Public Amusements.

g iven in a most delightful manner by Madame Budersdorff ; and the entire " Pastoral Symphony . " The second part consisted of miscellaneous music : —Mdlle . Carlotta Patti sang a new rondo by Mr . Mellon , which was well received , and enthusiastically encored ; a violin fantasia , by Mr . Carrodus , who this evening made his first appearance since his recent indisposition ; "The Guards' Waltz , " with variations ; Mdlle . C . Patti again delighted her hearers with " The

Carnival of A enice ; " a fantasia on the basoon by Mr . T . AVinterbottom ; and these charming concerts were brought to a conclusion with a new gallop , " Confusion . " We aro happy to add tbe house was crowded in every part .

Poetry.

Poetry .

THE HUMBLE TOILER . Why should we scorn tbe humble toiler , AA'hy despise and pass him by . Why contemptuously gaze upon him , With a cold , averted eye ? What , though broadcloth , rich and costly , Cover not his manly form ?

Yet beneath his threadbare garments , Throbs a heart with kindness warm . From the rich man ' s costly mansion Issue sounds of mirth and glee , But his heart is full of anguish , If its depths we could but see ; But in the dwelling of the toiler , Peace and love are ever there , And his rest by night is sweetened By his daily toil and care . F . J

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THE BIOOM OF A Q-E . —A good woman never grows old . Years may pass over her head ; but if virtue and benevolence dwell in her heart , she is as cheerful as when the spring time of life opened to her view . AA'hen we look upon a good women we never think of her age ; she looks as charming as when the rose of youth bloomed on her cheek . Tbe rose has not faded yet—it will never fade . In her family she is light and delight .

In her neighbourhood , she is the friend and benefactor ; in tbe church , the devout and the exemplary Christain . O , who does not respect and love the women who has passed her days in acts of kindness and mercy—whoso whole life has been a scene of kindness and love , a devotion to truth and religion ! We repeat , such a woman can never grow old . She will always be fresh and buoyant in spirits , and active in humble deeds of mercy and benevolence .

The Week.

THE WEEK .

THE COUKT . —Her Majesty with the younger branches of the Eoyal Family are still at Osborne . The Prince and Princess of Wales are at Abergeldie , Scotland—the Prince taking an active part in the manly sports of deerstalking , shooting & a . GENERAL HOME NEWS . —The mortality in London

continues to be on the decline . The lower rate of temperature has lowered the number of deaths , but they are still considerably above the average . Last weelc the number of deaths was 1 , 451 which was 87 more than the average number that died in the corresponding week for the last ten years . There were 1 , 951 births ; the average was

onl y 1 , 849 . Lord Palmerston paid a visit to his constituents at Tiverton on Tuesday , and , in the course of an after-dinner speech , he alluded to several topics of public interest . Among other things , he spoke of the difficulties

attending the selection of bishops , arising from the varieties of religious feeling , and on this point he incidentally referred to the Belfast riots . These , he said , might be looked on as political demonstrations rather than displays of the uncharitable feelings of one religious party towards another . His lordshi p likewise spoke of

the efforts that this country had made to preserve peace , and yet at the same time by moral influence to relieve those countries for which circumstances justified her in . declining to draw the sword . The show of the Ormskirk and Southport Agricultural Society , gave occasion to Lord Stanley , who presided at the dinner table , to

utter some very weighty truths , which well deserve to be studied by landlords and tenants , agriculturists and commercial men , and politicians of every class in England . While regretting that farming in Lancashire was not so advanced as ib mi ght be , he dwelt on the necessity , as one remedy , of the tenants having leases , which he

said was the rule on Lord Derby ' s estate—on these leases being simple , and , as far as possible unrestricted , leaving much to the tenants' enterprise and skill . He expressed his dissent from the opinion that the land of England was passing into the hands of a few colossal proprietors . It rather seemed to him that it was passing in moderate

sized estates into the hands of men who , having made their 10 or 12 per cent , in trade , were willing to accept 2 or 3 per cent , only from the terms of the land . This

he thought was a healbhy sympbom , and nob at all to be lamented . The Times states that the Ordnance Select Committee have reported " most favourably" on the merits of "Big Will "—the Armstrong 600-pounderand that the War office authorities have decided to order four more of those guns for delivery this year . The

volunteer corps of Liverpool had a review and sham fight on Saturday on the race ground at Aintree , which was attended by between 4 , 000 and 5 , 000 volunteers . Colonel M'Murdo and Sir Charles Wetherall were both on the ground , put the i * egiment through their manoeuvres , and expressed their satisfaction with the

general proficiency of the regiments . The review was owing to the splendid liberality of the Mayor of Liverpool , who invited the regiments to attend , and was at the whole expense of conveying them to and from the race ground , as well as supplying their commissariat while on duty . The day was a general holiday throughout

Liverpool , and a very large number of the inhabitants found their way to the re vie w ground . Great preparations had been made for the due celebration of the Foresters' festival at the Crystal Palace on Tuesday , and fond expectations were entertained that the number attending would be greater and the amusements provided

more attractive than on any former occasion , But the wretched weather spoiled everything . From an early hour the rain began and it continued unintermittingly till far in the afternoon . The visitors were more numerous

than could have been expected under the circumstances , and they were bent on enjoying themselves , but it was the pursuit of pleasure under difficulties . Four persons named Thomas Beechow , Margaret Broughton . Susan Seymour , and Henry Dempsey , were indicted at the Central Criminal Court for robbery with violence , committed upon John Smith , a barman . All were found