... apart fromn the efforts of this ingenions personage prairie life is far from being devoid of social intercourse. We 1ave our dances, balls if you will, the same; as in ::Eng~land, with the differenoe that thley are far mnore of a ~sociael affa ir than with ...

... tan1 Institution was sustainedi at tile comlltitive ex t at Burnley, when in the third class of' te eaiit i offered for competition to the eleven 0Lt sin o six were won by members of the 'isliugdcu knstituite The accommnodation u-as much too sunall for ...

... cornet player one of Courters's electro-plate' Acornets, twelve persons connected with the different tan~ Is entered the competition list, but five retired ou t` )fground, and one was debarred from playing, because LI declined to conform to the regulations ...

... giving speeches and recitations. PRize RiNoING.-On Tuesday, the bell-ringing frater- nity were much on speculation about the competition to , be entered into durhig the day, with the different ringers who had come into the town to compete for the prizes offered ...

... of dances, which wererepeated:-lst, Country dance; 2nd, Quadrille; 3i-d, Polka ; 4th, Lancers ; Oih, Waltz; 6th, Quadrille; 7th, Sahottiacbe; Sth, Quadi-ille ; a9th, Gallop ; 10th, Lancers' ;1 11th, Varseviana; 12th, Quadrille; 13th, Country dance. The ...

... do., Is 40.; linen sliectinug, Is. 3d, ~ei-yard ; green quilt3, 10s. Hy. IHall, clogging, men's 4,d.; women's, ltd.; boys' and girls' I 8.d. Pei, pair. Hy. Rail, men's clog soles, 4s. ; women's I 3. 6d. , boys and girls, 3s. ; children's. 2s. 6d. per dozen ...

... an oath. She replied, It you do I will find a shop for you. Then, without provocation, he kicked her dangeronsly with his clogs, knocked her down, continued kicking her, and threw her at last in the coal-tole.-'lha defendant was fined 50a and costs, or ...

... We do not doubt that the visit of the society will be warmly welcomed by all classes of tile inhabitants, and that the competition which the society encourages will be of advant age to the agriculture of the district. SPORTING DiNNER.-On. Wednesday evening ...

... eleven prizes offered for competition in foot races, jingling natches, &c. The sports were well contested, and much satisfaction was expressed at the variety and choice de- scription of the prizes. During the afternoon dancing was vigorously kept up, Mr ...

... toon tho management of the bar. Dancing was kept up till mid night. BiRD Sarow.-An exhibition of birds was held on Christ- mas Day, at the house of Robert Robinson. WVind '\itl Inn, Moor- Lane. There was a good competition for the prizes offered, and several ...

... Allison; R. Assphlawnal ; Thomas Marsden; Angus Mc.Lean; and MI. Gillot. The works of M. Gitlott are selected for anational competition. Matheassatics, stages 1, 2, 3-Jola t llrown and Jolnia J. Heyveod, 1st stage, lst class. Applied f neelhanics-J. J. Heywood ...

... All Camera' competition. The last mentioned took the first prize of A4, heading the list with a score of 35, seven shots at a 200 yards range, in the shooting for the Barlow prize. Corpl. Mullineux made 163 in the Lord Lieutenant's competitions, winning ...