... TIlE TIWAT11ES? *oni drinea* lardIta' iiharsly mori3es udnre(ivertin i irst a et than thult of his Cit ii tuon os p )lav broohtght iwtt lco' Thu.tle sn Thaturd l ayu iteiic ileol wt ithe ttlue c 'the)o *'le Shbutiic oek k;f bu lt, unhapp :ilyftiu\ ithra tt poit orwar th!evl: tlw. LU IIIOUI' aad i vv'ntioii began sensibly to ilag, until in the end, unli ile the po oet' s thn oief beauty, t hey ...

... IRISH A1TISANS' EXHIBITION. The following letter has been received by the eon secretary of the Irish Artisans' Exhibition- DEAR Mn GRAV~s-Will you be good enough to put down Lord Pembroke's name as con- tributing the sum of £50 to the funds of the Irish Artisans' Exhibition. As tre housing of our industrial population is a matter of deep in- terest to us all, it appears to me that the ex- ...

... (Fnoaw A ZxSPCIoA UOatRUSPONDENT.) rAITIes', Monday, May 4th. Yesterday both' the Exhibition and city wore a quieter aspect, and the excitement of the last week has calmed down considerably, the tired workmen and . others engaged at the ESiAILitiou being glad of a little 5 repose. A wet Sunday is a dreary affair, even in a Continental city, and tile rain, which lasted throughout the day, ...

... LIT ERATURS. NEW NOVELS. di Bisogyny and the Maiden, a novel by nauasuhing. is quite as curious as its title would imply, and ladies will be flattered with the teaching that they are indispeu- sabletO the sterner sex. The first pages Of the book are occupied with the picturesque reeting in Texas of two young men-kerle Dalaloclieand Cyril Seys-with a beautiful inaiden whose sympathies they ...

... SCOTTISH WATIONAL PORTRITE GALLERY. The Scottish National Portrait Gallery, under the management of the Board Of Manufactures, ' is to be- opened to-day in temporary pre- imiser on the site of the permanent building i about to be erected in- Queen Street, Edin- l burgh. The importance of a collection of this character; from various points of view, cannot be overestimated, and it is matter for ...

... THE LONDON MUJSIC HALLS. THE OXFORD. Mr Jennings has honoured the Whitsuntide holiday makers by introducing several first-class attractions and some eminent artists into his new programme. The continental troupe of acro- bats and musical grotesques, who have been the recipients of such well-earned and well-deserved applause since last Christmas have now departed, the Albert and Edmunds troupe ...

... THE LIBRARIAN. Mr MI'Donald i.. Mr W. L. DosELL Steuart M'Donald ?? Mr A. D. CoLL5is -Mr Marsland ?? Mr STANLEY CLiFFE Harry Marsland ?? .. Mr II. Br.oess Gibson ?? . Mr C. J. FoesTrni Armadale ?? ?? Mr A. E. KNIGHTr Mr Robert ?? ?? Mr E. WnzTOuR Porter . . ?? Mr DosucoarT Knox ?? : Mr W. GARRETT Grip ?? A. RInCHAaDSON Sarah .. . .M.. iss MINsNI FoRTEsCres Edith .. . .. .. Mliss MACGIE ...

... LS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.) ABERDEFEN. HER MAJESTY's THEATR.E-Lessee, Mr W. M'Farland.-The Compton comedy company are the entertainers here this week, and very excel- lent fare they present to the patrons of this theatre. We have had Daoy (Gasrick, 2'/he Comedy of Err ors, and Miloney, and equally accept- able pieces are in the programme. Of course, Mr Edward Compton takeesthe burden of ...

... - After, the Inventions Exhibition was formally opened yesterday the public flocked in in enormous numbers. During the afternoon and evening the bands ot the Grenadier Guards, Royal Artillery, Coldstream Guards, Mounted Artillery, and Scots Guards performed selections in the Albert Hall and the grounds, and there was also an organ recital. In the evening the grounds were l ghted by the ...

... , L, S . I I * v - - r- ' z - - After the Inventions Exhibition was formally opened yesterday the public flocked in in enormous numbers. I)uring the afternoon and evening the bands oi the Grenadier Guards, Royal Artillery, Coldstream Guards, Mounted Artillery, and Scots Guards performed selections in the Albert Hall and the grounds, and there was also an organ recital. In the evening the ...

... THE INOqTH OF DMAY. I Queen of fresh flower., Whom vernal -t r- olo. y, Bring tby warm showers, Bring thy genu4l ray, in natrre s greenest livery drest, vescend on eartb'h expectant bremt, lo earth and heaven a ,welcome guest, 'I hou merry month of May! rakV' how we meet thee At dawn if dewy day! Hark! how we ureet thee With our rousndelav! 'While all the gondly things that be in earth, and ...

... BRIMTVL FlF ARtiS AO&DISMY. TI'.t Anneal veitieg el Ih heit bmscibtre to thi Inttita- teon was held yetterdf y afiterunon at the Aooiiomy, queeu a road, under the pretiuenoy of Uolouel 8t1vile. Tbe AssIrSTAT 81uREURIT (r. Wnfldboetry) presented the anruixit( repst ':-t'ho committee of the ?? Acdrayemy tot the PrlOW.Mtt1oi ot tbe Flae Arhi, In suinlaR their repoet for the uear endiwc 3141 ...