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The Theatres.
THE THEATRES .
' Bro . David James will not return-to the Lyceum in the Autumn . Fie will play Perltvn Middle-. eick in " Our Boys , " at the Standard shortly , and in the " Overland Route" later on , under the Bancroft management . Owing to a dispute between Mr . Burnand and the French authors , concerning the charges of the latter for their rights in the play , " The Manager " has been
withdrawn ' at the Court , although it was drawing good houses , and it has been replaced by "The Parvenu ; a Comedy of English Life , " by G . XV . Godfrey . The scene is laid in " No Alan ' s Land , " a strip of ground dividing The Warren , the residence of a poor but high-bred family —the Pettigrews—from Pagnett Royal , a large ruinous old estate , recently purchased and put in repair by Mr . Ledger , b
M . P . ( the Parvenu ) , a widower , whohasniade £ Goo , oooy trade speculations , & c . Of this middle-aged but mannerless man of money the Pettigrews have borrowed certain sums from time to time , leading him to imagine that he will gain the hand of their daughter Gwendolen in marriage . Ledger , though fond of the girl , has not yet proposed . When the daughter conies in we learn that she has just been rescued
from the attack of a tramp by a young artist . This artist anon arrives , but is coolly received by the patrician parents . Just then , however , the mamma receives a letter , saying that a peer worth Xso . ooo a year is travelling about those parts incognito . From this and from a fusee box marked with a coronet left for a moment by the artist , mamma concludes this must be the disguised nobleman , so
she presses him to stay , keeping her reasons secret , and throws the young couple together . Of course they fall in love ; and by-and-by when the artist ' s real position is discovered , his suit is scornfully refused . The haughty parents , it seems , are very bard pressed for money , and by processes familiar to all playgoers poor Gwendolen is worried into accepting the previously
despised parvenu . Of course , all comes light . Gwendolen marries her artist hero after all ; for the parvenu , cad as he is supposed to be , not only refuses to "buy " her hand when her heart is another ' s , but gives her , as a wedding present , the mortgages , & c , he holds from her father . The patrician , Sir Fullte Pettigrew , was played very artistically by Air . H . Kemble ; and that of his wife
equally so by Aliss Larkin . Mr . I-orbes Robertson was very earnest and manly as the supposed peer—the poor but honest artist ; and his love scenes with Gwendolen were full of tender touches of love , as it should be . The fair heroine was played with much grace and feeling by Miss Alarion Terry ; and Miss Lottie Venne personated delichtfullv the arch but good-natured daughter of the
wealthy man of trade . Her lover , a philosophical , lazy young man , studying for the church , and varying the monotony by keeping racehorses , was just fitted to Air . Clayton , and the love scenes of this pair were extremely amusing . The dialogue is very humorous , and elicited frequent roars of laughter . The comedy is as good a one as we have seen lately , and it was received with unanimous applause by a crowded house , and is well worth seeing .
"The King Maker , " a new historical play , by Mr . J . W . Boulding , will be produced this ( Saturday ) afternoon , at the Adelphi , under the direction of Mr . E . H . Brooke , who will play the leading character .
Music.
Music .
Those on whom has devolved the arduous dulcet catering for the public amusement during the Easter holidays have no reason to complain of the considerate behaviour of the Clerk of the Weather . The various places of popular resort , the Crystal and Alexandra Palacesthe museumsthe theatres and concert-rooms ,
, , & c , have been liberally patronised , while the different railway companies have all had their full complement of passengers , all bent on making the most of the fine weather , in order to get a breath or two of the fresh air . What concerns us now , however , is not how the holiday passed off generally , but what kind of musical provision was made at the Palaces mentioned and elsewhere .
