... LANCASHIREi BIIqDS. BY IMERLIN. W No. XV. oh THE LITTLE BUSTARD. il (Otis letra.) Two of the noblest game birds that Britain has ever Itis possessed ware the great anid little bnstards-now, WC iunfortunately, extinct. There is no record of Of 1the great bastard for Lancagihire, and only meagre The Iand unsatisfactory ones. with regard to the latter to species. The isolated instances of the ...

... ROYAL JUBILEE EXHIBITION. RANCHESTER The MIanchester police have taken over the cns- tody of the Jubilee Exhibition at Old Trafford. A body of two dozen men were placed in charge. and they will remain on the ground till the close of the Exhibition. Mr. Malcolm Wood, the ohief constable, made thafinal arrangements yeaterdayafternoon, when he met Sir Joseph C. Lee, Mr. S. Lee Bapty (general ...

... MANCH.STER ROYAL JUBILEE: :EXHBJTON THE EXTERJ ORB . THRDTJGIGH THE EXHIBITION. OLD MANCHESTER AND SALFORD. The Royal Jubilee Exhibition at Old Trafford will be opened on Tuesday by the Prince of WVales. For weeks past 2,000 workers have been battling hard against time. The victory has been won, and the Exhibition is now, in most respects, cDmplOte. Some little detail work, it is true, has yet ...

... GOSSIP WITH THE CHILDR|EN. BY UNCLE OLDMAN. What is a laughing jackass ? This question was put with startlinZ suddenness by my little nephew Tom, who, I am glad to say, is again paying me and Aunt Mery a visit. The child has a way of springing unexpected inquiries, which very often put one in a corner. On this particular occasion Aunt and Tom and I were sitting together atter tea. I was ...

... I ROYAL JUBIEE, EXHIBITION, TANCHESTER I ARRANGTEMENTS FOP. THE OPENING CEREMONY. At the meeting of the Er ecutive Committee held on Wednesday afternoon, the Receptions Committee sub- mitted a draft of the arrangements for ?? opening ceremony. As already announced, the Royal party i will arrive at the E xhibition from Manchester at two o'clock. Luncheon W immediately be served in the i palm ...

... IREARTU AND HomE.1 BY A LADY CONTRIBUTOR, a t It is cleasant to chronicle the successes of women c in branches of art which have hitherto lain ont. - side their limited sphere. The last number of the Musical World contains no less than three notices t of remarkable performances by women: A novelty unique of its kind in London, and pro- bably elsewhere, has added a new phase to our musical ...

... EDITED BY A BARRISTER AT LAW, be L~X X. ANSWERS TO CoRRESPONDENTS. it WILLS. HIUSBAND.-If the two trustees cannot agree as to a: the amount of the allowance for the children's main- h tenance, there is nothing to do but to go into court V about it. Don't do that if you `an help it. The w sister may apply all the income of the share of the P two children in the mother's separate estate, but not ...

... UEARTH AND HOME, BY A LADY CONTRIBUTOR, In spite of east winds primroses are beginning to bloom, and the primrose sellers are appearing with baskets of tempting roots on their heads. A corre. spondent writes to complain of what I fear is a growing evil in conneotion with the apparently inno. cent traffic in spring flowers. He draws attention to the depredations committed by men and boys ...

... THE LAWYER EDITED BY A BARRISTER AT LAW. LXIX. THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF INFANTS. We pointed out last week in what way a mother can Interfere to protect her children during the joint lives of her and her husband. Shehaspowerto appoint by deed or will any person or persons to be the guardian or guardians of her infant children after the death of herself and her husband, and if her husband ...

... ICOPYRTIGHT IN MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS. On Thursday a deputation waited upon Baron de Worms in support of Mr. &ddson's bill relative to copyright in musical compositions. The deputation consisted of the Mayor of Ashton.nnder-Lyne, Mr. Booth (Ashton), Messrs. Morley, Bailey, and Hartley (Manchester), Mr. Johnson (Oldham), Mr. CIneas (Bolton), and others. Mr. Addison, Mr. Maclure, Mr. Maclean, Mr. ...

... ARTTH AND HOME. BY A LADY CONTRIBUTOR The recent meeting of the newly formed Women's s Liberal Association at A8hton.under.Lyne was rather r like the play of Hamlet with Hamlet left out. C The ladies were there, I suppose; but if so, they were dumb. The reports, at any rate, do not mention any c speech by a lady. This seems to me a great omission. 1 There are surely ladies in Ashton who ...

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