... The annual exhibition in connexion with this flourish ing horticultural society was held yesterday at the Berbert Gardens, Clevedon; and, the day ?? delight. fully fine, a large inmbor of residents, as well as many visitors from a distance, attended. The entries were in excess of those of previous years, and the excellence of the exhibits, together with the many beeutiful specimens Eent in not ...

... ITHE PIRATES OF PENZANCE AT THE NEW THEATRE ROYAL On Saturday, an opportunity was afforded us by the managers to be present at one of the concluding rehearsals of Gilbert and Sullivan's operatic melodrama of The Pirates of Penzance. As most of our readers must be aware, the piece has for the last seven or eight months crowded the auditorium of the Opera Comique, London; and as there seems ...

... I ZBW BABYLON AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, KING STREET. .L'.UMtJ, M.Lh1I.v PJJANt JL.pi Laest evening Meotrs, Holt and Willmnott'a Company I in Paul Meritts s3ensational dram3, New Babylon, tl met with an enthueiastio reueption at the Theatre Royal, aw .Kicg-Etreet. Apart from the sensatlonalism and scenic g' effects on which New Babylon to so large an extent gi St rerb, the story is told with ...

... ooq -Sthpilg 93414. MAGAZINBS FOR APRIL. In the cornhill Magazine Mr, James Eayn gives us sonte more of his IILiterary Rrcolleotion3i; hs decribea his life at Cambridge, and the article Is one of the ,n'se cbasracterietie and interesting tit tbo serles, foer he has the coursge of bis opinions, and does not subsorib to a fi.th he does not bold in the current superstitions regarding the ancient ...

... THlE OPENIN~G MAY. on get .!t In close upon twenty learn also. an ?? In Arl *my way approaching In oamprelhe~eiveneas the under' the in. ',takig opened by the Mu~yorat the ExhIbition buildings, an Qaeen's road, ~ esterday, was hold In Bristol. Though We ne lharS locally passed through scene periods of depression Btur 'there banbeen agreat advane ince lolthat perod. Those wi~t elho Remember the ...

... EAo A AT Tni -pRiW S AlTH3&TRH. I r~~r 'OUUD-AT.TIA -GORING. T40MAS'S E&ERL After the favouraiblt recepetion giivnto Mr. A. Gating Thomas's dantoi.C5ie -OPera. lu Bristol f11i s year. it wan only natural that Mr.' Carl R~oza should give ?? inhisprsent welek's Pxogresome, I And the sathusasll o ?? O it h&Pxaoiijf' Xt- j anst Ight wmasatibutesaliesto the genidsof theEnglish- comiposer end the ...

... - - # I0 1JTEBRRY iaD tOTRERV Rotn Sw no ac ?? Ltbdl Tenud Toft The Athenmum nodegatinds that Lord Tennyson will I p5ubilsb a new poem In lbo course ot the Auttme, The Dean-of luindff bhs neaily reldy lot puhliation the I first four liplatlef of 'St. PIul's first imprisonment in Fosns- nfely, those to thS Philipplans, `Epbheqjaus 1 ColosaenBs, and to lbilemon2. The work consila of a ?? ...

... RFCONiD NOTIOE A promirenvt article in The Illuatrated Naval anw fifiliiorq dht70:ine In tbht signed ' Llect..Glaneral, A Warrine, and purportlng to describe Enigland's next compsdgn. It I ID the style made familiar to the publio by The Battle of Dorkinq, and anticipating war to follow from tile events occurring on the Afghan frontler. the wrlter teilea a gloomy view of our position, de ...

... j TuI dlare of people that I most de:piae Are Editors, -You'll lear tha reason why; Nor must It be a matter of surprise That Byron, too, should think the name as I, I read a notice in'% certin print, A paper sold and published every day; It'e name I will not give, nor even hint, 'Twas not Pe Otandard-that though by the way, But to proceed: This short advertisement Drew public notice to a ...

... TEE BATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND SHOW AT BRIDGWATER. The implement sheds, &o,, in the sbow-ground are beiog rapidly filled up, and the level temporary bridge thrown across the Parrett (over which most of the heavy traffic is being conveyed), and which ia guaranteed by the contractor to bear a weight of 20 tone, bas been severely teeted, Thd weight of some of the locomotives and tenders attached ...

... The White Queen, a new historical play by G. W. Boulding, han been produced at the New Sadler's Wells Theatre, and has met with a moat enthusiastic reception, The language is poetic to a degree, but the play is said to lack firmness of conBtruction, Miss Rose Leclercq shone brilliantly as the White Queen, and Mr. E, N. Hallows as the Duke of Saffolk, together with Mr. George Stratton as ...

... CLASSIOAL CONCERT AT OLIFTON COOLLEGE, Lse: evening,, Herr Joachim, the emfinent violinist, who a neeci a3 1)leassd to ccomo to Clifton as Cllftenlans are to h~ helearb brilliant pert ortuanres, as~a asso0iated with Mis a O dices Zimmerinanfl, the celebrated pianiat, and bliss 0s ibniley, danghter of the great Eaglish baritone, in a O caassiral concort at Clifton Colleg~e, in aid of the ...