The Crystal Palace , as the senior of its Muswcll Hill rival , claims priority of attention , the chief feature of the entertainment on Good Friday being the grand sacred concert , which was arranged to commence at half-past three o ' clock . The programme , which was a very full and effective one , included " Let the bright Seraphim" and " Inflammatus" from Rossini's " Stabat Alater , " sung by
Madame Lemmens-Sherrington ; "Jerusalem , " from "St . Paul , " and "Rejoice greatly , " from the Alessiah—Aliss Carlotta Elliot ; "Creation ' s Hymn" and "He shall feed His flock , " Aladame Patey ; " Arm , arm , ye brave , " from " Judas Alaccabieus , " and Gounod ' s " Nazareth , " by Air . King ; and " If with all your hearts , " Mendelssohn , and "Sound an alarm , " Handel , by Air . E . Lloyd . The
overture to the second part of Sullivan's "Light of the Wood , " as well as four marches by Bro . Sir AL Costa and Gounod , were admirably given by the Palace band and that of the Scots Guards , while the Palace chorus rendered very effective aid in the famous prayer from Rossini's " Moses in Egypt" and in leading the " Old Hundredth , " the " Evening Hymn , " & c , in which the audience also joined . Bro . A . Alanns conducted throughout with his accustomed skill .
Those who visited the Alexandra Palace had every reason to be satisfied with the concert provided for them by Alessrs . Barber and Jones . Alusic , indeed , here as at Sydenham , w ; as the chief feature of the day ' s programme , there being several instrumental performances , organ included ^ as well as the grand concert conducted by Herr Aleyer Lutz , and in which the band of the Grena-
Music.
dier Guards , under Bro . Dan Godfrey , as well as the Alexandra Palace Orchestra and Ghoir took part . Madame Antoinette Sterling sang , in her most finished style , " 0 rest in the Lord , " from Alendelssohn's " Elijah , " and Sullivan ' s " The lost chord . " A Aliss Julia Albu was warmly applauded for her rendering of "Angels ever
bright and fair , " " Let the bright Seraphim , " and " Rejoice greatly . " Air . J . W . Turner sang " Cujtis Animam , " from the " Stabat Mater , " " If with all your hearts , " and "In native vvorth , " from Haydn ' s " Creation , " while Mr . Thurley Beale gave with great effect " Pro Peccatis , " "Though poor be the chamber , " from Gounod's "Nazareth , " and " Why do the nations " from the " Messiah . "
Among the other numbers were the grand march from " Athalie , " with which the concert opened , Handel ' s Coronation Anthem , the grand chorus , by orchestia and choir , " For unto us a child is born , " the whole performance closing with the "Hallalujah Chorus . " There was an overflowing audience , by whom the efforts of all who toolpart in the concert were most heartily appreciated .
'I he first concert of the Leslie choir , . which is now re-established—ninety per cent , of the old members having rejoined—will be . given in June next , under the direction of Herr Randegger . * # * Herr Angelo Neumann has arrived in London for the purpose of taking charge of the stage arrangements for the performance of the "Nibelungen-Ring" at Her Majesty ' s . The whole of the scenery has also arrived from Bayreuth , and is being put up .
It has been decided to give a grand Wagner concert at St . James ' s Hall , on the afternoon of Thursday , the 25 th of Alay , when excerpts from the " Nibelungen-Ring" will be given under the conductorship of Herr Anton Seidl .
There was a very successful performance of the " Alessiah " at the Royal Albert Hall , on Good Friday , by the Royal Albert Hall Choral Society . Air . Barnby conducted , the principal vocalists being Mesdames Albani and Enriquez , Air . Alaas , and Signor Foli , whose efforts met with well deserved applause .
