... -lE IT is a sure sign of Channing's influence on the thought of the day that when we read any of his addresses on social subjects we seem to have read it all before ; and yet, on the other hand, one at least of our schools is drifting further and further from the principles of his robust common-sense philosophy. Take his address on Self. Culture, which he defines as the building-up.of the ...

... TEIE Princess's Theatre will be reopened on the 18th inst. with the ew layby r Wilson Barrett and Air H. A. Jones, called the Dew play by b] . Bgaeteandaneqialentfortheold HoodmaanBlind. ?? as an equivtln for t Iol English game we now'know better as Bliudman's Buff.I the fourth scene of the third act the Prince of Denmark, in his famous speech to his mother, asks her, , What devil was't ...

... The Act affecting new buildings in New York, and passed June 9th, 1885, may be of interest to our readers:- Every theatre or opera house, concert hall, or other building intended to be used for theatrical or operatic purposes, or for concerts, lectures, or public entertainments of any kind, here- after erected, or which may be altered to be used for such pur- poses in the city of New York, ...

... STREET LITERA TURLE. A t jlNG was hlc'd last night in the Memorial Hall, Farringdon-street, 'to ?? the best nieans of suppressing guttcr literature. The Rev. E. C. . airns pres ded, and thirty-two pcopic were present. The chairman , nel of thc condition of the streets for thc last few weeks, and l li icd teli u'uatidon of filihy ?? in the first instance to the ;iun of a well-known evening ...

... SCULPTURE.-BELLMAN, and BTVEYS GALLERI1ES.-EXHI{BITION, of SCULPTURE by-1T. N,'e ?? 'MacLcan; NOW OPEN.-37, PICCADILLY, ?? O)735iLc St. James's Church. Admission s. - SCULPTURE.-The SPIRING FE'STIVAL, the life-size mrnrble group by T. Nelson MacLean, suggested by the ws's]l-.I-knoss pictle of I.. Almna Todema,' A. SCULPTURE.-COKEDY, marble statue, La Flene de Ville, La Fleur des Champs. and ...

... LT17RARY A vD ART NOTES, ETC. It is5 sid thalt a largre ar( ?? collection of letters and papers b Z;it, ; 1n t1e Sro:td and rural hiistiy of 7 o Angla cluring the sixteentlh a; 'x -r t~et ni ct 'It'!iei h~as Lii null ua at ii.g tile archives ot the Marquis i~ ;t La tnp.'tii It wa.IS k nl tbhit Slr ?? il ion, , In o( Sir .i;ts Bacon, thc Loid Neeper, had ItfL a no. (I ii itt itcoirts bhlind ...

... LIT BR AT URE. A 1BOK FOR BOYS. Abright and attractive volume has just been 2ublisbed by Mr. B.. Ollendorffj under tee tle of Sketches of Adventure and rport.le by J* Percy Groves, late 27th inciskillings. It is specially designed to interest young readers in field and other s which are treated in a vivacious and sprtle'd maniner. Besides the fox-hunting fid partridg-shooting which tall ...

... U i LIFE'S MISTA ES; OR, THE HOOSE O' M'AJLD. nieo ?? ?? J. CARTER EDWARDS le MAuld ?? r WALLACE MeIa tus Rislnd ?? Mr W. L. AsIsosors George Wlliams ?? R. A. osn venbs ?? Mr R. A.ROBETSor H brt Balantine ?? . ?? F. OOESmmw Archie Saunders ?? WV. LowE o ?? . Mr F. EAsCoon0as Grirdis.. Mr R. E. LiNinSAl ..i.os . ?? ?? HENDeRSON Baxter Hr s. S. WALLACE C.ory ?? Mr A. G. ROYLE Mr ?? * Mr ...

... (FROM OUR OWN CORRXESPONDENT.) MONTREAL, JULY 31.-The continuous heat has at length driven all competitors from the field, one place of amusement after another having succumbed to the fierce rays of old Scl. The return of the troops from the North West has plunged the public into a state of martial ardour, and Montreal wes en fets all last week; but such theatres as remained open profited but ...

... Lammas Monday, as the August Bank Holiday appears to be designated by general consent, had the advantage of favour- able weather, and, though no extra attractions were specially provided for the occasion at the West-end, the various theatres and music halls were generally well filled at night. A mere summary of the amusements offered by the metropolitan managers will suffice to indicate the ...

... THE SLEEPING BEAUTY' AT I ?? V-n- A -- ct - SA_ and on Mioncay, August 3d, for the First Time at the Theatre Royal, Aldershot, a Sew and ohsinal' by Charles Daly and Balsir Chattertonetildr Osqnee THE SLEEPING BEAUTY c HER SEVEN FAIRY GODMOTrucS AND k WICI;RED FAIRy. IMMOrrAL.s. Ideals ?? AlstiA Viparina .* *liss lNEZ HOWARD MLORTALS. King Masak the First . * - r AusTIn Jon, Amnoro ?? ?? ...

... IB2E INVENTIONS BXHUI2TIQN JUkLY AWARDS. The awards of the various juries at the la- ventious E3hibition, exclusive of those Xefering to the music division, which will be made in October, were published yesterday in a Supple- m~ent to tie Gazeftt. There have been given 235 gold medals, 438 silver Medals, and 615 brfonie medals. Iu addition to thesediploif of bonour to the number of 24 were ...