... THESE sketches of Australian life and scenery have been taken in the flourishing colony of Victoria. Their chief interest is as reminiscences of its rapid progress in the last quarter of a century, and of the changes that time has wrought in the conditions of colonial society. The anonymous author professes to have had some literary experience, although he has let it rust through a long ...

... . a GEMS OF THOUGHT. KNsoWLroOn.-Avail yourself of all your knowledge without making a display of it. That machinery works best that is hidden from view. WRoes-DOING.-TOO Reany persons are far less-ashamed of having done wrong than of being found out. HURRY AND CUNNING} are the two apprentices of despatch and skill; but neither of them over learned their master's trade. TnovsLES.-A person is ...

... PUBLIC AXUSEXENTS. At the 'Haymarket, Shakspere's comedy of Measure la Meassure, 'which has not been played in London for 'twenty-five years, is reproduced. Many passages of :rmther too suggestive a nature have been excised, and in vtherways the piece has been curtailed. It is, on the whole, :hirl' acted, but, for all that, we eannot think it win obtain much favour. Miss Neilson looks the ...

... (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) NEW YORK, Arnin 15.-A new play at WALLACK'S THEATRE and a revival of BenerY the Fifth 'at BOOTH'S THEATRE have given interest to the theatrical week. The new piece was produced on the 12th of April, in presence of a remarkably brilliant and truly representative audience. It is named Twins, and is the work.of Mr A. C. Wheeler and Mr J. S. Mackaye, a good journalist ...

... As usual the week after Easter has not brought about many changes ill theatrical programmes. At DnRY-LANE Siglor Rossi has repeated his representations of Hamlet. Miss Neil- son closed her present engagement at the HAYMARKET THEATRE with her benefit on Tuesday evening, and the following night Madame Janauschek, the popular German actress, made her first appearance in England as Medea. Mr J. C. ...

... ROTAL HOTICTELMRLMSOCIETrS . ?? . I SP GSHOW. -The Royal HEortiultural* eiety will hold its in. pural thow for the eaon of 1878 at the Exhibi- tion PaU on., Thuuday nextS, 2i inst. This show ialways looked forward to by the general public with epoial 1ntkrest, ?? as it doea 7che ~eniiemf ~eiii~ b! tht maty plietut out dooc ot* ut whicb the, veidonte of the metropolis so ?? an44also tot the ...

... I SASIO.N AND FARIZTIBS. 1. The Duke Mf Edinburgh left Clarence 6ru, stgdr A ?? anid nouse, t. nam es', ?? Whence lue Prncess Christin a I returns to-dey. The* Vuchess of Butherlanid, with Lord Ronald and Lady Alexandra LevesouGOVOT, areei the reces at E hinD dnatig the ?? the uuke ar Duprobtn with ?? Marquis of Staffold, Lord Tarbat, and Laly Florence Laessoont00Wer. The Marquis and ...

... fASCIION AND VABIETIES. THE COURT. Duke of Edinburghb's Palace, Coburg, April II. Their Royal Highnesse8 thoe .uko ?? Saxe.Coburg, the Crown Priecess of Germany(Prince$i R.yal of Great Britain and Ireland), and Count Mens ?? dined with the Queen. To-day is the annivereary of the birthdmy of E.R.R Princess Beatrice. The Queen and Princess have taken drives to the Rosenan and Kaileonburg, and ...

... ]YERDI'S OPERA ' AID* _~ ~ I The f iht performance in Paris of yerc's gr(nd A perailida tnolo place on Saturday night at- te ille Veutadotur. One of our Paris Correspoen- I fiuts thus 'writes respeocting the ?? a Piusio is al exotic on the banks of 'the s0aRO b uid it requires to be splendidly housed-or it i will not flourish ; sc that it shoulq surprise o nobody to hbar that M. Lion ...

... F AIRS. COnoSGAs APRIL FAIR.-At this fair, held on Wednesday, there was a large show of cattle in all departments. With the exception of milch cattle, for which there was an active demand, business was dull, but prices remained firm. First quality beef sold at from 75s to 80s; second do. drew from 60s to 70s; and third rate quality changed hands at from S0s to S0s per cwt. Springers sold at ...

... THE NTEW CIASTELLLANI COLLECTION. TfE OISTJU AND GEMS. The purchase of a collection of art treasures from Signor Alessandro Castellani, of Rome, made in 1873 by the trustees of the British Museum, ex- cited considerable public interest at the timle, and the thousands who have since visited the depart- mcnt of Greck and Roman antiquities iti the Museum, of whichl Mr. 0. T. Newton is the keeper, ...

... New alloys are atlivn peaiseblo, wenl niy be expected to proey occasiowially of gxeat vabio, T n reipcct to bronze, very important retiults have followed frina the adloltion of Dr. Kiinvil'R niethdid. ws carxied out in England by the Phosphor lllonce Company. Thevitluc of phosph~oras in its combinationi with bromiil consists mainly-if not wholly --in its strong affminiy for oxygen. If thuts ...