... The first Subscription Concert of the present season (the zlinth one) took place last Tbursday night, at St. James's Iall, wbich was well attended. As usual, the programme comprised madri- gals, part-songs, and other unaccompanied compositions, the vocalists being Madame Lernmens-Sherrington, Miss Tayler, and Miss Alice Stanley, with a well-appointed and well-trained choir -in a word, Mr. ...

... I SPasAD EAGa.B.-The premises being required by the Nortb London Railway Company, this little establishment in the Kings. land-road closed on Monday evening last, which was set apart for the benefit of Messrs. Whittet and Sell, the Proprietors. Though the prices were more than trebled on the occasion, the Hall was crowded throunilout the evening, a proof that the two gentlemen above named have ...

... Xr. 5albin's Dioramic Pictures of the Holy Land at the Egyptian Hall. B3efore the opening of this beautiful exhibition to the public, when admitted to a private view of the eseries of pictures, we gave-now some weeks back-a brief account of the general character of the entertaiiment and the effectiveness of the whole programme. We have sioce paid a more critical visit to Mr. Telbin's pictures, ...

... MR. BOUCIOh1ULT'5 NZW COMBDT, H How She Loves Him. (EROL OUR SPECIAL CORESPbONDaNT.) LIrhaoOZ,, TU~ADALY, Dis. 8.-The new comedy. in five acts, entitled Nowo Skie Loves Him, was produced here last night before a very crowded audience, composed apparently of the elite of this city. Making due allowance for the popularity wbich Mr. and Mrs. Boacicault e1joy amongst the people here, a favour ...

... I (PROM OUR OWN aOORNSPOSDPRThl.) THRAIP UOfaI,-(Manager, Mr ?? ?? Torn Taylor's aicke- of Leave Man has boen prodnced this week, and tiecast being confined to the real strength of the Compgny the now farmous Olympic drama is remarkably well played, The Manager himself takes the part of the ashte detective Hawkehaw, and gives a capital reading of the character. Rilg 0ake-up for the first ...

... I FOREIGN DRAMATIC INTELLIGECNC. I (WRITTEN EXPmrEssLy Fon TiE ERA.') The forthcoming abolition, to a considerable extaut, of Theatrical monopolies and privileges in France has attracted, as already stated, the attention of capitalists and enterprising speculators. One gentle- man, M. A. Rolland, has recently come before the public with the plan of a new Theatre for the People, capable of ...

... AMllERICAN THEATRICALS. NEw YORK, Dzc. 7. The Theatres have all done famously during the past week, and fresh places of amusement continue to be thrown open, The Stadt Theatre in the Bowery has attracted a large number of the Germans located in the city, and the company have been playing a translation of The Winter's Tale. A Mammoth Stereoscopticon has been opened at Hope Chapel in the ...

... The Marylebone.-The Pantomime at this Theatre, entitled JOLLY KING CHRISTMAS; OR, HARLEQUIN JACK FROST, THIE GIART, THE BmAESTALK, AND THE LITTLa FAuS, was produced on Christmas-eve, and was written by Mr. F. Marchant. The music is composed and arranged by Leonard Giorgi, whose overture embraces all the popular airs of the day. The curtain, after rising, discloses Mistletoe Hall, the abode of ...

... LITERA TU RE. MRS. L.IRBIkit8R' -LODGING08. Tzz EXTRA CHRISTIUS NUMBER OFT ALL THE YZAR ROUND, 1863. Charles Dickens is always equal to the Christmas occasion, though not always quite equal to himself at his best. But who is perfectly uniform at all times, either mentally or bodily P Enough that Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings will be the favourite fireside reading at the coming genial season; that ...

... Mlr. J. Li. Toole at Edinburgh. This popi lar comedian (now returned to the Adelphi Theatre) Ias jast completed, in company with the genial Mr. Paul Bedford, a starring tour, remarkable for unvarying success. The following refers to his farewell in Edinburgh last week, which is copied from the ScotsmnOS:- Mr. J. L. Toole's farewell benefit took place at the Theatre Royal, In prec senee of a ...

... -- - -- - _ TunisiHAm's.-We have mucrh pleasure in speaking of this lr,1n which has lost none of its former favour, and for the present season of the year fills well. The new selection of xrna,,nis eab a y Sip. porteul by Miss Maria Tresillian, Signor Georgio1, and Mr. P'orbEs. and reflects great credit on Mr. Graville'so able conductorshi b comic talent continues unchanged. During the pastR P ...

... LIT ER AT U RE. WAIT POR Tw En:n A STORY. By MAzz LxxoN. 3 vole. Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverie.street. Mr. Mark Lemon bas written an excellent story; interesting, wholesome, and able in its delineation of character. We had almost called it old-fashioned in style; at least, it is notnmodelled after the new fashion of pressing ever startling improbability into a plot, which keeps the reader ...