... Notwithstanding the generally uncomfortable weather prevailing on Saturday afternoon last, the recital of Mr Herbert James, a new aspirant for platform honours, drew a fairly large and friendly audience to the Steinway Hall, Lower Seymour-street. Mr James is a young gentleman of evident intelligence, and one who has sufficient common sense to at present restrict his efforts to short selections ...

... 'ONB OF OUR GIRLS. A sew and Original Comedy-Drama, in Four Acts, b y lie BrolesOn Hloward, produced at the Elephant and Castle Theatre on Wednesday Afternoon, Novemuber 4th. Dr. Girodet ?? C SLzoo aI. FocalanQu ?? Sir W. JACY, ca..ptain ?? Mr EDwWARO. VIVIAN Coee Fsorian. Mr J. G,,JPssEON Henri St. Hilaire.Mr WALLAce Mainr Le 15cc de Fouchd ?? Mr W. WiLFORs A dre . Mr GRosA ' ScnEs Pierre .. ...

... MR. MLEANS GALLERY. 8. Mr. M'Lean's Annual Winter Exhibition of Oil Paintings by artists of the British and foreign schools is remarkable for the farther expasion of the modern Italian and Spanish schools, in short of the art which confesses the influence of Fortuny. The pre- sent very interesting exhibition is not without an un- lovely Shepherdess-Brittany (16) by that apostle of the ...

... PRINCE'S. ELast night Boucicaultfs excellent, little comedy- drama An 7Blak-etooktheplaccothe ...

... pLIO ATEUMMTS. OLYMPIC THE A-TEI. Alone in London' -'written by Miss ,,,tber fWn,3 B~R.obert Baehanan-lrs.HCooover Wrie,,,dya ieees ~nilplay remains, to a grpEabexteitt, Weer ?? the management. The dimrenocontains ;6qmeest7gb~ that is tothe taste of thelovers of see- 4tsoe~vrd realistic plays, and' much-that requires altsera-. - r on whilst itisplaced upon the stage-with rsd c~rocis tllat ...

... THE CORD MAYOR'S SROW. Monday's procession was distinguished by one or two novel and interesting features, but as a whole it was not particularly striking. There were no elephants or other wild beasts, as on some former occasions, and the circus element was altogether absent. This may be an im- -provement ii point of taste, but to the majority of on- lookers, especially the juveniles, it was ...

... THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. (AUGUSTUS HARRIS, Lessee and Manager.) ZIMAN NATURE. EVERY EVENING at 7545 TILL CHRISTMAS. COMPLETE THE BEST OF CONSENSUS MODERN OF CROWDED HOUSES. MELODRAMAS.' COMPLIMENTARY VIDnt CRITICISMS. SOUDAN EXHIBITION in the SALOON. PUN(CHH: HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, Haymarket. (Under the Management of Mr. C. H. HAW'TRRY.) THIS EVENING, at Eight o'clock, will be played a ...

... THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LA3E. I I 1UM', TA N NAI URE. I at 74,; CsAM I'LL. ICE IIJ. 1 lES I' OF co N S I -N ?? US ?? ?? MEA TA1 , *1V R iXi10atT4M I--( It (NOM~ILI\VEN'l.ARY Vi it CI114 lCiSMS. CRO'WVI)DED W)USl'S. PUXCH HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, Hayntarket. (Uniler t0lO ua.;aee t' it if \1X C. l. II t x. its!.) TIlltS 1EVI:NINC. at Tiglt ?? i.'.yrd a ,-ihistia in i-r ac!. esiflled S;CURPT F~t~l ...

... TWO NE W NTOVELS. * WHITE HEATHER. MR, tLACK takes us to the Highlands again, as the reader may guess from his title, and in the Highlands he never fails to charm. We have pictures, in which he is certainly unsurpassed, of the scenery of the hills in calm and storm, in sunshine and mist, vigorous sketches of the hill folk, both gentle and simple, lifelike figures all of them, though we ...

... LEAST NmeIET'S TSEATRIZOAS. OPERA C0OMIQUE. After a somewhat long recess this house has re- opened its doors, and now caters for public patronage with an opera, written by Mr. Henry Herman, late of the Princess's Theatre, the music being composed by Mr. Jones, also late of the same establishment, al- though nob the blank Jones of Saints and Sinners and ' Breaking a Btterfly notoriety, but ...

... This ledge. which was established in 1760 for the colleaience of members of the dramatic and musical ?? ns ,held its sixteenth installation meeting on ,IPl,dry last at Freemaisonis' Hall. In consequence of the absence through serious illness of Br Charles Ernest Tioney, WI. the Master's chair was occupied by Br F. Delevanti. P.M., and after the formal proceedings of openilg lodge and reading ...

... TUE NEXT EXHIBITION. Majny interesting details were given last evening respecting the Colonial and Indian Exhibition which is nest ye ir to complete the series at South Ken- singtons of which the Fisheries was the first. The occasion was a banquet to Sir P. Cuuliffc-Owen, at the St. George's Club, Hanover-square. Sir Philip is secre- tary of thu Royal Commission, anld virtually manages of the ...