... The great rehearsal of the seventh triennial Handel Festival was held on Friday. The weather was all that could have been desired, perhaps a little sultry. However, a nice cooling breeze from the south-east tempered matters considerably. A fair number of visitors occupied the seats in areabalconies, and galleries. The great Handel orchestra presented a very impos- ing appearance when filled by ...

... OPENING OF THE DUNDEE FINE ART 'IIf. EXHIBITION. On Sikturd ay af ternooin, the fourth annual. _exhbitiin, ~theJ.4 f'line arts, wats opened in Dandee by;Mr Robert Hord-; was' maR..The openingeroimony'took place in the tn) th, Gicat Hail of tile Albert Institute, which was filled by G ray at select audience 'of ladies'and geirtleunent. At one E i, o'clock, the chair was takeni by.. ex-Provoslt ...

... tnel Mntly IA new green called carnation stalk has made its > Act, dcb1te It is intended for blondes, but unless the the wearer be exceptionally fair this peculiar shade is tame, acted' and requires to be trimmed with pale pink. The trial rious made of purple and red by ladies who are reputed .ro- blondes has in no way proved unfavouni'alp tQ them, slo of | while brunettes are wearing pale ...

... .J 0-T-T I 'NN G S. n |iN A lOtSI, GARIDEN. Ho l intie when the gratn wnis groeiest, . When tie budH were huratitig to bloom, When thds spring sun shone wiliri'nist On yirAtfer'n gatrlandead two ih. ;e We stoodl by n cluster of blOHssom 71 .,JAa numiiie' *lay d*rew to its cl^oei- 1 T ICo lpititel, and placed ill ioy W0h011, *r Tris tokell-a love-red roie. a Ho neftme; .iiodl8ailed o'er the ...

... LITERA T U RE. SUPPLEMENT TO DR JOHN COOK'S STYLES O W T, O E FoRMS OF PROCEDURE, AND PEAATICE OF THE a CHURCH COURTS OF SCOTLAND.' By Rev. G. ( Cook, B.D., Minister of Longformacus.' Edin- r burgh: T. & T. Clark, 38 George Street. a1 In this work the changes which have occurred since t - 1870, when the last edition of Dr Cook's Styles I was published, are incorporated in a supplementary k ...

... A SENSATIONAL STAGE LE, AP. A novel a6&dleasing entertainment was pro- .vded for a fd 1irt ited guests, on the stage at Niblo's Garden, yeqteidOy afternoon. It was a rehearsal by thelhoise which is to take part in the new Irish draini, Hearts of Steel ; or, the Siege of Athlone, to be produced next week, with George Clarke as the hero. The horse, whose name is Crispin, is the same that ...

... ASIt was a lady who suggested to Cowper the subject of his first important poem, and it :was, a lady who in became the means of makinig hImn Popular. Before the the publication of his first volume, in the summer of e of 17 81, Cowper became acquaint~ed wlth' Lady Austen, All a l,'ively, agreeable woma o ~hili'd seen much of ~ h crdand A . cooubted!' iit'''' to a i is; 8i WM I uhdand mae as4 ...

... FASHIONABLE COSTUMEES. All kinds of costumes are still made with mixtures of different materials, colours,, or a combination of patterned and plain textures. There is, however, a visible tendency towards a greater simplicity of style, I and less complicated ornamentation, in walking, visit- ing, and evening dresses. The short round skirt is very prevalent for walking, yet the Princess shape, ...

... ITHE FETES IN BELGITUAL OPENING. OF THE EXHIBITION. BRUSSELS, Wednesday night. The fetes in honour of the fftieth anniversary of Belgian independence commenced to-day. Brussels presents animated appearance. Flags are in every street. Scarcely' a house is without one. The opening of the great exhibition, oecupying an extensive area at the end of the Rue de la Loi, on the ground formerly used ...

... MAGAZINES FOR JUNE tjes, ~~[THIRD NOTICE.] i'' oo Words8.-The serials are as httractive a-as evr ,as we have before observ&1'itr.' i qcg since the magazine has had in is'pages con. 'drrently two such remarkably V1Werful tal~.t _DP,,Richardson contributes the fourth o hs eres Caive pfpapers on Health at Home, nwic o f~l easof bed-ventilation &O.- W tmay,, o',~ ~'d the1 igel'Oid 'icles are, ...

... [FROM1 THE ACIDEUYv.] 1874), The Life and Letters of Horace -Bushnell, D.D., 30,0 will shortly be issued by Messrs Harper Brothers & Co.,legaci of New York. York Nature's Bye-paths: a Series of Recreative Papers Blind in Natural History, isIthe title'of a new volume by Dr his e- J. E. Taylor, editor of Science Gossip, which Mr Bogue sums has in the press. give The first part of Mr Henry ...

... DIESPATC[I OF FORIG~lN MAILS FROM LONDON . ~titui. I Despatcth of next Mails iromt Next --;-on I M-l b Tancin'b col~ernina. |via Nois York . JIIOe 17 Evgi, no2 B~razil, Sivute I via .Lierpool ,. . Jueco 29 Erg, overdueo Vie, il ll via S iilani\Wn'lune 24 Mlg. iJunle 22 llrozii, by Frvinci I'h onel Ih EngilJuly I Ilelcns.Avrvs miii ( viaS'thlaipt 1i. June 24 Mg. July ...