... - iabiotn aub larietie%. VICE REGAL COURT. ON Friday, their Excellencies the Lord Lieutenant and the Countess of Clarendon, attended by the privates secretaries and officersoof the viceregal household; left .the Viceregal Lodge, and took up their residence, for the winter season, at the Castle. Lord'John Russell gave a Cabinet dinner on Wed- nesday evening, at hisresidmnce in Chesham-place. ...

... cingFREE-TRADE HALL. ieS M. Jullien, as we remarked in a previous notice, appears a to have the peculiar faculty of addressing himself to the to , tastes and sympathies of the people. He takes care that at him least a part of his programme, and that not a slight part, min shall be of a nature to be understood and felt by his audience; coul his melodies are of a national character, or bring ...

... t . . . . . . ..4 , About 40 loal committees, out of the 200 committees requiring space for exhibition, have not completed their .allotments. The following circular was issued to them on Saturday:- Office for the Execative Committee, Exhibition Building, Hyde Park, January 4,1851. Sir,-l am instructed by the executive comminttee to inform you, thatit iisimperative that they should pro eedto ...

... J;?Jublir ailluormclito. ADELPHIL One of those Adelphi melo-dramas, whose intri- cacy of plot is not to be unravelled except by pro- ficieuts in the mysterious arts of Adelphi construc- tion, was produced at this theatreliast night. It is founded upon the drama of Paillasse, which for the last three months has been played with suc- cess in Paris, and in its Eiiglislh dress is called Bel- ...

... :iAlbltit alillorintitt0. ?? THEATRE. LI OPi After, three years' -absence Mr. Walter tany' la:S III returned to the London stage. Ilie made Isii the renhirl on Saturday evsning last, ?? Theal- he ti-s in the character otf Wildrakc in the Love C'Iwse, Iwhich hie had never before sustained in London. Ti. Te novelty of a new part woe not necessarv ns at .VC stimulus t~o the many adiniretesof Mr. ...

... NEWc\ MUSIC. ,, . - ?? III ?? , ! A P ?? ET ITuIs . Cii.eCHR r IN TIU P'Asr.' A Dallald. Written and Ceinupsed by 3i11UCIl Lover. Londoll: Du'f & llodgson, 65 Otxrord Street. SA-tiUlEl. Lovr:, in tile above song, lias ndded ailotser loar to his luxutilit lyricat wreath. theo IIelay i., *o *- t. simple, aind .nie'p'Slr, if ?? a, sortd 1nmy Ia permitted. WO thilbk it ought to become a ...

... BELFAST EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS AND ! . SCULPTURE. FOsv Friday the exhibition was, for the first time, opened to the public in the evening, at very much reduced prices the object being to gratify the curiosity, and improve the taste of those classes whose la- borious occupations, during the day-time, prevent the possibility of enjoying the intellectual luxury afforded by the contemplation of ...

... L I T ER A T U RE- BENTLES S MISCELLANY. Bentaey appropriately enough begins the new year with an article on the observances which, in various ages, have been peculiar to the annual festival of the first of January; and G though the writer is greatly at a loss to tell us much new on L the subject, the reader will find in it many interesting facts B well strung together. The Curiosities of ...

... Original Vortrp. THE FORES.T HYMN, [wRITTEN FOIR Till: NEWS-LIrTB;LH.] WITHIN a forest's gathering gloom- Where dead leaves sought their silent tomb, And the low wind, with fitful breath, Wailed through the avenues of death- A traveller stood; a gathering cloud, Like that which hung its heavy shroud Upon the dying day and vear, ,Swept o'er his brow in drops of fear: His treacherous guide had ...

... To be frugal is wise ; and this lesson of truth Should ever be preached in the ears of youth. The young must be curbed in their spendthrift haste, Lost meagre Want should follow on Waste: But to see the hand that-is withered and old So eagerly clutch at the shining gold- Oh! can it be good that man should crave The dross of the world-so nigh his grave ? Sad is the lot of those who pine In ...

... that the noble Duke's recovery would be bailed with great delight, not only by the whole county of Nottingham, but the country at large. His Grace's numerous tenantry, and the inhabitants of Worksop especially, heartily wish for his life to be prolonged amongst them—for, as lord of the manor of Worksop, the Duke of Newcastle has latterly given mauy substantial proofs of his kindness and regard ...

... IN resuming our notices of the works in this exhibi- tion, we are happy to state that, notwithstanding the unfavourable weather prevalent at this season, the at-. tendance from day to day continues numerous and re- spectable; and so far from being confined to the upper walks of society, that it includes many of the middle and working classes-those, in fact, for whose peculiar benefit and ...