... Such portions of Mr. F. H. Cowen's overture as reached one's ear through the din of conver- sation carried on by 20,000 persons during the ceremony of opening the Exhibition on Tlues- day, create a thirst for more. If the pro- gramme of the first concert in the great music room at the eastern extremity of the nave be not yet completed, the overture might appro- priately be included in it. This ...

... I I I - Human Nature scored *an nmistakable sue- Cess on Monday night at the Theatre Royal. It was received throughout with great enthusiasm, and with the unanimous consent of the audience Mr. Henry Neville was able to send a congratulatory message to Mr. Augustus Harris. The piece is full of dramatic interest, and, furnishes three or four most exciting situations, whilst the sceneryis a ...

... The following letter has been addressed to the Etditor of the 11faitchester B xnatner anI Trimes Sir,-The question is being asked, Is there any reason why Manchester should not have a grand exhibition in the jubilee year? With your per- mission I will endeavour to give one or two cogent reasons why such an exhibition should be hoeld next year. The half century of Her Majesty's reign has ...

... OFFICIAL PROGRAMM OF THE CEREJ3MIONY. The following is the official programme of the ceremony to be observed at the opening of the International Exhibition by her Majesty to-day:- The Queen will arrive at the Exhibition Build- ing at four o'clock pam., and be received by the Mayor of Liverpool, accompanied by the Lord- Lieutenant and the High Sheriff of the county of Lancaster. The Queea and ...

... ! I TES IMPRESSI:ONISTS. M. Dhrand Ruel, the apostle of the Impres- sionists, laes, in conjunction with the American Art Association, contrived the transportation of 300 of the wvorks of Paris Impreessonists bodily to New York, and made them accessible to the American public. It seems an extya- ordinary venture, and suggests the most in- teresting possibilities for the fuxture, for there is ...

... The Shipperies Exhibition was originally conceived by his Worship the Mayor during the first few months of his holding the office of chief magistrate of this city. We are unable to state the exact reasons which led to the origin of the idea; but, so far as the public are concerned, the first step towards holding an international exhibition was made on the 23rd of February, 1885. On that date a ...

... COURT THEATRE. t Les Cloches de Corneville, the familiar and s popular comnic opera which has so often con- tributed to the entertainment of the Liverpool public, was produced again last night at the Court Theatre by the company of which Mr. Shiel Barry and Mr. Hogarth are the beads. This is offered as a special attraction for the present week of royal visitation; and it must be admitted ...

... ALEXANDRA THEATRE. Caste was last night reproduced at the Alex- andra by the popular Robertson-Bruce combina- tion, who are eser welcome among Liverpool theatre-goers, The company commenced a oeek's engagement, during which other well-known comedies will be represented, It would be super- fluons to more than mention the representatives of the leading parts-most of them so familiar to ...

... Remote from the crowded international galleries which cluster round the Doulton trophy, and just a little apart from those devoted to the display of machinery in motion, is a division of the Exhibition within whose lesser limits will be discovered ample sources of direct instruction and pleasing entertain- ment. The exploration of thevast area, spanned by light and graceful ironwork, yields ...

... A.DT ._ , MffMATINALU MON IJEPO,i,851.Nn 1886. A CONTRAST. The--event: of the preset week will adqa, i- Sagv to tha-histrical reconsdof LiverpooL ' opening bytte hea&otthe ritishoempir -of, . great intrial Ei -whi , 'm reality- a panorama and a picture-history of modem progress-is a - rc of . derinterest to the eye of tha-stdent and tie' thinker, as-well as to that-if the-curimos eigh-- seer. ...

... THE QUENS VW AND TMU I INTERNATIONAL MEXMTITI II I In the adress to be Pr ed by the Cor- the poration of Liverpool to the Quee on the. ocuasion of her Majestys visit to tait next week occurs a sentence which compreends e Ca whole purpose of the Exhibition, and a recog- t ition of the miue of the Royal service in pro- iotnigthe oape . icofthatpmnpose. f It runs thus- We regard it as a ...

... EXHiLITLON GUARANTORS. I ro TES Srtroas oF THE LrVEROOL, HaUUy. Gentlemen,-As the wishes of the Mayor, expressed through your columns to-day, do not make clear the position of guarantors with regard to the opening ceremony, perhaps you will insert the following correspondence on the subject. Gumranters will see that they are to be compelled to take season tickets, otherwise they cannot attend ...