... ?? A ,t(-SlE.NTar t made to the P~jnc~sr~gtiiie thl5 wiee The fist iN & ,4ew ?? rby~ f De~bi~d', `L ?? entitled Ou~oo Mahv whmigies ON.~eodso ~of; a~ yen9g Iar'iyst tW6 losers' Ljfla freshi la~d amlntnylightLeeko1OU~lMM n ?? -4uitot. ,one~be Injfaioutet ';by the 'Piriiti~~d tb' iholce 1trlmphiin;I theies'ee&'an that' the olitrtiilti ~Rnl~ad'J~MorisAf tev thedAinM(0bF iAntd' '~ousefrpth~*e ? ...

... lmuSIC IN LONDON. (AROMd OUR owfq tV o CO~tBEOD> T.) i0s R.Y~l Italian Opera, Covenit Gardeii, I -under the management of Mr Gye, and Her Wajesty's Opera in Drury Lane, under that of ?? Mapleonn, are now in full swing. Mr Gye a t first to open his doors this seasonoul O hwave reeie suc anre-~iatcrcitfn far, he has been exceedingly unfortunate ine gard to the members of his compatY, a number t ...

... COURT A-ND PAS'HION . . . ?? Lady Charles Ker is steadily improving, The Earl of Caryefort is lying at Rome in a most critical condition. I .~ . I..;1 I The health of the Emperor William is far from Im- preving. ,- . It is understood that Earl Dufferin will leave Ire- land for Canada on June lath:,' . The Prince and Princeis Christian arrived ?? on Monday from-tbe continent. MARBLAQE OF' MTSS ...

... As noticed in our Town Editibn last week, an official reception by HEI.H. the Duke of Edinburgh held on Saturday evenng, the 27th ult., was substituted for the formal inaugurations of previous Exhibitions, and was attended by a large and brilliant company. On Monday and Tuesday the building was open to season ticket holders. On Wednesday the doors were thrown open for the frst time to the ...

... THE LON DON XUSKI HALLS THE OXFORD.-Mr. Syers, the energetic Proprietor of i popular Hall, is a strict observer of the laws-if law be one l tb fled a term for the absurd regulations which now TeDt. ?? digi ments of the people. Consequently the legs of estrit tile anta, are, metaphorically speaking, fettered. Tbe Xiggerd say s0 long caper about in enormous boots which mike Other sta es ring ...

... Our Wbraqrp Zablt. BowkBELLS, part 93, for May, 1.872. -London: J. Dicks, 313, Straud. This periodical continue. to lay before its readers its usual exce]lent miscellany of novel and romance, history and adventure, anecdote and poetry ; many of the articles being illustrated by artistic woodcuts. In the department of fiction we meet with the name of Thomas Mil- ler, once so popular, now almost ...

... TEE ROYAL, ACADEMY.- In its fifst notice of the pictures at the Royal Academy, the -Athenwum says :- This is the largest exhibition that the Royal Academy has had, consisting of nearly sixteeen hundred works; it is more than half as large again as that of .1866, which comprised slightly over a thousand ex- amples; It contains a greater number by three hundred than the gathering of last year. ...

... Pomp- SWEET MAY IS COMING. (Frori Ouscles's Poeins. Sweet May is comIng; Earth is new born-for Spring hath ?? her brightness; Amid the CaVIsr llovees the bees aro tilting, Young Summer carols forth hter hynina with lightness. The air b reitlhes life reiiewed.-perfume emitting; Anid tie Lark gaily speeds to meet the morning, J ust as Day peeps, and wbispers,-it i dawsning Sweet May is coming. ...

... FIXE ARTS. \ 1T GILLOTT COLL1OTION. The sale room of Messrs. Christie. and Manson Ima on Saturday again the scene of the greatest interest tad exoitament to witnese tho final disposal of this 'r-E narkablo collection, with the sale of the splendid drawings by Turner. The, first oS these put up waa lot 603, 1' A rooky river scene, which fell to Mr. Agnew for 140 guiinais. A view on the Thames ...

... A far-drawn stretch of fiat green beach, A length of grassy sands, Where, 'tween church tower and spire, a reach Of goodly houses stands; Beyond-a lower level-sweeps The broad brown channel'd shore Where, coming and going, the slow tide creeps Quietly evermore. But now the grey old sea, nun-bright, Brims all the golden shoals, And tenderly, 'neath the glancing light, In sparkling ripples rolls ...

... The International Exhibition of 1872 was opened to the public on Wednesday. In the interests of the masses it is much to be regretted that the Albert Hall is not inclded in the Exhibition. To them a building so notable is a sight of itself worth a visit. Exclusion from the Horti- when it is explained that that pleasant domain is private property, the conditions are recognised to be at least no ...

... THE GRAND DUCHESS AT TamPRINC-1p OF WALHS TaZATRI. Notwithstanding the clashing of the entertalnmentsa. at our two theatres, Offenboch's ever sparkling and oha. racteristlc Grand Duchess draws orowded, houses at the Prince of Wales Theatre; and one only regrets~that the' two excellent companies now performing in Birmiughatni6 should not have followed each other inatead of being., here ...