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... ?? - (CANiADA AtD THE CANADIAXs in 1846. Byv Sir R. H. Bonny- castle, Lient. Col. R. E. and M. of Canada West. London: Henry Colburn. Sir Richard Bonnycastle's opportunities for acquiring a full and accurate knowledge of the affairs of Canada and the Canadians have been ample, and he has well improved them. This new work on that interesting subject will be found preg- nant with prudent ...

ALL-HALLOW FAIR

... ALL-IIALLOW FAIR. This annual mnarket commenced witj, the sale of Cattle on Tuesday, in a field close by thle banks of the ,.ion Canal. n the ?? of Gorgic Stains. The amo)unt if stock exhib;ited numbered no fewer than 7443, )eing about 20oo head cloy5 tile number shown last year. The stock was principallv fro, th1e Xest Highlands, Fifeshire, Anagis-shire and Aerd xhire, the WVest Hi;hianders ...

FASHIONS FOR NOVEMBER

... Black continues to be the favourite colour, for walking dress- es in velvet, silks, or ;woollen niaterials. Damas will be fa- shionable for soirees as well as the promenade, reps broches. Plaids and stripes, particularly the carreall royal, reps biuet, taffetas d'Italie, &c. &c. rank among the principal materials for winter toilettes. 'Double and triple skirts are not so much used, but the ...

LITERATURE

... PBRIODICALS Fop Novwmnz. BnAcxwooD opens with another paper on the Marlborongh Despatches, conveying to the reader a clear and vivid outline of the military operations of that remarkable man and his celebrated coadjutor Prince Eugene, while ample justice is also done to the able commanders against whom they were pitted. Mahan Laets Life of the Amir Dost Mohammed Khan of Kabul, is the next ...

SCHOOL OF ARTS

... The winter session of the School of Arts was opened on Thnrsday in the hail in Adan Square, in presence of a con- siderable number of the directors and friends of the institu- tion, and a large assemblage, chiefly composed of workmen, who filled the hall and the adjacent passages, thus affording a proof of the appreciation of the institution by that class of thre community for whom it is ...