... SUMMER RSUXhITXON. The York Art Galleries, in which the annual summer exhibition of pictures was opened yesterday, have this yoar attained their majority. These sumresre-hieoi-tions have now been continued for 21 years, during 13 of which they were under the control of the promoters of the Art Gallery, whilst for the lase ei-gbjt years the concern has been in the handls of the Corporation. On ...

... MAGAZINES ANT E Wsa SIR A LFRED MILNER AND HIS WORK. This is a topic with which Mr. F. Edmund Garrett deals at some length in the Contemporary Review. Regarding Sir A. Mier's influence with the Cape Dutch, it is reisaried: Beet., it will be said, gratiin;g that Milner has done ivonders in rallying the best msnuds and consciences among the British, including the men who hare Dutch sympaties ...

... IALDBOROUGI AIND BOROUGHBI3RIDGE i I ~~s HOW.R The thirty-eighth1 annuail show of the Aidbornugh, Boroughbrrdge, and Districat Horticultural, florse, &c., Society was9 ?? at Aldhorough yesterday. A field adjoining Aidhorough. Manor was placed at the disposal of the srciety by Mr. A. ii. Law son. In years past a ffeatue of tho show bake been a garden party given on the same day 'by Mrsa. La ...

... I1O0I0S flLCEIYD, antih ½ a-f-IPrn-c. of N Son h Waes. 1803-9. I V 1 A.C ofa-:--i4 a N - South NaiLes -Er f. ' 1: c$ in N Sth ~Wales, ?? i a on n; 1 i:- e in c'her Colonies and S-n ' - VW. A. tlliek, Gocerniment - ' n .1 ?? t ?? to , h Afn'rica, -ith 31 ?? 0 rf Tf rIr-.' bc'ng tae namesr of cur Mmr. aI: :,e rort. Sydn ey: Tun-er and .-rc on. :pi Cn~al arfare; Th-to onl ?? ar c-. i'r t' ...

... I HUSICAL &- DRAYATIC N OTFS TH RANDEB PESTFVA*. The arrangements in connection wit& the fortheoing Handel Festival at the Crystal Palace, on; June 19th, 21st, and 23rd are now all but complete. The first great rehearsal was held at Exeter Hall last week, and at the close -Mr. August -Manns expressed his opinion that the sopranos were far superior in quality of tone and spirited attack to ...

... STAGE PLATS A'ND NUSIC LICENCES IN| LEED.2S. Tne- ad ornroct annuall o irt: id '1~o siacsze~ 11asce Lranemes Sehcorc , , 'C Jr-, Cv:-72: WO3t 120 ...

... A iMACKENZIE CONCERT AT HARROGATE. Concerts devoted exclusively to tho works of one or other of cur native composers have met with ready favour at Haxrrogzte during the present season. Mr. F. ?? Cowen, Mr. Coleridge Taylor, and -Mr. Edward German have been among those singled out for dise tinotion in this way, and last evening Sir A. C. Mackenzie was added to a list that is next to include ...

... LEEDS IMUSICAL FESTITVAL. ELECTION OF THE EXKECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The first meeting of the General Committee of the Leeds 'Musical Festival was held yesterday in the Iesti- 'al Offices, Great George-street, the Lord Mayor (Aid. F. WX. Lawson) presiding. Pliere were ti-rty-six rnum- hers of the committee present. The Lord Miayor made reference to the death of Sir Arthur Sullivan, and moved that a ...

... Ifi TE rATIREL nrr~hRT# LIYMS IELEANKOR. ~ fr nis noustrthe publication of a IMr llrnrpbry~ War-d is a great event n atad is, indeed, anticipated for: te t- or' ba ook is actually in our handsR. I ...

... MI I I1S ?? I.FY I.1;. % Q _ hN-~f11T OF II., In ) liii WVCTVY ?? T~~ KTP75AM *, -: ?? r'72,- *R7 ATSTTlTTON -( ?? ?? -j ?? tX'}imV ocihtlronghoutai 7-Tv, t'j- I-Ce 1,rartv7 and I. -~ ?? -ol~m * .rt ;- ?? t ' ?? ?? ra.' an-ri rtin aG e.S'eVry >Uri: the :- ?? I -.u - i r. 'r 1l N-.1 ror rI7-TI r- ?? ?? ?? ul:r r::C S it Z 1 ?? &~ ?? ?? Iif.';wiC ?? ...

... IMUSICAL & DRiUTrc NOTE S. i n,-. YSA'JR ATj PUI) TFhe opening concert of ftc ?? series is to b-e ?? co-nighb. ?? M r. Ysain', tI, B-] gi'nm Violinist, is announced to appe~ar. A-, M\r. Th7 ~aea re a virtual, if not- comtplete, strangzer to thec Wnc't Riding,. it- may be well to pram>:F that La stid n tia e 7rv f vs- front c-f violinists,, rat Xiriq aia~srlfr to Ta. icon caid Sats-aste. and ...

... THE GEISHA. All that could be said about The Geisha has been long ago said. One can only repeat what w-as obvious a twelvem0oubh ago, that there is plenty of Jib in the piece yet. It was reproduced at tie Grand Theatre last night 'by one of Messrs. Morell and 'Moniliot's companies, arnd there was a tremendous house. When it is cheer- fully admitted that the play went as well as ever, under ...