... A THEN3-UM INSTITUTJ. A meeting of gentlemen connected with literature and journalism was held on Saturday afternoon, in the rooms of the Athenoaum Insurance Company, in Sackville-street, for the purpose of a eoniersational discussion on the features and the merits of the newly-started Athenanum Institute. From what fell from Mr.' Richmond, of the Athenaeum Insurance Com- pany, who took the ...

... EXHiBBINION OF THE NA 7IONAL IN STITUTION OF FIRE ARTS. The sixth season of this society of painters wras inaugurated upon Saturday by the usual private view at the Portland-rooms. There are as many as 337 works in oil suspended on the walls, with 63 water-colour drawings in the room appropriated to that department. As a whole, the collection can hardly be. deemed satisfactory. Like the ...

... The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford having advertised for verses to be recited at the installation of the Earl of Derby, the following have been sent in. Onnia vel medium flant mare. A statesman quitted his official house, Though he had never thought to quit it more, And stamped upon the lowest step, and said- Let all things be a deluge after ma- We all took office, Pakingtora, ...

... FINB ARTS. There has recently been on view in the show-rooms of Messrs. ColDaghi and Co. a noble work of art, Le Juge. ment de Marie Antoinette, by Paul Delaroche. The nabject, which is scarcely conveyed with accuracy by the Fganch title, is that of Marie Antoinette, after her trial and her sentence, being conducted back from the ferocious revolutionary tribunal to the Conoiargerie. From ...

... Here we have a series of Mont Blanc climbing views, the production of the climber, and certainly the best thing of the kind that we have ever seen. Mr. Browne pretends to nothing higher than amateurism in art, but his know. ledge of figure drawing, and his power of arranging pie- turesque groups, are superior to those of many a professed draughtsman. In general appearance the delineations re- ...

... GUIZUT ON THE FiNE ARTS.* Amidst the clash of conflicting theories in art, and the rivalry of the opposite interests of artists, it is not always that the voice of truth can be heard, The partizana of antagonist schools and sects are too hot and passionate, contemporary criticism is often biassed or fettered by various considerations which interfere with absolute recti- tude of judgment, and ...

... History was once flippautly called an old S=anaek. We can, we think, with more justice ny that the two almanacks before us are history, and history of the most interesting description- hat of our Colonial Church. They have been re- epectively printed at the antipodes of each other- in Canterbury and in New Zealand. The English almauack-the calendar of and for the Missionary College of St. ...

... RCHDEACON RARRISOZ'S F17.NERAL SERMON O2W BISHOP BROUGHTON.* There is a fitness about the preacher and the place of this sermon which is very peculiar. Per- haps no one had better means of observing the con- duct of Dr. Broughton, as archdeacon, as bishop, and as metropolitan, than Mr. Harrison. The very close confidence which the late archbishop bestowed on his confidential chaplain ...

... PROPOSED NATIONA LLIBRARY AND I JUMBEUM OF INVENTIONS. The following correspondence has lately taken place on the above-named subject TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT, K.G. The humble address of the Leeds Chamber of Commerce. Showeth-That your memorialists have heard with sincere gratification, that your Royal Highness has added another proof to the many already existing of your warm ...

... ENTE1RTAlAWENT AT THE MANSION. HOUSE. The Lord and Lady Mayoress yesterday entertained her Majesty's Ministers and a distinguished circle in the Egyp- tian Hall of the Mansion House. The banquet, which was given in compliance with immemorial usage at Easter, was of the most magnificent description. The fo'lowing distinguished guests attended :-The Earl of Aberdeen, Earl Granville, Sir James ...

... POSS'S JUDGES OF ENGLAND.* The tbird and fourth volumes of this useful and careful work comprise the reigns of the first three Edwards, of Richard II., of the three succeeding Henrys,' of Edward IV. rnd V., and of Richard III., the dates being from 1272 to 1485. We had prc- viously a list of 580 judges, to which 473 are now added-a goodly muster roll. The book is, from its nature, one in which ...

... DRUR Y-LANE THEATRE. The manager of onr national theatre-in name-took his benefit last night, before an audience which completely filled the house, and witnessed a gymnastie juggle and a gymnastic feat, with a new dramai, the utter 'inanity of wbich could only be equalldd'by the dreirihndss of the hew ballet. The School for Kisg8'was one bf those melancholy pro- ductions which sometimes pass ...