5 APRIL 1856, page 13

The Musical Union Has Also Begun Its Season. Its First

concert, on Wednesday morning, filled Willis's Rooms to the doors with the most fashionable company in London. Mr. Ella, with his usual spirit, brought the famous violoncellist......

Lin %mi.

ROYAL PORTRAITS BY WINTERHALTER. Mr. Mitchell has just published three lithographic portraits of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Princess Royal, after drawings made by Mr.......

The Two Rival Opera Managers Have At Length Spoken, By

newspaper advertisements. Mr. Lumley merely states that Her Majesty's Theatre will reopen early in May; that engagements of great interest have been effected both in opera and......

We Are Requested To State That The Oil-picture Named "the

Larder," at the Suffolk Street exhibition, of which we spoke last week on the as- sumption of its being by the same Mr. Chapman who painted the water- colour of Shakespere's "......

Exhibition Of Automata.

Some extremely well-executed aninink, of the size of life, endowed with mimic animation by means of certain mecluminal contrivances con- cealed within real skins, made their......

• The New Philharmonic Society Have Begun Another...

ferring their field of operations from Exeter Hall to the Hanover Square Rooms. Thus the two rival bodies, occupying the same ground, are Imought into more immediate collision......

Parisian Thearnicals.

The " peace " has been solemnized at the Varietes by a little jen d'esprit entitled Domm - snoi la Pair. M: Benett; a Frankfort tailor, who is moreover an enthusiastic admirer......

Toztrts Out[ 31in5ir.

There has been no novelty whatever at any of the theatres this week ; but we believe the general aspect of dramatic affairs is prosperous. Anew drama of some importance is......

Mr. Hunan Has Entered Upon An Undertaking Not In The

lino of his special vocation in which he has laboured so long and so well. He has commenced a series of "Orchestral Concerts," to be given every Satur- day evening, and to......

Money Market.

STOCK EXCHANGE, FREDAT AFTERNOON. The intelligence from Paris at the close of last week prepared the public for receiving the announcement on Monday, that the treaty of peace......