... INATIONAL;MUSiC. THE IRISH MELODIES OF THOMAS MOORE, HARMIONIZED BY SIn JOHiN STEPHENSON, er1s. DOC. A New Edition, in. Monthly Parts, edited by FRANCIS ROBiNSON. (1849: Robinson & Bussell, Dublin.) One of Ireland's most gifted patriots-now no more-once said:- No enemy speaks slightingly of Irish music, and no friend need fear to boast of it-it is without a rival. Yes, in the mind of Thomas ...

... I 1. I w -. a 1r .. - . . -, - The soccety's show of black cattle, sheep, swine, &c. &C., ;ofor 1849, was opened yestet day on the premises of the so- ciety, Kildare-street. Generally speaking, it may be stated Lthat the present exhibition far outrival~led any similar one that has preceded it, even under far more favourable circum- d stances. The exceedingly inclement state of the weather, ...

... LITERA TURE. THE DUBLIN REVIEW-No. 52, July 1849. f (Rihoardson,, London and Dublin.) The progressive advancement of this periodical, both in the value and variety of its matter, and in the extent of its influence, as a leader of Catholic opinion has been ere now with nsa theme of gratulation. Taking the Dublin Review for what it is-the exponent of enlightened, Catholic feeling in Ireland-a ...

... . FffON BLE IT GECE. I ?? The Queen and Prince Albert left her Majesty's marine residence, Osborne, Isle of Wight, at 10 mlnntee past 9 the Fai*,' yacht, crossed to Gosport, and traveliede by lpeciav ?? the London aud routh Wested n railway to the Nine Ie a, ?? st~awtion her Mjesty ando hic Royal Highness entered a cas e Di 1oa#s d Keonecded e ]lentley Priory, Staaiiore, to visit her Mfsesty ...

... 'Ilb ?? It leftach id song the daily increasing love of music among our people is in some way accounted for. Not in the palmiost days of Irish prosperity did our metropolis contain so manyi musical societies-not in the memory of any man now living has the public taste for music been so generally cultivated. The soul of song seems to have been infused into every breast. The words opera and ...

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... . V)E.S TRUCTION OF THE OLYMPIC THEATRE. One of the most rapidly destructive conflagratioms that has occurred in London since the burning of Astley's Theatre, about ten years since, broke out last evening about five o'clock, and has resulted in the total demolitioni of, the Royal OlympicTheatre, and the partial destructionof nupwards of a dozen other buildings. . This once favourite. place of ...

... FASIIIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. VICEREGAL CoURT -Thuroday evening, about eight hundred persons were received by their Excellencies the Lord Lieutenant and the Countess of Clarendon at a ball and supper at the Castle. Dancing was commenced at ten o'clool;, and with the exception of the short intervals devoted to the re- lectories, which teemed with viapds and refreshments of the richest delicacy, ...

... FINE ARTS-ROY'AL IRISH ART UNION. The general committee of this useful and highly-valuabls society have lately held numerous and well attended meet- ings. The following gentlemen in succession generally occupied the ?? Tighe, EEq., Loftus H. Bland, Esq., Col. Pratt, Geo. Cash, Esq., Dr. Woodroffe, Sir James . Dombrain, &c.; and amongst the other attendants were the ?? Chamberlaine, Thos. Grubb ...

... FASHIONABLE INTELLIGC] l HER MAJESTY, &e. OSBORNE, WEDNESDAY.-Thie inclemenc ofte weather prevented the Queen and Prine ' they fa from taking their usuial Walks and rides this morning.ftron The Hlon. Miss Kerr arrived it Osborne yesterday aftron There was no addition to the royal dinner party yesterday. It is stated that the court will remove from Osborne to Lon- don on the 9th instant, His ...

... I FASHIONABLE INTELLIG-ENCE. I WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.-Their Royal High- nesses the Hereditary Prince and Princess of Parma, attended by the Lady in Waiting on the Princess (Countess Lopez), are expected to arrive at the Castle this afternoon, on a visit to her Majesty and the Prince. Lady Portman has arrived to take her duty as Lady in Wait- ing to the Queen. Lord Elphinstone and Captain the Ron. ...

... On Saturday evening, Buliwer's play, 3oreey, was presented to an audience which we could have wished larger. The house, however, could not be called badly attended, and the box circle was graced with a fair and fashionable assemblage. Of this play, and its many beauties, we have before now spoken-of its truthful delineation of life, not as it was, but as it is-of the masterly, yet unsparing, ...