... . IRVING ACTOR AND MANAGER, A CRITICAL STUDY, by William Arclior, published by Field and Tuer, Ye Leadenhalle Presse, E. C., is the third in what the publishers call The Vellum Parchment Shilling Series of Literature. The little book under notice, u no now facta of >lr. Trvirc. dc-nN with hto r*''fl i iir?er in Hn honent, it fck11!! \\l ln'lod we wen' 1:-1-i 'rvm..r ,,,,t i,,. i,^ ...

... . Tn OlD Hi!' ink O* tliw, full nf I'|',:|]IV H* ...

... . NoSalait RBQrtBio, by Nelly Rmbbrooke (H. Wright and Co., Caxton House, Fleet Street).-- This pamphlet is a satirical npoit of certain advertisements frequently to be found in the daily papers. The description of how Messrs. Fakem and Flunem through the medium of their advertise ment get together a company, including a lady novioe with money-- is graphically told by one who has evidently ...

... . Thi SurTF-Boi Polka, by Gilljort Bya.-- A well-marked and capital air, easy to play, anJ one that should bo la greiu request at this foiivo season. Bbah ...

... . We have received the following vocal and instrumental music from Wileocks and Ward, of 63, Berner's-sireet, Oxford-street, W.:--THE SUNRICK WALTZ W. H. Westover). A very capital and well-marked composition, that portion where the air is carried into the bass having a sway and grace'ul movement, which should alone Insure its success.--GENERAL MITE'S POLKA (Carlo Lorenzi). Though commonplace, ...

... . Brook's Popular Botany (Brook and Co., 282 Strand). We have roceived Part I. of this excellent work. To use a hackneyed phrase, it supplies a want long felt. Amid the vast advances made by educa tion in almost every branch of science that of Botany has fallen back, mainly owing to the cloud of techni calities wrapped around every work on the subject. This is commcndably elear from that ...

... . Tho Pantomime* ami All About Them (Leopold Wagner. John HeywooJ, I/Ondon).-- In the work before us Mr. Wagner has collected most useful and entertaining facts as to tho rigin, writing, production and co*t of panto mime. Ah a hind-book for all patrons of this clus of entertainment, which has grown into an institution in our midst, we can heartily recommoni this little ix>ok. Western Fijmro ...

... . we Bare received the of The DictionJ7 of N*e ...

... 61, Msnehester-rosd. 70. 72. Barr, Lancashire (Pop. 47,598). Railways —North Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire Star Opera House —Pnrosll and Refill. Victoria Music Hall. ATHRMiRUM Hall. Newspapers— Daily Beho,” Weekly: “Onsrdian, “Timas.” Market— Saturday. Bill Poster—A. Kanworthy, 11, Clerk-street. ...

... . r M 1? ?,T Dll8s BL' a C'O*' oomedy in one act by riii m>' llave lli6d U>ir luck with play- OarinJ *,f, 'J,1!6 m few ucce0 ...

... . Cofit Oatoitj, published by H. Bvesford, %T otreet, Binntnithni. GiToni Oioir. pnW'JJ'J? t,f Hwnnund I'o., 4. Ort MrlbornU(rh-stret, W., L er Hubi Nawoombe, are fairy good of their kind, the 'F^uf showing better grammatical composition and th* w^ better melody, but neither oeanni? nny striking originality. Buch a mais of compositions of thin mediocre claM is now osily toning from the ...

... . Lits or k Loitdokrk (Lordon David Bofrue, S, St, Martin's Place. Trafalew Sqna-e. W.C. HriceS.) contain! ?II the lat poems l>y Mr. ('lenient Bcott. which have tven published in the page-* of /MmA, the Graphic, the Tht|ii>'t, Jacques UBei.baoh, ...