The sacred concert at St . James ' s Hall the same evening was also a great success , the principal artistes being Aladame Alarie Roze , Aladame Patey , and Alessis . King , Lloyd , Abercrombie , Carrodus , and others . ¦ » ¦ » a Not the least among the attractions that were offered to the public on Easter Monday , and in many
instances have been repeated since , must be mentioned the music , which always plays a conspicuous part in our public holidays , and was never better worthy of being heard than it was on Alonday last . The special feature of this portion of the programme at the Crystal Palace was the performances by the bands of the Grenadier and Scots Guards ,
whose soul-stirring strains were vastly appreciated by the thousands who selected this particular resort for their day ' s enjoyment . The Alexandra Palace programme included a great deal of band music and several organ recitals , while at the Westminster Aquarium the extraordinary bill of fare was swelled by some very admirable performances on the great organ close to the Imperial
Theatre . T he Mohawks and the Christy s , the former at the Agricultural Hall and the latter at St . James ' s Hall , each provided a special treat for the holiday folk and had their reward in the shape of crowded houses and the hearty applause of the audience . In fact , in respect of music , the success of the last Bank Holiday could never for a single moment have been in question . : * ' Ji
There will be a morning concert at the Town Hall , Kensington , on Wednesday , Alay 3 rd , under the patronage of their Royal Highnesses the Princess Helena , Princess Christian and Louisa , and Alarchioness of Lome , the proceeds to be given to the fund being raised towards building a parish room , & c , for St . Augustine ' s , Queen'sgate .
The season of the Royal Italian Opera , Covent Garden , commences on Tuesday next , the iSth inst . Alcyerbeer ' s opera of "Les Huguenots" has been selected for the occasion , with the following cast : Valentino , Aladame Fursch-AIadier ; Marguerite de Valois , Madame Valleria ; Urbano , Aladame Trebelli ; Conte de San Brio , Signor De Reszke ; Conte di Nevero
Signor Cotogni ; Marcello , Signor Gresse ; Huguenot-Soldier , Signor Corsi ; and Rnoul di Nangio , Signor Alierzwinsky . 'The performance will conclude at the end of the third act . Signor Bevignani will conduct , and previous to the opera the National Anthem and " God Save the Queen " will be sung . In the incidential diveftissemenfMadlle . Reuters will take the leading part .
- is - . m There is a very good article in Musical Opinion from the pen of Air . Frederick- J . Crowest , in which that gentleman points out with much reason that it would be a great thing if women would give their attention to other instruments than the pianoforte . He says that there is far too much so-called pianoforte playing , and that it would be
a boon if one half the ladies who now perform on that instrument stopped doing so for ever . He then goes on to recommend that ladies should take up with other instruments , especially stringed , the violin being extremely graceful in the hands of a lady . There is much sound sense in these recommendations , and we take this opportunity of commending the article in question to the notice of our lady friends .
« * « Bro . Macchiavelli -announces a Soiree Musicale for Tuesday evening next , at Beethoven Rooms , Harleystreet , Cavendish-square . Alany eminent artistes are announced to assist , and the programme , to lovers of classical music , is a most attractive one .
Science And Art.
SCIENCE AND ART .
Ihe appointment of Dr . David J . Hamilton to the chair of pathological anatomy , recently founded by Bro Sir Erasmus Wilson , P . G . D ., in the University of Aberdeen , has received the approval of Her Majesty . On Wednesday next , at the Society of Arts , a discussion on the Channel Tunnel will be opened bv Sir Edward VV . Watkin , Bart ., ALP .
It is understood the Hammond Company have set on foot an Electric Engineering College , where a thoroughly scientific and practical training maybe obtained by young men who are desirous of becoming practical electric engineers .
i * . . There have latel y arrived in London some very important archaeological remains in the shape of nine case * of tablets from Abco-habba , the site of the ancient Sippara , the Sepharvaim of the Old Testament . These tablets , which are some entire and some in fragments , are estimated to reach about zonein nnmL ^ K -ri , o „ -. — -i-t—j : _ n .-¦ ii iuaieJ
, " u --.--.... ~ .-.. ,.. j . a . ; U IU lllfi reigns ot Samus-sum-ukm and Kandalanu , the Chinladanus of the Greeks , who were contemporary with the latter half of the reign of Assurbanipal , or Sardanapalus , of Assyria , about 646 is . c . So far as they have been examined , they are found chiefly to consist of trade documents , and to a great extent of contracts for the supply of corn and other agricultural products . Sippara or Sepharvaim , or Pantibblon , as named by the Greeks , is mentioned by Berosus as having furnished five out nf the tPn
Chaldean kings of antediluvian times , and as having been the place where Noah buried the tecords of those same antediluvian times at the period of the deluge , and from which his posterity recovered them . These remains are a portion of the result of the researches of Mr . Hormuzd J i , "l " w "' ° has a « ain left London for Alexandretta and Babylon , in order to resume his labours .
