... evening a ball was given iu barracks. GREEXOCK. The Christmas holiday was observed yesterday in the Custom-House, Mercantile Marine Office, banks, and a number of' firms, who closed for the day. Tbe Christmas-Eve service in St Mary's K.C. Church took place ...

... CHRISTMAS-DAY CYPRUS. stscial Christmas Morning. [ f ar coaatry «o on* consider* th* weather seasonable at this time year unless the ground , ,t least three or four laches d**p utow, the aad sparrow* are about window sills and among th* brandies the re*o* ...

... t ATTLE FOR TIlE LONDON CHRIST- TAMAS MARKETS. dithiv CONSIGNMENTS FROM THE NORTH. highly T'he great annual Christmas sale of cattle at junted he Smuithield Market in London opens on ttend- lionday fist, and already the greateat activity pre- poorer *ails ...

... Court or Rut! rd end Curriehill have been appointed by the Court to officiate on the bills in the Christmas recess, the former from Monday the 26th to Saturday the 31st instant, and the latter from Monday the 2d to Saturday the 14th January. Hhiautaxy ...

... and the Duchess of drove out yesterday afternoon. Yesterday being Christmas Eve, the Queen distributed the Christmas gifts to all the children the Osborne estate, for whom Christmas tree was prepared in the servants' hall. The Queen, accompanied by the ...

... O N S :-c Dolly, Isn't Christmas jolvk? By a1 Ludlouw. Great Expectations. By a T. l iser. t Christmas Bell-Ringers, By F. Dasd. t The Path to Church. By A. Hunt. 17na Toccra. Fromn the Pic- u.re by Sties C. Phillotit Christmas Mornin: Three Usenerstions ...

... THIS-AND MORE-FOR ONYE SHILLING., Die, mind cannot conceive what an aditirable ChristmaS NUml06' fC this is. It must be seen to be believed. PEARSON'S MAG AZINE'. Is the Christmas N~umber that Always ruins Out of Print. ...

... Such letters are cheering, and at this Christmas saosoi, boy.s and girls, we may help to spread peace and goodwill among men if we try to think less of ourselves and more of others; try to. get the spirit of Christmas in our hearts all tbe year round-the ...

... lI THE WEEKLY HERALD or TO-MORROW (SATuRDAY) TEN YEARS IN THE SADDLE; O0, THE ADVENTURES OF Al AYRlSlIRB TROOPER. A SAD CHRISTMAS STORY FOR POLITICIANS. THE DEVIL'S WALK; OR, A VISION OF SIN, AN ADVENTURE ON THE MOOR OF RANNOCH. - ...

... greatest iiving Painter c could scarcely hare anticipated she pleasure he wouid give to tnillions when he painted for our Christmas _Nlunber CHERRY RIPE. A Volume could be filled, showing the-enthuasasm her appearance created. Mr Millais has now painted ...

... EXTRAORDINARY. d1i EXTEAcT FROM ThE LONDON PRIM C'Ortcas CACsaDs AGAIN POPO1LAb-Itlappeared a coo-it of ser cin kne as if Christmas carde w'era going Use way f utnaS Bub a lame firm of line epnlh! aouosenfc that this Year the, orders whichhavne rwehed fliers ...

... SOW; READY. MAGAZINE OF SHORT STORIES. CHRISTMAS NUMBER, PRICE eD. 1.%RGE COLOURED PLATE, For Lbe Kinjgs Sake. EC JlOS REWARD IN PRIZE. 4s7ALL yEsYSAG.EIS AND BOOESELLEBS. PEARS' SOAP XAKES THE HAND-S WHITE ANID FAIR, THE COMPLEXION BRIGHT AND CLEAR ...