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The Theatres.
THE THEATRES .
Miss Kate Vaughnn lias benefited so much by her rest from the stage that she will again appear at the Gaiety shortly , in "Little Robin Hood . " Bro . Edward Teny will join the company about Christmas . The fnvcncse Gamelan have been transferred from the * Royal Aquarium to the Imperial Theatre , in the same building , and are still attracting large audiences . Their performances are described as an .-esthetic exemplification of art 3000 years old .
" Fun on the Bristol , " at the Olmypic , has now reached its ninth week , and shows no signs of its success abating . The School of Dramatic Art opened on Monday , at 7 , Argyll-st ., Regent-st ., formerly the Dilettante Club Ladies or gentlemen desirous of becoming pupils should attend there between eleven and five o'clock . Mr . Cecil Raleighthe secretary , will give all information as to fees ,
, classes , & c . It has started without State aid , entirely on its own resources , and has the approval and hel p not only of most of our principal artistes , but also the assistance of manv of the chief patrons of the drama . Heretofore it has been haphazard work training for the stage . Now the profession can be entered by a proper system of education under recognised teachers . All other professions have their own colleges and educational establishments ; why should not the stage ' :
Bro . J . L . Toole ' s company re-appear in London to-night after their provincial tour , in " The Upper Crust . " This will be played for a short time only . A new musical sketch , ' * Mr . Grappin ' s Elopement , " will be produced tonight , and Bro . Toole , will appear in the " Speaker ' s Eye . " #
* * To-nig ht Bro . Bancroft re-opens the Haymarket with " the Overland Route , " by the late Tom Taylor , in which Mr . David James will appear . We shall notice it more fully in a future issue , the London theatres are fast re-opening , one after the other , and will shortly all be in full swing . The Haymarket curtain will rise for "Nearly Seven , " by Mr . Brookfield .
* * * The Opera Comique , after undergoing- various structural alterations to meet the requirements of the Lord Chamberlain , and after redecorating , opens on Monday with " Something New , " and " On Condition , " by Reece ,
music by Bro . Lutz , VV . M . Asaph Lodge . Ihe peculiar features are that the whole of the characters will be represented by ladies . The orchestra and chorus will be composed entirely of ladies . The lessee of the theatre also is a lady . Many of the gallant sex will support the house on this account . We shall g ive a resume also of this .
* - * # " The Merry War " is announced by Bro . Holland for the 16 th inst . at the Alhambra . Mme . Amadi and Mr . Allen Thomas will make their first appearance at this theatre in the new opera . The last scene of " Babil and Bijou " will still be given , owing to its magnificent successin which Marion , the Giantess , will appear as the
, Queen of the Amazons . Bro . Holland assures us " she is still growing , " and will yet be several inches taller . Mdlle . Louy F . tubel , the premier dancer of Austria , Italy , & c , who played in the original caste Elsie , in Johann Strauss's new opera , has been specially engaged . Athough this lady has never been in an English-speaking country , she converses in our laniruaere perfectly . She will appear on the
first ni g ht of the production of the new opera . We are assurea by a friend who has heard the rehearsal that Johann Strauss's new opera will be even more popular than " La Fille du Tambour Major , " and that the airs are so taking that we may expect to hear them whistled in the streets and played on the organs . All the seats are booked for the first night . We shall notice it fully in our issue of that week .
* * * Bro . Kendall Grimston and Mrs . Kendal Grimston and the St . James's company have been delighting crowded audiences at Liverpool , Edinburgh , and Glasgow , since last we noted their appearance and success at Manchester . " The Squire " continues to interest and move the British public , to which well-merited trinmph the admirable personifications of the eminent artistes alluded to above have mainly contributed .