On 1 hursday , the 6 th inst ., at Dumfries , the Earl of Rosebery unveiled a marble statue to the memory of Bro . Robert Burns . His lordship spoke in glowing terms of the poet who , he said , if neither an angel nor a saint , was a prince among men . Lord Young , who presided at the banquet that followed , spoke in similar terms , remarking that there was no better name to conjure with in Scotland than that of the great Ayrshire poet .
According to the Atlienceum the forthcoming exhibition at the Royal Academy will include an important contribution by Air . Poynter , which cannot fail to be of interest both to painters and architects . This will be nothing- less than the segment of a dome , representing that ot St . Paul ' s . On the concave side will be painted the scheme for the decoration of that nart of tho mi ^ 'nl
which has been entrusted to Sir Frederick Leighton , " it :., ' , \ ° >' nte- * » and which , when completed , will illustrate the Book of Revelation . The segment about to be exhibited will be on a scale of cne inch and a half to the foot , or one-eighth of the full size .
« * * The British Museum authorities are to be congratulated on the valuable addition they have lately made to their store of ancient Greek art treasures . This interesting acquisition is a marble statue of heroic size , and in excellent preservation , of a "disc thrower . " nft ^ r th » '
vneof the famous " Discobolos " by Naukydes , the sculptor of Argos , the attitude being that of an athlete who is apparently measuring the distance and the probability of his being able to accomplish the throw .
I h ere is now on view at Dr . Salviati ' s gallery , 311 , Regent-street , a very fine display of Venetian glass , consisting of mirrors , vases , and vessels of every description , as well as Alosaic work-. Some five and thirty years ago , it seems , this Dr . Salviati , a native of Venice , conceived the idea of reviving the manufacture of that glass and Alosaic work for which the Oueen of the Adriatic had once been so famous . How great was the success that attended these efforts was seen at the exhibition of 1 S 62 . since then he has pursued his labours with increased energy , and has not only imitated the ancient nrofessors of
this art , but has even surpassed them in the elegance of his designs and the delicacy of his execution . The display now on view in Regent-street includes some rare specimens of Ins work , specimens which are as remarkable for the variety and brilliancy of their colouring as they are for the beauty of their conception . As to the Alosaics , they are only less attractive than the glass work ; though it must be admitted they are inferior to those he has executed at Windsor , I ' rogniore , Westminster Abbey , St . Paul ' s , & c .
¦ * * *• Full particulars will be found in the latest quarterly report of the Palestine Exploration Fund respecting the discoveries lately made by Captain Conder to the east of Jordan . It is his belief that four undoubted great centres , situate among the many stone circles , dolmens , and menhirs already known to exist in Aloab , are identical with Bamoth Baal , Baal Peor , " the ton of Baal I * Vnr which
looked towards Jeslnmon , " and the "Sanctuary of Baal Peor respectively . He has also discovered that at AmmAn , a building already seen and described by several travellers , is of Sassanian character ; and has come upon several , rock-cut tombs , presumably those of the ancient Ammonites , but of a ruder character than tlin BP ovnerallv
found in Western Palestine . Among other of his labours must be mentioned his exploration of the tunnel of Siloam , 1 here has been some delay in the progress of the work of surveying Eastern Palestine , but a new firman has been promised by the Porte , and , it is hoped , will soon be signed .
