... MEMOIR OF CARDINAL NEWMAN.-* Tire life of Cardinal Newman-tihe full story of the theological controversies which have shaken the English Chuirch, and which have led to the secession of so many eminent men among the clergy-cannot yet he told, as it involves the careful consideration of so many subtle causes, so many strange influences, eo. many minute dis- cussions, so many personal elements, ...

... IBIRhIINGA MUSICAL FESTIVAL, S. I [SECON ARTICLE.] Ve THE REDEMPTION. n ; Whatever surprises or revelations the coming Festival tl e- may bavo in store for us, it needs no special power of s 1e divination to enable us to predict that the most memorable c re event of that memorable week will be the production on t ve the Wednesday morning of Di. Counod's eagerly awaited 0 re Oratorio, The ...

... RUDDY-GORE AND SAVOY OPERAS. I I .. . . We take thle followinvg account of au interview with Mr. WV. S. Gilbert from the Pulf M1ati Gazette : Mr. Gilbert was sitting in that Sumptuous library of hsis, hal hisl often-deoscribedl house in Tferrington Garderns, evidently iii a state of extreme jubilation, from whieh I inferred that the itliddy-goro reheuarsials wero progress. ixig ...

... - . A woman can no more neglect her dress nowadays than she can overlook any other social obligation, The matter )fbecomes of greater importance everyea. I a ams e be said to have ceased to be one of vanity and personal .e satisfaction ; it is a, duty every woman owes to society to look her best, her tastiest, otherwise she is a, discordant note in the general harmony of things. Moreover, ...

... iA The lively buflesque of Little Tra Diavolo is played at the Grand Theatre this week, by a company of whicls the principals are Miss Alexina Anderson and Mr. Chas. ]?anby. It goes well, anid it will doubtless bh witnessed during tbe week bv such lovers of pleasure as maybo able to a wall themselves rom the outeof-dnor attractions of a fins evening. The pirograimme, lhowever, has a ...

... CONCEPT OF SCOTCH S Under the auspices of the Birmingham and Midland Scottish Society, of which Mr. H. C. Reid is president, a novel and very delightful concert was given, in the Town Hall, on Saturday evening, by the Glasgow Select Choir. It should be explained that the word choir n Nor th Britain is equivalent to chorus or choral society in current English. The Glasgow Select Choir, which ...

... -NvE BOOKS. I irF ls'lc Tt irXA1; o Fi.OWx25 MLondQo: Gnor; -ntlegeanid Sons.] ?? s l - teiY printed in colours, are t;=lccllif 1a 1 non or tiliS bookl; a fevw verses c, Co: Lan ti-- r9iid lists of flowers with arbitrary D unir' l pi,1 tyoAroVND. [London: Kegan .- ! Trezlchi ar. Co.l ';,ill ?? little volume is of very pleasing the vers0 is musical and graceful, and the ?? retined. There ...

... ROYAL VSIT TO GLASGOW. AOPCLUNG OF1 THE EXIIINOl I was thought yesterday morning by the peope Io Glasgow and the West of Scotland that the numnerous ceremonoissconnected with the opening ofthelInternational Exhibition by their Royal Highnesses the Prince and le Princess of Wales were to take place in. a storm of wind and e-rain, for the weather looked very threaitening at nine l0 o'clock. ...

... I Last night's choral rehearsal at the Masonic Hall, which was devoted to Dr. Bridge's classical cantata Callirhie, was attended and directed by the com- poser in person. Dr. Bridge met with a cordial reception from the choir, and was fortunately able to reciprocate the welcome with equal cordiality and satisfaction on finding how well his music had been prepared. In their knowledge of the ...

... Planquette's highly amusing opera The Old Guard, al cli nade such a successful first appearance in Bir. ;ai: .anr nearly twelve mnorths ago, Was produced last nioit at the Theatre Uoyal before a crowded and ap- e;-eciative andience. During the past year the opera has mjet with a rmost favourabie reception both in London and the provinoes, and its return visit to Birmingham this weelk is ...

... CHSRiS1'd 1s0 BOOS. r rfF L, Pti ?? . IoS7. LndOl : Religious Tract We I'l c rellatclly, in noticing tbe monthly parts, ex- (1.1 high iq ?? of til literary and artfstie ,f tbo ?? iRur. 'Iho bound volume is n -! can~e f' ii of ov~a iv nile huiindred pages, and every iv viob svorie o1 wi.lwii alld slose, of inistrectini, annd ;ii ?? twlilr1d i 'I .\Aiy arraligerinet or clasSifiCa- * 1 Of the ...

... BIRMINGHAM HORSE SHOW, EXHIBITION AT BINGLEY HALL The exhibition of horses, ponies, carriages, &c., which is held under the auspices of the Birmingham Agricultural Exhibition Society, was opened yesterday, at Bingley Hall, and will be continued until Friday. A horse show is byno means a new departure in the history of the Bir- mingham Agricultural Society. There was a time when an exhibition ...