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    ~~ , " Liu for fun * Both classes together , our Yankee ^ oSp b ^ S ^ would more tha * fill l argest hall - ^ bire ia X ^ K ssWs . tbtra ; tiB , e be npeior a my / teriou 3 antiquity achieved T £ i « ts ^ 4 Stxs S 5 ^ 2 Sfe ^ russaud ' s , just as taeom her relic 3 j , possibly her s SSr ^ Kr ^^ ^^ I ^ l ^ X ^ f ^ SentSon of sights , sounds , ^ d company unfavourn to use nu ^ ery men ' phraseology , new planted , anc SSs after all so little resemblance to the wax-work ol o ^ chSdhood , that We admit it to be a new exhibition ™ , 1 well remembering what it used to be , we now pro Joan e Sth liberality unusual in persons of our age —even more interesting than it used to be . sr . martin ' s halu-leslie ' s Ch 6 ir . -. _ <• ft 1—__ i . Annv */ 3 a / l 01 II CT < ai «« » —

    audience Her articulation was extremely distinct , and each note was sounded with studied care . Possessing a fine organ , which has evidently been studiously and arSca ^ cultivated , we are glad to hail Miss Hack as an acquisition to the London musical world . Thips —The dramatic news market is flat . Satanella at Covent Garden , and the pantomime at Drury Lane , SHSBSS ^ il lmrlescme are together filling the Lyceum , lhe ilay S has I staunch public of its own , faithful as tf > e renoWned Dog Tray , whom , according to the song , even « irief could " not drive away ; " and it has the popular mana ' erVown successful pantomime . The recent out-Tagb upon Mrs . Selby , to whom , while she was acting a Sty of stvlish " gents" threw a funereal chaplet of £ * , Srtefflar / has contributed to swell the tide which the a SctH-e ' Maid and Magpie and ^ nUworth ^^ o ,,= o , i tn set in strongly upon the little btrana . A ¦ , heavv melodrama , overwefghted by injudicious attempts tclightenIt , has appeared at Ike Adelphi on which heal the least said the soonest mended . The annual mating of the Drury Lane shareholders took p ace on ^ ht . rs . lav when it appeared from the accounts that the estate S solvent A proprietor or two urged that the ' ¦ Seatre was xmSerletat ^ OOO ^ a year , and a further sum : ~ r « ^ . 3 hSrent punctually , kept the playhouse open and fair betore

    Polvhvnraia is opening ner noouS » , u . - „ - nf ivre and song is at hand . To chronicle the music ; ¦ ... ^^ sstiKgKr-sSS season demand the whole time of another . A nost 01 icconipaninient , was well sung , and very much ad-S much may hot be said of a new part-song £ r male voTces , by Frank Mori , the failure of which , and efficiency of the executants for the rest of the ^ e % ening . We have an impression , at present subject to correction that our composers and conductors are losing SgTof Se charms of Ivarmony ^ ^ the power of sound Jev their audiences i" attempting feats of choralxont « - __!_ -i _ «~ Voo « -oo r > f ' nnrt-sonsrs a la moae ¦ ¦

    . the property undepreciated , and stood xne world through good and evil fortune , like Mr . E . I . Smith They therefore voted that gentleman their thanks and carried the report of the committee . A new gte-tt ?&&& i & fS £ swarded to us , and will find its way , we hope , to the subscribers V have , just before going to press , witnessed a part of the performance by Mrs . Pdrbes ; of /^ a , in the Hunchback , and the very pleasing impression we have ¦ SE 3 Tfnduces us to regret that she did not sehgt ^ at plav for her first appearance instead of the Soldie s SZySer . In KnowlesV fine play Jier fine presence professional aptitude , and admirable - costume tell most Sdvan ? a " eously , and were thoroughly appreciated . Miss Reynolds w «/ V most pleasing Helen , and won much applause in the favourite scene with 3 fodus .