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The Theatres.
THE THEATRES .
' Bro . David James will not return-to the Lyceum in the Autumn . Fie will play Perltvn Middle-. eick in " Our Boys , " at the Standard shortly , and in the " Overland Route" later on , under the Bancroft management . Owing to a dispute between Mr . Burnand and the French authors , concerning the charges of the latter for their rights in the play , " The Manager " has been
withdrawn ' at the Court , although it was drawing good houses , and it has been replaced by "The Parvenu ; a Comedy of English Life , " by G . XV . Godfrey . The scene is laid in " No Alan ' s Land , " a strip of ground dividing The Warren , the residence of a poor but high-bred family —the Pettigrews—from Pagnett Royal , a large ruinous old estate , recently purchased and put in repair by Mr . Ledger , b
M . P . ( the Parvenu ) , a widower , whohasniade £ Goo , oooy trade speculations , & c . Of this middle-aged but mannerless man of money the Pettigrews have borrowed certain sums from time to time , leading him to imagine that he will gain the hand of their daughter Gwendolen in marriage . Ledger , though fond of the girl , has not yet proposed . When the daughter conies in we learn that she has just been rescued
from the attack of a tramp by a young artist . This artist anon arrives , but is coolly received by the patrician parents . Just then , however , the mamma receives a letter , saying that a peer worth Xso . ooo a year is travelling about those parts incognito . From this and from a fusee box marked with a coronet left for a moment by the artist , mamma concludes this must be the disguised nobleman , so
she presses him to stay , keeping her reasons secret , and throws the young couple together . Of course they fall in love ; and by-and-by when the artist ' s real position is discovered , his suit is scornfully refused . The haughty parents , it seems , are very bard pressed for money , and by processes familiar to all playgoers poor Gwendolen is worried into accepting the previously
despised parvenu . Of course , all comes light . Gwendolen marries her artist hero after all ; for the parvenu , cad as he is supposed to be , not only refuses to "buy " her hand when her heart is another ' s , but gives her , as a wedding present , the mortgages , & c , he holds from her father . The patrician , Sir Fullte Pettigrew , was played very artistically by Air . H . Kemble ; and that of his wife
equally so by Aliss Larkin . Mr . I-orbes Robertson was very earnest and manly as the supposed peer—the poor but honest artist ; and his love scenes with Gwendolen were full of tender touches of love , as it should be . The fair heroine was played with much grace and feeling by Miss Alarion Terry ; and Miss Lottie Venne personated delichtfullv the arch but good-natured daughter of the
wealthy man of trade . Her lover , a philosophical , lazy young man , studying for the church , and varying the monotony by keeping racehorses , was just fitted to Air . Clayton , and the love scenes of this pair were extremely amusing . The dialogue is very humorous , and elicited frequent roars of laughter . The comedy is as good a one as we have seen lately , and it was received with unanimous applause by a crowded house , and is well worth seeing .
"The King Maker , " a new historical play , by Mr . J . W . Boulding , will be produced this ( Saturday ) afternoon , at the Adelphi , under the direction of Mr . E . H . Brooke , who will play the leading character .
Music.
Music .
Those on whom has devolved the arduous dulcet catering for the public amusement during the Easter holidays have no reason to complain of the considerate behaviour of the Clerk of the Weather . The various places of popular resort , the Crystal and Alexandra Palacesthe museumsthe theatres and concert-rooms ,
, , & c , have been liberally patronised , while the different railway companies have all had their full complement of passengers , all bent on making the most of the fine weather , in order to get a breath or two of the fresh air . What concerns us now , however , is not how the holiday passed off generally , but what kind of musical provision was made at the Palaces mentioned and elsewhere .
