Public Amusements.

resided long in Scotland , where , with much whisky , he has also imbibed an ardent admiration for the country and its inhabitants . The example of this venerable enthusiast adds fuel to the flame that consumes the hearts , and the brains as well , of the cockney travellers . Plaided and p lumed in their tartan array they engage in athletic

games and pastimes akin to those which are witnessed every autumn at Braemar ; but it is scarcely necessary to say that they fail in their gymnastic enterprises , and merely succeed in making themselves superlatively ridiculous . They also attempt field-sports ; but instead of "chasing the wild deer ancl following the roe , " as the old song has it , they only bring

down such homely game as pigs , turkeys , and barn-door fowl . Their experience of Scottish diet is not more felicitous , for haggis upsets their stomachs , and toddy knocks their legs from under them . In fact , their vanity betrays them into a series of the most ludicrous blunders , and , go whore they may , they provoke the laughter of all genuine Scots , who naturally regard

them as a pair of humbugs . Mr . G . Belmore and Mr . G . AA eston , as the two cockney excursionists , decked out in full highland costumes , present in each case a most laughable appearance . They act with great drollery , and keep up the fun of the scene with admirable spirit to the last . They are well supported by Mr . J . Neville ,

who , as the old tobacconist , not only sustains his part well , but sings one of Buvns ' s ballads in excellent style . The subordinate characters are in the hands of Miss Harfleur , Mrs . C . Melville , ancl Mr . J . Morris , who do them full justice .

Notes On Music And The Drama.

NOTES ON MUSIC AND THE DRAMA .

Miss Einina Heywood is engaged for the principal contralto part in Balfe's new opera , " The Duke ' s Motto , " now in rehearsal at the Royal English Opera . This lady's magnificent contralto voice and stage experience must prove a valuable acquisition to the Covent Garden management . In the cast of the " Ticket of Leave Man , " at the Olympic ,

Miss Latimer has been substituted for Miss Hughes . Mrs . AA'ilkins , late of the Hayinarket , has left this country for America . AVe have been given to understand that the Brothers Stonette are engaged at Covent Garden Theatre for the ensuing pantomime as sprites .

Mr . O'Connor , the talented scenic artist of the Haymarket Theatre , has painted a view of Sandgate , looking towards Duneeuess , for the new Opera di Camera , "Jessy Lea . "

Fine Arts.

FINE ARTS .

AVe have been favoured with a copy of a photograph by Bro . Heseltine , P . M . 281 , & c , of a curious pen and ink portrait , which many of our elder readers may recollect , of his late lloyal Highness the Duke of Sussex , Grand Master—every line consisting of a word in the biography of His Royal Highness , the whole comprising upwards of 30 , 000 words , ivhich may be distinctly read by the aid of a moderately powerful glass .

The portrait is accompanied hy a handsomely bound book , containing the biography which appears on the photograph . The photograph is excellently executed , and we commend it to the attention of the brethren , as a most curious ancl interesting work of art ; but we fear that Bro . AA . Heseltine will scarcely get repaid ( at the prices fixed ) for the portrait and biography , for his outlay , to say nothing of his own trouble aud time employed in producing it .

The Week.

THE WEEK .

THE COURT . —Her Majesty and the younger members of the Family are still at AAlncUor . The Prince and Princess of AA ales remain at Sandringham . Prince AVilliam of Prussia has returned to Berlin ; but the Princess and infant Prince continue on a visit to her Majesty .

HOME NEWS . — Ihe Registrar General's report ofthe Metropolitan mortality for last week shows the unusual result that the deaths for the week , which are 1270 , is exactly the number that the corrected average for the last ten years would give . The births are St above the average . The Archbishopric of Dublin lias been accepted the Very Rev . Dean Trench . Dr . A . Penrhyn Stanley has , wo believe , succeeded to the deanery

of AA estminster . On Monday evening the Earl of Dartmouth delivered a spirited address , at Htuldersfield , on tho present condition and prospects of the Church of England . He reviewed the measures which have recently been taken to " supplant " it , and destroy its inlluence , and contended that the Establishment was never more healthy and flourishing than at

present . He said that there " never was a time when the clergy of all ranks were more energetic and self-denying , when there were less scandals in the Church , and when the clergy and l . iity combined , as they do now , for useful aud good objects . " The Court of Common Council have met to consider the

question of removing that-long-standing and crying grievance , the steep inclines of Jiolborn-hUl and Skinner-street down into the valley of the Fleet . Mr . Djpaty Fry , as chairm : m of the committee , to whom this question had been submitted , reported that the committee were unanimously in favour of a design for removing these streets altogether , and forming a new street on a

high and straight level from the top ot' SVmner-street to Hatton-garden , or still highei ; up Holborn , if necessary . The Common Council unanimously agreed to the report , and remitted to the committee to take the necessary steps for carrying

out the design . Three of the plans before tne committee embrace this bold feature , and it will bo for the committee to choose between them . — -At a meeting of the Metropolitan Hoard of Works , a motion was carried to apply to Parliament for powers to construct a park for the south-eastern district of the . metropolis . The report of the engineer showed that satisfactory progress continued to be made in tho main

drainage scheme , aud that the sewage will bo partially discharged from the reservoir of the northern outfall into the Thames at Barking in the covwse of next weak . The steam rams at Birkenhead continue to be closely blockaded by the gunboats llei-on and Goshawk—the former moored by a slip cable and with her lires banked . A \ e . are assured from

Liverpool that the Messrs . Laird have no intention of attempting an evasion of the Jaw . An alarming crime h : \ s been committed at Liverpool . On AVednesday week , Mr . Treeby , a Custom-house officer , was on his way home between font and five o ' clock in the afternoon , when he appears to have been attacked by some ' ruffians , and strangled , and robbed . He left

his office at half-past four o'clock , and an hoar afterwards his lifeless body was found lying in a pathway . It seems that he was in the habit of carrying a considerable ; sum of money about with him , but on AVednesday , contrary to Jiis usual custom , he left his money at his office . His murderers , therefore , obtained only his watch and about 27 s . His

asssailants , who are not yet in custody , wore no doubt aware of his habits , and formed the daring scheme of waylaying and " garotting" him at so early an hour .