... AN1 ENGIISR WOMAN IN AMERICA.* After the fate which has befallen some of our brother critics on a former occasion, wie approach our present task with considerable misgivings. It requires no little amount of nerve to criticise the production of a lady who so mercilessly scarifies her reviewers(pirotesting, the while, that sle is herself invulnerable), 'who flings a regular pamphlet of ...

... 11R. BENEDICT'S COVNCERT. The concert of this accomplished mrsiciata is always one of the most varied and interesting of the whole season, end Ibet which took place yesterday was worthy in all respects of its predecessors. Mr. BENEDICT provided a programme of TOcal and instrumental music of almost every kind, from the nrost classical to tbe most legfre and brilliant. His list Of VaCBsts ...

... HAROLD, Y8 L AST OF , -KINGS.* 4 There are fewv more difficult problsiem philosophy of criticism than to determilh relative proportions of good and evil con; that taste for historical romanice whklh days of Scott, has so largely difl'upl i' the writers and readers of fiction. ; ?? a and the evil are real and considerable 1. t hand, history Ihasi undoubtedly gaine studied in its poetical and ...

... ROYAL ITAL TAN OPERA, ColVEST. GA RDEN. Last erening tbe opera of I Capuletti e i 11motcej, r compound from the works of BtELLINI and VACrki, vtws produced at this theatre, the principal parts beihrr ciit as follows:-Romrio, Madame VIARDOTGARCOA; G(dieijtta, Madame CASTELLAN; Copellio, Signor MARINI; Te. baledo, Signor MEt. The part of Rotmeo affords Madame VIARDOT G'ARCI.4 considerable ...

... M0fR. STERYDA LE B ENNETT'S CONCERT. This truly classical entertainment attracted an overflow- ing audience to the Hanover-square Rooms. Mr. BENNETT, as usual, provided a grand orchestra (conducted by Mr. LUCAS), and a corps of instrumental and vocal soloists, fit to interpret the high order of music it is his habit and his pleasure to provide for hid friends. The first part com- menced with ...

... PRINCESS'S THEA TiRE. A new dramatic romance, entitled Tit Spirit ofGold, was I produced here ol Saturday evening. Though in one very ma- terial point it copies the plot of the once popular drama of Vieto'rile, or I'll lepr upon it, there is sufflcientnovelty in the plot, wlilst the incidents are decidedly of the quality which would he described in play bills as startling. Tlhe plot is too ...

... A new comic drama in two acts, entitled The Spanish Afarriages, was produced at this theatre last night. There was nothing taking or telling in the affair but the title, which at the first blush assuming reference to a recent important incident In foreign policy, had really no distino- tive meaning at all when applied to the lucubrations of the author. In fact, The Spanish Marriages, like the ...

... SOCIE'IY F ARTS-EXHIBIT1OA OF THE WTrORKS OF JfULREADY, R.A. The Society of Arts, in pursuance of at proposal contained in a paper by Mr. Henry Cole, read at a meeting on the 27th January, 1847, have resolved upon attempting the formation ofa National Gallery ot British Art, by mneans of voluntary contributions. In addition to subscriptions from individuals, they propose to raise a fund by the ...

... THE PARSON, PEN, AND PENCIL.@ We bad read sonme way in these pleasant volumes before we could quite decide whether to admire most the engaging simplicity or the thorough good sense and right-mindedness of their reverend author. The Vicar of Borden is, we are sure, one of the best- temlpered of men, and willhmake us kindly welcome to a little innocent amnllsemnent at his expense. There is ...