... Li TERATURE. _ - - . - IF ,ld1 Life C11 hen Fdir l~rteayl By FRANCIS f, .Ml. \\ VxusAt Lorignian ald CO. About one degree northward of Bergen is the o Sogire Fjord, thie largest in Norway, for it runs 1 120 miles inland. Between the head of this fjord c and the Logeu Elo (river) standsl the remarkable s group of iulr/ultaius where Mr. Wyndhami gained c his experience of sporting life on the ...

... HUSIC. EXETERb HALL. The National Choral Society, under the direc- tion of Mr. G. W. Martin, gave, last evening, a performance of The Meseiah to the soldiers now quartered in London; with the view, as announced, of promoting the cultiva- I I tion of choral music in the army; a most praiseworthy e object, and well worth the attention of our military I t authorities. Every one who has seen ...

... FINE ARTS, THE PICTURES OF THE YEAR. [Eleventh (and last) Notice.] The Picture season ends to-day, by unanimous consent, with the closing of the Exhibitions of the Royal Academy, the Society of British Artists, the Portland Gallery, and both the Societies of Painters in Water Colours. To-day, therefore, we end our comment upon their contents. It only remains for us to speak of the portraits ...

... REAPPEARANCE OF MISS MARIA 11. HAWES (MRS MEREST). Ryde last Monday was enlivened and delighted by a couple of concerts, in which London has a strong con- tingent interest. An old favourite of the English public, Miss Maria B. Hawes, who, since her retirement from her profession, has been for the last eight years married and settled at Ryde as Mrs Merest, is about to return to our concert ...

... 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 ...