... o a At the annual meeting of the council of the a p Liverpool Society of Painters in Wate-colours, h a held on the 21st instant, the following officers n a were re-elected: President, Hampson Jones; Kl treasurer, R. Talbot Kelly. R. H. Walker a L and R. Hartley were appointed auditors. I 1 The treasurer's statement and secretary's p report showed that the change from E a close to an open ...

... THE PROPOSED NAVAL EXI TION IN LIVERPOOL The monthly meeting of the Library, Museum, antd Arts Commnittee of the Liverpool Corporation was held yesterday morning in the boardroom at the Free Library, William Browvn-street Sir W. ?? Forwood presided, and the other members present were the Hev. HL H. Higgins, Dr. Cominins, MY.P. and Messrs. Willink, Lea, Rod- Nvay, P. H. Rathbone, Grant, and ...

... LITERARy NOVTICELS The Great Bce 9 l t Tourisd Gnds g th Continea, iltS f r guide will hardlysuprsede the methodica . ' but peteso }3aedeker. But on o th.pn r cipal charms of tfiooi tha it 1* one it hquie, ?? .edta :r msooua In wehlct ill sO r h a1fb a volume is allott to Holaand awl ellunz;bu n while the sights of Amsaerdam and Iottedam, Y of Brusisel and AntwerPgre ?? otd, : Inot leqs space ...

... THE THUTRES Divers opinions were expressed ms to --The of aes ',wii thssfinewo had ocxupied the ?? a of a conedy-wich. e is utbd noonvenwnL One o~f the me rS i i Dte a period in whiich. t there is a strivmig ate- moement on a higher . n pbsn, sof-as~ thstgi cocreM PiM , ?? by keen perce of the pretensions and the o- g -ranra w =ich are thre altetziationa of dhaly I ,6 life. has ontraived a ...

... A1RT NOTE&. Next. Tuesday, in hig stad%, PoolI-k D V South C'aatle-4treet, Robert Fowler, RL, w'ill place on exhibition a. niall buit important col- e lection Of pictures and dra'wings, some of which | - are intended for the forthcoming metropolitan 1 and other exhibitions. In the irsb room, the r decorations of which are uaique, is a strarge, mystical, and impressive. cpri gt picture repre- ...

... THE SPRING SHOW. I T'he tenth spring show of hyacinths, tulips, R azalea, and forced hardy plants, under the PI I auspices of tbe LiverpoolHorticultralA ciation, s was held yeterday it 5t. (eorge's Hall. Generaly speaking, theshow Sw8 5jaell to that of any prerious L -pring exhibition, and perhaps more bloam was notieed than usual. This w3s especially gratifying seeing tbap the date of the ...

... LITEARY NOTIM. Master DonI Gsaado. - By lam g Vg e author of The House by the Medarree, A . Tracslation by Mary A. Criig In to vu i (21s. London: Osgood, Mtflve, and Co.). It is only after this novel las been perased to d the end that its endurable, qualitie will be d I appreciated as they should be ; for, apart from a is plot which increases in intensityfrom chapter , to chapter and towards ...

... we 0. A reprint of Captain Cook's first voyage iB pro- to tmised us shortly by Mr. EIliot Sock. It will fe Jay be produced under the editorship of Captain mf o Wharton, of the Admiralty, and will include g91 i in oopies of the original illustrations anmi maps. A ItI pro- curious feature of this edition will be that some of a8 rfear the copies will be bound iii wood from Captain On it ib ...

... be - is In awcordane with a practice which has long e$ obtained, the dates of the concerts of the Liverpool re- Philharmonio Society's sason of l892-93 have ir already been fixed, but the committee, so far as irs, we can learn, have not yet approached the matter 'en of the selection of executants and subjects. r lks Sir John Stainer and Mr. W. G. M'Nanght B a were in Liverpool this week, ...

... THE LIVERPOOL DOG' AMD POULTRY SHOW. The LiverpOA D~og, Poultry, Pigeon, and 7aRabbit Show [lag always been a featare of the hiti It I lr~ Ityear in the city and bas, over ranked high among 01( grdull ' hbtimns. FOr twelve years it has law gaulyprogressed in public estl toi .ha l!Portance, and in quality- and ths thirteenth show, 1,1 MI'which was opened yesterday at the North Hay- h a ...

... |TKE ROYAL COURT OPERA , if HOUSE. | I i- & . in 7 h- VERDIS OTHELLO. iD- rill Verdi is one of the most interesting and, despite ed his advanced age, one of the most vigorous per- F ed sonalities in intellectual Euroane. Even now, M in his 80th year, he is engaged upon an opera jal whose libretto carries the subject of Falstaff. A be A mervly cursory review of his career as a comr- con ~he ...

... DLNCING AS AN ART. ITS HISTORICAL ASPEC7. There has rarely beeo so nulwwoS a XStb g of the momners of the Liverpool Teacho Gui-:d and their fnend as was seen at L niver-ity College on Saturday evening, ?? E A. Strong, LLD., being in the chziz-Mre. G:rzU read a paper on The Hitorical Aspuat cE Dancing. This may bave beo partailly due to the fact that the antique dces of which she bs, were to ...