    tOrtlOn . jrizzicutu jmooMtjw * . «• r-r- . « , the Gei-manorum , have been over-vulgarjsed underthe impression that they favour the . expression of hg bt ^ shade . For ourselves , we now begin to turn for re freshment to the resonant breves and mn J « tic jvogressions of the middle-age writers . We had ™ . h ^ dull with the composers of the Onana madrigals , than sit and hear harmonies scientifically shivered , and siri-ers worried by musical tetanisms , which it is a mis * take to think are always agreeable to the paying pub 16 . Bcnet ' madrigal " Take heed , ye shepherd swams beware !¦ " was perhaps the most successful piece in the whole programme on Thursday evening . THE GRECIAN THEATRE . A new drama called Catherine Howard ; < w , Woman's \ Ambition , has been played during the week at . this , popular theatre . It appears to have been adapted by M ? . Conquest from an older work , and abounds with those full-flavoured situations and < effects' which 1 » ro appreciated by the audiences of the N . I ,. a » d S - » stnets . But whatever the standard of their dramatic tasto , the north-easterners have at " The Grecian" a most conveniont and well-ordered theatre , and a strong , permanent company of no small intelligence . The leading artist , Mr . Mead , who playa the Puke of Ethdwold in Catherine Howard , is one who grasps all the deeper sentiments of his varioua characters , has a fine sense of the picturesque in bearing and costume , and has diligently studied to modulate a powerful voice , which we can remember was once apparently beyond control . In Catherine Jlotoard , tlio broad touches with whioh the author has dashed in the worst characteristics of » the bluff king , " and several telling Bituotions whioh occur in the course of the piece , 0 . , , 1 .. „ : „ . « * . e «\ nf viBit . with mucu niw ¦••

    were received , on uio o «««** «* v »» »••«•»» — favour by a full house . SAOBED HAUMONIO SOOXETV , EXETKB . HALL . Oa Wednesday thi 8 society gave tho Meaaufh MOXoeUenUy at uaual . Mr . Surman conductoil admirably . A ho band was led by Mr , Tolbecqive , and the choruses were executed effectively . If anything , the volume of sound was too full ana powerful for tfio hall . The singers were Mr . Dyson , and Mr . Thomas , whoso deep rich voice » s fast enabling him to rank high as " a basso . Miw L . » MShos ajia Mra . Dlxon sang with their usual taste and » bUity , but the honours of tho evening woro awarded to Bliss . Eltea A . Hack , who then made her first appearance before a London audience . This lady s voice is inowo soprano , singularly awoot and dear . It a of great ran o , full in quality and norfeot in intonation . Uor style ia cliaBto , and ahe haa ovidontly boon oduoatoa m the tradltlona of the clasalo aohool of muaio . piaduuiing thoso artlfllceB by which Borne eoek to win applause , J > naa Hack Bang Handel ' s mualo wUh a 'fidelity and correetneea that appeared to aurprlue fta much aa It giatlfleU ttto

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    creditable first appearance , and Misses Dolby , Lizzy Stuart , Ransford , and Madame Pomai were enthusiastic cally applauded in their ballads . After the first portion of the concert , Mr . Grove appeared upon the platform , holding a mysterious packet , and received a distinct round of applause . Then the workmen proceeded to cover th « front rail with scarlet cloth , which , when pronerlv extended ,- showed in the centre the word Silence ;' printed in large , white letters . This hint was at once taken and obeyed , Mr . Phelps came forward and , ha . d a hearty recognition , which was succeeded by a deathlike sUence as he proceeded to open the large letter , jwhich had been with due form handed to him by Mr Grove ; Another moment aid he raises his voice—he has been requested to announce that the ^ author of the successful poem is " Isa Craig , of Eanelagh-street Pimlico . Now there is a general buzz and universal exclamatio ^ of « Wh ? is Esau Craig ? " Mr . Phelps ' s reading left nothine to be desired . Accustomed to speak to Tar ^ e audiences , he pitched his voice so that it reached the extremities of his immense circle , and his slow , measured accents gave its full value to every separate woS The fading was loudly cheered . At its termtnatioiv a loud call was raised for the author , who , however , did not come forward . . ^ Uter a short interval the concert was resumed , two nr three well-known Scottish airs were sung , the whole audtn ^ o ning in the chorus with excellent effect , and shortly afterwards the company began rapidly to disperse We were informed that the second poem , which Sowly escaped being first , was the work of a youth named Myers , who is got more than fifteen years old .

    THE BURNS CENTENARY . THE CRYSTAL PAI ^ ACE . The project of the Directors of the Crystal Palace , for celebrating with all due solemnity the hundredth anniversary of the birthday of the great Scottish poet , met on Tuesday all the response that could have been expected from the compatriots of the deceased bard . The London-bridge station of the railway was besieged from an early hour by an eager company , and at an unusually early hour the interior of the Palace presented all the crowd and bustle of a fair , the illusion being further strengthened by the stalls with which the nave was lined and all of which offered for sale appropriate little SouvoiUrs of the poet . Mr . Hayes , the superintendent of Z Fine Arts department , had extemporised immediatelv under the great orchestra mi exceedingly chaste a id handsome « coVt of the poets , " all the decoraUons of which had more or less reference to the business of the day . The court took the form of a semicircular a chitcctural screen of classical design . Atone , « t rem . ty tbc sharp features of Voltaire peered forward , at the 0 Ser he mild features of Alfieri presented themse ves in marked contrast . Within was a goodly row , including the largo massive features of Wordsworth , as Wordsworth waa in his prime , the head of Campbell , the foaures of Moore , and the Phidian lineaments of Byron . ¥£ !* we £ also Coleridge and Scott , Cowper and Slolloy , a goodly catalogue of illustrious men 1 but yes-Vorday , as it wore , alive and practising their divine art amongst us . In the centre was tho bust of Burns himui

