... TITEIRATTJE- TBa Ae sRT N'vANrZA, Great Basin of the Nile, and Explorations of the Nile Sources. By Samuel White Baker, M.A., F.RG.S. With Maps, fl. Iustrations, and Portraits. In two voluimes, Lon. don: Macmillan & Co, 1866, XT has been left to the enterprise and heroism of men of our own time and country to solve the problem of the cradle of the Nile, which had bfflied the research of ...

... THEATRICALS IN AUSTMALIA. (FROES OUR OWN COOiRESPONDENI.) MELBOURNE, ARitn 26. DuaRNG the last eight years I have endeavored faithfully to re p resent the state of the Drama and its professors in these colonies. when an opportunity offered, or a good opening appeared with a reasonable prospect of success, I have not hesitated to recommend a visit to our shores from the members of the ...

... Tint CRI'rcla. ES(5L1S1 TE9;TASISNT. Editid Sby tl ' the I'ec. W&L.L BL'AcKaizr,'M.Al, and'tb~eiev. ' JAMEd1AWESJ MIA. VOl. I., The Go~pjelg. 'b London: Aiexan'der.trahao. . ID Tent. cou1ferudhebsive and valuable work . of :wbioh a this is tihe tirat'instalsmentmnstbs regarded a6' an 0 eesetttia~idcselc'atftu at ' a' 'tt likW'&th'e'present,, whenl thtt Ne~w as well as the 'Old Tes~tamtent, ...

... ~LITERATUREK ABbUT SPAfI.. DG ?? ewo volusises beene einprese bya l ug-. dew hznd into one, -Mm Byrne would. have been greatly the gainer. It is possible, however, that ra judieiousditoi would:have suppressed' the rwork altogethe, sic M Byrne adds very little indeed to the common stock of knowledge of Spain and the Spniard& She :Is'as diffuse as a younghdywho has too much time on her hands ...

... F ASH I ON. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH AT LIVERPOOL. Tnz visit of the Duke of Edinburgh to Liverpool was brought to a close on Saturday. The chief em- ployers of labor in the town on that day gave their people a half-holiday, and the town was visited by a large number of excursionists. The streets were, therefore, crowded, and the most hearty enthusiasm was manifest along the whole line of the ...

... LIMTZRABy ZIfSOLLAM.E&, TIM rudeness of Dr.Parrio ladies was sometimes ex- treme. To a lady who had ventured to oppose him with more warmth of temper than cogency of reaenin, and who afterwards apologiseforherselfbysaying, tat it was the privilege of Women to talk n1e seL-INO, madam. he replied it ia not their privege, oat their Infirmity. Duckswouldwalk if they, could, but nature suffers ...

... 'UBLIC AMUSEMENT& YREAWRZ Io'r*&, MAWNEARUM MITE OF RFUNEWithM. Buckatone, Mr. h~eid51.X15 HllyMoore Mfrs Ltowilllsros1inla bdVillA~terhwclh, LORD DURDREARY ~~ ~ FOE. Mr. Sothcrl-CiOnaludlg with r.Cutoa-WOle rdy, an Mtof iOAZ S. JAWNV~S TuHEARE. Uwexasu MabchUsNrn or Mess ME[=RW. r NO tROW end duigthe week (Wqdnen pted, bein~ iht. THERIVALS. MeersamFrank Iatthews, been, Cances, tlio.EIfe ...

... On Saturday afternoon his Royal Highness the the Duke of Cambridge, the Commander-in-Chief, re- nol viewed in Hyde-park a force of about 15,000 'o volunteers, which was composed chiefly of metro- Au politan corps, but included also a few battalions from the country. An erroneous impression had up got abroad that the Prince and Princess of Wales ac would be present, and this circumstance, added ...

... I HORTICUUTURAL SHOW AT KINGSTOWN. The stummer shlowY of the Royal Horticultural 2 Society wras held yesterday on the handsome and w well laid ant groundls of. the Royal ~Marine Hotel a' Company at l~ingstown, and passed off most nuccessx I fully. 'The day kept up, beautifuly, and permitted Ii the attendance of a numerous and fashionable assemn : blage. The fine band of the 02nd Ifighlanders ...

... SKREEN (CO. MEATH) SUMAIER F. A-IR. I Skreen,Thlusday, Jiune 21. This celebrated old establibhed fair, one of the two held here annually, came off on yesterday. It is a noted horse fair, and also famous for the exhibition of store cattle, sheep, and lambs, and the weather being fine buyers and sellers wereon the ground from an early hour in the firenoon. The supply of beef was moderate, ...

... The Christy Xinstrels at St. James's HAiL These charming vocalists and clever entertainers continue to attract and delight audiences as large as ever by their sweet warb- ling and amusing performances. Great as has been their success, it is no more than should have been the result of the exercise of the very superior talents of the members of the company. To our thinking, theirs is one of the ...

... MUSICAL GOSSIP. [FROM THE ORCHESTRA.] Timr Thdfitre de la Monnaie, Brussels, has closed with the sixtieth performance of L'Africainc' A GRAND festival in honor of Rameau is being ! organised in Dijon, his birthplace, for the lst and 2nd July. Ix Berlin the name of Theresite (from Thirisa) has been invented to denote any performer of vulgar music. T iE Baden-Baden concerts have been ...