... . THE B3AND REHEARSALS. Contrary to general expectation, the London band rehearsals were virtually brought to a conclusion yester- day, thanks to the energy and determination of the com- posers concerned, and the fortunate accuracy of the part copying, or rather, we should say, the cautious revision this necessary work had previously undergone at the hands of the composers. M.lr. Arthur ...

... I BIsMING)RAM-MUSICAL as . .-FESTIVAL. !1 I : l- . : - . - -l i; THX 1 I R DA'I YR . - I BhANDEL'S' ~'MEISSIfA ui. When Nilliam Cowper rebuked those who bwer con- tent vwith Messiahs :eu1ogy. for. Handel's saee- he little thought how great a ilegacy oi noble ansic, andlhow rich a sotixce of charitable'deeds; Handel' genius had given to the world The wondrous work of Haridel's: skill in three ...

... THE nBIMINGHAM CATT1AIr AND POULTRY EXElBITION.j POULTRY. Writing In the year 1860, when the competlilon of a .2y tal Palace exhibition caused some falling off In the number of poultry pen In Bingley HaIll we made the fol. lowing ?? are now 1,85 pens in the hall, and that is quite enough to represent the several varieties as 'well m to awafy the curiosity of visltors. It wea scacely ...

... ARTS AND MANUFACTURE, NEV PATENTS. (Contfibutcd by Mr. George Shells] The following Patents were se-aled during the week eai July 13, 1871 :- ?? W. BDuller, Hanley, Improvements in attichino ,,0, other knobs and handles to pindles. Dated Janlary ?? 411 iternard Clarke, Aston, near Binmirgt1hmA, fin';rlve1 inortfeei nicline chisels. Date-l January 23, 1871 enb i4 Thomas HIydes and Josqeph atid ...

... Industrial literature is rapidly becoming one of -use great facts of the age. Authors are beginning to see, and readers are beginning to demand, some account of the marvellous progress which civilisa- tion has mado through the ingenuity and industry of man. Our ancestors were contented with the chronicles of kings, or the details of conquests, or the results of great national wars. In oar day ...

... r'RiNtE OF WALES THEATRE. M.M8. WOOD AS. LA BELLE SAUVA V'A. 0 a local playgoers have recently had almost every sort of diurnati c attraction, and axe evidently willing to enjoy ithenll. , The light comedy of tho Bobertson and Albery school bag proved popular in ,the extrime at the Prince of 'Wales Theatre; while ;the burlesque opera The ;Psineuss, ofTrebizonde,'? and more recently the ...

... TEWKESBURY REGATTA AND FLOWER ,I I i . SHOW. The TewkeabuO Annual Regatta and Horticultural Exhibitlon took place yesterday, and was attended with suceaa unsurpassed In any previous year. A liberal prize list attracted between thliy and forty oarsmen from the district and the netropolls, and an Increased number of competitors in the horticultural division; while weather all that could be ...

... Last evening, a concert, both novel and pleasing, was given in the Town Hall by tne Eight Rtusslan Ladic3 and the Mountaineers of the Apennines. Notvithstanding the popularity whichl these performers have attained since their arrival in this country, and the high eilogiouis which tie press has bestowed Upon them, the audience was disappointingly small. Eowvever, now that they have made their ...

... ARTS At-D I NEW PATEJMITS - C'he tt O- by Mr. Oce %] andin 180 ?? era 10 durng2 Wbee Oases or rcpalsfor needleg pins stasups, potgph Ctt 1,In~i October 14, 18 t.on, and other i Williai B. Gosling. London, impre ~ chines. Dated July 2,., 1800. William H. Ston, De ?? tn e arrangements and pparatus for ?? tpve votes by ballot. Da.ted July, 22, 18do 9' COuntleO5ad t4 Thomas Barones, Belfast imprv ...

... In one sense the second concert of the current series, which took place in the Exchange Assembly Room, on Thursday, might be said to exhibit a falling off, as oom- pared with its predecessor, inasmuch as the instrumental combinations attempted did not exceed the time-honoured quartett, but we are well content to balance this curtail. ment of form and means against the unquestionable im. ...

... IWT, . Goo6D' IflW :A.ND OFP THE L1.9B. A. he* dram fro :mr. H J. Byron, and, a new patd for. Bsr. ?? Tcole, were enough to abtract a good houtie -t th t Prindce' of. ales Tbea't~e, on Monday nilght. hisr. te!ole ae,' of.,ourseo,received *itls the heartiest'nppl Itss, iard In his niawrparb 'hns foonid another in which his grtea rc'puiation'lll ?? inoreased. Any work forai ?? Byron's pei ...

... SALE OF MR. FREDERICK T1 ?? PICTURES. fA-o?) our Speciai Reperter.l The mnagnificent collection of water-coloulr drawinp ant oil pictures belonging to *Mr. Frederick T-nnrus, Ebas. tou, was sold by auction, ill the rooms of Xessrs. Christio I M -anson, and Woods, St. Janes's, London, on Saturday, The chief featuro of thla collection, as is Weli known, was the sepia and Water-colour drainga of ...