... Filtraturt, -- I Ti n Gefsan Bar NA's Gests. ByDANNA I.DJONGH. Lon- don: SIMMONS and Co., 274, Oxford-street. We cannot promise any one much either of pleasure or profit from becoming acquainted with The Gemaan Baron's GAejes. The story is baldl and meagre, besides being most improbable and the authoress appears to be hopelessly ignorant of the ordinary rules of English composition. By means ...

... TEE ROYAL ACADEMY:BANQUET. . L;LD r us L~nJ.DL ,V- C qi The usual banquet which precedes the opening of ei ,11 the Royal Academy's Exhibition was given in St Burlington House, London,. on Saturday evening, er to a numersus and distinguiahed company. Sir - Francis Grant, the president of. the Academy, oc- i lfa copied the chair, and amongst the guests *ere-the w er Duke of Edinburghb the Duke ...

... Xiss NEILSON in Liverpool. (From TheDaily Post, April 23d.) MISS NEILSON AT THEE ALEXANDRA T5iIRATRx.-Dr. Westland Mars- ton's blank verse drama Life for Life was producedat this Theatre last night. Nothing can exceed ill simplicity and strength the contrast which Dr. Marston constantly illustrates between the manners of the period in which he has laid his story and the sublime spirit of ...

... i3OYAL. ALBERT HALL.- -The first of the series of snbscriptiorn , - _ - k_ - - - -- - :. A A- - _.n concerts took place on Wednesday, when the choir, organised under the direction of M. Golmod, sang in a selection of sacred and secular music, under the conductorship of this celebrated composer. The announcement that the Queen would be present added eclat to the proceedings, her Majesty ...

... Monday night'sperformance of [l Fiuuto lagico brought back Signor Cotogni as Papageno In one sense his enforced absence from illness may be said to have proved his value, and Signor Cotogni's return to his daties is an advantage to the Royal Italian Opera. MadamePaulineLuccaappeared as Parmina, and MdJle. Seesi as the Queen of Night. On Tuesday evening Mdlle. Albani played the heroine ii ...

... CONCERTS OF THE WEEK, PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY. rbe fourth concert of the sixtieth seaso vwas given at St. James's Hall, on Monday evening, with the greatest success. By special desire two movements from Schulbert's unfinished Symphony in B Minor was given, which proved a great treat to the subscribers, There is something infinitely pathetic in the facts connected with the production of' ...

... FASHON AND VAMTIM. ROYAL VISIT TO THE ALBERT HALL SPECIAL TELEGRAML (From our Correspondent) London, Wednesday Night This afternoon the Queen visited the Royal Aloert Ball, accompanied by the Empress of Germany, the rrince and Princess Christian, the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, Widthe Princess Beatrice. The Royal party on eatering their boxes, about ...

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... The Whitsuntide festivities provided by Mr. John Baum at Cre- morne Gardens have been o the most attractive character, and all that is wanted is a little genial weather to make this famous suburban resort as attractive as ever. The present programme has certainly never been surpassed for variety and excellence, while in some of its features it has never been rivalled. The iew ballet, for ...

... CY OVRENT LITERATURE., The Life and Times of Margaret of Aujin, Queen of England and France, and of her Fatter, Rene 'the Good,' King of Sicily, Naples, arid Jerusalem, by Mary Ann Hookbiku (London: Tinsley Brothers, 2 vols), is a work dealing with a period of our history upon whiohl it is impossible to look back without regret. Among the Rings of England there have been many weak and igno- ...

... MM MA ST OPMIU, DRURY-L.TM. Nothing haa tasen plaae at thio establbihlfment sincourlatnotice theroto maul for special comnent now-repetition performances having been found aufi- re ciently attmwe to fil up the inteival of preparation fon tb naveltie& One of the gpeat evets of the f easca will occur toorrow, whean Mldle. Christine Nileson will appear for the firt time snce her recent return ...

... .ROYA LItE ED. 'The nnivereary festivaly of the. Rosalt I~trary funci wvas. oelebkated oni. *ednesdayiveveaing .under odroumOtsnces.altogetheo.gniq~e.. Outotelereut gatherings, eye rlenov for a oharltable purpoase em bled ?? Jamess hall, under, tgpres, enoy of a' crown heal d -the amiabloeand ccoompliabed KWng of the ?? AIvp hundred ?? to, tableand the extensivo. :gaeree. ,aU4 ?? ...