... EL I I BlP'>MKNGH3f WILhD OV ELLNMIC'RAF.T The Birninhbam Guild of Handicraft is not xactly the philanthropic institution that it was. In the old days t carried on its operations at the ELyrlo Society's Hall, Sheep Street, and one at least of its osjocts Wass to tesch handicrafts to the yo-uths of that none too salubrious neighbourhood, arid to provide them -with an irterest in life beyond ...

... * Of the two nev- volumes in Messrs. T. and T. Clark's series of The World's Epoch-malkers, that on Luther is written by Dr. Lindsay, Professor of Church History in the Free Church of Scotland. Lives of Luther are rather abundant; but we have pi-easure in recommending Dr. Lindsay's book to all readers who desire an account of the life, work, and character of the great Reformer, moderate in ...

... BOOKS RIECEIVED. Hiror A-E-'JI A :ora BOAPHY I The Wcorld's IEpoch Maikers: Wcvslev and Mnetiioesmrn. by F. J. Snell. (Ed:hurgl: T. anid T. Clark.) Our Great City. or London the Heart of tloe EXmpire, by I; 0. Arnold-Forster. (Casseil and C0.) TTrToi.xouei. Am ) lt'( .i7f.'10ci. Studies in Texts, by JoIs-rh Parker, iD. vol. 7V. (Horace AMarshall and aunrA.) -CI ?? Tie Saaclk of London l'y ...

... IRAIMINGRAM MUSICAL FESTIVAL . ?? l T' B DAY. THE MORNING PERFORMANCE. b The Messiah morning of our. Festivals has for ma Ly years held a distinct and special position, At no other perferiutflce in the morning is the hall supposed to S present so brilliant an appearance. The scene outside A rn usoreaninmated, and Qleen's weatherthe invariable pleteorologicalcomplimeut to the day. But ...

... SMITHIWELD CATTLE SHQW. f The elghty-fifth amnual Cattle Show of the Smithfield Club opens to-day at the A oultural Hall, Islington, and both as reiards numbeirsan general excellence the showwill prove the t that has been-held for the last ten years. In consaquenoe of the engagements of his Royal Highness in conneetion with the ceremony of opening the new Courts 7. of Justice by the Queen, it ...

... ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA COMPANY. t I think there be six Richmonds in the fieldl. Only a o iweek or so ago we had to record the performances of one t . Royal English Opera Company, and, ere our musical t season can be said to have well begun, we are visited by 1 tanother. So far from being disposed to quarrel with these I claimants to a title, wo think, if the performances ? are claraoterised ...

... I REDNESFORD AND CANNOCK CHASE - -n~f1iT 5. POULTRY AND PIGEON SHOW. g Tho sixth annual two-days' show of poultry and h pigeons was opened yesterday, in the Market Hall, Hednesford, with 580 pens, divided into 45 classes, being Ya slight increase in the number of exhibits as compared d with last year; whilst in point of merit the exhibition showed a niarked advance taken as a whole, and ...

... THE OLD EDWARDIANS' LITERARY AND DEBATUG SOCIETY. The members of the newly-formed literary and debating society in connection with the Old Edwardians' Club met on Thursday night, in the Governors' Room of King Edward's School, for the purpose of hacring the President's inaugural address. Mr. W. F. Carter, the president of the society, occupied the chair, and among those present were Messrs. It ...

... TREATRE R`OYAL PAN TS aying revived with LroaL mt - , -I . ;er, Haying revived wiith reat suoeen lxste~ Ohe Illercer Simpsqon cannot he blamned for IntN9irjeitmsi tpir siot another subject onl which one of the best ,f0I~ir eltailn&,U entertainmnents was ?? t ery Crulsoe.1 Tho 1book this liees Is froeti 5f'is~~ ess J, Blood, the author of tije Ia,~ vw ?? ri tts oal. The artists, toe, are. ...

... GREAT FIRE AT DERBY! 3 THE, GRAND THEATRE BURNET DOWN. TWO KILLED AND TWO INJIRED. Last night, the Grand Theatre at Derby was reduced to rains, by one of the most alarming fires which has occurred in the town for many years; For last night Mr. Edward Terry, comedian, and a selected company from London had been engaged to appear, and their visit .was eagerly anticim ted. Shortly before seven ...

... DIlB FRITH'S R.EMINISCENCES. Mr VI ii Frithi, B.A., hlas just pablishiod, in two large 6.tavo vnshurics, his autobiographly anld rotmiliSMC03ce, OX- , i iovr the slixty-eight years of hi-i life. Ho thus d-Licriiie, h'is first juvenile effort with thle perisn l Is-.k uvierl as I can, roinerlilir, it WOa 0on ia win~ter's islo~z in 11i30, when I ?? ?? idly lookinig overs11oino (, i1i3' hiti IIi ...

... NAVAL REVIEW AT KIEL (Bevter's Telegrams.) KInJ, September (8.30 ?? here are now all in position preparatory to being [ reviewed by the Emperor this morning. The Austrian squadron lies next to the training squadron, and in line with the squadron of evolution. In front of the latter are anchored the training vessels Niobe, Ariadne, Luise, and Rover, and behind the training squadron the torpedo ...