Music
MUSIC
At the Promenade Concert on Wednesday last , Mr . Crowe , presented , as usual , an attractive classica 1 programme , amongst the items of which , were the overture to "Leonora , " Mendelssohn's Scotch Symphony , and Haydn's Austrian Hymn , with variations for orchestra and military band combined . In addition were a selection from
Rossini's " L'ltahana in Alghien , ' Mr , Crowe ' s popular waltz " Ladye Myne , " and the march from " Tannhauser . " Miss Ella Lcmmens , Mdme Isabel Fasselt , and Mr . Burgon were the vocalists . The first named was enthusiasticall y applauded for her very impressive rendering of " The Last Rose of Summer . " # * *
Mr . Crowe must have hnd abundant reason to be gratified with the proceedings of Saturday last , the occasion of bis annual benefit . The majority of the principal artistes , both vocal and instrumental , took part in the entertainment . There was an admirable programme , and the house was crammed in every part with an audience
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which had come ready and willing to testify unmistakably to the pleasure which Mr . Crowe's concerts had afforded to the public at a season of the year when musical entertainments are few and far between . The list of vocalists was exceptionally strong , and included Mdlle . EllyWarnots , Madame Isabel Fasselt , Miss Clara l . eighton , Miss Thorndike , Mr . Thurley Beale , Mr . Burgon , Mr . Arthur Oswald ,
and Mr . Bernaid Lane . Pianoforte solos were contnbuted by the Misses Maggie Okey and Florence Waud , and Mr . Carrodus , as solo violinist , played his Fantasia o nScotch Melodies . In other resp . cts , too , the programme was immensely popular , among the most attractive items being the overture to "William Tell" ( Rossini ) , Bro . Fred
Godfrey ' s selection from Old English Melodies and the British Army Quadrilles , in which , in addition to the orchestra and band of the Coldstream Guards , ihe drums and fifes of the same regiment , with the pipers of the Scots Guards and the band of the Middlesex Yeomanry Cavalry , took part .
m * * We must remind our readers that on Thursday next Madame Christine Nilsson will make her last appearance this season previous to her departure to America , the occasion being the joint benefit of herself and Mr . Sims Reeves , at the Royal Albert Hall , South Kensington . A
very choice selection has been arranged , and among the artistes who will give their services will be found the names of Madame Trebelli , Miss Clements , Bro . Santley , Mr . Herbert Reeves , and Mr . Barrington Foote , in addition , of course , to the two beneficiaries . The band of the 2 nd Life Guards will take part in the entertainment .
« Bro . Willing ' s Choir will resume its rehearsals this evening ( Saturday ) at Exeter Hall , with a performance of Gade ' s " Psyche . " The eleventh season of the Royal Amateur Orchestral Soci-ty , of which the Queen and Prince of Wales are Patrons and H . R . H . the Duke of Edinburgh is President , will open on Tuesday , the 31 st inst ., at St . Andrew's Hall , Newman-street , Oxford-street .
* * ¦ * The Grand Concert in aid of the Fund for the Education of uban Slave Children is fixed for Saturday next , the 14 th inst ., and will take placeat St . James ' s Hall . Madame Carlotta Patti , Madame Selika , Mr . Percy Blandford , and Signor Vergara are amongst the vocalists , while Sir Julius Benedict and Signor Tito Mattei will conduct . The concert is under the patronage of the Spanish Minister in London .
* # » The same da }' , and in the same Hall , will take p lace Mr . Geaussent ' s pianoforte recital . The programme includes Bennett's Sonata "The Maid of Orleans , " Bach ' s grand Prelude and Fugue in B minor for organ , Chopinjs Nocturne in G , valse in A flat , and Deuzieme Scherzo in B flat minor , Beethoven ' s Sonata Appassionata , Heller's Etude in D flat , & c . Miss Spence Jones will be the vocalist .
