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in their favour, so that all those sportsmen who have forests to sport in this season will have "famous material" to use their rifles at, and with a steady aim, many a noble hart will be grallached on the broad face o' the mountains.

LITERATURE.

LEONORA D'ORCO; by G. P. R. James. T. C. Newby. This is one of those soul-stirring historical romances that will delight every reader, as a bright specimen of a class of literature immortalized by Walter Scott. The author has lost none of his former vigour: the events, which follow in quick succession, are replete with the deepest interest the characters are most ably drawn: and the language is forcible, fresh, and strictly suited to the time in which the story is laid. If possible, the author has eclipsed his former works; which, for a man who possesses a gigantic power of mental invention, an endless faculty of writing, unequalled in the present day, is no mean praise. Mr. James must possess a steam-engine in his brain, striking off more sheets in a month than many others do in an equal number of years, the quality being in his case as good and instructive as the quantity. THE ARTIST'S FAMILY; by the Author of Saville House. T. C. Newby.

This is an extremely well-written book, which every reader, whether he proposes to pass the long vacation at home or abroad, will do well to place in his carpet-bag. "The Artist's Family" will prove agreeable companions to the tourist to the Rhine, the traveller to the Desert, the visitor to the sea-side, the pedestrian in Wales, the excursionist to Ireland, the rambler in Scotland.

THE VICTORIA CROSS; the Rewarded and their Services. Compiled by Lord William Lennox. J. Mitchell, Old Bond-street.

Lord William Lennox is fully entitled to the thanks of the Queen and the valorous little band Her Majesty has honoured, in thus perpetuating a record of their names and deeds, and thereby stimulating the heroism of the British nation. The work is neatly got up; it contains a well-written introduction, and ought to be on the table of every Englishman and Englishwoman.

THE SAILING BOAT. By H. C. Folkard, Esq. Simpkin and Marshall.

In our sea-girt island there are few amusements more keenly relished than boating and yachting. In our childhood we commence with a model cutter in the Serpentine river, or a rudely-carved boat in the nearest pond or lake; in boyhood we man the wherry; in youth we aspire to the fast sailing craft-a taste which, if circumstances permit, we carry on through life. With this amphibious feeling strong upon every Englishman, we naturally look for a work in which the whole system of sailing is made as easy as the A B C Rail-book, and in Mr. Folkard we find an author who combines practical knowledge with personal experience, added to a depth of research, a thorough insight into the subject, and a powerful observation, which

render all we read instructive as well as amusing. "The Sailing Book" is unquestionably the very best book that has ever appeared upon the subject. It is written in a clear, concise manner; it gives the various rigs of all classes of pleasure vessels, and the nautical terms in common usage. It is to sailing, what Phillidor, Hoyle, Izaak Walton, Scrope, Beckford, and Hawker are to chess, whist, fishing, deer-stalking, hunting, and shooting. No yachting man ought to be without this work; it is as necessary an appendage to a vessel as the Channel pilot. One of its great merits is that the subject is treated in a lively, agreeable manner; and the reader is instructed, without being bored by dull matter and abstruse reasoning. The illustrations are extremely good, and Mr. Folkard deserves well of the reading public for a work that will outlive the ephemeral publications of the day, and remain a standard volume for ages to come.

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS OF THE METROPOLIS.

"I belong to the unpopular family of Telltruths, and would not flatter Apollo for his lyre."-Rob Roy.

That the season is fast drawing to a close, is clearly demonstrated by the significant announcements of benefits that are about to take place. Amongst those benefits which have already occurred, that of Mr. Wigan may be particularly instanced, being the farewellfor a time only, be it hoped-of one who has contributed in a very great degree to the amusement of the public. He may truly be classed as a brilliant and versatile actor, and one who, in a particular branch of his profession-the impersonation of foreign characters-may be said to have achieved an individuality of fame.

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With an unrivalled company and orchestra, the Royal Italian Opera has well sustained its prestige at the LYCEUM. All the great singers have been heard, with the exception of Lablache; and " Norma," "Lucrezia Borgia," Rigoletto," "L'Elisir d'Amore," " Trovatore," "La Sonnambula," and "Lucia" have been given in a manner that could not be surpassed. To these triumphant representations the crowning work has been the production, for the first time in an Italian form, of "Fra Diavolo," an opera that has brought the season to a brilliant termination. In addition, the ballet has been aided by a Cerito and a Plunket. To all these thousand-and-one attractions there have been the inimitable impersonations of Madame Ristori, an actress of whom it may be truly said that she is great in tragedy and glorious in comedy: whilst in one she moves the most tender passions of her audience, in the other she charms and excites to laughter. Altogether, the subscribers have every reason to be satisfied with the season of 'fiftyseven, and at the same time ample encouragement has been given for a strong muster round the banner of Mr. Gye next season, in his new quarters at COVENT GARDEN.

