... Ceylon: an Account of the Island, Physical, Historical, and Topographical, with Notices of its Natural History, Antiquities, and Productions, by Sir James Emerson Tennent, ?? ?? &c. Illustrated by Maps, Plans, and Drawings. Two vols. Longman and Co. In its own department of literature this is the book of the year, and one of the most notable works of our time. Supplemented by the same author's ...

... PROVINCIAL THEA rRICALS, BBIGHiTON~. TitnAvsX RoY~AL-(Leossee, Mr H. Nye Chart.)-Madame Celeste took her bonelit on Friday, the 16th meat., and had a capital house. The opening piece was Tire Last Rope, when she wee as euccessful in Marie as ahe had been in all her previous performaances. Mr Charles Verner's Pierro wast a careful piece of acting. in fact, far enpecror to anything else that he ...

... I .. _ - . PRINCESS'S THEATRE. (SECOND NOTICE ) Perhaps the most noteworthy thing in the revival of King- Benry the Fifth is the perfect training of everybody concerned in the representation; there are no supernume- raries, each man or woman, though the mere component part of a crowd, is en artist, carefully elaborating his or her little share towards the perfecting of the grand whole. This ...

... DBAMA. I OLYMPIC. Although the theatre will be open this evening, the performances being for the benefit of Mr. Conway, the prompter, a most usefuleand deserving officer of the establish- ment, the Olympic season may be said to have virtually closed last night, Audienei3 are now accustomed to be taken farewell of by their favourite managers in set speeches, and it is not likely that Mr. Robson ...

... i FINBE A97s. .. -.9-M e -4I SOUTH KENSINNGTot MdSEiUM..-The Raphael drawings exhibited driing the last month at the South Ken- 'ingtori Museum are now vithdrawn, for the purpoee of being phototgraphed by Mr. Thurston Thompson, the pboto- grapher to the Department of Scibee and Art. When ready, they will be offered to subscribers at the same very moderate prices as those attached to the ...

... 1HX LsAsX An 1 .or L iv.ICL.-SI)q U-ST 2 1.'YjyJBfiIOjA. Some days ago five umen helonging to the garrison at 'Woolwich made their Pes pe front custody while -waiting their trial by court-martial, *Ild, haviag forced the luggage. room door (securod by ii couple of locks and oae strong bolt), in which the biggage ot sbnt olliars is deposited, they broke open the chests. anl, habit-d in private, ...

... DR4MA. STANDARD. That the regular, or, in other words, the tragic q drama has passed very much from the west to the east is I now a commonplace of recent theatrical history. While the world of wit and fashion seeks and finds its entertainment chiefly in the scenic-domestio or comic pieces of the modern c stage, orin the refned charm of the lyrical drama, the 1 trading and artisan population of ...

... I . HAYMARKET. Last night a performance which had been organ- ieed by a committee of gentlemen, headed by Messrs. Area- decekne and Maykwell, was given at this house for the benefit of irs. Macnamara, and was in every respect successful. The performances consisted of She Wonder, in which Miss Eleworthy susleined the principal character; a concerti by Miss Ransford, Madame Anna Thillon, and Mr. ...

... - PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Last night witnessed the last and grandest of those Shakesperean revivals which will for ever be associated with the name of Mr. Charles Rean, and with his manage- ment of the Princess's Theatre. In a few weeks the end of Mr. Kean's farewell season Will have arrived, and an era in the annals of the drama-such as, from all outward seeming, is never likely to be again ...

... BOGJRTY OF 41TS. - - - I Last evening the 105th arnniversary of the Society for the Encrouragemnent of Arts,' Manufactures, and Commerce was celebriated, ras usual, by a dinner, which on this occasion was givwn at. St. James's-hiall.. Lord NAPIERO presided, and amongst the company were- General Sir C. Pasley, Sir T. Phillips, Mr. H. G. Hubbard, M.P, M. HnuesyMi?, M. SirlngM.P., Mr. 3. P. ...

... YAiBSIIO'S YOR MARCBC. (FRlicM LE FOLL3T.) b At present it appears quite decided that there will z be no great change either in material or make of dresses, 0 Sleeves are still wote very wide and open, although the num- P ber of tight sleeves has increased during the month. It is P always in this way that a new fashion is Introduced: at first hesitatingly, and then, if not at once ...

... I. . I_ CRYSTAL PALACE CONCERTS. On Saturday the performance consisted entirely of The (Edipusa Colonews of Sophocles, with Mendelssoin a mulsic. This work, though it has been attempted in London, may o be said to be unknown to the Englieh public; and, unless it ( is performed in a manner more agreeable to the design of the b composer than has hitherto been done, there is small chance a of its ...