... 'TIE FRENCH EXHIBITION. [Fromt our oton Con'espoxdeat.] PARNs, August G. We have only had one King to see us all this week. On Saturday last, at six o'clock in the evening, his Majesty of Sweden arrived at the Lyons Railway Station from Vichy. The Emperor, in private dress, went down to meet himo-for his Majesty's visit was strictly incognito-and conducted him to the Palace of the Elysee, ...

... BIRMINGANrE MUSICAL FESTIVAL, I Fr-om the .Birminghaml' Journal of Saturdixy]I To now if a kingdombo woll governed, and if thle custonis of its inhabitants be bad or good, said the Chinec philosopher Cnfucius, s1ome five' hundred year before the Christian era, examine the musieci th sete which prevails therein, Applying this venerabl toot e to the rmusic of the people of Birmingham, as ...

... HIARBORNE FLOWER SHOW. Yesterday, the annual flower show, in connection with 'the Ilarborne Cottagers' Floral and Horticultural Seniety, was held in the grounds of the president, Mr. W. E. Dey- kin, Barlow's Road, Edgbaston. The weather was very unfavourable, and this had a baneful sefect upon the attendance, and consequently upon the receipts. The show itself was good In quality, but small1 ...

... The annual show of the Harborne Gooseberry Growsrr' Society was held on Monday, at the Green Blan Inn. Ttb exhibition was remarkably succeasful, and the large number of extra prizes presented by gentlemen brought out a display of an unusual quantity of choice and tempting fruit. BIr. Noah Smallwood carried off the highest prize with a beautiful specimen of Dan's Mistake, weighing 29G dwt, 5 ...

... TilE FRENCH EXHIIBITIO?T1 IFroml our Ows f Oortseponsdentl] hior ess, WednesJay, ~hoever irnugioes that civilisation has a r ?? ait the exhihiciion in the Ohamp do Mare has but a very imperfect idea of its inivermsl chhracter. Thu barbarian world has claimed to be represented, and has had the claim allowod. I (10 nur refer to the sub- jects of the Czar, who stalk P',eout with peacock's ...

... FLOWER SHOW AT IAGLEY. The Hales Owen and ale ley Floral and Horticultural Society held their annual show on Tuesday, in HagleY Park, The weather has continuedao flue for the last week or two, that the success of the affair aa a ' show waa an assured thing, and Tuesday also being fair and genial, the efforts of the committee to maintain the hononrable name whieb their exhibitions have long ...

... BXHIBITION OF FINE ART & INDUSTRY, WA LB ALL. Some time rgo the committee of the Walsall Temper. snce Society, casting about for Bome means of reduclng the debt on their newly-openod ha4, and disdaining to rely solely cpon that common place (though, In justice to the adies, it must be admitted potent) institutlon, the bazaar, hit upon the Idea of getting up an exhibtion of art, industry, and ...

... THE NATIONAL E.XHIBITION OF $PORTIC; BED OTHER DOGS. The annual general meeting of the subscribers of the abovo Exhibition was held yestorday afternoon, at the Hen and Chickens Hotel, New Street, Mr. J. LOWE occupied the chair, and the following gentlemen. were present:- hlessrs. J. Arnold, H. Richards, B. Hunt, Buckley, T. B. Wdrrigbt, Hsrrison, Beird, Curliug, Jones, G, Turner, and Capt. ...

... The Commons Select Committee on the subject of making purchases from the Paris Exhibition had the testimony of several gentlemen of high authority. Mr. Robinson, of the Science and Art Department, recom- mends the purohase for the South Kensington Museurm of some of the important typal works made expressly for the Exhibition, expressions of the industrial art of the period; also, for our ...