... I _ The concert of Wednesday evening, under the direction of Prince Albert, was truly a Concert of Ancient Music, his royal highness having taken great pains to bring forward some very curious productions of the olden time, and to have them performed upon the instruments of the period to which they belong. A concerto of the date of 160D, by Emilio del Cavaliere (the father of Italian ...

... I IR BE AJSs VISIT TO 7-IRY a bMA 'THEgATXE. Her Majesty, With 'a 'nlisrtias :and brilliant lnite i8 which wilt be found fully ?? the Ceeir'ICxrcustrs n.honoursd Dusty-laite Theare' wth Pher presence lasi deveuing.; ;fHer Majesty airlvid t 4ire sn~nntee before seweri, and was received by Hi: Bulin, itfull'courtdreis. Her Majesty the Queen Dowage -is:-aompanserby'1ezi 'r -Rojaf Highsfebe tbsi ...

... .loertr P. APRIL FOvLS. XEi who mourrptli day by day Thathis youth doth pass away Like the blossoms on the tree, Sure an April-fool must be: For the blossoms fade and die That the tree may fruit supply; So youth tied, we e'er should find Fruitful wisdom left behind. He who lives to garner gold, Selling what should ne'er be sold, Bartering pence for dross, why he Sure an Aplril-foul must be; ...

... BRISTOL ATHEN2EUM. ie NATIONAL MUSIC oF IRELAND. At Arrangements having been made with Mr. Iforrneastle, by the committee of thle Bristol Athenautm, for the delivery of a ycourse of lectures on the National Mlusic of Ireland, tbat gentle- s-man, assisted by Miss Cubitt, Miss rorter, and Miss Le Roy, se gave the first of the scries at thle Victoria-rooms, on Thursday a. last. The entertainmcnt ...

... ilic eo anu Jaa0gotfo.. INTESDED VrIST OF THE QUEEN TO LVEnrPOOL,- Lord Stanley has brought the gratifying intelligence to his father, the Earl of Derby, that it is her Majesty's intention to pass through Liverpool, on her way to Ire- lan(d, about July next. Preparations are rvinkinig at Knon s- ly, on the most magnificent and e.xtensive scale, for the reception of the royal visiter, who will ...

... DRURY LA1VBE 2.BBATIJOAL FUND. Yecterday the anniversary dinner of the the Drury-3lane Theatrical Fund took place at the Freemasons' Tavern. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge presided, and the room was crowded with the friends and patrons of the drama. Amongst those present we observed Sir Paul Joddrell, Sir 1. L. Goldsmid, and the Honourable W. Mildmiav. The dinner was an excellent one ...

... taut Coutrt anD 4JadiFiln. TiRE QuiN, _.-The 'Windsorcorrespondent of the 3forn- ing Post stys-_* The various reports which bave been eirculated for some time past, calculated to lead the nation shortly to expect an increase in the royal family are totally without foundation. It is confidently rumoured, in the Court circles that Hoer Majesty contemplates giving a magnificentfete at Buck- ...

... THE NEWEST LONDON ANn PARIS FASffromX FOR APRIL 1845. fP,._ #Z, a ?? ?? . . _ _ Courts of L'oiidon awid lPqri.-) CAPS, for half dress, are prificipaltv c. rins-I of tuile or crepe lihse, those in tulle heiag trmarntl ?? a 1o01 piece of lace, forming lappets on eaoh side. where it is raised with a bunch of very petit roses, ?? pi:l or yellow and white. BONNEI S are mostly to ble seen comcoal of ...

... THE ITAIJAN OPERA., The Barbiere di Siviqlia, which went off with such admirable spirit and effect on Thursday evening, was repeated on Saturday ; but the perfornance was mnarred by the inability of MARIO to go on with the part bf Count Albnaviva. He appeared in the first scene, and com- menced his beautiful serenade, Ecco ridente il cielo, but wns so hoarse that, after an unsuccessful ...

... PINE ARTS. e Do^ nalo saehlltsles Feyir,; E~(q, of iodtinsgiii pnItled. by 1 G ihX Smwtlijq. TS.4v.; &t ed hy 4obert C! Pcil, c Eetq, This is on of the finest spetnteols of line ongritriog olhict se toave reently sects, and in 'rem one of the beast portraits which ollt eminent zomoicnsoo, Mr Smith, bits yet painted. The wnork possesses tit brood rich texttrr prcolisr to the best old line ...

... ANNE HATHAWAY; OR, SHARKPERZ IN LovE. By EMMA SEVERN. (Benlley.)-It is a bold attempt to depict the youth- ful love-itnaing of such a man as Shlskspere, whose young mind and heart must have developed that passion with all the thousand imaginings of his poetical temperament. When a poet, even such a poet as Shakspere, has been in the world, be must become worldly in the collision; his fine ...

... OIITINA.L POETRY. REFLECTIONS tON TIHE FUNEIRAL OF TIlF LATI'a MARQUIS OF ?? AT ILI.LSBOUOUGH. BetouT and beautiful is the morn Tho opening bud and the bursting thorn, Clothed in their April robes of green, Are shedding their freshness o'er the scene; ''he violet turns her cye of blue On her sister primrosc mwet wvith dew; To eveiy blade of'grass is given A diarmoud from thE mine of heaven. ...