... 1si7 F IN IE ARTS. . . . .. ?? Connoisseurs and coI eetosi will be interested to learn thbt the indefatigable '.rtgleener and. deleor, Mr. McClean, of Lonilon, is again iuireslugham, with a 'choice' 'collection of oil paintin aniid wator.colour diawinvg, mbstly recent acquaistdlns,.,vhiek AreInow'ou- view for, few days at the Great. Wstebrn ,otel., The oil paintings, though few in number, are ...

... j ?? ' ..t ?? ;I. .. I y' ?? E , O . I ?? r ?? -S! I -i g YIP Wt il- W ., (pl i W 1. t I 6 1, I (From tf poeuhe f4 lb It is: thewish of the Khddive tonrnder (aii0 re.' tvO tio foreigners as- a wit ,'reside gahd - u a t' ,t~ai,1iig :objit I4eyw ioadq~ lp finie bveaues hasve' 4ked Wade; fine bgarden hTe' been Wd~iout, 'her eac dy p'~ltr andq ?? arohltr a CircUS h ' eb-6k, htablished ~Ad ?? ...

... VCATION LETT I The Duke of Somerset's book, Clc jt Theology and Modern Scepticism, although it contains nothing which is very new to readers ait thinkers, is- reating a very great impresshiur AS a rule, the upper classes in this country lie 'quit outside the;great atream. of niodern thought, aa the Church is to 'them precisely what she was to atheirncestors who fought for her two hundrea and ...

... AN' EE.pSEJs . * .-TEi0o' look pm.Vi -nna'1thlet* ouat id,,; Tirw3q 'oithse a nondha nvy ?? q week, a, pieqe w~iose' -ienoue4 -2 1z, -1r o -. itly like; thabi .of th .p1a abouttq be rleeealed.i,,-gmapager may neverUbe:mre. .,ibn cuity, for -is are the dixtiesof anlautograt;tsnd nee4 tq bhe exeeldsedwitjj. ?? , sobut for ei are!neger isrcetity thg stage , mpager Is furaous 'd~A~es, are. ...

... I ?? EWl U ?? IO ;I l s~howed ~,asmarkd improvernent bohinttnane n jred Herr.Otto Bernlrardt (firsts viln)MrL odn (seebtiYH61 m) Mr ea66ter, ?? ,took the place 8( Un), Mr. 'at el (V grammei 6; 2,ecft-': and . .sir-' With verdure 'tilad 1 The (1reatlon~~~ ?? . - . ?? , HAubod (*rsn sonta (ianoorte ?? and *lld Reverie ?? fit' O 2 No; a (Solo viol1n) Vieuxternps. OaeZone-I.vot 'ee aplet ( ...

... MAGAZINESFOR A -Y I - P 'I K J R 'Ili-,l That lugulitty 'ably writt story, The MAlM Of Sker ts continued in B1coed, where dso'will be found a charmingly natural account of the Low of the Xegirsa A& 2aper on the Nline HouAs lIfement,' which (onsidering that B ood may be acceted ar the epresentative of staunch Torn) 4 rte w-igreat moderatipn and ?? In the Gentlean'sm Annual willdbe found, ...

... . THE THEORY QF MORAL CONTAGION. , .. . . . . ?? At the Masoni EHalt, en Monday evang, Dz Richard- son delivered to the inembers of the MDidland Institute his; second lecture ou Bone Phenomena of Nervons Impres.- sionii, including Hallucnation end Morm contagion. In his opening remarka the lecturer said the theory of moral contagion and the tera itself were derived from the French s ...

... WOLWERHAMPTON SOHOOL OF ART. che oannul meeting of Ibe s'upporters of the Wolverhampton 8ehool of Practical Art w~as held ?? night, in the SchoAl Darllngton Street, for the distribution of prizes to the successful onipetitorsf in the various 'branches of the Scienoe uad Art Departments. The Mayor (Mr. Jogaph'.Ford). who presided, In opening the proceadings, epoke of the Import- ance of ...

... ART, MUSIC, AND A dLITERATURE M. Saint Marc-Girardin is seriously ilL - I Anew theatre is to be builb at Gneva. Casabl's Popular 1Educator is about to be re- issued. The Athemcrum contradicts the report of M.'Gounod's illnes. . -- No hopes of the recovery of M. Hem-y Blagrove, the violinist, are entertained.'!: A daily paper iie again thin year to be published in thie International ...

... Yesterday afternoon, an entertainment,'of a pleadng and varied ebaracter, was given, under the patronage of the Chair- man aud memberg of the Watch Committee, to the Bnrimnghnsm police and their families, In Curson HaelL The event, which in many respects Is one of interest, in an annual one, and this year was attended, both as regards the number of those who assembled and the performanees, ...

... PI~~~LE~~ART. ?? ~ ~ -fta Y 1a~er: p 4 Ok~perv X .] Hfour u-A ipromiees, . fo' hav~e oaply I4 ipfton tit li we&i~ ave a oaafwiximbjtion at Roue. 4l7 thg ~ k B .Ffi .iat;r ?? May. Erwilleis' faied prirg* borouI l tw ~ apot5ii of b ioh 1 .51ke~dy~l~iiahd amii Wea, a AMd l o f woiiim11t-i sm th weK - ' ti gfam f lnudon las seaon yot;~in~d ba.~'w -4G rpo*!1 Ouftig,' A- Ruby ~~ y-owaSengtein~ iaa, ...

... I ? ?HL&TRIOALS AT ? HALL y 0 04Xie ?? ;8 (Thar.Xi~nlee Alderleytllasm, HaMandwe mday Ua SUli b l e~ A arge number of the 2 7S- f-~ ?? tfr ~o dqr aua,* ?? ?? 0 ?? MrOt;k 1lD ic1;-..Digb i MEA1 ,1i. Afnih 0Th pW-.1 RUth d ?? I~ii 1'e ..ao1&o ) ?? twerei As¶:'By' + Ot aal ,Ofb PA the |**m isnt i~brXlrinsve~rsi, sau11 t*oddsini the1 Ahoilaatiifeirea galnM doe ra repbt :Xoiis the Aftb oe wgeiia' ...