... ,SfjO.ZAD p TARIEZST X THE COURT. Holyrood Palace, Priddy. a gare a dinner Party yesterday evening at t s princess Beatice, the Duke and Duchess of Dt tob Duke cf Connaught, and the Duke of .pbUrg I pre t. The salte in attendance were SbEer 'pLady in Waiting: the Hon Bar. , bdy S°U gO; La bArt, Lord Thurlow, Lord in Viscobun$ ' ?Idport and air J C MWNelU, wtig g OeCera the Right Hon Sir H F ?? ...

... i T CARMEN. Carmen was perined at the Gaiety Theatre last night. A crowded house proved what an amount of fascination the opera still has for the public. The sensational story culminating in murder, thecharacteristic themes, the strangedis- cords out of which the genius of the composer wrings such beautiful effects, the elegant and original orchestration, and the passages of pae- siorate ...

... - I FASBIOW A.IVI) VAR B IBS. I pe TTHE COURT. er Oirorne, Friiay. id The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, with Lady I'S Southampton and the Dowager Marciajoness of Ely. a, Princess Beatrice walked with Prince Leopold. s Earl Granville, K C, who arrived yesterday, had an lie audience of her Majesty, and had the honour of dining le. with the Queen aud the Royal family in the evening. a Her ...

... I ASMIIUS AY'I VJAJIIlIE. THE COURT. Backinghtam Palace, rrid(y. Ihe Pdiuccss of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Edlinburgh dined with the Queen yesterday evening. Te Dowager Duche-s of Athole, bliss Knollys, in at. tendance on the Princess of WVales, tid L.ady Harriet (Grimuton, lady in vaiting to the Duchess of Edinburgh, laud the hboneur o. being Included in her Maiet'.zs Anuiiur party. ...

... ?? vriga cro wded audience Caied the Ga.-yto hear the first performance in Dublin of It plrauc~'i Spo~i. an opera in four acts by A.1repouchielli. As is invariably the ca1se cart bin; of the kin is presentea here for Lhe's timne, very great interest was manifested i;p c'je(c-'on. and the opera was listened to Writh enaxiety to give it a fair chance. The 7r0i ,(oC o the tory tq on whilch the ...

... FASHION A-D V4RIETIES, i THE COURT. at Oabnw, Taeda#. Ie The Queen avent out this morning. accopanied byI il Princess Elizabeth of Hesse. us Earl Granville arcrvad at OGhorsle gd had an audience - of her -Majestv. ie M Waddington also airived and was introduced to n her Majesty's presence by Rarl Gianville, and presenred Ahis ?? as French A nibassador. | Colonel Curtis P J ankcn, Specid] ...

... a FASHIO-iY AND Y.SITIVE& - I -- EIE-HECOUJRT. Osborne, Wednesday. The Queen and Princess Elizabeth of :eHeO. god.tlt ladies and gentlemen in attendance, arrived at Osbome at a quarter befor tw o slpgk ycsay, hWvin8 FPossed over ftm Gesporbt ;n H M yzact Alberta, CaGtain Thompson. aesty went ot, this morning, agowpngei Pdstoesa Elle, ai Xesse. . Lord Edward Pelhain Clinton has arrived at ...

... I T i M . 6.I g I THE ~ GAIET : !EqMINO Last. evenig Xi91igon -o5e Of the most de. lightful works in tie repertory of M. Cirl Rosa Was' proluced at the 'Gaiety before a croi ded, house. It -is an opera that must alway6 havea . special interest to a Dublin andience, for it Wsc ( here that Mr. R&sa frat presented it for the public E verdict, as he had produced Picc~iiro in the year preceding, ...

... ?.ASHION AND VARIETIES. THE COURT. Balmoral, Monday. Divine rervice was performed yesterday morning at the castle by the Rev A Caurpbell, of Crathie, in pre- sence of her Majesty, the Duke and Duchess of Edin- burgh, Princess Beatrice, and the Royal household. Lord Carlingford had the honour of dining with the Queen and the Royal family. Captain G R Gunning had left Kingstown for England. ...

... WEXORD UNITED AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S SH-ONV. *(APECIAL TkELE'il'.&3 YRtOl OUR Ru'TORTIM.) Enniscorthy, Tuesday ,Niglit. The most successful -exhibition in connection wihorlocal Stock Improvement Society was held, to-day in Eaniscorthay, the entries being con- Di 8iderably over those of any other show. Tlhe ox- J hib'oitors were principally farmers. The seccial Ys :featare of the proceedings ...

... LITERA- ?? ,an BELPS TO HEALTH.: the r t iitation, the Nursery, ! the Schoolroom, and the P' spa. By Li C Burdett. ad Messes Regan Pautland C.. i ndon. ky This practical and rvs abls treatise unques- vas tionably deals with a. s'-hts fall of importance, ing to all conditions of We Od women, and it seems i-to us to handle its '.nzs departments Wit3h a, nt, rare amount of ooms. sense. It is ...

... DEAR, DIRTY DTBLIN. i Last might, at a meeting of the Young Irelandu I Society. at their rooms, 41 York-street, a paper: entitled Dear, Dirty Dublin , was read by Mr. 'w Bardon. The chair was occupied by Mr. C. Ma Carthy Teeling. vice-president of the society.: The attendance was large. and included many ladies. There were presentl- Messrs W P Bai-don, P Hifetor, P T Havylen, ii, Dixon, ...