... REVIEWS- OF BOOKS, CIARAOTERIsTiq or EmiIuT ?tx. By J. TIMMs Giffin, Siationers' HEall-court;Dr. Timbs has made.-a judicious selection of niietdotex and incidents connected with the careers of eminent persons of all spheres of life, professions, &G. ?? does not'aspire to much originality, but culls most of his matter from the pages of other authors, honourably acknowledgin g the sourceS -from ...

... TH P1an0~B GALI. The Spadiou and well .adapted galleries, which miuge on the opposite sides of Ithe Horticultural oardenor over the arcades, ere not so amply fied ,as ?? were last year. but the visitor will probably find that quite enough has been done for his gratiflostiin) without taxing the powers of ordinray mortals too far, and with- out cloying the appetite for beautiful th4age, The ...

... 'Tim gBTlITY OF !lATEON.I Isearled b the -RrvW'k PW. Cbei JViar -of Christ- . . . ' ,,hurchs 8ri o Td L ondT., ,i iS .herevers ttha .ble widome.or knowledgs l; spoken of ibth: tlohbatio#. it always meoas Divine wlslou snd'he knowlende of ThdIbs can be Malutratdb numnerouis quotat ohs, end A owne by the Porerful elect seol wnjLm' he-had UpOn thuosnbiltyof! ntionr We need stability, efor- look ...

... CONCERT IN AIt O( THE GENERAL HOSPITAL Last evening, Lord Massereene's concert in aid of the General Hospital came off in the Ulster HalL It had been looked forward to with much interest, I both ou addo-dlt of the rank and known musical talent at the performers, and on account of the charity to which its proceeds were to be devoted. This interest was fully manifested in the extent of tha ...

... POETRY JACK AT THE MILL. T'other day-'twas in summer's meridian- I, loving to fish and to dream, Was wont to Pay visits quotidian To Eden's miraculous stream. With lay meerschaum and good pocket flagon, flight merry the life that Iled By the river that Uther Pendragon Tried vainly to turn from its bed. One obarm had the river; that very Soon set my poor brain in a whirl; I used to be rowed ...

... It will be noticed from advertisement that our a Choral Union intend to produce Bach's greatest t work foi the girit time in Scqtland to-morrow b n tight. We had intended th inorning to a Lgve a 4etailed account of its many beauties C &b id musical characteristics. Thanks, however, I 3 the Directors of the society, this is rendered unnecessary. They have pablished an admir. bio programme, ...

... I ?INH ART& TuR EBunnGTON CLUB EXEHMMOS. !t(INrlt AND CLAUJD& The Burlington Fine Arts Club provide alwud continually some choice collection of works Of art w14e they exhibitinl theai7O lepu~ose navm4~ very much to the gratfluation of all amateurs of the flue arts who may obtain the pi ivilego of the entr&e The SM- hibitleu which is stow to be seen there is of the areates interet to tire ...

... ~ .. I ~~t OJSE SHOW IN ERI I . . H J, i ; _ I i ?? . i p .Mi1MS TUSDiAY. CourR Afz.p~ile, r a~f S i~ ,£'I af&~i-se i :the inioriptiion ino to be seen on a special ?? stuckl onitlhe to, ?? eve#y omnibus couverging to- wards the Champs EIysea.. As no advertisenent falls upon absolutely barreni ground, agreat many .people go',to'the COitmpiBle* 'to, ee the horse show. Tliey naturallysuippose ...

... F~ASHION AND VARIETIES. THE VICEREGAL COURT. Yesiterdas evening their Excellencies the Lord Lieu- tenant and the Countess Spencer gave a dance at the Vicotogal Lodge, to bhich the fol!owing had the honotir of beinA invited :-The Lord Chancellor and Lidy Erfagan, tio Mdarquis and Mlarchioness of Waterford, the Marquis and Aar-hioness of Drogheda. the Marquis and Mlaroioness of Dlownshire and ...

... AMERICAN TEATRICALBS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRfSPONDm NT.) NEW YORK, APRIL 1.-The chief Theatrical event in this city during the past week was the appearance of Miss Carlotta Leclercq last Monday at BOOTe'S THEATRE, when she enacted Rosalino, in the comedy of As Fou Like It, in a very charming manner. She received excellent support from Miss Pateman as Celia; Miss Mary Wells, Audrey; Miss Teresa ...

... .ROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDMIg.) NEW YORK, MARCH 25.-The Strakoch Italian Opera Com- pany concluded a most successful engagement even g at the ACADEMY OF Music. The principea onthepemven ot tbhepast week was the preduction of Ambroise Thomas's opera ef Hamlet, which was performed for the first time in Ameriza on the 22d, with the following cast :-Claudius, Mons. J. Jamet; Hamlet, Moos. A. Barre; ...

... This little house was filled to excess on Monday by the friends and members of the Globe Philanthropic Society, whose praise- worthy object, we believe, it is to distribute assistance from the funds raised by various means to the deserving poor of the district in which it is held. Among these means we find dramatic enter- tainments, for the Society numbers certain amateurs thoroughly competent ...