... ?ew ? TE a LATE Quaint og MADAGASOALR-Fromz all accounts the profession of Christisnity by the Queen wras sincere, and not adopted only from motives of policy; whilst her religion did not consist in the mere external ceremony, for abe acted up to her creed by the performanoe of constant deeds of charity and mercy. She toek a n active pertonal share of labour in the distribution of medicine and ...

... PUBLIO AMUSEMENTS. pRZHCESS'S ME WILSON BARRETT. ji.UERSE ANDI MANAGER. ltiJOINING PERFORH}ANtCE OF P;OODMAN BLIND. E VERY SATURDAY. at 2.0. Doors opena.30. ANr BLIND.-EV~ltY EVEN INEG. a8 ?? ?? be seenert zzn Mmer>. W. fialiand T E. Blyan. Inceilental music aid c Ae N BLINb -_yi, Firlodnaett under the h0s0 adir'eelotorefl Wii. o a ot FliCes: Privazte Boxo9, one50 f~oe srom0.10e o es o ny dt ...

... HUSICAL NOTES. In the progmailme of the first of the Halid senes of concerts, tire date being Tuesday, tie 27th inst., will be Beethovewn's Frorth Piano- forte Concerto in G major, the Overture to Der Freischutst and the Scotch Symphony of Mendelssohn. At the same cocert -Madame Albani will sing Goanod's Ave Maria,' a piece which is often in demand. Another programme is before us, that of ...

... WHSSTBURY.ON.TRYi. t The annual harvest festival service at Weatbiiry.no I Trym was held on Tuesday evening, and the pariah I church was never more beautifully deoorated than on I thin ocoasion, With a profusion of flowers, fruit, and t vegelablea, contilbuted by nelghbourlng realdents, and I with many willing bands to a-sist In the deooratlon, a o result was achieved which was moat creditable ...

... ITHEATRICAL MtMB. i - ?? . ?? -- ?? A- &nO1l- ti l w- .in Mis Uary Jocteyn has been engaged by Mr W. DPOl aid MiSs Florence West for tbh part of hliel: la their DarkDDays tor, commencingonMondaynext. : d Mika Movie Levisona be been engaged by Mi Edward . leiohmr, of the Theatre Royali Cardiff, to play A d -prIncipal part In li ?? of Babea In the I , Wood, t Under the new management, the ...

... THE GREAT PINK PEARL. It seems to be now generally recognised that a far- cical play, to afford its fullest meed of enjoyment, should be played with as much care and finish as a cup-and-saucer comedy. We heartily welcome this improvement in the public taste and in the traditions of humorous acting. The old notion of appealing to the perceptions of the audience in the broadest way, of ...

... I FA SfIVOS-AD VABIETIES. - - Il THE COURT. -lalmoral, WNednesday. The Qiueen went out yesterday morning, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Connaeght and Princess Beatrice. In the afternoon her faiesty drove, attended by the Hon Harriet Phipps and the Ron Maud O'Keover. COLONEL KING-HARMAY, M.P. Colonel King-Harmain, HI P. has passed a good night, sant the improvement noted ...

... YUSICAL ] NVENING,>. ?? ?? O' weC. series of euntrtaiunentts 'benng E t .coe ?? tf ck pa's iil5 venoang in the Plilosorshical t ali, ia I wav -ia 5l'd bvA ijdrlyo nuumerous audience, WLi ttcr.ouagly ?? t e various items of t' a r-'ratamaill' se; iolt . bv K. Edsar Hudcltc' ant Mr. FPed Dawasau. Tile ism e- geutieman is well-known l as a callable vilii-t. auti hls ally certainly seems a stoic t ...

... it, ?? ??Q 1- - MD L - , :, 1? ? I 2 THE MR. WALTER HELNIORL'S musical electioneering squib, in one bring, The Caasting Vote, which was given for the first time as an introductory piece to the Great Pink Pcar/, at the PRINCE'S Theatre, on Wednesday last, introduces a number of familiar figures of actors upon the Parliamentary scene at Westminster. The subject being a political one, M. ...

... MUSICAL PIT C. _ ?? To ThEDITOU OF TIM DAY =?W. Sir.,-Tho followxinag partiCitrs, find, wery far Muloe, their result,.are so important to all musicians in England end to evety one who visita this counr . frome aba, that I trust you wil give theM ublicity il iu 5our celumns. b a the receipt of a communication frm the Foreign Ofice which compised a letter from her Nlajesty's d Minister at ...

... MUSIC AND THlE DRAMA. .j (FRO OUR SP1ECIAL COIIRUSOI'ODINT.) LoAdonl ndun1lay Night. , The Season of French p'lays openled at the r, Royalty Theatre ]ast night, when the old 7r comedy Don Jain d'Autriche, by Casinier le Delavigne, was produced for, it is believed, the first time in lirench in Fngland. Lilce most of lt the comedies of its period, it is now far better 4to the study than to ...

... (FROM OUR REPORTER.) Bahinasloe, Wednesday. To-day's transactions have been conducted under brighter auspices, so far as the weather3 is concerned at all events. There has, however. been no improvement in prices. Sheep were sold i at very much the same prices as yesterday, buyers showing no disposition to advance, 2d sellers being obviously of opinion that at alE events they ought not to ...