Poetry.

Poetry .

PAETING OF THE WIDOW'S SON . YON slender boy his bark hath launch'd On life ' s deceitful tide ; His balmy years of childhood o ' er , He goes without a guide , Amid the stir ancl strife of men His devious course to run , The tempter and the snare to

hide—Gocl bless the widow ' s son . He turneth from the pleasant door , Ancl from the garden fair , Where with his little spade he wrought Beneath a mother ' s care ; He bears his head like manhood high , Yet tears their course will run .

When on his stranger-bed be rests—God bless the widow ' s son . Say ye he goeth forth alone To dare the eventful field ? No , no ! a spell is round him thrown , Like adamantine shield , — A mournful mother's fervent prayer !

So , still his life is done , Till time and toil and change are o ' er , Gocl bless the widos , sown . MRS . SIGOURNEV

The Soul's Morning.

THE SOUL'S MORNING .

BT BRO . R . G . HOIEAND . " Unto you that fear my name , shall the Son of Righteousness arise with healing in his wings . "—51 al . iv . 2 . I looked ; tbe shadows fell from my closed eyes , A fresher dawn than fragrant spring calls down Circled the farthest limits of the skies ; Uprose the Sun , wearing his splendid crown ; Then I , all darkness prostrate fell , ivith cries ,

" 0 light me on my way , my lamp is dim , Thou who art ever moving round the globe . Through the dull casement of my soul shine in , And clothe it with thy gold-fringed , spotless robe . Cold as the dews beneath my weary feet , Men ' s smiles , and these have been my only light ; I walked in April clay , ' midst flowers sweet , Thy rising shows its shades , their fading fleet—Guide me to brighter fields , O pilgrim robed in white . "

Public Amusements.

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS .

DRURY LANE . On Monday evening , after Mr . Watts' Phillips new drama — which improves on acquaintance—a comedy in two acts , called " The Billet Doux , " was brought out , it being an adaption of " Les Pattes cle Monche , " already famous by its success at the French Plays last season . The characters , except in name , are scarcely . changed at all , and retain their relative positions in tho English as in the French x'lay . That of the spirited heroine , who manceuvres

so skilfully and earnestly to save the reputation of her friend , becomes Miss Catherine Bright , ancl is played by Mrs . Charles Mathews with point ancl vivacity , indeed , with more effort than any part that lady has hitherto performed in London . The eccentric traveller , who enters so ardently into the struggle with her , and is eventually captured by her charms , received a lighter treatment at the hands of Mr . Charles Mathews than in those of the gentleman who performed the same character at the French

Plays , but is not the less effective on that account . The remaining parts were judiciously distributed , ancl the comedy , although , perhaps , hetter suited to a smaller theatre , proved thoroughly ¦ successful , ancl was announced for repetition by Mr . Charles Mathews , who frankly acknowledged the closeness with which the original is followed . ST . JAMES'S THEATRE .

Mr . Tom Taylor's comedy " Still Waters Run Deep , " which formed so continuous an attraction during Mr . Wigan's management of the Olympic , has been reproduced at this theatre , with , of ¦ course , Mr . ancl Mrs . Wigan in the characters they have so often represented , ancl with Mr . Emery in his original part . The audience

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entered completely into the enjoyment of the piece , and testified their approbation at the fall of the curtain , by . calling first for Mr . and Mrs . Wigan , and then for Mr . Emery . The pathetic drama of "Monsieur Jacques" followed , in which Mr . Wigan excited as deeply as usual the feelings of his audience , ably seconded by Miss Eliza Nelson as the daughter of the ill-fated emigrant . STEAND THEATRE .

A new farce , by Mr . TVooler , was brought out here on Monday with complete success ; it is called , " Did I Dream It ? " and , as its title suggests , its story is based upon that marvellous condition of our sleeping existence which has so puzzled our psychologists . Indeed , the piece may be called a metaphysical farce , since its comic element arises in an odd hallucination , under the influence of ivhich one Mr . Peverel Poppy confounds his sleeping with his waking thoughtseven to the extent of acting upon themaud thereby

, , embroiling his own position ancl that of his friends . The victim of this unfortunate habit is amusingly portrayed by Mr . Clarke , who is the central figure of an equally amusing group of characters . The farce is a clever expression of a grotesque idea , and certainly escapes the imputation of being too long .

Notes On Music And The Drama.

NOTES ON MUSIC AND THE DRAMA .

As the concert season is about to open . ( Says Galignani ) artistes are commencing to arrive for tbe winter in the capital , and the various professors to commence their courses of tuition . Thalberg has been some little time a sojourner amongst us , preparatory , it is said , to another transatlantic trip . Mr . George Osborne , the well known pianist and composer , is in Paris . Rossini has left his villa at Passy for the winter , and is about to resume his musical soirees as in previous seasons . Messrs . Binfield announce their usual series

of interesting seances during the season . An unusual number of Italian artistes are also at present in town , the present state of Italy being , as will be easily understood , especially unfavourable to musical art . The pianist , Leopold cle Meyer , has been struck with palsy , ancl it is feared that he will not be able to re-appear in public . As we believe erroneous reports have been in circulation , as to the course of performances which will take place at the Castlewo

, give the correct particulars . The perfonuances will consist of "Daddy Hardacre" and the "B . B . " by the Olympic Company , and will be under the arrangement of Mr . Ellis , of the Lyceum , and Mr . Donne , as manager ancl director , respectively . They will commence on Thursday , the 29 th inst . Miss Ransford , the accomplished daughter of our Bro . Edwin Ransford , P . G . Org ., has announced a series of four soirees musicale for Dec . 11 th and 27 th , and Jan . 4 th and 22 nd .

The Week.

THE WEEK .

TUB COURT . —Her Majesty ancl family still remain at Windsor , dispensing their usual hospitalities . The American Minister was one of the first'guests invited to meet the Prince of Wales . FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE . —The Turkish Government has just raised Emir Moulilis Efiencli to the grade of Pacha , and appointed him Governor General of Damascus . About twenty years ago he was an attache of the embassy of Eeschid Pacha , at Paris , and on his return to Constantinople he was appointed one of the principal

functionaries of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs . Among other places in the department he held that of interpreter for the space of seven or eight years , ancl during that time was in constant communication with foreign ambassadors . About six years back he was attacked with a complaint in the chest , ancl went to Syria , the climate of which was recommended to him . Since then he has remained in the country , has become familiar with the manners and

customs of the people , and with the state of public affairs . The Austrian Gazette announces that England is about to raise the rank of her embassy at Vienna , and that henceforth England will be represented by an Ambassador Extraordinary instead of an Envoy Extraordinary , at the Imperial Court . Lord Bloomfield is to be the new ambassador , and Lord Loftus succeeds him at Berlin . It is reported at Paris , that Count Do Morny is about to start for Rome on a special missionwith an autograph letter from the

, Emperor , but tho nature of tbe letter is not stated . The Second Chamber of Electoral Hesse has carried a declaration in favour of the Constitution of 1831 , and are about to send to the Elector an address containing the grievances they complain of . According to the last accounts the Pieilinoiitese have occupied Terracina , and are marching on the territory of Ponte Coi-vo . This new invasion of the Roman territory has been protested against by Cardinal Antonelli , and Gen . Goyon has called on the Piechnontese to evacuate Terracina .