... D,%TENIy NEW TRAGEDY. . -- -- , ?? ? wnn n~roducad ?? Teoy0nS e tragedy, Th Cup,u was prodneed ?? h ight, at the Lyceu ~m Theatre, London, before ~w~edsad istinuishdftdedfnlee iDushdude, one of the riehest in -stare,~ ~ ur art, scienc e, and politie s that has over hash aht taher tyeu and dirinone oftthe stage boxesousa tnd -siater. with rs. Gnla dstone ad hisl other member Yf: t¶e n scene ...

... THEATRE ROYAL, *MADAME'MODJESICA AS 'fROutFROU. The famous Parisian drama, by MM Moilheo and H1alfvy. which has so long been popular in England as well as France, afforded Madamsa Modjeska last night d fine opportunity for the display of her varied artistic powers. Her deep tragic intensities, tender pathos, winning grace, and wondrons realism 1save been shown in her previous performances, ...

... BIRMINGIIHAI CATTLE AND POULTRY SnoW. The Cattle and Poultry ShIow at flinglay Hail closed last evening, the returns showing that the exhibition has been the most successful since 1878 Tile attendance yes- terday was 15,508, being anl increase of 1,351 upon the same day last year, T'e number of persons admitted at (one shillisg was 5,610, I)roducing £280. 10.s, aeil the number at eixseace 8 ...

... MEMOIR OF CARDINAL NEWMAN.-* Tire life of Cardinal Newman-tihe full story of the theological controversies which have shaken the English Chuirch, and which have led to the secession of so many eminent men among the clergy-cannot yet he told, as it involves the careful consideration of so many subtle causes, so many strange influences, eo. many minute dis- cussions, so many personal elements, ...

... DRAWN BY CHARLES GREEN We fell, presently, into a sort of procession. THE CHA PLAIN OF THE FLEE T BY WALTER BESANT AND JAMES RICE, AUTHORS OF READY-MONEY MORTIBOY, By CELIA'S ARBOUR. THE MONKS OF THELEMA. ETC., ETC. CHAPTER III. HOW NANCY RECKONED UP THE COMPANY NANCY LEVETT herself, pretty and merry, prattling, rattling Nancy, not grown a bit, and hardly taller than my shoulder. I held ...

... LAMBORN CoCK.-A clear and well-arranged Catechism on the Rudiments of Music and Pianoforte Playing, by Ellice Jewell, can be confidently recommended to teachers of music and students, as it contains much useful information conveyed in a simple form.- A group of songs for the drawing-room, of average merit, are: Slumber Song and Consolations, music by W. Maynard; the words of the ...

... THE publication of a new novel by Lady Duffos Hardy is a matter of interest for a very large circle of readers. Beryl Fortescue (3 vols.: Hurst and Blackett) will be all the more welcome by reason of the length of time which has passed since the appearance of her name on a title page. nor will any anticipations based upon the merit of her former works be in any respects dis- appointed. Her ...

... ?? ?? .. ONE thinks so habitually of Fichte as the great Ego, the uncompromising Transcendentalist, that one is startled when ProfessorAdamson, inthenewvolumee of the Philosophical Classics (Blackwood) speaks of him as a man of action rather than of thought. No doubt, at his centenary in 1862, his patriotic Addresses to the German nation were praised far more than his ...

... ??t MR. FRANK BARRETT in Folly Morrison (3 vols.: R. Bentley and Son) adheres to the theory that if probability clash with his inci- dents, or even with his characters, so much the worse for probability. fie does not indeed go to work, even upon his minor details, without very obvious motive and reason; and, for that matter, a man who feels himself strong and able may be well pardoned for ...

... The second annual repository coinpetition of the Brigade took place on Saturday at the Barracks, in Park-street, and if we may judge from the number of competitors brought together, the event bids fair to be- come one of the most popular of the prize contests offered by the officers to the members of the regiment, no less than six detachments, or 114 men, assembling to test their prowess in ...

... Look not upon the newspaper when it is read. Go and buy a fresh one. It having been announced that a cashier had absconded, leaving a large deficit, an old lady wondered why he didn't take it with him so as to have something to live on during his exile. A man recently had a pair of pants built for hira. When he tried them on he found them very tight, and. he complained to the tailor. Can't ...

... THE PANTOMIME AT THE THEATRE .. ROYAL. . II I It is not only unfair, but it iE absurd, to attempt the criticism of a pantomime on first production. From manager down to call-boy, everybody ia thoroughly worn out with incessant rehearsal, and the demands of nature need attention. It is only whe, a pantomime has been played btfore the public for sevetal nights that it can* be said to be ...