... Edwvin of Deira , By Alexander Smith. Macmillan and Co. Edwvin of Deira gives us hope of Mr Alexander Smith. He has taken from the old days of the Heptarchy the story of Edwin, King of Northumberland, who, being in youth cast out of his kingdom by the attacks of the strong King of Bernicia, took refuge at the court of Redwald, King of the East Angles, and in due time, falling suddenly upon his ...

... ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COTENT GARDEN. We have had at Covent Garden this year a season of good music admirably set forth. Excellent performances of The Proph1te and the Huglienots, a run upon Don Giovanni evenly well sung with the restored score, and in which opera Madame Grisi has joined her Donna Anna to the Zerlina of MIadlle Patti that we might admire in the same evening the setting and the ...

... I PROVINCIAL THEA rRICALa. (IRaX OUR OWN COREHSPONDANT8.) ftpuiave ?? .Messrs. Hayes and Phillips, with their performing tedogs Shv be r~ ttractions here for some time past. The training of in whchrthe lyrelet great credit on their proprietors, for the manner it!whchtheanmas g troghthe ?? parts assigned tothem i trule seldomhng, brs.uaye and Phillips are very fair actors-wes havell sedo se ...

... TEEEATRICALS IN AUSTRALIA. (osno3 oUR oWN CoRRESPONDsET.) ADELAIDE, S.A, DEC. 26, 1860. The dearth of amusement in Adelaide, which has been for some months past a subject of complaint, seems likely to give place to an extensive supply of entertainment. Already, the advent of more than one equestrian troupe has been announced. A visit is promised from some operatic performers-all of whom are ...

... LI TER AT UR La LLEE AAXO1qGSTTMN .lB inlDAs. A Book for Youth. By GEORGE CATLIN. Sampson Low, Son, and Co., 47, Ludgate-hill. We do not know when we have seen a boy's book which more thoroughly deserved Our highest oommeudation than this compen. dium, adapted to young minds, of Mr. Catlin's long experiences of life amongt the American Red Iudians. We allremember his most interesting ...

... AMERICAN THEATRICALFS. I I NEW YORK, JAE, 16. ~NIBLO`5.-Mr. Forrest opened the week with a repetition of Spai'daru8, but gave us Damon for his benefit, -on Wednesday. His acting throngh- out the play is suc as to win entire approbation from these who have bosn lealt disposed to confess hsis merits, whilst It gives his admirers now reason for their ardour. Speaking of hiascene with his wvife, ...

... PANT OM I ME. Daring the time we are writing these few lines, some hundreds of hammers are sending home their nails, brushes of as many artistes, who are displaying their skill to appear before the public on Thurs. day next. Several hundreds of women, Phildren, and supernu- meraries undergoing a course of drill, Ballet innumerable, and expenses enormous, to produce the best Pantomime, which ...

... COURT AND FASHION, I BALMORAL, SETME 21.-The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helen., and Princess Louise. and attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, went out riding yesterday afternoon. The Prince Consort and Prince Louis of Hesse went out deer stalking. Prince Alfred left the Castle yesterday morning at ten o'clock, attended by Major Cowell, for Liverpool, whence his Royal Highness will embark on ...

... ' r E RU A T U R E2 | FAMILY ROMAxcse; or, Episodes in the Domestic Annals of the Aristocracy. By Sir BERNARD BUiwE', Ulster King of Arms. Third Edition. London: Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Sir Bernard Burke considers this volume as one of the most successful of his well-knowncollecrtoucommencing with Anecdotes of the Aristocracy, and ending with ...

... An accident of frightful fatality has occurred at the Continental Theatre, in Walnut-street, on Saturday, 21st ult. Since the destruc- tion and accompanying casualties of the National Theatre, sonme years ago, we have had no Theatrical matters so terrible to recount. A few weeks ago, Mr. William Wheatley, an old and favourite Actor and Manager, leased and refitted the place. At great expense ...

... COURT AND EFASHION. TucssDsY.-Tleir Serene Highnesses the Prince of Leioiugen, Price Frederick of Schleswig Holstein Augustenbourg, and Prince Victor of Hohenlohe, left the Castle. .he The Queen's Bounties. The ancient and Royal charities associated with Maundy-Thurs. day were distributed to forty-two aged men and forty-two aged women in Whitehall Chapel, with the customary formality. The ...

... UZ CASTES OP EDINBURGH. By John Heiton, of Darniok Tower, Au(Eior of 1 Old World. and Young World.', th 3dton;, much ?? Edinburgh: Willl- .. gi: i1itnb,2 St. Daiid Street. .'IROW H' Campball, 64 th Argyll Street. Tnm iac4 tbat this work has rsn intothreseditions in & short aereeable evidence of tihe estimnation in which it 4 bd y the public In this way it bzs not met with A dioietiui'tbain It ...