... IIVSTITUTE 01 B lif'B IS'.l A 11TIS7S. A very numaerously a it-fned meeting' of this society was held on Satulday evening, at the Adelphi, in the ?? room of the Society fbr the Encouragement of Arts,Viscount Palmerston in the chair. ViooenIiut PAIMEniSTON said lhe felt niuch ?? at tfhe high honour a hihi then society hond done him in elifling upon him to preside at their ineting, on that occa- ...

... THEt ITALIAN OPRlEHA . La Sonnacibula was performed on Saturday evening-, with Maadame CASTELL5AN in the part of Am/ita. IIn this character she was triumphantly successfu]. To render it effective, u smaller amount of'di-~matie power is demanded thlr that )thicli is requisite fur Lueia t di Lass ierynceor, While the' ge:,t supleriority of BELLIi a S metlodies ?? t'o.!e of DouIz:-n'i evhjbits ...

... That Norma is al excellent opera ib abundantly proved by its never-ceasinv attractivenes,. For ten years it has been perfoirmed ill London, season atter season, and night after night, not only. in its original form, and by the ex- (uisiti articts ol' the Italiatn Operra, bmt in various versions, and hy purbrifo ers of varions grudes, and, il all its ditterent . hapes, has never failed to ...

... ARTISTS GENERAL BENEVOLENT IN- I STITUTION. The annual festival of this highly valuable institution was celebrated on Saturday at the Freemasons' Tavern. About a hundred and fifty gentlemen were present, among whom ve observed,.Sir N. E. Ross, R.A.; C. R. Cockerell, Esq., R.A.; D. Roberts, R. A; Lewis Loyd, Esq. ; Jones Loyd, Esq.; E. U. Eddis, Esq.; T. Baring, Esq., M.P. ; V. Etty, R.A.; T. ...

... Asmertcan Facts. Notes {and Statistics reoative to the Governmaent, Rejsolnlecs, DEagycgients, fanl faetlles, Comiam rece, Reliqion,, Educa tion, Litcerat re, Fiec Arts, Mranners, 01td Customs of thei United States of Amseri(a. By GEOnGE PALMER PUTNAM, Member of the New York Historical Society, &c. With Portraits and a Map. [London: Wiley and Putnam. It has often been charged 11po10 the ...

... ?? IAJFSTY'S THEATiB, There was another great musical performance at this Theatre last night, consisting of The Descrt, preceded by a Miscellaneous Selection, of a much higher character than on the previous evening, on which M. DAVID'S Sym- phony was performed. The concert commenced with BEETHIOVEN'S Symphony in C minor ; and we certainly never were so much impressed with the grandeur and powe ...

... 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 ...

... Tile eleventh annual exhibition of this society, which opens to-day to the public, consists of 318 works. As a whole it is a pleasing and creditable collection, though we cannot help expressing a wish that we had fewer attempts at what is called high art, for which water colour paint- ing is not tihe proper medium, and more attention paid to simple graceful landscape and homely subjects. ...

... Adventures in Nues Zealand, from 1830 to 1844. By EDWARD JERNINGIHAM M AIIEFUELD, Es{i. 2 vole. SiO. [ iMray. This work is the personal narrative of a gentleman whlo, at the age of nineteen or twenty, engaged in thie interesting enterprise of colonizing New Zealand. iir. Wakefield's eager devotion to his cause leads him, naturally erougit, into a narrative of the disputes between the settlers ...

... FRENCH PLA YS-St. JA MES'S THEA TE. I RAVEL appeared for the third time last night In the one-act vaudeville of La Tante Mal Gazrde e. by Pracontel, anl old Maitre des Comptes (LfigNARD), of who has numbered sixty-thoree winters, has mar- I ried a young widow, Mfadame Praoentel (ELIOfi bu FoRGEOT), who is just entering her five and twentieth d summer. She is young, gay, and pretty; the husband ...

... Lucia di Lamninermoor wras performed last night, with Madllnle CASTaLL.AN for the heroine. This lady wans pre- viously known to the public as al excellent concert singer, but this was her first appearance on any opera stage. Iler success wals triumpilihiant- a perfect firore. The applause be- stowed on her throupl-iout the eveningu ras unremitting and she was; ealled before the curtain not ...

... Last nighb.t one of the most splendid balls we have had occasion to notice this season, wais given by Viscountess Palmerston, at the noble lord's residence, on Carlton-house- terrce. It was honoured by the presence of their Royal High- noeses the Duke and Duchess of Cnmbridge, the Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baladt, the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of l.,ecklenburg Strelitz, their ...