Thanks to the well known enterprise of Bro . WKuhe , P . CO ., there is in store for Brighton a grand treat , being none other than our worthy brother's Musical Festival , which is fixed for five days , beginning with and including Tuesday , the 7 th November . There will be five performances , one for each day of the Festival , Mr . Arthur
Sullivan ' s cantata " The Martyr of Antioch , " and Mr . F . Cowen ' s " Scandinavian" Symphony , which has already won such such favour at Vienna and other citiesin Germany , being set down for Tuesday . The programme of Wednesday will include , in addition to one absolutely new work by Mr . F . Corder , late conductor at the Brighton Aquarium , Hiller's Pianoforte Concerto in F sharp minor , the "
Pastoral Symphony , the overtures to " Die Zauberflote and "Genoveva , " an entr ' acte from Schubert's music to "Rosamunde , " and the Hungarian march from Berlioz ' s " Faust . " On Thursday evening " Elijah " will be performed ; while Friday , which is set apart for the special benefit of Bro . Kuhe , will offer a popular programme , to include a selection from Sullivan ' s " Patience , " the ballet music from
Rubinstein ' s " Feramorz , " Weber ' s " Concertstiick , " Dvorak's Sclavonian Dances , & c . On Saturday morning the Festival will be brought to a close by Gounod's " Redemption , " with Mr . Randegger as conductor , the principal vocalists being Madame Albani , Bro . Santley , and Mr . Lloyd , whose efforts will be supplemented by Miss Santley , Madame Trebelli , and Mr . Lucas Williams . There
is a strong array ol vocal tale nt in addition to those just named , the most prominent amongst them being Miss Ella Lem mens , Madame Antoinette Sterling , and Bro . Barton M'Guckin . Bro . Kuhe and Miss Kuhe will undertake the p ianoforte solos , and Mr . Carrodus those for the violin . The orchestra will be some sixty strong , and include some of our best instrumentalists ; while for the choruses , Bro . Kuhe relies on his Festival Choir , some 250 in number .
Science And Art.
SCIENCE AND ART .
The Social Science Congress was concluded on Wednesday last , the work of the various sections having been completed the day previous , when , among other papers , were read one by Mr . J . Spencer Curwen , President of the Tonic Sol-Fa . College , on " Music in our Elementary Schools : " a second by Bro . C . Pfoundes , on the
" Choice of a Career ; " while Mr . George Smith , of Coalville , in the health department , read one on the " Canal Boats Act , 1877 , " in which he pointed out at how trifling a cost to barge owners and captains the condition of our canal population could be improved , and in another he offered suggestions for ameliorating the state of the gipsies in nlir midst .
As a matter of course , the closing meeting of the Congress , at which the chair was occupied by Mr . G . VV . Hastings , M . P ., the President , was not allowed to pass without votes of thanks b > the Mayor and Corporation of Nottingham , the Local Committees , and the Presidents of
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Sections , & c , being unanimously passed . It was also arranged to accept the invitation of the borough of Halifax , to hold the meeting next year in that town .
# « * _ The annual congress of the Sanitary Institute of Great Britain , which commenced on Tuesday last , at Newcastle-on-Tyne , with a lunch and an inaugural address b y Capt . Douglas Galton , R . E ., F . R . S-, was continued on the following day , when the subject of female dress received
a large share of attention , an address being delivered on the subject by Dr . Embleton , of Newcastle , and a paper read on behalf of Dr . Carpenter , who was unable to be present , in which tight lacing , and high-heeled shoes were very strongly condemned . Votes of thanks to the other gentlemen who contributed to the proceedings were passed .
» ¦* » On Thursday , Professor H . Robinson , M . I . C . E ., delivered an address on the principles which should govern the question of Home Sanitation , while other papers on " The Separate System of Drainage , " on "Sewer Ventilation , " and " Industrial Dwellings from a Sanitary Point of View" were contributed by Messrs . James Lemon , M . I . C . E ., George Laws , and John Price respectively . In tneS evening Professor De Chaumont gave a lecture on "The ' Food and Energy of Man . "
* « # The proceed ings of the Congress were brought to a conclusion on Friday , among the papers that were read being one by the Hon . F . A . Rollo Russell , of Edinburgh , on " The Improvement of Climate with Slight Elevation , " in the course of which he urged that delicate
persons should not sleep on a ground floor , or live in low situations ; and another on " The Influence of the Purity ojr Impurity of the External Atmosphere on Public Health , Public Comfort , and on the Domestic Habits of the People . " The next meeting of the Institute will be held in Glasgow .
