... LITERARY, ARTISTIC, AND SCENTIFM SCRAPS. A new expedition to the Nile is being organised by the Venetian, Miani. A monument Is to perpetuate the visit of the King of Spain to Napoleon IIL The St. James's Theatre has been taken on lease by a limited liability company. A volume of hitherto unpublished letters of Alfieri has appeared at Florence. The score of Gluck'sI Elena e Paride, which had ...

... I P1RINCE OF WALE8 THEATRE.-The engagement of the leading members of the Strand company has been attended with great success so far, the house having been well filled each night during the past week. Their performance in Messrs. Tal- fourd and Brough's burlesque The Miller and his Men seems to have given general satisfao- tion, and they have been received each evening with marks of favour. ...

... On Saturday last, the 6th instant, Fintry Horti. cultural Society held their first prize annual exhibi. tion. The weather was all that could be desired, and the attendance, therefore, was very large. The room was quite filled with the articles of the exhibit. ors, towering above which were observed stove and house plants, &c., of the rarest and richest character, from the gardens of Culoreach ...

... FASHION AND VARIESX8 I - 2 _1AT a .1 - , ?? I }niHi oyai Ikitgnuess the Prince of Wales ?? Louis of Hseso landed at Torqusy on Friday, at eya pm., from the Victoria and Albert yacht, and preceolod rn a vialt to her Impirial H1ghliossa the orand Duchiess ?? or ilneela. The Marquis and Marcbioneis of Lanedowne the Euel of Kerry and Lord Goorgo ?? are at pre- aconl staying at the Bilton Hotel. ...

... IhR U I The managing committee met on Saturday tlat at hail-peat three o'clock, in the Royal Hibernimn Academy, Lower Abbey-etreet. There were present- .ic WALTER SW METAN, Esq, J.P., in the chair; pu Cattereon Smith, Esq., PRH A. ; George F. Mulvany, im Eeq., R.HIA.; and BMr. T. Henry KlIlingley, Assistant fez Ercietary. el The minutfe of the last meeting were read and con- du firmed. The Hen ...

... THE RION. W. E. DUNCOMBF, M.P., AND MR. MORRITT, M.P., AT CASTLE TON. Yesterday, the seventeenth annual exhibition of the agricultural society whosie operations are conducted in thne dales of Dantby, Olazedale, Wiestoidalo, Oomanondarle, Rosedale, land in other Dlistricts in the nreighbourhood of Whitby, *ens held at Castltton, in a field occupied by Mr. :Dawson, situated in a Charming and ...

... GARDENING iOPERATIONS. (lromn the Gardeners' (Jroneide. ) FLOWIER GARDEN AND PLANT HouESz.-Out of doors there will now be abundance of work requiring immediate attention. Tall plarits may require additional staking and tying to preserve them from breaking down. Many bode and patches of early flowering annuals will now be past their best and should be removed, filling their places with the ...

... PLEASJR5 PARTIES, Now is the time when parties seek A healthf l bloom upon the check, By tripping from the buoy town To breathe fresh alr a few miles down. Some with their playful childrenvgo, Where butter cups and daisies grow; Some go to eee a country town, And view Its places of renown. Behold how eagerly they search For such and such an ?? chburc; Its ruined walls and crumbling tower ...

... I_ SHION AND VARIETIES. I Her Majesty the Queen has enjoyed unin- terrpted health alnoe ber sojourn at Osborne and hbk taken daily exereiae In the grounds attached to the royal domain, accompanied either by the Princeas Alice of Hosso, the Princess UHlena, or the Planes, Lomlsa-Court Jounal, Her Majesty has selected Mr. Lawder, a rlslng blah snulplor, to execute some of ths flgures On the ...

... LiTTURE. ?? EDS 1 fro0 aned othe Cornelius O'DoWe upon Mat, Iool n te Things in Gerar. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons. Cornelius O'Dowd, a young bamister, newly wedded, with the high spirits that are the peculiar heritage of the country indicated by his patronymic, and a correspoudent depronsuion of purse, well re- ceived in the best sogesty, quick to oberve atd , clever to ...

... ,it faim N DnuuQuiN (COUNTY TYRONE) FAin.-The business (done at the above fair on the 25th inst. was, takilng it as a whole, good, but a fall of? in the supply was observed. The attendance of buyers was large, and sales were quickly effected, at a slight advanoe. For dairy cow, aud springers there was a good demand, and a fair show was presented. Prices ran from £8 to £1E each ; strippers and ...

... IJE .YEDALE ANSD PICKERING LYTH I AGRIlULTURAL SROW. KIRBV MooamN, Taesday. This, the leadings North Yorkshire Agricultural Aasociation, ceilebrated the completioii of irsntecae ts day. The society ii ~ f 'a migr-ators character so for as regards its annual shows, which are held at some one of the towri of Helmaley, Pickering, ortKirby, andadmitinto coma- petition tbeagsricultusrist5-5nd ...