... LITERA TUBE. ,H D ?? Cot~zl' 7ie ol' tic London Traders', Tiir)n ai o Cbie-*o-insc 'lh cs, uer, ..t o the M7th Centlry, pres neted to the CurI)oration Libruiy by 11. BeCIzifOY, L--s . By J. H. Buin-. The munificent gift of 'Mr. B3eaufov to the City has rendered it necessary that a proper cataloguo should he made of its contents: this has been ably done by Mir. Burn in thc present volume. The ...

... mUSic. nadons- ow, I GLOUCESTER MUSICAL FBSTIVAL. ing a (IFROoa OUR REPORTTE.) ved a GLOUCESTER, FwDvy. >01y a The sacred performances in connoxion with the their Fstival of the three choirs for 1853 were brought to a it,-we close this afterneon by one of the most brilliant gatherings shire. at the Cathedral to listen to the divine strains of Handel's l _Iessia/ that any previous festival ...

... DRIVUY-LANE. A new five-act play wvas produced here last night, under the title of Tile Betrotoal. -It is from the pen of Mr. George H. Baker, an American author (we believe), whose previous drama of Chaaynos met with some degree of success a few vears since. The plot of The Betrothal is but of slender structure ; nor are the incidents remarkable for either novelty, interest, or probability. ...

... LITERA TUE. .saac T1. 1o0pper: a True Life. By L. MARIA CHILD. Sampson Low. Isaac T. Hopper came into the world, in W~est Ne-v Jersey, in the United States, ia the year 1 7 I 1l and any one who had watched his progress during the first few years of his life would have beeti justified in coming to the conclusion that the worl would have a very hard bargain in friend Isaac. He appears in those ...

... GLOUCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL. (FROM 0U1 REPORTES.) GLOUCESTER, THURSDAY. Another day has opened most auspiciously; con- tinued fine weather specially favouring the meeting. The railway trains again brought immense throngs of people to the ' fair city, and the cathedral was filled as yesterday. Before proceeding, however, to this morning's performance of sacred music in the cathedral, we must ...

... UL C FC IN T'DLIC .3fVS]CA L FAESTITAL. GLOUCESTEIZ, 1dEIDNESDAY. Th2 finst evening concert Mwas given aiat night at ?? Shiro IIall, which builling contains at magnificent room, .p hkpoblf hoflldig 3,000 persons, As a concert room, how- e-.r, it is not the best of the kind. The places are divided iato two classes, to wshich the admittance is half a guinea and 7.i. e:.. The concert 2 oonrs Was ...