... 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 ...

... - - ? I BEI.Tuanw&r.-This fair, which was hold on Ash Wedelnesday, Vas. largely supplied with stock of every description; the Jbuyers in attendance were nI- merous, and the demand was aRtive, a 'large amount of business having 'been done on English ac- count. As a general rule, it may be stated that prices were unexpectedly high. In fact, in some departments, holders were exorbitant, and only ...

... LITERATURB. MAIHAL OF MonxxN GEOnAPHI, A~ Physiical , acd Political,. on A new plan, em bthing 'on omplete de- vdopiAeut; of the River Systeflng of the d41ohe. -By the Rev. Alexander Wackay, A.M, F.[A. William Nackwood.& Sons, Edinburg, ad :moinden. Via have rarely seen so ?? V- ,e matter compressed nto saech a limited amount f `fe. In these seven hlwa- dn&1ises the author en'veie us to make ...

... EXHIBITION OF THE ROYAL SCOTTISH | ACADEMY., . 1 i[THU NOTICE., Our. last notice all~but exhausted that depart- : ient of the Exhibitiion which includes pictures of tthe historical or romantic class-a class which we never rememberto have seen so poorly repre- sented as it is this>season. Without going so far back as to recall the time when the Exhibition was annually enriched by important ...

... DRAXA, muSIc, Io. RoY, E.eoisu OPEztu-A novel kind of entertain- ment has been presented to the patrons of this honse. But we are reluctantly compelled to record that the expe- riment is by nO means a success. Longfellow's quaint but beautiful poem of HEiawvatha, having been set to music by Mir. R. Steepel, and the dcscriptive portions recited by Miss Heron, an ALmerican actress, obtained ...

... AUSTRALIAN THERATRICALS. (FRtOM OUs OWN CORRsXsPoNeDErNT.) MELBOURNE, DECzOBiR: 26. Vast and wonderful are the changes which a month brings forth. While political revolution made Pope and Kaiser tremble on their thrones in Europe, pecuniary embarrassment and social turpitude have chauged the theatrical dynasty oE our Australian capital. Mr. Gustavus Brooke no longer rules thedestinies of our ...

... INTERNA2TtONAfL EXIBZrIOIS, 18N2. I ' - .1 ?? . ~ D4 The f6llowitig letter from the CommibWoners for it the Exhibition of 1862 has been 'received by Sir Thomas h Phillips, Chairman of the Council of the Society of Arts: rg To Sir Thomas Phillipe, Chiirman of Council, Society tl of Arts, John-street, Adelphi4 W.C. Coundil Office, Feb. 20, 1l61. xi Sir,-I am directed to acknowledge the ...

... I as .- BOW,.I .r. .. _ . I ?? S. A RESDExCE aIN JUTLAND, THE DA15XSEH ISLES, AND 'OPrENHAGEs. By H. MAaiyArN - - s'csj Alens e- streef&-Mr. Marrynt's work *abonmds in' curious informa- tion, romantic legends, and interesting historieal facts. Nearly every. little village is Jutland has its special legend, and Snuprstition is apparently a very marked chiaracteristicof the JutlaTders. These ...

... LYCEUM THEATRE. A tharoaglgy French drama wee produced at the LycZ(I THuATmE, on Mfondady last, called Thst House On the BTiAe of Notre Deme- Five Frenchl act% have been prudently condensed into thres English, end possibly a little farther ctaitltenst will be found advantageous, although, as it stand I, the eftect is very auccesful, and decidedly satisfactory to the publio Commencing ...

... [THIRD NOTICE]. In our last notice. we om3ited to mention,. understhe special headof In idscapes, thatth Mr T. Bi.s iJoston, exhibits four 'pictures, three of whichi are wantiag in middl.e-tint, 'the lights being of a dull yellow,'; the remainilg one, No. 148, 'Cambuskenneth Abbey? (wax 'papse-), is coutribution isblgtl ath fault 'in hs f of average merit, butth subject islfar from being ...

... It is a woik of much pleasure on our part to record, week by week, the success of the Saturday Evening Concerts. The present season has perhaps been one of the most prosperous of the seven, these concerts having now extended over seven years. It must certainly be gratifying to the directors of the Abstainers' Union to see thousands flocking to the City Hall every Saturday night, to spend a few ...

... Autobiography, Letters, and Literary Remains of Mrs Piozzi (Thrale). Edited with Notes and an Intro- ductory Account of her Life and Writings, by A. Hayward, Esq., Q.O. In Two volumes. Longman and Co. Mr Salusbury, who possesses the record entitled ' Thra- liana,' in which the experience of thirty-three years of Mrs Piozzi's life (from 1776 to 1809) were faithfully chro- nicled by herself, ...