... All the three evenings of last week having, in conase- quence of the indisposition of Mdlle Sessi, been given up to 1Faust,-an alteration in the proc-ramme that could hardly be a disappointment to most opera-goers, with whom Ml. Gounod's masterpiece is now very nearly the prime favourite,-there -was a special interest in tihe performance of last Tuesday evening, -when Mdlle Alb:,ni made her ...

... EDWIN WILKINS FIELD.g IT is fitting that some memorial should be preserved of a man so gifted as the late Mr. Field, and Dr. Sadler's brief account of his friend is marked by good taste and just appreciation of his fine qualities. Boundless energy -and fulness of life were striking characteristics of Mr. Field. He did every- thing with his might, and his enthusiasm and intellectual ...

... LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AN D AaRT. [rROr T'lE steERS A LIFTp of the lats PXrofessor Faraday, ,by Dr. J. H. Gladstone, wvill shortly be rnbhlf ed. The Banging Committe for te Ilyavl a Aademv ExhiLition will consist of Slc~rs. Anstril Friuh Frost, Redgrave, anrd Wleckc*s. The death is ainncnnced of tlar ?? Sa wis naturalist, hi. PickLet dC la Ilive. Iie has 1, Lt is col ecoens to his oativo4 towu, ...

... POETRY- ON 'A CASTLE IN RUINS. (Translatedfrom the Italian.) Whose was this stately edifice that lies In heaps, o'erthrown by thee ? Oh Time, declare. Time stays not to reply, but quickly flies, Spreading his rapid pinions to the air. Speak, Fame, for thou giv'st lustre and renown To kings most rare, exalting each by turns.1 In trouble and confusion Fame looks down, And, like one sorrowful, ...

... I FASHION AND IT I THE QUEEN AT EADEN-BADEN. A telegram from Baden-B~det, dated Sunday. says - Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Royal cbldren daly make excursions to the vaious objects of interest in the neighbourhood. On Good Friday tha Queen went to Bssdadt, the Grand Duke having placed his horses and attendants at the diposal of her Majesty. The Queen baa received no visitors at her villa ...

... : u I s liX, IN : . SO. e lM , ;lIt. 1The Sixteenth seamon of SaturdayAf ternoon Conf- :2 carte 'terminated l1st week with the ?? per- ~ formance -of 'the series;- aud will be supplemented as I -usual by an extra ooncert, for the benefit of Mr. Marnne, I the cpndpctcs,. ' Asy 'tbe tiW tebelii onverirto op ib isatuiywek ,d,. ?? ouiewerfsia dfi B41a, b~irmoletea teiituela 'e~to~ The vopalistd ...

... --FI E se7 T$ ; F u n e I I'I. d, 1~ THGE 'G tiTIT 6OLIibTI6*1 ?? The second db99s ?? 'tiday 'at, Mosafs., Christie and Maneon's vw a, if'possibic, ns scene of greeter interest and exeltement'aseong6t the picture buyers ,than that of the preceding-dasy,, and the prices of the pictures1 ranged quite a high in soeie, nutxcioted 1Watauoq,eNk,,; , cially in that0of Webitor's ?? ) pietule cals ...

... i6 I . ?? , , . I ?? ?? , AS~not inirleaque, enftited The Z aetof 46as krone nnd foubded ,iLoxd Lytto.' novel of that name, wvas 4'per'frtedforithefirsttimeat this theatae on 'Thursday evning, The auttor is Mr. L H. P. Du' Terroa u .genltemaun whlo, tbong; 'knownates a'gracefal song *rltex aid aeontt'ributor-to thsemenagarines, has not, we believe, hitherto eappeaed before the publio as a ...

... A MASONIC FESTIVAL I~~ Brother John Neat Pocock, the worahipfia master, and the members of the Roysl Gloucesw Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, Southamp. ton, had great honour conferred upon them yesterm day. The Most Worshipful the Grand Master ag England, the Marquis of Ai~pon, accompanied by a goodly nunber of past and present grand officers, left London by special train in th. morning, ...

... A very respectable audience filled the, King's-cross Theatre on Monday evening to witness a dramatic performance given by the members of the above Club. It is so much the fashion for amateurs to plead charitv as an excuse for their temerity that we were not a little astonished to find that on this occasion the Alexandrians challenged support upon their merits, and asked fees, ranging from half ...

... LITERARY [ISCELLANEA. A COAmt ACROSS THE PAMPAs.-We now entered, says a South American traveller, upon plains, where, for the first time, I saw wild deer and ostriches, and here we eujoyed a glorious chase. W~e 'were going at ralier a gentle pace, wzhen we catne upon a herd of deer; they did not appear to take much notice of us until we were DearI enough for them to hear the mare's bell, the ...

... LITER ATURE. A THANKSGIVING FOR F. D. MAURICE. The veil hath lifted, and bath fallen; and him Who next it stood, before us, first so long, We see not; but between the cherubim, The light burns clearer; come,-a thankfnl song I f Lord, for Thy prophet's calm, commanding voice; s For his majestic innocence and truth; For his unswerving purity of choice; For all his tender wrath and plenteous ruth ...