... I The private view of the Society of Artists' Exhibition took place on Saturday, at the Rooms in New Street. The ?? 's very' numerous ; and, the afternoon being tolerably fine, the rooms had a bright, pleasant, and ani. mated look. Thei invitations were so freely responded to, that the Society 'had no cause to be dissatisfied with the lsuccess of their opening day; and the visitors generally ...

... t THE CLOSING. It is not intended ti close the building totally on the lot of November, as will be seen by the following copy of the Minute passed by her Majesty's Commissioners at their meeting on Monday last Resolved, to close the Exhibition on Saturday, the lst of Novemnber, 'but that the building shall remain open for another fortnight after that date at a higher price of admission, in ...

... j,,GLOUcEER MJsicWAL FmIVA.AL. I ; : .;+fF~ilourX~fotrrc~spondeni.S - - 5 £ \ > ?? S~ Fridiay. Judging fronm the crowds that flocked to the Cathedral cmd the crush at the Undine concert last night, the result of the Festival will be more satisfactory than was es acted in the' beglnnink of the week. It was rather a bold stroke in the Exhibition year Iwhen people are sup- sosed to have ...

... - TBEATREROYAL.;: The production of Sliakespeie'sKing John-on 'the Biraiiigl am stage is an event which, under ordinary cir- cumstances, might be~dismissed in very few words, and, in the absence of some special ground, to dilate on the merits of a perfosnaance so familiarin every detail to local play- goers would! in the words of a prominent character of the drama, be - d be Tediousras a ...

... GLOUCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL (Prom oi7a' Cotresp)ondenl. ) GLOITCESTErt, Monday. The one hundred and thirty-ninth Festival of the three choirs of Worcester, Hereford, and Gloucester, has virtually opened to-day, the first muster of the three hundred vocalists and instrumentalists being held in the Cathedral at noon, whore portions of the oratorios selected for the mneeting having been ...

... , I.U{'('ESTJK 1\I SICCAL FESTIYAL. (F I s- l o, Corrcepondcet. ) 3.0UTCESTEIt, Thurslay. Ibc jv,!lssr ir! ; tice ,lac-rrenule of last night's cvncert:- I ART I. I liK T)N-31OZAIRT. ' Va Uilm ?? che .salctc-Figaro l ?? ?? :(11 pilt alldlrai- 'Figarl. ?? ,-SII l'il /e'llrtirttji nsiglr61iere- ldlomlenco'. !: itI iS ulr' .Sinor iio.is--rlt(led perchh-t Pigaro>. (1 A ?? r1113 lleeves-Dell, per ...

... I ,londay( nt a meeting of the Royal Commissioniers, 1tll at Earl (Granville's house, the question as to the day 0flOg 'ass finally settled, the (late fixed, as wo inti it would be, being Saturday, the 1st of November le contractors tried hard to get this date extended 1'tl 1ior 15th November; but, for the reasons we 6!Nally laid before our readers as to the objections of Y l1¶hvuei countries ...

... D A E T b 0 0 It [DHViONSHiR],1 Land of the golden gorse and purple heather Grey streams, and lone cairn -gorral Whether in glow of summer noon, or whether Wasted, and wan with storm- My feet have been upon thy heights, and ofta I've watched the 8plendour leave Thy crown-of circling crags, and slowly soften Into the film of eve; Until as one mind groweth to another, Familiar with all moods, I ...

... WARWICKSHhIR, Oh, sylvan glades of Warwickahire, No others with you vie; Like Beauty's favourite nurslings, ye In graceful clusters lie. No raging rivers roll along; No towering mountains rise; But pleasant meads, and flowery leas, Smile under happy skies. Tree-shaded, lover-haunted lanes, For blissful strolls are thine; And crocus-crowded meadows wher3e Repose full-uddered kille And Heaven ...

... GLOTICESfE MUTSICAL AEST dJ- . J. .. (-Fom our Correspondent.) GLOUCESTEP ] The Festival of the ';7hree Choirs fot th grace 1862 has op~ened to-day m,5t auspi io0l the ol ings like these, in which the ladi&C 508 agl br are necessarily dependent for Ah,' uce measure on the state of the elementadfthr t he more propi tious than the weathe 3.a. il who are smaking Gloucester their ?? week wcre ...

... Thle formal opening of this show took place yesterd;ay Aftesnoon, butthe proceedings extended little further th in1 the award of the judges. Though the weather was cel- tainly to be described as favourable, there were not above 120 persons present in addition to those engaged in! the businees. The latter body constituted a considerable rumn- her, consisting as it did of owners and feeders of ...

... GLOUCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL (From our Correspondent. GLOITCBSTItIII Wednes3lay. The first of the secular concerts at the Shire Hall last night was very well attended. Usually the first concert is a failure; but last night the capacious assembly room was three parts filled. The promise of a dance at the close of the concert doubtless induced many of theyounger visitors to select this evening, ...