... BIRMIRIGHAM MUSICAL FESTIVAL, THE BAND BREEARSALS XN LONDON. [F'or7 our own Beporter.] The second day's rehearsal of the Festival noveliles, which commenced at noon yesterday, wag a much mor - fragmentary and leas satisfactory affair than the first. Although the executive resources were subetantially the game as on the previous day, the results obtained were by no means so intereating, for ...

... SE3COND NO TICS. From drawings and paintiego,, there elegant adloinaic nts of the walls of a dwelling~, the( step Will lieeasy anti uai~irai to art embollisliulefts for the table and the heIfot. 01 goods of this kind the werldlfierud firma of Eikisngtun and Mlason sends ai choice and varied ausertminut, reruarkable for chastenecs ef design1 delijoicy Of execution, and true artistic finish. ...

... The preliminary arrangements have been made for the holding of this show ill the present year. It has been fixed for Friday, Saturday, end Monday, October 18, 19, and 21, instead of two days ?? and Tuesday- as last year. It is proposed to open at two o'clock on the first lay, and at an earlier hour on Saturday and Monday. The prospects of the show arre exceedingly encouraging So liberal an ...

... The third animal Flower Show in connection with tho Wcst Sniethwick Floral and Horticultural Sclety wasr held yesterday, in Alessrs, Chanco's School R0oom1s, Spon Lane, Thero was a large and variod collection of flo wrs, fruits, and vegetables for competition, Thu fruit and vegetables showed at marked improvement in quality on those exhibited last year, The following gentlemen sent ?? ...

... TIHE FRENCH EXHIBITIONX 1 thwc oi ' oirne OCw ew tonheua ] I PaIAsS,, August% 1S967. On the 4 1 U f August the 'ore-i-a {oeulli-OiOlstsi had an audience of the Emperor at the Tuileriesf, ad Pr en 1! ed tted ta following address Sire,-Among the great works of I eacc, of Which y y n ?? reign will transmit the reomebrance to peeceric5y, the XI illvvexl Exhibition of 1807 Will take theo first ...

... dhlle. de leluraka, the meteoric, has flitted back to the opera at Vienna. Mario and Grisi were3 expected at Baden-Baden at the beginning of this week. A new asteroid has been found by the observer of Hamilton college, New York. it is said that M. ubjinstein is to write an opera on a French libretto for Paris. Flotow's ?? UrOihl5S has been performed at Pestl with very great success. Lady Don ...

... SOCIEITY OF ARTISTS' EXHIBITION. Tm'. private view of this exhibition is fixed to take place on Saturday, the 24th inst.; and we have reason to know that the collection will be in all rspects worthy of the Festival year. Foremost amongst the works to be exhibited is Millais' Return of the Dove, the picture which stamped the fame of the artist, and still holds its place as one of the finest ...

... SOCIETY OF ARTISTS' EXEIIBITION. THE PRIVATE VIEW. In accordance with custom the Society of Artists invited their relatives and friends, on Saturday last, to a private view of the collection of pictures now arranged in the Society's Rooms, previously to the formal opening of the exhibition to the public. Not- withstanding the grbat beat of the weather, a large number of persons availed ...

... 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. ...

... SIRENG TIVAL.USICAL FES TIVAL. V () U Z. T I D A Y. TRE DiRIINGG PERFORMANCE, Ac dinig to the Darwinian theory of development, the 'weather, which during the firat three days of the Festival, tad been growing daily moister and gloomier. and ror o and sere Out of tune with the great loca l event of tho week, should yesterday have been chastising the pomps anda vanitics of this wicked world ...

... I LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC, AND ART I aSC R A P S. MIr, I. T. Smith opens the Lyceum at Christmas. Mr. A. S. Sullivah is engaged on a new Symphony. Wo (Orchestra) are happy to hear that Madame Parepa Resa has entirely recovered from her lato sick- ness and she is in better voice than ever, Mr. Walford is busy on a new and enlarged edition of his County Families, which will appear, nuder the ...

... 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 ...