... FN AR T S. MR MACLISE'S PAINTING OF MR MACREADY IN WERNER. There is now on view at Mr Hogarth's Gallery in the Haymarket a painting by Mr Maclise of which the subject is taken from Lord Byron's tragedy, and the principal figure is a most masterly full-length portrait of Mr Macready. A line-engraving of this picture is in preparation; and a finer or more fitting memorial of the great actor now ...

... After the very satisfactory replies given by Mr. Fox to the interrogations put to him at the Society I of Arts on Wednesday last, with respect to some of the principal objections which have been from time to time urged against the strength of the building for the Exhibition in Hyde Park, we apprehend there are very few who now entertain a doubt upon s that point; To such persons it may he ...

... CITY OF LONDON COMMITTEE. The City of London Committee have had abundant 9 proof of the impossibility of impressing a large body of per- r Bons with the necessity of restricting their applications within the terms laid down by the autborities. Even now applicants for space drop in at the offices of the committee ; and having ?? that, they ?? a-little -late,-request that they may baye 1 erta ? ...

... (FROM OUR OWN Co03EsPoNDO S.) AsnTON-uiDmi-LTNa. - Britanntia.-Bnsines here has been on the increase Pizarro, Macbeth, &c., drew very fair houses. Mr. ?? C. Wood, as Rolla and Macbeth, acquitted himself very creditably. His per- sonation of -tese ardboiss'cbaracters, was marked with- powerful energy, and' has stamped him an actor of con- siderable talent in the higher valks of the drama. Mr. ...

... J DRURIT-L E TMIATR-L. Lut' eveiiing, a6 new five-act ''coined. entitled 1Th Old Love and thewl, 't s produced le.wo ith suemis It'is by MCSilliawi who is -k}i eo Iedtanmtlo woridthe'author of ABegpr on Hoiig- tekI' ~'pi~ p$ie,11 and~ther,!pieoeI of iouidnble writL The pseut ,,pmoduotioA was a nnouicsd for per- crmq a$ tb~s theatre ,dUg, ?? last aeuop, pdii thS ' ' Lov ?? ht 6*iig to 4 ...

... , - -- 4 f , - ? - w? .1 DxAzNE' ILLvSTRATED ALMANAC`KI For the Year of Our.Lord,.1861. London,' George and John Deane, Opening to the Monument, London Bridge, - .This is I the seventb annual 0f0feng of the highly respectable firm whose well-:known names,'are qbove. attached, and the fact off its, having Ron la Ileasea',o favour in public ?? is, W8 fbl4; sufficient groun for the proprietors ...

... THE RE VIEWS. The Quarterly Review.-The Quarterly Review e opens with an article on Mr. Gordon Cumming~s , work on Southern Africa. Many have no doubt 1 e felt with ourselves a thrill of incredulity on reading some of the marvellous stories of this remarkable e book ; but we are assured by the reviewer, who dis- h plays a masterly knowledge of the subject, that not e only are all the ...

... GLL~mSIE NGs iN TnlE DAnK:. F. S. XERIOYWEATEER.- Simpkisi, Marshall-With little of originality in Mr. Merry- *eather's work, we nevertheless fidmucthtiamsn and instructive. He wisely disclisalpeec otedg nity of history, btha ab c~t~ififf~lm ?ie¶isr tionss on many sutects coneotue~ filai'er janl likely to ]prove a fourco, 6tf ub ntriem tiohse readers wbo delight 'in studyig4w;annrAbltsnn' ...

... TI . ~ZXHIBI OF TiER :XHIZBI~ON Or 185L. Sf7ul;1i-.-Ne-xt to the roof thegreatestprogress has bnmade with the flooring, the galleries, and the arrange- mest0 of the exhibiting space. The flooring of the basement bOO been pushed forward with great rapidity, the planks be- ing left with a small interval between them, by which means °dst dropping through the whole space will be easily hept clean. ...

... THEDRAXA, IUSIG, &c. * PRINCESSES. - This popular and admirably- managed theatre is enjoying an uninterrupted run of complete success. The a Templar still -proves attractive; and the laughable pantomime of Alonzo, and the Fair Imogene promises to run far into the winter seas6n. - . LYCEUM,-The extravaganza of K Iing Charmingt: con- mences to abate in its attraction; and we much doubt if ...

... 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 ...

... *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 ...