The Crystal Palace , as the senior of its Muswcll Hill rival , claims priority of attention , the chief feature of the entertainment on Good Friday being the grand sacred concert , which was arranged to commence at half-past three o ' clock . The programme , which was a very full and effective one , included " Let the bright Seraphim" and " Inflammatus" from Rossini's " Stabat Alater , " sung by
Madame Lemmens-Sherrington ; "Jerusalem , " from "St . Paul , " and "Rejoice greatly , " from the Alessiah—Aliss Carlotta Elliot ; "Creation ' s Hymn" and "He shall feed His flock , " Aladame Patey ; " Arm , arm , ye brave , " from " Judas Alaccabieus , " and Gounod ' s " Nazareth , " by Air . King ; and " If with all your hearts , " Mendelssohn , and "Sound an alarm , " Handel , by Air . E . Lloyd . The
overture to the second part of Sullivan's "Light of the Wood , " as well as four marches by Bro . Sir AL Costa and Gounod , were admirably given by the Palace band and that of the Scots Guards , while the Palace chorus rendered very effective aid in the famous prayer from Rossini's " Moses in Egypt" and in leading the " Old Hundredth , " the " Evening Hymn , " & c , in which the audience also joined . Bro . A . Alanns conducted throughout with his accustomed skill .
Those who visited the Alexandra Palace had every reason to be satisfied with the concert provided for them by Alessrs . Barber and Jones . Alusic , indeed , here as at Sydenham , w ; as the chief feature of the day ' s programme , there being several instrumental performances , organ included ^ as well as the grand concert conducted by Herr Aleyer Lutz , and in which the band of the Grena-
Music.
dier Guards , under Bro . Dan Godfrey , as well as the Alexandra Palace Orchestra and Ghoir took part . Madame Antoinette Sterling sang , in her most finished style , " 0 rest in the Lord , " from Alendelssohn's " Elijah , " and Sullivan ' s " The lost chord . " A Aliss Julia Albu was warmly applauded for her rendering of "Angels ever
bright and fair , " " Let the bright Seraphim , " and " Rejoice greatly . " Air . J . W . Turner sang " Cujtis Animam , " from the " Stabat Mater , " " If with all your hearts , " and "In native vvorth , " from Haydn ' s " Creation , " while Mr . Thurley Beale gave with great effect " Pro Peccatis , " "Though poor be the chamber , " from Gounod's "Nazareth , " and " Why do the nations " from the " Messiah . "
Among the other numbers were the grand march from " Athalie , " with which the concert opened , Handel ' s Coronation Anthem , the grand chorus , by orchestia and choir , " For unto us a child is born , " the whole performance closing with the "Hallalujah Chorus . " There was an overflowing audience , by whom the efforts of all who toolpart in the concert were most heartily appreciated .
'I he first concert of the Leslie choir , . which is now re-established—ninety per cent , of the old members having rejoined—will be . given in June next , under the direction of Herr Randegger . * # * Herr Angelo Neumann has arrived in London for the purpose of taking charge of the stage arrangements for the performance of the "Nibelungen-Ring" at Her Majesty ' s . The whole of the scenery has also arrived from Bayreuth , and is being put up .
It has been decided to give a grand Wagner concert at St . James ' s Hall , on the afternoon of Thursday , the 25 th of Alay , when excerpts from the " Nibelungen-Ring" will be given under the conductorship of Herr Anton Seidl .
There was a very successful performance of the " Alessiah " at the Royal Albert Hall , on Good Friday , by the Royal Albert Hall Choral Society . Air . Barnby conducted , the principal vocalists being Mesdames Albani and Enriquez , Air . Alaas , and Signor Foli , whose efforts met with well deserved applause .
