... EXHIBITIONOF +Tii I ROYAL zSCOTTLSH' !;pi ' ,'i, iAOADflMV. l ''-a ,The thirty-fifth nsfinarhib1{ dfothegoyaP'1 Scottish Academy, to be opened this morning, will I not, we believe, he found to differ much in its gene- I vol character from that of last season. It has be- 1 cdnie eftetIary t3 ' p' ik of one Exhibition as I -being more attractive than another; bat judging from the number of ...

... 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 ...

... 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, ...

... The cotcert on Saturday-the seventh of the 'Winter Con- certs, resumed after an interval of soume weeks-although of undoubted excellence, presents few points for special oriti- clam. The programme was almost irreproachable, and the artists, if not of the first class, were far from nameless. The band, under the direction of Mr. Augustus Meanns, keeps up to its old point of efficiency, and on ...

... Tax WASMMONS, .Fromn Le FoU.) 7 Theetreize ieverity of the wnter has caused fur-to g, muoh In request,and there is In this ?? in au other thlbp,' a fashion. This season, bstan iS mct !i 'vogue. We fndd fair used not only aS a trintmirmg for ImnntIe4, W6-alab for dressmes The Zouave vests % mhore and more indispensable for in-door dress-for tfhe'imor simple sG well 'as for the richer tollettes. ...

... WATCHING AND WlSHIN(G. (BY CHARLOTTE BRONTE.) Oh, would I were thb golden light That shines around thee now As slumber shades the spotless white Of that unclouded brow I It watches through each changeful dream Thy features' varied play; It meets thy waking eyes' soft gleam By dawn-by op'ning day. Oh, would I were the crimson veil Above thy couch of snow, To dye that check so soft, so pale, ...

... The pantomime of Jack the Gi/ant ?? Is beyond question thc mbot popular of its numerous predecessors of the pants. mimic family. It Is now as pomilar as if It had been only a week tipen the stage; and the term of Its existienc will be looked spon as a time when a Jolly, good-natured friend tosk his departme from amongst us. The performances during the week were varied and attractive, and ...

... DRAMATIC, EQUESTRIAN, AND MUJSICAL SICK FUND ASSOCIATION. This Association celebrated its Fifth Anniversary on Ash-Wednes- day, the 13th inst., by a dinner at Willis's Rooms, Kiing-street, St. Jametss' Captain the Hon. J. C. W. Vivian presiding. The benefits tobe derived from the Association have appeared from time to time in our advertising columns; and, as they also appear in the course of ...

... COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, FsB. 16. Fzscezr. (CusRK) V. FOBD Awn Asraire.-This was an aetion to aeoover the sum of 4168, claimed for services rendered by the plaintiff's wife to a gentleman named Woodburn, whose executors the defendants were. Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Prentice, and Mr. Brandt appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Phirn for tbh defendants. Mr. Hawkins, in opening the ease, said that the ...

... music. I SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY. The performance of the Creation at Exeter-ball on Fridaynightdrewanaudiencewhich maybe literallydescribed as overflowing; for not only was every inch of space oc- eupied, but numbers of people, weI ereinformed, were un- able to obtain tickets. Such has always been-and we be- lieve always will be-the case with this most beautiful of ora- torios. Its freshness ...

... I EXIIIBITiON OF erniM: SEEDS. Ar n exhibition of spring seeds was ]illd yester- t day, in the Corn Exchange, for prizes offered by the Highlalud and Agricnltural Soeiety. There wvas a large attendance of farmers and others in- . terested in the exhibition , and the show wIas in the highlest degree successful. The following gentlemen acted as juldges L 1 et.-Johl Dudgeon, Spylaw, Kokeo; Andrew ...