... [ny OuX SPICIs CORESPONoNnT.] WEATHER CIL4XGM. In agricultural districts farmers are now watch- ing with anxiety the daily changes occurring in weather and temperature; and this is more so in the North of England than in Midland and Southern counties, where spring sowings are in a very advanced state. In Lancashire and some parts of Yorkshire North Riding, where oat sow- ing is usually ...

... Me 'fhe wide circulation of the Manedheater Weeldy le Times, covering nearly all the British Colonies and the principal foreign countries, makes it a peculiarly n valuable medium for inquiries for missing relatives *ad friends. We are prepared to insert such inquiries wvithout chlarge. Correspondents who easy avail themselves of the >s advantages of the Missing Friends Department are 1. ...

... The clection of Ar. WV. (C. (Ilnly, Q.C., to the iv great office of Speaker of thle H louse of C'bmnlonv ti is al eoveiit ot peculiar interest to LallicL;Lhirc. til 'I'horigh not a ,lancashire hnu, nor represenlting a: a1 Ililcashliro Constituency, Mr. (hlly is practi- S ?? olle of us. His long anij distininilished eon- i- hciiln with the Nolbern ('ircuit has b rought u hlinu ijlto; Itimate ...

... ROYAL CARL JtOSA OPERA COMPANY. Pagliaecci wee given on Monday aigi for the first time during the presrnt visit of tile Company to Man- orhestor. The perforilence wvas chiefly ibteresting freni tile fact thast. Mr. Ii. C. E-edrnonilt appcnared in r charactebn which4 he had not previously cercayed, (hat of Canio. lfe was singularly successful in this exact- ing prat, which cannot Ihut prove ...

... NOTES. OATtI ANTI OTHERii QU~AINT THINGS. f4421 'lhere have, appeared in yout! N. ttu151 Q. C0OIItIII,4 ?? ?? t time a numbler of intoelscting n1okes or qjuviti-ie rinoerni'ng wiq1., lJoolst'itltS, iflvrl? tkvizient,~,aiid -a~rioiiti other nitatteni', and .1 :un eslidi- ?? yOu, t~liffrs11fre, a few ttiiti front iy Look of cut- biligs ffoncerning euoof tillrs topics, ?? ?? lxen'- fiavi y litii ...

... | ANOTESAND QUERIIRS NOTElS. I, [481, It is nt. ladies only who have the privilegt of being troubled with nerves Great orators are! almost invariably, nervous Yith Iapprehension whes about to make an important gneeck Luther, to his last years, trembled when' he en4teed the. pulpit. The same is true of Robert Hall. Mr. Gosugh con- fessed that he was always in a tremor when coming before an ...

... . .E_. . L CI-TARAMTER DEi.LEATION. -unalel character evermore publishes itself. The most fugitive deed anid word, the muero air of doing a thing, the intimated purpose, Cxpresses ediaraeter. If you act you show aruacter; if yoU sit still, if y~lu sleop, jiou ShOw it.. Truth tyrtnise3 over she unwilling mcmbers of the body.- 'FaCes never lie; no man need be deceived, who dvill study theo ...

... ThO-ThECTI RIEULT OF THE) LIiNG The polling day at Southport was quite in keeping with the ten days of the contest which preceded it.. The Southport public did not make any strong out 'd sign of excitement; they would not disturb the quiet serenity of the visitors. The town awoke drowsily, and though the polling booths were opened promptly at eight there were very few visitors to them for ...

... -@RGISTLOOMOTIV * t! W* =-O : \ - : y e ;- jr-> ?? .; : : C O N; -T; V: ?? We give here a sketch of what is undbrhod to be the largest Jlocomotiv' engire in the 'world. The second sketch gives a better idea perhaps ; f the actual size of this mnqnstei. The engine has,been built by the Pittsburg I;ocomotive Works, on an order from the Union Railroad Clompany of Pitt-buvg. It is not only, jwe ...

... [ALE AUGS Brrq Rn JVl NATURE AND COUNTRY LIFE. BY OUR OWN NAT!.URALIST. t C TIM MARTEN CAT LN WALES. V Mr. E. 0. Partridge, writing fromn Farohynys, Vales, furniseles strong evidenlce of thle existence of the mlarten eat in somei of the wild and rocky districts of thre Principality. Ho sonds to the Field sn extract from his Keepers' Vreiin book, which sholws that as recently a1s 1893 ...

... MORE HOMEI COUNSEbJ, R1EPLIFi TO CORRESPONDENTS. Veronica answers all qliestiolls addressed to her on tihe toilet, dress, and household management. Letters soiluld le addressed Veronica,' care of Edior, Weekly Times, Mane-hester. Correspondents amuet in all cases give their full name Lnid address a a gnalrantee of good faith. A pselidonym, or motto, for use in the reply, slhould also I ...

... THIS BUSY WORLDS v I~~ ~ Iide~, andt ra Ipagolis fI 111 ~i i 1'~i i'.'111 ig Ilst ioleav.iltir. 'To F l1 siii'r i'slc NwithI femijnine fuihre- SI l(i ant ?? i r' I ie( sacred E ?? oiltin'it, is his nature to '--bifl1 ...