... CHRISTMAS ASMUEMEN'TS. I- ~ . Any and varied are the entertainments of o day to which we are invited. Pantonime hat M yet bappily departed from amongst u, and on thil occasion two are offered to the public. Lit* Red Riding Hood- at the Gaiety will lead of with a mornimg performnce ommencrng at one o lodA and the evenmeu performance wfill begin at bak past eeve,. Suiffcient ?? hts already bW ...

... NATIONAL CONCERT AT THE EXHI- I BITION. The grand N\ational Concertof Irish music which was given at the Exhibition on Saturday night was a :oinpletc success. The huilding wjlvas crowded, and the programle was an cle edingly attractive one, including some perfectly new Veciene of uational IuSiC. The [richI overture witli wlieh tho performaneo opened, O' Donoghue of the Lakes, I was tiie ...

... Amonget the public entertainments in prepara- tion for the Christnas season the pantomime at the Queen's pronmises to prove one of the rnnt attractive. In all the vicissitudes of the Dublin drama the old house in Brunswick street has at least maintainsd its reputation for presenting Christmas pieces that deserve a liberal support fronm the public. There is no form of entertain- ment that ...

... i fASHIO. :AND V4RI2TIE& I I~~ _ R COURT. Osboree,Xnrd aJ. - he Queen, accompanied by Princess Beastric, and at. tended by Miss Paget, drove ont yesterday afternoon, Her Majesty went out this =ang, attended by Miss z Paget and ~liss Baillie, and Princess Beatrice rode, attended by Miss Baner. VICEREGAL COURT. Her Excellency the Coantess Spencer, accompanied by lady Sandkiurst and Hon Wab1h ...

... TRINITY COLLEGE AN-D EXHIBITION MEDALS. By the courtesy of 3Mr. WoodLouse we have been permitted to witness the whole process of striking the gold medals for Trinity College, and the sight was quite an education to us in the do- main of practical mechanics. In the first in. stance the gold comes to Mr. Woodhouse in ingots direct from the Sheffield Smelting Company. It is 22 carats fine gold. ...

... THE COURT. Windsor Castle, Monday. The Queen and Princess Beatrice drove out yester- day afternoon, attended by the Hon Horatia Stopford. Major Staples has left Kingstown for Eng- land Captain Robert A Collett ans left Kings. town for England. Surgeon J F Lambkin, AMD, has left Kingstown for England. Hon Mrs Stannus and maid have left Kingstowu for England. Hon E B Stopford, R I Fusiliers, has ...

... ' !8IO TDY-- AU l 4 | ASlHION AND 7AM ~TIBS 4 21 IIS I Ti1R COURT. Osborne, Saturday The Queen accompanied by their Boyd }ogbjasmae the Duke and Duchess or Edinbargh, and Princess Bea- trice, and attended by the Dowager Marchioness of Ely, General Sir Henry Ponsouby, Major General Sir John bl'Neill, and Lieutenant Colonel the Hon W Carrington, left Trinity Pier, East Cowee, at 11 o'clock to ...

... FASrION AN]) VARIT;IES. | - THE COUR'T. Windsor Cmstle, Monthiy. The Queen and Princess keatrice drove out yesterday afternoos. attended by the Hon Horatia Stoprord. Her Majesty, with the Puincess, wvent out this tbrn- iag. Major Glancy, R E, has left Kingstown for England. . Ball Greene, C B, has left Kingstown for England. S Jebb Scott, M B, has left Kingstown for England. Lady Ribton ...

... THE CALEDOMNN SOCILTY'S CON.. CElRT. ?? The annual concert of the Caledonian Soicety was given last night in the large hall of the an. tient Concert Rooms. Tlere- wa-a very lare attendance, and the programme, from a Scotcb point of view at any rate; vas ?? atttrac. tive. The chair was taken by Mr. Arcaibald Nor eripn Miller, who presided wit-h great dignity and self-possession. l'he ...

... ,. HSLTORY, ?? OF MUSICALW ENS 1?lUMENDJTS. An intereating lecture on the above subject was vred ?? niglht in the Parochial if all, West- ;1j I-row, in connection with the Dublin branch of ;e !.ondon Society of Science, Letters, and Art. ,-,e a idience was not as large as the interest of e siabject deserved. The lecturer was Mr. John r0ne. Mus. Doe., of Dublin, a gentleman whose ?? with the ...

... THE ISLINGTON CHRISTMAS1 CATTLE SHOW. I (SPECIAL I2LzartAJ.) LondMonday Night. 4 -The 85th anuial cattie show of the Smitbfield Club was opemed to-day-at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, and promises to be far superior to any a previous exhibition held at the present horee of c the club. The day wa very fine, and the number of persons registered at the turnstiles considerably N exceeded that ...

... FASHIOY AND VAPIJTIES. 0 THE COURT. d Windsor Castle, Thursday. The Queen went out this morning with the Princess tf Beatrice, attende&l by the Dowager Dnueiess of Ely. 1 Her Majesty held a Council to-day at one o'clock, at ( which were present Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, K G; Earl Sydney, G C B, Lord Steward; Lord Carling- . ford, Lord Privy Seal; the Right lon W EY Gladetone, }: and the ...