... A public meetingof employers, workmen, and all others interested in the Workmen's Inter- national Exhibition, to be held in London during the month of July, was convened in the City Hall Saloon last night, but the attendance did notmuch exceed twenty persons. 0 the motion of Mr William Melvin, Bailin Burt was called on to pteside, The Chairman explained that the Lord Provost, who all' along ...

... AA1E[UA'S MIINOR P'OiLS. t'N u'vi I X. BEUC iINJAMIN, Ti wriS istar, airltI0s,1h ba-tr if' I)O'srsaras, lisa alwcayst Ire-n kwrkid ull as lel11isrIgtg to A110irrrii, havilng left lisa birth. plice tin 1812, at tire earl-y ave, of three syorr, anid settledl do wil ini (ie Inral VilIrigo oIf Coslchester inl Coni'reCticort father, a1 wea-ti mr rrelvisrt it, IDeiarara, sending h)imt tlii. thir i ...

... tIDAL~t~ NW 100,K.BOOK. -. ?? i.ontitlc( The w0X Lv Gneral aribaldi, entitled The The fiv el, Molke, as published by Mfessrs Cassel1, p Gler & Galpill, on Friday, from w take the I, Bowing exracts : IALIANS AND THS POPP It is thetI1 Vileb0£of the slaveo onspire against ii '1 e, This is Gods gift, and his ?? ? 87 f libertfo Italians of the past thebirthl'lsvtlfl ?? their various sotvitiides, ...

... Last night, an audience that filed the Theatre- Royal in every part assembled in the expectation of hearing the famous Beggars' Qpera; with Mr Sims Reeves as Captain Maclweith, Unfortu- natdlyj in' this expectation 'ti' 'patrons of the theatre were disappointed. ,.Notices wero posted up-in the lobbies, stating that in consequence of the sudden and serious indisposition of Miss 'Ida Jackson, ...

... THEAX*TRE.RROYA L-iTAMvAN OPERBA. Beethoven was accustomed to say, in his usual dictatorial manner, that Zaulberbltite was the most perfect opera that over was written. The opinion of the great nwaestro is one which is very .generally accepted; buit, on account of the absurd and totally incomprehensible plot Of Zauber- blithe, it never can have the popularity of its great companion ...

... GLASGOW INST`TT or TI f FINE ARTS, The Ninth Exhibitioie of the Works. of Modern Artists; under the ausspices of the Glasgow Institute of the. Fine Ats, was formally. opened yesterd evening. The CorporationIGalleries, in which, as usual, the Exhibition finds fit'quarteraswero' ile.d with as very brilliant assemblage., The preceddings took the 'form of a eioversazione, andwe'ehgia about seven ...

... MR NIALLES OROrnSTRAL CONCERT. PROORAIlE. 24lrato ?? 3Veben 8 1l: Overtue. -:''rown Septet ?? ?? G , Behosu. Aild501 a , t aith !ssrclt °bettoatilt ^teau Coerarte. Violi - . 6 e, lesidolssh. 5lesriiC,) ;;Iron' la~l; jjajft * Beethoven. SyliolWilC IIbL~iOir. *XA;aceco°X''- . ?? Ov c rtItre.V ?? i: I 8 *^ ?? .. ?? Meudolsiolla, S idue,-1 4 } ?? , , ?? 'o l. ?? De rt Air tic Ai~nllMtssin do ...

... A THlEATRICAL LAWSUIT. The Court of Common Pleas was on Saturday morning engaged in the criticism of a dramatic work. The action was brought by Mr Cameron and his wife against Mr Leslie, a dramatic author, for the breach of his contract to write a play for the female plaintiff. Before hor marriage Mr Cameron was a Miss Catherine Hickson. She prepared what is technically know as the scenarium ...

... N INSTITUTE OF THE. FIN A4RTS, I CORBORATION GALLERIES, SAUCHIEIALL STREET. ?? attendance at the exhibition of paintings for the past week was 60G4-corresponding veek last season, 5046; increase,. 1018. The first Monday evening promenade takes place to-night, the music nuder the direction of Mr G. J. Miller. We beg to draw our Volunteer readers' attention to the China ?? which is at preseat ...

... THEATRE.ROYAL-ITALIAN OpERA Vnrdi commeneed his cnrprn. - . ,I. Verdi commenced his career as a dranati0 ' poser in 1839 by the productio,; at LaScoal Milan of Oberto, an opera badly writt, ctof tainint musical blunders of the 8roiestD, t O and abounding with reminiscences of 'der Norma in particular. Still, in this ea ?? the strong dramatic instinct was for Wiweork that afterwards led ...

... A NEIW BRUNSWICK BEAR STORY. A huge bear story is related bya correspondent of the $Iiramicli Unioz :- Isidor Arcinean, aline lad of 15 or 20, son of, a farmer and fisherman of this settlement (occupying a portion of the old Cunard trwac so-called), was sent three or four weeks ago into his father's back pasture onlorseback, in search of a missing cow, which, it was feared, had met with .some ...

... ON Thursday evening, a Concert was given hil the Music falal by a talented company of artist is, paresently onl a tour A orgatnised isy Mr Santley. 'The welcomeo reeeptios givein to il thorn, as evinced by tile very lar-ge and appjrecieativeT I audience-au unusually large proportion of Whois Icuiie reserved seats-was at once at recognition of thle famlle Of Mr Santley's company, anti an ...