... A Paris letter says there is somiething dismal about the Great Exhibitionibuildingaud its surround- ing garden, at least those who remember it accoin- panied by sunshine, bustle, and gay toilettes. NpD matter what section of the world's fair you enter, bu'sinesseems to have nearly ceased, and the princiL pal showmen are awaV. Many of the stalls are left to the guardi=uship of persons who 'are ...

... YOXFORD ALLOTMNT rNPROVEMENT SOCIETY EXHIBITION OF VEGETABLES. YESTEIMAY (Friday). The annual exhibition of this Society, which embraces a district extending for sevcral wiles round the quict village of Yoxford, took place yesterday (Friday) at the Three Tuns Inn, under favourable circumstances. During the morning, the cottagers flocked into the vil. Inge with their productions, and the ...

... BOOKS, &c., RECEIVED DURING THE MONTH. ybe Art Journal. Virtue The Bulwark. Seeleys EAlmt pauls. Ibid. Camnbers's Journal. W. and R. BPoLwood3's Magazine. Black- Chambers ?? ,, Encyclopadta ftc Gardener. Ibid The People's Magazine. 77, rcsaitlMsagazine. Smith,Elder Great Queen-street EnrCO. Macmillon's Magazine. Mac- S:'ge altluatrated PennyRead- millan and Co. ings Churchman's Shilling ...

... TAE SOCIETY OF ARTISTS' EXHIBITION, To-day the middle of the season is marked by tie customary reduction i n the charge for admission, which is new sixpence-low enough, one would think, to mike the exhibition accessible to rnybody who cares, even remotely, about Art. The Society, we are glad to bear, has not bad any reason to complain of the pnblic support hitherto--lth attendance of visitors ...

... PUBLIC AMUSERS AfNT,1 ?? * & a. PI A I I I Royal Alexandra Thoatro.-' WN Iho, eak Frt aud 8The TeMpest. I Roehk b Oper prince of Wales Theatre.-IIIa an3t a ai £orelerqe seM qzeppa, and 'enn ind tntlast. Shlr~tmont gF .-A Gand onoert. t. 3oyal Amphitheatre.- TheTndy of Los~ se. amoess Hall E and Opu rott1 Pou nT Oper 8eleaus a trom. be Opern ' Mar ue the o. Royal Qolce880um Theai' ...

... I FASHON AND VARIETIES. I HBALTEH OF LORD ROSSH. NO ohenge has taken piace in the halith of Lord Hisea AInce our last report. Lord and Lady Congleton have left the Oresham Hotel. Sir Thlomas aud Lady Tobin htve left the g' Gresiam Hotel. A Lord Valentia and Bu'te left Kingatown c, yesterday for London, P The Hon. W. Cooper, lady, and suita left T Kings Lown yestordas for England. tl | Major ...

... it BENZEFVZIT O IS II ATXI. 1 WE. wvere not inistaken when 're &nticipated a crowded house for Aliss Heath's benefit. Last 1 night the upper boxes and pit were literally crammed, and the other parts of the house were *e filled, hut not to inconvenience. The first piece set down in the bill was Lord Lytton's familiar comedy, oner, 'iss IHeath takiing the part of e the constant and devoted ...

... TIUE PAPIS EXHIBITION. I Vln r-ll Iu'll ,Yrcsnonden [F[ro5a our oic Us0leudcuf. GI PA et1S, WedI l dlusdY a ' lluo gis L ?? ?? COEailait tcl in the ?? of lpiiCCS, m i mimnly instances, last July, will not have been fergottcn by thle public. the ( M l5 medals given a to ambitious shopkeopers for exhibiting goods, the mann- facturers of which nol o got silver or bronzo, and narticles of dn it, ...

... THE ADELPHI THEA TRE. M. CHTARLES DE BEttNARD'S stories of Le Gendre and La Peine dn. Talion having furnished materials for the popular comedy of it Still MWaters Run Deep and the exciting melodrama of Retribution, it was. naturally to be expected that recourse would be had to other works, of the admirable novelist the next time an English dramratist expe ijenced any difficulty in ...

... FASHION ANI UVARIs. ILL- 1S OF LOUD ROSSE. On miaking inqulrle late last night, we wee Informed that his lordship's eiabditon 4e. not exhibit any symoptoms of impryevlent - The Princess of Wales drove out on Jiday attended by Vlsecoitean Walde. Their Royal Highnesses Prinoe and Princess Christian of Schlswfg. Holstein were expected to arrive at Windsor on Saturdjy morning from the royal amilg ...

... AXERICAN THEATRICALS. NEW YORK, OCToatest 7. Mr. Bateman's French Opera Company attracted large and enthusiastic audiences to the Fn.axcul ''lTEATIIE oel the three evenings they performed last week. Thte Duchess of Geroloteie continues the attraction, having been favourably received each evening, which justifies the Manager in not taking it from the bills. 'fite troupe is probably one of the ...

... THE FRENCH EXUIBITION. [Faom our own CorreqPoaclots] PARIS, Monday. Tone Emperor of Austria will enter Strasbourg to- morrow, and, after breakfasting, ho will proceed to Nancy, whither the Court carriages have already boon sent,to takehis Majesty instateto thePrefecture, where he will be entertained with music, but no dancing, for lie is still in mourning for the death of the Emperor of Mexico ...