... THEATRICALS AT WOBUtN ABBEYI The Duke and Dachess of Bedford's hospitality, which has extended over the last five weeks,at thae ancient decal seat in Bedfordshire, may now be considered over. It was arranged that there should be another grand gathering at the Woburn Abbey Theatre, to close the season, ?? week was the night fixed ; but owing tD the sudden illness of Mr. Odo Russell, the Duke of ...

... AMUSEMENTS ZN BMINGHA1L I (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) THE TREATRE ROYAL,-Last night was the thirteenth night of the Christmas pantomime, Queen Mab. which has proved a great attraction among the holiday makers since the first night of its introduction. It is preceded nightly by a good standard play, and thus agood evening's amusement is guaranteed. The plays enacted during the past week have ...

... I I Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and several other members of the Royal family, paid an early visit to the Exhibition on Tuesday morning. They inspected the different parts of the building, and watched with interest the process of examining the different packages by the Custom house officers. Her Majesty has probably never before been so ...

... - , _4 - ?, ? FROVINCIAL'THEAT? ? ? ?Izi ??,fl i ?? 115? ? ?? | CROM OUR OWN CO6Ri$FPONDEzqTj,) I I|, ., ?? I ' I . C .: _L . : ., BURY.-The building ottbie'new Theatre Royal pro- rFessesrapidly; and.will be entirely ?? of J anasry, tbe .dayfappointed fol opening'; Extensire pre p~atstions aire making for the approaching sason; tO ' CHE$?XLTEN~aH?:@| ...

... TuRF CHARACTERS. THE OFFICIALS AND THE SUBALTERNS. By MARTINGALE BENTLEY, New Burlington-street. Under the above title, and as one of a series of works intended for perusal by travellers on rail or river, we have an admirable little work by Martingale, who has previously achieved no little celebrity as a writer of Sporting Magazine articles, which will be enhanced by his present contribution ...

... TKEATRE$, 40. 1 I ,oYAL ITALIAN OPERA.-CLOgS OP TdkE SEASON. _An ounusually long and prosperous season was brought. ID a close on Saturday evening last, when Meyerbeer's pera of Les Hugruenots, with a cast including Gridi, lri, Castellan, Angri, Tamburini was given for the last time as a valedictory performance. All the artistes engaged in the representation exerted henselves to the utmost, ...

... MUSiq. MR, HTLLAH'S CONCERTS. b Mr. Hullah's fifth monthly concert took place -at St. Martin's Hall last evening. Like the previous concerts a: of the series it presenited several novelties very 'rntereting l1 to musicians, of which the most remarkable wvas the ,,Credo from Sebastian Bach's Mass in B minor; This m great composer is known in this country only by his instru- mental music. His ...

... 'J GREAT EXtfi4N. ]3erwealris now a bulsy one 'withk tlb officials in th Glass Palace. They ha* but litl ib mW thina two i~torits left for *h rmcepfi~on,,.a ite t ofE al th wo41 .to q.4ipl ?? y scent byi their activityto be quite alive .toi .thoe necessty; foxi full eXertioff. More than a6 thetisid' j~ic'kans hiave been re~ediwd'zdurint the last sir dAyS, 'bf-Whic more 1 Thui' I W a fr~ohip, ...

... THER l-REAT EXHIBITION. r THE CUSTOMS IN THE EXHIBITION. p CUSToMs DEPARLTMENT AT THLE CRYSTAL Pa.iuoa.-The di Board of Customs have by minute appointed the following 01 gentlemen for special duty in Hyde Park during the ensuing Grand Industrial Exhiibition :-Mr. Rolls,of the Laniding Surveyor's office, as chief;l Mr. T. Fairman, searcher, comp- ya troller of accounts; and Mr. M. D. Cresbie, ...

... WHE G REAT EXHIBITION. :~ %. : -- 7s -- - .Iauttendance, - yesterday, although many thou- saa4q'.elow the monstfr gatheringof the preceding day, wasyet considerably beyond the nurd ber of previous Wed- nesdsSy`:. 68,000 persons were admitted. on Wednesday fwee, hile yesterday the. numbers' considerably exceeded 61,PQ0. Iler Majesty was, as usunl, one of the earliest visit jdtpa ceeded to ...

... The Derby day made little impression on the; ap- pearance of the crowd in the Crystal Palace. There were people enaogh in London bor the Derby aud the Exhibi-i 1 tion, and it surprised foreigners that a concoursa of eleganceO and fashion could be found in both places. In the after- noon the navy was, as usual, the scene of favourite resort,'! and in the promenade we noticed several leaders of ...

... - &ngs of FrantO. - Composed by CIHARLM3 GouroDU zE .The quality of th'ese 'ga, 'nd' ,theiir recoption i iboth in Paris and London, have settled the question started by some of our musical critics as to the young author's 1- e character as' a tobmaposer. The cold reception of 'his' Sappho at thQ Grand Opera, and (in its Italian drqqs) a . at Coveixt-gariednwa4' Lndeniably owiing to tbe, ...