AUGUST.

Augustus Cæsar, seized by love of fame,

Gave to this seasonable month his name.

To Ceres it was dedicated: ergo,

Its sign zodiacal, of course, was Virgo.

28th. The Queen and Prince Albert embark on a marine excursion, and the sea puts on the smoothest face possible.

31st. The Agricultural Improvement Society meet at Belfast. Several members exhibited much ground for improvement.