... I BRBISIDL & CLIFTON HORTICULTURAL SHOW- I The first floricultural exhibitionfoteprsnyarto place atitbhe Zoological Gardens on Thuresday, and never since yj the ?? of the ?? has there been a more succesefial h shqw. of course pA gala fhte in the Zoological Gardens could not be permitted to pass over without some sort of aqueous visitations, but apart from the thunderstOrm, to which we eball ...

... MANOI5STEISI, APRIL 30.-Mr Thomas Fairbairn, the chairman of the executive committee, has this afternoon received a communication from Colonel Phipps, to the effect that lie was commanded by his Royal Highness Prince Albert to state, that taking into consideration the importance of the occasion) the preparations which have been made, and the public duties which he is called upon to perform on ...

... or tiff illll vairly. STANZAS-LIFE. BY T. e. ?? S. THrE Inst smile of sunlight was fading away Fromn the beautiful brow of tho golden-tressed day, And the zephyrs breathed softly adown upon earth, From regions eelestiatl-tho land of their birth- And the last parting glenm, and the balmiost breath, Wreathed, swootly united, the Galm bed ofi doath. Tho hour of dark suff'ring and trial was gone, ...

... fme-hion Alml Varictioil. THE COURT. BUCKINGHOAM PAr.ACa, ,VRWDNEStDAY.,-Ter Majesty ais taken airings ins tibe gardens of I he Palace bith y esterday and tire two pr'eccdiur days. 'lir shosucess of Kint visited tse Queen yesterday. Prince Albert left luclringlram Palalce at balf-past six O'clock yes. terday mornrin- for lainnlchester. His Royal H igh- ness was attended bv Viscount Torrington, ...

... LITERA TURE. Iit I THE LITERATURE OF MUSIC. po Sinm The Life of Handel. By ViconSCELCHERt. e Handel: His Life, PerIsOne.r and1 Professional. h with Thoughts on Sacred Music. By vI rs. BitkY. the M. Schacelchcr, his German name notwithstanding ohy, is a Frenchman; ais exile on account of his political n principles, and, like many of his countrymear-toI fugesein London. He appears to* have Sie ...

... ROYAL ACADEMY EXHIBITION. IFOt'URT1 NOTICE. A Welcom! Arrival, by J. D. Luard, repre- sents the three military occupants of EL Crimean hut engaged in the pleasing task of unpacking a box from hoiMc. It is a picture of great merit, finely painted, excellent in tone and colour, and also good in drawing. The young officer who is seated to the left of the picture is ?? conceived; he holds in his ...

... LIT ERA T UR E. up. Tue TENT-AND..TE KHAN: A JOUR1NEY TO SINAI AND PAhsE- _ TINE. By Robert Walter Stewart, D.D., Leghorn. With Map and.11luatrations. . Edinburgh: William Oliphant. & Bono.' 1857. Lily'IN~the 4'Travels in the Holy Land, by our townsman, Dr. Rae 0th Wilson, the Lands of the Messiah, by Dr. Aiton, and, The ' nt and the Khan by Dr. Stewart, we may claim for lD, ?? ...

... BER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Last night the Barbtere di Sivwlta was produoed hereto inaugurate the return of certainly the most perfect 5jiR9r in the world-Alb~ni. A choice and crowded sludelcns, eomposed of the very 6lite of London society, attested their presence the fame and popularity of the artest. Of her performance what can we say that has not been aid Il thousand times already? The most rich ...

... IT.E .AgR TRAURES TEflBTION, SATURDAY AND MONDAY. On atccount of the oi,89tack~a in the way of keepin a~ctcrste register of the eW~55ion5 to the palace, geer unable to give a statement of the daily attenatuces. \Ne 0 state from observation that Saturday was a 'great day X u that the receipts on NMonday were satisfacstory. ft wves no: d lo~ cult to discover that a large ntumrberofte ...

... I *X rA1. n ?? X A somewhat'characteristic m ode of testing the merits of the various priaeaninal~s at the recent fat stock show at Poisay, near Paris; was adopted by the jurors of that exhibition. After the animals had been slaughtered as required by the regulations: ,under which the exhibition took place, and the weight ha- been nseertainedtthe jury were entertained at a dinner in which ...

... | THEAsSoils . .AI I- I - fll ?? - -& -t. ?? The appearance of Mr. Charles Mathews at the Theatte Royal, on Saturday evening, drew one of the largest bouses we have ever seen. The first piece performed wai the amusing comedy by. Mr. Mathews, entitled Used Up. Itla oneof the most popular of light comedies, the plot- hteg. neatly con- etrueted, though somewhatimnprobable, the aituntionss ...

... I -- - - QUEEN'S ROYAL THBATRH. Ms. J. L. TOOLF.-ThiS talented low comedian will take hia farewell benefit for the season on this evening at the ieesn e loyal Theatre. He wilL appear in no lees than four oharadters, ft which he haes earned for himself a high reputa. tion both here and In London. The entertainments will corn. prise the drama of Peker Bell, the farces of The Ayero Foortviesa and ...