... I| a The Vienna correspondent of the Daily Chronicle ?? magnificent collection of papyrus docu- 3 mneis now on exhibition in Vienna is of remarkable interest. The original collection, comprising 100,000 documents and extending over a period of 2,800 years, from 1400B.C. to AKD. 1400, belongs to the Austrian r Archduke Rainer, and is probably the largest collection t extant. From this rich and ...

... All A, rti-13tif Tall'actic BYD M. H. SPIELMANN FOR the first time for many a long year, artists who work in London-they form a surprising proportion of the exhibitors at the Royal Academy-have nothing to complain of on the score of fog. The light, indeed, has been perfect all the winter and early spring, and it is no exaggeration to say that painters are a month more advanced with their ...

... LITEr ARY ITEMS. bs Vox Clamantinan, the book which is just a of chrsisiyad8cam a nec-oming outs and which deals with the problem c Minister), the Rev. J. J. Adderley (autherof 8 a V Stephen Re xars), Richard LexGaienne, B Lewis Mors, Alfred Russell Wallace, A. LI. 7 6t Fletcher (editor of the Daily Cicie), Tom 7 e Mann, Henry Arthur Jones, Professor Shuttle- 7 g worth, and the new Dean of ...

... 37IIEATRE ROYAL, ¶'s are not surnrised to learn that MIr. T. Edgar Pernberton's edaptario n or Dir. kers' great nlovel, A I'ile of Isri, Cities, ins become one of the mo~st popnlar cud ?? pieces in th~e ertensive reprertolire of thle Gcomropn Comedy Comrpany. Althwough the play is; by no mea~ns faultlesas it judged severelr y 1: t~he accept-ed canons of: 'Ira- matio critiCisni. it ls ...

... ?IM3AZINES FOR APRIL. | RIMONE, an illustration for tbe Winter's Tale. drawn by Edwin A. Abbey, forms the sub- ject of the frontispiece to *Ilarper's Magazine. S. A. Stauntoni. an officer in the United States navyv J has a capital paper on 'A Battle-ship in action The illustrations are by R. P. ZogbaumI. W. D. 3`Iownells contributes a poem on PRace. Tioe I article on ?? The English ...

... wur Jlibrap table. MAGAZINES FOB MAIBUE. [TBIRD NOTICE.] The I5FOADRflIFhtfor March has pa ors by Sir ?? BAR1, Mr Mlllook, Mt Henniker Weatonji andi iothers a, 0r ansBudget, by Mr J.T W. jy'Iliiamp, ir written with referenor to the memorial 'ent to the Chunoelior of the Exohertuor on the 12th of January by ¶'i Radical members of the House or Common#. 'he writer examines the items of the ...

... On Saturday, March 24th, Vincent Wallace's Opera, ' MARITANA. Maritana ?? Miss LUCILLE HILL Lazarillo ?? dle. I I Joas The Marchioness ?? dlle. FLORENZA Don Jos- .. ?? Mr FVRAxacox-DAvIEs The King ?? ?? Mrv W. H. Buacao, The ?? Mr GILBERT The ?? MC W, ESMOND Don Ciesar de Sazan ?? Mr JOSEeiH OMARA At Drury-lane Theatre on Saturday evening last, before a large audience, Vincent Wallace's ...

... I I (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) THEATRE ROYAL.-Lessees, Messrs Howard and Wvndham ; Acting-Manager, Mr John Shaw.-During the week The Dark Continent has been the attraction here. The company engaged is efficient, and the scenery excellent. Miss Maud Mildyard gave a fine impersona- tion of the heroine, Grace Harrison, and worthy of special commendation was Mliss Isahel Innes as Hypatia ...

... IFROM1 OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) THEATRYE ROrAL.-Lessee and Manager, Mr Harry Yorke; Acting-Manager, Mr Sam Dockworth. - Mr Willie Edouirl's comedy compans- are giving enjoyable performances of Nisole here. Peter Amos Duinn receives a clever interpretation at the hands of Mr Sidney Harcourt, and the uoem-ruile is portrayed with much effect by Miss Ida Logan. Hattie Grillin is brightly played by ...

... THE PAVILION. 'Dn-3onday, 'March I'th. the Burlesque, in Two Acts, Iv Victor Stevens, entitled BVNNIE BOX BLUE.' Bonnie Boy Blue ?? iss ALICE BROORES Dolly Dieeory ?? ItosIS EWART famne DiecorY ?? VICTOR STEVENS .Jack Lively ?? Mr.. I HARRY FISChFeR ,Squire Liig.aere ?? Mr B1ARISIS GIRARD Lawser ctopall ?? r J. W. HANDLIEY Archie loyel ?? Miss HEe-IE SENIOR Rosie May ?? Miss LOTTIE BRooRiEs ...

... Our JLbrarp ?? Dj,,UBF.S AND THE PISCIPrLES OF MAzfuCrRING. BY hig , Aikwan. mA., B.SJ, (Edinburgh W. Blsckwood ared Sons.) TbO practice of arti60lal nsauring-in obber words, Ibe appliostion of coemioal knowledgeto ?? of 5rinolture-bas grown up absolutely within tho iam fifty 3 ear. Tj'lle endeavour of the author of thid DIDI, vsho has had considerable experienoe as a Cniveresiy Extvnsion and ...

... The Britimh mulluum. THE Britigh ?? ,, I(b-01IIO it large, owner oj byV prolrerty. It has alagy, * L's Of' thre whole blnp, a.. longing eyesi of'the Iwhole block of boi of which it formis bitt a part-with it tha pomiuiblity of futiret rxt e nxl ei now conclhded an arrangeynent with tle ?? uof Borfor fo) the iturchasa of them. r 1 Mutnui is bounded (on the north by Mont Y place ; on the solith, ...