... - &ngs of FrantO. - Composed by CIHARLM3 GouroDU zE .The quality of th'ese 'ga, 'nd' ,theiir recoption i iboth in Paris and London, have settled the question started by some of our musical critics as to the young author's 1- e character as' a tobmaposer. The cold reception of 'his' Sappho at thQ Grand Opera, and (in its Italian drqqs) a . at Coveixt-gariednwa4' Lndeniably owiing to tbe, ...

... On entering the building yesterday, it was satis- factory to find that the daily complaints of the public and the press on the subject of ventilationhadnot been left wholly unattended to. The whole of the glass in the east and west galleries has been removed, and such light airs as generally blow in that direction have free ingress and egress. A similar change is contemplated with respect to ...

... PRINCESS'S THEATRE. The entertainments at this theatre last night con: sited of ,The First Part of King Henry IV., and a new afterpiece, called Tender Precautions, or the Romance of Marriage. The play was strongly cpst. Bartley's Fasft was an excellent and; successful performance. It was, perhaps, a little too elaborate. He seemed studiously desirous to make I points; and his anxiety not ...

... LITERA TUBE. * Money and Mlorals, a Book for the Times. By JoHn! LALOU. J. Chapman. Mr. Lalor states in his preface, that his work is an attempt to overthrow one of the fundamental prin- ciples of the reigning system of political economy. After explaining his views on capital, currency, and trade, he goes on to vindicate the title of his book by -showing the connexion between morals and money. ...

... LIT)ERA TUBE. Civil Wiars and Mfonarchs, in Francee irs *iho Sizteeatl and atventeentbsh ACenturiecs. By LEDOPOLD B~E; XI.Z A current liter 'mithorir lis i~ef rkte~dthat the perfecat hi stori an would rtu lt from a 9oembjnatio~ a f Germnan and of Fr'ench genius; the''Geriinar' to' el-. leet the mnaterials, and to suggrest.'to~ theories, and the Frenchman to describ, to systematise, and to ...

... LITERA TUBE. Sam Slicik's Jise Saws a'rd Modewn Instances. Hurst and Blackett. The author of 4Sam Slick isa writer who has kept up his popularity as well as any of his contem- poraries. We are used now-a-days to the exhaustion of good notions; so many men first give genuinely the very best of their creative and inventive abun- dance, and then, finding that attractive, dilute it, and give ...

... 2. ADELPEI. E The legitimate drama, transplanted here from the y Haymarket by Mr. Webster, has of late almost superseded s- that class of piec s for which the Adelphi has so long been x- specially renowned. That the old spitit of the place, how- !, ever, is not quite extinct, was proved last night by the pro- Y duction of a new melodrama, ?? with real Adelphi effects a (to quote the play ...

... LIT.ERA TUBE. 2we Last Ftruit off r. ?? Tree. By WALTER SAVAGE LANnon. Moxoa. i18I. ave. 'Under this somewhat pathetic title, Mr. Landor puts forth a very miscellaneous collection of poetry and prose, in which his usual characteristics of a most noble style, conscientious finish, and fine ima- gination, in combination with a judgment proud, and at times hasty in its praise and blame, are mani- ...

... WIIITSUNTIDE AMUSEMENTS. I LYCEUM. AdThe onl1y novelty at the Lyceum last night was Isthe reappearance of Mr. Charles Mathws after the nume- rous reports circulated as to his final 5Ocession from Tie theatre. HO looked exceedingly well, had grown stout, ig end- appeared to be on the beat possikle terms with h1imiselt Lduad. his. audience. The piece Selected for the opening night was Bejb~re ...

... LITERA TUBR. The Life and Correspondence of Charkes Lord AetcoaYe. By JOHN WILLIAM K&YB. 2 voEs. Sev. Richard Bentley, London. If the life of a great soldier is more captivating to thegeneral reader, that of a great statesman is more useful to the instructed politician. Mr. Kaye has already written the history of one of the most event- ful wars in which our Indian empire has beer, plunged. In ...

... DRURY-LANE. The operatic season commenced here last night with Bellici's opera, La Sranafmfbula, the performance of which, by an Italian company of more than average exu cellence, was sO satisfactory as to afford every prospect of success to the speculation. The policy of establishing a ee- cond Italian Opera simultaneously with the larger estab- liehment at Covent-gardsn Theatre, may be ...

... II J tt8 *1 ?? 9 ; -Tjo jUA ;e o, proiani 1 ?? prcspeetuv, of Ethe £pproaehing. S05onl 01 t6 loygla ;is r. Opert,;w~lohis t~ouxmwooij Thuriday! tlhe 60th of this' ?? d~esign0 this eAIlyzlg, ~taEi meut.~ t It'is -tated.,that th groat arst Mad~n7i ardotj . t Xana,'4enbte tthree year8will etur ?? 3n4ro itv I ?? s;;t i X tlhe et 'the Boya talnOpera. UgNpetr ?? zswul I !1~ forth. flWtfA ,t ; of ...