... ITALIAN OPERA XN PARIS. A theatre glittering with rank and fashion, and crowded to the ceiling, on Saturday night welcomed the return of Don Paspale, which has been happily termed Donizetti's drawing room opera-a character which it never merited so completely as we have it now repre- sented with Madame Sontag at the interpreter of Noripa. Of her singing we can only repeat the'eulogies ...

... WeY RAVE TD S A I? I Managers, at all times, have had recourse to sraiige, out-ofothe-way expedients' to excite the flagging zeal of the public, and draw the Million to the theatre. 'Hence the introduction of horses, elephants, lions, dogs, and even monkeys. But it is not fair to lay the whole blame of this on the ill-starred speculator who must'pay his salaries on Saturday, and whose natural ...

... OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION. Some misapprehension having arisen, both in the British anld foreign newspapers, tending to lead ex- hibitors to suppose that the period for opening the Exhibition will be postponed, the Executive Com- nittee deem it fight to announce that the Exhibi- tion will be open?.d on the 1st of May. It is possible that thd ?? statement out ex- tension of time for receiving ...

... NA THI AL E.* ! In the course of its ever-varying taste, our public seems now rather palled with high-wrought scenes of romance, and with even the oft-tried charm of passionate descriptions. Had it not been so, how- ever, this true wonranly story, unindebted to ro- mance and innocent of one warm thought, would be I welcome, It is a story of love, nevertheless, all of love, thoug-h rendered ...

... REVIEWS OF BOOMS. DEALIrOS ITITH THE INQUISItTION. DR. Actarae. Virtu~e, Paternseronc-row.-The imprisonment of Dr. Achilli, a convert from Rome to the doctrines of Protestantic-i, alter the taking of that city by the French troops, and the cease- queet restoraciore of Papal domdinion, created great sensation amongst the higher classes in this counatry., - . Dr. Achilli was originally a ...

... *M XA81 iETC. - Te ~neW drasE of 4Ripiegor the o or, the Prde of Bisth, produced here'an ..ght, is ;m adaptation of. M.M1 Demsety and nrssierom five act ?? Of Paillese, whicbsince d perso mnce at tbe .Gaiet6 in last November, has ?? sen atiop in the French metropolis. rama, wbich ~on onday night occupied four hours dPresentation, is ?? ,ntticate in plot, and so enve* Ir~tn n tery as to ...

... VUSIC aAZI D OH3E 3DRAMA A.Tr Manchester. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) We have no novelty to announce, scarcely a change to record, so we shall merely make akind of running com- mentary until something occurs to call forth our critical pen. Giralda and the Pantomime continue to be played at the Theatre Royal,'tbe latter with increased success. Mr. J. Marshall and Miss Fawcett, a's Harlequin ...

... ll-?- ?? T314-UPPL T ?? PA M-: P-1 KI-QX- j L On Tuesday, P11rince Albert, accompanied by Celonej1 trey and LieuaL-cdl`8 .e`u, visted te bbilding of the I1hibition The 4aFWl~ds~oiri after eleven o'clock, and, having ?? tbie progress of the wqylxi, hxrssdimself high'I grifi reseed hadof been 4 eds >'ili h Ie very ytkpid ,ess which bad ce a royal highness, among other majters, evinced ...

... - - ratI w.. - (FmOhI OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.) BRISTOL.-Royal Albert Rooms.-Mr. David Roberts's rmagnificent picture of The Destruction of Jerusalem has lately left these rooms, where it has been exhibited for a fortnight, and so great has been the excitement that many were compelled to leave without seeing it Mr. Duncan Macmillan, the celebrated ventriloquist, we hear, has been since giving ...

... LJITRA TURE. 2Te Britannia and Conway Tubular Bridge. By EDWIN CLAuK, Resident Engineer. 1840. Most engineering structures whiob have been raied for the furtherance of commercial enterprise, have generally been constructed on prineiples Vhiol tay. risen from an early stage of infany, and irowa to maturity with-the aridU ptogral I Tweof-AQ91lO gradual that the results attaised:ease to form ...

... . a FiNE ]ARTS. A.Skehe1oe aftfer A Lan4cnpp PainfSta of :j Whnd. -B .,L MAuvr ; with Sqr Notices by W. M. TmAOcExzY. ie M;i. M has eo.deintly been long convehalnt Rt with thW work of 6our fvomurits masters, though his of name now appears for the Arst time immediately b~ cwipoteebd.with them^; and iz tlpreaent :work, con- Aptaiging the .whoe range of. our IaiiMcape at, Mr. Marry hasbeen, ...

... REFRESHMENTS FOR THE EXHIBITION. In ors .quptce of misapprehensions which have arisen, and alterations which art required t) bl made in the areas for the sale of refreshmctos, the Executive Committee have determined upon calling 'or fresh tendere. The fol- lowing are the proposed condations: 1. Her Majesty's Commissioners consider that it may con- duce to the convenience of visitors to permit ...