... I Last night's choral rehearsal at the Masonic Hall, which was devoted to Dr. Bridge's classical cantata Callirhie, was attended and directed by the com- poser in person. Dr. Bridge met with a cordial reception from the choir, and was fortunately able to reciprocate the welcome with equal cordiality and satisfaction on finding how well his music had been prepared. In their knowledge of the ...

... The nineteenth annual show in connection with the Twerton Institute was held yesterday, in the grounds of Mr J. Carr, of Twerton Wood House. The exbibits, both in point of number and quality, exceeded those of last year. The Walcot Military and Somereet Industrial School Brass Bands were in attendance, and played selections darinr the after- noon. Judges:-Messra ?? Evry, J. Bullock, W. J. ...

... NEW PLJAYS OF THE MONTH. e LonDoN. e JULY 2. The World Against Her, drama, in five acts, t by Frank Harvey (first produced at Theatre 1 Royal, Preston, Jan. 11th, 1887)-Surrey. . 3. A Handsome Apology, comedietta, by Andrew .1 Longmuir-lrince of Wales's. e ,, 3. A L'Essai, French comedietta, by MA. A. - Cahen and G. Sujol-Prince of Wales's. I ,, (. The Worship of Plutus; or, Roscs, play, by ...

... ITUSICAT NOTES. *1 - nrden death of MJr H. LL Edwards at , - \ mcj Xavier's Church recently has 't F'fros the ranks of local musicians a 0 t~vedomiwait -fgore. There are but few iC nnscorsected with the musical life of 'fayeOsW I ?? the last half century or so, 2i4evro0 recently, with which Mr. Edwards ti LOsome way or other associated. He 5311 . e Ilong red one of the regular horn ?? the ...

... I rLOWER SHOWS.- w yeaterday, in'gloriorns weather, and after ai lipso of two yearn through commearcial depres. 'LT sion, that great~ floral feas4 known fairiliarly as thq iHartleponl. Flowet' S low wiam aulspicliously i revived. TI'he oldi 'horwmigi wjts for time ?? a wakened unt of itq iiorintl' 861OLrifiG C1111itiiifl and aband oied i ?? -- or ?? its e; tize~ns (Ai d-I to revelling, -Ii ...

... LYCUUM. Mr. Richard Mansfield, a comparatively young actbr-who, after acquiring some theatrical experi. ence in this country and successfully playing in America the characters in the Gilbert-Sullivar operas identified with the quaint method of Mr. George Grossmith, found enviable reputation await ing him in a dramatic version of Mr. R. L. Steven- son's weirdly poverful story, * The Strange ...

... K KILLEARN CATTLE SHOW, The annual show of the Killearn Agricultural Association took place yesterday at Killearo, The show is the largest in the district, which comprifes the parishes of Killsarn, Strathblane, Drymen, Balfron, and Fintry. This year the entries showed a considerable falling off as compared with last year, the numbers an the list being:-Horses,,so; cattle, S1 ; sheep, 73; ...

... 2?IIE THEATR?. m. BR[IL&ERD ANSFIEIW AT XlIE LYCIEUM Aft er nnuch mtan couvring and c ounter -mnanocea- v'ring, Mr. Richard Mansfield has succeeded in I out-distancing his rival, Mr. ]3sndmtann, anda has presented himself to the English pubhoc in c a version of tho Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll o and Mr. EHydo a good forty-eight hours before I anybody else. This effort, whbich for a moment o ...

... FASHION AN-D ARIETI$. 1 Iadt Stuart has arrived at kinstown from Rgagisid The Marqus 'of Lansdowne has arrived at Kingstown from England. William O'Brien,. M P,. has -arrived at Kingtown from England. Colonel T ?? S gatn ikou Englad. . Williasn Redmond1 P, ha&- aved at Kingstown from Englasn J E Redmond, m Pi has arrived at JCapt 'strange, -Be 3, has arrived at Rmeten fro nL ?? Capt Hudson has ...

... DIWTRICT NEWS. STRATFORD-ON-AVON. of Fcsss ro.The annual exhibition offlowers, fruit, and vegetables, in connection with the snitterfied Horticultural. Society, was eeld yesterday af the gardens of Park House, the residence of Mr. S. LS Sandedrs. The entries were fully up to thoe of parevious I year and acme capital specimens of flowering plants and p fruit were staged. The roots this year ...

... PRINOEBS'S THEATR1? Tlho-engine-housel ocene in Act iiu,, says the Hs programme of the now American play entitled The pfi Still Alarm, wbich was performed for the firt timo of beforeoan English audience at the Princess's Theatre atn last night, lean correot copy of the Central Fire Station th in Nev York City, and the harnessing of the horses to olh the engine and departuro for the 'dre is ...

... THE DRAMIA IN PAR.IS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, THURs'DAY, AUG. 2.-An announcement was lmade urbi et orbi a few months ago that the adminis. e trator of the Comedie-Frantaise intended reducing the forces of the establishment considerably, and that several of the young troop, the pensionna irces, were to be struck off the roll. Whether such a measure be really called for is a ...