... COURT ANED PASHION. WINDSOR CASTLE, Monciiy.-The Queen and Prince Consort wvalked in the Home Park this morning. Princess Alice, Princess Helena, and Princess Louisa rode on horseback. M. F. Joubert had the honour of submitting on Saturday to her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince Consort specimens of his new invention for photographs is enamel colours burnt in on glass and on china. ...

... THE PEVEREDo MR. HATCH AND I I the -Petition of his Jury.l It is as far from the spirit as it is from the intention of this journal to cavil at the leniency shown to a prisoner, or in any way dispute the clemency of the crown towards the miserable culprit who has made himself amenable to the penalties of the law, but we do object to the repeated re-hearings and new trials, petitions, and ...

... THEATRESI &5O Her Majestsy7s.8Flotoas Opera of Martha, performed at this theatre for the first time on Monday night, was repeated on Wednesday, to a full house, with decided success, and perhaps a more efficient representation of this delightful work has rarely been witnessed in this country, so thoroughly up to the mark were both principals and subordinateS, and so good the maise en scene and ...

... SNATCHERS OF SONG. (Sacred and Secular.) By W. S. PASsB scoRE. T. Richardsoul and Son, 26, Paternostor-ruw.-There are few things we want mare as a nation than good national songrs, With the excoption of a few old ones-Mr. Dibdin'a sea-songs- sald Campbell's ote or two unrivalled martial strains, we have nothing between the coarse ditty of the alehouse, and those extra refined drawing-roorn, ...

... The distance from town, the high charge for tickets of admission thus rendered necessary, and the very unfavourable weather that prevailed at the time when the Fancy Fair was held at Maybury, on the occasion of the first stone being laid of the Royal Dramatir College, all contributed to diminish the attendance on that day, and prevent many who had eagerly anticipated the event from joining in ...

... NEW YORK; MARCE 8. ACADR5Y o0 MUsiC. - The past week, in brilliancy, compares favourably with any previous week of the season. On Monday, the revival of Flotow's Martha drew a full house. The desire to see Patti in this vole, which she has selected for her debut in London, created a great interest in musical circles. She won a complete snecess by her charming, careful, passionate singing. ...

... L I T E R A T U R E. Bc.cx:wooD BOB MnAY. The tone of Blackwood for the month is, on the whole, some- what grave, the preponderance of its contributions being of a serious cat, though, nevertheless, of first-rate ability. Tho opening article, -War and Progress in China, tbounh in a measure the continu- ation of. a theme broached in the April number, is one of those sterling essays on the ...

... Weston's Grand ]usic Hall, The extraordinary progress that has taken place of late years in the taste of the people, end the wonderful eloquence and costliness of the concert halls that are opened to extend the sphere of their enjoyment, have furnished euggestive themes'otoewowti the changes of the amusement-WOrd, and consider the influence thus exercised on the community. WVhen Mr. Weston ...

... _0 _ I THEATRE ROYAL, MELBOURNE. On Saturday, October 15, Stirling Coyne's comedy of Eveersbeeis' Friend seas produced, supported by Messrs. Edwards, Heir, Lambert, Miss Morgan, fire. Winterbottom, and Miss Mortimer. The entertainments at the Royal have during the week been euffe- ceently varied to meet the likings and dilit'insP of the most captious of its patrons. Mr. Brooke in Ilis ...

... IROYAL DRAXATIC IRBPRESM!-.TAT101w'2 Ihe company of the Theatre Royal, Hlaymarlket, agai, received the distinguished honour of appearing at Wiu1,l,. Castle on iednesdsy evening last by command cf lie.. Majesty. The play selected was Thle I11eaekrack, b)y 1iii living dramatic poet, James Sheridan Knowles. Ilwe ias! was as follows:- wa ~~THE HUN7CHBACK. Master Walter ?? HOWE. Sir Thomas Clifford ...

... PROVINCIAL THEA rRICALS. (FROMe OVU OWN COBRESPONDENTS.) BATE. Tdringte RorA L-(Legseee Mr J. H. Cbute.)-lir and Mrs Kean have during their stay in Batb drawn crowded bosses notwithstandingthe prices of admission being doubled. Tlie Wife's Secret was perforused on the first night, on Saturday, when one of the most ?? audiences we have ever Witnessed in Bath were present; L*rsis the Hlcne),th ...

... PROVINCIAL THEAF RICALS, I Mrsic Hinx.-On the evenling of the lieth inst a grand concert was held herr, under the superintendence of Mr Wood, of Edinburgh, when a large arnd fashionable audience attended. The followieg arlistee, each of thems in the tirot rook of the proteesion appeared, viz :-Mdlle. Corbaril, Mdme, Badio, Aldidme. Ficrentini; Herr Reichardt, Signor Taglinfloo, vocalists ; and ...