... O CURRYN IITMTTERA TU ' Messrs. Crowe and Onvaleaselle, in their A Life of Titian (2 vole. Murray), wave made an iat- di Dortant addition to their valuable writings on art iubjaocts. The work bas evidently been with them di, % labour of love, and if one were to find fault with th it it would certainly not be on the soore of too af scanty information. It is indeed possible that pr some ...

... One feature of the English Stage, which is perhalps more prominent than any other, is, not the negative quality of all absence of viciousness in its tendency, but its actual and active instillation by precept and example of those virtues that go to make a, good man and a worthy citizen. We are aware that a few plays of recent date may be quoted in dispute of our' dogma, but these productions, ...

... IBELLAHOUSTON MUSICAL ASSOCLaI TIO'-N. Ci ?? it CecailA' Dayv T. B3. Vainrr o LucPat-song ?? ?? Trueadlaour. ?? Ls - be A Song9 ?? Ali t. whrem art, ?? Armber bet )e Qyzartette ?? Coodl-nigla., Ieloved ?? ?? mU , IL :y I),e t ?? O , won1'1 that mny lore. ?? l i ?? Saong ?? - . ?? S c o ?? ?? ?? to -~Par -ong ?? hen ims in e ?? .. ?? . cx; II scmS ?? Tel 1 me. my hoist. ?? P;~uhcp. e ?? ?? ...

... FA SHION AND, VARIBTMES, THE COIUT. Windsor Castle, Saturday. The Queen and Princess Beatrice drove out yesterday afternoon. I The Earl and Countess of Derby and Lord John Man. ners arrived at the Castle yesterday, and had the honou; of d:ning with the Queen. The Queen, with the Princess Beatrice, walked ouf this morning. The Earl and Countess of Derby and Lord .John Man ners left the Castle ...

... ?? ?? . ?? . .. ._ .. ?? ?? GEMS OF THOUGHT. The best way for a man to get out of a lowly position is to be conspicuously eff,~ctve in it. The best thing to resort to, when evil comes upon uts, is not lpimentation, but action ;we should not tilt and suffer, btit rise and seek the remedy. A good book and a good womtan are excellent things for those who know how to appreciate their value. There ...

... T''Offrm. - 0-- THE IDLE SINGER OF AN EMPTY DAY. Of leaven or Hell I hare no po-er to sing, I camlot ease the t urdern ot 3our fears, tT mike quick-coming death a little tbfv& Or I ring agaiu the pleasere of past years, Nor )or u.y words shall ye forget your tears, Orlope againforaughtihntlcsn say. Ibe idle snger of an empty day. 1ut rather, wihe n aweary of vou- nmirtb, from full heat3 A ...

... E Blgcaria. By her two delegates,. D. Zancoff and Karco D. Balabanow. Translated frout the original French by F. H. London and Paris Goubtud and Son. The authors of this pamphlet, to employ their own words, lay it before the eyes of the European public in, order that ' the whole weight of European public opinion may be given to. aid the unhappy country whose mourning they wear, to emancipate ...

... JOTTINGS FROM A TRAVELLER'S . NOTE BOOK. (SPECIALLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE OHROONIOL'.) THE GLAD NEW YEAR. WASHINOTON, IST JANUARY, 1877. To-daythe glad NewYearof1877 wanusheredin with the usual commingling of ceremony and gaiety. There was a time-notdistanrt-wbhn the dayrsceived but scant recognition amid the good Puritans of the New England States and Friends of Pennsylvania. New York's ...

... PHIL BENSON.-BY A LITERAitY NAVVY. I Oh we arn't all had, uts navvies; we don't all drink, and we a don't W1 knock women about. On course there's some among us I as are bad 'uoo, preciosa bad 'coo; but we ain't all alike, and t sometimeo yer'il fad, beating 'ecuth a rough coat, a heart ats I tender Rso yer'r1 fiol anvwher,s. I b~ooed one as was, and that were Philliensori's. iliewer-ea ...

... Gustave Dor6 has opened a gallery of his own works in the Place Vend6me, in Paris. it. Rajon has just finished the engraving fromn Mr Alm. Tadeon's Claudius, and aplato after a portrait by Mr Ouless. o1 The autobiography of tho Danish novelist, M. Gold- n schmidt, which has long been eagerly expected, is at r last appearing in monthly numbers. Three more Associates will be elected bythe ...

... (Poat 01715 OWN CORRlESPONDENTS.) ABERDEEIN. HER51 MAJESTY'S OP'ERA Ilousos.-Lessce, Mr Uim. Goniersal.-A secoisd edition of the Pantomime of Sinbred the Salter lisneencl given this week, with thle popular Lessee as the Calico Bfelle. New songs and local allusions have given a new term of success to the pro- duction. Miss Temple cosstisstss to be thle spirit of the piece, aiid is livelier ...

... TOPICS OF TIHE WEEK. WVTee.a hey ! ho ! the wind and the rain, for the rain it raineth every (day. This crust be ?? burthen of many a Clown's song this weary January, when the streets are liquid with slush and the Theatre- goers arrive at their destination with difficulty. Bad weather must, more, or less, have a deleterious effect upon the Theatres, although the most popular entertainments ...