... F AIRS. BALLazsE-NA.-This monthly fair for the sael ot I bors, was held in the Ballymena Fair Hill I yesterday, in fine weather, and vwss in everv re* spedA much superior to its predecessor. The feet chat the farrcers in tchs ueigbborbcoodt are pretty well througlh with their spring labour wa8 ar means of augmentiun the exhibits in the apri- cultural section to a cousiderable extent, and 'E ...

... A Drama, in Five Acts, Adapted from the German by 0. Marsbam Rae Produced at the Princess's Theatre on Tuesday Afternoon, April 26th, 1887. Sir Rupert ?? . r EDMUND GEc ?? Simeon ?? Mr JOrsN fl8Aocn'1AM ?? Mr F. GRovR ?? Mr C. M. YORE Father Mathias ?? Mr F. Dowas Eilhart ?? r E. IV. THOMAS Wolfram ?? M .. r 0. THORNTON Friedrich ?? Mr W. S. PARKiSs Hans ?? Master CALHAEc1 The Lady Alma ?? lrs ...

... Where dost thou linger?-tbht whose gentle hearing Seemed still the prumise IJ a gentle heart' Yet vwho, o'er all, a many pride still wearing- O shaEl3 we walk for evermore apart? Nvow thou art gone, the truth is clear before m- The trut3 I .NLt not whilst thou still were near; Would that I might yet to my side restore thee By the brief sentence, Thou tume art teir. I he voice of music, in my ...

... EXTI.AORDINiTAY STORlY OF M?AJRtRIGE AZND D) SESR'ION. Az the Westminster Police Court on T )hursday, a young wOmBan, who stated that she 'iNs asaliteen i years of age, applied to Mr. DmByucourt for advice. She Seated that sh2 waj married yester- dsy nmorning ht Brightou, and. im-enelia.elv jter the ceremoOny, which Vwtas performed at a rogiatry odic:, she accompanied her husband to London. Wj ...

... PORTSMOUTH LITERARY AND 1; - SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. 'The eighteenth annual meeting of this Socieh: was held at the .Penly-street Lecture HalN Portsmoutb,'on Tuesday evening, when the cham vas occupiedbyGeneralj. W. Cox, IC.B., and the members. present ifclhided: 'Captain R. Jackson; B.N., Dr. C. C; Claremont,. Messrs. J. Hay,. WV. Weston, A. Howell, G. Olli, H. .Moncreaff,. J. B. Constantine, G. ...

... The Royal Academy have gone this year to Flaxman for the motto on the title page of their catalogue: Sentiment is the life and soul of tine art; without, it is all a dead letter. That is true enough, but it is not the whole truth, nor perhaps the part of the troth of which Royal Academicians most need to be reminded. The whole truth is shortest expressed in an aphorism of Mr. Ruskin, to the ...

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... MISt MARY ANDERSON's recent visit to Nottingham will long live in the memories of local playgoers. Such a scene as was witnessed both within and without the Theatre Royal on Saturday night last is without precedent in the recollection of the oldest inhabitant. Visitors on foot could only gain access to the doors of the theatre by following in the wake of the carriages, and enthusiasm was great ...

... I TI-I _ TRTCALTRL.L.. . . THE£ATRICAL. TR>AV'ELLING. ;1 ?? ?? .. . . . _ i t ?? Once in ceery sou days; the ba gage-man is the inost imort t memnber of a tfeftricl comipany ons our, 1i us ?? about thirty-five shillings P. week, adl . he is frequently cngact to play sasall IsaTts as well as to ui lock ifter the luggage The born baggage-san, however t -, ' who iS to he cistitiguiebed from tho ...

... GRAkND FESTIYAL OF FIIEEMASON!. Tar ainnual grand festival of English Freemasons W as held on the 27th instant at the I'reemasons' Tavern, London. Previous to the festival, a C Grand Lodge was held, at the Freemasons' sail, for the unnual ia- stallation of a grand master, and the appoiit- nient and investitore of the gra.nd officers for the year. In the unavoidable absence of the Prince of ...

... nf, ?? FIRST CONCERT. Last evening the members of this young society, wbich was started only in January last under thes conductorship of Mr J, F. Nash, gave their first concert, and attracted a very good attendance at the Stoke Bishop village hall. The society numbers at present thirty voices, and the amateurs have made such progress by continuous practice in less than four months that instead ...

... Played for the First Time in England on Friday, April 22d, 1887. Nadir ?? Signor GARULLI Zerga ?? M. LRaRsZ ZNurabad . .. Signor MIRANDA Leila . .. Mdlle. ArEA Foesrace In giving some particulars last week of the previous works produced by the composer of Carmen we remarked upon the coldness with which Les Pdcdeurs de Perles was received when first performed in Paris. The reasons for this ...