# # » The scheme prepared by Mr . William Leader for connecting Manchester with Liverpool by means of a shi p canal has been unanimously adopted by the subscribers to the guarantee fund , and it has been further resolved to apply to Parliament for the necessary powers to carry out the proposal . The canal will be such as to allow of its being navigated by ocean-going vessels of 5000 tons , drawing 22 ft . water , and 420 ft . long by 47 ft . broad .
The steamer Neptune which had been despatched by the American Government with supplies for the Greely Scientific Expedition , in Lady Franklin Bay , Si N . Lat ., has returned to St . John's , Newfoundland , having been unable to penetrate further north than 79-20 deg . However , she landed supplies at different ports .
* * A donation of £ 500 has been presented by Mr . Palmer to the New Public Free Library and Museum at Reading . # * *
At the meeting on Thursday last at Cheltenham of the Midland Gas Managers' Association there were p resent representatives from Birmingham , Leeds , Wolverhampton , Newcastle , and many other counties . Mr . Hunt read a paper on the subject of " Generative Firing and Regeneration . " Mr . Woodhall , of Leeds , was elected President fcr the ensuing year .
* * Professor Piazzi Smyth , Astronomer Royal lor Scotland , in reference to the comet seen at Bro . the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres ' s Observatory at Dunecht , and at Nice on the iSth ult ., and the information telegraphed respecting it from America , savs that if what has bpf . n re .
ported is corrected—and Professor Lewis Boss , he remarks , is one of the ablest mathematical astronomers in the worldthen nothing more important has happened during the last eighteen centuries , at least in astronomical history . Professor Boss has come to the conclusion that this is the comet of 1 SS 0 and 1 S 43 . In both these years a comet was recognised as having passed closer to the sun than any previous comet . In 18 43 it was reckoned to be moving in an orbit of 170 years , yet it returned in 1880 , after only thirty-seven
years . In 1880 it was held by all the best astronomers that it would not return till after an interval of another thirty-seven years . yet here it is back again in two ; and who can say that it will not return again in a few months , and not merely graze past but actually fall into the sun ? In such case we must be near the time for witnessing what will be the effects of such an event as has nener been known to have been witnessed by any mortal .
# * * It is announced that the grand staircase in the H 6 tel de Ville , in Paris , will have a hundred steps of Carrara marble , each of which will cost £ 16 .
* * * The German Government is said to be directing its attention to the construction of a shi p canal between the North Sea and the Baltic . Officers have been engaged in surveying the country , and instructions have been given to the chief of the staff to report on the maritime importance of the proposed work . & * *
The free library and museum presented b y Sir Peter Coats to his native town of Paisley , at a cost of £ 20 , 000 , has latterly been considerabl y enlarged at a further charge , borne by the same gentleman , of £ 12 , 000 , and handed over to the care of the town .
# # * Bro . Pigott , D . C . L ., has given several prizes to the Turners' Company for the encouragement of wood and ivory carving . The exhibition has been held in the Mansion House ckindly lent for the purpose by Bro . the Lord Mayor ) this week , and was larger than usual . A visit to it
was well repaid . We have been to the exhibition each year , and notice the great improvement in art and stimulus given to the arti zaps by this Company offering prizes . Bro . C Hutton Gregory , C . M . G . 33 . was one of the judges of the wood exhibits . Bro . Horace Jones , G . S . W ., was the judge in stone work . The prizes were distributed on Thursday by the Lord Mayor .
