... LITERA TUBE. Socian aite Policial2 Morality. By WILLIAM LOVETT. Simpkin and Marshall. Mir. Lovett has been long known for his conscien- tious advocaev of radical reform, and for his earnest endeavours not only to procure social privileges for the members of the class to which he belongs, but to elevate them higher in the scale of society by education. Few men have laboured. so long and so ...

... LITERA TURE. The Priwite Life of Daniel Webster. By CseARLs LAw- MAN, late his Private Seeretary. Longmans. This book is premiature-too soon for respect, too soon for proper collection of materials, and indicating too eager a desire to make a book by throwing any sort of gossip together at amoment when-in America at least-every triviality on this subject is regarded with interest. And whatever ...

... MUsiC. WEDNESDAY EVENING CONCERTS. The concert of last evening was an agreeable rnixture of classical and popular music. Of the former sort were, the overture and several vocal pieces from the Zauberftote, Mr. Sterndale Bennett's pianoforte Concerto in F minor, played by Mr. W. 3. Cusius; Mozart's air from Fqaro, as Voi che sa- pete, sung by Miss Thirlwall; the scene from Robert le Dieable, a ...

... ENGLISH AND MADRIGAL UNION. Oczher two entertainmstts have been given by th ese singers since we formerly notice | them. There was a very larg: at- | tendance at the Theatre oa nig’, ant the tion was even more thaa oa the occasion, The The enthasiasn of the anlisnes was quite inspiring. pieezs were for the most part warmly eacorel Me Phillips | a torrent of applause for his singing of “The ...

... Srelanod. THE DUBLIN EXHIBITION. Dusuts, May 16.—On Saturday, during the whole period that the Industrial Palace remained open to the public it was filled with visitors, fresh arrivals continuing to pour in from twelve until five o'clock, although the last comers had an hour to enjoy the scene. The peculiar fineness of the day was an additional inducement, and the building in every point of ...

... how carefully our Cockney opponents avoid the subject of paying the London Police with Scottish money, drawn from the public purse, while we are left to pay our own besides, by local taxation. The opposition to be met with from that quarter must, there- fore, be explained by the interest which is felt in the ques- tion. The payment of the London Police ought to be drawn in future from the ...

... the proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, at their first mecting last week, which appears to be of a very peculiar cha- racter. Such proceedings are usually reported narratiwely, while your report breathes the spirit of party prejudice and criticisn.§ There is something striking in the real or affected ignorance of the position of those of the parties specially referred to as having ...

... Tat!A!-- - -- - -- -- AL- z -rileI This Interesting Exhibition came off on the 17th and 18th hsigh inst., and as a whole surpassed the most sanguine an ticips- tlona of all Interested in its Success. Tbe majority of the Thei birds were in splendid condition, and there were very few know empty penes. The committee must have had every reason to atsket leave been gratified With the numbers, as ...

... LITERATU R E. ~.Boows Fop. ?? Bot'ks, Music, New Engravinis &c., intended for review, left ait thle establishfletit Of Mr.T C. MITCHELL, Red Lion-court. Fleet-street, London, addressed 1to the FEditor of the Derby Mercury, will be forwarded and receive attention. V Expos'itor.y Lectures or. St. Paul's Epistle to the Colossisans in which the Apostle's aruetrespecting the errors on the subject ...

... AMUSEMENTS IN MA2NCHESTER. (FROMc OUR OWNr CORRESPONDENT.) TAcTas Royex,-We have had nothing but Italian and Geramar. operas this week, for the melo-drama of Me-e pIeejseaa, which leas been for some weeks in preparation, was not, it seems, on WedaesdaT night, in a position to 1see company. It was, however, to be per- duced without fail last (Saturday) night. On 'Monday, Weber's Da- ...

... PROVINCIAL THEATRIQALS. (not 015 OwEr COBBEsP00DE1T.) BnADnOmD.-Colosseemm.-The departure of the American Brothers has furnished an opening for the engagement, fropm last Monday, for twelve nights, of Herr Chantrill and his Son, in their classical acrobatic drawingrooom entertainment. Mr. Pedley, sentimental vocalist anl concertina player, is. an excel lent member of the company, and,, along ...

... | FTeanh PlaYs.-Mdlle. Rachel commenced an engage- ment here last Wednesday, when was presented, for the first time since 1851,. Racine's tragedy of Thedro. Rachel's im- personation of Phedre is so generallywell known, and has already been so thoroughly criticised, as to render detailed cons- ment superfluous on this occasion Thle eminent traqedienie displayed all her usual powers of ...