... NFW AUD FORTHCO}ING PLAYS. We have had several new plays in London a during the past few weeks, and two or three of h tbem deserve to be chronicled in Liverpool, for f9 it is more than probable that they will be seen a here before very long. The new and impro- e bable comedy called Fascination will shortly a be withdrawn, after a run of little oe than a month. It has not been a ...

... PICTURES AT THE SOUTH- PORT EXHIBITION. The piteview of the works comprising ?? the tet Srng Exhibition, -held uinder theb nfll auspice ?? Corporation, took p lace on Saturday at the Atkinson Art Gallery. There was a large atten&dac of visitors, and L about 20 pictures were sold. The Hiangin andL. L Selecting Committee-._Cososm Alderman - Vincent, Councillor BoothjW. .Log ad T. Geenhkhend F. T ...

... ART_ ?? iTS Yc{Uowi the example of the rtsts of E the Continent, Mr. Robert Fowler vs aa p ao exhiion (by invitatio card) at -f h.s'1t important works 1 in w i of i n , whici _ -e been vier fsfew days prior to therbeing T divate.ed, toawe ontte pingip Metro t itan Te fret representa a soe. of- , genuine clao t-humour, vvz., Socrates being attacked by his wfe, tbe notoious termagant ?? I ao. ...

... At the private view of the Southport Exhibi- The tion, on Saturday, the following pictures were the sold:- La Masootte, £75, Leghe Suthers ; of I WinterTwilight,£l15 1s, A:. Brockbank; p i The Intruder, £O 10s.gJ. Seymour Adams ; and Venus in the $hell. £8 Ss., Mrs. A D. oft Brunton; Old Mill near Snowdon, £7 7s., POE Miss C. A. Mann; A Farm Lane, £6 6s., stoi F. Beswick.Bri The ...

... ~ITE~iAIONL PHTOGAPHC 3a y itrodced only half a century ago, thi development of photography has been of a ' theld Cgac an they ~who would man ton Cli racter, wnde] r-P1 ve thoroughly acquainted with the a Uenx5lve am and present positions of this inteestig pox ,d science will find in the Inernational wo in the Walker Ar Gallery, pro- j wo- Dte by the Jif-r00 Amateur Phctgraphic ex ti0o. a ...

... Pro Paris m hear that the Albert Goupil I collection, which he bequeathed to his brother- r in-law, ML Gerome, the artist, will probaly he t , sold at the HMtel Dronot next month. The r t objects will be exhibited as they stand in Albert r 1 Goupil's studio .partment, and the articles to bc -sold carried to the Eotel Drouot day bsr clay. s It is stated that an offer of L '28,003 byeen d made ...

... TEE PRITOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION. In . ?? __;o S tAS as . . ?? Fh ' ?? o ?? ?? Photographic ociation t ah e M E'pleted, iarsfd another Meek of this fascinating and CC * popular exhibition is offered to the public. The ov P arrangements for the evening optical lantern cl; a demonstrations embrace many new and Interest- of aing feat ues, notably A Tour Round the I d: World, Mr. Christopher J. ...

... |; ILGAG IC.t-A, PASENT ANID PRkESENT.* 1 Sl ..1.rmembe.red that a few vearn a¢1 A p idl be remermbered that a few years agol; C ?? published a volume on j Vt ?? wich excited a good deal of interest i~ ...

... LITERARY NOTICES 9~~~ . - . . _ ion .Diionary of Tertm used inz echanical Engi- ian neering. By the author of Pattern Making. in London: Crosby Lockwood and Son. are 'We have here a compendium of over 6000 sa definitions of technical terms current in the ose various departments of the engineering trade. ent The author believes, from practical experience, ire- that it will be equally useful ...

... UHEARTH AND HOXM E, BY A LADY CONTRIBUTOR. am glad to learn that the Somerville Club is to be ed 3r3.' Flbrbiog Baxter his 'been appointed rehoc0. e- 'r te t the new club, wfhich will be opened on MXrch 25, at the new roomS, 231, Oxford' street, LOaddo. Tbo' original club vraformed in 87, and Drovidoda plane where women ingn gd in digereit iidsof wdr'k, and:'bavini different kinds ld meet ...

... Im- A t AL- A A _ - . - vas The 23rd-of the present series of People's Free {r Concerts, started some years ago by the Rev. eFteNugent, took ?? on Saturday night, in the Rotunda tecture Hall1, Willi;m Browsn-stre et, I es and, as is usual, the hall WaS crowded to overdjow. na ing. In recogznition of the anniversary of the wed. ;be ding-day of the Prince and Princss of Wales, the 'he ...

... THE -All M ' r.e - l1 -G r th : debt of gmu-ud w bto ledge; b4t hiu ?? ?? the: they hv gh m ;pdma'-orS the i~se-of the-- sidmi4 t& B&oarorthe aemewamdof a- g ag*4 Iins-.4e I an On8vghQhok ea ?? - .ia or th fugwin of fb ead, it isn to my morehere thae that copi= Sr a eady fstchig Me ffa airpoe a which :r tewere issned to tl4=9e wly tbreecos 4 , elegant edisamnteV~afrf, drai i ?? yBarton- , ?? s ...