... M ?? C. The Practica? Sin qing Tvto,. Twenty-four progressive Studies from the Commencement, for Soprano or Tenor. BV HENRI PANOFRA. Notwithstanding thn number of elementary works extaut i every branch of musical tuition, yet the field is not so fully occupied as to leave no room for useful additions In regard to singing, many of the best and most celebrated books of instruction, studies, and ...

... LITERA TUBE. Sismondi's History of the French. Trans'lted by W. e BELLINOHAM, 01 Lincoln'a-ioii. Lordeo, Black. 1r49. t A formidable but a useful underlaking, is that of t giving an English version of Sismondi's History of A Franee. This has been the task of Mr. Bellingham, the goodly volume before us containing the three first volumes of the French edition, prefaced by a very fairly compiled ...

... L,12ERA TUBE. The listo,' of Peter the Cr(el, King of Castile and Leon. Fram the trench ot PiaosPRTtMposrpi;E-. 2 vole. Bentley. Surpassed in energy and productiveness by some of his contemporaries, M. Merimre must nevertheless be reckoned among the most accomplished writers of X his t me. Few of his countrymen have their powersf SD ?? under control, or are so qualified to depict vividly, yet ...

... *. muSiC. IA - - . . it LONDON WEDNESDAY CONCERTS. t. The concert of last night was the beat and most successful of the Eeason. Exeter-hell was literally full in every 'part; for, besides the at'ractions of D Ernst, Thalberg, Miss Dolby, Miss Lucombe, Miss r. Poole, and .14., A. Newton, Sims Reeves made his r first appeaasnce this season, after a long absence ii t the provinces. Our deservedly ...

... LITEA TUBE. .yew 'Edition of the Enscyndited MetropoWitana-The PhilosophJy of Language. BY Sir JOHN STODDABT, Rat., LL,D. Part 1., Universal Grammar. Grilffin and Co. There aie ,kw li~rary #robleas more difficult, or we -:gb± eayjimpossible, to Iealie thau th9 construotion of a work of $ener91 and e ernefreucefwhioftbe_ component pt shall' po-aea that unity, conseetive- ness, and completbness ...

... LITERA TURE. The Cradle of thoe Twin. Giansts, Science and History. By i' HsUiNR CHRISTASc~, M.A., Librarian of Sion College SI 2 vol. Bentley. t, la noticing this book, 'we must perforce begin with J the very beginning. Its title is needlessly quaintsand aflcctel, and forms a striking exception to the tact a' and plausibility which generally characterise the no- mienclature of Mr. Bentley's ...

... THE ADIMINISTRA[IVE HISTORY OF ENGLAND. cO II'. i-(oFFICIAL AXTTQUITIES. Alhe)ugh thc machiinery and then omeliclatureofthe up )Ztal gcv~ enir ents of ?? w. re altoge ther euper- . Se m Sxon En;Iand,yet the ?? of teat wond'r- f1i race has left a deep impression upon our system of I ol~cy and is still to be discovered both in the legal and the official institutions of the country. The arr ...

... PINE ABTS. A n THE NEW COMMISSION OF VINE ARTS. s [Yrem lastnight's Gaefte.3 10 WDITZHALL, JTAN. 3.-The Qjeeni has b.eu' pleased . to issue the following Commission for the Promotin of the n Exhibition of the Works of Iniustry; of Sa Nations, to be .) holden In the year 1861, videlicet: at b f o re VICTOMA R,-Victoria, by the grace of God, of the o-. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ...

... LITERA TURBE males and Sketches for Fireside Reading. By ClEAUL-5I FLEnT. Weashbourne. i This is, we understand, a production of provincial origin, if indeed the fashionable and luxurious town of Brighton has not a valid claim to be reckoned among the suburbs,-honoured indeed as the principal suburb of the great metropolis itself, it is not every day that we meet with a volume so quiet and ...

... MUsiC. 6at~ FRENCra tHR-iE T AMSS they Mr~~w tth~ M.Mitchefll has resuniedW b14 cegant entertain-' me ts t~ t anW TI~jtk.c. 4 las ybar, h6 h0 eq the ?? with a1 rausic4Iompany, for the ~-R Performance of favourite Productions of.- the Operaj k!%e Cmi~e.The,~ theatre opened -.last. evetiing ,with .te1 ?? ihef fHl, pI iece which, though originally brought out alittlo more bat !a twelve matbeo ...

... KEX{T1H.-TOWN aTERARY INSTITUTION. I lo l t evening the fist annual meeting of this in.! u utitution took plece in Trafalgar-place, Kentish-town, on d wbioh occeaon there was a numerous assemblage of the most respectablo inhabitants of the district. The immediate busi- n ness of the evening was preceded by a soi-d, during which the visitor were supplied with tea, coffee, and other refresh- m ...

... .. OLYMPIC THEATRE. a to A five-act comedy, entitled Fashion, or Life in wn- New York, by Mrs. Mowatt, the actress, was per. the formed at this theatre last evening, for the first time Dity in this country. It was produced at New York four are or five years ago, and has had great success in all am- parts of the United States; and the English public, )art by its reception laet night, have ...