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The Theatres.
THE THEATRES .
Miss Kate Vaughnn lias benefited so much by her rest from the stage that she will again appear at the Gaiety shortly , in "Little Robin Hood . " Bro . Edward Teny will join the company about Christmas . The fnvcncse Gamelan have been transferred from the * Royal Aquarium to the Imperial Theatre , in the same building , and are still attracting large audiences . Their performances are described as an .-esthetic exemplification of art 3000 years old .
" Fun on the Bristol , " at the Olmypic , has now reached its ninth week , and shows no signs of its success abating . The School of Dramatic Art opened on Monday , at 7 , Argyll-st ., Regent-st ., formerly the Dilettante Club Ladies or gentlemen desirous of becoming pupils should attend there between eleven and five o'clock . Mr . Cecil Raleighthe secretary , will give all information as to fees ,
, classes , & c . It has started without State aid , entirely on its own resources , and has the approval and hel p not only of most of our principal artistes , but also the assistance of manv of the chief patrons of the drama . Heretofore it has been haphazard work training for the stage . Now the profession can be entered by a proper system of education under recognised teachers . All other professions have their own colleges and educational establishments ; why should not the stage ' :
Bro . J . L . Toole ' s company re-appear in London to-night after their provincial tour , in " The Upper Crust . " This will be played for a short time only . A new musical sketch , ' * Mr . Grappin ' s Elopement , " will be produced tonight , and Bro . Toole , will appear in the " Speaker ' s Eye . " #
* * To-nig ht Bro . Bancroft re-opens the Haymarket with " the Overland Route , " by the late Tom Taylor , in which Mr . David James will appear . We shall notice it more fully in a future issue , the London theatres are fast re-opening , one after the other , and will shortly all be in full swing . The Haymarket curtain will rise for "Nearly Seven , " by Mr . Brookfield .
* * * The Opera Comique , after undergoing- various structural alterations to meet the requirements of the Lord Chamberlain , and after redecorating , opens on Monday with " Something New , " and " On Condition , " by Reece ,
music by Bro . Lutz , VV . M . Asaph Lodge . Ihe peculiar features are that the whole of the characters will be represented by ladies . The orchestra and chorus will be composed entirely of ladies . The lessee of the theatre also is a lady . Many of the gallant sex will support the house on this account . We shall g ive a resume also of this .
* - * # " The Merry War " is announced by Bro . Holland for the 16 th inst . at the Alhambra . Mme . Amadi and Mr . Allen Thomas will make their first appearance at this theatre in the new opera . The last scene of " Babil and Bijou " will still be given , owing to its magnificent successin which Marion , the Giantess , will appear as the
, Queen of the Amazons . Bro . Holland assures us " she is still growing , " and will yet be several inches taller . Mdlle . Louy F . tubel , the premier dancer of Austria , Italy , & c , who played in the original caste Elsie , in Johann Strauss's new opera , has been specially engaged . Athough this lady has never been in an English-speaking country , she converses in our laniruaere perfectly . She will appear on the
first ni g ht of the production of the new opera . We are assurea by a friend who has heard the rehearsal that Johann Strauss's new opera will be even more popular than " La Fille du Tambour Major , " and that the airs are so taking that we may expect to hear them whistled in the streets and played on the organs . All the seats are booked for the first night . We shall notice it fully in our issue of that week .
* * * Bro . Kendall Grimston and Mrs . Kendal Grimston and the St . James's company have been delighting crowded audiences at Liverpool , Edinburgh , and Glasgow , since last we noted their appearance and success at Manchester . " The Squire " continues to interest and move the British public , to which well-merited trinmph the admirable personifications of the eminent artistes alluded to above have mainly contributed .
