... - - I C. ? ?? ?? THE.IARNONIC.YUNION. TJperformarce. at Teter HaJ.1 yesterday eviu- ing consisted of Mr. Pierson's oratorio Jernsalem,w which was produced at the Norwich. Fest4al last autui n. is thea performed, and also as a published -work, it was folly criticised, and the alroast uninismoius 3dgment,prondounce upon it was decidedly unfavourable. Last evening the work had the advantage of ...

... MUSiq. MR, HTLLAH'S CONCERTS. b Mr. Hullah's fifth monthly concert took place -at St. Martin's Hall last evening. Like the previous concerts a: of the series it presenited several novelties very 'rntereting l1 to musicians, of which the most remarkable wvas the ,,Credo from Sebastian Bach's Mass in B minor; This m great composer is known in this country only by his instru- mental music. His ...

... -TUe instititon shoa be made either a inu;nxnmorationallibrary. Bothitcannotparm,,.t,, - andthesoonerachoice betreenthetwoismadeb th i have the power to make it, the better itwill be T., ocehi antiquities, and literature. If the miscellaneous eoe now, by the admission of the heads olf d leou ae eriet- selves, scarcely available for serious study-vere pem them. etheir contents, we should have a ...

... LITERA TURE. an Lives of the Queens of Scotland and English Princesses. an By AGNES STRICKLAND. Vol, III. Blackwood and Di Sons. w This laborious and careful compilation has now an reached its third volume, -which commences the his- De tory of 'Mary Stuart, the most celebrated as well as sa the most unfortunate of the Scottish queens. Of ce Miss Strickland's merits as an historian it is now Qi ...

... ; ! 8,OI OF; BRrI ARTIST& qcity ohi''of Artistp lrtivo o peil t}tjr *6;bitioR in good time this season, and have got, on shale, every good set of pictur8es ;egter. ,Ter er 4.ro abs ,sntess-such as Mr. Anthony, who has eased to be:4q414, o of the society-wheee 1o0s is Roticeablo; . b utt the wls Sr.f1s44,4 and the t result is the iaveiag attractivesersi. TTI gsj4.0 of corporate purpose-of ...

... ~FINART8 I' r~ d ' TkE- -iW SELl' COLL:BCTION ?? : Thi. iswidg ?? w'eek some2.noficeablaitcolle iod 1g, of pict.tZ Ahtve'.been put iup to the hammer. re collaetidtr -pidtuies, carvings, autographbi. ai A objects oi-viAti`; deseribed as othe Fuseli collection, re has nothetigto d`o withithe painter roach butis rII 'describe~part of-tbecoletitn-tirtthOPro' r, perty of the Counts , P - of Fuseli ...

... 'J GREAT EXtfi4N. ]3erwealris now a bulsy one 'withk tlb officials in th Glass Palace. They ha* but litl ib mW thina two i~torits left for *h rmcepfi~on,,.a ite t ofE al th wo41 .to q.4ipl ?? y scent byi their activityto be quite alive .toi .thoe necessty; foxi full eXertioff. More than a6 thetisid' j~ic'kans hiave been re~ediwd'zdurint the last sir dAyS, 'bf-Whic more 1 Thui' I W a fr~ohip, ...

... THE GUILD OF lITERATURE AT MAN- .-I STER. CMr. Charles Dickens and Wii friends having been soieited to visit Manchester a second time, fori the purpose of repeating their amateur theatrical representations in aid of the fund designed to establish a 'uild of Literature and Art, the owners of the Free Trado Hall very liberally placed that building again gratuitously at their service' for last ...

... TIE 1lXHIBITION- OF 1851. * .TH1E BI p Lpn)T 17 Wewere againl on the gruonod yestray.' rept ~ prgres hasbeei made In avevry porton of thewossic !4 ut`nt vilit. Nearly~ 2,liiO m Otter work. Tie ?? of the operaitions, which we have lhitherto oledi O 0g broken by the clank of hamers. of.erya anwigt 1Thirl Woherfstieae oW much is'done by~the aid of steam.i~ dhreis. Ther iteam'puttyfag macelifie, ...

... THER l-REAT EXHIBITION. r THE CUSTOMS IN THE EXHIBITION. p CUSToMs DEPARLTMENT AT THLE CRYSTAL Pa.iuoa.-The di Board of Customs have by minute appointed the following 01 gentlemen for special duty in Hyde Park during the ensuing Grand Industrial Exhiibition :-Mr. Rolls,of the Laniding Surveyor's office, as chief;l Mr. T. Fairman, searcher, comp- ya troller of accounts; and Mr. M. D. Cresbie, ...

... WHE G REAT EXHIBITION. :~ %. : -- 7s -- - .Iauttendance, - yesterday, although many thou- saa4q'.elow the monstfr gatheringof the preceding day, wasyet considerably beyond the nurd ber of previous Wed- nesdsSy`:. 68,000 persons were admitted. on Wednesday fwee, hile yesterday the. numbers' considerably exceeded 61,PQ0. Iler Majesty was, as usunl, one of the earliest visit jdtpa ceeded to ...

... The Derby day made little impression on the; ap- pearance of the crowd in the Crystal Palace. There were people enaogh in London bor the Derby aud the Exhibi-i 1 tion, and it surprised foreigners that a concoursa of eleganceO and fashion could be found in both places. In the after- noon the navy was, as usual, the scene of favourite resort,'! and in the promenade we noticed several leaders of ...