... 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. ...

... 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. ...

... ROYAL ACADBMT OF MUSIC. At the Society's second concert, on Saturday, aeverai 0M the young pupils made first appearances, which, though they indicated different degrees of proficiency, were all promising, and gave proof of a WeDl-directed course of study. Miss SALMON sangg the recitative and air from The Mfessiah, Behold, it virgin shall conceive, and 0 thou that tellest good tidings to ...

... TXB ANCIENT CONCERTS, The concert of last 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 fho period to whie]h they belong. A concerto of the date of 1600, by EMILIO DEL CAVALIBIIE (tile father ...

... FRENCHI PLAYS-St. JAMES'S THEATRE. Mademoise]le PLESSY having entered into a further en- gagement with Mir. MITCHELL, made her re-appear- once yesterday evening in AMAZFRE'S comedy, Chacua Ile SOnz Coti, the plot of which, as it is to be repeated on Friday, we may thus briefly sketch. Le Baron de Valliee and his wife, in consuquelnce of the misdeniea- nors of the former, have separated, and we ...