The sacred concert at St . James ' s Hall the same evening was also a great success , the principal artistes being Aladame Alarie Roze , Aladame Patey , and Alessis . King , Lloyd , Abercrombie , Carrodus , and others . ¦ » ¦ » a Not the least among the attractions that were offered to the public on Easter Monday , and in many
instances have been repeated since , must be mentioned the music , which always plays a conspicuous part in our public holidays , and was never better worthy of being heard than it was on Alonday last . The special feature of this portion of the programme at the Crystal Palace was the performances by the bands of the Grenadier and Scots Guards ,
whose soul-stirring strains were vastly appreciated by the thousands who selected this particular resort for their day ' s enjoyment . The Alexandra Palace programme included a great deal of band music and several organ recitals , while at the Westminster Aquarium the extraordinary bill of fare was swelled by some very admirable performances on the great organ close to the Imperial
Theatre . T he Mohawks and the Christy s , the former at the Agricultural Hall and the latter at St . James ' s Hall , each provided a special treat for the holiday folk and had their reward in the shape of crowded houses and the hearty applause of the audience . In fact , in respect of music , the success of the last Bank Holiday could never for a single moment have been in question . : * ' Ji
There will be a morning concert at the Town Hall , Kensington , on Wednesday , Alay 3 rd , under the patronage of their Royal Highnesses the Princess Helena , Princess Christian and Louisa , and Alarchioness of Lome , the proceeds to be given to the fund being raised towards building a parish room , & c , for St . Augustine ' s , Queen'sgate .
The season of the Royal Italian Opera , Covent Garden , commences on Tuesday next , the iSth inst . Alcyerbeer ' s opera of "Les Huguenots" has been selected for the occasion , with the following cast : Valentino , Aladame Fursch-AIadier ; Marguerite de Valois , Madame Valleria ; Urbano , Aladame Trebelli ; Conte de San Brio , Signor De Reszke ; Conte di Nevero
Signor Cotogni ; Marcello , Signor Gresse ; Huguenot-Soldier , Signor Corsi ; and Rnoul di Nangio , Signor Alierzwinsky . 'The performance will conclude at the end of the third act . Signor Bevignani will conduct , and previous to the opera the National Anthem and " God Save the Queen " will be sung . In the incidential diveftissemenfMadlle . Reuters will take the leading part .
- is - . m There is a very good article in Musical Opinion from the pen of Air . Frederick- J . Crowest , in which that gentleman points out with much reason that it would be a great thing if women would give their attention to other instruments than the pianoforte . He says that there is far too much so-called pianoforte playing , and that it would be
a boon if one half the ladies who now perform on that instrument stopped doing so for ever . He then goes on to recommend that ladies should take up with other instruments , especially stringed , the violin being extremely graceful in the hands of a lady . There is much sound sense in these recommendations , and we take this opportunity of commending the article in question to the notice of our lady friends .
« * « Bro . Macchiavelli -announces a Soiree Musicale for Tuesday evening next , at Beethoven Rooms , Harleystreet , Cavendish-square . Alany eminent artistes are announced to assist , and the programme , to lovers of classical music , is a most attractive one .
Science And Art.
SCIENCE AND ART .
Ihe appointment of Dr . David J . Hamilton to the chair of pathological anatomy , recently founded by Bro Sir Erasmus Wilson , P . G . D ., in the University of Aberdeen , has received the approval of Her Majesty . On Wednesday next , at the Society of Arts , a discussion on the Channel Tunnel will be opened bv Sir Edward VV . Watkin , Bart ., ALP .
It is understood the Hammond Company have set on foot an Electric Engineering College , where a thoroughly scientific and practical training maybe obtained by young men who are desirous of becoming practical electric engineers .
i * . . There have latel y arrived in London some very important archaeological remains in the shape of nine case * of tablets from Abco-habba , the site of the ancient Sippara , the Sepharvaim of the Old Testament . These tablets , which are some entire and some in fragments , are estimated to reach about zonein nnmL ^ K -ri , o „ -. — -i-t—j : _ n .-¦ ii iuaieJ
, " u --.--.... ~ .-.. ,.. j . a . ; U IU lllfi reigns ot Samus-sum-ukm and Kandalanu , the Chinladanus of the Greeks , who were contemporary with the latter half of the reign of Assurbanipal , or Sardanapalus , of Assyria , about 646 is . c . So far as they have been examined , they are found chiefly to consist of trade documents , and to a great extent of contracts for the supply of corn and other agricultural products . Sippara or Sepharvaim , or Pantibblon , as named by the Greeks , is mentioned by Berosus as having furnished five out nf the tPn
Chaldean kings of antediluvian times , and as having been the place where Noah buried the tecords of those same antediluvian times at the period of the deluge , and from which his posterity recovered them . These remains are a portion of the result of the researches of Mr . Hormuzd J i , "l " w "' ° has a « ain left London for Alexandretta and Babylon , in order to resume his labours .
