... ?? ,iROYAL SOCIETY QF ;1 ?? otAIl'I-l'TS AVlN ATEiiRC0OLUR EXHIBITION. [THwuD An'ricsX.1 * ~:~e ~ 0fthe~xibition are the evidences of advance iovgicte ldiature's, and( thle Masiler clssO 1 quis so s a ...

... _Go LIFE AND LISTTEmtS ozI LOD MACAUALAY. 'Longman.-Lord Macaulay's nephew, Mr. iTrevelyan, M.P., has given to the public two linteresting volumes of the deceased noblemau's correspondence. -This is, for the most part, I, with his sister. Therein he describes how diffl- ,cult it is for a poor politician to hold his own in the great world -of London, and tells her many things that will probably ...

... THE EASTER MONDAY RhVIEW. I I.- The number of volunteers present at Tring yesterday morning fell far short of that whioh was expeoted, the total amounting to only 7000. Two divislons wore formed. The ...

... This new Theatre is situated at the west-end of the Royal Aquarium building and facing Tothill-street. The exterior has been previously described, and it remain- for us now to give a general outline of the interior arrangement and appearance of this handsome structure. The dimensions are as follows:- Length, 75 ft. ; width, 62 ft., in the clear of the walls; and height from floor of stalls to ...

... [BY TELEGRAPH. ] Tim number of volunteers present at Tring yes- terday morning fell far short of that which was ex- pected, the total amounting to only 7,000. Two divisions were formed. The attacking force, under Colonel Lord Abinger, took ground between Iving- hoe and Ivingboe Ashton, while the defenders, comnmanded by Colonel Percy E ielding, were poosted strongly on Steps Hill, with one ...

... MORESBY'S NEW GUINEA. Nesw Guinea and Polynesia. Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea and the D'Entrecasteaux Islands. A Cruise in Polynesia and Visits to the Pearl-Shelling Stations in Torres Straits of H.M.S. Basilisk, By Capt. John Moresby, R.N. London: John Murray. Captain Moresby's volume includes the record of four voyages, only one of which was undertaken strictly for purposes of ...

... FRENCH PLAYERS. M. BRESSANT. It has been our purpose to speak only of players actually upon the stage; but it is so short a while since M. Bressant retired, that we may be excused for attempting to recall some characteristics of one of the finest actors whom this generation has seen. M. Bressant was, in parts which de- pended on the outward courtliness and dignity of the. actor, as well as on ...

... musia gi ROYAL ITAIAN' OPEL. 'AgainplIt We1c there. were four performaaces .0. Monday d Meerboer's posthumous op~ra ifi'; im was ?? s tguddea change of caste owug. t t isdispositiou of Signor Carpi, who was to 'baefill0d the eharactor of Vasco' di Garua for the first timer, bat Wu xoplaced by SignorrPvaanc The csto tas otherwse ath eanre as last adason inoluding Xd1lo. D'Aagorl is 8 llka; ' ...

... 9 - - I MESSRS. METZLER AND Co.-Four out of seven songs fiom hence are for contralto voices. A really pretty poem by G. T. Mletzler, The Child's Dream, has been set to music by Henry Smart, who wou ...

... GE GEMS OF THOUGHT. Do not be content with doing what another has done; surpass it, if possible. Pros erity seems to be scarcely safe unless it is mixed with a little adversity. Some people use oae-half their ingenuity to get into debt, and the other half to avoid paying it. A man may not be truly happy here without a well- grounded hope of being happy hereafter. It you want your children to ...

... A HOUIDAY. (From II1 asors Maliazine.) Out of the cltvj far away With Spring to-lry I- Where ?? tufted kltlh pr1lrrwo Give mle repose, Wood-sorrel ainl wild violot soothe my soul's fret, The pure delieloas vernal arl IllIwe a Cay rare, The birtlo' reiteifted songs Heal laceiod Wiongs. )Own1 tile rojoielig brook my grief Drifts like a leaif, And oil its &,naiy aisrringlis flot Caret glide and ...

... ,- -AMUSEMENTS. toobserve Eaistertido as [a holiday season jb iid ?? ; aind bearing iti mnind ~ ~ c~eel~2il~of thle stnitutory bank hjolidays, it lint business on that dlay wilt be (Iene th~roughout ...