... PRINCESS'S TuElAlE. We have been very glad to observe the thoroughness of the success of Mr Phelps in Oxford Street, a success all the more genuine for having been gradual. At first there were thin houses, but as the new public warmed into acquaintance with an actor able to represent successively, and always admirably, characters so unlike each other as t those of Sir Pertinax Macsycophant, ...

... I gMUSI. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. The Huguenots brought an immense assemblage to Covent-garden last night. Every corner of the theatre was crowded to excess ; and the audience frequently showed as much excitement as if they had been witnessing the Performance for the first time. And no wonder; for the opera Was got up in every respect with as much care, oin- pleteness, and spleadour, as if it had ...

... EUNDSWORTH AND LOZELLS FLOWER S HI 0 W. The second exhibition of the soason, in connection with ithc Handsworth and Lozelis Floral and Horticultural Society, was beld yesterday afternoon, in the delightful grounds of Perry Hall, the soat of the Ron. F. G. Cal- thorpe, M.P., whjo nost kindly placed them at the disposal of the committee for the occasion. The weathor proved lmexpecthdly fine, ai ...

... GIFFORD F AIR. TUBSDAY, JUNE 19. I The stock to-day was somewhat similar in Si point of number and vajiety to those exhibited P' last year at this time-blackfaeed wetbers, e2 half-bred hoggs (clipt and rough), and a few lots n of Cheviot ewes. The trade in the morning ar was very dull in consequence of the high prices at asked by the dealers, and continued so up to s5t twelve o'clock, when the ...

... GERMANl GALLERY, BOND.STREET. MDLLN. Ross Boczunau.- Though small, this gallerycontains live of this renowned artist's pro- ductions, each, if presented alone, would be an exhibition of itself, so perftct in detail, so poetically truthful, and so artistically are they finished. As some of these, however, have already received a notice in our columns, we shall proceed to review the last, and as ...

... DUMBARTONSMIRE CATrLE SEOW. _. . . . - -W . I ?? A _ - I ?? annual show of the Dumbartonshire Agricultural Society WU- held at Dumbarton yesterday. The display of to wits 1 and of a very superior ?? stock was large, , '-arscs exhibited being particularly number of first-class .. - * I d worthy of notics. The fullOvWt, id a list of the awardd SECTION ?? AYRSHIRE BREED, Class I. Cow in milk (9 ...

... THE COURT. LO\DON, MONDAY.-Her Majesty the Queen held a Privy Council and Court on Saturday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace. The Right Rev. Dr. Longley, Lord Bishop of Duraiam, Archbishop of York desig- nate, by command of the Queen was sworn of her Majesty's most Hon. Privy Council. Arthur Helps, Esq., was sworn in the clerk of the Privy Council. The Hon. Win. Bathurst (late clerk of the ...

... A C U R IO US ST OR Y. Oa;le of the llavie journals has the following somewhat imiprobabla story:- A w idow, Mime. R-, possesses a large farm in the departmeut of the Rhone, andi manages it herself, assisted, however, by lier daughter, Helene by name, who is 26 years ofage. One morning some tiue ago, a young lman wearing a foreign costume, and speaking Frenaic with a strong German accent, ...

... 1,LI-tl lntl LsXl ACTlS. MORTALITY 1tt THE POLICE FoRcEs.-Of the 12 or 13 days of average illness in the year, less than one day and a half is from injuries received from violence or accident. Some readers may he surprised to hear how few deaths result from vilhat they are apt to consider the special danger of the police -from assaults and accidents. These assaults and accidents, together with ...

... POE'I'TRY. - Is SPRING. Late in the month a rude East Wind came down, A roaring wind, which for a time had sway; But other powers possessed the night and day, fol And soon he found he could not hold his own. The merry ruddock v histled at his heart, re And strenuons blackbirds pierced his flanks with song; Pert sparrows wrangled o'er his every part, And through him shot the larks on pinions ...

... ITO THE EDITOR OF THE DERBV IIERCURY.I Sir-Your last week's correspondent mide some sensible b retnarks on the programme of our Diocesan Choral Associa. sR tion for its October meeting. Improvement in our church g music is much needed. and the Liclafield Association is effect- Ii Ing great good, but it is tobe regretted that for the approach. ing meeting a service has been selected which, ...

... AMi:ERICAN T'HEATRICALS. (PHILADELPHIA City Itemn, May 26.) THEs MissE H1nOX NATALO, now established artistes of the Italian Opera, are rapidly gaining the highest pinnacle of fame in Cuba. By the latest accounts they were about finishing a most ersuessful after-season at the Grand Tacon Theatre, Havana, where they were the principal attrac- tion. In addition to the Sistera Natali and Madame ...