... l1 I |~ ?? . ?? WE have received a new volume of the series of English Worthies edited by Mr. Andrew Lang, Raleigh, by Mr. Edmund Gosse, M.A. (Longmans, Green, and Co.). The writer has brought to his task much and commendable judgment. He has also had at his disposal a great deal of new matter collected by the late Mr. Edward Edwards and the late Mr. James Augustus St. John, the more ...

... - rnaer the title of Dorothy, a now comedy- opezr was produced at the Gaety Theatre on Saturday eveuinu-the book written by Mr. B. C. Stephepson, themusic composed by Mr. Alfred Opiher. The plot a is neitlwarqlaborate nor original, and in the second act C c somewhat overetrained, but the framework serves well I for musical gects. T4ae ation is'supposed to take place k in Kent in the autumn ...

... OLYMPIC THEATRZE. Seeing that the character of Lady Mac- beth has taxed the highest powers of our greatest actresses, it could not be expected that a comparative novice would scale the heights of tragedy at a bound. Genius has been defined as an infinite capacity for taking pains, and this will unquestionably apply to the art of acting. Study, reso- lution, and good intention count for much, ...

... rIlS TOR Y OP THE COMJIMUNE.* A GOOD many English people still believe that the Paris Commune Df t derived its name from it, assertion of the doctrines of Communism. Others who know more both of the French language and of modern history will be the first to confess how little they have ascertained respecting the Commune These may turn with interest to a detailed history of the. Commune, ...

... WrE hail this book with pleasure-a small work, it is true, bit one brimful of incident, anecdote, and personal record. Such writing as this gives the greatest delight to a real sportsman, as it teaches from practice, and is another addition to the smnall band of shooting enthusiasts who are, fortunately for the public, able to wield a pen as well as a gun or rifle, and so capable of ...

... 1UALS (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.) ABERIDEEN. HE MAI.NJESTY S THEATRE. - Lessee, Mr VY. M Far- laud; Gen1eral MAanager, Mr Reginald Hare. - The newv vcrne opera Glamusns-libretto by Messrs Farnie acid 1lsrray, mnusic by ?? IV. Al. Hutchison-was performed j ces onl Mlonday evening by a company under the manaemcellt of Mr J. L. Shine, and scored a success. Tlhe lading solos are tuneful and ...

... To celebrate the 150th performance of Ever Faithful in the provinces, Mr Reginald Pattison entertained his company at a sumptuous repast on Monday last, at the Central Hotel, Warrington. Amongst the guests were Messrs G. E. Carleton, Fred. Owen, Ernest Montefiore, J. Whittick, Alfred Ashton, F. Neville, P. Lovette, George A. Lionel, F. W,. Atkins, Percy Randall, Alfred Woods, and J. Potter ...

... :LABW MIGHT'S T3UIATWEICALS. PSIN U;EkS ' i 'EATI-i. This house, now under the lesseeship and manage- ment of Mr. Charles H. Hawtrey, the fortunate pro- ducer of ' The Private Secretary and of The Pick- pocket, last night reopened with a four-act drama, en. titled Harvesb, written by Mr. H. Hamilton, whose fame as an author, or rather adapter, hlas hitherto been chiefly known by his ...

... IRTUE. LAW OF ALLOTMENTS. f lelators, who have ven- El of ourt that there would be no need ae to asrt if our waste lands were tO: ~ eiaonifation 'will be surprised to ?? MnUr Hil's new treatise * that IreS0 cls urjec ofhlandr has now nearly .Iie hndi'er thief different acts bearing treset nhett there has during the last 1S r been and lyimparge distribution of 5?to small propThertes, the fi ...

... A BOOK ON IRELAND AND IMPERIAL FEDERA TIOZ * iA CALM, orderly, and impartial review of the Irish question being at this moment impossible, a spirited plea for Home Rule by an excited but competent advocate is perhaps the next most instructive document avail. table. This Mr. Partridge gives us in a volume of which the cover-more lthan three-fourths green and less than one-fourth orange ...

... ~rr- K~~TH~EAT ES V ?? THE reopening of the LYCEUm this evening brings to a close an unusually brief vacation. Mr. Irving and Aliss Ellen Terry are understood to have returned from their trip to the United States invigorated, and better prepared to bear the fatigues of their nightly appearances in Faust, the representations of which play will be continued until further notice. While oir London ...

... TROUT FISHING IN NOR WA Y. A NOVEL EXPERIENCE. NORWAY is the Elysium of the rambling angler, and the subject of his pleasantest day dreams when far away from its wild and rugged scenes. _ _ _ _ _ I TROUT FISHING IN A CATARACT. And indeed, with its unnumbered rivers and fjords, its broad lakes and tumblingburns,allabound- ing in game fish of a score of different kinds, it offers attractions to ...