... 'THE' AUTUMN EXHBITION AT, . THE WALKER ART GALLERY. The usual preliminary gathering of the 18th autumn exhibition, known as therivate view, will take place to-day at noon. e inaugural ceremony by his worship the Mayouihr.T.W. Oaishott} will be held this evening, attseven o'clock. As the City Council has this year limited the number of invitations mainly to buyers, exhibitors, and the members ...

... usi? II II TuiE BIRMINGHAM FESTIVAL (From ?? Special Corresondent) -The Birmingham Festival is being held under somewhat un- lucky conditions. The net profits of the Festival (including, of course, donations at the doors) have been gradually dropping off during the past few years, and, at this Festival, they bid fair to be even still further reduced. In 1873, no less than 6,5771. was netted, ...

... i THE REAL LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY. Cedric Errol ?? , Miss Lucy WEResINo The Earl of Dorincourt ?? Mr JOEN BEN. Mr Havisham ?? Mr WALTER RussELL Silas Hobbs ?? ?? Mr Hi. DE LANssE Higgins ?? ?? Mr ALsrFrD TATE Thomas ?? Mr CHLARLEs BROOKR Wilkins .Mr GEORGE TERRY Dick Tipton ?? .. Miss PEaGY WEEISON Mrs Errol ?? Miss ADA MeSa1M Minna Tipton ?? .. Miss GLADYS FEOLLIOTT Mary . Miss ARNIE ...

... THE DRAMA IN AMERIaA, f, - v . .. tFROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) NEW YORK, MONDAY, AUG. 13.-With the pro- duction, to-morrow night, at the Madison-square Theatre, of Mr William Gillette's new comedy-drama, A Legal Wreck, and the revival of The Queen's MTale at the Broadway Theatre this evening the fall season will have been fairly opened. The cast of The Queen's ilate will be slightly altered, ...

... EACH of the four reviews has one 'leading article this month. These four articles are of very different values; but they all agree in dealing with interesting subjects and in being by authors who have special knowledge of those subjects. Three of the four-namely, Lord Wolseley's on i; Military Genius (I ort)i:4,btly), Mr. Gladstone's on Forster the Politician (XineteenMh Centurv), and ;Mrs ...

... TO-NIGHT'S ENTERTAINMENTS LYCEUNM THEATRE. (Sole Lessee, Mr. HENRY IRVING.) EVERY EVENING (except Saturday), at 8.30, Mr RICHARD MANSFIELDas DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE. MORNING PERFORMANCE EVERY SATURDAY, at 2. box-oifce (Mir. J. Hurst) open daily from so to 5. HAYMARKET THEATRE. (Lessee and Manager, Mr. II. BsERBOiOIM TREE.) TO-NIGHT, at 8.-o precisely, the new odiginal Drama, by ir. HADDON ...

... LITgRATVRE! wt accused,: Dr Abel Wynd, is charged with having ab poisoned hisfather-in-law. The evidence against C .him is so strong that his guilt is a moral .lu , certaiity, but there lacks just sufficient legal proof. to enablea him to escrspe the scaffold. th body of the- Court is thoroughly convinced- f . f hisguilt and filled with admiration for the taudacity, ?? wbhiclehasaccou. as ...

... id SEPTMEBER MAGAMZIN The one political article in the September Bkoktood is that on Mr. Porster and Ireland, suggested by Mr. Reid's book, which is commended at the outset as a very valuable contribution to a right understanding of the I Iriih problem and difficulties. 'Mr. Forster's numerous arrests, his failure to put down crime, and his miraculous escape from assassination are ...

... he CHAPTER XXXIV. hel n-I1 faut clans ce bas monde aimer beaucoup de bai ng choses. n ro savoir apres tout co qu'on aims I inieux; ch I faut fouler aux pieds des flcurs e peine beloses, in no faut bechuciup pleurer, dire beaucoup d'adieux, fro o Do ces biens passagers, que lion goate a dermie, Hi ?? neilleur qui nous reste est un ancien ami. bu ed AL.,FUCtrD DO MIUSSET. I g- It was the house ...

... There is little to note in the dramatic chronicle of the past week. The GAIETY closed on Wednesday for rehearsals of the romantic play of She. The STRAND has closed for rehearsals of the farcical comedy of Klep- toraansia and a revival of the late H. J. Byron's bur- lesque of Aladdin. The last nights of Bootles' Baby are announced at the GLOBE. The Paper-Chase has been successfully transferred ...

... lROYAL AND CENTRAL BUCKS ASSOCATION I SHOW. ?? Thle schedule of prizes to be aworded it this annual I show (ldvertised in our 1st page), Wich will be held at WVycombe on Thursday, September 133, has just been issued. Thle last day of entry for stock and roots was August f3, while for pol0try aurd pigeons the entries closed ou the:llst inst. All exativiriatioi of the well ?? schedule indicates ...

... TO-NIGHT'S ENTERTAINMENTS .Y- LYCEUM THEATRE. all (Sole Lessee, Mr. HESNRY IRVINa.) ry EVERY EVENING (except Satur.lay), at 8.1o, or Mr RICHARD MANSFIELD ai DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE. MORNING PERFORMANCE EVERY SATURDAY, at 2. Box-ofuce (Ur. J. Hurst) open daily from to to S. er es HAYMARXET THEATRE. al (Lessee ard Manager, Mr. Il. FlERhsOil'I TRlRi.) ns ns TO.NIGHT, at 8.-o preci.dly, the ntw ...