... A ?EW PLAY AT T?E NE? T?ATRE 1?OVAL, On Thursday evening, Miss Ada Cavendish a~ppeared in a newv draman, hearinbg the title of Broken I~onds, sand written specially for her by llr, A. C. Calmour, The story opens in 6 farmhouse, wvhere Ralph Heatlherly (Mr. E~dward Beecher) and hls wife, Meriase (t4ies Cavendieb) heave taken up tbeir quarters, both being engaged in playing at a neighbouring ...

... 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 ...

... IARVIST EOME AND FLOWER SHOW, IBACKWELL, Yeaterday, although by no means a brilliant day, wa an agreeable contrast to the weather experienced on Mosiday, and Backwoll become the centre of attraction for the whole of the neighbouring district, hundreds flocking there to take part In the hilarious proceedings in connection with the harvest thanksgiving and festival, For the second year a ...

... WAINGTON FLOWER SHOW. . . - - - . - The annual exhibition of flowers, fruit, and vegetables n in connection with the Wrington and Barrington b6 Cottagersl Bociety was held yesterday, at Wrlngtonm It la is the seventh horticultural display that has taken place under the auspices of the society, and looked at from all X. points It can be fairly said to be a greater success than a any of its ...

... THEATItTOAL StIPrEB AND PRESENTATION. In the small houra of this morning e, pleasing ceremnony Vas performed at the G~rand H~otel in connentlon with theannmual supper of the New Theatre Royal Cricket Club. The guests included some membere of Mr. D'Ogly- Carte'e Comico Operal C)ompany, nowv playing Patience, at the Perk row bouse; and one oft heir uumber, Mr. George Thorne. wsas made the ...

... PILFERIN GS FROM JUDY.' t PHILOSOPHIC TENNIS, anda What finer sport or better game prie Could any where employ you, on Than knocking to and fro the Cares That worry and annoy you? Es Lt At bat and ball to play with grief, hou g Which sadden us poor men, Is the] t A Pastime sage that may be oalled J.P la The Philosophic Tennis. has 0So when you see the fell approach star t Of Bother, send it ...

... 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 advent of Ash Wednesday, and some recent police- court prosecutions, have once more directed attention to the injustice and inequality of the laws which regulate the music halls of this mighty metropolis. Our old friend the intelligent foreigner, had he been in town on Wednesday last, would have lifted his hands in great horror, and shrugged his shoulders with ill-concealed disgust, on ...

... CLAUDIAN.-31R. WILSON BARRETT. The production of a play which is wholly English, which is sound, vigorous, and elevating in sentiment and dramatic pur- pose, and which, moreover, is written in a vein of poetic diction worthy to rank as literature, is a very considerable event in the life of the English stage. Such a play is Claudian. It is usually assumed that a debased stage means a corrupt ...

... NORTHE-AST AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIA. T [ON 0? IRELAND-ANN AL SHOW. Tue list of prizes offered for competition at the annual show of the North-East Agricultural As- sociation of Ireland, whioh will be held in Belfast next month, is before us. As regards our agricul- tural friends in Ulster, or, indeed, in any part of Ireland, it is not necessary to allude to the con- tents of that publication; but, ...

... ViLNITEl ?? YALTiLE COLONnL. Tuiii 1(lo. ?? e:ilili ?? ommc I iit4 evO-l. Iitn4 witn at perfirictiac-2 ~it -Mr. 1-. G. 13urn'rala - tItlc' piLce- isi foundpedl ni-on zit comedry bv Mr. To:Lt TayIrir, witich inl its turn Nitas ?? ?? II. 1ri-tiic 1,1 -y -Iat ~citd frol. a 1-rer el wivel, st if Toi.. Colont el c'I ?? I er'i'iisedalol th slr lli- ofi eit~i ii:;titt the ?? nC tli-3 phulist ...

... A PUNCH DANCE IN MUSTARD STREET. Tienc are many institutions in the country- ancient and modern-of which the ordinary human being knows very little. Whether the one described as a Punch Danes, that being the name given to it by the principal character in its celebration, as brought out in the Summons Court yesterday morning, before Thomas MIClellaud, Esq., J.P., and Thomas Hamiltou, Esq., ...