... MVUSIAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. This society's fourth concert took place last Y evening atSt. James's-haii. It wae the last of the society's~ fourthseeasonk,which it brought to abrilliant close. The V. following was the programme of the performance:- Overture (Athalie) . I.. ATMendelssohn, it Air, Dies Btilducss ro oabrd oiic )lDlc Zauberttitte) Hlerr Wachtel (Irsia Vi. A enci) ?? it Concerto in ...

... I The Exhibition has now got to that point of its B existence where it requires no aid from injudicious I friends. To a certain extent, it may now be left c to run alone. It is true that the figures of Wed. c nesday have not reached the figures of Tuesday, any d more than the figures of Tuesday, June 24, 1862, reached the numbers of the corresponding day in c 1851. Those who know what the ...

... I TheflufctiiatiOis in the attendance at thle Exhibit tion are too capricious to be accounted for on any received telvly .OIn Tuesday, when it rained in- cessalitlY, tfhe building wac thronged ; yesterday, whichl was fine, saw a comparatively slack attend- allce. It appears now as if the atteitlance on shillitig days was to fluctuate between forty and sixty thoilsand, alld that by talidng a ...

... THE BRITISH INSTITUTION.-EXHIBITION OF PICTURES BY THE OLD MASTERS. The pictures which the British Institution col- lects every year from the many treasures of the private galleries throughout the kingdom, as exaumples of the old masters, and of deceased painters of the British school, are now to be seen in the Gallery in Pall-mall. The exhibition is one which has for many years been regarded ...

... '1'1 I 1,lCI, N ATB ?? L EXHlIBITION. 1 i~i *Lill* LX I ?? 1' iid' h iv liipriiiII ' it C( SLII gli, t L1iialt'I, L,wLLitil tillu ?? (lI~iaf-crowii) '1iLL ilith huii li i ?? ituiilCLI. Esi-rv pa~rtA Li il IL I I ti1 ?? ii I LI 'i I.1w11, Nii ?? tillLI ii.j(A r i~ii ivil i' I 'ilti'L L i t L .2Ihi taiLL- f~i ?? til' l~t I III t it 1 'Pl II,, .i ?? .I.. h~ Li it LI iii i. ii ii''L~i~ltIwIIli_ Ii ...

... This great celebration begins to-day ; but con- sideringrthe vast multitudes who ushed to the rehearsal, on Saturday, that day may be regarded , as having really been the comuscucement of the . Festival. Probably as many people were present at the rehearsal as there will be during any of the regular performances of this week. In a musical point of view, the term rehearsal cannot be applied to ...

... Last night a soir.ee was given at the Hanover- square Rooms, under the auspices of the Reformatory and ?? Union, for the exhibition of the works of industry e=ctd by the inmates of the several ref ormatories and ragged schools in the United Kingdom. The Earl of Sis1s-cFteBmJtY, K.G., presided. Mr. R. HABreOuny opened the proceedings. The object of the meeting was, be said, one of a truly ...

... I THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIITION. One of the earliest visitors yesterday was his Royal Highness the Prince of WVales, accompanied bythe Princess Alice, and attended by Earl Gran- vule and Sir Wentworth Dilke. I he Prince spent some time in the French Court, and would have spent more, examining the various attractive objects it contains, but that the moment his Royal High- ness was recoguised thle ...

... THE FIRST SHILLI-NG DAY. I Great interest and curiosity were felt yesterday I morniog respecting the atteidauce oln the first co shilling-day at tile International Exliibitioui, and res mnany bets were decided by the returns from de, the various turn-tables, At abouit a quarter to thi 10 o'clock, ant previonis to the opelning of the of doors, it seeined as if tile rush was goiin to be a th ...

... LITERATRRE. E _ ?? Th North Amrncica. By ANTHONY TnoLLoPE. 2 vo~ls. 01 London: Chiapman and.Hall. tio Mr. Trollope, in his preface, reminds the reader Th that his motuer wrote a book about thirty years th( ago, the subject of which was the social defects Dr and absurdities of American domestic life. He c1 does not wish that book to be forgotten. He thinks 1, it did good, hot that it was ...

... A match of this club took place on Saturday. A most fashionable party, 300 strong, availed themselves of the Prince of Wales, whioh had been engaged by the club. The starters for the various matches were as under: SECOND CLASS VESSELS, Exceeding 20 and not exceeding 35 tons. Prizes:-First boat, a prize value 50,. ; second boat, ditto 201. Yachts. Tons. Owners. ?? 82 ?? Thomas C. W. Canderson. ...

... ?? C. MR. W .CUMINW~sS CONCERT. TIhis Ctconrt, piveil at S-t. J1 talls's-liall last nigh't, preseited various Points oi interest, find dee a mote pat ticular notice thiin we aire able ait this thime to bestow iilon it. Mr. Colsine holib ti tlistinge isheil placo amtonig out younger tonsicians, being ai pianist of first-ciato excel- lonec, and a colaoposcr of 00 snmall talent. In the former ...