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LITERATURE.

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MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS.
he Bible and the Working Classes," a republi-
"ll°o -t
of a very interesting series of lectures delivered
tßradford, by Alexander Wallace.—" Rudimentary
Dictionary of Terms used iu Civil and Naval Archi-
tecture, Building, Ecclesiastical and Early An, Civil
rucir Mechanical Engineering, Fine Art, Mining, and
veYthfc." A most excellent dictionary, and well
Dolled to the wants of the present day.—" May's
,: where its Dress came front." This little work
1.
I;lll!4ended for " little girls," but the information with
Ich is filled will be news to many of their
Roll In describing where the dress of May's
iio°ll came from, the author finds an opportunity
a tell us about bilk and silk manufactures, wool
leaf flannel, cotton and stocking knitting,
",ather • and shoemaking, lace and feathers,
gloves and colours, and, lastly, wax, the material of
t:46 Jacotot's Method of Universal Instruc-
-1"." A treatise on the above subject has just been
tublished by J. Tourrier, and is worthy of examine-
re?. Begin" by learning something correctly, and
fifer everything thereto," is the text from which it
-rgue's—e" Richardson's Rural Handbooks." The
pthuber of this useful series now before us treats of
Lthe'mcow and dairy, husbandry and cattle breeding,"
rti M. M. Milburn, author of prize essays of the
110,741- Agricultural Society. It is illustrated by
d rris°n Weir —"lnstinct and Reason," by Got.
L"las. An interesting essay on the lineof separation
between instinct and reason.—" Stewart's Modern
iish2i7,lPbY•
.—This very excellent geography, pubd-
-1n" Oliver and Boyd, illustrated by maps, and
bas in a very concise and comprehensive form,
iterreached its ninth edition.--" Readings in Popular
su,nyature." Another and a valuable addition to the
nay Popular
portable " libraries" of the day. " Ire-
gereld," Years Since," " George Robert Fite-
the subject, "Ten Years in Australia" are
the numbers before us,
" The Buok Dtoofttoes," a useful epitome of the
Mottoes borne
compaoiep,
cities,
the nobility and gentry, public
selected fromf2, &C , with their significetions, chiefly
Investments," the book of family crests.—" Ward on
and disadvantages of each kind of investment, and of
chits _ to depreciation and
_loss. The value of
caeiork 8 increased by the addition of tables and
Exhibitors Exhibited," an inquiry
into the condition of those industrial classes who have
re
theally represented England at the Great Exhibition.
byßichardson.—" Port Phillip," an ac-
.,"Effitolft
new colony of Victoria, formerly called
ort poillie,
p and of the ocher Australian colonies,
John F. L. Foster, Member of Legislative Cowl-
N New South Wales for the district of Port
Phillip, from 1846 to 1850 —" The Anglo-Catholic
Theory," Messrs. Longman have published in
tt gepalate form the article on the above theme
by Bonamy Price, MA., which appeared in
last October's number of the Edinburgh Review.
`` Anatomy. and Physiology," a useful compendium
°,f these sciences for the use of schools and fur private
leitruction, intended to afford young people some in-
formation, and a most important topic. The work is
Illustrated with ten coloured plates —" Guide—l A-
. du Voyageur 4 Londees, ' a French guide to
London for the benefit of foreigners; beautifully
illustrated.—" History and Etymology of the English
Language," arranged for the use of classical schools,
by R. G. Latham, M.D.--" Outlines of the History
of the English Language," for the use of the junior
tholes in colleges and the higher classes in schools,
brG. L:' Craik, Professor of History and Eng-
lish Literature -in Queen's College, Belfast,—
Wickenden's Adventures in Circassia." These in-
terfating adventures have reached a third edition.—
``.Ellis on Education," in which education is consi-
dered as a means of preventing destitution, with ex-
emplifications from the teaching of the conditions of
Well-being, and the principles and applications of
economical science, at the Birkbeck schools.—" Chris-
Uwe's Recueil de Tables," a useful reading book for
young students of French.—" A Manual of Logic,
Deductive and Induc!ive, " by H. H. Munro—an
elementary manual more simple in its phraseology,
and.tnere copious in illustrations and examples, than
ittl'y of the-treatises now in use.