    self , of horoic proportions , uwu * vn . « " , *•; : ;" ,,. ' necestal to itself . This bust , tho work of Mr . CaWep -, Slarshall , was much admired , and waa strikingly like , the well-known Nasmyth portrait , which is admitted to | bo the most correct likeness of tho poet octant In the , wall of tho oourt woro a groat number of little panels . Jmieda d glazed , and within them were arranged such j ol is of the hard as the enterprise of the directors of the , oomnanv aided by tho kindness of contributors , had onnboS ? l £ T 0 bring together . There waa also the Simyth . portruft lUwir , bearing on its front tho nnprosa ° At twelve o ' clock the groat organ pealed forth n strain of appropriate musio , and a curtain being auddonly lot ? all ? tne So of tho' poeta' court and ita pree | ou > jou-- tentswere at once dlsolosed to tho company . Aloud SerTosoundod through tho building , and mmodlately t 0 bdvB' bind of tho Caledonian Asylum played an mirUlng SoottlBh air . From that 'r" °% tn ? v Li ^ Xiook there woro relays of pipers , and < v military band . In tho cSt ^ which followed , a W M'Davitt made a

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    The Caledonian Societt of London . — A very large ^ aSyTradies and gentlemen connected with Jus ., associatTon of Scottishmen in the metropolis , dmed in- , Se evening at the London Tavern . The ^ chair was tne eve ° " j > r t > Marshall , president of the society , S Professor Masson , Dn Hodgson , Mr . D . . Roberts , Sfg ^^ ss ^^ ss ^™ - crowded state of our columns prevents our giving at fulllenffth- at its conclusion the speaker was loudly cSe ^ f ^ AV « rtoty - oft > thw - - approprtot oMts-we « i . done honour to , and ' altogether a very delightful evemng

    DlxNEB AT THE GUILDHAIX COFFBE-HOUSE .-Upwards of 1 O 0 gentlemen , chiefly from the land of the poet dined tog ! ther on this occasion at the -GuUdhaJ Coffee-house / Mr . Hannay in the chair . The c ^ tpmary loyal toasts having been given , enlivened with appropriate songs , the chairman proposed , in a very able speech , " The Memory of Robert Burns , " whose many sterling qualities and few failings hecompar ^ a rich field o f corn—wherein a few weeds had grown up , standing out the more conspicuously from the golden hue of the grain , and the S-d y show of th « Poppes with which it was here and there dotted . He believea That nosteritv would yet do justice to the memory of a 11 K K at a ' day wL men and mannera were muchle 4 refined than now , was one of nature s true rlobility ; for his poetical works formed only one of the nliases n which his character might be viewed with advantage Many other toasts followed , and the party SC Sv ^ A C ^ n ^ xxo .,-The proceedings of the day were marked by the greatest enthusiaam at gublm , Slancheater , Liverpool , Bristol , Southampton , Shields CheUeuham , Sunderland , Newc ^ tle , and other great t 0 Scotland —The centenary was celebrated , on Tues-^ lr ^^ e = r : K uS ( S ! Wssible o cive the merest outline of the speechea at the tad aYtile othUV the Lord Provost . _ One of B urna ^ Dumtnes

    sons was present at , « uu . « ™»™ »» « " ««» V ' GrAsaow—At the festival hold m . this city » ir dr « . Mr ! MonoUton Mlln . 8 > v « s pro ^ t , and « g ° g * s , ^ : r is ^ rr $ » . »^) H Bur 2 ' a time aa it now csiBts , it would not have boon to the " noblemon and gentlemen of the Caledonian Hunt t at h " would have had to look for patronage , Donw upon the winga of tho preaa , hla name would have gonq ? o rt to wherever , tho English language waa *»•;¦ " *•»* it mliriit have been that , with a bettor appreciation of ifSua Ma grateful country would have found somo owuplStlon for Wa gouiua more congenial than that of an oa & Qifloman .

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  • Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 29, 1859, page 23, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_29011859/page/23/