The Week.

in the land meant to meet Tarn O'Shanter . As regards London , the Caledonian Society appear to hold the representative gathering . At the Bristol drainer , Mr . Aiken , grandson of the poet ' s "loved , honoured , much respected friend " of that name , will appropriately preside . To Mr . Aiken was addressed "The Cotter's Saturday Night " , an immortality in itself , ancl to his son , ^ "The Epistle to a Young Friend . " A Burns festival , too , is talked of iu

Paris , A new illustrator of Shakspere ( says the Atlwmeum ) has entered the field in the person of tho Lord Chief Justice of the Queen ' s Bench , Lord Campbell . Mr . Bright made his promised appearance at Bradford , on Monday night , and addressed a very enthusiastic assembly . The preliminary part of the proceedings consisted in moving , seconding , and passing a resolution expressive of the sympathy and confidence which the meeting entertained towards the hon . gentleman . The main part of the speech of Mr . Bright , which followed , referred , as anticipated , to the Reform changes which he is prepared to propose to the House of Commons .

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS . IT is understood that we are to have three Italian operas in London in the spring . Mr . Luniley , at Her Majesty ' s Theatre , will again assume the management ; Mr . Gye with the great Costa , of course at Covent-Garden ; while Mr . E . T . Smith has announced his intention of forming an Italian company

for Drury Lane . At the Haymarket Theatre , Miss Amy Sedgwick as Constance in the "Love Chase" made an excellent impression , for which character , other considerations apart , her agreeable personal appearance so well qualities her . Mrs . Wilkins may be praised for her Widow Greene , in which she displayed humour and growing intelligence . The reception accorded to the heroine of the evening , who had not been previously seen upon the London stage since her marriagewas very cordial . The cast wasas usual at the Haymarketmost

, , , satisfactory . The Adelphi audiences last week were but thin , which fault was amply compensated for on Monday evening , when Bro . Webster revived Mr . Oxenford's translation of Moliere's "TartutTe , " himself playing the principal character with that artistic care and finish which render this performance the finest piece of acting of the day . The part of Elmire was admirably filled by Miss Henrietta Sims , who made her debit in London on this occasion ; Mrs . Alfred Mellon was as vivacious as ever in the character of Dorine . A new two-act drama

by Mr . Slous , author of " The Templars , " & c , is in rehearsal , and it is understood that an engagement is pending with Mr . and Mrs . Charles Mathc-vs to appears . * this theatre . At the Princess ' s Mr . Kean has been performing Hamlet alternately with the Corsican Brothers during the week to good houses . Upon the merits of Mr . and Mrs . Charles Kean in Hamlet it were superfluous now to remark . Miss Heath continues to improve and to be appreciated ; her Ophelia is a finished and sweet performance ; the absence of the old renowned First Gravediggct ; J . P . Harley , is supplied by Mr . P . Matthews . At the Lyceum ,

in consequence of the death of her brother , Mrs . Keeley has been unable to appear , and her character in the burlesque was sustained by Mr . Robert Brough , the author of the piece . We are told that Mr . Wigan is in treaty for the Lyceum Theatre , and the transaction will be concluded , one way or other , in a few dayB . —Should Mr . AAlgan not be the future lessee , it is not improbable that the direction will be undertaken by Madame Celeste . AVe are glad to report the convalescence of Mr . AV . Cooke , jun ,, of Astley ' s , who was enabled to quit his bedfor the first time since his late severe accidenton

, , AVednesday last . The Attienaium says : "Miss Thomson keeps her ground at the Paris Grand Opera— no easy matter for a novice and an Englishwoman , the first , we believe , of oar " perfidious " race who has ever sung there . Should she really equal description , there is occupation enough , and to spare for her , -whenever it pleases her to come home . "