said to be confined to the rude representation in stone nod coed of the twelve divinities then worshipped. Exumptes of these figures would lie f d ill ancient bronze. in their best fiaisherl state, they had a deadens romid the head, on which there was a sort of engraving like that on the tomb pf An A siestuoil the ernes were fixed downwards. close to the sole of the body, and the legs cloie together. About 1,300 years before the Christian ere, Sculp ture hereto to attract sitiversal attention ; and at- Lus, the friend of Tnirseus. is described hi' OttiooltUS SICULUC, by l'Ausantas, mid others. its a distinguished artist ; of his style. some idea miry be formed from the small bronze figures ill the British Musesirii, represeistieg the naked ifereades advancisig with the right arm ready to strike, and ins the left the shield of the lion's skin. This shelved that euergy and strong feeling were studied in those early ages in the statues ef which there figures must be copies. 'The early Greeks employed the arts ill the rePresentaf of their choruses. Paus.sti 'As saw the celebrated statue of Minerva, by LEEnstus. front which the Greek corgis are taken ; but it mast he observed, that though they ;awe energy to their figarraat doe period, they wanted distiuctive sod characteristic expression ; their figures had all the same faces. and were outs distinguisha b le firm each other. the Jupiter by his thunderbolt. the Neptune by the trident. and the Hercades by the bow and juilm. - By the variants descripiimei of these works, it eimeartol that they possessed elaborate finishing. is modulating locks of hair. and straight, stiff, format folds of drapery, but with little attention to style of features. It was agreed. front a variety of ceases. that the study of Patiatieg preceded that of Sculpture in a perfect state—mid that the latter hail not extended its bound, before the time of PLINT had selected the history of tho art from the best Greek writer i• in chronological order; front this it would be leen. that the arts struggled to gain ground during a, tempestuous sad uncertain period of 800 yeas before the time of Pennies. The wars of Thebes and Troy obstructed their growth. but the battles of MARATMON and SALAMIS, which destroyed the Persian power and established the Greek, awoke the genius of the latter. Temples were then raised girth et magnificence unknown before; Excite Ins. tURIPIDES. and SOPIROCLE* then flourished in dramatic poetry ; corporeal exercises gave vigour. grace. anal beauty to the human frame; Pulpits celebrated it by his works, and Smuts., with the wisest philosophers and etatertnen, cotabiss. ed to raise the grandeur of the state. The dia. racier of Greece was thus raised in proportion to the abasement of Penis. After the horning of Athens by XERXES. PERICLES employed PIIIDIAII to work at and superintend the re-edifying the city. The superior genius of this great artist as is painter before he practised sculpture. gave a soft.. ness and delicacy to his figures, which soon este. blished a style very different from that it proceeded, and whirls was stiff rather than dignified. and the drapery arranged rather in geometric lines than in the simple form and beauty of nature. The Pro flow here quoted the splendid testimony borne to Pitioles said Isis works by I'LINY, QVISTILLIAII. AO other writers. The magnificent temple derii. cried to Minerva, at Athens, from which the Elgin marbles were teken, would immortalise his Nem Here the Professor described the dimensions of the pediments, sod the different allegorical sub jects of which the bar-relievos consisted; such Of the mythological processions. the contests between the Lapithey owl (Aviators. Within the Temple was erected a statue of Minerva, made of ivory and gold. and 39 feet iii height, holding a victory in one hand► and a spear in the other. PLATO mid. • the eyes of the statue were composed of immense precious stones. But the pettiest work of PHIDI AS was. the Jwpiter on his Throne, Mending Victory se the Movie Centimes. This great statue was also of ivory, gold, and preriouestoites. and justly comideeed as one of the seven wonders of the world. and would, in itself (sent may hereafter). be a tit sellejece, from the accounts acid &swinge that re. misused of it, for furnishing • separate Lecture. There were 'weasel bronze simnel' from this subject, and the marble one at Mr. Hoye's, anti the Minerva in the Hell of the Aca. deity, may he copies from the (blither' works of • PIII9IAR in this Temple. lei commenting upon 1 1 . 717 form of e a - t " hrs g st r y ea le t o ta l s; P e e :o l d t :::::to t o he lay P i r s o i male beauty; of this Is. instanced the two cele brated statues of Veers, ea often risentioiwd in the old writes., the one dna prtl. an I the other Halter', her wised§ teammates sums had been offered lay Sates awl SUVerotKioll of antiquity. It was from - •