bREADFUL ACCIDENT.—An accident of a most
ettious nature occurred on Sunday morning last between
the Poole station on the Leeds and Thirsk Railway and
Ilkley. It appears that two of the railway company's omni-
buses, conveying between seventy and eighty passeneers,
vier, racing on the road, when me of the wheels of the first
vthieli came off, and the coach behind, which was close up,
galloped over ttie passengers of its broken-down competitor
as they lay on the road. The poor passengers were most
awfully cut up. They were cryvg out for help on all sides.
Some had their legs broken, others their thighs, some their
arms, and one poor woman, from Bramley, near Leeds, named
Sarah Firth, bad her left arm broken, her left thigh, and the
flesh of the left leg was parted from the bone. Medical aid
Wks as promptly as possible procured. and; we arel;glad to hear
that the sufferers are doing as well as can be expected.,
The accident was the result of gross carelessness and reekle,s
driving.
THE FIRE IN CLERKENWELL.—It was not until
°even o'clock yesterday morning that the services of the
engines could be dispensed with, so great was the body of
are spread over the ruins. The hands that. will be thrown
OUt of employment are very numerous. The following
Official return, however, was forwarded to the directors of the
various insurance companies concerned :—ln Little Allen-
street—Messrs. Kanuth, pocket-book manufacturers, the
workshops, tools, and all other property therein totally de-
stroyed. Insuredin the Sun Fire-office. In Compton-street
'. O. 1, Mr. Goodman, timber-merchant, stock greatly da-
-I,lttaged by fire. Insured in the Phoenix Fire office. In St.
dohn-street--No. 134, Mr. Walker, steam saw-mills and
wood
6siefeett by turner, two workshl.p,, one 80 feet by 60, and the other
60 feet, the contents
and damaged, and tools of both destroyed
No. 138, lel Insured in the North of England Company.
essrs. Townsend, Parker, and C.., paper stainers,
back window .frara„ of
fire, and all the contents extensive
workshops destroyed by
in the Sun Fire-office. Theor upper floors damaged. Insured
but its first outbreak, about uroigui of the fire is unknown;
sheriff's officer, who was in 'clock, was discovered by a
b•uiriug houses. possession of one of the neigh-
SOUTH LANCA.HIRE ArblZoF:.—The assiz-s will
cOrnmence on Wednesday next
Lord Chief Justice
Campbell and Mr. Justice Wiehtprnia_ts: There are 73 prie
loners in our county gaol at the
n divsisfurnished by the
ttialt these are exclusive of the "oils:. time awaiting their
of the county,
'Manchester district of the souther
ed for the ca-
-141 account of which has not yet been furl:is:tar
naenicharged with
ender. Of the 73 persons before named, 2
tnurder—John Dowd, for stabbing a man
a eouea'n
,r'd Slaney, the poice• officer, who was commitetjedCoolwaeyee;
°toner's warrant,' a short time ago, for causing, the e th
In ii,_,
0 omen on the night of the nomination, in
urtesvenor•street. There are two sisters of the esnirto lot
e,Tieter also charged with an attempt to poison the daugh:
,of"r of one of theta. There are 7 cases of , Mid triurdet' 1
1411,..440e, I concealment of birth, 7 tuansl tughter, 1 arsen, 1
etatbr," fOrgery, 10 bur Wary, 1 sacrilege, 2 bLare. 3
1 Lng, 8 rioting (Wigan), 4 for robberies with violence
',newt, e fur street robberies, 2 house-breaking, 3 fur'
robberies on the-post-office, 1 g,
tag. There IS on 1 coining, and I for horse.
ateinge ease for an odious offence, and the
two are prisoners
Pool Courier.
remanded for sentence.—Lice,.
MARRIAGE IN lIIGH Lir
LICOUIIt Mandevill
was merried to thee eldest
E.—On the 22i ult., the
eon of the Duke of Manchester,
111711'ett. in the Palace
ae, lq jets she Queen t 4Pl'- in
cOlavere Louise FrAlericke Auguste
rit. ii ~o bhe, 0 layover
lianeee,, in the presence of
the Royal Princes, and
II Court 4. ~ assembly (,1 friend's.
~t time solemnised in the chapel The marr ,
tse which the noble pair of the &hist' embassy,
14r114Wicle on a War ioee was a
Proceeded by special train to

