... Soon after the doors were opened on Wednesday morning the visitors began to arrive, and shortly after ten o'clock the judges were ready to resume work at the AgriclItural Hall, Islington. Classes I and 4 were in' the' ring together, and', as tbe judges deter- mined tofiaisb. witb Class.4 before denlinu with any others, ;the all-aged class was dismissed, and it was halfpaisti ten before a ...

... 'THE V:ICE.REGAL IDRAWING;. ROOM.| DunuwO, WtErnqnsnAy.-Their Excellencies the Lord Lieuteuant and the M~archioness of London- derry held the second Draw ing Room for the season, at Dablin Castle, thlis evening. Their Excellenlcies entered the Throne Roomn shortly after half-past nine o'clock, accompaniedl by their Serene High- nestses General Prince Edwarvd of Seaxe-Weiars G.C.B., and the ...

... LITERATUBLE. NOTES 0N NEW BOOKS. Mlessrs NV. & R. Chambers, Edinburgh, have 1 issuedl the first volume of a newv edition of 1 Chambers's Eacyclopeedia, edited by Mr b avid Patrick, and beautifully printed and illus- :oi trated. The first volume contains from A to 1Jdeaufort.'-Messrs Swan Sonneoscheiu, th. Lowrey & Co. have published Songs in ri Ziklag, by Allen Upward. -From Messrs Win ...

... Further examination of the sarcophagi recently discovered at Saida, in Syria, shows, it is reported, that among them is the sarcophagus of Alexander the Great, containing the body of the Monarch. Alexander the Great was born at Pella, in the year 356 B.C., and died of fever in Babylon in the sunmmer Of 3^3 B.C. THE PROSPECTS OF THE PANAMA CANAL. REPORT OF M. DE LUSSEPS TO THE COMPANY. In his ...

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... Itc VfI F mar S. ehave1 recei'ved the, f ollowin g f Or rcriecv PAR1TS 0? STANDAS-D ?~~xe 01 ldcs-rs. CL.ISSELL and Co., Ludrrn- hLodn~ sk- Eae5 elotipadiC Iiictionary ' Saturdaym .ounmai ?? ac'Id Vs ienrici t2'Cip: Sou' ?? .. LVVAT\YDno LOCKS, lint Cn., Lcun&-n '3 .tsoctnr ?? ?? Cd T3 Wo rIctrac ?? Gd. 0 r, 1d? 15 .i t.v, iic 6. {Y!?47 ttc-z~t.. uto t'ine ?? - Llod. Every Liocu w .W ?? ...

... THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. (Lessee and Manager, AUGUSrUS IHARRat. EVERY EVENING at 7.30. MORNING PERFORMIANCES EVERy Io-p p WVCEDiESDAY, and SATURDAY, at 1.30-. AUGUSTiUS HARRIS'S NIN . }'-ANTX'lOMEIME, PUSS !N IIOOTS. c ;orth Performance. Mesdanee %VI l ild, 31arie W ;illiamlls, Jenny Bawsool, lerilira ?? Sortis; MEessrs. Harry Nichiet, lerhit ?? I Chllarles Lauri, jon., Victor St~evenslfOI, ...

... I ENGRAVING IN METAL PLATES. Just as the world knows nothing of its grea~tet men, it may be remarked in degree 3 that the world at large knows nothing of the 3 chaleographic treasures in the British Museum I . print room. A few evenings ago, at the Liver- 3 pooi Art Club, Mr. Louis Fagan, of the drawing department of the British Museum, and author of a monograph of Michael Angelo, besides a ...

... Af USJc7. rkrm PRIINtJESS OF WALES AT TJH:I SYl- PHtONY CONCEtIIrb. Thce last of theo Afternloon Symuphony Oongerte wees giveou yesterdia, whenr Liszt'fs eccentrie Tod- tentanz' was repeated ?? by desrire. Tbet meau12ing of this expression of etiquette w ae exeinplilted when, atecr a omnnewhii±r perfuncltory performance of Ncdlsl' Meecre~seitll cvcrtmse, the Princess of Wales and hor ?? ...

... D3'RAMATIC AND MUSICALI lN'DhL.7;ONCF,. Several mnisconceptions have arisen as to the de- terminawtion of Mr. W. S. Gilbert to build a news theatre, a-nd his objeet in so doing, it rosy be as well to correct the erronreous reports that have al- ready been spread. When Mr. g3ilbert can obtain a. aatisfactory site be intendn to build a theatre purely as a comrmercial speculation. ns he considers ...

... GOETHE, who was certainly entitled to be heard on such a point, is said to have preferred Gerard de Nerval's translation of Faust to the original. At least he is said to have said that he did, which is perhaps not quite the same thing. To say that a poet reads as well in another language as in his own is a doubtful compliment. More precisely, it is compliment to his matter, a criticism on ...

... Trws Masll (says a TLondon contemp~orary) presented.l a wintry aspect on the day of the Queen's first Drawing Room, and even the sntowy presentation| dresses looked; 'otl' colour wfhen contalsttted wvith tl~p ipeff~ble svhitgpess oK the fresl4ly.fql1cn snlow. It wats remarked on axll sides that thle Princess of WTale6 is lookiuwr a little thin andr tired. It is very- evident that ...