... BINE ARTS On the invitation of the Director of the King Street Galleries, London, a. large party of. con- noisseuns were yesterday favoured in the Corporation Galleries with a private view of a collection of pictures representative of niodern British' and foreign art, . which waill to-day be throwvz open to the general-public. To our thinking, the exhibition is all the mora interesting that ...

... *, , fnnl of rnirAh- -1 r Those who are fond of pictures wil probably ae remember with pleasure the excellent collection shown last year by Messrs Thomas Agnew & Sons in Mr Annan's gallery, Saichiehall Street, 0 E. and learn with satisfaction that the exhibition of this season is quite as fine as the last. There el he are a score or more of first-class pictures which c r- woldgiveralne and ...

... THE RE BAUFN EXHIBITION. The attractions of the itaeburn Exhibition have not been over-estimated, and its success seems assured. Visitors to the Edinburgh Academy find the rooms crowded with pictures which have an unexpected interest and an unex- pected merit. The exhibition has been one of the happiest thoughts, and its suggesters can- not fail to see that the public believe it to be so. ...

... 1 he Fortaigt Cly.- Mr Freeman and Mg, F Richard Congreve both discourse on the Eastern -or Question-the former exposing 'turkish niis- to gzovernment, the latter in favour of'maintainiilg to the integrity of the O)ttoman Empire with ex- E tensive internal reforms. Mlr Congreve thenn!- ae Lord Derby should be allowed to carty oit:his ma negotiations undistirbed by public daefar. He believes he ...

... THE ROYAL t The Shaughraun, which has had an ad- t mirable run at the Royal, remains in possession P I there for another week, when it will be suc- 2 ceeded by the more serious work which Mr a 1 Henry Irving brings with him. The house lastt s i init was cuite as good as during most of the a ot~ber evenings of the performance of the witty q s production, and the fun, irresistible as ever, h ...

... THE MAG!AZIYES. ?? notwit~hstanding the urgjency Of ot] y 5''stcrn Questiona has no politic article ru Quol.Testonly approaches to the ree'o as ...

... acE ND THE PHILADELPHIA I irn l:.'HJIJIAT. I - Paris correspondent telegraphs D .;TheJolurnal Ojfickt publishes * t9!i-t ?? paragraph -` A letter, W > g.eat tienly nlation, published in a ad iveL rovnced y a French journal, is ' to#L a a functionary attached to the 7 :- ia bhibitn 'I'he Government hopes ie un.lt nsot genuine. Explanations ds fior3 the functionary alluded ien PLa and his answer ...

... TO THE PREINCE To the Son of'our Queen, In the flower of his manhood and might, The hope of the nation whose ensign is seen In the van of adventure and right; To the heir of untrodden domains And a loyalty richer than all, The lord of the lion of African plains, And the tiger of teeming Bengal; To the Prince of the mighty dominion that shakes The front of the wilderness west, And the glorious ...

... TRE WDLFY GALLERY PICTURES. (FROM OUR LOYDON CORRESPONDENt.Z) THEM opening of the winter picture season in Londonu was' inaugurated on saturdayi ib the private viewvof the-exhibition of oil paintings at the Dudley Ga-lery. As' a rule, this small col- lection contains a certain number of good, though ginerally simall, works by well-known artists; but the spebial object of theb Conmittee of tue ...

... THE THEATI.,E, f - THE ROYAL. 3 On the first production Of V'Eke: ., - in Glasgow somne months ago, p Aing;s0 was largely attracted by die] jtrcs,, success in London, aol oy tlhe rlri, ,. i)s I political stroke which the athr °' tried to make in it I , 7J f occasion prety well agreed tin t much soever Mr Boucieanit ha 1 - te lated politically, he had made no mistak5 I a dramatic point of view ...

... A YRSHIRE AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIA TION. GIEAT CHEESE SHOW AND FAIR AT KILMARNOCK The annual great show of dairy produce, held under the auspices of the Ayrshire Ag-icultural I Association, took place at Kilmnaock yesterday- being the society's second open show of cheese ard butter, and of graiu. seeds, androots. The occasion was taken advantage of for the opening of the new Agricultural Eall, in ...

... THE SHOW YESTER.DAY. 0, ~- Cr ASTIZEET LOOXCIR.)T of ,th rain! h an the rain I No sooner, 2R had the poor P~rince and Princess entered the TN Si Green than it began to fall-lightly at first, as ret ho -if there was no intention of doing any harm; ?? 'ee if it were only to be a, preliminary drizzle, after -sid --which -we should have Queen's weather, with ere 97 the sun lighting up the ranks of ...