... THE GCIREUT ENHIBITION. The ?? as to the best mo0de of doooratiit grand thle building- for the Exhibaition is one whiclh, at the beenth present moment, is exciting Conldrbelteton adg amyong scientific men, and thle public in fconcerl, wlilich and the plan of decoration pro)posed by MrI. Owven bujidji Jones, founded upon well-known and established nill principles, has been gravelydicse by ole ...

... TEE GREAT EXHIBITION. With thle exception of about half a dozen comn- paratively unimportant committees, the whole of the local committees have now made the required return of their vouchers. The task of allotting thle space in the building to individual exhibitors will therefore be immediately commenced by the Execu- , tive Committee. With respect to the arrangemenlt of the goods of ...

... THE, LAXINGTOW AlA Ph1,77. Kelham was formerly the residence Of Robert Sutton, second and last Lord Lexington. It isbe the property of his descendant, ,. 1I 11sr Sutton, Esq., M.P. for Newark.' The cloe' dspondence now published was found in Partialre concealed closets, where the dust had. gathered iY n it for a lonlg series of years, its exisence a not being suspected. It consists of the ...

... Preparations upon a very extensive scale have already been made by Messrs. Spicer and Clowes for the compilation and arrangement of the im- mense mass of matter which will be contained in the official catalogue of the Exhibition, for the printing and supply of which they have con- tracted. Some idea of the magnitude of this work may be formed from the fact that it I has been found impossible ...

... THE (BEAT EXHIBITION. The exertions of the contractors to complete the building in Hyde Park continue to be carried on with undiminished activity,the number of men employed in the works being not less than 1,980. of these by far the larger number are employed in completing the ground and gallery flooring. The progress which has been made in this portion ; of the works during the past week has ...

... One of those Adelphi melo-dramas, whose intricacy of plot is not to be unravelled except by proficients in the mysterious art of Adelphi construction, was produced at this theatre last night. It is founded upon the drnma of Paillasse, which for the last three months has been played with success in Paris, and in its English dress is called Belphegor the Nountebank, or the Pride of Birth* ...

... LITBRA TUBB. of I The Bishop's Wife:- A Tale of the rapacy. Translated from the German of LEOPOLD ScusraR. With Sn His- Of torical Notice of the Life and Times of Hildebrand fig (pope Gregory VII.), to which it relates. By Mis. 3.. sk STODAUeT -John Chapman. i Historical fiction is a urovince in which, though wi German writers have labosred diligently, they have thI failed, and are likely, to, ...

... (FROM OUR- OWN CORRESPONDENTS.) ASHTON-UXDER.-LYE. - Britannia. -(Proprietor, Mr. Templeton.) - Business here is far from what it ought to' be, coinsidering the manner the pieces are produced, anrd aided by a very extensive and talented company. The tragedy of Othello drew a respectable, but noc a crowded, audience on Thursday last. Mrs. Ormsby, as Desdeinona, was chaste and effective. Mrs. ...

... I' U-3LirlC~ -W M-S ?? :A. dt. i Liverpool. ' I (FROM. OUR OwNcORRESPo9DiNz-) TnEATRE' RoYAL -The new Christmas Pantomime produced atthis establishment has' metwitli greatrsuccess It is entitled Harlegqin, Childe of Hale; or,.ye. King. of ,ye Red Noes.. The scenery (painted by Mr. Dearlove and assistants) is a credit to the artist ;,the scenes, being local, 'are universally recognised6 and ...

... | VISIT OF PRINCE ALBERT.-Hi5 n Royal HO.Charness Prince Albert, accompanied by Coloneithe don. Charles Grey and Lieut.-Col. F. H. Seymotr, on Tuesday visited the building of the Exhibition in Hyde Park. The Prince ?? shortly after eleven o'clock, and, having minutely exa nined the progress of the works, expressed himself hig. ly gratified with the very rapid progress which bad been made since ...

... PUBLIC A&MUSEMITENTS AT Liverpool. (OBOM O-TR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) THEATRE ROYAL. -The new pantomime has been played as a first piece two nights this week, and on both occasions the juveniles have mustered in strong force, and contributed considerably to the amusement. by their frantic demonstrations of applause, their shrill screams of laughter and delight contrasting ludicrously *ith the ...

... |THE GREAT EXHIBITIN OF 1 ARRAN ENT I OF AT CLES' IN .The general principles which will govern the ar- rangement of articles in the building are-as follow 1. The productions of the United Kingdom and the British colonies will be grouped westward of the Central Transept. The ?? Kingdom will bea rranged in the following thirty classes as far as practicable.- .RAW MATERiALS : 1. Moinig and ...