... OUR CAPTIOUS CRITIC. AT THE RROMENADE CONCERTS. THERE is an old tale-- I cannot for the moment recall whether it is in the Cent Nouvelles Nou velles, the Heptameron of Marguerite de Valois, or the Contes of Bo naventure des Perriers --of a certain lord who sought to induce one of his servitors to lend him his aid in an enterprise that it is neither needful nor seemly to particularise ...

... Lawn Tennis. The St. Leonards lawn tennis gentlemen's championship medal was played for on Saturday at St. Leonards, in the presence of a fail- number of spectators. The contest was between Mr. Stuart Wilson, the champion, and Mr. Beasley, who had beaten all his other opponents. The result was that Mr. Wilson beat Mr. Beasley by three sets to one. Messes. Bickees and Son will shortly publish ...

... CO VENT GARDEN CONCERTS. DESPITE the formidable rival attractions presented elsewhere, and the continuance of weather favourable to outdoor rather than to indoor occupations, the Covent Garden Promenade Concerts continue to enjoy unbroken and remarkable prosperity. According to the official records, over 7,400 persons paid one shilling each for admission on Saturday last. Of course it would be ...

... NORWICH AL FESTIVAL.-- The London orchestral re nearsals for the Norwich Festival will be held at the Royal Academy of Music on October 8 and 9, when Mr. Mackenzie's new oratorio and Dr. Villiers ...

... THE COURT Theatre has reopened for the autumn season-- not with Mr. Bronson Howard's Young Mrs. Winthrop, which is post poned for a more favourable time of the year, but with a revival of Mean Men and ...

... . AVERSION of Called Back, made without leave by Mr. John Chute, deserves notice only as an instance of the manner in which incompetent dramatisation may spoil an effective story. The circumstances of the case make it undesirable to discuss in detail the manner in which Mr. Conway's story and character, and even title, have here been appropriated and misapplied. It is, we cannot but think, a ...

... . Veterinary Notes for Horse Owners. By M. HORACE HAYES, M.R.C.V.S., late Captain the Buffs. Author of Riding: On the Flat and Across Country. Third Edition. Revised and enlarged. London: W. Thacker and Co., 87, Newgate street. 1884. Foil some time past Captain Hayes's book has been accepted as a standard work, and the careful revision and enlargement it has undergone add still more to its ...