... , , at a continental dinner, a radish or a sardine an. swerB the ingenious purpose of keepingthe handin dur. ing the production of the next course, so are the mane. gers of the ST. JAmEs'S THEATRE prepared to open it foran erignous season, during the intervals leftat their disposal by other asnagers. The penultimat0 season at this house was devoted to lighter drama, and ob- casional pieces of ...

... t- The literature of the week has been singularly le barren, even for this dull period of the year. The gfew books we have before us are small, modest, un- to pretending single volumes, which have come forth as ie if they were ashamed at venturing into the world r- at so unseasonable a time. s Yet one or two of them are good and noteworthy. d The posthumous series of papers by Albert he Smith, ...

... Fl'N ARTS. hotly dr, Iper.. EXHIBITION OF THE ART U-NION PRIZE in Ilasly PICTURES. 3l took The usual exhibition of thle pictl:(res chosen by tel se' of the prizehiolders from thle val'io'ss galleries was 1 ai opened to private viewv oil Sat arday, and to-day 'I.x these may be visited by the poblic in -general. ,The( large CI Ihs of room of the Society of British. A~~rtists in Su~llolk- sk ,lel ...

... THE COURT. THE QUEEN IN SCOTLAND. Her Majesty arrived at Balmoral at five o'clock on Wednesday afternoon. Lord De Vesci has arrived at Abbeyleix from Lon- don. Mr. Macdonogh, Q.C., M.P., has arrived at 41, Rutland Square, Dublin, from Sligo, and will proceed on to London, to be sworn in and talke his seat in Parliament. DEATH Or A PENINSULAR OFrfcEn.-We have to record the death of' lr. Francis ...

... The Museum of Sovereigns at the Louvre, Paris, has just been enriched by a superb collar with the Crass of St. Louis, which once belonged to Louis XVL The collar is composed of seventy links of lapis-lazuili, hfollowed out and beautifully carved, and has a handsome ?? suspended to it. Tnm TotmB OF ?? ?? been determined by the College of Physicians, with the consent of the next of lin no tile ...

... ST. MIChAEL'S WILD FLOWER SHlWN- Am--s I I th. n .1 .Lk, Em- Among all the many floral exhibitions which we are ?? vere upon to notice. not the least interesting and attractive is tile ex- annual show of wild flowers which the Vicar of St. Michaelc In has established in connection with the parish schools. The w exhibition for this year was held yesterday (Tuesday) in the School-room. five The ...

... EXCURSION. d Some of the New York papers give a melancholy account of those who were on board the Great Eastern during the excursion to Cape May.. The Tribune's account is headed t thus;- Suffering at Sea-Fortunate Escape of all on Boaad l t -The Extremity of British Fair Play-The Public Warned tat o against the Big Ship. The number of passengers was im. e mense, but the accommodation and ...

... .. tL .. Lft. The (allowing is the list of successful exhibitors at the show on the 16th inst., for which we were unable to find room in our last JYournaol: GROWERs a on SALE.-CTr FLOWERLsn-Second east IS hollyhocks, blooms, Mr. John Nounn, Norwich. Best 18 roses (in bunches of 3), Mr. Thomas Barnes, Stow. market ; 2nd, Mr. J. Nunn. Best 24 verbenas (3 trusses in a bunch), Mr. Thomas Barnes; ...

... * THE COURT.. OSBORNE, AUGUST 1.-Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Alice, embarked in the Fairy yesterday afternoon, and went over to Southampton to meet the Prince Consort on his return irout the Wellington College. The Countess of Desart and Major Dai Plat werl in attendance. Prince Arthur accompanied the Prince Consort in his visit to the College. The Here- ditary Grand Duke and Duchess ...

... i , N pr 1.0fiqs. Tze3 ON b ,i1 GSOOLreuT Mx4zoirBm and Accduun if Moonlight Cruis .n he ' .,Streete , ondon, during the 1OatThnirteei i YeiriS By Lieutenant John BLco3t. R.N. With a brief Memoir of the Author, London: Robson and Avery. HlN TBukCSoa is a gentleman who served sixyears in five different ships of the line, took part, among other engagements, in tb6ebombardment ?? ?? gerously ...

... BRADFORD FLORAL AND HORTI- CULTURAL SOCIE Y. ti The thirteenth annual exhibition of this pros- perous society was opened on Tuesday, in a field belonging to Christopher Waud, Esq., adjoining MAanningham-lano; and it the opinion of per-ore who have had opportunities of forming a correct judgment on the subjeet, a better dis- play of the kind was never seen in Bradford. The exhibition was not ...

... VASH[QNS IOR AU' u,, ; Y t (From Le Foll~). The udslaoale charctner ofte Veaqter has anov t entirely pdovented the adoption hi .bon)ghsandgieplega toilettes prepared iantic t o r j et, snnr skies. ence the ashton (whioh we h o foil a day) of large silk prl tots or har s with ses, is a almost universallyfloe n ecnsacl odr under the circunsancs, htapaac sls tde than comfort. W ant oeehl ertigta ...