EDINBURGH The Bohemian brothers commence operations next week. Their musical powers are highly spoken of, and their native melodies, which they sing, are, we know, from old experience, among the most "wildly sweet" of European origin.

We request the public attention to the Exhibition of Etty's pic

tures, now open at the rooms of the Scottish Academy. We know not at this moment whether our limits will admit of our doing Justice to them in our critical capacity this week, but we have much to say about them, 21R OWN VI

- FINE ARTS O Ba to wo wo man AC FOR JO ada to vaoraiH odt has rod 640 (1 ho Theatrical Gossip - A cast of the Barber of Seville, live, sail foo SCOTTISH ACADEMY OF PAINTING, the Count is obliged to sing his own songs the 09 diabo SCULPTURE, in which so much has been exacted in England is performing at Jages to sift vAND ARCHITECTURE. Drury Lane. Report speaks of the performers as feeble." The Endal sdt la 10-noqual Bride of Ludgate"-the Drury Lane novelty is a story of low pri

Charles II-poor enought by all accounts, Cofmin hesitated to THE SERIES OF PICTURES, icense it, until the disguise of a parson, in which the merry-ovados Painted by WILLIAM ETTY, Esq. R.A., k monarch was intended to appear, was replaced by some less un- From the History of Judith, for the Academy, being now completed, varrantable masquerade. The bones of Shakspeare shook in their the Council have much pleasure in announcing to the Public grave, from a presentiment that this new Collier might lay hands AN EXHIBITION OF THESE apon Sir Topas in the "Twelfth Night."At the Adelphi, "Fa vourites in Town, or Stage Arrivals,"

attributed to Mr Moncreiff, and found has been successful. It is
characters
of the drama together after an amusing enough fashion.-C. Ellis.
on retires from the Surry, leaving Osbaldiston the undivided
empire. Mr Chapman has been found liable in seven penalties of
£50 each, for acting plays at the Tottenham Theatre without a
icense from the Lord Chancellor Paganini has performed at
Brighton to a crowded house-pit and boxes, 10s. 6d., and gallery,
Is. His terms with
the manager were £200 for one night, to be
paid before the curtain drew up Miss Jarman takes her benefit
o-night, and will, of course, have a bumper. We trust that her
leave of absence extends only through the
holydays,
for we suspect the manager, in the present state of the company
vill be puzzled to get on without her отан ант
WEEKLY LIST OF PERFORMANCES.
Anobib du December 1016.ba

JAT.

The Antiquary, A Medley Divertisement, Personation, Man The Two Ghaists & Les Tableaux Vivans,

TUES

Virginius, Dominique the Deserter, & The Twa Ghaists.
The Renegade, & The Evil Eye.

WED. Guy Mannering, Divertisement, The French Ambassador,
&Les Tableaux Vivans.

THURS. The Provoked Husband, Dominique the Deserter, & The
Hoy Troa Ghaists, grattarit ters borrori al f
The Merchant of Venice, Les Tableaux Vivans, and The
Castle of Andalusia. 10 al gainistos golon

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TO THE PUBLIC.olong to a pr
Againsthe ses
NEXT Saturday we celebrate our Annual Christmas Festival,
by presenting our Readers and the Public at large with a Double
Number, and a beautiful and spirited Likeness of Professor Wilson.
ainted by Lauder, and engraved in his best manner by Hors
we challenge any Annuals to

roduce a better. Among
indness of disposition, which required not even that claim, has
allied around ns, are,-Mrs Hall, L. E. L., and our steadiest
Blend, Gertrudes Professors Way, Henry
ames, Esq., the Ettrick Shepherd, Dr Memes,
Bell, Esq., Delta, Robert Chambers, Esqs the Author of the An-
iquities of London Bridge, &c. &c.

Alimited number of Proofs of the Engraving, with wide mar. its to admit of their being framed, have been reserved, and will 8 published by Mr Tarr. The price will be mentioned in a future 01304 meme,hoaredЯ dyertisement legitso-hneler oli awal 2004 to 1990sliTO CORRESPONDENTS and Two communications from X: X. X. have come to hand. In The Obnoxions Extract," he is scarcely equal to himself. The Translation from the German is accepted, but must wait for a week or two." Punning by inadvertence," is under consideration. In the other communication from the same esteemed Correspon-Lap is more credit for penetration than we deserve. Himself informed ent, he seems to have failed from over-anxiety-Astolpho gives as he was lazy. He must shake off his indolence, and take more ains with his composition. Easy writing is seldom easy reading. M. of Glasgow, is under consideration. The Lines dated Morven, scarcely come up to our standard." On a Young Lady's Corpse," respectfully declined."My Mother's Grave" first tanza beautiful-the second very unequal. Will the fair author ry to amend this?" Lines to a Sea Eagle "declined." To Pretty Peggy," "In vain for us the Burnished Beam," and "Z. communication-declined. It must have been through some oversight, that we did not at the time announce to the author of "The Martyr Covenanters, that his communication, though possessed of talent, would scarcely stand publication." Somno's" fate is not yet decided..

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