1-ILk MAJLST THEATRE. 1
A new grand romantic opera, in four acts, entkled
Casilda, the music by his Royal Highness the Duke
of Saxe Cobur, Georo, was produced at the abov,-!
thc,c.re last night, wid) every aid which an excallset •
cast., nsw and beaueiful decorations, and unusually
numerous rehearsals could give. A better " first
ail br' ensemble there has probably never been, end
each sc,ile, made manifest the careful training end
hearty good will of the various performers. Nor was
this kindly feeling confined to _orre side of the temps,
for the audience generally testified. with considerable
warmth, on every possible occasion, their earnest de-
sire to give the music of his Royal Highness a cordial
reception. The music, though on the whole cleverly
written, especially for the instruments, is deficient in
decision of style. There is a patchiness throughout
which frustrates our attempt to trace the author's in-
spirations to any one model. We remarked frequent
reminiscences of Me3erbeer, of Donizatri, Flotow,
ClsPisson, Auber, &c., &c., mixed up udoly enough
with little tormenting snatches of fugal counterpart.
Much of the concerted music, moreover, is badly
voiced, and the orchestration occasionally confused,
and overwhelming for the singers. Notwithstanding
these defects, however, there is still a great deal of
merit in his Royal Highness's work. It contains
many agreeable phrases, ingenious harmonics, and
frequently evidences a strong feeling for dramatic
effect. We have heard worse operas by professional
writers, even of celebrity ;, and amongst the theatrical
compositions of amateurs, we assuredly know of
nothing better. The " book" of Casilda is not bril•
liant, but it acts pleasantly enough, and affords ample
scope for scenic effect. The scene is laid in the pic-
turesque land of Spain ; and we have interesting old
Moorish buildings, pretty costumes, characteristic
dances, a sunny sky, luxuriant vegetation, and a
band of gipsies, who play an important part in
the action. The plot runs thus :—Alfonso, a
young nobleman (Signor Catzolari), has fled in
di-guise from Madrid, in cense quence of having (ss
he imagines) killed his adversary in a duel. Arrived
at Seville he joins a band of gipsiei, of whom Ca-
slide (Mdme. Charton), a beautiful young creature.,
gifted with extraordinary vocal and poetical powers,
is the queen. Fascinated by her genius and loveli •
ness, he offers her his hand, which she accepts, to
the great dismay of Gomez, one of the gipsies (Sig•
nor Susini), also her suitor, who vows vengeance
against his rival. An opportunity soon presents
itself for the execution of his malicious purpose; for
Casilda being summoned by Don Luigi, Governor
of Seville (Signor de Bassini), to sing at a fete
which he gives at his palace in honour of the birth-
day of his betrothed, Donna Anna (Mdme. de la
Grange), the discovery is made that Don Alfonso,
who accompanies the gipsy, is a former lover of
Donna Anna, and that it was in defence of her honour
that he engaged in the supposed fatal duel. Gomez
now works successfully upon the jealousy of
Luigi and Casilda. Many unhappy contretemps and
" hair-breadth '=capes " consequently take place, bUt
everything is eventually set right by the arrival of
news from Madrid that Alfonso s antagoniqi though
severely wounded, was not killed; and that the gipsy's
affianced husband has been pardoned by the King.
Alfonso now declares publicly his determination to
wed Casilda ; and Donna Anna, contented to see her
ci•devant lover and chivalrous defendsr happy with
another, fulfils her engagement with Don Luigi, who
possess • es the next claim to her affection. These are
slender materials for a "grand opera," but the acts
are short, and the piece is so judiciously eon-
structed, and many of the " situations" so interest-
ing and,effective, that we can remain to the end with.
out ennui. Mdrne. Charton, as the heroine, never ap-
peared either as actre. sor singer to greater advantage
The fair artist was warmly applauded in all her.
efforts; but it was in the second act, where Casilda,
smarting under the pangs of newly-awakened jea-
lousy, extemporises a song, in which she allegorically
describes the feelings which rack her bosom, that
Mdme. Charton was most admirable, and excited the
greatest enthusiasm. Mdrne. de la Grange had but
an insignificant " walking-lady" kind of part ; but
she contrived to make it very prominent, and by
her wonderful vocalisation to elicit a rapturous
encore for an air which has but lisle merit
in itself. Signori de Bassini and Celzolari are
also entitled to high eulogy for the artistic man-
ner in which they supported their respective charac-
ters; and the bend, chorus, and corps de ballet, were
even more than usually efficient. The raise en scene
reflects the highest credit upon Mr. Harris, the clever
stage director. It is replete with colour and cha-
racter, and nothing better of its kind has been seen in ,
any London theatre. The principal performers Were
called for three times in the course of the opera, and
a most enthusiastic encore was awarded to a lively
chorus, excellently sung in the third act. Mr. Balfe
conducted with his customary spirit and precision ;
and the general perfcrmance was most honourable to
the management. The entertainments concluded
with the highly-popular ballet, entitled Zelie ; ou
l' Amour et la Magie," in which the accomplished
Caroline Rosati displayed her rare talent to the
greatest possible advantage. Toe house was crowded.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.

(Fl.lOll OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
COVVE-i AUG 5
ROYAL y..l.Ca SQUADRON IN'PEI:LIGENCE

ARRIVALS.
July 31. Spider cutter, T. P. Delm6 ,del:ffe, Fiq,
from Purtittricf ; Frisk ditto, Goorp Ark Nrighr, E,q
Western. rots; I.{,st,lLitton fchooncr, Duke utt Itlviad,ds
Cobratei Islands and ct,a,t; Xartfa ditto, CommocLre
th,, Earl o Wilton, Portbrn uth.
Atigust 4. Pandora cutter. Captain 11. N. Smith
Lymington; Flower of Yarrow yawl, Lord John
C,tt, ev:.tward.
5. Freak cutter, W. Curling, Esq., Poole; Ikatrix
schemer, Sir W. P. Carew, Bart., Baltic; Dolphin ditto,
W. Smith, Eaq., Portsmouth
SAILINGS.

August 2. Gosaamer cutter, R. Hoare, Esq., for Ply-
m .uth and Cork; Leda schooner, Lieutens.at-Colonel J.
smith, Dover.
4. 'Ass°luzion, Duke of Rutland, Southampton and
west coast of Scotland.