... I iFASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE . ' . TheJ Earl and Countess! of ERnaiskillen arrived in London last week, fromsFlorencecoiirt, Ireland, and on Saturday left for Brighton to pass a few days there. Lord Crofton, who bas been to inspect his estates in Ireland, joined Lady Crofton and family at Cowes Castle, on Thursday last.. . The Marquis of ElY, Lord Henry Loftus, and the Hon. Captain Lindsay, ...

... _ . _ Last evening the eminent vocalists, Miss Birch, Miss E. Birch, Mr. Lockey, and Mr. H. Philips, made their appear- ance-two' of them for the first time-before our musical public. The audience, we were glad to perceive, was crowded and highly fashionable. The merits of Miss Birch as a soprano singer, have been, ere now, fully recognised, and since her last visit to Dublin, the most brilu ...

... I THE ASSAULT IN TIlE THEATRE ROYAL. le COLLIEGE-STREET OFFICI --EsTErDAY. to Immediately on the magistrate, Mr. Stronge, taking his , seat on the bench, the complainant in this case appeared to re prefer his charge aWnst' Willism -UitiresJ- Esq., a subaltern ,r in the 48th foot ,Xienk ,'Th& W tbred was, that 14r. at Cairnei, orf the mlkit ?? ofi the Theatre 4 iL~oyal, violently asanlted th a ...

... I BIRMINGHAM MUSICAL FESTIVAL ?? -- .. T'nU1SDAY EvENitN.-Tlle miscellaneous concert this evening was well and fashionably attended. Theprogramme contained a selection of popular pieces from the stores of Donicetti, Meyerbeer, Rossini, Cirnarosa, Auber. Beethoven, and Mozart. Beethoven's symphony in C minor was admi- :rably rendered, and so great . was the sensation effected by the overture of ...

... EN flOYAL TUE -ATlhE.-BENEFIT IN AID OF TiEFMNE DISTRIUIS. 'pjo gellerous proposal of the proprietor, lessee, and dra- t3atic ooln,ally of this theatre having received the grateful .cceltearlc oL the rlief committee, and having met with the cordial concurrence of our -chief magistrate and the munici- Pal council, is, we are happy to perceive, about being car- rie illto effect on this evening. ...

... ABRAS. CAsTLExAnr.-At Castlernain fair on Thursday last, the sk- how of good stock was very limited; hardly a saleable to springer or new milch cow could be seen. Good dry heifers wa- were also scarce, add so were sheep. There was a large show ace of finfrior descriptions of strippers and in calf cows. Prices on, were very low for every description of stock, and demand his slack; Beef was from ...

... | IEBIORANDA OF X MUSICIAN. eY GEORGE J. 0. ALLNAN. HANDEL, In 1747-8-9, produced several oratorios at the Opera-house, but they were lamentably unsuccessful and but very ill- attended. One evening before the rising of the curtain fvr ThedoMra, when the paucity of the audience bad dwindled down to the extremest verge-in fact, scarcely a dozen persons being assembled, some one expressed a ...

... 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 ...

... THE QUEEN-S VISIT-THE VICEREGAL MUSICAL SOIREE. I TO THE EDITOR OF TilE FREEMAN. 16th August, 1849. Sip.-Your Idler has certainly been busy on this sub- ject. His account of the musical entertainment given to her Majesty at the Lodge is quite true. Irish airs and all per- formers, save those of the right sort, were virtually excluded on that occasion. It is only fair to confirm what Idler' ...