Music
MUSIC
At the Promenade Concert on Wednesday last , Mr . Crowe , presented , as usual , an attractive classica 1 programme , amongst the items of which , were the overture to "Leonora , " Mendelssohn's Scotch Symphony , and Haydn's Austrian Hymn , with variations for orchestra and military band combined . In addition were a selection from
Rossini's " L'ltahana in Alghien , ' Mr , Crowe ' s popular waltz " Ladye Myne , " and the march from " Tannhauser . " Miss Ella Lcmmens , Mdme Isabel Fasselt , and Mr . Burgon were the vocalists . The first named was enthusiasticall y applauded for her very impressive rendering of " The Last Rose of Summer . " # * *
Mr . Crowe must have hnd abundant reason to be gratified with the proceedings of Saturday last , the occasion of bis annual benefit . The majority of the principal artistes , both vocal and instrumental , took part in the entertainment . There was an admirable programme , and the house was crammed in every part with an audience
Music
which had come ready and willing to testify unmistakably to the pleasure which Mr . Crowe's concerts had afforded to the public at a season of the year when musical entertainments are few and far between . The list of vocalists was exceptionally strong , and included Mdlle . EllyWarnots , Madame Isabel Fasselt , Miss Clara l . eighton , Miss Thorndike , Mr . Thurley Beale , Mr . Burgon , Mr . Arthur Oswald ,
and Mr . Bernaid Lane . Pianoforte solos were contnbuted by the Misses Maggie Okey and Florence Waud , and Mr . Carrodus , as solo violinist , played his Fantasia o nScotch Melodies . In other resp . cts , too , the programme was immensely popular , among the most attractive items being the overture to "William Tell" ( Rossini ) , Bro . Fred
Godfrey ' s selection from Old English Melodies and the British Army Quadrilles , in which , in addition to the orchestra and band of the Coldstream Guards , ihe drums and fifes of the same regiment , with the pipers of the Scots Guards and the band of the Middlesex Yeomanry Cavalry , took part .
m * * We must remind our readers that on Thursday next Madame Christine Nilsson will make her last appearance this season previous to her departure to America , the occasion being the joint benefit of herself and Mr . Sims Reeves , at the Royal Albert Hall , South Kensington . A
very choice selection has been arranged , and among the artistes who will give their services will be found the names of Madame Trebelli , Miss Clements , Bro . Santley , Mr . Herbert Reeves , and Mr . Barrington Foote , in addition , of course , to the two beneficiaries . The band of the 2 nd Life Guards will take part in the entertainment .
« Bro . Willing ' s Choir will resume its rehearsals this evening ( Saturday ) at Exeter Hall , with a performance of Gade ' s " Psyche . " The eleventh season of the Royal Amateur Orchestral Soci-ty , of which the Queen and Prince of Wales are Patrons and H . R . H . the Duke of Edinburgh is President , will open on Tuesday , the 31 st inst ., at St . Andrew's Hall , Newman-street , Oxford-street .
* * ¦ * The Grand Concert in aid of the Fund for the Education of uban Slave Children is fixed for Saturday next , the 14 th inst ., and will take placeat St . James ' s Hall . Madame Carlotta Patti , Madame Selika , Mr . Percy Blandford , and Signor Vergara are amongst the vocalists , while Sir Julius Benedict and Signor Tito Mattei will conduct . The concert is under the patronage of the Spanish Minister in London .
* # » The same da }' , and in the same Hall , will take p lace Mr . Geaussent ' s pianoforte recital . The programme includes Bennett's Sonata "The Maid of Orleans , " Bach ' s grand Prelude and Fugue in B minor for organ , Chopinjs Nocturne in G , valse in A flat , and Deuzieme Scherzo in B flat minor , Beethoven ' s Sonata Appassionata , Heller's Etude in D flat , & c . Miss Spence Jones will be the vocalist .