On 1 hursday , the 6 th inst ., at Dumfries , the Earl of Rosebery unveiled a marble statue to the memory of Bro . Robert Burns . His lordship spoke in glowing terms of the poet who , he said , if neither an angel nor a saint , was a prince among men . Lord Young , who presided at the banquet that followed , spoke in similar terms , remarking that there was no better name to conjure with in Scotland than that of the great Ayrshire poet .
According to the Atlienceum the forthcoming exhibition at the Royal Academy will include an important contribution by Air . Poynter , which cannot fail to be of interest both to painters and architects . This will be nothing- less than the segment of a dome , representing that ot St . Paul ' s . On the concave side will be painted the scheme for the decoration of that nart of tho mi ^ 'nl
which has been entrusted to Sir Frederick Leighton , " it :., ' , \ ° >' nte- * » and which , when completed , will illustrate the Book of Revelation . The segment about to be exhibited will be on a scale of cne inch and a half to the foot , or one-eighth of the full size .
« * * The British Museum authorities are to be congratulated on the valuable addition they have lately made to their store of ancient Greek art treasures . This interesting acquisition is a marble statue of heroic size , and in excellent preservation , of a "disc thrower . " nft ^ r th » '
vneof the famous " Discobolos " by Naukydes , the sculptor of Argos , the attitude being that of an athlete who is apparently measuring the distance and the probability of his being able to accomplish the throw .
I h ere is now on view at Dr . Salviati ' s gallery , 311 , Regent-street , a very fine display of Venetian glass , consisting of mirrors , vases , and vessels of every description , as well as Alosaic work-. Some five and thirty years ago , it seems , this Dr . Salviati , a native of Venice , conceived the idea of reviving the manufacture of that glass and Alosaic work for which the Oueen of the Adriatic had once been so famous . How great was the success that attended these efforts was seen at the exhibition of 1 S 62 . since then he has pursued his labours with increased energy , and has not only imitated the ancient nrofessors of
this art , but has even surpassed them in the elegance of his designs and the delicacy of his execution . The display now on view in Regent-street includes some rare specimens of Ins work , specimens which are as remarkable for the variety and brilliancy of their colouring as they are for the beauty of their conception . As to the Alosaics , they are only less attractive than the glass work ; though it must be admitted they are inferior to those he has executed at Windsor , I ' rogniore , Westminster Abbey , St . Paul ' s , & c .
¦ * * *• Full particulars will be found in the latest quarterly report of the Palestine Exploration Fund respecting the discoveries lately made by Captain Conder to the east of Jordan . It is his belief that four undoubted great centres , situate among the many stone circles , dolmens , and menhirs already known to exist in Aloab , are identical with Bamoth Baal , Baal Peor , " the ton of Baal I * Vnr which
looked towards Jeslnmon , " and the "Sanctuary of Baal Peor respectively . He has also discovered that at AmmAn , a building already seen and described by several travellers , is of Sassanian character ; and has come upon several , rock-cut tombs , presumably those of the ancient Ammonites , but of a ruder character than tlin BP ovnerallv
found in Western Palestine . Among other of his labours must be mentioned his exploration of the tunnel of Siloam , 1 here has been some delay in the progress of the work of surveying Eastern Palestine , but a new firman has been promised by the Porte , and , it is hoped , will soon be signed .