At the theatres in general there is not very great matter to treat of. Perhaps the production of Mr. Taylor's comedy of "The

Victims' claims a few words more than any other matter at the moment. That there are some members of the literary profession that bring it into disgrace and contempt, there can be no denying. So, with equal truth, it may be urged that there are black sheep in every fold. Mr. Taylor utterly repudiates this, and selects, with a taste that certainly cannot be envied, the character of a literary man, for the embodiment of all that is base, sordid, and contemptible. The author of the HAYMARKET comedy, being not altogether indebted to his pen for his position, perhaps considers the fact of his enjoying Government patronage a sufficient warranty for his casting ridicule and odium on a calling which can number amongst its members a Shakspeare and a Milton. Independently of this, the ridiculous actions he makes his characters perpetrate are certainly beyond belief. For instance, a literary man is made to wrangle with a cabman about a sixpence. With all their faults, it cannot be brought against literary men that they are mean, avaricious, or grasping. Generally, it is quite the other way, a lavish expenditure and a complete thoughtlessness being the distinguishing traits of those engaged in literature. But there it is needless to dwell on so unpleasant a theme: suffice it to state that Mr. Taylor has done all he could to bring into disrepute a profession which has hitherto been considered as noble and distinguished as any in the land.

The weather having been exceedingly favourable for outdoor amusements of late, the Gardens have been in flourishing condition. At the SURREY, a Festival has been held for the especial benefit of Mrs. Seacole, than whom it would be difficult to name a more worthy or deserving character: therefore, it is devoutly to be wished that the festive proceedings have been crowned with a profitable result. At CREMORNE, balloons are sailing away, with a rapidity only supposed to exist in aërial regions; whilst the amusements on terra firma partake of the same varied and amusing nature which has ever been the characteristic of a spot so famed for its dancing, fireworks, horsemanship, and last, although not least, iced punch.

STATE OF THE ODDS, &c.

SALE OF BLOOD STOCK.

By Messrs. Tattersall, at Hyde Park Corner, Monday, July 6:—

MR. ELWES' STUD.

Pensioner (late Lychaon), 2 yrs., by Woolwich out of Lucretia..
The Vaulter, 3 yrs., by lago out of Martha Lynn ....

British Remedy, 4 yrs., by Orlando out of Iodine's dam

Bramah Pootrah, 3 yrs., by Robert de Gorham out of Moodkee

Morris Dancer, 4 yrs., by Alarm out of Spangle.....
Hurculea, 5 yrs., by Faugh-a-Ballagh out of Laira

Ibex (late Ploughboy), 2 yrs., by Cotherstone out of Lady Lotty
The Nurse, 2 yrs., by Woolwich out of Florence Nightingale
Extravaganza, 3 yrs., by Plenipotentiary out of Figurante

GS.

150

105

63

60

50

35

31

23

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The following were disposed of by private contract, and got into Drewe's stable at Ilsley:-Convict, by Woolwich out of Judy Callaghan, £450; Greenwich Fair, by Woolwich out of Moodkee, £300; Pensioner, by Woolwich out of Lucretia, £150; and Blewbury, by Woolwich out of Blue Belle by Ion, £95.

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In the Newmarket July Meeting :-
Firmament, 4 yrs., by Planet of a Sleight-of-Hand mare
Chesnut yearling filly, by Weatherbit out of Antonia
Fairplay, ch. f., 2 yrs., by Weatherbit out of Mantilla
Whiteface, gr. c., 3 yrs., by The Caster of Womersley out of a Comus mare ..
Boscobel, 3 yrs., by the Nob out of Aveline

On Saturday, July 11:

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170

80

20

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THE ALVEDISTON stud.

Chesnut colt by Joe Lovell, out of Wedding Day

470

Bridget, by Venison out of Erato (with a colt foal by Joe Lovell).
Winifred, br. m., by Womersley, dam by Hampton

350

150

Bay colt by Weathergage, out of Phingari (Jane Shore's dam)

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Hope (dam of St. Michael and Young Hopeful), by Muley Moloch.

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Brown yearling colt by Student, out of Countess ....
Brown yearling colt by Chatham, out of Hesse Homberg..
Bay yearling colt by Robert de Gorham, out of Henrietta
Inder, b. g., 7 yrs., by Ion out of Albania
Namur, by the Hero out of Moodkee......
Bay colt, 2 yrs., by Fernhill, dam by Comus

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Mr. Holland has purchased the whole of Mr. Edwin Parr's racing stud, to be trained in future by H. Hadley.

Mr. T. Parr has sold York to Lord Londesborough for 800 gs.
Major Bringhurst's Gazehound is dead.

The St. Leger looks as if it were again reduced to a match, with the mare all for choice. Still Arsenal's Goodwood running may give the race a little more interest than it now possesses.

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THE DERBY, 1858.-1,000 to 60 each against Clydesdale, Sedbury, and Cock-a-doodle-doo; 1,000 to 25 each against Knight of Malta, Coxwold, and Dumfries.

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