Thanks to the well known enterprise of Bro . WKuhe , P . CO ., there is in store for Brighton a grand treat , being none other than our worthy brother's Musical Festival , which is fixed for five days , beginning with and including Tuesday , the 7 th November . There will be five performances , one for each day of the Festival , Mr . Arthur
Sullivan ' s cantata " The Martyr of Antioch , " and Mr . F . Cowen ' s " Scandinavian" Symphony , which has already won such such favour at Vienna and other citiesin Germany , being set down for Tuesday . The programme of Wednesday will include , in addition to one absolutely new work by Mr . F . Corder , late conductor at the Brighton Aquarium , Hiller's Pianoforte Concerto in F sharp minor , the "
Pastoral Symphony , the overtures to " Die Zauberflote and "Genoveva , " an entr ' acte from Schubert's music to "Rosamunde , " and the Hungarian march from Berlioz ' s " Faust . " On Thursday evening " Elijah " will be performed ; while Friday , which is set apart for the special benefit of Bro . Kuhe , will offer a popular programme , to include a selection from Sullivan ' s " Patience , " the ballet music from
Rubinstein ' s " Feramorz , " Weber ' s " Concertstiick , " Dvorak's Sclavonian Dances , & c . On Saturday morning the Festival will be brought to a close by Gounod's " Redemption , " with Mr . Randegger as conductor , the principal vocalists being Madame Albani , Bro . Santley , and Mr . Lloyd , whose efforts will be supplemented by Miss Santley , Madame Trebelli , and Mr . Lucas Williams . There
is a strong array ol vocal tale nt in addition to those just named , the most prominent amongst them being Miss Ella Lem mens , Madame Antoinette Sterling , and Bro . Barton M'Guckin . Bro . Kuhe and Miss Kuhe will undertake the p ianoforte solos , and Mr . Carrodus those for the violin . The orchestra will be some sixty strong , and include some of our best instrumentalists ; while for the choruses , Bro . Kuhe relies on his Festival Choir , some 250 in number .
Science And Art.
SCIENCE AND ART .
The Social Science Congress was concluded on Wednesday last , the work of the various sections having been completed the day previous , when , among other papers , were read one by Mr . J . Spencer Curwen , President of the Tonic Sol-Fa . College , on " Music in our Elementary Schools : " a second by Bro . C . Pfoundes , on the
" Choice of a Career ; " while Mr . George Smith , of Coalville , in the health department , read one on the " Canal Boats Act , 1877 , " in which he pointed out at how trifling a cost to barge owners and captains the condition of our canal population could be improved , and in another he offered suggestions for ameliorating the state of the gipsies in nlir midst .
As a matter of course , the closing meeting of the Congress , at which the chair was occupied by Mr . G . VV . Hastings , M . P ., the President , was not allowed to pass without votes of thanks b > the Mayor and Corporation of Nottingham , the Local Committees , and the Presidents of
Science And Art.
Sections , & c , being unanimously passed . It was also arranged to accept the invitation of the borough of Halifax , to hold the meeting next year in that town .
# « * _ The annual congress of the Sanitary Institute of Great Britain , which commenced on Tuesday last , at Newcastle-on-Tyne , with a lunch and an inaugural address b y Capt . Douglas Galton , R . E ., F . R . S-, was continued on the following day , when the subject of female dress received
a large share of attention , an address being delivered on the subject by Dr . Embleton , of Newcastle , and a paper read on behalf of Dr . Carpenter , who was unable to be present , in which tight lacing , and high-heeled shoes were very strongly condemned . Votes of thanks to the other gentlemen who contributed to the proceedings were passed .
» ¦* » On Thursday , Professor H . Robinson , M . I . C . E ., delivered an address on the principles which should govern the question of Home Sanitation , while other papers on " The Separate System of Drainage , " on "Sewer Ventilation , " and " Industrial Dwellings from a Sanitary Point of View" were contributed by Messrs . James Lemon , M . I . C . E ., George Laws , and John Price respectively . In tneS evening Professor De Chaumont gave a lecture on "The ' Food and Energy of Man . "
* « # The proceed ings of the Congress were brought to a conclusion on Friday , among the papers that were read being one by the Hon . F . A . Rollo Russell , of Edinburgh , on " The Improvement of Climate with Slight Elevation , " in the course of which he urged that delicate
persons should not sleep on a ground floor , or live in low situations ; and another on " The Influence of the Purity ojr Impurity of the External Atmosphere on Public Health , Public Comfort , and on the Domestic Habits of the People . " The next meeting of the Institute will be held in Glasgow .
# # » The scheme prepared by Mr . William Leader for connecting Manchester with Liverpool by means of a shi p canal has been unanimously adopted by the subscribers to the guarantee fund , and it has been further resolved to apply to Parliament for the necessary powers to carry out the proposal . The canal will be such as to allow of its being navigated by ocean-going vessels of 5000 tons , drawing 22 ft . water , and 420 ft . long by 47 ft . broad .
The steamer Neptune which had been despatched by the American Government with supplies for the Greely Scientific Expedition , in Lady Franklin Bay , Si N . Lat ., has returned to St . John's , Newfoundland , having been unable to penetrate further north than 79-20 deg . However , she landed supplies at different ports .
* * A donation of £ 500 has been presented by Mr . Palmer to the New Public Free Library and Museum at Reading . # * *
At the meeting on Thursday last at Cheltenham of the Midland Gas Managers' Association there were p resent representatives from Birmingham , Leeds , Wolverhampton , Newcastle , and many other counties . Mr . Hunt read a paper on the subject of " Generative Firing and Regeneration . " Mr . Woodhall , of Leeds , was elected President fcr the ensuing year .
* * Professor Piazzi Smyth , Astronomer Royal lor Scotland , in reference to the comet seen at Bro . the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres ' s Observatory at Dunecht , and at Nice on the iSth ult ., and the information telegraphed respecting it from America , savs that if what has bpf . n re .
ported is corrected—and Professor Lewis Boss , he remarks , is one of the ablest mathematical astronomers in the worldthen nothing more important has happened during the last eighteen centuries , at least in astronomical history . Professor Boss has come to the conclusion that this is the comet of 1 SS 0 and 1 S 43 . In both these years a comet was recognised as having passed closer to the sun than any previous comet . In 18 43 it was reckoned to be moving in an orbit of 170 years , yet it returned in 1880 , after only thirty-seven
years . In 1880 it was held by all the best astronomers that it would not return till after an interval of another thirty-seven years . yet here it is back again in two ; and who can say that it will not return again in a few months , and not merely graze past but actually fall into the sun ? In such case we must be near the time for witnessing what will be the effects of such an event as has nener been known to have been witnessed by any mortal .
# * * It is announced that the grand staircase in the H 6 tel de Ville , in Paris , will have a hundred steps of Carrara marble , each of which will cost £ 16 .
* * * The German Government is said to be directing its attention to the construction of a shi p canal between the North Sea and the Baltic . Officers have been engaged in surveying the country , and instructions have been given to the chief of the staff to report on the maritime importance of the proposed work . & * *
The free library and museum presented b y Sir Peter Coats to his native town of Paisley , at a cost of £ 20 , 000 , has latterly been considerabl y enlarged at a further charge , borne by the same gentleman , of £ 12 , 000 , and handed over to the care of the town .
# # * Bro . Pigott , D . C . L ., has given several prizes to the Turners' Company for the encouragement of wood and ivory carving . The exhibition has been held in the Mansion House ckindly lent for the purpose by Bro . the Lord Mayor ) this week , and was larger than usual . A visit to it
was well repaid . We have been to the exhibition each year , and notice the great improvement in art and stimulus given to the arti zaps by this Company offering prizes . Bro . C Hutton Gregory , C . M . G . 33 . was one of the judges of the wood exhibits . Bro . Horace Jones , G . S . W ., was the judge in stone work . The prizes were distributed on Thursday by the Lord Mayor .